Paying the penalty for breach of contract is clearly not an option. It would cost 20 million RMB, which he could come up with if he gritted his teeth, since he only had to bear half of it, and that half was only paid out because of Tongtong's popularity and large number of fans.
Even if Tongtong is popular and has many fans, 150 million is not worth it for him to do this.
Finally, the boss, unwilling to give up, asked:
"Is there any way to prevent my people from participating in the show?"
The person on the other end of the phone said:
"Find Tongtong's father and Gao Dasong, and have them come forward to clarify this matter."
But I just received news that Gao Dasong has already boarded a plane to go abroad, and the plane has already taken off.
"Then let the plane return to its origin."
"Foreign planes will not return to their origin without a valid reason, unless the police intervene."
"Then call the police," the boss said angrily.
"By the time the police obtained the necessary documents, the plane had already left the country."
"So, now we either pay the penalty for breach of contract, or we let Tongtong participate in the show, right?"
"That's basically it," came a helpless voice from the other end of the phone.
"Okay, thank you for your help."
"Okay, I'll contact you again."
After hanging up the phone, the boss said angrily:
"That old bastard, he must have taken the money and sold his daughter. Why doesn't he just die?"
Tongtong looked disappointed, then got up and started packing her things.
The boss stared at the agent's still-on computer, casually swiped a few times, and returned to the homepage, where he saw Ye Zi's introduction.
After thinking for a moment, his eyes lit up and he said:
"Where is the yellow whale?"
Tongtong's agent said:
"He seems to have a commitment today and went out."
“Come back, tell him to come back immediately. This is related to whether Tongtong can come back safely.”
"Never mind, I'll call him."
The boss immediately picked up his phone, found Huang Jingyu's number, and dialed it.
The call was answered immediately, and the boss said:
"Whale, where are you?"
After a pause, the boss continued:
"Give the phone to Whale, I have something urgent to tell him."
Soon, the boss continued:
“Whale, I remember you and Yezi are quite close. You even skipped work to go to his house the other day, right?”
Yellow Whale said:
"It's really good, we've played jungle together before."
You could tell from the yellow whale's cheerful voice that he didn't know what had happened.
However, this jungler was indeed the one who played the right role, since he was the one who drew the aggro of that black bear.
"That's good. Tongtong got tricked by her dad and ended up participating in the upcoming survival show in Black Continent. The worst part is that she was even selected."
How could Tongtong, a frail woman, possibly survive in that kind of environment?
So I was thinking of asking you to put in a good word with Ye Zi and see if you could find a way to look after Tong Tong.
The yellow whale paused for a moment and said:
"Boss, you don't mean to team up Ye Zi and Tong Tong, do you?"
"I have this idea."
"I need to talk to Ye Zi about this and see what he thinks, but I can't guarantee he'll agree."
"Okay, you can postpone your announcement tomorrow. After you finish your work, fly to Shanghai immediately and meet up with Tongtong to go find Yezi together."
"OK."
After hanging up the phone, the boss breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled and said to Tongtong:
"As long as you can team up with Ye Zi, even if you can't win the game, at least your safety won't be a problem."
"Thank you, boss." Tongtong's spirits had recovered somewhat, but she didn't have much hope.
She also paid attention to this program. As the only contestant invited from China, Ye Zi's strength is beyond doubt.
With a final prize of five million, finding a capable partner greatly increases the chances of winning. Even if the two split the prize money equally, they can still earn nearly twenty million.
Since her debut, her savings have been less than 20 million.
To Ye Zi, she was just a stranger and a burden. Losing 20 million for a stranger, even a fool would know what to choose.
After seeing her boss off, Tongtong continued packing her things, and her agent also booked her a flight to Shanghai.
After packing her things, she took a car to the airport, heading straight to Shanghai. After settling in at the meeting point, Tongtong waited for Huang Jingyu's arrival and the final group assignments.
As for Huang Jingyu, after hanging up the phone with his boss, he immediately called Ye Zi and told him that he had something to discuss with him that evening, but he didn't say what it was.
Ye Zi waited until evening before Huang Jingyu sent her a message telling her that he had arrived in Shanghai.
Two hours later, there was a knock on Ye Zi's door. When she opened it, Huang Jingyu came in with a girl.
Ye Zi knew who the girl was, of course. In fact, she knew it from the moment Tong Tong's photo appeared on the website's homepage. It was probably those people making things more difficult for him.
After the three sat down, Ye Zi asked:
"Are you no longer popular? How come you have time to come see me?"
The yellow whale's smiling face froze, and then it said:
"I'm incredibly busy, but Tongtong is my best friend, and I can't ignore her when she needs help, so I came to you."
Ye Zi glanced at Tong Tong, then turned and asked:
"You want us to team up?"
Tongtong remained calm, as if Yezi's refusal was perfectly normal.
The yellow whale nodded and said:
“That’s right, you’re a stamina monster. Even if she can’t walk anymore, you can carry her to the finish line on your back and still win the race.”
Ye Zi smiled, turned to Tong Tong, and asked:
"That's true, but I'm curious, how did you end up signing up for this show?"
Ye Zi doesn't mind helping others win without any effort, even if she can't help at all. But if the other party tries to trip her up, then sorry, no one's face will matter.
When Tongtong heard Yezi's question, she smiled wryly and said:
"My father was a good-for-nothing. He abandoned my mother and me when I was very young and never cared about us. Later, my mother raised me with great difficulty and I went to film school."
After graduation, I became an actor, and I did quite well.
At this moment, my dad suddenly jumped out and asked me for 50 million yuan for living expenses.
I don't have that much money, and I don't want to give it to him. In a sense, I have no obligation to support him. Even if the law requires me to support him, I don't need to give him that much money.
But he refused, feeling that I was making money as an actor, and insisted on having 50 million.
This matter escalated online, but ultimately didn't work out. Then he would wait for me at my company, but he's suddenly stopped recently.
I initially thought he had a change of heart or was just tired of all the trouble, but I never expected that this morning, before the registration deadline, he would burst into my house, steal my computer, register me, and then I became the tenth contestant.
Ye Zi nodded casually and said:
"That selection was done way too quickly."
Yellow Whale picked up the conversation and said:
"Our boss has communicated with the program's domestic director, and it should be Gao Dasong, the person in charge of the auditions, who did it with Tongtong's dad."
The purpose is still unclear, but Gao Dasong has already gone abroad, so there's no way to find out the details.
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