The warm sun gently sprinkled on this old-fashioned rattan chair, Li Liqun sat solemnly on it, took a leisurely breath of deep air, looked up at the sunset that was about to sink outside the window, and his heart swelled with endless emotion.
After the vicissitudes of life, the responsibilities and pressures he has borne far exceed the career of an actor, and at this moment he can finally get rid of this heavy burden and enjoy his old age to the fullest.
However, every time he closed his eyes, the memories that once haunted him would flood into his mind, and he recalled the moment when he was deceived by his own son and forced to sign a two-year, 30 million yuan live streaming contract.
At that time, he thought that he could retire with peace of mind, but he did not foresee this sudden disaster. It was a quiet night, and Li Liqun was given a rare exclusive interview with a reporter.
Then, he unreservedly revealed to the outside world the knot that had been bothering him - it turned out that his eldest son signed a live broadcast contract worth up to 30 million yuan for him without his knowledge! And the contract period was as long as two years.
"I didn't know anything about it at the time, I was completely in the dark. Li Liqun's voice trembled, his hands covered his face, and he was in pain. How could he withstand such a tremendous amount of pressure as an old man in his prime? However, his son decided to sign this heavy contract without regard for his health.
"My son actually made such a decision behind my back, I am really helpless......" Li Liqun's eyes were moist, and his tone was full of helplessness. When asked by a reporter why his son did this, he sighed and explained: "My son has always wanted to find me a suitable job that will make my later life more fulfilling.
Talking about his wife, Li Liqun was even more grief-stricken: "In order to support me, my wife worked day and night to do housework, but the pressure of this job was too great, and her body gradually became unable to bear it, so she had to be hospitalized for infusion therapy.
Still, we had no choice but to grit our teeth and persevere."
Faced with such high liquidated damages, Li Liqun had no choice but to do his best to continue working to repay the arrears. He is well aware that if he defaults, he will not only have to pay up to three times the contract in liquidated damages, but he may also be saddled with huge debts that cannot be repaid.
In order to avoid tragedy, he had to abandon two of his most cherished properties – one in the bustling city of Taipei and the other in the heart of Shanghai.
Although these two properties carry his decades of hard work and life savings, he has no choice but to cut his love in the face of his son's huge debt.
As a result, his planned retirement life came to naught, and he was forced to return to the workforce to face unprecedented pressures and challenges—he had to fight late into the night almost every day to achieve his heavy workload.
For an old man who is over the age of six, such a heavy burden is undoubtedly a harsh ordeal.
However, instead of backing down, he chose to grit his teeth and persevere. Whenever he recalled this experience, Li Liqun's heart was full of endless self-blame and remorse, and he even wanted to reprimand his son fiercely.
If he had been more cautious about his son's behavior, perhaps today's tragedy could have been avoided.
Now, he can only continue to move forward, even if he is physically and mentally exhausted, he will never let himself give up easily. However, the son's behavior seemed too rash and aggressive.
In order to ensure the smooth progress of the cooperation, he even changed the terms of the contract without authorization, so that the merchant obtained greater benefits in many aspects.
This is undoubtedly a time bomb planted for itself. Once there is a problem in the cooperation, the merchant is likely to use these advantageous terms to make excessive demands on him, such as claims.
At that time, Li Liqun will not only have to bear an unusually huge workload, but also may suffer from deception and economic losses from merchants.
Thinking of this, Li Liqun couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine. As a veteran actor, he is free on stage, but he is powerless in the business world.
Now that he is being calculated by his son, he feels both guilty and full of worries and fears about the future.
After this incident was exposed by the media, it immediately aroused widespread attention and heated discussions from all walks of life. In fact, these accusations were unfair to Li Liqun, who refused to return to Shanghai mainly because of the political situation at the time and personal considerations.
However, time has passed, and the situation is no longer what it used to be.
More importantly, Mr. Li Liqun is already a weathered old man, and he cannot bear the pressure of standing firmly in his post as he did back then.
He had to accept this task just to make ends meet for his basic family and to pay for his daughters and sons.
As an elderly person, he had no choice but to take on this heavy responsibility. Working hard until late at night became the norm for him, and even his wife was admitted to the hospital for treatment due to overwork.
However, even so, in order to maintain the family, he is still gritting his teeth and persevering.
However, as a father, Mr. Li Liqun has always been unable to let go of his tolerance for his son. He deeply understood that his son's actions were entirely well-intentioned, but in an impulsive and inappropriate manner.
Indeed, the irregularity of his son signing that heavy contract on his behalf had a huge impact on his life.
Now, however, all of this is a thing of the past. Mr. Li Liqun only hopes that such an experience will not be repeated in his life, and that he will be able to retire smoothly and enjoy his old age.
In exchange for all this, he lost his beloved property fortune and missed out on what should have been a comfortable old age.
However, he was able to understand his son's good intentions and hoped that God would bless him with peace in the days to come.