What Smith didn't expect was that after he finished speaking, Ye Chen didn't come over to beg for mercy or flatter him to lower the compensation amount, as he had guessed.

Seeing the arrogant attitude of the representatives from Enport Music Company, Caroline couldn't stand it anymore.

"It's just $10 million, I'll cover it myself!!!"

Caroline gritted her teeth and said that she would take on all the compensation herself.

In the past, other companies would probably have distanced themselves from her long ago and ruthlessly abandoned her in the face of such a situation.

But just now, her boss actually offered to back her up and help her solve this problem, which moved Caroline deeply. However, the representatives from Ember Music Company were really aggressive and arrogant towards her boss. Caroline couldn't just stand by and watch; this was her fault, and she had to take responsibility.

$10 million is a huge sum for her, but fortunately she's become quite famous now, so she should be able to earn that amount in a few years.

Consider it a $10 million lesson learned.

"Oh, if you're willing to pay, that's fine too."

Smith smiled.

"But we want cash, not any promises."

Smith specifically added that no matter what the other party promised, if the money wasn't received, it was all just an empty promise.

"Cash?!"

After Smith's words, Caroline was on the verge of tears. Where was she going to find $10 million in cash?

"If you don't have cash, then don't blame us for being ruthless."

Smith mocked.

"You've really gone too far..."

Caroline angrily rebuked.

"Caroline, don't be angry. Neither you nor the company will compensate them a single penny."

Suddenly, a faint voice came from behind.

All eyes immediately fell on Ye Chen.

Neither Caroline nor her company is willing to pay a single penny in compensation.

Smith and the others were confused by Ye Chen's words. Caroline and Deputy Manager Meng were also stunned, not understanding what Ye Chen meant.

"Heh, you're not going to pay a single penny in compensation? Are you planning to make us sue you? If you don't mind the damage to your reputation if you're sued, we're willing to go along with it."

Smith spoke with great confidence. The reason they dared to ask for so much money was because in the entertainment industry, reputation is more important than anything else. No matter how big a star is, how popular they are, or which company they work for, once their reputation is ruined, they are completely finished in the entertainment industry.

"You're going to sue us? On what grounds are you going to sue us?"

Ye Chen revealed a mysterious smile.

"Heh, why should we? It's based on this contract we have. The contract stipulates that during the years we've been signing Caroline, the copyright of all songs created by Caroline belongs to our Enport Music Company."

Smith held up the contract in his hand, showing it off to Ye Chen.

"It even has Caroline's genuine signature. With this evidence alone, if we take this to court, you'll be 100% guaranteed to lose!!!"

Threatened by Smith, Deputy Manager Meng and Caroline's expressions turned grim. With this trump card up their sleeve, they were certain to lose!

"Is that so? Perhaps your contract was valid two minutes ago, but now, it's just a piece of waste paper."

Ye Chen sneered. Trying to threaten him? How laughable.

"Waste paper, why is it waste paper?"

Smith couldn't understand it. The signature on it was genuine, not forged; it was solid evidence.

"Why? Because two minutes ago, I bought the copyrights to all the songs written by Caroline that your company owned."

"From two minutes ago onwards, all rights to the songs that Caroline has written have been held by our Sheng Hai Entertainment Company."

Twenty minutes ago, when Ye Chen notified Deputy Manager Meng to call the people from Enbot Music Company, he used his financial power to send a message and send someone to contact the big boss of Enbot Music Company directly.

In just over ten minutes, Ye Chen spent a small amount of money to buy all of Caroline's copyrights. Now that Caroline's copyrights are in Ye Chen's possession, there is naturally no question of infringement.

With the new contract taking effect, Smith's old contract naturally became invalid.

Everyone was stunned, shocked by Ye Chen's words.

Ah, this.......

If there's copyright infringement, just buy the copyright. Is it really necessary to be so extravagant and inhumane?

"I don't believe it..."

Smith shook his head, took out his phone, and quickly called his boss to inquire personally. In the end, Smith received a positive result.

Smith's expression froze instantly; he was completely taken aback.

Not only Smith, but several other representatives from Ember Music also couldn't sit still and stood up awkwardly.

With the contract invalidated and no longer holding any leverage, they naturally lost their arrogance, especially since they were on someone else's turf, making their situation even worse.

The group looked at Smith, exchanging bewildered glances, unsure of what to do. They were extremely embarrassed, having lost their trump card to threaten Ye Chen.

Smith recovered, then forced an awkward smile and began to fawn over Ye Chen:

"Most respected Mr. Ye, just now we..."

"Deputy Manager Meng, there are a few flies in my office. Could you please call security to get rid of them?"

Before Smith could finish speaking, Ye Chen glanced meaningfully at Deputy Manager Meng.

Deputy Manager Meng immediately understood, and soon he summoned a group of well-trained security guards from Sheng Hai Entertainment Company.

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