CIATB Chapter 152 Listen to me, everyone!
Chapter 152 Listen to me, everyone!
Chapter 152 Listen to me, everyone!
The sound of light rain pattering against my ears, like countless tiny beads gently tapping on the window.
Yu Huan slowly woke up in bed, her consciousness gradually breaking free from the chaos and returning to reality.
I slightly opened my eyes and looked out the window.
A thin layer of mist condensed on the window, making the world outside very hazy. Under the gray sky, raindrops fell in dense, slanting lines.
I fumbled around my pillow and touched the cold screen of my phone. I turned it on and saw it was only 7:40, still plenty of time.
Yu Huan immediately sent Lin Yourong a message: "Good morning, muah~"
I didn't expect to get a reply right away. This girl has been working very hard lately, and her days and nights are often reversed.
The temperature dropped sharply today, and a chill quietly permeated the air.
Yu Huan tried to sit up in bed and immediately felt a chill creep over him, causing him to shiver involuntarily. He quickly pulled the blanket tighter around himself, trying to ward off the invading cold.
After a struggle with his thoughts, he resolutely threw off the covers, quickly put on a soft sweater, then a jacket, and stood on the floor in slippers.
To avoid waking the downstairs neighbors, he carefully jumped a few times to stretch his somewhat stiff body.
After washing up and getting ready, Yu Huan stepped out of her house, went downstairs, and casually opened an umbrella, deciding to first slurp up a bowl of hot noodles.
He then hailed a taxi; his destination was Lao Lin's place.
He was going to pick up his car to go to the Lianhe Zaobao building.
Since my uncle is coming today, and it's raining outside, if he needs to get around, we can't let him ride his electric scooter while huddled in his raincoat, can we?
Despite the slippery road surface, it couldn't stop the experienced taxi driver from speeding all the way, and they arrived at the entrance of the residential area in just over ten minutes.
Yu Huan, who had survived the ordeal, counted out three bills and gave them to the old master.
I strolled to the lobby on the first floor and, as usual, tidied my appearance in front of the mirror.
Looking at himself in the mirror, Yu Huan couldn't help but smile and sigh softly, "It's truly fate that I'm this handsome!"
He then turned and walked towards the elevator, pressing the down button.
Just as the elevator doors opened, he looked up and unexpectedly met the gazes of Lao Lin and his mother-in-law.
Old Lin looked at him with surprise: "Xiao Yu, what a coincidence!"
Yu Huan quickly greeted them, calling out "Dad" and "Mom" before slowly walking into the elevator car and saying, "My uncle will be coming over today to help Rongrong and me look at our wedding room, so I'm here to pick up the car."
The elevator door slowly closed.
The mother-in-law first called him "Xiao Yu," then looked at Lao Lin and said reproachfully, "Old Wei came to Xingcheng without even saying hello to us!"
Yu Huan scratched his head: "I initially said I would invite my uncle to have dinner with you, but he said he wouldn't arrive until the afternoon and wanted to meet up with his friends first."
In the blink of an eye, the elevator had reached the basement level.
The door opened with a "ding".
As Lao Lin followed his mother-in-law out, he said to Yu Huan, "I'll call and ask about the situation later. I'll take your mother to work first."
Yu Huan nodded in agreement and said with concern, "Dad, the roads are slippery in the rain and may be icy, so drive carefully!"
The elevator doors slowly closed, and Lao Lin's voice came through the crack in the door: "You should open it slowly too."
The elevator car descended and arrived at the second floor of the underground parking garage in a short while.
After Yu Huan exited the elevator, he got into Lin Yourong's BMW.
He skillfully turned the car key, the engine roared, and after a minute of warming up the little BMW, Yu Huan slowly drove it out of the parking space.
Fifteen minutes later, Yu Huan parked his BMW in a roadside parking space not far from the Zaobao building.
He checked the time; it was only 8:30.
Coming to work this early is like a young woman getting married – it's the first time for her.
When Yu Huan arrived at the new media department, Xu Fei, Chen Xi, and Wang Zhi had already gathered around a table and were having a lively discussion about the short film shooting.
The trio looked serious, sketching on paper or displaying reference materials on the computer.
Several colleagues were gathered around, listening intently and offering suggestions from time to time.
Although there were still more than twenty minutes before the official start of work, the workspace was already bustling with activity and a lively atmosphere.
Wei Quan, who was bent over participating in the discussion, suddenly caught sight of Yu Huan's arrival and hurriedly straightened up, calling out, "Brother Yu!"
This shout seemed to flip a switch, and everyone around turned their heads.
Amidst a continuous chorus of "Brother Yu," Yu Huan instantly felt relieved and raised his hand to press down: "You guys continue."
He then sat down at his desk, turned on his computer, and quickly logged into the official website of the coarse grain brand, preparing to snag a phone at 8:40.
As expected, they were fooled.
Yu Huan shook his head helplessly, noticing that everyone in the new media department had arrived and were gathered together, chattering away. He stood up, walked around the desk, and strode confidently to the front of the group. He took a breath and broke the noise with a loud voice: "Listen up, everyone!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone turned around and focused on him, waiting for the leader to continue.
Yu Huan looked around and continued, "We have a plan to shoot a short film for our department at noon today, which will take up some of our afternoon work time. Therefore, I hope everyone can work harder this morning to catch up on the work. We expect to spend three hours after lunch to officially start filming. Although it's only a short film of a few minutes, we want to ensure it's of the highest quality. This time arrangement should be more than enough."
"Alright, Brother Yu!" Wei Quan had barely finished speaking when he quickly returned to his post.
Upon hearing Yu Huan's words, the trio working on the short film project immediately stopped their discussion.
The crowd scattered like birds and beasts, each busy with their own affairs.
Yu Huan walked to Li Xiaoyu's workstation, instructed her to print out the necessary props on A4 paper, and carefully explained the specific requirements.
After listening, Li Xiaoyu looked extremely surprised: "Brother Yu, doesn't this seem too simple?"
Yu Huan smiled and said, "No, it's mainly for fun."
Li Xiaoyu nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "Should we poke three holes in the paper so we can see and breathe or something?"
Yu Huan shook her head without hesitation and said, "No need for that. Just raise your hands to cover your face. Sticking them to your face would be superfluous."
"Understood, Brother Yu." Li Xiaoyu nodded.
Although it wasn't 8:50 yet, the workspace was already bustling with activity.
For everyone, shooting departmental short films and work are definitely two different things; the former is like playing around. Now, by speeding up the schedule, we can have a few more hours to relax.
After a busy morning of trying to catch up on the schedule, it was exactly noon.
After being tricked again, Yu Huan stood up, clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention: "Everyone, thank you for your hard work! Now you have half an hour for lunch. We'll start filming at 12:30 sharp! Let's work together to make a good short film!"
Amidst the cheers that started Wang Zhi, Xu Fei let out a long sigh of relief.
While everyone else was just having fun, Xu Fei, who felt like she was carrying a heavy burden, had a completely different mindset.
As the narrator leading the camera, I am keenly aware of the great responsibility I bear.
For today's shoot, and to present her best self in front of the camera, she specially wore an apricot-gray suit and dressed up carefully.
Still feeling unwilling to give up, Yu Huan tried to grab the phone for another ten minutes but failed. Before going to eat, she glanced at Xu Fei and found her still sitting there motionless.
When he returned after finishing his meal, she was still in the same position.
Yu Huan couldn't help but worry. Her role in this film was crucial, so she must be too nervous to even eat.
As a leader, Yu Huan deeply understands the importance of being considerate of his subordinates, especially when dealing with female subordinates, where it is even more important to maintain a proper balance.
Yu Huan patted her full stomach and strolled over to Xu Fei's table.
Her gaze inadvertently fell on the half-eaten Panpan bread on the table, and she asked in a gentle tone, "Xu Fei, why aren't you going to eat?"
Upon hearing Yu Huan's question, Xu Fei turned around and looked up at him, a slight smile of excitement on his lips: "Brother Yu, I can't eat when I'm excited!"
"Uh--"
Yu Huan scratched his head in surprise. He had originally thought that Xu Fei was unable to eat because she was nervous!
"That's alright... We'll start filming from the second part first, so relax."
Yu Huan felt relieved and turned to leave.
After everyone had arrived, Yu Huan took out his phone and sent a message to Lao Li, the actual head of the new media department and the acting director:
"Uncle Li, we'll start filming our department's short film at noon. Would you be free to join us?"
A moment later, Old Li sent a message:
"I won't participate; I feel extremely uncomfortable with cameras pointed at me. However, I'd really like to come and see how you film it."
Yu Huan quickly replied:
Welcome, Uncle Li, to guide our work!
Meanwhile, in the research department director's office, Lao Li smiled and placed his mobile phone on the side of his desk.
He held the mouse, typed on the keyboard, handled some urgent matters, then got up, put his phone in his pocket, tightened the lid of his thermos, and walked towards the elevator.
The elevator smoothly ascended to the twelfth floor, and Old Li stepped out.
As soon as I turned the corner and stepped into the workshop, my eyes were drawn to the scene before me.
Chen Xi, holding a professional camera, was intently filming Yu Huan.
Yu Huan held up an A4 sheet of paper to cover her head, on which were printed two eye-catching characters:
'lead.'
If it weren't for his figure and clothing, Old Li would almost not have recognized him.
"Bia! Bia! Bia!" Yu Huan stood in front of the camera, hiding behind an A4 sheet of paper and making strange, exaggerated sounds, which made the people around him burst into laughter.
(End of this chapter)