Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 344 Mental illness

Upon seeing the two notes, Wang Luyao immediately sneered, "I thought the Beijing Dance Academy would have higher standards, but it's the same old thing—I switched careers back in the dance troupe because I couldn't stand this."

Zhang Yan didn't know how much of what she said was true or false, but the relationship between men and women in the song and dance troupe was indeed quite messy, especially in the dance troupe.

After all, people who have been hugging and cuddling with the opposite sex since childhood and are used to showing their bodies to others are more likely to be more open-minded than the average person.

Faced with the envious or inquisitive gazes of Jiang Wu, Huang Zhizhong, and others, Zhang Yan casually tore off the note and stuffed it into the half-finished bottle of mineral water.

Then, as if nothing had happened, he said, "I'll treat you tonight, let's go out and have a good meal—Sister Chang, remember to invite that Zhang Yunfeng out."

Chang Jihong quickly agreed.

Zhang Yan booked a private room at the restaurant and gave two hundred yuan to each of the people who came to help. Yu Dong, who was interning at the Beijing Film Studio, also received a share.

Yu Dong initially wanted to decline, but seeing that everyone else had one and that General Manager Zhang's attitude was quite firm, he reluctantly accepted it.

After Chang Jihong contacted Zhang Yunfeng, Zhang Yan gave her the car keys so she could drive to the Beijing Dance Academy to pick up the person, as a way to show his sincerity in fulfilling her dream.

As for him and Wang Luyao, they hailed a taxi to the restaurant, just like the other students.

On the way, Zhang Yan was chatting with Wang Luyao about the dance troupe when he suddenly received a call from Gong Li, who said that she would be taking people to Tianjin in a couple of days to inspect the August 1st Film and Television Base.

"The film 'The Hegemon-King of Western Chu' is going to be filmed on location in mainland China. I heard that your film studio has set up a war zone, so Director Xian wanted to go and take a look."

"That's great news! On behalf of the film and television base, I would like to welcome Director Xian. Our film and television base not only has a war zone, but you can also enjoy preferential treatment by contacting the armed police force through our film and television base to act as extras."

Hearing Zhang Yan's strong recommendation, Gong Li couldn't help but jokingly ask on the other end of the phone, "How come you, a big boss, have become a salesperson?"

“What’s wrong with promoting it? Our Dream Realization is a window for Tianjin to promote itself to the outside world. Even if we don’t usually have any dealings, I have to help out just because it’s located in Tianjin.”

"Haha~"

Gong Li smiled and changed the subject, saying, "Let's not talk about that anymore. I have a question for you. Did you help revise the script for my old classmate Wu Yujuan?"

"It shouldn't count, right?"

Zhang Yan explained, "I mainly pointed out her flaws, and she made all the revisions herself. Besides, I'm not very optimistic about her film. Nowadays, unless an art film wins a major award, it's a money-losing venture."

Gong Li sighed in annoyance: "I see. No wonder she went to all this trouble to ask me for help in attracting investment—sigh, judging from her expression, I'm afraid I can't persuade her otherwise."

After chatting for a few more minutes, Gong Li hung up the phone on her own initiative.

Zhang Yan put down his mobile phone and saw Wang Luyao staring at him expectantly, so he asked, "What's wrong?"

"Is Gong Li coming to Tianjin?"

"I don't know if she'll come, but the director from Silver City will definitely be there—what, you want her autograph too?"

"No need for an autograph, I'd rather see how she acts in person."

It's estimated that most young actresses these days would like to see Gong Li's acting skills in person. Even though Chen Hong is already very successful, she still reacts a bit when Gong Li is mentioned.

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Meanwhile, Jinmen Yuanmeng Apartment.

Sweating profusely, Gai Lili carried a wooden sword upstairs and saw Cao Ying standing by the window at the end of the corridor, enjoying the breeze.

She frowned slightly and stepped forward to ask, "What's wrong? Has Xu Wei gone mad downstairs again?"

Yesterday, Xu Wei got drunk and had an emotional breakdown, shouting and yelling downstairs until after 2 a.m. before calming down.

Cao Ying shook his head and said, "No, he hurt himself in the bathroom this afternoon and was taken to the hospital by Brother Han Lei and Xie Xiaodong."

"Huh?!" Gai Lili was taken aback. Although she hadn't had a good impression of Xu Wei since she moved in, she still quickly asked with concern, "Is he alright?"

"He should be fine. He got scared as soon as the incision was made. He started banging on the doors downstairs and yelling for someone to call 120 to come and rescue him."

Ge Lili: "..."

If you don't have the guts to die, what's the point of all this? Just to make yourself a laughingstock?
Seeing Cao Ying's melancholy expression, she reached out and ruffled his hair, asking, "Did I scare you?"

Cao Ying subconsciously wanted to shake her head, but quickly changed to nodding. Actually, she was worried and couldn't sleep because she was thinking about how President Zhang would be back soon.

But this is definitely something I can't tell Gali, so I'll just let her think she was scared.

Gailly said sympathetically, "That's true, you're just a young girl, where would you have seen this before? Why don't you sleep in my room tonight?"

"No need, no need!"

Cao Ying quickly declined, saying, "Sister Lili, you must be tired after a long day of training, so I won't bother you any longer."

"What do you mean by disturbing me?"

Gai Lili casually twirled her sword, striking a pose of heroic spirit: "Ten years to forge this sword, its frosty edge yet untested; today I present it to you, who has grievances to redress?"

Cao Ying watched the scene with envy and couldn't help but ask herself if she could be like Sister Lily, spending more than ten days practicing swordsmanship before even seeing the script.
Most likely it won't work.

Unless the production team has already made a request, or the role she plays has such a requirement, she most likely doesn't have the initiative to do so.

This further strengthened Cao Ying's resolve. Since he lacked both talent and perseverance, he could only make up for the gap by resorting to unorthodox methods.

If Gai Lili knew that she had casually severed Cao Ying's 'righteous path' with a single sword stroke, one wonders what she would think.

Just then, Tian Zhen strode upstairs and, seeing the two people standing at the window, called out, "President Chen wants us all to go to the company for a meeting."

As he spoke, he went to knock on Han Hong and Sun Yue's door.

"It's probably because of Xu Wei."

As Gai Lili spoke, she said to Cao Ying, "You go down first, I'll take a quick shower and change my clothes."

After saying that, she hurriedly went into her room to wash up.

When she came downstairs 15 minutes later, everyone had already gathered except for Tengger, Han Lei, and Xie Xiaodong.

Sun Yue raised her hand and said, "Teng Ge'er must have gone to the hospital to see Xu Wei."

"Then let's not wait for him, let's set off directly."

Seeing Sun Yue get into Han Hong's car, Tian Zhen also gestured for Gai Lili and Cao Ying to get into his car, and then took the lead and rushed to the front.

With Han Lei absent, she is undoubtedly the eldest sister.

On the way, Tian Zhen couldn't help but complain as he drove: "This Xu Wei is just too proud to admit his mistake. I told him I would lend him money, but he still holds a grudge about what happened before and refuses to lend me money for emergencies."

I asked him who borrowed the money and didn't pay it back, but he wouldn't say—not only would he not tell me, but even when Jinghua and General Manager Chen asked, he stubbornly refused to say!
You guys are saying things have come to this, what's the point of brotherhood anymore?!

In the past year or so, Tian Zhen's reputation at the company has actually improved quite a bit. After all, people who have known her for a while know that she's just foul-mouthed and has a straightforward temper, but she doesn't have any bad intentions.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Gailly asked, "So how is he now?"

"He's physically fine, but it seems like he's developed a mental illness. Right now, he's ignoring everyone and occasionally he'll suddenly start yelling."

(End of this chapter)