35: Signing Shu Chang

"How could you possibly know?" He Xujun exclaimed subconsciously.

Afterward, she stifled her voice, looking at Xu Muyang with a gloomy expression.

"What do you want to do?"

Xu Muyang shook his head and said, "Our company only wants to sign an artist with great potential. We don't want to manage or even know about other matters."

"Of course, if Ms. He does not agree, we have no reason to help you hide the identity of your daughter's biological father. Don't you think?"

"If it were made public that that man has a daughter, how do you think his company would fare?"

"Despicable." He Xujun cursed angrily, her face turning terrifyingly gloomy.

"Ms. He, you really do love deeply." Xu Muyang felt a bit of admiration for that man.

That man was capable of making such a beautiful woman become a mistress, give birth to a daughter out of wedlock, marry someone else while bringing her daughter along, yet still remain obsessed with him and hide his identity.

He Xujun gritted her teeth so hard they clicked.

"Who sent you?" She suddenly realized that if Xu Muyang only wanted to sign Shu Chang, he shouldn't have investigated her background. There must be someone directing this.

"There is no need for Ms. He to know that." Xu Muyang had a smile on his face.

He Xujun kept a cold face, trying to think of who it could be. But she really had no leads.

Xu Muyang sipped his tea, watching the changing expressions on He Xujun's face with indifference.

After half an hour, He Xujun's posture suddenly slumped. Since she couldn't figure out who it was, she had no corresponding solution.

The other party had grabbed her by the throat. As long as they revealed that the man had a daughter outside, his company would certainly be taken back by his wife.

"Fine. If you give me 500,000, I will divorce Shu Chang's uncle." She said decisively.

Xu Muyang shook his head: "500,000 was the price a moment ago. Now, you get nothing. You will cooperate with us to persuade Shu Chang's uncle to let her sign with our Golden Culture company."

"You..." He Xujun's face twisted instantly, and she pointed her finger at Xu Muyang.

Xu Muyang looked relaxed, completely unbothered by He Xujun's angry cursing.

"Shameless, despicable, vulgar."

"Hehe." Xu Muyang could still laugh despite He Xujun's insults.

"Ms. He, I suspect you only married Shu Chang's uncle because you heard that Shu Chang's aunt was going abroad, right?"

He Xujun was instantly speechless.

Xu Muyang stopped listening to her nonsense.

"I will arrange to meet Shu Chang's uncle tonight. I hope you will also be present."

He walked toward the door, his hand on the handle, and suddenly said coldly, "If you want a divorce, it must be after Shu Chang finishes her Gaokao. During this period, even if you have to act, you must put on a show of being a loving couple."

"Shu Chang, who are you to Shu Chang? Could you be someone from her father's side?" He Xujun suddenly thought.

Someone appearing for the sake of Shu Chang, just to let her take the Gaokao with peace of mind—she couldn't think of who it could be.

Shu Chang's uncle doted on her, and her aunt doted on her too. If it were them, they could have just said so; there was no need to go through all this trouble.

The only thing she could think of was that there might be some big shot on Shu Chang's father's side.

She speculated this in her mind; otherwise, it didn't make sense. Who would go to such great lengths to investigate Shu Chang's background and past?

She did not consider Li Xiuwu. Li Xiuwu was just a student with a clean family background and no connections.

As for Shu Chang's father's side, she knew nothing. She had asked Shu Chang's uncle, but every time, he would just curse and swear.

Xu Muyang didn't answer. He opened the door and left the private room, leaving He Xujun sitting there with an ugly expression.

Shu Chang's affairs were being controlled by them, and she had been caught with leverage against her.

In the evening, Xu Muyang met with Shu Chang's uncle.

"Our company has strong financial backing. We formulate development strategies for our artists and value long-term goals." Xu Muyang spoke about Golden Culture's development philosophy.

"Our company currently has three artists. Li Xiuwu is one, and there is also Phoenix Legend."

"Regarding Shu Chang's development, if she signs with our company, we will fully support her Gaokao. We won't take on scripts for her like now, which interferes with her revision."

"Hmm?" Hearing this, Shu Chang's uncle suddenly turned to look at He Xujun.

He Xujun felt guilty; she had decided to take the script for "Chef Official" privately.

"I'll ask Chang Chang for her thoughts."

...

Shu Chang's uncle came to the Courtyard House alone to see Shu Chang.

He came to Shu Chang's room and looked at the desk filled with books and the spacious wing room.

"Uncle is sorry to you."

"No, Uncle, I am very happy." Shu Chang looked at her uncle, her eyes turning slightly red.

"Can you tell Uncle who is behind this?" If he didn't clearly know the identity of Shu Chang's father, he would have suspected that it was arranged by her father's side.

"This Courtyard House belongs to Golden Culture." Shu Chang said.

Shu Chang's uncle was a bit stunned; he had always thought this Courtyard House belonged to Liu Xiaoli and her daughter.

He knew the other party's identity; they had official backgrounds and commercial backgrounds in their family.

He had even suspected that it was Liu Xiaoli's Red Star Dock that wanted to sign Shu Chang.

"What do you think? Do you want to sign?"

Shu Chang was silent for a moment, then nodded. She had guessed who it was, and she was willing to trust them.

"I'll call your aunt and discuss it." He did not refuse; he truly was not good at managing Shu Chang's career.

In one week, Shu Chang's management contract was signed, and Xu Muyang also obtained the contract signed with the "Chef Official" production crew from He Xujun.

Li Xiuwu did not let Xu Muyang go directly to the "Chef Official" crew to terminate the contract, as that would offend too many people and be disadvantageous to Shu Chang.

Li Xiuwu took the script and found Wang Jinsong.

In the entertainment industry, the Beijing Film Academy was his greatest backing; if there was trouble, go to the school.

"Teacher Wang, that is the situation. Shu Chang's aunt signed the contract behind Shu Chang's back, which is really hindering Shu Chang's revision."

Wang Jinsong took a few looks, listened to what Li Xiuwu had to say, understood the ins and outs of the matter, and nodded.

"I'll go talk to Zhang Shaolin. There shouldn't be much of a problem."

"Thank you, Teacher Wang." Li Xiuwu thanked him.

"Are you sure Shu Chang will apply to our Beijing Film Academy?" Wang Jinsong asked again.

Shu Chang's current acting achievements and academic performance were worth the effort for the Beijing Film Academy, but he couldn't have him pull strings only for her not to apply to the Beijing Film Academy.

"Rest assured, Teacher Wang, Chang Chang is staying at my place. I definitely won't let her run off." Li Xiuwu patted his chest to guarantee.

Wang Jinsong gave him a meaningful look.

Good kid, daring to make a move at such a young age—three years starting sentence.

"School is starting in a few days. Be prepared; I won't notify you separately." Wang Jinsong told him the news about the start of the semester at the Beijing Film Academy.

"I will handle my personal affairs." Li Xiuwu nodded upon hearing this. Before the start of the semester, there were indeed some things to handle.

He returned to the Courtyard House with a relaxed look.

"Chang Chang, just focus on your exam preparation. Everything has been resolved."

"Thank you, Brother." Shu Chang looked at him, and a smile appeared on her face as well.

"You should thank Boss Xu." Li Xiuwu said.

"Yes, I should thank Boss Xu." She nodded solemnly.

After reading the management contract, her guess in her heart became even more firm.

What kind of management company signs a contract with absolutely no requirements for the artist?

It was just like how Xixi was signed to Red Star Dock, with no requirements at all.