Chapter 488: A Firm Attitude
The trip to France was not very smooth. Although the Wenqing side had helped her contact publishers and had met with several bosses, after that, Yu Linna had interviewed an esports club through a recommendation, but there was not much of a harvest. Plus, she was not used to the food in France. After staying for less than three days, Yu Linna had gone home.
The journey of gathering material was not smooth. She’d better go back to her home country.
At least, when she was in her home country, she was relatively smooth. Many people in her home country knew her name and would also respect her. As soon as she went abroad, besides Japan and other neighboring countries, almost no one knew her.
She returned empty-handed, with nothing. When she returned to Guangnan, Xiao Yanhan and Fang Jiangning had both come to pick her up. Although Fang Jiangning had to run around often because of work, she still insisted on picking Yu Linna up when she returned to her home country. Xiao Yanhan was a little more relaxed. Her studio was in Guangnan, and it was also convenient for her to travel.
“How was the material gathering?”
“So-so.”
“Mmm.”
Fang Jiangning did not ask any further, probably because she also knew something. As for Xiao Yanhan, she was still looking at her with a look of infatuation, and even wanted to hold her hand, but Yu Linna had not agreed. Her state looked a little strange. She would occasionally be in a daze, but if someone talked to her, she would still respond. Xiao Yanhan had been talking in her ear all along, wanting to make her happy. Yu Linna had also smiled, but had quickly calmed down.
“Linna, someone is flaming you online.”
Xiao Yanhan picked up her phone and showed her. Yu Linna opened it and saw that there were water armies leading the rhythm again, saying bad things about her, Yu Linna, such as bullying newcomers in the past, or being blindly arrogant and bullying the new editor, and so on. There was almost everything.
“They are all some boring things. The more you care, the more you will be upset. If I don’t have some ability to withstand pressure, I won’t have to be in this circle anymore.”
Yu Linna never cared about these things. To her, those were all unimportant things.
She was a very strange person in the circle. She clearly had such a high face value, but she never took on endorsements like her senior, Zhao Yuyan. She was just an ordinary novelist and screenwriter, walking on both sides. She was serializing her own novels at Wenqing, and on the other hand, she was also writing scripts for others.
“Recently, someone has asked me to do an endorsement. What about you, Linna? Aren’t you going to take one? There should be a lot of advertisers who want to find you for an endorsement, right? You have your own traffic.”
“There is no need. Although the money is a lot, I don’t think there is any need. Because to endorse a product, it is a waste of time.”
“But don’t you often make guest appearances in movies? I don’t think it’s a big deal to endorse a product once or twice.”
“Not interested.”
Yu Linna continued to scroll through her phone.
Fang Jiangning was scrolling through her phone in the passenger seat. She saw some delicious ice cream on the app and turned her head to say:
“Shall we go for ice cream? There seems to be a shop with a good reputation.”
Yu Linna was just about to agree.
Suddenly, she received an email. She opened it and looked at it, scratched her head, and thought it was better to forget it.
“Let’s not go. Next time.”
“Mmm, it’s a rare opportunity~”
Yu Linna smiled and said nothing.
After that, Yu Linna excused herself by saying she had a work arrangement and left. Xiao Yanhan and Fang Jiangning didn’t know what she was going to do. Yu Linna was actually going to Chenghe. As for why she was going to Chenghe, it was because Chenghe had offered a sky-high price of 40 million to hire her to write a script, and had also revealed information about her editor, Chen Xi, in the conversation.
Yu Linna was a little curious, and plus, there were many things involved in this. She thought she would still go to a meeting alone. When Yu Tianchen received her, she was still very calm.
“Mr. Yu, let me say this first. I will not write a script, even if you offer a hundred million.”
“Don’t be so anxious, Shion-sensei. Your net worth is different, your status is different. We naturally don’t dare to do anything to you. But I have to make it clear that in this circle, if we are second, no one dares to be first. If you want to refuse us, please also think about where your advantages are.”
“You speak so nicely, Mr. Yu. I am a novelist, not an artist in your company. What do you want to do to me?”
Yu Linna’s attitude was very firm. She also knew that Chenghe really had no way to deal with her.
Yu Tianchen smiled.
“Shion-sensei, you probably haven’t figured out the situation. Have you forgotten how you got out three years ago? 80 million in liquidated damages. It must have been very heartbreaking to take it out. But that’s also fine, because it wasn’t you who paid it.”
“What are you trying to say?”
Yu Linna’s brow furrowed, but she still remained calm.
“Miss Yu, this world is actually very unreasonable. If you are strong, everyone will not dare to bully you. If you are weak, everyone will bully you. This is a kind of mentality, a mentality that humans have had since ancient times. Do you think you have a chance to speak with us on an equal footing now? You are just a writer whose bestsellers sell okay, a screenwriter with a little bit of fame. What do you have to talk to us with? Don’t be so ungrateful. We are looking for you because of your talent. If you push your luck, then don’t say we are not polite.”
Chenghe’s attitude had already been given to her.
This was bullying with power.
But Chenghe had this ability.
Yu Linna stood up, picked up her teacup, and threw it in Yu Tianchen’s face, not at all polite.
“I’m telling you, the matter of Sister Chen is not over. Don’t you think I don’t know anything? You can hurt me, and even use a tyrannical contract to take away my 80 million. But you killed Sister Chen. I will not just let this debt go.”
She picked up her bag, turned, and left.
Yu Tianchen wiped his face. This tea was still hot. It was amazing she could do it. Yu Tianchen smiled.
“You will regret it, Yu Linna.”
“I will definitely not.”
“I’ll give you another chance. Think about it. 40 million.”
“I wouldn’t write it even if you gave me a hundred million.”
In Chenghe’s eyes, she must be extremely arrogant.
But she didn’t care. She just had to do it.
Looking at that petite back getting farther and farther away, Yu Tianchen also took off his glasses. For this company, Chenghe, they had already gotten what they wanted. Yu Linna’s answer had already given them an answer.
By the way, to prevent Yu Linna from having any tricks up her sleeve, before she had entered this room, Yu Linna’s phone and other electronic devices had already been taken away. It was impossible for Yu Linna to do any tricks under their noses. Chenghe was not completely unprepared.
This company was originally a strong company. Many of the stars who had walked out of here were popular stars. This company was known as the Hollywood of the country. The reason they were so strong, besides their own strong star-making ability, was also their reliance on a mature industrialized process. The dominant position of Chenghe Film Company had never been shaken.
Even the production company of the box office champion of a few years ago, Black Wolf, Zhufeng Company, their profits were far from Chenghe’s.
For Yu Linna to dare to show a firm attitude showed that she was indeed not planning to compromise. Just like Nangong Ying.
…
Speaking of Ye Zhiyun, after she had finished filming the movie, she had also been busy with the production of a TV series. The filming was also very smooth. The female lead of the TV series was still Han Ying. She was the core artist of the company. For this TV series, Ye Zhiyun had specially invited Tang Yumeng to make a friendly appearance. When Tang Yumeng had entered the crew with a cigarette in her mouth, everyone was stunned. Although they had heard that Tang Yumeng was a Golden Horse Award supporting actress and had also won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress, and had walked the red carpet of a film festival, no one had expected that Tang Yumeng had a smoking addiction.
“Sister Yumeng, thank you for your trouble this time.”
“Mmm, it’s a small matter. I also happened to have no schedule and wanted to come and help. Zhiyun, you’ve done a good job. You’ve grown a lot.”
Tang Yumeng patted her head and said with a smile. In front of outsiders, the mature, steady, confident, and strong Ye Zhiyun was like a little girl in front of Tang Yumeng. The crew members were all stunned.
But Ye Zhiyun didn’t mind these things at all. She took Tang Yumeng into the crew and talked to her about the role. This time, Tang Yumeng would be making a friendly guest appearance as a character with not many scenes, probably only about three episodes. But in the story, she would play a role that pushed the plot forward.
“I’ve heard about your matter. You should be doing alright now. Have you gotten better recently?”
“I’m much better. It’s just that sometimes I think of many things.”
“Is your conscience uneasy?”
“Mmm. A little. But I don’t know what face to use to see her. To be honest, I have no right to find her.”
“You’re too stubborn. You should change that.”
Tang Yumeng put out her cigarette butt and didn’t say anything more. Those two were both too stubborn and refused to turn back. And she, Ye Zhiyun, in the end, was just not willing to take the initiative, always thinking that she was right.
Perhaps she would regret it.
Tang Yumeng did not bother with this. She was just here to help. Other people’s love stories, she couldn’t get a word in, nor did she have anything to say. After all, she was always just an outsider.
…
After leaving Chenghe, Yu Linna was wandering around outside by herself. Guangnan was so big, and she had been here for almost ten years. At the age of 12, she had started to live here, and after that, she had been growing up all along. Slowly, she had also settled down here. When she was alone, she would always think of some strange things. For example, she would now always think, why couldn’t she find her relatives in this world even though she was famous? Nangong Ying had once told her that as long as she became famous, she would be able to find her relatives. Even if the other party was not her parents, she had indeed done it now, but she had found that there was none.
So many people in the country, and Yu Linna had been famous for so long, yet she had never successfully found her family.
She thought for a moment and unintentionally came to a place. That was the Guangnan City First Municipal High School she had once attended, the high school she had once attended. She had graduated here, had started her life here, and had completely cut off her past from here. It could be said that without this high school, she would not have her achievements today.
“Lin, na.”
That hoarse voice sounded from behind. Yu Linna probably knew who had come. She smiled and turned around, looking at that familiar face, that face that was no longer young, that person who was already a stranger.
“You’re here, Nangong.”
She discovered that the older she got, the different her mentality was. In the past, she would still hate, would still be disgusted. Now she was so calm. Perhaps people are like this. When they grow up, their whole person is different, and they also become more mature.
The regret on Nangong Ying’s face was still there. The guilty look in her eyes would accompany her for a lifetime. Her conscience would be uneasy, but she would never stop her steps, just because she was an unscrupulous person.
“I really wanted to see you.”
“It’s good that you’ve seen me. Then I’m leaving now.”
“Don’t…”
“I’m sorry. I’m not free.”
There was no need for them to have any contact anymore. If it weren’t for the fact that Yu Linna had let go, Nangong Ying wouldn’t even have the right to speak to her.
