Chapter 441: Unwilling to Bow
Was it better to find a time to apologize to her? Ye Zhiyun had been thinking about this question.
After her conversation with her old dad, Ye Zhiyun had also fallen into deep thought. With the blow to her career, and many other setbacks, she had been too anxious recently, always taking her anger out on Yu Linna. This was not good. Ye Zhiyun also wanted to sit down and have a good talk with her.
She wanted to say, “I was wrong. Forgive me.”
But these words were not so easy to say.
Yu Linna had also fallen into deep thought, just like her. She was in her room alone, hugging her knees, living in her own world. No one would come to disturb her.
Perhaps it was better to find a time to have a good talk with Ye Zhiyun.
She liked Ye Zhiyun. There was no doubt about this.
She liked the Ye Zhiyun who was willing to give everything for her, to silently protect her from behind, to give her all her heart, and to give her almost everything in the world. Without Ye Zhiyun, she might not have been alive in this world. When Ye Zhiyun had pulled her back from the train station back then, from that moment on, she knew that Ye Zhiyun was destined to be a person she could not escape in her life.
But…
Ye Zhiyun had changed, had become no longer like Ye Zhiyun. The Ye Zhiyun she liked, was she such a domineering and unreasonable person? Was she a person who would take out her anger on herself? No, the Ye Zhiyun she knew was not such a person.
But even so, she still liked Ye Zhiyun. No matter which Ye Zhiyun it was, she liked her. She did not want to give up.
Liking a person is like this. You give your heart and soul just to get her love. Humans are like this.
Ye Zhiyun and Yu Linna, which path would they walk down? At present, this was still a matter that no one knew.
…
With the heat of the Spring Festival, although the movie directed by Ye Zhiyun had flopped, the other contestants were still in the battle. The first to bear the brunt was Black Wolf, starring Hu Qing and An Xiayue. This movie, which no one had been optimistic about, had actually become the biggest dark horse of the Spring Festival with its super strong reputation and hot topic, crazily plundering the box office, becoming the biggest winner of the Spring Festival. At present, the box office of this movie was approaching three billion, and the final box office was expected to exceed four billion. What a terrifying number!
There were basically no domestic movies with a box office of four billion. If Black Wolf continued to exert its strength, it might really become the first domestic movie with a box office of over four billion.
At the same time, Soaring, starring Nangong Ying and Tang Yumeng, had actually only grossed 1.8 billion at the box office, lagging behind Black Wolf by a billion, which was a huge surprise. But it was still a strong seed for the Spring Festival. In contrast, all the other films had become cannon fodder. Especially the movies starring the young fresh meat, Generations and The Legend of the Fish Ball, had actually flopped, which was a rare thing in the industry. In the past, as long as a movie was starred by a popular celebrity, as long as they were good-looking, they could basically make a lot of money with the fans’ traffic. This had nothing to do with acting skills.
It was especially so in those few years, which had corrupted the film market.
And this Spring Festival, with the continuous efforts of the two action films Black Wolf and Soaring, the movie market, which had been absolutely dominated by the young fresh meat, seemed to be starting to crumble, as if it were hinting at the arrival of a brand new era.
“Their era will become a thing of the past,” many people said so.
Yes, the era of shoddy production in the past would become history. From now on, it would still have to rely on quality.
The Chinese-American star, An Xiayue, with this one movie, had instantly become a big hit all over the country, ushering in a good start for her after returning to her home country. Before, people did not understand why she would choose such an unpopular movie after returning to her home country. With the popularity she had accumulated in the mainland, she could have chosen to cooperate with many big-name directors. Now people had no choice but to admire An Xiayue’s vision, all praising her for her foresight.
And An Xiayue had become famous with this movie. Interviews and film offers were constant, which had opened up the domestic film market for her and had also increased her fame. And after that, she was going to officially enter the domestic film market.
“Actually, I’m still very lucky,” she said in an interview.
“After I returned to my home country, I was very lost, not knowing where to go. Although I had thought of filming a very amazing movie, it was not easy to find a good director. At this time, Brother Qing had asked me, ‘Are you interested in filming at my place? The female lead, the salary is very high. Is ten million okay? It’s decided that it’s you, okay?'”
She said so, and the reporters below couldn’t help but laugh.
“In the beginning, I was still holding the feeling of whether the treatment would be bad when I entered the crew. Brother Qing told me, ‘If you come to my place, you have to suffer. We are going to Africa to film.’ I said, ‘Ah, we have to go so far?’ Brother Qing said, ‘Yes, are you going or not?’ I said, ‘I’ll go. I’ve never been to Africa in my life.'”
The reporters laughed again.
“But I really didn’t expect it to be so successful. When we finished filming, we were at most thinking that it would be a blessing to reach 800 million. Who would have thought that it would be almost three billion now? I really didn’t expect it. Of course, I also have to thank Brother Qing, who invited me to be the female lead. I’m really very grateful to him.”
An Xiayue had become a big hit overnight. As a popular female star, and soon to be the female lead of a new box office champion, to surpass Nangong Ying, her popularity and traffic were also not low.
And what was strange was that Nangong Ying had never appeared during this period of time. The movie’s promotion and interviews, she was not there at all. The reporters had originally wanted to find her, but it seemed they had received some notice and had all shut up.
…
Yu Xiayue had just finished a round of interviews. She tiredly returned to the lounge, thinking about where to go next. She was also a busy person. One had to know that it was the New Year. For her to come out to work at this time was to be paid. But fortunately, she was being interviewed in Beijing. If she were really asked to fly to another place, she would have died.
Her movie had been successful. She had sent a message to Yu Linna at the first opportunity.
Yu Linna had received the message, knew about her matter, and had replied to her.
“Congratulations,” she had said.
Then, Yu Xiayue had made a voice call.
“Hey, hey, Happy New Year, Nana!”
“Mmm, Happy New Year.”
Yu Linna smiled. For some reason, hearing Sister Yue’s voice, she actually felt a little at ease.
“What’s wrong? Your voice is a little hoarse. What happened?”
“It’s nothing, it’s nothing. I just ate something I shouldn’t have. I’m fine.”
She sniffed, pretending to be fine. She sat up, and had a good chat with her, sweeping away the bad mood of these past few days.
“Nana, listen to me. I’ve become the champion female lead of this Spring Festival movie. I’m super amazing.”
“I’ve seen the news. Congratulations, Sister Yue.”
“Thank you. Your script is finished, right? Good luck with the TV series too. I look forward to your movie script being released after it’s finished. I’ll be the first to go to the premiere.”
“Mmm, I will.”
The movie script in Yu Linna’s hand was the IP of Ace Gambler. She would localize it later and turn it into a brand new story. It was estimated that the related work would be prepared after the New Year.
She was moving forward, and Yu Xiayue was also moving forward. Everyone was moving forward, only Ye Zhiyun was wandering.
“I’m in Beijing now. Are you coming over?”
“No, forget it. I’m in Shanghai, spending the New Year at my girlfriend’s house. But after the New Year, I’ll consider seeing you.”
Yu Linna walked out of the room, went downstairs to pour herself some hot water, and talked to her while walking.
Actually, she had also thought of going to Beijing. Lan Ranyan’s home was in Beijing, but she always felt that it was a little not good, a feeling she couldn’t describe.
She still preferred to stay in the place where Ye Zhiyun was.
Although Ye Zhiyun’s family would be going to Beijing in a short while, she did not plan to follow. The recent Ye Zhiyun’s mentality was a little anxious, and her state was very bad. Yu Linna did not want to add to her troubles by being by her side. If she felt that she was troublesome, then she could choose to leave.
“Since that’s the case, then I’ll come and find you then, and also to find Yumeng. I want to see you once.”
“Okay. Coincidentally, I also want to see you recently.”
Yu Linna did indeed want to find someone to talk to recently. She was tired, and she also didn’t know how to manage this relationship. At least she wanted to have someone to rely on.
Hanging up the phone, holding the hot water, Yu Linna had just turned around when she saw Ye Zhiyun standing behind her. She was stunned for a moment, and then quickly returned to calm.
“Just a friend.”
Yu Linna explained.
“A woman. She’s an actress, and a friend of Senior Sister Yumeng. We have no relationship.”
She knew that Ye Zhiyun would surely ask, so she had explained first before that.
But Ye Zhiyun still looked a little annoyed.
“Why are you going to see her?”
“…”
“What’s wrong with me? You have to go and see her. Tell me.”
“Zhiyun, you’ve been a little neurotic recently. We’re already dating. Are you still worried that I’ll be snatched away by someone?”
“That’s not the point. Answer my question.”
Ye Zhiyun still had that attitude.
Now Yu Linna was not happy either.
“Have you had enough! It’s my freedom to meet with whom, to talk to whom. You’re not my mother. Why are you controlling me so much! I don’t even have a mother, let alone need you to control me!”
Yu Linna directly passed Ye Zhiyun, not looking back. This was the first time they had been dating that she had gotten angry at Ye Zhiyun, the first time she had lost her temper at her.
“Yu Linna, you come back! You come back to me!”
“Only a fool would go back.”
Yu Linna didn’t look back, nor did she want to bother with her.
Ye Zhiyun discovered that Yu Linna actually had such a side. She would also get angry like a normal person, lose her temper. She just hadn’t expected that there would be such a time. She stood there, looking at the receding back, and for a moment, she didn’t know what to do.
She really was a little neurotic. She had been worried recently, worried that Yu Linna would leave her.
Every time she thought of this, she was always very scared.
This had led her to become quite sensitive. As long as it was related to Yu Linna, she couldn’t be calm, not at all.
Yu Linna did not bother with her. She just felt very angry. Ye Zhiyun’s attitude was basically treating her like a tool, not considering her feelings at all. She was very angry, extremely angry. She felt that she was not being valued, and Ye Zhiyun’s attitude was indeed not very good.
When a couple is together, there will always be friction and conflict. No one is an exception. Yu Linna and Ye Zhiyun just happened to run into such a time.
But in her heart, Yu Linna still had a place for Ye Zhiyun. Even if she was angry, that was just in a fit of anger. As long as Ye Zhiyun was willing to bow her head, many troubles could be solved.
