Chapter 935: Tricking Tong Rao

Editor: Henyee Translations

Gu Yang raised her eyebrows. “Tell me more.”

Yan Xi leaned over and whispered in her ear, “I signed a five-year contract with the company. If I quit Zhaofeng Entertainment, I’d have to pay a penalty fee, right? How about we draft a new contract with the penalty set at 500 million yuan?”

“If Tong Rao really wants me to leave the industry, she would have to pay 500 million.”

Even though Tong Rao was the head of the Tong family, 500 million was not a small amount. Even if she could afford it, Tong Rao, who was always focused on benefits, would not want to waste such a large sum on her daughter.

If Tong Rao couldn’t pay the penalty, she wouldn’t be able to terminate the contract with Zhaofeng Entertainment on her own. She would have to start with Zhaofeng Entertainment and persuade them to terminate the contract.

In the past, Zhaofeng Entertainment might have struggled under the pressure from the Tong family, and the Gu family might have avoided offending Tong Rao for Yan Xi’s sake. But now, with Gu Yang as the eldest daughter of the Xiao family and Zhaofeng Entertainment backed by the Xiao family, the situation was different.

Tong Rao had offended both the Gu family and the Xiao family over the matter of acknowledging her family. Yan Xi believed that both families would be eager to oppose Tong Rao.

Gu Yang could see through Yan Xi’s plan. She was essentially turning the conflict between her and Tong Rao into a larger issue between Tong Rao and the Gu and Xiao families, leveraging the 500 million yuan penalty.

Gu Yang doused her enthusiasm with a bucket of cold water. “That’s a good idea, but an astronomical penalty like that would be illegal.”

Yan Xi hesitated. “But if both parties agree, it’s not illegal to have a consensual contract, right?”

Previously, she had contested an astronomical penalty with Tiansheng Media, mainly because she had appealed against the five million yuan penalty. However, if both parties agreed to a high penalty, the issue would be more about whether anyone investigated it, rather than its legality.

She was the person involved, so Tong Rao couldn’t pursue the matter on her behalf.

“That’s true,” Gu Yang nodded.

No matter how high the penalty was, as long as it was the result of equal negotiation between the contracting parties, it would be legal and effective.

In the future, if Yan Xi wanted to terminate the contract, they could discuss the termination fee privately, without needing to go to court.

Previously, Yan Xi and Tiansheng Media had ended up in court because their private negotiations were ineffective.

Seeing Gu Yang nod, Yan Xi sighed in relief. She took Gu Yang’s arm and looked at her with a smile, her tone slightly coaxing. “So, Cousin Yangyang, what are you waiting for? A 500 million yuan breach of contract is a sure win for Zhaofeng Entertainment.”

Gu Yang let her hold her arm and glanced at her. “What if Tong Rao pays the 500 million?”

Yan Xi was stunned. “No way?”

Gu Yang: “The Tong family is richer than you think.”

Yan Xi’s eyes lit up. “Ah, I suddenly look forward to her coming to find me.”

Gu Yang fell silent.

She asked, “You’re willing to inherit the Tong family’s assets, but you don’t want to leave the entertainment industry, right?”

Yan Xi nodded. “That’s right.” She was just that greedy.

Gu Yang smiled gently and said, “500 million is too little. Change it to 3 billion.”

“Wow.”

Yan Xi gasped and gave Gu Yang a thumbs up, her eyes filled with admiration. “You’re still the most ruthless.”

She thought 500 million yuan was already a lot, but Gu Yang’s suggestion of 3 billion was even more extreme.

Gu Yang blinked innocently. “500 million or 3 billion—it’s already an astronomical amount. Does it make a difference to you?”

Yan Xi was silent for a moment. “That’s true.”

She didn’t have 500 million, let alone 3 billion.

Gu Yang continued, “But there is a difference for Tong Rao.”

Yan Xi was a hypnotist, a rare mental-type Mutant. Even if she was only Class E now, the Tong family’s resources could potentially help her advance her Mutant level.

To Tong Rao, 500 million might not seem excessive. She might agree to it after some consideration.

However, 3 billion was a different story—unless Tong Rao was completely unreasonable.