Urban Super Medical Saint-Chapter 550 - 549: I Want You to Answer These Questions for Me

Governor Sang raised his glass to Ge Dongxu after their toast, and then deliberately offered a separate toast to the visiting Fang Fei. However, this time, he merely sipped, being more casual.

After all, given his age and status, his health wasn't suited for consecutive toasts.

Then, Sang Yunlong raised his glass towards the crowd to signal a toast, including Minister Hao in the gesture without offering a separate one, and, again, he merely sipped.

As the governor, the second in command of Jiangnan Province, Sang Yunlong naturally had his own authority!

In the private room, except for Ge Dongxu, Fang Fei and the others from the capital, even Minister Hao was considered his subordinate.

After offering the toast to everyone, the smile on Sang Yunlong's face slowly faded, his gaze swept over the crowd, paused briefly with a hint of sternness on Station Head Guo's face, and then finally settled on Ge Dongxu, as he said seriously, "Dongxu, did something happen before I arrived?"

With Sang Yunlong's insight, how could he not have noticed the subtle relationship between Ge Dongxu and Station Head Guo as soon as he entered the room? He simply had not wanted to ruin the atmosphere before the toast.

Now that the toasts were done, it was naturally time to address the matters at hand.

"Indeed there were," Ge Dongxu nodded and then looked at Station Head Guo, his voice cold, "Station Head Guo, before Governor Sang's arrival, you wanted to offer me a toast as an apology. That's fine, as long as you can answer my questions and provide satisfactory responses, we'll consider this matter closed."

As soon as Ge Dongxu finished speaking, the private room fell deathly quiet, filled only with the soft rise and fall of breathing. Station Head Guo was sweating profusely, his hand trembling more violently as he held his glass.

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However, Ge Dongxu had now made his terms clear, and at this point, Station Head Guo had no choice but to respond, especially under the watchful eyes of Governor Sang, Minister Hao, Director Fang, and Chief Qiu—he dared not utter a word of refusal.

"Speak," Station Head Guo bit back, his voice slightly trembling.

"Firstly, I ask you, the first season of 'Super Girl' was extremely successful, and Liu Manman and Wu Shiyi's outstanding hosting skills were there for all to see. Can you explain why, despite the opposition of the program director, you insisted on replacing Liu Manman with Xiao Shanshan?" asked Ge Dongxu.

"This, this... I feel that Xiao Shanshan is more suitable. Moreover, Liu Manman has been active on the front lines of entertainment programming for years; sometimes it's good to step back and give newcomers a chance," Station Head Guo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and replied.

In such a situation, even if everyone knew what was really going on, he had to stick to his answer.

"Very well! You are the station head, you have the power to disregard the program director's opinion and also the authority to make personnel arrangements. Now I'll ask you the second question: under Wu Longcai's disagreement, you sent back his budget funds, providing an amount almost equal to the first season. How do you justify that? You, as the station head, should know that the sponsorship fee for the second season was double that of the first, reaching twenty million, and other advertising at least doubled as well. With these figures, did you ever consider the interests of the sponsors? Did you consider that if Qinghe Herbal Tea hadn't had the foresight and courage to invest ten million in the show when there wasn't a single sign it would be a hit, would 'Super Girl' exist today? Now, just in its second season, you're ready to burn bridges, completely disregarding the interests of Qinghe Herbal Tea. Tell me, is this the way you conduct yourself?" Ge Dongxu did not dwell on the first issue but continued to interrogate.

"I've overlooked this in my considerations, I added more later on," Station Head Guo replied.

"If Wu Longcai doesn't agree to bring Xiao Shanshan in as a replacement, will you step in?" Ge Dongxu asked with a cold smile, "However, I've already inquired about this issue before. Now for my third question, Wu Shiyi had a prior engagement with me, so she didn't attend the banquet welcoming Fang Fei tonight. On what grounds did you, because of this matter, kick out Wu Longcai along with Wu Shiyi from the entertainment channel? Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you are the station head? Is this how you treat those who have contributed?"

"No way, the 'Super Girl Voice' was created single-handedly by Director Wu, and both Wu Shiyi and Liu Manman hosted it brilliantly. Talents like them should be handsomely rewarded by the station, right? How come they have all been removed instead? This is too much!" Fang Wanyue also only learned at this moment that it wasn't just Liu Manman who was replaced from 'Super Girl Voice,' but Wu Shiyi and Wu Longcai had also been taken off the show. She couldn't help but exclaim in disbelief.

"Comrade Guo Wenxue, what exactly is going on? Just now, Director Fang even praised 'Super Girl Voice' for being well-organized and expressed his hope that our Jiangnan channel will continue to lead the country in entertainment shows. Yet you just removed the three of them, including Wu Longcai? You must give the bureau an explanation!" Director Qiu asked with a sullen face.

He was the direct superior of the provincial station; with the situation escalating to this point, he must make a stand.

However, Director Qiu's statement seemed to be rebuking Station Head Guo, but in reality, he was still protecting him, giving him a chance to buffer and handle the matter.

Guo Xuewen was a smart man. He could no longer care about saving face and immediately said upon hearing this, "This matter was due to my losing control over my emotions, acting impulsively. I will definitely give..."

"About this matter, I believe the Propaganda Department and the Broadcasting and Television Bureau need to come up with a handling opinion as soon as possible. It's my personal opinion that Comrade Guo Wenxue is no longer suitable to continue in his position as station head." Before Guo Xuewen could finish his sentence, Governor Sang had already interrupted with a stern face.

With Governor Sang making this statement, not to mention the change in Station Head Guo's complexion, even Minister Hao and Director Qiu were unable to hide their inner shock.

Because Governor Sang's words could not be any clearer—he intended to remove Guo Xuewen from his position!

When the governor of the province made such a statement, even if it wasn't set in stone, it at least set the tone for the situation. Unless Minister Hao and Director Qiu decided to openly defy Governor Sang, Station Head Guo's position was essentially untenable.

For Station Head Guo, whether it was Director Wu or Wu Shiyi, they were both merely subordinates to him. Likewise, for Governor Sang, Station Head Guo was nothing more than a "Director Wu."

Of course, Governor Sang was a principled person in his actions. Had Station Head Guo performed well, he would have been willing to mediate and wouldn't have made the statement he just did. However, after the exchange of words just now, how could Governor Sang—with his insight—fail to see what was amiss?

Not to mention Ge Dongxu's extraordinary identity, even if he was just an ordinary individual, should Governor Sang become aware of this matter, he would not have tolerated it!

Yet, when the other officials like Director Qiu heard Governor Sang's decision, they would not simply consider the matter at face value. Instead, their gazes towards Ge Dongxu couldn't help but reveal a touch of awe and respect.

They believed that Governor Sang's decision was primarily due to Ge Dongxu's involvement.

The thought that Station Head Guo had to step down because of Ge Dongxu caused them to look at Ge Dongxu with even more reverence.