Ye Zi turned to look at Tong Tong and then asked:

What do you think?

Tongtong shook her head and said:

"If you only get married once in your life, and you keep it a secret, what's the point of getting married? Although you don't need the whole world to know, you should share this with your family and friends."

Ye Zi nodded, casually tossing the contract back onto the table and said:

"The same request remains: can you discuss this further or just end it here?"

"Who do you think you are? An actor without company resources won't go far in his acting career."

There were two people on the other side discussing the contract: one was Tongtong's agent, and the other was a senior executive from the company who was specifically in charge of contract renewal issues.

The person who said this was the executive.

“I’m just a shepherd, but you can’t afford to mess with me. I’m giving you two choices: either part ways amicably or renew your contract according to our requirements.”

Tongtong sat next to Yezi without saying a word. She already had a man, so why was she taking care of this herself? What was the point of finding a man then?

Besides, Ye Zi's backing is well-known; even without the company's resources, it wouldn't be a problem for her to continue being an actress.

"A shepherd? You think I can't afford to mess with a shepherd? Are you kidding me?"

Don't think that just because you've been on three shows, made some money, and gained some popularity, you can act arrogantly in front of me. I can make a few phone calls and make you go back to herding sheep obediently.

And Tongtong, don't forget, without the company's resources, you are nothing.

Ye Zi sneered:

"It would take you several phone calls to ruin me, but I only need one phone call to bankrupt your company."

Want to give it a try?

Tongtong remained silent. The company had indeed provided her with a lot of resources over the years, but she only received a third of the film and television fee, which included taxes.

Without this show and Ye Zi, the contract renewal fee would have been higher this time.

In order to be with Ye Zi openly, Tongtong gave up the price increase, but she didn't expect the company to be so ruthless.

Not only did they demand that she not make their relationship public, but they also tried to lower her price, which Tongtong found hard to accept. She felt that all the concessions she had made in the past had been for nothing.

"One phone call? To have a herd of African buffalo ram into and collapse the entire building?"

"Try it again? Where do you get the nerve to say something like that to me?"

Ye Zi smiled, took out her phone, and dialed Wang Baozhang's number. After the call connected, Ye Zi said:

“Investigate them. I suspect they are evading taxes.”

"good."

The call was then disconnected.

The company executive was stunned for a moment. That's it? Yes, he admitted that there were problems with the company's accounts. Otherwise, how could he expect to live a good life on that meager salary? Dream on.

What do you mean by "no money required"? Are the resources you give your artists all obtained through favors? Bullshit, they were bought with money.

Where did this money come from? Well… that's beside the point.

The fact that the company has existed for so long and has so many artists under its umbrella means that it has no connection with the tax bureau is something no one would believe.

A shepherd's dialogue of less than twenty words could bankrupt a company? Nobody believes that.

But he didn't leave in anger. He wanted to sit there and wait to see Ye Zi get slapped in the face, to show him what it means to be someone you can't mess with.

Two minutes later, there was a commotion in the company. Several people responsible for maintaining the company's computers hurriedly passed by the meeting room and went to the finance department.

The executive frowned slightly, but remained calm. Every computer has its problems; it was just a coincidence.

Ten minutes later, a group of people in uniforms rushed into the company and ordered all employees to take their hands off their computers.

Then some people went to the finance office, where the same order was issued again.

Ye Zi tapped the phone screen and then smiled:

"Ten minutes, that's a good pace."

That's right, the police and tax officials arrived in just ten minutes.

The executive frowned. It wasn't his place to handle this, but he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

He no longer had that detached, spectator attitude; he could see through the glass that the company's second-in-command was communicating with the police.

After saying only a few words, the second-in-command looked blank and then started making a phone call.

These people didn't take the company's ledgers or computers with them; they just started checking things inside the company and let the second-in-command make phone calls.

The executives couldn't sit still any longer. Regardless of whether Ye Zi was behind it or not, this was clearly beyond their ability to handle, and reporting it to the authorities was the best course of action.

During the report, the company's second-in-command frequently glanced towards the meeting room. He didn't believe it was any coincidence that he had managed to sit in the second-in-command's position.

He had just asked the same question, and the police officers who arrived were equally clueless. Their orders were to cooperate with the tax bureau in investigating the company's accounts, and they knew nothing else.

The tax officials were in the same situation, and they were just for show. The real auditors were not them, but a few people who came with orders, also wearing tax bureau uniforms.

After listening to the senior executive's report, the second-in-command made a phone call and then went into the meeting room.

"Mr. Ye, there's no need to make things so tense."

Ye Zi smiled and said:

“I didn’t want to either, but this new contract doesn’t take my wife seriously at all.”

As the second-in-command, he was naturally aware of Tongtong's contract renewal, and he had even reviewed the new contract and felt there were no problems.

Because Tongtong had no connections, and Yezi was just a shepherd boy, but unexpectedly, this shepherd boy could get people from above to come and audit the accounts.

While the company's senior executives might only have a superficial understanding of the project, as the second-in-command, he might not be completely clear about all the shady dealings involved, but he would at least know about 70-80% of it.

If it's really discovered, then it won't be a question of whether the business will go bankrupt or not, but how long they'll have to stay in prison.

That's right, there's no option of whether or not you'll go to jail; the only question is how long you'll be there.

"Since Mr. Ye is not satisfied with the contract, he can certainly bring it up. Give us some time, and we can have an internal meeting to discuss it, how about that?"

Ye Zi nodded and said:

"Okay, we've already made our demands, but I'm asking for an increase of 10% in our share of the film's revenue."

After all, my wife is quite famous in the industry, and her acting skills are also quite good.

"We understand Mr. Ye's request, but we need to discuss it, since this is not a decision I can make on my own."

"Okay, how much time is available?"

"We will do it as soon as possible."

Ye Zi nodded, and then said:

"Then I'll go back and wait for news."

The second-in-command smiled and nodded, then pointed to the people outside and said:

"Then what about them..."

Ye Zi picked up her phone and dialed Wang Baozhang's number. After the call connected, Ye Zi said:

"Let's retreat."

"good."

The call ended, and the police chief and the tax bureau chief outside quickly received the call and ordered a retreat.

However, there are some things that should be taken with you.

Ye Zi smiled, took Tong Tong's hand and left. Not long after, the police and tax officials also left.

Watching these people leave, the second-in-command breathed a sigh of relief, then gave Tongtong's agent and the people negotiating the new contract a cold look before turning and leaving.