Chapter 1040

Shen Li first brought Wang Ziyu back to the room.

As soon as they entered, they found Song Anyu was there too.

"Eh?" Shen Li was stunned and blinked: "Why are you here?"

Song Anyu was eating with great relish and feigned dissatisfaction as he replied: "You didn't think to call me when there's such delicious food; I came just by following the scent."

Shen Li looked at him and smiled, turned back to pull Wang Ziyu from outside the door in, and Guo Yu hurriedly stood up to welcome them upon seeing this.

"Ziyu, are you okay?"

Guo Yu looked nervous, and Wang Ziyu shook her head gently: "I'm fine, thanks to Sister Ali."

Hearing this, Guo Yu looked at Shen Li and asked anxiously: "Sister, what's the situation? Did you handle her uncle?"

Shen Li returned to the sofa and sat down, shaking her head helplessly: "No, but at least I stopped him from making Ziyu film short dramas."

"Film short dramas?" Guo Yu was startled, his brow instantly knitting into a knot.

Ziyu looked at Shen Li with gratitude, her voice choked with emotion: "Sister Ali, thank you. If it weren't for you helping me, I might have really..."

"Don't be in such a hurry to thank me yet; I want to help with more than just this." Shen Li said earnestly: "You need to break free from your uncle's control, otherwise this kind of thing will happen again in the future."

But as soon as she heard this, Wang Ziyu instinctively wanted to shrink back.

The fear of her uncle was already deeply rooted in her body; she never dared to defy him, otherwise, she would be starved or beaten.

Song Anyu didn't understand the situation. After listening for a long time, he spat out the bone in his mouth and asked softly: "You want to help her sign with a company?"

Shen Li nodded.

Song Anyu glanced at Wang Ziyu and said: "Isn't she an adult? Can't she just sign secretly?"

"If only it were that simple." Shen Li explained to Song Anyu with a helpless look: "If her uncle doesn't nod, Ziyu won't have any peace even after signing the contract."

And given Ziyu's current personality, she probably wouldn't dare to do such a thing behind her uncle's back.

"Sister Ali..." At this moment, Wang Ziyu raised her head, looking at Shen Li with teary eyes: "You've already helped me a lot; you really don't need to do anything more for me. My uncle is a particularly difficult person to deal with, and I'm really afraid of implicating you."

"Ziyu, if your uncle were just difficult to deal with, I wouldn't be meddling in this matter." Shen Li looked at Wang Ziyu earnestly and said: "Your uncle is a person with problems. Whether you have development following him is a small matter; I'm afraid he will harm you, do you understand?"

Because Li Jianli was a person who put profit before righteousness and had malicious intentions; he perhaps only treated Wang Ziyu as a money-making tool and didn't treat her as a person at all.

Walking up to Wang Ziyu, Shen Li asked softly: "Let me ask you, is all the remuneration from your filming deposited directly into your uncle's account?"

Wang Ziyu nodded.

"Has he ever filed individual income tax for you?"

Wang Ziyu raised her head abruptly, a flash of fear in her eyes: "I, I don't know, I didn't ask."

"There's no need to ask at all." Shen Li's tone was firm, and she gave a cold snort: "He won't help you pay taxes!"

Tax matters have always been a major minefield in the entertainment industry. Once investigated, one simply ceases to exist in the circle. How many popular actors have disappeared because of this?

Wang Ziyu isn't famous enough yet, but the moment she starts to stand out, she won't even need others to worry; her rivals will secretly investigate her tax information.

One report, and it's a direct hit!

"Sister Ali, then, then what should I do? I don't have much money in my card." Wang Ziyu was so anxious she was about to cry again.

Shen Li held her hand and instructed calmly: "Stay here with me, and first organize the detailed records of all your income and expenses. I'll help you cover the individual income tax first; you make up the tax money, and nothing will happen."

"Sister Xiaoyun, please help Ziyu with this."

Xiaoyun nodded and sat down with Ziyu to teach her how to handle it.

Guo Yu had no way to help and could only look at Wang Ziyu with eyes full of heartache.

Shen Li picked up her phone and walked into the inner room to make a call. Song Anyu curiously stood up and followed.

"Brother Bo!"

Shen Li called Brother Bo directly: "Are you free now? Can you help me draw up an artist contract?"

"Artist contract?" Brother Bo on the other end of the line chuckled upon hearing this: "What do you mean, little Ali? Are you switching careers to become an agent and stealing my job?"

"It's not that, Brother Bo, it's a very important matter, let's not joke around."

Shen Li turned serious, and Brother Bo instantly became professional, his tone tightening: "Alright, what level do you need?"

Shen Li pursed her lips and asked tentatively: "S-level probably won't work, right?"

"Hey, you're asking when you already know the answer." Brother Bo said with a smile: "Don't even mention S-level for you, I don't have the authority either; you have to find Sister Kuan."

"And Ali, giving an artist an S-level contract requires a meeting of the company's senior management. In our company, only you and Ji Chuhe have received such contracts. If you want to sign a newcomer without going through the company, the highest I can give you is a B-level contract."

"Then can we add perks to the contract?" Shen Li pressed.

Brother Bo hesitated and replied: "Adding perks isn't impossible, but you have to trade it for the duration. The longer the term, the more perks you can add!"

For artist contracts, if the term is short, the things the company can provide are limited.

The longer the term, the more willing the company is to invest in such an artist.

And most people aren't willing to sign long contracts, feeling like it's an indentured servitude.

But Wang Ziyu was the exact opposite; she needed a long contract to cut off the connection with her uncle.

Shen Li immediately said: "Sign it for as long as possible, and add as many perks as you can!"

Brother Bo was suddenly bewildered: "Huh?"

Shen Li confirmed it again: "Brother Bo, long-term contract, add perks, endorsements, variety shows, film offers—add whatever you can, please."

Signing a long-term contract was to help Ziyu break free from control.

Adding perks was to tempt Ziyu's uncle; as long as there was money, he would definitely agree.

After hanging up, Shen Li let out a deep breath.

So protecting others and helping them out of a predicament is such an exhausting thing.

And her sister had always been doing these things for her.

If only her sister were here, she would definitely be able to solve all the predicaments with ease.

But she also knew that she couldn't always rely on her sister; she was growing, and she was also trying to help others.

Turning her head, she found Song Anyu leaning against the door frame, looking at her with a smile in his eyes.

"You startled me." Shen Li patted her chest and said with a smile: "What? Eavesdropping on my phone call?"

Song Anyu shrugged: "I wasn't eavesdropping."

There was light in his eyes, and he looked at the Shen Li in front of him with a visible flicker of emotion.

Shen Li felt a bit embarrassed and avoided his gaze: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, just feel like you're different from before." Song Anyu said.

Shen Li nodded: "I am different."

"But your kindness hasn't changed; you are still as wonderful as before."

Shen Li was slightly stunned, her gaze toward Song Anyu flickering, and finally, she raised her lips in a smile: "Thank you."