Chapter 612: Chapter 453: Two Tigers (Part 2)
"Yeah, at the beginning of the year, when Ning Yao terminated her contract and left, it caused the stock price to plummet, and I heard President He was summoned to the headquarters and got a scolding from the chairman."
"Ruxue also refuses to renew her contract."
"We no longer have any notable female artists."
"I hope that Xiao Yun can hold on."
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Zhou Yun had been hiding in the cubicle, waiting for the two people to leave before she came out.
Unexpectedly, she didn’t hear anyone gossiping about her behind her back, but the content of the conversation was also dispiriting.
A gloom spread across her spirits.
In the evening, Zhou Yun and Zhou Lan had dinner at a restaurant.
Zhou Lan said hello to Yuning, indicating that this dinner wouldn’t be filmed.
Yuning was easygoing. He nodded, packed up his things, and returned to the car.
Zhou Yun had gone through such a big ordeal, so Zhou Lan obviously had some off-camera things to say to her.
Likewise, Zhou Yun’s ordeal was something the production crew had never anticipated.
The footage they’d captured these days was much more than expected, and they weren’t lacking in explosive show content.
After everyone left, Zheng Xiaojue said, "Sister Lan, Sister Xiao Yun, I’ll wait for you in the car."
Zhou Lan stopped her and said, "Stay here, there are some things you should hear too."
Xiaoju uttered an "oh" and sat down.
"We’ve done the necessary responses and sent out the legal letters, but to little effect. For the coming period, I suggest we keep a low profile; it’s about time to join the film crew and shoot anyway. We’ll wait for this matter to blow over before we slowly resume public activities," Zhou Lan said.
Zhou Yun nodded, with no objections.
Zhou Lan said, "Xiao Yun, don’t take this to heart too much. Every celebrity who becomes popular can’t avoid getting slandered; it’s an unavoidable path."
"Okay," Zhou Yun nodded.
Even Zheng Xiaojue could tell that Zhou Yun was in a terrible mood.
"Sister Lan, don’t worry about me. I’ll manage my mood myself, but I just can’t help taking it to heart right now," Zhou Yun said with a bitter smile, "I’m hungry, let’s eat first."
Hearing Zhou Yun say this, Zhou Lan didn’t know what else to say.
After eating, they prepared to leave the restaurant. At the entrance, they bumped into a couple who was about to come in for a meal.
The wife, upon seeing Zhou Yun, changed her expression and tightened her grip on her husband’s arm.
The implication was both complex and simple.
Zhou Yun heard the wife say in a lowered voice, "Did you see that? That person just now looked like that actress who slept with the director."
She laughed at herself.
Powerless to explain, unable to refute.
Even though encounters like this happened, Zhou Yun didn’t confine herself to her home.
In fact, she did care and would feel hurt inside, but she forced herself to go out normally, attend acting classes at the company, participate in the script reading for "Eighth Heartbeat," meet with Xiaowen to discuss costumes for the drama, invite Yuk Chu over for dinner, and record "After the Scandal."
She didn’t pretend that she was in a good state and unaffected, but she made herself stay spirited and not admit defeat easily.
Yuk Chu stayed with her at home for an entire day, playing video games, Movie Watching, and they even went to the supermarket together to buy groceries, then came back to cook, fry dishes, and share laughs.
As night fell, Zhou Yun walked Yuk Chu downstairs.
Yuk Chu said, "Shall I take a walk with you?"
They had photographers following them.
Zhou Yun took Yuk Chu’s hand and said, "Sure."
"Actually, it’s quite good. You were so busy the past few months, totally exhausted. It’s just right to take a few days off and rejuvenate before you go film," Yuk Chu said.
"Yes," Zhou Yun nodded.
Yuk Chu didn’t continue.
"When will you finish filming ’Eighth Heartbeat’?" Yuk Chu asked.
"Until the end of September."
"That’s quite a while. When I have time, I’ll come and visit the set."
"Sure, but you’ll be joining your crew soon, right? When will you have the time?" Zhou Yun said, "You’re just teasing me with a grand promise."
"My next show doesn’t have many scenes for me and the schedule is pretty relaxed," Yuk Chu said. "Just tell me whatever you want to eat or need, and I’ll bring it to you."
"I’m filming a contemporary drama, not going to some desolate wilderness," Zhou Yun laughed.
"You’re rejecting my heartfelt offer to bring you warmth," Yuk Chu teased with a sideways glance.
"Cut it out. If you hadn’t sent me a phone case just like Song Chi’s, the rumors about him and me wouldn’t have spread so wildly."