Chapter 1538 - 780: Sudden News
Ex-relationships are always awkward.
Zhou Yun feels that Wen Bing intentionally tries to avoid this awkwardness.
He Wenyun’s path has actually been very successful.
If she had debuted in China, acting, she might not have become an international blockbuster female lead as quickly as she has now.
In other words, it would be very, very difficult.
And with her current acting skills and status, the possibility of collaborating with Wen Bing in the future is not entirely out of reach.
Wen Bing is currently filming with New Shield, but New Shield has made it clear they’re expanding into the international market.
If New Shield truly wants to further penetrate the international market in the future, a Chinese actress like He Wenyun, who has already made a name for herself in Hollywood, is an unavoidable collaboration.
As a major director of New Shield, would Wen Bing bypass this collaboration?
Can he bypass it?
These thoughts flashed through Zhou Yun’s mind.
...
Zhou Yun picked a few cucumbers, intending to make herself some shredded cucumber salad.
Wang Zilin saw this and asked in surprise, "Xiao Yun, are you going to eat cold shredded cucumber salad now?"
Zhou Yun said, "Yes."
This was a snack she made for herself, without sugar or oil, to control her weight.
Wang Zilin smiled at Zhou Yun and said, "The weather is too cold. Don’t make too much, it might hurt your stomach."
Zhou Yun nodded, saying, "I’ll just make a little to eat, I’m hungry."
Wang Zilin, hearing she was hungry, asked, "I have some beef jerky here. Do you want to eat it?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yun’s eyes lit up and she said, "Yes!"
Wang Zilin took out several individually wrapped packages of beef jerky from her bag and gave them to Zhou Yun.
"It’s your assistant who gave them to me." She said.
Zhou Yun: "Xiaoyun? Then this must be her homemade beef jerky."
Wang Zilin was surprised at this.
"Really?"
"Yes, you see, they’re all in clear plastic packaging without any markings." Zhou Yun laughed, "She often makes these snacks, but because I’m afraid I can’t control myself, I don’t let her hold them for me."
Wang Zilin said, "I thought so, this beef jerky is indeed delicious."
"I was just looking for her, her bag is full of snacks." Zhou Yun said, "I don’t know where she went."
Wang Zilin: "I just bumped into her ten minutes ago. She took the crew’s car to the town, said she needed to buy something."
Zhou Yun: "I see."
Wang Zilin suddenly remembered something and said to Zhou Yun, "Gu Huaichun’s team said he’d arrive tomorrow afternoon."
Zhou Yun was overjoyed.
"He’s arriving tomorrow?"
"Yes." Wang Zilin nodded, "I asked the director how to shoot, but the director hasn’t decided yet. Because Gu Huaichun’s schedule is quite tight, we only arranged three days with his team. When the director comes up with a plan, I’ll have the coordinator schedule his scenes initially."
Since Zhou Yun is the absolute lead actress of the movie, Wang Zilin felt the need to tell Zhou Yun about the filming plans, to keep her informed and avoid any disagreements later.
Zhou Yun said, "Okay, you guys go ahead with the arrangements; I’ll cooperate with your plan."
Wang Zilin nodded with a smile, saying alright.
Filming with Zhou Yun, Wang Zilin felt genuinely delighted and relaxed, without any troubles.
"Yuk Chu?" Zhou Yun suddenly remembered, "When is she coming?"
Wang Zilin said, "Her team hasn’t given me a definite time yet, saying they’re still trying to get leave from the group she’s currently filming with."
Yuk Chu’s schedule is a bit harder to coordinate than Gu Huaichun’s.
Zhou Yun nodded.
After finishing with Wang Zilin, she turned into the house to go to the bathroom, only to hear Wen Bing’s voice from the window on the right as soon as she reached the bathroom door.
"What do you mean by this? Must you do this?"
He was still speaking in English.
Zhou Yun immediately reacted, realizing Wen Bing might be on the phone with his girlfriend.
"I’m filming a movie; I can’t fly over to accompany you right now." Wen Bing said angrily, "If you must accuse me on Twitter, then go ahead!"
...
Listening to Wen Bing’s exasperated voice, Zhou Yun blinked in surprise.
Lucy is a dramatic and troublesome woman, as Zhou Yun knows, having experienced it while filming "Female Assassin."
Zhou Yun has always felt they were completely unsuitable. However, Wen Bing had thrown himself into the relationship with Lucy passionately back then. They broke up messily, and even after getting back together, it seems the problems persist.
Based on Wen Bing’s words, Lucy appears to be threatening to accuse him on Twitter?
Zhou Yun was at a loss for words.
If love between partners leads to threats in front of the whole world, what’s the point of being in a relationship?
It’s not like they’re married and need to use the power of public opinion to divide their assets.
Wen Bing’s voice continued from outside: "How many times do I have to tell you? Zhou Yun and I are not how you think. If we had feelings for each other, we would’ve been together long ago. I’ve always been just friends with her. Your jealousy is simply terrifying. Say what you will; spread rumors; whatever you wish. Do you think I’m afraid of you?"
Zhou Yun: "..."
Once again caught in the crossfire.
Lucy still believes there’s something going on between her and Wen Bing...
Zhou Yun didn’t want to keep listening.
She turned and left without entering the bathroom.
She went to Xiuxiu’s house and used her toilet.
Back in the yard, Zhou Yun ran into Wen Bing.
He had a troubled and annoyed expression.
Zhou Yun knew what he was upset about but didn’t want him to know she’d overheard his phone call, or he’d be even more troubled.
She could only pretend to be oblivious, smiling as she asked, "Are we still shooting in the morning?"
"No." Wen Bing said, "I asked Yi Zhe and others to shoot some empty shots while I write the script for the next couple of days. Old Wang mentioned Gu Huaichun is coming tomorrow."
"Okay, sounds good." Zhou Yun nodded.
Wen Bing: "Oh, are you still making lunch yourself at noon? I’ll have them shoot some more."
"Either way is fine," Zhou Yun said, "It’s good to have more material."
Wen Bing: "Yao Yuanfeng has always wanted me to show him the material we’ve shot so far, but I’ve refused."
"Showing him the current footage won’t reveal much. I’ve come to realize this film’s actual shooting is only half the work; the other half depends on post-production dubbing and editing." Zhou Yun said, "This largely relies on your final polishing."
"Yes." Wen Bing nodded.
Deep down, Zhou Yun had some worries.
When this film is released, will it be too artsy for people? Too much like a PPT?
With long monologues and no dramatic interactions, lacking story progression.
Frankly, Zhou Yun was uneasy.
Yet, she couldn’t share her concerns with Wen Bing.
She has to be Wen Bing’s greatest supporter.
Zhou Yun could only keep telling herself that since she chose to participate in this film, she should fully trust Wen Bing.
That’s all she could do.
She didn’t know how Wen Bing would handle the situation with Lucy, but similarly, she could only trust Wen Bing to manage it all properly.
At that moment, Zhou Lan called.
She said she heard a rumor that "Killing Song" plans to replace her.