Chapter 5 The Fallen Child Star 5

The room was quiet again.

Yao Rong closed the door and said calmly, "Lawyer Zhou, let's continue with the topic just now."

Yao Rong and Xu Weiheng didn't understand the content of the contract termination, so most of the time it was Lawyer Zhou who was talking and Yao Rong and Xu Weiheng were listening.

Yao Rong would occasionally say a few words in agreement, while Xu Weiheng was huddled in the corner of the sofa the whole time and didn't give any response.

Lawyer Zhou reminded them, "The contract termination may not be smooth, you should be mentally prepared in advance."

He had also helped artists to fight contract termination lawsuits before.

These brokerage companies would rather let an artist rot in their hands than let the artist leave easily.

Moreover, Xu Weiheng's refusal to participate in the variety show deeply offended Xingyu Media.

"It doesn't matter." Xu Weiheng, who had been keeping his head down, slowly raised his head, his eyes sliding from Lawyer Zhou to Yao Rong, "No matter what the outcome is, it doesn't matter."

If the contract can be terminated smoothly, then everyone will be happy.

But if the contract cannot be terminated, this result will not be unexpected to him.

What he needs most at this moment... is just someone who is willing to stand up and support him, and willing to accompany him to safeguard his legal rights and interests.

The world abandoned him, but fortunately, someone came back and returned to his side.

"Okay. Then I'll leave first. If there is any progress later, I will contact Ms. Yao by phone in time." Lawyer Zhou stood up and said.

"I'll trouble Lawyer Zhou in the future." Yao Rong sent Lawyer Zhou out the door.

She turned around and looked at Xu Weiheng who was still sitting there motionless, and smiled: "You said it very well about the words against the agent. You should be tougher towards those who have bullied you."

Xu Weiheng's mood was instantly overjoyed, so much so that the corners of his lips could not help but slightly rise, and then quickly flattened.

The termination of the contract was not so quick, Yao Rong and Xu Weiheng could only wait for the news from Lawyer Zhou at home.

But they couldn't just wait.

Yao Rong deliberately inquired about Xu Weiheng's preferences. At first Xu Weiheng was reluctant to say it, but after being asked so many times by Yao Rong, he said it awkwardly.

Yao Rong wrote down these things, and went out to the supermarket the next day to buy food for a week, and cooked for Xu Weiheng in different ways every day.

There were both foods that Xu Weiheng liked to eat and foods that she liked to eat, and of course, various medicinal foods that nourish the stomach and body.

Xu Weiheng smelled the faint smell of medicinal herbs in the food and was surprised: "This kind of Chinese medicine can be made into a dish?"

Yao Rong explained: "In our hometown, we like to make all kinds of medicinal food. Usually, when we stew chicken soup at home, we will put some refreshing and cooling herbs in it."

Our hometown... Xu Weiheng likes such words.

In order to kill time, Yao Rong also dragged Xu Weiheng to watch cartoons together.

Xu Weiheng: "..."

Xu Weiheng's face was full of reluctance, but his body movements were not repulsive at all. He followed Yao Rong and sat on the sofa obediently, starting from the first episode of "SpongeBob".

"When you were little, you loved watching SpongeBob. Whenever you started crying, I'd play SpongeBob for you and you'd stop crying."

Xu Weiheng was silent for a moment and said, "Really? I didn't know I liked SpongeBob so much." The

show he watched the most when he was little was probably Detective Conan.

Because Xu Yiyuan liked it.

The TV at home was always occupied by Xu Yiyuan.

Yao Rong felt sad when he said that.

While the opening credits were still playing, she picked out two bunches of grapes from the bag and put them in the fruit basket, and said to Xu Weiheng, "Go wash the grapes."

Xu Weiheng went obediently, and when he came back, he took two bottles of drinks from the refrigerator.

"Do you want some potato chips? I don't know what flavor you like, so I took a little of everything." Yao Rong greeted.

Xu Weiheng hesitated. After he became an artist, he hardly touched this kind of snack.

But he changed his mind and realized that he was no longer an artist. He took a bag of original potato chips from the table, tore it open, and passed the chips to Yao Rong. Although he didn't say anything, his meaning was very obvious.

Yao Rong shook his head: "Eat it yourself."

Xu Weiheng ate potato chips while hugging the pillow and watched the TV intently. After a while, he was completely immersed in the plot.

Yao Rong turned his head slightly to look at him, and the corners of his lips curved.

This kind of life is the life a sixteen-year-old boy should have.

***

A week later, Lawyer Zhou called Yao Rong to report the progress of Xu Weiheng's contract termination.

As Lawyer Zhou said before, the termination was not smooth.

In the eyes of the CEO of Xingyu Media, Xu Weiheng was just a small artist, but this small artist, who was not taken seriously by him, repeatedly rebelled against the company's arrangements. Xu Weiheng made him unhappy, and of course he would not do what Xu Weiheng wanted.

Yao Rong narrowed his eyes: "Then just sue them directly." Soon Xingyu Media would be overwhelmed.

On the second night, the news #Xingyu Media former artist Wen Bo reported Xingyu Media's tax evasion of 223 million in real name# instantly exploded the entire Internet and caused a sensation.

This entry was on the hot search for a day and a night, and netizens @ the State Administration of Taxation one after another below.

[223 million! Wow, a little-known company like Xingyu Media can evade so much tax, the water in the entertainment industry is too deep! 】

【Wenbo dared to report in real name, he must have relevant evidence, @State Administration of Taxation, come quickly, more than 200 million small money will be deposited! 】

The State Administration of Taxation quickly came out to speak, saying that it had received the report and would follow up the investigation into Xingyu Media's tax evasion.

After the State Administration of Taxation made its statement, Yao Rong immediately received a call from Lawyer Zhou.

Lawyer Zhou was delighted: "Ms. Yao, did you see the hot searches on Weibo?"

"I saw it."

Lawyer Zhou said: "Xingyu Media is finished this time. The investigation by the State Administration of Taxation alone is enough to exhaust them. They don't have the time and energy to waste with us anymore."

If he still can't help Xu Weiheng terminate his contract at this point, he will be embarrassed to continue in this industry.

In the entertainment industry, real giant companies will produce movies and TV series independently, and even occupy a certain share in video software, cinema lines and other broadcasting platforms, standing at the upstream of the industry to maintain their voice and autonomy.

In contrast, Xingyu Media is only responsible for artist business and is only a second-rate artist company, which is enough to show that its size is not large. With

223 million in liquid funds, even if Xingyu Media can take it out, it will inevitably have to make a big move, and it is even likely to never recover from it.

Besides, the 223 million is only the amount of tax evasion. With the subsequent fines, Xingyu Media will have to pay at least 300 million this time.

After hanging up the phone, Yao Rong looked at Xu Weiheng beside him: "Did you hear everything?"

Xu Weiheng was a little dazed: "I heard everything... What did the Weibo hot search say?"

Yao Rong relayed the Weibo hot search to Xu Weiheng.

Xu Weiheng suddenly realized: "It turned out to be Wen Bo."

Wen Bo's incident was exposed after he signed the contract. As someone in the same company, even if Xu Weiheng didn't care about the entertainment industry, he had heard a lot of rumors.

Yao Rong asked, "You will be able to leave Xingyu and regain your freedom in the future. Are you happy?"

Xu Weiheng was stunned and subconsciously wanted to curl his lips, but after several attempts, he showed a smile that was more wolfish than crying: "Happy."

As if afraid that she would not believe him, Xu Weiheng repeated again: "I am very happy."

He was not happy about the incident itself.

It turned out that being protected by someone was such an experience.

Today, he finally realized it.

"Wait

a minute." After saying "wait" to Yao Rong, Xu Weiheng went back to the bedroom. When he came out, he still had a bank card in his hand.

"There are 300,000 in this bank card. How much is Lawyer Zhou's attorney fee? I'll pay it."

Yao Rong looked at him tenderly.

His contract with Xingyu Media was very demanding. Even if the 300,000 was not all his savings, it was equivalent to most of it.

But now, without anyone mentioning it, he took the initiative to bear the lawyer's fees.

So sensible.

"Okay." Yao Rong accepted Xu Weiheng's bank card. If she didn't accept it, she was worried that Xu Weiheng would be upset. "Although Lawyer Zhou's lawyer's fee is more expensive, it won't cost 300,000. I will transfer the rest of the money back to you later."

Xu Weiheng shook his head: "The rest of the money...you take it."

From the clothes she wore and the mobile phone she used, he could see that she had been living a tight life in recent years. Giving her this money would make her a little more comfortable.

...Anyway, she was the one who paid to take care of him during this time. So it's normal for him to give her some money to subsidize her now.

Yao Rong sighed, "Are you really going to give it to me? Aren't you afraid that I will spend it carelessly?"

Xu Weiheng asked back, "Then keep it in my hands. Aren't you afraid that I will spend it carelessly?"

Yao Rong was amused by his words and laughed, "Okay, I'll take it. Thank you, Weiheng."

She really didn't have much savings.

Now that Xu Weiheng's condition has improved, she should also devote some of her energy to making money.

She can't let her underage son support her.

Xu Weiheng lowered his eyes, "I should thank you."

The person who really sought justice for him was not Lawyer Zhou.

It was her.

"What are you talking about?" He spoke too softly, and Yao Rong was so close to him that she couldn't hear clearly.

"Nothing, you heard it wrong." Xu Weiheng denied, and quickly walked to the window as if to cover up.

In order to avoid paparazzi and prevent being secretly photographed, the curtains of the skylights have been drawn these days.

When he moved into this apartment, he specially replaced the curtains with good light-blocking properties, so these days, whether it is day or night, as long as the lights are not turned on, the room is dark.

But now that there are no paparazzi surrounding him outside, he can slightly open the curtains and bask in the sun.

Xu Weiheng opened the curtains a little.

The bright sunlight rushed into the room through this gap and fell on Xu Weiheng, which was very warm and comfortable, making him want to stretch his waist.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Weiheng turned around and gave Yao Rong a light smile: "Let's book a flight back to City D the day after tomorrow."