Ace of the Dragon Division

Chapter 248: Rejected (Part one)

After Yan Xian walked out of the office, he let out a breath of relief. He felt a bit fortunate that things weren’t as severe as he thought.

When Ou Li got out of the elevator, he received a call from Young Master Hu. As Ou Li listened, he continued to glance at Yan Xian who was standing behind him as he said, “Alright, I understand what to do now, Young Master Hu. Thanks for letting me off the hook. I know what to do now.”

Yan Xian walked over and asked Ou Li, “When you said in there that you were going to delete my scenes and host reshoots, you were just kidding, right?”

Ou Li replied, “What do you think? Of course they will be deleted.”

Yan Xian became anxious. “But I did really well in this movie, I can guarantee the box office will sell very well!”

Ou Li looked at Yan Xian and said, “You need to know that you are now being nominated by the State Administration of Media and Entertainment! The movies casting you will only attract hate. Now, I want to discuss something with you. That 50 million you invested, I will return it to you, and I will delete your scenes in my movies. Starting from now, you have nothing to do with those five movies.”

Yan Xian was dumbfounded. “President Ou, I mean, Big Brother Ou, what are you talking about? Aren’t we in the same boat? Things went well back at that office and now you are drawing a line with me? How can you throw me away at this period of time? I was still hoping I could get back on my feet with the money earned from those three movies…”

Ou Li was getting impatient as he said, “Then you should check your reputation right now. Look at you, surrounded by scandals. Wouldn’t I be asking to be cussed at if I still star you in my movies? Besides, even if the cinema line gives us the green line, you are still being nominated by the State Admin. Wouldn’t I be going against them if I still keep you around? Don’t try to convince me anymore, the money will be back in your account by tomorrow. Don’t come and look for me in the future, just go wherever you want to go. I regret getting into the same boat with you.”

Then, Ou Li turned, about to leave.

Yan Xian began to panic. “Big Brother Ou, you can’t be like this, you just returned 50 million but I owe 30 million, and that leaves me with only 20 million of start-up funds! It’s not going to be enough for me to start a studio… Please, just let me continue to participate and get a share of the revenue. Please, I’m begging you.”

“Are you done?” Ou Li glared at him. “I’m telling you, sorry, I will no longer work with you in the future.”

Then, he got into his car and left.

Yan Xian anxiously turned around and said to his agent, “I apologized now, they won’t target me for sure now. Will the company renew the contract with me? Don’t worry, I won’t offend people in the future, can you talk to the president for me? Also, go and tell those advertisers that cancelled our contract, tell them that I will get PR to wash away my scandal and it definitely won’t affect their brand image.”

The agent bitterly laughed. “Yan Xian, are you a three-year-old? If you give me a slap right now and then apologize to me, do you think I would forgive you? Don’t be stupid, just take care of yourself. The man behind Lin Chuxue definitely wouldn’t forgive a man that was trying to take advantage of his woman. That is a man’s bottomline. Starting from destroying your reputation with the scandals, he never planned on forgiving you.”

Yan Xian’s face drastically changed as he furiously shouted, “B-stard, then why did you still get me to come and apologize?”

The agent snorted. “Of course it’s because you were nominated by the State Admin. Do you know who was the one that wants to screw you over? It’s someone that even our president has to listen to, and that guy directly said that he wants to screw you over. If you didn’t come and apologize, then the company would be going down with you. It probably wouldn’t go bankrupt, but it would definitely be set back a few years and have a lot of resources snatched away by competitors. The company obviously wouldn’t risk offending that big character just for a celebrity like you. Besides, those advertisers and other presidents of the companies inside the circle already said, if you don’t leave the company, then they won’t be doing business with our company anymore. So, getting you to come and apologize is for the sake of the company, and it has nothing to do with getting the people you offended to forgive you! Alright, I’m done, and I’m leaving too now.”

After that, the agent left, leaving behind the furious Yan Xian that almost ran after him to choke him to death. At that moment, his phone rang.

Chapter 248: Rejected (Part two)

“Hello, I’m Yan Xian.”

“Mr. Yan, this is the legal department of X-X Shampoo. Because a scandal broke out during the brand deal period that severely affected our brand and the partnership, we hereby unilaterally cancel our contract and ask you to pay for damages. We have already contacted your company, but your company said that they already ended the employment contract with you so we can only directly come to you. In the next few days, we will send you a subpoena.”

Then, they hung up.

Yan Xian’s eyes were wide open as he looked at his phone, and he just saw more and more business calls coming in, all from the companies he had brand deals with. In the end, he directly smashed his phone and then yelled on the streets like a mad man. The endorsement fee plus the damages, it seemed like his 50 million would no longer be enough…

– South Island –

At a temporary office in the suburbs, Commander Xie stood in the sun waiting for the staff to come out.

After waiting for about half an hour, someone opened the door and a middle-aged man came out. Commander Xie immediately came up to him. “Director Yun, how was it? Did you see the highlight reel of the last competition on Xu Cheng? What do the higher-ups think? I think Xu Cheng’s probably the strongest soldier that appeared in the past 10 years…”

Yun Zheng didn’t have the heart to interrupt Commander Xie from passionately introducing that man, but he still did. “He was rejected.”

“What?” Commander Xie thought he had heard it wrong. “How did he not get passed? Xu Cheng’s really strong, he rendered so many commanders speechless this year, and I think there’s no problem at all for him to get into Dragon Division, or even directly into the 54 ace cards! But why was he rejected? He’s an orphan, and he was just raised up in the British Empire but he’s still a Huaxia citizen. The qualifications he demonstrated showed that he loves this country enough, so his background should be okay too.”

Yun Zheng bitterly smiled and shook his head. “All in all, the higher-ups didn’t approve. You know as well that I’m just responsible for collecting information on potential talents and then submitting them, but I have no right to assess candidates.”

Commander Xie was still not willing to reconcile. “What did the higher-ups say? There should at least be a reason that he was eliminated, right?”

Yun Zheng replied, “No reason. No means no.”

Commander Xie’s temper was still pretty barbaric as he directly kicked a big rock by the door. “Then what about the logistics team or as a substitute?”
Yun Zheng shook his head. “Also no.”

Instructor Xie’s eyes narrowed. “Is his background not clean? Otherwise, I really can’t think of a reason that he can’t be admitted to the Dragon Division.”

Yun Zheng bitterly smiled. “That’s all classified information within the Dragon Division, I can’t tell you. You should go back. Xu Cheng cannot be admitted to the Dragon Division. I’ve already tried my best as well, and I’ve already said what I can, but the higher-ups are set on not accepting him.”

Commander Xie nodded, and then he looked at Yun Zheng thoughtfully and sighed, “The Dragon Division is weakening and everyone knows. Every year, the military spends tons of money trying to train elite soldiers to supply the Dragon Division with fresh blood. If one day, the Dragon Division really doesn’t exist anymore, then our nation’s inheritance would end. I really hope an elite like Xu Cheng wasn’t accepted due to the deterioration of the Dragon Division itself. I hope the Dragon Division hasn’t changed.”

Yun Zheng looked at Commander Xie and said, “Rest assured, the Dragon Division never changed. Xu Cheng has reasons for not getting chosen, and there are no shady practices at all. This was the result of a fair review.”

Commander Xie nodded and then disheartenedly left.