Chapter 22 Crushing Defeat, Contract Termination, Vision
“A film that makes 200 million? That’s faster than robbing a bank. I’m really reluctant to let you go now.”
In the office, Uncle Benshan put down the newspaper, looked at Qu Yiming sitting across from him, and joked.
Qu Yiming smiled and replied, “Master, the contract is already signed. Even if you regret it now, it’s too late.”
Uncle Benshan laughed heartily.
“Regret isn’t something a real man does. Come on, let’s go meet the press.”
Just days after “Lost on Journey” ended its theatrical run, the news of Qu Yiming’s contract termination with Benshan Media once again dominated entertainment headlines. The fact that a master could willingly let go of a disciple who made 200 million yuan from one film—and even support him in starting his own company—without falling out publicly, left many film companies stunned. Some suspected it was all just a smokescreen, and that Yiming Media was secretly a subsidiary of Benshan Media.
However, once Uncle Benshan’s stake in the new company was made public, those industry insiders realized they had underestimated the situation. Their narrow-mindedness had blinded them to the rare bond between a true master and his apprentice…