CHAPTER 536: CHAPTER 546: THE ARTIST IS SNATCHED AWAY

"Who beat us to it?"

Qin Miaomiao widened her eyes and looked at Zhou Shu, asking in confusion, "What’s going on? Is the other party offering more money?"

Zhou Shu shook his head, looked gravely at Qin Miaomiao, and stammered, "I just got a call saying the artists who were initially planning to sign with our Yao Guang Entertainment have all switched to another management company."

"Whose management company?"

"I don’t know the name, but it’s said to have significant backing."

Qin Miaomiao was astonished. After hearing the assistant’s words, she started calling the artists’ managers, only to find them evasive or outright changing their minds about signing.

Her frustration made her stomach ache instantly.

"President Qin, are you alright? Please sit down and rest for a bit."

But Qin Miaomiao, feeling puzzled and discontent, had no time to rest. She had planned to finalize their contracts today, but in just a few short days, everything had fallen apart. Who knew that the same people who had initially begged to sign with her would change their tune.

"Some people really don’t know what’s good for them, always looking for greener pastures."

Qin Miaomiao’s words left the assistant worried, unable to come up with any better solutions.

Clad in a red dress, Mo Wenwan wore a coquettish smile as she looked at the aloof and distant Li Li.

"No wonder they call you Mr. Li. You managed to make them abandon signing with Yao Guang Entertainment so quickly and shift to our territory. I’ll use this opportunity to give Qin Miaomiao a proper lesson."

Li Li, calm and composed, appeared indifferent. Hearing Mo Wenwan’s comment, he replied flatly, "Don’t forget what you promised me."

Mo Wenwan suddenly giggled and leaned against the desk with a soft murmur, "Don’t worry. Since I’ve made a promise, I’ll definitely fulfill it. Besides, my people already started contacting a few big-name stars a few days ago, and we’ll soon have good news."

"Now that you’re saying this, I feel reassured. I trust you to manage the company well. Miss Mo, here’s to a smooth collaboration."

As he spoke, Li Li extended his hand and winked provocatively at Mo Wenwan.

Mo Wenwan, pretending to be coy, slowly placed her hand in Li Li’s, her seductive gaze betraying her mockery of Qin Miaomiao’s ignorance. In her mind, she sneered: She probably still doesn’t know who lured away the artists she wanted to sign.

After Li Li left, Mo Wenwan quickened her pace and directly instructed several of her people to expedite the process of poaching a few top-tier celebrities. She offered a series of generous conditions and benefits, securing contracts for even the minor artists.

"Manager Mo, here are the artists’ contracts for your review."

With a touch of astonishment mingling with detachment, Mo Wenwan swiftly browsed through the contracts her assistant had prepared. She spoke with urgent conviction, "Make sure they sign as soon as possible. We need to launch them quickly."

"Understood. I’ll handle it now."

Sitting at her desk, Mo Wenwan rhythmically tapped her fingers, a smug smile curling her fiery red lips.

"Qin Miaomiao, let’s see what you have left to fight me."

Qin Miaomiao was burning with anxiety. After digging through various channels, she finally discovered the whereabouts of the smaller artists.

"I really underestimated them. Turns out they were all signed by Li Li’s management company."

Though the information wasn’t one hundred percent confirmed, multiple inquiries had made it clear. Now, Qin Miaomiao could only stew in frustration; angry and irritated, even two cups of herbal tea meant to quell her irritability offered no relief.

"Sister Qin, what should we do next?"

Qin Miaomiao’s plans had been completely disrupted. Without signing those artists, many things needed to be restructured. She thought back to the previously successful web drama "My Demon Roommates" and realized that aside from signing new artists, selecting suitable scripts would be her next focus.

So she said to her assistant, "Fetch those scripts we reviewed earlier. I need to go through them again."

"Sister Qin, I’ll get them right away."

The assistant hurriedly brought over the scripts.