Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Qi Yuying was arguing with Director Zhang outside, but Yang Hua, who was washing the dishes in the kitchen, did not hear anything. When he put the plates and bowls back in place and walked out of the kitchen, he saw Qi Yuying pouting and sulking. Yang Hua, who didn’t know what was going on, couldn’t help but ask curiously, “What now? Who are you angry with?”
“It’s all because of Director Zhang!” Qi Yuying sat on the sofa angrily and said, “My mood has improved a little, and he immediately called to say that he wants to change screenwriters. Don’t you think it’s infuriating?”
“Change the screenwriter?” Yang Hua’s eyes widened in surprise. “Doesn’t Director Zhang always admire you?”
“Yeah, I thought he would understand. In the end, it’s still the same. All about the viewership ratings, the viewership ratings, hmph! They want to change people the moment the viewership ratings drop. They’re all snobs!” Although Qi Yuying respected Director Zhang, she had never treated him as a friend. Therefore, she did not care much about Director Zhang’s “betrayal” and was just angry.
“Then… what do you plan to do in the future?”
“What do you mean by ‘what do I plan to do in the future’? They haven’t replaced me yet!” Qi Yuying said angrily, “I’ve already told Director Zhang that the script for the episode that’s due in the morning the day after tomorrow will definitely be as good as the ones in the past.”
“Oh, I see.” Yang Hua heaved a sigh of relief. If she could really recover, she should be able to get through this. Yang Hua thought to himself. When that time comes, he’ll suggest leaving. It probably wouldn’t be too much of a blow to her.
“Okay, I won’t chat anymore.” Qi Yuying waved at Yang Hua and stood up angrily.
Seeing Qi Yuying’s fighting spirit, Yang Hua couldn’t help but smile. After Qi Yuying returned to her room and closed the door, he stretched lazily.
He was going to go out and see if there was a job suitable for him. Yang Hua looked at the time. It was not even nine o’clock. He immediately acted according to the plan he had thought of earlier. He first wrote a note and placed it on the table in the living room. Then, he went back to his room and put on a suit that he rarely wore. After he was done dressing up, Yang Hua raised his fist and pumped it up in the mirror before leaving Qi Yuying’s house with a confident smile.
After walking around a few places in the school that often held job fairs, Yang Hua returned to his starting point empty-handed at about 11 a.m. However, Yang Hua was not too depressed about this. After all, he had not found anything to do for two to three months during his prime time looking for a job. It would be strange if he could find a job in just two hours this summer when it was getting harder and harder to find a job!
Qi Yuying, who had been in the room the whole time, did not notice that Yang Hua had left in the morning. When Yang Hua walked into Qi Yuying’s room with lunch, he realized that Qi Yuying was still staring at the computer with a long face.
It was not that there was nothing on the computer screen. On the contrary, Yang Hua glanced at the slide bar on the right side of the screen and knew that Qi Yuying had already written about four to five thousand words. If she could write this amount of words in a morning, and if she continued at this speed, she would not have to worry about not having a script to hand to Director Zhang the day after tomorrow. However, Qi Yuying was worried about the quality of the script.
Even though her speed had recovered, she had not been able to write a proper script for two weeks straight. It would take her a long time to recover. If she was given some time and trained with two or three episodes of scripts, she should be able to return to her usual standard. However, what she lacked the most now was time. She had to hand in the script to Director Zhang the day after tomorrow. Would she be replaced if he was still not satisfied… Was she really going to be replaced? At the thought of this, Qi Yuying felt so depressed that she wanted to smash her computer.
“What’s wrong?” Yang Hua did not know the problem Qi Yuying was facing, so when he walked into the room and saw Qi Yuying’s expression, he asked curiously.
“This won’t do, Yang Hua. I still feel that it’s particularly difficult to write.” Qi Yuying said bitterly. She knew that what she lacked now was creativity. After two weeks of not having a good idea of the plot, she felt that her scriptwriting was not smooth and did not have the usual sense of fluency.
“Mhm… Do you need my help?” Yang Hua thought for a moment and asked after placing Qi Yuying’s lunch plate on the computer table.
“No need! No! How annoying!” Qi Yuying scratched her head in frustration, causing her originally elegant and refreshing long hair to become as messy as a ghost who had just crawled out of a graveyard.
“Oh, I’m not talking about you. I’m talking about the script.” As soon as she said that, Qi Yuying immediately explained to Yang Hua nervously.
“I know.” Yang Hua nodded carefully and asked tentatively, “Why don’t you let others help? Although writing the script is your own business, it’s only right for you to get a hint from others when you’re in trouble, right?”
“Sigh, how should I put it?” Qi Yuying scratched her head again and said to Yang Hua in all seriousness, “Writing a script is like an old monk comprehending Zen. Everyone has to comprehend their own Zen. How can you let others tell you how to comprehend Zen? Even if someone told you what to do, it’s still someone else’s method. If you follow it, won’t you fall behind others?”
“This metaphor is interesting.” After hearing Qi Yuying’s analogy, Yang Hua laughed. “But you can’t say that. Although those monks said that you can’t listen to other people when you’re comprehending Zen, there weren’t many of them who suddenly comprehended Zen on their own. I read in those novels that almost all monks who attained the Dao had to see something in order to attain the Dao. It could be the chirping of birds and the flowing of water. Can’t you just treat the hints given by others as those things?”
“This idea of yours is indeed…” Qi Yuying looked at Yang Hua in surprise.
“Do you need my help?” Seeing that Qi Yuying seemed to accept his idea, Yang Hua mustered his courage and asked.
“There’s no need. I’ll try it myself first.” Qi Yuying picked up the lunch that Yang Hua had just brought in and said as she ate.
“Then forget it.” Yang Hua quickly walked out of Qi Yuying’s room. Although he was already very familiar with Qi Yuying, he still felt a little nervous every time he entered her room.
After that, Yang Hua did not mention anything about helping Qi Yuying again. Just like that, two days passed quickly. Qi Yuying’s script was indeed completed on the third day. However, after Yang Hua revised it for a long time, he still felt that there were still many problems. Qi Yuying sat next to Yang Hua and sighed as she watched Yang Hua revise.
“It’s over.” Qi Yuying sighed pitifully at Yang Hua. “Director Zhang will definitely not be satisfied. Yang Hua, what should I do?”
“This…” Looking at the exceptionally fragile and helpless Qi Yuying, Yang Hua did not know what to say.
“Sigh, I’ve thought it through these two days. Actually, it’s not a big deal to ask you for help.” Qi Yuying said regretfully, “But there’s no time for you to help now…”
“Is there no one who can help you now?”
“No more.” Qi Yuying was so depressed that she wanted to cry when she thought about how she would be “fired” because of the quality of the script.
“Even Director Zhang can’t help?”
Qi Yuying looked at Yang Hua and shook her head sadly.
“Then, what will you do in the future?” Yang Hua was not worried about himself, but Qi Yuying.
“Sigh!” Qi Yuying sighed dejectedly. “Director Zhang said that Producer Hu promised to introduce me to other directors. Maybe I’m going to write movie scripts.”
This might be a good thing for her. Looking at Qi Yuying, who had her head lowered and remained silent, Yang Hua nodded and returned to his room without saying anything.
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