The moonlight was like a ribbon, and Shang Yechu stood on the rooftop, facing Sheng Wenzhi.
What are you doing on Xingfu Commercial Street?
Shang Yechu had visited Xingfu Commercial Street twice after its renovation. The first time, construction was still underway, so she only glanced at it from afar before leaving. The second time, the street had just opened and was packed with people. As soon as Shang Yechu got out of the car, two devoted fans recognized her in disguise and rushed forward to ask for autographs. It took some persuasion to calm the two fans down and prevent things from escalating.
Happiness Commercial Street is the hometown of Shang Yechu. But it's absolutely impossible for actress Yechu to move around there as freely as before.
The hotel was very soundproof; standing on the rooftop, the noise of the "Happiness Street" celebration banquet was almost completely gone. Sheng Wenzhi stood there, gazing blankly at the lights shining from inside.
After a long pause, he finally said, "I went to see 'Happy Street' twice after it was released."
Before Shang Yechu could ask further, he said, "The first time was at midnight, and I was the only person in the entire theater. After watching it, I couldn't sleep well all night. The second time... I don't know when it was. Anyway, I went to see it with a bunch of people. There was an old man sitting next to me who played on his phone for half the movie."
Why are you saying all this?
“They say the movie is good. But I neither think it’s good nor funny,” Sheng Wenzhi said slowly. “Some people also say the movie is bad, but I don’t think it’s bad either.”
Shang Yechu was completely bewildered by these words: "You... uh, your brain is damaged?" Apart from that reason, Shang Yechu really couldn't understand why Sheng Wenzhi was talking nonsense here.
Sheng Wenzhi glanced at Shang Yechu and said, "Maybe. Before coming to see you, I hadn't slept well for three days."
Shang Yechu wanted to retort, "Don't you often stay up late?" but then she thought the words sounded too familiar, so she changed her tone and said, "Then you should stand at ease, turn around, go home, and sleep for three days and three nights to make up for it."
"I haven't been home for a month."
Shang Yechu was taken aback by these words. She hadn't heard of any demolitions or earthquakes in Hengshi recently. It couldn't be that Sheng Wenzhi had spent all his money on lawyers to sue Shang Yechu and then mortgaged the house, could it? That was something only someone with his brain would do.
The thought struck Shang Yechu: "Financial difficulties?" Sheng Wenzhi still has a few books that haven't sold... It's time for Qingping Entertainment's copyright department to get its appetite. If Sheng Wenzhi really disagrees, they can just find a shell company to reskin the books, buy them, and then transfer them to Qingping Entertainment.
Sheng Wen was taken aback, and subconsciously shook his head: "No, not at all."
Curiosity overcame disappointment, and Shang Yechu racked her brains to decipher Sheng Wenzhi's thought process: "Your next book is about homeless people?"
"That's not entirely true."
Shang Yechu didn't want to guess anymore: "Are you going to tell me or not?"
Sheng Wenzhi looked up at the moon, seemingly a little slow to react. Just before Shang Yechu's patience ran out, he spoke: "A few days ago... I can't remember the exact time. I went to Wencheng and found your parents."
"My parents passed away a long time ago. Are you going to visit their graves?" Shang Yechu's face darkened at the mention of this topic. Sheng Wenzhi actually dared to bring up something so sensitive.
Sheng Wen was taken aback. After a long while, he seemed to remember something and suddenly laughed: "That's right. I almost forgot. No wonder they were so angry. I went to find Ji Ya and Shang Hongxuan and asked them to cause trouble for you. I promised to give them... I forgot how much money, but it was a lot of money."
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