Chapter 56

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

Geng Jinwei wouldn’t have too strong of an opinion about these things. After all, Fang Shaoyi was already mature enough. Besides, given their relationship, Geng Jinwei was even less likely to say something – especially in matters regarding earning money. If Fang Shaoyi didn’t want to take new job offers and earn more money, Geng Jinwei overly convincing him to do so would make it seem like he had other intentions. It was enough for him to simply give the other a reminder. Even after so many years of collaboration, they had never had any conflicts. They had always been very compatible and in tune with one another. This was also related to the fact that both of them had very clear minds. In any given situation, they could always think of all the possible pros and cons for the other. Geng Jinwei never forced Fang Shaoyi to earn money, never made him accept work. From start to finish, he maintained his respect of Fang Shaoyi’s own desires. On the other hand, Fang Shaoyi also did his best to cooperate. Normally, if Geng Jinwei told him to help a newbie along, he would do it to the best of his abilities. All relationships were based on interaction. It was always the least stressful working with sensible people.

At the beginning of the year, Geng Jinwei created a work plan for Fang Shaoyi, as usual. Fang Shaoyi accepted it. Geng Jinwei said, “Give it to me straight. When do you plan on resting until? This way, I’ll be able to make better plans. You need to at least give me all the facts.” kID3wb

Fang Shaoyi chuckled. He said, “I really don’t know. Don’t schedule any work for me this year. In the past, I lived my life in between work. Now, I want to live more than work.”

“Retiring from the big screen?” Geng Jinwei’s dark eyebrows shot up. He observed Fang Shaoyi. “You’re able to let everything go?”

Fang Shaoyi looked down and thought about it. Following a short pause, he seemed to laugh. He calmly said, “Probably.”

Geng Jinwei was always really busy at the beginning of the year. He often needed to take business trips. When he had the time, Fang Shaoyi would go work at the company to help him with some of the workload. However, Geng Jinwei ultimately didn’t manage to ease up. The busier one was, the more likely it was for trouble to occur. LJdKrH

However, the person who had caused trouble wasn’t Fang Shaoyi. Instead, it was Yuan Ye.

Ji Xiaotao shot downstairs looking for Fang Shaoyi. He showed the other a Weibo post. At first, Fang Shaoyi had thought that it wasn’t a big deal. After reading the post, though, his expression became a bit dark. He first called Yuan Ye, saying that he would go pick the other up later. Yuan Ye probably hadn’t seen the post yet. His tone was still quite cheery. He asked Fang Shaoyi what he wanted to eat for dinner.

Fang Shaoyi softly said to him, “You decide. I’m fine with anything.”

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“Churn the waters first.” Fang Shaoyi furrowed his brows. “They’re trying to lead the argument. Churn the waters now to stabilize the situation, then tell PR to take care of it.” 4LbRnN

While Fang Shaoyi had been speaking, Geng Jinwei had called. Ji Xiaotao answered while replying to Fang Shaoyi, “Got it, ge.”

The Weibo post just now had been made by He Sai. He had directly tagged Yuan Ye, pointing straight at him: Yuan Ye. Teacher Yuan. No wonder why you said those things back then. I finally understand what they mean now. You said that I was a dog with a master. But where is the master I use to bully people? I find it comical just thinking about all the hard work and effort! Now, you can finally beat a drowned dog.

The accompanying picture was one that had been taken while he had still been filming on set. Additionally, there was a screenshot of a previous Weibo post where He Sai had hinted at the movie having double male leads.

His manager reposted this post and added: “Dog with a master” and “drowned dog” were all spoken from Teacher Yuan’s mouth. They were extremely humiliating, but in order to avoid affecting filming for this movie, He Sai didn’t say anything. But his pain didn’t result in any equivalent gain. I’m speechless. I hope the Heavens will be kind to hardworking and determined people! oVPUCx

Under this, fans’ comments had already taken over the high ground. They felt sorry that He Sai had been duped by the film crew, that he had still had to suffer through bullying and exclusion even on set. Yuan Ye’s words had been a bit too ill-intentioned.

After clicking into the trending topic, all the posts were basically also sharing how He Sai had worked so hard for many years, but had never gotten popular. They included shots from his idol drama days to bring out nostalgia from the young female population. These were all tagged with #The Teenage Dreams He Sai Gave Us in Those Years#. Some also used the word “apparently.” Apparently

He Sai had truly been tricked by the film crew. He had added all those scenes for nothing. They hadn’t made the final cut at all. No matter what, he couldn’t act like this hadn’t ever happened. However, the director and even the entire film crew added together weren’t as popular as Fang Shaoyi and Yuan Ye. Even if he wanted to start a fight, he needed to start with these two. This seemed like a win-win situation.

There were always certain people in this industry who were willing to throw all their shame away to gain popularity and attention. pkxX8i

Geng Jinwei called Fang Shaoyi. He said, “I’m returning tonight. Don’t say anything. Both of you.”

“Do what you need to,” Fang Shaoyi lowly replied. “You don’t need to come back. It’s not really a big deal. I’ll go talk about it with PR myself.”

“Forget it,” Geng Jinwei scoffed. “You’re incapable of remaining calm when things are related to Yuan Ye. I’ll take care of it.”

Geng Jinwei asked again, “Did Yuan Ye say those things?” jvWThO

Fang Shaoyi furrowed his brows. “Yes. They practically forced him to say it, with the way they were talking. Even if he hadn’t, I would’ve.”

“You’d never.” Geng Jinwei chuckled first before saying, “Some people deserve to get cussed out. When this dumbass crawls off his sugar daddy’s bed……”

He didn’t finish the sentence. After he crawled off, Geng Jinwei would be waiting. He had allowed the other to do as he wished for so long only out of respect for his current sugar daddy. Geng Jinwei didn’t really want to burn bridges with the other’s sugar daddy. Fang Shaoyi had a good temper, but that didn’t mean his company had a good temper too. All these years, anything that Fang Shaoyi needed to say that was negative had all been said through his company. Geng Jinwei knew that he didn’t have as great of self restraint as Fang Shaoyi.

Fang Shaoyi told him, “I’m not even sure if I’m going to keep acting in the future. I’m not scared of being cussed out. I don’t care.” mQuC8I

The meaning of this was that they needed to do their best to remove Yuan Ye from this matter, to lessen the negative impact on Yuan Ye. Geng Jinwei instantly understood after hearing this. He sighed and said, “You don’t want Yuan Ye to get cussed out, but I don’t fucking want you to get cussed out either. I’m bound to teach this fucking piece of shit a lesson sooner or later. How annoying. What’s he doing, jumping around in my line of sight?”

He hung up only after cussing a few times.

After putting down his phone, Fang Shaoyi squeezed the spot between his eyebrows. He really felt annoyed. Fang Shaoyi couldn’t accept other people yelling at Yuan Ye. Those words burned his eyes when he read them.

Yuan Ye was one of the few “good people” in this industry. He really was a good person, for all intents and purposes. Fang Shaoyi’s understanding of himself, on the other hand, was that he was only “not bad.” He couldn’t be considered “good.” All the money Yuan Ye had spent these past few years on free book rooms, libraries donated to schools in underdeveloped areas, and charity medical funds took up about seventy percent of his entire income. Fang Shaoyi had always believed that there was the big love of littérateurs present in him. Watching him being baselessly criticized was very painful for Fang Shaoyi. dy4U p

When Fang Shaoyi picked Yuan Ye up, the other clearly hadn’t heard about this incident yet. His expression was still cheery. He huddled in on himself and burrowed into the car, then said, “It’s way too cold today.”

“You’re wearing too little,” Fang Shaoyi responded with a smile as well. “I told you to wear more this morning, but you didn’t listen.”

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“I thought that since you were going to pick me up either way, why does it matter what I’m wearing?” Yuan Ye used the back of his hand to touch Fang Shaoyi’s cheek. “But I forgot how far the distance from the main door to the car is. Froze my ass off. Is my hand cold?”

Fang Shaoyi touched his hand and softly laughed while saying, “No.” 8lIMJK

Yuan Ye gazed at him. A while later, he suddenly asked, “What’s wrong? I feel like you’re not too happy today?”

Fang Shaoyi had originally wanted to say, “I’m fine.” According to his usual way of doing things, he would definitely have told Yuan Ye, “Nothing’s wrong.” But when these words were at the tip of his tongue, he changed his mind and didn’t manage to get them out. Instead, he waited until they reached red lights. He stepped on the brakes; when the car stopped, he asked Yuan Ye, “If I never act in movies again, would Teacher Yuan pay for my living expenses?”

Yuan Ye very diligently listened as he spoke. In the end, though, he got such a question. Yuan Ye burst into laughter. Without even thinking about it, he said, “Absolutely.” Only after did he ask, “Why aren’t you acting in movies again?”

This time, Fang Shaoyi surprisingly didn’t hide anything. Voice low and deep, he told the truth. “He Sai made a Weibo post and complained about how you said he was a dog with a master. You’re getting cussed out again.” Okm0np

Yuan Ye blinked and gazed at Fang Shaoyi. The amusement on his face hadn’t completely faded yet. He rubbed his head and softly asked Fang Shaoyi, “I’ve caused trouble for you again, right?”

Fang Shaoyi shook his head. He said, “I’ve just suddenly started feeling disgusted by all this too……like never before.”