Chapter 540
“Go ahead and speak your mind,” Nan Chen said casually with his head still hanging low.
“Okay, I shall get to the point and tell you what I think. However, it''s solely up to you whether you want
to listen.”
“You don''t have to state the obvious. Spill!”
Ning Ran bit her lips and said, “ording to thetest script, the conflict will subside. With that, Huang
Zichao''s scenes will be significantly reduced to almost nothing left.”
Bang!
Enraged, Nan Chen mmed the table. “So, you''re unhappy that his parts are cut?”
“It doesn''t affect me. Conversely, it will put you in an unfavorable position.”
Ning Ran knew that her words would upset him, but she did not expect him to hit the ceiling right away.
She had been putting up with him the entire time in order not to step on his toes. s, she still failed to
avoid a terrible confrontation.
“Unfavorable to me? How so?”
“First, the storyline will be a bore, which in turn will cause the box office to plunge. Second, Huang
Zichao is a renowned actor. This is his first movie made in his homnd after venturing into Hollywood.
Tons and tons of people are looking forward to watching the show, and I''m sure this is why you guys
have hired him in the first ce. If you cut his parts now, you will lose the target audience!”
She continued, “Additionally, his worldwide fans will surely boycott this movie, thinking that he has been
unfairly treated. You know how it works in the show biz. The fans will persuade their families and
friends to do the same. As a result, you will suffer great losses.”
“I already said that the box office is not your problem, so mind your own business,” Nan Chen refuted.
Regardless, Ning Ran continued to push his buttons.
“Though you can''t be bothered if the investment had zero return, it''s still your project. You are the
reason why so many investors dumped their money into this. They believe in you and your ability to
generate lucrative profits for them. It''s such a golden opportunity. I am clueless as to why you want to
ruin it like that. How will others see you? What''s the point of investing in this project when you''re
adamant that you should revise the script and turn a worthy piece into worthless trash? Is it just for fun?
Is this all a game to you?”
Bang!
Nan Chen was livid and mmed his fist on the table once more.
His seething resentment had finally reached boiling point.
Subsequently, he left his seat and walked toward Ning Ran, causing her to backpedal in fear.
Oh no, I spoke too fast and said many things that I shouldn''t have. She regretted not being able to
control her tongue.
“Are youshing out at me? Trying to tell me what to do?” came Nan Chen''s chilling voice.
He grabbed her chin while starring daggers at her.
Panicked, Ning Ran said, “No, I wasn''t. Let go of me...”
“You lectured me because of another man? Whose side are you on? Why are you standing up for
him?”
“Dabao! Erbao!” Ning Ran yelled.
Seeing how Nan Chen was going to teach her a lesson, she figured she had better call upon her little
saviors. I''m not so silly to stand here and let him torment me more.
The two children heard her cry and hurried over.
“Daddy, you bullied Mommy again!” Erbao grumbled with displeasure.
“Daddy, didn''t you teach me that guys cannot be mean to girls?” Dabao questioned coldly.
Nan Chen was embarrassed. He did not anticipate such a cunning move from Ning Ran.
“I didn''t do anything. I was just talking to Mommy,” he swiftly denied.
“How could you lie to us? Youid your fingers on her!” Erbao bellowed.
“I didn''t. Mommy said that her teeth were aching, so I checked it out for her.” Nan Chen was
exasperated.
He would do anything not to risk his perfect reputation as a father to bebeled otherwise.
“Is that so, Mommy?” Erbao wanted to triangte with Ning Ran.
“Haha, yeah, Daddy and I were only fooling around. Go on and y among yourselves.” Aforting
smile settled upon her face.
“Really?” Dabao was dubious.
“Of course, we were only kidding. She wanted to set up a trial and see if you two woulde in and
save her in the nick of time. This experiment goes to show that you guys always have her back.”
Ning Ran could tell that the way he reacted was clearly a case of sour grapes.
After that, Dabao and Erbao exchanged a silent nce, and they exited the study, leaving Nan Chen
and Ning Ran behind.
“How could you call the kids in?” Nan Chen reprimanded her.
“Well, there are only four of us here. If I can''t fight you, I have to ask for help. I''m the one on the losing
end who should defend myself at all costs,” Ning Ran snapped back at him.
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“You shouldn''t have involved the children in adult matters.”
“What''s wrong? The kids are one of us. In fact, they are my guardian angels. We''ve been living by
ourselves for so many years, and we share a strong bond. In this world, they are the only ones who
truly care about me and support me all the way. Who else can I call if not them? Are you still thinking of
doing something bad to me? If you dare, I''ll scream again! It''s such a disgrace for the heir of Nanshi
Corporation to hit a woman. How shameful!”
Ning Ran plucked up her courage and spoke assertively.
“I didn''t even hit you!” Nan Chen defended himself.
“Then, what were you doing just now? Stroking my face dotingly? That''s considered as taking
advantage of me.”
“You...”
“Fine, let''s get back to our topic. Sit quietly and keep your hands to yourself. I only want to get it off my
chest. You can decide if you want to heed my advice or not,” uttered Ning Ran.
Nan Chen walked back to his desk and took his seat.
Feeling a little exhausted, Ning Ran moved a chair and sat opposite him.
As they faced each other, Ning Ran felt intimidated by Nan Chen''s towering figure.
No, this doesn''t look good. I can''t let him be the only one looking imposing.
At that thought, she stood up, leaving Nan Chenpletely puzzled.
“If you''re not nning to say anything, I shall leave now and continue my work.”
“No, I must continue this.”
She regted her emotions and thought deeply for a while, picking out the right words to say. “Where
did we stop just now?”
Nan Chen looked nk as he could not recall.
“Forget it if you don''t even know what you wanted to tell me.” He waved his hand.
“Oh, that''s right, it was about the adverse effects potentially brought upon by the revised storyline. A
negative earning will lead to your personal reputation damage. Don''t you think so? Although it doesn''t
matter to you whether the movie makes any money, I do care.”
She continued after a slight pause, “This is my first film. Thanks to you, I got a chance to work with
such an A-list crew. I want us all to seed and not to be a loser, or else people willment that I''m
a small fry who doesn''t deserve the big screen. I don''t want to jinx it. Needless to say, the audience will
also criticize you for having such a lousy vision to invest in someone who eventually turns out to be a
laughing stock. See, we all lose in this situation. Doesn''t this suck?”
Right then, Nan Chen wanted to say something, but Ning Ran gestured that she was not done.
“In addition, theizens will analyze everything and make their own conclusions as to why the movie
fails. Without a doubt, the story about you shutting Huang Zichao out will surely be brought up. They
will say that Sir Chen is narrow-minded,cks confidence, and has no respect for the actor—”
“Shut up!”
Nan Chen could not tolerate her anymore. She can needle me all she wants, but she can''t say that I
have low self-esteem! That''s absurd. I''m most proud of how open-minded I am, and I have abundant
self-confidence! If not, how could I have be the leader of Nanshi Corporation?