Hearing this, Jiang Cheng waved his hand dismissively. "With the frequency of incidents in the A-share market these past few years, I don't think there's any need to go through all this trouble."
Zhao Linger, who had been listening quietly, nodded in total agreement and chimed in.
"I agree with Chairman Jiang this time. A while ago, companies like Yihua and Suzhou Shuntian were both exposed in scandals for inflating their operating revenues and profits."
"Among them, Yihua's stock market fraud reached 10 billion, and Shuntian was even more exaggerated—their fraud amount even exceeded 100 billion!"
At this point, Zhao Linger subconsciously lowered her voice and added, "I heard from my father that these are just the surface figures; the reality is even worse."
With that said, Chen Xueer also nodded. "I understand. Since Chairman Jiang doesn't want to harvest the domestic retail investors like leeks, we'll veto this plan. We'll prioritize stability..."
Ten minutes later, seeing Jiang Cheng stand up as if to leave,
Chen Xueer suddenly smiled and teased, "Is Chairman Jiang heading over to Xingchen Entertainment?"
After saying that, her big, expressive eyes darted around, and her gaze landed on Jiang Cheng.
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng paused for a moment before turning his head to look at Zhao Linger standing to the side.
Unlike Chen Xueer's teasing expression, Zhao Linger's face remained as calm as still water, showing no emotional fluctuations whatsoever.
It was obvious that Zhao Linger knew nothing about the things between him and Yu Xiaoxiao.
Seeing this, the corner of Jiang Cheng's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.
He looked at Chen Xueer and replied, "Manager Chen, you really are the fly on my wall, truly my capable assistant."
Chen Xueer couldn't help but roll her eyes inwardly, but on the surface, she maintained her smiling appearance.
She continued in a sweet voice, "Hehe, Chairman Jiang, you flatter me! But, Xiaoxiao probably isn't back yet; she went out to negotiate business."
The moment she finished speaking, the smile on Jiang Cheng's face vanished instantly, replaced by a trace of unconcealable regret.
"That's a shame. No matter, I'll go talk to her tonight..."
Hearing this, Zhao Linger, who had been silent, suddenly widened her eyes and interjected in surprise, "Wow, it's rare to see Jiang Cheng so dedicated, working overtime to talk about business late at night..."
Jiang Cheng nodded with a serious and earnest face, replying righteously, "That's right, to discuss a script with her. Sigh, an owner's life is hard; I still have to talk shop after work..."
"It really is hard work. Good luck, Chairman Jiang~"
Seeing Zhao Linger cheering Jiang Cheng on, Chen Xueer couldn't help but facepalm.
Zhao Linger didn't know about the relationship between Jiang Cheng and Chen Xueer, but she did.
Talking about a script late at night?? Talk about my foot~~
After leaving Xingchen Investment, Jiang Cheng took the elevator directly down to Xingchen Entertainment.
With the continuous expansion of the company and the meticulous training and cultivation of its artists,
the current Xingchen Entertainment was no longer the two-story operation it had been at the start.
It had already expanded from the original two floors to three.
The newly added floor was planned as a dedicated practice room for the company's Girl group.
Since Yu Xiaoxiao wasn't there, Jiang Cheng had originally intended to leave directly, but thinking that he hadn't been here for a while, he decided to take a stroll around while he was at it.
As the elevator doors slowly opened and Jiang Cheng stepped out, his gaze was instantly drawn to two figures at the corner near the elevator.
Two Girls were standing there, huddled together, their shoulders twitching slightly as they sobbed in low voices.
Perhaps because they were too immersed in their sadness, they didn't notice anyone approaching at all.
It wasn't until the sound of clear footsteps reached them that they snapped back to reality like waking from a dream.
Almost simultaneously, they raised their hands to quickly wipe the tears from the corners of their eyes, then turned their heads with a bit of shyness and embarrassment.
The moment their gazes met, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but be slightly stunned; he hadn't expected one of the Girls to be Yang Chaoyue.
At this moment, traces of tears still remained on her face, and her eyes revealed a hint of panic.
Upon seeing Jiang Cheng, she appeared even more flustered and lost. Her lips trembled, and it took a good while before she stammered out, "Chai... Chairman Jiang..."
Hearing this, the other Girl, whose eyes were red from crying and whose tears had been pouring out like a broken dam,
immediately stopped crying and quickly wiped away the tear stains covering her cheeks.
The Girl stared straight at Jiang Cheng.
As she looked, a sudden spark of light actually burst forth from her originally dull and swollen eyes.
At the same time, her face, which had been slightly distorted from crying, instantly bloomed with a look of near-obsessive infatuation.
However, this trace of infatuation was as fleeting as a summer lightning bolt, replaced in the blink of an eye by a look of deep embarrassment.
She hurriedly wiped the remaining tears from the corners of her eyes again.
Then, looking as panicked as a startled rabbit, she hurriedly and somewhat clumsily gave Jiang Cheng a deep bow.
With a slightly trembling voice, she said, "He... Hello, Chairman Jiang!"
Looking at the two Girls who had cried themselves into quite a state, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but frown slightly.
With a hint of dissatisfaction and confusion in his tone, he asked,
"What are you two crying about here??"
Hearing this, both of them felt a wave of embarrassment and hung their heads, not daring to meet Jiang Cheng's eyes.
At this moment, they were not only bare-faced but also in a haggard state after staying up all night.
To make matters worse, they had just been bawling their eyes out with snot and tears everywhere.
One could imagine how unsightly they looked right now.
After several seconds, Yang Chaoyue blushed and spoke with some embarrassment.
"The scores just came out, and both of us were demoted to Class B, so we're very sad."
Although she had stopped crying by now, her voice still carried a faint, undetectable sob as she spoke.
Seeing these two Girls looking like they were about to burst into tears again,
Jiang Cheng asked suspiciously, "Class B? What does that mean?? You guys are divided into classes?"
Hearing this, Yang Chaoyue quickly replied, "Yes, Chairman Jiang. Here, everyone is re-sorted into classes and groups every week based on performance. Last week, I was still in Class A... *sob sob*..."
At this point, she seemed unable to control her emotions any longer and began to sob sorrowfully once more.
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but glance at Yang Chaoyue's face, which was a bit of a mess from crying.
In his memory, if one were to talk about dancing skills and performance ability alone, she didn't have an advantage in either area.