Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 403 Seeking a son
Faced with Wang Yan's provocative gaze, Li Xiaoran looked completely bewildered, because she hadn't yet figured out what Wang Yan meant by making that phone call.

Zhang Yunfeng was also completely confused and asked, puzzled, "Wang Yan, what do you mean by this? Didn't you just sign a contract with the company? Why do you suddenly want to sign a new one?"

"nothing."

Wang Yan said calmly, "Actually, I've been thinking these past few days that without the company's help, I would never have been able to get the opportunity to replace Guan Zhilin. In order to repay the company, I must show my attitude."

What is this mess?

The way Zhang Yunfeng looked at Wang Yan was as if he were looking at a lunatic. What kind of young artist complains that the contract is too short and then takes the initiative to plead for the company?
However, Li Xiaoran had already realized what was going on. Her beautiful eyes widened in shock as she exclaimed, "You're trying to get the company to drop the matter by showing your loyalty..."

"All right."

Wang Yan interrupted Li Xiaoran in time, pulling her out: "President Zhang and the regimental commander will be here soon. You might as well save your words for when you're here."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoran temporarily gave up struggling.

After all, her biggest concern right now is safety. Now that Wang Yan has found a way to break the deadlock, she shouldn't be able to harm her in the short term.

After half an hour.

While Feng Xiaogang and the other two went to the hotel to store their luggage, Zhang Yan and Wang Luyao drove to Yuanmeng Courtyard.

There was no need to rush into dealing with this kind of thing, but Wang Yan's request was so outrageous that it left the two of them completely baffled.

If she had done this before the audition was successful, it could be said that she was trying to get the role of a dream come true and get a strong recommendation for herself. But now that she has already passed the audition, what is the point of doing this?

Whether she can become Yu Ji depends not on whether Yuan Meng supports her, but on the power struggle between Xian Qiran and Guan Zhilin.

Because he had doubts and felt that something was amiss, Zhang Yan took time out of his busy schedule to see what Wang Yan was really up to.

Upon arriving at the compound, the two summoned Wang Yan to Wang Luyao's office and asked her why she suddenly wanted to change the contract.

Knowing she couldn't hide it any longer, Wang Yan told a story that was seven parts truth and three parts lies: Li Xiang had tried to create an accident while dancing with her in order to please her, but she had discovered it in time.

Hearing this from the side, Wang Luyao immediately recalled the phone call from that morning and exclaimed, "So that's what happened. No wonder Li Xiang was so uneasy after receiving the call."

Zhang Yan stared at Wang Yan with a stern face until Wang Yan unconsciously lowered her head, then he pressed on, "Anything else?"

"besides?"

Wang Yan feigned ignorance and asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhang Yan said, word by word, "The real reason you're so eager to show your loyalty."

"This……"

Wang Yan hesitated for a moment, then said awkwardly, "Li Xiaoran and Manager Chang saw Li Xiang and me shopping last night. I was afraid they would misunderstand, so I..."

Huh~
That explains everything.

Zhang Yan pulled back his slightly forward-leaning upper body, leaned back in his chair, stared at Wang Yan for a while, and then instructed, "You can go back now."

Wang Yan paused for a moment, and seeing that General Manager Zhang didn't continue, she couldn't help but whisper, "Then the new contract..."

"No rush, go back and wait for our notification."

Zhang Yan waved his hand again, and Wang Yan could only obediently leave the office.

"Brother Yan."

As soon as Wang Yan left, Wang Luyao asked excitedly, "Do you think Li Xiang acted on his own initiative, or did Wang Yan use some underhanded methods?"

"At the very least, she should have known about it."

Zhang Yan sneered, "If she didn't know beforehand, how could she have called Li Xiang at such a crucial moment?" "This woman is truly ruthless!"

Wang Luyao sighed, "If Sister Ji Hong and Li Xiaoran hadn't happened to see it, she might have really succeeded—Brother Yan, what do you think would have happened to Li Xiang then?"

"I don't know, but I know this person is no longer usable. Let's find a reason to fire him later."

"What about Wang Yan?"

Wang Luyao pressed further: "She is the one who started this."

“Wang Yan…”

Zhang Yan frowned, looking conflicted. Wang Yan was currently the backup candidate for 'Yu Ji', but judging from Xian Qiran's attitude, the chances of this backup becoming the main candidate were not small.

If Yuanmeng suddenly fires her at this time, then the production team of "Xi Chu Ba Wang" must give an explanation. But to tell the truth, would Xian Qiran still dare to choose people from Yuanmeng?
Moreover, if this gets out, it will also damage the company's reputation.

After hearing Zhang Yan's concerns, Wang Luyao suggested, "Then let's sign a tough new contract to tie her down completely, so she won't dare to cause trouble in secret again—after all, she asked for it herself, so we might as well go with the flow!"

Zhang Yan had considered this method before, but he didn't think it was a safe approach.

He explained, “A contract that is too harsh could become a handle for us in the future. Just imagine, when she becomes successful and brings out the ‘slave contract’ to cry to the public, what will those who don’t know the truth think?”
By then, Li Xiang's matter will have long been a thing of the past. Firstly, we lack concrete evidence, and secondly, if we reveal this, we'll appear as accomplices in protecting her.

After listening to Zhang Yan's analysis, Wang Luyao was completely at a loss: "This won't work, that won't work, so what should we do with her?!"

"Don't worry."

Zhang Yan gestured for her to calm down, and after thinking it over for a moment, he came up with a plan.

So he said to Wang Luyao, "Here's what we'll do: after I leave, call her over alone and tell her that I'm very angry about what she did, and that if you hadn't intervened, I would have kicked her and Li Xiang out of the company."

Then you tell her that if she wants to stay and replace Rosamund Kwan, she should write down the whole story—remember, no matter what the truth is, we only want the version where she's the mastermind!

A contract is no match for a confession!
As long as Wang Luyao has this confession in her hands, it's more reliable than a hundred contracts.

The reason why it was kept in Wang Luyao's hands, rather than being controlled by Zhang Yan himself, was to create an extra layer of separation.

“Tell her that this is an internal matter of the dance troupe, and that it is your decision as the troupe leader. The company is not involved and is unaware of it. That way, she will not be able to threaten the company to go down with her.”

Realizing she was to take the blame herself, Wang Luyao couldn't help but feel a little uneasy: "Then I..."

"Don't worry, she can't threaten the company, so she can't do anything to you. Besides, with me here, would I ever mistreat you?"

Wang Luyao nodded slightly upon hearing this and said, "Then I'll call her over in a bit and do as you say—but what if she refuses to write it?"

Zhang Yan said confidently, "You can contact Xian Qiran in front of her and let her personally confirm Xian Qiran's instructions—that is, to make her thoroughly understand the line in the script. Someone like her, who will do anything to get ahead, will definitely not give up this hard-won opportunity."

Wang Luyao nodded, also feeling that Wang Yan was unlikely to refuse.

At this point, Zhang Yan added, "You should also try to calm Li Xiaoran down and tell her not to say anything out of line."

"Ok."

Wang Luyao agreed readily, but after saying that, she hesitated and stammered, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

"What's wrong? Speak up if you have something to say."

As Zhang Yan spoke, he raised his hand to look at his watch: "I still have to entertain Feng Xiaogang and Ge You in a little while."

"That's right, that's right."

Wang Luyao mustered all her strength before finally blurting out, "Brother Yan, I also want to have a child for you!"

(End of this chapter)