Moving the timeline back to 1:30 pm on Saturday, Shao Qing was watching the "sex scenes" between Soleixing and Li Na with an aunt's smile on his face.
She suddenly received a call from Dingxin COO (Chief Operating Officer) Qi Lianzheng.
Qi Lianzheng's voice on the phone was unusually elegant and composed. He spoke at an abnormal speed, as if he was suppressing a wave of anger: "Shao Qing, something big has happened in the company. If it's convenient for you, rush back to the company as soon as possible for a meeting."
Shao Qing didn't ask any further questions. She told Zhou Peipei on the side that she had to go back for a meeting because of something urgent, and she hurriedly drove back to Dingxin.
When she rushed to the conference room on the top floor, she found that it was filled with smoke. The other four top partners were all there, all with grimaces.
"Crack!"
Shao Qing adjusted the ventilation power output to max and lit a cigarette for himself.
After meeting Shao Qing, Qi Lianzheng explained the unexpected situation to her in detail...
After hearing this, Shao Qing's face suddenly froze. She sat upright with her skirts fluttered, and began to think about how to deal with it together.
The incident originated from a merger and acquisition completed by Xingxin at the end of 2017.
At that time, Shao Qing was just a senior partner with outstanding performance at Dingxin, while her mentor Meng Xinyuan was the senior president and CEO of Dingxin at the time, and one of the five top partners.
Shao Qing knew that Meng Xinyuan personally handled many mergers and acquisitions back then, and it was through these successful mergers and acquisitions that Dingxin developed and expanded into the largest art agency management company in China.
But she didn't know much about Meng Xinyuan's specific operating methods at that time.
Shao Qing just secretly fell in love with the mentor who led him to this career path - for sixteen years before and after his death.
Meng Xinyuan's image was perfect in everyone's eyes. He was recognized as China's top agent in the industry at that time.
As the co-founder and CEO of Dingxin for more than ten years, he has gained a reputation in the business world. In life, he is humorous, polite and easy-going, has a happy family and a happy marriage.
Meng Xinyuan also has a wide range of hobbies, and is proficient in antiques, dance, classical and popular musical instruments.
Shao Qing, who was twenty years old at the time and had not yet graduated, became a student of Meng Xinyuan through the help of her elders at home and studied with him. After graduation, she joined Dingxin.
Shao Qing's excellent interpersonal skills almost all come from his words and deeds, which are influenced by his ears and eyes.
The merger and acquisition completed at the end of 2017 can be regarded as a resounding gold medal achievement during the reform period of Meng Xinyuan's administration.
At that time, Dingxin spent 790 million to acquire Yunhai Mengyao Film and Television Culture Development Co., Ltd., which was wholly owned by well-known agent and film investor Lu Zhifei.
Meng Xinyuan split off all the artist management contracts under Yunhai Mengyao and merged them into Dingxin, and then sold the film production business and copyright library to Zhai Ruwen, the former second boss of Pantai Entertainment, for a price of 420 million.
But today, it took almost a year and a half for this merger and acquisition split to be completed.
The artists Dingxin spent huge sums of money to buy announced at noon today through the company's former partner Ma Weibin that they would not renew their contracts collectively.
This group of more than 40 actors and singers have all signed their management contracts with a newly established management company. The background of this company called Mantianxing is currently unknown, but Qi Lianzheng, Shao Qing and the others quickly identified Zhai Ruwen, who may be behind it. And the shadow of Pantai series.
While Qi Lianzheng informed the senior executives of the meeting, they also reviewed the documents of the merger and acquisition case in detail.
The merger application submitted by Meng Xinyuan to Dingxin's board of directors clearly stated in black and white that Dingxin would have priority to renew the contracts of these actors and actresses when their contracts expired in the future.
As a result, during their negotiation with Mantianxing, the other party produced memorandums signed by each of the artists, which only stated that the priority was to renew the contract with Dingxin's Meng Xinyuan or Ma Weibin.
In the early spring of 2018, Meng Xinyuan suddenly fell seriously ill and soon died. After his diagnosis, he chose to sell all his shares in Dingxin to Shao Qing.
As soon as Meng Xinyuan's funeral affairs were settled, his wife and children immigrated to Canada.
When Ma Weibin's labor contract was about to expire last month, he informed the company's senior management and human resources center that he had made the decision not to renew the contract, and he happily signed the three-year non-compete agreement.
Dingxin's senior executives have also privately discussed the reasons for Ma Weibin's resignation, believing that he may have made his choice based on the current awkward relationship with Shao Qing. After all, the relationship between the two has changed from a simple brother-sister relationship to one between senior executives and middle-level managers. Ma Weibin, who has a higher-level relationship and has a stronger personality, may have always cared about this in his heart.
It is precisely out of consideration of this that Dingxin management generously sent blessings and a less stringent non-competition agreement to Ma Weibin's resignation.
But they never expected that after enduring it for a year and a half, Ma Weibin came and took the salary from under the cauldron. After leaving the company, he directly sold the priority renewal rights to the newly established Mantianxing company without saying a word, and took the money and chose to run away. road.
This means that Dingxin spent 370 million and only received about one and a half years' worth of management income from these artists' managers, which is a huge loss.
In addition to direct economic losses, the loss of a large number of highly experienced and senior artist resources has also seriously damaged Dingxin's influence as an industry leader.
After Shao Qing joined the meeting, the first resolution of the five-person high-level meeting was to send a letter to Mantianxing.
The official letter solemnly stated that Dingxin does not recognize the legality of the priority renewal rights of these brokerage contracts transferred by the company's former partner Ma Weibin. If Mantianxing insists on having its own way, Dingxin will resort to all means to safeguard its rights.
Not long after the letter was sent, Zhai Ruwen contacted Dingxin COO Qi Lianzheng directly by phone. He revealed a shocking secret about the merger and acquisition case at that time:
Even if you take into account the priority renewal rights of the management contracts of more than 40 actors and singers, plus the copyright and production and distribution business that Zhai Ruwen paid 420 million to buy, the "Yunhai Mengyao" plate is not worth it. 790 million.
Behind the scenes, Meng Xinyuan organized an antique trade in the circle and sold several antiques in his hand that were said to be orphans from the official kilns of the Southern Song Dynasty and authentic works of Zhang Xu, the grass saint of the Tang Dynasty, to Lu Zhifei for a price of 280 million, and Lu Zhifei He also bought several rare Yuan blue and white pieces from Zhai Ruwen with the same generous sum.
Zhai Ruwen also sent over an audio file of a secret conversation between Xin Yuan, Lu Zhifei and the three of them, as well as several antique appraisal reports. After the recording was released, the five people in the Dingxin conference room who were originally a little skeptical were given a stone hammer:
Lu Zhifei, the former boss of "Yunhai Mengyao", used Dingxin's money to buy four counterfeit products at high prices from Meng Xinyuan, and then legally transferred the money to Meng Xinyuan, who had major business decision-making power in Dingxin at the time.
The return of the current group of artists to Mantianxing was also part of the deal between Meng Xinyuan, Zhai Ruwen and Lu Zhifei at that time. Mantianxing belonged to Zhai Ruwen and Lu Zhifei.
Now that the incident has come to light, the person responsible has passed away suddenly, and the main beneficiaries of the inheritance have fled. Dingxin is faced with the dual dilemma of a business scandal and the loss of significant assets.
Forget about the loss of artist resources and the fact that a large amount of direct economic losses cannot be recovered, Zhai Ruwen holds this scandal in his hands like a time bomb that hangs over everyone's heads at all times.
The atmosphere in the conference room was solemn, and Shao Qing was embarrassed to be in it: in everyone's eyes, Ma Weibin was his senior brother. Both of them were brought into the industry by Xinyuan's hand.
Meng Xinyuan is her mentor and professional leader. Even most of the Dingxin shares in her hands were transferred to her by Meng Xinyuan at a good price before the deadline.
Shao Qing didn't have time to think about why the mentor she had secretly admired in her heart for sixteen years would do something that harmed the company's interests and her own image. She could only endure the pain in her heart and calmly think about how to solve it one by one.
these questions.
Soon, Shao Qing's voice broke the dark atmosphere of silence in the conference room. Her voice was not much different from the usual calm and decisive Shao Qing:
"Zhai Ruwen was also involved in this transfer of interests in the recording, so the possibility of him spreading the news outside is very small. He just conveyed an attitude to us, asking Dingxin to give up pursuing the management contracts of those artists."
Shao Qing lit another cigarette, and amid the smoke she spoke calmly and steadily:
"This group of artists has actually been on the decline, and most of them can only reap the dividends of sentiment. In the long run, it may not be a bad thing for our star-making plan."
"If a strong man is really determined to cut off his wrists, let these people go. Zhai Ruwen will sign a memorandum of understanding and send them away. But the loss is really big. Aqing, I really can't imagine why your teacher..." Meng Xinyuan said to his brother
, Ge Jun, the eldest member of the senior management, couldn’t help but burst into tears as he spoke.
Qi Lianzheng's hands trembled slightly as he took off his glasses. He sighed and sighed: "Hey, after more than 20 years of brotherly love, are there any difficulties that you can't tell us directly?"
"When I transferred the teacher's shares, I planted the seeds for Senior Brother Wei to do this. I will bear the company's losses!"
After Shao Qing made up her mind, she felt relieved. She faced the gazes of the four partners and said:
"If the company's direct economic loss is calculated as 300 million, if the 23% of the company's shares I have are not enough, I still have a house in Xiangshan Yishu. The total should be more than enough."
"Aqing..."
"Shao Qing, you..."
Shao Qing raised his hands flat and signaled to Qi Lianzheng. Ge Jun and the others waited for him to finish: "At this time, you should have the determination of a strong man to cut off his wrists as Mr. Ge said, and cut through the mess with a sharp knife and decisively cut off some risky relationships. After I withdraw,
, even if this incident spreads one day, it will have little impact on Dingxin’s reputation.”
She smiled freely and chivalrously, clasping her fists to the four partners and saying: "Master said: If something happens, I will do my best. Shao Qing has been taken care of by your uncles for many years, and we have always been very happy with each other. But in business, the teacher is not here."
I should take the blame for this, so I hope you don't need to be emotional and will seriously consider my proposal."
Shao Qing ignored the attempts to stay and other suggestions from several top partners. With her strong and determined push, Dingxin quickly reached an agreement with Zhai Ruwen.
The four partners, Qi Lianzheng and Ge Jun, quite humanely insisted that they each pay 20 million to make up for the equity transfer fee that Shao Qing had paid to Meng Xinyuan.
Before signing the equity transfer agreement, Shao Qing made only one request for herself. She wanted to take away Weng Huaijing's management contract from Dingxin.
Qi Lianzheng and the others were not surprised by this request. It was Shao Qing's insistence that Dingxin signed Weng Huaijing, and they readily agreed.
That's why there was the scene in the corridor of the "office building" where Weng Huaijing received a call from Shao Qing and asked for her consent.
After completing various handover procedures vigorously and resolutely, Shao Qing packed up her personal belongings without any hesitation and only paused for a moment in front of her Navigator in the underground parking lot.
She shook her head and pulled off the long hair that she had been used to tie up for many years, leaving her hair hanging like a waterfall. She silently lit a cigarette, lowered her head and finished smoking, then skillfully stepped out the cigarette butt with the toe of her high heels.
After opening and closing the door, igniting the ignition, pulling down the handbrake, and hitting the accelerator, she drove gracefully and completely left the company where she had worked for fourteen years.
It was not until later that I realized that my care and companionship had become a kind of interruption, that loneliness became the only means of self-salvation.
It's all over today. It can be regarded as my redemption for preserving your reputation for the rest of your life.
Mentor, this is how this relationship that has lasted for sixteen years comes to an end."