Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 170: Go Down Together

“D*mn brat.” Hong Tao slammed the table in anger, his complexion flushed from seeing red. “You’re Cloud Seven, right? Go back to your boss and tell him that he has no say in this and that’s the end of the discussion.”

People would go hat in hand to him because of his high position, especially after becoming the station director. This was his first encounter with such an arrogant brat!

It appeared the screenwriter had no intention of making it in showbiz. Well, Hong Tao would snuff out her career and no one would dare hire her!

“Director Hong, that’s impressive of you!” Shen Xi lifted her eyes to reveal the innocence and naivety in them. She opened her mouth. “Are you threatening me?”

Hong Tao was fuming and ticked off by the straight face the girl put on the whole time. “You can try me and see if I’m threatening you.”

The brat sure had a sharp tongue on her!

He wanted to see for himself if she would still be so arrogant after he blacklisted her from the entertainment business.

“As a show of mutual respect, I should threaten you too.” Shen Xi unhurriedly picked up the teacup from the table and took a sip. She smiled and said, “I can promise you that you won’t get the next episode if you don’t fulfil the contract requirements.”

“You…” Hitting the roof, Hong Tao was close to blacking out and pointed at her. “Who do you think you are to refuse me the next episode? Even your boss wouldn’t dare to talk to me this way.”

The brat was so full of herself! Who gave her the courage to piss him off!

Raising her brows, Shen Xi reflected chilliness in her eyes. “Didn’t anyone tell you that I’m not only the screenwriter but the biggest boss of Cosmos Entertainment? Yuan Yu, the CEO of Cosmos reports to me.

“Don’t think that I’m afraid of you. We can just go down together. You can try your luck and see if I’ll give you the next episode.”

Hong Tao could feel his blood pressure rising. With a menacing look on his face, he hissed through clenched teeth. “What do you want?”

He was not going to drop “The Smiling Nation” despite the cockiness and arrogance of the brat. The TV show was a contender with quality to match.

Hong Tao had the foresight to purchase the rights to the TV show at the lowest rate. The other TV stations were green with envy now that the show had achieved such viewership. There was no way he was going to hand it over.

The TV station would not be able to afford the damages to advertisers if the partnership were discontinued right now.

He thought that he had the tiny company in the palm of his hand. It never crossed his mind that they would be so headstrong!

Shen Xi replied, “You have to comply with the contract.”

Hong Tao got his act together after weighing out the pros and cons. He turned to Shen Xi. “Cloud Seven, let’s get a grip, sit down and talk about this.”

Shen Xi gazed at Hong Tao who had gotten over it. “It’s great that you can talk.”

Hong Tao knew he had lost completely. A contrast to him losing it, the brat remained calm and level-headed all along. Nevertheless, every word that came out of her mouth really got up his nose.

He had never come across such a cocky person in his life nor was he ever driven up a wall. He was humiliated.

Hong Tao let her win this time. Payback would come once “The Smiling Nation” was done with the shoot and broadcasted.

Having relented, Hong Tao promised not to edit her show and the episodes would be broadcasted as submitted by Cosmos Entertainment.

The episode yesterday would be taken down while yesterday’s actual episode would be released tonight.

Today’s episode would be broadcasted tomorrow instead.

“Director Hong, you are a man of principles. Here’s to a happy partnership.” Shen Xi nodded at him and smiled.

Hong Tao was only giving in for now, but her words saw him hitting the roof. The brat was being sarcastic and making fun of him. He had to take it as water off a duck’s back to avoid falling into her trap. Putting on a sour face, he simply could not smile. “To a happy partnership.”

“I should get going then.” Shen Xi picked up the contract and got up.

Even though Hong Tao wanted the eyesore to disappear, he still had to keep up with a professional appearance. “Cloud Seven, take care.”

Shen Xi had just got to her feet.

There was a knock on the door of the director’s office.