003 Is there really a company trying to snatch Qian Lang, that scoundrel?
At that moment, at Starshine Corporation.
The slanting rays of the setting sun streamed through the window, casting mottled shadows.
They resembled monstrous claws, silently roaring as they crept along the floor and walls,
fracturing the once bright space into scattered fragments.
“Why hasn’t he left yet?”
“What’s that guy dawdling for?”
“So annoying! Does he really think staying here will help?”
“Maybe he’s waiting for the big boss to show up?”
“Heh, would the big boss really come just to save face for this minor player against Vice President Cheng?”
“Work’s almost over. Let’s just tough it out for a bit longer. We definitely won’t see him tomorrow…”
The dull clatter of keyboards mingled with whispered gossip, waves of murmurs washing over Qian Lang’s ears.
Without looking up, he already knew it was the usual female colleagues discussing him again.
Sigh, having been fired, sticking around here only made him a nuisance.
But with just an hour left until quitting time,
he had to endure until then.
At least that way, today’s paycheck would be secured.
Thankfully, Vice President Cheng had left early on some errand.
If he saw Qian Lang lingering here, he’d surely blow his top again.
Ah, life as a wage earner isn’t easy!
Qian Lang sighed as he deleted the script word by word from his computer.
Since this script had caused such a stir with Vice President Cheng, it was better to destroy it early.
After all, he was a good man.
Though short-tempered, he had generously wiped away the losses Qian Lang had brought to the company,
even pointing out a clear path forward.
Hmm, tomorrow he’d take the script to Galaxy Films across the street and try his luck.
He just wasn’t sure if Galaxy Films would recognize his talent.
Would they hold prejudice against his record of three flop films?
Sigh.
Time ticked by second after second.
The files had long been deleted.
Qian Lang waited anxiously, finally glancing at the clock on the screen’s lower right corner.
One minute remained until quitting time.
He shut down the computer and stood up, lifting the cardboard box on the desk and slowly making his way to the punch-out station.
There, a colleague with a horse-like face was already scrolling on his phone, waiting.
“Oh wow, the sun’s rising in the west!
Director Qian is leaving on time? But why carry a cardboard box?”
Wang Xingxing poked Qian Lang’s shoulder playfully, feigning ignorance.
“Five minutes late, and still couldn’t get Vice President Cheng’s approval on your script, huh?”
Hehe, once Qian Lang was sent packing, Wang Xingxing would become the only successful hire from their intake!
With no competitors, all company resources would surely tilt his way!
Thinking this, Wang Xingxing’s horse-like face twisted with excitement.
Qian Lang said nothing, merely casting a cold glance.
He stepped forward and punched out.
Ha, quitting time had arrived; who had time to listen to this local chatter?
“Hey, where are you running off to?”
Wang Xingxing, energized, swiped his card and hurried after him.
Today, his sense of superiority was sky-high; he had to show off properly in front of Qian Lang.
“Honestly, as a director, why snatch the writer’s work?
Those scripts you write have no market.
They’re just a bunch of bad movies!
If it weren’t for our company giving young people a chance, you wouldn’t have set the record of three consecutive flops!
I’m telling you, go to the boss and show some presence!
Don’t just bury your head in writing scripts all day!
It’s useless…”
Inside the elevator, Wang Xingxing lectured incessantly.
Qian Lang paid no attention, staring only at the floor numbers ticking by.
“Ding!”
Finally, the first floor arrived.
He was the first to step out and headed straight for the exit.
Wang Xingxing followed closely behind, the two exiting the building almost simultaneously.
But the scene before them startled Wang Xingxing.
“What’s going on here?”
He exclaimed.
Dozens of yellow bikes formed a semicircle in front of the Starshine building.
Security guards were trying to disperse them,
but dozens of delivery couriers standing outside the circle remained unmoved.
Each had their right fist placed firmly on their chest, eyes fixed resolutely on the building’s exit.
“Qian Lang’s out!”
“That handsome guy next to the horse-faced one!”
Someone shouted.
The delivery couriers immediately turned their gaze towards Qian Lang.
“We sincerely invite Director Qian Lang to join Galaxy Films!”
“We sincerely invite Director Qian Lang to join Galaxy Films!”
“We sincerely invite Director Qian Lang to join Galaxy Films!”
The synchronized voices were deafening.
Qian Lang shivered in fright, nearly dropping the box in his hands.
These delivery couriers were all young and strong, with booming voices and an imposing presence.
Outside the Starshine building, many passersby stopped, drawn by curiosity.
Some even pulled out their phones to take pictures.
The scene was livelier than a fan meet-and-greet.
“What’s happening?”
Qian Lang looked utterly confused.
Meanwhile, Wang Xingxing had caught on.
“Security! Security! Get these people out of here!”
He shouted in frustration.
Qian Lang was just a fired, failed director.
What company would be blind enough to want him?
Even if they did, why make such a fuss?
What were they trying to accomplish?
Wang Xingxing barked orders and signaled the guards.
But the numbers were too uneven; if the guards had a way, they wouldn’t have waited this long.
“Director Wang, just the two of us can’t do much,”
said two security guards, one fat and one thin, both wearing sour expressions.
Wang Xingxing fumed, “Idiot! Don’t you know to call the police?”
“But they’re not interfering with us…”
the fat guard explained weakly.
The thin one wore a smile as if enjoying a show.
“What do you mean ‘not interfering’?
It’s quitting time! With this blockade, how are employees supposed to get out?”
Wang Xingxing roared.
“But calling the police might not be appropriate…”
the fat guard hesitated.
At that moment, employees of Starshine began emerging from the elevator,
only to be baffled by the scene before them.
“What’s going on?”
“Why are there so many delivery couriers?”
“No idea!”
“Hey, isn’t that Qian Lang?”
Several sharp-eyed female colleagues immediately spotted Qian Lang standing there dumbfounded.
“Heh, if that guy had left earlier, he wouldn’t be blocked now!”
“Exactly! Stubbornly hanging around the company, now look, carrying that heavy box must be exhausting!”
They sneered shamelessly.
Yet, without warning, the delivery couriers began to leave in an orderly fashion.
Within seconds,
all of them mounted their yellow bikes and rode away.
Seeing the excitement die down, the curious onlookers gradually dispersed.
The fat guard exhaled deeply, relieved.
No need to call the police now.
He glanced nervously at Wang Xingxing,
who wore a dark, horse-faced scowl as he strode up to Qian Lang.
“Qian Lang, what was that all about just now?”
Wang Xingxing demanded fiercely.
Just fired, and already being courted by a company?
No way that flop’s staging this, right?
“How would I know?”
Qian Lang replied coldly.
He shifted sideways, clutching the box as he walked ahead.
But just a few steps later, a round-faced young woman and a few others blocked his path.
“Director Qian, please wait. Our company car has just arrived!”
“What car?” Qian Lang asked, puzzled.
At that moment, a silver Alphard approached from afar, flashing hazard lights as it stopped by the roadside.
A burly man jumped out and waved to the round-faced woman and her group.
“Quick! Get in!”
The round-faced woman immediately became respectful.
“Hello, Director Qian. Let me reintroduce ourselves—we’re employees of Galaxy Films. Our General Manager Pei is hosting a banquet at the Emperor Hotel in your honor!
Please come with us!”
“Director Qian, I’ll help you with that box.”
Warm hands tugged at Qian Lang.
Some even snatched the box from him.
“Hey, you—”
Qian Lang was startled.
“Come with us, Director Qian!”
Amid the confusion, he was dragged and pulled into the silver Alphard.
Bang!
The burly man shut the door and jumped into the passenger seat.
The Alphard sped away in a cloud of dust.
“What’s going on?”
Several female colleagues stared wide-eyed at Wang Xingxing.
He left early, so he must know the background!
“What a lousy company! How can a failed director cause such a fuss?
Pfft! Only fools would believe that!”
Wang Xingxing spat and turned away.
“No way, right?”
“Qian Lang, that flop, has a company fighting over him?”
The female colleagues were completely dumbfounded.