Pei Mingxuan didn't intentionally try to elicit sympathy for Yu Rouyin, but in this circle, she did know some inside information.
Yu Rouyin's situation was indeed pitiful, but in this industry, those who were even more unfortunate had already committed suicide. Yu Rouyin belonged to the type who was mentally strong and intelligent, so Pei Mingxuan was quite interested in taking her on, believing she would achieve something.
However, the agent was still cautious.
So she continued, "Although this was her suggestion, it's hard to say what Yu Rouyin's current mindset is like, after all, she's been in this cesspool for ten years and was even blacklisted at one point. The external troubles are already difficult to handle, and if she herself turns out to be trouble..."
Ji Fei came back to her senses and thought for a moment before saying, "Isn't signing artists always like this? You only know if they're good or bad after you start working with them. Worst case scenario, we terminate the contract. I trust that Sister Pei won't let herself be taken advantage of in the contract."
Pei Mingxuan smiled, "So, does this mean that Teacher Ji agrees with me signing her?"
Ji Fei suddenly became confused. Why did Pei Mingxuan keep asking for her opinion? Didn't she say she would go along with Sister Pei's ideas? She didn't understand much about this field.
Suddenly, Qin Xian beside her beckoned her to come closer to whisper something.
Ji Fei held her phone and leaned in to listen. Qin Xian also leaned in, coming close to Ji Fei's ear, "She wants to make sure that if she signs Yu Rouyin, you can be her backer."
The warm breath on Ji Fei's ear made it tickle, and she instinctively flinched, accidentally brushing against Qin Xian's cool lips.
Ji Fei didn't pay attention to what she had touched, but Qin Xian pressed his lips together, retreating uncomfortably, his Adam's apple bobbing.
Ji Fei, however, understood Qin Xian's hint. As expected of a shrewd businessman, his mind was indeed quick.
Ji Fei was quite exasperated. Pei Mingxuan had been beating around the bush with her, but it turned out she was worried that Yu Rouyin would attract too much negativity. Without a powerful backer, even if she was innocent, she would be torn apart by opponents, like this recent blacklisting plan by the Ladies' Club.
After all, in the entertainment industry, right and wrong weren't determined by fairness and justice, but by whose backing capital was stronger. With capital support, fairness and justice became righteous icing on the cake. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many old cases in the entertainment industry that only come to light after the person involved loses power.
Pei Mingxuan knew Yu Rouyin was full of troubles. If she had Ji Fei, Mrs. Qin, as a backer, then naturally there would be no fear. Instead, it would be like borrowing the east wind – the more vicious the scandals, the higher Yu Rouyin would soar.
But if Ji Fei found it troublesome, then signing Yu Rouyin would be like holding a hot potato.
After all, Qin Zhao was about to become hands-off, so Pei Mingxuan had to be sure of this point, which was the key reason for her call tonight.
Originally, after hearing about the Ladies' Club incident, Pei Mingxuan felt it was too thorny and retreated from the idea of having Ji Fei as a backer, preparing to give up.
Unexpectedly, Ji Fei's attitude towards Yu Rouyin wasn't bad, so she probed again.
[Asking if I can be a backer? That's putting me in a difficult position, who knows...]
Qin Xian's brows immediately twitched, as if knowing Ji Fei would say something unpleasant, and quickly interrupted.
He said seriously, "Remember, you are Mrs. Qin. You share everything with me. As long as you like, you can be anyone's backer."
Ji Fei was surprised that Qin Xian was so accommodating, but she couldn't help thinking, [What if we divorce in the future...]
Qin Xian: ...Could you be a bit more positive about our marriage?
Qin's Mom, Qin Rong, started coughing on the other side.
Qin's Mom quickly said, "Don't worry, Fei Fei. If it's really a pitiful girl who happens to be known by our Qin family, it's fate. We can help if we can, we're willing to take the lead, just consider it charity."
With Qin's Mom's words as a safety net, Ji Fei finally answered Pei Mingxuan, "Sister Pei, I have no problem with this."
Pei Mingxuan probably also heard the conversation on this side and guessed that the other party must be the wealthy Qin family. No wonder they had such a daughter-in-law; it seemed the whole family was kind-hearted.
"Alright, I understand. Anyway, the time for her contract termination will probably be after the next PK. I'll carefully evaluate her before then."
After making her decision, Pei Mingxuan hung up the phone.
Out of curiosity, everyone searched for various information about Yu Rouyin on the way back.
As soon as the search results came up, there were all kinds of terms like "mistress," "lover," "vixen," "seducing so-and-so," making it a mess that gave people headaches to look at.
Everyone preferred to get the inside scoop from Ji Fei to avoid being misled, and Ji Fei didn't disappoint, as she was now genuinely curious.
[Damn it, this is too tragic.]
It was the first time the Qin family members consumed gossip with such heavy concern.
[This appearance is truly original sin.]
The atmosphere in the car was quiet, with everyone anxiously waiting.
[Yu Rouyin developed faster than girls her age from a young age, so she encountered harassment from little boys and ostracism from little girls early on. Fortunately, she still had a happy family, so her personality didn't have any defects.]
[The first terrifying incident happened when she was in sixth grade. A beast of a teacher forcibly embraced her with ill intentions. Luckily, she had always been a fighter, so she smashed the teacher's head and escaped. Her parents, in order to seek justice for her, made a fuss at the school. However, whether the school didn't want to create a scandal or was protecting the male teacher, they completely disbelieved Yu Rouyin's experience. They even said it was a child's fantasy, a lie to attract parents' attention, or revenge for the teacher not giving her high scores.]
[Because there was really no evidence, and Yu Rouyin's parents were honest people, in the end, they could only angrily help their daughter transfer schools.]
Qin's Mom, Qin Rong, was furious upon hearing this. Just then, Qin Rong found a piece of gossip.
It was a primary school teacher revealing that Yu Rouyin was precocious from a young age, loved using vulgar lies to gain benefits, and had even falsely accused him. In fact, she was trying to seduce him and had been promiscuous since childhood.
Qin Rong angrily showed it to everyone.
[Damn, such a scumbag beast can't be left unchecked!]
"Ahem, there's no evidence for such claims, and every story has two sides. I think we can investigate a bit. If this teacher is the one with issues, who knows how many children he might harm," Qin's Mom quickly said.
[Qin's Mom's awareness is high! Very good!]
Qin Xian took a look and said, "Understood, I'll arrange for someone to handle it."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, they heard Ji Fei make a surprised sound.
[It seems there's no need. This male teacher has already been dealt with.]
Everyone was surprised and peeked at Ji Fei, only to see her slightly frowning.
[She also remembered the scumbag teacher after seeing that rumor. Out of revenge, and also worried that more girls like her would suffer, she asked for help from... the sugar daddy she was forced to be with at the time. The sugar daddy couldn't be bothered with legal means and just treated it as someone who had offended Yu Rouyin, so he sent people to break all three of the teacher's legs, turning him into a cripple.]
The car was quiet for a moment.
[Then why didn't they find those three middle school boys and take revenge on them too? They should also have their three legs broken!]
