After taking a group photo, the show crew arranged a car to take them to the airport.
Gu Zhi, Jiang Xiangwan, Gu Yiyi, and Qi Yunlin all returned directly to Imperial City, while Sun Chaohua and Han Liheng had their respective engagements and parted ways with them.
By the time they reached Imperial City airport, it was already past three in the afternoon.
After collecting her luggage, Jiang Xiangwan hugged Gu Zhi and Mrs. Qin goodbye, "I'm really going to miss you, Zhi Zhi."
Gu Zhi smiled and hugged her back, "Stay in touch."
"Mm! See you next week then, bye-bye!"
"Bye-bye." Gu Zhi also waved to Father Jiang and Mrs. Jiang.
Nearby, Gu Yiyi also bid them farewell, then turned to Gu Zhi with a slight smile and generously offered, "Zhi Zhi, do you not have a ride? My brother came to pick us up, we can drop you off on the way."
Gu Zhi couldn't be bothered to humor her, she sneered, "No need."
"Then..." Gu Yiyi tugged her lips, her smile carrying a hint of mockery, shooting a meaningful glance at Father Qin and Mrs. Qin before saying, "See you next week then."
Gu Zhi ignored her, and Father Qin and Mrs. Qin lowered their heads, saying nothing.
In no time, the car arranged by her agent Dai Qian had arrived to pick her up.
Because Gu Zhi performed well in the program this time, giving Dai Qian hope, he specially arranged a car to pick her up.
Gu Zhi first sent Father Qin and Mrs. Qin home.
When she was leaving, both of them looked reluctant, "Zhi Zhi, come home for a meal when you have time..."
"Sure," Gu Zhi hugged them both and smiled, "I'll come back to see you as soon as I finish with the things at hand."
Only then did Father Qin and Mrs. Qin let her leave with reluctance.
Back in the car, just as Gu Zhi was about to return to her apartment, she received a call from an unknown number, noted as President Li.
She pressed to answer and heard the sleazy laughter of the caller.
"Gu Zhi, you came back after recording the program, right? There's a drinking party here, a shareholder fancies you, hurry up and come serve him.
Hehe, I knew you were good-looking, finally someone noticed. As long as you seize this opportunity, you're not far from becoming famous!"
Gu Zhi hesitated for a moment; the other party should be a president from her original agency, with a poor character, always thinking of flesh trade, having often targeted the original owner.
She sneered, "Such a great opportunity, you can seize it yourself."
"You!" President Li's voice turned angry, "Do you know what you're saying! Someone takes a liking to you, that's your fortune; I watched your program, just a grassroots civilian, not really the Gu Family's young lady. Do you believe people like you in the entertainment industry can be crushed like an ant?
Show up in thirty minutes! Otherwise, tomorrow I'll have the company freeze you!"
After speaking, the other party didn't wait for Gu Zhi to respond and hung up the call.
Soon after, a message with an address was sent.
Gu Zhi glanced at it, her eyes slightly cold.
She instructed the driver to turn around, and meanwhile had Dai Qian send over the contract she signed with the agency.
It was a complete draconian contract, with a full twenty-year signing, 90% of the original owner's revenue was required to be submitted to the company, and the company had full interpretive authority over her work arrangements.
As for termination, she had to pay a high penalty for breach of contract.
Gu Zhi frowned; the original owner had really gone to great lengths just to debut...
Thirty minutes later, they arrived at the place, and Gu Zhi looked up at the tall building in front of her, a place of revelry in the entertainment industry, specialized for shady dealings, extremely secretive.
Just as she was about to enter, Dai Qian called:
"Gu Zhi, did President Li ask you to go to a drinking party? I just found out about this, don't go, I'm coming to you right now."
Although he was frustrated by her lack of accomplishments, he had thought about having her take shortcuts, but now that she was making progress, taking such shortcuts would be disastrous!
Gu Zhi, however, sneered, "No need, I'm already here."
"Wha-what?" Dai Qian's temple twitched, "Are you crazy? Do you know what they want to do, if someone takes pictures of you, it's over, hurry up and give me back—"
"No need," Gu Zhi interrupted him coldly, "I know what I'm doing."
After speaking, she didn't wait for Dai Qian to respond and directly hung up the call.
Gu Zhi went directly to the private room where President Li was.
Inside the private room, the music was deafening, the fragrance of wine filled the air, a scene of extreme indulgence.
As soon as she entered, she caught everyone's attention.
She was dressed in a white T-shirt and long pants, with a light trench coat, even such attire made everyone's eyes light up.
President Li recognized her at a glance, a flash of amazement in his eyes, but he was not very pleased with her outfit.
"Gu Zhi, why are you only arriving now, Chairman Yang and the others have been waiting for you for a long time!" He walked over, reached out to wrap his arm around her waist, and whispered reprimandingly, "Why are you dressed like this? Go serve Chairman Yang!"
Gu Zhi deftly avoided him and walked straight towards the center of the table.
She coldly curled her lips, an alluring smile like an enchanting rose, "I don't understand, please clarify, President Li, what do you mean by serve?"
"Of course, serve to please the men!" President Li smiled sleazily, reaching out and pushing Gu Zhi forward, "Gu Zhi, you have to make Chairman Yang satisfied. Chairman Yang is an elder of the Qi Group, as long as he is satisfied, don't even mention being a young lady of the Gu Family, you could even stir up things about being the Qi Family's young lady!"
Gu Zhi snorted lightly, "What if I refuse?"
"You!" President Li's face instantly darkened, glaring at her viciously, "Don't refuse a toast only to drink the forfeit, you're not really a young lady of the Gu Family, even if we force you, no one would stand up for you. Do you still want to stay in the entertainment industry?"
"I do, but definitely not by relying on you." Gu Zhi looked at him coldly, took the contract from her bag and threw it on the table, "So, I will terminate the contract with the company. With such a draconian contract, it seems your company doesn't want to operate anymore, right?"
"Gu Zhi, are you crazy!!?" President Li glanced at it, his eyes widening with anger.
She actually dared to come here to discuss terminating the contract?!
Chairman Yang was also stunned for a moment, a trace of contempt appearing in his eyes, but he liked such women with character, it invoked a desire to conquer.
He smiled hypocritically, "Miss Gu, you are too naive, you probably don't understand the rules of the circle, it's hard to twist arms with others, do you think you've come here, you still have a chance to escape?"
"So I have to thank President Li for the evidence." Gu Zhi fearlessly looked him in the eye, shaking the phone in her hand with a slight smile, "I recorded it; if I can't leave from here, this draconian contract and whatever was said in this room will all be posted online. Chairman Yang, being an elder of a listed company, wouldn't want a scandal of forcing someone into prostitution, right?"
"You—" Chairman Yang's face instantly turned vicious.
President Li was even more furious, glaring at Gu Zhi fiercely, "You're courting death! Grab her for me, don't let her leave this room today!"
After he spoke, two young men behind him immediately stepped forward to grab Gu Zhi.
But before their hands could touch her, she had them pinned on the table with a swift counter-move.
With a bang, the people around jumped in fright, the bottles and cups on the table clattered to the ground.
People outside the door, hearing the commotion, couldn't help but stop in their tracks.