Yu Ningning glanced at Wei Er with admiration, then took the script and began to read.

A moment later, she frowned deeply and looked up at Wei Er with a puzzled expression. Under Wei Er's hopeful gaze, she furrowed her brows even more deeply and forced herself to continue reading.

Fifteen minutes later, she finally couldn't resist and silently put aside the script she had read two-thirds of, and picked up the second one to read.

A few moments later, the second script was also quietly put down.

Half an hour later, there were already five scripts spread out on the table that had not been read.

After struggling to finish reading the last script and ultimately failing, Yu Ningning, undeterred, picked up several thick project proposals and quickly flipped through them.

Five minutes later, she slammed down the proposal she was working on.

Twenty minutes later, she stared at the thick proposal in her hand, her eyes wide with disbelief, with three unread proposals piled up beside her.

Snap—

Finally unable to bear it any longer, Yu Ningning closed the proposal in her hand, slumped into the sofa behind her, let out a hard breath, and stared blankly into her eyes.

Clearly finding it somewhat amusing, Shen Longcheng shook his head indulgently and handed over a cup of tea that had been prepared beforehand: "Ningning, take a break."

Seeing that Shen Longcheng's expression showed no surprise whatsoever, Yu Ningning realized what was happening and asked weakly, "You've already read this guy's script and proposal?"

Shen Longcheng gave a soft "hmm": "I guess so."

Like a raging and domineering dragon guarding its treasure, Shen Longcheng always harbors extreme vigilance and rejection towards any member of the opposite sex who appears around Ningning.

Even though they only had a working relationship, the two were not very familiar with each other.

On the afternoon of the day Wei Er suddenly appeared, Shen Longcheng still managed to obtain all the information about Wei Er's life, work, hobbies, and other details, including the scripts and proposals that had been promoted for nearly two years without any chance of being sold.

Knowing all too well about Shen Longcheng's extraordinary abilities, Yu Ningning simply rolled her eyes at him and didn't press the matter further. She weakly asked Wei Er, "Are you sure this is the script and proposal you were going to give me?"

Filled with anticipation for securing investment, Wei Er nodded emphatically: "...These are all scripts I carefully selected, many of which I wrote myself. The project proposal also reflects my artistic talent and unique aesthetic sense; it is, in my opinion, the essence that best showcases my artistic level to date..."

"So, Ms. Yu, do you think my script and proposal are good and are you planning to invest?"

Not intending to give this guy any hope, Yu Ningning coldly asked, "...How many people have read your scripts and proposals over the years?"

"About sixteen or seventeen."

"And who are the people who are actually willing to invest?"

“Uh…” Even after going through so many investors, he hadn’t managed to secure a single investment. Wei Er tried his best to save face, saying, “…Those investors explained the reasons to me. It wasn’t that they were unwilling to invest in my project. They also recognized the awards I’ve received over the years and my artistic level.”

"It's just that, due to various reasons, they don't have enough funds on hand, and they really don't have any spare money to spare..."