After being reborn, I became a top-tier celebrity by resetting my game history.

Chapter 244 Overlord Clause

Cui Ying frowned: "Mr. Shen, are you joking? You're an investor, why did you switch careers to become an actor?"

Previously, Cui Ying was having a great time abroad and didn't pay any attention to what was happening in China. She only knew roughly what had happened to the Shen family.

"Oh, just playing around." Shen Chaohuai said in a flippant tone, "I suppose Chairman Cui and I are the same kind of people, we both love to have fun. If it weren't for the sudden discovery that Tianhai's profits have been getting smaller and smaller in the past two years, not enough for your extravagant spending, I'm afraid you might not have come back to take charge of the overall situation, right?"

Shen Chaohuai's tone was somewhat fiery, catching Cui Ying off guard: "I'm not young anymore, isn't it normal for me to go out and have fun? Besides, I don't really care how much money the company makes, I don't lack the money to go out and have fun."

"Really? Then what's the deal with signing a new artist? Isn't it to make more money? Or is it to replace Su Qi? I still remember the contract between Tianhai and the Shen family. Tianhai is only allowed to sign one artist, Su Qi, for one-on-one customized training."

"And...the contract also says..."

With everyone in the company and the person involved, Su Qi, present, Cui Ying, fearing that Shen Chaohuai would reveal the shocking contents of the contract, quickly interrupted, "I know, Mr. Shen. Isn't the contract about to expire? It won't replace Su Qi; it's just training a newcomer. With Su Qi's current status, how could she possibly be replaced?"

"That's good," Shen Chaohuai said, lowering his eyes. "Don't try anything funny in front of me."

Shen Chaohuai put his arm around Su Qi: "You, come with me."

Cui Ying was completely bewildered, no longer able to figure out what the relationship between Shen Chaohuai and Su Qi was now...

"Didn't I hear you two don't get along? How come..."

Su Qi was pulled into the car by him, the door was closed, and Shen Chaohuai returned to the driver's seat.

Su Qi didn't understand: "What did you mean just now? I was so close to finding out what kind of contract my original owner had with Tianhai."

"You want to know this?" Shen Chaohuai paused for a moment: "Why didn't you say so earlier? You could have asked me."

"When I took over the Shen family's business, there was a contract between the Shen family and Tianhai in the document box."

Su Qi followed Shen Chaohuai back to the Shen Group. As soon as they reached the top floor, a group of people kept casting strange glances at them.

"I heard the director is going to be an actor again?"

"Yes, I'll still be acting with Miss Su."

Su Qi and Shen Chaohuai heard it at the same time. Su Qi just coughed lightly to cover it up, while Shen Chaohuai flipped through various contract documents.

“I’m not here often, I leave everything to my subordinates to manage. I didn’t know they were so fond of gossip.” Seeing that Su Qi’s expression was not good, Shen Chaohuai sighed and made a phone call to his assistant: “Add another rule to the company’s regulations: no mention of anything related to the entertainment industry.”

"By the way, order me a new Maybach before December. Yes, a custom-made one."

Su Qi was initially happy, but then suddenly realized something was amiss: "My birthday..."

Fu Changheng actually remembered her birthday, not the original owner's birthday.

Shen Chaohuai was stunned for a moment, then finally realized: "Sorry, I remembered wrong."

He frantically called his assistant again: "Before July, please."

Even so, Su Qi never expected that her most important minister would remember her birthday.

Even though she was in the Empire, she never revealed any details of her identity to him.

Shen Chaohuai looked flustered: "You won't blame me for remembering your birthday wrong, will you... I'm sorry, I don't know when your real birthday is, so I can only celebrate the original owner's birthday for you."

Su Qi smiled slightly after hearing this.

Fu Changheng, how long are you going to keep pretending to be conflicted?

Su Qi deliberately said, "My birthday is indeed in December."

"Really? Why didn't you say so sooner? I wish I hadn't changed it."

"His acting is really good," Su Qi couldn't help but smile as she looked at him.

Su Qi found the contract in the filing cabinet that the original owner and Tian Hai were controlled by the Shen family. However, it was not quite what Su Qi had imagined. Tian Hai, as the beneficiary, received several times more benefits than the original owner. No wonder Cui Ying did not turn against the Shen family.

[First, Su Qi's activities will all comply with the Shen family's requirements to prevent her from becoming an internet sensation. The Shen family has agreed to give Tianhai three times the usual amount of revenue.]

[Secondly, Su Qi is prohibited from accepting roles involving explicit content or kissing scenes. If necessary, all actions taken will be unrelated to the Shen family, and Tianhai may handle the matter independently.]

"What's the difference between this and selling yourself, Master?"

[There's one last thing: Tianhai went bankrupt and demanded the original owner go into business. Seriously...]

Shen Chaohuai also found the contract utterly absurd after reading it.

"What's most infuriating is this fear of becoming famous overnight. No wonder you haven't become famous after so many years in the industry," Shen Chaohuai said, shaking his head helplessly.

“Tianhai was built up by the Shen family. In order to avoid responsibility, they actually sacrificed their adopted daughter. No wonder Shen Qingyue wanted to join the agency but didn’t arrange for her to join Tianhai. It turns out they knew the inside story all along.” Su Qi put down the contract.

"I'll keep this information. As for Cui Ying, I'll observe her for a while. I'm not sure what her return will bring, so..."

"You want to terminate your contract with her?" Shen Chaohuai asked.

Su Qi nodded.

"But you will face a staggering penalty of around 50 billion yuan for breach of contract."

Su Qi was stunned, not expecting the number to be so large.

"Cui Ying relied entirely on the Shen family's help in the early stages and the unequal treaty she signed with you to accumulate funds. She doesn't lack money to fight a lawsuit against you."

She now needs to think of a solution: "There will be a way."

Shen Chaohuai shook his head: "50 billion..."

“Even I can’t earn this much in such a short time, let alone now that she’s back. It’s even less likely that she’ll let you avoid the company’s compensation for the announcements.” Shen Chaohuai said this with a certainty in his heart.

His expression darkened: "If you trust me, I have a way."

Su Qi slightly raised her lips. If this were in the Empire, she definitely wouldn't believe it, but thankfully this is the New World.

“Alright, I’ll leave it to you, Sir Knight.” She addressed him that way on purpose.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chaohuai felt a surge of emotion, a palpitation instantly coursing through his body.

……

On the day the new drama started filming, Lynn was in even worse condition than Su Qi.

“I’m not sure how much of your payment Cui Ying will pocket after this shoot, but in any case, it will be even harder for you to terminate the contract,” Lynn sighed.

Su Qi put on makeup and costume, the tight-fitting cheongsam highlighting her shapely figure.

The media were waiting for the opening ceremony, but Shen Chaohuai arrived a little late.

"Mr. Shen has arrived..." The media swarmed around him.

"Mr. Shen, why would you, as an investor, try to steal the male lead's role?"

The media outlets were all very hostile, and Su Qi tried to walk forward but couldn't squeeze into the crowd.

His bangs slightly obscured his lazy yet cold eyes, and Shen Chaohuai's Adam's apple bobbed slightly.

A reporter pressed further: "As an investor and the male lead of the film, was your late arrival a deliberate attempt to put on airs? Or were you trying to intimidate everyone?"

Shen Chaohuai sneered: "What a stupid question. I don't know how someone with this level of professional skills can be an entertainment reporter..."

He pulled out a stack of contracts: "I was dealing with the investors' issues just now and discovered something. Tianhai Media, the agency of Su Qi, who plays the female lead, did not invest in this new drama. According to the contract, they are not allowed to share Su Qi's remuneration."

Su Qi stood there, realizing that Shen Chaohuai had taken the contract Cui Ying had made him sign; he had tampered with it.