Chapter 41Old Acquaintance Met


    Brian had already opened the door for her and asked respectfully, “Mrs. arthy, where are we going


    now?”


    Natalia turned her eyes and nced at the safe in the backseat.


    A momentter, she answered in a gentle voice, “Let’s go home first!”


    After returning to arthy Mansion, Mrs. Dottie saw Brian carry arge safe, and thought that Natalia


    must have bought some precious jewelry.


    Mrs. Dottie came to greet them happily. However, she didn’t expect to see a very ordinary ne


    when they went upstairs together and opened the safe.


    Although the design was exquisite and the shredded emeralds on it looked nice, it didn’t seem valuable


    enough to be kept in a safe.


    The result was quite unexpected, and Natalia was quite embarrassed.


    Brian prepared the safe in case there were valuable items that would be difficult to transport. Anyhow,


    they were passed down from her mother.


    To their surprise, it was just an ordinary ne.


    Natalia could not help butugh. She was happy to get what her mother had kept for her finally.


    She stood by the window and studied the back of the ne in the sunlight.


    There were some engravings on it, the initials of her mother’s name, M-C-W.


    Her mother had died suddenly, and everything in the house had been taken over by her stepmother


    and half-sister. The items in the safe were the only items that left to her.


    Thinking of this, Natalia feel her heart burning with nostalgic emotions.


    She went to the mirror, took off a silver corbone chain she usually wore, and put on this antique


    ne.


    Fortunately, the ne was exquisitely crafted, and even though the style was a bit old-fashioned, it


    didn''t look strange on her.


    She smiled, put the ne into her dress and covered it with her cor. Then, she patted her chest


    with satisfaction, and then turned around to walk out.


    In the afternoon, Natalia went to Star Entertainment.


    Thepany, Star Entertainment, had been transferred to her for several days. She was very busy


    then, and could hardly spare any time to visit thepany in person.


    Before she came, she had called the person in charge by phone and informed them about her


    schedule today.


    When she arrived at thepany, it was 2 p.m. sharp.


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    The person who received her was a deputy manager surnamed Norris.


    Entertainmentpanies were different from otherpanies, because artistes made up the majority


    of the employees. Compared topanies in other industries, there were not many employees


    working in the office on a daily basis.


    This was especially true for Star Entertainment, apany on the verge of bankruptcy. No one was


    willing to sit there and wait for death, not to mention that Star Entertainment was acquired by another


    How the new boss intended to handle thepany remained a mystery. Anyone who had a n or


    had some connections had already left, or secured another job before the acquisition was finalized.


    Those stayed were just newbies who were still dazed and had no idea what to do.


    Dennis Norris, the deputy manager brought Natalia to her office and gave her a brief introduction of the


    current situation in thepany.


    Natalia analyzed it carefully and found that it was simr to the information she had gathered.


    There were only ten artists in the Artist Department right now. There was a five-member male group


    signedst year.


    Although it was called a group, it would be more appropriate to call it a forced binding of a bunch of


    artistes whose talents were not that obvious.


    The rest were just a few yet-to-be-famous artists. Their best works up till now were only roles as


    eunuchs or courtesans in period dramas, etc.


    As for the Agency Department, the few capable agents had left long ago, and those who stayed were


    fresh graduates whose abilities were no better than the artists.


    As for the Public Rtions Department, it was simply good for nothing.


    Was it a joke? What was the point of doing PR when the artists were not popr at all?


    Why not just make something happen so that they could get more exposure in the public?


    Even if they became infamous, at least they would achieve some fame!


    Natalia carefully went over issues in other departments. They were also in terrible conditions.


    Dennis reported to Natalia, with an awkward but polite smile.


    “President Natalia, this is the current situation of ourpany. All the reports are here. Do you want to


    go through them again?"


    Natalia shook her head.


    What was the use of going over them again?


    It did not change the fact that they had 10 artists but wasck of resource.


    She sighed helplessly.


    Dennis also knew that thepany''s situation was difficult.


    But the fact was that he was just a temporary manager. He was working as a secretary before.


    As thepany was about to close down and everyone ran away, he was temporarily appointed as the


    deputy manager.


    It was not easy to keep thepany the way it was now.


    “At the moment, ourpany is suffering from a shortage of resources due to ack of working capital.


    If we don''t have enough capital, we can''t pull resources we required. Without enough resources, we


    can hardly sign any artist we’d like to work with. This had led to a vicious cycle to the point today."


    Natalia understood it was not easy for him. She remained silent and waved her hand.


    “Alright, just leave the reports here for now! I''ll find a way to solve the capital problem. Thank you so


    much for your effect. You can leave now!"


    Dennis nodded and left.


    After he left, Natalia went directly to the Artist Department.


    Artists were the core of the business for an entertainmentpany. Natalia had only gotten a rough


    idea of them in the documents, but had not met them in person.


    At this time, several others had already gone out for auditions, and only the male group remained in the


    There was a very hot online talent variety show scheduled next month. The boys group’s chance to


    stand out was slim, and thepany was fully aware of it. So in such a desperate situation, they just


    wanted the group to have a try anyway.


    Therefore, they were practicing dancing in the exercise room now.


    When Natalia arrived, they were practicing vigorously.


    She did not go inside to disturb them, and only observed them outside through the ss windows.


    To be honest, even as the boss, she could not go against her conscience to say that they were great.


    Thepetition in the domestic idol market was fierce. As far as the male singing and dancing group


    were concerned, these guys had neither amazing appearances nor amazing talent. Their qualifications


    were indeed at an average level.


    It seemed like all that was left was to put into more efforts.


    It was a pity that in a ce like the entertainment industry, effort was the least worth thing.


    Natalia watched them for a while, and then left.


    The few artists going out for audition, two men and three women, returned in thete afternoon.


    Natalia unexpectedly discovered that one of the girls she actually knew.


    Laura Davies.


    Natalia had met her several times when she held the position of PR manager at Century Entertainment.


    Laura graduated from a renowned drama school and was considered to have a professional


    background.


    Although her looks were not the currently popr V- shape face, she was still quite cute and clean.


    Among the neers, her acting skills were outstanding.


    But perhaps due to the limitations of her round face, she was not able to secure any good resources.


    Later, when her contract expired, she terminated her contract with Century Entertainment.


    Natalia never expected that she would end up in Star Entertainment!