"Fine, you're quite something, no wonder people say a barking dog seldom bites. You seemed so quiet, but you were holding back a big move all along!"
"How much did the company spend on training you, how much effort did they invest? Is this how you repay them?"
"You truly are an ungrateful wretch.
Others might just eat, then curse the hand that fed them. You, however, want to eat, then smash the bowl, thinking you're a match for the company? Let me tell you, you need to get your parents to back off immediately, withdraw the lawsuit, and apologize.
Say that it was all their rumor-mongering and slander.
That way...
The company can let bygones be bygones.
Otherwise, with tens of millions in liquidated damages, your parents won't be able to stand. Not only will I make your family destitute, but I'll make your family destitute for generations, even leading to a lack of descendants.
After all, once you reach a certain level of poverty.
It's hard to have descendants!"
Since Ding Yun didn't stop her agent, Sister Li, from entering, Li Hongying, accompanied by several security guards and legal staff, entered the apartment Ding Yun had rented.
She pointed her finger at Ding Yun's nose, shouting and scolding.
Unfortunately, Ding Yun no longer had the ability to kill them with a single blow, nor the power to fight an entire country single-handedly. So, she had to suppress the urge to lash out and calmly said:
"Sister Li, you've come to the wrong person to settle scores with. And you're really overestimating me. You've met my parents before. It was with your help back then that I wasn't completely drained by them to the point of not even having money for food.
So, do you really think I have the ability to order them around?
If I had that kind of ability, why would my total savings now be less than thirty thousand yuan? It's even questionable whether I can afford to rent this place in a few months. Oh, and I should thank the company for giving up on me and no longer arranging work for me. If the company hadn't, I might not have lived much longer.
The medical records online, though not uploaded by me.
Are indeed real.
I was too busy to go for a check-up before. It was only after the company abandoned me and I was verbally abused to the point of almost dying that I went for a check-up after being rushed to the hospital. As you can see, if I don't maintain healthy habits and get enough sleep, I might not live much longer. I could drop dead any day and become a social news headline.
Therefore, I've already died once.
Don't threaten me with death again, especially with threats that pale in comparison to death. If you have the ability to deal with my parents, then go ahead. I'll thank you for it.
If you don't have the ability, then you're not welcome here.
Alright, now please leave.
I assume you don't want me to call the police. Then you, me, and the company will not only continue to trend on entertainment news but also make it onto social news!"
What Ding Yun said this time was the absolute truth, without a shred of pretense. She was merely a helpless wretch who couldn't deal with the company or her own parents, how could she possibly have any schemes? At most, she had merely not intervened, or gone with the flow.
Even if she had wanted to intervene, she was powerless.
In addition, Ding Yun also subtly implied that she wasn't afraid of trouble, or even death. She hinted that she was now a person who didn't care about their own life, and that they could all perish together.
After speaking, Ding Yun stood up and pointed towards the door, her unwelcoming gesture and intention to dismiss them couldn't have been clearer.
Li Hongying was utterly infuriated by Ding Yun's words and gesture. Not only was she shirking responsibility, but she was also threatening her!
She felt an immediate urge to kill Ding Yun.
However, upon further thought, especially recalling the medical records circulating online, she felt that this girl truly seemed to have come to terms with life and death.
Moreover, with the current scale of the situation, no matter how much she wanted to get rid of Ding Yun, she couldn't lay a hand on her. In fact, she had to ensure Ding Yun's safety. Otherwise, no matter how Ding Yun died, she and the company behind her would be in deep trouble. No amount of explanation would convince people otherwise, and suspicion would inevitably fall on them, making things infinitely worse.
After all, no matter how harsh the contract.
It was nothing compared to the importance and sensation of a human life.
Thus, she had to forcefully suppress her inner rage, gritting her teeth and roaring with dissatisfaction:
"Don't pretend to be innocent and naive here.
And don't threaten me with not being afraid of death. Let me tell you, there are many things in this world far more terrifying than death.
It's easy for your parents to control you, after all, you're their daughter, that blood relationship is undeniable. But if they think they can manipulate us like you, thinking we're weak and easily bullied, then your parents are blind as bats, trying to smash a rock with an egg.
I refuse to believe that without your cooperation.
Your parents could have gathered so much evidence?
Don't think you're so clever, and don't treat me like a fool. The company's patience has its limits."
At this point, Li Hongying's tone suddenly softened slightly, as if she wanted to appeal to emotions:
"Xu Siyan, I came to see you this time because you were relatively compliant after signing and didn't cause me any trouble. I don't want to see your future turn out too bleak.
That's why I specifically came to talk to you.
For anyone else, I wouldn't bother. I'd just watch you self-destruct, wouldn't that be amusing?
Don't dismiss my advice. Haven't you heard the old saying?
Ignore the elders' advice, and you'll die before my eyes!
Let alone you, who have been virtually shelved, along with a few eighteenth-tier actors. Even top-tier celebrities have to pay a hefty price to fall out with a company, and some even never recover.
What do you people amount to?
Believe it or not, your names will disappear from the trending searches in less than two days. Within a week, before the court even convenes, no one will care about you anymore. Do you believe that?
Without public support, what can you possibly use to fight the company?
Unless you have the guts to hang yourselves one by one at the company's doorstep every other day, I don't think you stand a chance. But do you have the guts? No, right?"
"Also, don't think the company abandoned you. If you hadn't messed things up yourself, offending both fans and sponsors, turning a good situation into a mess, the company wouldn't have ignored you.
You knew what the situation was then. How could the company PR its way out of it? The best approach was silence, to prevent the situation from escalating further. After some time, perhaps a year or so, when no one was discussing it anymore, you could have made a comeback.
Why didn't you tell me what you were thinking?
You kept it to yourself and then decided to go for broke with us. It's ridiculous. You're not trying to fight us to the death, you're digging your own grave, understand?"
"You still have a chance to turn back now.
After this storm passes, the company won't abandon you and will definitely arrange new work for you.
But if you continue to be obstinate.
Then the company isn't a place for ungrateful people."
Perhaps noticing that Ding Yun was no longer as easily fooled as before, Li Hongying surprisingly softened her tone, even promising future benefits.
She made it sound as if it were all true.