Chapter 650
I Miss You, Jiang Yang
She received a message from Jiang Yang: "Xiwei, I'm busy right now."
[“What are you doing?”] Tian Xiwei typed.
Jiang Yang replied: [“Very busy, currently arguing with someone.”]
Tian Xiwei sent a message: [“You and your mom got into a fight?”]
[“Mom? Am I out of my mind? If I tried to argue with her, who could possibly win?”]
Jiang Yang sent a message: ["I don't know what's wrong with me tonight, I haven't won a single game in King of Glory, especially this last one. Have you ever seen Lu Bu as a support?"]
I saw this message.
Tian Xiwei suddenly forgave Jiang Yang and stopped sending him messages to bother him.
A few days ago, she encountered a situation similar to Jiang Yang's when playing ranked matches.
A couple queued up together, with Cai Wenji playing jungle and Da Qiao following behind.
Jiang Yang didn't fall asleep until the early hours of the morning after kneeling all night.
Sometimes I feel that playing e-sports is more tiring than filming.
The mornings in Chongqing are always shrouded in a light mist.
The sunlight streamed through the window and fell on the desk in Jiang Yang's room.
Jiang Yang poured himself a cup of tea, glanced at the photos sent by the production team yesterday, and then flipped through the simple list of materials sent by the staff.
My phone vibrated.
In the [Battle of the Girls 4] group, I received a message from Yang Chaoyue: ["Yang-ge, you lost all night? Your rank is even lower than mine, hahaha."]
[“What are you laughing at?”] Jiang Yang typed.
Yang Chaoyue sent a message: [“Mainly because you're bad at the game.”]
Jiang Yang typed: ["I'm bad, it's because my teammates are trash, I've been matched with terrible teammates all night."]
Yang Chaoyue replied: [“He's bad at the game but has a huge addiction to it.”]
[“You’re really showing off, Yang Chaoyue. You think I can’t control you in Yancheng? @Liu Haochun, @Zhang Ruonan, get to work!”] Jiang Yang typed.
Liu Haochun chimed in: [“Yang Chaoyue, go to hell!”]
Zhang Ruonan chimed in: ["Damn it!"]
Zhao Lushi's message popped up: ["Is this what you call insulting someone?"]
Yang Chaoyue replied to the two: [“What are you two barking about? If you’ve got the guts, come to Yancheng and beat me up.”]
Liu Haochun sent a message: [“Yang Chaoyue, you son of a bitch.”]
[“Haochun, you’ve been staying with your mother in Taiwan for a long time. Did she catch your bad habits?” Yang Chaoyue typed.]
Zhang Ruonan followed up with: [“Damn it!”]
Yang Chaoyue and Zhang Ruonan: [“Ruonan, you’re just a broken record. You can’t even curse properly. When you have time, go to Taiwan, visit your mother and sister, cleanse your soul, and then go back to your hometown and start ranting.”]
Zhao Lushi's message popped up: ["Yeah, yeah."]
Jiang Yang couldn't stand it anymore: ["Ruo Nan, ignore Chao Yue's nonsense. You're fine as you are now. Don't go around having too much contact with Mom and Sister."]
Zhao Lushi replied instantly: [“What do you mean, Jiang Yang? Are you forming a clique in the company to isolate me? I won’t corrupt Ruonan. Hao Chun has been staying with me for a few days and his mentality has improved.”]
Zhao Lushi continued: ["I fight at school, I curse at teachers, I disobey my parents, I drink, I go to nightclubs, I skip class and stay up all night at internet cafes, but I'm a good girl, do you understand, Jiang Yang?"]
Zhou Ye chimed in: [“I understand, applause.”]
Tian Xiwei posted a clapping emoji.
Bai Lu also posted a clapping emoji, adding the caption: "[Mom is so powerful and domineering, bad girls are really fierce.]"
Zhao Lushi replied to Bai Lu: [“I’m a good girl, what the hell do you mean by ‘your mother’?”]
Bai Lu immediately admitted defeat: ["I was wrong, Mom and Sister. I'll mute myself. I'm from the other side."]
Jiang Yang didn't continue reading the group messages.
A friend request popped up on WeChat.
Note: This refers to Manager Zhou from the Youxuepai brand department.
After adding Jiang Yang, the other party didn't engage in small talk and went straight to the point: ["Good morning, Mr. Jiang Yang~ I'm Zhou Min from Youxuepai's brand department. Sorry to bother you! I'd like to finalize the specific time for post-production dubbing. Would next week be convenient for you? We've already arranged a visit to the post-production workshop and preparations in the recording studio, with a dedicated person to accompany you throughout."]
After seeing the message, Jiang Yang replied: ["Good morning, Supervisor Zhou. I won't bother you. It's hard to explain things clearly in text messages on WeChat. Let's chat via voice."]
Less than a minute after the message was sent, Zhou Min's voice call invitation popped up on the phone.
Jiang Yang pressed the answer button, put the phone to his ear, and said in a gentle tone, "Hello, Manager Zhou."
On the other end of the phone, Zhou Min spoke warmly and respectfully: "Teacher Jiang Yang, hello, thank you so much for your cooperation! Indeed, it's difficult to explain the process clearly in text messages on WeChat, and voice calls are much more convenient. It's our honor to work with you."
Jiang Yang responded softly, "You're too kind. It's my pleasure. Thank you for your hard work. Just say what you need to say."
Zhou Min's text message got straight to the point.
When someone calls via WeChat, there's actually more polite talk.
After exchanging a few words, we got down to business.
I will be waiting for Jiang Yang and Tian Xiwei at the Youxuepai headquarters next week.
Afterwards, we visited the post-production workshop to learn about the processes of material preparation, transcoding, and rough editing, mainly to see the initial editing effect of the advertisement.
Next, I went to the recording studio to complete the dubbing.
The voice-over script is pre-written and will be sent to you in advance for review.
After the dubbing was finished, we reviewed the rough cut together.
If Jiang Yang and Tian Xiwei have any suggestions for modification, they should record them on-site so that the post-production team can make timely adjustments.
Zhou Min added at the end: "By the way, Mr. Jiang Yang, could you please help us synchronize the time with Ms. Tian Xiwei? If Ms. Tian has other arrangements, we can make flexible adjustments. Everything will be based on your schedules. Also, if you want to take a car when you come, we can arrange a private car to pick you and Ms. Tian up from Tongliang and provide transportation throughout the journey to ensure your travel is convenient."
"Thank you so much, Manager Zhou. There's no need to trouble you with the car; Xiwei and I will just fly there."
“I contacted a few friends in the film and television industry, and I heard that you really enjoy driving.”
Jiang Yang was taken aback.
"Has word of his habit spread?" Jiang Yang asked. "Which friends in the film and television industry?"
"I happen to know a few of the people in the crew when you were filming 'A Little Reunion.' I also graduated from an art school."
"Oh, back then, that's true."
Jiang Yang smiled.
I was impressed by the thoroughness of Youxuepai's service; they conducted a very detailed background check on him.
I guess they used some connections to find out about him, to prevent things from collapsing or something.
I also found out some of his lifestyle habits.
Driving from Chongqing to Shenzhen is too far.
When I was first reborn, I was filming "A Little Reunion" and still had the habit from my previous life. I drove everywhere, from Beijing to Chongqing without needing to sleep.
That's no longer the case.
I get sleepy after driving 200 kilometers.
The same applies when taking a car.
"Xiwei and I will fly there. I will keep Xiwei updated on the time. She should be fine. If there are any changes, I will contact you immediately."
"Okay, okay, thank you for your understanding, Teacher Jiang Yang. I'll start preparing according to this schedule. I'll send you the voice-over script later. You two can familiarize yourselves with it in advance. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me anytime. My phone is on 24 hours a day."
"Okay, thank you for your help, Manager Zhou. I will contact you promptly if I have any further questions," Jiang Yang said.
"Of course, of course. Then, Professor Jiang Yang, please continue with your work. I won't bother you any longer!"
……
When Tian Xiwei received the private message from Jiang Yang, she was shopping at the supermarket with her younger sister.
Vegetables are on sale at the supermarket.
Elderly men and women waited for the supermarket to open early in the morning, eager to buy things.
It's very noisy.
The sound of scanning QR codes at the cashier, and the sounds of children playing.
The sounds of conversation mingled together in the fruit and vegetable section.
Tian Xiwei led her younger sister toward the snack area, where it was quieter and less crowded.
She was wearing a simple white T-shirt and jeans.
She looked fresh and capable, with her hair casually tied into a low ponytail, and wisps of hair sticking to her cheeks, making her face look small and delicate.
Pushing the shopping cart, hands on the handles, walking slowly, steadily protecting the little girl inside.
My younger sister is sitting in the child seat in the shopping cart.
Her little hands gripped the edge of the chair, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the dazzling array of snacks on the shelf. She chattered incessantly, her little voice clear and loud: "I want potato chips, these, Lay's, and that chocolate over there, Dove! Sister, get them for me!"
"Here, here, please stop making noise, you're making so much noise I can't hear you."
Tian Xin blinked her big eyes, staring curiously at the phone in Tian Xiwei's hand, and asked, "Are you playing a game?"
"I'm making money!" Tian Xiwei replied casually, her tone unconsciously becoming a little harsher, just wanting her younger sister to quiet down quickly.
After I said that, it indeed became quiet around me.
Tian Xin stopped chattering. Tian Xi was slightly taken aback before belatedly realizing that her sister wasn't quiet because she needed to earn money.
When her parents heard that she was going to make money, they would always subconsciously move around quietly so as not to disturb her.
But my sister is different.
My younger sister is only in elementary school, so she may not have a strong concept of making money.
She looked down at her younger sister in the shopping cart and her heart softened.
My sister was scared because her tone had become fierce, which is why she didn't dare to argue anymore.
Tian Xi softened her voice, her tone soothing: "I'm sorry, Xin Xin, I need to chat with my friend for a bit. Please don't bother me, okay? I'll play with you after we're done, alright?"
She had barely finished speaking.
Tian Xin immediately started making a fuss, slapping the seat with her little hands and shouting at the top of her lungs, "I want to argue, I want to argue, I want to argue!"
Tian Xiwei's head was throbbing from the noise, and her patience was completely exhausted.
Gritting his teeth, he threatened, "So talking nicely doesn't work, huh? I'll go all the way to the mountains!!!"
Sure enough, that sentence worked better than anything else.
Tian Xin calmed down.
She shrank her neck and gripped the armrest of the seat tightly with her little hands.
She sat properly in her seat, not daring to move an inch. She secretly glanced at Tian Xiwei, but seeing that her sister's expression hadn't softened, she quickly lowered her head again.
Tian Xiwei opened the voice message that Jiang Yang had just sent again.
He brought his ear slightly closer to the phone, even softening his breathing, afraid of missing a single word: ["Let's go to the Youxuepai headquarters in Pengcheng next week to record audio for the commercial we're filming."]
She sent Jiang Yang a voice message.
Her excitement was barely concealed: "Really? Jiang Yang, you said you'd take me to the Youxuepai headquarters? Am I going alone? Is anyone else going? Are Chaoyue and Haochun going?"
After sending the message, I felt like my brain had gone blank.
Because most of the time, he only takes her.
The commercial was filmed by her and Jiang Yang; Chao Yue and Hao Chun didn't participate.
I just subconsciously think of Hao Chun and Chao Yue.
Chao Yue was the first person Jiang Yang signed, and he has always stayed by Jiang Yang's side, seeing a lot of the world with him.
Hao Chun is the best actress among them, and she can handle any scene with ease.
She always felt that she was not as good as them.
Comparisons will be made.
I have some degree of inferiority complex, but I don't care about it too much.
Of course, she also has something that Chaoyue and Haochun can't replace: her hometown is close to Jiangyang.
Not long after, Jiang Yang sent a message, his tone gentle and patient: ["Hao Chun went to Yuecheng to visit Zhou Ye, she's probably delivering takeout right now. Chao Yue... why did you take Chao Yue? Did she participate in the filming of the commercial? Let her come and collect her payment, she'd love to."]
Jiang Yang sent another voice message: ["I'm only taking you. This trip will just be the two of us."]
I chatted with Jiang Yang for a few minutes.
Tian Xiwei couldn't help but smile.
His eyes were full of light.
Now it seems that she has an experience that no other girl can replace.
Chaoyue was indeed the first one signed by Jiang Yang. Haochun had the best acting skills, but she was the first one to film a commercial with Jiang Yang.
She was the first person Jiang Yang had taken to the headquarters of such a large company. Who could match that sense of exclusivity?
But after the initial excitement, I felt nervous.
I felt uneasy.
Because I had never been to such a large company headquarters before, nor had I ever experienced dubbing or visited the post-production workshop.
She was afraid that she wouldn't be proper enough, that she might do something wrong, and that she might cause trouble for Jiang Yang.
She took a deep breath.
Suppress the panic in my heart.
He then sent Jiang Yang a series of messages.
Every sentence was tinged with cautious inquiry and trepidation.
Just like when I found out last night that she would soon be on the variety show "Mars".
["Jiang Yang, I'm so nervous! What should I wear? I can't wear anything too casual, right?"]
["And another thing, what if I don't speak well during the dubbing? What if I forget my lines? What if I speak too fast? Will it affect post-production? Should I memorize the script beforehand?"]
["When I get to headquarters, should I greet the staff first? What should I be careful about when I speak? Will many people be watching us? What should I do if I get so nervous that I can't speak?"]
["Also, we'll be together the whole time, right? If I don't understand something, can I ask you anytime? I'm really afraid of making mistakes and embarrassing you."]
She stared at her phone screen, her heart pounding.
I'm looking forward to Saturday.
I'm also afraid of not performing well.
A conflicted and anxious feeling, like a thin thread, tightly tugged at her heart.
She wanted to perform well, to be worthy of Jiang Yang's favoritism, and to stay by his side forever, experiencing more things she had never experienced before.
Jiang Yang replied: ["Why so many questions? Just like the first time I took Chaoyue on a variety show."]
[“Did Chao Yue also ask around back then?” Tian Xiwei typed.]
"Yes, back when Chaoyue was young, she even asked me to teach her Shanghainese."
"Then I'll learn Shanghainese too. I'm sure I can learn it faster than Chaoyue."
That's all for now.
Tian Xiwei noticed her younger sister peeking at her phone.
She switched the phone to her right hand and used her left hand to partially block the screen so her sister wouldn't see it.
She pushed the shopping cart forward a short distance, but suddenly stopped, her fingertips hovering over the keyboard, not touching it for a long time.
Thinking about the message she was going to send to Jiang Yang, her cheeks slowly warmed up, the heat spreading from her cheekbones to her ears, and even the back of her neck felt hot.
Biting her lower lip, she typed out a line: "[I need to learn how to kiss first.]"
Send it over.
She was very flustered, like she had a rabbit in her hand, her fingers were trembling.
Strange to say.
Even though she had already graduated, and even though it wasn't the first time she had kissed Jiang Yang, she still hadn't done it.
I've also read a lot of those explicit female-oriented online novels.
But I always feel guilty whenever the topic of kissing comes up.
Tian Xiwei then typed: ["I miss you, Jiang Yang."]
It was played extremely slowly.
Every word seemed to be written with great effort.
He pressed send almost with his eyes closed, then immediately held the phone in his palm.
She dared not look at the screen, and instead looked up at the top shelf.
I dumped all of my sister's favorite chocolates and potato chips into the shopping cart.
My sister's eyes lit up with excitement, completely ignoring the scolding she had just received.
All Tian Xiwei could hear was the sound of her own heartbeat.
After a while, she quietly turned her phone over a little and saw Jiang Yang's new reply on the screen: ["I miss you too, Xiwei."] (End of Chapter)