Chapter 324: A Tough Road
In the end, Yu Linna didn’t agree to the invitation to continue collaborating with them, but she didn’t refuse either. She said they would meet again if there was a chance, which was naturally a good thing for Zhang Lu. As long as she didn’t refuse, it meant that there was still a possibility of cooperation, which was a good thing for them.
After Yu Linna came out, she sighed, thinking that it was about time to go back. She had stayed here long enough. Before, when she was here, no one paid her any mind. Now, everyone wanted to get on her good side. The contrast was too strong for her to adapt. She wanted to go back and rest well.
Before she left, Shen Wenwen saw her off and also asked if she needed to eat before leaving. She declined, just saying that she would come to visit the set next time if there was a chance. After that, she left, ending her one-week journey. The money she had gotten from this guest appearance was not much, and she hadn’t made much profit from it. On the contrary, she had been noticed by Happy Fries. Yu Linna felt deeply tired.
After getting in the car, she leaned against the seat, feeling very tired. She was 19 this year, and would soon be 20. This time, she clearly felt the troubles of becoming an adult. What did she worry about before? It was food, clothes, and income. Now she had to be constantly on guard against being schemed against, and also worry about being used. In short, her world was full of conspiracies and calculations. Even if she wanted to be naive, she couldn’t. After becoming an adult, the things she worried about were this.
If possible, she really didn’t want to grow up.
Wouldn’t it be good to be a child forever?
Not having to worry about anything…
(“Why did you lie to me!”)
Suddenly, Yu Linna woke up with a start, her eyes wide, looking around. The car was very quiet. The passengers were all very quiet. No one was disturbing anyone. Only a few people were looking at their phones with their heads down. Most of them had already closed their eyes and were asleep. She rubbed her temples and sat down again.
“Am I being too sensitive…”
She felt a headache.
As expected, this kind of thought was not good. To want to be a child without any troubles, how could such a thing be possible? Her naivety, in the end, had been exchanged for Nangong Ying’s betrayal. She didn’t want to experience this kind of thing a second time.
The car continued to move forward, gradually disappearing…
While Yu Linna was busy worrying about her work, Ye Zhiyun had never been idle either. Ever since she had had a wonderful time with Yu Linna in Shenzhen, Ye Zhiyun had been in a daze for a period of time, lost in her own world. Occasionally, she would stare out the window, touching her own lips, as if she had remembered something funny. At other times, she would be worrying about something, her brow furrowed. Dai Wenqian could hardly stand it anymore.
“Old classmate Ye.”
“Ahem, I’m fine. What do you want to say?”
Every time, Dai Wenqian had to specifically use a different name to bring her back to reality.
“I wanted to say that the investment you’ve pulled in is very good. We can have a good talk about it. Look, with a fund of 30 million, and our company investing another 10 million, we can just start a film project. The biggest problem now is that we don’t have a suitable director. We have a script, but who will be the cinematographer and who will be the director, this is a very serious problem.”
Dai Wenqian handed her a document to look at. Ye Zhiyun glanced at it. It was indeed a problem worth thinking about. Their company had just started. Everything had to start from scratch. At this time, there were many things to consider.
“I’ve also written a proposal here, thinking if we can hire a better director. Of course, the cheaper the better. But it wasn’t successful. Even with a new director, none of them think highly of us. Zhiyun, you tell me, what should we do?”
Zendaya also gave her her own document. As the only foreign girl among the company’s founders, she seemed out of place in the meeting room, but what she said was right, and no one doubted it. They had indeed encountered a problem.
Ye Zhiyun looked at the two documents carefully, and also looked at the script. An investment of 40 million, a low-budget comedy, mainly about a poor person who was looked down upon, who suddenly learned that his aunt was the richest person in the world and was coming back to see him. Suddenly, the people who used to look down on him were fawning over him, which triggered a series of funny stories.
To be honest, at most, it was a popcorn entertainment film, with nothing much to talk about. But the problem was that they needed to start, needed a suitable opportunity, even if they were filming a movie they didn’t like.
“Wenqian, you said the cheaper the director, the better, right?”
“Yes. A new director would be best. We can’t afford a big name.”
“Do you want to consider me? Don’t look at me like that. Actually, my photography is quite OK.”
“…Zhiyun, don’t joke around. Photography and directing are two different things.”
“I don’t need money. The cost is 0 yuan.”
“This is a huge risk. You know that, right? If we lose money, we will be very sad.”
“Starting a company has its own risks. You and I both know that. Now no one is willing to take on this project. It’s been pushed around and can’t find a suitable person. If we keep this up, this movie will never be filmed. It’s better for us to take the initiative than to wait for others to come to us. I won’t film it, but I can learn. Wenqian, none of us know how to start a company. Who isn’t learning?”
Being told this, Dai Wenqian wavered. For now, they really had no better way. Ye Zhiyun had suffered a lot to start the company. She had been running around constantly since she was abroad, looking for opportunities to cooperate. After returning to the country, she hadn’t stopped. It had not been easy to raise the money, but she was now troubled because she didn’t know how to manage it. After raising the funds, she was now facing the trouble of not being able to start filming the movie. Just as she had said, opportunities won’t wait for you. Only by taking the initiative can you possibly grasp them.
“I think we can give it a try. Zhiyun is a capable person. She definitely won’t speak without basis. Since she dares to do it, then she must have her own ideas. How will we know if it will work if we don’t try?”
Zendaya also agreed with her. She hadn’t known Zhiyun for long, only a few years. But she believed that this girl had a strength in her that could take her further. And life is like a gamble. If you don’t try, how will you know?
If you don’t take risks, you’ll never have happiness.
And so, their meeting came to a conclusion. The director of the movie was finally decided to be Ye Zhiyun. This 20-year-old girl took on a heavy responsibility for the first time, from a great businesswoman to a director. The change in her identity was too great, to the point where others couldn’t believe it. No one knew if she could do it well. She could only give it a try. But she thought of Yu Linna, who was only 19 and could write a bestseller. She could also do it. She could also become a great director and make a good movie.
But.
The pressure was still quite great.
Ye Zhiyun stood in front of the office window, looking at the bustling streets, the streets with people coming and going. She touched the company’s glass. They had bought this building with their money. If they lost money, this building would definitely be gone, and they would also have to go back to their old homes to inherit the family business.
They had to succeed.
“Want to go for a drink tonight?”
Dai Wenqian saw her standing there in a daze and tried to strike up a conversation.
She had known Ye Zhiyun for the longest time and also knew what she was worried about. Although the three of them had bought the building, the one who was most worried about the company should be Ye Zhiyun. She was the leader, who had pulled them into the fire pit, and had been tirelessly planning and seeking the company’s development.
“No, alcohol can only numb oneself, it can’t solve problems.”
Ye Zhiyun waved her hand, indicating she didn’t need it.
Dai Wenqian loved to cause trouble in private, and also loved to play, often setting up a stall at a comic con with a group of people, and even selling fan-made books. But when she was serious about her work, she was very serious. Seeing Ye Zhiyun like that, she also couldn’t help but want to comfort her. Whether it was Dai Wenqian or Ye Zhiyun, they were both too tired.
“If you’re tired, then rest. We’ll get the company up and running.”
She patted her shoulder and said.
“Wenqian, do you blame me? I pulled you in. You’re not going to school anymore, and it’s possible that, like me, you’ll face the problem of dropping out or being expelled. Do you blame me? You should be enjoying a better life at school.”
Hearing this, Dai Wenqian smiled.
“The school problem is easy to solve. I’ll tell them I’m interning outside. That way, I can also get some academic credits. I can start a business and study at the same time. This is not a problem. Besides, there’s only one chance in life. I don’t want to miss it. If, I’m saying if, we really succeed and make a lot of money, then can’t we get rid of our family’s arrangements? We won’t have to worry about blind dates, won’t have to worry about marriage. We can do whatever we want. And in the future, we can proudly tell others, ‘I started a business when I was 20. What were you doing when you were 20?'”
“Hahaha.”
Being comforted like this, Ye Zhiyun laughed.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled faintly. Dai Wenqian got them two cans of drinks, one for each. They had no definite ideas about the future, nor did they know if they would succeed, but for now, they wanted to move forward.
“Zhiyun, you, you haven’t told Linna, have you?”
“You know again?”
“I don’t know you? You liked Li Muqing in high school, but you didn’t dare to confess to him. You dragged it on for three years and then gave up.”
“Mmm, it was because he couldn’t attract me…”
“But you’ve always been not frank about your feelings. You can’t refute this, right?”
Drinking her drink, Dai Wenqian said. What she said was also reasonable. Ye Zhiyun didn’t refute. If she were willing to take the initiative, to express herself frankly, it would not have been like this. Before, she liked Li Muqing, but she was never willing to say it, nor did she dare to. In the end, she gave up. Now she liked Yu Linna, but she still didn’t dare to say it.
“Zhiyun, although I have nothing to say about your matter, and it’s also a matter of two girls. But, shouldn’t you be a little more proactive and try to talk about it? After all, it’s the first time for both of you.”
Two girls dating, this was indeed the first time.
No one had any experience.
But Ye Zhiyun was always afraid, afraid of being rejected, so she had always been avoiding it, not daring to move forward.
“I’ll get a cup of coffee. Do you want sugar?”
“No.”
“Alright.”
Dai Wenqian ended the topic and went to make coffee. Ye Zhiyun also sat down tiredly.
Zendaya silently made a cup of coffee, thinking, Are you two acting as if I don’t exist, openly talking about a girl’s feelings? If you weren’t so loud, I wouldn’t have known you, Ye Zhiyun, are a lesbian.
Zendaya silently kept her distance from them.
