Chapter 418: The New Editor
Qian Jiaxuan was invited by Yu Linna to take a shower and changed into a set of clean clothes. As for her formal attire, it could only be washed and dried, and could not be worn for the time being. After Qian Jiaxuan had dried her hair, she had a look of shame on her face, wearing clothes that didn’t quite fit, and her chest was very tight. This set of clothes was indeed a bit big for Qian Jiaxuan, and this set of clothes was not Yu Linna’s, but was bought by Yu Linna for Ye Zhiyun to change into when she stayed the night at her house. But even so, it was still a bit tight for Qian Jiaxuan to wear, especially her chest.
This woman, besides having a large chest, didn’t seem to have any other merits. Yu Linna had very impolitely evaluated her new editor this way.
“Shion-sensei, I’m very sorry. I’ve caused you trouble.”
“Not at all. It’s also late now. Your clothes won’t dry so quickly. Just stay here. I’ll cook dinner.”
“No, no, no, let me do it, Shion-sensei. Don’t look at me like this. Actually, I’m quite good at housework. You see, this table is quite messy. I’ll clean it up.”
“Don’t. You’d better just rest…”
Although Yu Linna had tried her best to persuade her editor, this editor, who was bursting with a sense of responsibility, didn’t understand her author’s meaning at all and still picked up a broom and a rag, wanting to clean up. Yu Linna really wanted to die watching her. Looking at her movements and techniques, you could tell at a glance that she rarely cleaned up. To let her do it would surely be a disaster.
As expected, in a short while, this home had become a mess. A moment later, Qian Jiaxuan had a look of shame on her face, almost kneeling down to her.
“I’m sorry, Shion-sensei. I really didn’t mean to.”
“It’s fine, it’s fine. I’ll sweep this place.”
“Let me help you dry the clothes!”
“Don’t!”
A moment later.
Yu Linna picked up the clothes that had been washed with too much foam, threw them all into the washing machine, and added another round of laundry detergent. She shook the bottle of laundry detergent that had been poured half a bottle and sighed.
Qian Jiaxuan’s face was flushed with shame, her face red, and she repeatedly bowed and apologized to her.
“Shion-sensei, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to. I will compensate you.”
“That’s not necessary. It’s just a little bit of laundry detergent. It’s just that your clothes will take a little longer to dry.”
“To compensate you, I’ll personally cook for you. I guarantee you’ll have a satisfying dinner!”
“Don’t!!!”
A moment later.
“Cough cough cough!!”
Yu Linna held her nose, endured the pungent smell, turned off the fire, and also turned on the range hood. She brought out a large plate of dark cuisine that had been stir-fried to be burnt on the outside and tender on the inside and put it on the table. This dish looked terrifying, emitting the smell of hell. It was definitely not something a normal person could eat.
Qian Jiaxuan’s face was flushed, and she looked wronged and couldn’t help but cry.
“I’m, I’m sorry, Shion-sensei. I just wanted to cook you a meal. I’m sorry…”
“It’s fine. I’ll just clean this up. You’re hungry too, right? Go and watch TV in the living room. Dinner will be ready in a bit.”
“Mmm, mmm.”
Qian Jiaxuan sniffed and nodded repeatedly, looking so that one couldn’t get angry at her.
By the way, she was clearly older than her, so why was it like Yu Linna was taking care of her now?
A moment later, Yu Linna had finished cooking dinner and had brought it out of the kitchen. Qian Jiaxuan had been waiting in the dining room for a long time. Sitting there, the smell was so fragrant, and looking at the dishes on the table, they looked very appetizing. They were clearly just very simple home-cooked dishes, but they looked like the dishes of a three-star chef.
After taking the first bite, Qian Jiaxuan couldn’t help but exclaim. Was this delicious dish really made by Shion-sensei? So delicious! After taking a second bite, her taste buds practically exploded. This kind of taste, it would be a pity if she didn’t become a chef.
“Wuwuwu, Shion-sensei, I’m so ashamed. I haven’t helped you with anything, and you’re still letting me eat at your house.”
Now Qian Jiaxuan was really moved to tears. She had caused Shion-sensei so much trouble, but in the end, not only was she not angry, but she had also let her stay for dinner. She was so moved.
Yu Linna could only express her speechlessness.
This editor, she couldn’t do any housework, couldn’t even enter the kitchen, couldn’t do anything. Why did she think of coming to her house to help?
Compared to Sister Chen, she was still too young.
“I’m sorry, Shion-sensei. I originally wanted to share your pressure and be a little more reliable like Sister Chen, but I just kept causing you trouble. I’m really sorry.”
Qian Jiaxuan lowered her head and apologized, her face full of shame, making Yu Linna think she was about to cry again.
How should she put it? This editor, although still too young compared to Sister Chen, was completely incomparable. But she had come with good intentions, after all. How could she be angry with her?
“Sister Qian, you don’t live alone, right?”
“Yes, I live with my family. I joined the company because it’s relatively close to home.”
“Well, I can more or less see that.”
After all, Qian Jiaxuan didn’t look like a strong woman like Sister Chen, who had come out to work from the countryside early and lived alone in a big city. She gave people more of a feeling of a little princess who had grown up under the care of her family. Even after she had started working, some of her shadows still existed.
“Shion-sensei, you’re not blaming me, are you?”
“Of course not. Sister Qian, you’re different from Sister Chen. You don’t have to be exactly like her. In my opinion, you’re not worse than Sister Chen. You don’t have to mind me too much.”
She was clearly the author, so why did she have to comfort the editor? Had their positions been reversed?
Qian Jiaxuan was moved to tears, almost crying. It was her first time being an editor for a great author. To be honest, it would be a lie to say she wasn’t nervous. Although she also admired Chen Xi, she hadn’t thought of taking over Chen Xi’s work so soon. She had taken over this job too early and could only swallow her bitterness and force herself to move forward.
But Shion-sensei was actually so considerate of her, so gentle. If it were any other great author, she would probably have been flamed to death.
Such a gentle and cute girl, she was simply an angel. Dammit, I will absolutely not let this cute teacher be poached by anyone.
Qian Jiaxuan thought silently in her heart.
Yu Linna didn’t know what her editor was thinking. After eating, she refused to let Qian Jiaxuan wash the dishes. She had also thought of calling Zhao Yuyan over this afternoon, because Luo Nan had gone to the Qidian headquarters for these few days and was not at home. But Zhao Yuyan didn’t seem to particularly like her new editor and didn’t have much contact with Qian Jiaxuan. The current Zhao Yuyan’s life was to work during the day, work hard on her manuscript, and then play games at night, which was completely different from the state of playing all day and only desperately rushing her manuscript until the deadline. After Chen Xi had left, she was also slowly learning to grow up on her own.
Yu Linna would occasionally look at her phone to see if that person had sent her a message, but there was never one. In the past, that person would often send her messages and would always pay attention to her. But now, that person would reply to her messages very late, and was not particularly active. Although they still maintained the habit of having a video call at night, their intimacy did not seem to be as high as before.
They were clearly in a relationship, but it felt like they were not as close as before. To this, Yu Linna just categorized it as the novelty period of a new relationship having passed, and that it would get better after a while.
And what was the real Ye Zhiyun doing?
She was indeed very busy. She stayed at the crew, working day and night. Because of the withdrawal of investment from the investors, many scenes in her movie could not be made, and she was forced to delete some scenes, as well as scenes. Doing so, of course, caused dissatisfaction among some people, but for the sake of the overall situation, she could only do so.
After the movie was finished, it officially entered post-production. But Ye Zhiyun felt that this movie was filmed quite badly. The expected scenes were not filmed, and the scenes were not done enough. The most fatal thing was that some important scenes were deleted, which made the connection of the subsequent scenes a bit strange. Ye Zhiyun had no choice but to spend time on editing. If it was absolutely necessary, she would try to change the plot again and do a reshoot. But the film company had requested that this movie must be released during the Spring Festival. The schedule was very tight, and she could not relax.
“Sigh…”
Long-term work, sleeping only a few hours a day, would surely be exhausting. But Ye Zhiyun, as the director and the core of the company, still had to attend regular meetings every day, drinking coffee, and forcing herself to be energetic.
“You seem a little tired. Don’t push yourself into a corner.”
Dai Wenqian had said this to her after a meeting. Ye Zhiyun smiled wryly.
It was so easy to say, but so hard to do.
Now, did they have a choice?
If she could, Ye Zhiyun would have wanted to be with Yu Linna all along. But work, she could never let it go.
Because her wish was to create a place for her and Yu Linna to live. As long as she had enough status, no one in the world could stop them from being together.
At this time, Yu Linna did not know what Ye Zhiyun was thinking. She was drinking a cup of strong coffee she had made, typing her manuscript in the dark night, working hard for her serialized novel. She estimated that she would have to stay up late tonight. It was unclear when she would be finished.
“Shion-sensei, our team sincerely hopes you can take on this TV series. We need you. The price can be discussed. Please, Shion-sensei. Please just agree.”
Director Guo Rui had been calling her all along, bitterly begging her to join the crew. The price could be discussed. As long as she wrote a good script and came to the crew to supervise, everything could be discussed. It could be seen that the other party was really very sincere. Yu Linna had already rejected her for the fourth time, yet she was still not giving up.
With such sincerity, no matter how ruthless Yu Linna was, she had to be swayed.
“Alright, I’ll write it. I will return to the crew as a screenwriter. It’s just that I have some requests. I want to control the plot myself. I don’t want to add some unimportant things because of the film company’s willfulness.”
“Alright! As long as you come back, we’ll agree to anything!”
After hanging up the phone, Yu Linna let out a heavy sigh. She had really found a heavy job for herself. Not long ago, she had taken on a movie script. Now she had returned to her old profession and had written a TV series script, and it was a TV series series from a long time ago. Since she had already chosen, then she hoped she could write it well.
Yu Linna opened her phone and checked that person’s avatar. That person still hadn’t replied to her and was still in a state of silence. She tried sending a few messages, but that person still took almost half an hour to reply to her with a few sentences, a very cold batch.
Yu Linna gave up.
Ye Zhiyun probably has something on her mind, she thought so. But Yu Linna couldn’t do anything for her, only hope that she could pull herself together on her own.
