Chapter 656 - 413: Boarding! (Part 3)

Chapter 656: Chapter 413: Boarding! (Part 3)

And in the living room on the second floor, the atmosphere was much more "tense".

Gong Qing crossed her arms, deliberately put on a stern face, and turned her back to Lu Xiaoying, her shoulders slightly moving as if she was quite angry.

"Oh my dear granny!"

She intentionally stretched the tone, her voice full of "grievance" and "resentment".

"You should have told me earlier that your family has such incredible connections! Have you always been treating me like a fool?"

Making me run around begging everyone last night over that lousy contract, got scolded so harshly by President Zhao, nearly turned my hair white!"

Lu Xiaoying stood behind her, her beautiful eyes wide open, her face full of innocence and bewilderment.

"Sister Qing, I... I really didn’t know!" She hurriedly explained, her voice tinged with a bit of a coquettish tone.

"Grandpa, he... he did tell me some stories from the past when I was younger, but how could I know they were all true?

I always thought he was just making up stories to entertain me! Who would’ve known he truly had a life-or-death friendship with Mr. Huang..."

While speaking, Lu Xiaoying couldn’t help stepping forward, gently taking hold of Gong Qing’s arm, shaking it back and forth, softly pleading: "Oh Sister Qing, please don’t be angry~ I really didn’t mean to hide this from you."

Feeling the shaking on her arm, Gong Qing tried hard to suppress the smile creeping at the corners of her mouth.

Was she really angry? Her heart was practically overjoyed!

The massive burden which lay heavy on her heart — the inequitable contract with Minghuang Group, and all the potential pressures from them — had now vanished into thin air.

With Lu Xiaoying’s unfathomable background, and with Mr. Huang himself coming forward... She didn’t believe Minghuang Group would dare to continue pressuring them.

This not only meant the crisis was resolved, but also implied that they would have unprecedented confidence and space in their entertainment career ahead.

And this progression came much faster than anyone had anticipated.

In a quiet, elegant, antique-filled study in the Capital Core Area.

President Zhao of Tianyu International, a newly rising figure who could stir up the entire entertainment industry.

At this moment, he sat cautiously on the edge of the sandalwood chair like a newcomer in the workplace, his back straight as a rod.

At the same time, he respectfully held a cup of steaming tea, his face filled with an almost obsequious smile.

Opposite President Zhao sat a white-haired old man, with a calm presence, exuding authority without anger.

This was someone President Zhao had dreamed of for half a lifetime, never daring to hope to have close contact with — a person standing truly on top of the clouds.

A single word from him could decide the trends of the entire entertainment industry, a veritable "heaven".

The old man picked up the tea cup, took a light sip, speaking calmly: "Xiao Zhao, your Tianyu International is a good company, manage it well, I have high hopes for your future development."

Upon hearing this, President Zhao was startled and flattered, quickly nodding and bowing: "You honor us with your praise! Thank you for overseeing the big picture. We will certainly continue to strive and will not disappoint your expectations!"

Then, the old man put down the tea cup, his gaze seemed to unintentionally sweep over President Zhao, casually mentioning: "By the way, I’ve heard you have a girl named Lu Xiaoying under your company?"

"She’s quite striving, lively and kind. I happened to catch one of her shows before, and was impressed."

President Zhao’s heart skipped a beat, though his face retained the smile, inside he was already turbulent.

He immediately understood that today’s sudden "cordial meeting" had its roots in this name.

"Yes, yes, Lu Xiaoying is indeed a very promising artist." President Zhao quickly echoed, his mind racing, recalling everything between the company and Lu Xiaoying.

The old man nodded slightly, his tone still indifferent: "Hmm, I’m someone who cares about the growth of young people."

"As for the contract you previously signed with her, if convenient, why don’t you bring it over for me to take a look?"

President Zhao wouldn’t dare utter a single "no", immediately responding: "Certainly, certainly, I’ll go back and deliver it personally, immediately."

The old man did not respond to President Zhao.

He merely picked up another document already prepared beside him, and pushed it towards President Zhao.

"Xiao Zhao, if you don’t mind, I’ve drafted a new contract regarding this girl Lu Xiaoying.

Take a look, if you think it’s suitable, then follow this in the future, after all, young people need a more flexible growth environment, don’t you think?"

Upon hearing this, President Zhao stood up at once, hands trembling slightly, receiving the thin document and merely flipping through a few pages, cold sweat began to bleed from his back.

This was entirely different from the standard industry contracts, where the company holds absolute dominance!

This was obviously... the company had just signed on a little ancestor they needed to support with all efforts!

The contract terms were overwhelmingly in favor of Lu Xiaoying, extremely high revenue shares, absolute autonomy in script selection, schedule arrangement so loose it nearly bordered on free and unconditional priority in company resources...

While Tianyu International perfectly played the role of a "fool" — providing money, effort, resources, bearing all risks, yet merely gaining extremely limited returns.

A living example of spending money and having to play the subordinate role.

In shock, President Zhao quickly weighed the pros and cons.

If he could seize this opportunity to build ties with the big man in front of him, the intangible value and potential resources it brought would be worth a thousand times more than the gains and losses of an artist contract!

Upon this realization, his face instantly blossomed into the most sincere, radiant smile, clutching the new contract tightly to his chest as if holding some rare treasure, his tone firm.