Chapter 228: Coercing a Female Star

After Cai Zhixin hung up the phone, he and Tao Yaoyang looked at each other with some confusion.

“It seems he’s not very interested in this Zhang Yuxi,” Cai Zhixin guessed.

Tao Yaoyang took a puff of his cigar and shook his head, “No. If he wasn’t interested, he wouldn’t have changed his mind.”

“Then it should be because of his god-sister. He said his god-sister is a fan of Zhang Yuxi, so he changed his mind and agreed to the appointment.”

“Well, it seems he cares a lot about this god-sister of his. Even more than his so-called girlfriend.”

Speaking of this, Tao Yaoyang vaguely regretted it. When he first saw Wu Mengting, he was vaguely moved. It was really because Wu Mengting’s appearance and temperament were too outstanding. Even a person like him who was used to seeing the world couldn’t help but ask and test the relationship between Chen Feng and her.

Wu Mengting said she was Chen Feng’s god-sister, but they lived together. Who would believe that they were really just god-brother and sister?

At that time, he didn’t know Chen Feng’s “background,” so he was like that. He didn’t know if Chen Feng had taken this matter to heart, which made him vaguely worried. At the same time, it also made him more determined to do Chen Feng a big favor.

Thinking of this, Tao Yaoyang immediately picked up his phone, found a number, and dialed it.

Not long after, the call was connected, and a middle-aged woman’s voice came through, “Chairman Tao, hello, what can I do for you?”

The woman was Zhang Yuxi’s manager, Sister Hua. As the third largest shareholder of their entertainment company, she had of course long since noted down his phone number.

Tao Yaoyang said directly, “Bring Yuxi to my place. I have something to tell you. It’s at my villa. You’ve been here before.”

“Ah, this, we’ve already booked a flight to Beijing. Yuxi has to participate in a TV show tonight,” Sister Hua said with some difficulty.

“Cancel it. Yuxi has to stay here for at least two more days. I have something for her to do,” Tao Yaoyang said without question.

“Chairman Tao, Yuxi’s schedule is very tight these two days. She just finished her concert, and her popularity and traffic are very high. It’s a good time to catch up on some announcements and continue to increase her exposure and fame…”

“Alright.” Tao Yaoyang directly interrupted her. “Come over as soon as possible. In short, you know my character. I won’t let Yuxi suffer. I have a very important matter to entrust to her. If she does it well, I won’t treat her badly, and it will also be of great benefit to her. That’s it. I’ll wait for you.”

After saying that, Tao Yaoyang directly hung up the phone.

Sister Hua held the phone in a daze for a while, and finally could only sigh, put down the phone, walked to the bedroom door, and knocked gently. After hearing Yuxi’s “come in” from inside, she pushed the door and walked in.

In the bedroom, Zhang Yuxi was lying on the bed in a bathrobe with a mask on her face.

“What’s the matter?” Zhang Yuxi glanced at Sister Hua and asked.

“Chairman Tao wants us to go to his place,” Sister Hua said with some helplessness. “He said he has an important matter for you to do. If you do it well, he won’t treat you badly.”

“Tao Yaoyang? That hypocrite. What does he want me to do again? Go to bed with someone again?” Zhang Yuxi was so angry that she sat up directly from the bed.

Sister Hua sighed, “There’s nothing we can do about it. Although Tao Yaoyang is only the third largest shareholder of our company, even the chairman of the company has to look at his face most of the time. He is a very powerful person. Besides… last time… although his attitude was not very good, he was still trustworthy. Afterwards, he let you be the female lead of that costume movie, and your value and fame have increased a lot.”

“I’m not afraid of him.” Zhang Yuxi said angrily. “Last time, I had no choice. He took advantage of me. But now I don’t want to look at his face anymore. The company’s contract will expire in less than a year. I will definitely leave this broken company then. Sister Hua, you can go with me then. I’ll set up a studio and let you be fully responsible, and I’ll give you shares.”

“My dear young lady.” Sister Hua said with a sad face. “Although you have barely squeezed into the first tier now, your fame and influence are still a bit empty and not reliable. After all, you have only debuted for more than three years, and your foundation is too shallow. You must still rely on the company’s resources to continuously accumulate your fame.”

“Then you mean you want me to go again?” Zhang Yuxi glared with some dissatisfaction.

Sister Hua said with a helpless expression, “You don’t know how powerful Chairman Tao is. He is indeed a hypocrite. He looks gentle and handsome on the surface, but in fact, he is a very insidious and ruthless person. Before you, an artist in the company offended him and was made miserable by him, and his reputation was ruined. Including the former first sister of our company, Zhou Peipei, who left. Do you think she wasn’t coerced and played with by him? If you want to survive in this circle, sometimes we have to compromise.”

“Sister Pei was also coerced by him?” Zhang Yuxi was shocked.

“What do you think?” Sister Hua explained patiently. “Zhou Peipei was his half-underground mistress at that time, the kind that he could call and dismiss at will. I heard from people in private that she had a handle on him and had to give in. Later, when she got older, Chairman Tao let her go and she regained her freedom. In this regard, Chairman Tao was still considered to have some feelings and righteousness. I heard that Chairman Tao even gave her a villa as a breakup fee.”

“Can this be called having feelings and righteousness?” Zhang Yuxi immediately retorted. “He delayed Sister Pei for so long. If it weren’t for him, Sister Pei might have already found a rich man to marry and have children. Unlike now, she’s in her thirties, her fame is declining, and her love life is also not making any progress.”

Sister Hua persuaded her earnestly, “I know you have a grudge against him because of what happened last time. But you should also understand that this is how our circle is. Especially for female artists, some things are inevitable. It’s best if we can avoid them and resist them. But if we can’t avoid them and can’t resist them, then we can only choose to obey, unless you are willing to quit this fame and fortune field.”

Zhang Yuxi was no longer a rookie in the entertainment industry. Of course, she understood these principles that Sister Hua said, but the fact that she was powerless to control and resist still made her very depressed.

She was a high and mighty big star outside, a goddess in the eyes of countless fans, but in fact, she was also an ordinary person who could not help herself.

“Damn it!” Zhang Yuxi tore off the mask on her face and threw it on the ground with force. Her chest heaved up and down, and her face was very ugly. After a long while, she said with a cold face, “What does he want me to do? If it’s to sleep with someone, I… I won’t agree. Other things can be considered.”

Sister Hua quickly said, “He said it’s an important matter. If he can say that, it shouldn’t be what you’re worried about. It might be other things, such as attending some private events.”

Zhang Yuxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, “If it’s just like this, it’s nothing for me to go. I’m just afraid it’s not. Can you guarantee it?”

Sister Hua said with a sad face, “How can I guarantee this? I also said at the beginning that you are very busy recently, but he insisted that you stay here for two or three days without question. I couldn’t say no at all. A person like him is really not someone we can refuse. I think we should go over and talk about it first. The matter he wants you to do should be a bit urgent. We can’t go too late. You should go and change your clothes.”

Zhang Yuxi had a stubborn expression, but her body was very honest. She immediately got off the bed and went to a row of clothes hangers to pick out clothes.

Seeing this, Sister Hua was finally relieved.

Although Zhang Yuxi was strong, stubborn, and had principles, she also had a strong career ambition, and the determination and perseverance to climb up step by step.

For her career, for her further success and fame, and to climb to the top of the entertainment industry, she was willing to pay everything.

From this point of view, she had a personality that refused to admit defeat and was not afraid of danger to achieve her goals, which was indeed worthy of learning from her peers.

More than half an hour later, Sister Hua brought Zhang Yuxi to Tao Yaoyang.

At this time, she was wearing a white suit, with a V-neck shirt inside. The straight white suit pants made her legs look long and straight. The ear-length short hair, coupled with her somewhat cold expression, was both sassy and sexy.

Tao Yaoyang looked her up and down, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. He nodded and said, “Not bad! He should like you like this.”

Hearing Tao Yaoyang’s words, Zhang Yuxi’s face became even colder. She raised her chin slightly and said in a firm tone, “Chairman Tao, if you want me to accompany others and please others, I’m afraid I can’t obey.”

Tao Yaoyang was not angry and still had a smile on his face, “Don’t be in a hurry to refuse. We’ve already cooperated last time, and overall, the cooperation was quite pleasant, and you also got what you wanted. You should also know my character. I am indeed asking you to accompany someone this time.

“I can tell you that this person is more important than the person I asked you to accompany last time. And this person is also young and handsome, with a deep background, and very rich. He is still unmarried. If you take this opportunity to win him over, then I can tell you that you will enjoy the rest of your life. It’s no worse than marrying into a rich family.”

Hearing his words, Zhang Yuxi’s tense expression couldn’t hold on anymore. What female star didn’t hope to marry a rich man in the future, or even marry into a rich family?

Sister Hua quickly helped Zhang Yuxi and asked, “Chairman Tao, what does this person you mentioned do? Can you reveal a little so that we can be mentally prepared?”

After Tao Yaoyang’s face sank slightly, he still revealed a little, “His name is Chen Feng, from Lushi. He is thirty years old this year and is very handsome. You will know when you see him. This is not an exaggeration. And he graduated from Donghai University of Science and Technology, which is considered a famous university, not a country bumpkin. In addition, he has a girlfriend in name now, but according to my observation, she should be a mistress he is keeping. You don’t have to care too much about it then. He also has a god-sister, who is from his hometown and is about the same age as Yuxi. You should pay attention to this woman. Chen Feng values her very much. Her name is Wu Mengting, a graduate of Donghai University, and she is very beautiful, no less than Yuxi.”

Sister Hua immediately expressed her doubts, “No less than Yuxi, how is that possible? And she’s a graduate of Donghai University?”

Tao Yaoyang glanced at her slightly, which immediately scared her. Then he said, “I don’t need to lie to you. I’m saying this because I hope Yuxi will pay attention. Because tonight I have an appointment with this person for dinner, and he is bringing this Wu Mengting with him, saying that she is a fan of Yuxi.”

Hearing this, both Sister Hua and Zhang Yuxi were first surprised, and then a little embarrassed.

Sister Hua immediately asked, “He’s already bringing a female companion to the appointment, and he still wants Yuxi to accompany him? This…”

Sister Hua was a little embarrassed to say it. It couldn’t be that he wanted Yuxi to accompany Chen Feng with another woman, a dragon and two phoenixes? This was too disrespectful to Yuxi.

Tao Yaoyang also understood what they meant and said with a smile, “Don’t overthink it. I do want Yuxi to accompany him, but he doesn’t know it yet, or rather, it’s not very clear yet. This requires Yuxi to take the initiative and strive to win him over. At that time, Cai Zhixin and I will cooperate with you.”

“You still haven’t said what he does,” Zhang Yuxi reminded him in a not very good tone.

Tao Yaoyang smiled and said, “You can ask him this question yourself then. I can only tell you that he is very rich. He now has three villas, a shop, and an office building in Xiuzhou. You know Red Villa Bay, right? The high-end villa area not far from here. He has two villas there.

“Two days ago, I just sold him the best No. 8 villa in the villa area at a low price. In addition, he also has a landscape villa by the East Lake, which is only a hundred meters away from the East Lake, and the location is very good.

“And these properties of his are nothing to him. According to my estimation, it may be less than one percent of his property. Do you know what I mean?

“Of course, these are all my secret investigations and estimations. It’s enough that you know. Don’t just say it in front of him then.

“In short, this person’s background is unfathomable, and his energy is also very huge. Even I have to curry favor with him. Yuxi, if you get attached to this person, not to mention the future, at this stage, I can guarantee you that as long as he is willing to promote you, you can become a top star in two or three years.”

Tao Yaoyang’s words were too persuasive. Not to mention that the person involved, Zhang Yuxi, was breathing a little erratically, Sister Hua’s eyes were also shining, and she asked in a trembling voice, “Is he… is he really unmarried?”

“Of course. Is there any need for me to lie to you? This person is 100% a golden turtle son-in-law. If it weren’t for the fact that Yuxi happened to be in Xiuzhou this time, I really wouldn’t have given Yuxi this good thing.”

Sister Hua was very moved. She immediately looked at Zhang Yuxi and called out, “Yuxi.”

Zhang Yuxi quickly calmed down her excited mood and asked calmly, “I can agree to accompany him. But what’s in it for me?”

Tao Yaoyang frowned, “I’m introducing you to such a golden turtle son-in-law. Isn’t that a benefit?”

Zhang Yuxi was not easy to fool. She shook her head and said, “If what you just said is true, I’m very grateful. If I get together with him in the future, I will definitely repay you. But we haven’t even met yet. I need a more direct benefit.”

Tao Yaoyang narrowed his eyes and looked at her for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, “You’ve managed to get to your current position. You really have some skills. Alright, then I’ll promise you a direct benefit. If you can win over this person, Chen Feng, and sleep with him, I will help you leave when your contract expires.”

“Really?” Zhang Yuxi blurted out in surprise.

The additional clauses in the contract she had signed with the company were very harsh. It was not so easy to terminate the contract easily after the contract expired.

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