Fireworks
Song Jiujin
2020·11·15
The glass door of the studio was pushed open from the outside. Zhao Ranran looked at the woman behind the drawing table by the window. She was wearing a smoky blue double-breasted dress, with her head slightly lowered. Her black, soft and gentle hair was draped behind her shoulders. Her white fingers were holding a digital pen and sketching on the digital tablet. She must have heard the sound and looked up. Her plump and rosy lips were drawn in a soft smile, and her voice was like a spring, "You're back."
Zhao Ranran was stunned for two seconds, then quickly responded, "Yes, yes, I'm back." Then, she walked towards her with two cups of hot coffee. She placed one of the cups on her drawing table, "Senior, this is yours."
Ying Yanluo smiled at her and said, "Thank you."
Zhao Ranran quickly shook her head.
Insert the straw and bring it to your mouth.
The slightly bitter coffee relieved a lot of my fatigue.
Ying Yanluo noticed that Zhao Ranran was still looking at her, and said with a smile: "What are you looking at? Not working anymore?"
"Work, work." Zhao Ranran quickly returned to her drawing table holding her coffee. She had seen this face for several years, but it still didn't stop her from being amazed every time.
Zhao Ranran held the coffee and took several deep sips. While outlining the manuscript, she secretly looked at the person sitting not far from her who had already started working. She is now an assistant cartoonist, the exclusive assistant cartoonist of the popular cartoonist Luo Yan.
Luo Yan's name is very well-known in the comics circle. He has been in the comics circle for five years. He became famous with just one book. When he was updating, he successfully signed contracts for publishing, radio drama, animation, etc. Later, after being adapted into a film and television, he made the current movie queen Ye Shutong famous.
After graduating from university, he set up his own personal studio, and changed from the initial platform updates to Weibo serials. The number of reposts, collections and likes for each update exceeded ten thousand. After the serialization was completed, he directly invested in publishing and later film and television production.
However, Luo Yan's name is only widely known in the two-dimensional comics circle, and very few people know her three-dimensional side. Because Luo Yan's official Weibo has only updated serialized comics since its registration, and there has never been any personal updates. She is the most mysterious figure in the comics circle.
"Buzz buzz buzz—" the ringing sound broke the silence of the studio.
Ying Yanluo moved her gaze from the digital tablet to the caller ID that kept jumping on the phone screen. She walked out holding the phone, and only answered the call after she left the studio.
As soon as the call was connected, a familiar and kind voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Luoluo, are you done?"
He is Song Mingli, Ying Yanluo’s maternal grandfather.
Ying Yanluo left the studio, a layer of warmth in her sparse eyes, "It will be soon."
"Then don't forget to eat at the Yandu Hotel at 7 p.m."
Ying Yanluo pursed her lips and said, "I know."
Mr. Song on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds before he spoke: "Luo Luo, you know that grandpa is most worried about you. You said that if your father loved you and your mother loved you, grandpa wouldn't worry so much, but..." Mr. Song sighed, "Grandpa just wants to find someone to rely on for you, so that he won't be afraid of you being bullied."
"Grandpa, why are you talking about this? Who can bully me?"
Mr. Song sneered and said, "Of course it's those bastards from the Ying family!"
Mr. Song had only two daughters in his life. The eldest daughter, Song Shu, was Ying Yanluo's aunt, and the second daughter, Song Min, was Ying Yanluo's mother. The Song family had been a scholarly family for generations, but in Mr. Song's generation, the eldest daughter and the second daughter both married businessmen. Although they were all businessmen, the eldest aunt did not marry as well as her mother, but her mother was not as lucky as her aunt. Although her uncle started his business with a small business, he still loved her as always.
Her mother married the second son of the Ying family. Although the Ying family was not well-known in the Beijing business circle, it was a century-old group. They were clearly in a free love relationship at the time, but he married Tao Lanzhi less than half a year after her mother's death. Tao Lanzhi also brought her three-year-old daughter from her ex-husband.
Tao Lanzhi became pregnant less than three months after she got married, and gave birth to a son the following year.
The relationships in the Ying family are complicated and Ying Yanluo doesn't want to recall them. In short, she has no feelings for the Ying family and feels uncomfortable with them. Although she is no longer in the Ying family, she is still in the vortex of power of the Ying family because she holds 3% of the shares of the Ying Group.
This 3% of shares was publicly announced by her grandfather to be transferred to her name when she was eighteen years old. The old man's decision caused an uproar in the Ying family.
Everyone knows that Mr. Ying holds a total of 30% of the shares, and he has three sons, four grandsons, and three granddaughters. Even if this 3% of the shares was not given to his sons, it could have been given to his grandsons, but it was given to his second granddaughter, a little girl. How could those uncles, aunts, and even cousins bear this
Because of her grandfather, these uncles, aunts and uncles dare not touch her now. But her grandfather's health is getting worse day by day. Once there is no suppression from behind, the first person who wants to divide her shares will be her father. Even her father currently only holds 7% of the shares, and her uncle has 10%.
This is also the reason why my grandfather has been anxious to find a Beijing family for her in recent years. If she had a strong and reliable husband's family, the people of the Ying family would not dare to touch her.
The Su family in Beijing is the family that my grandfather likes the most. Su Weichu, the head of the Su Group, is a business tycoon who often appears in major financial newspapers and financial channels. He has a face as gentle as spring breeze and as good-looking as jade, which is coveted by the celebrities from Beijing's aristocratic families.
To be honest, the reason why she could have some connection with such a person was because her grandfather and Su Weichu's grandfather, Mr. Su, were friends for many years. Otherwise, they would not have had any contact in this life. Logically speaking, although her grandfather and Mr. Su were friends for many years, he did not help her get in touch with the Su family at the first time. But now, he was really forced into a desperate situation.
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At six o'clock in the evening, Ying Yanluo took her coat and bag and left the studio. Before leaving, she told Zhao Ranran to lock the doors and windows.
It was drizzling outside, and the rain fell on the clear glass windows and was quickly swept away by the wipers. It gets dark early in autumn, and the sky darkened at around six o'clock. The neon lights on both sides of the road in the distance were blurred by the thin rain curtain, and there was a constant stream of cars and pedestrians.
More than forty minutes later, Ying Yanluo's car stopped at the entrance of Yandu Hotel. After she got out of the car, the waiter at the door took the car keys from her hand, and she walked straight into the hotel.
Led by the hotel staff, she arrived at the door of private room 605 at 6:50, reached out and knocked lightly on the door. After hearing a voice of "Come in" from inside, she pushed the door open and entered. There were only two people in the room, her grandfather and Grandpa Su.
Ying Yanluo smiled and called the person politely.
Grandpa Su seemed happier to see her than her own grandfather. "Luo Luo, come and sit down. It's raining outside. Why are you wearing so little? Are you cold?"
Ying Yanluo smiled and shook her head, "I've been staying in the studio all day, it's not cold."
It was already past seven o'clock, and Su Weichu had not shown up. When Mr. Su was about to call him, his phone rang first. Mr. Su answered the phone and asked seriously where the other person was.
"Is that so? That's good. Then drive slowly."
"Okay, I'm hanging up."
The voice softened a lot.
After hanging up the phone, Mr. Su said kindly: "We are almost there, but there is a traffic jam because of the rain."
Grandpa Song smiled and said, "It's normal to have a lot of traffic jams on rainy days. It's okay to go slower."
Ying Yanluo also nodded obediently in response.
Mr. Su and his family ordered food in advance and ate while waiting. While they were eating, Ying Yanluo's cell phone rang. It was Xiaotong calling.
"Grandpa, Grandpa Su, I'm going out to answer a phone call."
"Oh, okay, go ahead."
Ying Yanluo went out with her cell phone.
The rain gradually got heavier, and the entire road was clogged with cars. There were also some annoying horns. Xiao Wei glanced at the man sitting in the back seat through the rearview mirror. Xiao Wei had been with Su Weichu for seven or eight years, so she was not so reserved with him. So she said, "Mr. Su, are you really going to meet the granddaughter of the Song family?"
Hearing this, Su Weichu hummed and didn't respond.
"I remember that Mr. Su seemed to like that lady very much." It's no wonder that Mr. Su was anxious. After all, Mr. Su is already 32 years old this year. It's not surprising that he hasn't married yet, but he has never had a girlfriend and doesn't even have a female companion to relieve himself. How can Mr. Su not be anxious? As a special assistant, he was worried for him. After thinking about it, he said, "Mr. Su, if you feel good about someone, you don't have to get married. It's okay to have a relationship."
Su Weichu glanced at him and asked, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Xiao Wei: “…” I was careless, forgetting that he is a cold-blooded capitalist at heart. Coincidentally, the car in front moved, and he immediately changed the subject, “Hey, it seems that there is no traffic jam ahead.” While saying this, he restarted the car. In the next few kilometers, he kept his mouth shut and drove carefully.
In recent years, his parents have become indifferent to his marriage. The only one who still holds him back is his grandfather, who has been introducing him to famous ladies from aristocratic families, both openly and covertly. No matter if he is willing or not, he has to at least meet them. To be honest, he is really exhausted from dealing with it, but he has no choice but to go.
Although he had never seen the granddaughter of the Song family, he had heard of her, including the things about her family. It can be seen that the grandfather likes her very much, otherwise he would not have accompanied her in person this time. If the first impression is not bad, he will consider helping her, but marriage is not in his plan.