Who says Beijing Film Academy has no great directors? (2002)

Zhao Jian drooped his eyelids helplessly. He couldn't talk back anymore, or he might get himself involved.

"Fine, I'll do as you say, okay?"

Zhang Jizhong was still angry and ignored him, pouting.

The glass broke, so he grabbed the bottle on the table and poured it into his mouth, taking a big gulp of beer before he felt better.

"What a damn bad year!" First, Liu Yifei had her nationality issue exposed, and then my own production team produced an idiot.

Will this show not have any more problems?

Upon receiving the news, Chen Yan arranged for someone to buy him a plane ticket and headed straight for Jiuzhaigou overnight.

After a 6 or 7-hour journey, we arrived at our destination at 5 a.m. the next day.

Liu Yifei also left the hospital and went back to her hotel to rest. The doctor said it was nothing serious, but she needed to rest for two days.

Liu Xiaoli pushed her daughter in a wheelchair the entire time.

She understood everything when she heard someone call her "American" that day, and when she came back and asked her mother, she found out that her nationality issue had been exposed.

It turns out that Mom's absent-mindedness these past two days was because of this matter.

She smiled and comforted Liu Xiaoli, saying, "Mom, it's okay. It's the truth. Let them talk. I don't care."

"And Chen Yan even helped me change my nationality back."

Liu Yifei's words were gentle yet powerful, like a sponge gently wiping away Liu Xiaoli's worries.

My daughter is too easygoing, she's kind to everything in the world, and she has no sharp edges.

She stroked her daughter's forehead: "It's best that you can figure it out on your own. Chen Yan even called me specifically to tell me not to tell you, because he was afraid you would be sad."

Liu Yifei smiled, her eyes narrowed. She knew it must be Chen Yanqian's doing.

"Then I have to blame him for twisting my ankle, hehe."

Liu Xiaoli said reproachfully, "You're blaming him? He's been so worried about you."

Liu Yifei pursed her lips, then chuckled again a moment later.

Seeing that she really didn't mind, Liu Xiaoli finally felt relieved.

From the moment Liu Xiaoli received Chen Yan's call, she was constantly worried, afraid that her daughter would be upset by the news online, and even more afraid that she would blame herself.

However, Liu Yifei never mentioned this matter from beginning to end, as if it was never a big deal to her.

"You've grown up, my good daughter." Liu Xiaoli pinched her daughter's soft cheek.

Liu Yifei made a strange sound: "Ugh! My mouth... I'm drooling!"

Liu Xiaoli quickly released her face and even checked her hands to make sure there was no water.

He widened his eyes slightly, "You're lying to me, aren't you!"

Liu Yifei stuck out her tongue, feigning innocence. She just wanted to cheer her up because her mother seemed downcast.

Liu Xiaoli rolled her eyes at her daughter and said, "Go and rest. The more you rest, the sooner you'll get better."

As she spoke, she reached out and pushed her daughter back into the bedroom.

The next day, when Chen Yan knocked on the door, Liu Xiaoli was awake, but Liu Yifei was still asleep.

My daughter has been filming intensely lately and is very tired, so she takes a break whenever she has a spare moment.

When Liu Xiaoli opened the door, she didn't even recognize him for a moment. Chen Yan always looked neat and upright in her eyes.

But Chen Yan looked exhausted, his clothes were wrinkled, clearly he had rushed here overnight without rest, and there were even a few bloodshot eyes.

The first thing she asked was, "Auntie, how is Xixi?"

Liu Xiaoli covered half of her mouth with her hand. When she saw Chen Yan, her tense and sensitive emotions of the past few days seemed to explode all at once.

Seeing Liu Xiaoli's remorseful expression, Chen Yan didn't immediately press her for answers, but instead gave Liu's mother time to adjust her emotions.

After a while, Liu Xiaoli took a deep breath: "Qianqian is much better, you can come in first."

Chen Yan entered the house and first looked into one of the rooms. Liu Yifei was clearly still asleep, so Chen Yan slowed down.

Liu Xiaoli then remembered to ask, "Xiao Chen, what brings you here? Did you know Qianqian twisted her ankle?"

After a series of events yesterday, Liu Yifei immediately told her mother not to tell Chen Yan about twisting her ankle and being scolded.

Liu Xiaoli thought Chen Yan didn't know anything, but she didn't expect him to fly over the next day.

"Zhang Jizhong told me." Chen Yan sounded somewhat indifferent when he mentioned Zhang Jizhong's name. He had clearly given him instructions beforehand, but the big-bearded guy still messed it up. He was quite annoyed with the big-bearded guy now.

He still owed favors, but now the tables have turned and the big bearded man owes himself a favor!

Liu Xiaoli frowned deeply: "Sigh, it's all my fault. I was a bit tired that day and didn't go with them. It was Xiaoming who called me and that's when I found out that Qianqian twisted her ankle."

"Huang Xiaoming?" Chen Yan asked again.

Liu Xiaoli nodded. "Yes, he's a good kid. We owe him a lot."

"Okay, I've got it." Chen Yan took the favor upon himself.

Liu Xiaoli wouldn't find it strange now.

Seeing that Liu Xiaoli had been talking for a while without getting to the point, Chen Yan asked directly, "Auntie, do you know who insulted Qianqian?"

"Um... he was an assistant director, but I fought back. I slapped him!" Liu Xiaoli said, her eyes blazing as she gestured with her hand.

It was as if the person had been slapped in the air again.

"Auntie, you're as charming as ever!" Chen Yan smiled. He remembered that when the extras in the Condor Heroes crew bullied Qianqian, they couldn't find the culprit, which made Aunt Liu so angry that she slapped the assistant director twice.

Chen Yan was originally scheduled to come and personally oversee the filming of this scene, but unexpectedly, Aunt Liu ended up protecting Qianqian and slapping a certain assistant director.

It seems that an assistant director in the Condor Heroes production team is destined to get slapped.

When Chen Yan brought it up, Liu Xiaoli blushed a little: "I was so angry at the time, I didn't think about so many things."

Looking back, I realize I shouldn't have acted so impulsively.

Chen Yan affirmed, "It's alright, you did a good job slapping me. I even think I hit you too lightly."

Liu Xiaoli looked at Chen Yan in shock, then suddenly laughed.

Chen Yan chatted with Liu Xiaoli about other things, and asked if anyone else in the crew was making things difficult for Qianqian besides this person.

Suddenly, Chen Yan called out "Auntie".

Liu Xiaoli looked up at Chen Yan, "What's wrong?"

Chen Yan tried to make the suggestion in a gentle manner: "Auntie, I'd like to hire a few assistants for Qianqian and you. I was worried you'd feel uncomfortable, so I didn't get involved much, but now it seems we really need to hire a few more people."

Liu Xiaoli thought about it for a moment and felt that it made sense.

He nodded in agreement, "Please get two more for Sisi, I don't need any."

"Auntie, let's invite them all at once. Otherwise, Qianqian won't feel at ease seeing herself with other people while you're all alone."

"Of course, I'm worried too."

Sure enough, Liu Xiaoli's attitude softened when Chen Yan mentioned Liu Yifei.

"One is fine then, no more." Liu Xiaoli really wasn't used to people looking at her.

"Okay, it's settled then." Chen Yan made the final decision.

Liu Xiaoli got up. "Oh, right, I'll go wake up Qianqian."

"No need, let her sleep." Chen Yan knew that her way of conserving energy was through sleep.

When you've had a good night's sleep, you won't dwell on these unpleasant things.