Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 669: Coercion

"Let me introduce myself, I’m Yang Guo, the general manager of Jones Corporation’s division in China. We’ve wanted to meet with you several times already, but your manager has been blocking us. Therefore, I had my subordinates bring you here. I must warn Miss Su, don’t make any rash moves. I’ve booked both rooms on either side, and with my men around, you won’t have any chance of escaping."

Yang Guo took a hard drag of his cigar, blew out a smoke ring, and calmly responded to Su Xiaoxi’s words, not at all worried that Su Xiaoxi might try anything. In order to prevent her from calling for help, he had already reserved the rooms on both sides. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Su Xiaoxi to even think of escaping. Tonight, he had brought Su Xiaoxi here to carry out the task given by his boss; otherwise, he would have a tough time when he got back.

"Speak, Manager Yang, what is the matter that you wanted to discuss with me?" Hearing Yang Guo’s words, Su Xiaoxi instantly felt trouble brewing. She could have never anticipated running into trouble in a public place and being whisked here unnoticed by anyone. Moreover, it was evident that the other party was prepared, and she couldn’t run. All she could do now was to figure out their intentions. Thinking this, even though Su Xiaoxi was very scared, she maintained a calm demeanor and asked, because she knew displaying weakness would only ensure she wouldn’t leave this place tonight.

"Here’s the situation, we would like Miss Su to join our Jones Corporation. This is a contract; as long as Miss Su signs this, you can leave safely," said Yang Guo, pointing to a document on the table, speaking nonchalantly. In his opinion, a young girl like Su Xiaoxi must be scared out of her wits by now. Even though she appeared composed, that wouldn’t fool him. Once Su Xiaoxi signed the contract, his objective would be achieved.

"Sorry, I already have my own management company and I am currently under contract, so I can’t sign another one." Upon hearing that the other party was from Jones Corporation and wanted her to sign a contract, Su Xiaoxi immediately understood what was happening. Jones Corporation was also a very famous company in the entertainment industry, focused mainly on overseas markets, where they had significant influence. Dragging her over here like this meant they were coercing her into signing a contract.

The entertainment industry was already quite dark, and it was virtually impossible to become famous while keeping clean. If Boss Sun hadn’t taken care of her, she would not have achieved her current status. There were very negative rumors about Jones Corporation, which was often embroiled in scandals involving its female stars. How could she possibly sign with such a company? She must not sign a contract with them under any circumstances.

Thinking this far, Su Xiaoxi immediately declined Yang Guo’s proposal. Despite her current disadvantage, signing that contract was impossible for her. Boss Sun had been gracious to her, discovering her when she was still a student and nurturing her step by step to where she was now. Moreover, Boss Sun had always been very protective of her, for which she was incredibly grateful.

"Miss Su, your current contract situation is easy to handle. Once you’ve signed this contract with us, we will take care of the rest, ensuring you don’t encounter any trouble. And as you can see, our company is very sincere—we’ve already taken the trouble to bring you here," Yang Guo said, his smiling face suddenly becoming serious upon hearing Su Xiaoxi’s refusal. Given the circumstances, he hadn’t expected Su Xiaoxi to reject the contract. Thus, he made the stakes clear to crush any hope Su Xiaoxi might have had.

"Sorry, I still can’t sign the contract," Su Xiaoxi stated, her face turning pale upon hearing Yang Guo’s words. She truly did not expect Jones Corporation to forcibly have her sign a contract, but with matters having escalated to this point, signing Yang Guo’s contract was absolutely out of the question—it would destroy her.

"Miss Su, why not sign the contract?"

"Boss Sun has shown me kindness, and I cannot betray his goodwill."

"That’s easy to resolve; our company will negotiate with Boss Sun on your behalf."

"I apologize, but I have no plans to switch companies."

"Miss Su, please rest assured. Jones Corporation offers very generous terms that can take care of all your concerns."

"Sorry, your company doesn’t have a good reputation; it’s known for disrespecting its female artists."

"Those are all media fabrications, utterly unfounded rumors."

"I still feel better at my current company."

"Don’t worry, once you join our company, it will be the same. For an outstanding singer like Miss Su, our company will fully support and promote you."

"Still no, I promised Boss Sun I wouldn’t leave the company."

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The two of them kept on talking incessantly. No matter how Yang Guo used his flowery speech and crafty words to try to trick Su Xiaoxi into signing the contract, she just wouldn’t agree. The standoff kept going back and forth like this, and before he knew it, Yang Guo gradually lost his patience and became irritable. Eventually, seeing that the contract issue couldn’t be resolved peacefully, Yang Guo couldn’t bear it any longer and finally exploded in anger.

"Miss Su, aren’t you afraid something might happen to your family?" Yang Guo couldn’t hold back any longer. His normally plump face revealed a hint of viciousness. He really hadn’t expected Su Xiaoxi to be so impervious to persuasion—no matter what he said, she wouldn’t agree to sign the contract. If she wouldn’t take the toast, she’d have to take the forfeit. Since that was the case, he felt she couldn’t blame him for what came next, and with that thought, Yang Guo said something chillingly cold.

"Sorry, I’m an orphan. I have no idea who my parents are." Su Xiaoxi saw that Yang Guo suddenly stopped trying to convince her to sign the contract and instead began to make threats. She knew refusing to sign was the right decision. If she really signed with such a company, she would be jumping into a fire pit. However, Su Xiaoxi wasn’t concerned about Yang Guo’s threat at all; she genuinely was an orphan and had no idea who her parents were, so his attempt to use this as leverage against her really didn’t matter to her.

"Alright! Since it’s like this, considering how pretty you are, it would be a real pity if you got disfigured." When Yang Guo heard Su Xiaoxi say she was an orphan, he suddenly remembered and rebuked himself for having forgotten that fact. He immediately changed the subject and tried a different form of threat.

"Disfigurements can be cured, medical science is so advanced now that there’s nothing that can’t be healed." Hearing Yang Guo talk about disfiguring her, Su Xiaoxi’s heart panicked. This was a blatant threat. If she didn’t agree, he would surely resort to some means. Although her heart quailed in fright and she didn’t know what to do, Su Xiaoxi steeled her resolve. Even if she became disfigured, she couldn’t sign the contract. A life like that would be worse than death. Compared to such an existence, disfigurement had nothing on it.

"Yes, with advanced medical science, disfigurements can be healed. Seeing as Miss Su is so beautiful, I wonder what you’d do if your face got ruined?" Hearing Su Xiaoxi’s response, Yang Guo almost passed out with frustration, thinking that Su Xiaoxi had quite some nerve, not even fearing such threats and daring to talk back to him. It seemed he needed to get serious.

With that thought, Yang Guo got up and walked over to Su Xiaoxi. As he looked at her beautiful face, an idea struck him. He thought, of course, a woman cares a lot about her face, and Su Xiaoxi was no exception. So, he would use this tactic to threaten Su Xiaoxi, confident that she would give in.

"A ruined face can be fixed with plastic surgery, it can be restored to its original state." When Su Xiaoxi heard that Yang Guo was contemplating attacking her face, her inner turmoil intensified. Like all women, she cherished her face dearly. If her countenance were to be destroyed, she didn’t know how she’d face the rest of her life. However, fearful as she was, she wouldn’t ever consider signing that contract. If she ended up disfigured, maybe it would be a blessing in disguise; she could retire bravely from the limelight, live a common life, undergo some cosmetic surgery—as long as she wasn’t frightful, it would be much better than jumping into hell.

"You... you! I had no idea Miss Su was so reluctant to sign with our company, so don’t blame us for not being polite. As the saying goes, ’If you don’t drink the toast, you must drink the forfeit.’ Oh, and Miss Su, you really do have a fine figure. I wonder how much of a sensation it would cause if your nudes were released online for all the netizens to see?"

Seeing that Su Xiaoxi adamantly refused to sign and wasn’t taking his threats seriously, Yang Guo’s anger rose further. Looking over Su Xiaoxi’s well-proportioned figure, he couldn’t help but plot against her. Other threats hadn’t worked on Su Xiaoxi, but certainly, the threat of nudes would. Su Xiaoxi had always had an excellent reputation. If he used nudes to threaten her, even if she was tough, she wouldn’t be able to withstand it. Once the nudes were out, Su Xiaoxi would be finished, and naturally, she knew the consequences.

"You... you’re despicable! If you take my nudes, then I’ll just die! I don’t believe you could do anything once I’m dead." Upon hearing Yang Guo’s threat to photograph her nudes, Su Xiaoxi became thoroughly enraged. She’d never imagined he could come up with such a dirty, shameless, vile scheme against her. With that thought, Su Xiaoxi was utterly despondent, but even then, she hadn’t considered signing with them. Given how they were treating her now, if she really became their artist, her life would be hellish. She would rather die than live like that!

"Fuck, you think you can die from not signing? Seriously, ’If you don’t drink the toast, you must drink the forfeit.’ Old Wang, hold her down. If she won’t sign willingly, she’ll still sign today!" Yang Guo couldn’t stand it any longer, and he started cursing, thinking how stubborn this girl was, not fearing anything. But today, she had to sign, whether she wanted to or not. With that in mind, he ordered Old Wang, who was standing nearby, to hold Su Xiaoxi down. He then picked up the contract and a stick of seal paste and forcefully pressed her hand onto the contract to make a handprint.