Chapter 579: The Sky-High Contract That Cannot Be Terminated
Holding the hot drink, Xu Ruirui sighed and said, "I can't believe you're so lucky, Wu Yan. Not only did you avoid this pitfall of Brother Sen, you even signed with Wu...Ms. Wu's company!"
"I'm really lucky." Wu Yan laughed dryly and said, "Ruirui, are you okay?"
"I don't have anything else on my mind right now, except for this feeling of sadness." Xu Ruirui clutched her chest, looking melancholy. "Why don't I have this kind of good luck?"
"If you feel that your previous agency is not good enough, you can try to terminate the contract." Wu Mengying kindly reminded.
"I did think about it, but I was inexperienced at the time. When I heard someone wanted to sign me, I happily took the bait. I didn't even read the contract carefully before signing. I was really... so stupid." Xu Ruirui pursed her lips, her eyes reddened. "If I terminate the contract, I might have to pay a lot of money. I will never make that much money in my life."
"From a legal perspective, sky-high liquidated damages are inherently illegal," Wu Mengying recalled. "The amount of liquidated damages agreed upon should be commensurate with the actual losses. If the amount of liquidated damages is excessive, resulting in a clear imbalance in the rights and obligations of both parties, it will be deemed a breach of contract and the contract may even be terminated."
"I later consulted an old classmate who studied law about this. The contract I signed at the time contained unclear but highly flexible provisions for training fees, image management fees, living expenses, and other expenses. There were also cooperation fees from several companies, so the liquidated damages accumulated layer by layer." Xu Ruirui sighed. "I was too inexperienced back then. I had just graduated from college and knew nothing... My family always said I was stupid from studying and couldn't do anything except take exams. I... I think they might be right."
"If it's accumulated layer by layer and there are various loopholes in the cooperation, it's really difficult to deal with." Wu Mengying thought for a while and sighed.
She had known for a long time that some companies in this industry would make improper profits by over-exploiting their employees.
After so many years, it’s still getting better than ever!
"If you're really desperate, there's only one way." Wu Yan held Xu Ruirui's hand and nodded twice seriously.
"Hmm?" Xu Ruirui blinked, not understanding what Wu Yan meant. Wu Mengying also looked at her.
It wasn't long before someone pushed open the door of the cafe.
"Village Chief Kong, here~" Wu Yan waved in the direction of Kong Xiyan: "Here."
Kong Xiyan walked straight over and sat in the only empty seat. While taking off her thick coat, she said to the waiter who came over, "One latte, thank you."
"Thank you for coming all the way here, Village Chief Xiao Kong," Wu Yan thanked him and said, "I only contacted you now because I really don't know what to do."
"Nothing, I just finished other things and was planning to take a break and go fishing. It's nice to have someone treat me to coffee." Kong Xiyan smiled and shrugged: "What's wrong?"
Only then did Wu Yan tell Kong Xiyan about Xu Ruirui's affairs.
"You've already sought legal advice, right?" Kong Xiyan and Xu Ruirui confirmed a few key points: "You were already an adult when you signed the contract, right?"
"Yes, I had just graduated from college at that time." Xu Ruirui nodded in response.
"Mei Shi Da."
"It's a top-tier university in China, not bad." Kong Xiyan gave her an affirmative look: "Why are you thinking of becoming an artist?"
"It's a belated...rebellious period." Xu Ruirui smiled a bit reluctantly. "I didn't want to apply to the Normal University originally. I wasn't interested in being a teacher. My family assigned me the university and major. They didn't believe I could make an independent choice. They always said I was stupid from studying and didn't know how to do anything except take exams.
If I could become a teacher in the future, I could stay in school forever, have simple interpersonal relationships, and not have to suffer the hardships of society.
My four years in college have been pretty hopeless. Although my grades were pretty good every year, I was really unhappy.
After graduating from university, my family asked me to take the postgraduate entrance examination in the same major. I was really overwhelmed when I thought about doing this in the future. At that time, I became obsessed with short videos and liked to watch live broadcasts. I even followed a blogger who taught makeup online, and she taught me some makeup techniques.
So I, I just live streamed on my phone for a few days.
I really didn't live stream anything bad.
At that time, many people in the online comment section praised my good foundation, saying that I would look good without my black-framed glasses. They recommended that I do live broadcasts and so on. So I live broadcasted my makeup for a few days. Actually, my makeup wasn’t that great, but I was just learning, so I did the live broadcast while I was learning.
As a result, my family called and scolded me for being shameless, which made me so angry that I burst into tears in the dormitory.
It was at that time that Brother Sen contacted me and said he wanted to sign me and make me a star. I was indeed angry with my family, and I also had a bit of a filter for this industry.
I used to be a nerd, and I had a crush on glamorous artists, and then…"
Xu Ruirui paused, looked at Wu Mengying again, and said a little embarrassedly: "My whole family is a fan of Teacher Wu Mengying, so I just...just wanted to give it a try."
"What about you? What did you find after trying it?" Kong Xiyan asked, "Do you like this line of work?"
"After the test, I found that my family's evaluation of me was right. I am indeed a loser who can't do anything except taking exams." Xu Ruirui sighed: "I may be the type of person who hates what he does. When I was in school, I hated going to school, and when I was working, I hated going to work."
"What does your family do?"
"Both sides of my family are teachers. We can be considered a family of scholars. We've been well-behaved our whole lives. Maybe because of this, they really want me to be a teacher too." Xu Ruirui curled her lips: "Maybe I should listen to them."
"Is your real name the same as your stage name?"
"It's different. My real name is Xu Chengyu. It was given by my grandfather. It means 'clouds drifting and Chengyu'. It implies responsibility and a broad mind." Xu Ruirui pursed her lips, her voice gradually becoming quieter. "Brother Sen said that this name is old-fashioned and ugly, like a man's name. He asked me to change it to Ruirui. He said, he said it would be more attractive to men..."
"Then I understand." Kong Xiyan took out her phone and checked the official website. "Take Beijing as an example. Announcements are released every November to December, registration is from January to February of the following year, and the written exam is from March to April."
"Hmm?" Xu Ruirui blinked.
"Take the civil service exam. The registration period for the national exam is in late October, and it's already passed. So, register for the local civil service exam. If you're really good at taking exams, you might as well give it a try. If you pass, you can go straight in. If you don't pass, prepare for the next national exam."
As long as you can pass the exam, the tripartite contract can be terminated directly. In addition, if your current company is indeed involved in illegal contracts and exploitation of employees, the tax bureau, cultural bureau, propaganda department and some administrative management departments including culture and market supervision can be responsible for supervising the legal operation and content health of the entertainment industry, and participate in handling illegal and irregular behaviors.
Of course, your personal hobbies are also important." Kong Xiyan paused and said, "If you have any."
"I don't have any hobbies, but I'm really good at taking exams." Xu Ruirui's eyes lit up as if she had found a new goal.
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