Huayu: It's normal for me, as a director, to mentor young actresses, right?

Chapter 71 How about you be the younger one?

Wang Zhongjun fell silent.

He leaned back on the sofa, lit another cigarette, and smoked it silently.

Over the years, Huayi has come a long way, and he himself finds it difficult to explain just how deeply he has become entangled with those people.

He himself didn't believe that those people didn't have some kind of leverage over him.

"No matter what," Wang Zhongjun gritted his teeth, his eyes slowly hardening through the smoke, "it has to be cut off!"

Compared to the schemes those people were plotting, Huayi Brothers' problems are minor.

"We can cut it slowly; haste makes waste," Wang Zhonglei advised. "If we really do it the way Director Lin suggested, it will only make the conflict more intense."

He paused, and seeing that Wang Zhongjun's expression didn't change, continued, "He wants us to expose everything, to make us fight those people to the death, so he can reap the benefits. In the end, aren't we the ones who suffer the losses?"

Wang Zhongjun squinted at his younger brother.

"Xiao Lei," Wang Zhongjun sighed, "what makes you think we still have a choice?"

He flicked his cigarette ash and continued, "We're different from those people. Their roots are all abroad; if they fail, they can just pack up and leave. What about us? Our roots are in China; if we go abroad, we'll have nothing."

"It's not even a question of who we choose anymore." Wang Zhongjun snapped out his cigarette, stood up, and walked to the French windows. "Do you know what those lunatics are doing?"

He paused for a moment before lowering his voice, "They want to cause division!"

Wang Zhonglei was stunned.

"Our company might steal at most..." Wang Zhongjun turned to look directly at his younger brother, "Following them? You'll only end up badly!"

Wang Zhonglei was so shocked by the news that he was speechless.

He truly didn't expect that in this day and age, there would still be people who dared to do such a thing in China.

"I understand." After a while, Wang Zhonglei finally came to his senses, simply nodding without saying anything more.

The office was quiet for a moment.

"When will they transfer the money?" Wang Zhongjun asked, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with his back to Wang Zhonglei.

"The money has already been transferred, thirty million, just as agreed before," Wang Zhonglei replied.

"Keep the contract and bank statements safe, they'll be useful later." Wang Zhongjun nodded. "Transfer the money to 'My Love from the Star' account as soon as possible, and follow the normal procedures."

Although he couldn't guess what Lin Yu was planning to do next, he was sure that keeping everything safe would prevent any mistakes.

"Should we add some more?" Wang Zhonglei hesitated for a moment. "Isn't 30 million too little?"

"No need," Wang Zhongjun waved his hand. "We're just handling the transfers. If we're going to cut it off, we need to cut it cleanly, not a single bit can be left."

He turned around: "Go and get it done quickly."

Wang Zhonglei stood up and walked out of the office.

Wang Zhongjun walked back to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked out at the bustling traffic and crowds.

He didn't know if his gamble would be enough to make a living.

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The night view of Nanjing was more gentle and elegant than that of Yanjing, but Liu Shishi had no interest in appreciating it.

The filming these past few days has really exhausted her, both physically and mentally.

She has always been pampered by K since her debut and never imagined that film crews outside were so "terrifying".

Liu Shishi has always been very confident in her acting skills; at least when she was acting in TV dramas, no director ever criticized her acting.

At first, I really thought that Lin Yu might have a crush on her and was deliberately picking on her to embarrass her so that he could take advantage of her.

But she later discovered that Lin Yu had no feelings for her whatsoever; he was simply mocking her acting skills.

And he doesn't even use foul language; he just insults people however he can. It's hard to imagine such "vicious" words coming from a man's mouth.

She really misses K-jie now. She thinks that if she had been determined to go to the Hong Kong entertainment circle with Cai Yinong back then, things probably wouldn't be so bad now.

"Nazha, do you think your man is targeting me?" Liu Shishi was chatting with Nazha.

Nazha was a close friend she met after signing with Wong Jing Flower. At first, she didn't know about Nazha's relationship with Lin Yu until one night when she couldn't sleep and decided to go downstairs for a walk. She saw Nazha secretly enter the elevator and finally stop on the floor where Lin Yu's room was located, so she pressed her for details.

"Of course not, he's not that petty." Naza lay sprawled on the bed, listlessly responding to Liu Shishi, "Don't overthink it, it's simply a matter of acting skills."

Naza looked at Liu Shishi, her heart filled with helplessness.

Ever since she found out about her relationship with Lin Yu, she's been pulling Nazha aside to chat with her until late every night. Nazha definitely wouldn't believe there wasn't some revenge involved.

But if you have a problem with Lin Yu, go find him. Why are you tormenting me?

As for why Lin Yu and Nazha don't live together? Of course, it's because they're afraid of delaying the filming the next day.

The two young people had no sense of restraint when they were together, and they almost delayed filming several times before they were forcibly separated.

"Senior Sister, how about I find you a teacher?" Nazha seemed to suddenly remember something, and sat up abruptly, staring at Liu Shishi with bright eyes.

If we find Liu Shishi an acting teacher and she goes to class every night, she won't have time to bother us anymore.

Naza thinks she's a genius.

"I think I acted pretty well," Liu Shishi said, her voice lacking confidence. "It's all because of your man's 'vicious' words that I was affected."

"But..." Nazha tilted her head, "I think what he said makes a lot of sense."

These words were like another knife to Liu Shishi's heart.

"Your acting skills are indeed very suitable for playing a blind woman."

It's terrifying that even Nazha could criticize someone else's acting skills one day.

Liu Shishi glared angrily at Nazha. These two must have been sent by heaven to torment her. "How can you speak as viciously as Lin Yu?"

"We're a couple," Nazha laughed. "Two kinds of people can't sleep in the same bed."

Seeing Liu Shishi's angry expression, her resentment subsided a little.

Liu Shishi opened her mouth, her face turning red, but she couldn't say anything in rebuttal.

"Brother Xiaoyu will be back soon." Nazha checked the time. "I'm going upstairs now. Does Senior Sister want to come with me?"

"What would I do up there?" Liu Shishi was a little agitated. "My needs aren't as great as yours!"

"I was just worried you were under too much pressure and had nowhere to release it," Nazha said with a smile as she packed her things to leave. "If you don't have that man, you can come and be my husband's mistress. I'm very generous."

Liu Shishi also stood up, gritting her teeth, and said, "Who doesn't have a man? The men who want me can line up all the way to France."

"Really?" Nazha's voice was skeptical. "Then why hasn't anyone come to visit the set?"

"Someone will be here soon."

Who is it?

Wu Qilong

When Nazha heard the name, she paused for a moment, hesitated for a long time, and then said very seriously:

"Why don't you become my husband's mistress?"