Chapter 454 Solving the Problem
Speaking of this, Liao Weidong sighed dejectedly, "Because I trusted Xingyao and the boss, when he asked for more investment, I put in half of my wealth. He spent the whole year negotiating business in the United States, and at the beginning of this year, he sent back news that he had closed a deal with the largest movie theater in the United States. It was a collaboration with the world's most advanced special effects company. The people in the company were very excited, and I was excited too. When he asked for more investment, I didn't doubt it and put in the rest of my wealth."
In May, when I took my girlfriend to Las Vegas for a trip, I saw her gambling with eyes glued to the table.
I asked the people inside and learned that my boss has been gambling here since last year. He's not just a regular, but a regular who's lost hundreds of millions!
Liao Weidong covered his eyes and said helplessly, "I immediately went back to the company to investigate and found that his talk of investment and cooperation was all fake. Not only that, he also borrowed a lot of money from the finance department and signed many contracts in my name! My workload has increased since last year, and I thought it was because of a lack of investment funds. Before coming to Ying Le, I also approached other companies. They were willing to sign my girlfriend, but they were unwilling to pay the breach of contract penalty for her and no longer valued my future worth. After observing from various aspects, I found that Ying Le, which has been making waves in the industry recently, is very interesting. They have money and are not afraid of trouble. After further investigation, I found that one of the bosses behind them is actually the son of the richest man in China! With this identity, as long as the two of us are signed, no one can blacklist us!"
Gu Yin: "...Even parents or siblings, when it comes to investment, shouldn't they look at the contract, check the investment company, and conduct on-site inspections before agreeing? You don't care about anything, you just give me money? If I don't rip you off, who will I rip off?"
Liao Weidong couldn't believe that his boss, who treated him like a brother, would do this. He could tolerate his boss's company going bankrupt due to mismanagement and use all his savings to help him, but he couldn't use his savings to support a gambler. His family was ruined because of his father's gambling, and he deeply abhorred this aspect of the business!
Chu Yan: "So your request is to help your girlfriend terminate her contract and sign with us. What's in it for us?"
Liao Weidong sat up straight: "I can sign a Ponzi scheme with the company! If I earn enough money within the time frame stipulated by the company, I can also help the company mentor newcomers! Your company has too many newcomers right now, and without mentors, their development will be very slow. And those established stars are even less willing to mentor newcomers! Even if they were willing, their fans wouldn't be! But I'm different. As long as my acting skills are consistently good, my fans are all drama fans. They only care about what I act in. Whether I mentor newcomers or not doesn't matter to them! Besides, my girlfriend is also a very good actress! I've been training her! Signing her is really a good deal!"
Gu Yin asked curiously, "What's your girlfriend's name?"
Liao Weidong smiled sheepishly and said, "My name is Miaomiao."
Gu Yin breathed a sigh of relief. Just like in her previous life, this woman named Miaomiao was Liao Weidong's later wife.
Chu Yan nodded: "I agree to your request, but I have one condition. After the contract is terminated, you'll definitely release a press release. Just say there's a difference in philosophies; don't say anything else. The more you say, the more mistakes you'll make. Let the outside world speculate. Actually, I'd prefer you find some dirt on your company, but considering your feelings for your former company, let's handle it ourselves. If anything comes up, just contact Tie Mao. Otherwise, go back."
Liao Weidong finally felt relieved and left the office after saying goodbye.
Gu Yin noticed that his previously slightly hunched back had now straightened up, which meant that this matter was really important to him. It must be because no one dared to accept the two of them, which affected them when Xingyao was eliminated. It was a pity for this newly crowned movie star.
"How much is the penalty for breach of contract?" Gu Yin asked curiously.
Chu Yan shook his head: "Fifty million. This matter cannot be resolved through legal means because it was signed voluntarily with Miao Miao's consent. There are videos and audio recordings. At that time, Miao Miao's father was seriously ill and needed money. Apart from Xingyao, she had no way to borrow millions for medical expenses. She originally planned to work at Xingyao until she was old, so there would be no penalty for breach of contract. If all else failed, she could leave after earning fifty million. Who knew that she would meet Liao Weidong later?"
Gu Yin nodded: "Then let's sign them both, since they're both capable anyway."
Chu Yan acted quickly, uncovering all the problems at Xingyao Entertainment that very night. However, he did not act immediately but instead had Tie Mao sign Miaomiao over.
Even their agents were unaware that Miaomiao was Liao Weidong's girlfriend.
Since Miaomiao was just a newcomer with no reputation, she left without a second thought, and Xingyao didn't make things difficult for her after receiving the breach of contract fee.
The next day, after Miaomiao left the office, at the board meeting, she announced that she wanted to withdraw from Xingyao, return her shares and salary, and give up her previous investments. She just wanted to leave because the workload was too heavy, her body couldn't handle it, and she was tired of acting.
Xingyao is a husband-and-wife company. The board of directors actually consists of only three people: the owner, his wife, and himself.
The owner of Xingyao is still in the casino and hasn't returned yet, so the board of directors is actually only attended by the owner's wife.
Originally, she was unwilling and even opposed to Liao Weidong leaving. However, after learning that he would return the shares and not ask for the money she had previously invested, she immediately signed the contract, fearing that Liao Weidong would regret it if she was a step too late!
The boss's wife doesn't manage things; she only knows how to play with the newcomers. She doesn't know what the boss does, but she does know how much profit she gives Liao Weidong each year. The company is still in its growth phase, and several newcomers have already shown signs of becoming famous, so she wasn't too sad when Liao Weidong said he was leaving!
On the day Liao Weidong left, a press conference was held. According to Chu Yan, they had different ideas and would no longer respond to any speculations. Under Chu Yan's arrangement, he temporarily went abroad to avoid the limelight.
After learning what Liao Weidong had said, the proprietress immediately held a press conference, calling Liao Weidong an ingrate and crying about how good she and her husband had been to him, only to be betrayed in the end!
Chu Yan directly had Tie Mao send out a message: Liao Weidong had left "home," so why hadn't the head of Xingyao shown up? What exactly was the disagreement about their philosophies? Everyone in the industry knows Liao Weidong's personality; he wouldn't have left Xingyao unless he was truly forced to. Xingyao must have done something to wrong him, hence the need for the Xingyao boss to come forward.
As a result, their efforts were in vain; even the landlady couldn't contact the boss! Let alone anyone else!
On the day Zhou Wansheng brought the equipment back from the lab, major media outlets across the country reported that the head of Xingyao Entertainment was living a life of debauchery in Las Vegas, not only losing all his assets but also mortgaging Xingyao Entertainment! The media outlets even published photos of the mortgage signing ceremony!
Only then did everyone realize what Liao Weidong meant by "incompatible ideologies," and they felt even more sorry for him for having met the wrong person.
Unlike in later generations when the internet is not as developed, there are very few haters now. Apart from the money he couldn't get back, Liao Weidong suffered basically no damage in this incident.
Because it was done a year early, Xingyao hadn't had time to deal with any illegal activities. For Gu Yin, this made her even happier than signing Liao Weidong.
After resolving the matter, Chu Yan returned to school, and Gu Yin also went with Zhou Wansheng to his family's biopharmaceutical company to visit the laboratory.
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