Although there were many who lauded the brand, there were also a fair number of people who claimed that Liebanâs designs were just average. It wasnât all that unique, and it relied heavily on Shen Jingbin and Zhao Chengning to stand out. In fact, the Shen Group was basically putting the cart before the horse!
But regardless of whatever was said, Liebanâs debut was a resounding success.
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Recently, Xue Sijiaâs been feeling very depressed! She was oh so depressed!
Why?
Because, ever since the day she fell out with Shen Jingbin, sheâd mysteriously received notices of her being removed from a number of productions. Representatives from a number of films that she was supposed to star in had also informed her that theyâd be swapping her out for another actress.
More importantly, her manager was suddenly switched out as well. Her manager was changed without giving her any prior notice at all!
Her managerâs replacement was a new recruit who lacked any experience or connections!
At this point, if she couldnât figure out why all of this was happening to her, sheâd have spent all these years in the entertainment industry in vain!n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Who could do such a thing to her? And, who would have the gall to do it?
Shen Jingbin was the very first person that came to her mind.
Thatâs right, it was that woman. Apart from her, no one else would be able to pull such a thing off. Furthermore, didnât Shen Jingbin threaten her not long ago?!
She became increasingly sure of herself, the more she thought about it. At the same time, she became increasingly enraged. Shen Jingbin was far too despicable. How could she have resorted to such means!?
No. There was no way she was going to take this lying down!
After making up her mind, Xue Sijia rushed back to the office, intent on speaking with Long Dingtai. She was the apple of his eye, and heâd supported her the entire time; there was no way heâd sit back and watch this happen!
Little did she think that sheâd be barred entry to the chairmanâs office when sheâd previously had free reign to come and go as she pleased. The alluring secretary gave her a look of derision and stopped her at the door. "My apologies, Miss Xue, but Chairman Long is currently in a meeting, and heâs given very specific instructions not to let you in," said the secretary curtly.
Xue Sijia glared daggers at the secretary who was barring her way. "Get out of my way!"
The secretary quailed under her piercing glare, but she recovered her flagging courage when she thought of what the Chairman had tasked her with. She puffed out her chest and said, "Please donât make things difficult for me, Miss Xue, Iâm just doing as Iâm told. Chairman Long said that you donât know your place, and youâve been acting as you please, so you need to be taught a lesson. You...ah!"
Before she had the chance to finish, the secretary felt a surge of pain from the arm that she was using to bar Xue Sijiaâs way. It felt as if someone had broken it. When she looked over, she found that Xue Sijia really had broken her arm!
Ah, thatâs not right. In truth, Xue Sijia had only dislocated it, but the secretary didnât know that.
The secretary instantly lost whatever imposing presence she had. With an air of violence about her, Xue Sijia pushed open the door to Long Dinghaiâs office.
Surprisingly, apart from Long Dinghai himself, there were also two other people present.
The first was Yangshu, while the other was a young woman she didnât recognize but looked oddly familiar.
Long Dinghai turned to face Xue Sijia whoâd come charging in, and his eyebrows creased in displeasure. "Whatâre you doing here?! Get out!"
Acting as if she hadnât heard what he said, Xue Sijia shot a glance at Yangshu and the young woman before she walked straight up to Long Dinghai and said, "Chairman Long, Iâd like to speak with you."
Long Dinghai went all out against her, not sparing even a single shred her of dignity. "Xue Sijia, youâd best get out of my office right this moment. Otherwise, I wonât just change your manager, Iâll stop promoting you altogether!"
"Chairman Long, I wanted to let you know that Shen Jingbinâs been making things difficult for me due to my past history with her... Wait a minute, what did you say, Chairman Long?" Xue Sijiaâs speech was cut off my Long Dinghai, and she looked as if sheâd heard a world-ending proclamation.
What did Long Dinghai just say?
"Chairman Long, did you just say that you were the one who swapped Yangshu out, and youâll stop promoting me as well?"
Long Dinghai was a mask of displeasure. "Thatâs right, I did it. Youâve been getting cockier lately. If I donât teach you a lesson, youâll end up thinking the whole company belongs to you!"
"W-w-why would you do this to me?"
Long Dinghai gave a sniff of disdain. "Why? Didnât I tell you before not to provoke Shen Jingbin? But what did you do? Hm!? The photographer that the Shen family hired is someone Iâd have to be careful around, but not only did you not take the chance to forge a relationship with him, you even made him look bad just so that you could make things difficult for Shen Jingbin. Now, heâs going around saying that heâll never work with any artist under our banner! Do you have any idea how much losses youâve incurred for the company!? Just the sight of you makes me feel like hitting you. So, youâd best. Get. Out. Of. My. Office. NOW!
With that, Long Dinghai picked up a folder and tossed it at Xue Sijia.
Xue Sijia was scared witless. She might be ballsy and unafraid of anyone else, but Long Dinghai was absolutely someone couldnât afford to upset. Seeing how angry he was, Xue Sijia quietly stood up and wordlessly left the office. Thereâd be time in the future to speak to him once again once heâd calmed down.
As was closing the door to the office, she suddenly realised why she felt that that woman looked familiar.
She bore a striking resemblance to Shen Jingbin.