The day before Peng Yuezeng's private party, Yu Jingchen had indeed made up his mind. He also planned to give Peng Yuezeng wine to cater to his tastes. At the same time, he heard that Peng Yuezeng had once privately invested in Yu Shishu's TV series. Yu Shishu's attention was all in the entertainment industry. He only learned about this recently when he was learning about Peng Yuezeng's activities. The old man had invested in movies and TV series because of his personal interests.

Of course, the amount of investment based on personal preference is not large, but Yu Jingchen saw a business opportunity in it.

He knew that Peng Yuezeng's invitation was not only extended to him and his father, but also to Yu Shishu. After Yu Shishu wanted to refuse, he personally went to Yu Shishu's film crew.

Today is Ye Yingying's last scene.

Yingzi is dead.

She was led into a life of extravagance and debauchery by the male protagonist, only to be coldly abandoned. At this point, Yingzi seemed to have been completely brainwashed. She didn't even know how she went from being an eyewitness to committing perjury, and finally being abandoned and begging the murderer to give her another chance.

The male protagonist, a murderer, asks her for a favor.

Yingzi was already under control, so how could she refuse? But she didn't know that she was being used as a tool for the murderer's next crime, and she was completely unaware of it.

This time, the murderer intended to kill the mother of the suspect who had previously begged Yingzi to help clear her son of suspicion.

Yingzi and she had a dispute.

While Yingzi was completely infatuated with the murderer, the woman's son had already entered the trial stage, and the prosecutor had already had the suspect sign a plea agreement.

The woman went mad and confronted Yingzi, even accusing her of being in cahoots with the murderer to frame her son. She began to furiously accuse Yingzi, and someone witnessed their argument.

The male protagonist, a murderer, tied up the woman with Yingzi. The man had something to do and left Yingzi behind. At first, Yingzi was afraid and wanted to leave, but before leaving, she accidentally made a sound. The woman, whose face was covered, immediately noticed and said in fear, "Yingzi, you actually tied me up! Do you want to kill me? Are you in cahoots with that murderer? Is the man you're always with? You wanted to kill my son, and now that I've found out, you want to kill me too?"

"It wasn't me...it wasn't me!"

Yingzi panicked. She began to deny it and started to break down emotionally. Later, when she heard the woman say that she was going to report the case, she had a cruel thought for the first time: she absolutely could not let her leave.

She was utterly banished to hell; she killed people, hacking at the woman's body with a knife, slice by slice—

It's a really challenging drama that really tests an actor's skills, and it's also the most intense part of the whole story. It shows the sadness of being abandoned by a man, the panic of being discovered by a woman, and the emotional shift when he finally commits murder.

At first, she just wanted to shut the woman up, but later she felt a thrill of venting her emotions when the woman stopped moving. Finally, when she found the woman dead, she dropped the knife and cried out in despair as if her soul had been ripped out.

This scene has been rehearsed for almost half a month. Yu Shishu strictly requires Ye Yingying to take the entire scene in one take. This is a scene that requires a lot of emotional expression. It's already a test of acting skills, but requiring Ye Yingying to take the entire scene in one take makes it even more difficult. Ye Yingying's voice is almost hoarse from crying.

Such strict requirements made everyone else in the crew suspect that Director Yu was taking revenge on Ye Yingying because of his previous heartbreak. Although everyone knew that Yu Shishu was notoriously strict and liked to ask actors to complete tasks that even the actors themselves thought were impossible.

Ye Yingying's voice was already hoarse. Her assistant brought her water, and Yu Shishu called her to his office.

"Director Yu?"

“I’m not targeting you,” Yu Shishu suddenly said.

Ye Yingying knew that Yu Shishu might not have let go of Ye Zhiwei so quickly, but she didn't expect Yu Shishu to call her over specifically to talk about this. She was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I don't think Director Yu is targeting me."

“The assistant director thought I was targeting you, but I want to clarify something.” Yu Shishu blushed as he said this, looking away from Ye Yingying and whispering, “I’m not targeting you because your sister rejected me. It’s just that the constant NGs over the past two weeks are because you’ve been performing terribly. What I need is for you to be able to portray the character on a deeper level, not just rely on superficial acting that makes it impossible for the audience to empathize. Acting requires, at the very least, immersing yourself in the character and creating resonance so that the audience can also resonate with them. If you can’t even meet this most basic requirement, then I can only say that you may not be suited for this path.”

This was the most restrained Yu Shishu had ever lost his temper. His tone became more tactful when Ye Zhiwei was mentioned, but he couldn't control his temper when Ye Yingying was criticized. The contrast was huge.

Ye Yingying knew that Yu Shishu was able to control his emotions so much probably because of Ye Zhiwei. She bowed to Yu Shishu and said that she would definitely study the role carefully. She took a deep breath and realized that she was indeed not very good at immersing herself in the role and that she was indeed very lacking in emotional outbursts.

While Ye Yingying was deep in thought, Yu Jingchen had already knocked on the door of Yu Shishu's office and entered Yu Shishu's lounge.

He stood there with a half-smile, watching Ye Yingying stand in front of Yu Shishu. Yu Shishu's expression was serious and earnest at this moment, quite different from his usual shy demeanor.

He really liked Yu Shishu's demeanor at work; he had changed from being shy and hesitant to approach others to becoming confident and bold.

However, this state quickly disappeared after Yu Jingchen entered. Noticing Yu Jingchen's interested gaze, Yu Shishu felt a little awkward. He asked Ye Yingying to leave first, and he immediately prepared for Yu Jingchen's arrival.

Ye Yingying was about to leave when Yu Jingchen stopped her. Seeing that Ye Yingying's eyes were still wet, Yu Jingchen handed her a tissue from the table and said, "I recognize you. You're Ye Zhiwei's sister, right? It seems that Ye Zhiwei and Ji Shuli came to the set to visit you before because of your connection, right?"

Ye Yingying looked at Yu Jingchen with some wariness.

Yu Jingchen himself preferred girls with a pure and innocent appearance like Ye Yingying. He smiled at Ye Yingying and said meaningfully, "In that case, I should thank you, otherwise our Shishu..."

Before Yu Jingchen could say anything more, Yu Shishu stopped him and said to Ye Yingying, "You go out first."

After Ye Yingying left, Yu Shishu asked, "What are you doing here?"

"That was Ye Zhiwei's sister, right? If I remember correctly, you told her to leave before she even answered my question. Xiao Shishu, you're always so rude to your brother." Yu Jingchen teased with a smile, seemingly recalling Ye Yingying's appearance seriously. He continued with a smile, "She's quite pretty, which is quite in line with my aesthetic."

Yu Shishu didn't want Yu Jingchen to set his sights on Ye Yingying. Because of Ye Zhiwei, he wanted to hone Ye Yingying's acting skills, so he would have higher expectations for her. Although he had given up on Ye Zhiwei, he still wanted to do something for her, and Ye Yingying was that opportunity.

He wanted to help Ye Zhiwei take care of her younger sister, so of course he couldn't let Yu Jingchen harm Ye Yingying.

Yu Shishu didn't quite understand how to talk to Yu Jingchen about these kinds of emotional matters, so he just whispered a warning to Yu Jingchen, "She's only just started preparing for the college entrance exam this year."

Yu Jingchen smiled and said, "Then you'll be an adult soon."

Yu Shishu was speechless for a moment, then Yu Jingchen laughed heartily, "Alright, alright, just kidding. I have a girl by my side, and she's no less beautiful than this little sister. I was just teasing you. Our Shishu hasn't given up yet. He had a crush on Ye Zhiwei before, and now he actually wants to protect this little sister."

Yu Shishu pursed his lips and remained silent. He returned to his seat and began tidying up today's script. There were some lines in the script that he was not satisfied with, so he circled the parts that he was unhappy with, intending to ask the screenwriter to revise the lines again.

Yu Jingchen began to tell Yu Shishu about the investors he recently wanted to befriend.

"It's quite a coincidence that this investor has also invested in movies and TV series. I had someone check before, and he actually invested in your TV series in his private capacity." Yu Jingchen asked with a smile, "I wonder if our Xiaoshishu has any recollection of this."

Yu Shishu looked at Yu Jingchen and said very seriously, "Many investors and investment companies will invest in my TV series, so it's impossible for me to have any impression of them."

His tone was unpleasant, and it was clear he didn't like investors, especially some who thought they could act with impunity just because they put in money, insisting on bringing in actors. Yu Shishu generally didn't accept such investments; he could easily be the producer and film himself. Occasionally, when he accepted investment due to the need for very large sums of money, he would make it very clear to the investors that he didn't like them interfering with his work. If the investors were only interested in adding actors, then they should leave.

Seeing that Yu Shishu's mood was not quite right, Yu Jingchen rubbed his temples and said, "Shishu, it's like this, this investor is different from others. Right now, the company that I'm in charge of needs this money. If you're willing to go to the party, my chances of winning will be higher."

Yu Shishu, a virtuous man, taught Yu Jingchen: "You should obtain investment through legitimate channels, not by relying on these crooked and unethical means."

Yu Shishu didn't like investors to begin with. After Yu Jingchen told Yu Shishu that this person had invested in his TV series, Yu Shishu didn't really want to deal with him, let alone at a cocktail party. He didn't want to attend any large cocktail parties at all. Yu Jingchen, however, was very worried about this and kept trying to pull Yu Shishu into the crowd.

"You don't want to go?" Yu Jingchen asked.

Yu Shishu said, "I won't go."

Yu Jingchen laughed and said, "Even with Ye Zhiwei here, you're not going?"

Ye Zhiwei.

Yu Shishu paused for a moment, a smile appearing on his face at those three words, mixed with a touch of shyness. But he quickly lowered his head in disappointment, sullenly continuing to tidy his desk, and said sadly, "I'm not going."

He knew Ye Zhiwei didn't want to see him at all.