Chapter 371

Although Andy knew Xu Li was one of Qin Feng's women,

because she wasn't familiar with Xu Li and was busy with work, the two women weren't that close, and their relationship wasn't that deep.

So if Xu Li were present, Andy would definitely feel awkward.

Therefore,

Qin Feng sat in the office with Andy, eating the lunch sent by the assistant while chatting about Tian Ai's situation.

In fact,

after Qin Feng and Andy talked about Tian Ai on the phone in the morning,

Andy had looked into Tian Ai's company, Xiren Film and Television in the capital.

And,

Andy had also used her own resources to privately inquire about the truth of Tian Ai's situation.

The reply she received was,

Tian Ai had indeed had a major conflict with her original company, Xiren Film and Television, over the expiration of her contract, and the original company demanded that Tian Ai pay a minimum of twenty million in termination fees to dissolve the contract.

As for Tian Ai's claim that she had been locked in a practice room by the company and subjected to extreme oppression and control,

insiders indicated that it could not be confirmed or verified at the moment, but in the past, Xiren Film and Television had had such cases, so there was a certain possibility.

After obtaining the investigation results,

Andy could preliminarily determine that, at least regarding the termination fee, Tian Ai was not lying.

As for the illegal detention and illegal infringement,

Andy would ignore them for the time being.

After all,

Andy and Qin Feng were not police officers, nor were they some kind of justice seekers.

She only wanted to follow Qin Feng's orders and rescue Tian Ai; as for the other artists still suffering in the fire and water, it didn't really have much to do with Qin Feng or Andy.

The whole world was like this; if you want to gain, you have to pay a price. It seems cruel, but it's actually quite fair.

If you want to be a person above others in public, you have to be treated as less than human in private.

This is an iron rule that many have fought for through life and death, and it's also the survival law of the entertainment industry.

Let alone Tian Ai and those minor actors,

even Da Mimi and Reba, weren't they subjected to humiliation just a few days ago and almost became prisoners?!

Therefore,

Andy was very open-minded about these things.

After all, she had been busy in the investment circle for more than ten years, and she had seen too many of these life-and-death struggles.

After briefly explaining the current situation,

she calculated the return on investment for Tian Ai with Qin Feng.

Finally,

Andy reached this conclusion:

Based on Tian Ai's current market value and fame,

if Tian Ai wanted to pay off Qin Feng's twenty million as soon as possible, she would have to work without a single day off for four years, just like Reba.

But after four years, Tian Ai would generate at least ten million in pre-tax profit for Jiaxing every year, and it might even gradually increase in the future.

That is to say, in the following six years,

Tian Ai would be able to create a total pre-tax profit of 80 million to over 100 million for Jiaxing.

Calculated, it was a very good return on investment.

Therefore,

Andy nodded, and after obtaining Qin Feng's permission, she dialed the phone number of Mr. Dong, the general manager of Tian Ai's original company, Xiren Film and Television: "Mr. Dong, this is Andy. I'd like to talk to you about Tian Ai..."

...

At the headquarters of Xiren Media Company,

suddenly receiving Andy's call,

General Manager Dong Tian was stunned for a moment, then asked tentatively: "Ms. An, what made you think of calling me?"

At this time,

Tian Ai's manager was still discussing Tian Ai's situation with Dong Tian.

Hearing Dong Tian's respectful tone,

Tian Ai's manager couldn't help but be curious and asked softly: "Mr. Dong, who is this Ms. An?"

Dong Tian glanced at the manager, signaling her not to speak nonsense,

and then nodded and said: "Yes, yes, Tian Ai is an artist in my company. Yes, please go ahead, Ms. An."

Andy didn't hide anything,

and said directly in the tone of a superior: "Mr. Dong, my boss's media company wants to sign Tian Ai, so I'm here to ask about the specific conditions."

"Your boss wants to sign Tian Ai?"

After hearing Andy's words, Dong Tian was full of confusion and worry, then asked tentatively: "Ms. An, forgive my presumption, have you switched to the media industry?"

When Dong Tian founded Xiren Media, he was almost penniless.

The only things he could rely on were the resources his predecessors had left him in the film industry and his experience from studying abroad for several years.

After founding Xiren Media, the company had once been in dire straits.

Dong Tian couldn't find any investors in the country, so he had no choice but to fly back to his school for help.

Then,

Dong Tian's mentor introduced him to Andy.

At that time, Andy was just a regional manager at a European investment company, with a maximum investment authority of only five million euros.

However, five million euros was a huge sum for Dong Tian at that time.

Thus, Dong Tian clung to Andy like a leech, wanting to get an investment from her.

Originally, Andy didn't think highly of Dong Tian's project,

because Dong Tian had founded an artist management company, but it was branded as a film company.

Artist management companies had many problems in their infancy, and the biggest problem was few opportunities and slow returns.

This didn't meet Andy's investment requirements at the time, so she rejected Dong Tian many times.

Then,

strangely, Dong Tian knelt directly in Andy's company, begging for support and help.

Dong Tian's behavior directly caused dissatisfaction among many people in Andy's company, who were preparing to call security to drive him out.

Seeing this, Andy finally stood up, carefully inquired about Dong Tian's economic model and system, revised Dong Tian's project proposal thoroughly, and told Dong Tian to come back to the company the next day.

The next day, when Dong Tian came to Andy's company,

not only Andy, but also Andy's regional director was there.

After several people carefully reviewed the project proposal revised by Andy, they finally decided to test the waters with an investment of one million euros, for a 40% stake.

This one million euros directly saved Dong Tian's life.

After returning to China, Dong Tian relied on this one million euros to co-invest in several low-cost but profitable film projects, and soon earned his first pot of gold.

And these operations were actually suggestions Andy had given Dong Tian privately.

Therefore, Dong Tian had always been very grateful to Andy.

Later, when Dong Tian gradually became immersed in the entertainment industry and grew into a big shot who could control the fate of others,

Dong Tian had thought about repaying Andy in various ways,

including but not limited to calling Andy back to the country to be his private advisor and assistant.

However, Dong Tian thought that he was at the peak of his life earning hundreds of millions a year, and when he found Andy again and prepared to persuade her to work for him with a proud attitude, Dong Tian realized that the difference between him and Andy was like clouds and mud.

At that time,

Andy was already the vice president of the international region of a major European investment bank, and the projects she handled were at least 100 million euros.

And,

Andy's vision and ability were something Dong Tian simply couldn't possess.