Never Meeting Again In Our Next Life (Living Life Over) - Volume 2 (23)
Chapter 23 Trap
Xia Liang’s original intention was to deceive him. She thought Zhou Shuo would deny it without hesitation like he did three years ago. Unexpectedly, this time, he admitted it so happily, with a tragic look on his face as if he was ready to die.
This kind of Zhou Shuo made him feel a little funny. But he held back his laughter and asked seriously: “Zhou Shuo, have you ever thought that this is probably an illusion you had after being genetically mapped?”
Zhou Shuo looked startled.
Xia Liang continued: “Perhaps it is because of Alpha and Omega’s physiques that they are attracted to each other’s pheromones and even trigger sexual impulses, but sex does not equal love. If one day we get rid of the interference of pheromones, you will find that , what you thought you liked before was just an illusion.”
The expression in Zhou Shuo’s eyes changed rapidly, and finally his eyes gradually dimmed and he lowered his eyes.
He didn’t expect that until now, Xia Liang could use his rational thinking to forcefully excuse himself. He really didn’t know if he had been brainwashed by Du Lanze, or if he was a straight man who deceived himself due to his inertia.
This made him a little happy, but also very sad.
Countless times, he thought about simply confessing his love to Xia Liang and broke it off early; but more often, he forcibly endured it because he was afraid of being expelled and afraid that he would never be able to get close to her again.
He was torn between these two contradictory states of mind, unable to escape.
Two days later, Gu Yuexuan signed a contract with the crew of “Recalling Autumn”, and the producer of “Remembering Autumn” also made a huge promise not to let Gu Yuexuan see Ji Qin on the crew.
After that, Li Mo also resigned from the role of male supporting actor to the director, saying that he would advance and retreat together with Ji Qin.
When the news reached Gu Yuexuan, Gu Yuexuan smiled: “I knew that with Li Mo’s character, he would not turn a blind eye when others suffered because of him.”
The agent asked: “Then…should we still accept it?”
”In a few days, you go and tell the producer that I have been temporarily assigned by the company and will not be able to play the male lead in this drama. Be polite and sincere in your tone.”
The agent thought to himself, why am I the one doing the evil? But he didn’t dare to show anything on his face and asked: “If we quit now, what will happen if the crew goes back to look for those two people?”
”Don’t worry, after this incident, the crew and Ji Qin have finally settled their relationship. Even if the director is reluctant to let go, the producer will never be shameless enough to get those two people back again.”
The agent dug out the previously signed contract, read through the terms again, and prepared the wording for negotiations with the producer in a few days.
However, when he saw the article about liability for breach of contract, his eyes widened suddenly – the amount of breach of contract was actually two zeros more than the previously agreed upon amount. This was simply a sky-high compensation.
The agent was confused at the time. When the contract was signed, he and Gu Yuexuan were both present. He also secretly reminded Gu Yuexuan to confirm the breach of contract liability. At that time, they did not notice anything wrong, and they have not been aware of anything wrong since the contract was signed. It has never left my hand, and now there are two extra zeros on this black and white paper, as if by magic?
He ran to tell Gu Yuexuan about it. Gu Yuexuan was stunned for a few seconds, then came to his senses and gritted his teeth and said, “We were tricked!”
The agent was still confused: “What’s going on?”
”Do you still remember that at that time, we each had a contract with the other party. After signing, the contract text was exchanged and we signed another one. We only paid attention to the terms and content of the previous contract. When signing the second contract, Because of inertial thinking, I didn’t check it again.”
The agent immediately understood: “So, the other party actually prepared two versions of the contract text to trick me into signing the contract and then tie us up with high liquidated damages?”
Then he said with a sad face: “It turns out that the contract is in their hands, and they can easily replace the content. If this leads to a lawsuit, it will be very detrimental to us.”
Gu Yuexuan was so angry that his teeth chattered, and he wanted to tear the contract in his hand into pieces: “I, Gu Yuexuan, have never been tricked like this before. No, I can’t bear this tone.”
The agent hurriedly reassured him: “Don’t worry, I’ll ask the company for instructions on this matter first and see what the company says.”
However, more than ten minutes later, the agent who came back from the phone call looked embarrassed and said: “Xiaoxuan, what the company means is that the amount of liquidated damages is not small. You are now one of the company’s shareholders. You can’t look at the company.” Are you going to pay a lot of money for this little thing?”
Gu Yuexuan was furious: “They are blatantly plotting against me. Do you think this is a trivial matter?”
”Hey, listen to me. I took a closer look. Except for the liquidated damages, they have made some changes. The other content has not changed. Moreover, the liability for breach of contract is against both parties, and we have no way to explain it. To put it bluntly, the other party is just for To prevent us from breaching the contract, they probably also saw that we had no sincerity in accepting this drama, so they came up with a trick to take advantage of the situation. If we have no regrets, this contract will not threaten us… So in the end, we are the first to be justified in the loss. fell into their trap.”
He paused, observed Gu Yuexuan’s face, and continued: “What’s more, the hot search between you and Ji Qin has had some negative effects. Some people suspect that you are trying to get rid of a junior. If you talk about your own popularity, it will always lose some value. Now the company has spent some effort to suppress those splashes. I just hope that you will be more calm in the next period of time and not start new topics, otherwise it may ruin your reputation. Being popular among passers-by is not good for your future development either.”
Gu Yuexuan bit his cheek and asked while holding his breath: “That person taught you to say these words? Were you calling him just now?”
The agent looked a little embarrassed: “I didn’t want to ask the boss directly, but unfortunately he was right next to Mr. Wang. When Mr. Wang answered the call, he snatched the phone away. I was also caught off guard.”
He paused and almost begged: “Xiaoxuan, the boss is doing it for your own good, so there is no need to be angry with him. What’s more, this matter was originally our fault, and now the company is still helping us deal with the aftermath, so just listen Boss, let’s work together to finish filming this drama. Anyway, the episodes are not long and can be finished in a few months. When the filming is finished, if you still can’t accept this, we can go back and settle the ledger with them. Do you agree? good?”
Gu Yuexuan seemed to be forced by the boss’s intimidation, and became silent silently.
After a while, he seemed to have thought of a new idea, and suddenly smiled and said: “Okay, if you ask me to take it, I will take it.”
The manager was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard Gu Yuexuan continue: “However, there is no provision in the contract not to use substitutes. When the time comes, you go find me two substitutes, one literary substitute and one military substitute. Except for the facial For a few close-up shots, the rest were done by a stand-in.”
Gu Yuexuan said, spreading his hands: “Anyway, the crew will do whatever it takes to keep me tied, just to use my fame to increase their traffic. If they are not satisfied with me looking for a substitute, they can terminate the contract if they can.”
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