After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows-Chapter 33 Missing the Mark

"Sorry, Miss Jiang," the young receptionist with her hair neatly tied back, wearing a white shirt and a pencil skirt, walked into the reception room in slightly hurried steps, apologetically smiling at the woman sitting by the window, "I just checked with the higher-ups, and our President Shen is not currently in the company."

"Not here?" Jiang Lingxi looked over from admiring the plants by the window, "Isn't it work time now?"

She deliberately chose this time to come over, during a workday, during office hours, when people are most likely to be in the company.

The reason she made this trip in person was because after finishing training at the company, when she wanted to arrange a meeting with Mr. Shen to chat, she was surprised to find that the original owner's phone didn't actually have Mr. Shen's contact information.

In a world where people almost exchange contact information at their first meeting, two people on a marriage certificate not having each other's contact information was truly beyond her expectations.

Unclear if Jiang Wenhu has it, but after the morning experience of being urged to come home for lunch, Jiang Lingxi quickly dismissed the idea of asking her family.

So she could only use the dumbest method: personally visit his workplace to catch him.

"It's like this, Miss Jiang," the young receptionist smiled good-naturedly in response to Jiang Lingxi's question, "Mr. Shen, being our company's big BOSS, doesn't have a fixed office time. The higher-ups said Mr. Shen hasn't been to the company for several days, probably on a temporary trip. How about, you try another day?"

Jiang Lingxi lowered her eyes to look at the green plant in front of her, which had not a speck of dust on its leaves.

She had assumed that the luxurious car she saw in Jiuxi Town that day was indeed Shen Yunqing's, estimating that several days had passed and he should have returned to the Imperial City by now, which gave her the confidence to make this trip.

Didn't expect that the other party was even more unconventional than she was.

This trip really was long enough.

"Alright, thank you for the trouble."

"You're welcome, Miss Jiang, take care."

As Jiang Lingxi walked away with her bag containing leftover herbal medicine, the young receptionist who had just been attending to her was immediately surrounded by other colleagues.

"Quick, quick, Miao Miao, tell us what she actually came here for?"

"Is Jiang Lingxi's temper really as bad as it says online?"

"Did she get angry with you after leaving empty-handed?"

...

Yu Miao raised a hand to make a 'stop' gesture, "Oh my, my, you all talking at once is making my head spin, how about asking one by one?"

"Well, since it's nearly quitting time, I asked first, so answer me first."

"Okay. Honestly, I don't know what exactly Miss Jiang came here for, but I guess she might be competing to be the spokesperson for the jewelry brand under Shen Group. Didn't they say the spokesperson is set to be Jiang Xiyu? They're rivals, and Miss Jiang probably doesn't want to give up on this opportunity."

"But wouldn't it be her agent negotiating? Besides, Mr. Shen probably doesn't bother with such trivial matters, right?"

Yu Miao thought of the face she had just seen that still amazed her upon recalling, "Maybe she thought Mr. Shen would be impressed the moment he saw her."

At this, the others fell silent for a moment, unable to help but nod.

After all, in terms of looks, that lady never lost to anyone, it's understandable for her to have such confidence.

"And her temper?"

Yu Miao shook her head at the colleague who asked this question, "I think, her temper isn't bad. Previously, it was said like that online, to be honest, I was a little scared to speak when I saw her in person. But after really interacting, she seemed quite nice. And also, I don't know if it's just me, but confronting Miss Jiang felt like meeting our President Shen, a bit nerve-wracking."

"Really now, can Jiang Lingxi compare with our President Shen? Although Jiang Lingxi is a big star, putting her on par with President Shen, you're overestimating her. But according to what you said, it seems the words online can't be fully trusted."

"Yeah, you really have to meet someone in person to know what they're truly like."

Yu Miao sighed helplessly, "Sigh, I really feel this way, why don't you believe me? If Miss Jiang comes again next time, you guys go greet her yourself and you'll know."

"Then next time, don't fight with me for it. It's time, off work, off work!"

*

The promised next time is destined to be indefinitely distant.

After undergoing two days of wilderness survival training at the company, Jiang Lingxi also roughly figured out the entertainment company she was in during her free time.

In the domestic entertainment circle, which isn't exactly big but not small either, the entertainment company she was in truly couldn't be considered a giant. If ranked, it might only barely make it to the end of the second tier.

The company's head, President Shao, full name Shao Yifeng, is himself a wealthy heir. Initially, creating this company was just for fun, but later, by chance, he signed the original owner and a few other promising newcomers, and as the buzz gradually increased, the company was revived from a dying state, and the originally playful big boss began to take this business more seriously.

Calculating it this way, although the original owner had only been in the business for a little over three years, she could be considered a veteran of the company.

During these two days, while wandering around the company, Jiang Lingxi also saw a colleague who joined the company around the same time as the original owner. However, the other person just nodded slightly at her before hurrying away. There were also a few newly signed artists, who didn't nod and leave when they saw her, but all had a look of fear and nervousness on their faces, making her truly feel the original owner's popularity among colleagues.

And that was, no popularity at all!

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Fortunately, for a career in entertainment, it's common for colleagues not to see each other for ten days or even half a year.

Shao Yifeng wasn't worried about Jiang Lingxi's popularity, as he had never expected it anyway.

What worried him was something else.

"Didn't you say Jiang Lingxi's temper improved a lot after waking up from this injury? You don't have to take special care of Yu Hui on the show with Jiang Lingxi, I just figured since Yu Hui is a newbie and this is his first time on a show without much experience, Jiang Lingxi could give him occasional pointers."

Sitting opposite her boss, Tong Yue's face was expressionless, and she couldn't help but sneer at this point, "President Shao, you don't have to dress up the notion of seniors nurturing newcomers so grandiosely, and considering the show starts tomorrow and you're only telling me today, isn't that a bit unprincipled of you?"

Shao Yifeng sighed, reaching up to rub his temples, "Let me be honest with you, Yu Hui is the child of a family friend, who wanted to see what the entertainment industry is like, so they sent him to me. He just wanted a slot on the show, and coincidentally there was an empty spot on the show, so I gave it."

"I see," Tong Yue understood, "I was just wondering how much potential Yu Hui had to receive such special attention from President Shao, turns out he's a connected insider."

Shao Yifeng: "... Favors are sometimes unavoidable."

Tong Yue stood up, "The instructions from President Shao, I will inform my artist, but that's all. After all, President Shao, you know Lingxi's temper, even if it's better now, if you saw the current her with your own eyes, you would know how much she has changed."

Shao Yifeng was slightly stunned upon hearing this, but he still didn't take it seriously, "Also remind her again, joining this program is her way of compensating the company."

Tong Yue took a deep breath, nodded silently, and turned to leave.

She understood clearly that she couldn't oppose the decisions already made by the capital.

So why stay here and waste words?

Walking downstairs and through the corridor, a conversation from a half-ajar door made her subconsciously stop.

"Yu Hui, you really went all out for your goddess this time. That's wilderness survival, and you're daring to go, I'm impressed!"

Upon hearing this, Tong Yue thought the goddess mentioned was her own artist.

Until another voice emerged, "Only by joining the program can I protect Xiyu, with her temperament, if she clashes with Jiang Lingxi on the show, she'll definitely suffer a loss. I joined this entertainment industry for Xiyu, how could I just stand by and watch her suffer?"

Tong Yue: "... Bloody hell, this makes me want to punch someone!"