Ye Zhiwei acted as matchmaker.

The future heir of the Ji family personally greeted them, and it was also the old master of the Ji family, who currently holds all the shares and real power, who personally called to give instructions. Even though Ye Zhiwei was afraid that Ye Yingying would be implicated and did this very discreetly, some senior executives and some artists who had reached high positions in Huayu Times still knew some inside information.

They were all sensible people.

The president of Huayu Times came in person, along with the human resources manager.

After all, it was Old Master Ji who personally instructed them, so the president didn't dare to neglect it and had the HR department bring over all the company's contracts, from C-signature to S-signature.

Ye Zhiwei only realized how domineering the agency was when signing artists after reading the contract.

Even though Huayu Times has a very good reputation, Ye Zhiwei believes that many of its terms and conditions are seriously unfair and exploitative. However, it is not easy to cultivate a successful artist. Many times, even if you throw money and resources at it, you may not be able to produce a single popular artist. Becoming a top star is even more of a mystery.

"You've signed these unequal treaties, don't you think any artists will claim they're standard form clauses and demand they be invalid?" Ye Zhiwei asked the HR manager.

The manager laughed and said, "We will make special notes, and the artists will cooperate by signing autographs. There are no unfair contracts; it's all a mutually agreeable collaboration."

This manager is incredibly arrogant.

As expected, capitalism is a cruel thing to do.

Ye Zhiwei coughed, her expression unchanged, and shamelessly asked, "Can I make changes?"

The manager, unsure of Ye Zhiwei's background, frowned. "Ms. Ye, these terms and conditions are very objective and reasonable. Other companies' terms and conditions are truly unfair. You want to revise these..."

The president frowned at the manager, signaling him to stop talking, and then smiled at Ye Zhiwei, saying, "Okay, Zhiwei, wait here for a moment. I'll have the HR department bring over the computer. You can take a look and tell them directly if there's anything you're not satisfied with."

The president took the manager out directly, leaving Ye Zhiwei and Ye Yingying there to review the contract.

The manager, puzzled, asked in surprise, "You really want to change it? Isn't our contract reasonable? Which company cares about its artists as much as Huayu Entertainment does?"

Which artist who has signed a contract with CETV doesn't privately praise CETV for being kind and tolerant towards its artists?

The CEO asked, "Do you know who the man next to that young girl is?"

The manager recalled Ji Shuli, who was handsome, gentlemanly, and had a refined air about him. He couldn't help but ask, "Is he also one of the artists we're signing this time? Could he be some rich young master from a well-to-do family coming to visit?"

"Ji Shuli".

The manager's eyes widened. "The big boss's grandson!"

The president continued, "The one who wants to join our company today is that high school student who caused a little trouble not long ago, named Ye Yingying. I don't know if you remember her. The one who made the request was Ye Zhiwei, Ji Shuli's cousin."

The manager was silent for a moment, then asked the president, "But didn't the big boss forbid us from using back channels? Didn't he say that everything must be done officially? Even that young master Ji Shuli hasn't interfered with us at all."

The sons of the company's senior executives always have some kind of scandalous affairs, and those women who want to enter the entertainment industry are all eventually dismissed by the president on behalf of the big boss.

The president rubbed his temples and said, "It was Old Master Ji who specifically called to ask me to cooperate. She can do whatever she wants, and we're supposed to appease her and not upset her. If there are any losses that exceed the rules, Old Master Ji will pay for them himself."