Chapter 135 Proposal to terminate the contract
After arriving at Xingyao Entertainment, Wen Jia and his assistant rushed straight to Wei Lai's office and pushed the door open.
The colleagues passing by were all stunned by Wen Jia's aura. Wen Jia had just finished shooting a magazine and had not yet removed her domineering queen makeup. In addition, she was extremely angry, and she looked very difficult to deal with.
Seeing Wen Jia pushing the door open, Wei Lai was stunned at first, then he reacted and returned to normal.
"Aren't you shooting a magazine today? Why are you coming to the company at this time instead of going home to rest?" Wei Lai's expression remained unchanged, just like usual.
Wen Jia didn't say anything, but looked at Zhao Wan beside her and sneered.
Zhao Wan, who had just benefited, felt a little guilty at this time. Although Wei Lai was trying her best to train her, Wen Jia was still the number one sister of Xingyao Entertainment and she could not compare with her. She did not want to offend Wen Jia at this time.
"Zhao Wan, go out first. I have something to say to Wen Jia." Seeing this, Wei Lai knew that Wen Jia was here to cause trouble, so he sent Zhao Wan out.
Seeing Wen Jia with a bad complexion, Zhao Wan obediently left Wei Lai's office, but she was a little worried that Wen Jia would do something bad. She knew how the heroine role of "The Immortal Record" came about. If Wen Jia did not cooperate, her role might also be replaced. Now she could only hope that Wei Lai could suppress Wen Jia.
Seeing this, Xu Ai walked out of the office without waiting for Wei Lai to speak, and closed the office door considerately.
"Don't you have anything to explain to me?" Wen Jia asked with a sneer on her face. This was definitely the worst attitude she had ever shown towards Wei Lai.
Because no matter what explanation Wei Lai gave, Wen Jia had already decided to terminate the contract with her, so he was not afraid of falling out with her.
"Are you talking about the "Record of Immortals"? What's the matter? Is there any problem?" Wei Lai ignored Wen Jia's anger and continued to say with a smile.
"Haven't you always wanted to transform? This is an opportunity. Audiences are tired of the same old roles. 'Immortal Record' is a big production. This second female lead is different from your previous roles. It will allow the audience to see a different side of you."
Wei Lai spoke with reason and logic, and it sounded like he was considering Wen Jia, but unfortunately Wen Jia didn't buy it.
Everyone knows that Director Xin only shoots commercial dramas and he likes to use traffic stars. The dramas are popular, but for Wen Jia now, it is just consuming her own traffic. Even if she wants to act, it should be the female lead.
In a drama like this, letting her play the second female lead, isn't it telling everyone that Wen Jia is no longer capable?
"Wei Lai, I admit that you are very capable, but I am the leading actress of Xingyao Entertainment. You don't care about my interests and ask me to lower my status to be Zhao Wan's partner. Are you determined to start a new relationship and don't care about my life or death?" Wen Jia questioned. This was the first time she called Wei Lai's name.
Hearing this, Wei Lai frowned slightly. She did have this idea, but she couldn't admit it.
"Wenjia, why do you think so? Although I am your agent, the company needs to develop and I have the responsibility to lead good talents. Can you find any agent in the company who only leads one artist?" Wei Lai said reproachfully.
"But I've never seen an agent who would let an artist lower their own price. You know very well that when an artist's price drops, their commercial value will also decrease. You are damaging my interests to promote Zhao Wan. You are not worthy of being my agent." Wen Jia said the last sentence word by word.
Wei Lai didn't feel anything when listening to Wen Jia's accusation. After all, it was normal for an artist to make a fuss when he was wronged. But Wen Jia's last sentence made her eyebrows jump.
"What do you mean?" Wei Lai's expression remained unchanged.
"I want to terminate my contract with you. Artists and agents complement each other. Since you want to train new artists now, I don't want to play with you anymore." Wen Jia said directly.
Wei Lai's mind went blank for a moment. She didn't expect Wen Jia to say that he wanted to terminate the contract. She expected Wen Jia to be dissatisfied and complain, but as long as she promised some resources, he would be appeased. However, she didn't expect things to develop to this point.
"Wenjia, do you know what you are saying? Your contract still has more than a year left, and the penalty for breach of contract is quite high. You are not in the same situation as you were in the past two years. Given your current situation, if you leave Xingyao Entertainment, you may not be able to earn back the penalty in the next few years." Wei Lai took a deep breath and analyzed the situation calmly with Wenjia.
What she said was indeed what Wen Jia was worried about, but she was unwilling to be squeezed dry of all her value by Wei Lai like Song Yao. This time, Xi Fei helped Qian Muchue get the contract with Xie Jewelry, which gave her some confidence.
Seeing that Wen Jia didn't say anything, Wei Lai thought he had convinced her, so he tried again.
"Wenjia, we've been working together for so long, and I'm thinking about you. We still have over a year left on this contract, so let's work hard. You have to know that promoting newcomers is a very common practice in any company. You don't have to make a big deal about me bringing Zhao Wan along. I might have been too busy recently and neglected your feelings. I've also been helping you find good projects these days."
For some reason, after hearing Wei Lai's words, Wen Jia felt like she was listening to the words of a scumbag.
"Wei Lai, I don't want to be like Song Yao. Let's part ways amicably." After saying this, Wen Jia slammed the door and walked out handsomely.
Wei Lai was left alone in the office. It was the first time in so many years that she encountered such a difficult situation. When Wen Jia mentioned Song Yao, Wei Lai knew she was serious. She didn't expect Wen Jia to think of Song Yao.
This was the first time Wei Lai saw Wen Jia so decisive. She still remembered the first time she met Wen Jia, she was in her early twenties and she obediently called her Sister Wei like everyone else. In the past seven or eight years, Wen Jia had always listened to whatever she said, so she thought she could control Wen Jia like she controlled Song Yao.
Wei Lai frowned and tapped the table with her fingers. Before Zhao Wan grew up, she couldn't lose Wen Jia. As the gold medal agent of Xingyao Entertainment, how could she be called a gold medal agent if she didn't have her ace artist.
Even if the company leaders approve of her way of training new employees, they cannot accept that she loses the company's cash cow before the new employees have even started to thrive.
Unlike Wei Lai's heavy mood, Wen Jia, who had a falling out with Wei Lai, was now very relaxed. It was the first time that she felt so powerful in front of Wei Lai. It was really nice.
"Sister Wen, has Sister Wei agreed to your quitting "The Immortal Record"? " Seeing that Wen Jia was in a good mood, Xu Ai asked with a smile.
"I won't play with them anymore. You can make an appointment with Qiao Yan tonight." Wen Jia said readily.
Xu Ai was stunned. Was this what she understood? Regardless of whether it was or not, she quickly helped Wen Jia make an appointment with Qiao Yan. Although she was the assistant hired by the company for Wen Jia, she would definitely stand on Wen Jia's side. If Wen Jia left, she would definitely go with him.
Wen Jia still felt distressed when thinking about the sky-high penalty for breach of contract. She made an appointment with Qiao Yan in the evening to see if she could get some evidence to prove that Wei Lai's support for Zhao Wan violated her interests. According to the contract, if the company harmed the interests of the artist, the artist would have the right to terminate the contract without paying a high penalty for breach of contract.
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