They don't actually think I like them, do they?

But it's bad news.

"Teacher Orange, I've tried my best... This contract termination isn't something that one or two people can decide on their own."

"Ok."

Lin Han sighed. Although he was somewhat disappointed, it was within his expectations.

It seems we'll have to resort to some unconventional methods, like finding a sucker to pay the penalty for breach of contract...

Just then, Lin Han seemed to suddenly remember something and abruptly looked up.

He picked up his phone and dialed the previous number.

"Coffee teacher?!" Manager Xu Yi was very excited when he received the call again.

"Ask you something."

Lin Han coughed lightly twice.

"Are you implying that Pop Media listens to you?"

071. I'm free!

Xu Yi was taken aback, then became happy.

Indeed, no novelist could resist the music composed by Marmalade!

"Of course, Pop Media is a subsidiary of our company, so Orange Jam can be considered an artist on Bilibili."

"Can you get Orange Jam to terminate its contract?"

"Huh...huh?" Xu Yi thought there was something wrong with his ears.

"Is such that."

Lin Han smiled and said, "Ju Zi Jiang's contract with Bubble Media only has five months left. He has now fulfilled the company's performance-based agreement and wants to terminate the contract early, but Bubble Media won't let go."

"Can you get Orange Marmalade to terminate its contract?"

"Wait, wait..."

Lin Han's words contained a lot of information, and it took Xu Yi a while to understand them.

"How did you know about this?" Xu Yi asked in horror.

Even Xu Yi, a senior executive at Bilibili, had never heard of this. It's quite shocking that Coffee Sauce said it!

Besides, what does it matter to you whether Orange Jam terminates its contract or not?

"Just tell me if it's okay or not," Lin Han said.

"If you let Orange Jam terminate the contract, I will hand over the copyright of 'Saekano' to you. The copyright fee will remain at 300 million. You don't need to give me the extra part; just use it as production funding for the animation."

"Deal!" Xu Yi said.

Lin Han was shocked by Xu Yi's straightforwardness.

Xu Yi, on the other hand, seemed indifferent.

Although I don't know what the matter of whether Orange Jam terminates its contract has to do with Coffee Jam, maybe it's because Orange Jam's fanatic fans want to help their idol escape this predicament?

However, an artist with only five months left and whose earnings have already been greatly reduced is clearly less important than the company's major animation development.

After all, Bilibili is still an animation company!

"However, this means that Orange Jam can't make theme songs for anime. Is that alright?"

"It's alright," Lin Han said with a smile.

"it is good!"

Xu Yi was moved.

What an amazing spirit of love from a fan!

Despite liking Orange Marmalade so much, she'd rather give up the opportunity for Orange Marmalade to create a theme song for her than let Orange Marmalade regain her freedom!

"I'll report this to the general manager when I get back, but it's not a big problem. Just wait here, Coffee Teacher!"

......

Two days later, Lin Han finally received the news he had been longing for.

"Ms. Orange, please come to the studio tomorrow to sign the termination agreement," Hu Yan said over the phone.

"it is good."

The person on the other end of the phone took a deep breath, "My God! Ms. Orange, what kind of magic did you use?!"

"Overnight, the board's stance completely changed. Bilibili is asking us to terminate our contract with you, and they're offering us an additional guaranteed 10 million yuan in funding in the next round... Mr. Juzi, did you put a curse on Bilibili?!"

"Who knows?" Lin Han smiled and said.

The next day, at the Bilibili building in Beijing, at the Orange Jam Studio.

In a solemn meeting room, the delegation from Pop Media, led by Hu Yan, handed the contract to Lin Han.

Lin Han quickly signed his name on it.

Then, Lin Han shook hands with Hu Yan.

Reporters present at the scene captured this moment.

As Lin Han walked out of the company building, he looked up at the blue sky.

He opened his arms and took a deep breath.

"I'm free!!"

At this point, the marmalade was free.

During her time working at Pop Media, Orange Sauce released a total of 23 songs, 3 albums, and held a super-large concert.

In just six months, Orange Jam generated over 300 million RMB in revenue for Pop Media, propelling it from a third-tier talent agency to a leading second-tier agency and making it an undeniable force in the industry.

Many media outlets have compared Ju Zi Jiang and Yan Yu Li to Chestnut Entertainment, which also operates on the principle of "one artist supporting the entire company," calling them the "dragon and phoenix" of the industry's artists.

This is the story of Orange Jam and Pop Media. Even in the end, they did not disappoint the industry's high praise. The two parties terminated their contract peacefully without any scandals or conflicts, continuing the beautiful story of the "world's first contract"!

Lin Han finally understood why that kid surnamed Jaeger was so passionate about freedom.

Having gained his freedom, Lin Han felt refreshed and invigorated.

He can freely give away any song, participate in any public event, post whatever he wants on Weibo and Bilibili, and have sex with girls from other companies as he pleases. Even if he has a child outside the marriage, he won't receive a call from his manager berating him...

Upon regaining his freedom, Lin Han's first act was to reward himself with a seafood hot pot.

This is the fourth thing Lin Han always does when he's in a good mood.

The first is to take a two-hour shower.

Lin Han chose a seafood hot pot restaurant in the city center that looked authentic, and then began to enjoy his time alone.

I never imagined that the light novel side hustle I casually started would bring me such great help.

Lin Han decided,

You should reward yourself handsomely for your side hustle!

After some time, Lin Han plans to release another novel.

......

Just as Lin Han, now free, began his leisurely vacation.

The entire entertainment industry is already in turmoil.

Marmalade is now a free agent?!

This explosive news spread rapidly throughout the entire entertainment industry.

Various forces have begun to stir!

Kim Jong, chairman of JY Agency, a top-tier talent agency that has always been extremely sensitive to industry developments, immediately convened an emergency board meeting as soon as news broke that Orange Sauce had become a free agent.

At the meeting, Kim Jong spent at least two hours explaining the enormous commercial value and capabilities of the orange marmalade, and drew conclusions.

There is still so much untapped value in Orange Jam – such as variety shows and film and television, any one of which will be highly competitive in the future.

The value of marmalade will only increase over time, eventually growing into a money-making monster for the entire industry!

Jin Zong quickly established a special team within the company, tasking them with drafting ten plans to sign contracts with Orange Jam within three days, with the budget fully utilized!

Of course, JY Studio isn't the only one with such vision. In fact, if anyone still can't see the future value of Orange Jam, then they've simply wasted all those years working in the industry!

Top-tier talent agencies such as Seven Star Entertainment, PO Media, and GV Agency have all launched plans to sign Orange Jam regardless of cost.

The mere news of Orange Jam's contract termination has attracted the attention of various industry giants, causing a stir throughout the industry.

Everyone had to consider whether this was their only chance in their lifetime to sign Orange Marmalade.

Many second- and third-tier brokerage firms that originally had ambitions could only tremble in fear under the strong actions of industry giants from all sides!

Just when everyone was eager to know which brand Orange Jam had chosen.

The news is here!

Orange Jam is going to start her own talent agency!

072. Preparing to Start a Business!

Orange marmalade, founded a company.

These two seemingly unrelated words have been miraculously linked together.

This news is even more explosive than the news of Orange Jam terminating its contract with Pop Media!

JY Agency Chairman Kim Jong was completely stunned upon hearing the news.

He had considered a thousand possibilities for what would happen after Orange Jam left Pop Media, but he never expected this one!

He called his secretary, lit a cigarette with trembling hands, and asked again to confirm.

"Marmalade...how old is it again?"

"eighteen."

Jin Zong nearly dropped his cigarette; he slammed his hand on the table in anger.

"What a waste! Such a waste!!"

"Doesn't anyone have a guardian to supervise this orange marmalade?!"

Indeed, sometimes making too much money when you're young isn't a good thing.

Marmalade is a prime example.

Once I've made enough money, I don't want to work for others anymore; I want to start my own company!

Isn't this ridiculous?!

If it were that easy, all those big stars would have gone out on their own long ago!

Starting a company is not as simple as it seems!

Similarly, another industry elite who learned of this news, Mo Teng, the operations director of Seven Star Entertainment, was also very disappointed.

"Alas, another rising star is about to fall!"

Having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, Ju Zi Jiang's situation is definitely not an isolated case.

After becoming an overnight sensation and earning his first pot of gold, he no longer wanted to share profits with the company and wanted to start his own company to make big money for himself.

In the end, without the packaging and operation of a top agency, and lacking the ability to grow the startup, they eventually faded into obscurity and disappeared from public view.

There are many such celebrities, but often people can only see those who are successful.

Who would have thought that even the orange jam would fall into such a trap!

He's only eighteen!