Chapter 68: Want to cheat on my feelings?
"Then do you want me to invest a little too? Then you can afford less. Three or five hundred million is nothing to me."
"I can't afford it. You should keep the money to invest in a big production. If you lose the money, you can deduct it from my breakup fee, and I will still have to pay it myself."
[Tsk, is this implying we're all broke? Or is this trying to sow discord between me and my jerk dad? You want me to see for myself how it takes six of the richest man's children to come up with five hundred million?]
"President Jiang, the show is about to start. What are you doing here? You have so much free time. Why don't you go to a few meetings and focus on the company's business? Don't you presidents have every second count?"
"Who told you that? If big bosses only care about work, who would sell all those yachts and mansions to? Haven't you seen those online soft articles that love to recommend the mansions, yachts, wineries, private parties, and hobbies like Dzi beads, sea fishing, and red wine of a certain rich man?
What is the purpose of making money? Besides the sense of accomplishment in the process, of course it is for enjoyment.
Emperor Yongzheng, a workaholic, even keeps a bunch of puppies..."
Ye Mengyu put down the contouring brush and turned to look at the movie star with the student hairstyle of the Republic of China and round tortoise-shell glasses. As soon as this guy puts on a long gown and a mandarin jacket, he immediately becomes a young scholar.
How did this become the style of the chatterbox professor?
"Are you getting into the show early? Your show is about the Republican era?"
Jiang Fanyu nodded. "Yes, I play a scholar from the Republic of China. In the classroom, I tell students about Su Wu herding sheep in the form of shadow play. It is both educational and entertaining. I teach students about integrity and character."
It's been kept secret all along, but now I'm willing to reveal the spoilers.
Ye Mengyu gave a thumbs up, "Great. What a great idea."
"So what's your show?"
"A couple fighting kidnapping and searching for their child, from youth to middle age, finally found their child. They went from a well-off family to bankruptcy and then started a new business to become wealthy. The background music is about Su Wu herding sheep. It expresses perseverance and never forgetting the original intention."
Jiang Fanyu also gave her a thumbs up. "This idea is very noble, and it can also help spread the word to families looking for their children. No wonder you connected with them during the live broadcast. So that's how it works."
"It's just a trick. You can also say I'm taking advantage of the audience's kindness."
[The main thing is, this is a crappy novel world, with human traffickers running rampant and no police at all. Real and fake daughters, real and fake young masters are everywhere, and the wrong children are often taken away, and one is always from a wealthy family and the other is poor and destitute.
We don’t know how these two families could get together, as even the county hospital had a distinction between general wards and high-rise rooms twenty or thirty years ago.
I don't even know what the hospital's 24-hour shift system is all about. How can a hospital with so many people coming and going be filled with blind NPCs?
Instead of promoting it, give people normal guidance so that there won't be any idiots who think it's easy to swap children and do stupid things that will ruin others.
"There's no need to make yourself sound so utilitarian. Didn't you just say you were a conscientious artist?"
"No conflict. Mr. Jiang, please leave quickly. What will everyone think if we keep clearing the room and talking alone like this? Although we are indeed having an affair, can you please not be so obvious? We agreed to keep our marriage secret..."
Speaking of this, Jiang Fanyu was unhappy, "What? Just because you're secretly married, you can just start a scandal?"
Tch. "Brother, that's enough. You act like you're jealous because you're in love with me. What are you doing? Are you trying to cheat on me? No need to cheat. I'm happy to give it to you anytime. It's okay to cheat on me emotionally, but cheating on people's feelings is a crime you'll be punished by. You're such a jerk. You can't even have this little bottom line, can you?"
[What about the scandal?]
Who are you trying to blame here?
There's no way there's any scandal between me and my brother.]
"Look at what you're saying. What's the point of cheating on your feelings? We're a legal couple now, and I'm still a poor husband who's being abandoned and won't go home no matter what his wife says. Is it unreasonable for me to have a little bit of emotion?"
"That's reasonable, everything you say is right, alright. Come on, let's go, the show is about to start. I still have lines to memorize. If you really have time, go check out the others. Sister Su must be eagerly waiting."
Jiang Fanyu twitched his lips. "Then you really guessed wrong. The bodyguard just told me that there's a car in the underground garage that's gone crazy and is dancing. He was worried, so he went to the monitoring room to check. Although the car was parked in a blind spot, he saw Su Lan and Mo Chubai get in one after another. They should be busy now."
Oh my goodness, you're so impatient? Can't you wait until we get back to the hotel?
"I heard that Miss Su's resources have been declining recently, and she's been overly obsessed with her ranking. She can't find any top-tier actors to work with. Several of her dramas have failed to be broadcast on TV, and she can only buy trending searches and data for hit dramas online. She's thinking of retiring and wants to marry into a wealthy family. She's trying to cast a wide net and catch more fish..."
The program was only officially announced half a month ago, but it has been tied up and criticized several times. Is he the kind of person who will not fight back after suffering a loss?
Of course, we have to investigate Miss Su thoroughly, find her weak spot, and be ready to pinch her vital point and deliver a fatal blow at any time.
This investigation was so exciting.
"Oh, you are one of the many fish in her pond."
So, every drama she stars in creates multiple couples, and anyone with a bit of popularity has to be on the roulette wheel to see who Sister Su favors. Isn't that all hype? Still choosing a husband? Amazing. It's a shame that in a few years, after turning 35, she'll still be a single, independent woman, the heroine character. I wonder who's not attracted to whom.
"I'm a married man, a Mr. Jiang, so what's fish or fish? It has nothing to do with me. But, shouldn't you tell your fourth sister? Mo Chubai is like a teddy bear, don't let him get sick."
"No need, Fourth Sister has already broken up with him. She just didn't want to drag down the show, so she plans to announce it after the show is over. Wu Yuqing from my Third Brother's team was also personally cut off from her relationship with Ms. Gu, and she left after this episode. Next episode, my Fourth Sister will join my Third Brother's team. How's it going? Isn't it exciting?
For the ratings of your company's program, everyone in my family has fought hard."
Jiang Fanyu: ...Why don’t you say that your family is too dramatic?
"It's better to split up. It's not too late to cut the loss in time. Apart from being a little embarrassed, it didn't cost anything."
Yes, that's what I said.
Knock knock knock
There was a knock on the door, and Gu Yize's voice rang out at the same time, "Xiao Yu, my mother sent some fruit and nutritious soup. Are you there?"
"Yes, yes."
While answering, Ye Mengyu stood up and opened the door.
"Why are you here? Are you annoying? Why do you keep popping into the dressing rooms of single female celebrities? Are you being a scoundrel?"
This is the backstage. Seeing his childhood friend, Gu Yize became much more casual. He started scolding Jiang Fanyu as soon as he saw him.
"Don't worry about it. I haven't figured out my own relationship affairs yet, so don't pretend to be a wise man and meddle in other people's business."
"Jiang Gou, you want to fight, right?"
"I'm afraid of you, Gu Zhu."
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Isn't that childish?
Ye Mengyu, who was watching the fun on the side, shook his head. A man remains a boy until he dies?
Forget it, it’s better to say that men can act stupidly at any time.
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