Chapter 1341: Chapter 1330: Siblings
After her contract with the original company was nullified, Yu Zhijing directly reached an agreement with Duan Yunquan here; however, there was no formal signing, and instead, she established her own studio.
The most obvious effect was a significant increase in resources. Previously, she couldn’t even think of landing fashion brands, not to mention second-tier magazines, primarily because Liang Jin and the others feared wasting profitable time, worried that they wouldn’t secure fashion resources and might end up paying instead.
Now she’s in high demand, with Duan Yunquan facilitating connections. She immediately transitioned to first-tier magazines. Previously, her film and television resources were mostly melodramatic soap operas or intelligence-insulting idol dramas. Now, she has "Ascension" as her foundation, along with a new agent who strictly oversees her options. The scripts delivered to her are nothing but great ones, major IPs or meticulous productions fitting her image. Her public approval, which previously fell due to occupying trending searches with lawsuits, rose two levels, with netizens acknowledging her progress.
Once her reputation improved, major first-tier brands approached her. When it comes to making money, these endorsements are truly profitable. Liang Jin and Yu Shangnan, with their short-sightedness, only thought of quick cash. Now they can only look on hopelessly, while these earnings from Yu Zhijing are entirely unrelated to them.
Knowing Duan Yunquan allocated company resources to Yu Zhijing without formally bringing her onboard, Lin Fei, already worried sick by her children, still took the opportunity to cause trouble for him. She accused Duan Yunquan of harming the company’s interests and sought to dismiss his position as chairman.
However, the financial report at the shareholders’ meeting promptly shut her up. During Duan Yunquan’s tenure, their entertainment company experienced unprecedented profits exceeding billions. Who could possibly outperform Duan Yunquan?
Moreover, Duan Yunquan currently holds the most shares. Lin Fei’s shares are a mere suggestion at best—who would listen?
Although Duan Minghui had always used his fatherly position to suppress Duan Yunquan, the pressure from the Zhang Family in the capital holding onto the Duan Family turned the tables. Duan Yun Hai was torn between managing the company and being unable to completely give up Duan Luan due to his father, Duan Minghui. To help his "big brother" Duan Yunhai break free, Duan Yunquan played the role of a benevolent younger brother and gifted him with the recording of what Duan Minghui said in his office that day.
"I just don’t want ’big brother’ to end up with nothing. You’re here being a good son and brother, but dad isn’t. Although dad didn’t say directly in the recording, your mom’s death back then might really have hidden circumstances. If you fall for Duan Luan now, I think mom beneath the ground wouldn’t be at peace."
"What are your intentions?" Duan Yunhai looked deeply at the voice recorder and asked.
Duan Yunquan smiled at him and candidly replied, "Big brother should know from the very beginning I just wanted to live well and had no intention to compete for the Duan Family’s assets. I don’t like dad, and I hate Lin Fei always disturbing me."
Without waiting for Duan Yunhai’s response, he got up to leave, "I haven’t pursued this further, but if big brother is willing, you can investigate. If you find living people more valuable than deceased ones, consider I never came today and said nothing."
Duan Yunhai was a suspicious person and also a perceptive one. Since Duan Yunquan showed up today and provided such materials, how could he act as if he didn’t know?
Once aware, he must investigate. Can he bypass Lin Fei during this investigation? Can he bypass those born to Lin Fei who are competing for assets with him, like Duan Luan and Duan Mei?
Ultimately, it comes down to whether Duan Minghui will choose his young wife and children or his eldest son. Regardless of which side he chooses, he’ll be uneasy in his heart.
Duan Yunhai didn’t need to do anything but coldly watch. Once Duan Yunhai relinquished Lin Fei and Duan Luan, he could emerge to acquire Lin Fei’s shares. After all, with Duan Yunhai’s support gone, her attempts to exchange her son for money would be far from trivial.
Consequently, the majority of Four Siblings Entertainment’s shares fell into his hands. Even if future shareholders unite, they couldn’t threaten him.
Meanwhile, Ye Qiu and Ye Cheng’s company was flourishing. Ye Qiu’s personally prepared private banquets were priced extravagantly, yet many still used connections in their pursuit for gastronomic satisfaction.
There’s no need to mention Ye Cheng’s gaming company; it proceeded to expand into short videos, search engines, video websites, and more, eventually earning the title of Outstanding Young Entrepreneur.
Despite their lack of other relatives, the Four Siblings lived their dreams, becoming beacons for countless others. Ultimately, a TV station specifically interviewed and documented their lives, broadcasting their youthful achievements as role models, garnering numerous fans.
However, this brought about a downside: upon learning Ye Qiu and Ye Cheng were orphans, quite a few people stepped forward claiming to be their parents.
Despite these actions being scorned by many netizens, who could blame them when Ye Cheng and Ye Qiu were now successful?
"You really don’t plan on meeting them?" Duan Yunquan asked the two, noticing worry in Yu Zhijing’s expression.
"No need," Ye Qiu rejected decisively, "Director Mom told us years ago; my brother and I were not lost children back then."
Ye Cheng nodded upon hearing, "I still have some childhood memories, only recalling those days weren’t good, often suffering beatings and scoldings. Later someone reported me as being from a certain family; the stepmother couldn’t tolerate me after entering, so after abandoning me, they even moved house. Why should I recognize such people?"
"As for my Director Mom saying she saw a young woman fleeing when she found me years ago, no matter her reason for abandoning me, when hadn’t she sought me prior to these two decades? Why come now?" Ye Qiu’s tone showed no emotion, proving his genuine indifference.
Lee Shishi saw their silence, unwilling for them to feel saddened, smiled to cheer them up, "Now, your success is the greatest revenge on them. We aren’t without family. How many families have as many siblings as we do? Moreover, our family will only grow stronger, leaving them to regret."
"Elder sister-in-law has a point. Say, when do you and my brother plan to marry? Our wedding gifts were prepared long ago," Ye Qiu said, smiling while encouraging their marriage like a typical family member.
"Indeed, I and third sister spotted many lovely little clothes and toys while shopping the other day. I’m eager to play with our nephews and nieces," Yu Zhijing joined in urging them, fixing her gaze on the couple.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Find a boyfriend yourself," Ye Cheng laughed at them both, avoiding mentioning his marriage plans. Originally, Lee Shishi’s nervous yet bashful heart sank abruptly. She actually wanted to ask when Ye Cheng would propose to her? Her parents questioned her about this multiple times, yet she lacked the courage to directly ask Ye Cheng.
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