Chapter 436: Chapter 208: Competing Over Who Has Stronger Connections?

At this moment, Director Zhou Wenbin of Hai City TV Station came over quickly with a cheerful smile.

"May I ask, who is Mr. Yang Chen?" Zhou Wenbin asked politely.

Yang Chen turned around and said with a smile, "That’s me."

Zhou Wenbin: "Hello, Mr. Yang. I’m Zhou Wenbin, the director of Hai City TV Station. It’s a pleasure to meet you. Are these your team members?"

Yang Chen: "Yes! They are my team members. We were originally told we had 6 minutes to perform, and we’ve been rehearsing to that standard. Why was it suddenly changed to just three and a half minutes?"

Zhou Wenbin: "Haha... it’s a misunderstanding. Your group’s performance time is still 6 minutes unchanged."

Li Qingning: "Director Zhou, what about our group then?"

Zhou Wenbin: "Your group’s performance qualification has been canceled. You can leave now. Don’t hog the piano, let Mr. Yang’s team members practice."

Li Qingning and the others were stunned, the situation changed just like that.

"Director Zhou, you’re not joking with me, are you? Our dean and the neighboring orchestra’s director personally promised us 4 minutes of performance time. How can you say our qualification was canceled?" Li Qingning questioned.

Zhou Wenbin: "Hehe... I’m the director, I call the shots, if I say it’s canceled, then it’s canceled, do I need to give you a reason? A minor piano performer, and you’ve already learned to resort to social connections to bully others? Don’t you know there’s always someone stronger out there? Many more capable people don’t rely on connections but solely on their real strength, yet you’re flaunting your insignificant connections, it’s utterly ridiculous!"

Yang Chen: "That’s enough, you guys don’t just stand there, you’re delaying Tang Xia’s practice."

Zhou Wenbin: "Right! You should leave quickly, or I’ll have the security staff come in and escort you out."

Seeing Zhou Wenbin’s demeanor, it didn’t seem like he was joking, so Li Qingning had to leave angrily.

But she still wasn’t reconciled and went straight to find the opera house’s dean and the orchestra’s director.

The two of them were furious when they heard that Zhou Wenbin had gone back on his word.

Why can’t we give each other some face as fellow insiders of the system, why make everyone uncomfortable?

Li Qingning flashed a sly smile, feeling that having the dean and director intervene would definitely outweigh the favor of that ride-hailing driver.

At this time, Zhou Wenbin was happily introducing the evening’s program to Yang Chen, and the two walked towards the recording hall.

Zhou Wenbin intended to accompany Yang Chen to watch the performance tonight, and by the way, maintain a good relationship with this major shareholder of Shield Security Group.

At this time, Dean Liu Guangkun of Hai City Opera House and Director Xie Yutian of the Symphony Orchestra approached angrily.

Liu Guangkun: "Director Zhou, what do you mean by this? Why does what we agreed upon change at a whim?"

Xie Yutian: "Exactly! This behavior puts us in a difficult position."

Zhou Wenbin responded with a smile, "You two came just in time, let me introduce you. This is the new controlling shareholder of Shield Security Group, Mr. Yang Chen, who is also the training instructor for the Hai City Music Academy delegation."

Liu Guangkun and Xie Yutian were both shocked and quickly changed their angry expressions, stepping forward to shake hands and greet Yang Chen with a smile.

Liu Guangkun: "Hello, Mr. Yang. I am Liu Guangkun, the dean of Hai City Opera House. It’s a pleasure to meet you."

Xie Yutian: "Hello, Mr. Yang. I am Xie Yutian, the director of Hai City Symphony Orchestra. Delighted to make your acquaintance."

Yang Chen: "Oh, so you two were the ones who helped Li Qingning forcibly demand a program and deducted my team’s performance time?"

Xie Yutian: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding."

Liu Guangkun: "Yes, yes, yes, it was all a misunderstanding. Um... Qingning, I believe your group isn’t as competent, it’s better not to perform. You should take them and leave now. Director Xie, Director Zhou, and I will accompany Mr. Yang to watch the performance. Don’t cause me any trouble, hurry and go."

Zhou Wenbin: "Haha... Mr. Yang, let’s go watch the performance together."

Yang Chen nodded with a smile, heading towards the recording hall surrounded by Zhou Wenbin and the others.

Li Qingning was already stunned, standing there for a long time without moving.

She had thought Yang Chen just had superior talent, but now she realized Yang Chen’s solid strength completely outmatched hers.

To flaunt such pitifully thin social connections before a big shot like Yang Chen was simply making a fool of oneself.

The arrogant Li Qingmang came over and asked, "Sister, how did it go?"

Li Qingning replied with a stoic expression, "Our performance qualification was canceled. That person is a shareholder of Shield Security Group, not just some ride-hailing driver! The director, the dean, and the director are all afraid of him!"

"Ah..." Li Qingmang and the others exclaimed in despair.