Chapter 332: A Son's Denunciation of His Father
“Choi Ji-yeon is here too, so you can tell her about the new variety show,” Jiang Shu said to Choi Ji-yeon, chewing his food.
Wu Haiyuan looked up at Choi Ji-yeon beside her, but Choi Ji-yeon was looking at Jiang Shu.
“Is Chairman Jiang referring to NMIXX’s group reality show or Hae Won’s solo variety show?”
“A solo show. JYP will handle the group reality show, so we don't need to make extra arrangements.”
Choi Ji-yeon nodded and turned to Wu Haiyuan, saying, “Your two seasons of 'Work Idol' were very successful, but the company also received your report.”
After the filming of the second season of 'Work Idol' concluded, Wu Haiyuan requested a temporary suspension of that schedule from the company. The show's effect was indeed great, but combined with her existing schedule, it made her schedule too full and exhausting.
“It would be a pity to just let such great variety sense go to waste, but the company has considered your fatigue, so we’ve prepared a new variety show for you.”
“'Begin Again,' a travel music variety show. The detailed variety show plan will be given to you after dinner. I’ll give you a general description of the situation.”
As Choi Ji-yeon described the content of 'Begin Again,' Wu Haiyuan listened intently. When she heard about the guests traveling to foreign cities together for street performances, Wu Haiyuan’s eyes lit up.
As an idol artist, Wu Haiyuan’s vocal skills are completely on point, and she herself enjoys singing and is more willing to participate in music variety shows.
It’s just that there haven’t been many such opportunities.
And now, this new variety show the company is giving her is undoubtedly the one she most wants to participate in.
“This dragon scale, yet once upon a time~~~”
Jiang Shu, who was eating and listening to Choi Ji-yeon and Wu Haiyuan talk, paused, put down his chopsticks, and took out his phone.
Upon seeing the caller, Jiang Shu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Qin Zhen?
A call at this hour?
Thinking this, Jiang Shu answered the phone.
“Hello.”
“Boss, something happened!”
Listening to Qin Zhen’s words, Jiang Shu’s brows gradually furrowed. Choi Ji-yeon and Wu Haiyuan, noticing Jiang Shu’s expression, also stopped their conversation.
“Have you found out whose doing it is?”
“Currently, no human factors have been found. It’s most likely Director Jiang’s son’s own doing.”
Jiang Shu frowned and pondered for a moment.
“Send me the article. I’ll read the content first. Do not respond to anything else.”
“Okay, should we suppress the trending topic?”
“Do not take any action for now.”
“Yes!”
Less than half a minute after the call ended, a long screenshot appeared in Jiang Shu and Qin Zhen’s chat box. Jiang Shu opened the screenshot.
My father is Jiang Wentai, a K-pop industry professional. He has only one head but two faces.
The first face is one of subservience and flattery towards “fathers.”
Like most people, my father has always been one person and has not changed. But my father is different; my father’s father has been changing ever since he entered society.
Not long after he failed the college entrance exam and entered society, he started recognizing “daddies.” Anyone who could bring him benefits became his biological father, even closer than his actual father (in the biological sense). Later, he joined DM Entertainment, and since the talented Chairman Jiang was too young, he changed from recognizing “daddies” to recognizing “masters.”
My father is a person who is consistent in his words and actions; he genuinely worships these masters of his. Especially the latest master, Chairman Jiang of DM Entertainment. He meticulously learns from him in everything, from his hairstyle, company speeches, to his relationships with men and women. Even the conference room in his own home is strictly decorated according to the layout of Chairman Jiang’s home.
A rectangular hall, with two single sofas at one end of the hall, backed by a beautiful feature wall. Between the two sofas is a coffee table. On both sides are two rows of single sofas, accentuating the two central positions.
Chairman Jiang is Chinese, so his family conference room design is Chinese style, and Jiang Wentai, a true Korean, imitates this… Could it be that he wants to return to his ancestors?
If possible, I am not averse to returning to my ancestors. If returning to my ancestors could get me a different father, I would be quite happy.
Jiang Wentai also hoped that I would inherit his tradition and always educated me this way. When I was admitted to Seoul National University with a national second place in a computer competition, he was very happy and gave me a book called “The Prosecutor’s Faith.” This was his master’s favorite book at the time, and he told me, “Your emotional intelligence is too low. You should read this book carefully to learn how to make your superiors happy.”
When I was in high school, during college applications, I applied to the Computer Science Department at Seoul National University. When he found out, he was very angry and severely criticized me. He told me, “You are so talented now, you should study in the Law School. Maybe a daughter from a chaebol family will take a liking to you! If not, you can also become a prosecutor and become a true ruling class.”
So, as the national second-place winner in the computer competition, I transferred from the Computer Science Department to the Law School at Seoul National University.
Unfortunately, I was not up to par. After four years in Law School, no daughter of a chaebol family took a liking to me in the end.
My father’s second face is one of contempt for his subordinates.
In his mind, if you’re not a master, you’re a slave, including me.
My father dislikes highly educated people. He often likes to lecture me, saying, “Don’t think you’re so great just because you got into Seoul National University. Look at those SKY (Seoul National University, Korea University, Yonsei University) elites; aren’t they also working for me?”
Of course, there are exceptions.
For example, his current boss, the Chairman of DM Entertainment, who is around my age and also from SKY. Jiang Wentai praises him to the extreme. No matter where he is, even at home, he never speaks ill of Chairman Jiang.
I'm actually quite curious: is it Chairman Jiang’s excellent dog-training ability, or is Jiang Wentai simply too proactive in being a dog?
Towards his subordinates, his face always carries an equal disdain. In his eyes, these people who are inferior to him have a unified title: “slaves.”
He won’t look at these people directly because, in his eyes, they are not people.
I don’t understand why DM Entertainment, known for having the best benefits and human rights in the industry, could foster such a habit in him? Is it Jiang Wentai’s personal habit, or is DM Entertainment merely putting on a show from top to bottom?
Jiang Wentai’s third face is one of extreme flattery towards women.
Perhaps it’s because DM Entertainment, where he currently works, is full of female artists and female executives, which has led Jiang Wentai to develop a habit of extreme flattery towards women in the past two years. My current nominal mother (my biological mother passed away five years ago) is a divorced woman with two children. My father fell in love with her at first sight and married her in just three days from their first meeting.
When I asked him why, Jiang Wentai didn't answer. It wasn't until I had the good fortune to attend a women's rights dinner with “mother” that I suddenly understood.
I can't help but admire my father's foresight. By kneeling and fawning over my “mother” at home, and then inadvertently revealing his high tolerance for women, he could easily win the approval of women and thus gain the favor of all the female executives in the company.
At the end of last year, my “mother” and Jiang Wentai had a huge fight, and both chose to divorce. My “mother” took tens of billions from Jiang Wentai, and she divided my original inheritance into three parts. Her children received two parts, and my share was later given to my two half-brothers when Jiang Wentai begged “mother” to remarry.
Yes, as Jiang Wentai’s eldest son, I lost my inheritance, including the portion my mother left for me.
And now, I am about to become a prosecutor, reaching what many consider the pinnacle of life, but I don’t want to tolerate this anymore. I don’t care about this inheritance, but this is the last thing my mother left me. Since Jiang Wentai even wants to take these things away, I will no longer hesitate.
I have compiled all relevant materials and evidence into a booklet. One copy is in my hand, and one has been sent to DM Entertainment’s email address.
I want to see what kind of end my father will meet under the influence of public opinion.
Jiang Xuhui, to my father.
...
After reading this denunciation of his father, Jiang Shu’s brows were tightly furrowed.
Jiang Wentai is the Head of Administration at DM Entertainment, an extremely smooth and articulate department head who is also very efficient in his work. Jiang Shu never expected him to cause such a huge problem for himself and the company here.
“Look at this.” Jiang Shu sent the image to Choi Ji-yeon.
Choi Ji-yeon picked up her phone in confusion and started browsing. A moment later, her brows also furrowed.
“Director Jiang is not harsh on his subordinates, but there have indeed been instances of disrespect towards employees,” Choi Ji-yeon said after a moment of thought.
“Why wasn’t this reported to me?”
“This is a common societal phenomenon,” Choi Ji-yeon said with a wry smile.
Jiang Shu was momentarily speechless.
“I’m not eating anymore. Hae Won, you can entertain yourself for now. I have some things to deal with,” Jiang Shu said, putting down his chopsticks and standing up.
Seeing this, Wu Haiyuan quickly stood up as well.
“Yes!”
“Have President Li and Qin Zhen come over, and that useless Jiang Wentai too,” Jiang Shu’s latter half of the sentence carried strong displeasure.
“Yes!”
...
Chairman’s Office.
Jiang Shu sat at his desk, Li Duohui and Qin Zhen sat on either side of the sofa, while the person in question, “my father” Mr. Jiang Wentai, stood with his head bowed and body slightly trembling directly in front of the coffee table.
“You have a good son,” Jiang Shu said calmly, looking at Jiang Wentai.
Jiang Wentai trembled all over upon hearing these calm words.
“Chairman! I didn’t know he would do such a thing! I’ve already called him to delete the post!” Jiang Wentai quickly said.
“Did he delete it?”
Jiang Wentai paused.
“No... no. But I will continue to try! If worst comes to worst, I’ll directly delete it using his account!”
“Terrible idea,” Jiang Shu looked at him coldly. “But you’re not completely hopeless; you haven’t denied the authenticity of this matter.”
Jiang Wentai kept his head down and said nothing; he also needed a reason to refute it.
Who knew what that scoundrel had in the materials he sent to the company. He didn't understand the materials, but he understood Chairman Jiang.
Don't let him make it seem like such a big crime; in reality, this matter only became so big because he is a manager at DM Entertainment + Jiang Xuhui is a prospective prosecutor. To say there's a huge crime, there's absolutely none.
As long as Jiang Shu doesn't touch him, he will be fine.
“Director Qin, how should this matter be resolved?” Jiang Shu asked Qin Zhen.
“Three options.” Qin Zhen glanced at Jiang Wentai, then stood up and held out three fingers. “The first option: Director Jiang responds, stating it’s a family matter and irrelevant to the company. This option is the most time and effort-saving, but its effectiveness depends on subsequent feedback. Given the current situation, it’s more likely to develop into a significant negative impact on Director Jiang.”
“The second option: suppress the trending topic and handle it coldly. After the topic is suppressed, netizens will forget about it over time. This option is efficient and quick, but it will cost us a lot of public opinion resources.”
“The third option: the company responds, stating this is merely a family matter and irrelevant to the company, then dismisses Director Jiang, severing ties between the matter and the company. This option, overall, is the most suitable.”
As soon as Qin Zhen finished speaking, both Li Duohui and Jiang Wentai couldn't help but look at him.
“Qin Zhen, I’ve always treated you well, haven’t I? Why do you want Chairman Jiang to dismiss me?” Jiang Wentai asked incredulously, looking at Qin Zhen.
“The PR department is only responsible to the company. Where does Director Jiang’s claim of taking care of me come from?” Qin Zhen said expressionlessly.
“You!”
“Shut up.” Jiang Shu frowned, and Jiang Wentai instantly fell silent despite any dissatisfaction.
“The third option, but instead of dismissal, it will be a demotion + suspension. Jiang Wentai will be demoted to Administration Department Supervisor. He will return to work when the matter is resolved. Qin Zhen will continue to serve as Head of Public Relations and also take over as Head of Administration.” Jiang Shu said, looking at Jiang Wentai, “The company must sever ties with this matter, but considering you are an old employee of the company, you will only be demoted and suspended.”
Jiang Wentai quickly bowed.
“Thank you, Chairman Jiang!”
“Get out.”
“Yes! Yes!”
Jiang Wentai quickly exited the office.
After Jiang Wentai left the office, Li Duohui, who had been silent, finally spoke.
“Congratulations, Director Qin,” Li Duohui said with a smile to Qin Zhen.
Qin Zhen nodded expressionlessly.
Li Duohui didn’t mind and then looked at Jiang Shu.
“Even if the company severs ties with this matter, it will still affect the company. I have a suggestion.”
“Speak.”
“We can solve the root of the problem,” Li Duohui said with a slight smile.
“Jiang Xuhui?”
Li Duohui nodded, smiling mysteriously.
“I have some connections at the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office where he is about to take up his post. There is still an assessment between a prospective prosecutor and a formal prosecutor.”
Jiang Shu’s eyes flashed.
“Then let’s proceed as you suggested.”
This matter seems to be Jiang Wentai’s fault, but from the company’s perspective, both father and son have issues. Moreover, Jiang Xuhui was sarcastic towards Jiang Shu in the article, so if Jiang Wentai is dealt with, Jiang Xuhui won’t escape either.
“Alright.”
Jiang Shu raised a hand to rub his temples.
“You may all leave.”
Qin Zhen bowed to Jiang Shu and left first.
Li Duohui also smiled and stood up, leaving the office.
Jiang Shu looked at the closed door again.
“Is it truly a father-son conflict, or is it man-made?”
