Fu Yushen, caught up in his busy schedule, found that his attempts at apologizing only seemed to make things worse, with each failure adding fuel to the fire.

Seeing Fu Yushen’s half-hearted apology, Qi Yunrou—already on the brink of exploding—became even more irritated.

Especially after learning that Yuan Xi had finished filming and that Fu Yushen hadn’t gone to the company, her frustration and anger toward him intensified.

During lunch break, Fu Yushen pinched the space between his eyebrows with one hand while holding his phone with the other, listening to the furious shouting on the other end. His expression was one of complete annoyance.

“Ah Shen, what exactly is your relationship with Yuan Xi? Can you stop lying to me already?!”

Qi Yunrou’s voice, tinged with desperation, came through the phone, but her words only made Fu Yushen feel more troubled.

Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi. Always Yuan Xi!

Whenever there was tension between him and Qi Yunrou, Yuan Xi’s name would always come up. The constant shifting of topics and baseless speculation only made Fu Yushen grow more irritated and weary of Qi Yunrou.

But thinking about the feelings between them did ease some of his frustration.

“Xiao Rou, I’ve told you so many times already, I have nothing to do with Yuan Xi. I’ve been working nonstop lately, and I haven’t been back to the main house!”

Fu Yunzou gave the order to assess the abilities and potential development rankings of all the artists under Xingyao Entertainment, with notes on the resources each artist had access to.

The evaluation team at Xingyao Entertainment, knowing they couldn’t fabricate the results, quickly compiled the rankings based on actual data and submitted the list.

Holding the freshly completed ranking list, Fu Yunzou casually glanced through it.

He didn’t see Yuan Xi’s name on the list, but he wasn’t surprised.

Yuan Xi had only recently signed, and his full potential hadn’t been explored yet, so he wasn’t included in the rankings as an observed subject.

His gaze moved lower, and although Qi Yunrou’s ranking wasn’t very high, her resources were among the best in this group.

The rankings had been determined by the evaluation team at Xingyao Entertainment, based on a comprehensive assessment of each artist’s abilities.

As Fu Yunzou looked at the evaluation report in his hands, a plan immediately formed in his mind.

That afternoon, he summoned Fu Yushen to his office and handed him the evaluation sheet.

“This is the assessment of your company’s artists’ potential and development rankings. I think you need to manage how resources are distributed more carefully.”

Fu Yushen took the document and glanced at its contents. Several names had been circled in red, and among them was Qi Yunrou.

He looked up at his elder brother, opening his mouth as if to speak.

“Although Xingyao Entertainment is under your management, I don’t want to see an excessive concentration of resources. As the CEO, you need to consider the company’s overall development. You can’t make unfair decisions based on personal reasons that could impact the company as a whole.”

Fu Yunzou spoke with a righteous air, seemingly forgetting that just moments ago, he had messaged Chen Yang to secure better resources for Yuan Xi.

Facing his brother’s stern expression, Fu Yushen swallowed the explanation he had intended to give.

Qi Yunrou’s ranking was outside the top ten, yet she had been allocated the most generous resources—more than even those in the top five.

Without detailed data, Fu Yushen hadn’t thought much of it. But now, seeing the potential rankings and facing his brother’s gaze, he found himself at a loss for words.

He had no reason to doubt the accuracy of the rankings—let alone question a document handed to him by Fu Yunzou.

Every evaluation metric and standard was meticulously outlined, leaving no room for error.

Clutching the document, Fu Yushen felt a wave of frustration rising within him.

He and Qi Yunrou were still in a cold war. If he followed his brother’s instructions and reduced her resources…

Fu Yushen couldn’t even begin to imagine what would happen between them.

Fu Yunzou, however, seemed completely oblivious to his inner turmoil. With the same stern expression, he continued,

“I’ve given you the document. I expect to see results within a month. Newly signed artists haven’t been evaluated, so the resources they receive will depend on their own abilities. Moving forward, a similar report will be issued annually to ensure a fair distribution of resources among artists.”

Looking at his brother’s serious expression, Fu Yushen took a deep breath. “Understood.”

“Good. You can get back to work now.”

Now that his goal had been achieved, Fu Yunzou had no intention of keeping his foolish younger brother around any longer. Without hesitation, he dismissed him.

Holding the document, Fu Yushen turned to leave, his face clouded with worry as he began contemplating how to reform the system.

“Oh, and one more thing,” Fu Yunzou called out. “Yushen, I don’t care who you date, but I won’t tolerate you bringing home someone with ill intentions or questionable character.”

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