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

Chapter 142 Visiting Team

Upon arriving at the film and television base, Zhou Yanruo easily found the filming location where Shang Yibo was. At that moment, Shang Yibo was dressed in costume, immersed in his role, and engaged in intense acting with his co-star.

Seeing this, Zhou Yanruo felt both gratified and slightly bitter. She knew that the news she was about to bring might break this rare tranquility and focus.

When Ding Jiajia saw Zhou Yanruo arrive, she came over to greet her: "Sister Yanruo, why are you here so early? Yibo's scene will probably be filmed until the afternoon."

Zhou Yanruo said, "It's okay, I have time today, I can spend more time with you. How did it go?"

Ding Jiajia said, "Well, how should I put it? It's not that things aren't going smoothly, but it's definitely been quite annoying."

Zhou Yanruo asked, "What do you mean?"

Ding Jiajia gestured towards the filming location and said, "Look at the female lead, Liang Yuhong, who is actress Shen Qing. If she hadn't kept making mistakes, the filming could have been even faster."

Zhou Yanruo glanced at Shen Qing from afar, frowned, and muttered to herself, "Shen Qing, quite pretty, doesn't she look like it?"

Ding Jiajia said dismissively, "What actress isn't pretty? I heard our company is going to sign her, is that true? You say she doesn't look like one, but what do you mean by not looking like one?"

Zhou Yanruo said, "Well, let's talk about it after Shang Yibo finishes filming. I'll go say hello to the crew first."

She went to the monitor, where the director, sweating profusely, was yelling into the walkie-talkie, "Are you looking at the camera? We had the lines planned out during rehearsals, so why are you raising your eyebrows at the camera? Let's do another take."

During a lull in the director's outburst, Zhou Yanruo greeted him, "Director Li, hello!"

Li Yaoliang turned around and saw Zhou Yanruo standing behind him. His eyes flickered for a second. "President Zhou, you came fast enough. I only received the phone call in the early hours of the morning, and you came to the scene in person to make arrangements."

Zhou Yanruo curled her lips and replied calmly, "What arrangements can I make? Haven't the production team and investors already reached an agreement? I'm here to visit our company's actors."

The stagehand came over and whispered something to Director Li.

Lai Yiu-leung said into the walkie-talkie, "That's enough for this morning."

He then stood up and said to Zhou Yanruo, "It's perfect timing, President Zhou, to go see Shang Yibo. I need to discuss the script with the resident editor, so I won't keep you company."

"Director Li, you're too kind. Please continue with your work." Zhou Yanruo said, turning around and leaving before Li Yaoliang could react.

I overheard the conversation between the assistant director and the production assistant behind me: "Is that company really that clueless?"

"He's used to bossing people around, so he's just not sure what's going on."

"The atmosphere on set is a bit strange today, is something wrong?"

"As soon as I arrived on set, I heard from Director Li that the scriptwriting team should arrive around noon."

Zhou Yanruo ignored them and walked straight toward Shang Yibo's nanny car.

When she got into the van, Shang Yibo had already returned to the car.

When Shang Yibo saw Zhou Yanruo arrive, he said with displeasure, "So you still know to come? Have you already forgotten your responsibilities? Now that you're a leader in a film and television company, you look down on the work of an agent, huh?"

Once inside the van, they were on their own property. Zhou Yanruo's smile vanished, replaced by a serious expression.

She simply replied in a low voice, "I've been too busy lately."

Afterwards, without having time to explain further to Shang Yibo, she first said to Ding Jiajia, who was standing next to her, "Jiajia, I've ordered a buffet at 'Zhuofu Grand Restaurant.' It will be delivered at noon. Go and tell the executive director that Shang Yibo is treating the entire crew to lunch during lunch break to thank everyone for their cooperation, which is why filming has been able to proceed smoothly. Everyone has worked so hard!"

Ding Jiajia said with a sullen face, "I just heard the crew talking about how the script is going to be revised, and quite a lot of it. The head screenwriter is even coming over to reshoot some scenes here, and the transition times will be postponed. What's going on? Why haven't we received any notification?"

Zhou Yanruo said, "Go and take care of this first, and I'll explain it to you in detail when I get back."

"Okay." Ding Jiajia greeted Shang Yibo again, "Yibo, I'm going out for a bit."

Zhou Yanruo glanced at Shang Yibo, who was leaning back on the sofa, having already closed his eyes to rest and ignore everything. She thought to herself, "Ding Jiajia heard the news, there's no reason he wouldn't know. He's really thick-skinned."

She took two bottles of orange juice from the car's small refrigerator and sat opposite Shang Yibo.

Shang Yibo opened his eyes and said expressionlessly, "You're so busy, you didn't just come to see me for no reason. So, what is it?" Zhou Yanruo handed Shang Yibo a bottle of orange juice. She tried to open the bottle by twisting the cap twice, but couldn't. Shang Yibo took it, opened the cap for her, and handed it back to her.

Zhou Yanruo took the orange juice, took a sip, and said succinctly, "They want to revise the script."

Shang Yibo asked, "Is it necessary for character development?"

Zhou Yanruo replied, "No."

Shang Yibo then asked, "Was it because I didn't perform well?"

Zhou Yanruo replied again, "No, not exactly."

Shang Yibo raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "Then it has nothing to do with me. Let them be."

Zhou Yanruo said, "The main plot will be greatly changed. Some inspirational parts of the protagonist Ling Shaojing's growth experience will be removed, and scenes of emotional entanglement will be added. A new character, Ling Shaojing's half-brother Ling Shaohuai, will be added to add a plot of family struggle."

Shang Yibo said, "Is this going to be turned into a melodramatic soap opera? Would screenwriter Lin Xiao agree to such a radical change?"

Zhou Yanruo replied, "They persuaded the screenwriting team, and Lin Xiao has already agreed. At this point, a supplementary agreement should have been signed, with the investors promising to continue investing in the sequel."

Shang Yibo asked in surprise, "Where did this sequel come from? Didn't the male lead, Ling Shaojing, die at the end of the series?"

Zhou Yanruo said, "The protagonist of the sequel is Ling Shaohuai."

Even someone as naive as Shang Yibo understood the situation; he had been tricked again.

Instead of getting angry, Shang Yibo smiled and asked calmly, "What did the company say? Does President Shen also think this is reasonable? Don't tell me you've already signed a supplementary agreement."

Zhou Yanruo said, "It hasn't been signed yet. The agreement has already passed legal review, but it still needs your consent before it can be officially signed."

Shang Yibo curled his lips, his voice neither warm nor cold, "You came all this way just to inform me. Since you've already agreed on the contract terms, why not just sign it? Oh, right, you need to go through a process, you need my consent as the party involved. That's easy, just give me a call, send me the documents, I'll sign them and send them back to you by express mail. Isn't it tiring for Daddy to come all this way?"

Zhou Yanruo could tell that Shang Yibo was angry. Although Shang Yibo remained calm in front of her, his eyes revealed a sharp look.