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Isn’t Ye Wanqing the writer whose pen name is “Starry Sea”?

"Ms. Ye, this is Peng Xingzhou."

The actual controller of Dawan Entertainment is Ye Wanqing, and it was Dawan Entertainment that purchased the copyright of Peng Xingzhou's works. In other words, it was Ye Wanqing who invested in purchasing the copyright of Peng Xingzhou.

During this period, Peng Xingzhou's accusations of plagiarism against Ye Wanqing on the Internet became more and more intense, and the topic continued to heat up. Now, not only Peng Xingzhou herself felt anxious, but even her boss was nervous.

The penalty of more than 20 million yuan for breach of contract is undoubtedly an astronomical figure for Peng Xingzhou. She is simply unable to repay it. Moreover, it is her publishing company that signed the contract with her. If Dawan Entertainment insists on pursuing the matter, the responsibility will fall directly on the company.

The company can naturally demand the liquidated damages from Peng Xingzhou, but the sales of Peng Xingzhou's works have always been mediocre. This time she gained some fame for accusing "Starry Sea" of plagiarism, and her income is only enough to maintain basic living.

Not to mention the tens of millions in liquidated damages, even the copyright fees she has already received are difficult for Peng Xingzhou to repay in full.

Peng Xingzhou's editor pushed her in front of Ye Wanqing. Ye Wanqing glanced at Peng Xingzhou indifferently, then turned her gaze to the editor-in-chief of Peng Xingzhou's website:

"I remember that the company that signed the contract with our Dawan Entertainment was Pinchuang Culture."

Ye Wanqing's tone was calm, but her beautiful eyes revealed a barely perceptible indifference.

Although she didn't say it explicitly, her purpose was clear. Her purpose today was not to reconcile, but to hold someone accountable.

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Hongzhe quickly flipped open the contract and pointed to a clause: "Please pay attention to the clause on page 5 of the contract: If Party B's personal behavior during the contract period causes significant damage to the reputation of the work, Party A has the right to unilaterally terminate the contract and require Party B to return all payments and pay an additional three times the liquidated damages.

In addition, Party B must take measures to eliminate the damage to Party A's reputation and compensate Party A for any direct and indirect losses incurred as a result, including but not limited to liquidated damages, compensation, fines paid by Party A to its partners, and compensation or settlement payments to Party A and the rights holder, as well as attorney's fees. If Party B violates both the material breach of contract and unilateral breach of contract clauses, the material breach of contract clause shall prevail.

"Editor-in-Chief Wang, this clause is clearly stated in the contract. The dispute between your company and Peng Xingzhou has nothing to do with Dawan Entertainment. Online public opinion has dealt a severe blow to Peng Xingzhou's reputation, with ratings for all of its works dropping below 3 points. Public opposition to the film and television adaptation of "Ms. Lin's Mr. M" is also growing stronger.

After obtaining the film and television adaptation rights for this work, our company has begun preparations for filming. The male lead has been confirmed to be the popular actor Su Zimo, and the female lead is Zhang Mingming, who became famous last year. The single pay for these two leading actors is as high as tens of millions.

However, the plagiarism incident at Peng Xingzhou has already damaged the reputation of Ms. Lin's Mr. M. We have yet to settle these losses with your company."

After hearing this, Editor-in-Chief Wang almost lost his balance.

Obviously, Dawan Entertainment is targeting them!

Otherwise, why did "Xingchen Hai" remain silent until they relaxed their vigilance and signed the contract, and completed the signing of all the actors in a short period of time, and then suddenly spoke out publicly, causing one-sided public opinion on the Internet and making "Pengxingzhou" the target of public criticism.

However, what can all this change?

They have indeed received copyright fees, and they chose DaWan Entertainment among many competing companies because DaWan Entertainment offered the highest bid.

At the time, they were eager to secure their cooperation with Dawan Entertainment, but were also anxious about the possible decline in popularity of "Peng Xingzhou," so they did not conduct a detailed review of the contract terms.

Now that every item in the contract is clear, they have to face the reality of compensation.

Even if the matter eventually goes to legal proceedings, they will bear heavy consequences.

Peng Xingzhou was listening at the side and felt his legs go weak and he could hardly stand.

Her editor pushed her hastily: "You're the one who caused all this. Go ask Miss Ye for mercy."

Peng Xingzhou looked at Ye Wanqing who was sitting there. This was the first time she saw Ye Wanqing. The lady's beauty was amazing, but such a beautiful woman, just sitting there quietly, with just a few simple words, was enough to make everyone present nervous.

"Ms. Ye, I, I am willing to publicly apologize to you, admit my plagiarism and slander, and am willing to return the copyright fees to your company. Regarding the issue of liquidated damages, can you please not pursue it?"

Peng Xingzhou was really panicked. Even if she gave everything she had, she couldn't raise this huge sum of money.

Ye Wanqing raised her eyebrows slightly, looked directly at Peng Xingzhou, and said calmly:

"Ms. Peng, we are doing business as usual. I have already filed a lawsuit against you regarding your accusation of plagiarism. I believe you will receive a notice from the court soon."

She paused, then continued, "As for the issue of liquidated damages, we will strictly follow the contract."

"Twenty million, I, I really can't come up with that much money!"

"Then this needs to be resolved between Ms. Peng and your company. I'm here today simply to inform your company that if you have any objections to the compensation, we can resolve it in court."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Xiao Hongzhe and said, "Lawyer Xiao, let's go."

Everything that needed to be said had been made clear, and their goal had been achieved. The division of responsibilities and subsequent handling between Pinchuang and Pengxingzhou were contractual issues between them and had nothing to do with Dawan Entertainment.

Xiao Hongzhe carefully sorted out the contract documents, and then walked out of the room with Ye Wanqing.

Editor-in-Chief Wang sat on the chair, watching Ye Wanqing's back disappear behind the door, and couldn't help but sigh:

"How can such a beautiful woman be so cruel?"

He muttered softly to himself, then turned his head and stared sharply at Peng Xingzhou: "Ms. Peng, Ms. Ye's lawyer has made it very clear. According to the contract you signed with us, if your actions cause losses to us, you must bear all consequences, including compensation and possible loss of reputation."

"However, considering your contribution to our platform, we won't pursue the reputation damage fee. But you must find a way to resolve the compensation issue when you return. If you can't, then we'll have to face the court!"

After hearing this, Peng Xingzhou's body swayed and he collapsed to the ground in exhaustion: "Editor-in-Chief Wang, I really can't raise so much money!"

"Then you can only try to persuade Miss Ye to lower her compensation demands!"

Editor-in-Chief Wang was shaking with anger. After saying this, he signaled Peng Xingzhou's editor to take her out of the office.