After Zhao Xian has sent some scripts over, Liu Yuâan realises that there is a major overlap between them and the scripts CEO Ning sent him.
Though, understandable. While the true boss behind their company is Shao Yanxi, if people didnât know, their company would still be seen as a small, insignificant company.
He asked for scripts that he already had investments in, and it just so happens that these would all be ones once offered or were about to be offered to Yue Zhun, so naturally, the company would have had stakes in them just as well.
Though, this teenage flick here starring Yue Zhun with no investment from the company at allâŚ
Shao Yanxi must have intentionally not invested in this because âLiu Yuâanâ would never have joined a cast that would have Yue Zhun and a female protagonist in a lovey-dovey relationship. So he did not fund at all any work the company got starring Yue Zhun that âLiu Yuâanâ is 100% not going to join.
He suddenly feels that thereâs a cuteness to Shao Yanxiâs jealousy.
Thinking so, he decides to call Shao Yanxi on his phone. He thought heâd be working, but heâs told heâs playing golf right now .
âOh? Sure is unexpected Mr. Liu Jr. is quite so clingy to ask the CEOâs whereabouts already.â Many people in upper society know about Liu Yuâan liking Yue Zhun, but they are also told now that after marriage Liu Yuâan has cut off all contact with Yue Zhun and is in fact avoiding him wholly.
People all agree that Shao Yanxi must have had some effective method.
They are warier of a person so manipulative that he could easily sway someone madly in love with another person.
Meanwhile, Shao Yanxi, hearing their remarks, say without much emotion, âmm. Heâs clingy.â
So one of the CEOs present joke, âI was originally planning to invite Mr. Shao to Junyue when weâre done. But if Mr. Liu Jr. is quite so worried then it probably wouldnât do.â
Junyue, quite an elegant-sounding name . And it lives up to it.
The catch is, this high-class establishment also offers some unique services. And the other CEOs present are quite well-known for their⌠loudness during them.
Shao Yanxi is uninterested.
At first, he felt the people the services offered were not nearly as attractive as Liu Yuâan. He would never pay to sleep with them.
Now, he simply has no interest.
So hearing that joke makes Shao Yanxi feel relieved that he agreed not to divorce Liu Yuâan.
Meanwhile, a CEO present who has been looking for an opportunity to work together suggests, âspeaking of, I remember that Mr. Liu Jr. is working in the industry, right? My brand happens to need a representative for the winter line of products this season. I wonder if he would be interested in our brand.â
He really, really wants to secure an opportunity to work together.
It doesnât even have to actually be a deal. If he could hear about Shao Yanxiâs latest insights of the stock market, then heâd be grateful.
With what Shao Yanxiâs attitude and Liu Yuâanâs actions suggest today, he is convinced it is a good strategy to offer Liu Yuâan lucrative work.
Even if he has that reputation of his.
But, the entertainment industry, right? A woosh later and itâs all whitewashed.
To him, there is nothing in this world that cannot be solved with liquid capital. If there is, then add more liquid capital.
No matter how much sales end up getting affected, if at the end of the line he ends up closer to Liu Yuâan then itâll be in the green.
As soon as this CEO has made the remark the other CEOs present immediately realise what heâs up to. As they chide him inside for his sly manoeuvre they also regret how slow their brains were just now.
If they also offered now then it would be way too obvious.
It would be a very bad thing if they ended up not just failing to garner any goodwill but garnering ire from Shao Yanxi instead.
As for Shao Yanxi, he was slightly surprised before saying, âyou can ask him yourself.â
Liu Yuâan has no idea what his phone call just brought him. He continues looking at scripts after hanging up.
Ren Jianzhang has looked them through and given them his approval.
Liu Yuâan is impressed by how professional Ren Jianzhang ended up turning out to be. He not only went through the scripts, but he had also made notes for him as well.
Whether they are commercial money-grabbers or tryouts for awards; whether he needed to audition; what kind of character he would have to act as, including their likability and notable character; anything that makes the plot stand out; what the role will mean for his career, are all listed on the blank first page of the scripts.
It is very convenient for Liu Yuâan.
But suddenly, Liu Yuâan is shocked by one script he comes upon that is based on a novel.
The novel depicts a world that is exactly the world he transmigrated into before this one.
He was the Emperor of the Yaoguai in that world, and the script also told him to act as the Emperor.
In other words, he was to act as one of his past selves.
âHuh, for real?â Liu Yuâan is still surprised, as he reads through the notes Ren Jianzhang made.
Itâs really funny to read through as well, especially that âthe Emperor is a narcissist and thinks that he is the most beautiful being ever. Every day after waking and before sleeping he will stay glued to his mirror for half an hour, during which his underling Yaoguai will have to praise him nonstop in a variety of words, before he himself would end it with a âHuaye, you really are the most beautiful existence in the worldââŚâ
Liu Yuâan thinks that Ren Jianzhangâs summary is exceptionally accurate.
That is who Huaye was.
An absolute narcissist who is swooned by beauty. Anyone who dares to say heâs not beautiful, would end up dead.
This cannon fodderâs conflict with the protagonist arose from a single âJeez, what a scary face,â after which he chased the ragtag group all the way back to the human realm.
He ended up triggering a total war between humans and Yaoguai.
He was sealed in the endââBecause he was too powerful to be killed.
Anyway, he transmigrated into that world when there was concern that the Emperor might be going out-of-character.
And as he helped act in-character as the Emperor of the Yaoguai, the world went on as the plot dictated, so, every morning, when he woke up, he had to be reluctantly served for half an hour while admiring himself in front of the mirror and listening to their nonstop, non-repeating praise.
Before saying the concluding catchphrase.
For every single day of every single year.
It makes his spine chill just thinking back to the experience.
He ended up in that world for over a hundred years, not going back until he was sealed up by the protagonist.
Originally, Liu Yuâan did not want to take this script.
But after having a look through them, according to Ren Jianzhangâs notes, this is the best script of all of them.
The novel âEvernightâ itself is extremely popular in this world as well. Almost everyone who reads has heard about it. So, no matter how badly the whole thing ended up doing it would still be the most beneficial work for him to take at this moment.
As long as he manages at least to stay in-character, heâll definitely get fans as well.
If he succeeds in acting convincingly, his popularity will be through the roof.
Meanwhile, all the other scripts offered him mediocre, forgettable characters, presumably owing to his known acting ability.
Though Ren Jianzhang did add in the end that he would change any part of the script he didnât like if he wanted.
âIf I really did that Iâd be hated to death by the scriptwriters.â Liu Yuâan rolls his eyes at the prospect.
Ren Jianzhang happens to call him right now, so Liu Yuâan tells him, âRen-ge, letâs go with Evernight.â
âI also think thatâs good,â Ren Jianzhang quickly replies, before excitedly telling him, âand good news, really really good news. the One Emporium wants you to represent their winter line of products.â
The One Emporium is a top-of-the-range clothing brand, whose work opportunity even top idols would fight over.
Now that it suddenly ends up in Liu Yuâanâs pockets, Ren Jianzhang is absolutely elated.
But he is also pretty sure thereâs Shao Yanxiâs influence behind the decision as well.
So he also adds, âAnâan, Mr. Shao has really done a lot for you, so never do anything to hurt people because of some tantrum from now on, alright?â
Thankfully Yue Zhun did not reciprocate his feelings, otherwise⌠it would have been a hellscape.
Being a scum to either Yue Zhun or CEO Shao is still, in essence, being a scum.
He would rather something like that never happens again.
But of course, the most likely outcome is that theyâd both dump him.
In this case, the one hurt the most is himself. Anyway, there is never a good ending for extramarital affairs.
âOf course, I understand. Ren-ge, donât worry, I will never hurt him.â
âMm. Iâll also just tell Yue Zhun just in case.â
âSure,â Liu Yuâan replies, âtell him Iâve become married, so I will not cling to him anymore. And I hope that he would not contact me in turn as well.â
Yue Zhun was not at fault in this whole debacle, as he has clearly rejected the original cannon fodderâs advances from the get-go.
It was âLiu Yuâanâ who was stubbornly refusing to back off and saying things like âat least be friends even if they canât be boyfriends.â
He was going after him at all costs.
âYou are going to tell Yue Zhun youâre married?â Ren Jianzhang is surprised.
âYes,â Liu Yuâan tells him, âRen-ge, I donât plan to hide that marriage. Not only that, I am planning to go public with it eventuallyâŚâ According to the book, because of that father of his, even his maternal relatives were wary of him and would not trust him and open up to him. So Shao Yanxi always had a bit of an inferiority complex.
If he went public, it would be an acknowledgement to Shao Yanxi. Heâs sure he would be happy.