Chapter 76

As early as 1 PM, Ye Wei's text message had already arrived in many people's inboxes like a postal bomb, instantly igniting waves of cheers!

"Wow!!!" This was Anna's ecstatic scream. A few days ago, she had officially signed with "It's All Daisy's Fault" and was set to make her screen debut as "Opal." After signing, she had to finalize her makeup and styling, participate in pre-production publicity, and filming was scheduled to start at the end of the month, keeping her very busy.

Despite the presence of costume designer Hope Hanafin and others, her excited scream echoed throughout the makeup room, "Mom, Wei said he succeeded! He can make movies!!"

The others didn't understand what was happening, but Janet knew. She was stunned when she heard the news, recalling that Ye Wei had told them that Bruce Willis had seen "Dance of the Angels" and might join his first feature film... Success?

"Wei will make movies! I will act in movies! We will all become stars, hahaha!"

At the same time, each member of the Dream Alliance went wild due to the same text message, even more excited than after the short film's success on Christmas Eve!

That day, in "E.T.," the alien E.T. finally boarded the spaceship to go home, and everyone was moved and excited; now, in "Independence Day," the alien spaceship finally exploded!

And VIY, the captain: Alright, you alien bitches, in our generation's words, go to hell!!!

Success! Really succeeded!!!

The dream is about to come true!

Dream, dream, dream! Even saying the word, the soul felt a sense of elevation!

Dream——Come——True——!!!

Shouting out loud, expressing their emotions freely, was the best way for them to express themselves now!

"Ah!!!!!!"

"Bro Wei, why are you so handsome!! I really regret not being a woman, I love you!!"

"The youngest director in the world, the youngest producer in the world, God bless him, he's so amazing!!"

"VIY, VIY!!!"

...

Today, Ye Haogen specially took the weekend off, just to wait for the meeting's results, and was prepared to take the family out to play and cheer up Wei if it failed.

All morning and noon, he was like an ant on a hot pan, barely eating lunch; and Gu Qiao wasn't much better. Usually, when Dodo called "Mom," she would rush over like a superhero, but today, Dodo had to call three times and Toto had to bark once before she reacted.

The couple was in a daze until they received their son's text message.

"Oh... Wei succeeded!!" "Hahaha, that's my son, that's my Ye Haogen's son! Oh my God, look at the son we raised... a genius!"

"Dodo, your brother is a genius!!!"

Dodo didn't understand the situation but could feel the joy, shouting and running around, "Brother is a genius, brother is a genius!"

"Woof! Woof!" Toto almost wagged his tail off!

...

A miracle, a miracle happened! On the "Little Miss Sunshine" project!

At his desk, Michael Arndt was almost laughing to tears, tears of joy, looking at the computer screen that hadn't changed, recalling Tuesday, May 23, 2000, at 4:27 PM! He sat down and started writing a story called "Little Miss Sunshine."

It took him three and a half days to complete the first draft, a year to revise the script, and he couldn't remember how many drafts he had written, 110? 130?

Then it was sold, and then endless revisions, being fired, and rehired, over and over again! Another 30 drafts!

Now, almost four years later, after so many difficulties and twists, "Little Miss Sunshine" was finally going to be made! With such a lineup!

Arndt felt more and more that this was fate, just as the story itself was unique, its director, and its producer were equally unconventional, a sunny young man!

"Awesome!!!"

...

When Ye Wei returned home, the Ye family was in a frenzy again!

On the lawn, Ye Haogen went crazy, trying to throw his son high in the air but ended up with Ye Wei landing on his butt. Gu Qiao and Dodo laughed until they were rolling on the ground, and Toto took the opportunity to launch a licking attack, covering Ye Wei's face with 99% happiness and 1% revenge!

He hadn't taken Toto out for a walk for several days!

...

Around 4 PM in the afternoon, at Los Angeles International Airport.

Before getting off the plane, Lily hurriedly turned on her phone, seeing several messages from Wei! She took a deep breath, her eyes shining, and tapped to view the first one, which read: "Success! VIY has won!"

"Ah!!" Like many others, she let out an involuntary scream, falling into a state of ecstatic joy, a myriad of emotions surging in her heart, "Wei succeeded, succeeded!!"

"Oh my God, oh my God!! Wei succeeded!"

It turned out that the fuse had just been lit, and now the explosion was happening. Lily was so excited she couldn't control herself, her continuous screams startling the other passengers. The flight attendant came over, and she tightly covered her mouth, muffled cries escaping through her fingers, "He really became a 'movie director and producer'! Willis will join, oh, he succeeded!!"

The others thought she was a suddenly insane woman and felt sorry for her, so young and beautiful, and already crazy...

But Taverman knew what was going on, and she couldn't believe it! How could this happen? But seeing her daughter so happy, it didn't seem fake, but how could it be, Willis agreeing to act in a teenager's movie! Her expression changed, and she asked redundantly, "Really?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Lily didn't care if the plane would be affected and immediately called Ye Wei, but the other party was on another call, and she couldn't help but scold in a mix of urgency and coquettishness, "Who is it, hang up quickly..." The message was sent at 1 PM, and it was already 4 PM, how could it still be busy?

The announcement sounded, and the plane's door opened, allowing passengers to disembark.

Lily walked with her mother, smiling and continuously dialing the same number, "Quickly, quickly, quickly..."

Taverman shook her head helplessly.

Suddenly, after dialing over ten times, it connected! Lily's eyebrows immediately lifted, and she heard Ye Wei's laughter, "Hey, beautiful! Welcome back to Los Angeles, the place where dreams come true!"

"Haha, finally got through, congratulations! Wei, congratulations!!"

"Just now, Lev asked if I wanted to go out, and I said I had a date. Ha, thanks! I don't know how many times I've said thanks today, probably a thousand more, hahaha! Thanks!! Lily, I'm so happy, the victory isn't just Willis joining, but also other things... My plan moved everyone, simple and perfect!"

"I'm happy to hear it, tell me!"

"Now? Let's talk when we meet..."

"But I can't wait!"

"Alright, spoiled girl, simply put, soon, the whole world will know VIY!"

Hearing his confident words, Lily's smile grew even wider, her eyes crinkling. He must look very pleased with himself, it's a shame she couldn't see it, but she tried to suppress her excitement and said, "Wait, let's talk when we meet, I'm going back to Brentwood right away."

"Sure."

"One hour later, at the usual place! Don't bring your bike, then we'll go to Santa Monica!"

"Okay, or you're a stubborn old man!"

"Haha!"

Taverman listened with even more helplessness, they already had a usual place...

When her daughter hung up, still finding it hard to believe, she asked, "Can you tell me what happened?"

"I don't know, I'll tell you tonight." Lily twirled her phone, laughing happily, a bit smug, "I told you not to underestimate him! Mom, how about this surprise? Haha!"

"Lily, I just hope..." Taverman smiled and sighed, "I'll be even more wrong, I just hope you're happy."

"I will be!"

Lily couldn't remember the last time she was this happy, had she ever been? Laughing all the way from the airport back to Brentwood, she realized that she could be so happy because of someone else's success, and she realized how much she wanted to see someone.

When she got home, she quickly took a shower, dressed up, grabbed a Chanel handbag, and rushed to the usual place.

Soon, when she arrived at the bus stop on the east end of Sunset Boulevard, she saw a handsome figure in a denim jacket standing by a tree, looking at the intersection. He saw her from afar, smiled, and called out, "Lily!"

"Wei!" She smiled, quickening her pace, almost running towards him, the wind lifting the hem of her white knee-length dress and her willowy hair.

They hadn't seen each other for two weeks, and in their hearts, longing, joy, excitement, and a bit of nervousness, a bit of anticipation...

As they got closer, Ye Wei could clearly see Lily's smiling face. She looked beautiful today, like a pure lily, making him suddenly want to—hug her!

He made a gesture to open his arms, and to his surprise, Lily also opened her arms, and as soon as she approached, she hugged him, burying her face in his chest, gently rubbing something, her voice faint, "It's so good to see you, today is so good..."

"Yes." Ye Wei exhaled a laugh, hugging her tightly, holding her waist and back, lowering his head to smell her hair, "Lily, I missed you..."

"Me too..." Lily also took a deep breath, not sure if she was savoring his scent or struggling to breathe from being hugged so tightly.

Their young hearts were beating joyfully, she could hear his heartbeat, and he could feel her breathing, a sense of oneness, it was so good, so good...

They hugged for a long time, engraving their first hug in their bones, before reluctantly letting go, looking at each other, and both laughing.

"Hey!" At this moment, Ye Wei suddenly noticed something and exclaimed, "What happened to your eyebrow?" Her right eyebrow was clearly missing a small part, though she had used eyebrow pencil, it didn't have the same texture as before.

"Is it obvious?" Lily frowned and touched her eyebrow. When he asked what happened, she shook her head and laughed, "I accidentally broke a bit while doing my makeup a few days ago, it's a girl thing."

"That's terrible." Ye Wei reached out with his left hand to touch her right eyebrow. She didn't pull away, and he gently stroked it, saying, "You can't be so rough with them, what if they don't grow back?"

Lily felt a warm feeling in her heart, raised her eyebrows, and asked a question she had been wanting to ask for a long time, "Do you really like them? I've been thinking about thinning them to see the effect..."

"Are you crazy?" Ye Wei exclaimed, "Absolutely not! Don't harm your eyebrows! I love them so much, they are so beautiful, don't do anything stupid!"

"OK..." Lily nodded happily, "Then I won't thin them."

"If you do, you're a fool."

"I know, I won't! Let them grow into a prairie!"

After that, they held hands and walked east on Sunset Boulevard, preparing to call a taxi. Ye Wei laughed and told her about the morning meeting, and Lily was naturally very interested.

Laughter echoed from time to time, drawing the attention of people on the lawns on both sides.

"You're crazy, hahaha, another American Idol? You really said that? Oh wow, that's crazy!"

"Do you think I can't do it?"

"No, but won't they think you're narcissistic if you say that?"

"Haha girl, you don't know the atmosphere at the time, I had the whole room in my hands! Besides, if I don't have strong confidence, how can I make others believe in me? So—I will become an American Idol, hahaha!"

"What was their reaction?"

"They were stunned, like statues, but those eyes clearly said, 'Oh my God, look what we found, a golden teenager!'"

"Haha! Then what?"

The two laughed and chatted all the way, got into a taxi, and arrived at the bustling Santa Monica Beach. They found a relatively quiet spot, sat on the soft sand, and watched the magnificent sunset. Ye Wei told Lily almost everything, except for the "young couple" part.

The sound of the waves and flocks of seagulls flying over the orange-red sky, small black dots of boats in the distance, and faint voices from afar.

In the sea breeze, they leaned against each other, he holding her shoulder, she resting in his arm, feeling no chill, their bodies and hearts burning hot.

As the sun gradually set, casting a golden glow from the horizon to the shore, Lily suddenly murmured, "This is cool, isn't it?"

"Hmm?"

"These things, us, now, it's really cool..." She lifted her face, looking at him, smiling faintly, "I wish it could stay like this forever..."

Ye Wei looked down at her, her emotional side was so beautiful, he was moved again, leaned in, and kissed her tender red lips.

Gently touching, they kissed.

In an instant, Ye Wei's breathing became heavy, Lily's breathing was disordered, their lips trembled, their tongues didn't move much, both kissing clumsily, awkwardly, but with a youthful passion that could melt everything.

Yes, this is really cool...