Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 360: Chapter 359: Someone Doesn’t Want Us to Sing

”The penalty for breach of contract, of course, must be paid back!” Su Yang said with a light smile, ”But just paying the penalty is probably not enough!”

”Ah?” Zhou Changyuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly laughed and said, ”Yes, yes, yes, we will also provide Miss Ying’er with treatment befitting a top-tier superstar. Moreover, we will add another ten million as compensation for Miss Ying’er to show our apology!”

Su Yang glanced at Zhou Changyuan, and had to admit this station head was indeed a very cunning person. Knowing that Su Yang was displeased, he immediately started to offer compensation, which was much smarter than the Zhao Family father and son.

”Station Head Zhou, you’ve misunderstood me,” Su Yang said. ”I mean, with the termination of this contract, according to the agreement, it can’t be considered Miss Ying’er’s fault. Therefore, the penalty we paid to you initially must be returned. However, since it’s not Miss Ying’er’s fault, it’s essentially a unilateral breach on your part, and you should be the ones paying us a penalty!”

”Ah?” It was only then that Zhou Changyuan realized what Su Yang meant. He glanced fiercely at the producer with the corner of his eye but still said with a smile, ”That’s only right, only right. After all, we have caused inconvenience to Miss Ying’er, it is our fault, and we will do our best to make amends. Ah, Lawyer Su, no matter the amount, our television station will definitely pay it, and ensure that both Miss Ying’er and you are satisfied!”

”Hahaha...” Su Yang laughed heartily. ”Station Head Zhou, you truly are a wise man. It’s indeed comfortable talking with you!”

Zhou Changyuan was overjoyed inside and quickly said, ”It’s too much praise from Lawyer Su. In fact, this is mainly our fault, so naturally, we should be the ones compensating. Just that, Lawyer Su, you see, the program’s ratings have been very high recently. Maybe, Miss Ying’er could reconsider renewing the contract, to continue... to continue singing here?”

”Renewing the contract is out of the question!” Su Yang stated flatly.

The color drained from Zhou Changyuan’s face at once, his greatest wish being for Ying’er to renew her contract and keep singing, which would ensure the television station’s ratings continued to soar to unprecedented heights. Perhaps, it could even set a new record for television program ratings!

However, Zhou Changyuan did not say anything, for he was a clever man. He was very aware that Ying’er’s value was about to rise. Regardless of whether Ying’er stayed to sing or not, he could not afford to offend her and needed to leave a way out for himself.

”All I can express is deep regret, but, I must also admit, it is indeed our fault that has caused Miss Ying’er’s dissatisfaction. We are willing to assume all the consequences!” Zhou Changyuan said in a low voice.

Su Yang looked at Zhou Changyuan and thought that he truly was someone capable of handling big affairs. Just this level of patience was admirable.

”Actually, it’s not that Ying’er can’t sing here. Miss Ying’er also likes this stage of ours,” Su Yang said leisurely.

Zhou Changyuan’s eyes brightened instantly. Was there hope then?

”However, there are some people who don’t want Miss Ying’er to sing here!” Su Yang sighed and said, ”So, we really are quite helpless!”

”Who... who doesn’t want Miss Ying’er to sing here?” Zhou Changyuan’s lips trembled with agitation.

”There!” Su Yang glanced at the producer and smiled, ”Director Wang is not happy about us being here. When we arrived today, we negotiated with Director Wang for a long time, but he just wouldn’t let us on stage, so we had no choice but to terminate the contract!”

Zhou Changyuan’s eyes flashed with fury, and with a fierce kick to the producer, he shouted, ”Son of a bitch, you’re fired, get the hell out of here, now!”

The producer was baffled. Fired, just like that?

Zhou Changyuan didn’t pay him any more attention, instead turning to Su Yang with a forced smile. ”Lawyer Su, this person will no longer be working with our television station. We, the television station, sincerely hope that Miss Ying’er could return to our stage!”

”Really?” Su Yang smiled again and said, ”But Director Wang mentioned earlier that some higher-ups in the company didn’t want Miss Ying’er to sing here. He was just following orders and had no choice but to end our contract with Miss Ying’er!”

”What?” Zhou Changyuan immediately turned around to block the producer and demanded angrily, ”Who the hell doesn’t want Miss Ying’er to sing here? You tell me, spit it out, all of it. Damn it, they can keep working here, I’ll take their last name!”

”I... I...” The producer stammered, not willing to speak.

”You won’t speak, will you?” Zhou Changyuan shouted angrily. ”Fine, then don’t. I’ll investigate it myself, but let me tell you, if I have to find out myself, you’re finished either way. If I don’t get you thrown in jail for a few years, I’ll take your last name!”

The producer trembled with fear; if this matter blew up, Zhou Changyuan could indeed send him to jail for years. The main issue was whether Zhou Changyuan would pursue it or not.

And at this moment, Zhou Changyuan was clearly enraged. If he didn’t speak up, Zhou Changyuan would truly pursue it, and then he’d be absolutely ruined.

”I... I’ll talk...” the producer said tremulously, ”There’s Director Xie from the production department, Director Feng from the advertising department, Director Jin from the external relations department, and... and also...”

At this point, the producer looked at Zhou Changyuan cautiously and said softly, ”And Zhou Xiaobing...”

”What!?” Zhou Changyuan exploded, ”That son of a bitch is involved, too?”

Zhou Xiaobing was, in fact, Zhou Changyuan’s son and also worked at the television station.

The producer nodded slowly.

Zhou Changyuan, enraged, clapped his hands and ordered, ”Go, bring those bastards here immediately. And Zhou Xiaobing, damn son of a bitch, if I don’t straighten him out today, my name isn’t Zhou Changyuan!”

His underlings scurried out, and it wasn’t long before the three individuals named by the producer were all brought in. They were three middle-aged men with sleazy appearances who, relying on their power, had also toyed with quite a few young stars.

After the incident with Ying’er broke out, they thought this was their chance. They came to the producer with a plan to make things difficult for Ying’er, then have her go out for drinks and take advantage of the situation.

They were originally excited upon seeing Ying’er take the stage to sing, thinking she had agreed to their unsavory terms. So, they were quite thrilled at the time.

However, as the situation changed, their expressions shifted too. With Ying’er’s previous issues cleared, the actions they took would probably bring them trouble.

Indeed, as they anticipated, it wasn’t long before Zhou Changyuan sent for them to be taken down.

The last to arrive was Zhou Xiaobing, who was still shouting at the entrance, ”What’s the hurry? You guys sick in the head or what? That’s my dad for crying out loud; would he get mad at me?”