Chapter 153: Do You Think I’m Up to It?

"If I remember correctly, the company permits opening up channel resources for external use to generate a certain profit."

Su辰 cast a calm glance at him and asked.

Wang Yan adjusted his posture, leaning his entire body back against the seat.

"There is indeed such a regulation, but it still requires my approval..."

"Using the company's resources without my signature and approval constitutes a violation!"

Understood, this was deliberately picking a fight!

When Fang Xiao proposed this method, Su辰 had specifically asked whether it would have any negative impact.

Fang Xiao's response was that there would be none, which is why Su辰 felt at ease using Star Orange Entertainment's channel resources.

Moreover, Xu Shuang had paid approximately 500,000 yuan in channel fees for the entire process, a price that already exceeded industry standards.

To a certain extent, Star Orange Entertainment had actually profited.

Therefore, Wang Yan's retroactive settling of accounts at this point was completely unreasonable.

In any other company, if someone was willing to pay to generate revenue for the company, they would be overjoyed. How could there possibly be any bureaucratic obstruction of procedures?

And what kind of procedural obstruction could a sales director possibly claim?

"So what does President Wang plan to do? Demand compensation?"

Su辰's anger was already beginning to rise.

"Su辰, I want to tell you, there is no need for us to take things this far!"

"This can entirely be resolved in other ways!"

Hearing this, Su辰 decisively shook his head. He certainly understood what Wang Yan meant, but this did not align with his principles of conduct.

"There is no need. Whether it's compensation or something else, you can draw up a formal proposal."

"I will contact a lawyer on my end to resolve this."

Hearing Su辰 say this, Wang Yan's brows instantly knitted together. He leaned forward slightly, trying his best to appear sincere.

"Su辰, put yourself in my shoes. Even though you are a gold-tier composer, if you can't generate benefits for the company, then..."

Huh?

Using both soft and hard tactics?

Ha! That trick is already outdated!

Su辰 narrowed his eyes as he looked at Wang Yan.

"Do you have a poor memory? Ever since I joined Star Orange Entertainment, I have produced at least ten premium songs, haven't I?"

"Not to mention that these ten songs have brought the company tens of millions in revenue, just look at Qin Pei being promoted to a second-tier artist, and launching Qu An'an and Luo Jiaxing into the industry—how much potential value have these creations brought to the company? Why don't you calculate that yourself?"

"I have already fulfilled all our previous commitments. As for the conditions you are proposing now, please forgive me, but I cannot accept them!"

"Therefore, I believe our cooperation agreement with the company should just be terminated right here!"

"That way, Star Orange Entertainment can also distance itself cleanly and avoid being targeted by Dynasty Entertainment any further!"

Without paying any more attention to Wang Yan, Su辰 stood up and walked straight out of the meeting room.

He left Wang Yan sitting in his seat, the veins bulging on the hand gripping the teacup.

He had originally intended to use the conflict between Dynasty Entertainment and Su辰 to squeeze some benefits for the company.

After all, since Su辰 was now a gold-tier composer with essentially free-agent status, opportunities to negotiate with him like this were rare.

However, he hadn't expected Su辰 to react with such strong resistance to the matter.

As for Su辰 using Star Orange Entertainment's resources, he actually didn't care about it at all.

Because this matter had indeed generated a certain amount of revenue for the company, and such practices by subordinates had happened more than once or twice.

The only reason he brought it up was to increase his leverage in the negotiation with Su辰.

Yet he never anticipated that this issue would thoroughly infuriate Su辰, resulting in losses that outweighed the gains.

With a grim expression, Su辰 walked down the corridor of the office area.

Ever since he entered Star Orange Entertainment and began interacting with Wang Yan, he had never really liked this person.

Far too mercenary!

Many previous incidents had already made Su辰 feel deeply uncomfortable.

This time was even more outrageous; resorting to low-level tactics like threats meant he naturally would not compromise any further.

Walking and pondering, as he reached the exit of the office area, he spotted Fang Xiao waving at him from afar in the artist zone.

After a brief hesitation, he walked over in that direction.

"Find somewhere to talk?"

Fang Xiao said as he approached.

Su辰 nodded and followed Fang Xiao into her office.

Once inside, the two seated themselves opposite each other.

"Did Wang Yan just talk to you about the matter with Dynasty Entertainment?"

Su辰 looked at her in surprise.

"You knew?"

Fang Xiao smiled without denying it.

"I've heard some talk about things at the board meeting."

"Seeing you come over today, I guessed there's a high probability he wanted to talk to you about this."

"Well, how did the conversation end between you two?"

Su辰 paused for a moment before recounting what had just been discussed with Wang Yan.

"According to Wang Yan, the conservative faction on the board of directors wants to sever ties with me because of my situation with Dynasty Entertainment!"

"So their final suggestion is for me to leave, rather than taking that risk!"

Although he didn't go into too much detail, he disclosed the crucial information.

Fang Xiao had helped him considerably on several previous occasions, and both reasonably and emotionally, it wasn't right to keep things from her.

"Ha! The conservative faction of the board? What a joke!"

"How so?"

Seeing Fang Xiao's disdainful attitude, Su辰 instantly felt a surge of curiosity.

"At the end of the day, this whole thing was proposed by Wang Yan himself."

"His purpose is to squeeze out a bit more of your value. Otherwise, do you really think those old fogies on the board who spend their days drinking tea and strolling birds would pay attention to your affairs?"

"They probably haven't even heard of who you are!"

Hearing this, Su辰's heart grew cold.

Upon careful reflection, this possibility certainly existed.

He frowned, silently assessing the authenticity of the information Fang Xiao had brought.

"Ultimately, it's all for maximizing the company's profits!"

"From his perspective, there's nothing wrong with that, but such methods are truly despicable and far from smart."

Fang Xiao's evaluation of Wang Yan's behavior was fairly objective.

"As for the issue you mentioned regarding the use of Star Orange Entertainment's channel resources, I'm very sorry—that was indeed my oversight!"

"We've always operated that way in the past; I just didn't expect him to use it as leverage!"

Su辰 shook his head. Fang Xiao was not to blame for this; he could feel that she had genuinely gone out of her way to help him.

"This isn't a major problem. Whatever he wants to do, I'll take it head-on."

Fang Xiao nodded and shifted the topic.

"What are your plans for the next step?"

"Will you go independent, or join another entertainment company?"

"If you need help, just say the word!"

"Although my current standing at Star Orange Entertainment isn't great, I still have quite a few resources in the industry!"

Su辰 smiled, expressing his gratitude for Fang Xiao's goodwill.

"Thank you!"

"You've already helped me a lot during this period."

"I probably don't have any plans to join another entertainment company for the time being!"

Hearing this, Fang Xiao looked at him with burning eyes.

"So you plan to go it alone?"

Faced with Fang Xiao's probing question, Su辰 saw no reason to evade.

"I do plan to establish a music studio, focusing exclusively on music-related industries."

"However, preparations haven't started yet."

"Let's get the matters here resolved first!"

Just as he finished speaking, he noticed Fang Xiao looking at him with a smile.

"Need anyone? Do you think I'd do?"

Su辰 was utterly astonished!