Wu Daoshan quietly raised his head to size up Zhao Lang, and sure enough, he noticed that Zhao Lang’s face had turned somewhat dark.
Actually, Zhao Lang was stunned.
— Jiang Li was actually speaking to him in such a soft tone!
He had said those financial documents would come in handy!
No, he couldn’t be too excited, if he showed it and Ah Li saw, she would despise him again.
She liked mature men like He Pingzhang!
Thinking of this, Zhao Lang restrained his smile a little, pretending to be profound, he asked, "What has happened?"
Bai Lu frantically wanted to explain that it was her fault, but Jiang Li directly spoke up, "Oh, I want Bai Lu to terminate the contract, but they won’t allow it."
Jiang Li lifted a finger, and the people opposite her all stiffened.
President Sun was the first to react, berating Wu Daoshan fiercely.
"What the hell is going on?! What kind of agent are you? How can you have conflicts with the artist? And you even made Miss Jiang come all this way! Haven’t I always told you that we need to prioritize the artist’s demands?!"
Wu Daoshan, holding back his anger, reluctantly lowered his head with clenched teeth.
"President Sun, it’s , it’s Bai Lu who wants to terminate the contract, but as you know, her contract still has two years left, and I have just secured a role for her, how can we abruptly break the contract?"
Upon hearing this, President Sun immediately understood.
His eyes shifted, and he turned towards Zhao Lang, "Young Master Gu, since you’re not in the entertainment industry, you might not know, but we talent agencies sign contracts with artists. Teacher Bai Lu signed a long-term contract with us for ten years. During this period, she must comply with the company’s arrangement. If she breaks the contract, she will face compensation."
"We all follow the contract; we can’t just let any artist terminate their contract whenever they wish, right? If that were the case, how could our company continue to operate, don’t you agree?"
Jiang Li laughed, "Mr. Wu, seems like you’ve omitted something, didn’t you? We do want to terminate the contract, it’s true, but we have already prepared the termination fee. Not only do you refuse to accept it, but you also repeatedly threatened us, and in the end, even verbally attacked me."
Behind her, Bai Lu vigorously nodded, "Yes, yes, Lili is right."
Wu Daoshan’s face turned pale, "Miss Jiang, surely you can’t just slander me, can you?"
Jiang Li let out a light laugh and directly pulled out a voice recorder.
What played was Wu Daoshan’s voice—
"Miss Jiang, I know you have money, but some things can’t be solved just with money. If Bai Lu wants to terminate the contract halfway, we have to go through the proper legal procedures. Just the judicial review will take a year or year and a half, can you compensate for the losses our company will suffer during this time?"
"Jiang Li, what is this attitude?! When I’m talking to you nicely, do you have to act like a shrew and throw the cup, huh?! This cup is imported especially for President Sun, can you afford to pay for it?!"
In the empty office, Wu Daoshan’s panicked and shrill shouting sounded even more grating.
In an instant, President Sun’s face turned green.
It wasn’t Wu Daoshan’s words that enraged him, but the fact that Wu Daoshan had carelessly let himself get caught!
Looking at Wu Daoshan, who was sweating profusely from his forehead, he cursed the incompetence in his heart, then raised his hand to signal his secretary to pour a cup of tea for Zhao Lang.
"Young Master Gu, aren’t you thirsty? Please, have some water first."
Zhao Lang lifted his hand to interrupt him and sat down on the sofa.
Jiang Li also took a seat not far from him.
Seeing this, Bai Lu also obediently sat down, this time sitting up extremely straight.
No joke, she felt like a student who had been bullied at school but was proud to have awesome parents backing her up.
Especially since this "dad" was the future richest man.
"President Sun, although I’m not from within the circle, I still understand the nature of doing business; everything should be based on the law. Since you’ve signed a contract, why not follow it as agreed?"
Zhao Lang’s voice was very calm, yet it invisibly exerted an immense pressure.
His gaze, icy and detached, swept lightly, causing President Sun’s back to stiffen.
He immediately understood.
Young Master Gu was intending to back Jiang Li.
But Chen’an, after all, was one of the top talent agencies in the entertainment industry. If they were to just be suppressed , and word got out, wouldn’t they become the laughingstock of others?
So, President Sun adopted a different tactic, personally pouring a cup of tea for Zhao Lang.
"Young Master Gu, you are a man of great importance with many affairs to handle. Don’t trouble yourself with such trifles. Rest assured, I will handle my company’s matters well. Let’s talk about something else, shall we?"
The implication was clear: this is my turf, Crown Prince, you’re meddling a bit too much.
Zhao Lang stretched his long legs and crossed them.
"Oh, President Sun wants to talk about something else, does he? Then let’s talk."
"The contract for Dragon Ridge Island, let’s not sign it today, I’ve changed my mind. I think your company’s image is just average; perhaps it would be better to give it to some smaller companies, could even support the juniors a bit."
President Sun’s smile instantly froze on his face.
He had never expected that Gu Yu would terminate their contract outright for the sake of a woman!
The project on Dragon Ridge Island was worth three hundred million.
If they were to tie themselves to Chang’an Film, the potential profits were beyond their wildest dreams.
More importantly, this was a Gu Family project.
Just the "Gu" surname alone was enough to serve as a universal key.
If they were to anger the other party...
President Sun dared not think further.
He glanced at Jiang Li, who was watching coldly from the side, and then at Zhao Lang, whose smile didn’t reach the bottom of his eyes, seemingly realizing that he was determined to protect his lady at all costs.
He had thought Zhao Lang was just speaking off the cuff to grant a favor, but who would have expected him to be willing to go this far for a woman?
Wasn’t he usually quite amiable and polite during negotiations?
Why was he now so assertive just for Jiang Li?
President Sun swallowed hard, his face turning pale in an instant.
"What Young Master Gu says is right, what he says is right. Since Bai Lu really wants to terminate the contract... let’s terminate it."
One couldn’t lose a bright future over a small artist with no fame or influence, after all.
But when Wu Daoshan heard this, he was visibly reluctant.
"President Sun, this isn’t right, is it...?"
"What are you butting in for?!" President Sun snapped at him, "You’re also capable of doing something that damages the company’s image! Go to HR tomorrow to accept your punishment, a month’s salary will be docked, and forget about any bonus!"
Wu Daoshan’s face turned white. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
Having his salary docked was one thing.
The agents relied on the bonus to make ends meet!
The New Year was approaching, and without the bonus, what would his whole family do?!
However, Zhao Lang clearly had no intention of letting him off so easily.
"Just now, didn’t I hear from the recording that you were insulting Miss Jiang?"
Wu Daoshan was taken aback and hadn’t reacted yet when President Sun kicked him.
"You brainless idiot, hurry up and apologize to Miss Jiang!"
Wu Daoshan, grinding his teeth, staggered forward.
He knew he couldn’t afford to offend the man in front of him and could only bow his head and endure.
"I’m sorry, Miss Jiang..."
"Not sincere enough," Zhao Lang leaned back and lifted his eyes to look at him, "Slap yourself."