Prince charming, your persona has collapsed!-Chapter 484 - 233 Each Fulfills the Other_3

Time had swiftly brought us into the deep autumn of December, where on some days it was particularly cold, yet when the sun shone brightly, there was still a hint of warmth.

The school had returned to its peaceful state; speaking of resuming tranquility, it felt as though there hadn't been much turmoil to begin with.

Tao Tian had posted a long and heartfelt apology letter on the forum before, and at the time, the comments nearly reached ten thousand. Everyone said that Zhou Yuwen had really become exceptionally famous this time.

But when the sun rose as usual the next day, the students still attended their early morning classes as if nothing had happened.

They chatted, saying, "Hey, the clothes you're wearing today are especially pretty."

"What shall we eat for lunch today?"

It seemed that they had already forgotten about the incident with Tao Tian and Zhou Yuwen.

The truth was indeed as such; in this era of rapid internet development, everyone needed to understand one thing: only you are concerned with your own affairs. To others, at most it's a joke to be heard. Once heard, it would most likely be forgotten soon after.

When Zhou Yuwen used to drive a convertible, he might have had some fame, but now that he had switched to a black X7, he hardly caught anyone's attention anymore.

As for Tao Tian, in her apology letter, she firmly stated that she intended to resign from her position as head of the Literary Department.

Latterly, she indeed went to see the supervising teacher with the intention of resigning.

But the teacher, completely baffled, asked, "Why do you want to resign?"

"No, are you joking? There's more than a month left until the end of the term, and next semester you all will be going on internships. What's the point of resigning now?"

Despite Tao Tian wanting to step down, the teacher simply wouldn't allow it; because now, although the heads of the various departments were still in office, the transition had actually begun. Many second-year students had started to take on the roles of department heads, while the third-year heads were already in a semi-retired state.

However, this was for the better. Tao Tian no longer had to go to the literary department every day, avoiding a lot of potential embarrassing situations.

Ever since that day, when Tao Tian woke up the next morning and thought back on the previous night's events, she would probably think it absurd, but when she thought of Zhou Yuwen, she felt no regret.

It was more of a sense of regret.

Autumn had come.

This was the last autumn Tao Tian would spend in school.

Yet the love she had always sought also died in this autumn.

Zhou Yuwen had told Tao Tian that day that she could still work part-time at the company, but after that day, he had not seen her again.

After all, one can be foolish for a moment, but not forever.

With such a big scandal, how could Tao Tian have the face to keep clinging to Zhou Yuwen?

She would disappear from Zhou Yuwen's presence for a while.

But when she reappeared, she would undoubtedly still be unable to forget Zhou Yuwen.

The one who shines like the white moonlight is not easy to forget.

Regrettably, just when it seemed possible to reciprocate the affection of the white moonlight, her own foolishness caused her to lose that opportunity.

Therefore, if Tao Tian never succeeds with Zhou Yuwen in this lifetime, she will probably never be able to let go.

Of course, life goes on; how could she not want to see him again?

Autumn is a season that evokes sadness, but it is also a season of harvest.

A training contract had been signed with an external labor company before, but it got delayed because of Tao Tian's situation. Now back on track, new candidates were shortlisted.

This time, the university town had selected over a hundred girls for training in appearance and professional modeling skills, and upon completion, relevant occupational certificates were to be issued.

Of course, these one hundred girls weren't selected at random.

Before agreeing, they also signed a contract, voluntarily joining Xianlin Cultural & Media Co., Ltd., willing to undertake social media work and generate profits under the company's arrangement. This social media work definitely included participating in events, attending exhibitions, and acting as hostesses.

Of course, it also involved profiting from short videos and so on.

The company also promised that the profits provided would be on par with market rates.

Initially, when signing this contract, the girls were quite bewildered.

But they were told that it was all because of the Minister of Culture, Tao Tian.

"Exactly! Think about it, Zhou Yuwen was doing just fine, finding you part-time jobs for free, and then Tao Tian had to lead you all to go solo. Conscience be your judge, ever since following Zhou Yuwen, haven't we been earning more than when looking for part-time jobs on our own? And we even had personal protection!"

These words were true and left several of the girls feeling somewhat embarrassed.

But they wouldn't admit their mistake and could only blame Tao Tian.

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"Stop the nonsense and sign already. Zhou Yuwen has been more than generous with you. The contract is only for five years, exactly the duration of your college education. Zhou Yuwen has drafted this contract to prevent you from going solo again after the training, like you did this time. Look, it's written clearly in the contract that the company guarantees a salary not lower than the market rate for its artists. What's there to worry about? Besides, you can't possibly do this hostess part-time job forever, so just sign it already."

"That's true, but sis, what does this 'profit from short videos' mean?" someone asked, puzzled.

"I have no idea, who cares, just sign it! Are you going to sign or not? If not, take it to the girls at Nan Yi to sign."

"No, no, I'll sign, I'll sign!"

Zhou Yuwen had indeed acted somewhat unethically this time. It was the year 2013, and the rise of short video platforms would be around 2017 or 2018, perfectly within the contract period.

By signing this contract, Zhou Yuwen effectively monopolized these girls' dreams of becoming famous through short videos.

Even though the contract stated that the company would provide salaries not lower than market rates,

it's important to note that Zhou Yuwen certainly wouldn't spend resources to promote these girls; they'd have to become popular on their own.

Then, once they became popular, companies would definitely approach them for contracts.

But when they signed they'd realize, what? You're already under contract?

No.

By then it would be 2017 or 2018, and they'd probably feel quite awkward, as there would only be a year left in their contracts. But fame can often come in an instant.

Who could predict what the next year would bring?

They could either pay fifty thousand yuan to break the contract,

or go to court.

Zhou Yuwen hadn't planned on doing this initially, but who would've thought these girls could be so easily swayed by trends?

Zhou Yuwen spent money and resources to collaborate with training institutions, and this time, after the training, they would receive related professional qualification certificates. It was truly in their best interest.

They were ungrateful, and even thought he was harming their interests.

Zhou Yuwen learned something from this ordeal: never do good deeds for no reason. Take exactly what you're owed.

So signing the contract was necessary.

Fortunately, the girls from the Literature and Art Department felt they owed him something, so they didn't make a fuss with Zhou Yuwen. If they wanted to get by under Zhou Yuwen's wing, signing their life away was obligatory.