Gu Sisi returned to the company listlessly, wondering how to explain this to her colleagues.
As it was almost time to get off work, Yang Qian ran in cheerfully. "Sisi, Teacher Yang just called and agreed that we can continue with the copyright development!"
"What?" Gu Sisi was also stunned.
"Ah!" She shrieked in surprise, hugged Yang Qian and spun around, tears welling up in her eyes. She was overjoyed to the point of crying.
Her reaction made Yang Qian feel a bit at a loss. "Sisi, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing. I'm just so happy." She wiped away her tears with red - rimmed eyes. "We must go all out and not let Teacher Yang down."
The subsequent work went smoothly. The choice of each character would seek Teacher Yang's opinion, and everything was in an orderly manner.
However, trouble came again soon.
The director summoned Gu Sisi to his office. "You gave up the company's right to choose the actors?"
"Yes."
"What right do you have to do this? Do you know how much profit the company will lose because of this?" the director roared.
Not only the actors, but also some advertisements in the drama and all things that would affect the viewing experience were rejected.
The company couldn't choose the actors, couldn't insert advertisements, and couldn't do bundled commercial promotions. This was almost a death - blow to the director!
The director felt a sharp pain. He had thought Gu Sisi was a worry - free employee.
"Director, I think..."
"Shut up." The director had lost his patience. "You go and take back the rights you gave away without permission!"
The company had already negotiated with several advertisers, and the production of the MV had started. Now they had offended all of them, and he had to go and apologize in person.
"Director, I know we've lost a lot of money, but Teacher Yang promised me that he wouldn't charge the copyright fee. That's also a huge sum of money saved!"
"Saving money and making money are two different things!" The director was furious. "If there's no commercial income, why are we still shooting this drama? Do you think we're doing charity?"
Originally, the director had assigned Gu Sisi to be in charge of this project because he had heard that Gu Sisi knew the president of the Huo Group. He thought they might be able to rely on her to get some benefits in the future.
But he didn't expect that this girl was so stubborn. She didn't want to make money but helped the author pursue some so - called "sentiment". He was so angry!
"Director..."
"Get out first!" The director closed his eyes and didn't want to see her.
Gu Sisi had no choice but to put the materials in her hand on the table and walked out dejectedly.
"Hey, isn't this the company's rising star? Why are you being scolded?" Peng Die appeared beside her at some point.
Gu Sisi had no intention of dealing with her and simply said, "Get out of the way."
Peng Die curled her lips into a smile and gently moved aside. "Do you think you can stay in this office forever? There's still a long way to go!"
"Bang!" The door was closed.
Peng Die's eyes darkened, but then the curve of her lips widened, and her smile was full of complacency.
Since there was a chance to turn the tables, she definitely wouldn't let it go. She had thought Gu Sisi had a powerful backer, but it turned out that she got the opportunity by sacrificing the company's interests.
Sacrificing the company's interests meant offending the director. There were plenty of ways to deal with her.
The next day, rumors spread in the office: Gu Sisi made all sorts of promises to the clients and got the chance to be in charge of the project through improper means.
Moreover, it was very likely that she had slept her way to the top and had done something shady behind the scenes.
The rumors spread quickly. All the colleagues looked at her strangely when they saw her, and the unit leaders even started to have talks with her.
"Sisi, I'll handle the communication with Teacher Yang from now on. I believe Teacher Yang will understand." Yang Qian was worried that Gu Sisi had too many things to do and would be overwhelmed by the pressure.
Gu Sisi was really stretched thin. She had been busy these days and had no time to care about those rumors.
"Okay. If there's anything about Teacher Yang, tell me immediately."
After sharing some of the work, Gu Sisi finally had some time. She directly went to Peng Die to confront her.
"You spread those rumors, right?"
"Yes." Peng Die didn't deny it and said seriously, "Am I wrong? You've been making empty promises!"
"I haven't! Teacher Yang personally agreed that I could continue with the copyright development. How dare you say I'm making empty promises?"
Peng Die laughed softly. "I heard that you promised not to adapt the script and would directly use the original characters in the book, and you gave up the company's right to choose the actors. I wonder if it's true or not?"
Gu Sisi was extremely angry. "Yes, I did promise Teacher Yang."
The colleagues around were in an uproar. There had been rumors that Gu Sisi had sacrificed the company's interests to get the project, and now she had admitted it herself.