Chapter 79 Blood-stained White Lotus
It's easy to say, but the ridiculously high 10 billion yuan penalty alone is enough to make them speechless.
Ten billion! Xu Yumin has been doing such wicked things for so many years, and she has made a lot of money from filming. However, she has to spend a huge amount of money every year to maintain her youthful appearance. How can she afford such a large sum of money to pay for breach of contract?
As for Zheng Yong, he had handled orders worth more than 10 billion yuan, but the money was not his. And even if he did, he would be dreaming to pay so much money to the program crew.
The penalty for breach of contract forced the conversation to end. The director looked at them calmly, neither trying to force them to stay nor pressuring them to pay the penalty. He seemed like a good person.
But Zheng Yong and Xu Yumin failed to escape several times. They simply didn't believe that there was no director's handiwork involved, so how could they believe him?
The money in his wallet was used to hire a big man as a bodyguard. The director felt wronged for using his body size to scare the two men away from causing trouble.
He doesn't have a penny on him now, so how can he afford to hire players from the national team?
"If you want to withdraw from the show, you have to pay the penalty. If you can't pay, then just record the show well. That's it. I have a lot of things to do and don't have time to sit here and stare blankly at you."
After the director finished speaking, he glanced at the two of them and was about to leave. Zheng Yong stopped them and played a delaying card.
"We didn't come to participate in the show with so much money. You let us leave first and we can pay the penalty later."
Later is indeed later, but how long this later is is not decided by him.
Xu Yumin also spoke after understanding what Zheng Yong meant.
"Director, you know my status in the industry. President Zheng and I are not short of money. We promised to pay the penalty after withdrawing from the program, so we won't break the promise."
The two of them were teasing him, a rookie. The bald director touched his head and replied with a smile.
"Although I believe in your earning power and that you two must have saved tens of billions, I'm just an employee. We're all acting according to the contract. Since the contract states that you must pay ten billion on the spot to withdraw from the program, you must pay this penalty now."
"If you can't get it out, then I'm sorry, both of you should go back to the camera and continue recording. Let's not waste each other's time."
The director was unmoved and seemed to be mocking them.
Zheng Yong and Xu Yumin looked at each other. What was there to talk about? They couldn't even come up with 10 billion, let alone now.
Knowing that the director's path was not feasible, the two were once again driven away by the director. After their phones were confiscated on the grounds that they were not allowed to use their phones during the recording, they could only return to the camera in a stammering manner, trying not to contact Jiang Ning, acting as an invisible person, striving to get through the end of the recording, or find other opportunities to leave.
However, the two of them looked so uncomfortable and guilty that it was impossible to ignore them even if they tried to hide from the camera.
"Wow, these two disappeared just now, but they came here as soon as the food was ready, and are eating here for free." Jiang Qing said dissatisfiedly while holding a beef skewer.
Song Yao, who was bringing juice nearby, also disliked the two, but he knew too well that they were too aloof on the show and would be criticized, and their behavior would be magnified infinitely. He didn't want everyone to be criticized for such a small matter.
"Would you like to send them some barbecue?"
"No need. President Zheng and Teacher Xu both have Western stomachs. They probably won't be able to enjoy the delicious taste of Huaguo barbecue." Jiang Ning ate a big skewer of meat and said to the two people who were fanning themselves with disgust.
When she said this, Song Yao and the others also noticed it, frowned, and said nothing.
Just for the sake of gesture, he took some barbecue and brought it to Xu Yumin and the others. He saw that they let the barbecue get cold, but he didn't touch it at all and put it far away, and didn't care.
Several people were happily eating the delicacies that the agent did not allow them to eat, drinking sweet juice, and enjoying the brief happiness.
After eating, everyone sat together and chatted. Song Yao also performed a newly composed song, which added a touch of literary and artistic flavor to this melon-eating variety show, and made the director behind the monitor almost burst into tears.
This is the free and easy variety show theme he wanted. It's a pity that this show has gone off the track and even twenty horses can't pull it back.
Everyone was chatting and the atmosphere was quite harmonious until Xu Yumin said something after Song Yao finished singing his new song.
"Song Yao is indeed as talented as what people say on the Internet."
The words sounded good, but the person who had been unfriendly to them since the moment they entered the variety show suddenly took the initiative to cue others. Song Yao felt something was wrong.
"Teacher Xu, you are too kind. I am still a newcomer and need to learn a lot from seniors like Teacher Xu." Song Yao pondered for a moment and said cautiously.
"The entertainment industry now is dominated by you young people. We, the seniors, still have to learn from you. The entertainment industry now is different from before. It's so complicated now. If you are not careful, you will be criticized in articles and die without knowing how."
Xu Yumin sighed and spoke with a vicissitudes of life on her face, which made the audience who had previously had a grudge against her because of her words and behavior regain some of their impression of her.
After all, no matter what Xu Yumin is, she is the childhood goddess of countless people. When such a person shows loneliness in front of the camera, and then thinks of their past deeds when they were extremely popular in the entertainment industry, who would not reminisce about the past and sigh that time flies.
Netizens in the live broadcast room were recalling Xu Yumin's classic roles. When Song Yao heard her words, his nerves tensed up. Sure enough, Xu Yumin spoke again the next second.
"Song Yao was previously criticized for plagiarism. You were lucky not to be suppressed and even became famous because of this. I don't know if anyone is as lucky as you."
"Don't be ridiculous, I'm just a coward. Seeing that the two new guests who came with me were both suspected of crimes and arrested, I was really nervous. If someone released a press release and implicated me, I, as a senior, would be in tatters."
Xu Yumin has great acting skills. When she said these words, the emotions in her face and eyes were very appropriate and very contagious. Especially since we have actually seen similar remarks in the live broadcast room, it made the audience empathize with her.
[Alas, the current atmosphere in the entertainment industry is not very good. It is normal for Xu Yumin to worry about being criticized by the media.]
[I also saw someone say that the show's guests for this episode of "Travel" are all people with big scandals, letting them enjoy the fun and boost the show's popularity. It's no wonder Xu Yumin is so nervous. Many people believe that there are no good guests on this episode.]
[I don’t take sides. I eat melons and watch variety shows anyway. I’m not picky.]
In the live broadcast room, Xu Yumin's comments gradually improved, and Xu Yumin spoke more and more skillfully. Every word she said hinted that the domestic entertainment industry is very dark, and even if there is no black material, it will be created to ruin a person's reputation.
This has caused confusion among netizens. Whenever negative news about her suddenly comes out, it is all fake and someone is deliberately harming her. She is just a pure white lotus.
These secret brainwashing words gave people a headache, especially when Xu Yumin talked about how she had helped many girls from poor families to return to school. Jiang Ning pinched her ears and couldn't help but speak angrily.
Yes, yes, you are the only white lotus in the domestic entertainment industry. Even though you drink horse urine, smear menstrual blood all over your body, and collaborate with black hospitals to drug girls trapped in their original families and seeking education, and take the menstrual blood of young girls, and let unscrupulous gangs take the girls' eggs, you are still a white lotus, a white lotus stained with the blood of thousands of girls!
Guests: “!!!”
The director team who kept their distance from the good-looking melons: “!!”
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