Entertainment: Starting with a complete collapse

"Bro, will that affect the box office performance of 'The Terror Live'?!"

Huang Yun hurriedly pressed for an answer.

"It will be a little painful."

Huang Min closed his notebook, stood up, and walked out with his sister while laughing and saying, "But the impact is limited. Ever since your former sister-in-law spent a lot of money to reveal that I was the director of 'The Terror Live' before its release, even though I used other directors to promote it, many viewers already knew. So whether Yang Dong says it or not won't have much of an impact."

I just stepped out of the study.

Huang Min's phone rang.

He took it out and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. Huang Min pressed a few buttons to connect.

"Is this Director Huang? I'm Li Yan, Yang Dong's agent."

As soon as the call connected, the woman on the other end introduced herself and said sincerely, "I'm so sorry, I apologize for Yang Dong's irrationality. Lin Wan called him before, asking him to help release the news that you directed 'The Terror Live,' which I explicitly forbade. I didn't expect Lin Wan to call him again the next day. This time I was unaware of it, and Yang Dong agreed because he felt sorry. I'm really sorry. Not long ago, I deleted the video of Yang Dong's interview."

"Are you trying to make me say it's okay!?"

Huang Min countered with a question.

"this……"

Li Yan was speechless for a moment.

"Alright, you don't need to say so much to me. Let Yang Dong continue."

Huang Min laughed and said, "I'm afraid of these things because I've even dared to hang myself. You remind him for me that I've remembered this debt. I hope he takes good care of his health and doesn't die young, otherwise I won't be able to find anyone to take revenge on."

Done.

Huang Min didn't want to hear Li Yan's insincere apology anymore.

Celebrities are like this: they either choose to keep quiet, or once they post comments or say something in an interview, it's not something that can be resolved with a simple apology. It's already been spread, so what's the point of deleting the original video? Do they really think Huang Min is still the same Huang Min they used to be, so easy to fool?

In the living room.

Li Yan, dressed as a middle-aged woman, held her phone and looked at Yang Dong, who was sitting on the sofa smiling at her, and said, "This Huang Min now..."

"It's not quite the same as before, is it!?"

Before she could finish speaking, Yang Dong, who possessed both a rugged and gentle appearance, smiled and said, "I felt it too. Since leaving the hospital, I've gained a sharpness I didn't have before."

"Then why are you helping Lin Wan!"

Li Yan said angrily, "I told you long ago that there was no need to get involved in Lin Wan's mess. Now look what's happened, Huang Min said he won't let you off the hook."

"I would be worried if a different director directed it."

Yang Dong picked up a mandarin orange from the fruit bowl on the coffee table, peeled it, and casually said, "I admit that 'The Terror Live' was very well made, but who knows if he can make similar works in the future? A director with only one representative work is not so scary, besides..."

As he spoke, Yang Dong tore off the tangerine peel, popped a segment into his mouth, and looked lost in some memory with a melancholy gaze. His voice came through the line: "I know it's best not to speak up at this time. Like you said, how would I, a former classmate, know the truth about what's going on between the couple? But since Lin Wan asked me for help, I won't distinguish between right and wrong. My father passed away a long time ago, leaving my mother to raise me alone. Luckily, I got into the performing arts academy. When I first entered university, a classmate brought a bag of..."

Yang Dong paused for a moment, shaking the tangerine in his hand: "The first time I ate this, I thought it was an orange. But as soon as I opened my mouth, everyone in my class laughed at me. Only Lin Wan didn't laugh at me; she even smiled and explained to me the origin of the tangerine and the difference between it and an orange. Later, when I was eating in the cafeteria, she saw that I was eating lightly and directly lent me five thousand yuan. I refused at the time, but do you know what she said?!"

Before Li Yan could speak, Yang Dong gave the answer with a smile: "She said that since you eat so lightly and are so thin, it's not certain that any director would be interested in you. She insisted that I keep the money, saying that I could pay her back when I made money later. Later, a male director invited her to film a male-female relationship, and because it involved a male-female relationship, she recommended me. That time, the total was only eight thousand. I felt that since she introduced me to the job, and I just stood next to her and took a few pictures with her, I didn't put in much effort, so five hundred would be about right. Do you know how much Lin Wan gave me...?"

It had already gotten dark outside the window.

The sound of rain that was pouring down not long ago has stopped without us even noticing, and even the wind has ceased to be heard.

Yang Dong's voice gradually became hoarse, and a thin mist seemed to be painted over the depths of his eyes.

He took a deep breath, suppressing his surging emotions, and laughed, "She gave me four thousand, how could I possibly accept it? But she insisted on giving it to me, saying that it's only right for classmates to help each other. I've never forgotten those words. Actually... whether Huang Min was slandered by her or not, I don't care at all, and I won't bother to figure out who's right or wrong. I only care that Lin Wan asked me for help, and within my capabilities, I will definitely help."

"You may not have changed, but Lin Wan has really changed."

Li Yan said earnestly.

"That's Huang Min's problem. He didn't manage his wife well. Lin Wan, such a good woman, became bad after marrying him, so he has to take responsibility. He deserves to be slandered."

Yang Dong replied without hesitation.

"You're being a bit unreasonable."

Li Yan was both amused and exasperated.

"Why should I reason with him?!"

Yang Dong looked at his agent with a strange expression and asked, "He married Lin Wan and then let her end up like this. When he was first discharged from the hospital, I told reporters that sometimes he really needs to look for the reasons within himself."

After finishing one tangerine, Yang Dong peeled another: "Lin Wan doesn't like him writing or staying home to paint, so fine, he shouldn't write or paint. What has he done? It's like he can't live without writing those few stinky characters. He puts on this detached act all day long, but who is he trying to impress? He's a man; he doesn't need to be a saint, he needs ambition. Lin Wan makes him drink with the director, so he goes! He won't die from drinking. She makes him give gifts to the director or producer during holidays, so he gives them! A man who didn't even finish high school, what could he possibly want to do? He has to pick up this arrogant attitude. This society is all about personal connections. He puts on airs, so even if someone has a good role, they won't give it to him. The year before last, I went to his house and saw him painting. I wanted to smash his paintbrush. Does he really think he's some kind of artist? He's just an actor. Instead of making more money while he's young, he's just indulging in that kind of flashy but impractical stuff."

"..."

Li Yan sighed and said, "Alright, stop talking. I hope 'The Terror Live' is the only good work Huang Min has ever made. If he makes another one, your future will be much harder."

"Let's wait until he finishes filming it."