"You!" Hearing Gu Yaoyang's question, Gu Yaoqing's expression became increasingly subtle.
That bastard Gu Yaoyang!
How dare he corner him to this extent, not only ruining multiple collaborations for Wanqing Entertainment but also dragging his own Yaoqing Holdings into it. His capital chain had broken, and he could collapse entirely with the slightest misstep.
The Z City Business Conference, spanning two days starting tomorrow and primarily hosted by Huaheng, was a comeback battle he absolutely could not afford to lose.
Today, he had heard through various channels that the CEO of Huaheng had dined with Gu Yaoyang at noon. This was precisely the situation Gu Yaoqing least wanted to see.
"Gu Yaoyang, I know you've become moody and your mind's gone since that fire. People say you can commune with spirits and know fate, and they fear you. I don't fear you," Gu Yaoqing sneered. "Your so-called uncanny tricks won't fool me."
"I know you're just jealous that I married Yu Linwan. She was originally your fiancée, but so what? The winner takes all, and if you're unwilling, there's nothing you can do about it!"
"Do you think you're getting revenge now? Do you think you can succeed? I'm telling you, you're nothing but a clown!"
"As long as I'm alive, Gu family affairs are not for you to dictate. I, Gu Yaoqing, am the true successor of the Gu family, the next head of the Gu family!" Gu Yaoqing finished, deliberately lifting his chin. "I warn you, don't try any more of your underhanded tricks, or... you'll face the consequences!"
At this moment, Xia Qingtian returned with a hot latte. If she could, she truly wouldn't have wanted to come back.
"Finished?" Picking up the hot latte prepared by Xia Qingtian, Gu Yaoyang looked up at Gu Yaoqing. "If you're done, you can leave."
"What's your attitude, Gu Yaoyang!" Seeing that Gu Yaoyang didn't seem to take him seriously at all, Gu Yaoqing became furious. "What do you think you are? Just because you survived a fire, you really think you're some fated child reborn from the flames?"
Fated child reborn from the flames?
Hearing these peculiar words, Xia Qingtian's gaze flickered.
"Xia Qingtian, for a promising talent like you, Wanqing Entertainment can offer the most preferential treatment," as if competing with Gu Yaoyang, Gu Yaoqing began poaching her in front of him. "At Wanqing Entertainment, you will enjoy absolute freedom and the best resources. No one will be so inconsiderate as to order you around to fetch drinks. Having someone like you, Xia Qingtian, do work that an assistant can handle is surely an underutilization of your talents."
Hearing Gu Yaoqing's words, Xia Qingtian could only offer a wry smile.
She was right before. Gu Yaoqing and Yu Linwan were truly a match made in heaven. Both of them had issues with their brains. They couldn't have formed such a couple without three lifetimes of a love story that would cause a cerebral infarction after ten years.
"I forgot to tell you, Xia Qingtian is my personal assistant for these three days," Gu Yaoyang's tone was relaxed. "Fetching drinks is part of her duties."
"What?" Gu Yaoqing was taken aback, unable to understand what Gu Yaoyang was saying for a moment.
"《The Ultimate Intern》 is the latest workplace reality show launched by our Gu's Entertainment. I wanted to rest for a while just now, so I asked everyone from the production crew to leave, but the cameras are still on." Gu Yaoyang pointed to the recording equipment in the corner. "When the final episode airs, everyone can properly admire CEO Gu's demeanor."
"What! You!" Gu Yaoqing, recalling what he had just said, immediately changed his expression. "Gu Yaoyang! How dare you!"
"The more CEO Gu says, the more explosive material we can gather," Gu Yaoyang said with a teasing tone.
"Gu Yaoyang!" Gu Yaoqing gritted his teeth and stood up abruptly. "I warn you, if even a shred of what happened today is leaked, I will never forgive you!"
"And! If you know what's good for you, keep your claws to yourself and stop eyeing Huaheng!" Gu Yaoqing finally revealed his ultimate goal. "With you alone, you can't handle Huaheng's business. Not only will you be embarrassed, but you'll also disgrace the Gu family!"
"Hmph!" With a heavy snort, Gu Yaoqing, his face grim, hurried out of Gu Yaoyang's office, glaring at Xia Qingtian before he left.
Xia Qingtian found his glare inexplicable. Wasn't he just trying to poach her? Did Wanqing Entertainment treat promising talents like this?
Was this polite?
"Sorry for letting you witness such a spectacle," Gu Yaoyang sighed, speaking four words: "Family misfortune."
"Heh heh," Xia Qingtian didn't want to comment on her boss's family matters, so she just gave a dry laugh and picked up her tablet to continue her work.
Gu Yaoyang glanced at Xia Qingtian, who was pretending to be busy but was actually playing ostrich to avoid trouble, and a curve reappeared on his lips.
It seemed that just seeing Xia Qingtian could easily calm the bad mood caused by Gu Yaoqing.
The two fell silent, continuing their work, while the video camera perched in the corner quietly recorded their interactions.
The afternoon was filled with cross-border meetings, all conducted in foreign languages. Fortunately, Xia Qingtian had an advantage in languages, so she didn't falter during the afternoon meetings and could promptly retrieve the information Gu Yaoqing needed and provide reasonable feedback.
Of course, the current smoothness was also due to the prior arrangements made by Assistant Lin and the diligent efforts of Gu's Entertainment employees.
The first day of her internship was gradually coming to an end. At the end of the day's recording, as per the procedure, the teachers responsible for mentoring the intern guests officially assigned the main tasks for the following two days.
The first day was for the guests to familiarize themselves with the work environment and partners, and for department project leaders to get to know the intern guests. The second and third days were for the real work to begin.
"The day after tomorrow, we have a small product seminar. The list of main products to be discussed at the meeting has already been sent to both of your work emails," the creative department began assigning tasks. "Now, we need both of you interns to prepare creative highlights for our seminar products and identify any unreasonable aspects."
Li Xiaoxiao listened intently to the project leader, and Freya nodded along, a hint of impatience appearing in her eyes.
In the creative department, she couldn't get close to core technology. With only three days, one day had already been wasted. How annoying.
"For your next two days..." Xia Shang, with a somber expression, looked at Qiu Xinxue and Wu Hailong before him, seemingly racking his brain before finally saying, "Just stay alive."
Qiu Xinxue: ???
Wu Hailong: ???
Finally, at the assistant department, Assistant Lin requested Zhong Qiming to do some basic file consolidation. Although tedious, it wasn't difficult; as long as he was careful, there would be no mistakes, and the workload wasn't large.
Xia Qingtian's task was personally assigned by Gu Yaoyang: "For the Z City Business Conference tomorrow and the day after, you will replace Assistant Lin as Gu's Entertainment's chief assistant and attend with me."
Xia Qingtian: !!!