CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER 39: SIGNING THE CONTRACT

Ye Tong looked at Ji Ning, a little excited, was someone here to sign her?

She immediately got up to open the door.

She thought it was the director’s assistant, but it turned out to be Lin Wei’s assistant, Xiao Li.

The smile on Ye Tong’s face instantly froze.

"May I come in, teachers?"

Xiao Li was very polite and Ye Tong couldn’t find a reason to refuse.

Especially since Lin Wei had already been sent to the hospital, and she didn’t know the situation yet, she felt a bit anxious.

Ye Tong looked back at Ji Ning, but she was focused on her game, unaware of what was happening, so Ye Tong had no choice but to invite Xiao Li in.

Xiao Li was carrying a white ladies’ bag, and after entering the dressing room, she took out two documents from it.

"Teachers, I am Li Hong, the executive assistant from Tiansheng Entertainment. Teacher Gu Yuan greatly admires both of you and specially asked the company’s legal team to draft two contracts to deliver here, hoping to sign you both."

Ye Tong was stunned, she thought Xiao Li was here to ask for Lin Wei’s medical expenses, but it was actually for a contract signing.

This was even more exciting than the initial business card.

She looked back at Ji Ning again, her tone carrying a strange note, "Sister Ning..."

Sitting not far away, Ji Ning, holding her phone, her eyes glued to the screen, directly rejected, "Not interested."

The atmosphere in the room instantly cooled, Ye Tong was embarrassed and didn’t know what to say, and Li Hong was quite taken aback.

She didn’t expect Ji Ning to refuse Tiansheng Entertainment’s invitation without even looking at the contract.

Gu Yuan had specifically instructed her to make sure to sign Ji Ning, but why wouldn’t she even let her speak?

Didn’t she understand the status of Tiansheng Entertainment in the entertainment circle?

"Teacher Ji, please don’t..."

"I have to attend school."

This reason was strong, directly blocking the words from Li Hong’s mouth.

After a moment of silence, Li Hong replied, "We also have student contracts. Teacher Ji, please consider..."

"Not interested."

Once again, those three words left Li Hong somewhat helpless, then she turned to Ye Tong, "Teacher Ye, these are your contract terms."

By this time, Ye Tong’s rationality had been brought back by Ji Ning.

She didn’t immediately refuse, instead took the contract and carefully reviewed it.

Li Hong quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Getting one signature was better than none, at least she could report something back.

Li Hong patiently waited, the room became quiet once more, only the sound effects of Ji Ning’s game echoed.

Footsteps, door creaks, jumping sounds, machine gun sounds...

Each sound was like a drum pounding in Li Hong’s heart, making her somewhat agitated.

"Teacher Ye, you take your time looking, I’ll go out for some fresh air."

Ye Tong, seeing this, closed the contract and returned it to her.

"Sorry, Teacher Li, I am currently unable to comply with some of the terms inside. Thank you to Teacher Gu Yuan and Tiansheng Entertainment for the contract opportunity. If there’s a chance, I look forward to collaborating in the future."

At this, Li Hong’s brow instantly furrowed, her expression darkening.

Since when was Tiansheng Entertainment so unwelcome?

Even two unknown small-time actors dared to arrogantly refuse?

Li Hong repressed her anger, speaking coldly, "Teachers, Teacher Gu Yuan always signs newcomers based on first impressions, if the terms don’t meet your expectations, we can negotiate..."

Ji Ning offered no reply, as Ye Tong looked at her anxiously, "Teacher Li, my sister Ning is about to report to Anhe Middle School in a few days, she really doesn’t have time to be an artist. I can’t commit to a company’s schedule at any given time due to personal reasons, so I also can’t sign a contract with a management company."

Li Hong’s face still hadn’t improved, and her attitude deteriorated, "If that’s the case, I’ll leave the contracts with you. If you change your mind, you can bring the contract to Tiansheng to find me any time. I’ll take my leave now, hoping for a chance to work together in the future."

Li Hong shook hands with Ye Tong, shouldered her bag, and left the dressing room in a huff.

The force with which she closed the door showed her current mood.

Ye Tong looked at the two contracts left on the table, flipped through them, and sighed, suddenly clutching her chest, with a pained face, she said, "Oh my god, I actually rejected Tiansheng’s B-level contract for dignity, Sister Ning, my heart aches... please save me..."

Ji Ning glanced up at her, ignoring her sudden drama queen behavior.

Ye Tong fussed over it for a while, then said seriously, "Sister Ning, I might regret it later, but I don’t want to end up like Lin Wei. So my choice is correct, right?"

For a moment, there was silence in the room, and the sound of the game on the phone grew louder again.

Along with a series of gunshots, cheers of victory suddenly erupted.

Ji Ning completed the final kill and successfully claimed the championship.

Only when a huge "Victory" appeared on the phone screen did Ji Ning turn it off and look up at her.

Ye Tong was a bit nervous, clutching the contract tighter, eyes full of hope.

Ji Ning leaned back, casually said, "How would I know? I’m not your mother."

Ye Tong: "..."

***

"Knock, knock, knock..."

There was another knock on the door.

The deeply affected Ye Tong got up sluggishly to open the door, and saw the director’s assistant standing at the door with a document.

"Teacher Ye, what’s wrong? Are you still not feeling well? Would you like me to call a doctor?"

"No, no, come in, please." Ye Tong quickly shook her head and invited him in.

Looking at the document in his hand, Ye Tong’s mood soared like a rocket, and she couldn’t stop the smile on her face.

The assistant was a bit nervous, handing over the document.

He had just heard that Ye Tong and Ji Ning refused Tiansheng’s B-level contract.

"Director Feng wants to invite Teacher Ye to play the role of Yan Fei, does Teacher Ye have availability?"

"Yes, definitely yes." Ye Tong’s smile grew brighter, she eagerly took the document and opened it, her eyes scanning over the contract content, until she saw, "Ms. Ye Tong is invited to play the role of Yan Fei in ’Gone with the Wind’..." and her nose tingled, tears burst forth like a spring, frightening the assistant who hastily searched himself for tissues.

"Teacher Ye... don’t cry... I didn’t bring tissues either..." The assistant looked around, grabbed two tissues from the makeup table, and handed them to her.

Ye Tong thanked him, wiping her tears and nose, then looked at Ji Ning and shouted, "Sister Ning, I got the role."

Ji Ning’s lips curled slightly upwards, "Congratulations, let’s celebrate with some meat tonight."

"Yes." Ye Tong nodded heavily.

The assistant took the opportunity to say to Ji Ning, "Teacher Ji, Director Feng also wants to invite you to be a stunt consultant for the crew. Would you be interested?"

"No time." Ji Ning refused without a second thought.

The assistant seemed prepared for rejection, not surprised by Ji Ning’s answer, and immediately said, "Will you continue to coach Teacher Ye in action scenes?"

Ji Ning glanced at Ye Tong, saw her hands clasped together, pleading at her, and the rejection at her lips turned into a nod.

The assistant’s eyes lit up, smilingly asked, "Would you mind if a few others watched?"

Ji Ning was silent for a moment, then asked, "What was your first question?"

Not understanding, the assistant repeated the director’s invitation.

This time Ji Ning replied, "Okay, how much do you pay me?"

Assistant: "..."