Chapter 410: Won’t Resist Too Much
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
When s.h.i.+ Jin walked up to her, Li Yuanyuan was looking down at the doc.u.ments with a bitter expression.
s.h.i.+ Jin placed her bag on the table.
“Sorry, there’s someone sitting here,” Li Yuanyuan said casually.
When s.h.i.+ Jin was at the door just now, she had heard her say this several times.
She tapped the table. “I thought you said the seat was saved for me?”
Li Yuanyuan immediately looked up and smiled. “s.h.i.+ Jin, you’re here?”
“Mm.” s.h.i.+ Jin sat down.
Li Yuanyuan did not say much, but it could be seen that she was very happy. She raised the book and said, “Look, I have a clear grasp of the medicinal herbs from before and can differentiate them all. However…”
“Hm?” s.h.i.+ Jin looked at her.
“And yet, there’s no use for it at all now. All the cla.s.ses we’ve been taking are foundation, foundation, foundation cla.s.ses. And they’re all theoretical.”
The girl in the front row turned around and said, “The most important thing is to build a good foundation. If you don’t want to continue with the basic cla.s.ses, you can only go to the research cla.s.s. But the research cla.s.s isn’t something ordinary people can go to.”
“What’s the research cla.s.s?” Li Yuanyuan asked.
The girl in front was very knowledgeable. “The research cla.s.s is made up of the top students in every grade and every cla.s.s. They can learn from the director and vice director and personally study all kinds of medicinal herbs. They can also get an interns.h.i.+p opportunity and face the patients personally. Compared to basic cla.s.ses like ours, they can learn a lot. However, there are usually more opportunities for third and fourth-year students to enter the research cla.s.s. Occasionally, some first-year students can enter, but there are too few examples. After all, the foundation isn’t enough.”
“Then how are we going to get in? Is there an application?” Li Yuanyuan asked curiously.
“There are exams every semester. Those who are especially outstanding can enter. Ordinary people shouldn’t think about it. They should just follow the basic courses and learn.”
Li Yuanyuan had learned from her grandfather and was good when it came to hands-on activities. However, she was very weak when it came to basic theories.
When she heard that only the best could go to the research cla.s.s, she was instantly discouraged. Her theoretical knowledge was not good enough for her to go to the research cla.s.s.
s.h.i.+ Jin glanced at her and said, “What’s your WeChat?”
“Ah? Ah!” Realizing that s.h.i.+ Jin wanted to add her on WeChat, Li Yuanyuan hurriedly took out her phone and handed it to her. “Here.”
After s.h.i.+ Jin added her WeChat, she sent her some basic medicinal information.
“See if there’s anything you can use,” s.h.i.+ Jin said after sending the message.
“Yes, I can use it!” Li Yuanyuan was well-educated after all. One look at the information and she knew that these were all good stuff. They were very helpful. “Thank you, s.h.i.+ Jin.”
“Work hard, let’s test into the research cla.s.s together.”
“Are you taking the exam too?” Li Yuanyuan asked. “That’s not what I meant. I just know that you’re quite busy.”
“I want to take the exam.” The reason why s.h.i.+ Jin came to school today was because Ouyang Ping had informed her about the research cla.s.s.
The research cla.s.s could come into contact with many cases, and they could use what they learned to treat the patients, which was a rare opportunity.
Many of s.h.i.+ Jin’s ideas had to be put into practice in order to perform better.
After cla.s.s, she went to Ouyang Ping’s office.
“Have you seen the information I gave you last time?” Ouyang Ping put down his teacup and asked.
“I’m almost done. So, Teacher Ouyang, when will the exam for the research cla.s.s be held?”
“It’s still early. We still have to wait for at least two months. Let the first-year students adapt to the current courses first.”
A teacher next to him said, “It’s rare for first-year students to enter the research cla.s.s. Most of them take the exam as practice.”
Ouyang Ping had the same thoughts. At the very least, the outstanding seedlings would only be revealed when they were in their second year.
The reason why he told s.h.i.+ Jin about this was because s.h.i.+ Jin was a student that Princ.i.p.al Ling had specially arranged for him. With the att.i.tude of taking responsibility for s.h.i.+ Jin, he had to inform her of everything that needed to be notified.
“Alright, I want to take the exam then,” s.h.i.+ Jin said calmly.
“Alright, come over when the time comes. If you need any information, let me know on WeChat.”
After s.h.i.+ Jin left, the teacher sitting opposite Ouyang Ping said, “Vice Director, s.h.i.+ Jin wants to come to the research cla.s.s?”
“Her grades are good.”
“No matter how good she is, she hasn’t even attended school. How good can she be?” The teacher who spoke was s.h.i.+ Jin’s form teacher, Teacher Cai.
Teacher Cai was strict, but he had never met a student like s.h.i.+ Jin. He was rather resentful about this.
Ouyang Ping smiled and said, “Teacher Cai, s.h.i.+ Jin’s past grades can’t prove anything, but at least it can prove that her learning ability is not a problem.”
“If there is anyone in Cla.s.s Two who can go to the research cla.s.s, the only one is Tian Xinjie.” Teacher Cai shook his head and said.
Ouyang Ping did not say anything else.
After s.h.i.+ Jin received some information from the school, she didn’t stay any longer. She packed her things and left.
Back in the car, she received a folder from Li Yuanyuan.
[The Intellectual Compendium on Foundational Theory]
s.h.i.+ Jin smiled. She opened the folder and scanned through everything.
When the car stopped, Yao Jiahong walked up to her. “s.h.i.+ Jin, get ready to film the advertis.e.m.e.nt. Let’s go get your makeup done first.”
s.h.i.+ Jin followed Yao Jiahong into the dressing room.
A staff member brought two bottles of red wine over. “s.h.i.+ Jin, Mr. Yao, you can have a taste of our brand’s red wine to get a feel for the shoot.”
Yao Jiahong took it. “Thank you.”
When the staff left, he did not open it. Instead, he placed it aside and turned to make tea for s.h.i.+ Jin.
“Has Jessie come over?” s.h.i.+ Jin asked.
Jessie was a female singer and actress who was going to shoot the advertis.e.m.e.nt with her today. Her song, “Time Melts into Rain” was very popular, and one of the lines was: “The swaying red wine gla.s.s, your endless beauty.”
She had a good reputation, so Yao Jiahong agreed to let s.h.i.+ Jin film the advertis.e.m.e.nt when he found out that it was a shoot with Jessie.
“I heard that she has an event, so she’ll be a little late, but she’ll do her hair and makeup. When she’s here, she’ll start shooting immediately,” Yao Jiahong said.
s.h.i.+ Jin did not ask further. After her makeup was done, she stood up and walked outside.
The production team and staff were already prepared and the person in charge of the red wine brand was also present. It could be seen that everyone took this commercial shoot very seriously.
It was the end of the year and most of the sales of the last quarter were dependent on this advertis.e.m.e.nt.
After s.h.i.+ Jin came out, the director smiled and said, “Wait a moment. Your partner will be here soon.”
Outside the door, a black nanny van pulled over. Chu Ling, who was dressed up and had his hair done, appeared.
Hu Lai caught up with him. “s.h.i.+ Jin is ready. We can start filming soon.”
Chu Ling asked, “Does she know it’s me?”
“Well… I didn’t dare to tell them,” said Hu Lai.
Chu Ling smiled confidently. “Even if she resisted, she wouldn’t resist too much.”
He sincerely wanted to redeem himself. He would definitely show her his sincerity. Because of this, he didn’t ask for any remuneration. Instead, he hinted to the person who signed the contract to give all his remuneration to s.h.i.+ Jin.
He had already done so much. How could s.h.i.+ Jin reject him? Moreover, with his status, he was already lowering himself to the extreme to be a part of s.h.i.+ Jin’s advertis.e.m.e.nt.
s.h.i.+ Jin waited and heard someone shout, “They’re here!”
She looked over, but did not see Jessie. Instead, she saw Chu Ling and Hu Lai walking over.
Even the director and the person in charge of the red wine were stunned. It was obvious that they did not expect it to be Chu Ling instead of Jessie.
Hu Lai said to everyone, “Sorry for making everyone wait. Chu Ling can start filming now.”
The director said in surprise, “Where’s Jessie?”
“What Jessie? Is this the red wine advertis.e.m.e.nt? It’s always been signed by our Chu Ling. It’s with s.h.i.+ Jin, isn’t it?” Hu Lai said with a smile.
Yao Jiahong’s expression changed. “How is that possible? When I signed the contract, the partner was Jessie!”
If it wasn’t because Jessie had a good reputation, Yao Jiahong wouldn’t have signed the contract for s.h.i.+ Jin.
s.h.i.+ Jin was not someone who would accept any advertis.e.m.e.nt.
Hu Lai smiled. “Mister Yao, are you mistaken? Isn’t Chu Ling more suitable than Jessie?”
The person in charge was a little surprised when he heard this. He remembered Chu Ling’s huge commercial value.
Although he had been involved in negative news before, he was still a top celebrity. Even ten Jessies couldn’t beat one Chu Ling.
Now that Chu Ling was willing to film with s.h.i.+ Jin, the effect was definitely greater than filming with Jessie. As for the contract and whatnot, the person in charge couldn’t care less now that Chu Ling was here to film.
He immediately said, “Alright, let’s start filming now.”
“Are you sure?” s.h.i.+ Jin turned to look at him.
The person in charge felt that this gaze was very oppressive, but since it was only s.h.i.+ Jin, he braced himself and said, “s.h.i.+ Jin, there are many benefits to filming with Chu Ling. It will be good for all of us.”
s.h.i.+ Jin scanned the entire venue. The director and the person in charge were not aware of this beforehand. The director still had his doubts, but the person in charge had completely accepted this reality.
Yao Jiahong was completely out of the picture.
Then this contract was most likely the doings of the a.s.sistant director who had been standing beside Chu Ling ever since he entered the room.
Hu Lai and Chu Ling probably felt that as long as they tricked her and under everyone’s collective pressure, she would compromise.
s.h.i.+ Jin said to the person in charge, “I think that the problem now is not the filming, but the problem of figuring out why the contract went wrong. It is not too late to film after we have figured out the contract.”
“Then we won’t be able to make it in time!” The person in charge didn’t want to miss the chance to film Chu Ling. “We’ll talk about the contract later.”
After saying that, the person in charge deliberately ignored s.h.i.+ Jin’s opinion and said to everyone, “Alright, if there are no objections, let’s start filming.”
The end of the year was always the peak of red wine sales, and it was already October. Advertis.e.m.e.nts had to be released early.
With Chu Ling and s.h.i.+ Jin filming together, the person in charge could already foresee his bright future.
“How do you know that I have no objections?” s.h.i.+ Jin raised her eyebrows and asked.
She was already very patient, but the person in charge acted as if he did not understand human language and insisted on kissing up to Chu Ling.
“If you have any ideas, feel free to tell me!” The person in charge only wanted to confirm the matter as soon as possible.
Seeing that almost everyone was on his side, Chu Ling became even more confident.
Amidst everyone’s antic.i.p.ation, he said affectionately, “s.h.i.+ Jin, if you have any requests, I can cooperate with you. No matter what you want, I will always think of ways to help you. Even if it’s an impossible request, I will do my best.”
There was a gentleness in his voice, a certainty of pa.s.sion. And a generous surge of excitement.
When the others heard this, they understood that Chu Ling was here specifically for s.h.i.+ Jin. It turned out that the news that s.h.i.+ Jin liked Chu Ling was just a joke. The truth was that Chu Ling was pursuing s.h.i.+ Jin.
Everyone was happy to achieve such a good thing, and the person in charge was even more excited. If the two of them really succeeded and filmed this advertis.e.m.e.nt together, wouldn’t his sales turn around?
“Yes, s.h.i.+ Jin, if you have anything, just say it.” The person in charge added fuel to the fire.
Seeing that s.h.i.+ Jin had already made her decision, Yao Jiahong suppressed his emotions and quietly observed the situation.
s.h.i.+ Jin looked at the person in charge lazily and said, “Firstly, when I signed the contract, I only knew that the person I was filming with was Jessie. As for the other people’s names, I have never heard of them. Secondly, I will not film with anyone other than Jessie. I don’t care who you are, but if you deceive me into coming here, I will not cooperate with your meaningless tricks.”
When the person in charge heard her words, his heart sank. Then, he heard s.h.i.+ Jin say, “Unless…”
Chu Ling and the person in charge perked up at her words.
s.h.i.+ Jin stood tall in the crowd, exuding a charming aura.
When she spoke, her voice was very pleasant and everyone could not help but listen to her.
“Unless… Chu Ling, I’ve told you many times that I don’t want to have anything to do with you. Now, can you satisfy any of my requests?”
“Yes, s.h.i.+ Jin. Please give me a chance,” Chu Ling said in a low and sincere voice.
He looked at s.h.i.+ Jin hopefully.
“I came up with this plan tonight because I hope to wait for another chance,” he said. By doing so, he would try his best to pin all his hopes on s.h.i.+ Jin’s feelings for him.
As long as she accepted this method and did not pursue the matter of the contract being faked, everything would lead to the best ending.
s.h.i.+ Jin’s expression did not change. Her expression was calm and her tone was as pleasant as before.
“My only request is for you to disappear from my sight and never appear again. Thank you.”
Hu Lai, who had taken out her phone and was filming, quickly clicked to stop filming with her hand trembling.
Chu Ling’s expression changed. He quickly tightened his grip on his necktie and could barely breathe.
Those who were cheering and waiting fell into a terrifying silence. The person in charge was also a little annoyed. “s.h.i.+ Jin, what’s so bad about shooting a commercial with Chu Ling? Why are you so stubborn?”
“I haven’t investigated the falsification of the contract and the issue of you accepting the fake contract. Don’t get involved in this. When the lawyer sends the letter, he won’t forget you.” s.h.i.+ Jin looked at the person in charge and said coldly.
The person in charge’s expression turned ugly.
s.h.i.+ Jin tilted her head and asked Yao Jiahong, “Have you filmed it?”
The experienced Yao Jiahong waved his phone. “The whole time.”
Not only did he record everything that had happened, but he also sent WeChat messages to the legal department and to Fu Xiuyuan.
The lawyer’s letter was probably in the process of being produced. As for Fu Xiuyuan, he felt the need to let him know how s.h.i.+ Jin treated Chu Ling.
s.h.i.+ Jin had never wanted to bring her drama with Chu Ling to the public for scrutiny.
During these disputes between men and women, women would receive more criticism from the public. She had long wanted to cut off all ties with Chu Ling. This time, Chu Ling’s actions gave her a chance to let the world see what kind of person Chu Ling was.
If Chu Ling continued to pester her, she wouldn’t mind posting the video.
Only tonight’s video could let everyone see the full picture of her and Chu Ling… Who was the desperate one?
Chu Ling clenched his fists, refusing to believe that s.h.i.+ Jin would be so heartless.
Hu Lai tugged at his arm. “Chu Ling, why don’t we go back first?”
Chu Ling looked at s.h.i.+ Jin unwillingly. “Why? Why won’t you give me a chance?”
She used to like him so much…
“Do you really think that everyone in the world is your mother? Do we have to satisfy all your needs?” s.h.i.+ Jin retorted.
She had already walked out of that world, but he thought that everyone would be waiting for him. What a joke.
After being humiliated, Chu Ling turned around and left.
Hu Lai hurriedly followed.
The a.s.sistant director was a little confused. He turned around and met s.h.i.+ Jin’s cold and murderous gaze.
“I…”
When he was approached by Hu Lai previously, he had thought that he would be able to create a story. It was impossible for s.h.i.+ Jin not to agree to Chu Ling’s request. Therefore, not only did he not feel burdened by lying to Yao Jiahong and s.h.i.+ Jin with this fake contract, he even felt that he would definitely be able to rise through the ranks. After all, who would reject an opportunity to shoot a commercial with Chu Ling?
At that moment, he realized that he had made a huge mistake. s.h.i.+ Jin’s hatred for Chu Ling was indescribable.
The person in charge could tell that the fake contract was related to the a.s.sistant director. Even he himself was kept in the dark by the a.s.sistant director.
He immediately said, “You used a fake contract to trick an artist and even lied to me, causing this situation. Just wait for the lawyer’s letter!”
The a.s.sistant director’s legs went weak and his eyes lost focus.
The person in charge turned around and said to s.h.i.+ Jin, “I’m sorry, s.h.i.+ Jin. Mr. Yao, I was negligent in this matter. I apologize to you. We will immediately invite Jessie over for the shoot.”
Seeing that s.h.i.+ Jin and Chu Ling’s conflict was irreconcilable, he panicked as well. The best solution now was to continue filming according to the original plan and ignore this little episode. As for what s.h.i.+ Jin had encountered and how she was feeling right now, that wasn’t his main concern.
s.h.i.+ Jin glanced at him.