Chapter 252 Zhao's Studios

"Wow, do you report for work every day? I've never seen you so hardworking at work..." Mei Yanshuang had a day off after finishing an all-night shoot, so she thought that she would not go back to the villa in Kowloon Tong to rest today, but go to the luxury house in Barker Road with her sister to see Su Yun. Unexpectedly, at just after eight in the morning, she had already seen Chen Baiyang's car at the door.

Perhaps it is because of his good luck and natural talents, but Chen Boyang is notoriously careless about his work. When he is not working, he is either traveling or creating late at night and then taking a nap during the day. He is usually not seen until lunchtime when most people are having lunch.

Seeing him emerge so early, we can probably only sigh at the magic of love - the fact that Chen Baiyang has a crush on Su Yun is an unspoken secret among most people in the circle, and it is very likely that Su Yun herself knows this, but one of them has not officially confessed and the other has been so distant, which makes others anxious.

But there is nothing that can be done about it: many young people's views on love are influenced by the West. In addition, both Su Yun and Chen Boyang studied abroad, so they naturally lack the traditional Chinese reserve and focus on relationships between men and women. Instead, they are a bit immature and nonchalant, and are more inclined to the playful and uncertain mode of not yet lovers.

"My new contract hasn't been finalized yet, so I'm free, so I came to check on Mary." Chen Boyang explained in a low voice, stiffening his neck. "After all, a lot of things have happened to her in the past few days..."

Mei Yanshuang and Mei Aishuang looked deeply at this young man who was not good at expressing himself but very capable of taking action, sighed, and did not say anything to squeeze him, but invited him in.

"You guys are back?" Su Yun, who was setting the table, looked up when she heard the voice. Before she could say anything more to the Mei sisters in front of her, a man came in from behind. She paused for a moment, "Danny?"

It's not that she doesn't know or understand Chen Baiyang's concern for her, but his behavior of not working but reporting to work every day also makes Su Yun a little helpless: even the two sisters of the Mei family, who are her relatives in the legal sense, are not as frequent as he is - the TV station has recently launched a lot of new dramas, and the two sisters of the Mei family, one is the heroine and the other is a guest supporting role and assistant. Sometimes when they are busy, let alone going back to Barker Road to rest, they can't even go back to the villa in Kowloon Tong not far from the set.

Basically, I just slept on a recliner on the set to catch up on sleep, and I couldn't go home for several days and nights. It was a kind of high-intensity continuous work.

Therefore, where there is contrast there is harm. When relatives and friends are so busy that they can only take time to visit occasionally, people like Chen Baiyang who come almost every day will arouse envy and hatred.

However, when I think about the fact that when Su Yun was studying in California, the only person who had the money, time and energy to visit her was Chen Boyang, I can't help but feel too angry: if you can't do it yourself and yet you ask others not to do it, then that's just too petty.

"Oh, Danny, come here quickly. Grandma made some delicious white porridge today, and also prepared several appetizers..." Because of Chen Boyang's recent visits, Grandma Su had a good impression of Chen Boyang. Seeing that he came early in the morning again today, she immediately and happily invited him to come for breakfast.

Chen Baiyang responded obediently, then reached out to take the tray from Grandma Su's hand with familiarity: "Grandma Su, let me help you."

While eating breakfast, Su Yun listened to the Mei sisters and Chen Boyang talking about the situation outside, and nodded from time to time: Although the rumors outside have been decreasing day by day under the impact of new gossip news that come in one after another, there are still many "loyal" paparazzi who want to dig out the secrets of the rich and powerful. They can't get to the top of the mountain and it's not easy to confront the Zhao family, so they go to block Su Yun's friends and people from film companies and TV stations from time to time, hoping to dig out something worth writing about from these news from all sides.

"By the way, Susu, what do you mean?" Mei Aishuang asked with concern.

Seeing Grandma Su looking over quietly, Su Yun smiled softly and shook her head: "I still mean what I said before - the grace of giving birth is not as great as the grace of raising. Although the Zhao family left me behind out of necessity, now that it has come to this, it would be nice to be just ordinary friends or partners. If I really have to make a fuss, I will still choose the Su family."

As Su Yun spoke, her eyes turned to the altar in the corner of the living room. The black-and-white photo of Su Qing and the wooden plaque of Su Yin on it were still as peaceful and warm as when she first saw them: it was the Su family that gave her and "Su Yun" a new life.

Grandma Su couldn't help but put her hand on the back of Su Yun's hand, and then patted her hand a few times very lightly, which seemed to carry a kind of comfort and reassurance.

After breakfast, Grandma Su went to the garden to take care of the flowers and plants as usual, while Su Yun went upstairs to the study with Chen Boyang, playing games and chatting casually.

Of course, these two are not so nerdy sometimes. As one of the few young singer-songwriters in the Hong Kong music scene, Chen Baiyang has also written a lot of songs for his new album recently. When he is not playing games, he sits next to the piano in the study and plays for Su Yun, waiting for her to give a new round of impressions and opinions.

Watching him sitting in front of the piano, playing and singing softly, with the sunlight falling on him, it always casts a divine outline on him. From time to time, you can hear Su Yun singing a classic melody with her chin half supported: I have to say, he can really go from the living room to the recording room.

It's a pity that extreme hardness can easily break, and extreme wisdom can easily lead to injuries.

But now that she is watching over them, perhaps the fate of many people can be like those whose original fate has been changed by her intentionally or unintentionally, and they can grow old together with her efforts to save the Hong Kong entertainment industry, right?

While I was vaguely thinking about these complicated thoughts, Grandma Su suddenly called out from downstairs, saying that Zhao Liying came to see her.

The funny thing is, when seeing Su Yun and Chen Boyang coming down from the building together, Zhao Liying, who was originally looking nervous, suddenly changed his expression: "How come you came down from the building together?"

"I just came to play video games with Mary and play some new songs for her. She hasn't been in a good mood recently..." Chen Baiyang quickly explained: Although Su Yun has not acknowledged her ancestry, Zhao Liying is both a partner and a cousin, and their attributes are so overlapping that he can't afford to offend any of them.

Although after hearing the explanation, he at least let go of his original wariness towards another opposite sex around his cousin, Zhao Liying still looked at Chen Boyang meaningfully, and then, on the pretext of talking to Su Yun, he openly and secretly squeezed him out of Su Yun's side.

"We all know that you may not need these things, but this is what your auntie insisted that I bring to you..." This time, Zhao Liying brought with him a portion of the shares of the Zhao Film Company and a dozen other contracts for the donation of shops and land that the Zhao family asked him to bring.

Zhao Rifu is still the largest shareholder of the film company, so the new generation of the Zhao family basically holds about 5% of the shares. The 11% shares given to Su Yun include the 5% that the new generation deserves, the 4% given by Huang Misheng and Fang Mona, and the 1% given by the two brothers Zhao Liming and Zhao Lizhong respectively.

As for other shops and land contracts, most of them came from Zhao Rifu and the Zhao sisters.

"I'm not asking you to sign right away. I just came to inform you. If you've made up your mind, you can contact them at any time." Although Zhao Liying's job was as a lobbyist, he also remembered his cooperative relationship with Su Yun.

"You came here this time to tell me more than just these, right?" Su Yun smiled.

Zhao Liying nodded, put away the contract documents he brought, and added: "Yes - I would like to invite you to go to Zhao's Cinema with me again."

Su Yun thought for a while and sighed, "Okay, I'll go with you."

"I'm going too!" Chen Boyang quickly interrupted.

Zhao Liying looked at him again but didn't say anything. After the two of them put on hats and sunglasses, he drove them all the way to Zhao's Cinema.

Compared with the newly built TV station filming studio and building, the adjacent Zhao Studios is obviously bearing the marks of the years.

Su Yun spends most of her time shooting on location, and rarely shoots in the studio. Now, if you think about it, she hasn't been here for several months.

Even with her joining, the cinema still began to show signs of decline because she was not able to truly be in charge and the Zhao family gradually shifted its focus to television.

I recall the abandoned site of Zhao's Cinema that I had seen in later generations. Those piles of dusty old scripts, those fragments that seemed to still carry the breath of yesterday, and the traces of activities scattered everywhere, all seemed to carry an inaudible sigh.

Whether it is scattered magazines, discarded films, old movie posters or various notices, all of them seem to lead us back to the past and recall the glorious days of prosperity and heyday.

Perhaps, what she and many others miss is not the golden age of Hong Kong entertainment, but the ignorant youth years when they glimpsed the vast world and myths and legends in the colorful light and shadow.

That is why so many people, including her, always feel reluctant to accept the decline of Zhao and TBB. Just like they cannot rewrite the helpless regrets in their memories, they rely on their attachment to old events and things to pin their hopes on the past that they can never grasp.

"Chen Congying's acquisition efforts are getting stronger and stronger. I suspect he really wants to take over the Zhao family." Zhao Liying looked a little worried. "And most importantly, Uncle Six has been tempted by the conditions proposed by Chen Congying recently."

"But hasn't he...always had a dream of building an Eastern Hollywood?" Su Yun frowned: Although Zhao Rifu is well-known for being stingy, he is still very generous when it comes to charity and pursuing his dreams.

Besides, Zhao Liying has now returned to Hong Kong. Why would Zhao Rifu, who has a satisfactory successor, be moved by Chen Congying's conditions?

"If you're not in the Zhao family, there's no point in me coming back." Zhao Liying saw what Su Yun was thinking and explained with a wry smile, "If you're willing to listen, I can tell you some stories about the internal strife of our generation above."

"And this is also the fundamental reason why I believe that without you, the Zhao family will have no other options except being bought out or gradually declining."