Chapter 369: Hase’s Ill Intentions
Regarding the fact that she had become famous, Yu Linna didn’t really care. To her, this was just a fleeting heat. She had already experienced it when she was an internet celebrity before. When the heat died down, no one would naturally remember her anymore.
Although she herself thought so.
Because the script was approved, Yu Linna soon received a phone call, saying that the script had been approved and the filming plan for next month had been finalized. At present, they hoped that she would polish the script again and produce a third draft. The price would also be as previously discussed, 7,000 yen per episode. It could be said to be quite cheap, treating her like a cheap laborer.
But this was not a big investment, after all, and it was just an ordinary original TV series. Plus, she was a Chinese person, so it was reasonable to give her such a price. After all, in Japan, they still had to support their own country’s creators.
To this, Yu Linna also accepted this unequal treaty. To her, as long as there was an opportunity, she could endure anything. And she was only writing it once. Whether she would write a second time was another matter. The title of this TV series had also been finalized, called The Big Sister Head is a Teacher. Looking at the name, you could also tell that it was a comedy.
The actors were still being looked for, and the decision would be made in the near future. And as for the soundtrack and some of the supporting roles’ voice acting for this TV series, they had invited Yusa Maho. Although Yusa Maho was a voice actress, in her early years, she had been trained in an idol training school and had even been an idol for a period of time in middle school, but she had later retired from the industry. When she returned to the entertainment industry and became a voice actress, her appearance had given her a lot of innate advantages. Because she had been an idol, she also had some popularity when she was a voice actress, and it was no problem for her to sing and perform on stage.
The crew had invited her to do the soundtrack and sing the theme song, probably to use her name for commercial promotion. Just like when Shion-sensei had written a script for a TV series in her home country to build up her name, it was all for commercial considerations.
“Shion-sensei, thank you for your trouble. We hope this script will be even more outstanding.”
“Alright.”
After a short meeting at the company, which Yu Linna also attended, she didn’t say much at the meeting, just roughly described the theme and character settings of her work. She didn’t talk about the plot, because her Japanese was still not fluent, and she even had to ask people to slow down their speaking speed when she was listening to them. But it was this person, who had completed the script that everyone had been unable to complete for a long time.
The Big Sister Head is a Teacher was originally a theme that the company had decided to develop, an original TV series. Compared to the manga adaptation themes on the market today, such an original drama was already a rare thing. But the screenwriter of this drama had been changed no less than ten times. The manuscripts they had written could never be finalized. Even the company’s best screenwriter couldn’t write the feeling they wanted. They just felt that something was missing. And when Shion-sensei came, this problem was solved. In the end, it was because the characters in the drama could not be finalized, and always felt stereotypical. And Yu Linna had pushed down and rewritten these characters, turning the originally very fierce female protagonist, the big sister head, into a gentle female teacher who had washed her hands of her past, and had also arranged for an unruly female student to be the second female lead.
The big sister head of the gang looked like a girl next door, while the arrogant and self-important female student looked more like a big sister of a gang. This contrast was unexpectedly interesting.
“Before that, I want to ask a personal question, Shion-sensei. In your country, are you really not a star?”
It was not strange for these people to have such an idea. After all, Yu Linna was too good-looking. Instead of saying she was a novelist, it was better to say she was an actress.
“No.”
Yu Linna very decisively stated that she had no relationship with being a star.
She was not like Yusa Maho, who had been an idol. If she had to say, she had indeed been in the entertainment industry, but she had never been a supporting actress once. After that, she had left the entertainment industry.
After the meeting, because of their work being tied together, Yusa Maho also toured the company with Yu Linna. In the future, they would be cooperating on the same drama, although their work content was different. And after Yu Linna had finished writing her script, she should be planning to return to her home country. She would not be watching the subsequent filming work. At most, she would consider flying to Japan to attend an event when it was time for promotion. Yes, she already had the idea of making a public appearance.
Although it was cool to be mysterious, after being mysterious for a long time, she found that it was just that. She had no reason to hide herself. She had also proven to everyone that she was not a “vase.” Naturally, there was no reason to pretend to be mysterious.
“Linna-chan, it’s incredible to be collaborating for the first time. But I’m a professional voice actress. Next time you write an animation script, I’ll personally voice the female lead.”
“Sister Maho, do you think a script is like a cabbage on the market? You can have it just because you want it?”
After laughing, Yu Linna became melancholic, and the smile on her face also faded a lot.
Unconsciously, it had been more than a year since she had entered this circle. From an unknown, marginal figure who couldn’t even afford to eat, she had gradually grown to this point. Although she had been crowned with the title of a has-been author, but… if she succeeded in writing scripts, then could she try to climb to a height in another place?
…
Hase Yuki drove over on time to pick them up. She still had an unhappy look on her face. She probably felt that Yu Linna, as an author, had actually gone to a company to write a script as a screenwriter, and for such a low price. She felt it was not worth it for her.
“Little Linna, with your identity and status, you shouldn’t have taken on such a demeaning job. If you want to take on a scriptwriting job, I can also introduce you to one. Although I’ve never written a script, I know people who do this kind of work.”
Yu Linna knew she was concerned about her, but since she had already chosen this path, what else was there to say? And she had a vague feeling that this was an opportunity for her, an opportunity to get out of her slump.
After sending Maho home, Hase Yuki then drove Yu Linna back. Yu Linna sat in the passenger seat, scrolling through her phone out of boredom, and logged into Weibo.
These two days, Yu Linna could be said to have become famous in her home country. Many people were spamming her name, and she also often appeared in the Weibo hot search. Come to think of it, when was the last time she had occupied the top spot on the hot search? It was a long-lost feeling. And the stars in the entertainment industry were really on the verge of tears. They were clearly the popular celebrities, so why was the hot search always snatched away by others, and by this yellow-haired girl named Yu Linna? She was as annoying as Shion-sensei!
But in recent years, the film and television entertainment had developed very quickly. The popular celebrities of the past were gradually unable to adapt to the market. Their abilities were also questioned by countless people. Just by their looks, how far could they go? This was a topic that had always been discussed. If Yu Linna had successfully entered the entertainment industry back then, she would probably have been a decent popular celebrity.
Of course, among the new generation of actors, there were also some who acted well, for example, Nangong Ying. Although she was not a good person, her acting skills were indeed much better than the young fresh meat and starlets of the same period. And Tang Yumeng, this true talent, a third-rate actress who had once sat on the cold bench, had soared to the sky after being discovered by Director Wang Weifan, unstoppable. She also played an important role in Director Wang Weifan’s new work, Shadow.
Xiao Yanhan, this person’s manga had actually been published in the form of a long-form manga. And the manga she and her partner, Baihua Zhengyan, had drawn together, Violent Witch District, had a tendency to become a big hit as soon as it was launched, and was highly sought after by many fans. The story of this manga was also very strange. A protagonist who was originally an office worker worked hard to exercise, took off his suit, and became a violent witch, entering the hero district, and discovering that he was too strong and no one could be his opponent, and embarked on the path of a hero.
As always, it was Xiao Yanhan’s style, making it impossible to grasp her train of thought. But it was certain that this was a story about a hero, a story about a female hero. In the past market, heroes usually leveled up by fighting monsters, becoming stronger bit by bit. But this manga was the other way around. The protagonist was at full level as soon as she appeared, and the supporting heroes and villains all couldn’t beat the protagonist. Such a setting was unexpectedly interesting. But whether the story could go on was unknown. It depended on their arrangement.
Baihua Zhengyan was originally an online manga artist who liked to draw her favorite manga online, but her manga was updated on a whim, which was very hard on the readers. And her art style was terrible, basically a kindergarten child’s graffiti. The proportions of the characters were completely wrong, and the paneling was equivalent to nonexistent. The worst was, not a single character in it was worthy of the audience’s eyes!
But her story content was interesting. Although the art style was off-putting, there were still true fans who read her manga. According to her own words, she had never learned to draw and was purely drawing out of interest. It wasn’t until she met Xiao Yanhan that the two of them cooperated, using her screenwriting ability and Xiao Yanhan’s mature art style to create Violent Witch District, and then they officially debuted.
Fang Jiangning’s live streams had also been getting more and more popular recently. She heard that a few program teams wanted to find her to be a game commentator. Her development prospects were also very bright.
So what about Yu Linna herself? Where was her path?
Everyone had set off, but she was still treading water. When on earth would she set off?
Just as Yu Linna was thinking about all sorts of messy things, Hase Yuki had already parked the car. She looked up and found that the parking place was not right. This was not Miss Sakurai’s home at all.
“Sister Yuki, this is clearly your home, right?”
“Oh dear, I’ve been discovered~ I made a wrong turn. Since we’re already here, let’s go in for a cup of tea.”
With that, Hase Yuki’s eyes shone with a golden light, a mischievous smile on her face, and her hands also became restless.
Yu Linna was in a big crisis!
“I, I’m warning you! If you dare to act recklessly, I, I will… call the police!”
“Mmm, go ahead and call. You can’t even speak clearly with them, right?”
That was also true. Although Yu Linna’s Japanese level had improved a lot, if she really had to give a long-winded report to the police, or tell them her specific location, it would probably still be a little difficult. She could say it, but it would be quite difficult. By that time, Hase Yuki would probably have eaten her clean.
“Help, help!”
With no other choice, she could only shout for help.
“Little Yuki!!! What are you doing? I knew you were up to no good! Get out of the car now! Don’t force me to call the police car!”
Unexpectedly, this shout was actually useful. Hase Chiaki’s voice came over, and Hase Yuki instantly sensed that her natural enemy had arrived.
