Chapter 875: To the City of Dreams
The fourth arrondissement is a place where the dragon and the crouching tiger are hidden.
When the Wadim Rebellion broke out, even the law enforcers and companies such as Kolo Films did not expect that the city would suddenly have so many people who wanted to replace them.
But compared to Vadim, these people clearly lack a sense of proportion.
Chloe Films' plan is not to raise a rabble of people who don't obey orders and stab Lou Zi everywhere, they need a group of obedient "watchdogs" who can handle some of the dirty work for them, and on this basis, the law enforcement agencies funded by the company will turn a blind eye to them.
When Guan Lili received the notice of the emergency meeting, several students in the "Rescuer Master" program team had been injured in the battle with criminals who appeared out of nowhere.
If it weren't for the instructor's quick arrival, there is a high probability that the student would have died.
Intuition told Guan Lili that in addition to the bad brains of these people who tried to replace Vadim, there must be someone behind them.
And at a time when the entire Fourth District was in shambles, the theme of this emergency meeting was "Discussion on the Establishment of a New Rescuer Division."
The scandal of the founder, Singosi, has tarnished the reputation of the rescuers, and although the Foundation's media company has recently begun to help the rescuers turn the tide, there is a growing discussion about whether the privilege of today's rescuers is still legitimate.
Many argued that if they were unable to fulfil their duties as helpers, they should not continue to enjoy the privileges and affection of the people.
This time, even those fanatics, who are the most combative on weekdays, did not launch a charge under the company's intentional instigation, and the starchasers seem to have reached some kind of subtle consensus.
Everyone was waiting for a list or a press conference from Chloe Films.
They want to know which rescuers are being supported by the company.
Since the death of the founder,This is the first time that the two factions have come to the conference room of the Eden Hotel to discuss issuesγ
"We have prepared the list and the transcript of the press conference, please take a look."
The first to speak was the director of marketing, who was in charge of a crucial department for Chloe Films, and a contender for the next person in charge of the company, and one of the planners of the "Evil Party" program, which the marketing department had always considered the most convenient and effective means for the company.
"List?"
Guan Lili scoffed, he and the director of the marketing department have always been at odds, but this is more based on personal vendettas.
When she left the front line, it was caused by arguing with this man about the future packaging route of the rescuer.
However, the director of marketing seems to have been prepared for this, saying, "I knew that this list would be in the vital interests of everyone here, so I took the most fair and equitable approach, and left everything to the data, and I used a five-year deadline to screen out people who have had negative news, reduced market value, and slow improvement in the past five years, which is just the right thing to do for the company to solve a lot of 'junk assets' at once." β
Guan Lili glanced at the meeting materials.
It is full of dense data, and the name of Inglie is unsurprisingly also listed.
Thinking about it carefully, she had more contact with Song Lan because of this outdated national-level rescuer, but on this issue, although she was reluctant, she had to agree with the judgment of the data.
Ingle's reputation has been rendered infamous by several failed transformations, and his own comeback plan in the 17th district has not worked, and he has undoubtedly become a negative asset for Chloe Films.
Guan Lili is a rational person, and if she had been in the past, I am afraid she would have adopted the proposal to take a step back on this issue.
After all, once the rescuers lose their legitimacy, it will not benefit either of them.
But now it's different.
Now she's a righteous partner, and she's already figured out a way out.
If their final struggle had dealt the final blow to the already stormy Chloe Films, she would have gone to the 17th arrondissement to find a job.
In her opinion, the current 17th arrondissement is likely to be the safest place in the territory of the coalition government.
Guan Lili has recently compiled a lot of information on the urban construction of the 17th district, and the Lagus Foundation has brought prosperity and vigorous development to the entire city's economy after moving in, and she is very optimistic that the 17th district will become a first-tier city for the coalition government in the future.
And as a witty company elite who has undergone countless experiences, Guan Lili already has a plan for the future.
Buy a house!
While the city is not yet completed, hurry up and buy a few properties, and then lie down and wait for their prices to increase several times, after so many years of fighting in the workplace, it is time to enjoy life as an idle charter wife.
Therefore, on the issue of lists, Guan Lili, a partner in justice, will not make any compromises, "What people need is the real list, not the results calculated by data." β
"The real list?"
The director of marketing couldn't believe his ears, and even the executives in the same camp as Guan Lili looked confused.
They have to admit that the current list is the most in line with the company's interests, the most objective and fair result.
"Director Guan, I sincerely hope that the grievances between us will not affect your judgment, everyone, including the council, is waiting for a final result, and it will be detrimental to both of us if it continues to drag on."
He can only regard this as Guan Lili's attitude after coming up with old grievances, rather than a reply from a professional person.
Whether they support it or not, the first day they came to Kolo Films was destined to say goodbye to the word "real", it is no exaggeration to say that at this moment, every rescuer under Kolo Films has more or less problems, if they really pursue truth in this industry, it is tantamount to directly lifting the table.
"It's an opportunity to say goodbye to the Colo Films of the past."
"I think Director Guan, you must have not rested well in the past few days, and you are a little confused."
The director of the marketing department was silent for a long time before he held back such a sentence, because not only him, but even Guan Lili's allies felt the outrageousness of this remark.
It was hard for them to imagine that this was something that someone of Guan Lili's rank could say.
Everyone present couldn't help but wonder if Guan Lili had failed to understand the essence of this factional struggle.
The announcement of the real list, or the complete severance with the past Kolo Films, is just the reason for the struggle, and the ultimate goal is to gain the support of public opinion and the council, and become the next person in charge of Kolo Films.
None of them ever really had illusions about "justice" and "fairness", just like the rescuers of the past, these were the means by which they quickly gained fame.
Therefore, even Guan Lili's "allies" have never really wanted to publish the real list, and what they value is how much concessions the other party is willing to make in order to reach a consensus with them.
It's just that in this process, it seems that only Guan Lili believes it to be true.
Innocent like a child who has just arrived in the 4th arrondissement.
The meeting became extraordinarily dull.
For everyone, these two and a half hours became extremely tormenting, and with Guan Lili's steady performance, the two factions failed to reach a consensus on any issue.
Ms. Guan noticed that at the end of the meeting, her allies looked much darker than even the director of marketing, and she even suspected that her allies would assassinate her before her rivals, or at least, give her a slap in the face to vent her anger.
She was the only one who was refreshed, and it was the first time she had spoken freely in a real sense of the word in a meeting.
It's so decompressive to get so angry that you're confused.
No wonder Song Lan is angry with her every time she seizes the opportunity!
However, in order to avoid being sprayed when she went out, Guan Lili specially waited for everyone to leave the conference room before going out alone.
"Looks like your meeting isn't going well."
A voice around the corner startled her.
"Shaw-Grant, can you please not be scary, I thought they had hired a killer so soon."
"It's serious enough that your opponent wants to hire a killer to assassinate you?"
"It should be an ally."
"What did you do that angered you?"
Shaw-Grant was stunned, and he felt even more unbelievable that in the face of the current situation that she could be assassinated at any time, Guan Lili looked relaxed.
"I did what I always wanted to do but didn't dare to do."
Guan Lili certainly knows what other high-level people think, according to the "rules of the game", the so-called real list is a bargaining chip for the two sides from the beginning, and the power advocated by the two factions will provide the standard for the third-party referee council.
The victorious side will be the next to take charge of Chloe Films.
But now, everyone has discovered Guan Lili's conspiracy.
She didn't want to participate in this game, and she didn't have much interest in the next Koloe Pictures in power, she just wanted to knock everyone in the room unconscious.
ββ¦β¦ Have you been under too much pressure lately? I know a good psychiatrist in the First District, and she helped with Hogg-Foster some time ago. β
Only Shaw Grant would talk to Guan Lili like that.
Few people know that Guan Lili is his first agent, and they jointly established the show "Rescuer Master", but after Guan Lili was transferred, he was also transferred to another agent.
"Mr. Shaw-Grant, why did you come to this city in the first place?"
Guan Lili slowly walked to the window.
The sky outside the window has darkened, and from the 73-storey building, you can faintly see the streets under martial law.
The law enforcers and detectives are out on the streets, and tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
"Me? Let me think. β
This question is not new, Shaw Grant has encountered the same problem on countless occasions, his team has prepared a watertight answer for him, and in 2167, he didn't even need to memorize the manuscript, just store the data chip in the operating system, and call up these answers at any time, which are the wisdom of the whole team.
But this time, he was silent for a long time, thinking carefully.
"Fight crime."
I don't know how long it took before he spoke.
In fact, he didn't have very lofty ideals, and he remembered that he had signed up to become a rescuer in order to gain more authority that would allow him to get past his superiors in the department and get the clues he really wanted.
Before coming to District 4, Shaw Grant never imagined that he would become the "anger mentor" he is today.
He paused and asked, "What about you?" β
"Be a partner in justice...... What kind of eyes do you have? β
"It's hard to imagine that this is what you say."
Shaw-Grant got goosebumps, and he now seemed to understand why Guan Lili had said her allies were going to assassinate her.
"Remember Chloe Films' promotional strategy a few years ago? The rescuers are the embodiment of justice, and we, the workers, are partners in justice. β
"Of course, that project is still in your hands."
"It can only be said that there are nine times out of ten things that are unsatisfactory in life."
At Chloe Films, everyone is a partner of justice, and everyone is racking their brains every day to think about how to make their rescuers more in line with people's imagination of the embodiment of justice.
But in reality, no one in the company believes that there really is an honest rescuer in this world.
Even if there were, the city could change them quickly.
Fame, power, wealth, there's nothing more addictive than that, and in this city, being famous means everything.
So today when she raised her objections at the meeting, everyone was shocked.
They prefer to believe that she is carried away by a personal vendetta, and that it is much more convincing to even get up in the morning with her head banged on the bedside table.
"Why, your conscience has suddenly been discovered?"
Shaw-Grant has mixed feelings, Guan Lili is the leader on the road to his rescue, the rules of this city, and the way to get along with the company and fans are all taught to him by Guan Lili, even in Chloe Films, there are few people who know the way better than her.
Because of this, she was able to go from a small role that no one knows to where she is today.
It's hard for Shaw-Grant to imagine someone like Lili Kwan behaving in such a reckless manner, and they all know the consequences of the end of this meeting.
Out of self-interest, those allies will immediately abandon Guan Lili.
"I still don't understand, why are you doing it to this extent?"
"You want to know why?"
Guan Lili turned her face sideways and winked playfully at Shaw-Grant.
For a moment, he was in a trance.
Time seems to have gone back a few years ago, and he seems to have been able to meet Guan Lili, who had a beautiful dream and left home alone to work hard in the fourth district.
Shaw Grant is ready for the great, glorious rhetoric that you can hear in every episode of Chloe Films, but this time, he's willing to believe that Kwan is telling the truth.
"That's because I've saved up enough money, of course."
ββ¦β¦ Yes? β
This answer is a little different from what Shaw Grant imagined.
Guan Lili's eyes were still hot and sincere, "I can do whatever I want." β
The small theater of its two hundred and forty-two:
Sunday, afternoon, month, year
"You're so happy on my business trip?"
Lu Xiang's interrogation continues, and the conversation is full of dangers.
Although Song Lan tensed her body and looked admitted, her instinct, as the head of the counterintelligence department, told her that this stupid bird definitely had something to hide from her.
There is no need for Song Lan to delete the surveillance video because of this kind of thing, and I have never seen him so weak when he was more annoying than this before.
"If you don't take it as an example, if you want to beat it, you will be punished."
"Well, admitting mistakes is a good attitude, but you made me think of a word."
"What word?"
"Be a thief with a weak heart."
Lu Xiang ignored Song Lan's obstruction and conducted a more in-depth investigation, and when she completely checked the security system at home, she found the clue - this video is not a complete clip, before that, there was another deleted part, and more importantly, the previous deleted part was very secretive, and even she was almost fooled.
Song Lan is not good at these, and the only reasonable explanation is that he entrusted Bai Zhu to help.
"Wait a minute, I've already admitted my mistake, there's no need to keep watching!"
The panic between Song Lan's words further proved Lu Xiang's premonition.
She ignored the other party and recovered the video that was hidden by Bai Zhu in person.
The music and graphics are very similar to the previous performance, except that the instrument in the night heron's hand has been replaced by the oven door.
As the performance progressed, Lu Xiang watched as the door of the oven was torn down by the night heron.
In an instant, she felt her blood pressure rise.
"You even broke the oven!"
(End of chapter)