House Dad's Literary Life

Chapter 285 – Big Brother Yang Who Only Knows How to Pour Chicken Soup

The weather was nice this day. Yang Yi was sitting in the booth next to the floor-to-ceiling window of the coffee shop, enjoying the warm sunlight, while carefully making changes to a stack of manuscript paper.

Sometimes the first page of the turned-over manuscript was flipped, revealing the title: “The Ugly Duckling,” written by Yang Yi.

This was actually a children’s play adapted by Yang Yi himself!

Regarding the story of the Ugly Duckling, Yang Yi only knew that there was a swan egg mixed in with the duck eggs, and then a very ugly “duckling” hatched out and was discriminated against in various ways, before finally turning into a white swan.

Of course, he wouldn’t know the specific details of the content. In his previous life, he wouldn’t have gone out of his way to buy a book of Andersen’s fairy tales to read. He only knew a little about the plot through other people’s references.

Based on his meager memory, Yang Yi re-created the story and added more characters and accompanying dialogue according to the number of children in the middle class. So, it was perfectly reasonable for him to sign his name as the screenwriter.

The script was already complete, but Yang Yi was still not quite satisfied. He believed that the dialogues should cater to the children’s age level and not use a lot of rhetoric or adjectives like those used by adults. So, he had been revising it all day.

Still, it was important to combine work and rest. Yang Yi put down the manuscript, stretched lazily, and took his coffee cup to the bar to make himself a cup of coffee.

Although Ding Xiang’s skills had already been honed, Yang Yi still preferred to make his own coffee. He didn’t enjoy the coffee itself but rather the process of grinding the beans, brewing the coffee, and filtering out the residue.

However, he was somewhat surprised to see Guo Ziyi with his behind slightly raised, leaning against the bar counter and chatting with Ding Xiang.

Upon hearing the movement behind him, Guo Ziyi quickly stood up, collected himself, and awkwardly greeted Yang Yi, saying, “Big Brother Yang, I saw you were busy just now, so I didn’t disturb you.”

“Weren’t you supposed to be filming? How come you have time to come and play here?” Yang Yi smiled slightly and asked.

“He was stood up.” Ding Xiang said while helping Yang Yi bring down his coffee can.

Yang Yi was somewhat surprised and said, “Senior Sister Du stood you up?”

Due to Guo Ziyi’s relationship, Yang Yi often referred to Du Yuanlei as Senior Sister Du, but of course it was only used to tease Guo Ziyi in private.

“How could it be? She’s always the first one to arrive.” Guo Ziyi waved his hand and said somewhat indignantly, “It’s Tang Kaitai. He’s the male lead. He was just late the other day, making everyone wait for him, but today he didn’t even show up!”

Tang Kaitai?

Yang Yi remembered the pretty boy from the freshman party who had a somewhat weak presence but always able to cover his flaws and win applause of many girls.

“Why did the director choose him as the male lead?” Ding Xiang asked in confusion. “How can he be such a big shot? And he’s just a student!”

“Senior Sister Du thinks that Tang Kaitai’s acting is okay, and he meets the sunny and handsome conditions that the male protagonist should have. In addition, he was very active in front of Senior Sister Du before, persistently requesting the role of the male lead. Senior Sister Du didn’t have a better candidate, so she let him give it a try.” Guo Ziyi defended Du Yuanlei.

“Today he didn’t deliberately not come1. We waited for a while, and then he called to say there was an urgent matter at home and he had to go back. There’s nothing we can do…” Guo Ziyi spread out his hands.

The actual situation was almost the same, but Guo Ziyi knew that Tang Kaitai was just making excuses. He could tell that after the filming of this movie began, this guy has been displaying all kinds of impatience!

Smiling on the surface, but cursing inside. Tang Kaitai paid great attention to his image, but he tried too hard to show his easy-going side. However, the things he did revealed his true thoughts and feelings.

This time he didn’t come, which caused a lot of trouble for several members of the crew. Originally, what was planned to be filmed today was basically Tang Kaitai’s scenes. Du Yuanlei was worried that this guy would change his mind, so she advanced all his scenes and let Guo Ziyi, Qin Wen, and a few supporting actors memorize the corresponding scripts.

However, since he didn’t come, today’s scenes couldn’t be filmed at all. Du Yuanlei and everyone’s previous preparations went to waste. Moreover, Tang Kaitai said that he wouldn’t be able to come to school for a whole week because he had to go back to Xiangnan. Although he apologized sincerely on the phone, Guo Ziyi could see that Du Yuanlei’s face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Guo Ziyi was actually very annoyed, and he looked down on Tang Kaitai in his heart. But since they were all in the same crew, it wasn’t good to speak ill of others behind their backs. He could only choose what he could say and tell Yang Yi and the others.

“So, you’re not shooting today?” Yang Yi didn’t understand the process of making a movie at all. He brewed his own coffee, then turned around and asked with a smile.

He gestured to Guo Ziyi to finish his coffee and then poured him a cup as well.

“We can’t shoot without the main lead. We can’t just shoot blindly, right? Senior Sister Du said she’ll go back and take a look today , and then decide what to do tomorrow. She will notify us on SNS.” Guo Ziyi said.

“Good things come to those who wait. The problems you are encountering now are just stepping stones to your future success.” Yang Yi smiled slightly, raised his cup to gesture at Guo Ziyi, and said, “Come on, young man, always believe that good things are about to happen.”

A big bowl of chicken soup2. Guo Ziyi and Ding Xiang looked at each other, not expecting Big Brother Yang to have such a move.

……

In Guangzhou, Li Manman, who had just participated in a product endorsement launch event, walked out of the venue with a smile. Her manager, Yi Qi, and several security guards helped to block the swarming reporters and some enthusiastic fans.

“You’ve all worked hard. Everyone, please go home and rest early. Thank you, thank you all!” Li Manman smiled as she received flowers and gifts handed over by her fans.

Just as she was about to walk out of the hotel’s entrance, a reporter squeezed through, extending a small recording pen, and asked, “Miss Li Manman, what are your thoughts on Mo Fei, who was previously just a sidekick on your shows, but was now invited to participate in ‘Zhi Xin Interview’ with her song ‘Across the Ocean to See You’? How do you feel about it?”

To finish such a long sentence in one breath, this reporter’s lung capacity was quite impressive.

But it hit Li Manman’s sore spot. In recent years, she has appeared on various shows, either regretfully, pretending to be pitiful, or unintentionally mentioning that she hoped to appear on the program “Zhi Xin Interview”, which was said to only invite top stars.

Although appearing on the show might not necessarily truly enhance her status, through the program or Luo Xin, she could make connections in the fashion industry and maybe she could even attend some fashion events and walk the red carpet. That way, her development could take a big step forward!

Her fans were also actively pushing for this, and has become popular online, leading to her being called “the woman who most wants to appear on ‘Zhi Xin Interviewʼ”. However, Luo Xin had not responded to the matter at all.

Mo Fei got there first, how did Li Manman feel about it? Of course, she was insanely jealous when she heard this news! It was unknown how many things she has smashed in her own home.

But when facing the reporter, she couldn’t afford to act so ungracefully.

Li Manman smiled faintly and said, “Of course, cough, of course I have to congratulate Sister Mo Fei. Sister Mo Fei is so talented and her song ‘Across the Ocean to See You’ is so good. It’s only natural that she was invited to ‘Zhi Xin Interview’!”

“Don’t you think it’s unfair, Miss Li?” The reporter didn’t get the desired reaction and persistently asked.

“Alright, alright, Manman is very tired today. Please understand.” Yi Qi appeared and helped Li Manman hold back the reporters, explained with a smile, then escorted Li Manman into the car.