Chapter Three: Client, Surrender Your Heart First

At nine the next morning, Xu Zhi entered Yaochuan headquarters with a lawyer. Tang Man wore a scarlet suit and dropped a forty-two-page agreement on the conference table. "The original contract is manifestly unfair. There are twenty-three supplemental clauses. Most importantly, no physiological, neurological, or derivative data belonging to Xu Zhi may be collected, processed, or distributed without her written consent. The penalty is one hundred million yuan." Zhou Jibai adjusted his glasses. "Attorney Tang, that figure—" "We can increase it if you think it's too low." Gu Yanchen sat at the far end of the table, his wrist bare. The black watch had been sealed inside a shielded case.