Chapter 139: Han Hanxue's Warning

After the last person finished signing and left, Su Bai directly told Song Liang, “Keep the files on these few people. Tiancheng Entertainment, Xinshi Power, and any future companies must never employ them!”

Song Liang nodded. Even without Su Bai saying it, he had the same intention.

When one has fallen from grace, they are unworthy; when rising again, who are they to come back?

Moreover, Tiancheng Entertainment has not yet fallen from grace—its reputation is merely shaken slightly, so why waver now?

Such people would undoubtedly be the first to betray the company when real trouble comes.

Therefore, a permanent ban on employment is the last mercy for them.

Su Bai looked at the three who remained and smiled.

Zhou Buyi, Ding Dang, and a girl named Yezi.

Fortunately, Zhou Buyi stayed; otherwise, all the painstaking plans devised for him would have been wasted.

But if Zhou Buyi insisted on leaving, Su Bai likely would not force him to stay.

Good talents are rare but not nonexistent.

There is no need to lower one’s standards just to retain talent.

If one keeps lowering their standards, they will only continue to do so, until everyone can trample over them.

Su Bai smiled and asked, “Why did the three of you choose to stay? Aren’t you afraid Tiancheng Entertainment will betray you?”

Zhou Buyi gave a shy smile but said nothing.

Only he himself knew how much effort Su Bai had put in for him.

Besides, Su Bai was only refusing to sign with this company.

As the major shareholder of Tiancheng Entertainment, how could Su Bai completely abandon the company?

In fact, staying required more courage from Zhou Buyi than from the others.

For the others, at worst, it would waste a year.

If Tiancheng Entertainment really failed, their contracts would simply expire in a year.

But Zhou Buyi’s contract had been changed.

If Tiancheng Entertainment truly declined irreversibly, he would waste five years of his life!

Five years is a long time for a singer—it can be used to accomplish so much.

Yet, Zhou Buyi chose to believe in Su Bai.

From their brief interaction, Zhou Buyi trusted that Su Bai was not the untrustworthy person portrayed online.

If Su Bai were purely profit-driven and faithless, how could he have freely given him songs to use?

Although Zhou Buyi had yet to sing the songs Su Bai gave him, he knew their value must be considerable.

Even if they didn’t reach the eighty million price tag of “The Lonely Brave,”

Su Bai could surely sell them for twenty or thirty million, and there would still be buyers.

After all, Su Bai’s achievements spoke for themselves.

Even amid his current reputation crisis,

Su Bai’s talent was universally recognized.

This was the reason Zhou Buyi was resolute in staying.

“President Su, I’m still waiting for your concert to take me out and show me the world!”

Su Bai and Song Liang both immediately burst into delighted laughter.

Such a brief sentence said it all!

Who said Zhou Buyi was shy and inarticulate?

What an artful way to put it!

Ding Dang and Yezi offered no further explanation.

“We’re also waiting for President Su’s concert to take us out and show us the world!”

Su Bai happily said “Alright!” three times in a row.

“Since you’re all so determined, you’ll each have a spot at my concert,” Su Bai said.

Ding Dang added, “But President Su, I can’t swallow this bitterness. If everyone looks down on Tiancheng Entertainment, then the three of us will go out and prove ourselves!”

“Besides, the three of us are on different tracks!”

“Zhou Buyi is ‘Light of Tomorrow’, I’m ‘Voice of Summer’, and Yezi is ‘Super Girl’!”

“Why don’t the three of us compete to see who goes the farthest after a year?”

Ding Dang was the first to challenge the other two.

Zhou Buyi just smiled quietly and said nothing, but his clenched fist revealed his unwillingness to lose.

Yezi smiled faintly. “Ding Dang, you seem quite confident!”

“We’ll see then!”

Su Bai hadn’t paid much attention to Yezi before.

She appeared quiet and reserved, dressed modestly but cleanly, wearing black glasses.

When she smiled lightly, two dimples appeared.

She was the kind of girl who looked ordinary at first glance but became more appealing and intriguing the more you looked.

Judging from her performance today, she was likely a girl who did not easily admit defeat.

Su Bai said, “The three of you, keep it up. If you have any questions about singing or songwriting, feel free to come ask me anytime!”

“Brother Song, don’t recruit anyone new for now!”

“Better to focus on quality over quantity!”

Hearing this, the three felt elated.

Su Bai’s words meant the company would focus on nurturing them.

This was the benefit of timely support—

When the company sees your sincerity, it will provide you with the greatest resources.

Su Bai was surprised to receive a call from Han Hanxue.

“Hello, Su Bai, I’m at the café on 68 Phoenix Street in Modu!”

After the call was abruptly ended, Su Bai was puzzled.

Did she call just to tell him where she was?

Well, since she called, he decided to go see her.

When he reached the café, Su Bai saw Han Hanxue sitting alone quietly by the window, gazing outside with a lonely aura.

When Su Bai sat opposite her, Han Hanxue finally realized.

“Have I kept you waiting long?” she said coldly and expressionless.

“If you had come five minutes later, I would have left…”

Su Bai looked at her, bewildered—what had he done to offend her?

She called him without a word and then greeted him with this attitude.

“What’s going on with your personal reputation scandal online?” Han Hanxue questioned sharply.

Su Bai felt more irritated than ever.

“No, Miss Han, this is my personal matter. It doesn’t really concern you, does it?”

Han Hanxue suddenly turned her head and stared coldly at Su Bai.

“Your personal matter?”

“If you haven’t found my grandfather, I wouldn’t care if you died on the street!”

“If you keep this attitude, please go explain to my grandfather who you really are!”

“Don’t let my grandfather lose face by pleading for you, only for you to cause trouble and ruin his lifetime of wisdom!”

Hearing Han Hanxue’s ruthless tone, Su Bai wanted to retort immediately.

But when she mentioned that Old Master Han had pleaded for him—

When did that happen?

Seeing Su Bai’s expression, Han Hanxue knew he was completely unaware.

“Don’t think the Zhao family hasn’t acted against you out of conscience.”

“My grandfather spoke up for you only because you became the cultural ambassador for the Palace Museum.”

“Having worked at the Palace before, he has a special affection for it.”

“But your reputation issues will directly affect the promotion of Palace culture!”

“If you can’t resolve your own problems, then please resign as the cultural ambassador of the Palace Museum!”

“I’ve said my piece—take care of yourself, and don’t make an old man worry about you every day!”