BHBF Chapter 93.3

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 5) Chapter 93.3: The Son Is The Villian (9)

Although Ying Siyi didn’t love Shao Yu, she still felt comfortable hearing these words. However, after suffering so many losses as a female lead, she also felt that the path of the female lead was no longer smooth.

“Honey, Jiaying is my good friend. She’s finally become a little famous, so you should take care of her more,” Ying Siyi said softly.

Shao Yu could only say reluctantly, “Then she’ll get off easy again this time. Siyi, remember, you’ll always be the leading lady in my heart.”

When Shao Yu once again expressed his loyalty, Ying Siyi’s attitude lightened when she put down her phone.

The agent walked over at this moment and said, “The serious drama from Donghua will start filming the day after tomorrow. Director Zhang is a director that Donghua values now. He is not easy to fool. Be careful after you go in.”

Ying Siyi nodded. Donghua Film and Television has produced several hit dramas in recent years, and now they are working on a type of drama that they are very good at. Ying Siyi is going to play the female lead, the Empress, which is also a good opportunity for her to transform her career in the TV drama industry.

After hanging up the phone, Shao Yu went to screenwriter Zheng Mei’s house.

However, he was turned away.

Because of their past relationship, screenwriter Zheng Mei provided several scripts to Shao Group, but without exception, Ying Siyi completely changed them. Even though Shao Yu’s movies are now popular, Zheng Mei doesn’t want to see Shao Yu.

Shao Yu understood the other party’s intentions perfectly, so he sat down directly at Zheng Mei’s door.

It wasn’t that Shao Yu couldn’t write his own script, but rather that he particularly wanted to use Zheng Mei’s script.

Shao Yu waited for three hours. Zheng Mei thought he would give up, but to her surprise, Shao Yu didn’t leave. Instead, someone else came.

The visitor brought Shao Yu a tent and a sleeping bag, the meaning of which was quite clear.

After setting up his tent, Shao Yu ordered takeout and ate it in front of Zheng Mei’s house.

Zheng Mei was furious when she saw this.

After Shao Yu finished eating, he felt that the old lady had had enough, so he started knocking on the door again.

This time, the old lady let him in, but she didn’t give him a friendly look.

Shao Yu, seemingly oblivious to the cold face, smiled and said, “Aunt Zheng, I know you’re holding a grudge, angry at the Shao family, and angry at me and my ex-wife.”

The old lady snorted coldly, turned her head away, and refused to look at Shao Yu.

Shao Yu’s mother and the old lady had a deep friendship, so Shao Yu was also very familiar with the old lady. Shao Yu didn’t act like an outsider at all, and went over to her and said, “Aunt Zheng, I know I was wrong before. I shouldn’t have let Ying Siyi change the play.”

Upon hearing this, Zheng Mei turned around, glared at him, and said, “You’re really something. Your parents worked so hard to build the company, and you, this spoiled brat, have squandered it all. Your wife has ruined you like this, and you don’t even care. You’re even pretending to be a saint online.”

Shao Yu endured all of her scolding, because it was all the original owner’s fault.

The old lady kept cursing, and Shao Yu kept nodding, occasionally adding water for her, afraid that she would strain her throat from cursing.

The old lady, perhaps tired of scolding, said, “Get out of here! I’m not giving you my script!”

Shao Yu immediately said, “Aunt Zheng, don’t worry, I will definitely not make any changes to the script this time.”

The old woman said, “I don’t believe your nonsense, don’t try to fool me again!”

Shao Yu said with a smile, “This time there’s only one screenwriter, no other screenwriters. I guarantee everything will be done according to your wishes.”

As if afraid she wouldn’t believe him, Shao Yu whispered again, “Don’t worry, I’ve invited Gu Jiaying to be the female lead this time. Don’t you trust her acting skills?”

Gu Jiaying’s final gaze in “The Haunted House” was enough to make her a legend, and Zheng Mei’s expression showed some interest upon hearing it.

Shao Yu added, “I plan to invite Brother Liang to be the second male lead.”

Liang Zhengze is an actor that the old lady greatly admires.

Shao Yu then hinted, “Don’t you want to prove yourself? Isn’t the controlled variable method the best way to verify that?”

Using the controlled variable method, without changing any other configurations, only change one. Ying Siyi was involved in previous projects. If the project explodes in popularity without Ying Siyi, it proves that Ying Siyi is completely incompetent.

Zheng Mei was most annoyed by Ying Siyi, and upon hearing this, she immediately felt a little tempted.

Shao Yu continued, “These days, which production crew doesn’t arbitrarily change the script? This is especially true for productions with big-name male and female leads. They openly bring their own screenwriters into the crew. Don’t worry, in my crew, you’re like my ancestor. If you say east, I’ll never go against you.”

Zheng Mei couldn’t help but laugh when she heard this. She slapped Shao Yu and said, “You silly child, you’ve become quite glib since the divorce.”

Shao Yu said, “Aunt Zheng, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. It was only after the company ran into trouble that I truly saw things clearly. When things are good, the people around me are very nice, and when things are bad, the people around me are very mean.”

Hearing this, Zheng Mei felt a pang of sadness and said helplessly, “Since you’ve said that and called me ‘Auntie’ for so many years, I’ll be a good person this time.”

Zheng Mei already had a good relationship with the Shao family, and Shao Yu was a junior she doted on. Now that Ying Siyi, whom she disliked, was gone, and with a little coaxing from Shao Yu, Zheng Mei agreed not so reluctantly.

Shao Yu acted swiftly. After finalizing the script, he quickly began assembling a team. Before “The Haunted House” had even finished its run in theaters, Shao Yu’s new project had already received an investment of ten million.

The money was lent to him by those creditors who originally wanted to invest, but like Ying Siyi, they were afraid of Zheng Mei, who was a slacker. However, because they believed in Shao Yu’s ability to repay, they only lent him the money instead of investing.

These creditors had profited from Shao Yu’s stocks; in six months, the stock price had increased fivefold. They continued to borrow money while also asking Shao Yu to continue recommending the stock.

Shao Yu did not make any recommendations, saying, “The tech stock I recommended to you before was hyped up by capital because the government intended to support it at that time. It will probably continue to rise for a while, but you must sell it within six months.”

Shao Yu felt that the creditors were not bad people. He owed 100 million yuan, and these people just kept pressing him without making any moves. So he kindly said, “You should sell this stock within six months. It’s also best to sell other A-share stocks or funds. The bull market won’t last long and will collapse sooner or later.”

Shao Yu saw it very clearly: the A-share market had been fluctuating between bull and bear markets, and the bull market would inevitably come to an end in six months. He was offering advice out of good intentions; whether the creditors listened to him or the financial managers they had hired was none of his concern.

The theaters will start to recoup their payments for “The Haunted House” after it has been completely pulled from theaters. After a month in theaters, the film was gradually pulled from theaters and by the time it was completely pulled from theaters, it had grossed 1.1 billion yuan.

Although it didn’t reach billions in box office revenue like other blockbusters, this achievement is an absolute miracle for a relatively niche domestic horror film.

Moreover, “The Haunted House” is different from other movies. The promotion and distribution of other movies may be equal to the production cost, but the promotion of “The Haunted House” is mainly based on word of mouth, which can be said to be almost zero promotion. After deducting some miscellaneous expenses, Shao Yu can get about 40% of the box office.

Most importantly, the production cost of “The Haunted House” was 100,000. Even if Shao Yu offered double pay to several actors afterward, he still received 400 million.

Shao Yu’s company has hired a lot of people. He didn’t want those opportunists from before. He also bought back the old house of the Shao family and hired several nannies to take care of the children.

Fearing that the nannies might not provide adequate care, he also brought Zhang Ming’s parents back from the countryside and asked them to keep a closer eye on the children.

The two elderly people returned to their hometown after retirement because they knew that Shao Yu and his children had nowhere to live, so they vacated their home for Shao Yu to stay temporarily.

They never imagined that their good intentions would lead to their son’s bright future.

The old man was worried that Zhang Ming would have difficulty finding a partner because of their poor family conditions, but now that he works as a photographer with Shao Yu, he no longer worries about that.

In his past life, Shao Yi treated the two elderly people as his grandparents, and they remain very close in this life as well.

After assembling his team, Shao Yu also took the time to talk to Shao Yi about the parent-child program.

“Is Dad going?” Shao Yi asked.

Shao Yu glanced at the film crew, who were busy working in an orderly manner, and shook his head.

Shao Yi said, “If Dad isn’t going, I won’t go either.”

“Alright, I’ll refuse for you.” Shao Yu didn’t even try to persuade him further.

Shao Yi smiled, then turned to look at the busy crew and asked, “Can I act with my dad?”

Shao Yu nodded; there was indeed a suitable role for a son in the drama.

Shao Yi immediately perked up and asked, “Can my sister participate in the film?”

Shao Yu said, “Let’s wait until your sister is older and can make her own decisions.”

Shao Yu is not afraid of his son getting too much exposure. After all, the child is visibly mature. Born into wealth, he will not be blinded by the glitz and glamour. On the contrary, these things are more conducive to tempering his mind.

But his daughter is different; she’s still young, and he needs to observe her for a while before he can determine if she’s suitable for this industry.

When Ying Siyi learned that Shao Yi was unwilling, she did not suspect that Shao Yu was interfering. Instead, she had someone buy a lot of toys for Shao Yi.

She thought this would appease Shao Yi, but she didn’t expect that although the child is young, he is quite mature. His first reaction after receiving the toy was not happiness, but to ask, “Mom, are you trying to trick me into having so many toys?”

Upon hearing this, Shao Yu immediately became alert and asked, “What other things has your mother bought for you before to trick you?”

Shao Yi whispered, “She told me to cry with you.”

When Shao Yi said this, he looked embarrassed, as if he felt somewhat ashamed.

He’ll be six years old soon, and he knows that lying is a bad thing.

Shao Yu’s understanding of the plot was relatively simple, as he inherited the original owner’s memories, so he didn’t know these things very clearly.

At this moment, he felt more and more that Ying Siyi had a big problem. He was still thinking about whether he should cut off the connection between mother and son himself, or let Shao Yi slowly realize that his mother did not love him.

Regardless of the method, Shao Yu felt it was exceptionally cruel to the child.

Seeing that buying toys didn’t work, Ying Siyi went directly to the film set to visit.

Her film crew and Shao Yu’s film crew were in the same film city, not far from each other. However, the requirements there were strict, and Ying Siyi finally managed to find a chance to sneak out, bringing a group of reporters with her.

Upon seeing Shao Yi, Ying Siyi burst into tears in front of everyone and said, “My dear Yi Yi, I’ve missed you so much.”

Shao Yi’s expression was clearly bewildered. When Ying Siyi hugged him, he was completely stiff. Although he knew that this person was his mother, he was very uncomfortable with such intimacy.

Shao Yi squeezed out of his arms with a blank face.

Ying Siyi then looked at the two-year-old girl beside him, picked her up, and said loudly, “Tiantian, Mommy missed you so much!”

Shao Yu stood to the side, his face stiff, and said in a voice loud enough for the reporters to hear, “That’s not Tian Tian.”