Chapter 512: You Can’t Win
“Linna, you go and take a shower first. I still have some work to do.”
“Okay.”
Yu Linna was temporarily staying at Fang Jiangning’s house.
As for why she was staying at Fang Jiangning’s house, it was mainly because of her anxiety about her future. She had said that she might have been targeted. Although her friends all felt that she might be overthinking it, she herself did not think so. After hearing her words, Fang Jiangning had temporarily let her stay at her own house to hide from the storm. Yu Linna lived alone. Although she had gotten used to it for so many years, she would surely be very lonely. Thinking like this, Fang Jiangning had decided to take her in for a period of time.
After coming out of the shower, Yu Linna was wiping her hair and using a hairdryer to dry it. Fang Jiangning had originally been making a video on the side. The moment she saw her come out, she was a little moved. This kid was a little scary. So she had taken the initiative to go over and say that she would help her dry her hair.
“Linna, don’t think too much. With us here, everything will be alright. Aren’t we best friends? Don’t worry, it’s fine.”
Hearing her comfort, the nerves that had been tense all these days had a trace of relaxation. Yu Linna felt a warmth in her heart.
She had known her for three years, right? She had met her when she was seventeen. Now so much time had passed. They had really known each other for a long time.
“If one day I’m gone, what will you do?”
Suddenly, Yu Linna asked such a question. Fang Jiangning didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
“How can you ask such a question? That’s impossible. Don’t worry, you’ll be fine.”
“Mmm. I think so too.”
As long as she was with her friends, no matter what happened, she could face it with strength. She would be fine. She had always thought so.
She had gotten through the most difficult times before. This time, it would surely be fine. Chenghe would not make a move on her so easily.
If they did, they would surely be suspected. It was fine. She would be fine. She had been comforting herself like this in her heart.
And this September, Chenghe had not made any big moves in the outside world. They had cultivated Nangong Ying’s successor, Qin Qingyu, to film an action film, which had been released in the September slot. The movie was called Wrath of the Sea, Dance of the Dragon. It was a period drama. They had wanted to use Qin Qingyu to replicate Nangong Ying’s success. The cast of the movie was also the cast of the Storm Chronicle that Nangong Ying had filmed before. The director and the other actors were all old members, intending to film a copy of Storm Chronicle.
Qin Qingyu had also debuted with the title of Nangong Ying’s successor. Although she was only 22 years old, she had been given too many high hopes.
But Qin Qingyu was not Nangong Ying, after all. As soon as the movie came out, the score on the Douzi website was 5, the box office on the first day was 9 million, and the final box office was only 50 million. It was really not a very good result. And because of this result, Qin Qingyu had been cursed miserably, saying that as Nangong Ying’s successor, she was not real at all, and was a complete noob.
Qin Qingyu had also fallen into a state of self-doubt.
“Sigh…”
Qin Qingyu was smoking alone by the sea, thinking of the reward she had gotten for filming so hard. It was really hard to accept. It was her first time filming a movie. Although she had been on the stage of a martial arts performance before, she was not from a professional background after all. Although she had performed very hard, her action scenes were still too far from Nangong Ying’s. To use the things that Nangong Ying had left behind to film, it was really not okay. Chenghe’s side had also said that they would give her a script for a modern action film, but she didn’t know if she could film it well.
“How does it feel to film for the first time?”
A woman’s voice came from behind. At this time, Qin Qingyu was annoyed. She was just about to scold a few sentences, but when she turned her head, she saw a very familiar woman.
That woman had long hair that reached her shoulders, had taken off her glasses, and was wearing loose jeans. She looked completely different from her image on the screen.
“Senior Nangong.”
Although it was the first time Qin Qingyu had seen her, she still knew this person’s status in the entertainment industry and quickly stood up to greet her.
Although Nangong Ying was said to have been blacklisted, she had created a box office record after all, and had also stood up to speak for the vast number of female stars, and was even more so a representative of modern feminism. For this person, Qin Qingyu’s respect for her was greater than everything.
“You must not have had a very smooth time filming for the first time, right? After all, you’ve never filmed before.”
“Yes, senior. I’m too far from you.”
“You have the qualifications, and you also have the talent. It’s just that you didn’t pick the right script. It’s definitely not okay for you to act with the things I’ve left behind. That script almost uses my old cast. The worldview is almost the same as the worldview of the movie I filmed before. To say it’s a new work, I actually feel it’s more like a sequel.”
Nangong Ying said with a smile.
“You have the ability, and you also have the skill. It’s just that you’re a little too straightforward. That’s not okay in the entertainment industry. But I believe you can do better. I also feel that you can do as well as me. You are also an action actor. You have to have a little confidence in yourself.”
“Then what about senior? Senior, you’ve been blacklisted. Are you not unwilling at all?”
Nangong Ying was stunned for a moment, thinking, This girl is really direct. She doesn’t even consider her words when she speaks. But she still decided to answer.
“I will surely come back. My stage, how can I leave it so early? Every unwilling departure is for a better appearance next time.”
After Nangong Ying had said these words, she had left, leaving only Qin Qingyu standing by the sea in a daze. With her personality, to understand these words would probably take some time.
Nangong Ying was about to come back. This matter, many people knew, but everyone was also curious about what had happened between her and Chenghe, and why it had reached such a point.
After all, to be blacklisted was really not a simple matter.
Before, it was Nangong Ying. And now, it was Yu Linna’s turn.
Yu Linna was not a star in the entertainment industry, but she could also be said to be on the fringes of the entertainment industry. Because she was a novelist and also a scriptwriter, just on this point, Chenghe had the possibility of making a move on her. Just as Chenghe themselves had said, as long as Yu Linna was disobedient, Chenghe would make a move on her. Chenghe, relying on its great power, had tried every means to make a move on Yu Linna.
…
At this time, Ye Zhiyun was in Shanghai. Her TV series Love Has No Distance was finished filming and was about to be broadcast on TV. She was now filming a new movie, Player No. 1. It was an inspirational story about a basketball player. Although it was a fictional story, it also involved some content from the CBA and the NBA. This script was written by Wen Yajun.
Ye Zhiyun was studying this script and always felt that something was not right.
“Yajun, is this script a little different from the love story you wrote before? Why did you change your style? And you’ve changed it so completely. I feel that this writing style and style are not like you.”
“Eh…”
Wen Yajun also didn’t know how to answer her. She racked her brains to think, and then answered her:
“I am very talented. Otherwise, how could I have sat in the position of the main screenwriter?”
Ye Zhiyun thought for a moment, and it seemed that it was not impossible. So she gave up and did not pursue the matter. It was just that she still felt that there was something strange about this. After all, Wen Yajun had been recruited by her, and they had worked together for so long. How could her style have changed so much?
Or rather, before, her style was quite similar to Shion-sensei’s.
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While Ye Zhiyun was working hard, on Guangnan City’s side, the university had also started school. Yu Linna had stayed at Fang Jiangning’s house for a few days, but she also had to go back to school to register. After registering her student status, Yu Linna did not rush back to the dorm, but instead went to the school to apply to check Ye Zhiyun’s student status. She found that Ye Zhiyun’s student status had already been cancelled. The other party had said that Ye Zhiyun had gone through the procedures for dropping out and was no longer a student of this school.
At the beginning, Ye Zhiyun had chosen the same university as Yu Linna for the purpose of being together forever. In the end, she herself had chosen to withdraw. This was really too ironic. Although with Ye Zhiyun’s ability, she could go abroad to study, and she had many choices, Yu Linna really had not expected that Ye Zhiyun would directly make such a decision.
She went back with a complicated mood. On her way back, someone had come to chat her up. It was a man in a suit, wearing sunglasses.
“Let’s go over there and talk.”
The other party said so.
Yu Linna knew who the other party was. She followed the other party. The man in the suit walked to a tree and stood there, deliberately turning his back to Yu Linna. And Yu Linna also understood his meaning. She took the initiative to sit down on a bench on the side, her back to this tree. The two of them were in a back-to-back state.
“Yu Linna, you should know what has happened these few days. This is our warning.”
The man in the suit said.
Yu Linna smiled wryly.
“Where is this a warning? You clearly want to kill me, don’t you?”
“Although there were all sorts of accidents, you survived. Although our Chenghe cannot be said to be all over the world, our power is all over the country. As long as we want, you can’t go anywhere.”
“What’s the difference between this and forcing me?”
“We’ve already agreed. It’s fine not to use your script. But we won’t let you off so easily. It’s useless for you to run anywhere. Didn’t you try to escape when you were at Chenghe before? Where can you run to?”
“If you want my life, then just say it directly.”
Yu Linna stood up and turned around, trying her best to suppress her own fear, and said so.
“It’s also okay for us to let you go. You agree to one condition of ours, and that is to join our Chenghe and become a member of ours. You are very valuable. We will not let you get hurt so easily.”
“And if I don’t?”
“Then don’t even think about staying in China.”
“Ridiculous. Do you dare to kill me directly? If you kill me directly now, it will only make people suspicious. You’re not unaware of this. Don’t you want to stay here anymore?”
The man in the suit smiled.
“I’m just a messenger. I’ve delivered the message. I’m just reminding you not to be too foolish. If you don’t give us face, then don’t think that we will give you face. In this world, the weak are the prey of the strong. If your fist is not big enough, on what grounds can you be on an equal footing with us? You are very talented, but you don’t understand the ways of the world. You are destined not to go far.”
The other party had left.
Yu Linna sat on the long bench, a little dejected.
Chenghe really wanted to make a move on her. Whether she wanted to or not, the other party would not let her go so easily. Because she had offended Chenghe. She had originally thought that she could get justice for Sister Chen, but she had not expected that she would also be implicated. With her current ability, to want to overthrow Chenghe was basically impossible.
She fell into a deep state of trouble.
