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Names mentioned in this chapter (which can also be found in the glossary ):
-云舒( yún shū)- Yun Shu, the female lead
– 傅然( Fù rán)- Fu Ran, the male lead in our novel and the original novel
– 金媛( jīn yuàn)- Jin Yuan, the original villainess in the original novel.
– 张大伟( Zhāng Dà wěi)- David Zhang, Yun Shu’s manager
Jin Yuan couldn’t control herself from asking David Zhang curiously, “Brother David, is Sister Yun Shu dating Mr Fu?”
David Zhang thought for a moment and replied, “Yes, and no, I guess….”
Jin Yuan, “!!!”
Jin Yuan asked, “So is it a yes, or no?”
David Zhang said in response, “It’s a bit complicated. I can’t explain it clearly.”
—— These days, the world of adults is getting increasingly more complicated. He, the king of melons, <sup>[1]</sup> can’t even make sense of it.
Jin Yuan wasn’t the same sweet and naive girl <sup>[2]</sup> she was back then. She vaguely understood something and instantly made up her mind that she must work hard and try to be her Sister Yun Shu’s support sooner. To let those stinky men not dare to bully her anymore!
……
Yun Shu: It’s fine if you guys are happy. 🙂
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David Zhang was very fast. Although he had refused a lot of work, it couldn’t be helped when the company’s senior management was bent on pleasing Yun Shu. Hence, they soon sent him a lot of good opportunities. David Zhang accepted all of them unceremoniously and then picked many suitable ones for Jin Yuan from them other than those suitable for Yun Shu.
After all, don’t let one’s own fertile water flow in others’ fields. <sup>[3]</sup>
David Zhang sent a bunch of them over, but many of them didn’t seem suitable to Yun Shu.
After all, she had a financial backer presently, so she had to have some professionalism. She must possess a degree of anger and capriciousness.
—— It is not that she can’t let go of her financial backer! It isn’t!
So scripts are the first to be rejected, guest appearances like this could be considered, and variety shows that involved going out and long hours didn’t work either… Finally, she looked around and suddenly came across a stage play script.
In Yun Shu’s opinion, the script was very well written. However, it was so poorly received because it was a stage play. Otherwise, such a good script would not have been sent to Yun Shu as an invitation to be the female lead. After all, people nowadays are more likely to watch dramas and movies and pay increasingly less attention to stage plays.
Yun Shu read the script repeatedly and couldn’t get enough of the plot and the heroine. She believed that David Zhang had also sent the script out of love.
She called David Zhang and said, “I want to take on this stage play role.”
David Zhang wasn’t surprised. He thought Yun Shu would like it when he saw it, but he still advised Yun Shu, “Are you sure? Stage play requires a lot more work, and it will definitely take more time for you to play such an important role as the female lead. President Fu…”
David Zhang wanted to say something but stopped.
Yun Shu directly said, “Don’t care about him. At most, I have to return the cheque. I’m going to accept this role.”
She decided to eat and drink in the stage play film set.
As for professionalism?
Get lost!
David Zhang could only say timidly, “Then you must make it clear to President Fu that you are doing this on your own accord. I didn’t ask you to go.”
Yun Shu rolled her eyes. “Look at your wimpish appearance!”
“You’re not a wimp?”
“Of course, I’m not a wimp!”
……
Then, Fu Ran came back.
Yun Shu, “….”
—— Ahhhh, what should I do? How do I tell him?!!! QAQ
Before Yun Shu could say anything about it, Fu Ran saw the script.
Fu Ran asked, “What is this? Can I see it?”
Yun Shu said timidly, “You… You can.”
Only then did Fu Ran open the script, and when he looked at it, he pursed his lips.
The words on the script did not attract him. What attracted him were the notes Yun Shu had made with the different coloured pens.
Fu Ran gently put down the script. The corners of his lips were relaxed. “Are you going to shoot a new drama?”
“Eh?”
<sup>[1]</sup> 瓜(guā)- It is an internet slang where melon refers to gossip.
<sup>[2]</sup> 傻白甜(shǎ bái tián) – Naive and pure girl. An internet slang that has two meanings. Firstly, it would mean a beautiful, gentle and sweet romance story that wouldn’t have a complicated story line such as misunderstanding, kidnaps etc. Secondly, it would usually refer to a sweet and naive female lead in a novel.
<sup>[3]</sup> 肥水不流外人田(féishuǐbùliúwàiréntián)-Don’t let one’s own fertile water flow into others’ field. It means keeping the goodies within the family.