1402 Money more than anything else
Hangzhou.
At seven o’clock in the evening, Yan Su got a call from Ye Yunchang after dinner.
“Susu, have you eaten yet?” Ye Yunchang asked breezily as if everything was between them was hunky-dory.
“I just ate. Is anything wrong, Brother Ye?” Yan Su asked innocently.
“I just wanted to apologize.” He sounded very sincere over the phone. “After that interview in Beijing last time, I didn’t expect the reporters to take my words out of context like that. I have no ill intentions or any hard feelings against you. Susu, I know you well. The media is just getting a little bored, and they’re using you to increase their viewership.”
Yan Su laughed warily, but she didn’t say anything.
Ye Yunchang continued, “There are a lot of international stars in the production crew who stepped up to testify for you. I didn’t expect your connections to be so wide. There are a lot of netizens online, leaving me to hate messages. Susu, would you do me a favor and clarify things online for me? I know it’s a lot to ask, but I’m left with no choice. Look, we did work together once. We still have to see each other when we promote the film together…”
“Brother Ye…” Yan Su interrupted. “I’m still calling you brother out of politeness. You’re saying that you’re a victim in this whole episode as well and that someone was using you. But I distinctly remember that you didn’t come out to clarify anything the first day when the photos were released. You were silent when the netizens were hating me. On the second day, when you did that interview, you left me in a lurch. Even when I was nearly kicked out of the entertainment industry, you refused to vouch for me. You’re only apologizing to me now after people came out to support me. I have to be honest; you’re coming across as a hypocrite.”
“Bring it on.”
After she hung up, Yan Su called Xiang Wan. “Ye Yunchang is despicably shameless, but I understand. You’re so popular now, and when the movie screens, the theme track will be hitting the charts, no doubt. If he claims the masters to the track, he will be reaping all the earnings, too. At his age and without any reputation left, he’s trying to secure the money part of the show business.”
At seven o’clock in the evening, Yan Su got a call from Ye Yunchang after dinner.
“Susu, have you eaten yet?” Ye Yunchang asked breezily as if everything was between them was hunky-dory.
“I just ate. Is anything wrong, Brother Ye?” Yan Su asked innocently.
“I just wanted to apologize.” He sounded very sincere over the phone. “After that interview in Beijing last time, I didn’t expect the reporters to take my words out of context like that. I have no ill intentions or any hard feelings against you. Susu, I know you well. The media is just getting a little bored, and they’re using you to increase their viewership.”
Yan Su laughed warily, but she didn’t say anything.
Ye Yunchang continued, “There are a lot of international stars in the production crew who stepped up to testify for you. I didn’t expect your connections to be so wide. There are a lot of netizens online, leaving me to hate messages. Susu, would you do me a favor and clarify things online for me? I know it’s a lot to ask, but I’m left with no choice. Look, we did work together once. We still have to see each other when we promote the film together…”
“Brother Ye…” Yan Su interrupted. “I’m still calling you brother out of politeness. You’re saying that you’re a victim in this whole episode as well and that someone was using you. But I distinctly remember that you didn’t come out to clarify anything the first day when the photos were released. You were silent when the netizens were hating me. On the second day, when you did that interview, you left me in a lurch. Even when I was nearly kicked out of the entertainment industry, you refused to vouch for me. You’re only apologizing to me now after people came out to support me. I have to be honest; you’re coming across as a hypocrite.”
“Bring it on.”
After she hung up, Yan Su called Xiang Wan. “Ye Yunchang is despicably shameless, but I understand. You’re so popular now, and when the movie screens, the theme track will be hitting the charts, no doubt. If he claims the masters to the track, he will be reaping all the earnings, too. At his age and without any reputation left, he’s trying to secure the money part of the show business.”