The lounge. Jin Xue's face was cold and she remained silent. Her agent's assistant, understanding her temper, spoke for her.
"While we don't care about the speaking order, this is a public occasion. The students will surely spread it, and then not only will we lose face, but you will also be attacked by fans.
Online fan wars over ranking, when have they ever not ended in bloodshed? This speaking matter, Jin Xue should have spoken first, but you let Nine go ahead. This is not only disrespecting our artist, but it also offends Jin Xue's over thirty million fans."
Yan Chi, already fuming, was now being blamed. He immediately became angry. "Who was late? Did one of you being forty minutes late mean everyone else had to wait? Acting like a diva and still have the nerve? Did I not tell you the class time or what? And who temporarily requested to change the rules?
This is a school, A University. Do you think it's your hot spring hotel run by your thirty million fans?
A little fame and you've lost your head. A University has a hundred years of history, how many performing talents has it sent out to society? Half of the current top stars are A University graduates. No matter how popular you are, can you be more popular than them? If it wasn't for Tianyu's strong recommendation, do you think you would have been chosen as a lecturer?"
Jin Xue, being a popular star under Tianyu, had never endured such humiliation. She was so angry she slammed the table. "Do you think I care? I earn more in forty minutes than you do in ten years. Shouldn't you wait? My fans, to see me, willingly stood in the rain for two days and two nights. What right do you have, a teacher, to say that to me?"
Her agent's assistant was anxious to stop Jin Xue, but Jin Xue was already enraged and beyond reason, impossible to restrain.
The agent's assistant could only try to interfere from the side. Seeing the surveillance cameras, they quickly pulled Jin Xue back and whispered in her ear, "There are cameras."
The cameras made Jin Xue hesitate for a moment, but she soon disregarded them. The cameras couldn't hear the sound, and as long as she clarified the facts, netizens would naturally understand her.
Then, before Yan Chi could retort, Jin Xue walked away in her high heels, "I'm not doing this lousy lecturer job anymore."
Yan Chi immediately said, "With someone like that on the podium, I'm afraid of corrupting the students."
The agent's assistant looked at Yan Chi, then at Jin Xue who had already walked out. Jin Xue might be difficult, but the assistant couldn't afford to be. They could only try to appease Yan Chi first.
"Teacher Yan, Jin Xue is just speaking out of anger. After all, there are two lecturers. If she really leaves, you won't be able to find suitable replacements on short notice. I'll go persuade her."
The agent's assistant chased after Jin Xue and earnestly pleaded, "My dear, you can't leave. The company has signed a contract. If you leave, you'll be in breach of contract."
Jin Xue snorted, "A few million? I can afford that."
"It's more than just a few million in compensation. Do you know why the company tries to send artists to be lecturers every year? This is a long-term cooperative relationship established between Tianyu and A University. While the company is promoting you now, they won't offend the entire school for you alone."
Jin Xue, however, wouldn't listen. She became even more furious, "Then they should apologize to me. Make that woman apologize to me in front of the whole internet, and perhaps I can generously forgive her. Anyway, she's the one who should be anxious now. She's ruined the friendly relationship between the school and Tianyu. Let's see how she explains it to the school."
...
After Jin Xue slammed the door and left, Yan Chi immediately called the department head to explain the situation. The department head did not hesitate and immediately arranged for a professor to replace Jin Xue.
After hanging up the phone, Yan Chi went to the lounge where Quan Jiu was. He apologized with a contrite expression, "I'm sorry, Teacher Nine. I really didn't expect Jin Xue to have such poor character."
Quan Jiu smiled nonchalantly, "It's fine." Getting angry over someone like Jin Xue wasn't worth it.
"Then please rest for a while. I'll go explain to the students. Without Jin Xue, there's no need to divide them into groups anymore."
At that moment, Jin Xue was fantasizing about how to make Quan Jiu and Yan Chi look bad. As she was basking in her triumphant thoughts, the company called.
She smugly raised her phone, "See? The company is calling to check on me. It seems they can only kneel and apologize to me now for me to feel a little better."
Jin Xue answered the call, "Sister Li, you know everything? They are too detestable. Not only do they not take me seriously, but they also don't take the company seriously..."
"What's wrong with you? The school called to say they want to cancel the cooperation. I just asked you to be a lecturer, not to cause trouble." Li Jing interrupted Jin Xue and scolded her.
Jin Xue was stunned, "Canceling the cooperation has nothing to do with me. They didn't take me seriously. Not only did they make me arrive early, but when I arrived, they let a nobody speak before me. How could I swallow this bitter pill?"
"The school has told me everything. They said you acted like a diva. Jin Xue, did your brain get caught in the door? It's one thing in a film crew, but this is a school, A University. Use your brain, okay?
You must handle this matter properly. I don't care if you have to beg on your knees." After saying this, Li Jing decisively hung up the phone.
Jin Xue gripped her phone tightly, trembling with anger, "Why? I did nothing wrong."
The agent's assistant had also heard Li Jing's words and advised, "Let's go. I'll do the talking later, you just listen." Then they dragged Jin Xue to find Yan Chi.
Yan Chi had just finished a call with the substitute professor and turned around to see Jin Xue and her agent's assistant approaching.
Yan Chi asked with a sneer, "Still here? There's nothing for you here anymore. The new lecturer is already on their way."
Jin Xue's face instantly turned red with anger, and she retorted, "What do you mean? You invited me and now you're kicking me out. Even if this matter goes online, you're the ones who wronged me."
Yan Chi was amused by Jin Xue's bizarre logic. He waved his hand, dismissing them, "I don't have time to argue with you. Hurry up and leave, don't delay our training."
The agent's assistant knew that if they didn't back down, the company wouldn't be able to report back. So, they quickly started speaking placatingly, "Teacher Yan, please don't be angry. Jin Xue is just confused with anger. We know, it was us who were late..."
"What lateness? It was just a few tens of minutes. If they want to invite me, can't they wait this long? Is this their sincerity?" Jin Xue roared.
For someone being unreasonable, arguing is a waste of one's life. Yan Chi directly shooed them away, "You're right. We never had sincerity, and we didn't genuinely want to invite you. The school genuinely wants Teacher Nine. So, go back where you came from and don't be an eyesore here."
Jin Xue cursed angrily, "Don't get smug. I will post this matter online. Let's see how you handle it. At that time, even if you beg me on your knees, I won't say a single good word for you."
Yan Chi directly closed the door, shutting Jin Xue out.
Outside the door, Jin Xue was so furious she kicked the door several times, exclaiming in exasperation, "Let's go."
But the agent's assistant remained still. For the first time, they put on a stern face. "Jin Xue, it's one thing for you to be willful normally, but you can't afford to offend A University. Now, either you go in and apologize, or I'll call the company, and you'll be terminated, sued, and have to pay breach of contract fees. You decide."
Seeing her usually submissive agent's assistant suddenly change their demeanor, Jin Xue also lost some of her confidence. But apologizing was absolutely out of the question.
She spoke defiantly, "I'm a top star. The company will terminate my contract for a screenwriter? What a joke."
"It's not about the screenwriter, it's about A University. Who you've offended now is A University. If you break your contract with Tianyu, I believe your value will drop by more than tenfold."
Jin Xue dug her fingernails into her palm, her eyes red with resentment. "Fine, apologize, right? Okay." Then, she stormed towards the large classroom.