Ji Juntao was slightly taken aback, then understood and burst into laughter.

"Don't worry, I will never use such methods against you within the next fifteen years."

"What if I terminate the contract?"

Even if a deal falls through, we can still be friendly.

Shang Yechu shook her head and laughed, "Don't try to fool anyone. You could empty the King of Hell's palace."

Ji Juntao sighed and said regretfully, "What a pity, you've ruined everything now."

Shang Yechu clarified the negative reviews of "The Mute Woman" in advance, and now the box office has rebounded, the word-of-mouth has improved, and the whole thing has become more entertaining. Ji Juntao's subsequent plans have naturally been abandoned.

A complex web of interconnected schemes was punctured by Shang Yechu's stubbornness, rendering all subsequent designs useless.

Ji Juntao's heart was bleeding. He paced back and forth in his office, saying, "Oh dear! What a pity—although half of my anger just now was acting, the other half was real. Do you know you've ruined a golden opportunity?"

"Wei Xuan is just a hair's breadth away from being finished!" Ji Juntao stretched out his hand, making a pinching motion. "Just a hair's breadth away!"

"You said you watched 'The Mute Woman' for seven or eight hours, but do you know how many hours I've watched Wei Xuan's works and interviews? My glasses prescription has even increased!"

Shang Yechu had given up on the idea of ​​terminating the contract. If, before Ji Juntao spoke, Shang Yechu was still thinking of a clean break, then after the other party revealed all his plans, that impulsive flame was completely extinguished.

To be fair, Ji Juntao had a desire to control Shang Yechu, but the contract was there in black and white, and unless Shang Yechu agreed, this desire to control could never be realized.

But if he terminates the contract and becomes enemies with such a reincarnated Yama... Shang Yechu just wants to make good films and go down in history, and doesn't want to "find endless fun in fighting with others".

At least for now, Ji Juntao can't control Shang Yechu, and he's even more afraid of losing her. Even though he's heartbroken over his own elaborate scheme, he doesn't dare to really do anything to Shang Yechu.

Regardless, she had indeed ruined Ji Juntao's meticulous plan. Shang Yechu sighed softly and said, "Do you need me to comfort you?"

"What, you've agreed to extend the contract to fifty years?" Ji Juntao asked.

"No, not at all." Shang Yechu filled a cup with hot water from the water dispenser, took a sip herself, and then handed it to Ji Juntao. "Would you like to hear my thoughts?"

"I guess I can only listen." Ji Juntao took a sip of water and couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark, "You're the real boss."

Shang Yechu calmly said, "Your method will indeed ruin Wei Xuan, but it won't get me the role. Does that make you feel better?"

"How is that possible?" Ji Juntao didn't even bother to drink water, his brows furrowed deeply. "There are other competitors?"

“No,” Shang Yechu said, “but not right now.”

Ji Juntao was taken aback.

Shang Yechu slowly said, "You've already said that this is a script that will make anyone who plays it famous. Do you think we're the only ones in the world who can get our hands on this script?"

"Those big companies and top-tier celebrities with status, resources, and connections—can't they get it?"

Ji Juntao took a slight breath.

Shang Yechu looked at Ji Juntao's reaction with satisfaction: "If they can get it, why don't they compete for this script?"

Ji Juntao murmured, "Because—"

"Because Wei Xuan is there," Shang Yechu answered the question for her. "Because everyone knows that Wei Xuan is the person Ru Guan TV has decided on. No one will go looking for trouble."

Shang Yechu wanted to temper Ji Juntao's arrogance, lest the other party keep using her botched plans as leverage. "You brought down Wei Xuan, and then what?"

"When Wei Xuan was around, she was my only competitor; now that she's fallen and moved away, how many competitors do you think I'll have?"