Pirates began to dominate the Chinese entertainment industry.

"Call him, refuse, and I'll pay him first." Ji Yun opened her contacts and found Xu Zheng's number.

"No!" Liu Shishi grabbed his wrist, exasperated. "Why are you so stubborn? I already said I did, you—"

"I have my own way to make 50," Ji Yun interrupted her, her tone leaving no room for argument. "I don't need your guarantee."

"What can you do? Your company only has 200 million in its account, and you also need to make a movie. Where are you going to get 50?" Liu Shishi glared at him defiantly.

Ji Yun looked at her sullen face and suddenly found it a little funny.

"I made tens of millions from selling the house, and even after paying off the loan, there was still some left over," he said casually. "Although I have other uses for that money, it's not a problem at all to give Xu Zheng 50 of it as his film salary."

Liu Shishi was stunned.

She then remembered that Ji Yun had indeed sold two houses. She only remembered his dire situation of "bankruptcy and house selling," and didn't know he would have anything left.

"Then...why didn't you just give him his payment directly? Why did you make him provide a guarantee?" Liu Shishi's voice trailed off, tinged with grievance. "I thought you really didn't have any money..."

"It's not that I don't have the money, it's that I don't want to spend it," Ji Yun explained. "It's easy to come up with 50 yuan, but I want to spend it wisely—production, publicity, post-production, which of these doesn't cost money? Every penny saved is a penny earned. Besides, Xu Zheng isn't necessarily happy if you give him a salary, but if you give him the director's rights, he's willing to pay out of his own pocket."

Liu Shishi nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"But since he insists on providing the guarantee, I won't argue with him anymore." Ji Yun sighed. "I'll pay the 50. I'll talk to him later. I'll still pay him his salary and give him the director's rights, but I'll renegotiate the profit sharing for the second film."

"Do you have enough funds?" Liu Shishi was still a little worried.

Ji Yun said, "At worst, I'll just lose a few hundred dollars from the US stock market."

He spoke casually, but Liu Shishi knew that this amount of money was not a small sum for him now.

She remained silent for a long time before suddenly speaking: "How about this—you tell Xu Zheng that someone at Tangren is willing to act as guarantor, but you don't actually need to use my contract as collateral. Just let him know about it so he can feel at ease signing the contract."

"And then?" Ji Yun asked.

"Then..." Liu Shishi thought for a moment, "If something really goes wrong, I'll pay the 50. But you can't refuse, because it's my decision."

Ji Yun looked at her, and a strange emotion welled up inside her.

"Okay," he said, "but I have one condition."

"What are the conditions?"

"If the movie makes money, I'll give you double the 50," Ji Yun said earnestly. "If it loses money, I'll pay you back the 50; consider it a debt I owe you."

Liu Shishi was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing: "You really are... calculating everything so clearly."

"Business is business, and personal relationships are personal relationships." Ji Yun started the car. "Let's go, let's go back and move first."

As the car entered the traffic, Liu Shishi leaned back in her seat, turned her head to look at the street scene rushing past the window, a faint smile on her lips.

She suddenly realized that although this man was always sharp-tongued, he knew what he was doing.

He's not the kind of man who only wants to take advantage of others.

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"Why are you here so early?" Ji Yun asked the woman in front of her curiously.

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Early the next morning.

After enjoying complimentary morning tea and a spa treatment at the Hilton before her lease expired, Ji Yun arrived at work full of energy.

But as soon as I entered, I saw Liu Shishi sitting in the office having breakfast with Xiao Zhao and Sister Li.

Liu Shishi had just eaten an egg and, with her cheeks puffed out, said:

"Please, don't you know that dance students have to practice early in the morning every day?"

"By the way, aren't you in the performing arts department? Don't you also have to practice morning exercises?"

Liu Shishi looked at Ji Yun suspiciously.

"Hehe, Xiao Ji went to university for half a year, guess how many days of classes she attended?" Sister Li winked at her from the side.

Liu Shishi cast a curious glance at her.

Xiao Zhao sipped his soy milk through a straw while chuckling to himself.

Immediately, Sister Li, mimicking Sai Diaochan's accent from "My Own Swordsman," said gleefully, "It's actually zero!"

Liu Shishi burst out laughing, pointing at Ji Yun with disdain and laughing loudly, gradually losing her ladylike demeanor.

This is outrageous! Ji Yun, a big...small boss, was actually bullied by three of his own employees.

Is there no justice in this world?! Between studies and career, of course career is more important!

"With my looks, I can get by on my own. Unlike my senior sister, who needs to practice her acting skills," Ji Yun said smugly.

?

Liu Shishi immediately stopped giggling, pointed to her face, and looked at Ji Yun with a face full of question marks.

What do you mean? She can't rely on her looks?

Open your dog eyes and let this old lady see clearly before you speak!

At this moment, Liu Shishi's eyes were unusually bright and fierce.

Ji Yun felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look directly at him.

Although in his opinion, Liu Shishi may not be one of the top two in terms of looks among her peers in the entertainment industry, her unique temperament and personality are a great advantage, making her able to compete with other actresses of the same generation.

It is, of course, quite beautiful.

But Ji Yun didn't want to give her a chance to show off. She took out the breakfast packed from the hotel and placed it in front of her, saying with her head held high, "Have you ever had breakfast at a five-star hotel?"

"Wow, boss, are you out of business?" Xiao Zhao exclaimed, decisively putting down his soy milk, opening the takeout box, picking up a Danish pastry, taking a bite, and then letting out a long, comfortable sigh.

Liu Shishi swallowed hard and gave in.

She's never had a five-star breakfast before.

Eggs Benedict, hash browns, French toast, smoked salmon, cheese platter, coconut bread, bread pudding...

It wasn't that she was too weak, it was that her opponent was just too strong, and the little lion really couldn't refuse!

Liu Shishi gave a fawning, silly smile, her hand unconsciously reaching into the lunchbox.

When I swallowed the first bite, my eyes narrowed with happiness.

Since the coconut flakes are so delicious, let's reluctantly take a one-hour break.

Ji Yun had already eaten, but seeing how much she enjoyed it, she couldn't resist sitting down again, snatching a bread pudding from Liu Shishi's hand and stuffing it into her mouth. Then, under Liu Shishi's murderous gaze, she chewed it triumphantly.

"Hmph." Secretary Liu snorted coldly, grabbed the lunchbox, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Ji Yun felt that food tasted much better when it was snatched away, so she reached out to try and snatch more food from the lion's mouth.

His phone suddenly rang, interrupting him.

Ji Yun could only regretfully give up and answer the phone.

"Manager Liao, what's the matter?"

"Ms. Ji, there's already a potential client for that apartment in the Jindu Building. I wonder if it would be convenient for me to bring him over to take a look later?" the voice on the other end of the phone said.

"So fast?" Ji Yun was a little surprised. She looked up at the clock and saw that it was only 8:30 in the morning. They had found someone to take over the business in just one night.

Local banks have such extensive networks.

"The stock market and the housing market are booming right now, there are many people who want to buy, and good houses are in high demand," Manager Liao explained. "If there are no problems, I'll contact them now."

He's trying to sell at the peak before the housing market collapses, hoping to attract as many buyers as possible.

"Okay, I'll be at the company. I'll sell it for whatever price you offer!" Ji Yun immediately agreed.