Chapter 229: I’m Sorry, I Can’t…
The highly anticipated face-reveal live stream was about to begin, and Fang Jiangning took it very seriously. This was the first time in her life that she would be pointing the camera at her own face during a stream, and for this, she had specially bought a new camera. As a female streamer, and a girl at that, she naturally hoped to show her beautiful self to others and receive more praise.
She hadn’t had the chance before, but now she wanted to do it.
In any case, this was the live stream of a popular female streamer, and the fans were eagerly awaiting it. Especially after Shion-Sensei had forwarded her Weibo post, the atmosphere had been hyped to the extreme.
The day was very lively. As the stream time began, Fang Jiangning adjusted her camera and started her broadcast. Even before the stream started, people were waiting in front of their computers, a testament to her popularity. The moment the camera turned on, a face untouched by any beauty filters appeared on screen. The incredibly beautiful girl was seen tidying her appearance for the camera. For the stream, she had even changed into a particularly beautiful long red dress. She looked less like she was here to stream games and more like she was attending a show.
“Um, how should I introduce myself? Hello everyone, I’m Dancing Angel’s older sister. My name is Angel’s Face… pfft, haha, I can’t keep it up. I’m sorry, I’m actually Little Angel.”
For her first face-reveal stream, Fang Jiangning even made a joke. The viewers who were watching initially believed the first half of her sentence, only exclaiming after she finished the second half that this was definitely the old trickster, Little Angel.
“????”
“Who are you? Where’s Little Angel? Little Angel isn’t as pretty as you.”
“Hand over the real Little Angel.”
“If you don’t hand over Little Angel, we’re calling the police.”
People were also spamming the bullet comments, mostly in jest. Fang Jiangning had set the rhythm, and the stream room was very cheerful.
“I told you so, Little Angel is very pretty. And look, she really is a great beauty.”
“This voice, this appearance, this figure, awsl.”
“Little Angel for life!”
Fang Jiangning was very satisfied. She had wanted to do this for a long time. She was already very good-looking, but her parents wouldn’t let her show her face on stream. She wanted more people to see her beautiful self, to see her excellence.
Now, the haters definitely couldn’t call her a “vase” anymore, because after years of hard work, she had long since proven herself with her skills. Even without relying on her looks, she could become a popular uploader, a testament to her popularity.
“I didn’t have the chance to show my face before, but now I’m about to go to university, so I have the right to make my own choices. I’ll be interacting with everyone more often in the future, so please continue to support me~”
“Little Angel, I love you! Please marry me!”
“Draw your sword! Little Angel is mine!”
“Mine!”
“I’m a girl, my orientation is Little Angel. Little Angel, do you mind being in a yuri relationship with a girl?”
The bullet comments kept scrolling, the atmosphere was very harmonious, and there were even many playful voices.
“Everyone, please continue to support me and subscribe to my videos. I’ll be very happy~”
Fang Jiangning was in a good mood. She opened up the game “Stimulating Battlefield” and prepared for a chicken dinner stream, to show everyone her skills again. As a girl, her gaming skills were quite impressive. In the player community, she was considered a god-tier player. Because of this, everyone loved watching her game streams, because it was always interesting to see her dominate others, especially when the opponents were frantically spamming the public channel. A girl beating a guy was just too interesting to watch.
During the stream, fans also asked where Little Na, who used to stream with her, had gone, and why she wasn’t streaming with her. Fang Jiangning just replied that she was busy with real-life matters.
In fact, Yu Linna was also watching the stream. Seeing that her face-reveal stream was going smoothly, she wasn’t worried. She had been a fan of Fang Jiangning for a long time, back when she wasn’t famous yet, and had always subscribed to her videos. Later, she found out that she was her deskmate, and then they became close. Now, watching her stream, she wasn’t as fanatical as before.
In any case, that was her deskmate. She would support her on the scene. And so, she logged into Little Na’s account and sent Fang Jiangning a “Little TV” gift. The bullet comments stopped for a moment.
“????”
“????”
“????”
“Little Na????”
“Holy crap, so Little Na has been watching all along! You old trickster, you lied to us and said she was busy!”
Fang Jiangning was at a loss for words. Who knew this brat Yu Linna would suddenly appear and send her a gift. Damn you, can’t you be a little more low-key? Are you trying to get her fans to come after her? It was her first face-reveal stream, for goodness sake. She couldn’t afford any mistakes.
Yu Linna, on the other hand, was very calm. She casually sent a bullet comment.
“Haha, taking a break from my busy schedule to send a gift. Go, Little Angel.”
With that message, she believed no one would say anything about her. After all, she was indeed taking a break from her busy schedule. She still had manuscripts to write.
Fang Jiangning could only smile wryly at this. This Yu Linna, was she trying to set up her deskmate?
…
After watching for a while, Yu Linna closed the stream and went back to writing her manuscript. Her script was almost finished; she was already two-thirds of the way through. However, she felt that the title The Smile of the Reeds was too cliché and had the idea of changing it. She contacted the other party, who replied that they would have to discuss it with everyone.
This drama would officially start filming in September, and her name would be on it. But Yu Linna didn’t want the script she wrote to be turned into a bad film. She hoped her work would be responsible to the audience and to herself. Her works were like her children; she cherished every single one of them. Otherwise, why would she have refused to sell the copyrights to Li Jing?
Speaking of which, it seemed Ye Zhiyun hadn’t contacted her for several days.
Yu Linna was not a proactive person. It was always others who sought her out; she rarely took the initiative to find others. But after several days of Ye Zhiyun not contacting her, she was starting to feel unaccustomed to it. She took the initiative to message her on WeChat.
◇ CA Nana~: Why haven’t you contacted me these past few days? Are you very busy?
She sent the message, but there was no reply for a long time. So, Yu Linna didn’t bother with it and went back to typing her script, ignoring it. In the evening, nearly eight hours after she had sent the message, Ye Zhiyun still hadn’t replied.
She found it a bit strange. In the past, Ye Zhiyun always replied to her quickly, even instantly. Why was it so abnormal this time, not replying for half a day?
She hadn’t thought much of it at first, simply assuming she was busy with business, so she didn’t pay it any mind. It wasn’t until three days after she sent the message that she finally realized something was wrong.
◇ NA Nana~: What’s wrong with you? Why aren’t you replying to me?
◇ NA Nana~: Reply to me quickly!
She waited just like that. About two minutes later, Ye Zhiyun replied, but it was certainly not a message worth being happy about.
◇ Leaf: I’m sorry, let’s not contact each other for now.
Yu Linna looked at the computer screen and rubbed her eyes. Although she had been working with high intensity, she wasn’t nearsighted yet. She looked carefully and found that there were no typos.
◇ NA Nana~: What do you mean? Make it clear! Why shouldn’t we contact each other!
◇ Leaf: I’m sorry.
After that, Yu Linna never received another reply from her. No matter how she messaged her, she wouldn’t reply. She even made a voice call, but she didn’t answer. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, she called Ye Zhiyun’s phone number, only to get the message that the number she had dialed was turned off. Of course it was. Ye Zhiyun had already changed her SIM card. The original one had been left in her old home in Shanghai.
Yu Linna finally understood that it wasn’t a joke.
But why would she do that?
It made no sense at all.
Yu Linna didn’t believe that Ye Zhiyun would ignore her. There must be a reason. But she couldn’t possibly fly abroad to ask her in person. Not to mention the passport issue, she didn’t even know where Ye Zhiyun was. Especially since she refused to reply to her, flying over would be like a headless fly.
She gave up on that idea. She thought that when the time came, Ye Zhiyun would give her an answer. She believed that Ye Zhiyun wouldn’t just leave her hanging for no reason.
And so, the summer vacation passed just like that. Soon, there were only about ten days left until September. Yu Linna’s progress was fast. The script that was originally supposed to be finished at the end of the month was completed by her on August 20th. She even revised it once and sent it to Guo Rui. After reading the script, Guo Rui wasn’t stunned, but he was extremely appreciative of her talent. Thanks to Shion-Sensei, a script that could have been terrible had been turned into an excellent work.
“Shion-Sensei, this script is great. I’ll call a meeting right away to discuss it. We’ll try to start filming by the end of the month.”
“It’s good as long as it can be released smoothly.”
“According to our contract, we will pay you one and a half million. If the viewership is considerable and there are plans for a second season, if you are willing to write it then, we can give you a percentage.”
“We’ll talk about that then. But about changing the script’s name, how did the discussion go, Mr. Guo?”
“Although there were some opposing voices in the department, everyone felt that the title was indeed not very good. We’re now planning to change it to The Smile of the Rose.”
“Well, that’s within an acceptable range…”
With the script settled, they were ready to start filming. Yu Linna also received the one and a half million they had given her. She didn’t ask for more money, nor did she have any more conditions. She just simply requested that they film the drama well. In any case, this was her first script as a screenwriter, and she took it quite seriously.
No one could say for sure what the future held. How could she dare to say that any drama she wrote would definitely be a hit? She wasn’t that arrogant yet.
Guo Rui had already decided to build a good relationship with Shion-Sensei. It would be even better if they could cooperate long-term. Shion-Sensei was not only amazing at writing novels, but she was also no less impressive when it came to writing scripts. How could he not seize such a talent and make good use of it? He could even see that in the next ten years, the name “Shion” would surely be on the market.
And Yu Linna, having received the money, planned to use it to pay back Ye Zhiyun. In any case, she owed her money, and she had to pay her back.
◇ NA Nana~: Are you there? I earned one and a half million from writing a script. I want to pay you back.
◇ NA Nana~: Why aren’t you replying to me? This amount of money might be small, but you can’t possibly not be interested, right?
◇ NA Nana~: I’ll wait for your reply.
◇ NA Nana~: [The other party has transferred the money]
However, this message was like a stone sinking into the sea. After 24 hours, the money was automatically returned to her wallet. Ye Zhiyun still hadn’t replied. And Yu Linna was still waiting, perhaps she would reply one day. She had always held onto this hope.
