Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 311 Not Difficult!

Chapter 311: Chapter 311 Not Difficult!

On the road, Song Jinze thought for a moment and decided to send Ye Zhenzhen a WeChat message;

[Song Jinze]: Are you done with your work?

This message was sent, but no prompt response came through.

About almost half an hour had passed, and they were almost at the Baisheng Media Building.

The man’s eyebrows twitched slightly, and after tapping on the screen twice, he stopped and looked up just in time to see a flower shop by the roadside.

"Pull over."

...

Inside the meeting room.

The script reading today had gone rather smoothly; they had expected it to last until evening but were wrapping up early in the afternoon.

Director Yang was the first to leave; he had to pick up Xu Wanjia and Xiao Yiyi from the airport, as the mother and daughter duo had spent a couple of days in Jincheng after finishing the recording of their kid’s variety show.

Xia Zhi glanced at Xiao Yi, who was sitting diagonally across from her, as she collected her notebook. She took out her phone and suggested to Ye Zhenzhen and several others, "Let’s start a group chat right here, face-to-face; it’ll be convenient for further communication."

There was already a main group for the crew members to communicate, and as the screenwriter, she was part of that large group. Now, she wanted to create a smaller group for the actors.

Beyond facilitating follow-up communications with the cast, her ulterior motive was to create opportunities for interaction with Xiao Yi through the group.

Every time she sent Xiao Yi a WeChat message, he ignored her, but if she "@’ed" him in a group, she could at least get some idea about his whereabouts.

Ye Zhenzhen nodded in agreement; it was only when she took out her phone from her bag that she saw the WeChat message Song Jinze had sent her half an hour ago.

She casually replied: Almost done.

Xiao Yi saw that Ye Zhenzhen had joined the group, and without a second thought, he took out his phone to join as well.

A sly twinkle flashed through Xia Zhi’s eyes as she said with a smile, "Best Actor Xiao is usually very busy, but do try to check the group messages when you can. If there are any details you miss or are unclear about, feel free to message me privately."

Xiao Yi paused in the midst of tapping on his phone screen, as Xia Zhi was hinting that he wasn’t responding to messages.

He replied indifferently, "Okay."

After joining the group, he opened the QR code and directly held his phone out between Fu Shinuan and Ye Zhenzhen, "Let’s all add each other on WeChat. If it’s not convenient to talk in the group, we can chat privately."

Feige: ...

Chat privately? With whom?

With Fu Shinuan or with Ye Zhenzhen?

There’s Talented Xia right beside you, a quality single woman who likes you, yet you bypass her to flirt with two women who are already taken!

Speechless! Truly speechless!

Ever since Xiao Yi spoke to Fu Shinuan earlier that day, Feige’s gaze towards Xiao Yi had been strange and was now becoming even more complex...

Ye Zhenzhen didn’t say anything; after joining the group, she also scanned Xiao Yi’s QR code.

Fu Shinuan did the same.

However, she was somewhat distracted, and her expression showed a hint of discontent.

Because the role she was playing, Tang Yino, the second female lead, would get slapped by Ling Yun, the main female lead played by Ye Zhenzhen.

She was conflicted about whether to add Xia Zhi on WeChat and discuss this with her privately. After mulling it over, she thought it might be better to address it in person here since Producer Wang would likely back her up.

It would avoid the awkwardness of being rejected privately and then having to hassle someone else to intervene.

Flipping to that part of the script, she said to Xia Zhi, "Screenwriter, can we change this bit?"

She had never encountered a scene where she had to be slapped since she started filming.

Besides, after her unpleasant encounter with Ye Zhenzhen that morning, she had seen firsthand what kind of a crazy woman Ye Zhenzhen was. What if Ye Zhenzhen took her vengeance on set?

She didn’t want to endure unwarranted slaps from Ye Zhenzhen.

Xia Zhi was momentarily stunned and read through the passage Fu Shinuan had pointed out, but she didn’t immediately respond to Fu Shinuan.

Instead, she looked at Ye Zhenzhen and asked, "Teacher Ye, do you think there’s a problem with the part where Tang Yino pushes Ling Yun into the water? You will be the one getting pushed into the water, do you feel distressed by this?"

Ye Zhenzhen shook her head, "I’m not distressed, no problem."

She was a professional actress; she had filmed all sorts of scenes, and this type of scene, where she gets pushed into the water, really wasn’t anything special.

Moreover, when she read this part just now, she actually found it quite exciting—the female lead gets attacked stealthily and comes back to slap the female supporting character in front of everyone with no mercy. This character’s personality was somewhat similar to her own.

Fu Shinuan: ...

The question she asked was about the slapping scene, how did it turn into whether Ye Zhenzhen wanted to be pushed into the water or not?

The part where Ye Zhenzhen gets pushed into the water absolutely cannot be removed!

Xia Zhi explained to Fu Shinuan, "It’s like this, Sister Fu, you play the arrogant and domineering rich girl in the drama. You secretly push Ling Yun into the swimming pool, and it’s very normal for Ling Yun to get up and hit you. This part of the scene can’t be changed."

Unless Ye Zhenzhen is unwilling to be pushed into the water, she absolutely would not casually make changes to the script.

Not to mention Fu Shinuan, even Director Yang wouldn’t be able to.

This was her bottom line as a renowned scriptwriter in the industry.

Producer Wang also chimed in from the side, "Xiao Nuan, listen to Screenwriter Xia."

Originally, she wanted to seek help from Producer Wang, but he directly supported Xia Zhi’s view, leaving Fu Shinuan at a loss for words for the moment.

Thinking about how she had a pleasant chat with Xia Zhi at the entrance of the meeting room just before, she had thought highly of her, not expecting her to be so unapproachable!

The more Fu Shinuan thought about it, the more she felt indignant and could only stealthily roll her eyes at Ye Zhenzhen.

Ye Zhenzhen looked down to organize her script and felt a gaze upon her. When she looked up again, she saw Fu Shinuan smiling at her.

"..."

This smile seemed rather inexplicable!

Then, a message popped up on her cellphone from Xiao Yi;

[Let’s go!]

Earlier at lunch, Xiao Yi had found an opportunity to ask her out for dinner in the evening.

Her original plan was to bring Xiao Chen over to join them, but now that Xiao Chen wasn’t coming, she still needed to treat him to dinner, as a favor owed had to be repaid.

Liu Rui asked from beside her, "Zhenzhen, shall we have dinner together tonight?"

While asking this, Liu Rui was also weighing her own thoughts; they’d finished early today, and she wanted to talk to Ye Zhenzhen in person about the matter concerning Jiang Lu and the invitation.

Ye Zhenzhen smiled and replied, "No, I have something on tonight, maybe next time."

Liu Rui sighed softly and whispered, moving closer to Ye Zhenzhen, "All right then, I’ll head back to the company first. You’ve been working hard recently, have a good rest at home, and don’t forget about what I mentioned!"

"Yes, don’t worry. I’ll let you know as soon as possible whether it works out or not."

After organizing her things, Xia Zhi said goodbye to everyone, "Bye, see you!"

"See you!"

...

In the parking lot.

Ye Zhenzhen came down in the elevator with Best Actor Xiao and Feige.

Best Actor Xiao, seeing that Ye Zhenzhen wasn’t following him, immediately caught up with her and asked, "Weren’t we going to have dinner together? Where are you going?"

He thought Ye Zhenzhen was going to her white, dented Mercedes-Benz.

Ye Zhenzhen smiled, "Getting the persimmons for you."

"Persimmons?" Best Actor Xiao’s face immediately lit up with joy.

He had only called her that day because he had been irritated by Song Jinze’s Moments post; he never actually expected her to bring him any persimmons.

To his surprise, she really had them!