Chapter 835: Da Mimi

Da Mimi's words,

surprised Qin Feng.

After all,

Da Mimi had been in the industry for so many years, surviving in showbiz for so long,

she had surely seen and heard countless stories from the entertainment world, and should long ago have grown numb to most things,

yet,

Tian Ai's ordeal was so extreme that even the well-traveled Da Mimi called it outrageous and unforgivable; this suggests Tian Ai's suffering may have been even more cruel and heartless than others'.

Indeed,

after taking a sip of coffee,

Da Mimi let out a long sigh before briefly telling Qin Feng what had happened.

Only then did Qin Feng learn that since the contract expiration, Tian Ai had firmly decided not to renew with the company, and immediately suffered what might have been the darkest two weeks of her life.

After learning Tian Ai had made up her mind to break the "Three-One-Seven" contract,

Tian Ai's boss and agent lured her to the company's training room that same day, confiscated her phone and everything else that could connect her to the outside world,

then locked her inside the training room indefinitely. Though she was not physically tortured, what she endured was even more terrifying than torture.

First, they denied her food, supplying only measured amounts of mineral water, aiming to force her to sign a new contract and keep working for them.

But when Tian Ai held out for three days without food or water and still refused to sign,

the company's boss resorted to another tactic: depriving her of sleep.

Starting every night at midnight,

the boss and agent took turns standing beside Tian Ai,

and the moment she showed even a hint of drowsiness, they immediately banged a bronze gong to jolt her awake.

When the gong's effect grew weaker over time,

they even brought in a high-decibel speaker and, wearing noise-canceling headphones, screamed into a microphone.

This nightmare lasted seven full days,

and after seven days,

Tian Ai collapsed into unconsciousness.

Fearing they might kill her, the boss and agent rushed her to a hospital connected to the company,

and still bribed nurses and the agent to jointly monitor her—even strictly controlling when she could use the toilet…

Tian Ai realized she had fallen into a demon's den with no escape,

so she began contemplating suicide.

One day, taking advantage of the nurse's distraction, she dismantled the ward's emergency cart and stole two syringes directly from it, planning to inject air into her veins.

Then,

when it was time to use the toilet,

she carried the hidden syringes to the bathroom and, enduring the pain, jabbed them into her vein.

At that moment,

the female doctor treating Tian Ai happened to need to speak with her; waiting outside the bathroom for a while, she sensed something was wrong and forcibly opened the door, saving Tian Ai's life.

The doctor then immediately reported the incident to hospital leadership.

Fearing a death would bring major trouble to the hospital, the leadership pressured Tian Ai's boss.

Finally,

Tian Ai's boss, fearing she would truly go to extremes, reluctantly agreed to terminate her contract.

But his condition was that, even while going through the normal termination process, she must donate twenty million to the company for free.

In plain terms, the boss meant: you can leave, but you must give me twenty million.

To survive and escape the demon's den,

Tian Ai was forced to agree.

After signing a series of immunity and confidentiality agreements with the boss, she finally got her phone back.

Yet,

even so,

Tian Ai was still under the agent's watch in the hospital,

and every day her phone messages and communications were meticulously inspected.

Moreover,

the agent still withheld food from her or gave her barely any, causing her already thin frame to suffer severe malnutrition.

To free herself from their control as soon as possible,

Tian Ai could only reach out to friends and search thousands of projects, hoping to land a role quickly to earn money.

Then,

several friends told Tian Ai that Da Mimi's "The Missing Her" was casting actors.

So,

Tian Ai secretly borrowed two hundred yuan from the doctor,

and under the doctor's cover, slipped out of the hospital while the nurse wasn't looking, took a taxi, and arrived at the Jiaxing headquarters.

After finding Da Mimi,

Tian Ai finally breathed a sigh of relief, finished eating breakfast with Qin Feng and Da Mimi, then told Da Mimi her true situation.

After listening, Da Mimi told Tian Ai to rest for a while first.

Only then did she come out, find Qin Feng, and tell him about these matters.

After finishing the account,

Da Mimi looked at Qin Feng and said seriously, "Qin Feng, please help Tian Ai. She is too pitiful..."

Hearing this, Qin Feng looked at Da Mimi with some surprise, then asked, "How should I help?"

Da Mimi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Tian Ai's company demands twenty million to fully terminate her contract. So, can you just spend twenty million to buy Tian Ai out?"

"Buy Tian Ai for twenty million?"

Qin Feng frowned slightly, feeling that Da Mimi seemed to be treating him as a fool, then pressed on, "Why do you need my help?"

"Because you have so much money..."

Da Mimi helplessly stated this fact, then looked at Qin Feng with some nervousness.

Having mixed in the entertainment industry for so many years,

Da Mimi had come to know many wealthy tycoons or investors worth tens of billions, hundreds of billions, or even thousands of billions.

However,

most of these people's money was locked up in assets.

The liquid capital they could personally deploy was considered high even if it reached several hundred million.

But Qin Feng was truly different.

Without a word, Qin Feng, without even showing his face, directly acquired twenty percent of Jiaxing's shares.

Without a word, Qin Feng opened an investment company, then acquired all of Da Mimi's and Sister Reba's shares.

And without a word, Qin Feng lent Da Mimi one billion in his personal name...

Not to mention that under Qin Feng's name was one of the only two Michelin restaurants in the Imperial Capital, along with so many other industries.

Although Da Mimi did not know exactly how much Qin Feng's total assets were,

Da Mimi was very clear that Qin Feng's liquid capital was so abundant it was terrifying.

Two acquisitions of Jiaxing shares plus the one billion lent to her already amounted to nearly two billion in funds, yet Qin Feng treated it lightly and cared not at all.

This indicated that in Qin Feng's personal bank, there was at least several times, or even more, liquid capital.

Therefore, Da Mimi was convinced that Qin Feng was very wealthy, which gave her the courage to ask Qin Feng for such a favor.

As women, and as entertainers as well,

Da Mimi felt great sympathy for Tian Ai's plight.

At the same time,