Chapter 11

• After all, Annie was a first-tier star, with popularity and decent business ability. She could bring money to every company she worked for.
• Hence, everyone was happy that such a female artist was willing to sign a contract with Century Entertainment.
• Steven was obviously satisfied with this effect.
• After a while, he raised his hand slightly to interrupt the excited voices in the conference room.
• "In addition, there is one more thing. The lady sitting next to me is called Julia. Most of you present here may not know her, but for those who have been working in the industry for more than 10 years, I think you must have heard of her name.”
• “Today, I bring her here because she will become our new PR manager and lead our PR department to a new level in the future to make great progress, and to make our company better and stronger!"
• The conference room fell into dead silence after he finished his speech.
• Everyone seemed to be caught unexpected, and it took several seconds before a few sparse applauses were heard.
• Then, all eyes were turned to Zoe.
• There were sympathy and regrets in those eyes, as if they had finally confirmed the widespread rumors in the company this morning.
• There were people who didn't know about Julia's background. After inquiring their colleagues about it, their gaze became somewhat complicated when looking at Zoe.
• After all, although Zoe's outstanding ability was obvious to all, considering Julia's qualifications, her ability wouldn't be inferior to hers.
• Since Mr. Anderson had already hired her, they couldn't say anything.
• In the end, there were still one or two colleagues who would stand for Zoe. After seeing this, they stood up indignantly and uttered their objection.
• "I disagree!"
• "I don't agree either! As we all know, our PR manager is Zoe. She has been doing a good job. She lent a helping hand when the company was in the most critical time. She led the PR department all the way to this day. Isn't it too hasty for Mr. Anderson to fire her?"
• "Yes! Miss Zoe didn't do anything wrong. If Mr. Anderson wants to replace her, you must give us a reason, right?”
• “Although this senior Julia used to be a very good and famous PRers, she hadn't dealt with any cases for ten years, and I wonder if she's still capable now?”
• “If she isn't, won't it be a waste of time?"
• Like a stone being cast into the lake, their challenges instantly stirred up a thousand waves, causing the rest of the employees to stand up and back for her.
• “Yeah, although Julia was prestigious, it has been ten years since her peak time.”
• “The popular performers in the entertainment industry have changed several times. Is it okay for her to continue to be a PRers now?”
• With doubtful stares from the crowd, Steven frowned slightly.
• As he was about to speak, his sleeve was suddenly tugged by someone. Annie gave him a hint.
• Steven pursed his lips, and then he saw Julia smiling slightly and stepping forward to address the public.
• "It is just a misunderstanding!"
• She gazed around the crowd and finally landed her eyes on Zoe.
• “Mr. Anderson did not invite me over this time to replace Miss Zoe. Miss Zoe had worked hard and had a stabilizing effect on Century. Why would Mr. Anderson make such a unwise decision to disappoint you all?”
• Hearing this, the crowd couldn't help wondering.
• "Then what did Mr. Anderson mean by his words?"
• Julia smiled and calmly said.
• "As we all know, Century Entertainment is no longer a small and insignificant company as it was two years ago. Today, apart from Annita International, we hardly have any competitors.”
• “In other words, we have no other enemy except Annita International. I think anyone knows how powerful Annita is. It takes more than sophisticated business skills and responsiveness to overpass a competitor like that. It requires a profound understanding of the industry and a wide range of connections.”
• “These two aspects happened to be what Miss Zoe lacked the most. After all, she had only worked in the position for two years. That's why Mr. Anderson asked me to come over.”
• “However, he just wants me to help Miss Zoe manage the PR department, and fill in the gaps with respect to industry information as well as networking. That's all."
• Everyone knew what Mr. Anderson meant after listening to Julia’s speech.
• So that was it.
• It couldn't be denied that what Julia said was true.
• Today, individual capabilities were actually not that important compared to rich financial resources, strong connections, and the deep understanding of the industry.
• One must be well-prepared for the future, and it was true that one could only develop these abilities by accumulating enough experiences and being immersed in the industry for a long time.
• Everyone seemed to understand it, and only one person raised a question.
• "Since Julia will be the manager of the PR department, what position Miss Gil will hold?"
• The crowd looked at Zoe.
• Steven glanced at her. After remaining silent for two seconds, he said in a deep voice.
• "Zoe will be demoted to assistant manager! She should learn from Julia first. There will be plenty of opportunities for her to get promoted in the future."
• The crowd was startled and speechless.
• It was not uncommon to make mistakes and be demoted.
• But Zoe had made great contributions for the company, and it was really embarrassing for her to get demoted rather than promoted after what she had done for the company these years!
• Zoe finally showed a hint of sneer.
• Under everyone's gaze, she calmly stood up and propped her hands on the table to look at Steven, who was sitting in the host seat.
• "Mr. Anderson, you said I'm lack of experience in understanding the depth of the industry as well as connections, do you have any evidence or specific cases to prove that?"
• Steven was in a daze.
• He had to admit that every case handled by Zoe was done well, and... there was no evidence to show that she was lack of anything.
• Zoe's clear, cold eyes stared at her and sneered.
• "Since you don’t have any proof, what makes you so sure that I will definitely lose to Julia in these two aspects?"
• Steven didn’t answer her questions.
• Zoe smiled coldly as she watched his stumbling looks.
• She stayed up late to read materials and learn case studies to understand the industry in the past two years.
• In order to pull in contacts for Century Entertainment, she, who had never liked to socialize, had attended many black-tie parties.
• For numerous times, she directly vomited on the table in order to bring more resources to Century Entertainment.
• For numerous times, she worked overtime until midnight and returned home exhausted, only to be revived by a call from the brokerage department.
• It was said that whenever something happens to a performer from the Century Entertainment, the matter was always resolve in a prompt manner.
• However, no one understood how much hard work and sweat was behind this.
• Steven couldn't see it, or he avoided it deliberately.
• Now he even demoted her, blaming her lack of qualifications.
• Everything seemed so ridiculous, and Zoe had never felt so despairing.
• Even though she was ready to resign, she didn't expect Steven to do such a shameless thing to her.
• Steven remained silent for a long time, and finally said in a serious tone.
• "Zoe, this is a chance for you to learn, to be humble and in the future..."
• "There isn’t a future!"
• Zoe sneered and pulled her resignation letter from her notebook suddenly.
• SNAP!
• The letter was thrown in front of him.
• "Isn't this what you want? I agree! I just don't want to stay in this company to be bullied by you. You can invite anyone to take charge of the PR department. I quit!"