Chapter 23

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Qi Yuying fell asleep very quickly, while Yang Hua was reading the script with a bitter smile and a frown. The script for this episode… No matter how he looked at it, he felt that something was wrong. Although Qi Yuying continued her usual style, the content and plot in the script were completely different from her previous works. It was like watching a movie by Stephen Chou, but now it was suddenly changed to Dicky Zhang acting as the main character.

Although the content was similar and the style was similar, the difference in quality was obvious.

Was she really planning to hand over the script for this episode to Director Zhang? Yang Hua read the script several times, but the more he read, the more uncomfortable he felt. He really wanted to help Qi Yuying revise the content of the script, but he was afraid that she would lose her temper again when she woke up. After thinking about it, Yang Hua sighed and sent the script to Director Zhang after correcting the typos.

When Qi Yuying woke up at three or four o’clock in the afternoon, she called Director Zhang, who had already started filming a new episode. On the phone, Qi Yuying repeatedly reminded Director Zhang to wait until she finished editing yesterday’s script before filming. Director Zhang also told Qi Yuying that he had already started filming the episode script that Qi Yuying had provided in the morning.

Although Director Zhang could also see that the quality of the script that Qi Yuying gave him in the morning was obviously lower than usual, it still retained the style of this TV series. However, Yang Hua’s script changed the style of the TV series considerably. Director Zhang was not sure whether this change was good or bad. Therefore, when Qi Yuying said to postpone the filming of that episode, Director Zhang was more than happy to do so.

After ending the call with Director Zhang, Qi Yuying started writing her script again. However, with her current state, it was obvious what kind of script she could create. Due to the continuous staying up late and her anxiety, not only did the number of typos increase, but the quality of the scripts she wrote also deteriorated. For the entire week, Yang Hua received scripts from Qi Yuying that could only be described as crudely produced.

In the beginning, Yang Hua resisted the urge to give Qi Yuying advice. He only did his part to help Qi Yuying correct the typos and grammar errors, hoping that Qi Yuying’s condition would slowly improve over time. However, after reading the lousy script for the fourth episode that Qi Yuying had written for him within a week, Yang Hua could not bear it anymore.

“I want to talk to you.” After reading the script, Yang Hua turned his chair around and looked at Qi Yuying, who was sitting on the bed and watching TV.

“Yes, what’s wrong?” Qi Yuying looked at Yang Hua for a while and asked in a low voice. She had been in low spirits for the past week.

“The quality of your script has worsened recently. Did you feel it?” Although Yang Hua really wanted to find a word that would not agitate Qi Yuying so much, after thinking about it, he realized that only the word “worsen” could explain the problem with Qi Yuying’s script.

After saying this, Yang Hua turned his head away. He was already prepared for Qi Yuying to jump up and scold him for criticizing her script like this.

“Yes, I know.” However, to Yang Hua’s surprise, Qi Yuying was not angry. Instead, she agreed with Yang Hua’s point of view in a low voice. When Yang Hua, who was slightly surprised, turned around to look at Qi Yuying again, he saw that she had a sad expression on her face.

“Then what do you plan to do?”

“I don’t know.” Qi Yuying suddenly started crying. Tears flowed from the corners of her eyes. Qi Yuying hugged her knees and sobbed softly.

A few days ago, she had already seen the criticism online. The audience who had always been extremely supportive of her had posted a lot of posts on the Internet. Many of them thought that the screenwriter and director of this TV series had run out of ideas. Some cursed, and some mocked the three episodes that had been broadcast recently.

Ever since Qi Yuying started writing scripts, she had never suffered such criticism. However, when she thought of the script she had written recently, Qi Yuying did not even have the courage to refute it. She felt wronged, but she could only suppress it in her heart and bear it silently. For a 22-year-old girl who had graduated from university less than a year and a half ago, this kind of pressure was too heavy for her to breathe. Yang Hua’s words gave her a reason to vent the grievances and pressure she had felt this week.

Once Qi Yuying started crying, Yang Hua almost immediately lost his mind. He panicked and wanted to go forward to comfort Qi Yuying, but he did not dare to touch her body as she was only wearing thin pajamas. He could only move around anxiously and say, “You… Don’t cry!”

“I… really can’t take it anymore. I know… those weren’t good scripts, but… but I can’t write them. I don’t know why, but I just can’t write it! What should I… what should I do? What should I do?” Qi Yuying sobbed and said sadly.

Tears flowed down her delicate chin and dripped onto the snow-white skin in front of her collar.

“Relax. Shall we go out for a walk?” Yang Hua grabbed a few tissues from the side and handed them to Qi Yuying.

“It’s useless.” Qi Yuying cried and shook her head. “I know. Every time I write a script, I think of Ruoxi. Whenever I think of her, I… I don’t know what to do.”

“You can’t write the script because of her?” Yang Hua asked in a low voice, a little surprised.

“Mhm.” Qi Yuying nodded vigorously and cried even more sadly.

Yang Hua was silent for a while. He stood up and placed the entire bag of tissues in front of Qi Yuying, who was crying like a baby. Then, he walked out gently and let her vent her feelings alone.

Yang Hua knew Wang Ruoxi’s phone number. Although the two had only met once, Yang Hua still decided to make a phone call. If she was really the thorn in Qi Yuying’s heart, then she was probably the only one who could solve Qi Yuying’s problem.

“Hello. Is this Wang Ruoxi’s house?” In order to prevent Qi Yuying from hearing it, Yang Hua deliberately brought the phone into his room.

“Hello. I am Wang Ruoxi.” It was indeed Wang Ruoxi’s voice.

“Hello. I’m Yang Hua, Qi Yuying’s assistant.” Yang Hua said with a smile.

“Oh! Yang Hua. I remember. I remember!” Wang Ruoxi sounded like she was in a good mood at that moment. When she heard Yang Hua’s name, a series of nice-sounding laughter immediately came from the other end of the phone. Moreover, she seemed to have called Yang Hua’s name especially loudly.

“Miss Wang… there are some things I don’t know how to say. But do you know about Yuying’s recent situation?”

“Yes, I know a little. Recently, Director Zhang was very dissatisfied with her script. The TV station had also calculated that the viewership ratings were showing a slight decline. Also, some time ago, she even delayed the script. Now, many people are clamoring to change the screenwriter.”

“Yes… I was wondering if you could give Yuying a call to comfort her. She’s been in a bad mood recently. I think only you can comfort her now.”

“Me?” Wang Ruoxi hesitated for a long time. “Alright. Then I’ll call her when I get home tonight.”

“But don’t tell her that I called you first, okay? Thank you.” Yang Hua was afraid that Qi Yuying would not accept Wang Ruoxi’s comfort if she found out that he was the one who called Wang Ruoxi first. Instead, she would be even sadder.

“I know what to say. There’s no need to thank me.” Wang Ruoxi hung up the phone as if she didn’t want to hear Yang Hua’s voice again.

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