The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul-Chapter 35 - 34. Shes at it again

Chapter 35: 34. She’s at it again!

Chapter 35: 34. She’s at it again!

The Capital.

In the CBD area, located at the heart of the city’s commercial hub, high-rise buildings shot up into the sky like a row of majestic giants, bathed in the brilliant sunlight.

Two rows of overpasses soared into the heavens, with the orderly array of shops and office buildings showcasing an elaborate and intricate grandeur.

By 8:30 in the morning, office workers in suits or shirts began to make their way into their respective work zones.

And among this cluster of sky-piercing office buildings, the Cloudscape Technology Building was the most conspicuous.

At the top floor, the CEO office.

Jing Yu was quite surprised to receive a call from Old Master Xie. After he understood the task that was explained to him, he casually initiated a connection at his desk.

“Ask Assistant Jing to come over.”

“Sure, President Jing.”

Shortly after, Jing Bei, dressed in professional attire, knocked on the wooden door of the office.

“Come in.”

As Jing Yu’s deep male voice fell, his profound eyes slightly lifted, and his entire figure was rendered even more stern and resolute by the handmade black suit he wore.

Sometime later, a woman around twenty years old entered through the door; her crisp white shirt topped with a pure black skirt exuded a sense of efficiency and capability.

“President Jing, do you have any instructions?”

While Jing Yu mulled over Old Master Xie’s words and organized his thoughts, he gave his orders in a soft voice.

“Check if the Dongyu Subsidiary has invested in and begun filming for the ‘Journey Together’ variety show.”

“I remember the ‘Journey Together’ variety show; it indeed is a project invested and filmed by Dongyu Subsidiary. Currently, it’s doing quite well in the ratings… Is there an issue?”

Jing Yu shook his head, not revealing much, “Who’s in charge of this project?”

“It’s Director Lin Chuan. The Lin Family holds a 10% stake in Dongyu, and he personally established and started filming this variety show.”

The man sitting in the chair paused slightly as he held the pen, a hint of surprise flashing through his dark eyes.

Lin Chuan, so it was him.

“Give me his contact information and also notify the program team that after the latest episode of ‘Journey Together’ is edited, send the video to my email. It must not be leaked.”

“Understood. Do you have any other instructions, President Jing?”

“No, you may leave.”

Moments later, the office returned to housing just one person.

Jing Yu stood up and slowly walked towards the floor-to-ceiling windows. His tall silhouette stood in front of the spotless window, and a deep contemplation flashed through his profound eyes.

“Exquisite Plant…”

***

After returning from Yun Province, Tang Shu resumed attending her classes.

However, compared to the first week, she had added a new destination— the family quarters behind Medical University.

She had essentially become a frequent guest at Professor Yu’s home, mooching meals and drinks.

The elderly couple welcomed her very warmly, especially after Professor Yu had consumed the Concentrated Heart Jade Dew Pill, their regard for Tang Shu drastically increased.

“These pills of yours are quite effective; my wife and I have felt much lighter these past few days.”

These words were sincerely heartfelt.

Both elders were over seventy years old, and no matter how well-maintained their bodies were, they had their moments of disobedience.

However, ever since they had started using Tang Shu’s pills, the couple felt as if their bodies were naturally expelling toxins during their evening baths.

Of course, as a scientifically-minded traditional medicine scholar, Professor Yu didn’t attribute this to the pills immediately, regarding it as a mere coincidence.

Tang Shu served them bowls of rice porridge and smiled.

“If you think it’s helpful, that’s good. I made quite a lot a few days ago; I’ll bring over a few more bottles next time.”

“So you made quite a harvest in Yun Province? I’ll be frank with you, these past few days I’ve been studying a few remaining herbs from your pills. Could it be that there’s Exquisite Plant in them?”

Professor Yu put down his bowl and chopsticks, not even finishing his meal, and began an eager discussion with Tang Shu.

The latter nodded, a touch of surprise flickering in her eyes.

“You’re right, I did add Exquisite Plant in it.”

The Exquisite Plant has good medicinal properties, but its flavor is not distinctive, especially when mixed with Purple Ginseng—it’s quite hard to distinguish.

“Hahahaha— I guessed right, that old man Xie didn’t guess it either, said I was talking nonsense, I think he’s the one spouting rubbish. I’m still the smarter one!”

Tang Shu: “…”

Old Man Xie, who is that?

In her earlier years, Old Madam Yu also taught at the Medical University, but she was in the Chinese literature department. She retired at fifty to devote herself to looking after Professor Yu.

Now, hearing his words, she immediately shot him a sidelong glare.

“You and your mouth! Don’t talk like that in front of the child, show some respect for your age!”

Isn’t this a bad influence on the little girl?

She’s becoming less dignified with age.

It isn’t easy to meet a well-mannered young lady with the demeanor of a noble family. If she became infected by the old man’s lack of decorum, what would they do!

Under the powerful presence radiated by his spouse, Professor Yu immediately fell silent and started eating again with chopsticks in hand.

Tang Shu observed the interaction between the two, her eyes reflecting a hint of reminiscence.

This relationship, it’s just like my grandparents’.

***

On Wednesday, Cheng Ranran got Tang Shu up early in the morning; they rushed to the classroom without even having breakfast.

“Let me tell you, there’s a professional class by the counselor today, and you can’t miss it— the counselor’s temper isn’t that great.”

Ye Xiaohui followed two steps behind, nodding in agreement.

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“Chen Teacher is simply a non-discriminatory attacker, man, our professional class last Wednesday was really something. Oh right, he called the roll and specifically asked for Tang Shu.”

The trio found classroom 2204, a tiered lecture hall, and Tang Shu sat down beside them, puzzled, and pointed to herself.

“Asked for me?”

“Yeah, we were also confused, hadn’t you already asked for leave?”

“Asked… for leave.”

After pondering for a moment, Tang Shu’s phone in her pocket began to vibrate insistently.

With ten minutes left before class, she checked it and saw a message from the Jianghu Emergency Group, which had already been flooded with posts by the members in no time.

She clicked to enter.

The screen showed 99+ unread messages.

While marveling at her idols’ journey of self-indulgence off stage, she opened the very first message.

[Online Humble Little Director]: “I have some not-so-great news; there was an editing issue with our last trip to Yun Province, and a lot of your footage got cut.”

[First Young Actress]: “What happened, does it affect the broadcast, do we need to reshoot anything afterward?”

[Online Humble Little Director]: “It’s not bad enough to need reshooting, it’s just that the discussion you had in the ancient village and the night view you enjoyed were cut from the edit.”

[Online Humble Little Director]: “This involves trade secrets, it’s not convenient to disclose.”

[Strongest Singer in Hong Kong Island]: “Then it’s no big deal, but… trade secrets? Director Lin, you’ve piqued our curiosity.”

[Yin Dong]: “Edit, feel free to edit! As long as my eight-pack abs are there, cut away!”

[Beautiful Supermodel]: “Cut, go ahead and cut! It’s not like I’m in the frame anyway.”

…

Following the supermodel’s comment, several other flying guests began to copy and paste the statement, along with numerous memes diving in.

A flurry of joking and banter passed, and the atmosphere in the group took on a different flavor, irreversibly veering towards absurdity.

Tang Shu looked at Director Lin’s message and pondered for a moment, a flash of understanding crossing her eyes.

The footage from the first three days was fine, it was only from the ancient village stay onwards that had been edited. The discarded parts mostly likely involved the Exquisite Plant.

It seemed that Professor Yu’s friend had smoothly taken care of the issue behind the scenes.

Tang Shu replied “no problem,” and was about to chat with the others when Cheng Ranran beside her almost jumped up in excitement.

“What the heck??? Mu Ziwei is starting her drama again!”