101: Chapter 11 Company Meeting at a Hot Pot Feast

Seeing the reply from "You dont frame me, Ill frame you" on his phone,

Chen Shaoping could already imagine the frustrated, teeth-gritting look of a young man.

This further confirmed that his guess was correct.

He directly transferred 50,000 yuan to "You dont frame me, Ill frame you".

"I didn't hack you, nor do I have the skills."

"Pleasure doing business with you!"

Walking out of the airport, a tall figure was already waiting.

Seeing Chen Shaoping and the others, Xu Yali hurried to meet them and teased,

"President Chen, how come three people went to Kyoto, but four came back?"

"You've abducted a handsome guy."

"Knowing our company currently has more women than men, are you trying to improve the situation?"

Chen Shaoping said with a smile,

"He just broke up. If you've got what it takes, go ahead and pursue him. I'll support you."

"Our company isn't like other entertainment companies where artists aren't allowed to date."

"I'd even support you getting married and having kids."

Their conversation made Xiao Qi's face turn bright red.

That tomboy Xu Yali actually walked up to Xiao Qi and began introducing herself.

"Hello, my name is Xu Yali."

"Hello, my name is Xiao Qi. Please take care of me in the future."

Although Xu Yali's outgoing nature made Xiao Qi slightly embarrassed, it helped him integrate into this big family faster.

The group went straight from the airport to Han Minde's hot pot restaurant.

Since the Zhao Sisi incident, his hot pot restaurant had truly become a massive hit.

At every mealtime, there were queues every day.

So Han Minde simply took over the storefronts on both sides, preparing to expand the scale of the restaurant.

However, they were currently under renovation.

Li Qian, Zhang Ying, and the others were already waiting for them in the shop.

Now that there were more people, the private room previously reserved for gatherings of acquaintances was no longer large enough.

Han Minde generously provided a large private room.

Except for Zhou Juan and Wang Xinning, who were out attending events, everyone else was there.

Even Yang Mengmeng had returned from Shancheng.

"Brother!"

"You guys are amazing, taking first place again! Come sit here."

Seeing Chen Shaoping and the others enter the room, Yang Mengmeng stood up and shouted loudly.

Chen Shaoping was about to go sit next to Yang Mengmeng when he was stopped by Li Qian.

She pointed to the head seat and told him to sit there.

"Sister Qian, there's no need to be so formal. Sitting anywhere is the same."

"I know. Usually, I don't care, but today a newcomer is joining. As the boss, you have to sit at the head of the table. Just listen to me today," Li Qian said seriously.

"Alright."

Chen Shaoping walked to the head seat, and before sitting down, he pointed to Xiao Qi and introduced him.

"This is the new singer I just signed, Xiao Qi. He's a member of the company now. Let's welcome him."

A round of applause broke out.

Xiao Qi stood up shyly amidst the applause. "Hello everyone, my name is Xiao Qi, and I'm a singer. Thank you!"

Xu Yali was the first to disagree, feeling his introduction was too short, so she started heckling.

"Since you're a singer, why not give us a song? Let's see what you've got."

With Xu Yali leading the way,

Yang Mengmeng, Zhou Bule, Wang Bo, Zhuque Legend, and the others all joined in.

Everyone was talking at once, making it incredibly lively.

In this situation, Xiao Qi knew he wouldn't be able to get away without singing a song today.

However, singing was the thing he feared the least; it was also his greatest joy.

"I treat you as my air, so inseparable. I shout out that the one i love is you. In the happy kingdom of love, you are my the only one. the only one I love is you, I truly love you."

Xiao Qi's rendition of "the one i love is you" made everyone look at him in a new light.

Except for Chen Shaoping, the others hadn't expected that someone with a slight nasal tone in his speech would sing so beautifully.

Chen Shaoping knew Xiao Qi was bound to be a great singer because of the system's intelligence.

He wouldn't be any weaker than Wang Bo.

Li Qian was the first to react, smiling.

"Da Ping, what kind of eye for talent do you have? First Zhou Bule, and now Xiao Qi."

"Their timbres are both so excellent."

Zhang Ying nodded in agreement and added,

"The same goes for Zhan Tingting, Hua Lin, and Zheng Yi."

"He even reached out to Wang Xinning, who isn't here today, ahead of time."

Chen Shaoping thoroughly enjoyed being praised by beautiful women, grinning from ear to ear.

"Sister Ying, Sister Qian, speaking of that, I have to say something about you two."

"It's not that the world lacks beauty, but that we need eyes to discover it."

"I've signed so many singers already, yet the two of you combined haven't signed as many as I have."

"What's going on? Do you lack the eyes to discover beauty?"

Li Qian and Zhang Ying glanced at each other and immediately understood.

One on the left and one on the right, they both pinched his waist.

"Ouch!"

Chen Shaoping let out a cry of pain, instantly bringing himself back to reality after getting a bit too full of himself.

"I praise you a little and you don't know how to speak properly anymore, you show-off," Li Qian said with a roll of her eyes.

"Exactly," Zhang Ying added with a glare.

Then Li Qian went over the specific situation of the company in detail.

Zhou Juan had indeed become Wang Xinning's manager.

She had been pulled away from the company's other miscellaneous chores.

If she weren't still a newcomer, Li Qian would have wanted to give her a few more artists.

The company was currently severely understaffed.

Artists, managers, administrative staff, composers, lyricists, and so on.

She knew that all the company's songs currently came from Chen Shaoping alone.

For a company to develop healthily, this was abnormal; they had to have their own songwriting team.

She encouraged everyone to introduce friends or acquaintances to the company.

Li Qian's words made Chen Shaoping feel a bit embarrassed; he hadn't considered many of the issues she mentioned.

But he soon felt relieved.

One person has limited energy; it's enough to do what one is good at.

While it was called a dinner gathering, it felt more like a pleasant company meeting.

When everyone was almost finished eating, Yang Mengmeng leaned in close to Chen Shaoping.

"Brother, I chose the supporting role of Shao Xin. What do you think?"

Chen Shaoping was astonished.

He had thought Yang Mengmeng might choose Xuan Nü, Su Jin, or even Feng Jiu or Yan Zhi, but he never expected her to choose Shao Xin.

"I think any of them are fine. Most importantly, your own thoughts matter most."

"Besides, you still have to audition. It's not guaranteed you'll get the role you want."

"True!" Yang Mengmeng nodded.

"Is your part in 'crazy stone' finished filming?"

"Yeah, it's done."

"Brother, seeing the finished clips, many of them were hilarious."

"The final movie will definitely be great."

"Of course. Look who wrote the script."

"Hahaha!"

Chen Shaoping's remark made Yang Mengmeng burst into laughter.

"Brother, I just love seeing you act so smug."

Just then, Tian Jun hurried into the private room.

As soon as he entered, his eyes fell upon Yang Mengmeng.

Yang Mengmeng also immediately restrained her smile, her eyes following Tian Jun's footsteps.

Tian Jun walked over to Chen Shaoping. "Da Ping, I'm sorry."

"I've been so busy today that I could only come to see you guys now."

"But... but I can't stay long before I have to leave again."

Chen Shaoping felt that although Tian Jun was addressing him, those words probably weren't meant for him.

He just had no proof.

However, he had business with Tian Jun as well, so he didn't hold it against him.