Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 389

Chapter 389: 389

Ye Zhenzhen arrived at Lemon Channel’s makeup room with Xiao Chen and Yu Lili, and found Liu Rui already waiting inside. When Liu Rui saw Ye Zhenzhen, her face lit up with excitement.

She was holding a contract in her hand and handed it to Ye Zhenzhen. "Zhenzhen, take a look at this, and if you think there are no problems, we can sign it."

Ye Zhenzhen glanced at the document—it was the script contract for Legend of Dusk Clouds. She felt happy but also somewhat puzzled, "Why so fast?"

They had only discussed it the night before, and now the contract had arrived.

"They probably think highly of your acting skills and are afraid you’d back out, so they rushed to bring the contract. Zhenzhen, you should know, there are a whole line of people in the industry waiting to cast you in their productions."

It used to be a great struggle for her to secure even a minor role for Zhenzhen, pleading with anyone who would listen. Now excellent scripts were coming her way, all offering lead roles.

Liu Rui couldn’t help feeling overjoyed at Zhenzhen’s success to date.

She received the contract for Legend of Dusk Clouds that morning and upon reviewing it, saw that the payment offered was much higher than what Ye Zhenzhen had received for previous roles.

With one movie and one TV show lined up, given Zhenzhen’s talent, Liu Rui believed that as long as these projects were released, Zhenzhen would undoubtedly become A-list and secure her place as a top talent in the industry.

From then on, choosing excellent scripts and endorsements would be a breeze.

Ye Zhenzhen briefly thumbed through the documents. The filming schedule for Legend of Dusk Clouds hadn’t been set in stone yet; pre-production was still underway and was expected to start in about three months.

If that was the case, by the time she finished recording the last episode of the kid’s variety show this week, Selflessness should be ready to start filming, creating a smooth transition in her schedule.

Liu Rui, noticing Ye Zhenzhen checking the schedule, said, "I asked about it, and there’s no problem if there’s a conflict between the schedules of Legend of Dusk Clouds and Selflessness. Producer Qi said they would accommodate your time."

Liu Rui didn’t see anything unusual about Producer Qi’s sudden willingness to cooperate; she had full confidence in Zhenzhen.

Ye Zhenzhen nodded and promptly signed at the end of the contract.

After the signing was completed, Liu Rui handed another schedule to Ye Zhenzhen, "Zhenzhen, this is the run sheet for the studio variety show happening later. Take a look. The makeup artist will be here shortly to do your makeup and styling."

"Okay."

Yu Lili, who was standing by, handed her phone to Ye Zhenzhen and Liu Rui, "Sister Zhenzhen, take a look at this. Lin Qianqian and her daughter won’t be participating, and then Qiu Wanshuang will be bringing her daughter to this afternoon’s studio variety show."

Lin Qianqian had shared a new update stating that the crew of Ren Pingsheng had started filming; both she and her husband were the lead actors, and Fang Xiaoyu was portraying the female lead in her younger years. Their family of three was all on set.

They wouldn’t be coming to this afternoon’s studio variety show and had made a Weibo post about it.

Qiu Wanshuang also updated her Weibo, telling her followers she would join her husband, Ji Ziqian, and the second female lead, Yunyun, in the third installment of the kids’ variety show. She planned to bring Yunyun to record the studio variety show that afternoon.

The updates from Lin Qianqian and Qiu Wanshuang were posted almost simultaneously, clearly conveying that Lin Qianqian, who was involved in a Lemon Channel production, wouldn’t be coming.

And so, the Qiu family would be stepping in.

Excluding Han Jiangxue’s family, there would only be four groups of guests for the three episodes.

Liu Rui said, "I ran into An Xi and Xu Wanjia bringing their children to the makeup room when I was on my way here. With Qiu Wanshuang joining, it indeed makes it four groups.

By the way, Zhenzhen, is President Song going?"

Upon hearing Aunt Huahua mention his dad, Xiao Chen perked up his ears, curious. Was Dad coming along with them?

Ye Zhenzhen nodded, "Yes, he should be."

She remembered he had promised her the previous night.

Liu Rui and Yu Lili exchanged a look, both feeling incredulous yet very happy for Zhenzhen.

Ye Zhenzhen did not say anything more, and neither did Liu Rui. She knew her boundaries.

Previously, when she did not know that Zhenzhen’s husband was Song Jinze, they hardly talked about it. Now that she knew, it was even more taboo, especially when Zhenzhen herself didn’t mention it.

Xiao Chen couldn’t help but ask Liu Rui, "Aunt Huahua, are you saying that my dad will go on the show with my mom and me?"

Liu Rui nodded, "Yes, your dad will accompany you and your mom to the show."

"Yay, yay, yay~ Dad is going with us~" The little guy was bursting with excitement, but after the initial joy, he soon became dejected.

He really liked it when dad and mom were together and even hoped that they would quickly have a little sister, but dad always seemed to find an excuse to send him to grandma’s house recently.

And he had just boasted to his dad that morning, thinking that he would still be able to go on variety shows alone with his mom, without dad competing for mom’s attention.

But now, dad really was going with them. So he was both happy and unhappy. What if dad sent him away during the recording of the show?

Then wouldn’t he not see his mom for a whole week?

Ye Zhenzhen touched the little guy’s chubby cheeks, "What’s wrong, Xiao Chen? Why do you look unhappy?"

The little fellow furrowed his brow, pursed his lips slightly, looking adorable and making Ye Zhenzhen’s heart melt instantly. She smiled and lifted the little guy into her arms, "What’s wrong? Little brother, tell mommy. What made you unhappy all of a sudden?"

After Xiao Chen shared his little thoughts and worries, Ye Zhenzhen immediately laughed, "No, that won’t happen. If dad dares to send you away, mom will send dad away, okay?"

"Really?" Xiao Chen’s dim eyes instantly brightened with happiness and surprise.

Ye Zhenzhen nodded, "Really, mommy isn’t lying to you. If dad doesn’t behave, I won’t want dad, but I will never not want Xiao Chen."

"Mommy, I love you so much~"

Ye Zhenzhen held the little guy and caressed his head, replying to him, "Hmm, and mommy loves you the most."

After the hug, Song Yuchen asked Liu Rui, "Aunt Huahua, do you need me to do anything during the recording of the show? I can help my mom!"

He wanted to behave well and not trouble his mom, so his dad wouldn’t have any reason to send him away!

Liu Rui touched the little guy’s chubby hand, "Aww~ you are our little star. Of course, auntie needs your help. Come on, let me tell you what you need to pay attention to on stage."

"Okay!"

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Qiu Wanshuang’s makeup room.

"Are you saying that Qi Feng has already decided on the female lead?" Qiu Wanshuang spoke into her phone with a heavy expression as she talked to her husband, Ji Ziqian.

She moved slightly out of dissatisfaction, causing the hairstylist who was styling her hair to inadvertently tug at the ends of her hair, making her hiss in pain.

"I am sorry, Sister Shuang. I didn’t mean to."

The styling team was Qiu Wanshuang’s own, very familiar with her temper, and quick to apologize for mistakes. In fact, Qiu Wanshuang was quite reasonable.

Qiu Wanshuang raised her index finger to signal the stylist to be quiet, as she was listening to the voice on the other end of the phone;

"The person confirmed is Ye Zhenzhen."

Qiu Wanshuang arched an eyebrow, "Didn’t you say last night that you called Producer Qi, and they wouldn’t choose Ye Zhenzhen?"