Chapter 629: Chapter 629

The other female group members, seeing the news, felt utterly innocent. They hadn’t said a word and remained silent throughout, fearing they might encounter someone who would slap them in the face.

As a result of the agent’s statement, a huge blame descended unexpectedly upon their heads. They were wronged!

The team was a whole, and if the team’s reputation was damaged, the members’ reputation wouldn’t fare any better.

Inside Tonghua Entertainment, many members felt increasingly anxious as they refreshed Weibo. Since last night when Wen Ningning made a scene in the dance studio, they had guessed she would definitely leave the team, but they couldn’t say when.

They hadn’t expected to wake up in the morning only to see Wen Ningning’s Weibo post about leaving the group, which frightened them into immediately calling the team leader and the agent.

All morning, the JY female group had been in a meeting room in the company, discussing how to resolve this crisis!

Many people whose names they didn’t know, said to be employees from the public relations department, came in and out of the meeting room, speaking in professional jargon that they couldn’t understand.

Although the discussion was meant to help them solve the crisis, they felt more like spectators inside, unable to contribute any effective solutions.

Finally, by noon, they had hashed out a plan. With eased minds, they went together to the company cafeteria for lunch, only to encounter another twist upon their return.

Some of the members clutched their chests, their hearts pounding fast, a sign of their agitation!

Some members hoped the situation would come to an early resolution, whether it meant apologizing or whatever else; just having an outcome sooner rather than later would be better, as the suspense was really bothersome!

Since it had been proved in the morning that staying in the meeting room was useless and only added to the confusion, the team members spent the afternoon waiting outside the meeting room, awaiting news from the team leader Li Zimu and Zhang Yingru.

During the wait, a member suddenly punched the wall, cursing, "He Jinxia has already left the group, why does her presence still linger everywhere!"

One member, sitting on a bench and leaning against the wall while scraping her freshly done nails, said indifferently,

"Did you forget what Wen Ningning said last night? He Jinxia harbors a grudge for being driven out by us. Now that such a perfect opportunity to kick someone while they are down has come, do you think she would let it go?"

"She has even better development after leaving the group, her fame many times ours. Is it necessary to hold on to such grudges? That’s too petty!"

"Ha, wait till you reach her status, maybe you’ll be just as petty. These things are uncertain, stop complaining and focus on how to resolve this current dilemma."

The member who had started the cursing spoke up unwillingly, "If it weren’t for He Jinxia meddling, we would have resolved this issue already, practicing in the dance studio for next week’s concert, instead of sitting outside the meeting room waiting for updates like now!"

The nail-scratching member hadn’t even responded when another member standing nearby couldn’t help but sneer slightly, sounding somewhat sharp.

She shook her head, saying, "You think after solving this issue we can just go back to practice dancing? You’re too naive.

Since Wen Ningning made a scene last night in the dance studio about leaving, and today issued her departure statement, our participation in next week’s concert is doomed.

Now, with JY’s negative news covering the sky, even the company’s top singers would hardly dare to invite us amidst such a critical situation."

Quite a few ’naive’ group members changed their expressions when they heard this!

Just as someone was about to say something, the meeting room door suddenly opened, and Li Zimu followed by Zhang Yingru came out first.

The members quickly gathered around, asking, "How did it go, did you find a solution?"

"Captain, can we still participate in next week’s concert?"

"Captain, how are we going to clarify these negative news?"

Li Zimu waited until each of them had finished asking their questions before he shook his head at them, his expression serious, "The concert next week has been canceled."

Some of the members’ faces immediately drooped, a wave of disappointment spreading among them. They had spent over a week choreographing dances for the concert, and now all that effort was to be wasted?

Li Zimu continued, "I will contact Wen Ningning and He Jinxia as soon as possible. Rest assured, everything will develop in a positive direction."

Zhang Yingru stepped forward, her gaze sweeping over them somberly and sharply.

Some members felt a twinge of guilt under her gaze, but they forced themselves to maintain composure, mirroring the worry etched on the faces of the other members.

Zhang Yingru said, "I will also be in touch with those two, striving to minimize the impact. Although next week’s concert has been canceled, you cannot slack off. You still need to go practice your dancing. Zimu, take them to the dance studio now."

Li Zimu nodded at Zhang Yingru and led the members away.

As soon as they left, the public relations team members began to file out of the conference room. Zhang Yingru did not leave but stood by the door waiting for the public relations staff to exit; the leaders were the last to come out.

The issue caused by Wen Ningning leaving the group had created a significant stir. Senior members of the public relations department had also inquired about it, as even though JY’s popularity had declined, they were still a second-tier girl group, and Tonghua Entertainment didn’t have many of those. Relative to others, JY still had the best potential.

As soon as the head of the public relations department came out, a smile immediately appeared on Zhang Yingru’s face. She approached and said, "President Li, I will immediately contact Wen Ningning, He Jinxia, and Meng Wan to ensure they all support JY."

The head glanced at Zhang Yingru, his expression slightly dark and severe.

Just after the New Year, JY had caused another issue, which could lower his performance evaluations within the company!

The head said, "Only if former members come forward to speak for JY can the impact of this incident be mitigated. I don’t care what grievances you had with He Jinxia before, settle them now to prevent any further trouble from He Jinxia after JY has finally overcome this issue."

After a pause, he added, "If He Jinxia insists on opposing you, the company will not support you in this matter. Be clear about that, and also—"

His voice lowered, "If JY cannot weather this storm, it is very likely to face disbandment."

Zhang Yingru’s face turned deathly pale.

On the set, He Jinxia and Qiu Zhenze began filming.

The afternoon scenes picked up from where they left off in the morning, with He Jinxia’s character Jade curiously peering left and right in the streets, occasionally buying trinkets, as she didn’t have enough mana to conjure silver and had to shamelessly pester Bai Ze to give her some. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net

After many sweet words, she managed to convince the Great Emperor to conjure some silver for her.

During her shopping, Jade encountered a thief. The thief wore clothes just like hers and even had a mustache under his nose, only slightly shorter than her and with a similar complexion.

The thief, with his arms full, collided with Jade, causing him to drop some of his items.

Jade, baffled by the collision, frowned and shouted a few angry words at the fleeing thief, "Why are you ?"

"Hey, you bumped into someone and didn’t even say sorry, just ran away!"

Jade rubbed her sore arm and was about to step forward when she saw a yellow sachet on the ground.

Just as she picked it up, someone chasing the thief came running from behind and saw Jade.