Chapter 51: Chapter 51: The Consequences of Citing the Law in the Entertainment Industry
Zhao Renâs happy expression was yet to fade when he looked down and saw the big characters on the paper.
Court Summons?!
After a momentâs thought, Zhao Ren understood, âIs it Ji Xizhi???â
President Zheng of the company sneered, âIf you canât control your artists, just quit already!â
Zhao Ren never expected Ji Xizhi to actually go against the company.
He had gone to the airport that day to pick up Ji Xizhi, persuading her for quite a while in the car. He thought Ji Xizhi had listened to him. He had arranged for her to do a livestream endorsement tonight, including several scripts in his hands, intending for Ji Xizhi to earn him at least tens of millions.
But before the money even arrived, he received a court summons.
Zhao Ren was extremely furious, quickly picking up his phone to dial Ji Xizhiâs number.
Ji Xizhi had just finished her eye exercises when she saw the incoming call.
She didnât answer immediately; she waited until she completed her massage routine, relaxed her eyes, then calmly turned on the recording before answering the call.
Zhao Ren was on the other end about to explode, and was furious when Ji Xizhi answered, sounding like he was about to shoot someone.
âJi Xizhi, are you looking to die? Daring to send a court summons to the company, Iâll make sure you die without a complete corpse!â
Zhao Ren clenched his teeth tightly, clearly infuriated.
Ji Xizhi listened to Zhao Renâs reckless threats, her lips slightly curled. She replied lightly, âI remind you, intentional murder is a criminal offense.â
Zhao Renâs face twisted with rage hearing Ji Xizhiâs words, âDonât try to scare me with the law, do you think I need a knife to kill you?!â
âIs that so?â Ji Xizhi chuckled, it seemed like Zhao Ren planned to knowingly break the law.
âIâll give you one day, withdraw the lawsuit immediately, or elseâŠâ Zhao Ren sneered, âIf I release what I have, I assure youâll have no place to stand in all of Beijing!â
Zhao Ren threatened viciously.
Ji Xizhi however, simply hung up the phone with a snap.
She had already recorded enough evidence; she didnât need to listen to Zhao Renâs nonsense anymore.
She ended the call, finished recording, and went back to studying.
On the other side, Zhao Ren was in a fit of rage, and being hung up on by Ji Xizhi made him close to exploding.
He picked up his phone to dial again, but right as he called, he heard a mechanical voice.
âSorry, the number you dialed is currently busy.â
He had been blocked by Ji Xizhi!!!
President Zheng witnessed the entire scene, his face pale as he looked at Zhao Ren, commanding, âYou caused this problem, if you canât handle it and the companyâs reputation is damaged, just wait and see!â
Zhao Renâs expression was gloomy, âShe canât escape my grasp, donât worry President Zheng, Iâll handle this without involving the company. Besides, if this really goes to court, shouldnât you be aware of the companyâs legal prowess? Who can beat us?!â
âAs for online opinions, thereâs even less to worry about, the dirt I have on Ji Xizhi isnât trivial!â
âIâll make her lose everything!â
Zhao Renâs gaze was as if looking at an ant.
He coldly called the assistant outside the door, instructing, âLet Qian Ying take the live class endorsement tonight.â
âPause all of Ji Xizhiâs announcements for now, suspend her salary. For the house sheâs living in, donât pay her rent.â
âAnd then, go to the surveillance room and bring up the recordings from my office from a few days ago.â
He wanted to show Ji Xizhi the consequences of talking law in the entertainment industry!!!
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Having completely torn face with Zhao Ren, Ji Xizhi wasnât afraid. She had been living a regular routine at home these past days, besides studying and collecting evidence, occasionally answering questions from fans online.
The small group she had formed with Fang Zhuyue, Qin Yutian, and Zhu Xiuâan had been active these days as well.
The group name had been changed single-handedly by Zhu Xiuâan to the Dark Shark King Director Alliance.
These days, the hot search was filled with news of Director Wangâs plans to revamp a program, hard for anyone to ignore.
Zhu Xiuâan had been filming a guest role for a show these days, and as soon as he finished a scene, he jumped into the group to tease everyone.
Chasing Moon Man: @all members Why is no one chatting? Did you three start a secret group chat? Is it, is it, is it?!
Chasing Moon Man: @Ji Xizhi I heard you connected with Director Wang, if you join the next episode, let me know, Iâll free up my schedule to join too!
Chasing Moon Man: @Ji Xizhi Stop pretending to be dead, come out!
Chasing Moon Man: @Ji Xizhi Or Iâll do a live video call with you!
Ji Xizhi had just completed her study tasks for the day, and when she opened WeChat, she found dozens of messages.
Some were from the group, some were private messages from Zhu Xiuâan.
The latest was a threat about a video call.
Ji Xizhi: âŠâŠâŠâŠ..
Not blocking this group earlier, was her mistake!
Chasing Moon Man: @Ji Xizhi I know youâre looking!
Ji Xizhi looked at her next study task, considering to silence the phone completely, she hesitated then typed a few words to reply in the group.
Ji Xizhi:⊠Havenât decided yet, will see.
As soon as Ji Xizhi replied, Fang Zhuyue and Qin Yutian promptly responded.
Chasing Moon Man: Then once itâs decided, Iâll ask my agent if I can join!
Qin Yutian: Me too!
Chasing Moon Man: Grumpy Are you ignoring me?
Chasing Moon Man: No, Iâm busy!
Qin Yutian: Itâs my turn, talk later!
Chasing Moon Man: âŠ
Zhu Xiuâan watched the two vanish in seconds, fuming.
He intended to send a video but hadnât hit send when a notification popped up above his phone.
Shocking! Ji Xizhi is secretly a violent freak?!
A striking headline from a certain C news department appeared in Zhu Xiuâanâs eyes.
Zhu Xiuâan retracted his frustrated sound and quickly clicked in.
On Weibo, headline searches about Ji Xizhi being a violent freak had soared to the top, the article purportedly from a Hangxing Entertainment surveillance employee who worked part-time.
Worker: Not sure if I could post this, but hereâs the video I got while part-timing a few days ago. Honestly, I know everyone in the entertainment industry has a public persona, but I never thought the discrepancy was that big! Just to say, if it didnât directly concern me I usually wouldnât speak out, but seeing Ji Xizhi setting herself up as a legal popularizer on Weibo these past days made me uncomfortable. Since Iâve resigned, I decided to share and hope all fans be cautious.
Below the post was a video labeled with the dramatically large characters, âOpen Your Eyesâ.
The video lasted mere seconds but captured Ji Xizhi and Zhao Renâs faces clearly, showing Ji Xizhi violently confronting Zhao Ren. Though the video lacked sound, its visual impact was strong.
Especially due to Ji Xizhiâs expression, which had been meticulously enlarged, it appeared particularly menacing, sending chills at just a glance.
[Holy crap, this counts as Ji Xizhi breaking the law knowingly, doesnât it?!]
[Zhao Renâs head was smashed like this; it counts as attempted murder, doesnât it?!]
[âŠâŠUnbelievable, I refuse to believe Zhi Zhi is like this! Without any conversation, using a video isnât fair, what if the agent was threatening Ji Xizhi?!]
[Threatening? Given Ji Xizhiâs skills, who can threaten her? Had I not seen Ji Xizhi single-handedly handle four burly men beforehand, I might believe you, but who believes that now?]
[Fans stop denying it, âLife Experienceâ was clearly fake hype, if Ji Xizhi were really that amazing, she wouldnât be stuck in obscurity. The entertainment industry has no shortage of truly bright stars, plenty just pretend to shine like fake gold~]
Zhu Xiuâan was more puzzled than the fansâ comments on Weibo, after watching the video, he became dumbfounded.
His mind muddled and unable to think.
He moved his thumb to the phone screen, scroll, press, then switched to the Dark Shark King Director Alliance.
After a period of hesitating, he typed a line into the chat box.
Chasing Moon Man: Where did you learn your skills? Recommend a dojo?!!!@Ji Xizhi
Ji Xizhi was at home preparing lunch, the courier of food brought by Pingâan Villageâs villagers had already arrived, filling the fridge brimfully.
Ji Xizhi didnât need to buy groceries these days; she reheated a bowl of genuine chicken soup and was about to sip it after blowing to cool.
The phone on the table lit up again.
Ji Xizhi swiped it open.
And saw Zhu Xiuâanâs request for recommendations.
Ji Xizhi: ?
Chasing Moon Man: Just like in this video! [Share Video: #Ji Xizhi Breaking Law Knowingly# from Weibo]
Seeing this headline, Ji Xizhi paused with the chicken soup, her lips curled slightly.
Was she breaking the law knowingly?
Huh, it was the first time sheâd seen someone use this phrase for her.
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