Chapter 598: Unconfirmed News
Nangong Ying was in a coffee shop, drinking coffee. When she had gone out today, she was wearing sunglasses and a mask, and had also asked for a private room. Although she was alone, this did not hinder her from drinking coffee. She was looking at the newspaper in her hand, and saw a report about Chenghe on it, saying that Chenghe was going to introduce an inspection.
This was an insignificant piece of news, and would not even affect many people. But Chenghe would surely be anxious, because Chenghe themselves were clear about what they had done. In any case, they would be a little flustered. But after adjusting their mentality, they might turn their spearhead on Nangong Ying.
To use someone else’s hand to deal with Chenghe, to get Chenghe into trouble, and thus to let it reveal its flaws step by step, this was the method that Nangong Ying could think of. She was not that smart of a person, and she had no friends around her who could help her. But since the police were willing to intervene in this matter, she knew that Chenghe must have revealed some flaw, to the point where someone wanted to investigate. The biggest possibility was the lawsuit that Chenghe had had with her, which had then triggered the car accident incident of Yu Linna’s editor.
Nangong Ying had a lot of dirt on Chenghe. She had carefully and secretly revealed it, and after that, it had triggered a public relations intervention and investigation. Chenghe would surely suspect her first, because the one with the biggest conflict with Chenghe, and also the one with a lot of Chenghe’s dirt, was only Nangong Ying who was the biggest suspect. But for Nangong Ying to do so would surely attract Chenghe’s attention, and she might even be schemed against with a single moment of carelessness. And Nangong Ying had also thought about it. As long as Chenghe was anxious, then it meant that she had taken the initiative. To take a ten thousand step back, even if Chenghe really wanted to expose Nangong Ying’s dark history, then Chenghe would not be in a good place either. Because Nangong Ying and Chenghe were tied together, and she, Nangong Ying, had once schemed against others. Could everyone not guess that Chenghe would also scheme against others?
Therefore, to each keep a hand, this was the war between them.
And because of this matter, Chenghe had completely hated Nangong Ying. Even if Nangong Ying’s movie box office could bring a profit to Chenghe, even if Nangong Ying had not participated in the box office share of the Blue Pupil series, and had just taken her salary and had left, Chenghe still hated her.
“The current Nangong Ying is long since not the same as when she had first entered the company. She has an identity, a status, and also connections. I have no doubt that she would do this kind of thing to us. Think about it. She wasn’t even afraid of a lawsuit. Is she still afraid of these things?”
The boss of Chenghe finally knew what kind of monster he had cultivated. When Nangong Ying had first entered the entertainment industry, she might have just been a stubborn bitch who wanted to prove herself, but had had to rely on despicable means to get ahead. But the current Nangong Ying had struggled with Chenghe, had learned things from Chenghe, and had thus become a bad person with the same despicable means as the senior management of Chenghe. And she had something that Chenghe did not have, and that was that she was not afraid of death.
Chenghe still wanted to be stable, but Nangong Ying would not.
This was the problem that Chenghe had to solve now.
“Does she think she can do it like this? Who does she think she is? She wants to deal with us with those little tricks of hers? What a joke. She will surely pay the price. If she is not afraid of death, then we also dare to make a move.”
Yu Tianchen took a puff of his cigarette, a murderous intent in his eyes.
To want to deal with a behemoth like Chenghe, without some ability, without some means, and without some power was clearly not possible. Nangong Ying was fundamentally on the weak side. To fight against the local and to win, in terms of paper strength, was clearly not enough. But Nangong Ying wanted to use the police to deal with Chenghe. In any case, no matter how big Chenghe was, it was just a dark force. If they were to fight on the stage in a proper and upright manner, they were no match for the white side at all.
Nangong Ying was still drinking coffee in a coffee shop, drinking alone. The female police officer from before had also contacted her, saying that she had already intervened in the investigation, and hoped that if there was any latest news, she would contact her.
“Miss Nangong, the information you provided is indeed true. We have found that after Chenghe had cultivated many newcomers, the newcomers had all chosen to terminate their contracts after they had become famous, including you yourself. But what I don’t understand is, why are none of you willing to disclose the reason for the termination of the contract? Why is that?”
“…This involves our privacy. I’m sorry. But what I can tell you is that Chenghe has indeed owed us a lot of things. Before, they had also delayed my salary and had not given it to me. But if you say that Chenghe has done something that harms heaven and reason, I’m sorry. I don’t know much either. I’m not very clear.”
In everything, you still have to leave a way out. In any case, she and Chenghe were tied together after all. She also did not want to get herself into trouble. If she could be cautious, then it was better to be cautious.
But Chenghe had already set its sights on her. This was an indisputable fact.
And Chenghe should have been targeting Yu Linna, but Yu Linna’s side was already protected by someone. Chenghe could no longer make a move on her as recklessly as in the past, because to make a move rashly was too risky, especially after knowing that the person behind Yu Linna was Yu Jiayang, they did not dare to take the risk even more. Now they could only observe her in secret.
Yu Linna herself was also continuing to work with the crew. Nothing had happened, but she had gotten closer to Ye Zhiyun. Before, everyone in the crew had been spreading rumors that the two of them were not on good terms. Now, seeing the two of them so close, the people who were watching the show were like they were on a roller coaster. The change had come too quickly.
“Can I sit next to you?”
“You can.”
Everyone in the crew ate a box lunch. The schedule was also tight, and there was not much rest time in a day. But the time for meals was the most relaxing time for everyone. Especially Ye Zhiyun, who would come over to eat with Yu Linna every day. Song Xiaoxi, watching from the side, squinted her eyes and silently picked up her lunch box to eat on the other side.
“Director Ye, Shion-sensei, you don’t mind if I eat with you two great beauties, right?”
But there would often be a sudden accident. For example, when the two of them were eating, a male character who should not have appeared in the story would suddenly pop up. He would shamelessly go over to eat with the two female leads. At this time, it would destroy the atmosphere of the story!
“Aiya, speaking of beauties, I am also one. Little Liu, come over. I’ll eat with you. Sit next to me.”
“Eh, but, no…”
“Alright, alright. Quick, come over. Don’t be so tactless.”
Song Xiaoxi silently gave Ye Zhiyun an encouraging look, and then she dragged the person who was hindering them away.
Ye Zhiyun looked at this scene, thinking to herself, This voice actress is really sensible. She knows what to do without being taught. Next time, no matter what, she had to pull her into the company. At the very least, she had to give her a female lead position in their next cooperation.
“How much longer will it take to finish?”
During the meal, Yu Linna had also chatted with her about the progress of this work. Because the schedule of this movie was very tight, almost everyone was rushing their work. It was a common thing to work overtime and pull all-nighters. Even if everyone was on a rotation, they could only get one day off a week. And Ye Zhiyun, who was the general manager, was even more miserable. She was on call 24/7 and had no vacation at all.
But this was, after all, the first cooperation between Yu Linna and Ye Zhiyun. No one wanted to mess it up. Everyone wanted to film it well, especially since this was also Ye Zhiyun’s dream.
“It should be finished at the beginning of the summer vacation. Your work is scheduled until mid-July. I think it should be about the same.”
“I have to go on a global promotion with the crew in August. The time is relatively tight. Is there any problem with the schedule?”
“For now, there is no problem. We are all doing it ourselves. There is no outsourcing. It’s just that the 3D part is a little bit of a headache. We are a little short of manpower, and the schedule is also tight. But this is not within your work scope.”
Ye Zhiyun had really grown a lot after she had become a director. She was not from a professional background and had almost started from scratch, but she had actually been able to do it to this extent. In countless dark nights, she had flipped through professional guidebooks countless times. To learn things, she had also asked many directors for advice, and had even filmed two bad films herself and had been given the title of a “tumor” by the industry. Fortunately, she had still persevered.
Actually, Yu Linna also quite admired her. During the period when they were dating, it was precisely the darkest period in Ye Zhiyun’s life. It was a wonder she had been able to walk out of it and had slowly grown to this point.
…
The summer sun was scorching the earth. Ye Zhiyun’s work was proceeding in an orderly manner. As an A-list director in the industry, and also a female director, her works would naturally attract the attention of the outside world. While her work was still in progress, some media had wanted to have a short interview with her personally. The length was set to be within ten minutes. They had been making an appointment since a month ago.
Ye Zhiyun had originally wanted to turn it down, but Dai Wenqian had asked her to take it, saying it was a promotional opportunity. She had scratched her head and could only squeeze out some time from her precious rest time to have a short interview with a reporter.
“Hello, Director Ye. This animated work, Child of the Rain, is also in filming. What kind of story is it?”
“This is a story about love, the love of a young boy and a young girl. I want to use such a story to describe the innocence of teenage love. This work is written for teenagers, in other words, for the audience who are not yet adults. I want to use a teenager’s perspective to tell a love story.”
Because the interview time was limited, the reporter had also tried his best to pick useful questions to ask.
“Director Ye, some people online are saying that you had a conflict with Shion-sensei on the set, and that you even had a fight on the set. What do you think?”
“First of all, this is a rumor. This kind of thing has never happened. It’s all just made up by people. I have no conflict with Shion-sensei, nor have we had a fight.”
“What do you think of your cooperation with Shion-sensei?”
“I’m very happy. I’ve also fulfilled a wish of my own. Because before, I had always wanted to find a chance to rent with her, and now I’ve finally realized this wish.”
A very short interview video was uploaded to the internet. Everyone had opened it to watch online. Originally, they had been thinking of being able to find out more news about Yu Linna, but unfortunately, this reporter clearly had not put his focus on Yu Linna. She was really just seriously interviewing Ye Zhiyun.
But as for whether Ye Zhiyun and Yu Linna had really had a fight on the set, and had even reached the point where Ye Zhiyun had smashed the door, this matter was still not conclusive, but the internet was in a constant dispute.
Before, there had been a scandal between Yu Linna and a big uncle. Although it had been refuted, some people were still holding on to this black spot. Now there was also the news of Yu Linna having a conflict with Ye Zhiyun. Some people were even crazily holding on to this point to flame her. It could be said that these people’s brain holes were so big they could go and write a novel.
But whether Yu Linna and Ye Zhiyun had had a conflict was something that many onlookers wanted to know. As for the truth of the matter, the reporter had not been able to find out either.
