Huayu: Live a carefree life

The little incident that Lu Jie caused by finding roles for Chen Yao and Xiao Hu came to a complete end when he hung up the phone. The main controller, Tencent Pictures, also took the opportunity to upgrade the project's level from A+ to S and added 50 million yuan in investment, bringing the total investment to 200 million yuan.

Xu Kai, who was originally slated to be the male lead, was initially pleased that the female lead would be replaced by a younger actress. However, he was soon informed by his boss, Yu Yatou, that all of the female lead's kissing scenes would be filmed using camera tricks, and all intimate scenes would be performed by a body double. In addition, Yu Yatou specifically warned him not to provoke the female lead or another actress surnamed Hu on set, as they were both powerful figures who could not be trifled with.

Bai Lu, who had just finished working with Xu Kai on "The Legends," happened to be in Yu Yatou's office. Hearing him speaking very solemnly on the phone, she asked curiously, "Yu Ma, is this Boss Lu someone important?"

When Yu Yatou is in a normal mood, she speaks quite normally. "Did you ever take a ride-hailing service when you were in school?"

"Yes, I've used it. When I was in school, the ride-hailing subsidies were crazy. Sometimes I would take a taxi even for a 200-meter walk."

"Hmm, you've used Lingmeng Mobility, right? That's Lu Laoban's entrepreneurial creation, which made him the youngest Chinese person to ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange." Yu Yatou took a sip of the tea that Bailu had refilled for her. "Later, they also launched Lingdong Cycling, those blue and green color-blocked shared bikes, which were also very popular."

Bai Lu expressed her incomprehension, saying, "He's already so rich, why would he want to get into the entertainment industry?"

"Who says otherwise? Rumor has it that it's all for promoting women. I wonder who got so lucky." Yu Yatou looked at Bai Lu with a smile. "Lu Lu, if you ever have the chance to meet this Boss Lu, you'd better seize the opportunity."

"Oh dear, Aunt Yu, what are you saying? I just want to act well." Bai Lu didn't know why Yu Ya Tou suddenly brought this up, but even if she really had something on her mind, she wouldn't admit it.

Fortunately, the girl was just saying it casually and didn't dwell on the topic.

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Chen Yao's contract termination with Sugar Man went smoothly, mainly because Cai Yinong received a call from a friend the night before, saying that Tencent was leading a drama in collaboration with Kiwi, and the original female lead was Taiwanese actress Zhang Rongrong, but just before the official announcement, Chen Yao suddenly snatched the role, jokingly saying that she was keeping it well hidden.

Ms. Cai said to her friend, "You really overestimate me. If I really had that much ability, would all these ungrateful wretches have tried to run away all these years?"

Following this lead, Ms. Cai made several phone calls and investigated carefully, finally figuring out the basis for Chen Yao's confidence in terminating the contract.

So she abandoned her original plan to use the termination clause to annoy the latter, and the termination negotiation became very harmonious, which surprised Chen Yao. Fortunately, she was too lazy to care about such trivial matters, as long as the termination process went smoothly.

On the afternoon of the day the contract termination was completed, Sugarman's official Weibo account released a statement.

To all friends who support Chen Yao and Sugarman Films:

After friendly consultation, Sugarman Films and Ms. Chen Yao have decided to officially terminate their cooperative relationship effective immediately.

For five years, we have accompanied and witnessed Chen Yao's growth from a novice to a mature and outstanding actress. Thank you for your support and sincere companionship over the years.

We sincerely wish Ms. Chen Yao (@陈瑶Sebrina) all the best in her future acting career and a bright future.

Because she was tagged by Sugarman, Chen Yao herself responded on Weibo, "Grateful for the encounter, and for the sincere companionship along the way. May we all get better and better. @SugarmanFilms"

The reaction of her few fans was also quite amusing; no one was surprised by her sudden contract termination, but instead they were all celebrating.

"Congratulations, Yao-mei, on escaping your misery!"

"Finally, we're off the sugar factory! They haven't given our Yao-mei a single leading role in a drama all these years. Doesn't Aunt Cai feel bad?"

"You're the best, sister! We look forward to your future endeavors!"

To be fair, although Chen Yao gained some popularity and a fan base with her role as Yue Qiluo, the focus of Sugar Man's development has never been on her.

So apart from a small number of fans, her contract termination didn't cause much of a stir, only generating one trending topic: #ChenYaoTerminatesContractWithSugarMan#, and the popularity quickly dropped out of the top ten.

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On the night of the contract termination, Chen Yao naturally thanked Lu Jie again. She tried on two different outfits, tore two pairs of Balenciaga shoes, and was once again overwhelmed by Lu Jie.

After the match, Lu Jie looked at her Weibo with one hand and gently stroked her delicate skin with the other, teasingly saying, "Looks like Yao Yao, you haven't been doing so well these past few years. Even something as big as terminating your contract didn't make a ripple. Tsk tsk."

"I can't help it. Actually, I was quite popular after filming 'Wu Xin: The Monster Killer'," Chen Yao murmured, hugging her lover's neck. "But Sister K prefers actresses who look similar to her, so after 'Wu Xin: The Monster Killer' I continued to play supporting roles for Li Landi, and in the last one I played supporting roles for Hu Bingqing. Anyway... sigh, never mind, they've all left."

"Look at the comments under my Weibo posts, they still call me Yue Qiluo. It's kind of pathetic, really. I've been with Sugarman for so long, and I've never played a leading role! Not even a supporting role, let alone a major one!"

Chen Yao felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke. She thought of all the past incidents where Cai Yinong asked her to accompany people for drinks and even wanted her to replace Na Zha as a sex worker. Perhaps it was because she was unwilling to sleep with people that she couldn't get the lead role.

Thinking of all this, she looked at Lu Jie with a guilty conscience, wondering if he didn't know about her past, didn't care, or was waiting for her to explain herself.

After a struggle with her conscience, Chen Yao decided to tell Lu Jie everything. So she timidly shook Lu Jie and said, "Husband... I... I want to tell you something..."

"What do you need to use such a strong word as 'confess' for?" Lu Jie smiled as he touched Chen Yao's fair skin, hearing her sudden shyness. "Tell me, Yao Yao, what secrets are you hiding from me?"

"Before I met you... my company had assigned me..."

"Oh, that kind of thing? Stop talking about it." Lu Jie interrupted Chen Yao directly, then pulled her in front of him and said seriously but gently, "I know some things about your past and I don't know others, but the fact that you're still by my side now is enough to prove it, so the past doesn't matter anymore."

Lu Jie kissed Chen Yao's forehead. "Yao Yao, remember this: I'm not a petty person, but I can be very selfish when it comes to feelings. I don't care about your past, I only ask that you be devoted to me in the future. You can do that, right?"

"Of course!" Chen Yao nodded firmly, but then felt a little disappointed thinking about her identity. "I'll be very good! It's just... I need time to work on my parents, after all... they still hope I can..."

Lu Jie loved her gentle and delicate nature the most, and he squeezed her shoulders tightly with affection. "Don't worry, since we've brought this up, I'll make you a promise, Yao Yao. As long as you don't betray me, we'll have a child when you're around 35, and then we'll have everything we need except for that marriage certificate."

"Yes, just saying that is enough!"