BHBF Chapter 92.2

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 5) Chapter 92.2: The Son Is The Villian (5)

She wasn’t surprised by Shao Yu’s approach. Many film and television productions prioritize casting child actors who resemble adult actors, and the probability of resemblance is even higher among children from relatives.

“Yes.” Gu Jiaying hesitated for a moment before saying, “But I can’t guarantee she can be a good actress.”

Shao Yu said, “It’s okay. If she doesn’t know how to act, we can teach her slowly. If the child is familiar with you, that would be best, so you can take care of her directly.”

Gu Jiaying thought for a moment and then asked, “Are all the actors in the crew here now?”

“Everything’s ready. We’ll start filming in two days,” Shao Yu said confidently.

Gu Jiaying didn’t ask any more questions, assuming that Shao Yu was still a force to be reckoned with, even if the company was practically empty, he could still assemble a decent filming crew.

After hanging up the phone, Shao Yu looked at the group of people sitting opposite him and said, “The crew for my new movie is all set. The movie will be released in six months, and then I can pay back the money.”

The group of people opposite were all Shao Yu’s current creditors; all of them combined amounted to about one hundred million yuan.

The one with the most debt sneered upon hearing this and said, “You have money to make movies, but no money to pay off your debts?”

Shao Yu said, “I borrowed 100,000 yuan from a friend to make the movie. This is my project proposal, you can take a look.”

Shao Yu handed the film project proposal to the other party.

The man glanced at it, then handed it to the other creditors. They looked it over among themselves and asked the same question as Zhang Ming: “You still dare to make a movie with 100,000 yuan?”

Everyone looked at Shao Yu with suspicion.

Shao Yu did not give them the script, firstly because he could not reveal it, and secondly because they could not understand the quality of the script.

Shao Yu said, “I’m currently living at a friend’s house. I’ve also sold my last house, as you all know. I’m not the kind of person who has the money but refuses to pay. I’m raising two children now, so I won’t run away.”

“Stop playing the victim. If you don’t pay us back, we’ll go after your wife. You talk big on Weibo, but in reality, you’re just a coward who won’t pay back your money!” the creditor cursed.

Shao Yu panicked and said, “Don’t go looking for my wife. She has a new boyfriend. Don’t disturb her new life.”

Shao Yu had intended to calm the creditors down, but to his surprise, they became even angrier after hearing this. They said, “Your debts aren’t because of your wife, are they? Those unlucky projects, every single one of them lost money. It’s infuriating to even look at them. And now she’s just gone and divorced you and found someone new. You’re wearing that green hat with a clear conscience, aren’t you? Are you even a man?!”

Shao Yu then feigned a pained expression, but still said, “Don’t look for her, don’t send anyone to follow her. I don’t want her to be implicated because of me.”

“If you don’t want to drag this down, pay back the money sooner rather than later, you bastard!” the creditor cursed.

Shao Yu said, “I will definitely pay it off within six months. Trust me. Just please don’t cause trouble for my wife and don’t send anyone to follow her. Please.”

The more Shao Yu pleaded, the more important Ying Siyi seemed to him, and the more determined they became to keep following Ying Siyi.

“Pay back the money, or you and your wife will never have an easy time!” the creditors said.

Seeing that he couldn’t persuade them, Shao Yu could only say, “Brothers, how about this? I’ll tell you a way to make money. It’s up to you whether you do it or not, but if you really make money, don’t bother my wife before my movie is released.”

“A way to make money?” The creditor scoffed, “If you could make money, would you be living like this?”

Shao Yu said, “I also want to make this money, but I don’t have the capital. If you don’t make money after listening to this, it will be included in my debts. If you do make money, consider it my apology for not paying back the money, okay?”

Unlike other deadbeats, Shao Yu had genuinely sold all his assets to repay his debts, demonstrating his sincerity. Therefore, even though the creditors were extremely angry with him, they refrained from taking any action.

Just as Shao Yu said, he really couldn’t extract a single drop of oil from them anymore. If these people still wanted money, they could only wait for him for half a year, as Shao Yu had said.

Seeing that the creditors’ expressions had softened, Shao Yu took out his phone, opened a stock app, pointed to a stock, and said, “This stock is undervalued. I estimate it will skyrocket in less than a month.”

The creditors’ expressions at this moment: Is this all there is to making money?

“If you understood stocks, why would you bother making movies and TV shows? You could just stay home and trade stocks,” the creditor said impatiently.

With a long face, Shao Yu said, “My wife loves acting.”

The creditors wanted to curse Ying Siyi after hearing this. They thought that this rich second-generation had so much wealth that it would have taken many years to squander it all, but he ended up with a good wife who not only squandered it all in a few years but also left him with a mountain of debt.

“Anyway, it’s currently in an undervalued zone. Even if it doesn’t rise within a month, it will eventually rise in the future. You won’t lose money if you buy it. If you really don’t trust me, then buy less, or don’t buy at all. Just watch and let the rise and fall of this stock prove my credibility,” Shao Yu said.

One of the creditors rolled his eyes and said irritably, “It’s not hard for stocks to go up, it’s hard to say how much they’ll go up.”

Shao Yu confidently stated, “At least three times in six months, at least five times in a year, and at most ten times.”

As soon as he said this, a series of snickers erupted from the audience, who said, “You say it will go up, but you can’t just say it without proof.”

Shao Yu did not explain the reason, but said, “Just consider it a lucky draw. If it really goes up, just don’t cause trouble for my wife.”

The creditors, unable to pay up, could only remember the stock in their hearts and assumed Shao Yu wouldn’t run away, so they let him go for the time being. They only confirmed the interest calculation method after half an hour before gradually dispersing.

Before leaving, perhaps knowing that Shao Yu had no money, one of the creditors even took the initiative to settle the bill for the private room.

When Shao Yu returned home, Zhang Ming was pointing a camera at the door.

“How is it? Have the creditors given you any trouble?” Zhang Ming asked anxiously.

Shao Yu shook her head and said, “It’s alright, they are all very kind.”

He thought for a moment and then asked, “Do you have any spare money?”

“Don’t you have enough money to make the movie?” After hesitating for a second, Zhang Ming finally made up his mind and said, “Since you’re planning to make it, then make it well. I have another 50,000 yuan, take it.”

Zhang Ming doesn’t have much savings; he saved it up by being frugal. He originally planned to spend it on his wedding, but unfortunately, he still doesn’t have a partner.

Shao Yu also recommended the stock to his friend. He was indeed optimistic about the stock, and there was no reason for him to tell his creditor the secret to wealth but not his friend.

However, when facing his friend, Shao Yu explained in great detail, just like explaining why the area wasn’t being demolished, giving many reasons.

“Okay, I’ll do whatever you say. I’ll buy tomorrow when the market opens, and I’ll share half of the profits with you,” Zhang Ming said generously.

Shao Yu shook his head and said, “There’s no need. Making money in the stock market is too easy. I prefer something a little more difficult.”

Zhang Ming laughed and punched him lightly, saying, “You’re good at bragging, though.”

The next day, Gu Jiaying’s relatives brought their children from out of town. It was summer vacation, so the children had plenty of free time.

Shao Yu first asked a few questions, and then had the little girl perform a few scenes.

Gu Jiaying frowned as she watched. Even though it was her relative’s child, she felt that the performance was not up to par.

But Shao Yu nodded and said, “It’s not good yet, but it has great potential.”

The child’s grandmother was overjoyed upon hearing this.

However, Shao Yu still gave the child’s grandmother a heads-up, saying, “Our production team is short on funds right now, so we can’t pay the actors’ salaries. But once the movie is released and makes money, we’ll pay double.”

He and Gu Jiaying also discussed it in the same way.

The child’s grandmother couldn’t help but glance at Gu Jiaying: “Xiaoying, you didn’t tell me this at first. You’re not even getting paid for making a movie…”

Gu Jiaying said helplessly, “Auntie, the production team is short on funds, and I, as the female lead, don’t receive any payment. But don’t worry, he won’t renege on his promise.”

After all, Shao Yu owed his creditors 100 million yuan but didn’t run away. Instead, he stayed to try and make a comeback. Regardless of Shao Yu’s abilities, at least his attitude was very correct.

After thinking about it for a while, Aunt Gu still felt that the opportunity was too good to pass up, and said, “Forget it, if we don’t have money, we don’t have money. Let’s just consider it as letting the children come and broaden their horizons.”

Shao Yu added, “Auntie, you’ll get a role too, but the payment will have to be given later.”

Upon hearing this, Aunt Gu no longer cared about money and was overjoyed. She said, “I can act too? That’s wonderful! I shouldn’t have stayed at home back then. I should have gone to the film studio to find opportunities. Maybe I would be a national treasure-level actress now.”

Looking at the cast, Zhang Ming’s face fell. He said, “Old Shao, is this going to work? Don’t tell me the male lead and the youngest son were just randomly picked people like this.”

Shao Yu said, “Don’t worry, I don’t just recruit random people; they’re all trustworthy.”But Zhang Ming waited and waited, until the filming of the entire production had started, but he still hadn’t seen any of the other actors.

“Where is he?” Zhang Ming couldn’t help but ask.

Shao Yu pointed to himself, then to Shao Yi, who was taking care of his younger sister.

“Oh no…” Zhang Ming panicked: “Old Shao, although I admit you look like a star, you’ve never acted before, so don’t do anything reckless!”

Shao Yu immediately got into character, looking at Gu Jiaying with gentle eyes and asking, “How was your day?”

The deep affection in his eyes left no doubt that he was Gu Jiaying’s husband.

Gu Jiaying was momentarily stunned, but quickly recovered and returned the same gentle expression.

Zhang Ming couldn’t help but say, “Old Shao, you had a trick up your sleeve all along. That’s really impressive.”

Shao Yu said with a wry smile, “I actually secretly studied acting for a long time, hoping that one day I could act alongside her.”

Upon hearing this, both Zhang Ming and Gu Jiaying were taken aback. Zhang Ming cursed Ying Siyi in his heart for being heartless, while Gu Jiaying was extremely envious, envious that Ying Siyi could receive such sincerity.

After filming began, the crew encountered many problems, but Shao Yu resolved them all. In addition to his strong acting skills in front of the camera, Shao Yu is also very good at directing, and he is even very skilled at explaining scenes to the actors.

Zhang Ming and Gu Jiaying didn’t ask any more questions. They both assumed that Shao Yu was doing this because she wanted to give Ying Siyi something someday.

Compared to the actress who plays his daughter, Shao Yu had to spend a lot of time explaining the scenes to her. Shao Yu’s son, Shao Yi, on the other hand, seemed like a natural actor, able to convincingly portray any role. As long as Shao Yu explained something, he could quickly understand it.

The crew filmed for a month and all the scenes were finished. Next came post-production. The young actors also ended their summer vacation. Aunt Gu played a role and fulfilled her dream of becoming an actress. She returned home satisfied.

Shao Yu was extremely grateful to her, but since he didn’t have any money to repay her, he could only make a lot of snacks for the old lady’s granddaughter.