Chapter 130 : Chapter 130

Chapter 130: “Wanshu Zu would always give him time, it didn't matter even if things were delayed.”

System: “Host……”

“First, let me declare, this is not PUA.”

In the sea of consciousness, Chu Zu immediately explained in detail to the Little yellow chicken, “I admit this is not a normal way of handling things. But Li Yamin really did not act well, it was like he was sleepwalking.”

Chu Zu speculated that Li Yamin probably didn't put his mind on acting at all.

Whether you were gifted by heaven or had honed your skills through hard work, it was obvious at a glance whether you were putting your heart into it.

No one knew the difference better than Wanshu Zu.

Whether to part ways was another matter.

Currently, Li Yamin was still his artist, so Wanshu Zu would do what an agent should do:

Guarantee the artist's status in front of outsiders, pay attention to the artist's health, and inquire about the reasons for the artist's abnormal work state.

Wanshu Zu did all three things, it was just that the methods for the latter two were more aggressive.

This was not the plan from the beginning.

On the way here, Chu Zu had been thinking about how to treat Li Yamin.

This person was too troublesome.

Whether you were too gentle or too harsh with him, he would just be indifferent.

All the well-thought-out measures vanished completely upon seeing Li Yamin.

After Li Yamin opened the door, he quickly scanned the scene:

Shaking off the doctor, not seeing anyone, not eating, empty anti-inflammatory blister packs on the floor, a face still swollen after several days, and the listlessness caused by the pain.

—This was an idiot who would cause a huge mess because of a wisdom tooth.

His mouth was inflamed, he was in no mood to act, and even his lines were mumbled.

It was only because the lines were all in English that the director thought his accent had always been like that.

Wanshu Zu wasn't very angry at first; it wasn't the first time this ancestor had caused trouble.

He only started to explode after watching the rough cut of the movie, kicking all of Li Yamin's reactions out of his consideration and doing things his own comfortable way.

In any case, it was Li Yamin who had led him down the path of being an agent.

Parting ways was parting ways, but Wanshu Zu had no intention of hitting someone when they were down.

According to his current influence and Li Yamin's attitude towards him, he could really make the other party "leave with nothing."

So what if Li Yamin's older brother interfered?

He believed he could handle it flawlessly.

The reality was that Li Yamin no longer needed anyone's help in his career, and Wanshu Zu being dragged along was just a waste of time and energy.

Just like this trip to New Zealand.

Wanshu Zu originally had other work.

The script for "SUNSET" was clearly set in a modern context, and the filming location should have been dominated by a city atmosphere with skyscrapers.

But the director wanted a starkly contrasting visual feel between the scenes before and after the courtroom.

The detective had no understanding of the refinement and filth of the upper-class circle; what surrounded him had always been a relaxed, slow-paced life.

Only when it was time to shoot the courtroom scenes and the final few key scenes would the crew return to New York to complete the subsequent filming.

—This was the official statement that could be used as a publicity stunt.

In reality, Netflix had another project in New Zealand, with a production cost more than five times that of "SUNSET."

Netflix intended for Wanshu Zu to join their business empire as well, and introduced him to that director.

The treatment of directors in Hollywood varied greatly.

Some directors could only submit their own project proposals and wait for the company to slowly pick from their library, or rely on low-budget films to establish their directing style.

If they were lucky enough, and a confirmed project happened to be missing a director, the company might contact them for a detailed discussion.

Some directors were the core of the entire movie.

They were experienced enough to carry the project themselves, and could in turn choose from the olive branches extended to them.

This was enough to represent their resources and reputation in the circle.

Whether as an agent or the head of an entertainment company, it was necessary to build a good relationship with such directors.

It was really difficult for Chinese artists to achieve global fame, the channels were pitifully few.

Now, there were plenty of opportunities in front of Wanshu Zu—but he had to first deal with the mess Li Yamin made, which shouldn't have happened in the first place.

Developing separately was undoubtedly the best decision, and now Li Yamin was not only dragging him down... he was also messing up his own career.

How could Wanshu Zu not be furious?

Chu Zu felt that his words and actions were fine, but the Little yellow chicken was hopping and pacing in his sea of consciousness, looking deeply troubled.

The system listened to his explanation and continued: “Don't be nervous, I was just trying to say—let's wear gloves next time, that Li Yamin looks so dirty, he doesn't even shave his beard.”

It asked with concern, “Did it prick your hand?”

Chu Zu: “……It was alright.”

The system said resentfully: “You're too nice to him. If you ask me, that guy just needs to be taught a lesson. How could he put on a wronged face in front of you? Seeing it makes me want to slap him a couple of times!”

The Little yellow chicken's double standards had always been there for all to see.

Every time Chu Zu felt he might be a bit too aggressive, it would offer its opinion as a conservative: I don't think you're aggressive enough.

So what could Chu Zu do?

He could only suppress a laugh and say "right."

Now that the person was behaving, Chu Zu found someone to contact a doctor.

Li Yamin's wisdom tooth was still inflamed and couldn't be dealt with.

They could only wait for the inflammation to go down before having it extracted, followed by two or three days of recovery time.

He also needed a full-body check-up.

This person had evolved from tormenting others to tormenting himself, and his poor health was visible to the naked eye.

After a series of arrangements, Li Yamin was like he was possessed, saying nothing but "okay."

While Chu Zu was on the phone arranging things, he would just stare at him intently.

If the room had been turned into a garbage dump by him, then he was the ghost in the garbage dump, his ghostly aura rushing straight to the top of his head.

Seeing this made the Little yellow chicken want to speak wildly even more.

It was reminded of several old acquaintances who also stared at the host with a similar look.

Perhaps because he was used to being stared at, Chu Zu had no extra reaction and just found a clean place to stand.

……

“Get the wisdom tooth pulled, and get your state of mind in order as soon as possible.”

“I'll get a reporter to come tomorrow, all the statements will be given to you in advance.”

“Don't boss Nora around anymore.”

“I'm only staying in New Zealand for a week, then I'm heading back to China. You follow the crew, and find yourself a private lawyer after you get back from New York.”

While listening to the first few sentences, Li Yamin only said "okay."

But when the last sentence was finished, as soon as the words fell, Li Yamin showed obvious confusion: “Why?”

Meeting Wanshu Zu's gaze, Li Yamin's dark eyes flickered.

He bit his lip again, and spoke more haltingly than ever before.

His Adam's apple moved noticeably.

“Why should I find a private lawyer?”

“Don't give me that nonsense, you know why,” Wanshu Zu said, “I'll talk to you again before I return to the country.”

“Li Yamin, your brain is not for decoration, you need to think it through yourself.”

For a while, neither of them spoke again, just looking into each other's eyes.

The sound of rain came from outside the window, going from faint to fierce in just half a minute.

Nature was always more unreasonable than people.

It took them several years to go from being close friends to needing to hire private lawyers.

Looking at it this way, this friendship could be considered long-lasting.

Then, a knock on the door sounded, and Zhao Zhen raised her voice from outside: “Dinner is ready, boss, the crew's car is waiting outside.”

“You have five minutes to get yourself together, shave your beard clean.”

Wanshu Zu spoke first, and as he spoke, Li Yamin's shoulders tensed up again.

“You'll sit next to me at dinner, Nora will be on my other side. You won't like the conversation at the table, but—”

Li Yamin said in a hoarse voice: “But you don't care if I like it or not.”

Wanshu Zu: “Right, I don't care anymore.”

Outside the door, Zhao Zhen waited anxiously.

She had witnessed Li Yamin's temper, which was chaotic when he was unhappy.

The team that came with him had held on for a few days, getting worn out between the crew and Li Yamin.

Several experienced assistants couldn't take it, worrying so much they couldn't sleep at night, and those with slightly weaker stress tolerance had broken down a few times.

But they couldn't just quit.

They were still abroad, and even running away would be time-consuming and laborious.

Zhao Zhen wasn't sure if Wanshu Zu could pacify Li Yamin.

This big boss of hers was also a hardliner.

If things really got more unpleasant, it would be their group who suffered.

Zhao Zhen was terrified.

After delivering the message about dinner, she waited outside, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Suddenly the door opened, and Wanshu Zu walked out, closing it behind him.

Zhao Zhen quickly said: “Boss!”

Wanshu Zu nodded: “Wait five minutes for him.”

Seeing his calm expression, Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief as if she had been granted a pardon.

Li Yamin didn't make them wait the full five minutes.

In less than three minutes, he came out of the room.

As instructed by Wanshu Zu, Li Yamin had changed into a clean and tidy shirt, shaved his beard, and tidied his hair.

His expression was a bit dazed, his face misty with water, looking slightly rushed, as if he didn't want to make the people outside wait too long.

Wanshu Zu glanced at him twice, then turned and walked away.

Li Yamin immediately wanted to follow, but Zhao Zhen braced herself and stepped forward: “Li Yamin, your shirt buttons… seem to be buttoned wrong.”

Li Yamin was taken aback and looked down.

They were indeed buttoned wrong.

Chu Zu saw the adult Nora.

The little girl had changed completely.

When she was little, she was chubby, with soft flesh on her face and body.

She wore her hair in little braids tied with light-colored ribbons.

When she ran, she would stumble, and the braids would swing on her shoulders.

Now Nora was about the same height as Marcus—of course, partly because she was wearing high heels—she still had a babyface, but it was more angular than her brother's, and light makeup was enough to highlight her superior features.

She wasn't the type to be beautiful at first glance, but she had a lot of charisma, a sharpness and distance cultivated in a high-efficiency, high-competition environment.

Upon seeing Wanshu Zu walk out of the detached house, Nora, who was waiting by the car, immediately broke into a smile.

All sense of distance vanished, replaced by the innocent clarity she had when holding the big brother's hand on the street.

She didn't even size up this neighbor-brother she hadn't seen in many years.

Her high heels stepped into a puddle on the ground, and she didn't care about the dirty water splashing on her calves.

In a few steps, she ran in front of Wanshu Zu, holding the umbrella in her hand higher than the man.

“Long time no see.”

Wanshu Zu naturally took the umbrella from her hand, tilted it a bit towards her, and while greeting her, walked towards the car where a teeth-grinding Marcus Li was, “Marcus has been very worried about you the whole way.”

Nora had no sense of boundaries with Wanshu Zu, nor did she find the man unfamiliar.

She had always heard all sorts of things about Wanshu Zu from Marcus, and although they hadn't been in contact for a long time, just from her brother's attitude, she could tell a lot.

“That's not what Marcus told me.”

Nora said, “He said you were going to sue me and told me to figure it out myself. He was definitely the first one to mention suing, I know him too well.”

Through the downpour, Marcus could clearly hear his sister's complaint, as well as his buddy's lukewarm sentence: “You really shouldn't have done it, Nora. You need to apologize to Yamin.”

Nora immediately replied: “I think so too.”

Marcus: “……”

That's not what you said to me!

It was only a few steps from the detached house to the car.

Wanshu Zu held the umbrella by the car, blocking the door frame, and let Nora get in first.

When he closed the umbrella, Wanshu Zu's shoulder was mostly wet.

He and Nora took the back seat, and Marcus could only be relegated to the front passenger seat.

The driver was a dedicated driver hired by the crew.

The car was full.

Only then did Li Yamin and Zhao Zhen arrive late.

Zhao Zhen had to jog to keep up with Li Yamin's pace.

Before she could open her umbrella, Li Yamin had already stepped into the rain.

By the time he reached the car, Wanshu Zu happened to roll down the window.

Nora's voice came from inside, sounding very happy.

“I brought a lot of gifts, and also things Mom asked me to bring for Zu. After dinner, Marcus, you can help me move them,” Nora said.

Marcus: “The gifts aren't for me.”

Nora: “Are you helping or not?”

Marcus swallowed his anger: “Only the things from Mom.”

Wanshu Zu glanced at Li Yamin from inside the car: “You go with Zhao Zhen.”

After speaking, he rolled up the window, and the black car quickly disappeared into the rain.

Zhao Zhen hurriedly chased after him.

She wasn't tall enough and had to stand on her tiptoes to hold the umbrella, which was a bit of a struggle.

Moreover, Li Yamin was almost completely soaked, rainwater dripping down his lowered eyelashes.

He belatedly realized, Wanshu Zu would always give him time, it didn't matter even if things were delayed, Wanshu Zu would get angry and scold him, then drag him along to finish everything that wasn't done.

It was the same now, Wanshu Zu said the talk would be in a week, and the time he was given to get ready was five minutes.

Li Yamin realized something was wrong and, for a rare change, was early.

And then there was nothing.

They were going to dinner, Wanshu Zu did not say he would wait for him.

So he left first, with his friends.

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