Chapter 336: Digging A Pit For Oneself
The next day, at the kindergarten gate, Xixi was saying goodbye to her father but happened to run into Yang Luoqi, who was brought in by her mother on a scooter.
The little girl exclaimed in surprise and quickly ran over, pulling her little friend who had just gotten off the scooter and said, “Qiqi, let me tell you, my Papa said we can act in a movie! Xin’er already knows!”
She really wanted to share this good news with her little friend, and she had been holding it in all night. So much so that it wasn’t until she finished speaking that Xixi remembered to greet her friend’s mother. She waved her little hand with cute cotton gloves and politely said, “h.e.l.lo Aunt Wu…”
“Your dad is really nice, so now we can play together again.” Yang Luoqi pulled her scarf that was somewhat covering her face and also smile happily.
The two little girls were both in a good mood that morning. After saying goodbye to their respective parents, they held hands and chatted happily as they walked into the kindergarten.
At this moment, Wu Yue finally had some free time. She sat astride her scooter, putting on the gloves she had taken off when she was tying the collar of her daughter’s woolen hat. She smiled and said to Yang Yi, “Yang Yi, I didn’t expect it to be true! Qiqi has been talking about this at home these past few days. I thought it was just children joking around.”
Yang Yi gave her a bitter smile and shook his head, saying, “No, I was also caught off guard. Suddenly, Xixi ran over with a few other children, saying that they wanted to act in a movie. If it were only Xixi who asked for this, I could find an excuse to dissuade them. But Xin’er’s father also joined in the fun…”
After understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Wu Yue understood and said with a smile, “So that’s how it is. The children have misunderstood! You have to explain to Xixi what kind of promises can’t be easily made to others in the future. Otherwise, she will suffer losses in the future!”
Yang Yi deeply agreed and nodded.
“Or should I go back and explain it to Qiqi? You don’t have to worry about her. It really caused you so much trouble.” Wu Yue hesitated for a moment and said.
“That’s not necessary. I thought of a solution last night. I’ll ask the director to arrange a separate scene where they cameo as audience members watching the performance. But this shot is filmed separately and won’t be edited into the main film. After the shoot is done, I’ll ask the director to help make an extra video that intersperses this shot into our micro-movie and burn it onto a CD for the parents of the children.” Yang Yi said.
In simple terms, it meant spending extra money to film a segment featuring the children. But the video containing this unplanned shot would only be shown to the children and their parents, just for some fun.
“For example, Wu Yue, you can take this movie back and show it to Qiqi later. This way she will also think she has acted in a movie.” Yang Yi said with a wry smile, “There’s no way around it. In order not to affect the quality of the actual movie, we can only tell the children a white lie.”
“Don’t worry, Yang Yi. It’s not easy for you either. I understand. Whether it’s a real movie or not doesn’t matter to me. As long as the children have fun during the filming process. it’s also a good experience for them.” Wu Yue smiled and comforted Yang Yi.
Yang Yi had this idea, but he hadn’t discussed it with Du Yuanlei yet. He was even somewhat worried, unsure if Du Yuanlei might misunderstand his intentions.
However, as a first-time film investor, he underestimated the director’s ability to handle such situations. Although Du Yuanlei was just a small director without much fame or big works, what kind of scene had she not seen in the industry?
“Other investors either insist on inserting their chosen actors as the main leads or demand me to revise the script. Teacher Yang, your small request is much better than those!” Du Yuanlei smiled slightly after listening to Yang Yi’s words.
Yang Yi’s considerate tone during the discussion and his proactive suggestion of independent shots to prevent any misunderstandings somewhat moved Du Yuanlei.
“But there’s no need to shoot a separate scene for the children, I have an idea.” Du Yuanlei said to Yang Yi, “After Xu Shishi’s nosebleed incident, didn’t A’Guang take her to the hospital for a check-up? We can add an extra shot here. They walk through the hospital lobby, and the children just happen to be in the lobby too, making them part of the background.”
“Five children in the hospital? Won’t that be a bit abrupt?” Yang Yi frowned and said, “This is not a women’s and children’s hospital.”
“That’s why we need to give these children a good setting. For example, one of them has to wear a bandage, pretending to have broken his arm, and then the other children come to visit him. Of course, an adult needs to accompany them.” Du Yuanlei smiled and pointed at Yang Yi.
“Me?” Yang Yi was surprised. He didn’t expect that while trying to help the children, he would also end up involved in the process.
“Yes! Of course, Teacher Yang, you have to partic.i.p.ate. With you leading them, the children will behave.” Du Yuanlei chuckled.
“What role am I supposed to play? I don’t even know how to act,” Yang Yi frowned and said with a wry smile.
“You don’t need to know how to act. You’ll just be a backdrop, and the camera will pa.s.s by you. Big Brother Yang, don’t you want the children to be on camera? This is the perfect opportunity, and you don’t have to lie to them. It’s real filming!”
Yang Yi actually thought Du Yuanlei’s idea was quite good. It could seamlessly incorporate all five children into the micro-movie without it seeming forced or unreasonable.
But him acting?
But who made him deal with these children? Who made Xixi boast in front of her friends? Yang Yi felt that he really needed to talk to Xixi about this issue.
“Alright, let’s follow your arrangement. But I have one more request. I want the only boy among the five children to wear the bandage.” Yang Yi gritted his teeth and said to Du Yuanlei.
Du Yuanlei was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, “That’s not a problem. It doesn’t matter which child wears the bandage as long as they’re willing.”
“Willing, he must be willing!”
If he’s not willing then he’ll really break his arm. Who made him always hang around his daughter?
……
At noon, as expected, Yang Yi received a call from Mo Fei. Mo Fei, who had recorded a radio program early in the morning, should have just woken up, but she was in high spirits and her voice was full of joy.
“Yang Yi, Sister Ling suddenly called me today. She apologized for what happened the day before yesterday. Her att.i.tude was so good.” Mo Fei sounded relieved and happy as she eagerly shared this news with Yang Yi, “She also a.s.sured me that this time it was just a momentary lapse in judgment, influenced by malicious rumors. She promised not to bother me with such things in the future and asked me to focus on singing without worries…”
Sure enough, it was Sister Ling. Yang Yi sneered in his heart. She completely pushed herself clean and even put on a show of acknowledging her mistakes and being ready to change.
“Mo Fei, after she said that, are you going to forgive her?” Yang Yi couldn’t help but ask.
“How could I? I’m still very angry, but I just don’t want to be at odds with Sister Ling anymore. Even if she apologizes, I feel that I have understood what kind of person Sister Ling is. If there’s a next time, she still won’t consider my feelings and might arrange some bad things for me…”
Mo Fei thought that Yang Yi had misunderstood her, and she said somewhat aggrievedly, “Anyway after the contract is over, I don’t want to renew the contract with Sister Ling. I want to open a studio with you. As for this alb.u.m, I will do my best to do well and strive to achieve good results as a repayment for Sister Ling’s care for me over the past ten years.”
“Yeah, it’s best if you’ve figured things out!” Yang Yi said with a smile.
This guy actually underestimated herself. Mo Fei playfully scolded Yang Yi for a while, then paused and asked, “Yang Yi, tell me the truth. Did you have a hand in Sister Ling’s big change?”
After receiving Niu Meiling’s call, Mo Fei had been suspicious about this issue. She felt that Niu Meiling’s sudden 180-degree change in att.i.tude was very strange.
“Hmm.” Yang Yi didn’t explain much and just responded with a nasal sound.
There was no need to let Mo Fei know the details.
Mo Fei didn’t want to know that much either. She didn’t like such complicated things. After getting the answer she wanted, she said a bit emotionally, “Thank you, Yang Yi. You have always been supporting me…”