When the returns and risks were out of proportion, most people would choose to back down.
This could be called cowardice, but such cowardly behavior would not be condemned.
Refusing to sign and directly offending a big shot like Mr. Lin Qi was a risk the Station Director could not bear at that point.
With a single word—or without saying anything at all, merely with a glance—the other party could make him roll away from the position he had worked half his life to attain.
He might even lose much more.
Sometimes, those who curry favor with Mr. Lin Qi, those willing to dirty their own hands, would not only hurt people to win the favor of the big shots; they might even go all the way.
Those people might also be small-time figures. Their ability to withstand risks was just as weak, so why not completely resolve a problem while they had the means to do so? Why let it grow bit by bit?
Refusing to sign carried such a huge risk. Could it bring any benefits?
Perhaps it would only provide a sense of psychological satisfaction, one that would be fleeting and quickly devoured by fear.
The risk was infinitely great, while the returns were infinitely small...
The Station Director pulled out his fountain pen and signed his name on the resignation letter.
He pretended that everything was being handled officially. "You have fifteen minutes to leave the Television Station with your personal belongings. If you exceed that time, we may call security."
Seeing the Station Director admit defeat while still trying to preserve the last bit of his dignity, Momo let out a mocking laugh.
She gave the Station Director one last look before turning and leaving.
Her heart was filled with unprecedented satisfaction. This was... the