92: There is only one very objective conclusion left - he is your nemesis!

Yue Qingzhu curiously sized up Chen Fang, and then saw him blurt out a string of words without hesitation, his lips moving incredibly fast:

"living is already hard enough, so if you can blame others, don't blame yourself."

"I'm so easy to get along with, if someone still can't get along with me, they should look for the reason within themselves."

"If one person dislikes me, that's their problem. If a group of people dislike me, that means they know each other."

"If someone dislikes me, I immediately dislike them back. It's only polite, a two-way street."

"I don't care at all how people curse me behind my back, because I've cursed a lot of people too, and they probably haven't cursed as harshly as I have."

"We must draw wisdom from our ancestors. As the ancient saying goes: Those who can directly point out my faults will have their nine generations exterminated; those who submit a letter to admonish me will be given the extreme penalty; those whose criticisms reach my ears in the market or court will be granted self-inflicted death."

...

Yue Qingzhu's mouth was slightly agape, as she stared blankly at Chen Fang.

How can a person be so shameless—oh, no, so bold?

Two minutes later, Chen Fang finally stopped and looked at her calmly: "When you're sad, just silently recite these a few times. If it still doesn't work, and you still feel that the other person is right and you're the one with the problem..."

Yue Qingzhu's hands rested on the mixing console, staring at Chen Fang with a calm expression, but her eyes flickered with a dark gleam. After a moment of thought, she shrank her neck and asked further:

"If I can't convince myself like this, is there any other way?"

"Then there's only one very objective conclusion."

Yue Qingzhu stared at him, "Hmm? An objective conclusion?"

Chen Fang nodded, looking at her and saying righteously, "That Director Cai jinxes you."

Yue Qingzhu blinked.

It wasn't that her acting wasn't good, but that Director Cai jinxed her?

Huh? Can it be understood that way?

Yue Qingzhu looked at the glass, processing for a while.

Suddenly, Yue Qingzhu heard Assistant He's indignant voice from behind her, "Sister Qingzhu, I think Teacher Chen is right. Our performance level is already set. That Director Cai isn't looking for solutions; instead, he keeps complaining about things that can't be changed. That's just taking money without doing any work."

Yue Qingzhu slowly nodded.

Director Cai should leverage her strengths and avoid her weaknesses, instead of constantly attacking and suppressing her for her shortcomings.

That's right, Director Cai is useless.

She's not wrong!

Yue Qingzhu felt her breathing become much more comfortable, "Teacher Chen, your willpower is truly strong. And..."

She turned her head to look at Chen Fang.

When “the adventures” aired, she occasionally saw trending topics online about his sharp tongue. Now it seemed those were all fake.

Yue Qingzhu continued, "And you're not sharp-tongued at all."

Chen Fang smiled faintly.

He was a very principled person, okay?

He would only poke at the heart of two kinds of people: enemies and good friends.

Either fight outside, or be a tyrant at home.

Yue Qingzhu truly had no self-awareness.

He wouldn't even attack an unfamiliar agent, so how could he be rude to his patron?

Assistant He said, "Sister Qingzhu, why don't we change people?"

Yue Qingzhu shook her head: "Changing people would require repeated communication with a new director about the theme, which would take two or three days. We don't have time."

Chen Fang's heart stirred. An opportunity had arrived!

But on the surface, he asked nonchalantly, "What if we skip this step?"

Yue Qingzhu picked up the lyrics, "How could we possibly skip it? The director must understand the theme to design a good script."

Chen Fang looked at her, "If I do it, we can skip this step."

"You?" Yue Qingzhu frowned in confusion, "What would you do?"

Chen Fang nodded, sitting upright and saying earnestly, "My dream is to become a director!"

Yue Qingzhu blinked, then after a moment ofstunned, she raised a hand to rub her temples, "Wait, that's not right. You told me last time that your dream was to become a singer who could be recorded in history."

Assistant He hugged a pillow, secretly peeking at the two. You two even talked about dreams?

Yue Qingzhu didn't notice Assistant He peeking at them like a marmot with a melon, still immersed in her shock.

She still remembered how Chen Fang had rambled on and on about his passion for musical notes, his pursuit of music, his yearning for art, his longing for the stage, and his promise to the audience when he asked for her help.

Now he was saying he wanted to be a director?

Just as she thought of this, she saw Chen Fang nod firmly.

"I didn't say I only have one dream. And aren't I steadily progressing on the path of music, and doing quite well?"

Yue Qingzhu was momentarily speechless.

That was true.

Chen Fang then said, "Right? Teacher Yue, when have I ever lied to you? Let me try, I can be cheaper."

"You..." Yue Qingzhu met Chen Fang's sincere gaze.

Money wasn't an issue; she didn't lack the money Chen Fang would save her with a discount.

The key was quality.

Director Cai's filming indeed left her unsatisfied.

Hmm...

Yue Qingzhu propped her cheek and thought for a while.

If Director Cai continued filming and Chen Fang tried his hand, even if he did poorly, Director Cai's work would serve as a baseline.

Letting Chen Fang try had no disadvantages.

Yue Qingzhu held the script, crossing her legs, "Fine, let's try. Just get a script out first."

After speaking, she remembered that he had been severely depressed by netizens last month, and wondered if her words had been too cold and perfunctory just now.

Yue Qingzhu added, "If possible, I'll have Sister Liu find you a team to assist with the filming. For the location, the Opera House would be best; we've rented it until the 25th, or the company's venue would also work."

"The Opera House is fine. I'll send you the script later," Chen Fang agreed.

"Then let's record the song first."

"Okay."

...

The sun gradually set in the west.

In the evening, Chen Fang returned to the villa. After a simple meal, he walked into the study.

Opening his email, he saw the location and costume data package sent by Yue Qingzhu's assistant.

Chen Fang clicked download and created a new folder, preparing to start designing the MV plan.

He didn't plan to use the original MV because, in that previous world, when the original singer performed this song, she was an independent musician. Perhaps due to funding and resource limitations, the effect of the MV... how to put it? The reviews were polarized.

But Yue Qingzhu wasn't short on money; the budget could be raised at will, make it grand!

And she also requested filming at the Opera House, so there was no way to copy the original's studio shots.

Chen Fang opened his computer, picked up a pen casually, and twirled it.

Yue Qingzhu's acting was concerning, so her performance parts needed to be reduced, using more imagery and scenes to convey emotion. For example, using symbolic objects like broken mirrors and withered roses to replace direct character performance.

However, some shots required her to show her face, expressing conflicting and contradictory emotions. Having her perform emotional shifts directly to the camera wasn't very realistic. He needed to find a solution.