Chapter 452: A Free Lunch
They had argued once again.
And it was the most heated one in history.
Neither Yu Linna nor Ye Zhiyun was willing to bow her head easily. Actually, to be honest, neither of them was wrong. It was just a lack of understanding between them, which was why it had become like this. To put it another way, they were both at fault.
Ye Zhiyun said, “You don’t understand me.”
Yu Linna said, “You won’t accompany me.”
In the end, their relationship had reached its lowest point and had entered a frozen stage.
But after Yu Linna had experienced her initial resentment, deep down, she still couldn’t let go of Ye Zhiyun. Even if the other party had many flaws and was unreasonable at times, to Yu Linna, she was, after all, the person she was dating, and a person who might become her family in the future.
Ye Zhiyun had said, “You don’t understand me.” Yu Linna had remembered this sentence.
All along, Yu Linna had not paid much attention to Ye Zhiyun’s work. She only knew that she had invested in and started a company, had been a director, and that the company was not doing very well. She had gone online to check Ye Zhiyun’s company. Her company’s official name was Jiaying Culture Co., Ltd. It was a new company that couldn’t be newer. Everything had to start from scratch. And this company had only produced two films, both of which were directed by Ye Zhiyun and had Ye Zhiyun’s personal characteristics in them. Unfortunately, the box office was not high.
Although they had tried to transform and film a TV series, and had also filmed many commercials, it was still not enough. This company was currently in a state of financial deficit and could be declared bankrupt at any time. Ye Zhiyun had been working hard all along, fighting for her own company, her own career.
That’s why she had said, “You don’t understand me.”
Perhaps so.
Yu Linna also had a bit of this thought now.
She leaned against the chair and thought for a long time. To be honest, she didn’t know anything. She hadn’t studied management, couldn’t manage her finances, let alone invest, and not to mention filming a movie. What she could do was just write. Before, she had told Ye Zhiyun, “I can help you write the script.” Ye Zhiyun had said, “I’d rather die than accept it.”
Ye Zhiyun was too competitive, and her self-esteem was too great. It was impossible for her to accept this.
If Yu Linna really lowered herself to write a script for her, the outside world would surely suspect their relationship if they found out. Ye Zhiyun had probably refused out of this consideration at the beginning.
But what did it matter?
For Yu Linna, she always had a way. Ye Zhiyun had said that she didn’t understand her. Alright, then she would try to understand Ye Zhiyun. Ye Zhiyun had said that she had been willful all along. Alright, then she would try to be a little more obedient. Ye Zhiyun had said that she was being unreasonable. Then she wouldn’t be mischievous.
She didn’t want anything. She just hoped that Ye Zhiyun could live a little better.
No matter how annoying, how bad Ye Zhiyun was, she had saved Yu Linna’s life after all. It was she who had pulled her back at that train station. Yu Linna owed her a debt of gratitude that she could never repay in her lifetime.
And so, she opened her computer and started to type, writing her things.
…
A period of time passed. Just as Ye Zhiyun was at a loss for what to do with her company, someone had taken the initiative to call Ye Zhiyun, asking if their company was recruiting a new screenwriter, and that the salary was negotiable. Ye Zhiyun thought that her recruitment advertisement had been out for so long, and she hadn’t even found an intern. She hadn’t expected someone to come and inquire about the recruitment so soon.
The one who had come to inquire about the job was a woman. She had graduated from university for two years. Her hometown was in Beijing, and she was now in Shanghai looking for a job. She had happened to see the recruitment advertisement of Ye Zhiyun’s company, so she had tried to come here and see.
Her name was Wen Yajun. She wore a pair of glasses, with long sleeves. Her height was not outstanding. She was a university graduate of two years and had recently been changing jobs. She wanted to apply for the position of screenwriter. Ye Zhiyun had interviewed her and had found that this girl, whose appearance was not particularly outstanding, had written a script during her university years and had also filmed a short film. The script was her independent creation. After graduation, she had worked in Beijing and had also become a screenwriter. Although she was only a second-rate web drama screenwriter, the web dramas she had written, The Arrogant Street of the Delinquent Youth and Youth is Not an Exam Paper, had a score of 6.2 on the Douzi website. For a newcomer, this was definitely a very impressive achievement. According to her, she had quit her job a year ago and had been at home, and it was only recently that she had thought of coming out to find a new job.
“Miss Wen, why do you want to come to our company?”
“I want to try your esteemed company. I believe I have the ability to be competent for the position of screenwriter at your esteemed company. I have brought a work with me this time. It is a script I have recently completed. You can take a look. I want to join your team, to write a script, and to film a TV series.”
Wen Yajun had said that she had brought a script with her. It was a very short script. It was said to be a movie script, a story about a female boxer, which looked quite inspirational.
Unfortunately, there was only a little of it. Ye Zhiyun couldn’t see the unfolded plot, but the plot was quite good. She liked it very much, and it was also written with a bit of hot blood. At that time, Ye Zhiyun had had an idea. She had wanted to film it, to turn it into a movie.
“You’re hired.”
“Thank you, boss.”
Wen Yajun said with a smile. But although that was the case, she had no intention of staying here for a long time. Although she had become a screenwriter, and was still an intern, she felt that all of this was a new beginning.
…
In Guangnan City, Lan Ranyan was on the phone, talking to the other party about her situation.
“Hired? That’s a good thing. Work hard. You’ve also been at home for a year. It’s not bad to try to find a job and change your mood. You’re so outstanding. You’ll be wanted wherever you go. Why do you have to be so stubborn and stay at home?”
“I’m quite comfortable at home. I can still work and make money. Why do I have to go out?”
“But you still went out in the end, didn’t you?”
“Mmm… although that’s also what you said. But you’re not just here for this matter today, right?”
“Actually, I have a script, but it’s only three episodes long. If you officially become a screenwriter at that company, can you try to adapt it into a TV series?”
“Do you think it’s a cabbage on the street? You can just casually let me write a TV series? That’s not how you ask for help.”
“This, you’ll know when you see it. It’s just a favor. As long as it can be adapted for film and television, it’s fine. We’ve been friends for so many years. You won’t not help me, right?”
“You just want to screw me over. Send it over for me to take a look first.”
She had originally not expected the script to be very good, but she had changed her mind after she had finished reading it.
The name of the script was Love Has No Distance. It was a pure love story about a male and female protagonist with a huge difference in their backgrounds who had known each other since their student days and had been in love for ten years. Although there were occasional heart-wrenching moments in the middle, in the end, they had bravely walked to the end. And it was a script for a TV series, with very delicate emotional descriptions.
Wen Yajun found it quite interesting. Such a good script, and she had to continue writing the following story?
For the first time, she felt that she might not be able to do it well.
Such a good story, she didn’t want to ruin it in her own hands. She called Lan Ranyan again.
“Good little sister, this script, are you sure you want to give it to me? I’m afraid I’ll ruin it.”
“You just have to write it. As long as you bring this script to the stage and adapt it for film and television, and the director is Ye Zhiyun, it’s fine. I just need you to do me this favor.”
“You’ve given me such a good script. I can’t thank you enough. But, Ranyan, seriously, such a script, it’s not good to put my name on it. I want to put another person’s name on it.”
“She won’t agree. You just have to write your own name, otherwise I won’t give it to you.”
“Hey, hey, hey, why are you threatening me now?”
“Anyway, I’ll tell you the specifics later. Sister Yajun, you can write this script. Just say you wrote it.”
“…Your request is really strange. Alright, I agree!”
Hanging up the phone, Lan Ranyan breathed a sigh of relief. She turned and looked at Yu Linna, who was standing behind her, and couldn’t help but find it funny.
“Linna, is this really okay? Didn’t you write it? To just casually give it to someone?”
“Ranyan, you were the one who said that a person you know was applying to Zhiyun’s company, so I agreed to transfer the script to you. I don’t want anything. As long as she continues to write according to the original script I wrote, that’s my only request.”
“You’re doing this for her, right? Tell me, why are you doing this?”
“She won’t accept it if I give it to her directly. But she can’t afford to hire me. This is the only way.”
“To be so good to her, do you think it’s worth it? And you’re even doing it for free for someone else.”
“Of course it’s worth it.”
“Why?”
“Because I like her. I want to help her. It’s as simple as that.”
What Ye Zhiyun was unwilling to accept, then she would just do it secretly. Anyway, in the end, the name written on it would not be hers. She was just the one who had written the beginning.
The one who could truly help Ye Zhiyun get out of her predicament was by no means a TV series, or a script, but her ability as a leader. If she could pull herself together again and sort out her mentality, then she could also manage her company well.
Yu Linna hoped that she could get better.
“Linna, you’re quite foolish and naive. Such a childish and old-fashioned method, can you help her?”
“If it doesn’t work, I will contact your friend at any time. I will tell her the direction and style of the story.”
“You will be very tired.”
“I’m fine. As long as she wants, I can also write a movie script for her. These days, comedies and youth dramas don’t cost much money, and they are also very easy to film. If I want to write one, it’s easy, just a little tiring. But it’s fine.”
“…”
Lan Ranyan couldn’t say anything more.
This girl, she probably just wanted to secretly help Ye Zhiyun through this line of Wen Yajun. It was a wonder she could think of such a foolish method. To secretly help from behind? Unheard of. But it could also be seen how much she loved Ye Zhiyun.
To be able to give for a person without caring about gains or losses, such a love is also very happy, isn’t it?
Yu Linna, in love, had grown a lot, had changed a lot. Even if she was covered in scars, she would still try to understand the other party, to help the other party, even if the other party said no.
“Linna, you will be very busy. You should rest more now.”
“Ranyan…”
“I will also keep your secret. But let me say this first: one day I will tell her. I don’t think you should just give for her. She also has to know everything you have done. But before that, you have to be good to yourself, you hear me?”
She hoped that Yu Linna would be well. She did not want Yu Linna to over-exhaust herself.
