Yu Qian coming over with Zhang Yuling in the middle of the night surely isn't just for a casual visit.

Chen Yiyang didn't say it outright, but he had already guessed that Old Man Yu came for Guo Qiling's matter.

But as Chen Yiyang had thought before, Guo Qiling could play the role in the drama, but it wasn't necessary that he had to; there were better options available.

Moreover, Guo Qiling hasn't proven himself with past achievements.

"I wouldn't dare accept something from you, sir." Chen Yiyang immediately blocked Old Man Yu's hand.

"You're the elder, I'm the junior; it's unusual for an elder to give a gift to a junior at the first meeting."

What Chen Yiyang said was quite unreasonable, a bit unconventional.

But given the situation, this was the only way to refuse.

After hearing Chen Yiyang's words, Old Man Yu's expression didn't change; he just smiled, took back the item, and then walked out of the collection room with Chen Yiyang.

When Zhang Yuling saw them coming out, she quickly poured tea for both of them.

"Guo Qiling, this kid, used to be signed under his dad's agency." After sipping tea, Old Man Yu got straight to the point.

"Now he wants to switch companies?" Chen Yiyang inquired.

"Yes." Old Man Yu said, "His father has some connections in the comedy circle and knows many people in the entertainment industry. But in this industry, having good connections doesn't necessarily mean having good resources. Everyone looks at benefits."

Old Man Yu spoke quite clearly.

In the early days, the entertainment industry was all about connections. Nowadays, top-tier actors have capital backing them.

If you can make money for the capital, they'll back you heavily and feed you various resources.

If one day the money you make starts to decrease, once the capital's protection is withdrawn, cooling down is a good outcome; many people directly fall off.

"Do you want Guo Qiling to sign under my company? Would his father agree?" Chen Yiyang understood that this was Old Man Yu's last resort.

If Chen Yiyang wouldn't accept gifts, he must be more interested in discussing benefits.

The only choice was to let Guo Qiling sign with Chen Yiyang's company so that when the drama popularizes Guo Qiling, Chen Yiyang could also make money.

"The contract they signed back then didn't include a penalty fee." Old Man Yu directly pointed out the key issue.

Although Guo Qiling signed with his father's company, being a blood relative, they couldn't impose a high penalty fee in the contract to restrict him.

So, Guo Qiling's contract simply has no penalty clause, and either side can terminate it immediately.

Old Man Yu showed a lot of sincerity here.

Chen Yiyang recalled Guo Qiling's previous performances.

Director Deng Wen had no issue with his evaluation. He naturally carried a comedic effect.

Whether his acting would become popular was unknown, but he seemed to fit well with variety shows.

And his positioning was different from other actors under Chen Yiyang; there wouldn't be any internal competition for resources.

It seemed like a pretty good business deal.

So, Chen Yiyang directly said, "Old Man Yu, I've changed my mind. Can you give me that snuff bottle now?"

"Of course, it's yours." Old Man Yu took out the snuff bottle immediately.

With this, the deal was sealed.

Guo Qiling signed with Chen Yiyang's company, and Chen Yiyang arranged for him to be the lead in a drama.

It seemed like a good exchange of interests.

Chen Yiyang originally intended to have Old Man Yu stay overnight.

But Old Man Yu said he had friends around here and took a taxi under the night sky to leave.

"Are you planning to stay here tonight?" After seeing Old Man Yu off, Chen Yiyang turned to Zhang Yuling.

She showed no intention of leaving.

"Fan Fan asked me to sleep over at her place tonight, so I'll be staying with her." Zhang Yuling smiled lightly.

This little accountant was truly clueless.

"But I did come to Lin'an because I genuinely have something to discuss with you."

"So, Old Man Yu was just along for the ride?"

"Not exactly, Old Man Yu's network is extensive in Imperial Capital. He wanted to find you, and since I was in Lin'an, I suggested he come to Lin'an first, and then I called you."

"I see." Chen Yiyang nodded.

"What's the matter? Before coming to Lin'an, you didn't tell me, and now you've got some challenge that only I can solve?"

"Are you familiar with Fei Peng Automobile?" Zhang Yuling asked.

"I've heard of it."

Because of Aiya, Chen Yiyang knew quite a bit about the emerging electric car manufacturers.

Among them, Fei Peng Automobile once became the leading domestic electric car manufacturer.

"Isn't the boss of Fei Peng Automobile the one who used to work on a browser?"

"Yes." Zhang Yuling nodded, "The owner of Fei Peng Automobile started with a browser, but Fei Peng Automobile has a predecessor."

Zhang Yuling briefly explained the complex structure inside Fei Peng Automobile to Chen Yiyang.

The current owner of Fei Peng Automobile, Zhao Feipeng, previously worked on a mobile browser and once reached the top installation rate for domestic mobile browsers.

After selling the browser, he became financially independent.

However, it's hard for people to just sit back and relax.

So, he found a team working on electric cars and invested in them.

That's how Fei Peng Automobile came to be.

Nominally, the current owner of Fei Peng Automobile is Zhao Feipeng, but in terms of specific matters, he is mostly uninvolved.

The specific operations of the company are managed by two of the original founders of Fei Peng Automobile and an executive Zhao Feipeng brought over from his previous browser company.

So, in reality, Fei Peng Automobile has two factions.

One is the original founding team, and the other is the team brought in by Zhao Feipeng.

These three individuals are responsible for different departments within the company.

This has resulted in a rather ridiculous situation.

The company's products are not primarily for consumers but must be accountable to the departments managed by the different company factions, balancing internal interests.

Due to these reasons, Fei Peng Automobile's newly launched car this year shocked the entire business community.

Because it's just so damn abstract.

A single model, with no less than six versions, two power structures, two charging solutions, three range versions, and three optional paid packages.

Just looking at their product introduction while buying a car is enough to have people's brains fried.

Moreover, all the new features hyped by Fei Peng Automobile for the new product, by the time of the launch, were changed to paid options.

As soon as this new car was released, before the launch ended, car enthusiast groups and media started swarming with criticism.

Moreover, within a short time, the company's share value plummeted by tens of billions.

Because everyone realized that Fei Peng wasn't trying to sell cars but rather annoy the customers!

Even the most monetarily exploitative mobile games wouldn't have the guts to pull off something like this.

For a while, every investor thought that Fei Peng Automobile's management had gone insane, and they all began to flee.

The company's market value evaporated by 80% within a short time, with the stock price plummeting by three hundred billion.

All the capital didn't need to wait for new product sales data to know that Fei Peng Automobile's new product was doomed to fail spectacularly.

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