Chapter 751 Le Yan's Beauty is Her Original Sin
On Monday, Qi Yue drove his two sons to kindergarten first, and then personally took Shen Anning to the law firm.
Inside the car, Shen Anning unbuckled her seatbelt. "I have a court hearing this afternoon, so I might not be able to come back to pick up the kids."
"It's alright, you should focus on your work. I'll pick up the kids."
"Okay, I'm going in then."
Shen Anning pushed open the car door—
"etc."
Shen Anning paused, turned to look at him, and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Qi Yue looked a little awkward. "Well, I have two tickets for a stage play. You mentioned before that you like 'Only Greenery,' which is being performed at the Beicheng International Grand Theatre this week. If you have time, you can go see it. If you don't have time, it's okay not to go."
"Two?" Shen Anning asked.
Qi Yue took out the tickets and handed them to her, "There are two."
"Great!" Shen Anning took the tickets, raised an eyebrow, and smiled. "Perfect timing! My senior sister and I can go together. She really likes it! We've been so busy that we couldn't get any tickets. These tickets are just in time, thanks!"
"..." Qi Yue hesitated for a moment, then smiled helplessly: "No need for thanks, just have fun."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony with you." Shen Anning put the tickets in her bag, waved to him, and said, "See you later."
Qi Yue responded and watched her get out of the car and walk into the building before turning his gaze away and pinching the bridge of his nose.
After a moment, he gave a helpless smile.
He knew that Shen Anning was pretending to be stupid on purpose.
For the past six months, he has been making explicit and implicit suggestions, but Shen Anning has simply not taken the bait.
Qi Yue then realized that Shen Anning used to be very fond of and tolerant of him.
She showered him with such fervent and unreserved affection, yet he still belittled himself.
Only now has he realized how damnable he was before!
A girl gave him her most precious and beautiful youth, yet he still questions her love.
Fortunately, after his brush with death, he came to his senses.
Fortunately, it's not too late.
Life is long, and he will prove to Shen Anning with his actions that he has learned how to love.
...
As soon as Shen Anning arrived at the law firm, Bai Xiaoxue immediately came to greet her.
"Sister Anning!"
Shen Anning looked at her flustered and sparkling eyes, "What's wrong?"
"Le Yan is here again!"
Shen Anning paused, "Why are you here again?"
"I don't know, she went directly to Sister Yu Ke this time." Bai Xiaoxue was very excited. "She's so beautiful, ahhh, her skin is so fair it's glowing even without makeup! She makes even a casual outfit look like a designer brand. I really want to get her autograph!"
"Isn't that simple?" Shen Anning said, "Just send some tea and snacks in, and say that you are her fan. She needs our help right now, so she will definitely sign an autograph for you."
Bai Xiaoxue screamed in a low voice, "Ah, really?!"
Shen Anning was both amused and exasperated. "Okay, go ahead."
"Okay!" Bai Xiaoxue turned around and ran into the tea room.
Shen Anning smiled and walked towards her office.
...
About ten minutes later, there was a knock on the office door.
Shen Anning was organizing files, her eyes and brows not raised: "Please come in."
The door opened, and Chu Yuke poked her head in: "Are you free now?"
Shen Anning paused, looked up, and asked, "What's wrong?"
“Le Yan just left. I had a detailed talk with her, and her contract termination case is a bit tricky.” Chu Yuke said to her with an awkward smile, “You might have to handle it.”
"I'm actually not considering taking it." Shen Anning frowned. "You want to take it?"
"I wasn't planning on accepting it, but seeing how sincere she was, I couldn't bear to refuse." Chu Yuke blinked. "Even as a woman, it's hard to refuse a beautiful woman's plea. Besides, I saw the contract she brought, and I'm so angry! Those evil capitalists are bullying us! As a woman myself, I feel I can't just stand by and do nothing!"
Shen Anning: "..."
Their family is essentially a capitalist family.
Shen Anning put down the file and stood up. "Senior sister, please come in and tell me what happened."
"Alright!"
When Chu Yuke saw that Shen Anning had given in, she knew that things were going well!
She walked into the office, closed the door, and took a few steps to Shen Anning's side, pulling her to sit down on the sofa.
"You'll be very angry after hearing this. Let me tell you, Leyan was cheated by the company. She signed a contract that was unfair to her. The contract expires next month. She originally planned to terminate the contract and retire from the entertainment industry to go back to her hometown. But now her agent won't let her go and is using the unfair clause in the contract to talk to her..."
...
Half an hour later, Shen Anning had a general understanding of the situation.
In short: Le Yang wants to terminate her contract when it expires, but the company won't release her. If she insists on terminating the contract, Le Yang will have to pay the company a high 'artist training fee'.
Moreover, Le Yan has been almost marginalized by the company in the past two years. She has very few resources, very few works to show for her, and is often used by the company as a tool to generate traffic for newcomers.
After a moment's thought, Shen Anning said, "She was only 13 years old when she signed the contract, so she was a minor. Her guardians have a greater responsibility."
"Her mother is a village woman with little education. These kinds of unfair contracts are full of traps in the text. It's no wonder that a child and a village woman would be taken advantage of!"
“Judging from the contract, Le Yan will have to pay a price to terminate it smoothly.” Shen Anning said to Chu Yuke with a serious expression, “This is Zhou Jingye’s company. Perhaps it would be more effective for you to talk to Zhou Jingye directly.”
"Come on!" Chu Yuke rolled her eyes. "You think too highly of me. Zhou Jing is currently very busy with his company's new rising star, he doesn't have time for me, his ex-fiancée!"
Shen Anning: "..."
Yes, the ex-fiancée who ran away at the last minute on the wedding day was certainly not a popular figure.
“Besides, Zhou Jing only officially took over ‘Qixing Entertainment’ five years ago,” Chu Yuke added. “Le Yan’s contract was signed with the previous president of Qixing, who is now the company’s second-largest shareholder, Xing Zheng.”
"Xing Zheng?" Shen Anning frowned. "He wields great power? More than Zhou Jingye?"
"He was the founder of Qixing Entertainment, but later, due to mismanagement or something, it is said that the copyrights were sold several times. Zhou Jing also acquired the scattered shares from other people, and finally became the largest shareholder of Qixing Entertainment, and successfully replaced Xing Zheng as president."
Shen Anning was somewhat surprised. "So Zhou Jing is quite shrewd. How come he allows Xing Zheng to exploit the company's female artists like this?"
"Sigh, isn't this how it is in this industry? Female artists who are too beautiful but don't have a powerful backer will either run into Zhou Jing or Xing Zheng. The difference is that Zhou Jing doesn't have a family either, and when he plays around, he always looks for consensual relationships. But Xing Zheng is more perverted. He has a wife and children but always likes to force himself on them. Once he gets what he wants, he abandons them. Those artists who had improper relationships with Xing Zheng eventually disappeared without a trace."
Shen Anning frowned. She knew that the entertainment industry was a big melting pot. Of course, there were some entertainment companies that were not like that, such as her mother's Huanxing Entertainment, but they were very few and far between.
Le Yan's beauty is her original sin in this industry; she has no powerful connections and none of the good fortune of artists like those in "Star Chaser"...
"Sigh, even without Xing Zheng, there would have been others eyeing Le Yan. It's just that Le Yan is too attractive. What surprises and impresses me is that in her ten years in the entertainment industry, she has experienced all kinds of suppression and coercion, yet she still sticks to her original intentions and never compromises. There aren't many female celebrities who can still stick to their principles in the entertainment industry, which is a big dye vat. So I really admire her!"
Hearing Chu Yuke say this, Shen Anning also felt that Le Yan was quite rare.
"So, according to what you said, if we accept this case, it's the same as suing Xing Zheng?" Shen Anning asked.
"Yes, Zhou Jing also signed a liability waiver with Xing Zheng when he took over the company. Le Yan is one of the few full-contract artists under Xing Zheng's management, and her contract has always been with Xing Zheng."
Chu Yuke paused, then added, "Xing Zheng is no ordinary person; it's said he has shady businesses overseas!"
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