Chapter 208: Official Contract Termination

The next morning, the entertainment news was doing a live broadcast of the spectacle at Beijing airport. TV broadcasters were at the scene reporting live. "I’m afraid this is the first time I’ve seen such a scene, not only in my entire career - but in my entire life. A huge number of fans have gathered here today, not because they like someone, but because they dislike them." "We can see live at the scene, plenty of banners and signs; they are all trying to express anger towards the model, Tangning.", After speaking, the reporter looked down at her watch before looking up again, "From what we know, Tangning’s flight will be arriving at 10am, which is less than 20 minutes from now. Right now, the airport is urgently preparing security. On behalf of all the reporters present, I hope Tangning will be able to get out safely without getting hurt." After seeing the news, Long Jie lifted the remote and turned off the TV. She then turned to look at Tangning. She was currently standing beside the square dining table pruning some flowers. "I’ve already organized for the lawyers to send out your contract termination letter. I am assuming, at this time, it has arrived in Lan Xi’s hands," Long Jie said to Tangning. Tangning remained silent as she continued what she was doing. "Tangning...did you know last night, I looked through all the abuse online? Do you know how upset I was? Look! my eyes are swollen from crying..." Long Jie sulked as she pointed to her walnut-shaped eyes. "You deserve it," Tangning replied calmly. "Didn’t I do this all because of you? You sure stand out from the rest. While other people’s fans are waiting at the airport to greet them and serenade their love for them, look at your fans - they are holding banners telling you to get lost, demanding for you to apologize and cursing you to die..." "It seems, after this battle, my name will go down in the history books," Tangning continued to prune the roses in her hands before arranging them beautifully in a glass vase. Tangning could guess what Long Jie was trying to do; she was simply trying to check on her emotions. After all the ups and downs she had already been through, she honestly did not care about the damage caused by rumors anymore. Once upon a time, she endured the pain - these days, she simply did not care. Long Jie was happy with the results of her probing; she had tried her best to provoke Tangning, yet she remained completely calm. So, she slowly let go of the anxiety she felt. At this time, Long Jie decided to change the topic and talk about something more uplifting. However, Tangning suddenly received a phone call from Lan Xi. After seeing the caller ID, Long Jie asked Tangning if she wanted to pick up. Tangning put down the scissors in her hand and retrieved the phone from Long Jie. "Have you already returned?" Lan Xi asked. She knew, if Tangning was still on the plane, there was no way she’d be able to pick up the phone. Lan Xi had just received Tangning’s contract termination letter, so she assumed Tangning was already back in the country. This was expected of Tangning; as if she would give anti-fans the opportunity to surround and obstruct her. "I got back last night!" Tangning replied calmly without trying to hide anything. The two people who had once played a long game of tug-of-war, under such circumstances, unexpectedly conversed calmer than usual. If from the start, Lan Xi had not decided to classify their relationship as one between a higher level and lower level - if they were simply friends - perhaps, they would have never gotten to the point where they were today. "I’ve received your contract termination letter..." Lan Xi looked over the letter again; she had mixed feelings. Actually, she did not know what she should say to Tangning at this moment. But, as the CEO, she had the responsibility of expressing the agency’s standpoint, "Tangning, are you aware that you’ve caused Cheng Tian to suffer a huge loss?" "You should go speak to the person that exposed the information," Tangning hinted at Luo Hao. "Regarding this matter, Cheng Tian has indeed been useless and have not carried out its responsibilities. So, between you and I, mistakes have definitely been made, this can’t be denied. Hence, I have already approved your contract termination." "Thank you," Tangning replied. "After this, Cheng Tian will announce that they have expelled you from the agency. I have no choice but to do this, after all, I am a business person." "You don’t need to find an excuse for your shamelessness." After a moment of silence, Tangning found something suitable to say, "Seeing me get to this point, you must be happy. After all, you’ve won and destroyed the career I have worked so hard to build." Happy? Lan Xi did not feel happiness at all. "Tangning, I am aware that it is wrong for me to be so competitive, but your personality is also not suited for the entertainment and fashion industries; you stand in too many people’s way. You make people around you appear dirty and shameful. As a result, there are plenty of people that want to see a model with high morals do something indecent, be tricked and receive humiliation." "So, the result today - you deserve it!" "I guess you’re excited to imagine how I will live my life like an unwanted sewer rat. Did you think I’ve been destroyed without a chance of revival?" After asking this question, Tangning was silent for a moment before smiling. "At least you can still live your life in hiding...That’s why I’ve decided not to chase you for the losses you’ve caused the agency. Think of this as a token of my friendship." Tangning suddenly started laughing, in fact, her voice started resounding as her stomach began to hurt from the laughter, "In that case, I must really thank you for letting me off in the end." "Cheng Tian will make their announcement in the afternoon!" At that time, Lan Xi expected the announcement to be a destructive attack on Tangning. "Do as you please," Tangning did not sound defeated, in fact, she sounded fearless. Lan Xi assumed Tangning was holding back her anger. She thought she understood Tangning; even if she was to lose everything, she was the type to maintain her pride. After hanging up the phone, Lan Xi turned to look at Luo Hao who was sitting beside her and reluctantly said, "Tangning’s contract has been terminated. Go handle what’s remaining. After all, it seems there is no difference whether this agency has me or not." "I never intended to force you. I simply did not want you to go soft." "Keep telling yourself that. If that’s all, then leave." After speaking fiercely, Lan Xi placed her focus on the documents in front of her. How could she be willing to accept that the agencies fate had been placed in the hands of an Artists Director? Luo Hao was aware that, this time, he had not only tread on Lan Xi’s bottom line...he had also tread on her icy cold heart. "Although you may feel disgusted by my actions...all these years in Cheng Tian, I have never thought of betraying Cheng Tian nor you. Even though I have done many things for my own self-interest, don’t tell me you haven’t noticed that I indeed care for you as a friend?" Hearing this, Lan Xi was amused, "I am extremely disgusted." "I think you better focus on handling this matter with Tangning. Or else, I won’t believe a single word that comes out of your mouth." Chapter 209: More Insider Information About Tangning？ Inside the busy airport, the anti-fans waited for 2 hours without any sign of Tangning. Finally, they guessed that she may have already returned in advance. As a result, in the eyes of these people, she gained a new nickname: ’Tricky Cheap Model!’ Sometimes, it was difficult to understand the dark mentality of these people; just because she didn’t want to mess with them, couldn’t she at least hide from them? Was she so stupid to walk into their attacks even though she knew they were waiting for her? However, in the hearts of these people, they thought: if you do something wrong, you should receive our judgment. If you are to hide, it means you feel guilty and are wrong and cheap. No one cared about the truth... Since the anti-fans couldn’t find Tangning, they directly headed over to Cheng Tian Entertainment and completely surrounded the building. However, the people at Cheng Tian expressed that they had not seen Tangning. Eventually, they revealed that Cheng Tian would be making a simple announcement in the afternoon and reassured everyone to remain patient. "If Cheng Tian continues to protect Tangning, we will unite to boycott them until they close down!" "Although we understand that the entertainment industry is dirty, we still hope that you will at least maintain your bottom line and get rid of people like Tangning..." "All I know is, a cheap model that goes into hiding, will forever live life in the dark." ... At the same time. Hai Rui Entertainment, CEO’s office. Mo Ting held a simple meeting and told everyone he had already prepared a contract and would be signing Tangning with Hai Rui. The higher-ups looked at each other. They were surprised that the Mo Ting that always rejected the worst artists would suddenly want to sign on Tangning. "President Mo, I’m sure you’ve seen how Tangning’s incident has stirred up the entire Beijing. How could we allow someone like that in Hai Rui?" Facing his staff’s questioning, Mo Ting gave him a piercing stare before replying coldly, "A person like you who talks before thinking, how did you get into management?" "Is this your first day in the entertainment industry? Just because the outside world says it’s true, will you blatantly believe it? Why don’t you go be an anti-fan instead of staying in management?" "Who is this guy’s superior? After leaving here, I want him to write a 30,000-word report to reflect on his actions. I want to see it on my desk tomorrow. There will be no next time!" The man suddenly stopped making a sound. Of course, he was too afraid to make a sound. As for the other people in management, after years spent in Hai Rui and their understanding towards Mo Ting’s methods, they knew that if Tangning was really how they rumored her to be, there would be no way he’d consider bringing Tangning into Hai Rui. So, towards Mo Ting’s decision, they had no objections. "We trust in the president’s arrangements." Everyone else expressed their support. In reality...most of them had already seen Tangning on the runway and had long been impressed by this genius model. Many of them had wanted to suggest Mo Ting poach Tangning for a long time, but because Tangning had been through so much, they were afraid Mo Ting would dislike her, so they were too afraid to mention it. Who would have imagined, Mo Ting would actually announce signing on Tangning at a point like this! "Then it’s decided. Fang Yu stay behind, everyone else is dismissed." The higher-ups slowly got up and left the meeting room, leaving the Artists Director, Fang Yu, behind. Mo Ting handed the information prepared by Lu Che to Fang Yu and put him in control of organizing the press conference. After flipping through the contract in his hands, Fang Yu froze, "President Mo, her manager..." "I want to personally manage Tangning. Do you have a problem with that?" Mo Ting asked as he lifted his head, "However, don’t let anyone know about it. Including Tangning herself. When I have time, I will tell her personally." Fang Yu couldn’t understand why Mo Ting would give Tangning such special treatment and privilege. Perhaps, Mo Ting could sense Fang Yu’s doubt. So, he firmly answered his query, "Because she’s worth it!" "Understood President Mo, no need to worry." After spending some time looking through the information, Fang Yu discovered everything that had happened to Tangning since joining Cheng Tian. But, the thing that made him surprised was, all these small details, how did Mo Ting find out about them? Unless...he was involved from the start. No matter what, Cheng Tian Entertainment were indeed shameless. Especially during the incident with Han Xiner; their methods were completely despicable. Perhaps, because of his sympathy towards Tangning, Fang Yu began to anticipate what was to come. He couldn’t wait for Cheng Tian Entertainment to make their announcement because he’d then have his chance to satisfyingly slap them in the face. ... 3pm. After discussions amongst the higher-ups, Cheng Tian Entertainment finally got Luo Hao to accept interviews from the media at the entrance to the building. While surrounded by the media and anti-fans, Luo Hao started off giving everyone a bow before turning to look at the cameras and speaking, "Firstly, on behalf of Cheng Tian Entertainment and our model, Tangning, I would like to apologize to the public regarding the recent Han Xiner incident." "After clarification, we have concluded that our company’s artist, Tangning, has indeed made a promise to Han Xiner. But, regarding the rumors that are spreading online, we also do not know the truth." "Because of Tangning’s continued denial and refusal to cooperate with investigations, plus arrogance in writing a contract termination letter to the agency, from now on, her name will no longer be associated with us. We can no longer tolerate having an artist with attitude problems continue to give our agency a bad name." "Here, Cheng Tian Entertainment would like to appeal to the general public. Towards corrupt public figures, we should unite and boycott them. As for Tangning, she will be the first artist Cheng Tian Entertainment publicly bans from ever working with." "Thank you everyone for your support towards Cheng Tian Entertainment, we will continue to work hard and make appropriate changes. I hope everyone can continue to monitor us." Long Jie watched the news and the words that were spouting out of Luo Hao’s mouth. Every word felt like a slap from Lan Xi. "Tangning will be the first person to be banned by Cheng Tian Entertainment." At this time, Lu Che was also at Hyatt Regency. Upon seeing the news, he started complaining to Long Jie, "This kind of shamelessness really makes me question their values." "Pfft...Do they still have values?" Long Jie rolled her eyes. "I really pity our Tangning..." Pity? Lu Che turned around and looked at Tangning. After leaving Cheng Tian, she would be entering Hai Rui, what was there to pity about? "That jerk Luo Hai is still talking...and talking...I really want to strangle him. How could he be so annoying?" On TV, Luo Hao was still answering the reporter’s questions, "You want more insider information about Tangning?" "All I can say is, she is nothing like she appears to be." "People like her, every time we come across one, we will ban them." The netizens were all cheering and clapping at this result. They felt, by banning Tangning, Cheng Tian Entertainment were pretty much putting a life sentence on her. But, when did Cheng Tian call the shots in the entertainment industry? The thing that no one expected was, during this short 10-minutes of interview time, another piece of news exploded on the entertainment scene...