The eldest daughter became popular after appearing on a family variety show

"You mean..."

A hint of surprise flashed across Shen Zhu's face.

Julie chuckled. She knew that Shen Zhu was a smart and easy-to-communicate person. She didn't need to say much for Shen Zhu to understand.

With a boss like that, she felt like she had met her mentor.

"Yes, Sister Shen, we should try a different approach."

They have been working to clear their names and trying to stand on the same front as other film studio managers to resist Ji Chenxing.

But they forgot that the managers of other film studios had long regarded them as a thorn in their side, so why would they give them a chance to explain?

"Instead of wasting time explaining, why not give up explaining and cooperate with Ji Chenxing to turn the rumors into reality?"

Shen Zhu breathed a sigh of relief, "That's right, how come I didn't think of that..."

While it's important to get along well with peers, their main source of income is the clients.

With the rumors spreading so widely, instead of distancing ourselves from Ji Chenxing, we might as well stick with them now and actually cooperate with them.

Once she had earned enough money, she would have a reason to appease Wang Jing.

Find a way to release Shen Fuxian? How could that be possible? A decision made through legal procedures is not something she can change through her personal will.
Shen Zhu decided to give the money to Wang Jing, including most of her support obligations to Wang Jing.

As for how Wang Jing wants to spend the money, that's not something she can consider.

After all, Shen Fuxian was originally Wang Jing's biological son, and he was so doted on by Wang Jing, so he should fulfill his obligation to support Wang Jing.

As Shen Zhu's granddaughter, giving such a sum of money is already more than enough. If there is any other situation where she has to help, she can provide some assistance according to moral standards.

"Xiao Zhu, have the legal department draft the contract immediately. We want to cooperate with the Ji family. They spread rumors first, so it's not unreasonable for us to have a supplementary contract, is it?"

"By the way, don't ask for too much money. Just ask for 10% or 20% of the price of a regular contract. After all, they're not actually using our space. Signing this contract is just to express our intention to cooperate. We can ask them to pay more when they actually cooperate with us."

After giving her a series of instructions, Shen Zhu felt a sense of relief, as if a pent-up feeling had finally been released.

As evening approached, most of the crew members at Xingchen Film and Television finished work.

Only Ji Chenxing remained at the teleportation entrance, waiting for someone.

Ji Chenxing's driver, Uncle Yu, should have been there too, but unfortunately, his daughter suddenly developed a high fever, so he had to ask for leave to go home first, leaving his car and Ji Chenxing in front of the teleportation gate.

Today was the day Ji Chenxing had arranged for Ji Minghan and Li Huaimin to come to the modern city, but Ji Chenxing wasn't comfortable having someone else pick them up.

But after a long time, Ji Chenxing still hadn't seen the two people. Just as she took out her phone to call another driver, she unexpectedly discovered that she had received an email from Shen Zhu's company.

The email was actually very brief. It said that Ji Chenxing was cooperating with the Shen family, but had not paid the corresponding amount. A contract was attached, asking Ji Chenxing to sign and transfer the money as soon as possible.

"They're here to rob us." Ji Chenxing quickly and simply defined Shen Zhu's email.

Upon seeing the bolded and highlighted payment-related words in the email, Ji Chenxing blinked.

"This Shen Zhu is quite interesting. She refused when we approached her for cooperation before, but now she's trying to turn the tables on us in this way."

The system also saw the contents of the email: "So, should we refuse to cooperate with them?"

"Refuse? Of course we can't refuse her, if we refuse her we lose."

Ji Chenxing's eyes were bright like a fox's. She had been looking for an excellent cover, but now the Shen family had delivered themselves to her doorstep. It was like a pillow being delivered when she was sleepy.

"We should take advantage of their isolation and helplessness now, sign more contracts with them, and squeeze them dry."

[The host is wise.]

The system emitted a praising tone.

[But host, didn't the Shen family previously advocate that domestic film studios shouldn't cooperate with us? Now they're asking to cooperate with us again. Something's fishy going on. What if Shen Zhu betrays us again?]

The system was worried.

"Probably not. Don't forget, the source of that previous news about refusing to cooperate was Wang Jing, not Shen Zhu. Wang Jing is Shen Zhu's grandmother and Shen Fuxian's biological mother. She's willing to sacrifice the interests of Shen Zhu Film City to fight against us."

To Shen Zhu, Shen Fuxian was merely an insignificant uncle, nothing compared to the profits of the film studio. If cooperating with Ji Chenxing could resolve her current predicament, she would definitely choose to cooperate.

After all, there are no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal interests.

Of course, before cooperating with them, Ji Chenxing would first understand Shen Zhu's thoughts, and after confirming and assessing the potential risks, he would then decide how to cooperate with them.

Ji Chenxing's words filled in the gaps in the system's knowledge and made Shen Zhu's motivation for sending the email more reasonable.

"Have Gao Yang reply to them that the price should be renegotiated, and it would be best to schedule a time to meet in person."

Ji Chenxing will also be present during the meeting. She needs to find time to meet and talk with Shen Zhu to determine what kind of person Shen Zhu is so that she can better implement her future plans.

Ji Chenxing asked the system to help him convey some messages to Gao Yang, while he continued to wait in the space gate.

It was already evening, and the air was a bit chilly, but the light of the setting sun was exceptionally beautiful.

Her schedule was quite full today. She not only had to take Li Huaimin and Ji Minghan to the hotel where they were staying, but also go to Ji Huaiyu's company.

Ji Huaiyu said that Ji Chenxing, as his daughter, would take over the Ji family business sooner or later, so he asked her to come and familiarize herself with her family's company in advance.

Ji Chenxing was naturally happy to follow Ji Huaiyu's arrangements.

Whether she takes over the Ji family business in the future or lends a hand to her younger brother Ji Yunfan, it's never a bad thing for her to learn more now.

Today, it seems that all of Ji's family's personal drivers are busy with other matters, so Ji Chenxing has to find his own way back.

With a sigh of relief, Ji Chenxing looked at the setting sun in the distance and suddenly spotted a familiar figure.

Hey, what's that?

Ji Chenxing looked closely and saw that it was Lu Yuzhou!

This guy arrived at just the right time; there was no driver available today, so he came.

He was also brought here by a driver. After seeing the empty car next to Ji Chenxing, he waved and sent the driver away.

"Where are you going?" Lu Yuzhou walked up to Ji Chenxing, reached out his hand, and asked Ji Chenxing for the keys to her car.

Today he wore a misty blue casual outfit, which made him look less aloof like a CEO and more youthful and innocent, making him appear much gentler.

"hotel."

After Ji Chenxing finished speaking, she sent a location to Lu Yuzhou, whose ears began to turn slightly red. "Huh? Isn't this a bit too fast?"

Just then, a voice came from the portal, and Ji Minghan and Li Huaimin, each carrying a small bag, came out of the portal one after the other.

"Sister!"

"The princess!"

The two men greeted Ji Chenxing, but ignored Lu Yuzhou, the emperor of Beiliang, who was their coachman.

Lu Yuzhou pouted, feeling even more aggrieved.

He and Ji Chenxing had finally found a free moment, but unexpectedly, two guys suddenly appeared and disturbed his date.

"Let's go, I'll take you to a hotel to stay first."

As Ji Chenxing spoke, he opened the back door for the two of them to get in, then sat in the passenger seat himself and said to Lu Yuzhou, "Let's go."

"What's going on? So the hotel was also for these two brats to stay in..."

If Lu Yuzhou were a pufferfish, he would definitely be swollen right now.

In ancient times, the two of them were both emperors and empresses with official titles. But in modern times, Ji Chenxing is still busy with work and has no time for him, the president of Lu Corporation, all day long.

This gave Lu Yuzhou a real headache.

After silently expressing his dissatisfaction in his heart, Lu Yuzhou obediently drove the car towards the location Ji Chenxing had sent him.

The future they desire will eventually arrive; until then, they just need to remember they are still on their journey and keep moving in that direction. (End of Chapter)