After breakfast.
Those who went to work, went to work.
Those who were terminating contracts, terminated contracts.
"Hey, who are you?"
The driver bowed to Fang Miaomiao, "Good day, Madam. I'm the new driver. You can call me Da Chen."
Fang Miaomiao looked at his burly, imposing figure and let out a dry laugh, "You're the driver?"
"Driver and bodyguard."
"Oh, alright. Then please take me somewhere." Fang Miaomiao gave the company name.
"Yes, Madam, please get in."
"Mom, what are we going to do after we finish the contract termination?"
"Does An An have a place you want to go?"
Wen Yan'an nodded and then shook his head.
"Hmm?"
"I want to go play with Mom. We can go anywhere."
"I see. That's fine." Fang Miaomiao nodded and pulled out her phone, "Then let's see where we want to go play later."
As she scrolled, Fang Miaomiao remembered the amusement park they had half-finished playing at last time.
No, no, we've been to K City last time.
Fang Miaomiao scrolled and thought.
Indeed, taking care of a child is a very complicated matter.
"Mom, let's go to the ocean world."
"Alright." Fang Miaomiao immediately agreed once she had a destination. "An An, we'll go wherever you say. After Mom finishes her business, we'll have lunch, then go to the ocean world to play, and then..."
"Then go find Dad."
"Okay." Fang Miaomiao came back to her senses, "Go find your dad?"
"Yes." Wen Yan'an nodded obediently. "Today is Friday, and Grandpa and Grandma are having a family gathering."
Fang Miaomiao chuckled, "So that's how it is."
Could she say that she didn't want to attend the family gathering? Madam Ran's gaze made her uncomfortable.
The car quickly stopped in front of a tall building, "Madam, we've arrived."
"Okay."
They both got out of the car and headed straight for the 28th floor.
"Who are you?"
Fang Miaomiao took off her sunglasses and looked at the receptionist, "I'm looking for Sister Li, or Manager Wang."
The receptionist gave a polite smile, "Sister Miaomiao, you've come at an inconvenient time. Manager Wang and Sister Li are not in the office right now?"
"Is that so?" Fang Miaomiao sneered, "It's fine, I'll wait for them in the office."
The receptionist looked distressed, "Sister Miaomiao, wouldn't that be a bit inappropriate?"
"Why inappropriate? I'm still an artist of the company. Isn't it okay for an artist to return to the company?"
"Sister Miaomiao, I didn't mean it like that. Please don't make it difficult for me."
"I'm not making it difficult for you. I haven't asked you to call and notify Manager Wang or Sister Li to come back, nor have I said anything bad about you. Why are you looking at me with such a wronged expression? Anyone who didn't know would think I was bullying you."
"Sister Miaomiao, you joke too much. It's just that Manager Wang and the others are really not in the company right now, and there's no point for you to go in anyway."
"Then where did they go?"
"Sister Miaomiao, the way you say that. I'm just a receptionist, how could I possibly have the authority and ability to inquire about their affairs?"
"Then I apologize. I do." Fang Miaomiao's face turned cold, "Either let me in now, or you'll face the consequences."
"No, Sister Miaomiao, you can't go in. Please don't hold it against a little receptionist like me. If I let you in today, I'll lose my job, Sister Miaomiao."
"Move aside."
"Sister Miaomiao." The receptionist stepped forward and grabbed Fang Miaomiao's hand, then pretended to stumble to the side, "Ah, Sister Miaomiao, how could you do this?"
"What's all the commotion outside? Don't you know there's a meeting inside? You people have no discipline at all. Does the company train you for nothing and pay you for nothing?"
"Sister Zhou Li."
"Oh, Agent Zhou? Did you not sleep well? Your dark circles are quite pronounced."
"Fang Miaomiao, long time no see."
"Long time no see. I have business with Manager Wang right now."
"I know why you're here. Why don't we go inside and talk?"
"Sure." Fang Miaomiao nodded.
Office.
"I didn't expect you to dare to come back to the company today."
Fang Miaomiao looked surprised, "Sister Zhou Li, your words make it sound as if I've done something wrong that I shouldn't, or can't, come back."
"Whether you've done it or not, you know better yourself, don't you?"
"I do." Fang Miaomiao nodded, "I'm very sure I haven't done anything. I'm a very honest person. If I haven't done it, I haven't done it, and no amount of mudslinging will change that."
"Married, and your mouth is much sharper than before."
Fang Miaomiao glanced at Wen Yan'an, who was sitting outside reading, and smiled without saying anything.
"Alright, we're all smart people, so I won't beat around the bush. You're here to terminate your contract, right?"
"Since when did my contract termination fall into your hands?"
"Simply because the artist I represent is Fang Yanhuan."
"Haven't you transferred your Fang Yanhuan to Wen Wenlan's studio yet?" Fang Miaomiao leaned back on the sofa. "Did Fang Yanhuan's contract termination not include you?"
Zhou Li's expression changed slightly, "I don't understand what you're saying. Our conversation is about your contract termination. You know, if you can't terminate your contract today, it will automatically renew for five years tomorrow."
"State your terms, and I'll consider them. This way, it won't be in vain for you to have the receptionist block me and go through the trouble of faking a fall."
If it were the original host, she would have already lost her temper when the receptionist blocked her. Manager Wang would have come out to mediate, and the video would have accidentally ended up online.
At best, she would be verbally abused by netizens; at worst, the contract termination would fail, and she would continue to be stuck in this rotten economic company.
What a clever plan, one after another. Even if she didn't fall for it, the receptionist would cleverly smear her.
"I don't understand what you're saying. Let's talk about serious matters." Zhou Li stood up and placed a contract termination agreement on the coffee table in front of Fang Miaomiao. "We can agree to your contract termination, but there's a condition."
"Let's hear it."
"We want Chen Tianming to cast Fang Yanhuan as the second female lead in his next film."
"You think quite highly of me. Director Chen Tianming hasn't even announced the script details online yet, and you want me to go negotiate with Director Chen Tianming? Are you crazy?"
"Fang Miaomiao, I'm saying this because I have irrefutable evidence. As long as the second female lead is Yanhuan, we'll agree to your contract termination. How about it?"
"That's a bit difficult."
"I know what kind of person Chen Tianming is, but I believe in you more. I know you have a way to convince Chen Tianming. Trading the second female lead role for your freedom is quite a good deal."
"Believe me?" Fang Miaomiao smiled. "You believe the Wen family behind me, don't you?"
Zhou Li smiled but said nothing.
Fang Miaomiao looked at the contract termination agreement on the coffee table, also silent.
Headache.
The author is black-hearted, and the original host was also a fool. She didn't check the contract carefully when signing and ended up with an automatic renewal clause.
"Miaomiao, don't rush. We can think about it slowly." Zhou Li got up and asked someone to bring in a cup of coffee, then relaxed against the table, sipping her coffee.
Suddenly.
Fang Miaomiao smiled.
"What are you laughing at?" Zhou Li's smile froze for a moment.
"Laughing at your wishful thinking."
The words were directed at Zhou Li, but Fang Miaomiao's gaze was on the camera. "Tell me, don't you think so?"