As soon as Jiang Youli reached the first floor, Chairman Yu mocked her disdainfully, "Jiang Youli, what is the meaning of this? Are you trying to raise the price? Do you even have the money? What, are you planning to sell Jiang Medical?"
Jiang Youli smiled faintly and said, "No, I am actually Lili Yuanshang, the original author of Aspirations of Qingyun. So, I simply don't intend to sell it to you."
"What?!"
The entire hall was shocked.
"You're saying you are Lili Yuanshang?!"
The comments in the live stream went crazy, with everyone analyzing whether Jiang Youli's words were true or false.
Long Yuan frowned.
"Stop joking around, you're Lili Yuanshang?" Zheng Zegang said as if he had just heard a hilarious joke. "Does that mean you organized this meet-and-greet too?"
"That's right," Jiang Youli admitted openly.
Zheng Zegang continued to question her, "Since you are Lili Yuanshang, you could have just given the copyright to your own company, Starlight Entertainment. Why hold this meet-and-greet? Are you playing us?"
"At first, I wanted to slap Jiang Xing in the face, but now I'm slapping the face of your master, Young Master Long," Jiang Youli said self-righteously, without a single trace of guilt.
Hearing Jiang Youli's words, Chairman Yu and Zheng Zegang felt as if they had choked on dung!
What did she mean by their master, Young Master Long! That sounded incredibly offensive, as if they were Young Master Long's servants!
Despite the harsh words, Chairman Yu didn't dare to retort, afraid of displeasing Long Yuan.
"I know your master, Young Master Long, wanted to show me who's boss and block all the resources Starlight Entertainment might get. This copyright battle over Aspirations of Qingyun was just the first step." At this point, Jiang Youli clicked her tongue dismissively and continued to tease, "What a pity you guys seem to have stumbled."
"Six hundred million to buy the copyright. I have to say, Young Master Long is quite generous. Did you think this price guaranteed your victory? You probably thought Lili Yuanshang was already secretly rejoicing, feeling like she was set for life."
Having his thoughts exposed, Chairman Yu's expression stiffened in embarrassment.
Jiang Youli curled her lips into a smile. "Unfortunately, I don't care about this bit of money."
With every word Jiang Youli spoke, Long Yuan's face grew a fraction uglier.
[For real? Jiang Youli is actually Lili Yuanshang?!]
[If she really is Lili Yuanshang, then she's too awesome! Not only is her musical accomplishment high, but her literary accomplishment is also off the charts!]
[She won't even sell the copyright for six hundred million. She really treats money like dirt!]
"Whether you are actually Lili Yuanshang remains to be seen!" Chairman Yu looked at the host on stage, Sister Lan. "Is she Lili Yuanshang?"
Sister Lan looked at Jiang Youli offstage and nodded in response, "I am Lili Yuanshang's editor. Although I haven't met the great author in person, the name on the contract is indeed Jiang Youli."
Jiang Youli unhurriedly took out two documents from a file folder and explained, "I have a habit when writing, which is to write a manuscript by hand first. This is the manuscript for Aspirations of Qingyun, and this is the contract signed with the website for the book."
Zheng Zegang stood up, stepped forward, and took the materials from Jiang Youli's hands. After reading them, he confirmed that she was indeed Lili Yuanshang.
Representatives from other entertainment companies also stepped forward one by one to check and confirm.
The representative of Tianyu Media said speechlessly, "Jiang Youli, you are simply too detestable. Since you are Lili Yuanshang, the copyright will definitely be kept for your own company, Starlight Entertainment, and won't be sold to anyone else. Why go through all this trouble to hold a meet-and-greet? Isn't this just a waste of our time!"
The representative of Xingyao Pictures echoed, "Exactly! Your behavior is way out of line!"
Other smaller entertainment companies also joined in the accusations. "That's right! You are clearly wasting our time! Don't think you can do whatever you want just because Eldest Young Master Qi is backing you up today. Anyway, you must give us an explanation today!"
Meanwhile—
On the second-floor corridor.
Everyone in the private room had gathered in the corridor to watch the drama unfold.
Qi Feifan leaned against the railing with one hand, pushed up his glasses with the other, and turned to look at Qi Huan, who was sitting in a wheelchair not far away, smiling.
"Brother Huan, Miss Jiang is currently being attacked from all sides by so many companies. Aren't you going to help?"
Qi Huan smiled calmly, "There's absolutely no need. Little Li'er isn't like your brother Qi Xiuyuan, who needs someone to clean up after him whenever he causes trouble."
Qi Xiuyuan: "..."
Qi Feifan pressed the back of Qi Xiuyuan's hand. "Brother Huan is so calm, it seems you have a lot of confidence in Miss Jiang. But those who don't know might think you don't care about your fiancee at all."
Qi Huan smiled leisurely, "Whether I care about Little Li'er or not, you two brothers are welcome to test it out."
Qi Feifan didn't reply.
Qi Xiuyuan sneered coldly. Did he really think he wouldn't dare lay a hand on Jiang Youli?!
He just hadn't found the right opportunity yet!
Qi Feifan withdrew his gaze and said softly, "Initially, to slap Jiang Xing in the face, Jiang Youli went to great lengths to organize this meet-and-greet. Now she's keeping the copyright of Aspirations of Qingyun for her own Starlight Entertainment. Although she stopped Long Yuan's plan to snatch her resources, it won't be easy to appease public anger right now."
Qi Xiuyuan curled his lips and said, "She really thinks highly of herself! So what if she's the popular author Lili Yuanshang? She just played so many entertainment companies at once. Now I'd like to see how she plans to wrap this up!"
Duan Shuheng's best friend said, "It's a good thing your foolish brother isn't here, otherwise he would have gone down to play the hero saving the damsel in distress and argued with these people."
Duan Shuheng smiled, "Indeed. I am also very curious about how Jiang Youli plans to wrap this up."
As she spoke, she looked at the young master of the Zhou family, Zhou Yi, who was standing not far away.
She had learned through the grapevine that Zhou Yi was unwilling to inherit the Zhou family's fortune because he had run off to dabble in the web novel circle, and he had actually made a name for himself.
Could Jiang Youli be planning to pitch Zhou Yi's books to these people to quell their anger?
That was possible. After all, although Zhou Yi's books weren't as famous as Lili Yuanshang's, they were equally valuable. It was just that adapting male-oriented novels into film and television was much harder to turn into a massive hit compared to female-oriented novels.
Facing the condemnation of over twenty entertainment companies, Jiang Youli didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed.
She even fired back with her own criticisms:
"If you had offered a suitable price or given me a compelling reason, it's not like I wouldn't have considered selling the copyright of Aspirations of Qingyun to you. But at this meet-and-greet, not only did your financial offers fail to match Dafeng Entertainment's, some of you even tried to belittle my book to drive down the price. There were even those who suggested giving the female lead's highlight scenes to the male lead."
"I am not just the boss of Starlight Entertainment, but also an author who cherishes her own work. Therefore, the performance of most of your companies today has failed to meet my standards."
Seeing that she not only refused to apologize and admit her mistakes but was instead picking on their flaws, some of the entertainment companies were enraged. Just as they were about to further condemn Jiang Youli, they heard her continue:
"However, there are three entertainment companies whose performance today seemed sincere to me. I can consider giving them an opportunity for further cooperation."
