70: Chapter 70: Who could stand that?

Huang Yimei held Zhao Yang's hand and whispered, "I haven't discussed this with my family yet. My mom doesn't want me to start working right away; she wants me to pursue a master's degree. Besides, I'm worried she won't agree to let me go filming."

Zhao Yang smiled faintly and said to Meimei, "Meimei, I'll leave the task of persuading Rose's parents to you. Can you handle it?"

Meimei waved the contract Huang Yimei had just signed and laughed, "Leave it to me, Brother Yang! It's a piece of cake!"

Zhao Yang did not take Huang Yimei home; after picking up his car, he returned temporarily to the expert apartments at Shuimu.

Meimei accompanied Huang Yimei back to the Shuimu staff residential building.

By this time, Huang Zhenhua had already returned, and seeing Huang Yimei bring back a stranger, he felt a bit puzzled.

Huang Yimei smiled and said, "Meimei, this is my brother, Huang Zhenhua."

She then said to Huang Zhenhua, "Brother, this is Meimei, the boss of Tomorrow Culture."

"Tomorrow Culture?" Huang Zhenhua paused for a moment. "That's the company behind Phoenix Legend, right?"

"Yes. Where are Mom and Dad? I have something to discuss with them."

"They went out to buy groceries and will be back shortly. What's the matter? Why don't you tell me first?"

Huang Yimei rolled her eyes. "What's the use of telling you? Hurry up and pour some water for Meimei."

Huang Zhenhua glared at her and went to pour the water.

Before long, Huang Jianzhi and Wu Yuejiang returned carrying several bags. Seeing a rather plump woman with the air of a career woman in their home, they were puzzled for a moment.

Huang Yimei quickly introduced her, then pulled her parents to her side and said, "Dad, Mom, I did something big today."

Huang Jianzhi was stunned. "What thing?"

Wu Yuejiang had a vague feeling that something was amiss—for Huang Yimei to make such a solemn announcement, it probably wasn't anything good.

Huang Yimei giggled, "It's better if Sister Meimei explains."

Meimei coughed lightly and said with a smile, "It's like this. The TV series "the smiling, proud wanderer," which Tomorrow Culture is participating in producing, has selected Young Miss Huang Yimei to play an important character in the show—Yue Lingshan. She has already passed the crew's audition and signed the performance contract."

"Ah?"

"Acting in a TV series?"

"Rose? Is this true?"

All three of them were a bit bewildered.

Especially Wu Yuejiang, whose expression immediately became grave. "Rose, why didn't you discuss such a big matter with the family?"

"I'm over twenty!" Huang Yimei said. "I can make my own decisions about things like this."

"What if you get scammed?" Wu Yuejiang blurted out. After saying it, she felt it was inappropriate—the boss of Tomorrow Culture was still there. She quickly smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry, I was a bit agitated."

Meimei, however, put on a professional expression and said, "Young Miss Huang Yimei has indeed signed the contracts. One is the performance contract with the production crew, and the other is our management contract with Tomorrow Culture. For the performance contract, the pay is 20,000 per episode. There are 34 episodes in total, making the total pay 680,000. However, considering that her pay will likely increase in the Late Stage, I expect the total compensation to exceed one million."

"How much?" Huang Zhenhua was shocked. "Young Miss Meimei, I didn't hear clearly. Could you please say that again?"

Meimei smiled formulaically. "In my experience, Young Miss Huang Yimei's total compensation will be no less than one million."

Huang Jianzhi, Wu Yuejiang, and Huang Zhenhua all fell silent. They looked at Huang Yimei, their minds filled with four words—How is that possible?

Meimei continued, "By the way, the management contract that Tomorrow Culture has given Young Miss Huang Yimei is the best in the industry. Given Young Miss Huang Yimei's appearance, we at Tomorrow Culture are confident in building her into an A-list superstar. Currently, we already have a business endorsement opportunity that we intend to discuss with Young Miss Huang Yimei, and the annual endorsement fee also exceeds one million."

Huang Jianzhi and Wu Yuejiang both clutched their chests. The shock Huang Yimei brought them was no less than what Zhao Yang had caused.

After all, this was their own daughter. Yesterday, she was still worried about her future path, and today, someone comes to your home to tell you that your daughter is about to earn two million. Who could handle that?

Seeing that her family was stunned, Huang Yimei asked with some concern, "Dad, Mom, are you okay?"

Wu Yuejiang waved her hand. "Rose, let me calm down first."

The room fell into silence, with only the sound of faint breathing.

A smile of victory tugged at the corner of Meimei's mouth. Not waiting for the Huang family to digest the previous information, she continued, "The company will provide Young Miss Huang Yimei with a private car and a dedicated driver. Originally, there was also a dedicated place to stay, but considering Young Miss Huang is a local, she chose to forgo this benefit based on her own wishes. For this, the company will provide her with a monthly housing subsidy of 2,000 yuan. Her base salary is 5,000 per month. If there are other business activities, such as income from variety shows, it is all written in the contract. Uncle and Auntie can take a look first."

Immediately, Meimei placed the performance contract and the management contract on the coffee table.

Huang Zhenhua picked them up and looked through them immediately.

Before long, he put them back and shook his head. "Different industries are like mountains between them; I don't really understand this."

Huang Jianzhi also picked them up and looked through them for a while. His gaze lingered on the breach of contract clause, and after seeing the exorbitant penalty, he couldn't help but shiver, then handed them to Wu Yuejiang.

After Wu Yuejiang looked at them, she realized that the matter was already irreversible. She could only let out a long sigh. "Rose, what about your studies? Do you really not want to pursue a master's degree anymore?"

Before Huang Yimei could speak, Meimei replied, "Auntie, educational qualifications significantly increase an artist's popularity. As a key talent we are nurturing at Tomorrow Culture, we will step in to contact the Acting department of the Film Academy to recommend Huang Yimei for a master's degree. As for the Central Academy of Fine Arts, we will also step in to coordinate the relationship between her studies and filming."

Huang Jianzhi suddenly asked, "By the way, Rose, where is this "the smiling, proud wanderer" going to be filmed?"

"Hucheng," Huang Yimei said.

Huang Jianzhi sighed. "You're about to go to such a far place? And stay for so long?"

Meimei smiled slightly and continued to take over the conversation. "I will personally accompany Young Miss Huang Yimei. And if the two of you are willing, you can also go to Hucheng to accompany her, treating it like a vacation; all travel expenses will be covered by Tomorrow Culture. Please rest assured, we at Tomorrow Culture have cultivated first-class singers like Phoenix Legend in the music industry, and in the film and television industry, we will replicate the myth of Phoenix Legend with Young Miss Huang!"

Seeing that the timing was about right, Huang Yimei smiled playfully and hugged Huang Jianzhi and Wu Yuejiang's arms. "Dad, Mom, come with me to Hucheng to film! Don't think I don't know that you've wanted to go traveling since you listened to the concert last time!"

Seeing that her task was complete, Meimei took the initiative to take her leave.

After she left, Huang Zhenhua suddenly shouted, "That's not right! Rose! Weren't you with Zhao Yang this afternoon? Where did he go? Does he know about this?"