Chapter 167 World Six [12]
After meeting Director Qin, Ye Yunfu stayed at home to finish his manuscript, spending at least three hours every day typing on the computer screen with his keyboard.
Because she had won a keyboard that could automatically correct typos in a lottery, Ye Yunfu was much more efficient in finishing her manuscripts than the average person. She usually only needed to check the manuscript once before putting it into her draft box.
The address of Small Town Coffee is well chosen. On weekdays, the main consumers are white-collar workers in nearby office buildings. On holidays, the main consumers are white-collar workers who come to work overtime and friends and couples who are out on dates.
There's no way around it. This is how office workers are. In order to make more money, they just have to spend more time at work.
July is slowly coming to an end and August is coming quickly.
Ye Yunfu did not hide the fact that he owned real estate in Nanjiang City from Zhang Sangyu. After the Small Town Coffee's turnover stabilized, he confessed it to her at the small celebration party for the three of them.
"The money was paid by Jing Ke, but it is currently under my name." Ye Yunfu said this and made up his mind.
Whenever he was in doubt, he would say that the money was given to him by Jing Ke. Anyway, as far as the source of the money was concerned, he was telling the truth. Without Jing Ke, he would not be who he is today!
After a brief surprise, Zhang Sangyu accepted this setting. After all, she had discovered long ago that Jing Ke and the Jing Ke in front of Ye Yunfu were two completely different beings.
With Ye Yunfu, Jing Ke is a love-brained person. Without Ye Yunfu, Jing Ke is just a cold and aloof sister.
"I won't say much else. Yunfu, just remember not to get too hard on yourself. I admit Jing Ke treats you well, but if you're feeling oppressed or have other negative emotions in this relationship, don't endure it just because she bought you a house. It's time to break up."
While Jing Ke was paying the bill, Zhang Sangyu pulled out his best theoretical experience, "Also, don't put all your energy into loving someone. At most, you can only use nine points. You must keep one point to love yourself!"
"Okay, don't worry." Ye Yunfu said with a smile, "By the way, I have another piece of news to tell you. I originally planned to tell you in September, but it doesn't matter if I reveal it a little now."
"Huh? What news? Good news?" Zhang Sangyu couldn't help but put his head closer.
"Aren't I employed as an online writer?" Ye Yunfu lowered his voice in cooperation.
Zhang Sangyu nodded and complained softly: "I know this, but you didn't tell me the vest!"
"I was a little shy back then, so I'm sorry." Ye Yunfu coughed lightly, "But my recent work has been noticed by a director in the entertainment industry, and she's planning to buy the rights to adapt it into a film or TV series."
"Oh my god! A great writer! My dear sister, you're amazing!" Zhang Sangyu's eyes widened. "What's your pen name? Can you reveal it now?"
Although Ye Yunfu was well prepared, he was still a little shy when he mentioned his pen name. "It's called Xiao Ye Zi. You may not have heard of it..."
"What? Say it again?" Zhang Sangyu interrupted Ye Yunfu, her voice rising involuntarily. "You are Xiao Ye, the Xiao Ye who was plagiarized and slandered!"
"Um, yes, have you also seen the previous hot searches?" Ye Yunfu was stunned for a moment.
"Of course! I got hooked after seeing the outline, and I'm still diligently checking in every day to urge for updates!" Zhang Sangyu said as he stood up and sat next to Ye Yunfu, holding his friend's hand affectionately.
"Yunfu, if I remember correctly, you should have some saved drafts. We are such close friends, shouldn't you show them to me in advance?" Zhang Sangyu looked at Ye Yunfu lovingly, her eyes full of desire for the draft box.
Jing Ke, who had just returned from paying the bill, saw a scene that looked like a house being robbed.
Fortunately, Jing Ke is an adult with relatively stable emotions. He knows that Zhang Sangyu is just a friend to his girlfriend, not a rival in the name of friendship.
"Hehe, there's no rush. I will finish it this month. You can just look at it on the website." After seeing Jing Ke coming back, Ye Yunfu quickly withdrew his hand.
"Since you've read my book, I don't need to explain too much. The one I'm currently serializing is already being adapted into a film. The director plans to let me participate in the script changes and the selection of the main characters."
Ye Yunfu said, "Jing Ke and I have also invested a little money in it. If there is an actor you like among the selected actors, I can open a backdoor for you to visit the set."
"Yunfu, you are indeed my half-sister!" Zhang Sangyu felt that no matter how many times she said thank you, she could not express her gratitude, so she could only give her a hug of love.
In fact, Zhang Sangyu wanted to give Jing Ke a kiss as before, but fortunately she remembered in time that her best friend had a partner, so she slammed on the brakes and successfully prevented Jing Ke from getting jealous.
"I know, I know. If you don't mind, you can recognize my mother as your godmother. My mother likes you very much," Ye Yunfu patted his friend's head.
"Forget it. Customs are different in different places. The godmothers here are generally... Anyway, I don't really like to have a godmother." Zhang Sangyu said.
After realizing that Jing Ke had returned, Zhang Sangyu immediately sat back in his chair and continued to ask about the details of the film and television adaptation.
Ye Yunfu picked out what he could say and also told Zhang Sangyu that he had started selecting roles in September.
Zhang Sangyu is not a fangirl, but she is obsessed with looks. She likes any good-looking celebrity without any negative news. So after hearing the news, she shyly asked to go to the casting set to take a look.
"Okay, the casting will be arranged in Nanjiang City. You can go there with me in the name of my assistant." Ye Yunfu agreed without hesitation.
"What about me? Am I also an assistant?" Jing Ke could no longer remain silent after hearing the conversation.
"This is easy. Jing Ke, just go there in the name of your girlfriend from Yunfu. It would be embarrassing to bring unrelated friends, but isn't it normal to bring your partner?" Zhang Sangyu said carelessly.
In Zhang Sangyu's view, his friend and Jing Ke are both investors who just want to participate in the casting. They don't need any excuses and can just go and be done with it.
The slight discomfort in Jing Ke's heart quickly disappeared, and she looked at Ye Yunfu with reserve, "Yunfu, what do you think? Do you mind if we reveal our relationship in front of Director Qin?"
Ye Yunfu showed a helpless smile on his face, spread his hands and said: "I don't think I have ever thought of hiding it."
The last time I asked Jing Ke to play the assistant role, it was purely because my hands were shaking and I couldn't take notes, so I resorted to this desperate measure. I don't know why, but Jing Ke seems to regard the assistant role as a possession.
The corners of Jing Ke's mouth began to curl up, and he looked at Zhang Sangyu with a rare gentle look, "Do you have a driver's license?"
"Me? Yes, I did. Yunfu and I went to take the exam together." Zhang Sangyu replied after a moment of hesitation.
"I'll send you a car in a few days. When the crew starts letting the artists audition for roles, I'll send you the location and you can drive over by yourself." Jing Ke said.
Jing Ke certainly knew that Zhang Sangyu had a driver's license. After all, she had worked as a driver to pick up Ye Yunshu for several days.
"Ah? Give me a car?" The surprise on Zhang Sangyu's face was no less than when Ye Yunfu revealed his identity.
Is there something wrong with my ears? Jing Ke wants to give me a car? Why?
Could it be that Jing Ke didn't want me to disturb their alone time, so she just waved her hand and gave me the car?
"Yeah, that's more convenient." Jing Ke nodded in affirmation.
"No, no, no, it's not that serious. If they are both in the same city, I can just take a taxi." Zhang Sangyu was tempted, but her principles and bottom line prevented her from accepting it calmly.
"September Yunfu might be very busy. If there's any problem with the coffee shop, we might need your help." Jing Ke said, "This is our advance payment for your hard work. You can pick any car under 500,000 yuan."
Zhang Sangyu didn't know how to refuse Jing Ke, so she could only look at Ye Yunfu for help.
Ye Yunfu, who knew Jing Ke's character, was no longer too surprised at this moment. He said calmly, "We are delaying your postgraduate entrance examination time. You can choose one."
After saying that, Ye Yunfu took out his mobile phone and typed a few words on the keyboard. After pressing send, Zhang Sangyu's phone vibrated simultaneously.
Ye Yunfu: Don’t worry, Jing Ke’s net worth is tens of figures. For her, giving you a car is just like buying a lollipop for a neighbor’s kid.
Zhang Sangyu's expression changed again and again, and finally she managed to say thank you, boss, and accepted the surprise with a complicated expression.
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For Jing Ke, spending more than 200,000 to buy a car for Zhang Sangyu was a good deal.
Zhang Sangyu, who felt that she had done something wrong, not only had a sharp increase in her favorability towards Jing Ke, but also became more concerned about the coffee shop. In order to make it bigger and stronger, she even taught herself the relevant knowledge.
This indirectly reduced Ye Yunfu's workload a lot. All he could do in the store was to check the hygiene and quality of raw materials. Even the revenue account was taken care of by Zhang Sangyu.
Jing Ke was quite satisfied with this. Ye Yunfu didn't have to spend time in the coffee shop, which meant she could spend more time on herself.
After Ye Yunfu completed the full text of "The Female Emperor's Teacher" half a month ahead of schedule, Jing Ke also told her the good news.
"Xing Tianxia has been taken under control by the National Security Bureau. Unless something unexpected happens, we won't be able to see him for a long time." Jing Ke said, while showing the other party's declaration under the certified account.
"He won five million in the lottery, so he quit and went traveling around the world?" Ye Yunfu read out the other person's status. "Did Guoan ask him to post this?"
"It should be. I secretly put the relevant evidence into the National Security Bureau's computer a week ago. For the special department, seven days is enough time for them to confirm the authenticity." Jing Ke said in a happy tone.
Although it is not known whether Xingtianxia has reached any agreement with the rules in secret, as long as the other party enters the official field of vision, even the rules cannot be used forcefully, and the only choice is to give up using Xingtianxia as a pawn to deal with his girlfriend.
"What's the evidence? Did Xingtianxia steal other people's ideas again?" Ye Yunfu asked with a little curiosity.
Jing Ke shook his head. "After suffering a loss last time, he seems to have lost interest in making money through writing. He directly cooperated with the senior management of Yuandian and started trading the stock market and gambling on football. The former can be achieved through technical skills, but the latter is completely based on luck for an outsider."
"Xing Tianxia acted without hesitation, and he led that executive to reap hundreds of millions in the stock market. He also made a killing in gambling by betting big on underdogs."
Ye Yunfu pinched his knuckles. "It's a little outrageous, but if the other party was lucky enough to bite him to death, or if they had inside information, it seems reasonable."
"Indeed, but Xing Tianxia kept a document on his computer that contained a lot of random information. It wasn't just about the rise and fall of a certain stock or the results of a football match, but also involved the international situation and the appointment and dismissal of certain provincial and ministerial officials."
Jing Ke couldn't help revealing a hint of contempt as he spoke, "Xing Tianxia is too conceited. Perhaps because he has gained a unique opportunity, he calls himself the center of the world and thinks the world should revolve around him alone."
It’s different from my girlfriend. Even if she becomes rich, her daily habits haven’t changed much. She still saves money as she should and spends it as she should.
Ye Yunfu opened his mind and imagined Xing Tianxia's situation, and tried to put himself in his shoes.
If you were given a chance to be reborn and could go back ten years, what would you do?
I will definitely study hard, and maybe I will also seize the opportunity to help my mother buy a house that has been demolished.
Well, I should be able to become an author faster and create the stories I want to write sooner.
But if that happens, will I not be able to get into my original school, will I not meet Zhang Sangyu, will I not be taken on a trip by her, and if I don’t meet the Temple of the God of Wealth, will I not meet Jing Ke?
"What are you thinking about?" Jing Ke asked with his head tilted.
"I was wondering, if I were reborn ten years ago, would I still meet you at the same time?" Ye Yunfu said softly.
"Maybe it will be at a different time and place, but you will definitely meet me." Jing Ke said firmly, "Rebirth will not affect the essence of your soul. I will still find you and choose you."
But at that time, it might not be a get-rich-quick system, but a good luck system, a sign-in system, a predictive system, or something like that.
Ye Yunfu: "Really?"
"Really!" Jing Ke nodded in affirmation.
"Then let's make an agreement in advance. If I am reborn, or become someone else, you must find me and bind with me." Ye Yunfu said as he stretched out his little finger.
"Okay, no matter what you become, I will find you and bind myself to you." Jing Ke said, hooking Ye Yunfu's little finger and making a promise with a slightly childish behavior.
"Jing Ke, what if I become a bad person? Will you still bind me?" Ye Yunfu asked worriedly while taking a bath in the bathtub.
"Yes, if you kill someone or set fire to something, I will help you destroy the body." Jing Ke said, holding the back of his girlfriend's head and kissing her.
If the two met for the first time, Jing Ke would probably not have made such a promise.
But there is no if, only now.
No matter what kind of existence her lover becomes, Jing Ke will stand with him/her without hesitation, whether it is to save the world or destroy the world.
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With the start of the school season, the script for the first part was finalized after repeated revisions.
The audition took place in an indoor shooting scene rented by Director Qin in a film and television city. At least a quarter of the first part of the story will be related to this scene.
Director Qin has a good reputation in the industry, so even if he is preparing to shoot an unpopular subject, some first- and second-tier actresses are willing to play female roles and came to the film and television studio at the appointed time wearing sunglasses and masks.
Director Qin set the audition time at 9:30, giving interested artists enough time to rush over from nearby hotels.
In order to win the favor of Director Qin, relatively small artists chose to come an hour or even an hour and a half early.
This resulted in Ye Yunfu and Jing Ke, who were almost there on time, receiving the attention of most of the artists and their assistants when they appeared.
"Jing Ke, are we late?" Ye Yunfu felt a little guilty when he was looked at, and asked in a low voice.
Jing Ke took out her phone and took a look. "No, there are still ten minutes until the start time, and it's only twenty now."
"Pfft..." Jing Ke's words made an unknown artist wearing sunglasses burst out laughing. "Little sister, you're not new to the industry. Director Qin said 9:30, are you really going to be there at 9:30?"
"I'm ten minutes early." Ye Yunfu said subconsciously.
"Sister, let me teach you some advice. Checking out the audition location is a privilege reserved for the big names. For us unknown people, we need to arrive half an hour or an hour early and prepare well," said the unknown artist.
Perhaps it was because Ye Yunfu, who was dressed simply and looked innocent, that made her feel good about him, so the artist treated Ye Yunfu as a junior and began to impart her own experiences to him.
As for why Jing Ke was not chosen for the audition, it was naturally because she was taller than many male artists and had three-dimensional facial features that did not fit her character setting.
Seeing this, the other artists didn't say much, but repeatedly read the small part of the script they got to figure out the character.
"Is that so? Then did you arrive very early?" Ye Yunfu's curiosity was aroused.
"I arrived a little after eight o'clock. I had been trying to get into character, but when there were so many people around, I lost my sense of role." The unknown artist said, his eyes falling on Jing Ke who was holding Ye Yunfu's hand.
The unknown artist asked, "Is this your friend who came to the audition with you?"
"Well, this is my girlfriend." Ye Yunfu said, remembering to make the relationship public.
The unknown artist was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then gave Ye Yunfu a thumbs up, "Little sister, you are really amazing. But you'd better be careful, you might become a big star someday."
Ye Yunfu smiled and said, "That doesn't change the fact that she is my girlfriend."
"You have personality. What's your name? Can we exchange contact information?" the unknown artist said. "By the way, you may not know me. My name is Xu Fusang, the same Fusang as Jinwu Fusang. I graduated from the Beijing Film Academy last year. I used to play the fourth female role in Director Qin's crew."
"Hello, Ye Yunfu, the upside-down Yunfu." Ye Yunfu extended his hand and shook it lightly. "This is my girlfriend, Jing Ke."
"Hello." Jing Ke nodded to Xu Fusang.
"Hello, hello, come and sit over here. There are still three or four minutes left. Take a closer look at the script. Don't be fooled by the large crowds of people now. The audition process is very fast. One person will pass every three to five minutes." Xu Fusang said.
Xu Fusan's personality is somewhat similar to Zhang Sangyu's, he is carefree and very enthusiastic.
"No, I'm waiting for my friend here. She will be here soon." Ye Yunfu declined.
The reason why Ye Yunfu stood here and did not leave was not to observe the artists here, but to wait for Zhang Sangyu who also drove over.
Speak of the devil, and here he comes. As soon as Ye Yunfu finished speaking, Zhang Sangyu came trotting over.
"Yunfu, Mr. Jing, sorry, sorry, it took me a while to park the car." Zhang Sangyu said. After walking in and finding that there were many familiar artists sitting in the hall, his movements slowed down.
"Yunfu, are we going to audition here?" Zhang Sangyu tugged at her friend's sleeve.
"No, it's inside. I'll take you in." Ye Yunfu said, smiled at Xu Fusang, and led the two of them into the room.
Xu Fusang blinked, and before she could open her mouth to remind Ye Yunfu, she saw Director Qin coming out first.
After seeing Ye Yunfu, Director Qin immediately showed a perfect smile on his face, and he made a gesture of invitation and welcomed the three people.
Hey, did I recognize the wrong people? They weren't here for the audition, but were they part of the production crew?
With a hint of confusion, Xu Fusang returned to his seat and began to study the script carefully.
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The morning session was considered the first round of auditions. Director Qin invited more than 20 people to audition. Based on three to five minutes per person, the total audition time would not exceed two hours.
Director Qin gave the same script to these twenty or so people, and the plot that each person needed to perform was also fixed, so it was easy to distinguish the quality of their acting.
Xu Fusang is a newcomer who debuted not long ago and is not very well-known. She is barely a third-tier star. Therefore, her ranking is very low, second to last.
When Xu Fusang saw a familiar person sitting next to Director Qin, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she quickly suppressed it.
"Hello, five teachers. I am Xu Fusang. I am 24 years old and graduated from Beijing Film Academy." Xu Fusang gave a brief self-introduction.
Director Qin nodded, indicating that Xu Fusang could start performing.
In order to pick out artists with real acting skills, Director Qin did not prepare any costumes or props. He only gave them a short script and wanted to see how they would perform without props.
Xu Fusang had prepared seriously. She knew that the role she was going to play would be in "The Female Imperial Teacher", so when she got the audition opportunity, she printed out the article and read it carefully several times.
After adjusting his breathing, Xu Fusang got into the state, playing the role of a person who resisted the ancient feudal society but had to temporarily compromise because of his current situation.
Xu Fusang's appearance is not particularly outstanding compared to previous artists. She is a beauty among ordinary people and mediocre among the beauties in the entertainment industry.
However, Xu Fusang's acting is very good. She has a solid foundation as a professional actor. Even without props, people can still see the environment she is in and what she has encountered.
Especially for Ye Yunfu, the original author and screenwriter, she could easily understand what Xu Fusang wanted to express.
After a while, Ye Yunfu stopped spinning the pen and watched her performance very seriously.
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