Chapter 45
Lin Yuanyuan's expression gradually changed from one of being touched and aggrieved to one of blankness.
No, this is all in Chinese. How come she can't understand a single word? The injury on her face is still throbbing, and the cast on her foot was just put on.
To put it bluntly, the plaster hasn't even hardened yet, and this old man is already demanding that she, a victim, apologize to the perpetrator in front of her?
On what grounds?
"Grandpa Zhou, what you're saying is so biased! Zhou Ye is born of a mother and father, but am I, Lin Yuanyuan, just someone who grew out of the ground and should be treated so disrespectfully by you?"
"Lin Yuanyuan, you shut your mouth and show some respect!" Grandpa Zhou was still smiling, but he did nothing to stop his enraged grandson from kicking the hospital bed.
"What are you doing!" Hearing Lin Yuanyuan's cry of pain, the bodyguards guarding the door rushed in and stood in front of Lin Yuanyuan.
The ward door was wide open, and the bodyguards that Old Master Zhou had brought stood outside, staring intently.
The atmosphere between the two sides was tense, and Lin Yuanyuan couldn't help but reach out and pinch the hem of the bodyguard's clothes in front of her.
She regretted it... She shouldn't have listened to her father and run back to China. These people must have known that her father was under lockdown and couldn't receive any news from the outside world, which is why they dared to bully her like this.
"Hehehe, young people should know how to be polite. You can't be a daughter-in-law of the Zhou family like this."
Grandpa Zhou then waved his hand, signaling his grandson to step back behind him. He still smiled broadly, looking kind and amiable.
Only Lin Yuanyuan knew how filthy and vile thoughts lay beneath this guy's Maitreya-like facade.
Faced with Zhou Ye's menacing gaze and the large group of bodyguards in black outside the door, Lin Yuanyuan did not refute anything further.
Indeed, human nature is inherently biased, so it's perfectly normal for the Zhou family patriarch to protect his grandson.
They're just taking advantage of her father's absence. Once she gets in touch with him, given his position, he'll definitely teach the Zhou family a lesson!
Lin Yuanyuan lowered her head, pondering how to contact her father.
Seeing the girl obediently lower her head, Grandpa Zhou stood up with satisfaction, reached out and patted the girl's head: "Take good care of your injuries. I will arrange an etiquette teacher for you after you are discharged from the hospital."
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During this period, Zhu Yu did not receive any suitable scripts, so she focused on finishing the courses that Tian Tian had transferred to her. Today was the final exam.
The reason why people in the industry flock to Kazama Academy is not only because of the on-site teaching by award-winning actresses and actors, but also because of the resources that can be obtained by getting to know such people.
"The official selection will be tomorrow, and all of Kazama's shareholders will be there. What kind of role you get will depend on your own performance!"
Today's class is a large class, but actually it's not really a large class. One of the shareholders of Kazama Academy is a senior screenwriter who recently gave us a script to be made into a graduation film for this cohort of students at Kazama Academy.
Moreover, the teacher in charge of the class is an old professor from the acting department of the film academy, and most of Kazama's shareholders are her students.
The reason he is still teaching here is simply because, although he is old, he has been used to being busy for decades.
At home, all the TV shows I see are bizarre, animalistic acting performances that infuriate the elderly.
So, several top male and female celebrities in the entertainment industry got together and discussed it, which led to the creation of Kazama Academy.
Leaving aside how many talented actors they've produced for the entertainment industry, their annual profits are already staggering; the money each person receives is enough to cover the cost of half a TV series.
Only profit is a person's constant friend. When the school is truly profitable, the number of shareholders increases, and the scale of the school grows larger and larger.
This drama can also be seen as a showcase of Kazama Academy's teaching achievements to industry professionals. If one or two of them become hits, then the tuition fees will inevitably rise again.
Zhu Yu stood in the back row of the crowd, dressed in a uniform white shirt and black pants, her long hair pinned up on top of her head with a hairpin, giving her an exceptionally capable appearance.
"Next, let's rehearse tomorrow's program. Everyone should have a clear idea of what roles they want to audition for."
...
Classes started at 1 p.m. and ended at 5 p.m. After saying goodbye to her classmates, Zhu Yu walked to the side of the street and got into Shi Ru's car.
Lu Xiaoxiao was also in the car. Zhu Yu was quite surprised when she opened the car door. After all, out of politeness, people would usually prefer to sit in the passenger seat if there was no one in it.
Lu Xiaoxiao: (Thoughts) Just thinking that all the days I spend studying, with my feet barely touching the ground, are all thanks to this man... I'm so resentful now, I'm like a vengeful ghost from ten lifetimes.
Anyway, ever since Lu Xiaoxiao had more contact with Shi Ru and was criticized by him several times for not taking her studies seriously and then punished with extra classes and practice, Lu Xiaoxiao has completely lost her charm.
Go away, you scoundrel, I'll be the only beautiful one.
So when Lu Xiaoxiao sat in the back seat, she felt a little guilty... Who would want to sit next to Shi Ru? She felt that her behavior was a bit unfair.
"What do you want with us today? I remember Xiaoxiao has class tonight, doesn't she?"
Lu Xiaoxiao's class schedule was sent directly to their group chat, which was convenient so that when Zhu Yu occasionally received offers for variety shows, they could reserve a seat for her in the front row.
Getting caught on TV occasionally is a way to gain exposure.
"Let's eat first. I'll talk to you in detail when we get there." Shi Ru was in charge of driving, focusing on the road conditions ahead.
"Sister, how was your rehearsal today? What roles did you get?" Lu Xiaoxiao leaned between the front seats, barely managing to squeeze out a face to look at Zhu Yu.
There are more than 20 people in their acting class, but there is only one lead role in a play. Although there is a distinction between male and female leads, the roles are determined by the amount of screen time.
"My goal is to be the second female lead, and it doesn't seem like there's too much competition right now." It's not that Zhu Yu is overconfident in her abilities.
Several of the girls in the class are popular actresses who have starred in hit dramas, but it seems that precisely because of this, even more people are choosing to run for the lead role.
They probably think that if they win, they can use this to promote themselves a lot.
Zhu Yu didn't have such big ambitions. After watching other people's performances and comparing them with her own during today's competition, she decisively adjusted her goal and changed to the second female lead.
It's definitely much easier to handle.
"Another second female lead," Lu Xiaoxiao sighed in disappointment. "I was thinking that maybe if you became the lead actress, you could put in a good word with the director and let me try recording a background song or something."
Watching the two girls interact in the rearview mirror, Shi Ru felt as if his soul had been evolved, but thinking about what happened today, the corners of his lips that had just curled up softened again.
"By the way, I've collected quite a few notebooks these past few days. I can show them to you later so we can decide which one to photograph first."
Shi Ru nodded each time, her calm tone as if she were asking the two of them to pick out cabbages.
So the two of them thought, "Huh? My show got aired? How come someone would submit a script to me?"
"The release date has been officially announced, and we're currently in the promotional period. By the way, I've already registered a Weibo account for you. The account number is your phone number, and the password is your birthday."
"Oh! Let me take a look." The account Shi Ru mentioned was naturally not the one Zhu Yu was already using. There was too much stuff on it, so even if it were exposed, it wouldn't cause a complete collapse, but it would at least get a lot of flak.
"What about me?" Lu Xiaoxiao leaned closer to Zhu Yu's phone and took a look. This account must have been registered at least a week ago, but it didn't have many followers, and the posts were mostly business-related.
"You too, phone number plus birthday, but since you don't have any business connections yet, I haven't sent you anything. You can share some traces of your classes and training in the future, which your fans can use to find out more."
After sitting down in the private room, the two of them were still holding their phones, intently editing their first blog post, even after ordering the food.
"Ahem, put your phones down for now. That's not what I want to talk to you about today."
Looking at the two bewildered faces, Shi Ru actually felt a trace of Xing Qianli's worry, even though it wasn't them who were going on the long journey.
Of course, he wasn't their mother either.
Can these two really live a good life without me watching over them?
A wry smile while rubbing his forehead. (jpg)
"That's right. I expect to go abroad by the end of this year, around the time of the Chinese New Year."
"Oh~"
"Spending the Chinese New Year abroad?"
The two of them never even considered what Shi Ru was going to study abroad, after all, his school was already one of the top schools in the country.
"It's not the New Year, it's studying abroad."
"Studying abroad?!" X2
Shi Ru nodded. "This matter was planned a long time ago, but the conditions had not yet been met."
Lu Xiaoxiao and Zhu Yu couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances: "How long are you going to be gone?"
Finally, it was Zhu Yu who spoke up.
"At the fastest, it will take a year; at the slowest, it will probably take three or four years."
Although Shi Ru was confident in his abilities, he knew he shouldn't make promises too early. He had boasted to the two of them, and it would be embarrassing if he failed to deliver in the end.
"Oh, that's been so long... what are we going to do? The studio was just set up, and now it's going to be disbanded?"
Because of her heavy schoolwork, Lu Xiaoxiao was the one who annoyed Shi Ru the most, but now that she thought about the studio possibly disbanding, she was the first one who would feel reluctant to part with it.
Zhu Yu looked at Shi Ru without saying anything. Based on her understanding of Shi Ru, he was not the kind of person who would give up halfway through something.
Seeing that Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes were red, Zhu Yu silently patted her back to comfort her, and then waited for Shi Ru's explanation.
"Don't worry about that, the studio will definitely not be disbanded."
“I’ve already made plans for the follow-up work,” Shi Ru said, taking a tablet out of his briefcase and handing it to Zhu Yu.
"There are two documents inside. The first is about your plans for the coming year, Zhu Yu, and the second is about yours, Lu Xiaoxiao."
The two of them clicked to check as Shi Ru had instructed.
"These are some of the business deals we've received for Zhu Yu so far, including future filming projects. The scripts are in the third folder. I can't be sure who will hand you the scripts, but we can invest in and film these scripts ourselves."
We can invest in filming ourselves.
I invested in and filmed it myself.
What a powerful statement! Zhu Yu and Lu Xiaoxiao both looked at Shi Ru with their heads close together.
Starry eyes.
So cool!
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