Chapter 94: One Day, He Could Say No To Anyone!

"I'm not in the mood today."

Wu Yong approached Lin Yuan and felt that Lin Yuan seemed a bit down, "Who made the next ace on our tenth floor angry?"

Lin Yuan already had four songs with over a million downloads.

With one more, he would officially be promoted to a senior composer, the company's ace.

Everyone in the composition department knew about this, so they occasionally teased Lin Yuan like this.

"Two million..."

Lin Yuan looked sadly out the window.

"What?"

"Two million..."

Wu Yong was speechless, "What two million?"

Lin Yuan didn't answer, just repeated, "Two million..."

Wu Yong ignored him.

This morning, Lin Yuan was in a daze, similar to Sun Yaohuo's state before.

On the other side, Old Zhou had already reached the audit department.

The head of the audit department personally served him, with a friendly face, "Manager Zhou, come for a visit? How about having lunch together at noon?"

"Eat what."

Old Zhou said unkindly, "Someone in your audit department is not following the rules. Originally, I turned a blind eye to it since they were just facilitating certain people internally and not doing anything harmful. But this time is different. Who leaked 'Red Rose'?"

The other person smirked, "I'll criticize them later..."

Zhou Ruming narrowed his eyes, "I'm not looking for criticism."

The other person nodded repeatedly, "I understand, I understand. I'll punish them severely!"

Zhou Ruming said, "Not enough."

The other person's smile gradually disappeared, pointing lightly upstairs, lowering his voice, "Manager Zhou, to be frank, I don't have control over this matter."

"Dismiss."

Zhou Ruming said it lightly.

The other person was amused, "If you really say that, I have to inform the higher-ups first."

Zhou Ruming sat in the chair, "As you wish."

The other person took out his phone and sent a message.

Not long after, Zhou Ruming's phone rang, and as soon as he answered, there was a cold snort on the other end, "What do you want?"

"Somebody in the audit department violated company rules."

"I tacitly approved."

"Should I fire him?"

"Are you sure?"

"I'm in a difficult position."

"As you wish."

The call ended, probably infuriated.

Zhou Ruming glanced at the head of the audit department, "You've made your call. Now it's my turn. I don't need to say more, right?"

"Alright."

The other person smiled, raised his thumb, "Truly the head of the composition department, so resolute. Don't blame me; I'm just following orders. Since you've resisted, I'll fire this guy."

"Goodbye."

Zhou Ruming turned and left.

Back in the office, the assistant cautiously approached, "Manager, did you have another confrontation with some high-level executive in the company?"

"Yes."

Zhou Ruming smiled bitterly, "It used to be for Music Dad and arguing with them. This time, it's for Xianyu. Being a manager is tough."

"You're amazing!"

The assistant laughed, "According to your instructions, I just had the recording studio send a rough version of 'Red Rose.' Would you like to listen now?"

"Sure."

Zhou Ruming put on his headphones, lay back in his chair, and listened to "Red Rose." As he reached halfway, Zhou Ruming slowly got up.

"What's wrong?" 

The assistant looked at him strangely.

Zhou Ruiming slammed the table suddenly, startling the assistant. Then he heard Zhou Ruiming's hearty laughter, "Worth it!"

...

At noon,

Old Zhou called Lin Yuan into the office, smiling, "The one who leaked the song has been fired. I can assure you, this won't happen again in the future!"

"Yeah."

Lin Yuan didn't seem too pleased.

Old Zhou rubbed his hands cautiously, "Do you want some coffee?"

Lin Yuan was firm, "No."

Old Zhou paused.

If you don't want it, you don't want it. Why such a strong reaction?

He coughed, "How about some tea, the best tea, from my collection?"

Lin Yuan nodded.

Old Zhou personally brewed the tea.

After it was ready, Old Zhou rubbed his hands cautiously, "Is 'Red Rose' the song you just wrote?"

"Yeah."

Lin Yuan blew on his tea.

From now on, he wouldn't drink coffee anymore, switching to tea.

Tea is beneficial for physical and mental health.

Old Zhou comfortably leaned back on the sofa, "This song is really good."

Lin Yuan continued to blow on his tea, "Exhale... exhale..."

Old Zhou didn't mind whether Lin Yuan paid attention to him or not. He could be content on his own.

At this moment,

Lin Yuan's phone rang.

It was Zhao Jue, "Taoran is suspended for a month. Jin Shuyu's notices for this month are all canceled. Old Zhou went to the audit department. If you have any dissatisfaction, tell me."

"Thank you, Sister Zhao."

"It's a small matter."

Lin Yuan hung up.

Old Zhou smiled, "Sister Zhao is good to you. She's Taoran's immediate boss and the chief agent of the entire company. With her, Taoran is untouchable."

Lin Yuan remained silent.

The next day, news of the severe punishment for Jin Shuyu and Taoran spread throughout the company. The gossip in various departments early in the morning was:

Who did these two offend?

At this time, Lin Yuan was recording for Sun Yaohuo.

Today, Sun Yaohuo was in a good state. The recording effect pleased Lin Yuan. Barring any surprises, this song will be completed soon.

During a break in recording,

Sun Yaohuo approached Lin Yuan. Normally talkative and flattering, he was now somewhat awkward, "Thank you."

"Thank me for what?"

"Thank you for choosing me."

Lin Yuan naturally didn't know what Sun Yaohuo had gone through. He just found it inexplicable, "Didn't we agree that you would sing it?"

Sun Yaohuo was stunned.

At this moment, he recalled the scene of his first encounter with Lin Yuan in this company. It was a complex feeling.

Yes.

For someone like his junior, things were that simple. The song was originally chosen for him, how could it be given to someone else?

"So, you did it for me..."

Lin Yuan was puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Sun Yaohuo laughed and cried, Jin Shuyu and Taoran were punished by the company, the whole company was discussing whose influence it was. He knew that this matter was definitely related to his junior, so Sun Yaohuo initially thought Lin Yuan was venting for him.

Now it seemed to be a misunderstanding.

However, this was a true friend!

Thinking of this, Sun Yaohuo smiled casually, "Junior, I'll treat you to a meal at the executive cafeteria. I got the special meal ticket yesterday. It's enough for us to have a good meal!"

"Sure!"

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up.

The food in the executive cafeteria tasted much better than the regular cafeteria. Zhao Jue took Lin Yuan there once, making Lin Yuan quite nostalgic. Unfortunately, he couldn't go on his own.

No.

Even if he could go, he wouldn't. It was too expensive there. If no one treated him, who could afford it?

"Let's go."

Sun Yaohuo skillfully opened the door for Lin Yuan.

Sun Yaohuo swore in his heart that one day, he would hold his head high in this industry, no longer humble. Facing people like Taoran, he could be confident!

One day, he could say no to anyone!

... Just not to Lin Yuan!