Sui Si stood there in a daze.
Darren looked at his face and said, "Mr. Sui, do you have any questions?"
In his opinion, it was not necessary to go through so much trouble to invite Yu Tang to join the company. According to the information, Yu Tang worked for a small studio affiliated with an agency and only signed a labor contract with the studio.
Unlike a formal labor contract, a labor contract requires the studio to fulfill almost no other obligations except salary. No insurance, bonuses, or welfare benefits are required.
On the other hand, legally, there is no administrative affiliation in such contracts.
In other words, Yu Tang could not be considered an employee of Sui Si. As long as Yu Tang wanted to leave, Sui Si would not be able to keep him even if he tried to force him to stay.
In the previous cooperation, they originally wanted to pay the penalty and take the person away directly, but Yu Tang insisted again and again, hoping to promote the endorsement cooperation, and also to seek Sui Si's opinion on the resignation.
In order to respect Yu Tang's wishes, he came to inform Sui Si extra.
Darren coughed lightly and looked at Sui Si, who was not sure what he was thinking: "Mr. Sui?"
Sui Si came back to his senses and forced a smile: "I understand."
"There is still some... some work that needs to be handed over in the studio."
Sui Si said: "I would like to express my gratitude to your company on behalf of Yu Tang."
"I want to express my gratitude on his behalf." Sui Si clenched his fists. He didn't know what he was thinking. He could only hear the pounding of his heart. "But..."
Darren wondered: "But what?"
Sui Si's throat moved.
Intellectually, he knew that he should be happy for Yu Tang.
He didn't know when Yu Tang had acquired these abilities, and whether the other party had misjudged him... But no matter what, being noticed by a consortium of this size was a godsend for Yu Tang.
But what if the other party really made a mistake
Yu Tang has always been by his side. He knows Yu Tang's educational background. Moreover, Yu Tang is sick now. Even if he insists on joining the job, there might be problems.
He is responsible for Yu Tang. With a consortium of this level and size, given Yu Tang's current mental state, if there is a serious problem at work, even the Sui family will not be able to help at all...
"Mr. Sui wants to say."
Behind him, Nie Chi suddenly spoke up: "But given the current situation, it may not be convenient to make a public statement."
Nie Chi came over and handed Darren a document that he had prepared earlier: "A few weeks ago, the studio clearly signed a document to terminate the labor contract. In fact, Mr. Yu is now a free man."
Sui Si almost couldn't suppress his surprise. He turned around abruptly and stared at Nie Chi in disbelief.
"As for the marriage between Mr. Yu and Mr. Sui, it is just a cooperation within the contract, and there is no actual marriage." Nie Chi said, "When the contract expires, it will be automatically terminated."
“That goes without saying.”
Darren couldn't help but laugh: "We don't interfere in our colleagues' personal issues."
Darren doesn't know much about the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry, but he has learned a little about it recently because of the brand promotion ambassador issue. He picked out a term he vaguely remembered: "I can't make a public statement because of... public opinion?"
"Mr. Sui's contract has expired and he will soon terminate his contract with the company and formally establish his own studio," said Nie Chi.
"I see." Darren nodded. "The termination of the contract with Mr. Yu, once made public, may cause the studio's credibility to decline."
Sui Si stood there without saying a word, his body stiff but his face almost hot.
Darren might have said this unintentionally, but it still felt like a thorn in his side.
…
He couldn't even deny it.
The entire studio worked hard for the whole morning, lowering their posture and asking for help from everyone, but when they heard that Special Assistant Yu would not participate in the negotiations, no one was willing to take the risk to provide help.
Sui Si didn't know that not socializing with people in the circle, not building connections and exchanging interests, would lead to being isolated to this extent.
"That's okay. Unlike you, we don't need to hold press conferences and report everything to the whole world."
Darren didn't care about that. He made a joke, opened the document, and carefully checked it from beginning to end, confirming Sui Si's signature: "Happy cooperation, Mr. Sui."
Sui Si looked extremely unhappy. He paused for a moment, raised his head and asked, "What?"
"Don't you remember the brand ambassador collaboration?"
Darren smiled, turned sideways and opened the door of the conference room in a friendly manner: "Please come in. Now that we have discussed the business, we can talk about this matter."
The negotiations went much more smoothly than expected.
As if he didn't care about the brand promotion cooperation at all, Darren just chatted with Nie Chi casually, asked a few businesslike questions, and then gave a preliminary letter of intent for cooperation.
He was obviously more concerned about Yu Tang's affairs. When he sent the two out of the meeting room, he specifically asked Sui Si: "When can Mr. Yu start work?"
Sui Si looked at the preliminary letter of intent.
He didn't want to talk about it anymore, but if he wanted to promote cooperation, it would be inappropriate to make enemies with the other party.
"Thank you for your concern."
Sui Si calmed himself down, took a deep breath, and said politely, "Wait for me... Wait for the studio affairs to be handed over."
Sui Si whispered: "It may take a while—"
“No hurry.”
Darren was very kind. He had already received confirmation of Yu Tang's resignation, so he became particularly easy to talk to: "Working in the studio is very hard. If Mr. Yu needs some time to rest and adjust, we are patient enough to wait."
Sui Si's shoulders stiffened. He couldn't say more and just nodded casually to deal with it.
Darren shook hands with Nie Chi and saw them out.
As soon as he left the meeting room, Sui Si's face became completely gloomy.
He seemed to be completely filled with anger, his expression was frighteningly cold, and there were traces of blood in his eyes.
Sui Si's fingers turned blue as he clutched the letter of intent tightly. Without saying a word, he quickly walked into the elevator.
Nie Chi followed him and returned to the sky parking lot with Sui Si and opened the car door for him.
Sui Si walked straight to the cab and said coldly, "I'll go back by myself."
Nie Chi reached out to stop him.
Sui Si stopped.
“What are you going to do?!” He was almost mad with rage, gritting his teeth, his expression ferocious like a trapped beast on the verge of exploding, “Get out of the way! Do you want me to give you a dismissal statement too?!”
"I was hired by the Sui family. If you had the power, you would have fired me long ago."
Nie Chi said: "Mr. Sui, I understand your emotions..."
"Understandable?" Sui Si seemed to have heard a huge joke, "Understand what? Understand that you deliberately brought out all the documents for expelling Yu Tang, and rushed to get him out for me? What is your intention? You—"
"Mr. Sui," Nie Chi asked, "didn't you say that we should try to get Mr. Yu to leave as soon as possible?"
His voice was not loud and his tone was calm, but it was like pouring a basin of cold water on Sui Si's head.
Sui Si staggered, and his anger seemed to suddenly disappear, and the blood color on his face faded away in an instant.
"You only noticed the papers I brought."
Nie Chi said: "Have you noticed the document in Darren's hand?"
Sui Si was in a state of confusion. His voice became hoarse and he asked in a hollow voice, "...what?"
Nie Chi raised his hand and motioned Sui Si to sit in the passenger seat. He walked around half a circle, closed the door for Sui Si, and sat back in the driver's seat.
"Darren's document was sealed with wax in a brown paper bag, with a logo printed on the back." Nie Chi said, "It's a special document bag used by Qi Xingwen Studio for external bidding."
Sui Si was slightly shocked.
He originally thought that there was nothing worthy of his surprise, but after hearing Nie Chi's words, his face was still pale, and he turned his head away in disbelief.
Qi Xingwen... is the mainstay of the rival agency.
The two have collaborated more than once. Qi Xingwen is of similar age to him, and both have won Best Actor awards. However, because Qi Xingwen's economic company's business capabilities are average, its resources are not as good as his, and its popularity is also far behind his, he has always been outshined by him every time they collaborate.
As time went by, the relationship between the two groups' fans deteriorated further and further, and they became irreconcilable. The slightest spark could lead to an uncontrollable war.
If W&P gave up on him for this promotion cooperation, the invitation would fall into Qi Xingwen's hands...
There is no way the other party would miss this great opportunity to take advantage of someone's misfortune.
"I am performing my duties as a hired professional manager, trying my best to preserve your business value." Nie Chi said, "Didn't you notice that Darren allowed us to enter the conference room to discuss this cooperation only after we provided Special Assistant Yu with the termination documents?"
Sui Si couldn't utter a word.
He leaned back in his chair, as if something was stuck in his throat, choking him and making it difficult for him to breathe.
“All we got was a letter of intent.”
Nie Chi started the car: "You should learn to evaluate for yourself, what can you do to get a formal contract for W&P."
Sui Si closed his eyes dejectedly.
Nie Chi gave him some face and didn't say everything.
But he wasn't totally brainless after all.
Yes... because of Yu Tang.
W&P was negotiating with more than one partner, but because of Yu Tang, he was given priority in the letter of intent.
If Yu Tang's employment at W&P is blocked, this letter of intent could be withdrawn at any time and replaced by Qi Xingwen or anyone else.
The labor contract signed by Yu Tang has no binding force at all. Yu Tang can leave at any time.
He had no cards in his hand, no conditions or qualifications to ask Yu Tang to stay. In order to successfully conclude the contract, he had to try to ensure that there would be no mistakes or accidents during Yu Tang's entry into W&P.
Sui Si suddenly felt exhausted. He leaned back in his chair with a severe headache.
How could it... become like this
Yu Tang had clearly always been by his side, so when did he become someone he was completely unfamiliar with
Which one is the real Yu Tang
Is he the smart, talented young man that Darren mentioned, or the pale shadow that sits alone in the office at night, as if lifeless
Sui Si closed his eyes tightly.
No matter which one is the real Yu Tang... it doesn't matter now.
To make this cooperation possible, he must find a way to make Yu Tang get better as soon as possible and turn back to being as close to a normal person as possible.
"parking."
Sui Si whispered, "I'm getting off the car... I have something to ask you to go back to the Sui family for me."
Nie Chi slowed down the car as he was told: "Do you want to get something?"
"My collection of watches is in the safe in my room."
Sui Si said, "Please pack the most expensive tourbillon for me and send it to my home."
"The one you designed yourself?" Everyone in the studio knew about this, and Nie Chi had also heard about it. "Aren't you going to give it to Mr. Ke as a proposal gift?"
Sui Si looked out the window: "Xiao Ming doesn't like watches..."
Nie Chi asked: "Mr. Yu likes it?"
"I like it." Sui Si said, "I like it, so he will like it."
Nie Chi didn't ask any more questions and contacted the studio to send a car to pick up Sui Si.
Sui Si's stiff clenched hands loosened little by little, he clenched them twice slowly, and then let them hang at his side.
He had to rely on Yu Tang's connections to get the cooperation with W&P. For him, it was almost like crushing his pride and trampling on it.
This strong and unspeakable feeling of shame even outweighs the feeling of not being able to get the cooperation and having to watch W&P choose someone else.
But it happened at this node.
A year earlier, he could have lost control of his temper, tossed the contract and walked away. But the three-year contract with the Sui family was about to expire, and he couldn't afford to act on impulse.
If Sui Si doesn't get a powerful enough trump card as soon as possible, he will no longer be able to stop the Sui family from targeting Ke Ming. Once Qi Xingwen makes things worse, the situation will only get worse.
For both of them... For Ke Ming.
Ke Ming told him that children who grew up in an orphanage have no relatives, no one to rely on, and no way out. Ke Ming said that there is no warmth in the orphanage, and they can only survive by being forced to fight and grab resources.
Ke Ming told him that when he was a child, he went to an orphanage to volunteer, and all the candies he gave out were eaten up by others, and Ke Ming didn't get to taste a single one.
Every time Sui Si thought of these things, he felt very heartbroken.
Yu Tang has only seen Ke Ming, who is now so successful. He certainly cannot imagine how Ke Ming survived all those years.
He couldn't let Ke Ming go back to live that kind of life.
"I know how to make Yu Tang better," Sui Si said, "I will make sure he joins W&P on time."
"The deadline given by the other party is not urgent."
Nie Chi reminded: "Given Assistant Yu's current situation, forcing him to have a normal work and life will only backfire in the long run."
"I know." Sui Si lowered his head, his expression unclear, "but I don't have time."
Sui Si took out a cigarette and said, "I will keep an eye on his condition and find the best doctor for him."
Nie Chi just nodded and said nothing more. He crossed his arms, watched Sui Si leaning against the back of the chair, and lit a cigarette several times.
"I know what will make him happy." Sui Si said, "He doesn't have favorite things. He likes whatever I like and does whatever I want. He always looks at me..."
Sui Si said it all in one breath. He held the cigarette and looked at the flickering red silk.
… This is his last resort.
Over the years, Sui Si has always turned a blind eye to this matter, and Yu Tang has never intended to bother him, but Yu Tang actually doesn't know how obvious his behavior is.
Sui Si took a deep puff of his cigarette and exhaled in one breath.
He always knew.
He has always known that Yu Tang likes him to death, his eyes are always on him, and he would do anything for him.
He knew that Yu Tang couldn't survive without him.