NOVEL NEXT Chapter 202: Cater to His Interests
Wuyou Media's practice room was usually a place where internet celebrities practiced dance and posture. However, at this moment, the internet celebrity trainees who were practicing inside had been cleared out, and the doors were tightly shut. There even was a person stationed to guard the entrance...
Inside the studio, twenty to thirty internet celebrities, each with at least hundreds of thousands of followers and the most popular having up to twenty million followers, timidly gathered together, looking at the balding old man, Lei Yibin, in front of them...
Although they didn't know why the boss suddenly lost his temper, from the look of Lei Yibin, they knew it wasn't a small matter. No one was foolish enough to laugh and joke around in such a situation...
Being the sole shareholder of Wuyou Media, his control over the company was incomparable to any other executive. Even though he usually appeared cheerful, only a fool would think Lei Yibin was easy to talk to...
Cheng Yuxin, Huang Yumeng, and Liu Siyao, these top TikTok celebrities were usually the treasures of the company, not easily intimidated, but at this moment, they were also silent, eyes downcast, waiting for the boss to burst...
The lesser-known celebrities lacked their confidence. Wuyou Media's contracts were among the strictest in the entire industry, often lasting ten years without exaggeration. With just one word, the company could decide their fates for the rest of their lives...
Looking at these obedient internet celebrities, Lei Yibin, who was usually hot-tempered, also calmed down a bit. However, his expression remained cold as he stared at them, the vast practice room so quiet that a pin drop could be heard...
After standing for about two minutes, Lei Yibin's voice finally began to rise softly.
However, he was not speaking to the group of internet celebrities, but to the director of the talent department.
"Xu Bing, how long have you been working at our company?"
As an internet company, Wuyou Media didn't have many formalities. Nobody demanded you to use job titles during working hours, but at higher levels, when handling serious matters, job titles were commonly used to maintain face, and friendly relationships went by "Lao Xu, Lao Wang, Lao Li"...
But a direct address with both name and surname like Lei Yibin's was almost unheard of.
The Talent Director Xu Bing knew something serious had happened today and urgently responded, "Another month and it will be a year."
"A year already? That was quick.
You must be tired as the director of talent, after all, this is one of the busiest departments in our company, with thousands of seconded employees across several branches.
So, how about this: at the next administrative change, you take a position as the vice president of our Sichuan Province branch."
Hearing this, Xu Bing couldn't hold back and attempted to speak, "Mr. Lei... I..."
Before he could finish, he heard Lei Yibin raise his hand to interrupt him, "This matter is decided. If you have any complaints, you can raise them at the executive meeting. Don't say more now."
Xu Bing's expression darkened...
The entire company was ruled by Lei Yibin's word, and executive meetings were merely a formality. His reassignment from a powerful executive at the headquarters to a marginal position at a branch was already sealed...
Although he could only helplessly accept this decision, he wasn't satisfied...
Xu Bing was well aware of why Lei Yibin was angry. For a whole 40 minutes, none of the company's female internet celebrities had taken the initiative, and even though Lei Yibin and he had created several opportunities, none of them stepped forward...
Gu Heng was a person Lei Yibin valued highly, and the attitude of his own internet celebrities amounted to a slap in Lei Yibin's face. Such an action wouldn't be tolerated by any company's boss, so Xu Bing could understand why Lei Yibin was furious...
But understanding was one thing...
He couldn't accept it...
He had wholeheartedly conveyed Lei Yibin's thoughts to these internet celebrities. If they didn't cooperate, what could he do?
Could he control their will?
To have his position stripped away over this was too much for Xu Bing to accept...
But whether Xu Bing could accept it was no longer within Lei Yibin's consideration. What he needed to do now was to try and rectify the mistake...
After all, the previous incident could be seen as minor from the standpoint of someone who didn't care, but for someone who did, it had a different meaning altogether.
It was you who invited this person, and a whole group of internet celebrities was sent over, only to let them watch this?
Was it to show that your company has strong morale, or that your company's internet celebrities were virtuous women who were not afraid of authority?
Lei Yibin wasn't familiar with Gu Heng's character, and naturally, he had to handle the situation in the safest way possible.
With these thoughts, Lei Yibin turned his gaze to the other side and spoke to the internet celebrities, "Let's be honest, the compensation our Wuyou Media offers is among the top in the industry, isn't it? I won't brag about how high the income is, but compare yourselves with your peers, how many can surpass you?
Moreover, besides a few of you who joined Wuyou Media with your fanbase, the rest were pushed step by step with our resources.
Do you think just because you get a few thousand, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of likes on a video, you are some big shots? Can you afford to disregard the company?!"