Chapter 035: Contract Termination
The next day.
Tao Cheng, General Manager of Lingyu, received a call from Ye Corporation’s headquarters. He immediately asked his secretary to call Vice President Huang Qimi into his office and handed him a fax that had just come through.
“This…”
Huang Qimi looked at the content of the fax and glanced at Tao Cheng. “I haven’t heard this name before. What’s his background that he can make President Ye care so much?”
“You, ah, don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask.” Tao Cheng calmly took a sip of tea and patted Huang Qimi on the shoulder. “There are some things that you and I don’t need to know. We just need to execute President Ye’s orders well. Don’t you agree?”
Subordinates like them didn’t need to guess the boss’s mind. They only needed to obey orders without errors to protect themselves. Who knows? If the higher-ups were in a good mood, they might even get a promotion.
Huang Qimi and Tao Cheng were a Beta couple. Since there were no outsiders in the office, they spoke quite casually.
“Got it. I’ll ask my assistant to handle this person’s original contract first. You look into finding a suitable agent for him. We’ll discuss the rest when he comes to Lingyu.”
Paving the way for an unknown little actor wasn’t difficult. Huang Qimi took a sip of tea from Tao Chengâs hand and went out to assign people to the task.
…
Chengran Entertainment Office Building.
Huang Qimiâs secretary brought several professional lawyers and accountants to the office of Fu Tao, the boss of Chengran Entertainment. The groupâs cold, imposing manner startled Fu Tao, who hadn’t seen much of the world, and he hurriedly ordered tea to be served.
“Secretary Zhou, may I ask what brings you to my humble temple?”
When they first arrived, Secretary Zhou had already handed over a business card. The name “Lingyu” was not something a small company like his could compare with. Moreover, the other party clearly didn’t come with good intentions. Fu Tao felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.
“Sorry to disturb you today, President Fu. We came mainly to discuss a contract termination with you.”
Fu Tao thought to himself that his company didn’t have any cooperation with Lingyu. For Secretary Zhou to come with such fanfare to discuss a terminationâcould it be that they had their eyes on someone from his company?
But he really didn’t care much about his company’s artists. He didn’t even know how many signed artists he had, let alone scour his brain for who might have caught Lingyu’s eye.
He chuckled nervously, his palms sweating slightly. “Termination is easy to discuss, but may I ask who is the person terminating…?”
Secretary Zhou pushed up his glasses and calmly spat out a name.
“Su Tang.”
Su Tang?
Who is Su Tang? Fu Taoâs expression changed slightly. He had no idea this person existed. He hurriedly asked his assistant to check who managed Su Tang, and soon, Lin Xun was called into the office.
“Lin Xun, these people are from Lingyu. They want to discuss Su Tangâs termination. I see he is under your management. What do you think?”
Fu Tao gave a dry laugh toward Secretary Zhou. The pressure from the other party was too strong. Coupled with the fact that the company’s operations were already shady, he just wanted to solve the problem quickly and send these great gods away.
“Su Tang?” Hearing that it was Su Tang wanting to terminate, Lin Xun clearly looked unhappy. That guy had a lot of work coming to him recently. How could he let go of a money tree that was almost in his mouth? “His contract hasn’t ended yet. If he wants to force a termination, is he willing to bear the penalty fee himself?”
Secretary Zhou had long since sent people to investigate Chengran Entertainmentâs financial status and Lin Xun personally. Seeing Lin Xun still acting so ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, he didn’t want to keep up the refined and easygoing act.
“There is one point you probably misunderstood. Regarding Su Tangâs termination, I am not seeking your permission, Mr. Lin. I am just here to notify you.”
Secretary Zhouâs words were resonant and powerful. The atmosphere in the conference room dropped to freezing point. Seeing Lin Xunâs face turn black and silent, Fu Tao was so anxious that a layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, and he winked frantically at Lin Xun.
Lin Xun was used to being cynical. Being retorted like this made him unconvinced.
He stiffened his neck, his tone aggressive. “Su Tang, right? I won’t release him. Even if Lingyu pays the penalty, I won’t release him.”
Seeming to have anticipated this situation, Secretary Zhou didn’t even frown. He simply signaled the lawyers and accountants beside him to place the documents they had prepared in front of Lin Xun.
“Mr. Lin, during your employment at Chengran Entertainment, you’ve pocketed quite a bit of money from artists, haven’t you? Regarding the kickbacks you took from giving artists fake contracts, our legal department can sue directly. And I believe a formal investigation can be opened very quickly.”
After finishing, Secretary Zhou looked at Fu Tao, who was obviously panicking.
“President Fu, the flow of some funds in Chengran Entertainmentâs finances is a bit strange. Those funds didn’t go to the tax authorities, so where did they go?”
Fu Tao and Lin Xun were instantly suppressed by the evidence in Lingyu’s hands. Just one sheet of paper from the pile in front of them could ruin their careers, not to mention the serious legal responsibilities.
“Oh my, it seems my words were too heavy and scared you two.”
Secretary Zhou leisurely wiped his glasses. After having the materials collected, he stood up directly, narrowing his eyes and smiling in a gentle, harmless manner.
“The penalty for Su Tangâs termination will be transferred to your companyâs account by Lingyuâs finance department later. Please discuss the specific termination details with our lawyers. From now on, Su Tang belongs to Lingyu.”
Fu Tao and Lin Xun looked at each other in despair, sweating cold sweat. With their vitals held by others, they could only obediently confirm Su Tangâs termination with Lingyuâs lawyers. They didn’t even dare to ask for the penalty fee anymore, only hoping the name Su Tang would vanish from their presence immediately!
Tao Cheng waited for the result from Secretary Zhou. He paced around the office several times before standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. Somewhat apprehensively, he took out his phone and dialed Ye Chiyu.
When Qi Yuan called him earlier, he had mentioned it was President Ye’s special order and conveyed Ye Chiyuâs instruction to report directly to him after the matter was settled.
“How did it go?”
Ye Chiyuâs icy voice came from the receiver. Tao Cheng hurriedly replied, “President Ye, Su Tangâs termination has been resolved. Lingyu is preparing to scout an agent for him. What do you think…?”
Ye Chiyu played with the ears of the rabbit doll Su Tang left in the living room. Watching Su Tang, who had just woken up from his nap, rubbing his eyes and preparing to come downstairs, he smiled gently and lowered his voice.
” regarding the agent, you pick the person first. I only want the best one.”
“And the signing issue?” Tao Cheng asked tentatively.
“There’s no rush for that either. We still have to see if he’s willing. You pick the person first.”
Ye Chiyu hung up directly after speaking. Tao Cheng stood there stunned for a while, collapsing weakly back into his office chair.
Just who is this Su Tang? President Ye asked him to prepare the best of everything, yet it still depended on whether the other party was willing to sign with Lingyu.
“Tang Tang, come here.”
Ye Chiyu patted his leg and hooked his finger at the little guy.
Su Tang, who had been bullied by the Alpha to the point where his waist was still sore and legs soft, foolishly sat on Mr. Ye’s lap. He lay on the Alphaâs chest, sniffing the whiskey pheromones with a look of intoxication.
After a long while, he spoke softly. “Mr. Ye.”
“Hmm?”
“You smell so good.”
The Omega threw himself entirely into the Alphaâs arms, sniffing around with his little nose and nuzzling against the Alphaâs neck. Ye Chiyu just found his little one amusing.
“Mr. Ye, can you give me a kiss?”
Su Tang looked up from Ye Chiyuâs embrace, and before the Alpha could answer, he quickly pecked the Alpha on the cheek.
“Haha! Mr. Ye is too slow, so Iâll kiss you instead!”
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