Soon, an assistant from Shen Wei's management company tracked down Ji Xiaoli and now stood right in front of her.
"Ms. Ji, we'd like to discuss something with you regarding Shen Wei," the assistant said with a smile as he sat across from Ji Xiaoli. Ji Xiaoli felt a twinge of discomfort at the sudden appearance of this man. She had simply come out for a cup of coffee, yet here someone had come to find her.
"What's the matter?" Ji Xiaoli guessed it was probably about Shen Wei. But since the man hadn't brought it up, she wasn't going to mention it first either.
The assistant, still smiling, pushed a rather heavy jewelry box towards Ji Xiaoli. The outer packaging of the jewelry box was from a brand Ji Xiaoli recognized, the exact design of their recently released new product. It must have cost a fortune. But Ji Xiaoli wasn't the kind of person who could be easily bribed with money. She didn't lack money; in fact, she had more than she could spend.
"I already have this type of jewelry box. Thank you for your kindness, sir. Please get straight to the point," Ji Xiaoli said calmly as she pushed the jewelry box back. The assistant wasn't offended. Instead, he pushed it back towards her.
"Look, our Shen Wei might have offended you before. And you've already gained the popularity you needed. Could you please give our company a bit of face?" As he spoke, the assistant quietly opened the jewelry box in his hand. Inside the exquisite box was a gold ingot. No wonder the assistant was so confident. Such a gold ingot was worth a lot. But Ji Xiaoli wasn't going to be fooled.
"I'd find this thing a nuisance if you gave it to me. As for Shen Wei's matter, you don't need to worry..." Before Ji Xiaoli could finish her sentence, the assistant looked a bit happy.
"That's great! Could you disclose the questions for tonight's show to me?" As soon as the assistant said this, he saw Ji Xiaoli give a sarcastic smile, then feign surprise.
"I thought your Shen Wei was a top - notch student. If so, why would she be afraid of this?" The words "top - notch student" instantly froze the assistant's smiling face. Didn't Ji Xiaoli know that Shen Wei's persona was created through public opinion? If Shen Wei were really a beautiful and intelligent scholar, why would she be afraid of such things?
Sure enough, Ji Xiaoli's smile grew even wider. "I'm actually looking forward to asking Shen Wei how she manages to study while taking care of herself." After saying that, Ji Xiaoli closed the jewelry box and pushed it back to the assistant.
"You'd better keep this money for yourself. It should be enough to hire good tutors for Shen Wei to study with." The assistant didn't expect Ji Xiaoli to be so unyielding. He was about to say something else when he saw Ji Xiaoli pay the bill with her card and leave the coffee shop casually.
The assistant had managed to find Ji Xiaoli through someone he knew in her company. Knowing her location, but going to find her again would seem like he was being too eager. With no other choice, the assistant left the coffee shop and decided to go back and discuss with the young master what to do next.
Back at the company, after much thought, the assistant decided to call Zheng Nanfeng.
"Hello, is this Young Master Zheng? I'm Assistant Chen. Yes, the one whose boss is a friend of your father's. He has something he'd like to ask you to help with." As soon as the call connected, the assistant introduced himself as the assistant of a friend of Zheng Nanfeng's father, hoping to get Zheng Nanfeng to help.
Zheng Nanfeng already knew the ins and outs of Shen Wei's matter and what Ji Xiaoli planned to do, so he naturally wouldn't agree.
"I know what you're calling about, but I'm really helpless in this matter." Zheng Nanfeng's tone was filled with a bit of helplessness, as if the matter had nothing to do with him at all. The assistant felt rather troubled. "Aren't you on good terms with Miss Ji?"
"So what? You don't know that now the entire show production team in the company listens to Ji Xiaoli. After all, she planned the whole thing. I'm just helping out. What can I do?" Zheng Nanfeng was being evasive with the assistant, and the assistant didn't know what to do. Zheng Nanfeng was so unyielding that there was no way he would agree. Moreover, Shen Wei's situation was quite special.
After hanging up the phone, the assistant called Shen Wei over. Looking at Shen Wei standing in front of him, he felt a headache. Why did Young Master Chen have to fall for her?
"How did it go? Did you get the questions? Can I just go and participate in the competition now?" As soon as Shen Wei saw the assistant come back, she sat directly on the office chair, looking rather arrogant and speaking with confidence. The assistant got a bit angry when he saw Shen Wei like this.
"You'd better spend some time studying college knowledge instead of asking for questions!" Shen Wei was shocked to be scolded so loudly by the assistant. She took a step back, and then felt even more annoyed. How dare a mere assistant yell at her? But thinking that she still needed his help, she gritted her teeth and endured it.
"Tell me, what's the solution? Even when I talk to Ji Xiaoli, it doesn't work." Shen Wei frowned at the assistant's words. She had thought that with the help of Young Master Chen's assistant, Ji Xiaoli would surely agree. But she didn't expect Ji Xiaoli to be so unyielding. Even when the assistant showed up, Ji Xiaoli still refused. What on earth did Ji Xiaoli want?
"Maybe I should ask Young Master Chen to talk to her in person?" Shen Wei gritted her teeth and showed her trump card. The reason the assistant had been so eager to find the questions for Shen Wei was because Young Master Chen had fallen for Shen Wei. Young Master Chen wanted Shen Wei to gain more popularity, so he had been supporting her. And Shen Wei knew that her goal was to earn more money. The two of them hit it off. So if Young Master Chen went to talk to Ji Xiaoli in person, there might still be a way.
Young Master Chen thought about it after hearing Shen Wei's words and then went to find Ji Xiaoli in person. When he sat across from Ji Xiaoli, he felt that Ji Xiaoli's gaze made him feel creepy.
"May I ask what you want from me, Young Master Chen? Your company and mine are basically competitors. There doesn't seem to be any need for us to know each other, does there?" Ji Xiaoli squinted her eyes and immediately noticed that Young Master Chen seemed to have ulterior motives, but she didn't point it out directly.
Young Master Chen thought he could persuade Ji Xiaoli when he saw her expression, so he smiled. "Our competition is just for resources. It's all for the artists in our companies. How about you agree to this cooperation? I can give some resources and funds to your company." As he spoke, Young Master Chen took out a bank card and pushed it in front of Ji Xiaoli. It was obviously more sincere than the assistant's offer. But Ji Xiaoli just glanced at the bank card and smiled faintly.
"I don't lack investment, and I don't lack money either. I don't see what use these things are for trying to win me over." As soon as these words came out, Young Master Chen's face changed. Ji Xiaoli was right. He seemed to have no way to coerce Ji Xiaoli. Young Master Chen felt that Shen Wei had caused him a real headache this time. After much thought, he still couldn't reach an agreement with Ji Xiaoli and had to leave dejectedly.
Ji Xiaoli thought Shen Wei was becoming more and more stupid. She still hoped to change Ji Xiaoli's mind with money. Just imagining Shen Wei's downfall made Ji Xiaoli find it amusing.