The Secret Realm of Time, His and Her Life Through the Changes

Chapter 171 Supporting the Party or Disrupting It?

Inside the film set, the assistant director was carefully communicating with the two actors about shooting details, while the lighting technician had already turned off most of the camera lights. As the light inside gradually dimmed, Shang Yibo's gaze was involuntarily drawn to the set. He saw Zhou Yanruo talking to a strikingly dressed girl. The girl wore a red short leather skirt paired with a black short motorcycle jacket, and her extremely short hair was haphazardly styled into a spiky look. She was gesturing wildly in the air as she spoke, and only their swaying backs could be seen; their enthusiastic discussion remained unheard.

The "troublemaker" girl turned her head to look at the filming location, and Shang Yibo finally saw clearly that the girl was actually Hong Yun.

"How did she end up here?" Shang Yibo wondered to himself.

At this point, the assistant director had already redesigned the action sequence according to the director's requirements. The two of them rehearsed it carefully again and were ready to reshoot the scene at any time.

"Teacher Yibo, Teacher Shen, you two take a break. I'll go ask the director what his requirements are." After saying this, the assistant director left the filming location to report to the director.

Shen Qing quickly said "Thank you" to the assistant director. Just as she was about to turn around and say a few words to Shang Yibo, she saw that Shang Yibo had already walked out of the scene and was walking in the direction where Zhou Yanruo was standing.

Hong Yun was still chattering away to Zhou Yanruo: "The actress is quite pretty, and seems to have a good personality too, gentle and delicate-looking. I must say, Shang Yibo and that actress are quite a good match, they have great chemistry..."

"Don't talk nonsense." Shang Yibo happened to walk over and heard this. He sternly stopped Hong Yun from talking incessantly. At the same time, he glanced at Zhou Yanruo standing to the side and saw that she was listening attentively with a smile. She seemed to not take Hong Yun's words seriously at all. Not only did she have a playful expression, but she also occasionally showed a proud look. What was she thinking?

Hong Yun was interrupted while speaking. She turned around and saw Shang Yibo walking over. She pouted and continued, "That's right. You should thank your fans for their tolerance. Why are you yelling at me in such a fit manner?"

Shang Yibo didn't want to get entangled with Hong Yun on this topic. "What are you doing here? Are fans allowed to come in here?" His second question was directed at Zhou Yanruo.

Zhou Yanruo replied, "Of course fans can't enter the filming location. President Hong said she's an industry insider."

Hong Yun looked smug, glancing at Shang Yibo, and extended her right hand, "Teacher Yibo, let's get to know each other again. I am Hong Yun, the general manager of 'Bobo Candy Film and Television Media'."

Shang Yibo frowned. This name was too mocking. "Bobo Candy Film and Television Media? Is that the company you guys were setting up together a while ago? Why did you choose such a name?"

"How old are you? Why do you always talk like an old man? These days, company names are all common and easy to pronounce. Who still uses those fancy words? The key is to create value for the company. Haven't you heard of names like 'Wajiji' or 'Teddy Bear'? They've done so well."

Zhou Yanruo said, "President Hong has chosen a good name for the company. It sounds sweet, and sugar can bring happiness. I think it's quite good."

"It's your company, so if you think it's good, that's fine. I'm just saying, don't take it seriously."

"Nobody asked for your opinion. Whether you take it seriously or not, we don't care." Hong Yun changed the subject. "But it's wrong of you not to take your own affairs seriously. I heard they're targeting you specifically. What do you think? Why don't you terminate your contract with them and come to my company? I'll definitely pamper you and put all the resources around you. What do you say?"

Shang Yibo and Zhou Yanruo exchanged a glance, both thinking the same thing: "So that's what Hong Yun meant."

Seeing that Shang Yibo remained silent, Hong Yun, like a maniac, changed the subject again, "I heard that your current company always bullies you and treats you like a tool, just to promote your company's bunch of 'flops'. How can you tolerate this? When you were a kid, you seemed quite stubborn. How come you've become so cowardly now that you're older?"

Before Shang Yibo could respond, Zhou Yanruo couldn't stand it anymore. "President Hong, it's not appropriate to say these things here. Besides, Shang Yibo isn't someone without principles. What you've said only shows that he's magnanimous and considers the bigger picture for the sake of the work."

Shang Yibo said in a deep voice, "I heard it? Who told you that? Don't take things out of context."

Hong Yun scoffed, "I did this for your own good. I drove two hours to come and support you, and now you're blaming me."

Shang Yibo said in a low voice, "Whether we're here to support them or to cause trouble is uncertain."

"Why is it so lively? Hey, Hong Yun, you actually came! That's so loyal!" Ding Jiajia had walked over at some point and heard Hong Yun speaking angrily, but she couldn't hear what she was saying. She just assumed that Hong Yun was speaking up for Shang Yibo.

Shang Yibo turned to Ding Jiajia and asked with a hint of reproach, "You invited her? What did you say to her?"

Ding Jiajia was excitedly high-fiving Hong Yun and saying "Yay!" when she suddenly heard Shang Yibo's reproachful tone. She was a little flustered. "No, I didn't say anything?" She looked at Hong Yun and then at Shang Yibo, and explained, "She asked me for the location of the photography studio, saying that Sister Yan Ruo said that something happened here and she wanted to come and help out, so I sent her the address. Right, Hong Yun?"

This time, Zhou Yanruo was stunned. She asked in surprise, "I said it? President Hong, I told you something happened here? I asked you to come and cover for me? I'm confused. When did I tell you that? Did I contact you?"

“I didn’t say what you told me.”

Ding Jiajia said aggrievedly, "Hong Yun, you clearly told me that Sister Yan Ruo told you. You can't just say things like that, my boss is right here."

Hong Yun raised an eyebrow. "Are you all so afraid of Shang Yibo? It seems he has quite a lot of prestige." Then she explained, "Well, I ran into Dr. Shang at the entrance of the mall. He had just come out of the supermarket, carrying two big bags of things, and was standing on the roadside trying to hail a taxi. It was rush hour, and there were a lot of people trying to hail taxis, so I could tell he couldn't get one at all. I happened to have nothing to do, so I took him home and also treated him to a meal at his place."

Zhou Yanruo: "Zihang? When did you two become so close?"

Hong Yun rolled her eyes at Zhou Yanruo, "I met him a few times recently, but that's not important. Let me finish."

She continued, "The professor told me that we had arranged for Zhou Yanruo to come to his house for dinner, so he bought a bunch of groceries and was just about to go home to cook when he received a call saying that Shang Yibo had an accident on set and he had to rush over to deal with it, so he couldn't come. Out of concern, I inquired about it. As you can see, I'm an industry insider, so asking around is no problem for me. It turns out that Yihua Entertainment manipulated the contract to promote its own artist, pulling a bunch of dirty tricks. That's not surprising; only a third-rate, lousy company would do something like that."

The three of them were practically petrified by Hong Yun's ramblings.

Hong Yun snuggled up to Zhou Yanruo's side, put her arm around her shoulder, and said with a sly smile, "Oh right, I came out after I finished eating. The great doctor cooked a whole table of dishes, and I didn't let his skills go to waste. I enjoyed a good meal with him for you. You should thank me."

Zhou Yanruo casually slid her shoulder and removed Hong Yun's arm, saying indifferently, "Who needs to thank you? What's all this about?" After speaking, she ignored Hong Yun and instead looked at Shang Yibo.

Shang Yibo shook his head, deeply regretting coming over and letting him hear this pointless nonsense.