"Oh? No, that won't do. I can't wait any longer. I'll go back and get ready, and then I'll try with the gold. If it works, great; if not, just take the gold back for me."
"If all your wealth were converted into gold, I'm afraid one person couldn't lift it all."
"No problem, just make the packaging look cheap and the disguise look good. We'll bring a truck to haul it away later. You'll have to sponsor me a little something then, Third Brother, consider it a parting gift from you."
"Are you really planning to use a voice recorder to explain to your family? Why not just say it yourself?"
"No, I'm just one person, a minority. What if everyone really likes me and can't do without me, and they all strongly try to keep me here? Then my minority status will be shaken, which is not advisable. Besides, isn't there Professor Shen? You can help me explain."
"But I feel like I've done something that I'm letting down my family."
"How could that be? Everyone will understand, and I believe they will respect my decision."
"Then you can talk to them yourself when the time comes."
"No, I don't want to. I'll cry. I don't want to go back crying."
"I'm sorry, Wen Yan."
"Tch. Thank you!"
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After returning from this 'business trip,' Wen Yan spent significantly more time at home than before.
The happiest person was Su Yang.
"It feels like we've gone back to the time when your career hadn't taken off yet. Back then, you were just like this, staying by my side, helping me choose clothes, and getting beauty treatments together. Ah, it was so pleasant."
"Because I've been relatively free lately, there's basically no filming work. My new variety show is also about to air, so I might as well take a good rest for a while."
"Yes, that's how you should be, balancing work and rest."
"That's right, I'm not the kind of person who would mistreat myself. By the way, Mom."
"Um?"
"Is there anything else you particularly want to do?" In the original world, Wen Yan had two mothers, and in this world, she also has one.
To be honest, her favorite is still Su Yang.
The thought of parting ways in just a few months made Wen Yan's nose sting with tears.
Su Yang didn't notice anything amiss, assuming that Wen Yan had some free time lately and wanted to spend some quality time with her.
“There’s nothing in particular I want to do. It’s good that you’re all here with me. But your older brother has been really busy lately and hasn’t been home for several days. You know what? Yesterday I called to ask him when he was coming home for dinner, and he actually told me to make an appointment with his secretary. It made me laugh and cry.”
"My brother has a heavy burden on his shoulders, he must have been joking."
"I know he was joking. And he's been avoiding your dad and me lately because your dad's been pressuring him to settle down. So I totally understand. By the way, Yan Yan, don't you have a crush on anyone?"
Wen Yan thought for a moment and said, "No."
Su Yang chuckled: "No, why do you need to think about it for so long? You are my precious child, and I really hate to see you get married. I wish we could always be a family. Actually, there's nothing between us... Oh, why are you saying all this? Whether you're in a relationship or not, and who you're in a relationship with, is your freedom."
"Thank you, Mom."
"What are you thanking me for?"
"Thank you, Mom, for understanding us, and thank you for being so good to me. Really."
"Oh dear, why are you crying? What's wrong, Yan Yan? Did you suffer some injustice outside?"
Only after Su Yang said that did Wen Yan realize that her eyes were filled with tears.
She quickly shook her head: "No, no one would dare to make me suffer."
"Of course. Are they those netizens online?"
No, not exactly.
"There must be a reason for this. If you won't tell me, I'll ask Yulong."
"No!" Wen Yan sighed, and had no choice but to make an excuse. "Actually, it's my movie. It's about to be released, you know. I just had a few senior filmmakers watch it while I was editing it, and their reviews weren't very high. After all, this is my first movie. I feel like I put in a lot of effort from preparation to filming to post-production, but the result is not satisfactory. I'm a little disappointed."
"That's it?" Su Yang patted Wen Yan's head. "You're already very capable. You've created such a film at such a young age, which is already a great success. Consider this your first time as accumulating experience. Even those internationally renowned directors didn't reach the top right away. If you want to continue making films, we will. Anyway, we're not short of money."
"Thank you, Mom." Wen Yan hugged Su Yang, hoping that her jinx wouldn't come true.
Although I will soon be leaving this world, I still hope that my work will be successful.
However, reality is cruel; she is not a directorial genius, and the film did not perform well upon release.
She tried to say too much, which made the film seem somewhat chaotic. Netizens criticized her for failing to distinguish between primary and secondary points, and for using inconsistent styles, like two rags from different eras being forcibly sewn together. The beginning was suffocating, and the later part was deliberately sentimental, which felt pretentious.
Even with a film emperor like Shen Jinghe, a top actress like Jiang Wanwan, and a rising star like Wang Che, including her own hard work, it couldn't save the movie "The Silent Secret".
Although fans of various celebrities enthusiastically bought tickets, including Su Yang and Shen Jingxiu, the box office still couldn't be pulled up after the initial climax.
Although she received some positive reviews, Wen Yan received more negative comments and attacks after this movie.
However, she never cared about negative comments before, let alone now.
He posted a status update: "It's okay if the movie was bad, I'll try harder next time. I'm about to start preparing a brand new variety show, see you on TV!"
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