Chapter 526: Resignation
“No. First of all, I know what you want to express, but my dear Jones, this is not okay. Although your friend’s writing looks not bad, the investment cost is too great. This is not realistic. You go back and tell your friend that we don’t need it. Thank you.”
Linda took back the script she had given to the other party, feeling a bit of a headache.
Although Linda was a newly rising star in Hollywood, she had just squeezed into the quasi-first-tier. Her say was not very great. Besides, Hollywood was not a so-called human society. To gain a foothold here, in the end, you still had to rely on your own ability. Since no one took a fancy to what Yu Linna had written, there was nothing to be done about it.
Linda had promised Yu Xiayue to take good care of Yu Linna, but whether Yu Linna could do her best in the end still had to depend on herself.
After returning home, she had returned the script that Yu Linna had written to her and had said that it had not passed this time either.
“Maybe this producer is not very interested. Although the script of a literary film is also written quite well, in the end, it still depends on the investors. If a movie can’t make money, it’s equivalent to filming for nothing.”
Yu Linna took back the script of The Office Worker and the Cat. She had originally wanted to write a heartwarming story, but who would have thought that no one would be interested? In this era of entertainment to death, what everyone paid attention to was more about special effects and popcorn. It would be strange if anyone was interested in this kind of ordinary story. But for her to write a script that was entertainment-oriented, although it was not impossible, an entertainment-oriented script was always very expensive to film, even if it was a comedy. For a person like Yu Linna, who had nothing, to write a popcorn-type film script from the very beginning, she was afraid she would die in a foreign land.
“If it doesn’t work, I’ll just write something else. There will always be a way.”
Yu Linna could only comfort herself like this. In fact, these days she had tried to write a lot, and had asked Linda to help her ask if anyone was interested, but in fact, there was none. Plus, because Linda had to go on a business trip for filming, she could no longer stay at home. Yu Linna had also fallen into a passive situation.
After Linda had left, Yu Linna was at home, playing video games with Lisara, to pass the time. She also wanted to pull herself together quickly, but what should she do? She had no clue at all.
When she went out to work the next day, Yu Linna helped to take out the garbage at home and throw it away, and then she went to the coffee shop to work. Although the hourly wage was not much, rather than saying it was working to make money, it was better to say it was experiencing life. After all, with her capital, it was not difficult to live a good life in America. She just wanted to use some connections in America to see if she could pass a script, and then to stay for a short period of time.
There were many customers in the coffee shop, and there were also many foreign personnel here in Los Angeles. America itself was a country of immigrants. You could see many races in America. Of course, you would also encounter some local ruffians.
“Sir, your coffee.”
Yu Linna brought a customer’s coffee to the other party. That blonde boy had taken a fancy to Yu Linna’s appearance, had called her over, and had given her an additional order, and then had tried to chat her up.
“Is there any other service you need, sir?”
“There is. Baby, can I have your phone number? I want to get to know you.”
“…”
A cliché pick-up line. Yu Linna had also encountered it when she was working in her home country before. But at that time, because her appearance was relatively outstanding, and at a glance, you could tell she was a mixed-race, on the contrary, not many people had dared to go up and ask for her WeChat. But now in America, where would people bother with you so much?
“I’m very sorry, sir. I have no interest in you at all.”
“Don’t say that, baby. You are the most beautiful girl in America. Believe me, you will be very happy to know me. Where do you live? Are you from Los Angeles? My father is an immigrant from Singapore. He said that America is a very beautiful country. I think so too, because I met you here.”
“I’m sorry. I’m not interested. I’m not an American. I’m not even a European. I’m from Asia.”
Sometimes Yu Linna really didn’t want to bother with this kind of young master. After all, it was annoying and a waste of time. But in this line of work, the service industry, you could meet all kinds of people. Sometimes you just had to get used to it. There was no helping it.
She could only wait for the boss or other staff to come over. There was no helping it. It was hard to get away when you were being pestered.
“Are you Asian? Please, that backward race? No, no, no, you don’t look like it at all. You look more like a native-born American.”
“…Sir, I am not interested in who you are. But please respect other races, people of other countries. The education of the great America did not teach you to discriminate against others. I am not at all ashamed of being a Chinese person, but you have brought shame to the Americans. I’m very sorry. Excuse me.”
“Hey, what do you mean by that! This joke is not funny.”
“I’m not joking either.”
“Then please explain.”
And then the two sides had started to argue.
The staff and the boss had come over to stop this matter and had also kindly persuaded this customer to leave. Afterwards, they had scolded Yu Linna a little.
“Why were you fooling around with that kind of person over there? You should have waited for us to solve the problem, instead of saying so much there. Some people, you can’t reason with them. Why did you still have to talk?”
“He was the one who insulted me first. What’s wrong with me saying a few words?”
“You’re not wrong. But you shouldn’t have used such a radical method. Sometimes you can use a gentler method.”
“…Enough. I know what you want to say. Just because I’m not an American, just because I’m a Chinese person, you can have a prejudice against me like this. OK, I’m not doing it anymore. I quit.”
Yu Linna was too lazy to listen to the boss’s explanation, nor did she want to listen. She directly indicated that she was resigning and leaving.
She felt that she couldn’t stand this kind of anger.
Before, when she had no choice, when she had no money, she could endure it. But now she didn’t need to. Why did she have to work so hard and endure it? Since they didn’t welcome her, then she would just leave.
After settling her salary, she had left this coffee shop. Linda had originally helped her with the introduction, but as a result, she had not given her any face at all and had just left. Now it was good. Where else could she go?
Without a job, Yu Linna was idle. She was not a person in a difficult situation, but she just couldn’t find a direction, couldn’t find what she should be doing. Ever since she had been blacklisted in her home country, she had lost her goal in a flash. The three-point, one-line life of the past was also gone. Before, she could still accompany her friends in her home country, and go to class. Now, her friends were not here, and she had also taken a leave of absence from university. With her in this state, what could she do?
Yu Linna got on a bus and sat by the window, looking out. She really didn’t know what she should be doing.
Many of the people on the bus were blonde and blue-eyed like her. There were also black people, and Asian people. Yu Linna discovered that she was finally no longer the most conspicuous person. But why was that? She didn’t feel at all like she was back in her own home. Although she had seen many people with the same appearance as her, she didn’t have the feeling of seeing a fellow countryman. On the contrary, she felt very strange.
She opened her phone, logged into WeChat, and saw that many people had sent her messages. Among them was also Ye Zhiyun.
◇ Leaf: You’ve arrived in America, right?
◇ Leaf: Have you been eating well?
◇ Leaf: Are you not used to life there? Are you used to the food there?
◇ Leaf: Where are you staying now? Is anyone bullying you?
◇ Leaf: [Call cancelled]
◇ Leaf: Goodnight.
This was what Ye Zhiyun had sent her these few days. Yu Linna had logged out of WeChat these few days and had basically not looked at it. Besides calling Fang Jiangning to report her safety, she had not called Ye Zhiyun at all. She had not expected her to have sent so many messages.
Yu Linna smiled and then replied to her one by one.
◇ NA Nana: I’ve arrived.
◇ NA Nana: I have.
◇ NA Nana: I’m used to it.
◇ NA Nana: I’m staying at a friend’s house now. They are very good people. I’m doing very well.
◇ NA Nana: I’ll contact you later.
◇ NA Nana: Good morning.
When Ye Zhiyun had received these replies, she was a little surprised. Then she had discovered that it was Yu Linna who had replied to her one by one. She felt a wave of warmth.
When she had seen these contents, she admitted that she was very happy. She really wanted to see her. She couldn’t wait to have such a thought.
◇ Leaf: Mmm, keep in touch.
◇ NA Nana: So you’ve been here all along.
◇ Leaf: If you had seen me not here, that would have been something. I’ve also said before that I won’t put you down for work anymore. No matter how busy I am, I will find time to look at WeChat.
◇ NA Nana: You have a sense of awareness.
The two of them had chatted for a while, and then Yu Linna’s car had arrived at the station. She had gotten off the car. After turning off her phone screen, she had returned to Linda’s home. At this time, Lisara was on the phone with someone. Yu Linna had entered the house and had not disturbed her, just waiting for her to finish her call. Lisara looked a little happy. After the call was over, she had run to the living room and had said that she had a job.
“I have a role to play. I can leave in two days.”
“Congratulations.”
“It’s just that you might be a little bored. There’s no one to accompany you at home.”
“It’s fine. I’ve been bothering you guys for long enough. I’m thinking if I should leave.”
“Why are you leaving?? You don’t like staying here?”
“No, I quit my job because I had a fight with someone at work. I’m thinking if I should change a place to rest. I don’t really want to bother you guys. You have your own lives. I’m just an outsider after all.”
“You’re being too formal. Chinese people are always not wanting to bother others. In my opinion, it’s actually no big deal. By the way, you don’t have a job, right? I’ll help you find one.”
“No, no, no, that’s not necessary.”
“You’re welcome. We are already friends. You are from China. Why don’t you go to Chinatown for a trip? There are many Chinese people there. Maybe the treatment there is not bad either.”
Hearing her say this, Yu Linna was a little hesitant. Chinatown, she had only seen it in textbooks before and had never really been there. And it was all inhabited by Chinese people. It didn’t seem so bad to go there.
She herself was a Chinese person. If she went there, she might also have a sense of belonging. At this thought, Yu Linna felt it was a good idea.
“Alright, then I’ll go and take a look over there tomorrow.”
Yu Linna then decided on her own itinerary.
Although that’s what she said, Chinatown was so prosperous. It was also very difficult to find a suitable job. The next day, she and Lisara had come to Chinatown, marveling at the prosperity here, and then as they were walking around, Yu Linna had let out a few sighs of emotion. She had tried to go to a restaurant, asking if they were hiring. When she had no money before, she had always gone from one place to another like this to look for a job and ask.
