As soon as he hung up the phone and turned around, he saw Su Tang standing by the balcony door.
Seeing that he had ended the call, Su Tang greeted him, "Let's have breakfast. We'll go to the company after that."
Ren Qingzhou had been on the phone for a while and didn't notice when she woke up. Although he had no intention of hiding anything from her, he still felt a bit embarrassed.
He had insisted on taking her to the company yesterday, but today's meeting topic would probably be related to her.
This kind of behavior of asking the person involved to sit in on the meeting was really embarrassing.
When they arrived at the company, Li Momo was already waiting.
"Sister - in - law," she greeted Su Tang. From Su Tang's observation of her complexion, it seemed that she hadn't slept well all night.
"Hello, sister - in - law," hearing their conversation, the people in the studio looked up and greeted Su Tang.
They had only seen her photos before. This was the first time they met the boss's family in person.
Ren Qingzhou's studio wasn't very big. Since they hadn't signed any other artists, they didn't need many people. Excluding Tian Yu and Ren Qingzhou, there were only ten people in the whole studio at most.
"Alright, let's get the meeting started," Li Momo arranged.
Su Tang took a quick look around. The decoration was very tasteful, and it was obvious that a lot of thought had been put into it. She noticed that there was a specially partitioned area for music, with everything from pre - recording to post - editing.
"This used to be just a recording studio. Later, I expanded it," Ren Qingzhou saw her staring at that area and explained.
Su Tang nodded and followed him into the meeting room. She found a seat in the corner and prepared to sit in on the meeting.
"Today's meeting was originally about the recording and promotion of *Youth Trainee*. But something happened last night, so we have to add one more item," Li Momo said.
"Teacher Ren, I've also communicated with the public relations department. The best way at present is to invite General Manager Jiang to interact with us, proving that sister - in - law is about to join their company. This way, we can clarify the relationship among the three of you and also explain why you've been meeting frequently in Shanghai," one staff member said.
"Considering that General Manager Jiang's company is currently developing a new project and also needs some exposure, this is actually a win - win situation."
"What do you think of this solution?" Li Momo asked for Ren Qingzhou and Su Tang's opinions.
Ren Qingzhou remained silent. Su Tang didn't know if she should speak up either.
Finally, seeing that he wasn't going to say anything, she had to speak up herself. "Let's do it this way for now. It's actually stating the fact."
It's just that the fact wasn't fully stated...
"Then let's move on to the topic of *Youth Trainee*. Has the publicity department prepared the relevant plans and materials?"
"Yes, it's done."
"Good. Send it to me later."
"The program schedule is quite tight this time, so the publicity department may have a hard time. The official announced the list of mentors last night. Who in the studio did the analysis?"
"It's me. At present, we still have an advantage."
As this staff member said, she distributed a statistical report. Su Tang was completely lost in those professional data. Only then did she realize that there was a lot of work to do in the studio every day. It was not easy to make someone popular, and it was even more difficult to maintain their popularity.
The meeting lasted for quite a while. At first, Su Tang listened attentively, but later her mind started to wander.
She thought of what Li Momo had said about last night's incident. She opened Weibo and saw that she had indeed become the center of public discussion.
After the meeting, Ren Qingzhou saw her sitting there in a daze. He waved his hand in front of her eyes. "What are you thinking about?"
Su Tang snapped out of the thoughts triggered by those comments. "It's nothing. Is there anything else to do in the studio?"
"Nothing else."
"Then let's go find Jiang Bai. We need to clarify this matter as soon as possible. The longer we delay, the more problems may arise."
"Okay. I'll ask if he's in the office."
Ren Qingzhou called Jiang Bai to confirm that he was in the company. Then they drove there.
Jiang Bai was waiting for the test results today and wasn't very busy for the time being.
Seeing them come, he even had time to pour them two glasses of water. "The conditions here are a bit tough. Find a place to sit."
He had his own independent office, but he didn't use it very often. He only used it to entertain guests occasionally.
Since their company was in the early stage of entrepreneurship, there weren't many guests. Later, the main function of the office became a place for him to sleep when he pulled an all - nighter.
He probably didn't go home last night either. There was still a ball of air - conditioner quilt on the sofa.
Ren Qingzhou briefly told him the cause of this incident and then said, "I'd like to go public, but now they all think it's not the right time, and even she thinks so. So I have to trouble you to help."
Ren Qingzhou looked at Su Tang, and Su Tang chose to remain silent.
Jiang Bai stepped in to smooth things over. "It's a small thing. Sister - in - law is really going to join us. But you've reminded me. Do you think we should register an official Weibo account to promote ourselves?"
"Sure. This is the era of self - media. We should take advantage of this convenience."
"Okay. I'll ask Fang Ting to handle this later. Or you can do it, Su Tang. You young girls are better at these things. I'm good at fixing Weibo bugs, but it's really difficult for me to think about what to post every day."
"I can't... I'm not very good at this. It's better to ask Fang Ting."
Su Tang was actually a fan, but she was just a lurker.
Although she had been in Ren Qingzhou's super - topic for several years, she had hardly said a few words or posted a few times, let alone being an active user in the super - topic.
"She just left. She'll probably come back this afternoon," Jiang Bai took out a folder from the cabinet behind him. "Since you're here today, why don't you sign a contract? This contract was prepared before. I thought you'd come next week."
"Take a look. If there are no problems, just sign it. A lawyer will be responsible for the relevant issues later."
He handed the folder to Su Tang, and Su Tang took it and glanced through it.
She actually didn't understand much of these things. From what she could understand, this contract was much more favorable than the employee contract she had signed when she worked at Tencent.
There was also a share transfer agreement among the contracts. Su Tang took it out. "Do you give shares when someone joins the company?"
She looked at it. Although she didn't understand all the legal terms, she could tell that Ren Qingzhou was going to transfer his shares in the company to her.
"I can't accept this."
Seeing this situation, Jiang Bai knew that Ren Qingzhou hadn't discussed this matter with her at all.
"Let's talk about this later. Sign the rest of the documents first." He didn't want to let this opportunity slip away.
Su Tang signed the other documents. Jiang Bai sorted the papers out and put the folder back into the cabinet.
He picked up the share transfer agreement and looked at it carefully, then handed it to Su Tang. "You two should discuss this matter carefully. In my opinion, it's good for him to transfer the shares to you. He doesn't understand the company's operation, and the shares won't be of much value in his hands."
"And he's not transferring all his shares, just a part of them."
After Jiang Bai said that, he went out, leaving them some private space to discuss this matter.
"When Jiang Bai first decided to start a business, he had financial difficulties, so I invested a lot of money. Now I'm the major shareholder of the company," Ren Qingzhou explained.
"After I transfer a part of my shares to you, Jiang Bai will become the largest shareholder of the company. I think this will be more beneficial to the company's development. Otherwise, Jiang Bai will always feel restricted."
"Don't feel pressured. It's just a very small part."
"Fang Ting also has some shares. After I transfer my shares to you, your shareholding ratio will be the same as hers."
"I think we shouldn't be too entangled in financial matters, but we also shouldn't draw a clear line. Our relationship is very stable now, isn't it? As your boyfriend, I should be able to give you a relatively valuable gift, right?"
Before Su Tang could say anything, Ren Qingzhou had already said a lot, leaving her not knowing how to respond.
Finally, she decided to accept Ren Qingzhou's kindness. "Okay, then let's do it this way."
She picked up the pen on the table and signed her name.
"Is that all?"
"Of course not. There are still some very complicated procedures, but we can leave them to the lawyer. The lawyer will notify you if necessary."
Ren Qingzhou called Jiang Bai, who was still outside, back in. "Brother Jiang, are you free for lunch? Let's go eat together."
"You might as well just tell me that you want me to accompany you for a staged photo," Jiang Bai saw through the essence of the matter at a glance.
"You're wrong. The staged photo is secondary. The main purpose is to come and have lunch with you," Ren Qingzhou put his arm around his shoulder. "I need to bribe you so that you'll take good care of my wife in the future."
"It would be even better if you could let her work less overtime and give her a few days off when I'm on vacation."
"Okay, it's up to you. You have the final say," Jiang Bai joked. "This year has been your most leisure year. In previous years, how many vacations did you have?"
"Alright, let's call Fang Ting and go for lunch together."
"Su Tang, you call her. I don't dare. If I call her now and wake her up, she'll be in a really bad mood."
Jiang Bai, as the boss, was really careful.
"Okay, I'll call her," Su Tang saw through the real situation. They actually got along quite well, and she couldn't help but smile.