BHBF Chapter 93.2

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 5) Chapter 93.2: The Son Is The Villian (8)

If Gu Jiaying intervened in their relationship before, it might be somewhat believable, but who would believe she intervened when Shao Yu was burdened with debt?

Ying Siyi: …

Shao Yu added, “Once I get the money from this movie, I’ll be able to pay off my debts, Siyi, and then we can remarry.”

Ying Siyi was at a loss for words. If Shao Yu were still a rich second-generation, she would naturally be happy to remarry him, but now, she was somewhat conflicted.

Shao Yu continued, “Now that I can make movies, I’m capable. Siyi, you can confidently invest your money in my movies. I’ll work for you. I only want you as my investor; I won’t let outsiders make money off us.”

Upon hearing this, Ying Siyi immediately wanted to curse. In the entertainment industry, no one can guarantee that their project will always be profitable. Therefore, in most cases, a project involves multiple investors who share the risks.

Moreover, Shao Yu’s current appearance made her feel that Shao Yu had become arrogant after his success. In addition, she believed that Shao Yu’s success was due to the help of a master behind him, so she naturally did not dare to believe Shao Yu.

Seeing that Ying Siyi remained silent, Shao Yu asked, “Siyi, don’t you believe me?”

“Honey, it’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s just that I don’t want to put all my eggs in one basket.”

Shao Yu replied, “But in the past, the company put all its eggs in your basket.”

Previously, when the original owner was in charge of Shao Group, he only invested in projects that Ying Siyi favored, and even invested in them all by himself, taking on all the projects.

Ying Siyi couldn’t continue the conversation at this point. She had failed to stir up trouble between them, and instead, Shao Yu had brought up old grievances. She didn’t want to admit her mistakes, nor did she want to remarry Shao Yu, so she just gave a few perfunctory replies in an attempt to get away with it.

But after hanging up the phone, Ying Siyi became angrier and angrier. She originally just wanted Gu Jiaying to not want to live, but now she also found Shao Yu displeasing, and she found “The Haunted House” even more displeasing. At this moment, a plan suddenly came to her mind.

Soon, Zhang Ming came across a Weibo post.

Zhang Ming thought that Ying Siyi’s movie had flopped, and that she might be up to no good, but he never expected that she would use her child to cause trouble.

The child in “The Haunted House” was played by Shao Yu’s son. At this time, the internet started to stir up controversy, criticizing Shao Yu for letting his own son participate in a horror film, which would leave psychological trauma on the child’s childhood.

The haunted house isn’t just about Shao Yi; there’s also a girl in elementary school. With both boys and girls in the film, even feminists quickly jumped in, criticizing Shao Yu.

Ying Siyi also issued a statement after much urging from her fans, saying that she would fight Shao Yu for custody of the child.

If Shao Yu were still that rich second-generation, he would naturally be the stronger party. However, in the bankruptcy turmoil, most of Ying Siyi’s assets were preserved, so Ying Siyi is the stronger party.

Should Ying Siyi try to take the child back, or should she comply with public opinion for the sake of the child’s healthy development?

Faced with everyone’s accusations that he had a child act in a horror movie, Shao Yu didn’t say anything. He just posted a behind-the-scenes clip of the movie, which was the filming process of the horror scene in the movie.

In the movie, this scene is terrifying, but during filming, it appeared somewhat comical .

Shao Yi’s eyes looked terrifying at the time, but in reality, Shao Yu used some special effects to make his eyes appear terrifying.

In the behind-the-scenes footage, Shao Yu was still instructing Shao Yi on the scene, saying, “Yi Yi, in a moment you should imagine that you have become a tiger and you are going to eat your father.”

“I don’t want to eat Daddy, I love Daddy,” Shao Yi said obediently.

Shao Yu’s soft laughter escaped from the behind-the-scenes footage, and viewers watching this segment couldn’t help but smile at the lively and adorable Shao Yu.

“Just imagine, if you were a big tiger, how would you look at the little rabbits in the forest? You have to be high up, you have to scare them, understand?” Shao Yu guided them patiently.

Soon, Shao Yi adopted a threatening demeanor, widening his eyes and staring at the camera.

In the movie, Shao Yi appears to be a demon in this scene, but without special effects, the audience can only see his fierce exterior but weak interior, and finds the child incredibly adorable.

“Okay, that’s a wrap!” With Shao Yu’s shout, this segment of the behind-the-scenes footage came to an end.

At this point, no one was criticizing Shao Yu for leading the children astray anymore. Instead, a large number of people were begging Shao Yu to release more behind-the-scenes footage, wanting to see more of other people’s human babies.

Shao Yu has released another behind-the-scenes video, this time featuring the eldest daughter. Shao Yu is again patiently guiding her, and while explaining the scene, the little girl always has a very sunny smile on her face, and she definitely doesn’t look like she has any psychological trauma.

The behind-the-scenes footage also showed how those terrifying scenes were filmed, and viewers realized that the two children had never actually faced those bloody scenes.

The section about Shao Yu intentionally harming children’s mental health has been closed, but Ying Siyi’s statement is still there.

Ying Siyi saw Shao Yi’s potential. Originally, she was absolutely unwilling to take care of two children, but now she suddenly changed her mind and felt that taking Shao Yi with her might increase her popularity. After all, Shao Yi has quite a few fans who are devoted to her mothers, and she might be able to gain some advantage from it.

Just then, another parent-child program approached Shao Yu and Ying Siyi. The program team’s intention was quite clear: to try both programs, with the key being to bring their children along.

Ying Siyi called Shao Yu again.

After Shao Yu answered the call, she said, “You didn’t call me for several months before, but after the movie was released, it feels like you call me every day.”

Ying Siyi couldn’t tell for a moment whether Shao Yu was mocking her or genuinely expressing happiness.

Shao Yu continued, “Siyi, even if you don’t call me, I’ll still look for you. Why did you issue that statement about fighting for custody?”

“Honey, I completely forgot about the statement. I panicked and almost thought you were really going to treat Yi Yi like that.” Ying Siyi explained, but she didn’t seem to intend to remove the statement.

“Then you should take it down quickly, it hurts me to see it like this,” Shao Yu said, sounding a little aggrieved.

Ying Siyi did not agree, but said, “Honey, I’ve thought about it. It would be too hard for you to leave both children with me. How about letting Yiyi stay with me?”

Shao Yu said, “Aren’t we going to remarry? Why are we still arguing about who the child should live with?”

Ying Siyi’s brow twitched upon hearing this. Seeing that Shao Yu had brought up the matter for the second time, she knew she couldn’t just make up an excuse anymore, so she said, “We’ve only been divorced for a short time, less than three years. If we remarry so soon, people will accuse us of transferring assets during the divorce and say that we are maliciously hyping up the situation and encroaching on public resources.”

Shao Yu seemed to have been persuaded by her, and could only say with a wronged look, “Then I’ll wait for you.”

“Honey, what about Yi-Yi’s custody?” Ying Si-Yi reminded him.

Shao Yu thought for a moment and said, “Why don’t you take Tian Tian with you? It’s better for a girl to stay with her own mother.”

Although Shao Yu said this, he wasn’t worried at all that Ying Siyi would answer.

After all, Ying Siyi never does anything without a reason. She has already seen the value in Shao Yi, so why would she want to replace him?

“I want Yi Yi more.”

Shao Yu immediately said, “If Tian Tian knew this, she would probably be heartbroken.”

Ying Siyi only cared about herself and didn’t care about Shao Tian’s feelings. She only said, “Tian Tian has always been under your care. If she suddenly follows me, she might cry and make a fuss.”

Shao Yu said, “Tian Tian is very well-behaved, you can rest assured.”

As if suddenly remembering something, Shao Yu said, “There’s a parent-child program on Hunan TV, which is perfect for me to take Yi Yi on…”

Before he could finish speaking, Ying Siyi interrupted him urgently: “Honey, you should strike while the iron is hot and attract more investment to make a new movie. Don’t even think about variety shows.”

“That’s true. I have a new movie to make, and you’re fighting me for custody, which will probably lead to a lawsuit. I won’t have time to go on TV shows,” Shao Yu said.

“Honey, you’re busy, but I am not,” Ying Siyi said with a smile.

Although there had never been a parent-child program before, there were successful experiences abroad, and it was produced by a major TV station like Hunan TV, so Ying Siyi attached great importance to this program.

“But aren’t you going to sue me? How can you have time to go on TV?” Shao Yu asked.

Ying Siyi was stunned for a moment, but immediately realized that Shao Yu’s words seemed to indicate that he did not object to her bringing her child on the show.

She never truly wanted to fight for custody of the child. The reason she issued the statement was merely to cause trouble for “The Haunted House” and, incidentally, to snatch Shao Yi, a future child star.

Now that Shao Yu isn’t stopping her, it means that she doesn’t have to bear the responsibility of raising the child, and can still enjoy the benefits that Shao Yi brings her. Ying Siyi immediately stopped wanting to fight for custody.

“We’re all family, why would I sue you? Since you’re making a new movie, I’ll bring Yi Yi on the show. Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of him,” Ying Siyi said confidently.

Shao Yu hesitated for a moment and said, “Whether or not to go on the show, I need to ask Yi Yi what he thinks. Don’t worry, I will definitely not stop you and your son from reuniting.”

Shao Yu continued to act like a sycophant, just like before. Ying Siyi relaxed more and more. She felt that things were more than half done, so she turned to ask Shao Yu about his plans for the next movie.

“I don’t know yet, but I heard that screenwriter Zheng Mei has written a new script, and I’m a little interested,” Shao Yu said.

Ying Siyi had originally planned to get involved in Shao Yu’s new work, but upon hearing Zheng Mei’s name, she immediately gave up.

Zheng Mei and Shao Group are old friends. Zheng Mei’s works were very popular in her early years, and almost every one of them became a hit. However, her career has started to decline in recent years.

Ying Siyi has acted in many of Zheng Mei’s works, but she doesn’t trust Zheng Mei. In order to get more screen time, she always brings her own screenwriter to the set.

The projects were all invested in by Shao Group, and Ying Siyi was the boss’s wife of Shao Group. Even if Zheng Mei felt aggrieved, she could only watch helplessly as the screenwriters brought by Ying Siyi changed her work beyond recognition. When the film was released and flopped, Ying Siyi would turn around and bite back.

Despite the complicated reasons, Ying Siyi never felt that the screenwriter she brought into the group was the problem. On the contrary, she felt that Zheng Mei was the one with the biggest problem, because Zheng Mei was old and could no longer write good works, which was why she was dragging her down.

“Siyi, you often work with Teacher Zheng Mei, and this time it’s playing the lead role again. Why don’t you take the part? We’re all family here, so it’s good to keep the benefits within the family,” Shao Yu suggested.

Ying Siyi immediately said, “No need, you should find someone else.”

Thinking about how Zheng Mei’s works always flopped no matter who played the role, she immediately offered a kind suggestion: “Jiaying is such a good actress, you could try casting her.”

Ying Siyi originally wanted to sever the connection between Shao Yu and Gu Jiaying, but now she feels that such a obviously sloppy script might cause Gu Jiaying’s hard-won rise in status to plummet at lightning speed.

Shao Yu hesitated for a moment, then said, “You are the best leading lady in my heart. I only want to direct films with you in them.”