Chapter 461: So-Called Family
Stephanie was still a university student this year, majoring in acting. That is to say, in the future, she would be moving forward in the profession of an actress. It was said that she had been a dancer before, and her future aspiration was to be a professional actress. She had also thought of becoming famous, but had had no opportunities.
After all, she was still young. She had plenty of opportunities.
“So why did you run away from home? You’re already so old, yet you’re still so childish.”
Yu Linna gave her a cup of hot milk and also threw her a blanket to warm her up. Stephanie hugged the cup, also with a conflicted look.
“I was fine when I went home for the holidays, but… I had a little conflict with my family.”
“What conflict?”
“My dad and my mom hope that I will stay in England and be an actress after I graduate. But I… I want to go to America.”
“America? You want to go to Hollywood?”
“Mmm… I do have that thought. I also know it’s very difficult! But, but, it is precisely because it is difficult that I want to do it.”
A young girl with a Hollywood dream, she really had a rich story. Yu Linna couldn’t help but think.
In this day and age, to have a dream, to want to pursue a dream, this was not uncommon. As long as you were in these few circles, you would more or less have that kind of impulse. Indeed, the world was so big, and you always wanted to go to a farther place. But it was precisely because the world was so big that it was so difficult to take a step. The successful were always a minority, and there were a bunch of failures.
To have a dream, to want to realize it, Yu Linna understood this feeling very well. In the past, she had also held a dream, had wanted to realize it with Nangong Ying. It was only when she had done it herself that she had discovered just how difficult it was.
“Stephanie, you have a lot of ideas, and you also have your own opinions. But it’s very difficult for your dream to be realized. An English actress, and with no works, to be thinking of going to Hollywood now is very difficult.”
“That’s why I said I have to work hard. If it were so easy to realize, then what would it be called a dream for?”
“Before that, do you want to try to contact your parents? How long have you been away from home?”
“A week…”
“A week is quite a long time. Your parents should be worried, right? It’s better to contact your family.”
“Absolutely not.”
Stephanie didn’t want to contact her family. This was her stubbornness.
As a girl with a dream, she didn’t want her family to have a say in her dream, let alone have her ideals interfered with. After a falling out with her family, she had chosen to run away from home. She had first stayed at a friend’s house for two days, and then her money had run out. She had nowhere to go, and her phone was out of battery. Helplessly, she had wanted to steal something to satisfy her craving, but who would have thought that she would be caught red-handed?
“Many of the conflicts with your parents can be resolved by sitting down and talking. There’s no need to be so stubborn. Stephanie, how are you still like a child?”
“Linna, the way you talk is exactly like a Chinese person. Oh, sorry, I forgot you’re Chinese. I will decide my own life. This also has nothing to do with you, right?”
That was also a fact. No matter what Yu Linna said, she was still an outsider. She had no right to interfere in other people’s private affairs.
Yu Linna was defeated. She gave up. She went to pour herself a cup of hot milk, thinking of having a taste before going to bed. She had other arrangements for tomorrow. It was better to go to bed early.
“I really hate my parents.”
Stephanie lay on the bed and said this out of the blue.
Yu Linna’s hand trembled slightly.
“Why do you say that? Aren’t they the ones who love you the most in this world?”
“How is that possible? They are self-righteous, high and mighty, and have to control everything about me. Such parents are better off…”
“Stephanie.”
Yu Linna interrupted her.
“No matter how much you hate them, they are the ones who gave you life. This is a fact. Hating is hating, but it’s not appropriate to say those things.”
After hearing her words, Stephanie also calmed down. She slowly recalled everything about herself and her parents. Although they were quite annoying, to be serious, it hadn’t reached the point where she wished they were not in this world.
“I don’t understand what you’ve been through, and I’m not clear about your family. But in any case, family is family. Before you truly understand your relationship with them, I don’t suggest you arbitrarily cut off your relationship with them.”
Actually, Yu Linna was quite moved. Although she had no parents, and she didn’t know what it was like to have a family, she was very envious of having a family, of having a family that would argue. It was precisely for this reason that she didn’t want Stephanie to excessively despise her own family.
Family is family, after all. Although some families are indeed not qualified, this thing, blood ties, is impossible to cut off.
“Alright, alright, I’ve lost. Whatever you say is what it is. Really, Linna, you’re really like the Chinese people on TV. You all like to preach.”
Stephanie lay on the bed, not wanting to move anymore. Yu Linna, looking at her like this, also showed a relieved smile. She drank her milk, and she also climbed into bed.
“It’s cold. Go to bed early.”
“I’ve never slept with such a young girl before. My sleeping posture is also not good. You don’t mind, right?”
“What’s there to mind? Go to sleep, go to sleep. I have work tomorrow.”
Yu Linna quickly fell asleep, closed her eyes, and the sound of her steady breathing came. Stephanie looked at the cute little loli sleeping next to her, her mood a little complicated. It really had been a long time since she had slept with such a young girl.
And this kid was so cute, and also so beautiful. If you said she was a child star from Hollywood, people would believe it.
That’s right, this girl really did look a bit like a certain child star, both of them so cute. The difference was that the sense of loneliness on this girl was a little heavier.
Stephanie didn’t think any deeper and hugged this girl and fell asleep.
The next day, she woke up early. Yu Linna brushed her teeth and washed her face, ordered two breakfasts at the hotel, and had a simple meal with Stephanie. Then Yu Linna changed her clothes and prepared to go out.
“I’m leaving. You stay here for now. Don’t go anywhere. I’ve given you my phone number. If you need anything, contact me by phone. If you’re hungry, just call the waiter.”
“Do you want to raise me like a pig?”
“Be good. I’ll be back at seven tonight.”
“…”
This stinky loli is so arrogant.
…
Yu Linna had come to England with work. She had to represent Wenqing and have an exchange and cooperation with the Royal Periodical Society in England. If the exchange was successful, there would also be a chance to publish their own books in each other’s countries. This was a good thing for both Wenqing and the Royal Periodical Society. Yu Linna also wanted her novels to open up the market in England.
Before, her novels had already been published in Japan. Now, the first volume had just been released, and the score was not bad, and the sales were also quite high. After that, Yu Linna would also return as the screenwriter for the second season of The Big Sister Head is a Teacher, which was also something that was highly anticipated on the Japanese side. Besides the Chinese market, Yu Linna was the most popular in Japan.
If she could break into the European market, she would further prove her own strength. Just as Chen Xi had said, this small place, Wenqing, could no longer accommodate her.
Her stage should be in the whole world.
When Maria had talked to her about these things, Yu Linna had also thought for a long time. How would she open up her own market in England? This was indeed a problem. In this era of entertainment to death, without something that could attract people’s attention, it was very difficult to attract the audience’s attention.
“How about you go on TV once?”
“TV? You mean you want me to record a show?”
“Yes! You’re so smart! Listen, girl. You are very beautiful, and also very cute. To let all of England know that you are such a writer with both looks and talent, isn’t that a good thing?”
“But to get ahead with looks, it’s not very good…”
“Who cares! In a short period of time, the only way to attract attention is this. Just trust me, Shion-sensei.”
In this era of entertainment, to attract attention in a short period of time, there really was only this one way, to go on TV. After all, big stars, variety shows, live entertainment, everyone liked to watch them. The only other things that could attract people’s attention were probably sports events like the World Cup and soccer stars.
For now, Yu Linna also agreed.
“You’re going on TV? Aren’t you a writer? You can also be on TV?”
After returning to the hotel, Stephanie, who was watching a videotape out of boredom, heard about this matter, a look of disbelief on her face.
“Don’t look at me like that. I’m still very famous in China. I’m often on TV. Although I haven’t tried it in this country, Miss Maria, the person in charge of the Royal Periodical Society, said she can help me book a recording of a show, and also to promote it. This is an opportunity.”
Stephanie went on Google, but couldn’t find any information about this person, Shion-sensei. It could only be said that this person, Shion-sensei, was not very popular abroad. She had tried to log into Twitter to look, but only the netizens from Japan and China knew this person.
In foreign materials, there was very little personal information about Shion-sensei. At most, you could find that she was a commercial writer from China, but you couldn’t find more detailed information.
“There’s nothing to be done about it. I’m not very famous abroad.”
“Are you really that famous, Linna? You look really ordinary. By the way, since you’re a mixed-race, don’t you have an English name? Calling you Linna every day, although it’s nothing, but if you have an English name, it might be a little more natural for me to call you.”
“I don’t have an English name. I grew up in China since I was little and rarely go abroad.”
“Since you’re a mixed-race, I think if you use this as a selling point and promote it on TV, do you think someone will pay attention?”
“I don’t want to do that. I will still say on stage that I am Chinese.”
“Alright, alright.”
Stephanie gave up. She obediently flipped through the videotapes in the hotel, to see if there were any suitable movies to watch.
Anyway, since she was idle, she might as well watch a movie to pass the time.
“I’ve got it. This is a work from the early years of the Hollywood child star, Belia. I’ve seen it before. Linna, want to watch it together?”
“This?… This star…”
“Yes, I think so too. You look a bit like her.”
“No, not at all. Our temperaments are different. Where do we look alike?”
“Hey, don’t worry about that. Let’s just watch it!”
An old movie started to play on the hotel’s TV, the sound slowly echoing.
