You were supposed to have a fake marriage with the diva, so how did you become her father?

Chapter 126 Employees Who Voluntarily Work Overtime

The scenes that Lu Ran showed were enough to thoroughly shock the primitive people of this world.

In particular, Lu Ran's exquisite painting skills made those rabbits look incredibly lifelike.

The light in those rabbits' eyes, that indomitable spirit, can be felt even through the screen.

As the final image is revealed, the older rabbit leads the younger rabbits to stand on a high point in the city, with a bustling metropolis and fluttering flags in the distance.

The image freezes.

Lu Ran turned off the projector and turned around.

The meeting room fell silent, then erupted in enthusiastic applause!

"Director Lu! This idea is brilliant! To think of combining it with cute animals to showcase international relations."

"The art style is simple, but the storytelling is incredibly strong!"

"My eyes are sore from watching, I really can't bear to blink for even a second..."

"If this were made, it would definitely be a hit!"

"I knew I could have made the right choice by following Director Lu."

At this moment, everyone was full of confidence for the first project that was about to begin.

After the applause subsided, Lu Ran spoke: "'Those Years, Those Rabbits, Those Things' is our first project. The goal is simple: to create a Chinese animation that makes the audience laugh and cry, and cry and laugh."

His gaze swept over everyone: "I know that you may have felt unfulfilled in other departments before, or thought that animation was a peripheral business. But I'm telling you, the golden age of Chinese animation has arrived. Seize this opportunity, and your names will be remembered along with this work."

His words stirred everyone's blood.

"Starting today, we'll split into three groups." Lu Ran began assigning tasks. "One group will be responsible for refining the script, the second group for character design and scene creation, and the third group for pre-launch publicity and promotion. I need a detailed schedule and division of labor within three days."

He paused, then added, "Also, I've already written the theme song for this anime. Once the sample episodes are ready, I'll find a suitable person to sing it."

"Director Lu, you can write songs too?"

"You're a mole, aren't you? Everyone in the company knows that Director Lu is the best songwriter in the world!"

...

In the afternoon, in the director's office.

Li Mo stared at the "Those Years, Those Rabbits, Those Things" project proposal and concept art submitted by Lu Ran, remaining silent for a long time.

Although he knew Lu Ran was powerful, this was just too powerful.

This young man doesn't look young at all.

Putting aside the creativity, the drawing skills alone require more than ten years of experience to achieve.

He just couldn't understand how someone could be proficient in everything from songwriting and singing to screenwriting, directing, painting, and even slacking off.

If you can't figure it out, just don't think about it. In the past few months, thanks to Lu Ran, he has been praised by the board of directors a lot at the company headquarters meetings.

In his eyes, Lu Ran was simply his lucky star.

I need to ask my superiors later to see if we can extend Lu Ran's contract, or even apply for some shares for him to lock him in.

Li Mo looked up at Lu Ran with a complicated expression: "You brat... just how much more are you hiding from me?"

Lu Ran chuckled: "I only know a little bit!"

Li Mo shook his head and chuckled: "Alright, I'm relieved to leave the animation department to you. Just submit a report if you need any resources, and I'll give you the green light all the way."

"clear."

After leaving Li Mo's office, Lu Ran ran into Tan Yu in the corridor.

"Brother Lu!" Tan Yu jogged over, his face beaming with excitement. "The rough cut of 'Meteor Garden' is out! Do you want to take a look?"

"Yes, of course I'll see," Lu Ran said. "But I have to go to a meeting at the animation department first. Send it to my email tonight."

Tan Yu nodded, then suddenly lowered his voice: "Brother Lu, the news of Wang Wei being fired has spread throughout the entire company. Brother Lu, you were pretty ruthless this time."

Although Tan Yu was a playboy in the company before, he only ever showed off his power and never got involved in internal affairs.

Lu Ran was quite surprised that he fired the department head so soon after becoming the director.

In his view, Lu Ran was a very good-tempered person with a rather Buddhist-like mentality.

Having been in the same department for so long, he had rarely seen Lu Ran get angry.

Many times, they resort to dirty tricks, and it's always those few who do the dirty work.

Lu Ran glanced at him: "Being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to yourself. Didn't your father teach you that?"

Tan Yu scratched his head: "I have taught him that, but my dad also said, 'Leave a way out for others...'"

"That's for those who can still be saved." Lu Ran patted his shoulder. "Wang Wei, that traitor, are we going to keep him around for the New Year?"

After saying that, Lu Ran stepped into the elevator.

Tan Yu stood there, lost in thought.

...

Meanwhile, in a coffee shop in Shanghai.

Wang Wei sat in the corner, dialing Zhou Ran's number for the Nth time.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is no longer in service..."

He slammed his phone on the table, drawing stares from those around him.

Starlight Entertainment no longer wants him.

Not only was Zhou Ran fired, but several middle managers he had previously contacted either changed positions or resigned.

His network of connections on the Starlight side was completely severed overnight.

His dream of becoming a director at Xingyao was completely shattered.

Even more frightening is that Xingyao's lawyer's letter has already been sent to his home, demanding that he compensate for the losses caused by the leakage of business information.

The number in the amount column made his vision go black.

"How could this happen..." Wang Wei muttered to himself, holding his head.

"Everything was fine just two days ago. Zhou Ran assured me there would be no problem. What exactly is wrong?"

Wang Wei, who never watches variety shows, couldn't figure out in the end that it was because of the show "The Voice of China".

He just remembered the look in Lu Ran's eyes when he last looked at him, that sense of contempt, like seeing a fly, the kind that could be easily swatted.

What on earth happened to me before that I would have thought of going against Lu Ran?

Just then, my phone rang.

Wang Wei grabbed it as if it were a lifeline, only to find it was an unfamiliar number.

"Feed?"

"Mr. Wang Wei? This is the Legal Department of Xingyao Entertainment. Regarding your breach of the non-compete agreement..."

Wang Wei's hand trembled, and his phone fell to the ground, shattering the screen.

He stared blankly at the phone on the ground, finally realizing that his path had come to an end.

...

Xingyao Animation Division, 6 PM.

Everyone is busy with their heads down, and everyone is still working overtime.

Judging from the expressions on their faces, it was obvious that they were all working overtime voluntarily.

At the afternoon meeting, although Lu Ran emphasized the suggestion of not working overtime unless necessary, it was clear that they did not take it to heart.

Looking at everyone working so hard, Lu Ran even hesitated a little.

Previously, it was always the leaders who stayed behind, and the employees felt embarrassed to leave first.

In his case, it became that the employees didn't want to leave, and the leaders felt embarrassed to leave.

Is this...right?

Why doesn't he go back to his office to sleep for a while, or play some games before leaving?

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