Who is Helping Me Win by Lying Down [Transmigration] - Chapter 41

Chapter 41

Visiting the set?

Chen Shu looked at Yan Jingchuan.

Yan Jingchuan’s expression remained serious: Yes.

Then he added, I’m not busy tomorrow, I plan to go out for a walk.

Chen Shu said: Alright.

Although Yan Jingchuan hadn’t fully recovered yet, he had already been discharged from the hospital. Going out for walks would be good for his rehabilitation.

Yan Jingchuan carefully observed his expression, and only when he saw that Chen Shu answered without hesitation did he pick up his knife and fork again.

After dinner, Chen Shu stood up to escort Yan Jingchuan back to his bedroom.

Before leaving, he asked: Do you need me to come back and pick you up tomorrow?

Yan Jingchuan said: No need, focus on your filming.

Chen Shu glanced at his cane: Have Zhang Shi take you there.

Yan Jingchuan said: Okay.

Then I’ll leave you to it. After saying this, Chen Shu turned to leave.

Yan Jingchuan watched his retreating back: Chen Shu—

Chen Shu turned to look at him: Hmm?

Yan Jingchuan frowned momentarily, then said: Never mind, it’s nothing. Rest early.

Recently, even though he had said there was no need to worry, Chen Shu still frequently brought Wangcai to the set.

Now that Chen Shu’s wrap times were unpredictable, the brief intervals when he went out and returned weren’t enough for him to regain his strength.

Over the past couple of days, even when he would return to Wangcai’s body at night, he could detect signs of his body weakening again.

Having Chen Shu move to his room could be one solution.

But he didn’t want Chen Shu to overthink it.

Chen Shu didn’t press further, only saying: If you feel unwell, don’t delay, come find me anytime.

A gentle light quietly appeared in Yan Jingchuan’s eyes: Okay.

Chen Shu returned to his bedroom, reviewed the next day’s script, then washed up and went to bed.

The next day before going to the set, seeing that Yan Jingchuan was still feeding Wangcai, he left Wangcai at the hotel and went downstairs alone.

He Qiyu was waiting for him downstairs as usual.

Xiao Tian sat in the driver’s seat, having taken over the driver’s role. After Chen Shu got in, he drove to the set.

After filming the morning scenes and having lunch, Cui Jiancheng finalized the set design with the props team, then stood up and walked toward Chen Shu. Just as he was about to chat with him, the producer came over and whispered a few words in his ear.

What? Cui Jiancheng frowned, glanced at Chen Shu, then asked, Are you sure?

The producer waved his hand: Don’t ask, just come with me.

Cui Jiancheng instructed all departments to prepare for the next scene, but the producer said: What else are you busy with?

Cui Jiancheng said coldly: I still need to continue filming.

Only then did he nod to Chen Shu and Duan Xu, and left for the office with the producer.

Duan Xu was baffled: What’s this all about?

Chen Shu watched the two quickly depart. Considering the look Cui Jiancheng had given him, it wasn’t hard to guess this matter was related to him.

Duan Xu wanted to say more when his agent Lai Yan approached. After giving Chen Shu a forced smile, he said to Duan Xu: Come with me, I need to discuss something with you.

Duan Xu said impatiently: What is it? Chen Shu and I still need to review the script.

Reviewing the script can wait, Lai Yan urged him. This is important.

Not knowing what important matter this was, Duan Xu could only say to Chen Shu: Should I go then?

Watching Duan Xu obey Chen Shu so readily, Lai Yan felt frustrated but pretended to check his watch to hide his emotions.

Chen Shu said: Mm.

Only then did Duan Xu leave with Lai Yan.

After they left, He Qiyu also approached.

Seeing no one around, her expression turned solemn. Chen Shu, I need to talk to you.

Chen Shu said, Let’s go to the break room.

He Qiyu replied, Alright.

The two returned to the break room, where Xiao Tian was already inside pouring water for them.

He Qiyu didn’t ask him to leave, instead turning to Chen Shu first. Xin Ning Entertainment was recently acquired by Milan Pictures.

Chen Shu said, Mm.

This matter was briefly mentioned in the original text, but it was the direct reason why the original host became Li Sheng’s kept lover.

Milan Pictures belongs to the Li family’s Xinyuan Group. To curry favor with Li Sheng, they specifically provide him with attractive men and women. After Xin Ning was acquired, they engaged in the same practices.

Now he had already terminated his contract with Xin Ning Entertainment.

Chi Yu had also sent him a message, saying that after learning about Xin Ning Entertainment’s unfair treatment of him and other artists, he no longer wanted to be exploited by the company. So he discussed with Ji Xinyan and decided to transfer to Ji Xinyan’s personal studio. He had long moved out of the company dormitory and cut off contact with people from Xin Ning.

Without the opportunity to mistakenly enter Li Sheng’s room and without being targeted by Li Sheng, Chi Yu was much freer than in the book. He remained active on stage and was the one with the best development prospects among the 《Here For You》 nine-member group, showing subtle signs of going solo.

Chen Shu had once asked him about his opinion of Li Sheng. He said Ji Xinyan told him to stay as far away from this promiscuous CEO as possible.

Since he had already received warnings from others, Chen Shu didn’t add unnecessary comments.

However, He Qiyu suddenly bringing up the original host’s former agency probably wasn’t just to tell him such an insignificant piece of news.

You knew? He Qiyu immediately followed up. Then you should also know that behind Milan Pictures is the Xinyuan Group, a behemoth comparable to the Yan Group. Li Sheng, the CEO of Xinyuan Group, has no particular preferences but is very generous with the artists he keeps—

Get to the point, Chen Shu interrupted her.

He Qiyu said, The point is, he has a new favorite now, someone you know—Gu Wei from Xin Ning.

Xiao Tian, who was in the middle of pouring water, looked up and asked, That Gu Wei who deliberately slandered Brother Shu and caused Brother Shu’s competition withdrawal?

He Qiyu said, Yes.

Xiao Tian found it strange, Didn’t his family own a company? How could he become someone’s kept lover?

He Qiyu casually explained, I heard that after Gu Wei’s foolish actions were exposed, the Gu family paid substantial compensation for breach of contract, their stock prices plummeted, and their business suffered significant impacts. These things weren’t too serious, but the key issue seems to be problems with their business partners. I’m not clear on the specifics, but overall they suffered heavy losses and are nowhere near what they used to be.

Hearing this, Chen Shu’s eyes narrowed slightly.

How much did Yan Jingchuan have to do with the Gu family’s troubles?

Xiao Tian spat out, Serves them right!

He Qiyu said, Without sufficient financial support, if Gu Wei wants to climb up, he can only find his own way out.

After saying this, she sighed. But I never expected that as soon as he latched onto Li Sheng, he would come looking for trouble with you again.

Hearing this, Chen Shu already understood.

Xiao Tian said indignantly, How dare he come looking for trouble with Brother Shu! How shameless can Gu Wei be! Wait, that doesn’t make sense, Sister Yu. Brother Shu is still filming, how can he cause trouble?

He Qiyu looked at Chen Shu. The people Director Cui went to meet earlier were from Milan. Gu Wei wants your role.

As expected, Chen Shu wasn’t surprised. How confident is he?

His composure was beyond He Qiyu’s expectations.

She suppressed her surprise and replied, The chances are quite high.

Milan Pictures, being the production company and largest investor of Moon in the Mirror, held significant leverage. If they threatened to withdraw funding, the entire production could be jeopardized.

Moreover, the fact that Gu Wei was attempting to snatch the role even after Moon in the Mirror had already started filming indicated Milan’s confidence in their success.

As for the script invested by Huayuan Media, Chen Shu hadn’t shown interest. Without fighting on home turf, even He Qiyu found it challenging to achieve much.

After speaking, she hesitated briefly before adding, I do have one idea, but… I’m not sure if it’s feasible.

Chen Shu asked, What is it?

He Qiyu cleared her throat. Could you ask Director Yan for help?

Truthfully, she had once suspected there was something between Chen Shu and Yan Jingchuan.

She knew Chen Shu’s background.

Even if the Chen family hadn’t gone bankrupt, the gap between them and Yan Jingchuan would have been insurmountable. Yet, Zhang Shi had specially created a department at Huayuan just for Chen Shu, dedicated solely to serving him. Her first thought had been that they were sleeping together.

But subsequent events made their relationship increasingly ambiguous.

Zhang Shi treated Chen Shu with excessive politeness—far from how one would treat a mere bedmate.

Ordinary artists would go out of their way to curry favor with someone of Zhang Shi’s status, yet Chen Shu remained completely indifferent.

She had also observed Chen Shu and Director Yan’s interactions several times but detected no hint of ambiguity.

In the entertainment industry, being kept was commonplace.

She had seen too many such cases and was all too familiar with the various templates for how such relationships played out.

Chen Shu and Yan Jingchuan didn’t fit any of them.

Their dynamic seemed more like that of friends.

Most importantly, Huayuan belonged to the Yan conglomerate, and they had heard rumors about the top executives’ styles. Director Yan and that playboy President Li were worlds apart.

Director Yan, born into wealth and accustomed to a life of privilege, was merely decisive in his actions, appeared somewhat cold and authoritative, and made her legs go weak when facing him…

Beyond that, he kept a very low profile—no kept lovers, not even a single rumor.

How could such a person suddenly change his nature and take a liking to a man?

Besides, Chen Shu already had a mysterious lover.

Thinking about how clingy that mysterious lover was gave He Qiyu a headache.

How could Director Yan possibly have that kind of personality?

From concerts to film sets, wherever Chen Shu went, the lover followed. There was even a daily check-in call, questioning where he was if he didn’t return home, asking what time he’d be back—never wanting Chen Shu to stay out a second longer.

Could that be Director Yan?

Impossible!

The reason she suggested Chen Shu seek Yan Jingchuan’s help this time was that she had previously seen Yan Jingchuan personally deliver a dog to Chen Shu.

Not lovers.

But likely friends.

Though she was baffled about how two people with such a vast social gap could become friends.

With that thought, she glanced at Chen Shu. What do you think?

Zhang Shi creating a special department for Chen Shu must have been on Director Yan’s orders. If Chen Shu asked, this issue might be easily resolved.

Chen Shu said, Not interested.

He Qiyu: …

She paused for a second before asking, Won’t you at least consider it?

Chen Shu said, Once the results are out, if they confirm the replacement, take the contract to Cui Jiancheng and have the production team pay the penalty.

He Qiyu was stunned again. Penalty?

Chen Shu said, Mm.

He was filming to earn money to pay off debts.

Originally, the payment would only come through after filming was completed. Now, he could get the money without filming—it was even easier.

Seeing that his expression didn’t seem like a joke, He Qiyu thought he was too angry to let it go and wanted to use the penalty as leverage. But Gu Wei was Li Sheng’s person, and since Milan was making moves, they wouldn’t overlook the cost of the penalty.

She reassured him, Don’t worry, if there’s really no room for negotiation, we’ll definitely claim the penalty.

As she finished speaking, there was a knock at the door.

Is Teacher Chen here? The producer wants to see him.

He Qiyu looked at Chen Shu.

Seeing Chen Shu stand up, she followed him, and they went together to the director’s office.

As they approached, they saw a group of people coming out of the office.

Cui Jiancheng walked alone at the back, while the others surrounded a central figure, crowding toward the door.

He Qiyu watched and whispered to Chen Shu, That’s the chief secretary of Xinyuan Group, Jiang Ling.

Jiang Ling also looked over. Behind her gold-rimmed glasses, her eyes were lightly made up, her expression neutral, giving off an efficient vibe.

She walked at the front and soon faced the two, but it was clear she didn’t think much of Chen Shu.

He Qiyu hadn’t expected not only people from Milan Pictures but also her to show up.

No wonder they were making such a big deal.

The person next to Jiang Ling needed no introduction.

Seeing Chen Shu, Gu Wei clenched his fists and couldn’t help sneering, Chen Shu, didn’t expect to see you again, did you!

Jiang Ling turned to look at him.

Noticing the warning in her eyes, Gu Wei’s expression turned awkward, and he lowered his head sheepishly.

The producer hadn’t expected any interaction between the two parties, his embarrassment evident. He tugged at Cui Jiancheng’s sleeve, signaling him to take Gu Wei away.

Cui Jiancheng didn’t respond.

Having directed for half his life, it was no exaggeration to say that Chen Shu was his favorite actor.

Chen Shu’s uniqueness wasn’t just in his acting skills but also in his understanding of the camera and his analysis of the script.

The screenwriter had told him more than once that the plot changes Chen Shu suggested, upon careful thought, were all brilliant. Chen Shu could also bring that brilliance to life, along with the overflowing emotional subtleties. As for his demands, Chen Shu always exceeded his expectations, giving him endless inspiration.

He had never worked with an actor like this before. Just in this short time, he had gained so much, often taking time during filming to discuss with Chen Shu.

He never expected it would all vanish in just a few days.

Bringing in investors and last-minute replacements were common occurrences—he had experienced many.

With the script in place, actors could be coached enough to get by.

But how could a wooden post give him inspiration?

The producer grew anxious and whispered to him, Jiancheng, don’t throw a tantrum now. Do you think someone from Xinyuan wouldn’t dare to replace you? Just then, the assistant director ran over, panting, and said, Producer, Director, Director Yan is here to visit the set!

The producer glared at him. Can’t you see I’m busy? You—wait, which Director Yan? Which one?

The assistant director wiped sweat from his forehead. Which one? Director Yan Jingchuan, of course!

The producer was speechless.

What kind of day was this?

First, one big shot showed up, and now an even bigger one.

Jiang Ling’s expression finally shifted. She asked, You said Director Yan is here to visit the set? Whose set?

The assistant director said, I didn’t ask that…

A smile spread across He Qiyu’s face.

Director Yan had actually come.

Then there was nothing to worry about.

The producer hurriedly asked, Where is Director Yan?

The assistant director pointed behind him.

Everyone immediately followed his pointing finger and looked over.

Yan Jingchuan’s tall figure, walking slowly with a cane, was still in the distance.

Not daring to delay, the producer led everyone to quickly meet him. Jiang Ling was no exception.

They only slowed down when they reached Yan Jingchuan.

The producer cautiously asked, Director Yan, what brings you here?

Zhang Shi, standing half a step behind Yan Jingchuan, asked him, Where is Mr. Chen?

Mr. Chen? The producer didn’t react immediately.

Yan Jingchuan scanned the wall of people before him and said calmly, Where is Chen Shu.

The producer’s mouth fell open: You’re looking for Chen Shu?

Snapping back to reality, he quickly stretched out his arm to part the crowd, Mr. Chen is right here!

Seeing Chen Shu beyond the crowd, Yan Jingchuan didn’t speak again.

He walked forward with his cane, passing through the path that parted like the Red Sea for him.

Jiang Ling bowed slightly: Director Yan.

Hmm.

Director Yan. Gu Wei, standing beside Jiang Ling, also bowed, but watched as Yan Jingchuan walked straight past him toward Chen Shu, not even sparing them a glance.

Jiang Ling, who had just been treated as an honored guest and fawned over by everyone, was now worthless.

Yan Jingchuan and Chen Shu?

Gu Wei gritted his teeth hard, his nails digging deep into his fingertips.

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