Ye Mo was amused by his words, but then she suddenly sneezed. Sniffling, she mumbled, "How could my dad and my older brother be so unreasonable?"
Ha, what's the point of talking about it when your family is being bullied? People from the Ye Family don't care about reason.
Ye Yongming muttered to himself, but said to Ye Mo, "Go take a shower, look at you... I'll talk to you after you shower."
"Okay!" Ye Mo nodded; she was indeed freezing. "Then I'm leaving."
She and Zhou Xiaoyu went to the nanny van to take a shower, while Ye Yongming stood there, watching her leave. Only after she was out of sight did he turn his head to look at Yu Luwei.
Chapter 40, the fortieth melon... what kind of melon is it? It takes forty bites...
"Mr. Yu..."
After Ye Mo left, the smile on Ye Yongming's face vanished instantly. He looked at Yu Luwei expressionlessly and said, "Mr. Yu, this wasn't your attitude when you first wanted to invest!"
He reminded Yu Luwei, "Do you still remember the contents of our contract? You think that now that the contract is signed, and that the matter is settled, you're going to abandon us and ignore our demands, right?"
Yu Luwei a laugh; he dared not agree, and hurriedly said, "We absolutely did not mean that! Mr. Ye, it's all a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!"
Misunderstand?
Ye Yongming sneered, saying, "You should be glad I was the one who witnessed this. If it were my cousin or my uncle here, this whole thing would be over before it even started. They wouldn't even have a chance to explain."
As he spoke, he kept a cold eye on Tang Ying, his eyes filled with disgust and disdain—he had just seen it all; it was this woman who had been causing all this trouble.
Tang Ying didn't know Ye Yongming, but that didn't stop the bad feeling that was rising in her heart. Especially when she saw producer Yu Luwei bowing and scraping to Ye Yongming, her heart trembled and she finally felt a little scared.
At the same time, she also had some doubts: Who was this person in front of her? Why was Producer Yu being so cautious and humble towards her?
The film set was eerily quiet, with only the sound of heavy rain pounding down.
Everyone here isn't stupid. From Yu Luwei's attitude towards Ye Yongming, they knew that this young man was no ordinary person; he might even be the big spender of their production crew.
And this person who is suspected to be the sugar daddy is obviously acquainted with Ye Mo. Judging from their conversation just now, their relationship is even more unusual, as if they are cousins. It just so happens that Tang Ying deliberately messed up the call, making Ye Mo stand in the rain for so long.
Realizing this, the crew members couldn't help but gasp, their pitying gazes falling unanimously on Tang Ying's pale face. "Hiss, they're here to cause trouble! Tang Ying is in grave danger!"
Tang Ying clearly knew this too. She swallowed hard, looked at Yu Luwei, and asked, unwilling to give up, " Producer Yu, may I ask who this gentleman is?"
Yu Luwei chuckled inwardly, holding his breath as he said, "This is Mr. Ye Yongming, from the Ye Group, and also the biggest investor in our film!"
Tang Ying's last glimmer of hope finally shattered like a bubble. Her face turned deathly pale, and her lips even trembled slightly as she looked at Ye Yongming in disbelief.
Ye Yongming smiled at her; his smile was beautiful, but it made Tang Ying feel uneasy.
"I always thought that Producer Yu, your film had a promising future and was a strong investment opportunity," Ye Yongming said, but then his tone shifted, becoming regretful. "But now, I'm starting to wonder if investing in your film was the wrong choice..."
"..." Yu Luwei took a deep breath and asked in a conciliatory tone, "Mr. Ye, what do you intend to do?"
He could tell that Ye Yongming was threatening him, but they were indeed at fault, so he felt guilty too—it was written in the contract that, apart from filming, Ye Mo couldn't be wronged or targeted.
In a sense, their production team has already breached the contract.
"This person..." Ye Yongming had been waiting for Yu Luwei this. After Yu Luwei speaking, he looked at Tang Ying and said without hesitation, very decisively, "I don't want to see her on set again!"
Tang Ying's face paled, and she instinctively said, "I... I'm the female lead!"
Her meaning was clear: the female lead—that was the most important female role in the production team, how could she...
How can it be changed so easily?
-- Tang Ying seemed to want to use this reason to dissuade Ye Yongming from his idea.
Yu Luwei also discussed the funding issue with Ye Yongming —if they changed the female lead, many scenes would need to be reshot, which would require a large sum of money.
"Money?" Ye Yongming scoffed, "The Ye Family has more money than anything! So, money isn't an issue, but I don't want to see this woman stay on this set any longer, Producer Yu, do you understand?"
Since Ye Yongming had already said that money was not an issue, Producer Yu, who was always focused on making money, didn't hesitate for a second and immediately replied, "Mr. Ye, you are the big spender. Whatever you say, we will do!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Ying was stunned, finding it utterly unbelievable.
No, she's the female lead, not the second, third, or fourth female lead. They can't just replace her like that. Besides, the movie has been filming for two months already. Now they're saying they want to replace her? Do they have too much money to burn?
Ye Yongming demonstrated through his actions that his Ye Family indeed had too much money to burn.
***
To everyone's surprise, after everything was settled, the female lead for " The Chase " was replaced.
Not only was Tang Ying stunned, but everyone else in the crew was stunned. In the eyes of most of the crew, this was not a big deal. In the entertainment industry, it is not uncommon for actors to use filming as an excuse to teach other actors a lesson. As long as it doesn't go too far, everyone in the crew turns a blind eye.
Tang Ying was the female lead in " The Chase," while Ye Mo was at most a supporting actress. But because of Tang Ying's outburst, she lost her leading role altogether. Who could have imagined that?
The crew members were surprised, and their impression of Ye Mo's background deepened even more, leading to further discussions and speculations among themselves.
"... Producer Yu mentioned before, that Mr. Ye, is he from the Ye Corporation? So, Ye Mo really is related to the Ye Corporation?"
"Hiss, there really wasn't any news about this before! Didn't Ye Mo have a lot of resources snatched away before? How come we didn't hear about her having the Ye Corporation backing her back then..."
"The key point is, if that Mr. Ye is from Ye Corporation Ye Family, then Ye Mo could be the eldest daughter of the Ye Corporation!!"
"..."
The crew fell silent.
These past few days, they had absolutely no idea that Ye Mo was some kind of rich young lady. How could she have been so well-hidden?
Ye Mo, who had been hiding well, had already finished showering and was curled up in the nanny's room, which was heated.
"Knock knock knock!"
Someone knocked on the window of the van. Shen Yan opened the door, and instantly, the rain mixed with cold air rushed in. Ye Yongming, caught in the cold wind, crawled directly into the van from the outside.
"This awful weather," Ye Yongming complained as he wiped the rain off his clothes, "It's like the sky has a hole in it. It's pouring down like crazy."
Ye Mo huddled in the back seat, wrapped in a cashmere blanket, holding a cup of hot cocoa in his hands. His originally pale face finally regained some color as the temperature rose.
Ye Yongming glanced at Ai's face and saw that it had indeed improved a lot; her tense expression had eased slightly. Then, he began to talk about Ye Mo.
"... You were there when Yu Luwei and I finalized the contract, so you were aware of the clause [that we can't let you be bullied outside of filming]. So how could you let someone bully you and not say a word?" His tone was full of disappointment and frustration.