My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 145: He Cares So Much About Me...

Hearing Chen Yan speak like that, Yang Rou gave it some thought before nodding, "Alright. I understand."

After finishing, she tidied up the materials and said, "Then if there’s nothing else, I’ll get going, President Chen."

Chen Yan nodded.

Yang Rou stood up. "Tap...tap...tap..." Her high heels clicked crisply against the ground. And just like that, she left the meeting room, leaving only the candy that Chen Yan had given her on her seat.

Chen Yan shook his head with a wry smile.

Indeed, talented people are temperamental.

But this matter was indeed his own fault.

Just the other day, he had agreed to let her take full responsibility for the company, only to retract the decision-making authority of this movie crew immediately afterward. It was a little unfair.

He had considered this point, which is why he had cleared the others out of the room first and tried to speak in as calm a tone as possible.

But there was no choice; he had to do it.

After all, she didn’t have the system, so she couldn’t see who was a better fit for this movie.

Perhaps she would choose Director Yuan as the director based on her experience and judgment.

There was actually no problem with her choice; after all, a director who could bring in a box office of 380 million must be exceptionally talented.

However... Director Yuan was still a little short of perfection.

Chen Yan wanted this movie to reach a box office of 500 million. Each step had to be perfect...

These things were hard for Chen Yan to explain, so he could only await the final outcome to prove himself.

It seemed he would be quite busy in the coming days.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan couldn’t help thinking of Lu Man, that comical and unreliable teammate.

He murmured to himself with a snort, "Humph! If it wasn’t for the sake of leveling you up, I wouldn’t be stuck in this situation."

"If the box office hits 500 million and you still won’t take my house, I’ll push you down and spank you!"

.....

After leaving the meeting room, Yang Rou, expressionless, nodded slightly in response to a few employees who greeted her before returning to her general manager’s office.

Closing the door of her office, she sat down in her executive chair. She picked up several stacks of documents on the table and began to work through them.

The new company was up and running, and there were many things to do. Chen Yan had handed everything over to her, keeping her very busy these past few days.

This resulted in her sometimes coming home at midnight.

She pondered silently.

Fortunately, her daughter was currently boarding at school and would only be on holiday next week.

Otherwise, coming back to Qin Island and not spending time with her daughter would indeed have been unacceptable.

However, no matter how tough it was, the feeling of being the top person in charge of the whole company gave her the motivation to move forward. Well... if it wasn’t for what had just happened.

Although Chen Yan had put it very tactfully and had given her enough face, Yang Nuannuan essentially only "heard" one sentence: On this project, I don’t trust your judgment.

Yang Rou was quite a rational person. She felt she could understand Chen Yan’s thinking.

After all, they hadn’t worked together before, so it was normal to have disagreements and distrust on a project.

Especially since...

With that thought, Yang Rou couldn’t help recalling Chen Yan and Lu Man coming to her to inquire about box office matters.

It seemed very important to them.

So it was not difficult to understand...

But... would her boss really not mess things up?

In the film industry, there were far too many novices calling shots and causing debacles.

The project "Love Lost in 23 Days" clearly had the potential to be a smash hit; she hoped it wouldn’t be ruined by his overzealous interference...

After processing several documents that were piling up in the company.

Yang Rou folded her hands on the desk and then sat quietly, thinking for a while.

Then she turned on her computer and opened the meeting materials.

Even though Chen Yan had decided to take charge himself, she still resolved to draft her own list of the best candidates as a Plan B.

In this way, even if Chen Yan’s side encountered problems, her plan could still ensure the project progressed smoothly...

...

News always had a way of spreading.

Even though the conversation between Chen Yan and Yang Rou had taken place in the meeting room without a third person present.

However, after their consecutive exits from the meeting room, their gloomy expressions betrayed that there might have been some disagreement between them.

Combining this with the cancellation of the meeting discussing the movie crew, leaving only the preparatory meeting, even further led the company’s people to infer something.

"Have you heard? I heard President Chen is not quite satisfied with the people President Yang picked."

"I heard that too, and I also heard that President Chen has high expectations for this movie’s box office, so he’s decided to pick the crew personally."

"High expectations? How much?"

"I heard... 500 million."

"Oh my goodness. That can’t be right. The movie only has a thirty million investment."

"Right. So he wants this movie to strive for perfection."

"Striving for perfection is fine. But... does President Chen really understand those production staff? Can he pick the right ones?"

"That I don’t know... Maybe."

"Hm. I’m not optimistic."

"Heh heh. Actually, I’m not optimistic either."

Since it was just idle gossip among the lower employees, Chen Yan and Yang Rou might not have heard it, but Yu Qiao Qiao, who was also a "ground-level employee," heard quite a bit.

After silently taking note of all this.

She initially thought about discussing these things with Chen Yan. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

But then it felt like snitching, so she hesitated for a moment.

While passing by the clay sculpture room to reach Chen Yan’s office multiple times, she’d peer through the window and would see Chen Yan bowed over writing and drawing on the movie’s preparatory plan, just as those employees had said.

In her hesitation, Yu Qiao Qiao couldn’t make up her mind and decided to seek advice from Lu Man during a work break.

After all, Lu Man was the main star of the movie and also a shareholder of the company.

When Yu Qiao Qiao found Lu Man, she was in Chenlu Film Company’s own practice room, working on her acting skills.

Checking at the door, Yu Qiao Qiao knocked.

A cool voice from inside responded, "Come in."

Yu Qiao Qiao nudged the door open a crack and poked her head in, looking at Lu Man with a cute expression, "Sister Man Man, do you have a moment? There’s something I want to talk about."

Lu Man looked at the employee she had been practicing with and said coldly, "Sure."

Then she instructed the employee, "Take a half-hour break."

The employee replied, "Okay, Sister Man."

Saying that, she turned and left the practice room. As she passed by Yu Qiao Qiao, she even smiled at her.

Once the employee was gone, Yu Qiao Qiao entered the practice room and closed the door. Lu Man immediately reverted to her funny persona.

She let out a dejected "ahhh~~~" and then hugged Qiao Qiao, "Qiao Qiao! I’m so tired!"

Yu Qiao Qiao, blushing, pushed against Sister Man Man, "Sister Man Man, don’t be like this. You have to maintain your image."

Lu Man clung on like a child, rubbing her chest against Yu Qiao Qiao’s, "I don’t care about my image. I just want my dear Qiao Qiao."

Yu Qiao Qiao blushed even more.

While struggling, she said, "Sister Man Man, Sister Man Man, I came here to talk about serious matters."

Upon hearing about serious matters, Lu Man finally let go, "What’s up?"

Yu Qiao Qiao quickly summarized what she had heard to Lu Man.

When she heard that Chen Yan and Yang Rou had a disagreement over box office expectations and then he decided to choose the staff himself, Lu Man was shocked.

Outsiders might not know the inside story, but she did.

Chen Yan had never cared about the box office for the movies she had made before, even telling her that 30 million was enough.

It was she who was not willing to settle, claiming she wanted her debut film to reach five billion.

Truth be told, when she said that, she was just bragging.

She didn’t expect that Chen Yan would actually take it to heart...

For a moment, Lu Man was moved.

That fool... did he really remember the goal she mentioned offhand?

So silly...

While Lu Man was moved, Yu Qiao Qiao curiously watched the daydreaming Lu Man and lightly waved her hand in front of her, "Sister Man Man, are you okay?"

"Ah?" Lu Man returned to her senses. She looked a bit sheepish as she glanced at Yu Qiao Qiao, then stuttered, "Ah... ah... It’s nothing."

Yu Qiao Qiao scrunched her nose and asked, "What about this situation? Should I talk to Chen Yan? Maybe he and President Yang could at least clarify things."

Lu Man cleared her throat and said, "Well... it’s fine. The people below are just gossiping; if you clarify it directly, it might be like confirming it."

"Besides, I think Chen Yan and President Yang are aware, even if they disagree, they’ll solve it in private, no need to affect the company."

"Let’s not worry about it."

Saying this, Lu Man hurriedly changed the subject for fear Yu Qiao Qiao would continue to ask, "By the way, Qiao Qiao, didn’t you mention you’ll soon have a holiday?"

Yu Qiao Qiao didn’t expect that and nodded, "Right. I’m in the middle of final exams. I’ll probably be on vacation next week."

Lu Man asked with a "high and cold" air, "Any plans for the holiday?"

Yu Qiao Qiao pouted, struggling to answer, "I don’t know yet."

"I was thinking of going back to the orphanage like last year."

"But then I wouldn’t be able to work. I can’t commute for several hours every day."

"If I stay at the orphanage, although I can help the matron with the younger brothers and sisters, what about Chen Yan’s side?"

Having already understood Yu Qiao Qiao’s predicament, Lu Man smiled faintly, as if a lily was blossoming, "Why not simply move in with me?"

Yu Qiao Qiao looked stunned as she gazed at Lu Man, "Move in with you, Sister Man Man?"

"But Sister Man Man... aren’t you still staying in a hotel?"

The company has arranged a villa for me. I have moved there from the hotel in the past couple of days."

"It’s not far from the company, only about a six to seven-minute walk."

"It’s perfect for your commute."

The company has arranged a villa for me. I have moved there from the hotel in the past couple of days."

"It’s not far from the company, only about a six to seven-minute walk."

"It’s perfect for your commute."