Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 105 Driven Away from the Crew! Father Lin Jiayan [1 Update]

Chapter 105: 105 Driven Away from the Crew! Father Lin Jiayan [1 Update]

They had actually been putting up with Yeh Jialing for quite a while now, as she was indeed not as amiable and approachable as she appeared on screen.

Originally, the lead role in "Annus Mirabilis" was not meant to fall to Yeh Jialing; it was Sky Emperor Media that forcefully pushed her into the main cast.

They conceded, considering Yeh Jialing’s popularity.

But now, with Sky Emperor Media and Shengshi Entertainment reaching a consensus, and the biggest investor changing to Ye Wanlan, the crew could finally completely replace Yeh Jialing!

"Is there something you need?" Yeh Jialing noticed that the producer and director were approaching her, feeling somewhat impatient, "Today’s filming has already finished."

She certainly wouldn’t work overtime.

"Teacher Yeh, I regret to inform you that you don’t need to come to the set tomorrow," the producer said indifferently. "Due to the negative impact you’ve brought upon us, you’ve caused immeasurable losses to the crew, and we are officially terminating your contract."

Yeh Jialing’s expression froze: "What?"

"It means you’re no longer needed for the lead role, you can completely rest from filming now," the producer asked politely. "Are you satisfied now?"

"What do you mean? When did I ever terminate my contract with you?" Yeh Jialing could hardly believe it, "That’s absolute nonsense!"

"Yeh Jialing, are you pretending or just being stupid?" The producer was getting impatient. "To put it nicely, it’s a contract termination; to put it bluntly, you’ve been replaced by the investor. Do I need to spell it out for you to understand?"

Yeh Jialing felt darkness encroaching, a buzzing in her ears, and she cried out in disbelief, "I’ve been replaced?"

How could she possibly be replaced when her own company, Sky Emperor Media, was one of the investors?

The producer couldn’t be bothered to waste more words with her and simply gestured: "Pack up and leave today. A new lead actress will be here to reshoot tomorrow. You’re no longer needed."

Yeh Jialing stood there, completely unable to comprehend how everything had changed in just a few hours!

In a panic, she grabbed her agent’s hand: "Sister Xu, what exactly is going on? How could I possibly be replaced? What about the company..."

The agent was clearly also panicked: "Right, let’s go back to the company. We’ll sort this out there, the company will surely help us..."

With only Yeh Jialing as her only artist, her being replaced was as good as putting a halt to her own work, wasn’t it?

At this time, the manager in charge of overseeing Yeh Jialing and others at Sky Emperor Entertainment also just found out that such a significant event had occurred.

"Director Guan!" The department manager was frantic. "Why didn’t you let them pay the breach of contract penalty? Isn’t that like losing both our principle and our interest? Besides, Yeh Jialing had already filmed a third of the drama!"

"What do you know?" Director Guan said coldly. "Without a Yeh Jialing, we can nurture a second one. Is she worth causing trouble with Shengshi Entertainment over? You’ve risen to the position of a manager yet you still have no foresight!"

Previously, they protected Yeh Jialing because the necklace incident only tarnished her public image.

In the entertainment industry, truly unblemished stars are too few, most carry some sort of scandal.

The memory of netizens isn’t permanent; as long as the controversy passed, Yeh Jialing wouldn’t be affected in the least.

But now, it was different.

Shengshi Entertainment made it clear that they intended to oppress Yeh Jialing for Nie Shuangyi’s sake, although Director Guan was not certain why Shengshi Entertainment wanted to do so.

But reason told him that the results obtained from letting go generously would be much better than clinging on stubbornly.

As businessmen, they had no permanent friends, only permanent interests.

How could Yeh Jialing compare to Shengshi Entertainment?

She wasn’t an actress holding mainstream awards in her grip!

Such a traffic star, Sky Emperor Media could promote as many as they wanted!

Losing an insignificant Yeh Jialing to gain the favor of Shengshi Entertainment’s new chairman was a very profitable deal.

Moreover, Director Guan had a hunch that the entertainment industry’s landscape was probably about to change too.

**

At the Lin Family Old House.

Lin Qingwen and Madam Lin were still grounded, not permitted to leave their room for meals.

"Ah Lan and Wenli are going to attend the physics competition summer training camp next week, right?" Lin Woyu mentioned with concern, "Eat more fish; studying physics is too brain-consuming."

The moment these words came out, Lin Yue incredulously looked towards Ye Wanlan and couldn’t help but burst into laughter: "You’re joining a physics competition? Are you there to perform acrobatics for everyone?"

Didn’t he know that Ye Wanlan had dropped out of school for three years, and that getting into No.7 Middle School was through the back door?

"Lin Yue!" Lin Woyu’s voice was stern, "Have you picked up your dad’s bad habits? If you can’t keep your mouth shut just after coming back, then you need not return at all."

"If I don’t return, then I don’t return." Lin Yue replied with pride. He slammed down his chopsticks and stormed out with a door slam.

Lin Qin frowned; she hesitated for two seconds but ultimately didn’t chase after him.

"Don’t mind him," Lin Woyu said, "Today’s fish is very fresh; eat more if you like it, next time I’ll ask them to prepare it again."

Ye Wanlan was very docile: "Thank you, Auntie."

After dinner, Lin Woyu took Lin Qin to practice the piano, while Ye Wanlan followed Lin Weilan into the study.

"Ah Lan, you did really well," Lin Weilan praised. "Others may have better resources than you, but they definitely don’t have your boldness and skills."

In just this short month, Pulling the Sky Company had already moved towards a larger market.

And among this, every move of Ye Wanlan’s could be called a risky one, which others would deliberate on time and again.

Ye Wanlan was silent for a moment, then smiled, "Maybe it’s already my instinct."

From her previous life to this one, every step she took was on the edge of a knife, where even a minor mistake could lead to a grave with no burial.

She couldn’t afford to make a mistake.

Even if everyone told her she could relax, she couldn’t.

"But Grandma still worries about you; you’re working too hard," Lin Weilan touched her hair and said softly, "You really don’t have to push yourself so much."

Ye Wanlan smiled again, "Although it’s tiring, I feel good when I’m tired. Grandma, if you really let me idle, I might not adjust well."

Now it was Lin Weilan’s turn to be silent. After a while, a tear glistened at the corner of her eye, "You really remind me of..."

"Grandma?" Ye Wanlan looked at her.

"Your father," Lin Weilan sighed softly. "And Jiayan... You remind me of them."

This was the first time Ye Wanlan heard Lin Weilan bring up Lin Jiayan on her own, "My father... where did he actually go? Hasn’t he ever told you?"

"No," Lin Weilan shook her head. "I don’t know where he went. In the first few years after he left home, he would send a postcard to the family every month to report his safety. But around the time you were born, I stopped receiving them."

Ye Wanlan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

That was eighteen years ago when Lin Jiayan cut off all contact with everyone.

Just what kind of person was Lin Weilan’s eldest son, Lin Jiayan?

And where was he now?

Though she was born with memories of her previous life and wasn’t a completely clueless infant.

Because Lin Jiayan disappeared before she was born, she had never met him.

And her mother in this life...

Ye Wanlan thought of a few things, her gaze slightly firming.

What exactly happened before she was born?

"Jiayan doesn’t like taking pictures; I don’t have many photos of him," Lin Weilan took out a faded leather wallet from a drawer and pulled out a photo, "This was taken on his coming-of-age ceremony, more than twenty years ago."

Ye Wanlan took it.

In the photo was a young man in the uniform of Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School, with a slight resemblance to her in his brows and eyes.

Through this photo, it was as if she faced the Lin Jiayan from many years ago.

Even though she had never met him, she could still feel the familiar and close pull of their blood.

"But I know Jiayan, as long as he is alive, he will definitely come back to find you," Lin Weilan looked at her intently, "Don’t hate your dad. He must have his reasons."

Ye Wanlan tucked the photo close to her heart and whispered, "I know, Grandma."

"That’s good, go take care of your things," Lin Weilan patted her shoulder, "Grandma is going to rest too."

**

The next day was Monday, and Ye Wanlan went to Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School for classes as usual.

She listened attentively to the history lesson and used the remaining time to deal with company matters.

Due to the necklace incident going viral, everyone in Pulling the Sky Company had been incredibly busy.

During break time, her classmates were also enthusiastically discussing the latest gossip.

"Sister Lan, have you been keeping up with the gossip recently? That thing about Yeh Jialing accusing others of what she’s guilty of, I used to like her portrayal of the princess so much, what an eye-opener."

"Me too, I never imagined that’s who she really was."

"Wow! Yeh Jialing got replaced, you guys check Weibo, which capital is so powerful to have her replaced?"

Ye Wanlan lifted her eyelashes and looked over.

[@YehJialingV: Never thought that there would be a scenario where someone brings in capital halfway through and replaces the lead actress. What’s the point of my efforts in filming? No matter how hard I try, I can’t compete with capital, can I?

@AnnusMirabilis official Weibo, you randomly replace me just for investment, then you could replace anyone else, who would dare to work with you after this?

I worked hard for a month filming for this drama, pouring my heart into it, and you treat my effort like this? Fine, I admit defeat, you win.]

The fans of Yeh Jialing felt very sorry for her and forwarded this post in droves.

[We’ll boycott ’Annus Mirabilis’ until the female lead is changed back, and we’ll keep boycotting every day!]