His aloof attitude actually made me feel much more relaxed.

I wish he would ignore me and stop bothering me like this.

But for a financial tycoon of his caliber to parachute into a small entertainment company and work there, it's hard for me not to suspect his motives.

I quickly looked away and continued listening to Ye Zhixing preside over the meeting. Near the end, the new president, Fu Yanshen, only said, "Thank you for your trust."

It was just a few polite words, more like a dismissal.

"Manager Sheng, please stay."

After the meeting ended, Ye Zhixing called out to me.

Soon, only Ye Zhixing, Lin Xiao, and Fu Yanshen, who was sitting in the chairman's seat, remained in the conference room.

He lowered his eyes slightly, his gaze sweeping over the documents on the conference table.

"Mr. Ye, what are your instructions?" She smiled and looked at Ye Zhixing across from her, asking politely.

"Manager Sheng, there's something I didn't tell you two years ago." Ye Zhixing pushed up his glasses. "Back then, the headquarters' acquisition of Oriental Entertainment was President Fu's instruction, and promoting Mu Ye and signing you was also President Fu's arrangement."

As I suspected... I guessed right.

so what?

Is Ye Zhixing telling me this now so that I will be grateful to Fu Yanshen?

Or is he using Ye Zhixing to tell me that everything about me is under his control?

Or perhaps he believes that Makino's achievements today are all thanks to him? I belatedly recalled his disdainful attitude when he deleted the trending topics about me and Makino.

In his eyes, it wasn't Muye who helped me, but him.

I looked at Fu Yanshen and gave him a professional smile. "On behalf of my son Muye, I thank President Fu for recognizing my talent."

“Our Muye has not disappointed the capital. In the past two years, he has taken the lead and become the company’s top leader, turning the company from loss to profit. He is also a great contributor.”

After giving Fu Yanshen a token thank you, I proudly praised Mu Ye's achievements, but I didn't accept his thanks at all.

From a business perspective, Makino has indeed brought tremendous commercial value to the company.

Upon hearing this, Fu Yanshen slightly raised his chin, looked at me, and a faint smile appeared on his lips. He seemed to scoff lightly, then closed the file with a rather heavy slam.

The atmosphere in the huge conference room instantly became heavy.

He got up and walked to the French windows, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and put it in his mouth.

Ye Zhixing and Lin Xiaozhi exchanged meaningful glances with me.

"Mr. Ye, if there's nothing else, I'll head out to take care of my work." I said with a forced smile, picked up the documents, and got up to leave.

I strode out of the conference room in my high heels.

I had just returned to my private office when, a moment later, Makino knocked on the door and came in. He casually closed the door, picked up the remote, and pressed the curtain button.

"Why are you at the company? Weren't you supposed to be recording something today?"

I stood by the floor-to-ceiling window facing the sun, holding a water glass, watching him walk towards me, and asked with concern.

Makino's brows were etched with arrogance and untamed spirit.

"I heard he was parachuted in. He came here to work, clearly wanting to use me to control you!" the young man said indignantly.

I didn't expect him to get the news so quickly, and he seemed a bit emotionally disoriented.

"Muye, what you said is what I'm worried about too. Fu Yanshen is clearly targeting me this time, he's really... like a persistent ghost." I finished speaking, frowning as I pondered a way out.

"Luckily, we were careful back then. My agency contract is under your personal name, Sister Qiao. You resign, and I'll go with you. We'll sign with another agency!"

Makino walked up to me, looked down at me, his eyes firm and resolute.

The boy seemed to radiate a powerful energy emanating from within.

As the saying goes, good fortune is good for you, and Muye now has the strength and confidence to do so.

“On the night of the awards ceremony, quite a few big names in the industry extended olive branches to me, and I will contact them.” I patted his arm, smiled faintly, and looked at him with a determined gaze.

I myself no longer want to be controlled by Fu Yanshen.

He orchestrated this two years ago, it was all planned, wasn't it, to keep me under his control?

"Okay, I'll wait for your message. I'll go get to work now." Makino breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

In the sunlight, he smiled sweetly, unlike his earlier fierce demeanor.

...

Makino is about to start his national concert tour at the end of the month, and in order to ensure that this project is connected on time, I must find him a new company as soon as possible.

Makino is currently at the peak of his career, and he doesn't seem to be experiencing any creative block, releasing a hit song almost every month.

Such a sought-after top star is being snapped up by multiple companies.

After having a lawyer review all the contracts submitted by each company, I selected three to meet with in person.

Jinghua Entertainment is the most powerful entertainment company in Beijing, and it's the one I have the highest hopes for. Their CEO personally came to talk to me.

During the dinner, Mr. Wu took the contract and handed it to me, saying, "Ms. Sheng, I've already signed it. If you have no objections—"

His phone rang at an inopportune moment.

I took the contract, turned to the last page, and picked up a pen.

"Wait a minute, Miss Sheng! Yes, yes, yes—" Mr. Wu suddenly interrupted me, his attitude towards the person on the other end of the line was flattering.

"Mr. Wu, what's wrong?"

He had just put down his phone when I asked him something that seemed off.

"Ms. Sheng, I'm sorry, but our company can no longer accommodate someone as important as Mu Ye!" Mr. Wu said to me with difficulty, wiping the sweat from his forehead with a wet towel.

They were just about to sign the contract when he got a phone call, and that's how it ended up like this.

I gritted my teeth secretly. "Mr. Wu, I want to know the reason."

"Miss Sheng, let me tell you the truth, a big shot in the industry has said that no entertainment company is allowed to sign Mu Ye, or they will bear the consequences!"

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