Chapter 37: CH 34

Chapter 34: Child, I am very disappointed in you!

Meng Yuan found that Yu Nian was a little absent-minded and shook the paper tube in his hand in front of his eyes, saying, “Didn’t you have a good rest? You have been in a trance for the past two days.” He inadvertently saw Yu Nian’s mobile phone screen and wondered, “Why are you checking financial and social news in the past two days?”

Yu Nian was taken aback when he heard this, “Am… am I always checking the news?”

Meng Yuan nodded and said affirmatively, “Yes, the frequency is quite high,” He took a bite of the apple in his hand, carefully observing Yu Nian’s expression, “NianNian, tell me honestly, did something happen to you?”

“No,” Yu Nian turned off the phone screen and said after some deliberation, “’It’s my friend who may not be… doing well recently. I can’t help him, so I’m always thinking about it.”

It was just that there had been no news related to the Xie family in the past few days, and there had been no follow-up about Song Ke’s car accident. Someone should have taken action to cover up the matter.

Meng Yuan didn’t know who he was talking about, but they should be very important to keep Yu Nian from being in a good state these days. Although Yu Nian was an entertainer under him, he would not interfere too much with the other party’s private life. He just said, “A person’s life is very short, but it’s also long, and there are many ups and downs; one should just get over them. Maybe… you should trust your friend?”

Seeing Yu Nian smile and look a little more relaxed, Meng Yuan handed over the rolled paper tube, “Let’s talk about the business; this is the schedule for this period of time.”

After Yu Nian opened it, he continued, “Both contracts with Director Xu and the others have already been signed. Tomorrow, you have to go into the studio and start recording the promotional song. Try to finish it within three days. If you finish the recording early, you can spend two more days in acting class. After that, you’ll join the film crew. The script has been sent to your mailbox, and it is expected to take ten days. After returning from the crew, you will shoot the commercial for Florence.”

Yu Nian read the schedule, “Okay.”

Meng Yuan pointed at the last few lines on the paper, “EP has been included in the preparatory plan, and two variety shows are also being discussed, but the money has not been finalized yet. When the promotion song is released, we have to schedule time to appear on the show. There are also follow up activities related to Florence.”

Yu Nian nodded, and after reading the schedule, he asked Meng Yuan first, “Brother Meng, the progress of the small album, is it in the stage of selecting songs?”

“Yes, collect the songs first, and then choose carefully.”

Meng Yuan thought of something, and his heart skipped a beat, “NianNian, do you want to…concentrate on making an album in the near future?”

He asked tactfully, but he actually wanted to ask if Yu Nian wanted to avoid other arrangements.

Yu Nian understood and laughed, “No, Brother Meng, don’t get me wrong.” He thought for a while, “I know I’ve got to make music albums now; no, it should be said that everyone knows that music is a money-losing industry, and no matter how good a singer is, he needs to gain benefits from surrounding areas; after all, the company signed me, not doing charity. The competition is also very cruel, and only when I become popular will people listen to my singing.”

“Let’s not talk about this anymore,” Meng Yuan’s heart was relieved again. He smiled and patted Meng Yuan’s shoulder, “Your brother Meng is scared to death. Let’s go for a walk and eat delicious food together!”

Yu Nian smiled, spread his hands, and said calmly, “Brother Meng, you’ve to invite me again, I have no money now.”

Meng Yuan was surprised, “You have no money again?” He thought for a while, “Did you invest it all? Let me say one more thing, even if you invest, you have to plan well. Don’t spend all your money.”

Yu Nian didn’t explain much and responded, “En, there’ll be no next time.”

The next morning, Meng Yuan drove Yu Nian to the recording studio, and director Xu Xianglan was also there. When Yu Nian went up to say hello, Xu Xianglan looked him over from head to toe and said, “The more I looked, the more he looked like Gu Xuanning!”

Gu Xuanning was the character Xu Xianglan invited Yu Nian to play.

Yu Nian smiled and bent his eyes, “I read the script, and the role of Gu Xuanning is really well portrayed. Thank you, Director Xu, for giving me this opportunity!”

Who didn’t like polite and talkative people, Xu Xianglan said in a relaxed tone, “It’s all fate. I have been looking for someone who can play this role for a long time. It’s really God who sent you in front of me!”

After coordinating with the staff and getting ready, Yu Nian entered the recording studio. Meng Yuan waited outside, randomly chatting with Xu Xianglan.

Xu Xianglan admired Yu Nian quite a lot, “I watched “Sounds of Nature”. Yu Nian really insisted on going on stage in the next two episodes?”

Meng Yuan said helplessly, “Yeah, he’s very stubborn. After his foot was injured, he still danced, even in pain; even his costume was drenched in cold sweat. Later, his doctor and I disagreed with him about dancing, but he still did it stubbornly.”

Xu Xianglan laughed, “Young people, dare to fight. I appreciate this kind of temperament. Besides, I don’t like the green screen special effects. The crew is filming the scenes on location, and the environment is also difficult. Yu Qing was still cursing people before, saying that she had aged five years in the past few months of filming.”

At this time, Yu Nian had already put on the earphones, and the teacher who was debugging the equipment made a gesture toward him, and Xu Xianglan and Meng Yuan also stopped chatting.

Yu Nian was always very focused when he sang; his thin and dense eyelashes were drooping, and he was very devoted.

After listening carefully for a while, the way Meng Yuan looked at Yu Nian changed a bit—he knew Yu Nian’s singing and dancing levels very clearly. Yu Nian had fine-tuned his singing style again, and his singing skills had improved again. Sure enough, looking at Xu Xianglan’s expression, the other party was obviously very satisfied.

“Singing is mostly dependent on God’s rewarding food. For Yu Nian here, God should have rewarded him with a feast!” Xu Xianglan turned his head to talk to Meng Yuan, “At that time, I was arguing with producer Ning whether to choose Yu Nian or You You, and I slapped the table to bet that Yu Nian will definitely be popular faster than You You, and he will go farther than You You.”

Meng Yuan didn’t agree, but said modestly for Yu Nian, “He is a newcomer, and the journey has just started. It’s hard to say what will happen in the future.”

Who would have thought that Xu Xianglan would shake his head and say, “Talent and hard work are indispensable, and it happens that he has both.”

Yu Nian sang very steadily, and his voice was in good condition while recording. After three times, it was finally recorded. Taking off the earphones, Yu Nian bowed to the teacher in the recording studio to thank him.

When he came out, Xu Xianglan personally handed him the water glass next to him, “There is an important dinner tonight. It’s all about investment, so I won’t invite you.”

Meng Yuan answered, “Director Xu has arrangements. Naturally, we won’t waste your time, but I heard before that the investment for your new film is already complete?”

Xu Xianglan waved his hand, “It’s also bad luck. There were some twists and turns, and Huanyu had withdrawn ther investments, so I’ve got to find someone else. I’ve been on the crew for so long, partly because of this.” He lowered his voice again, “Didn’t it report before that one of the directors of the Xie Corporation had a car accident and there was no chance of being sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. Looking at the direction of the wind, the high-level executives over there are going to reshuffle again, and the withdrawal of Huanyu’s capital was probably because of this incident, and it is estimated that all the funds that can be recovered will be recovered.”

He laughed again, “Stop talking, I’m leaving first.”

After sending Xu Xianglan away, Yu Nian started a conversation, “Brother Meng, Huanyu is the investor who withdrew from director Xu’s new film?”

“Yes, it’s Huanyu Investment. Behind it was the director of the Xie family, who seemed to be surnamed Ding. Huanyu is generous, and many famous directors and producers like to cooperate with them.” Meng Yuan only thought that Yu Nian was curious and said, “But this time, Director Xu really has to worry. This investment accounts for a large proportion, and it would definitely take a lot of effort to fill in the hole left after the withdrawal.”

Surname Ding? Yu Nian wrote it down mentally and changed the subject naturally.

When Xie You returned home, it was already dark. The autumn night breeze was a bit cool. He walked all the way into the house and found that Ruan Yunmei was still waiting for him on the sofa.

“Mom, I’m back.”

Ruan Yunmei stretched her eyebrows, stood up with his shawl folded, and said in a soft and concerned tone, “Are you hungry? I let the kitchen make the soup. You have been working overtime late these days, and you need to pay more attention to your body.”

“Okay, next time you don’t have to wait for me, go to bed early.”

Ruan Yunmei pulled on the white cashmere shawl. Seeing that Xie You was a little thinner, she felt distressed, but she didn’t show it and just smiled, saying, “Mom can’t help you much, but I can’t sleep on my own at this time.”

Xie You nodded.

“By the way, Xiaoran is here. He is in your study. He has been waiting for a long time. Would you like to go up and have a look?”

Opening the study door, Xie You saw Qu Xiaoran at a glance — leaning on the sofa chair and sleeping soundly. He didn’t wake him up either; he just stepped on the carpet and turned on the computer.

After a while, Qu Xiaoran turned his head and woke up with a jolt. Rubbing his eyes, seeing Xie You, he yawned vaguely, “You’re back?”

Xie You said, “What’s the matter?”

“Yes, yes!” Qu Xiaoran suddenly woke up and sat up straight , “Xie Xiaoyou, I took a look at your family’s NianNian’s schedule today. He recorded Xu Xianglan’s movie promotion song two days ago, and he will fly to the crew to film in the early morning of the day after tomorrow. His crew is very far away. On the other side of the Gobi desert, it may take half a month to come back.”

“Half a month?”

Loosening his tie, Xie You hesitated for a long time before saying, “I will go to your company to find you tomorrow.”

Knowing what Xie You wanted to do, Qu Xiaoran was excited, “Then I’ll be waiting for President Xie to come!”

After Yu Nian finished his acting class, he received another call from Yu Qing.

“This damn place is really bad. When you come here every year, bring me some things along the way. You have a key to my house, just open the door and go in to get them. I’ll send you the list later.”

Yu Nian came down, “What about food? Do you want me to bring something?”

Yu Qing sighed, “Forget about eating. This lady lost five pounds after a long time, it really killed me! By the way, pay attention when you come over, even though it’s known that I’m filming outside, it’s hard to keep the paparazzi still squatting around away.”

“Okay, sister, don’t worry.”

After hanging up the phone, Yu Nian took a rough look at the list sent by Yu Qing. They were all basically daily necessities; he could go there at night to tidy them up. Looking at the time again, it was almost half past twelve. Remembering what Meng Yuan said in the morning, asking him to go to Mr. Qu’s office at half past twelve, Yu Nian simply carried the water bottle into the elevator.

He rarely came to the 51st floor of the Xingyao Building. When he got out of the elevator, there was no one on the secretary’s seat, the whole floor was empty, and there was no voice.

At this time, with a “click”, the door of the office opened, and a man in a black suit and white shirt came out.

Yu Nian was startled.

The black leather shoes stepped on the shiny floor, making regular footsteps as if knocking on people’s eardrums. Xie You approached step by step and finally stopped at a position two steps away from Yu Nian.

The air around was suddenly filled with the clear smell of cedar, and Yu Nian smiled unconsciously, “You seem to have lost weight, recently…how are you?”

“En, I’m okay.” Xie You greedily traced the outline of Yu Nian’s silhouette and facial features with his gaze; within ten seconds, he moved away from the focus of his eyes with great restraint and handed the bag in his hand to Yu Nian.

Yu Nian reached out to take it and found a gray thermos in its exquisite pocket. Thinking of something, his smile couldn’t help but widen.

Xie You’s gaze fell on Yu Nian’s cuffs, his eyes were warm and soft, and he was a little imperceptibly anxious, “Do you like them?”

“Cufflinks?” Yu Nian followed his gaze and raised the corners of his lips, “I like them very much. The cufflinks are very beautiful, you have a good eye. Thank you.”

After being praised, Xie You was satisfied, his reddish ears hid his happiness, and he turned his head slightly to cover it up, “Then I’ll go first. I hope your filming will go well.”

The elevator door opened and closed, leaving Qu Xiaoran, who was hiding behind the office door, biting his fist and sighing—too cowardly! It’s so boring! This young master spent all his energy clearing the venue and making appointments for you in vain. Child, I am really disappointed in you!