Chapter 472: The Long Road to Chasing My Wife 2 If I can’t keep the child, I can only say…
Yao Taotao actually passed the second audition. She was delighted but also a little confused.
In fact, she felt that her performance was not very good. After all, she had only practiced for half a month, and she was old, with a stiff waist. She was not as flexible as a teenage girl in bending over.
Especially for some of the more graceful dance moves, she really had to put in a lot of effort to force herself into the right pose.
But no matter what, at least Pu Yongkang gave her the opportunity, and she cherished it very much. Anyway, there is still some time before the official shooting, so she can practice hard.
As for Yao Yingying's audition, she actually passed.
When the two sisters walked out of the film and television company, they were both in a daze, surrounded by a sense of unreality, and even felt a little dizzy when they walked.
Yao Taotao quickly found a roadside phone booth and called Yao Ruzhen: "My elder sister and I both passed. I don't know what happened. When I came here, I heard that Director Pu's requirements were very strict. I didn't expect it to be so easy."
Yao Ruzhen's rented office was almost finished with renovations, and her landline was connected. Sitting in her office, she looked at the man at the door with a forgiving smile and said into the phone, "I heard he's from the mainland. Maybe he's more considerate of his compatriots there, so he's a little lenient with you. Don't overthink it. This opportunity is rare, so seize it. You don't have many scenes anyway, so after filming, continue studying with your acting teacher."
Yao Taotao agreed, and after hanging up the phone, she took Yao Yingying's arm and went shopping.
It's a rare opportunity to relax, so I have to be happy. Anyway, my sister's two children are looked after by the nanny and driver at the villa, so nothing will go wrong.
While the two sisters were shopping, Yao Ruzhen had already put down the microphone, folded her hands, held her chin, and asked with a smile: "You see, I didn't betray you."
Chao Risheng walked in with a smile: "Can I sit down?"
"Sure. As long as you haven't divorced, you are my brother-in-law." Yao Ruzhen stood up with a smile and made him a cup of Dahongpao.
Chao Risheng sighed silently: "I don't know what she is thinking."
Yao Ruzhen knew Chao Risheng was asking about the child, so she had no answer. She could only smile and change the subject: "What conditions did you agree to with Pu Yongkang?"
"If his play needs funding in the future, please come to me." Chao Risheng smiled, "I have to hurry up and write two works that cater to the market here."
"With your abilities, it shouldn't be a problem. You can even write a few scripts tailored for Second Sister." Yao Ruzhen said with a smile, "As for whether she's willing to act, that depends on your ability."
Chao Risheng smiled bitterly and said, "I always feel like you are making fun of me."
"Did I? I swear to God, I haven't gotten involved in your conflict so far. You should work hard on your own. I'm very happy to see a man make all kinds of efforts to make up for his mistakes. It's excellent material for my writing." Yao Ruzhen smiled and joked, "Besides, it won't do me any good if I make fun of you. I heard that your elders have some friendship with Pu Yongkang."
"Who told you that?"
"My third brother."
"Wei Hua, that's not surprising. He's well-informed. I came to see him first when I came to see you."
"My brother likes to help fellow mainland Chinese people. He's a good guy."
"Indeed, your sister-in-law is a nice person. She told me to relax and said that your second sister had been to the clinic and would probably keep the baby."
"I don't want to get involved in this. Find a chance to ask yourself."
"If you really didn't want to get involved, you wouldn't have brought her here. You actually want to help her and me as well. This way you can avoid offending both of us, right?"
"You're wrong. I just want my second sister to see the outside world so that she can make the best decision for her."
"Well, I'm being too sentimental. I thought you would understand me a little bit."
"I didn't say I didn't understand you, but I am my second sister's younger sister."
"Okay, okay, I can't argue with you."
"How is it? Do you have a place to live?" Yao Ruzhen closed the account book with a smile.
Chao Risheng nodded and said, "Pu Yongkang has a villa that he rarely lives in, and he rented it to me."
"Where is it, how big is it, and how much is the rent?"
"It's in Repulse Bay, not far from your place. It's a little smaller than the one you bought. The rent is 600 a month, just a token of my appreciation."
That's really not expensive. House prices are rising rapidly nowadays, and six hundred is not enough to pay for various expenses.
Yao Ruzhen smiled and said, "It seems that Pu Yongkang really wants to sell you a good deal, so you should hurry up and create a few works. Then you can buy yourself a house, so as not to owe a favor to the renter all the time."
"I know." Chao Risheng came to Yao Ruzhen to ask about the child, but unfortunately Yao Ruzhen didn't give him a clear answer. He could only stand up with regret. "Where's Xiao Qi? I want to catch up with him?"
"There's a flaw in the ceiling material. He's gone to contact the supplier and will be back soon."
"Then I won't wait any longer. Here's my address and phone number. I'll go back and catch up on some sleep, and then I'll meet you for dinner in the evening." Chao Risheng took a few steps closer, picked up the pen and paper on the desk, and left his contact information.
Yao Ruzhen stood up and said to him, "Keep a calm mind. What is yours is yours and it won't run away. Of course, you also have to make appropriate efforts."
"Don't worry, I know what to do." Chao Risheng went downstairs, turned around, waved, and took a taxi away.
Yao Ruzhen sighed silently. Based on her understanding of Yao Taotao, Chao Risheng's test was still long. Even if the child was eventually born, it would not necessarily become a lubricant to ease their relationship.
Let them chop wood wherever they want. It's not her place to meddle in other people's affairs.
A few days later, the office was finally renovated. Yao Ruzhen and Qi Changxiao went together to submit the application. The procedures were complicated and delayed for another month. The publishing house was officially opened when school started.
During this period, Yao Taotao and Yao Yingying have not yet joined the crew to film, and are still diligently learning from their acting teacher.
By the time Pu Yongkang notified them to join the crew, Yao Taotao was already three months pregnant, but her pregnancy was not yet obvious. She did not intend to let Pu Yongkang know so as not to lose the opportunity to film.
The night before joining the crew, Yao Yingying advised, "You should tell Pu Yongkang not to shoot those intense action scenes. It would be bad if she had a miscarriage."
"If I have a miscarriage, it's God's will." Yao Taotao's role is not important and it can be filmed in a month. She doesn't want to be a delicate vase.
Yao Yingying continued to persuade him, "But what if something unexpected really happens and Pu Yongkang doesn't want to use you anymore?"
"Then I'll go to Xiaomei Publishing House to help. This is what I studied anyway." Yao Taotao was determined. She would leave the fate of this child to God.
As a pregnant woman who had witnessed the cruel truth of abortion, she could not bring herself to abort her own child. However, as a victim deceived and exploited by her husband, she could not really love the child.
Since no matter what she does, it would be wrong, she might as well leave it to fate. She would not deliberately do anything dangerous, but if this child is really that fragile, it means that they are not destined to be together.
Yao Yingying tried to persuade her for a long time, but to no avail. She had no choice but to find Yao Ruzhen and said, "Go and persuade your second sister. She refuses to tell Pu Yongkang the truth. What if something goes wrong?"
Yao Ruzhen smiled and said, "It's okay. I've told Pu Yongkang, he'll pay attention. For those martial arts moves, Second Sister only needs to shoot a few positioning moves, and the rest will be done by the stand-in."
"Really?" Yao Yingying breathed a sigh of relief. "That's great. Thank you so much, Ruzhen."
"It's okay, go to bed early. The driver will take you there tomorrow morning. Don't be late." Yao Ruzhen's publishing house has just been open for a month. She is very busy and will bring some work back after get off work.
Seeing this, Yao Yingying stopped disturbing her and went upstairs to prepare.
As soon as she left, Qi Changxiao came over with coffee in his hand: "Second sister, don't you know that person is here?"
"Well, that person also went to talk to Pu Yongkang. It had nothing to do with me, but he told me not to let anything slip, so I can only take the credit." Yao Ruzhen was helpless. "Forget about that matter. What's the situation with the translation team you are in charge of?"
"For some words, they used translations from Taiwan, which I think is not very good. We are revising it according to the language habits of the mainland." Qi Changxiao, like his wife, is both the boss, editor, and employee.
Yao Ruzhen thought about it and suggested, "How about publishing two versions? The one we cooperate with mainland publishers will be translated according to mainland language habits, and the one sold locally will be directly translated according to the local or Taiwan translation."
"Alright." Qi Changxiao had no objection. After all, there would be two versions after he finished revising them. He also paid attention to the entertainment gossip section that Yao Ruzhen was in charge of. "Is your magazine's first issue ready?"
"It's almost done. The publishing license has been obtained. I just need to polish the color and it will be almost done." Yao Ruzhen founded a magazine called Hong Kong Entertainment Chronicles.
Compared to those tabloids, it contains more first-hand internal information.
Of course, part of this information was obtained by taking advantage of the third brother, part of it was obtained by her gossip system, and a small part was obtained by the employees themselves.
In short, in addition to the basic salary, her employees will also receive royalties or sales commissions based on the amount of manuscripts submitted or sales, which is better than the treatment of many publishing houses here.
I hope this magazine will sell well, otherwise, with such high salaries, she will not be able to make ends meet.
In short, do your best.
A few days later, the magazine founded by Yao Ruzhen was officially released. The 50,000 copies distributed on the day were sold out, and they had to urgently print another 80,000 copies, which were also sold out after three days.
Yao Ruzhen was very happy. It seemed that her Bagua system finally had a real use.
Then keep up the good work!
On the weekend, she gathered her employees to a restaurant for a celebration party, and the next day she immediately started preparing for the second issue. After all, it was a biweekly magazine, so she had less time to breathe.
Almost at the same time, Yao Yingying finished her scenes and entered the idle mode early, but Yao Taotao still had some scenes to play, and as her sister, she was worried, so she simply stayed to take care of Yao Taotao's filming work.
When she came out of the studio carrying a pile of costumes, she saw a familiar figure passing by on the right.
She was afraid that she had made a mistake, so she quickly chased after him.
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