Chapter 534: The Warmth of the Moment
The Chinatown event had begun. Yu Linna was in the audience, watching these performances. Actually, there wasn’t much to see. They were all performances that were above the passing line, and couldn’t be said to be very good. She had also just come over to see Pan Xinan. In the opening ceremony of the performance, Yu Linna had seen that person named Eric. He was the organizer of this event. It was said that he was here to cooperate with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. This performance was a friendship performance to deepen the cooperation between the two sides.
This man named Eric, Yu Linna had specially gone to search for his information and had found that this person had also been in business in his early years, and had even graduated from the Royal College of Art in England, a top student. It was just that in his early years, he had gone bankrupt due to poor management, and in these few years, he had returned to the business circle with funds. It could be said that he was a person with a legendary life.
It was far from being as simple as she had seen.
Yu Linna watched this person speak on stage. That kind look, that smiling expression, no matter how you looked at it, he didn’t seem to be a bad person.
For this person to be cooperating with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Chinatown, there shouldn’t be any problem. If there was anything bad about it, it was probably that some people would be unwilling.
Pan Xinan’s eldest uncle was clearly not the type to like to do business with foreigners. Although he lived abroad, he basically stayed in Chinatown. He was very good to the Chinese, but as for foreigners, he would have as little contact as possible. And he was also a complete nationalist fanatic. It was said that when he had first come to America in his early years, he had been discriminated against, which had led him to be extremely disgusted with foreigners now. He had already been thinking of saving enough money to return to his home country, but because of the trivial matters here, he was stuck and couldn’t leave.
After the event, Eric had the staff go for a meal and had declined the invitation to the banquet, claiming that he still had work to do. He was thinking about how to develop his business in the future. After all, this time he had chosen to cooperate with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The purpose was also to expand a larger market. If he could, he also wanted to expand his own business to other countries, just like China was a very large market.
“Michael, how was the matter I asked you to investigate last time?”
“Are you talking about your old rival? He’s doing quite well now. There’s not much change in his company. His wife is helping him manage the branch. As for himself, he’s also preparing to open up the market in Japan and South Korea. There should be some new moves.”
The assistant gave him a tablet. The character profile on the tablet was none other than Yu Jiayang, a Chinese-American entrepreneur, and also Eric’s old rival in the past. In the past, they had often had contact during business wars, but unfortunately at that time, he had been poorly managed, and his company had gone bankrupt. The two of them had had no chance to cross swords.
“I really want to meet him again. It’s been more than ten years since I’ve seen him. I really miss the time when we were rivals.”
“Are you planning to declare war?”
“Not really. We are not young anymore. I don’t have such a childish thought. In the past, we were always at war. Perhaps I should change my way of thinking and talk to him about cooperation. After all, he is indeed doing better than me now. Besides, I don’t have to bully a man who has been through sadness and despair.”
Yu Jiayang was indeed his old rival, but that was many years ago. More than ten years ago, they had often crossed swords in business wars. Later, he had left in a slump, while Yu Jiayang had grown stronger and stronger, entering the Fortune 500. But Yu Jiayang had had a very painful life. Because in those few years, he had lost his most important family member, his most precious daughter had passed away due to an accident. He had held on under that extreme pain, and then had led his company to its peak, and had become a Fortune 500 company. But at that time, he was undoubtedly in a lot of pain. His wife, because the blow was too great, had starred in a few movies intermittently, and had slowly stopped taking on roles, and then had announced her retirement to the world. Those stories, it was as if they were still yesterday.
“But what should be missed should still be missed. I think I have to see him once.”
Eric put down the tablet and said with a smile.
He surely had his own plans in his heart. As for how to plan, that was his own business to worry about.
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Yu Linna was thinking of staying in Chinatown for a short period of time, and she had also moved out of Lisara’s house and had moved into Chinatown. Pan Xinan had left a room for her upstairs at the restaurant. She had stayed at the restaurant to be a chef. Although she was not given the title of head chef, in fact, her status was almost the same as a head chef. She was waiting for Hollywood’s move.
But there was no move from Hollywood’s side. On the contrary, an unexpected person had come.
Yes, Ye Zhiyun had flown to America.
“I’ll be in Los Angeles soon. Are you going to pick me up?”
“How did you suddenly come?”
“My work is almost done. You’ve also seen Weibo, right? My TV series has been released, and the reputation is very good. Thank you, Nana. It’s all thanks to the script you gave me.”
“I didn’t do much…”
“I was thinking that since I’m free, I wanted to see you no matter what. Is that okay?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay…”
The TV series that Ye Zhiyun had filmed, although it had been released with a lot of complaints from many people, its reputation had always been not bad, and its ratings were also very high. It had been adapted by Wen Yajun’s hand and was quite successful. The critics all said that Ye Zhiyun had found a treasure. Wen Yajun had even been crowned as one of the new generation of screenwriter representatives, almost on the same level as Yu Linna.
And Ye Zhiyun had also slowly entered the ranks of an A-list director, and more and more people had started to find her to cooperate. From being unknown to being known by everyone, it had only been a few months. For Ye Zhiyun, it was like a dream.
She had taken advantage of her vacation to quickly fly to America, just to see Yu Linna.
Yu Linna went to the airport and saw Ye Zhiyun, who had just gotten off the plane. Ye Zhiyun saw her and happily dragged her suitcase and trotted over. She looked at this petite and cute girl, and the excitement in her heart was suppressed.
“Nana, hello.”
“Mmm, hello. What’s wrong with you? Is there anything you want to say?”
“Can I hug you?”
“Is it just that? Of course it is.”
“Really? Then I won’t be polite.”
Ye Zhiyun went up and hugged Yu Linna’s small body, greedily smelling her scent, and enjoying this long-lost feeling. The last time she had hugged her like this, it seemed to have been a long time ago. She missed this moment incomparably.
In the past, they had dated after all, and had also liked each other. But at that time, Ye Zhiyun herself had not done well, which had caused their divergence to become greater and greater, and in the end, they had helplessly chosen to break up. But now, Ye Zhiyun did not want to be like this. She wanted to try to salvage it again.
Letting go of her hands, Ye Zhiyun held Yu Linna’s shoulders. Yu Linna looked up at her and smiled.
“You can only go this far. You can’t go any further.”
“Eh…”
Ye Zhiyun was regretful for a long time. If she had known that she would say these words, then she should have hugged her for a little longer.
Yu Linna took Ye Zhiyun to a taxi to a hotel. Yu Linna had even booked a hotel for her so that she could stay in peace. Because Ye Zhiyun had come during her vacation, the time she could stay in America was only three days. Taking advantage of these three days, she could take Ye Zhiyun for a good walk around. For Ye Zhiyun, Yu Linna had already asked for leave, and she would not be going to the restaurant. After all, it was impossible to make a lot of money as a chef.
She was still waiting for an opportunity, waiting for a move from Hollywood’s side.
“Nana, your new movie, although I haven’t seen it yet, I’m very much looking forward to the day I can see it. You’ve been in America for a while now. How do you feel?”
“I’ve gotten used to what I should be used to. It’s just that there are still not many opportunities.”
This was also a source of trouble for Yu Linna. Although she had come over full of passion, this place was not as easy to make a living in as she had imagined. Many people did not need her. Even if she took the initiative to go, most people would keep her at a distance. If it weren’t for the hot release of Demon Child in England, probably not many people in Hollywood would have noticed her existence. She had heard from Pan Xinan that someone on the Hollywood side was interested in her, and should be looking for her to talk soon. She also hoped that this would be a good start.
Taking Ye Zhiyun into the hotel, going through the check-in procedures, and leading her into the room. Ye Zhiyun had tidied up her luggage and had found that Yu Linna was sitting on the bed, watching TV. Her appearance was very much like the state when they were dating. On a whim, Ye Zhiyun had unconsciously gotten close, and then had given Yu Linna a kiss before she had had time to react. This kiss had just landed on her lips.
Yu Linna’s brain had crashed.
“Ah?… I’m sorry, Nana. I forgot… we’re not dating anymore…”
Ye Zhiyun had belatedly discovered that she had done something very remarkable and had quickly lowered her head to apologize.
Yu Linna touched her own lips, her mood extremely complicated. Ever since they had broken up, this was the first time they had kissed. This kiss, how should she put it? It was very different from before.
“It’s fine. It’s not a big deal.”
“But I did offend you after all…”
“You don’t have to take it to heart, because I don’t feel anything at all. It’s not like before. I won’t be the same as before,” Yu Linna said with a smile.
Hearing this, Ye Zhiyun did not feel very happy. On the contrary, she felt very sad.
“You, you really don’t feel anything at all?”
She still did not give up and asked.
Yu Linna held her lower lip with her finger and thought for a moment.
“Although it’s not very good for me to say so, I really don’t feel anything, nor does my heart beat as fast as before. And even if you kiss me a few more times, I feel it will be the same.”
So that’s how it is. Yu Linna would not be moved. Ye Zhiyun felt very sad.
Before, when they were together, they were so good, and their relationship was also very stable. Unfortunately, at that time, she was too much of a scumbag and had not cherished it. Now, no matter what she did, Yu Linna could not go back to her previous state. It wasn’t that she didn’t like Ye Zhiyun. It was just that her feelings for Ye Zhiyun no longer had a romantic component. It was more like she had deliberately downplayed it to protect herself.
Ye Zhiyun got closer and held her shoulders.
“Can I kiss you one more time?”
She was not willing to give up, really not willing to give up. Before, when they had kissed, it was clearly not like this.
“I really can’t do anything about you. Come on.”
Yu Linna didn’t seem to care at all. Ye Zhiyun also let herself go and kissed her again. This kiss was a little heavier than the last one, and also more forceful.
“How was it?”
After a long time, their lips parted. Ye Zhiyun asked. And Yu Linna just shook her head.
“I don’t feel anything.”
Ye Zhiyun’s heart was broken. She held Yu Linna’s shoulders, pushed her onto the bed, and then kissed her again.
“Nana, how was it?”
“I don’t feel anything.”
“Nana, how was it?”
“I don’t feel anything.”
“Nana…”
“I don’t feel anything.”
No matter how many times Ye Zhiyun tried, the answer Yu Linna gave was the same, and her face did not change at all. It was extremely plain. Looking at her, kissing seemed to be as ordinary as drinking water, and she did not take it to heart at all. On the contrary, Ye Zhiyun was panting, her fists clenched, looking at the plain-as-paper Yu Linna under her. She was really very unwilling.
She was even wondering if what she was doing was correct.
But she didn’t want to give up. If she gave up just like that, then there would really be no chance. It was fine. Even if it was just like this, as long as she was willing to kiss her, even if it was not out of liking, that was also fine. At least she still had a chance.
Ye Zhiyun comforted herself like this.
