Chapter 37 - 37 36 Asset-Backed Resource Elites

Chapter 37: Chapter 36: Asset-Backed Resource Elites Chapter 37: Chapter 36: Asset-Backed Resource Elites Wenyan had acted in some dramas before transmigrating into a book, but they were all low-budget productions, even borderline slapdash.

Those directors wouldn’t spend any manpower, material resources, or money on training actors before shooting began.

The crew of “Lost Voice” would be her first time.

Now that both were in the same crew, even though Shen Jinghe seemed reluctant on the surface, he was basically ready to answer any questions.

Upon hearing that they would head to a remote mountain area for location scouting and training, Su Yang immediately became anxious.

“I thought you were filming this movie in the city, but going to a remote mountain area means you’d lack everything, right? The accommodation must be terrible too.

Jinghe, you’re the older brother, you must take good care of Yanyan, okay? She’s a newcomer, and you can’t let her be bullied on set.”

Shen Jinghe kept up his sarcastic tone, “No need, she’s publicly stated she doesn’t know me. It wouldn’t be appropriate if I showed favoritism toward her.”

“Mom, don’t worry, the director is a good one, I believe there are no unruly people in his crew. As for the living conditions and so on, they’re definitely similar for everyone. Plus, I think it’s definitely going to be more interesting than filming in the city, I’m really looking forward to it.”

“Well, then, I’ll have my assistant prepare the stuff for you tomorrow.”

Seeing Shen Jinghe yawn on the side, and since the conversation was winding down, Su Yang urged everyone to rest.

–

But Su Yang laid in bed and couldn’t fall asleep.

Shen Yuan noticed her restlessness and couldn’t help but ask her.

“What’s wrong? Isn’t late sleep bad for your skin, and yet you’re tossing and turning?”

“I’m worried about Yanyan. That child, I offered to find her an agency and she refused, offered to find her an assistant and she refused too. I never asked her where she was going, and now it turns out to be some remote mountain valley.”

“Wife, the child is an adult now, she knows what she’s doing. Being able to complete a few things independently is also a form of training for them.”

“I know, but the more sensible she is, the more I worry about her.”

“Do you really think that if something happened to her, Jinghe would just stand by and watch? I doubt it.”

“Maybe not, but you never know.”

“Since you’re so worried, then how about this, talk with Jinghe about it tomorrow. I remember Yanyan saying that the director of this movie is a newcomer, currently without much fame, and just happens to be friends with Jinghe.

You go and ask Jinghe about the director’s name, I will contact him and invest a little, to ensure he treats our Yanyan well.”

“No way!” Su Yang immediately objected, “Yanyan said that the director really hates people with connections. If you use money to influence him—”

“Wife, haven’t you forgotten something?” Shen Yuan interrupted her words, “Our Yanyan was personally chosen by the director after multiple rounds of selection. She signed the contract with the crew before I invested, so even if I invest, that would be after her.”

“Oh right, I forgot about that. Okay, I’ll ask Jinghe tomorrow morning.”

Early the next day, Su Yang found Shen Jinghe and explained the reason for her visit.

Shen Jinghe thought for a moment and understood, “So, Mom, you’re doing this for Wenyan?”

Su Yang nodded, “Yanyan is after all a girl, her food and lodging should naturally be better. I’d like to do the same for you, but haven’t you always been hiding your family background from the public, not wanting others to know? What’s wrong, could it be that you’re jealous of Yanyan?”

Shen Jinghe snorted lightly, “Jealous of her? I’ve invested in this film too, if you invest more, I’ll also get a share of the profits when it makes money.”

“Good, then I’ll give you some spending money separately.”

“No need, I have my own money. Give it to the poorest one at home.”

Su Yang laughed softly, “Are you talking about Yanyan?”

Shen Jinghe snorted coldly, “Who else but her, a person without even a job.”

So when Wenyan received a transfer of three hundred thousand yuan and was merrily looking at the message on her phone, Shen Jinghe suddenly threw in this line.

“Buy cat snacks, cans, toys for Shen Pili.”

Wenyan, perplexed: “Why?”

Shen Jinghe’s smile didn’t reach his eyes as he slowly curled his lips: “Because you owe me.”

Wenyan: [What do I owe him? Could he know that I directed Shen Pili’s cha-cha dance? Impossible, Miss Su promised she wouldn’t tell him.]

Shen Jinghe: …… “A one-year contract.”

“On what grounds?!”

“Didn’t you say you liked Shen Pili? Weren’t you the one claiming it was mutual? How come when she’s finally running towards you, you can’t even bear to spend this small amount of money? I’ve seen your transfer.”

[Could it be that Miss Su didn’t transfer the money to him, and he’s just jealous of me? Fine, then I’ll just agree to it.]

“Alright, I will be good to Shen Pili.”

–

Wenyan set off with the production’s big family.

When they assembled, she ran into an acquaintance—the male actor Wang Che from her audition group, who also successfully landed the role he tried for.

Having someone to talk to made Wenyan’s journey not entirely dull.

They first flew to H Province and then took a bus for over an hour to reach the filming location.

Due to the tight schedule and heavy workload, the director only gave everyone an hour and a half to rest and recuperate.

Surprisingly, they were staying at the best hotel in the city, which was far more luxurious than Wenyan had imagined.

After settling in, Wang Che invited Wenyan to have dinner together.

Wang Che was the first friend that Wenyan made in the crew, and since they got along well, she accepted his invitation.

Despite Wang Che’s buzz-cut and his sunny boy-next-door appearance, he actually loved to gossip.

Of course, Wenyan did too.

When there’s juicy gossip, who isn’t a critter in the melon patch?

On the way there, Wang Che had been dishing about the movie’s male lead, Shen Jinghe.

He said that Shen Jinghe was actually a rich second-generation from a powerful family, the kind who would have to go home and inherit billions if he didn’t stick with acting.

He also mentioned that Shen Jinghe’s family was so influential that despite paparazzi trying all sorts of ways, they hadn’t managed to uncover his real family background; no one knew which family’s power he truly had behind him.

Now Wang Che stopped talking about Shen Jinghe and switched to discussing their hotel stay.

“Do you know where our original hotel booking was?”

Wenyan shook her head: “I don’t. Where was it?”

“In a rather remote area, completely incomparable to this.”

“Then why did we switch?” Wenyan was indeed quite curious about this.

“Because someone brought in investment to the production!”

“Ah? Who? Doesn’t the director dislike that kind of resource based casting?”

“Don’t know, heard they threw in tens of millions, and because of that, our whole crew got lucky. The whole support system for the production has gone up a notch.”

“Well, that actually sounds like a good thing.”

“It’s a good thing, but I just hope we don’t come across them. If it’s someone with terrible acting skills who likes to throw their weight around, it would be disgusting.”

Wenyan nodded: “That makes sense, you have a point.”

Later, Wenyan would find out that the investor Wang Che was referring to, the resource actor entering the group, was none other than herself.