Chapter 154: Unwilling to Swallow the Humiliation
Gu Qinghuan immediately said, “Is Ye Weiyu transferring from Jinxiu Culture to Jinding?”
Because of Saturday’s program, Lu Jian didn’t have a good impression of Ye Weiyu. Even after seeing those fan-abusing tactics yesterday, she remained unmoved.
Hearing Yue Yi and Gu Qinghuan say this, she was only curious. “Is it really that easy for an artist to switch companies?”
Yue Yi replied, “Normally, it’s not that simple. But this time is a special case. As far as I know, both sides seem quite eager.”
Jinxiu had already been completely disappointed in Ye Weiyu. The penalty stipulated in the contract wasn’t outrageously high—given Ye Weiyu’s income, he could manage it if he squeezed a bit.
If he truly found the company’s arrangements unacceptable, why not just pay the penalty cleanly and leave?
Even if he had already found a new backer and wanted to leave, he shouldn’t have made such a scene—causing such a disturbance during the program’s filming was undoubtedly a blow to Jinxiu.
However, Jinxiu had no intention of continuing to entangle with Ye Weiyu. For a company of its size, targeting an insignificant artist would only lower its own standing.
Since Jinding was willing to pay, they might as well squeeze out more compensation and invest in the next artist.
Jinding, on the other hand, didn’t see it that way. Accustomed to flaunting its power, seeing Jinxiu like this only made them want to kick them while they were down.
At 10:30 a.m., both Jinding and Jinxiu released statements simultaneously: Ye Weiyu had officially transferred from Jinxiu to Jinding.
Jinding even publicly disclosed the penalty amount—on one hand showcasing their own generosity and keen eye for talent, while on the other stepping on Jinxiu for being greedy and profit-driven.
Although the amount was normal within the industry, for ordinary people, it was still quite a large sum.
Ye Weiyu also made a public statement on the platform, expressing tearful gratitude toward Jinding and vowing to work hard in return.
The fans were deeply moved, feeling as if they had witnessed history. At the same time, they angrily questioned the authorities—why wasn’t anything being done about the sky-high penalty fees in the entertainment industry?
Authorities: Wasn’t this what you asked for?
As wished, at noon, the local authorities launched a new round of rectification, specifically targeting contracts between major entertainment companies and artists.
When Ji Sheng and Ye Weiyu were called into the general manager’s office, they immediately saw Yan Zhengqing sitting on the sofa, playing with his phone.
Ji Sheng greeted him warmly. “Young Master Yan, what brings you to the company today?”
Yan Zhengqing looked up, but his gaze passed over Ji Sheng and landed on Ye Weiyu with interest. “How’s Xiaoxue doing in your team?”
Behind the desk, Yan Zhengqing’s father—Yan Guanglei—didn’t even blink at his son’s words.
She was just a girl, a fleeting interest from his school days. Let the kid play however he liked—it wouldn’t cause much trouble.
In fact, Jinding’s decisive move to take Ye Weiyu in also had something to do with Yan Zhengqing’s word.
Caught off guard at being singled out, Ye Weiyu answered nervously, “She’s performing quite well.”
He tested the waters. “Should we make Miss Lin the lead dancer…?”
Yan Zhengqing waved his hand. “No need. Why should she stand out so much? I don’t want her attracting too much attention. Isn’t it enough that I’m watching over her?”
Ye Weiyu immediately corrected himself. “Young Master Yan is right.”
“Enough,” Yan Guanglei said in a deep voice. “Since you’ve come to Jinding, you should work hard for Jinding from now on. Ji Sheng, take good care of him.”
Ji Sheng respectfully agreed. As he led Ye Weiyu out of the office, they happened to brush past the head of the legal department.
He didn’t think much of it, only instructing Ye Weiyu, “Focus on finishing filming ‘Walking with the Light’ first. There’s a drama in January—I’ll take you to meet some people and build connections, then you can join the production.”
Ye Weiyu was overjoyed. Jinding was indeed better—connections, scripts, everything could be arranged immediately.
He had asked the program team for leave that morning, so he had to return in the afternoon to continue filming.
If nothing else, just judging from Yan Zhengqing’s attitude earlier, it was necessary for him to build a good relationship with Lin Xiaoxue.
By the afternoon, as soon as Ye Weiyu returned to Mingde, Jiang Chuchu reported the situation in the class group chat.
Yu Xin: [So the binding is really complete.]
Xie Xiangxue: [But he just joined Jinding. If he gets dragged down, won’t people still think he’s innocent?]
Ming Xiaolan: [It’d be best if there were some way to expose his true face…]
Jiang Chuchu: [I’m recording it.]
Yao Shali: [What happened?]
Jiang Chuchu: [Ye Weiyu is losing his temper. There’s a major issue with the program.]
Yu Xin: [What happened?]
Jiang Chuchu: [In short, costumes, props, and everything else are still at zero progress.]
Xu Xinghe: [What? Don’t they have to submit it to the student council tomorrow?]
It was indeed outrageous, but thinking about it carefully, it also made sense.
Although it wasn’t explicitly required, the other three groups had all prepared their own costumes and props—some even prepared backing tracks.
Over the past two days, Ye Weiyu had been busy trying to clean up his image and curry favor with Mei Qingying and the others, but he hadn’t done any logistical work at all.
Jiang Chuchu: [He’s now trying to shift the blame onto us, not even caring about the cameramen—oh, maybe he thinks now that he’s joined Jinding, he can just boss the production team around and have this cut out?]
Gu Qinghuan: [Can your performance still make it in time?]
Jiang Chuchu: [After yelling, he ran off to make a call—probably asking his manager for help.]
Of course Ye Weiyu would call Ji Sheng. Rather, he could only call Ji Sheng. As for Lou Zheng’s attitude, he didn’t care at all.
Yan Guanglei had assigned Ji Sheng to him—it was only natural for him to go to Ji Sheng. Would Lou Zheng dare have any objections?
Lou Zheng, of course, had no objections—in fact, it was exactly what she wanted.
Bai Hanshan, following Bai Qingyin’s instructions, cooperated with Lou Zheng, putting on a show of indignation on her behalf, while Lou Zheng magnanimously said it was nothing.
However, once this scene aired that night, it was Lou Zheng’s fans’ turn to lash out.
What the hell is this? You’re a newcomer, and you’re making a senior’s manager run errands for you?
Even when someone explained that Ji Sheng was also Ye Weiyu’s manager, Lou Zheng’s fans—also raised under Jinding—had plenty of reasons to attack.
[Don’t the other groups handle things themselves? Why does he get special treatment?!]
[Feel bad for our Zheng—she’s worked for Jinding for years, and now a newcomer shows up and she has to give way.]
[Seriously, what abilities does Ye Weiyu even have? Why him?!]
Ye Weiyu’s face darkened. Just reading those comments—especially the ones saying he had no ability—filled him with anger.
He had followed Ji Sheng around all day, barely finishing the logistical work. Tomorrow he still had to let his teammates try on costumes. After all that, what right did these people have to say such things?
If Jiang Chuchu heard his thoughts, she’d definitely say, “Then why didn’t you get it done earlier?”
Ye Weiyu felt wronged. Not to mention Lou Zheng hadn’t said a single word until now—shouldn’t she at least manage her fans?
He completely forgot how he had previously let his own fans cyberbully Jiang Chuchu and the others.
Ye Weiyu’s departure from Jinxiu had been too easy.
He easily connected with Jinding, used a bit of public opinion manipulation, and his fans immediately sympathized with him and protected him. Jinxiu agreed to let him go without making things difficult. After switching companies, Jinding not only assigned Lou Zheng’s manager to him but also quickly arranged a new drama.
In Ye Weiyu’s eyes, he was the one Jinding truly valued.
In short, Ye Weiyu had become arrogant—he didn’t want to endure even the slightest grievance.
Ye Weiyu: [Lou Zheng, aren’t you going to explain things to your fans?]
Lou Zheng saw the message but didn’t reply at all. At this moment, the fire needed to burn even hotter.
She couldn’t help but feel emotional—before, it was “Sister Lou,” and now it was just “Lou Zheng.” This person really changed his face quickly.
But then again, just from Ye Weiyu’s conflict with Jinxiu, it was clear how shallow his understanding was.
After waiting a long time without a reply, Ye Weiyu grew even angrier.
Relying on a few more years of seniority to put on airs in front of him? Fine—once they’re in front of the camera, let’s see who ends up unlucky!
