Chapter 531: Meeting Again
Yu Linna’s popularity in England was constantly on the rise. With the heat of this movie, plus her appearance, she had also gained a lot of fans for a time. There were also many people who had left comments on Twitter, asking Yu Linna to open a Twitter account. During Yu Linna’s stay in England, she had already received no less than twenty interview invitations from reporters, which was really quite scary. One had to know that it had not been long since it had passed. Yu Linna also discovered that these people, compared to paying attention to the director and actors, were on the contrary paying attention to this original author.
Among them, Yu Linna had also briefly made a guest appearance in the movie, for about a minute, with not much screen time. This was also a technique she had used in the past. This time, Director Heston did not want to waste this rare opportunity and had invited her in again. Although it was just a short one minute, there were still many people who had become her fans. Because the English audience had become fans of Yu Linna, many people had tried to go over the wall, to find Yu Linna’s works in her home country. Even the Japanese drama The Big Sister Head is a Teacher, which Yu Linna had previously written the script for, had been dug up, and they had gone over the wall to read the raw text.
And with Yu Linna’s heat in England, this Demon Child was expected to have a final domestic box office of possibly thirty million pounds, which was not a small number. And this movie was very likely to be released in American cinemas, and to continue to reap the box office globally. Not only that, but the Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan sides of China were already in talks to introduce this movie. It was just a matter of time before it was introduced. And what was embarrassing was the mainland region. Their side had been slow to make a decision.
As for why, that was because the screenwriter of this movie was Yu Linna, and the original author was also Yu Linna. But she was already banned in the mainland. At this time, who would have known that she would cause such a fuss?
Originally, Yu Linna, who had disappeared and was quiet, had once again been on the Weibo hot search because of the movie. This time, it was about Yu Linna being interviewed in England, as well as the matter of her popularity rising in England.
“How did this happen? She actually made a comeback abroad? Unbelievable!”
“Actually, to be serious, no matter how much she is flamed in the country, no matter how much she is cursed, she always has a way to make achievements. Like this time, no matter how she is banned, no matter how she is cursed, she can still make achievements abroad. And the original novel is dark and deep, a very bad novel. I never would have thought that it would be so popular abroad.”
“She is a foreigner to begin with. Of course it’s suitable for her abroad!”
“Actually, I still want to say one thing. Shion-sensei is awesome. No matter how the haters flame her, she just has achievements. It’s no use if you’re not convinced. Not to mention her character and personality, her works really can’t be flamed. Even foreigners like them. Doesn’t this still prove the point?”
Online, there were both curses and support. All kinds of voices filled the internet. But some people felt embarrassed, and that was the official Weibo that had issued the ban. It had only been less than a month since this ban had passed, right? How could there be another incident so soon? Wasn’t this a blatant slap in their face?
Yes, no matter how much Yu Linna was questioned, she could still make some achievements. Before, it was said that her market was in her home country and in Japan and other surrounding Asian countries. Now it was good. She had already run off to Europe to open up the market, and she had also done quite well. Wasn’t this telling people just how stupid it was for them to have made the decision to ban her?
Some people had always thought that Yu Linna would have no ability to survive after she had left this country. As a result, she had told people that even if she went to another place, she could still do very well. At the same time, because of the achievements she had made in England, the Hollywood that had not been optimistic about her before had a change of heart. They were already discussing whether to invite Yu Linna to Hollywood.
The world is like this. If you don’t want to be questioned, then you have to make achievements. With achievements, everyone will respect you, and even fawn over you.
Many domestic viewers had called for the officials to introduce the movie Demon Child to the country, but the official side had been slow to make a decision. Although a part of the domestic audience had read the original work, they still wanted to watch the movie. After all, this movie had outstanding box office results abroad, which had raised a great interest in them. Just how was it adapted to make this movie a hit?
Nangong Ying had also seen this news. She had also gone on Twitter to watch the related interview videos of Yu Linna. These videos were all in English, and there were also no Chinese subtitles, but Nangong Ying had still finished watching them. It was only after this that she had known where Yu Linna had gone. No wonder she had been unable to find her all along. It turned out that she had run off abroad.
She picked up her phone again and made a phone call.
“Little Wang, it’s me, Nangong. It’s like this. You can do me a favor. Investigate which country Yu Linna has gone to now, and if she is staying in England for a long time. Alright, thank you for your trouble.”
Turning off her phone, Nangong Ying was thinking if it would be better to buy a plane ticket. Although she was very popular again recently, and was on the popularity list again, the matter of Chenghe was always a big worry in her heart. This matter also had to be slowly thought about how to solve it. Of course, the most important thing was still Yu Linna’s matter.
Yu Linna had done very well in England. This matter had also been on the news and had entered the American entertainment newspapers. Stephanie had specially called to congratulate her on this matter.
“Congratulations, congratulations! You’ve succeeded! I’m happy for you, Linna!”
“Thank you.”
“It’s a pity I can’t watch it in the cinemas here, otherwise I would also want to go and see it. I’ve always believed you could do it. You really haven’t disappointed me. I’m in Hollywood now. Although I’m a newcomer, I will also fight to be like you one day.”
“Keep it up.”
After Stephanie, her other friends had also called one by one to congratulate her. Among them, Fang Jiangning and Xiao Yanhan had all called. Of course, the fact that Ye Zhiyun had called later had also really surprised Yu Linna.
“First of all, congratulations, Nana. I told you you could do it.”
“Thank you.”
“It’s just… I’m quite busy with work. I really want to come and see you. Don’t worry. I will definitely fly to America to see you when I’m free. You have to wait for me.”
“Mmm.”
In a foreign land, to be able to hear the most familiar voice, Yu Linna was actually quite happy in her heart. Although many things had happened during this period of time, now everything was developing in a good direction. If she could, she wanted to stabilize. When she was in her home country, that live stream ban had made her disheartened. It was the first time she had felt so cold. The malice of so many people had also made her upset. It was also at that time that she had first felt that she seemed to have no sense of belonging there, and was also being excluded.
Perhaps her natural foreign appearance had made many people feel unhappy. Although her appearance was not something she could decide, she still felt cold.
“Nana, are you happy over there?”
“I’m alright. I don’t have to worry about food and lodging. What I’m more troubled about is how I’m going to develop there. You know I’m starting from scratch again.”
“You will succeed. I believe you. Although the people on our side have a lot of speculations about you, I always believe in you. The Yu Linna I know will not stop her steps because of others’ words.”
“Perhaps so. But sometimes I really will think about it, will care. Sometimes I will even think, was I originally not supposed to belong there?”
Yes, Yu Linna would really think so sometimes.
Especially after the live stream ban, the overwhelming curses, and the words telling her to get lost, she had seen them many times. She had felt cold. At that time, she had felt that education had taught her how to love her own country, to love this land that had raised her, but had not told her how to face the people who had told her to get out of her own home. Perhaps just as they had said, she was originally a foreigner and was not suitable to live there.
Now that she was doing alright abroad, she had also had the thought of just staying here for the time being.
“Nana, no matter what others say about you, I always feel that you are the most important. You don’t have to punish yourself with others’ mistakes. Nana, if I had to choose between the world and you, I would choose you.”
“…You really don’t give up.”
“Of course not. Didn’t I say so? I will chase you back. As long as you don’t refuse, I won’t stop.”
“Then you should work hard. Don’t cry if you’re dumped.”
“I won’t cry.”
Ye Zhiyun had already prepared herself mentally. She would absolutely not cry, and would absolutely not give up. She had no right to cry. She had to continue to move forward, otherwise she would be sorry to the Yu Linna who had given for her in the past.
After finishing the call, Yu Linna was busy with interviews and related talk shows. There were also a few shows that had invited her to participate in the recording. Yu Linna was considering whether to go, because at that time, she had taken leave from America for only a week.
The next day, Yu Linna was just about to book a plane ticket back to America, to temporarily stop her activities in England, when someone had found her. She had walked out of the door in confusion, had followed the staff’s guidance, and had met the person who had come to see her. She had originally thought it was just an ordinary staff member, but had unexpectedly met a familiar stranger.
That person was smiling at her. After not seeing her for a while, she had become more steady, but the guilt in her eyes had not faded a single bit. The first glance Yu Linna had of her, she had felt helpless, because no matter how she chased her away, she would always come back.
After all, she was Nangong Ying, the Nangong Ying who had a lifetime of guilt towards her.
The two of them had walked out. To not interfere with her work, Yu Linna had gone out with her in a private capacity. She had originally wanted to refuse, but thinking about it, she had decided against it. After all, Nangong Ying had specially flown halfway across the earth to come here. It wouldn’t hurt to see her once.
“Why have you come to see me? Did you see my news?”
Yu Linna asked, although her tone was full of disgust.
“Yes, I saw the newspaper. I thought I had to come and see you no matter what. I asked a friend to help me make an appointment with you. You’re a busy person now. It’s not so easy to see you.”
“To be serious, weren’t you also a busy person before? It was quite difficult for me to see you too.”
“That was all in the past. It’s over.”
“Hehe, some things can’t be over.”
Nangong Ying was silent.
Almost three years had passed. Yu Linna had also become more mature. She would not directly drive her away as in the past, but she had chosen a more reasonable way to deal with it. Yu Linna did not curse her, did not lose her temper, just treated her as a stranger, as a dispensable person. But just like this, Nangong Ying’s heart would be in extreme pain. Because Nangong Ying would rather she curse her, hit her, than to ignore her.
“Linna, I’ve come to see you for a purpose. You know, I’ve always wanted to start over with you. I know I’ve wronged you so much. I… I still want to come and see you.”
“Nangong Ying, you have to have self-awareness. You look quite ridiculous like this. We can actually make it very simple. To be strangers, not to see each other again, and to forget each other is the best. But you always can’t forget the past, so three years have passed and you haven’t improved at all.”
She looked up at Nangong Ying and said so. The former silhouette and the current silhouette overlapped. These two, their identities and statuses had been completely reversed.
