novelraw Chapter 681 Yang Chaozhong! Don't try anything funny with me.
Chapter 681 Yang Chaozhong! Don't try anything funny with me.
Zhao Xiaoyan stared at the flight information to Yancheng that Yang Chaoyue had booked for her on her phone screen, her heart churning with emotion, unable to calm down for a long time.
She tossed and turned, unable to sleep, her mind replaying her past with Yang Chaoyue and her own predicament over the years.
She told Chaoyue that she went back to her hometown because she was too lazy to make a fuss.
Only she knew the real reason: she was getting old and her hands and feet weren't as nimble as they used to be, so other factories didn't want her.
After returning to her hometown, she tried farming and setting up a stall, working from dawn till dusk all day long.
It adds up to just over a thousand yuan a month.
They were struggling to make ends meet.
She had her moments of resentment, but after all the struggles, she eventually resigned herself to her fate.
She even secretly thought that when she could no longer work, she would just lie down in the field, and that would probably be her life, with no hope for the future.
To everyone's surprise, even after so much time has passed, Chaoyue still remembers her and wants to lend her a hand.
She thought the kindness of that chiffon dress was long gone, but Chaoyue still remembers it to this day.
She still remembered that when Chaoyue rented her chiffon dress, she had clearly received 30 yuan in rent, but Chaoyue gave her an extra 300 yuan before leaving. No matter how you looked at it, she was the one who got the better deal.
Chaoyue always remembered her kindness.
She had worked with Chaoyue at the textile factory for a year and knew him well.
Down-to-earth, sentimental, reliable, and frugal.
Now she has become a star, reaching a height she never dared to dream of.
But his personality hasn't changed at all.
She's still the same innocent and enthusiastic girl she was back then.
She used to take care of the naive and confused Chaoyue.
Now, her former colleagues, who once needed her care, have become her bosses, and she accepts it.
Chaoyue is a man who never forgets his roots; following Chaoyue is the right choice.
"Silly Chaoyue, you still remember my kindness? From now on, I'll do whatever you ask. I'll work for you with my life."
Zhao Xiaoyan stared at her phone, a smile playing on her lips, silently murmuring to herself.
She quickly sent a message to Yang Chaoyue: [“Chaoyue, if you get injured at work in the future and your boss doesn’t pay you off, and you don’t want to become famous, I’ll make a scene for you and take the blame.”]
Yang Chaoyue laughed out loud when he saw the message.
Yang Ge is completely different from the unscrupulous bosses she encountered in the textile factory before.
If she is really injured, Brother Yang will immediately stop work and send her to the best hospital for treatment; money is not a problem.
She cares about money.
So she couldn't bear to let Yang spend too much money on her.
Leave her more money, let her slowly splurge, and watch the numbers in her account grow little by little—that's better than anything else.
Yang Ge always called her Yang Chaozhong.
Every time she heard those three words, she felt something was off.
She's not heavy at all, so this title is clearly inappropriate for her. In the end, it all came down to her nervousness during the interview, when she misspoke. She never expected that Brother Yang would call her that for so long.
Yang Chaoyue typed: ["Sister Yan, actually I've been reborn. In my previous life, I forwarded this to my boss, and he got so angry that he bought me a set of college entrance exam papers and forced me to study every day. In this life, I've been reborn, and I've decided not to forward it to him anymore."]
Zhao Xiaoyan was completely confused by the terms "previous life" and "rebirth."
She knew without a doubt that Yang Chaoyue was joking. She typed, "Is your current boss treating you very well?"
"I'll never meet such a good boss again in my next life, Sister Yan. Don't worry about me getting hurt, he won't care. I have medical insurance. Anyway, I'll be his slave for the rest of my life."
Why would someone who's perfectly content being a human being want to be treated like a beast of burden?
Zhao Xiaoyan couldn't understand the meaning of these words at all.
She guessed that this was probably slang used by people in their industry.
Her attention was drawn to the words "medical insurance".
She used to work in a textile factory, where she did the most tiring work and was paid on a piece-rate basis. The more she worked, the more she earned, and she didn't dare to miss her rest time.
Of the hundreds of female workers in the factory, only a handful actually enjoy the full benefits of social insurance and housing fund. Most of them, like her, do the hardest and most tiring work, yet they don't even have the most basic protection.
When she first entered the factory, she was full of hope, thinking that as long as she was willing to work hard and endure hardship, she would definitely have a bright future.
To my utter surprise, her boss refused to pay even the most basic social security contributions for her, let alone medical insurance.
She deeply envied those who sat in offices, working nine-to-five, dressed respectably, with stable jobs and comprehensive benefits, unlike her, who didn't even dare to go to the hospital when she was sick.
That time, while operating a textile machine at the factory, she accidentally got her hand caught in the machine and had to get several stitches. The medical expenses were all from her hard-earned money saved by living frugally and working on piecework.
The boss, however, denied everything, insisting that it was her own fault and refusing to take any responsibility. Left with no other option, she tearfully abandoned all dignity and made a scene, creating a public spectacle before finally managing to get some compensation.
A while ago, while she was scrolling through her phone, she saw a post from a marketing account about Yang Chaoyue failing her college entrance exam. The post was full of insults, saying things like, "If an illiterate person can get into the entertainment industry, then the Chinese entertainment industry is doomed."
What kind of bullshit marketing account is this? They just spout heartless nonsense!
Zhao Xiaoyan was furious and immediately reported the marketing account.
Chao Yue has already worked very hard. He dropped out of school to work in a factory and didn't have much time to study. He finally met a good boss and still tried to catch up on his studies in his spare time. All in all, it's only been a year. What good results could he possibly have?
She knew that Chaoyue was still persisting in his studies and had never given up.
But she is different. She is already thirty years old this year and only now has she realized the importance of a bachelor's degree. But it is too late. She no longer has the energy and opportunity to go back to studying.
When I was colleagues with Chaoyue, he once said that he envied university life and those who could sit in the classroom and study peacefully.
More than the university life she longed for, she craved a job that would provide her with social security and security.
"Medical insurance? What about the five social insurances and one housing fund?" Zhao Xiaoyan typed quickly and asked.
"Yes, we have them all."
Yang Chaoyue replied quickly, then added, "[Sister Yan, you have one too, I'll pay for it for you, you'll have a pension in the future.]"
Upon seeing this message, Zhao Xiaoyan could no longer contain her excitement and immediately sent a voice message, bursting out in her hometown Henan dialect: [“Holy crap, Chaoyue, I’ll be there tomorrow!”]
Immediately afterwards, she mimicked the slang Yang Chaoyue had just used: "From now on, Sister Yan will be your slave."
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Jiang Yang didn't interfere much with recruiting teams for the company's artists, leaving it entirely to Chao Yue and the others to handle, only requiring them to report to him promptly on everything.
At this stage, we are mainly recruiting stylists, makeup artists, and assistants.
Once the artist becomes more famous, they can gradually hire agents and improve the team structure.
Jiang Yang had no time for such trivial matters. "New Life" was a key web series he co-produced with Beijing Film Academy, which was related to the company's future. He had to personally handle every aspect of the work, from script polishing to location selection.
The script was revised again and again, all to make the plot more complete and the characters more vivid, so as to meet market demands and convey the core essence of the series.
Regarding the cast, in addition to the core roles of Chao Yue, Xi Wei, Lu Si, and Zhou Ye being finalized, the other roles still need to be negotiated and screened one by one to ensure that the most suitable actors can be found for each role.
Although the Beijing Film Academy initially promised to provide campus locations for filming, Jiang Yang, after careful consideration, did not actually intend to film there. Firstly, the Beijing Film Academy campus has a large flow of people, making filming easily disruptive, and secondly, the filming schedule is strictly limited, which simply could not meet the crew's tight filming schedule.
Secondly, the plot of "New Life" needs to combine the innocence of campus life with the everyday life of the city. The Beijing Film Academy campus is too monotonous and cannot present the diverse scenes required in the drama.
After careful consideration, Jiang Yang ultimately chose Xiamen, Fujian as the filming location.
For the past two months, he has spent almost every day in Xiamen, scouting filming locations. He finally settled on several core filming locations, including the campus, old streets, and the seaside, and repeatedly confirmed each location to ensure that it fits the storyline.
Contact the relevant departments in Xiamen to obtain filming permits and other necessary procedures to avoid unnecessary trouble during filming.
The team set up a temporary filming studio and meticulously arranged indoor scenes such as the characters' dormitories, classrooms, and homes, striving to make every detail realistic and authentic.
He also put a lot of effort into assembling the film crew.
He is both a producer and a director.
It's impossible for him to actually direct; he'll just be in the name. When it comes to actually filming, he'll still have to find time to attend classes at the Beijing Film Academy.
Therefore, he personally selects key staff members such as directors, cinematographers, lighting technicians, and stylists.
After comparing many people, he finally realized that the group of friends he met in Hengdian were the most reliable.
He contacted each of his friends one by one, patiently discussed the work details, finalized the salary and benefits, and clarified the division of responsibilities for each person.
early morning.
Jiang Yang stepped out of the hotel, facing the cool sea breeze, and walked straight to the film crew's van at the entrance.
Upon hearing footsteps, Zhao Xiaoyan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, immediately got out of the car, quickly walked to the door, and respectfully opened the door for Jiang Yang: "President Jiang."
Jiang Yang nodded. He already knew that this was the personal assistant that Chao Yue had found, who was also Chao Yue's former colleague at the textile factory.
They're all acquaintances, people I know well, so I trust her to be Chaoyue's personal assistant. Therefore, her academic qualifications aren't that important.
This is good.
"Chaoyue didn't sleep in, she's in the car, right? If she's still not up, go tell Xiwei to knock on her door," Jiang Yang asked casually.
"In the car, Mr. Jiang, Chaoyue's makeup and styling are all done, just waiting for you to get in and depart."
"Okay, have you brought everything?"
Zhao Xiaoyan nodded quickly, her tone firm and meticulous: "President Jiang, everything is ready!"
As she spoke, she opened her bag and let Jiang Yang check it.
Jiang Yang glanced at it and immediately understood.
Her bag contained foundation, lip gloss, blotting paper, loose powder, and cotton swabs. The entire press conference was filmed, and as the female lead, Chaoyue might need to touch up her makeup at any time, so these items were essential.
Drinking water and throat lozenges are also readily available.
Chaoyue is going to be interviewed by the media later, and his throat gets dry easily from talking for a long time. These things can be used in case of emergency.
They also prepared a variety of small items such as tissues and power banks, showing they had thought of everything.
This was Zhao Xiaoyan's first time working with the Super Leap Forward team, and she had done a good job of preparing.
If she does a perfunctory job, just taking the money without doing any work, no matter what her relationship with Chaoyue is like, Jiang Yang will not show her any leniency and will fire her directly.
"What's the agenda for the press conference?"
"I brought it with me, Mr. Jiang. It's in the side pocket of my bag, so I can take it out anytime."
“Okay, no problem then. Thank you for your hard work, Sister Yan.” Jiang Yang nodded in satisfaction.
“It’s my pleasure, Mr. Jiang.” Zhao Xiaoyan was a little reserved. “Mr. Jiang, you can just call me by my name. There’s no need to be so polite.”
"Why so many rules? This is just a small company, we don't have that many formalities." Jiang Yang smiled and said, "Chaoyue calls you Sister Yan, so I'll call you that too. We can each call each other what we want. As long as you take good care of Chaoyue, that's more important than anything else. Alright, get in the car."
As Jiang Yang bent down to get into the car, he heard Yang Chaoyue ask, "Brother Yang, how's my makeup and styling today? Will I be able to pull it off at the press conference?"
Jiang Yang carefully examined Yang Chaoyue.
She wore a fitted dress that just went past her knees, which accentuated her slender and neat figure. She wore light makeup and her hair was loosely tied into a low ponytail.
clean.
Refreshing.
It matches the youthful and innocent temperament of the female lead in the drama.
To be honest, it has quite a few drawbacks.
The makeup was a bit thin and not refined enough, and the hairstyle was also a bit casual and not neat enough.
But Jiang Yang didn't pay much attention to it.
The makeup and styling were done by the makeup artists and stylists in the back row of Chaoyue. They were all newcomers who had just started this job and still needed to gradually become proficient in their skills.
This wasn't a grand awards ceremony; it was just the launch event for his low-budget web series. This makeup and styling were more than enough to handle the occasion.
Jiang Yang looked away and casually said, "It's alright, enough to handle the press conference."
Yang Chaoyue was still a little uneasy, so he asked again, "Are there many media people here? I'm a little nervous and afraid of saying the wrong thing."
"Not many, they were all arranged in advance."
Jiang Yang patiently reassured him, "There will be Sina Entertainment representatives, who will probably ask some gossip questions. Just be quick-witted and you'll be fine. There will also be representatives from Xiamen TV. We're filming in Xiamen, so the local media will give us some face and won't make things difficult for you. In addition, Beijing Film Academy has also sent campus media. After all, this is a drama co-produced with Beijing Film Academy, so we have to give the school an explanation. Don't worry, they're all easy to handle. Don't be too nervous."
After comforting Yang Chaoyue, Jiang Yang changed the subject and became serious: "How's your homework going?"
"I remember everything, Brother Yang, don't worry!"
As she spoke, she took out a notebook from her bag and opened two pages.
The document contained the questions Jiang Yang had taught her that reporters might ask, along with corresponding response scripts.
When she auditioned for a role as a special extra on "Go Fighting!", Jiang Yang taught her this technique. She memorized all the lines so well that she could answer fluently when repeatedly questioned in Tang Shuliang's office at Canxing, and successfully got the opportunity to play the little beggar that time.
"Brother Yang, ask me anything, I promise I can answer all your questions!"
"Is this the homework I'm referring to?"
Jiang Yang frowned: "You're not Bai Lu. Do you think I need to worry about your money and career? Don't try anything funny, Yang Chaozhong! Do you even want to go to university?" (End of Chapter)