《The Ace Producer》


 Prologue

    Mouhu:


    [TL/N: The above word was not able to be translated correctly, but I assumed this is some kind of a reporter or an online ID name. So, I decided to leave it as pinyin.]


    Question: What kind of experience is it to have a girlfriend with a high IQ?


    Top answer:


    Rong Cheng Jue (Personality trait: my wife is an ace producer)


    Thank you for the invitation. There are numerous experiences. When I fall in love with her, I often have a tiny glimpse of the origin of the universe and feel that my journey is the sea of stars. The details are as follows:


    [TL/N: This note is for no.6 above. Oleander plants causes fatal symptoms that can cause death. So, basically it is implied that the wife used the oleander plant to kill her husband which was the clue Ye Zhen found.]


    Weibo:


    Gossip Trumpet:


    Turns out, Rong Cheng Jue, a rich second generation, is getting married. So, on the behalf of the majority of netizens, we would like to ask the bride, are you with him because of money? (smile) @ProducerYeZhen @RongChengEntertainment @RongChengGroupOfficialWeibo


    Producer Ye Zhen:


    I am sorry to disappoint some people. Rong Cheng Jue and I are together not because he is rich, but because he is not only handsome, but also rich.


    Translator ramblings^^


    ok;;;; yall, I already started another novel because why not [ur jxxnie is putting on a cold-and-sassy-ml front while she is actually sweating inside due to overload*_*]. I don¡¯t even know why I did this, but this novel was up my preference and it was quite good, so decided to take it [still being $assy^^]¡­ well whatever, this story is going to be a good ride, so yall buckle up^^!!


    But, this prologue was a pain in the ass to translate (I had to ask for so much help online;;), not sure how I am going to hold up for the rest of the chapters¡­

 CH 1

    ¡°Breaking news, at 1:10 a.m. today, film star Ye Yi unexpectedly passed away from a heart attack¡­¡±


    ¡°Rong Cheng Entertainment has confirmed the news that Ye Yi¡¯s long-time girlfriend and also the CEO of Rong Cheng Entertainment, Rong Cheng Yue, has fainted due to excessive grief and is currently receiving treatment at a local hospital in Macau¡­¡­. Affected by the incident, Rong Cheng Entertainment¡¯s stock has fallen for two consecutive days, and the rising trend of its parent company, Rong Cheng Group, on the U.S. New York Stock Exchange has also been affected¡­¡­¡±


    Recently, Rong Chengjue, president of Rong Cheng Group, announced at the company¡¯s internal meeting that he will directly manage Rong Cheng Entertainment, and said that due to new business needs, an ¡°IP expansion department¡± will be established to deal with the current rapidly developing film and television industry. The industry insiders pointed out that shifting the business focus to expanding the content chain of film and television is actually a helpless action by Rong Cheng Entertainment without Ye Yi and its helmsman.


    [TL/N: Copyright and intellectual property (IP) sits at the foundation of all film production. It gives creators confidence that they own their work, and that they will be entitled to manage the distribution of the finished product. In this context, it means that they want to own more movies and earn profit by directing those works.]


    Maybe it¡¯s because of the media frenzy these days, but on Rong Cheng Entertainment¡¯s recruitment day, the place was extremely popular. The company¡¯s lobby, used for the interviews, was swarming with media, Ye Yi fans, elite interviewees and other busybodies.


    ¡°Ye Zhen, 23 years old, Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Master¡¯s in Theoretical Physics from H University. She works in the Faculty of Mathematics and Science of H University and has published a thesis in <<Nature>>¡­¡±


    Having worked in human resources management for many years, the interviewer, named Sister Mei, always thought she had seen a lot of the world. But after seeing such a resume, she felt a little insecure for no reason. She sat up a little straighter and said to the girl with good looks and temperament, ¡°Ahem, of course, Miss Ye is very welcome to apply to RongCheng Entertainment with such qualifications. But this time, we are only hiring general staff for the trial operations department. The salary is also¡ª¡±


    ¡°I know,¡± Ye Zhen nodded, ¡°Although I have a good educational background, I don¡¯t know much about the entertainment industry. I need to learn from the ground up, so I hope the interviewer will give me that opportunity.¡±


    ¡°Ah, so that¡¯s how it is.¡± After hesitating for a moment, Sister Mei still checked her preliminary round, handed her a number plate, and then said, ¡°I have great confidence in Miss Ye¡¯s ability, but according to the procedure, there are still two rounds of interviews. Take the elevator here to the third floor, over there is the second round of the interview. Jiayou to Miss Ye.¡±


    Ye Zhen stood up, took the number plate, bowed halfway, and went to the end of the  corridor.


    After seeing her off, Sister Mei picked up her resume again, and the more she looked at it, the more she clicked her tongue. Seeing this, the colleagues around her couldn¡¯t help but look over their shoulders and sighed, ¡°Tsk, this little girl is really awesome. She entered the junior class of H University at the age of thirteen, and after seven years of doing Ph.D, she has won many awards.


    ¡°Yeah, she is very intelligent. I don¡¯t know why she would think of doing an interview with our company.


    ¡°You say that,¡± a colleague elbowed Sister Mei sarcastically. ¡°We are at least a famous domestic tyrant company in China. Our boss is handsome and rich, and has even become an Internet celebrity.¡±


    ¡°Pfft¨C¡± Sister Mei was amused and was about to continue gossiping when there was a sudden commotion at the entrance. She glanced over and saw that the Internet celebrity boss of their company had appeared at the entrance without informing them in advance. She saw him walking in a white suit and dark sunglasses as the front and the rear bodyguards cleared the way. Amidst screaming girls, the expressionless man entered the elevator. His aura, which resembled that of a young celebrity, did not lose out to the fresh meat of their company, Xi Gu.


    As a matter of fact, our tyrant president Rong Cheng Jue is a lot more attractive than their superstar Xi Gu.WWhy When he first became famous at a young age, a female reporter interviewed him: ¡°Mr. Rong is so handsome, there must be so many girls who want to marry you. What do you think?¡±


    His response at the time was something along the lines of, ¡°Why should I have any regard for a group of women who can¡¯t even get my name right?¡±


    ¡°Ah?¡±


    ¡°What ah? My surname is not Rong. It is Rong Cheng, and my first name is Jue. Seeing that the reporter was looking more and more lost, he simply took out a pen and wrote on his nametag in Pinyin. ¡°Repeat after me, Jue (¾ø), two jade harmonise and form Jue, do you understand?¡±


    This unique response was captured on video by the Busybodies and quickly rose to the top of Weibo headlines. It made him famous and established his status as the president of ¡°Internet celebrities. Since then, he has been the subject of constant gossip, from rumours of love affairs to sex scandals. Even the paparazzi saw him as a target and followed him everywhere. As a result, the general public didn¡¯t have to worry about having nothing to talk about in their free time or after a meal.


    Of course, Ye Zhen did not know that an ¡°Internet celebrity¡± was downstairs. She was sitting in the rest area with a number plate in her hand, waiting for the interview to start. This interview was conducted in a group of six people. Just now, a staff member came out and informed her group to prepare, and told the topic: Please select a high-quality IP suitable for film and television and analyze it.


    It is reasonable to say that since the group interview and the preparation time are given, the group members are allowed to discuss beforehand. However, although some people glanced at each other a few times, none of them had the intention to open their mouths, obviously wanting to fight on their own. But this is normal, after all, the question is not difficult. The key is how to use their own views to convince the interviewers, so it is wise to avoid each other.


    Sure enough, after Ye Zhen¡¯s group entered the meeting room, a boy with glasses was the first to speak, ¡°Thank you for giving us this opportunity for an interview, I would like to start by expressing my personal opinion.


    As we all know, the representative genre of online literature is fantasy, and most of the works in this category are written by young people with hot blood and rich imagination, which is very influential among young people. Therefore, if you want to create a high-quality IP brand, I think you should buy this kind of work, and among them, the most representative is ¡°The Nine Cauldrons¡± written by an online author, I eat tomatoes..¡±


    Putting her hand to her forehead, Ye Zhen hadn¡¯t expected the idea she had in mind to collide directly with the first person. Well, she didn¡¯t want to be accused of passing off someone else¡¯s wisdom as her own, so she had to change it. While she was thinking about it, the person behind her said, ¡°Youth campus novels also have an advantage among young people, and the investment and production costs are much lower than those of costume dramas such as fantasy. At present, the IP expansion operation is still in the trial stage, so I think we should buy this kind of product first¡­¡±


    ¡°¡­ I have a different view from the previous two people. Not only novels are called IPs, but also songs. As long as it¡¯s popular and recognized, it can also be called IP. We can use this opportunity to create our own original IP¡­¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    It can be said that everyone is following the trend and trying to express new ideas. Ye Zhen originally wanted to do this, but on second thought, everyone is just looking for new ideas, and it is kind of repetitive. She might as well talk about something old-fashioned. Old bottles of new wine are not unattractive.


    It just so happens that she was prepared for this kind of situation.


    After the first five people finished speaking, Ye Zhen said, ¡°In my opinion, the core of IP is not content, but big data. So, choosing high-quality IP is a process of sampling the data collection of various content that has been tested by the market, evaluation and optimization, so as to reduce the risk and difficulty of film and television adaptation, and measure the market purchasing power and fan stickiness.


    Based on the above theory, I chose a novel that, well, even if people don¡¯t read it, they will know what it¡¯s about, and the title is called ¡¶The Overbearing President¡·.¡±


    ¡°Pfft-¡± the room echoed with bursts of laughter.


    Ye Zhen took out her cell phone and displayed the web page as she calmly said, ¡°From Taiwan¡¯s paperbacks in the 1990s to today¡¯s online novels, the overbearing president has been in favor for thirty years and has never declined. In its early years, the overbearing president was synonymous with Taiwan¡¯s small talk, but now it is still the mainstream of online romance. Take Penguin Reading App, which currently holds the largest market share, as an example. 56 of the top 100 bestselling books have male presidents as their main characters, showing the appeal.


    The book I recommend is the highest rated book on the site. It mainly tells about a handsome and earth-shattering president whose industry is spread all over Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America. During the day he has to work and reject all kinds of celebrities and beauties. At night, he disguises himself as a law enforcer to protect the order of the world. Then he falls in love with the female protagonist, who is a laundress, has a brother who loves to gamble, looks like a passerby, and fails every possible test a heroine should pass. ¡°


    ¡°Bang-,¡± Before she finished speaking, someone suddenly pushed open the door, leaned against the door frame, applauded slowly, and exclaimed, ¡°Not bad, what a good book~¡±


    It is a collection of all kinds of YY, insulting and ridiculing the president. Our RongCheng President easily escaped the siege of the mentally deficient girl*. When we passed by the conference room, we heard this story directly, which made him feel a kind of sympathetic sadness.


    [TL/N: I am assuming he is referring to a stalking and delusional fangirl of his.]


    Ha ha ha, I¡¯m not happy. It¡¯s cold. King should go bankrupt*¡­


    [TL/N: I do not know what this actually means¡­^^]


    Oh, the line is wrong. It should be¡­ Very well, woman. You have successfully gotten my attention. Rong Cheng Jue took off his sunglasses and walked into the conference room, looking down at Ye Zhen from above.


    Ye Zhen inexplicably looked at him and turned her head to the interviewers, wanting to continue discussing her views, but some interviewers quickly stood up and said, ¡°Good afternoon, President.¡±


    Other people responded to the situation one by one. The words ¡°President¡± rang out one after another.


    Someone else insensitively chimed in, ¡°The president likes to read this kind of novel, too?¡±


    For the first time, when Rong Cheng Jue heard others call him ¡°President¡±, he felt ashamed. And did you not know what irony was? How could he read a romantic novel that did nothing but show off his wealth and play cool, kneeling and licking his girlfriend, huh!


    He, however, was a connotative, non-clich¨¦, true three-dimensional president. He tapped his phone on the table to attract Ye Zhen¡¯s attention, then sneered: ¡°How dare you come to the interview at this level?  Girls should read more useful books. If you have a bad brain, you won¡¯t have a future if you don¡¯t work hard. Daydreaming is even more serious. You need to be treated, do you understand?¡±


    Ye Zhen, ¡°¡­¡± This is the first time someone has said that she is mentally ill as an adult. This ¡°Internet Celebrity¡± president is really as ignorant as the rumors say when he gets angry with others.


    It fits the setting of the overbearing president. No wonder everyone loves to gossip about him.


    But now the object of his dislike is herself, which is very unpleasant, and she is still at the hurdle of the interview. Ye Zhen knew without thinking that if there was no way to turn the situation around, even if someone had heard the intention of her example earlier, they would not risk offending the company¡¯s big boss to speak for herself, let alone accept herself.


    Forget it, it seems that the only way she can show off her IQ is in a very public way.


    Ye Zhen raised her head and met Rong Cheng Jue with a clear gaze, then her gaze moved down and sized him up once before she spoke, ¡°Did President Rong Cheng have dinner with his mother at home today?¡±


    Rong Cheng Jue¡¯s gaze tightened, ¡°How do you know that?¡±


    ¡°Guess,¡± Ye Zhen pointed to his collar, ¡°This outfit of yours should be a new line of a certain brand, the blue sweater between the shirt and the suit is a bit nostalgic. It¡¯s a bit cooler today, so I think your mother must have made you wear it before you left the house.¡±


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s a good guess,¡± Rong Cheng Jue said with a slightly crooked smile, ¡°To be honest, are you a reporter from some company planning to go undercover in our company?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± She took back what she had just said. This person not only fits the setting of a domineering president, he is simply the embodiment of an overbearing male president.


    After taking a deep breath, Ye Zhen said again, ¡°I¡¯m not a reporter, I¡¯m a math student.¡± She looked at the cell phone Rong Cheng Jue was holding in front of her, ¡°Why don¡¯t you let me guess your phone password?¡±


    Rong Cheng Jue unconsciously turned on the phone screen, then looked at Ye Zhen in disbelief: ¡°Woman, don¡¯t take any chances, my password is hard to guess.¡±


    ¡°Your birthday.¡±


    ¡°The third of March.¡±


    ¡°For you, a special set of numbers.¡±


    ¡°620602.¡±


    Ye Zhen nodded, grabbed Rong Cheng Jue¡¯s phone, switched to the power screen, looked at him, was about to swipe her finger, and suddenly said: ¡°When is Valentine¡¯s Day?¡±


    Rong Cheng Jue unconsciously stared at the screen and said, ¡°It¡¯s the seventh of July,¡± and then hastily added, ¡°Well, I mean, there¡¯s still the 14th of February.


    Ye Zhen¡¯s hand opened the screen at the same time and turned it towards him: ¡°There, it¡¯s unlocked.¡±


    ¡°How did you do that?¡± Rong Cheng Jue was shocked, ¡°Is there really a formula to deduce the password from the number I reported?¡±


    ¡°Not really, I said that I had studied mathematics just to confuse you, what I was observing was actually where your eyes stopped.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°But based on the above two instances, I think I can prove that I am not the ¡®girl with a bad brain who does not work hard and daydreams¡¯ in the words of President Rong Cheng, so I hope you can retract your previous statement and give me the opportunity to continue the interview.¡±


    If she had a ¡°bad brain,¡± wouldn¡¯t she be even worse in the head of the person she was fooling? Rong Cheng Jue said to the interviewer with a dark face, ¡°Bring me her resume.¡±


    After receiving her resume, he turned to Ye Zhen and said, ¡°We pay great attention to education and qualifications in RongCheng¡¯s recruitment. IP expansion is not only important for RongCheng Film and Television, but also one of the core tasks of the group company. The implication was that he was just doing business, not being unreasonable.


    Ye Zhen nodded, ¡°Oh.¡±


    Rong Cheng Jue was a little annoyed by her attitude, so he lowered his head and flipped through his resume, then froze and looked up with an aggrieved look.


    Ye Zhen read many complex emotions from his eyes, such as, ¡°You really study mathematics,¡± ¡°You don¡¯t look like it,¡± ¡°It¡¯s great to get a Ph.D. at the age of twenty, so why are you applying for an ordinary job?¡± She was just about to express her love and longing for the new position when Rong Cheng Jue suddenly said in a deep voice, ¡°Ye Zhen, it¡¯s you¡­¡±


    ¡°Pa¡­¡± Before Ye Zhen could react, some of the spectators smashed their water glasses in excitement.


    This line is definitely not pure ah, President, tell your story!


    However, Rong Cheng Jue had already lost interest in the show. He sighed in frustration, shoved her resume back into Ye Zhen¡¯s hand, gave a faint order to the interviewer, ¡°Let her stay,¡± and walked out.


    Ye Zhen, ¡°¡­¡±


    At eight o¡¯clock that evening, new gossip about the president of the ¡°Internet celebrity¡± quietly appeared on Weibo.


    Gossip Trumpet V: Extra Extra! According to industry insiders, ¡°RongCheng Entertainment¡± interviewed new employees today. Rong Cheng Jue personally went to the scene and recruited a certain girl to work for the company. I heard that they have known each other for a long time.


    The Most Righteous God replied: ¡ú_¡ú Is she hired to be the personal secretary of the president?


    Translator ramblings^^


    OOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFF, FUCK THIS SHIT WHY IS THIS SO HARDDDDDDDDDDDDDD


    Sorry^^ but this chapter was a pain in the ass to translate with such big paragraphs and so many ¡°business¡± terms-_-. I am not sure if this is the writing style of the author or if it is just the first few chapters where the context is given, but I do REALLY HOPE that the story doesn¡¯t have this big dialogues and paragraphs going forward*_*.


    But man, I love both of their personalities like¡­ go girl congrats for being a scandal in your first day of work lmao^^


    Also I want to ask your suggestion¡­ I did notice that the chapters are so frickin long, should I split them and make into parts???

 CH 2

    Disclaimer: Still needs to have some edits here and there, so please read with that in mind.


    Of course, Ye Zhen didn¡¯t know that.


    At that moment, she was sitting at the end of the corridor in the research room, looking out the window, waiting for her mentor, Professor Lin, who was also the Dean of the Academy of Sciences, to leave work so she could go in and pack her things to go home.


    Despite not having officially resigned, she insisted on applying to work at Rongcheng Entertainment against the objections of the Academy of Sciences. Today, she even skipped work.


    It was easy to imagine how ugly Professor Lin¡¯s face would look.


    However, Ye Zhen, whose eyes were fixed on the outside of the window, seemed to have forgotten all of this. She stared intently at the workers under the overpass who were busy taking down the billboard of the late Movie Emperor Ye Yi. Each time an LED light was removed, a part of Ye Yi¡¯s smiling face was dimmed. Slowly, he disappeared completely into the dark night with a vast sea of people.


    No one cared.


    Ye Zhen took out her phone, walked to the windowsill, pursed her lips to reveal a smile, and took a photo of the remaining billboards from a distance.


    ¡°Ahem¡ª¡± Professor Lin heard that Ye Zhen had returned after finally finishing his work. Originally, he wanted Ye Zhen to notice him herself, so he walked out in an imposing manner. But even after standing there for quite a while, she still didn¡¯t see him. So he had to show his existence himself¡­


    Ye Zhen put down her phone, stood up in a disciplined manner and said, ¡°Professor Lin.


    ¡°Yes,¡± Professor Lin said impatiently, ¡°Come in.¡± Then he turned and walked back to the lab.


    Ye Zhen followed and walked in, Professor Lin put on his reading glasses and started rummaging through the things on the table, saying under his breath, ¡°How was the interview today, you didn¡¯t embarrass me, did you?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Hmm.¡±


    The atmosphere became quiet again, and the only sound in the research room was the sound of Professor Lin looking through some documents. Ye Zhen cleared her throat and was about to speak when Professor Lin suddenly said, ¡°I found it,¡± and handed it to her, ¡°Take it, I¡¯ve asked someone to do it for you.¡±


    It was a letter of appointment to retain a position and be assigned to RongCheng Enterprises for cooperative research*. Ye Zhen took it and looked up in surprise when she heard Professor Lin say, ¡°I know, young people are not as patient as we are. The world is so big, if you want to see it, just go. But I hope you¡¯re still willing to come back when the time is right, sigh~¡±


    [TL/N: This position is basically her going to the RongCheng company and working in it to complete whatever research she¡¯s going to do. I think this is what she told her professor and everybody, but her original intention is to investigate her father¡¯s death.]


    Holding the appointment letter in her hands, Ye Zhen bowed to him and said, ¡°Thank you, Professor.¡±


    ¡°Hm.¡±


    ¡°Then, Professor, I will go pack my things.¡±


    ¡°¡­..Eh?¡± said Professor Lin with his hands behind his back, and his mood was full of sadness. He saw his beloved disciple turn around and walk away, ¡°Wait, is that all?¡±


    ¡°Is there anything else, Professor?¡±


    ¡°Since you said that, why don¡¯t you open your heart and tell me why you have to go?¡±


    Ye Zhen said quietly, ¡°When I entered Hua University at the age of thirteen, Teacher, you greeted us at the podium. You praised us as geniuses. You said that people are born equal, but the combination of one¡¯s EQ and IQ, the so-called ¡®smart¡¯, is not equal. God wants us to lead the world to move forward, so we became smart. So being smart is not something to be proud of, but a responsibility.¡± After a pause, she continued, ¡°Teacher, please remember what you said, and I will not shame you wherever you are.¡±


    Looking at the handsome figure of his beloved student, Professor Lin took off his reading glasses and wiped away his tears with emotion. He sighed, ¡°Although this child doesn¡¯t usually like to talk, she¡¯s really talkative today. She¡¯s truly worthy of being taught by me!¡±


    As for the question his wife asked when he got home, Professor Lin found out that he had been tricked and that Ye Zhen hadn¡¯t answered his question at all! He was so angry that he jumped up and down. That was a later story.


    Holding the boxes she had packed from the research lab, Ye Zhen walked down College Road, the road she had walked for ten years, and headed home. Her home was at the other end of College Road, a not-so-small Huaiyang noodle shop ¨C the first and second floors were the restaurant, and the third floor was her home. She came to Beijing at a young age to study in college, so her parents were naturally worried about her. The couple closed the restaurant in their hometown and followed her to this strange place to open a noodle shop just to take care of her. They broke all the cauldrons and sank the boats*.


    [TL/N: Cutting off all retreats after taking the ¡®risk¡¯.]


    Fortunately, after ten years of operation, the restaurant¡¯s business was getting better and better, and it was well known in the university town, which is rare. On one hand, it was due to the restaurant¡¯s good reputation, and on the other hand, it had something to do with Ye Zhen, the ¡± God of Learning ¡°. Chinese people always have some ¡°seeking happiness and good fortune¡± complex in their bones, so as soon as the exam day came, a long line would form in front of the restaurant. The line was full of ¡°worshippers¡± who came from a hundred miles around.


    Today was one of those days. As she passed by, she asked the clerk who was keeping order, ¡°Why are there so many people? Isn¡¯t it only March?¡± Usually, there were no exams at the beginning of the new semester.


    Without waiting for the clerk to answer, several students chattered, ¡°We have to take the National Computer Rank Examination, which is very important.¡±


    Suddenly, someone with a discerning eye pointed out, ¡°Are you senior sister?¡±


    ¡°Please bless me!¡± They needed to worship the Great God.


    ¡°Well,¡± Ye Zhen possessed Professor Lin for a second, waving her hand as she walked towards the shop, ¡°Cheer up everyone, as long as you work hard, I¡¯m sure everyone will get good grades.¡±


    She would not ruthlessly tell these children that she had never tested this. She had always been kind hearted and honest.


    The store was also crowded, and Ye Zhen found her father¡¯s chubby body in the kitchen, and yelled, ¡°Dad, I¡¯m home.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡± The chubby father rolled up his apron, wiped his sweat, and replied loudly, ¡°Dad has made some black bone chicken soup for you, and there are some leftovers. Zhen Zhen, go upstairs. I¡¯ll bring it to you right away.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Ye Zhen replied and slowly walked upstairs with her things in her arms and went to her room.


    Her father followed her upstairs. With his professional skill, he stacked a high pile of pots and bowls and placed them in front of her. As he set the food down, he asked, ¡°How did the interview go? What did Professor Lin say? Are you hungry? Hurry up and eat first.¡±


    ¡°I finished the interview. Professor Lin asked someone to issue an appointment letter for me to be stationed at RongCheng, temporarily reserving my position,¡± Ye Zhen said vaguely, stuffing a piece of chicken into her mouth. ¡°I¡¯m hungry. It¡¯s delicious.¡±


    ¡°Well, hold your position well so that your mother will be less angry. There is also room to move forward and backward, so it¡¯s even better. You should thank your professor later. Oh, you should drink more of this black bone chicken soup. This chicken was brought by people from the countryside, so it is very nutritious¡­ You can walk two circles after eating, in case you accumulate food,¡± he said, wiping the sweat from his forehead. ¡°I¡¯m going down to work.¡±


    Ye Zhen ¡°uh-huhed¡± twice with her mouth full of rice, and lowered her head to eat.


    After dinner, she obediently followed her father¡¯s instructions and walked around the room, thinking about how to pack up the books and materials she had brought back. Her mother came in with a plate of strawberries, closed the door, and locked it.


    It seemed that the plate of strawberries was used as a prop and not for her to eat. Ye Zhen¡¯s eyes turned away from the strawberries and looked at her mother.


    Her mother¡¯s maiden name is Su Tao. There is a saying in ¡¶The Book of Songs¡·, ¡°Thousands of peach blossoms are in full bloom, and the peach leaves are really lush*¡±. This is where Ye Zhen¡¯s name comes from. It is said that her mother was a well-known talented girl in the city when she was young. She even published a collection of poems. But as far as Ye Zhen could remember, she was always strict.


    [TL/N: ¡°ÌÒ֮زز£¬ÆäÒ¶ÝèÝ衱 This is the saying in chinese. ÌÒ is peach which is Tao in pinyin. The last part, Ò¶ÝèÝè, means Ye ZhenZhen, which is where her name comes from. This saying has many metaphorical meanings, and this is one version of them.]


    Su Tao lowered her head and ripped off the strawberry tassel-like things one by one without saying anything. After a while, she started to cry.


    ¡°Mom¡ª¡±


    ¡°You still know that I am your mother,¡± Su Tao suddenly said in a sharp voice, as if a switch had been flipped. ¡°I worked so hard to raise you. I couldn¡¯t afford to eat or dress well myself because I wanted to give you the best of everything. I had high standards and strict requirements for you because I didn¡¯t want you to be looked down upon by those people! Well, great, instead of working hard at your job, you quit and want to go into the entertainment industry like him. Can girls even mix in that industry? Are you trying to piss me off?!!¡±


    ¡°Mom, I told you I¡¯m not going to be a star. I¡¯m just going to work. I¡¯ll protect myself.¡±


    ¡°Work?!¡± At the mention of work, Su Tao¡¯s voice jumped even higher. ¡°How many good jobs are there in the Academy of Science, but you quit and went to this place! Don¡¯t think that I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re thinking about. Your father and I work hard for you every day. How can we compare to someone who is rich and famous and can be liked without doing anything?! Just go ahead! Anyway, you¡¯re an adult now, I can¡¯t take care of you!¡±


    ¡°I know it¡¯s not easy for you and Dad to raise me. For so many years, no matter what you said, I did it. I didn¡¯t even acknowledge him before. Mom, why do you have to say that all the time?¡± Ye Zhen looked at her mother with a sad expression, ¡°He has already left¡­¡±.


    Thinking of what had happened recently, her mother¡¯s face darkened, but she still said, ¡°Anyway, it¡¯s because of him that you don¡¯t want me to be your mother anymore.¡±


    ¡°Mom, mom¡ª¡± Ye Zhen finally couldn¡¯t help but cry out, ¡°He called me at 1:05 a.m.¡± As she spoke, she seemed to be tearing at her own wound, and tears streamed down. ¡°I didn¡¯t answer. I saw it and I didn¡¯t answer it on purpose. Mom, I couldn¡¯t bear it and I wanted to see him. Is that okay?¡±


    Su Tao opened her mouth and seemed to be shocked by her daughter¡¯s words. After a long time, she said, ¡°Zhen Zhen, don¡¯t be too sad. Mom, mom, I¡­¡± She wanted to say something to comfort her daughter and to justify herself. But she realized that her words were nothing compared to her daughter¡¯s painful cries.


    She turned around and ran out in a panic. After a while, she appeared in front of her with a big gray sack. ¡°He gave you this before. Your father¡­ Lao Feng didn¡¯t want me to throw it away, so I kept it for you. In case you miss him, just take a look?¡±


    Ye Zhen lifted her head and looked at her with a fixed gaze, her eyes were red and swollen.


    Su Tao put down her things unnaturally and deliberately walked out of the room. As she was about to close the door, she suddenly said, ¡°When we got divorced, he wanted nothing but you. It was I who refused. He was not fit to live with you, but he still loved you very much.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Now that he¡¯s gone, what¡¯s the point of saying that? What¡¯s the use?


    Translator ramblings^^


    ok¡­ this was a heavy chapter for me at least. I hate when divorced parents put their ideals and every ¡®bad¡¯ things and then justify it with I raised you, so you need to obey me and such¡­ I hate how even to the end she doesn¡¯t fully acknowledge the love Zhen Zhen has for her biological dad and gives excuses. At least her step father is good:( I cried a lot when she said how he called her at 1:05 and he died just 5 minutes after¡­ Like even if there were less chances to save him, at the very least she could have exchanged his last words with him¡­ still i don¡¯t know the back story yet, so i can¡¯t judge any of the characters yet, but i am already beginning to dislike the mom¡­


    ugh I ugly cried when i was translating this.

 CH 3

    Ye Zhen dreamed all night long. Many people and various disturbing sounds occupied this dream.


    When she woke up, she was still a little sleepy. Ye Zhen hugged the blanket and watched the raindrops fall from the slanted corner outside the wall onto the flower branches that had not yet bloomed. She wanted to stay like that for the rest of the day, but she received a call from Rongcheng¡¯s Human Resources Department telling her to go to the company.


    She had no choice but to gather herself and rush to the company. When she arrived, she found that the HR department was not urging her to start work, but was informing her that someone was picking a fight with her.


    ¡°Director Du of the Distribution Department* is going to interview me again?¡± However, she joined the IP Development Department.


    [TL/N: Film distribution is the process of making a movie available for viewing by an audience. Online in streaming apps or offline in theatres. This department takes care of that.]


    Sister Mei from the HR Department escorted them into the elevator and said in a low voice, ¡°You¡¯ve just changed jobs and don¡¯t know much about this business. The distribution department is responsible for the centralized distribution of all the company¡¯s projects. The ultimate goal of film and television is to release them successfully. So the people in charge have a very high voice in the film and television companies. Since General Manager Yue is not here now, we have no choice. Director Du¡¯s father is also the boss of a large domestic theater chain. I heard that she is not in her own company, so she came to RongCheng Entertainment for¡­ Eh¡­¡± She said vaguely, ¡°Anyway, if you really know the CEO well, you¡¯d better find him to save you as soon as possible.¡±


    Getting picked on and asking the President for help?


    She must have accidentally fallen into some weird soap opera.


    In order to avoid unnecessary dog blood and rebuild her serious and professional work ethic, Ye Zhen, with the attitude of seeking truth from facts, recounted yesterday¡¯s interview to Director Du of the Distribution Department. Under repeated questioning, she repeatedly said: I do not know the president and have no personal relationship with him.


    However, the other party still refused to let her go, wearing beautiful makeup but with a mean face, ¡°I heard that you are from Hua University? You¡¯re doing scientific research, and ordinary people can¡¯t understand it. Have you come to our company to steal some secrets? Or do you have a problem with your integrity and need to change circles after being fired from Hua University?¡±


    This is a clear splash of dirty water, and she is a fool to show goodwill to the other party. Ye Zhen took a deep breath and smiled, ¡± Director Du, don¡¯t say such things about Hua University. It means the best in the hearts of the Chinese people and has great academic excellence and moral education. I think you can¡¯t deny this fact, so  don¡¯t make jokes like ¡®Hua University has to steal secrets from entertainment companies for scientific research¡¯. As for my personal situation, if you want to check it, go ahead.¡±


    After that, Ye Zhen stood up, nodded politely, then turned around and walked out of the Distribution Department office, automatically ignoring the string of ¡°the interview is not over¡± threats behind her.


    In any case, she now has a letter of appointment from the Academy of Sciences of Hua University, stamped with the big scarlet seal of the Rongcheng Group. So it is not up to a subsidiary director to decide whether she passed the interview or not.


    She went back the way she came. As she waited for the elevator to open, her eyes suddenly lit up when she saw the people inside.


    Xi Gu.


    If the king of the silver screen, Ye Yi, was the soul of Rongcheng Entertainment, then Xi Gu was undoubtedly the person in charge of attracting fans. He is young, has an exquisite appearance, is both cool and cute, and has the unique vitality of today¡¯s little fresh meat. And wherever he goes, he has countless fans.


    Naturally, Ye Zhen¡¯s eyes lit up, not because she had instantly become a fan, but because she remembered a rumor: The rumor was that Xi Gu and Rong Cheng Jue were childhood sweethearts, ah no, they were good friends who had grown up together. Through Xi Gu, she can definitely find out where Rong Cheng Jue was.


    Since he had put her in such a situation, she should go to him, the one who had tied the bell, and make him untie it.


    Otherwise, her reputation would be in vain?


    As for how to find Rong Cheng Jue, Ye Zhen stepped into the elevator, brewed her emotions, and looked at Xi Gu with a complex and expectant gaze. Feeling the gaze, Xi Gu looked at her suspiciously. Seeing this, the two assistants beside him immediately stepped forward to his left and right like the guardians* and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Miss. This is the artist¡¯s private time.¡±


    [TL/N: Protectors of Buddhist constitutions (dharma). Actually called Dharmapalas, but I decided use another translation:)]


    The other one said, ¡°This elevator is for RongCheng Entertainment employees only. Miss, if you are an outsider, please don¡¯t take the elevator. If you have any problems, please go to the lobby on the first floor to see the receptionist.¡±


    ¡°Wait, wait¡­¡± Just when they thought that Ye Zhen was about to open her mouth to harass Xi Gu, she said, ¡°Ah Jue, Ah Jue told me¡ª¡± Ye Zhen stopped halfway, seemingly a little embarrassed, and didn¡¯t say anything else right away. However, the two assistants who were blocking her stopped moving when she called out an unexpected name. Xi Gu¡¯s eyes immediately lit up as well, obviously wanting to hear the last part of the sentence.


    Of course, Ye Zhen wouldn¡¯t let him down. She continued, ¡°He said the number 620602 has a special meaning to him. Xi Gu¡­ Can you tell me why?¡±


    Sure enough, Xi Gu was very interested in this topic. ¡°620602?¡± He repeated it over and over, and then said, ¡°I also think this group of numbers is quite familiar. Ah, just what does it mean? (hiss¡­) Oh, I can¡¯t think of it right now. When did Ah Jue tell you?¡±


    ¡°Yesterday during the interview.¡±


    Unexpectedly, Xi Gu suddenly became excited. He put his hand on the assistant¡¯s shoulder, leaned over and looked her up and down. ¡°Yesterday¡¯s interview? Are you the girl he personally recruited here yesterday?¡±


    The gossip spread so quickly that the corners of Ye Zhen¡¯s mouth twitched. ¡°Something like that.¡±


    ¡°So you really knew Ah Jue before,¡± The expression on the top star¡¯s face was like that of the most dedicated paparazzi. ¡°Did he really hire you as his personal secretary?¡±


    No wonder Director Du was so hostile to her. It turned out that the original version of the gossip had been updated so much. She was the one who was unable to understand it. Ye Zhen held her forehead and said, ¡°You misunderstood. I was interviewed to enter the IP¡ª¡±


    ¡°¡ªAh, I remember,¡± Xi Gu said, patting his assistant¡¯s thigh as he suddenly realized, ¡°620602 is my aunt¡¯s birthday. June 6, 1962, just half a year older than my mother. Yes, I remember it clearly!¡± He nodded more affirmatively. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Ah Jue to even tell you his mother¡¯s birthday.¡± He must be very interested in you.¡± Xi Gu felt so good to be the first to know the truth.


    ¡°¡­¡± Well, the more they talked about it, the darker it became. She decided not to mention any of that nonsense and got right to the point. ¡°I heard that you are Ah Jue¡¯s friend. If it¡¯s convenient, can you give me Ah Jue¡¯s contact information or tell me where he is? I really need to find him.¡±


    ¡°What happened? Yesterday he showed his love in such a conspicuous way, but today he turned his back on you? That is too much!¡± Xi Gu¡¯s heart pounded with excitement at this strange situation. He didn¡¯t get out even after the elevator reached the floor he wanted. He closed the door again and pushed the button for the basement floor, saying, ¡°Let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll take you to him personally to get justice! Don¡¯t worry, I will always help you!¡±


    No wonder his fans always boasted that their idol ¡°grew up eating scripts. This man was good at acting with his whole body, showing his ability and experience. She felt deeply that she had made a mistake by talking to the wrong person today.


    Fortunately, the two assistants under Xigu¡¯s care are reliable enough. The left guardian said, ¡°Xi ge, the producer, director, and screenwriter of ¡®Treasure of the Great Tang Dynasty¡¯ are all waiting for you upstairs. They want to ask for your help to finish filming the last part of Ye ge¡¯s movie.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Xi ge,¡± said the right guardian. ¡°Whether we choose the movie or not, we should at least go see it. Even if we don¡¯t care about their faces, we should go for Ye ge¡¯s reputation. After all, this movie is considered a masterpiece in his legacy.¡±


    ¡°Chattering endlessly,¡± Xi Gu said impatiently. ¡°Since it depends on Ye ge¡¯s face, what else do you want to talk about? Call them right now and tell them to change the script of the last part properly. No matter how many scenes there are, no matter what temporary role they give me, I will take it.¡±


    ¡°That is true, but Xi ge, how can you play a supporting role now? You should show off to them. The sponsor of the¡¶Treasure of the Great Tang Dynasty¡·is not our company. For what reason ah~¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Xi ge, you are also a person of great reputation!¡±


    Xi Gu punched his assistant twice and said, ¡°All right, zip it. You have a lot of work to do!¡±


    That was probably the assistant¡¯s choice. With an outward smile, Ye Zhen wanted to cry.


    There was someone who was considerate and responsible about his affairs after he left. Ye Yi should be happy.


    Translator ramblings^^


    Well I like Xi Gu, he seems like a fun character who probably going to be the wingman or something lol.


    Ah a lil translation break: The chapter headline meaning.


    The phrase ¡°¾°Èç¾ÉÈËÈç¹Ê¡± is a Chinese idiom that describes a long-lasting friendship that remains unchanged despite the passage of time or changes in circumstances. The meaning behind this is that although the environment or circumstances may have changed, the relationship or bond between friends has remained steadfast and consistent.


    I don¡¯t really have much to say today, but I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter!! Also I really want to know whether yall like reading my comments at the end or not? I know for some it might be annoying-_-

 CH 4

    Xi Gu, accompanied by Ye Zhen, drove his assistant¡¯s small SMAT to keep a low profile. Hiding in the alley behind RongCheng¡¯s headquarters, he called Rong Cheng Jue ten times, but the other party hung up mercilessly.


    ¡°Grandson, it¡¯s you who forced me!¡± He took off his mask and kicked the door open as if he was desperate to fight someone.


    Ye Zhen hastily stopped him, ¡°Xigu, if he doesn¡¯t have time today, forget it¡ª¡±


    ¡°How can I let it go?¡± Xi Gu said angrily, ¡°I will be a good person to the end and send you to the Western Paradise.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­What you want to say is ¡®Send Buddha to the West¡¯, right?¡±


    [TL/N: ËÍ·ðË͵½Î÷, which literally says sending the Buddha to the furthest of the West. It means finishing a task given and not giving up in the middle. Western Paradise is where Buddha resides.]


    ¡°It¡¯s all the same!¡±


    What is the same, there is a big difference, okay? She felt sorry for herself. But while she was in a trance, Xi Gu had already rushed into the building. The guards didn¡¯t stop him. It seemed they were not too surprised.


    It seemed like this was not the first time the big star had done something like this. Speechless, Ye Zhen pulled out the car key for him and quickly followed him.


    Xi Gu rushed to the front desk of the building, ignoring the onlookers, and said to the beautiful girl at the front desk, ¡°I want to see that bastard!¡±


    ¡°Please wait a moment,¡± the beautiful girl began, without even blinking her eyes, showing great professionalism. After a while, she whispered, ¡°Mr. Xi, the president¡¯s office said the president is in a meeting and it¡¯s not convenient to see you.¡±


    ¡°Let him pick up the phone,¡± Xi Gu said with a mischievous smile, ¡± Tell him if he doesn¡¯t pick up the phone, he¡¯ll be responsible for the consequences.¡±


    The girl¡¯s cheeks flushed at his flirtation. She lowered her head to make a phone call, then handed the phone to him. But Xi Gu didn¡¯t answer it. He directly pressed the speaker and said, ¡°Grandson, let me go upstairs!¡±


    ¡°Bastard, I warn you,¡± said Rong Cheng Jue, who had a stronger momentum than him. ¡°Don¡¯t always threaten brother with stuff from our childhood. In the worst case, we can just die together!¡±


    ¡°Tch, you are still so childish. Thank me for bringing your woman here.¡±


    ¡°Haha, my woman, why don¡¯t I know that I have a woman?¡± said Rong Cheng Jue, bursting into laughter. ¡°Grandson, did someone cheat you? Did she tell you that she is pregnant with my child? Hahaha, if you want to take care of it, I can only congratulate you on becoming a father. Hahahaha¡ª¡±


    Rong Cheng Jue¡¯s attitude made Xi Gu a little confused. He looked at Ye Zhen with uncertainty. Ye Zhen cleared her throat, picked up the microphone and turned off the speaker, ¡°Hello, President. I¡¯m Ye Zhen.¡±


    The person on the other side was stunned for five seconds and then said, ¡°Why are you here? Didn¡¯t the appointment letter from Hua University say that you would start in a week?¡±


    No wonder the person on the other end of the phone seemed to know her from yesterday. It turned out that he had read the letter of appointment beforehand. Ye Zhen wanted to find out the cause and effect. As she was about to express her predicament, the person on the other end of the phone continued, ¡°Since you are here, just come upstairs. Um, wait. Come up in five minutes. I¡¯ll need to prepare something.¡± Then he hung up.


    Ye Zhen hung up the phone and said to Xi Gu, ¡°He said he had to prepare something and asked us to wait for five minutes.


    Xi Gu didn¡¯t understand, ¡°What is he going to prepare? Wait five minutes?¡±


    Ye Zhen shook her head.


    So the two of them foolishly waited for five minutes, and when the receptionist led them to Rong Cheng Jue¡¯s special elevator, Xi Gu suddenly said, ¡°Do you think that grandson asked us to wait for him because there was another woman upstairs just now? Now he asked us to go through this elevator, maybe that woman is coming down from the other side¡­ Hmph!¡±


    Ye Zhen: Top star Xi, do you usually take female-driven scripts?


    However, the extent of Ye Zhen¡¯s surprise was yet to come. When the elevator reached the top floor, two rows of people on either side greeted them as the door opened. Dressed in black, Rong Cheng Jue stood in the middle with a few red plum blossoms in his hands.


    Xi Guo was so scared that he almost fell back into the elevator, ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Was this the scene of the legendary domineering CEO receiving his secretary? I¡¯m so scared!


    However, to his surprise, Rong Cheng Jue walked over to Ye Zhen and slowly extended his right hand. He said in an almost gentle and affectionate tone, ¡°Welcome Dr. Ye Zhen to our company for cooperative research. It¡¯s my honor to cooperate with the best teaching and research institute in China like the Academy of Sciences of Hua University.¡±


    Xi Gu: ¡­..


    Two rows of people: ¡­..


    ¡°President Rong Cheng is too polite, you can just call me Ye Zhen,¡± Ye Zhen extended her hand and shook it with him, showing a polite smile. ¡°I am also honored to come to RongCheng as a representative of the Academy of Science of Hua University.¡±


    ¡°Sure, Ye Zhen,¡± Rong Cheng Jue said her name with a touch of spring. ¡°These red plum blossoms are very suitable for you.¡± He said and handed her the flowers in his left hand. ¡°Here you are, Ye Zhen.¡±


    Xi Gu: ¡­..


    Two rows of people: ¡­..


    ¡°Thank you,¡± Ye Zhen said politely. ¡°I like it very much.¡±


    Perhaps because Ye Zhen¡¯s serious attitude was too good, Rong Cheng Jue finally remembered the feelings of the onlookers. He briefly introduced the two rows of executives beside him and then said, ¡°About the following cooperation, let us go to my place to talk about it in detail.¡±


    ¡°Very well.¡±


    Following him through the rest area, Ye Zhen entered a Chinese-style office. The office was large, luxurious, and inconspicuous, and the layout was somewhat scholarly. Except for the red plum blossom bonsai in front of the screen, which had been stripped bare. It was a bit miserable.


    ¡°Pfft hahahaha¡ª¡± Xi Gu pointed at the bonsai and then at the plum blossoms in Ye Zhen¡¯s hand, laughing almost to death on the couch.


    When he heard this, Rong Cheng Jue¡¯s forehead twitched for a moment, but then he said as if nothing had happened, ¡°What would you like to drink?¡±


    Ye Zhen looked at the coffee table and said, ¡°Mineral water is fine.¡±


    Hearing what she said, Rong Cheng Jue also sat down and got down to business. ¡°From what your Academy of Sciences told me, Ye Zhen, you came to Rong Cheng for a specific research topic. But I don¡¯t know what exactly it is?¡±


    ¡°My major is applied mathematics, and my research direction is naturally related to that.¡±


    ¡°Applied mathematics? That¡¯s great!¡± Rong Cheng Jue clapped his hands. ¡°Our company is a comprehensive company, but generally speaking, it is guided by internet thinking. We attach great importance to big data and cloud advertising. Our group also has a data center and a research and development center. You can see their business content in detail and give your opinions. It will be best if we can work together.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, President Rong Cheng. I want to work in the IP Expansion department of your group¡¯s entertainment division,¡± Ye Zhen reminded him. ¡°You just met me at the interview yesterday, didn¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°I thought you were just going to the interview for fun,¡± Rong Cheng Jue said. ¡°But there is no data-related work in the company¡­¡±


    ¡°Do students who have studied mathematics need to deal with data?


    ¡°Aren¡¯t mathematics students supposed to work with data?¡±


    ¡°Well, according to your theory,¡± Ye Zhen tilted her head and said playfully, ¡°shouldn¡¯t a student who has studied law have to learn magic?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Just kidding,¡± Ye Zhen returned to the subject, ¡°I think you might have some misunderstanding about applied mathematics. Applied mathematics is about using mathematical knowledge to solve real-world problems. More specifically, it means going deeper into reality, understanding the market, users, products, technological innovations and other variables, and then building a mathematical model based on that to solve problems.


    With my experience from Hua University, you don¡¯t have to worry about the mathematical model. But the practical problem is that if you don¡¯t allow me to go to the front, how can I know what RongCheng Entertainment needs?¡±


    ¡°Then you don¡¯t have to go to RongCheng Entertainment. It¡¯s too unworthy of your talents to go to a subsidiary.¡±


    It never occurred to her that Ye Zhen would waste her time arguing with Rong Cheng Jue about such matters. She could only be patient and said, ¡°Mr. Rong, isn¡¯t the purpose of President Rong Cheng¡¯s establishment of the IP Development Department to occupy the market and capture the source of content? This will also lead to a series of products such as games and peripherals. This is the future direction of development. How can I be inferior to such an important thing?¡±


    ¡°Well, you¡¯re right,¡± Rong Cheng Jue seemed convinced, but there was some emotion in his words, ¡°It¡¯s hard for Dr Ye Zhen to think so much of RongCheng.¡±


    ¡°President Rong Cheng is joking, I came here out of my own selfishness.¡±


    Rong Cheng Jue raised his eyes, ¡°Oh? Tell me about it.¡±


    ¡°I hope to gain some skills and become a producer in the future. I want to make at least one film.¡±


    ¡°You want to be a producer and make a movie,¡± Rong Cheng Jue said with a bad feeling, ¡± Don¡¯t tell me you want to make a film based on the book about the domineering CEO?¡±


    ¡°Maybe,¡± Ye Zhen said. She unconsciously put her hand in her pocket and stroked the old poker card, imagining the strange smile of the clown on it and the words ¡®JOKER¡¯. ¡°Someone likes it.¡±


    Haha, what kind of brain-damaged person likes this and makes Ye Zhen stoop so low?


    Translator Ramblings^^


    I actually don¡¯t understand the relation between law and magic, so don¡¯t ask me to explain it^^ Just go search it and try to learn about in your own time because it is showing me a bunch of big articles that I don¡¯t want to read¡­


    But guess what¡­ TODAY IS A DOUBLE RELEASE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


    I decided to release two chapters because I suprisingly finished this chapter pretty fast today^^


    Well, this chapter was also a delight and Xi Gu is quickly becoming my fav character lol.

 CH 5

    Knock knock knock¡ª


    ¡°Mr. President, you wanted to see us?¡±


    ¡°En.¡± Rong Cheng Jue said with a hard-to-read expression on his face. ¡°Ma Ke, Ma Xiu, I remember that both of you graduated from Hua University as well. Do you know if anyone has courted Ye Zhen while in school?¡±


    This kind of question. ¡°We¡­ We don¡¯t know.¡± If they hadn¡¯t heard the rumors before coming here, they wouldn¡¯t even know who the little girl who suddenly appeared was.


    ¡°Then you can go and inquire about it.¡±


    ¡°Ah?¡± The two brothers looked at each other, ¡°Oh.¡±


    ¡°Ah Zhan,¡± Rong Cheng Jue said, turning his eyes to his special assistant. ¡°Help me find out who in Rong Cheng Entertainment had contact with Ye Zhen, and report the detailed list to me.¡±


    Lifting his head from the document, Ah Zhan asked, ¡°Excuse me, Mr. President, how detailed do you want the list to be?¡±


    ¡°Including everyone who had eye contact with her!¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°Oh yeah, and Xi Gu you¡ª¡± Rong Cheng Jue looked around the office and suddenly discovered, ¡°Where did he run off to?¡±


    ¡°He left with Miss Ye.¡±


    !!!


    ¡°Call that grandson back! Immediately! Right now!¡±


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go now.¡± Ah Zhan put down the documents in his hands, turned around and walked out of the president¡¯s office.


    Seeing this, the Ma brothers also took the opportunity to leave. After the special assistant called the security guard downstairs to intercept Xi Gu, Ma Ke couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°What¡¯s going on now?¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t you see it?¡± The special assistant raised his glasses expressionlessly. ¡°This is the beginning of a domineering presidential plot. We should be honored to play a part in it.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I see,¡± The brothers suddenly understood. ¡°I told you how familiar it feels. A domineering president usually has to investigate the heroine¡¯s background. A thick stack of papers in a brown bag and throwing it away, that is so cool!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, wouldn¡¯t that mean that our roles are very important?¡±


    ***


    In contrast to the excitement of passersby A, B, C, who had been assigned a role in the show, Xi Gu was desperately trying to jump off the throne of ¡°suspected love rival¡±. ¡°You ask me why I went off with Ye Zhen? It¡¯s because she came in my car. I sent her here to see you, okay?!¡±


    ¡°Why did she join the crew of ¡°Treasure of the Great Tang Dynasty¡±? It¡¯s because you don¡¯t want her to work in the entertainment industry. She asked me to help her and wanted to learn something from the crew!¡±


    ¡°All right, grandson, listen carefully. I¡¯m telling you for the last time!¡± Xi Gu put his hands on the desk and shouted to defend his dignity. ¡°I didn¡¯t know Ye Zhen before today! I¡¯m not interested in my brother¡¯s woman! I don¡¯t like her at all!¡±


    ¡°Okay, okay, I believe you,¡± said Rong Cheng Jue, wiping the saliva from his face. He only asked a few questions, but why was this person so upset? ¡°Why don¡¯t you like Ye Zhen? What¡¯s wrong with her?¡±


    ¡°Arrghhh¡ª¡± Xi Gu felt the urge to die. He took three steps back and fell onto the sofa, no longer wanting to talk to his grandson.


    But the president still wouldn¡¯t let him go. He said, ¡°Forget it. I forgive you for your lack of sight.¡±


    Xi Gu shook his body stiffly to show that he had become a corpse, but he couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°I have a feeling that you have been interested in her for a long time. When did it happen? Why didn¡¯t I know?¡±


    ¡°Do you still remember that there was something wrong with me after my return from England?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t remember,¡± Xi Gu said honestly, ¡°You were always abnormal.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Of course, Ye Zhen didn¡¯t know about the ¡°bloody storm¡± behind her.


    After separating with Xi Gu that day, Ye Zhen spent another weekend at home before receiving a phone call from Xigu saying that his contract with the crew of ¡°Treasure of the Great Tang Dynasty¡± had been negotiated and that he would be filming the next day. While negotiating the contract, the producer told him that there was a vacancy for a script supervisor, which might be more suitable for a pure newcomer. Xi Gu asked if she wanted to accept it. If she accepted, she could join him in the crew; if she didn¡¯t want to, she could also directly join the IP Expansion Department of Rong Cheng Entertainment and serve as the deputy director of the department in charge of the overall planning and analysis of big data.


    Of course, the latter was notified by Xi Gu on behalf of Rong Cheng Jue.


    Somewhat unexpectedly, Ye Zhen still decided to join the filming crew as a script supervisor.


    The script supervisor, as the name implies, is the person who sits behind the monitor, the timecode recorder, the director¡¯s megaphone and also oversees the planning of the shooting sequence.


    However, there was more than one script supervisor in the crew, and it was natural that it was not the newcomer¡¯s part to do this much work. Ye Zhen¡¯s task was to record the details of each actor¡¯s appearance, clothes, headwear, handheld props, and so on. Before the shooting, she would accompany all the departments to check and prepare, and after the shooting, she would hand over the records to all the departments. It could be said that it was a complicated and tedious job, and it was also easy to make mistakes.


    If something went wrong, there would be an ¡°NG¡± scene that would be ridiculed by the audience if it was released as it is.


    However, as a person engaged in scientific research, the most indispensable thing was her perseverance and observation. Soon, Ye Zhen became accustomed to her job, and no one even noticed that she had just joined the industry.


    Gradually, she began to familiarize herself with the life of the crew. When she was free, she would compare some interesting things from the perspective of ordinary people and the person who had left.


    As a child, she had asked this person what the crew looked like and if it was fun to film. Contrary to all those artistic and romantic conceptions, that person wrinkled his nose and said in disgust, ¡°It¡¯s not fun at all. The crew is like a big construction site. The production and the director are the labor contractors, and I¡¯m an indentured laborer.¡±


    Ye Zhen had never understood the meaning of those words. Now that she had experienced it herself, she realized that it was true.


    For example, the film crew of ¡°Treasure of the Great Tang Dynasty¡± was currently filming in a famous film and television base in the industry. However, in addition to some basic pavilions and towers, many special scenes of each film crew had to be constructed and transformed by themselves. So if you climbed up to a higher place to have a look, you would find that the whole film and television base was one big construction site ¨C one side was being torn down to build something, and another side was being built to be torn down again. The whole film and television base was a mess, and nothing was in order.


    The reason we say producers and directors are contractors is that most crew teams are different from the established companies we know. They are very flexible and can be taken apart and put together. There are group leaders, cars, costumes, props, makeup, and even the executive director of financial affairs. They have their own relatively fixed group and person in charge. When a crew began to work, the producers and directors also began to work in the crew. The team leaders of various departments led their members to work. After the shooting of the crew was over, all the teams either dispersed or came together to shoot the next production.


    ¡­..It really does look like a labor contractor.


    Ye Zhen thought that the comparison of actors being indentured laborers was a bit exaggerated. Something more comparable is that when you film in the wilderness, even if you finish the filming, there is no place to go and nothing to eat. All you can do is sit around with the crew all day long.


    ¡°The Treasure of Tang Dynasty is currently in the film and television base, surrounded by all kinds of living facilities, so there are no such problems. But there are other problems, such as too many crews. Each crew has hundreds of people, and the hotels are not enough. Many crew members can¡¯t even stay in small hotels, so they have to stay in private homes. Of course, as a newcomer, Ye Zhen can¡¯t enjoy preferential treatment. But since she was a newcomer, she didn¡¯t fully understand the rules. She found herself dazedly following Xi Gu to the nearest 5-star hotel.


    So it was properly called ¡°Paratroopers¡±.


    Most of the crew were old people who were used to running all over the country. So their attitude towards her was not that alienated, to avoid offending, nor close enough to be on intimate terms with. Once this project has been completed, our relationship will still be as high as the mountains and long as the rivers*. Who knows when we will meet again?


    [TL/N: The original metaphor is that a person¡¯s behaviour or reputation lasts forever, like a mountain. Later it became a metaphor for deep kindness.]


    Ye Zhen clearly felt the unspoken atmosphere, but she didn¡¯t take it to heart. She usually just did her own things obediently. After work, she went back to the hotel and did her school project. In a flash, more than half a month had passed.


    That day, as usual, Ye Zhen wrote the daily report. She made three copies, one to give to the other group of script supervisors and another one to the executive film director. Finally, she turned to go to the general planning office. As Ye Zhen was about to open the ajar door and hand in the third copy to the coordinator, she heard someone mention ¡°Ye Yi¡±.


    Startled, Ye Zhen withdrew her hand and continued to listen to the conversation.


    ¡°¡­¡­I¡¯ve always felt that something is wrong with this matter, but I can¡¯t put my finger on it, Lao Wu, do you know what¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re asking me? I was indeed in Macau that day, but I wasn¡¯t at the scene,¡± The person called Lao Wu said in a low voice, ¡°Those people who left seemed hurried. They didn¡¯t say anything no matter what was asked.¡±


    ¡°Then there¡¯s definitely something going on.¡±


    ¡°Obviously! Everything was going well, why would they leave?¡±


    ¡°No way, but human life is at stake~¡±


    ¡°Shush, do you still want to get along or not?!¡±


    ¡°Ai, doesn¡¯t matter, we¡¯ll just look over this. Get working¡­¡±


    Ye Zhen¡¯s head was blank, so dazed that she didn¡¯t know how she had managed to get out of the planning office and back to the hotel room. By the time she remembered, it was dark and someone was knocking on her door.


    Staring at the door for a while, she finally realised that she should open it. She got up from the floor and staggered to the door. She turned the lock left and right several times before opening the door.


    Xiao Lin, the assistant coordinator at the door, said, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Do you know what time it is? Do you know what time it is? You didn¡¯t give the coordinator the daily report and went back to sleep? What?! You¡¯re so proud of your background!¡±


    When she heard the two words ¡°coordinator¡±, Ye Zhen looked up at her thoughtfully. Her messy long hair, red eyes, and pale face made her look a bit grim and somber in the dimly lit room. Xiao Lin couldn¡¯t help but take half a step back, but she still shouted, ¡°I¡¯m here to get the daily report. Give it to me as soon as you finish it!¡±


    ¡°Wait a minute,¡± Ye Zhen replied with a hoarse voice. She turned around and slowly searched the room for the daily report without even turning on the light. After a long time, she finally found it when she bent down to look under the table. She walked back as if floating and handed it to her, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, today I¡ª¡±


    ¡°Bang-¡± Before she could finish, Xiao Lin grabbed the schedule and ran away as if a ghost was behind her.


    ¡°¡­¡± She seems to have frightened her.


    Under the light of the corridor, Ye Zhen looked at herself in the full-length floor mirror. She wanted to smile, but in the end she couldn¡¯t. She closed the room door, turned on the light, and habitually put her hand in her pocket to touch the poker card again and again. It was not until quite a while later that she slowly took it out of her pocket.


    Under the light, what was most noticeable on the card was not the clown representing the king card, but the two words ¡°Ye Yi¡± that penetrated the back of the card.


    ¡°Before I came here, I thought I was thinking too much¡­¡±


    She wasn¡¯t expecting this, heh¡ª


    Thinking about it, Ye Zhen finally smiled. But her smile was more heartbreaking than when she cried.


    Translator ramblings^^


    ahhhh, is the Yue girlfriend of Ye Yi involved in his death and she is actually pretending to be in grief or something¡­ bro this shit is fcked up.


    yolo, so this is why you should experience translating something in the wee hours^^ bruh, im so sleepy right now that I made so many mistakes and had to reread this so many times that the chapter is almost memorized-_-.


    This was another difficult chapter to translate and this chapter is like the main one that really showed me the reality of mtl+edited and human translators¡­ So, please support human translators because they are the best!!!!


    see u next time, bye<3

 CH 6

    The next day was another bright sunny day.


    The film crew was now in the regions south of the Yangtze River. In early April, flowers and plants were already blooming everywhere. Red peach blossoms, green willows, and rapeseed blossoms in full bloom signaled the happy and harmonious beginning of spring.


    Everyone on the morning shift was sleepy.


    The person who worked with Ye Zhen was a senior script supervisor, a very kind and experienced person known as Master Yao. Since he was the one who brought her into this industry, she called him ¡°Master¡± directly. The moodiness of spring caused Master Yao to be so sleepy that his words became unintelligible. As an apprentice, Ye Zhen couldn¡¯t stand it, so she took his script notes and said, ¡°Master, go to sleep. I¡¯ll write it.¡±


    Master Yao was relieved to hear that. He replied nonchalantly and went to find a place to lie down. He slept until noon, when the lunch boxes were distributed.


    When Ye Zhen handed him the food, the hard-working Master Yao was a little embarrassed. He seemed more intimate than usual and praised her as the most talented person he had ever seen. Of course, Ye Zhen would not admit it. She smiled and said, ¡°Master, you praise me so much for a newcomer. The other seniors will laugh at you. Oh, speaking of seniors, Master, what happened to the person in my job before? Did they quit or couldn¡¯t come because of something else?¡±


    ¡°He said he couldn¡¯t come here for something, but I think he was too afraid to come,¡± Master Yao said, seemingly disappointed. But he also mocked himself, ¡°Alas, if you want to stay in this business, who can stay unafraid!¡±


    Just as she had heard yesterday, the departure of someone from the crew was related to Ye Yi¡¯s affairs. Of course, at this point, Ye Zhen wasn¡¯t foolish to ask any more questions. She wanted to find an excuse to go to work first, but Master Yao worriedly admonished her, ¡°You have just joined the industry, so listen more and do more. Talk less and make fewer mistakes, okay?¡±


    ¡°En.¡± Ye Zhen replied. When she heard him mention mistakes, she added, ¡°About yesterday¡¯s daily report¡ª¡±


    Master Yao waved his hand and said, ¡°I have already met the coordinator and talked to him. It¡¯s not a big deal, so don¡¯t worry. But there¡¯s one thing. It seems that the assistant originally wanted to switch to the script supervisor position. I suppose her heart would still not be able to accept it, so you should stay away from her.¡±


    ¡°Alright.¡±


    Some people, however, have no way out, even if they want to escape.


    At the end of the night, Ye Zhen had to go to the coordinator¡¯s office as usual to submit the schedule, but for several days in a row, she ran into the assistant coordinator named Xiao Lin. Every time, Xiao Lin would stare at Ye Zhen with watchful eyes, as if she was afraid that Ye Zhen would steal something. Since there was no separate office for the daily reports, the past archives of the daily reports were also borrowed from here. Ye Zhen wanted to look through the archives written by the previous person in charge, but she couldn¡¯t find a way because of the assistant.


    Xiao Lin¡¯s vigilance towards her was also suspicious.


    Ye Zhen felt that this was not the way to go. She was thinking about how to make peace with Xiao Lin, but unexpectedly, the girl suddenly held back a big move. Ye Zhen helped the prop crew by running an errand for them. When she returned to the office, she found that the daily report she had recorded for that day had disappeared without a trace.


    Today, the crew began filming the scene of excavation in the tomb of the ¡°Treasure of the Great Tang Dynasty¡±, where a generation of burial goods of the Imperial Concubine Yang Yuhuan revealed her true appearance. According to the ¡°Old Book of Tang¡±, after the An-Shi Rebellion, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty returned to the capital and secretly sent people to move Yang Guifei* to another tomb. At that time, her ¡°skin was damaged, but the sachet was still there¡±.


    [TL/N: ¡°Guifei¡± is a title, which means ¡°highest-ranking concubine¡±, given by Emperor Xuanzong to Yang Yuhuan after he married her.]


    The movie was a fictional story, but in order to make it realistic, the crew used their brains to make this important movie. With the help of historical data, they rented a studio to create the scene. They used plaster models to make the Tang Sancai* and even went to Jingdezhen to make the whole place look like a real ancient tomb. The actors filmed it over and over again to make sure that a legendary beauty would come back after a thousand years.


    [TL/N: Tri-coloured glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty]


    It was easy to make it to the end of the shooting, and all that was left was to add some close-ups. If the daily report with all kinds of details was not found, it would definitely delay the shooting process.


    And it would also make everyone angry.


    Looking at the busy figures in the crowd, Ye Zhen fell on Xiao Lin. She was pretending to help the prop crew clean up the scene while deliberately moving Tang Sancai away from its original position. Seeing that Ye Zhen was looking at her, Xiao Lin looked back calmly. But when she turned around, the corners of her mouth couldn¡¯t help but curl up.


    She seemed to be very proud of herself.


    Xiao Lin was bold and smart, but she had messed with the wrong person. So, instead of pretending to look for the daily report, Ye Zhen just put everything back into place when she checked the scene. Not only that, even the texture of the clothes and the long hair of the actors and actresses were exactly the same as the daily report when Ye Zhen reported everything verbally.


    But this was a big scene, covering nearly a thousand square feet and shot by dozens of people!


    In the end, not only did Xiao Lin look at her in horror, but the others also sensed that something was wrong. Seeing her empty hands and her efficient work, Master Yao couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Are¡­ Are you okay?¡±


    [TL/N: So, basically she should have the daily report to look over every detail and check if everything is alright, but she doesn¡¯t, so she did the whole work really well with just her memory.]


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. It¡¯s just that the daily report is missing.¡±


    Master Yao understood in a second, ¡°Have you been tricked by someone?¡±


    ¡°En.¡± Ye Zhen said, nodding her head. Looking into Master Yao¡¯s worried eyes, she said frankly, ¡°But it doesn¡¯t matter. I have a very high retentive memory, so writing the reports is just for show.¡±


    !!!


    Were these the legendary rear waves of the Yangtze River, driving the front wave forward and crashing it into the sandy beach?* Master Yao covered his chest in agony.


    [TL/N: It means that each new generation excels the previous. The younger generation will replace the old one eventually.]


    Even the main character, Xi Gu, saw the signs of new developments. After work, he came up to her and asked, ¡°I heard that you were a little low-key and overbearing today?¡±


    ¡°Even you know about it.¡± So, how was I keeping a low profile?


    ¡°I asked, and Ah Jue doesn¡¯t know yet. Hahaha~¡±


    Unable to understand the big star¡¯s smile, Ye Zhen lowered her head and continued to write the daily report in silence. Afterwards, she made three copies as usual. When she handed them to the planning office, Xioa Lin tried to avoid her, and now it was Ye Zhen¡¯s turn to block her way.


    With an expressionless face, Ye Zhen forced Xiao Lin to step back to the corner. When she was about to verbally give her a ¡°color see see¡±*, Xiao Lin couldn¡¯t hold it anymore and cried out, ¡°Wu wu wu, you¡¯re so terrible¡­ Wow, you are not human¡­¡±


    [TL/N:  It means ¡°I will teach you a lesson so you can behave better¡±.]


    She hadn¡¯t done anything yet, so how could she not be human? Ye Zhen exhaled and said, ¡°Where is the daily report?¡±


    ¡°There, inside!¡± Xiao Lin pointed to the high pile of daily reports in the corner of the wall and explained, ¡°I casually put it there back then, but I don¡¯t remember which pile it is. It¡¯s true. I¡¯m a normal person. I don¡¯t have a good memory like you¡­¡±


    If Xiao Lin hadn¡¯t accidentally helped her¡­ Ye Zhen pulled out a chair and pushed Xiso Lin onto it. She said with a strong voice, ¡°I¡¯m going to look for the daily report right now. You¡¯re responsible for explaining if anyone comes.¡±


    ¡°Okay, okay, Sister Ye,¡± Xiao Lin finally came to her senses and said tentatively, ¡°If anyone asks, can I tell them that you are looking for the daily report to see the previous ones?¡±


    ¡°En.¡±


    ¡°Sister Ye, you are so kind.¡±


    Ha ha.


    After taking the good person card, Ye Zhen began to search for the reports of the former script supervisor. She soon found the person¡¯s name, Tan Jia. After turning to the page where the name ¡°Tan Jia¡± was signed, she found that the last report was dated February 13th, which was the day before Ye Yi¡¯s accident.


    The whole report seemed very normal. It was a solo scene for Ye Yi, and he had also passed after one ¡°NG¡±. So the daily report was not long. However, when Tan Jia¡¯s handwriting described the arrangement of the props, it trembled a few times, as if she was not concentrating on writing.


    And this was the most sought-after treasure from the great Tang Dynasty that was auctioned off in Macau. The protagonist fought to recover this treasure, which was one of Yang Guifei¡¯s burial objects ¡ª a gilded, hollowed-out national beauty, a spherical silver sachet.


    Translator ramblings^^


    but, this lin girl just switched up so fast lol.


    man¡­ there was so much stuff that I had to give context to. but, it¡¯s ok if it could make yall understand it a little better ig^^.


    i have had constant health problems the past months and now i have difficulty breathing¡­ my shitty life is becoming so much more shittier that it can¡¯t get any more shittier. i started this as a way to escape my so-called reality and also to entertain yall, so i hope you enjoy reading my translations.


    thank you!


    see u next time bye<3

 CH 7

    As luck would have it, after the big tomb-excavation scene was finished, the next scene was the robbery of a national treasure. As the most important prop, the silver sachet had to appear.


    As expected, when Ye Zhen went to the stage on the second day, she saw the props team carefully holding the box containing the sachet, shouting to handle it carefully, and wiping and caring for it with a soft cloth. She looked at it from a distance and did not see anything unusual, so she continued with her own work.


    After the lights and actors were positioned and the director called ¡°Action¡±, Ye Zhen saw the true features of the sachet on the monitor. Although it was a replica of a prop, it was still very exquisite. The whole sachet was round, hollowed out, and could be held with one hand. The flower branches and peonies on the outside were in full bloom. Probably because of the gilding on the exterior, it was not quite as bright as gold, but had a more aged look to it. From the looks of it, it truly deserves the title of ¡°National Treasure¡±.


    But¡­


    Ye Zhen narrowed her eyes, then lowered her head and said to the director sitting behind the monitor, ¡°Director Li, I think there is something wrong with the bag.¡±


    Her voice was not low. After saying that, not only the director, but also Xi Gu in front of the camera turned around.


    Master Yao patted her shoulder in fright and tried to stop her from talking, ¡°Little girl, don¡¯t talk nonsense. This is the Tang Dynasty sachet. It¡¯s a treasure that the crew spent a lot of money to order.¡±


    ¡°I know what the Tang Dynasty sachet looks like. I also know that this prop should be designed and imitated with reference to the ¡°silver sachet with grape flowers and bird patterns¡± unearthed in Hejia Village, Shaanxi Province. ¡°


    Director Li understood what she meant, ¡°En.¡± He said, ¡°You know a lot. Go on.¡±


    Ye Zhen continued, ¡°It¡¯s just that it hasn¡¯t imitated the essence, or in other words, it hasn¡¯t imitated the most valuable part. If the so-called ¡°National Treasure¡± in the movie is just like that, I don¡¯t think it can bear a title like Tang Dynasty¡¯s greatest treasure.¡±


    Her words were a bit harsh. The props team was the first to ask, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°The principle of the aviation gyroscope,¡± Ye Zhen recited the laws of physics instead of answering directly. ¡°The direction pointed by the axis of rotation of a rotating object does not change when it is not affected by external forces. This principle is widely used in the field of human navigation and aerospace, as well as in the lives of ordinary people, such as the GPS positioning function in cell phones.¡±


    ¡°Eh?¡± What did you say???


    ¡°According to the Western world, this important physical principle was discovered in 1850 by the French physicist L¨¦on, who was studying the rotation of the Earth. But in fact, more than a thousand years ago, in the Tang Dynasty, the principle of the gyroscope was used by the Chinese to make sachets.¡±


    ¡°Oh ho-,¡± Xi Gu hugged the silver sachet and hurriedly cast a few glances, ¡°Really, our great heavenly dynasty is so powerful?!¡±


    ¡°What I¡¯m talking about is the real treasure of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, like the ¡®Silver sachet with grape flower and bird patterns¡¯ unearthed in Hejia Village, Shaanxi Province,¡± Ye Zhen said as she walked toward Xi Gu. ¡°It¡¯s not the one in your hand. It¡¯s not complete.¡±


    Seeing her approach, Xi Gu unconsciously handed over the sachet in his hand, Ye Zhen took it, turned it over and gently lifted the sachet, pointing to the semicircular cup inside and said, ¡°This fragrant cup is used to hold spices. If the sachet is well imitated, then according to the principle of the gyroscope, no matter how the outer sachet ball is played with, the inner fragrant cup can always maintain balance to ensure that the spices do not spill out, but now,¡± Ye Zhen shook the outer sachet ball, and the fragrant cup also swayed from left to right, ¡°Obviously, it is not qualified and cannot stand the camera close-up, let alone its propaganda value.¡±


    The whole trigger of the movie, the ¡°National Treasure¡±, for which China and other foreign powers fought a battle of wits, was not completely reproduced. Indeed, it is very unjustified.


    The whole crew was silent, but someone from the prop crew suddenly whispered, ¡°Actually, the problem with the sachet was mentioned by Yege before he died¡­¡±


    Director Li was worried. When he heard those words, he immediately got angry and said, ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you tell me earlier?!¡±


    ¡°Eh, Rongcheng¡¯s President Yue said that it was not necessary,¡± The more the man said, the lower his voice became, but he added, ¡°I also only heard what others said, I, I was not there¡­¡±


    There is another ¡°not at that time¡±. This ¡°at that time¡± is really feared by everyone, and there is also a story about Rongcheng Yue in it. Ye Zhen hung her head and didn¡¯t want people to see her complicated expression.


    Sure enough, as if some kind of taboo had been touched, everyone fell silent for a few seconds in tacit agreement. Suddenly, Director Li said, ¡°Since Brother Ye also said so, let¡¯s change the sachet and don¡¯t let him have no regrets.¡±


    The person in charge of the props group immediately replied, ¡°Okay, Director Li, then I will go ask someone to change now?¡±


    Director Li nodded and said to the others, ¡°Let¡¯s continue shooting, and then fill in the close-up after the change.¡± He also said to Xi Gu, ¡°Xi Gu, pay attention to your gestures and try to cover the inside of the sachet while shooting.¡±


    ¡°Got it, Director Li.¡±


    Director Li sat down again, not forgetting to turn his head to tease Ye Zhen, ¡°Are all the little girls as good as you these days? What happened yesterday was also quite impressive.¡±


    Ye Zhen teased herself, ¡°Maybe it¡¯s because my last name is also Ye?¡±


    ¡°Ha ha ha -¡± Many people laughed after this remark. They all thought that she was just rubbing up against Movie Emperor Ye Yi¡¯s reputation as a talented person in his circle. But Master Yao seemed to think of something and looked at her a few more times.


    Although there have been some twists and turns, everyone¡¯s filming progress has been surprisingly fast today. Before the sunset, Director Li tapped the table to announce the end of work, which was really rare. The prop crew took the time to pack the sachet into a box and asked Ye Zhen for some physics precautions before sending it to the repair shop.


    While Xi Gu was removing his makeup in the makeshift dressing room, he called Rongcheng Jue to gossip: ¡°Dang bro! Something big happened to the woman you are interested in!¡±


    ¡°Ah, what?!¡± Rongcheng Jue on the other end was so scared that he couldn¡¯t stop thinking, ¡°Ye Zhen was injured? Was she being bullied? Her parents denied her career change and went to the movie crew to pick her up?!¡±


    ¡°Oh no, she did another big thing that shocked the audience.¡± Xi Gu vividly interpreted today¡¯s ¡°National Treasure¡± incident, except for the principle of the gyroscope, because he didn¡¯t remember it.


    Rongcheng Jue heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, then remembered to scold Xi Gu, ¡°Can you change your damn problem of always saying the opposite, you want to scare me to death ah!¡±


    ¡°Is that the point? Brother, don¡¯t you think she is too powerful? She seems to know everything. That¡¯s not scientific!¡±


    ¡°Uh-huh, do you think anyone can enter Hua University at the age of thirteen? Can anyone publish a paper in a world-class scientific journal at the age of twenty?¡± Rongcheng Jue said proudly, ¡°Can you?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with me not being able to do it,¡± Xi Gu was just about to childishly mock Rongcheng Jue for ¡°not being able to do it either¡± when he noticed a buddy talking very happily to their gossip heroine, ¡°Wow, wow, this is a big deal! Your woman is so good, I saw someone confess to her!¡±


    How can this be!!! Even his majestic president didn¡¯t dare to profess his love, ¡°Which bastard dares to dig my corner?¡±


    ¡°Let me see¡­ Well, he seems to be the crew¡¯s production manager*.¡±


    ¡°What does the production manager do, oversee the production?¡±


    ¡°Pfft¡ª¡± Xi Gu burst out laughing and started to talk some sense into his brother. ¡°Well, even though he is the manager, he is actually below the movie producer*.¡±


    [TL/N: While the line producer sets the limits on budgets and negotiates the key contracts, production managers carry out the decisions that have been made.]


    ¡°Tch.¡± It sounded like this person¡¯s identity was very far from his super-rich president/local tyrant identity. Even such a person dared to go after his family¡¯s Ye Zhen. She won¡¯t like this kind of¡­ No, wait a minute, his family¡¯s Ye Zhen was not some shallow gold digger. In case his shining identity was also a burden in her eyes, ¡°Quick, lean over and listen. Interrupt them if necessary.¡±


    At the critical moment, Xi Gu was willing to stab others twice for the sake of his brother, so he immediately listened to Rongcheng Jue¡¯s instructions and leaned towards Ye Zhen.


    The handsome production manager, Zheng Siwen, said, ¡°¡­Yes, the film crew doesn¡¯t have to go to Macau to shoot anymore. Brother Ye¡¯s scenes there have just been completed, so we don¡¯t need to use the assistant role played by Xi Gu to help him retrieve the national treasure.¡±


    ¡°Ah, what a pity,¡± Ye Zhen said with a bit of liveliness, ¡°I thought I could go to Macau with the crew. I¡¯ve never been to Macau.¡±


    ¡°So Little Ye, you came to work in the film crew from the Academy of Sciences of Hua University, is it to come out and play for some fun?¡± After saying that, he felt like he came off a little offensive, so he explained, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, it¡¯s just that your performance in the crew these past two days was too outstanding, so everyone is saying that¡­¡±


    ¡°Haha, En.¡± Ye Zhen said with a smile.


    Hearing the person involved admit it, the production manager, who had always been calm, was also a little excited. It¡¯s rare to be a top student, and it¡¯s even rarer to be a top student in the film and television industry! ¡°So, you really are a talented woman, how old are you? You must have a high IQ, and your memory is good too!¡±


    ¡°This year, I¡ª¡±


    ¡°Cough, cough, cough¡­¡± Suddenly, Xi Gu appeared from behind the two people, coughing continuously as if he was Lin Daiyu*.


    [TL/N: Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu.]


    The production manager immediately rushed over and grabbed him. ¡°Xige, what is wrong with you, Xige? Are you alright? Let me help you rest.¡±


    Xi Gu obediently put the weight of his whole body on him, but tremblingly extended his hand to Ye Zhen, ¡°Hurry up, cough, cough, answer the phone. It¡¯s from Ah Jue. He has something to tell you!¡±


    Rongcheng Jue: Grandson, I asked you to patrol for me, not to betray me¡­ Besides, you¡¯re saying the damn opposite again¡­..


    Although she couldn¡¯t appreciate Xi Gu¡¯s exaggerated acting skills, she still answered the phone professionally, ¡°Hello, Mr. Gu. I¡¯m Ye Zhen.¡±


    There was silence on the other end of the line.


    ¡°President Rongcheng, are you still there?¡±


    ¡°En. I¡¯m here, the signal wasn¡¯t very good just now,¡± Rongcheng Jue¡¯s cold voice finally came through. ¡°Here¡¯s the thing, I¡¯m going on a business trip two days later, and I¡¯m going to inspect the work of the filming group and attend the wrap party on behalf of the management. You can come and get me when the time comes.¡± After saying that, he probably felt that it was too presumptuous, and carefully added, ¡°Well, can you?¡±


    ¡°Okay, Mr. President,¡± The corners of Ye Zhen¡¯s mouth turned up. Looking at the red glow outside the shed, she said, ¡°Welcome to another world~¡±


    TL:


    Hey!! I just noticed that I have formatted some names and nouns wrong so far, so I will note it here and also change it in the previous chapters:)


    ÈݳÉçå ¨C Rongcheng Jue [previously Rong Cheng Jue]


    *The Rongcheng is formatted that way because it is a compound surname


    ÈݳÉÓéÀÖ ¨C Rongcheng Entertainment [previously Rong Cheng Entertainment]

 CH 8

    Although only Ye Zhen was notified by Rongcheng Jue, since he was still under the name of inspecting the film crew¡¯s work, it was natural for the crew to know what to do. For example, an exquisite welcome reception befitting the president¡¯s status.


    So on that day, the producer led the assistant director and about ten people from various departments of the crew to the bullet train station and waited in line with great enthusiasm.


    All the passersby looked at them curiously.


    As Ye Zhen mingled in a large group, she heard the excited chatter of Xiao Lin beside her. Ever since the Daily Report incident, this girl had been worshipping her as her sister with all her heart. ¡°Sister Ye, I¡¯m so excited, it¡¯s my first time to see the President. I heard that he is so handsome!¡±


    ¡°Not too bad,¡± Ye Zhen said perfunctorily, ¡°Haven¡¯t you met some handsome young men in the crew?¡±


    ¡°How can that be the same? He is the president of Rongcheng Group. Super rich!¡± After saying that, she probably felt that her three views were a little skewed. Xiao Lin looked at Ye Zhen and hurriedly said, ¡°Of course, money and handsome men are nothing in front of the sea of knowledge, hahaha!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± Such an awkward conversation ah.


    Ye Zhen coughed, raised her hand and took a sip of water to wet her throat. Xiao Lin took the opportunity to ¡°escape¡± to other places. She put down the water bottle, fixed the frame of her decorative glasses, lowered her head, and carefully straightened her scarf, trying to raise it.


    Although wearing a scarf on an April day was a bit strange, considering Rongcheng Jue¡¯s ¡°Internet celebrity¡± nature, Ye Zhen thought it was safer to cover her face in public. She just hoped that she was overthinking everything. The President was just here to inspect the work, and she was just here to buy soy sauce*.


    [TL/N: An internet slang meaning ¡°Don¡¯t mind me, I¡¯m a passerby, minding my own business.¡±]


    However, things didn¡¯t work out as hoped.


    After Rongcheng Jue and his team received the big welcome, he didn¡¯t care about the eager eyes and cell phone cameras of the audience. Immediately after greeting the producer, he looked left and right and asked, ¡°Where¡¯s Ye Zhen?¡±


    The production team immediately pushed her out, ¡°Here, here.¡±


    Ye Zhen was about to greet Rongcheng¡¯s staff as a sign of loyalty when Rongcheng Jue clasped her hands. Like a leader going to the countryside to send warm greetings, he excitedly expressed his concern and condolences, ¡°Thank you for your hard work. How¡¯s the work going? Are you used to it? If there¡¯s any trouble in life, you must tell me. We at Rongcheng care about the physical and mental well-being of every employee.¡±


    The onlookers: ¡­..


    How about this? Isn¡¯t the style completely different from those flirtatious bitches in novels? Rongcheng Jue was very pleased.


    ¡°Thank you for your concern, President, but I¡¯m sorry,¡± Ye Zhen looked down at her clenched hands and the bottle of mineral water in her hand and said calmly, ¡°I¡¯ve already drunk this bottle of water, so I can¡¯t give it to you.¡±


    Damn it, did he overdo it? Rongcheng Jue let go of her hands and hurriedly explained, ¡°Ye Zhen, you misunderstood me. Actually, I was¡ª¡±


    ¡°Oh, OH!¡±


    ¡°Who is that woman?¡±


    The onlookers who overheard the conversation were immediately excited.


    ¡°The President¡¯s new target? Quick, take a picture!¡±


    Click, click, click.


    Realizing that his behaviour had caused her trouble, Rongcheng Jue stopped and gave Ye Zhen an innocent smile. He awkwardly took half a step back. Ye Zhen didn¡¯t want to cause any more trouble, so she stepped aside and said, ¡°President, please go first.¡±


    Rongcheng Jue moved obediently and followed the movie producer and others to the underground parking lot while exchanging pleasantries. Ye Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and slowly fell behind the crowd. There were many people coming and going in the station, and soon the crowd dispersed. She was in no hurry, so she let a group of people get on the escalator before she got on.


    As a result of staying up late for several night scenes, she didn¡¯t get much rest. Now, she had just dealt with Rongcheng Jue. At this time, Ye Zhen¡¯s head felt dizzy. As she was about to lean on the handrail to rest, she felt someone leaning behind her like a ghost. ¡°Hey, are you Rongcheng Jue¡¯s girlfriend? What¡¯s your name? Hey, can you turn your head?¡±


    Reflexively, Ye Zhen raised her hand to block the camera. The mineral water bottle in her hand clearly reflected the large professional camera behind her. It must be some gossip media who heard the news and wanted to make a scandal out of Rongcheng Jue. They must have been keeping an eye on her since the incident.


    At this point, every word she said could be written into a long manuscript, and if she turned around, she would be photographed. The wisest choice was to keep her mouth shut and walk away. So she pretended not to hear anything behind her. Ye Zhen tried to find a gap in the escalator and climbed down, trying to get rid of the reporter behind her.


    The reporter soon discovered her intention and chased after her with the camera. ¡°Hey, wait! Don¡¯t run away~¡± Maybe it was because he often fought with celebrities to capture exciting news, the reporter quickly caught up with Ye Zhen and turned around to intercept her. As Ye Zhen backed away and leaned on the railing, she suddenly felt a tightness in her neck, as if something was caught.


    When the reporter saw that Ye Zhen was no longer evading, he immediately thought that he had seized the opportunity. The camera was almost pressed to her face, and the questions became straightforward. ¡°Miss, may I ask if you have a romantic relationship with President Rongcheng? Are you avoiding the camera because he does not want to make your relationship public? Can you answer these questions?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s caught,¡± Ye Zhen immediately threw away the bottle of water in her hands and grabbed her scarf that was tightening around her neck, trying to untie it. ¡°Let¡­..Open¡­.¡±


    ¡°What did you say, Miss? Could you please speak a little louder?¡±


    In response, Ye Zhen bowed in pain and leaned back. She never thought that one day her own cleverness would get her into trouble. It was impossible to hide it, but her life was in danger.


    It was a mother with a child nearby who turned her head and noticed something was wrong. She cried out, ¡°Oh my God, help her! The scarf around her neck is caught in the handrail!¡±


    Rongcheng Jue, who had already left the escalator, unconsciously turned around and saw a scene that tore his liver and guts apart*, ¡°Ye Zhen-¡°


    [TL/N: ¸Îµ¨¾ãÁÑ ¨C overwhelmed by grief or terror.]


    The following actions of the President were purely instinctive.


    According to onlookers, at the critical moment, President Rongcheng went against the tide with unstoppable momentum. He broke through the crowd left and right, jumped up and down, and finally leaned on the handrail and performed a beautiful ¡°eagle roll¡±* like a god descending in front of the girl.


    [TL/N: ðÎ×Ó·­Éí ¨C a Chinese phrase that literally means ¡°hawk turning over¡± or ¡°eagle rolling,¡± referring to a quick and agile movement made by a hawk or eagle in midair. The phrase is often used to describe a person¡¯s swift and nimble action, especially in a dangerous or critical situation.]


    He had the aura of an overbearing CEO, and it was obvious that he¡¯s the sort that practises these beforehand.


    Unfortunately, his brilliant and handsome demeanor ended there and then¡ª


    The CEO hugged his sweetheart tightly and raced down the escalator, shouting, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you, Ye Zhen? You can¡¯t die!¡± His actions were so intense and his words so exaggerated that the crowd of onlookers were stunned for a full five seconds before they remembered to remind him, ¡°Hey, what are you doing? First, take the scarf off the girl¡¯s neck!¡±


    In front of the crowd¡¯s cameras, Rongcheng Jue wiped away a tear with his elbow, ¡°¡­.Oh¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    After being tossed around, Ye Zhen couldn¡¯t speak when the scarf was finally untied from her neck. It wasn¡¯t because she was suffocating or lacking oxygen, but because the scarf had strangled her throat.


    Rongcheng Jue carried her all the way to the car and wanted to continue holding her. Sensing this, Ye Zhen raised her head and looked at him blankly. Rongcheng Jue withdrew his hand, feeling wronged. Then he patted his own shoulder and said, ¡°Then just lean on me. Don¡¯t hold back if you feel uncomfortable.¡±


    Without waiting for Ye Zhen¡¯s answer, he ordered the driver, ¡°What are you waiting for? Hurry to the hospital!¡±


    After being injured like this, Ye Zhen naturally had no objection to going to the hospital. However, it was unnecessary for the president to accompany her. She didn¡¯t want to draw attention to herself in the hospital, so she took out her phone and wrote a heartfelt message to Rongcheng Jue, asking him not to delay his work. The entire cast and crew were eagerly awaiting his arrival and inspection, and he was the star of tomorrow¡¯s wrap party (exclamation mark added here).


    After reading the message, except for taking the liberty of scanning Ye Zhen¡¯s WeChat QR code and adding her as a friend, which he did without consulting her, Rongcheng Jue was very cooperative. As soon as they arrived at the hospital, he put on sunglasses and got out of the car without looking back. Ye Zhen thought he had really gone to do what she had told him. However, when the hospital staff had them checked in and led them to a fairly decent double room, she pushed open the door to find Rongcheng Jue sitting there with one leg wrapped in a bandage. However, this did not seem to affect his ability to shake his leg with ease.


    ¡°You¡¯re here,¡± said Rongcheng Jue, unaware that he had been exposed. Seeing Ye Zhen enter the room and stare at his ¡°injured leg¡±, he immediately increased his acting skills by slowly putting down the crutch and showing a steady and gentle expression. ¡°It¡¯s no big deal, I just twisted my foot when I ran too fast while carrying you. I have to stay in the hospital for one night for observation. Don¡¯t worry about me. Ahem, I¡¯ll stay in the bed next to yours tonight.¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡± Looking at her medical record, Ye Zhen felt a bit suspicious if the diagnosis of her needing to stay overnight in the hospital for observation was the work of a certain person.


    ¡°Are you hungry?¡± said Rongcheng Jue, feeling guilty as he rubbed his nose and quickly changed the subject. ¡°The doctor said your throat was sore today and you can only drink porridge.¡± He pushed the porridge towards Ye Zhen. ¡°Drink it. I personally went to the hospital cafeteria to buy it for you.¡± The tone of his voice contained a hint of taking credit.


    She couldn¡¯t hit the smiling face. Besides, Ye Zhen couldn¡¯t argue with someone who was clearly trying to be friendly, and she didn¡¯t have the energy to do so with her voice still hoarse. So Ye Zhen just drank the porridge and pushed the bowl back to a certain person.


    The certain person immediately said, ¡°I¡¯ll wash it, I¡¯ll wash it.¡±


    It was just a disposable plastic lunch box, so Ye Zhen couldn¡¯t stop him if he wanted to wash it. When he finished washing it, Ye Zhen directly opened the door and gestured for him to go out.


    ¡°I injured my leg, how can you be so heartless? Besides,¡± Rongcheng Jue said, picking at the door frame and looking very pitiful, ¡°there are reporters outside now, I really do not dare to go out¡­¡±


    Hoho, who¡¯s to blame?


    With an expressionless face, Ye Zhen pointed at the hospital gown on the bed and said: I want to wash up.


    Rongcheng Jue loosened his grip and said, ¡°Oh¡­..¡±


    Half an hour later, Rongcheng Jue was let into the room. Ye Zhen had finished getting ready for bed and was ready to turn out the light and go to sleep.


    ¡°You go to sleep, good night,¡± Rongcheng Jue said hurriedly. ¡°I¡¯ll sleep soon too, I won¡¯t disturb you.¡±


    Ye Zhen¡¯s response was to pull up the curtain of the bed, perfectly cutting off the space between the two of them.


    On the other side, Rongcheng Jue stubbornly said the necessary lines of the male lead, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid tonight. I¡¯ll be here with you.¡±


    Heh, anyway, the emergency button to call the doctor is right next to the bed, what does she have to be afraid of~.

 CH 9

    Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, she had a nightmare and became afraid again.


    The phone at the bedside rang and rang, the time frozen at 1:05. In her dream, she looked at it with cold eyes, indifferent.


    The scene shifted back to her childhood.


    When she was a small child, this man took her away from her mother¡¯s wedding. He held the steering wheel with one hand and tried to keep her from opening the door and jumping out with the other as the car sped through a thicket of reeds. Finally, the car crashed into the reeds and he carried her out of the car. His eyes were red as he asked: ¡®I¡¯m your father, don¡¯t you remember me?¡¯


    Only then did she realize that her father was a person who often appeared on television.


    He was also a person her mother didn¡¯t want to mention.


    His world was glamorous and dazzling, but her mother had only herself. Even their marriage was for the purpose of finding a ¡°qualified father¡± for her. So when this person appeared again and again, at the corner of the school gate, in the shadows below the apartment, and even on the plane when she went abroad for a competition, her instinct was to refuse and keep her distance.


    Suddenly she found herself in another scene.


    There was a man crawling on the ground, struggling in the darkness. Behind him, there were scenes of blood and the cries of crows. He crawled inch by inch, stretching out his hand but never able to reach it. He opened his mouth, silent but audible, and repeated over and over: ¡®Why didn¡¯t you answer? Why didn¡¯t you save me?¡¯


    Why did you do this to me? Why did you watch me die?


    It was like an accusation, but also like a curse, binding her with a thousand layers of regret and reluctance. It suffocated her and dragged her to hell.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡­ didn¡¯t know¡­¡±


    ¡°Ye Zhen, wake up, don¡¯t cry, it¡¯s okay. It¡¯s okay Ye Zhen, I¡¯m here.¡±


    Ye Zhen suddenly opened her eyes, grabbed her chest and gasped for air. Her throat felt sore and painful, as if someone was strangling her, making it impossible for her to even retch.


    ¡°Are you feeling unwell? Here, drink some water.¡± Someone helped her to sit up and handed her a glass of warm water. Ye Zhen instinctively grabbed the person¡¯s hand and slowly glanced over, realizing after a moment that it was Rongcheng Jue.


    ¡°Mint water,¡± he said thoughtfully, ¡°drink some. It won¡¯t hurt your throat.¡±


    Ye Zhen took the water and drank it in small sips. Rongcheng Jue saw that she was fine and breathed a sigh of relief. He said ruefully, ¡°Did you have a nightmare because of what happened during the day? I¡¯m sorry, it¡¯s all my fault for being too arrogant. I will be more careful next time.¡±


    Ye Zhen shook her head, indicating that it had nothing to do with him.


    Rongcheng Jue thought that Ye Zhen didn¡¯t want to talk to him anymore. He slumped his shoulders and looked at her for a while. Suddenly, he asked earnestly, ¡°Do you think that I am a very casual and sticky person, just like those in president novels, for no reason?


    Um, can she say that it¡¯s true to some extent?


    As if he understood the look in Ye Zhen¡¯s eyes, Rongcheng Jue said indignantly, ¡°I¡¯m not like that at all. I¡¯ve said before that I hate those things, how could I be like that? It¡¯s clearly because¡ª¡±


    Hmm? Ye Zhen raised her eyebrows and looked at him.


    ¡°¡ªBecause Professor Lin entrusted me with looking after you!¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    Rongcheng Jue continued seriously, ¡°My father is a good friend of your mentor, Professor Lin. So we can be considered senior brothers and sisters. Since you came to Rongcheng to study, of course I should take care of you as a senior.¡±


    Senior and junior siblings? Suddenly, Ye Zhen understood what Rongcheng Jue was trying to hide.


    Rongcheng Jue¡¯s father and Professor Lin are indeed good friends, and Ye Zhen knew about it six or seven years ago. The reason was that Professor Lin was once asked by Rong Chengyu¡¯s father to take care of a student who was not on the staff and help him with maths.


    It was quite amusing that Professor Lin, who is one of the world¡¯s leading mathematicians, was asked to help a student with maths. What was even more amusing was that when he realized that the student couldn¡¯t keep up with his level of teaching, he promptly dumped him on Ye Zhen, who had just joined the maths department, and asked her to give him some basic remedial courses online.


    This student was none other than Rongcheng Jue.


    At that time, Rongcheng Jue had just returned from studying at a top university in the UK, but his maths skills were at most at the middle school level. Ye Zhen, as a master of mathematics, was also overqualified for the job. But fortunately, this student was very polite and always called her ¡°jie¡± (sister) online, which made up for Ye Zhen¡¯s discomfort about being a young student ¨C she was only sixteen or seventeen years old at the time and, although she was pursuing a master¡¯s degree, no one at Hua University was willing to call her jie.


    Just for the sake of this jie, Ye Zhen taught him with extra care.


    However, since she and Rongcheng Jue had never met in person, she had always assumed that Rongcheng Jue didn¡¯t know who she was. She didn¡¯t come to Rongcheng company for fame or fortune, so of course she didn¡¯t need to hug his thigh, so she pretended not to know him.


    Unexpectedly, it turns out that Rongcheng Jue knew about it.


    It seems that he is still holding on to this learning experience.


    But she didn¡¯t know if he was showing such ¡°concern¡± for her because he was grateful for her guidance, or if he wanted to reclaim some benefits she might have taken from him¡­


    With a faint smile on her face, Ye Zhen looked at Rongcheng Jue, making him feel uneasy. He thought she might have found out something, but he thought it was impossible. So he asked tentatively, ¡°What are you laughing at? Do you think I am lying to you?¡±


    Ye Zhen was happy to pretend to be confused with him, so she shook her head and pointed at her throat, reminding him that she couldn¡¯t speak.


    ¡°Oh,¡± Rongcheng Jue said, feeling relieved that he hadn¡¯t revealed anything. He watched as Ye Zhen finished drinking her water and lay back down on the bed. But his gaze always remained on the lamp, so he asked, ¡°Don¡¯t you want to turn off the light and go to sleep?¡±


    Ye Zhen hesitated for a while and then nodded at him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid,¡± Rongcheng Jue said as he clasped his hands and recited a Buddhist mantra, ¡°¡®Eliminating demons and upholding justice¡¯, this senior brother is a professional.¡±


    ¡°Pfft¡ª¡±


    ¡°Really, when I was ten years old, I really went to the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts. I went with actor Ye Yi when he was filming ¡®Shaoshi Mountain¡¯¡±.


    Ye Zhen¡¯s smile faded, and she lifted her head to look at him.


    Rongcheng Jue thought she wouldn¡¯t believe it, so he just meditated on the spot and said, ¡°The Buddha said that all mantras can subdue demons and drive out ghosts. All the heavenly dragons and guardians bow down in reverence, and all the demons and ghosts submit. Don¡¯t be afraid, junior sister. This senior brother will now recite a passage from the ¡®Heart Sutra¡¯* for you. Listen carefully.


    ¡®Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, while practicing profound Prajna Paramita¡¯¡ª¡±


    ¡ªRealize that all five skandhas are empty, and transcend all afflictions and sufferings.


    She can actually recite it too.


    The Buddha said, ¡°To speak of all dharma (phenomena), it is never apart from the two words of cause and condition.¡±*


    [TL/N: Means that everything has a cause and an effect and everything is interconnected.]


    Mathematicians say that with over 6 billion people in the world and an average life expectancy of 30,000 days, the probability of two strangers meeting is 0.00487.


    If you keep meeting someone, there must be a necessary condition between you that isn¡¯t coincidental, even if you didn¡¯t know about it before.


    Usually, we call it fate.


    TL: The ¡®Heart Sutra¡¯ is one of the most widely recited and studied texts in Mahayana Buddhism.


    Translator ramblings^^


    ooofff I wish I had something as dramatic as all those ao3 authors (£þ¨Œ£þ*)©g But, mine is just me procrastinating my schoolwork and scrambling to finish it to not fail my classes. So, that¡¯s why I had to put my translating on hold to concentrate on that¡­ I didn¡¯t even know how to update it to you guys, cause this was so sudden. Can anybody tell me what I should do or make in order to communicate more easily with yal ( ??? *)


    Well what happened has happened, but I will try to be more consistent guys¡­ (i hope so).


    Also I figured that yall would not be that interested in buddhist scriptures, so I didn¡¯t explain those phrases. But, if you want to learn about it just search the ¡®Heart Sutra¡¯^^


    see u next time, bye<3

 CH 10

    ¡®Fate~¡¯


    When this word is uttered with a sigh, it seems to add another layer of romance. The universe has existed for countless years, time and space are infinite, and yet here you are, you and he intertwined in this moment and this scene. It¡¯s so touching to think about ¨C but if she wasn¡¯t being teased by everyone, Ye Zhen feels she could be even more moved.


    Too bad she had just been released from the hospital and could barely speak above a whisper. The crew happily announced that all the scenes with Xi Gu had been reshot and the filming was finished. The record sheets and other things she wanted to check for information were either taken away for post-production effects or destroyed, leaving her unprepared as she was unfamiliar with the crew¡¯s process. She was only able to take a photo of Tan Jia¡¯s script notes and a custom sketch of the ¡®National Treasure¡¯ silver bag prop.


    And that¡¯s not all, on the rare occasion of a farewell party, everyone got together and talked about everything. She wanted to watch for suspicious signs again, but because of Rongcheng Jue, she was forced to become the center of attention and was slyly teased by hundreds of people in the crew.


    Xiao Lin was the most straightforward of them all. When she was drunk, she clung to Ye Zhen¡¯s thigh and shouted affectionately, ¡®Sister, Rongcheng Jue is worth billions, you¡¯ve got to seize the opportunity! Don¡¯t forget, hold onto the wealth and don¡¯t forget, don¡¯t forget, don¡¯t forget¡ª¡±


    ¡°Ye Zhen, you should avoid meeting shallow women like her in the future,¡± Rongcheng Jue said as he pulled Xiao Lin away from Ye Zhen. ¡°I have many good qualities, and being rich is only a small part of it!¡±


    Ye Zhen: My throat hurts, I can¡¯t speak¡­


    Feeling that things were getting out of hand, Director Li finally came out to maintain order and said, ¡°All right, everyone calm down. It¡¯s okay to have fun, but don¡¯t go overboard.¡± The implication is the reminder that Rongcheng Jue was still their wealthy investor, so they shouldn¡¯t insult the rich daddy.


    He wanted to finish his meal and ask President Rongcheng for more investment in special effects.


    Everyone was drunk, and it¡¯s unclear how many people actually understood what Director Li meant. Nevertheless, there was laughter and someone shouted, ¡°Li Dao is drinking, let¡¯s all drink with him! Cheers to Li Dao!¡±


    ¡°Right, right, right, let¡¯s all raise a toast to Li Dao!¡±


    ¡°Full glasses, everyone~¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Director Li filled his glass and raised it, ¡°But before everyone toasts me, I would like to toast Brother Ye first.¡±


    As soon as this sentence was spoken, the laughter of the crowd gradually subsided.


    Just when everyone thought that Director Li might say something to express his longing for movie star Ye Yi, he simply raised his hands and raised his cup to the sky, red-eyed and determined, ¡°Brother, let¡¯s drink!¡± The wine poured down like tears, and after he finished the cup, he shook his hand and filled it up again, ¡°I¡¯m your little brother Li Qing, and for now¡­ I¡¯ll just drink it as a toast!¡±


    Many people also raised their glasses in silence at this sight and drank along.


    Amidst the silence, Ye Zhen¡¯s gaze swept over the faces of the people. Some were wiping their tears, some were sad but not mournful, and some were looking at others with questions but didn¡¯t dare to ask. Meanwhile, Old Wu and Old Qian, who were discussing in the coordination office that day, clinked their glasses and sighed.


    As Ye Zhen tried to turn around and look behind her, using Rongcheng Jue as a cover, she felt a gaze looking at her, filled with a hint of sympathy and hesitation.


    Master Yao¡ª


    Why was he looking at her like that? Could it be¡­ Ye Zhen quickly lowered her gaze and took a sip of her juice, pretending to be nonchalant as she turned her attention to the crowd, wondering if she should find a chance to talk to Master Yao.


    Unexpectedly, he felt her gaze and came over on his own. Rubbing his hands, he asked, ¡°Xiao Ye, are you leaving for Beijing tomorrow? My next drama starts right after this, so I can¡¯t go back. Can you take something to your sister-in-law for me?¡±


    ¡°Use express delivery!¡± Without waiting for Ye Zhen¡¯s answer, Rongcheng Jue interjected, ¡°In this day and age, who still asks someone to bring things from far away? Isn¡¯t it hard for Ye Zhen to carry it back?¡±


    Ye Zhen looked at him, put down her cup and whispered to Master Yao, ¡°Master, let¡¯s talk outside. My throat hurts and I can¡¯t talk out loud.¡±


    ¡°Okay, sure.¡±


    They found a corner and whispered to each other. ¡°What does Master want me to bring to the Master¡¯s wife? Why so serious?¡± Ye Zhen joked with him, ¡°A ring or some jewelery?¡±


    ¡°Oh, it¡¯s just some tea leaves, West Lake Longjing. I¡¯m afraid the delivery service might crush them,¡± Master Yao said as he took a bag out of his pocket and handed it to her. ¡°We¡¯ve been married for so long, no need for jewelry or anything like that.¡±


    Ye Zhen took it and Master Yao swiped the phone screen and handed it to her, ¡°This is my address. I know you have a good memory, so I won¡¯t write it down for you. Just take a look.¡±


    Following his lead, Ye Zhen glanced at the screen. It was a ¡°Reminder¡± page, and the first column clearly listed Master Yao¡¯s home address, as well as his wife¡¯s name and phone number. The second column was about Tan Jia, whose address and phone number Ye Zhen was trying to find out. The third column was about someone named Cheng Zi, and the fourth column was about someone named Ah Ying¡­..


    Ye Zhen pulled her eyes away and looked at Master Yao. He pulled back his hand, turned off his phone, put it in his pocket and said, ¡°That¡¯s all I know.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Master Yao. Also,¡± Ye Zhen whispered, ¡°I am his daughter.¡±


    Master Yao nodded and said, ¡°I suspected as much. There was a rumor in the industry about his marriage more than 20 years ago, and your age matches it. If you look closely, you also resemble him quite a bit. You¡¯ve given up your future to come here and take notes, showing filial piety. As your master, I can¡¯t just stand by and watch.¡±


    ¡°Thank you,¡± Ye Zhen whispered.


    ¡°As a girl, you should be careful and take care of your own safety when you are out and about.¡±


    ¡°En, I understand,¡± Ye Zhen replied quietly.


    Master Yao was a wise old man who understood the importance of maintaining a good relationship with others. He had originally planned to say nothing, but when he saw how young Ye Zhen looked, as if she didn¡¯t understand the dangers of the world. After thinking about the ¡°Hero Saves Beauty¡± video that had gone viral a few days ago, he felt a sense of duty to help his student. Gritting his teeth, he revealed the truth, ¡°Actually, I¡¯ve been asking around.¡± He turned to look at Rongcheng Jue, who was drinking with Xi Gu on the side. ¡°¡®The Great Tang Treasure¡¯ TV series uses all of Rongcheng Entertainment¡¯s creative staff and resources, but Rongcheng Entertainment as an investor only gets a small portion of the profits. The majority, it seems, goes to Rongcheng Yue herself.¡±


    As he suddenly jumped topics, Ye Zhen blinked: ?


    ¡°Oh, don¡¯t you understand? She¡¯s trying to fish out some benefits. This is a project worth over 300 million yuan!¡±


    ¡°Why should she have to fish her own money out?¡±


    ¡°This is not her family¡¯s money,¡± Master Yao said, getting anxious. ¡°Rongcheng Jue is an only child. The Rongcheng Group was started from scratch by his father, and it will all be his in the future. Rongcheng Yue is just his cousin. Don¡¯t you know that?¡±


    She knew they were just cousins, which was no secret in the entertainment industry. What she didn¡¯t know was the composition of the Rongcheng family¡¯s wealth.


    It turned out that Rongcheng Yue, as the CEO of Rongcheng Entertainment, only had the position, but not the equity. She used Rongcheng Entertainment to undertake projects, but kept the money for herself. This could indeed be considered embezzlement.


    Master Yao gave her a ¡°get it?¡± look and said, ¡°But you see, Rongcheng Jue still comes here to show support. This is either because it is rumored in the outside world that their relationship as cousins is really good, or,¡± he paused, ¡°there is something going on. You may be smarter than others, but you¡¯re still a young girl. Don¡¯t let him fool you. Listen to your master¡¯s advice, those things in CEO romance dramas can¡¯t be trusted.¡±


    Unexpectedly, she could not refute that, so she simply replied, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Master, I won¡¯t.¡±


    TL: Don¡¯t get confused with President and CEO being the same, since CEO is one step higher than President. Rongcheng Jue is the President of the whole Rongcheng Group, while his cousin Rongcheng Yue is the CEO of just the entertainment company.


    Translator rambling^^


    ok¡­ im being a responsible woman and posted a chapter today for the weeks i missed^^ So, yeah I think I missed about 2 weeks, so I will post another chapter after this to compensate this. Nobody in this world will be this hardworking kay, so keep in mind^-^. I literally been translating non-stop since yesterday and been posting chapters non-stop lol. So, please forgive me and read these chapters^^


    look out for another chapter tomorrow and I will start posting regularly from this weekend:)


    see u next time, bye<3

 CH 11

    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Rongcheng Jue suddenly poked his head out of the banquet hall, not knowing how long she had been there.


    Master Yao turned away from him and almost fell to his knees in shock. Ye Zhen, seeing the sudden appearance of the rumored male lead, waved the tea bag in her hand and said, ¡°I won¡¯t break this.¡±


    ¡°Is that all you said?¡± Rongcheng Jue said, letting go of the door frame. He walked over and inspected the tea bag in Ye Zhen¡¯s hand, thinking that it didn¡¯t look right. ¡°I just heard him say something about the CEO or something.¡± He had been paying attention to the movements over here and felt off about the way Master Yao was looking at him, so he followed his instincts and came over to hear that, it was strange not to be suspicious.


    Master Yao stiffened: I¡¯m done, I¡¯m done, I¡¯m done¡­


    ¡°Uh, my master said we shouldn¡¯t believe the things in CEO romance dramas.¡±


    It seems like that¡¯s really the tone, so Rongcheng Jue relaxed, ¡°That¡¯s right, they can¡¯t be trusted. They¡¯re all too childish, so let¡¯s not make any CEO romance dramas or anything like that.


    He still remembered that she wanted to be a producer~


    ¡°Let¡¯s talk about it later,¡± Instead of answering directly, Ye Zhen continued, ¡°Before I came here, Xi Gu said that you had reserved a position for me at Rongcheng Entertainment. Is that still valid?¡±


    ¡°Of course. The position of deputy director in charge of data analysis and coordination in the IP Expansion Department has been reserved for you. However,¡± Rongcheng Jue added, trying to promote, ¡°if you are willing to join the group company, I would be even happier.


    ¡°Thank you, but I do not dare.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Actually, the failure of Amway* didn¡¯t affect Rongcheng Jue¡¯s good mood at all. After all, it was his company. It was just a matter of managing more and taking care of the work and lives of the subsidiary¡¯s employees. The CEO expressed that this was no big deal at all. Hahaha¨C


    [TL/N: Chinese slang referring to the act of promoting or selling something to someone often in a persistent and annoying manner.]


    ¡°Hey hey, what are you all talking about outside?¡± Perhaps because the friends had been outside for too long, Xi Gu also came over and greeted them, ¡°The main dishes and crayfish are on the table, if you don¡¯t eat now, they will be gone!¡±


    ¡°Oh good, I¡¯ll be right there.¡± Master Yao was the first to react and quickly ran into the banquet hall.


    Xi Gu gave him a ¡°I didn¡¯t come here to call you out¡± look, then turned to the group of friends and said, ¡°It¡¯s ¡®broad daylight¡¯*, aren¡¯t you two coming in?¡±


    [TL/N: literally implying [sarcastically] that they are making out in broad daylight lol]


    Did you mean to use ¡®broad daylight¡¯ like that? Rongcheng Jue thought with a hint of annoyance before escorting Ye Zhen back to the banquet hall and returning to their seats at the main table. As expected, most of the crayfish had already been eaten, so Rongcheng Jue didn¡¯t hesitate to scoop up the rest onto his own plate. He then gave Ye Zhen a gentlemanly smile and said, ¡°Let me help you peel them.¡±


    Xi Gu sat down next to him and pushed him, ¡°Look at you! Didn¡¯t this brother warn you? There are paparazzi lurking around the hotels near the Film and Television City.¡±


    His reminder was not to prevent rumors between Rongcheng Jue and Ye Zhen, but for the sake of his ¡°family status.


    During the time it takes to eat an overnight meal, the news of the new season of rumors about Rongcheng Jue had spread to everyone due to the highly developed Internet in this era.


    In the past, there were occasional rumors of romantic scandals involving Rongcheng Jue, but they were always with female celebrities, Internet celebrities, and so on. This time, however, with the help of online video clues and the discovery of the female lead¡¯s impressive academic achievements, netizens inexplicably believed that the ¡°Internet celebrity¡± CEO was really in love and that he was ¡°climbing up¡± to her level.


    If you don¡¯t believe it, take a look at the evidence ¨C Rongcheng Entertainment¡¯s stock price has reversed its previous decline and has already hit the daily limit!


    Other related subsidiaries have also seen some increase, and even the shares of Rongcheng Group, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, have risen a bit upon hearing the news.


    This shows that we are not what some public intellectuals say, that Chinese people are ignorant, society is impetuous, and everyone is obsessed with money. We actually cherish the value of knowledge and the power of role models! Although it¡¯s a little painful to see a genius girl matched with a local tyrant, considering that the local tyrant is still young and handsome and seems to love her, let¡¯s give him a chance¡­


    Except for Rong Chengjue¡¯s ¡°wife¡± fans, the above is currently the mainstream public opinion among the people who eat melons. If it were anyone else, Xi Gu might have enjoyed watching the show, but Rongcheng Jue is his brother after all, and Xi Gu hopes that he can be treated equally and harmoniously by everyone, and at least earn the reputation of a ¡°talented and handsome man¡±.


    This is such a bootlicking move to forcefully peel the shrimp for the girl, it burns my damn eyes!


    Unfortunately, Rongcheng Jue was completely unaware of the ¡°heartache¡± Xi Gu had for him. After peeling a shrimp with oily hands, he proudly showed it to Xi Gu before happily placing it in Ye Zhen¡¯s bowl, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t stare at it, I know you¡¯re jealous of me¡­¡±


    He must be crazy to sympathize with this grandson: ¡°I am not jealous, thank you.¡±


    ¡°Mhmm.¡± Rongcheng Jue pretended to believe it.


    This made Xi Gu furious! ¡°Let me tell you, I only like someone who¡¯s cute and silly,¡± He leaned close to Rongcheng Jue¡¯s ear and gritted his teeth, ¡°I¡¯m not someone who likes to be dominated like someone else! With that person¡¯s IQ, they¡¯ll eat you alive in minutes!¡±*


    [TL/N: Xi Gu is saying that he prefers someone less intelligent, even stupid than be dominated by his partner unlike Rongcheng Jue whose pairing Ye Zhen¡¯s iq is higher than him^-^]


    Rongcheng Jue looked at him surprise, ¡°You prefer silly¡ª¡±


    ¡°Bang¡ª¡± Just as they were talking, a woman suddenly fell heavily to her knees in front of them. Seeing that her head was about to hit the corner of the table, Xi Gu instinctively reached out to stop her, only to end up hurting himself and grimacing in pain.


    The woman jumped back up energetically, flipped her long hair and bowed repeatedly, ¡°Thank you, thank you¡­¡±


    For the sake of her good looks, Xi Gu reluctantly kept his composure, waving his hand and gesturing for her not to thank him.


    As a result, the woman turned around and left. It was not known whether she misunderstood and thought he was asking her to leave, or whether she thought it was enough to thank him.


    Don¡¯t you have eyes? My hand still hurts! As he stared at his hand turning blue, Xi Gu couldn¡¯t help but feel aggrieved. But just then, the woman returned with a bottle of beer in her hand.


    What? Is she trying to offer him a drink? Doesn¡¯t she know that he, Xi Gu, is known in the circle for not drinking? Is this woman stupid¡ª


    ¡°Sorry, everyone,¡± the woman said, using one hand to pop the cap off the bottle with a heroic tone, ¡°I¡¯m late, so I¡¯ll punish myself with a bottle first.¡± With that, she tilted her head back and downed the entire bottle of beer.


    Narcissist Xi Gu: ¡­¡­


    ¡°Good, great!¡± The crowd chatting together saw this and cheered, ¡°More, more!¡±


    The woman wiped her mouth, and without saying a word, turned around to look for more drinks. Master Yao, who was sitting two tables away, suddenly called out to her, ¡°Bai Qiutang? Why are you here?¡±


    Bai Qiutang, who had just grabbed a bottle of liquor, turned around and smiled, ¡°Master Yao, you¡¯re here too. I¡¯ll go apologize to the big bosses at the main table first and come over to offer you a toast~¡±


    ¡°Oh dear,¡± Master Yao sighed, shaking his head in disbelief. ¡°Why are you toasting drinks here, Bai Qiutang? The cast and crew of your TV show are next door!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Master Yao stopped them and pointed to the main table where Xi Gu, Li Dao, and others were sitting, saying, ¡°Open your eyes and take a good look. This is the wrap party for ¡°The Great Tang Treasure¡±, and next door is the kick-off party for the web drama ¡°Female Special Forces in Ancient Times!¡± It¡¯s okay for me to go there after I¡¯m done here, but what are you doing here? You don¡¯t have a role here.¡±


    ¡°¡­.¡± Bai Qiutang¡¯s eyes widened and she carefully recognized the people at the main table. Realizing her mistake, she let out an apologetic, awkward laugh. She waved to the people at the main table who were watching her from afar, put down the bottle, covered her face, and slipped away.


    Xi Gu, whose hand had already begun to turn purple: Who can understand my pain?


    Rongcheng Jue, not forgetting the past, continued, ¡°You said you like fools, such as this one?¡±


    ¡°Am I crazy?!¡±


    ¡°Alright, alright,¡± Rongcheng Jue patted his shoulder with his oily hands, ¡°No need to explain, Bro has your back. But there is one thing, don¡¯t say that Bro didn¡¯t remind you.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°There are paparazzi lurking around the hotels near the Film and Television City.¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    TL: ¡°Éµ°×Ì𡱠is a Chinese slang term used to describe someone who appears innocent and naive, often with a simple and pure personality. The literal translation of the term is ¡°silly, white, and sweet.¡± It is often used in a derogatory way to describe someone who lacks intelligence or critical thinking skills, or to criticize a person¡¯s overly simplistic or unrealistic worldview.


    This is what I wanted to translate in the chapter heading and also when Xi Gu talks about it to Rongcheng Jue:)

 CH 12

    ¡°Refuse to hype, Bai Qiutang can get lost!¡±


    ¡°Heartbroken! Little fresh meat Xi Gu unexpectedly likes Internet celebrities?!¡±


    ¡°Rongcheng Jue and Xi Gu have both announced their romantic relationship. How do you feel, fans of this meng CP?¡±


    ¡°Shocking news! The ultra-popular young male celebrity Xi Gu seems to have been dumped. He was in pain and couldn¡¯t bear to part ways, while the woman confidently raised a glass and left gracefully! [More images]¡±


    ¡°God f*cking damn it, ¡®in pain and couldn¡¯t bear to part ways¡¯ my ass,¡± Xi Gu angrily threw his phone, ¡°I was in pain, real pain! Are these people blind?!¡±


    Rong Chengjue flipped through the pictures on his phone one by one and examined them carefully. He then commented, ¡°The narrative quality in these pictures is quite good.


    Xi Gu looked at him, feeling hopeless, and asked, ¡°Is this what a brother and boss should say?¡±


    ¡°Then, thank you from the bottom of my heart for saving me and Ye Zhen from the hot search?¡±


    ¡°Listen, ge, why don¡¯t you just get lost?¡±


    ¡°President,¡± said Ah Zhan, the president¡¯s assistant who came to pick him up. After waiting for the two of them to finish their ¡°discussion¡±, he asked, ¡°Shall we go to the headquarters first or to Rongcheng Entertainment?¡±


    Rongcheng Jue and Xi Gu: ¡°Rongcheng Entertainment!¡±


    ¡°Oh!, thanks a lot, buddy~¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t thank me,¡± Rongcheng Jue told Xi Gu, ¡°I¡¯m not doing this for you, I¡¯m doing it to send Ye Zhen to the company for her new job.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not going to start today,¡± said Ye Zhen, who was reading documents in the front seat, without even looking up. ¡°I need to make some preparations for the job. It will probably take two days.¡±


    ¡°Pffthahaha¨C¡± Xi Gu laughed unkindly.


    ¡°What other preparation do you need to do?¡± Isn¡¯t it enough for the president to take you there?!


    ¡°I need to familiarize myself with the company¡¯s rules and regulations, study product materials, understand the power and scope of the position I was hired for, prepare preliminary plans, and so on,¡± Ye Zhen reported seriously, looking up. She didn¡¯t forget to add a sentimental ending: ¡°So that I can devote myself wholeheartedly to my work and contribute to Rongcheng Entertainment.


    One could say that she was a very dedicated and conscientious employee.


    President Rongcheng Jue: Should I praise her for being honest, trustworthy, and dedicated to her work?


    No matter how resentful Rongcheng Jue may be, he currently has neither status nor power, so he cannot be overbearing. All he could do was watch as Ye Zhen exited the car halfway and walked away, leaving him behind.


    In reality, Ye Zhen was not as carefree as Rongcheng Jue perceived her. She couldn¡¯t even go home right now. Her scandal with Rongcheng Jue was widely spread, and if she went home now, who knew how her mother would deal with her.


    Ye Zhen found a rental agency near Rongcheng Entertainment and dragged her luggage to rent a house and settle down. But she didn¡¯t expect to be recognized by someone already.


    ¡°Ah, you are that¡­ Rongcheng Jue¡¯s¡­¡± The agency manager seemed extremely excited. ¡°Hello, scholar, hello.¡±


    Okay, I get it.


    It seemed that what she needed most now was not only to find a place to settle down but also to avoid going out to see people. It would be even better to change her appearance or something like that.


    Even though her face was somewhat blurred in the video from the Bullet train station, netizens could still identify her by the name Rongcheng Jue called out. Not only did they find her ID photos from Hua University, but they also dug up videos of her winning international math competitions when she was eleven or twelve years old. Many people shouted ¡°So cute, so cute¡± in the comments.


    Amid all this fuss, it would be odd if people who pay attention to online gossip didn¡¯t recognize her.


    The agency manager seemed to have noticed Ye Zhen¡¯s concern and quickly reassured her, ¡°Miss Ye, please don¡¯t worry. We value the privacy of our customers and will never give out any information about you. Many artists from Rongcheng Entertainment rent through us.¡±


    To rent a house, you have to provide real information, so even if she moved to another agency, she would still have to ¡°show herself¡±. Of course, Ye Zhen wouldn¡¯t waste her efforts on useless actions. She nodded willingly, selected a few houses as backup options, and while the agency was contacting the landlord, she went to the neighboring hair salon and dyed her hair. She also chose between a short haircut and extensions ¨C at least from an intuitive logical point of view, few people would associate a girl with waist-length hair with the one who had shoulder-length hair a few days ago.


    As expected, after changing her appearance, none of the landlords who viewed the apartment with her dared to recognize her, except for the landlord who finally signed the contract with her and saw her name on it.


    Ye Zhen sealed her mouth with a promise of Xi Gu¡¯s autograph.


    The day after moving in, Ye Zhen crossed half of Beijing and delivered the tea and gifts to Mater Yao¡¯s wife. Then she quickly found Tan Jia¡¯s address, which Master Yao had given her, in the neighboring community. Instead of knocking on the door, Ye Zhen took the opportunity to set up a surveillance monitor in the hallway outside her apartment.


    If she did not reveal her identity, she would be operating incognito. But if she revealed her identity, the question of whether or not to investigate would be another matter, but it would certainly alert Rongcheng Yue and¡­ the Ye family.


    Ironically, it¡¯s one thing for Rongcheng Yue not to be publicly known as Ye Yi¡¯s girlfriend, but it¡¯s even more surprising that the Ye family had ¡°forgotten¡± about her as well.


    Ye Zhen habitually reached into her pocket, touched Ye Yi¡¯s name on the ¡°King¡± card, and smiled: It¡¯s good this way.


    On Monday, at a regular department meeting in a conference room at Rongcheng Entertainment.


    ¡°Come, come, let me introduce you. This is our new deputy director Ye Zhen of the IP Expansion Department, a Ph.D. graduate of Hua University, the youngest researcher in the field of applied mathematics at Hua Academy of Sciences, and a winner of the International Young Scientist Award. She will be in charge of data analysis work in our department,¡± said Xiong Li, the director of the IP Expansion Department, leading the applause. ¡°Let¡¯s all welcome her!¡±


    ¡°Whoosh¡ª¡± Someone whistled happily.


    ¡°COOL~¡± Someone shouted, ¡°Am I really going to work in a film and television company? Did we accidentally join a mysterious project team? I feel like we¡¯re about to bring glory to our country any minute!¡±


    Everyone burst out laughing


    As she sat down in her seat, Ye Zhen smiled and replied, ¡°It¡¯s not that everyone went to the wrong set, it¡¯s that I¡¯m crossing over. As you all know, my expertise is in applied mathematics, and the premise of the application is to understand the actual situation. Nowadays, the entertainment industry¡¯s IP and big data are booming, so I came over to join the fun, hoping to find a place where I can apply what I¡¯ve learned.¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes, of course,¡± Director Xiong Li quickly replied, ¡°we are currently trying to develop software related to IP, but we have encountered many problems in mathematical modeling and market forecasting.¡±


    ¡°The mathematical modeling itself is not difficult,¡± Ye Zhen replied, ¡°the difficulty lies in using the calculated results to solve practical problems, which requires us to conduct in-depth investigation and understanding of various information related to the modeling object and to make simplifying assumptions. Especially for IPs, it is¡­¡±


    Two hours passed quickly.


    ¡°¡­in addition to buying the IP, data analysis is also needed in the adaptation process.¡± At the end of the meeting, Ye Zhen elaborated, ¡°For example, what plot do the original readers like and what characters are popular in the story? These questions can be taken into account in the mathematical model and used as references when adapting the script. I believe it can greatly reduce the situation where the ¡®original readers¡¯ cannot enjoy the adaptation.


    ¡°Oh, yes, yes,¡± The team members quickly took out their pens and wrote down the key points.


    ¡°Okay, that¡¯s all for today¡¯s meeting. Regarding the software and mathematical modeling, everyone can discuss more after the meeting,¡± Director Xiong Li announced the end of the meeting and added, ¡°Amy, you¡¯ll temporarily act as Deputy Director Ye¡¯s assistant and hand over the work progress to date with Deputy Director Ye.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Amy stood up with her notebook and walked over to stand behind Ye Zhen.


    But Ye Zhen said, ¡°Amy, go to my office and wait for me, I have something to discuss with the director.


    ¡°Ah? Oh.¡± Amy obediently left the meeting room and closed the door for the two bosses.