Chapter 22: Kneeling to Admit Mistakes
"What? Sister Xu, I don't understand. I've been following your instructions obediently all this time and haven't done anything to harm the company. Why...?"
"Shut up! I don't have time to listen to your nonsense!"
Sister Xu, who has a very bad temper, was angrily scolding him from the other end of the line.
Gu Shanshan is very beautiful, with an androgynous beauty.
A beauty like him should have become a huge star in the entertainment industry if he was willing to go all out.
This is also why Xu Li signed him in the first place.
But she misjudged him; Gu Shanshan was a blockhead, completely clueless about social situations.
The investors were so fascinated by him that they didn't even try to entice him to bring in resources.
She had also hinted to Gu Shanshan several times that he should loosen up a bit. As long as he slept with people to get resources, he would have fame and money. Once he became famous, no one would remember that he slept with people; they would only know that he was a big star under the spotlight.
But what did Gu Shanshan say?
He said that wasn't his true intention, and he wouldn't sell his body for fame.
Her serious and earnest demeanor made her seem like a pimp.
These are not the main points. The main point is that she once specifically invited Gu Shanshan to have dinner with an investor.
The investor took a liking to Gu Shanshan at first sight and wanted to take her as his mistress, so he gave her a large sum of money and resources on the spot.
Gu Shanshan refused to drink alcohol; how could she possibly have sex with someone who wouldn't drink?
This enraged the investor, who slapped her, the middleman, on the spot.
He kindly offered to help Gu Shanshan find resources, but got beaten up instead.
From that moment on, she harbored a deep hatred for Gu Shanshan.
Later, she simply stopped caring about Shan Shan and just held the title of agent, giving all the good resources to other artists who were willing to go all out.
Seeing Gu Shanshan constantly under her control, impoverished and unable to afford food, and forced to work outside, she felt incredibly satisfied.
But Gu Shanshan, that little slut, always seemed so well-behaved, yet she offended people behind her back.
This has implicated him, the manager.
She has been warned by the company, and could be fired if things go wrong.
Since Gu Shanshan is the instigator, then don't expect things to be easy for her.
Before he gets fired, she'll make sure he doesn't suffer this jinx.
"Gu Shanshan, let me tell you frankly, you violated the company's terms and conditions. The company has now decided to terminate your contract. You breached the contract first, and you have to pay ten times the amount as liquidated damages, which is equivalent to one million RMB. If you can't pay it, you can expect a court summons!"
A million-dollar penalty for breach of contract?
The thought of the tenfold penalty for breach of contract made Gu Shanshan as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
Regardless of how rude Sister Xu's attitude was on the other end of the phone, she pleaded in a humble voice.
"Sister Xu, please don't hang up, I..."
He's already dirt poor, and that tenfold penalty for breach of contract would be adding insult to injury and could drive him to his death.
Beep beep beep...
Before Gu Shanshan could finish speaking, the phone went dead.
The call was disconnected.
Gu Shanshan persisted in dialing, but this time she couldn't get through.
He was blocked.
It's evening now, and the company has already closed for the day. Even if he went, he wouldn't be able to get into the company gate.
Gu Shanshan dialed the numbers of several artists under Xu Li's command in his phone one by one, but without exception, all of them had blocked him.
It seems Xu Li had already warned them not to pay any attention to him.
"what do I do?"
Gu Shanshan paced anxiously back and forth in the room. He had slept too much during the day, and the news of being fired by the company had left him restless and unable to sleep.
So what if he gets his contract terminated? He's just a nobody anyway, so it's fine if he gets terminated.
The key issue is that he simply cannot afford the one million yuan penalty for breach of contract.
Moreover, he still doesn't understand where he violated the company's terms of the agreement.
There must be something wrong with the company; he has to find an explanation.
Otherwise, even if he sold himself, he wouldn't be able to pay back a million.
......
The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Gu Shanshan was already waiting outside Lingyue Entertainment Company.
Because he was terminated, which is equivalent to being fired, and the company's security system did not have his identity verified.
He couldn't even get through the door of Lingyue Entertainment.
He bought a loaf of bread for breakfast when he went out in the morning. He only had 118 yuan left. He hadn't found a new part-time job yet, so he didn't dare to spend any more money.
It took more than an hour to walk from that dilapidated little rented room to reach Lingyue Entertainment Company.
Without proper identification, the security guards dared not let him through, so he could only wait outside for his agent, Xu Li, to arrive.
Gu Shanshan stood outside the company for over an hour before Xu Lishan finally arrived.
The wind was strong in the morning, and Gu Shanshan felt terribly cold after standing outside for so long.
Her pretty little face was deathly pale from the cold, and her lips were bluish-purple and trembling.
Upon seeing Xu Li, he immediately ran up to her, "Sister Xu, don't go!"
He blocked Xu Li's way when the company went public, looking anxious and flustered.
"Sister Xu, I didn't quite understand what you said on the phone yesterday. I've always been law-abiding and have absolutely never done anything to harm the company's interests. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"A mistake? Ha..."
Xu Li fiddled with her short, ear-length hair, her lips, painted with bright red lipstick, parted.
"Gu Shanshan, are you questioning me?!"
Being stopped by Gu Shanshan, that jinx, made her already bad mood even worse.
He pulled a document out of his handbag and threw it viciously at Gu Shanshan.
"Open your dog eyes and see clearly whether I'm slandering you or not!"
Gu Shanshan didn't care about Xu Li's attitude and hurriedly picked up the scattered documents from the ground.
After seeing the above content, all the color drained from his face.
With trembling lips, she tried to explain to Xu Li, "I...I didn't do any of those things, I really didn't!"
Corporate espionage involves stealing confidential company documents and selling them.
If you really think about it, these things could land you in jail.
Gu Shanshan's eyes reddened, and her voice choked with emotion as she desperately tried to prove herself.
"I really didn't do any of this, Sister Xu, please believe me. Please take me inside so I can explain to the CEO that I truly didn't do any of this..."
Gu Shanshan was so anxious she almost cried.
"Get away from me, don't touch me with your filthy hands!"
Xu Li brushed Gu Shanshan's hand away, her eyes filled with disgust and sarcasm.
"Gu Shanshan, who do you think you are? What gives you the right to see the company boss? You used to refuse when I asked you to sleep with people, now you know what it's like to have no one to protect you when something happens, right?"
"Pooh!"
Xu Li spat at Gu Shanshan and cursed viciously.
"Serves you right!"
After finishing her rant, she snatched the documents from Gu Shanshan's hands and walked towards the company gate in her high heels.
Gu Shanshan stood frozen in place, her whole body trembling.
He originally thought he was just there to talk about the penalty for breach of contract, but he didn't expect things to be so complicated.
Now he may not only have to pay a million-dollar penalty for breach of contract, but he may also face the risk of going to jail.
[007, what should I do?]
Gu Shanshan panicked.
Before completing the mission, he is essentially a person of this world; if he is sentenced to prison, he will truly go to jail.
If he really goes to jail, how will he complete his mission?
Gu Shanshan felt a little regretful for her impulsive argument with Gong Ye and for slapping him.
He should have prioritized the bigger picture and hadn't let his hatred get the better of him, instead of attacking Gong Ye.
【Host, you can choose to ask your target for help; perhaps he/she will be willing to assist you.】
007's very sincere advice.
[But I can't even get into the company, I can't even see the boss of Lingyue Entertainment, how could I possibly meet Gong Ye, the big boss behind the scenes?]
Besides, given Gong Ye's vengeful and violent temper, he probably doesn't want to see him right now.
"There's no other way but to take a gamble."
[What are you going to do, Host?]
While 007 was still confused, he saw Gu Shanshan dash towards the gate of Lingyue Entertainment Company.
Just as Xu Li swiped her card to open the door, she managed to grab the door that was about to close and successfully rushed into the Lingyue Entertainment Company's gate.
Xu Li froze for two seconds before reacting and yelling angrily at Gu Shanshan, who was running ahead of her.
"Gu Shanshan, you stop right there!"
Gu Shanshan was not going to listen to reason. Before the security guards rushed in to arrest her, she quickly pressed the button for the 28th floor and entered the elevator.
He had been here for three months and knew that the president's office at Lingyue Entertainment was on the 28th floor.
As the number gradually climbed, it finally reached twenty-eight, and the elevator stopped with a clatter. Then the elevator doors opened.
Gu Shanshan stepped out of the elevator, but felt that the surroundings were unusually quiet.
Even the secretary's desk was completely empty.
"Something feels off."
The further Gu Shanshan walked, the more uneasy she felt.
He was wearing faded jeans and a shirt, and his sneakers had worn thin white edges.
Gu Shanshan looked down and saw her shabby appearance clearly reflected in the gleaming floor.
Gu Shanshan moved the shoes with the loose stitches and sighed.
"We're already this poor, what's there to be afraid of?"
Thinking it over, Gu Shanshan walked straight towards the president's office.
Because this floor was so quiet, even the sound of Gu Shanshan's sneakers walking on the ground was quite abrupt.
The president's office was located at the far end, and Gu Shanshan walked around for a while.
When Gu Shanshan arrived at the president's office, she found that the door was not closed, but slightly ajar.
Gu Shanshan didn't dare to push the door open directly. She stood up straight and reached out to knock.
Just a second before I was about to knock, a familiar voice came from inside...
"Yes, blacklist him. That's my order. I want him to come kneeling and begging me. If he doesn't come kneeling and admit his mistake, he'll be imprisoned for stealing confidential documents!"
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