"Hey, Yaoyao. There's new information regarding the drug - trafficking case I told you about last time. Officer Bai wants us to go to the police station." Since Pei Yan couldn't manage to invite Su Yao out, he decided to tempt her with the case instead.
"I'm busy. You go with Officer Bai first. I'll come later. I trust your capabilities, Attorney Pei." Su Yao used being busy as an excuse to decline.
What was Su Yao doing? She was discussing with Li Lin and Li Yin about registering a studio and its future development.
Su Yao was a die - hard detective fan and always dreamed of shooting some suspenseful dramas. Now that she could decide on the scripts herself, she naturally prioritized developing suspense series. She had already started researching scripts and intended to adapt Sun Shan's case into a TV series. According to Sun Shan, he was the writer of an inspirational drama in which he was the lead. It seemed that she was fated to be involved with this case. This story was the one.
Su Yao shared her ideas with Li Lin and the others. Li Lin thought that although the domestic suspense drama market was small, there were few high - quality works. If Su Yao's studio's first drama could focus on the plot and with Su Yao's resources, it was quite possible to create a masterpiece.
"It seems I'll have to play the campus belle..." Su Yao said, covering her face. "Could you create a female character for me?"
Li Lin noticed that there was no sign of Su Yao retiring in her plan. However, under the current circumstances, someone was after her, and she couldn't keep avoiding the issue. After some thought, Li Lin had an idea.
"Sister Yao, why don't you be the director of this drama?" Li Lin asked. "If you want to move behind the scenes, being a director is a good choice."
"Sure. I'd love to experience being a director." Su Yao readily agreed.
"But we need to polish the plot well. We aim to make a high - quality drama. Audiences won't buy dramas without a good plot."
"Yeah. For the plot, we need a screenwriter." Su Yao said, stroking her chin. "Since we're changing facts, we need legal support. We should consult a lawyer to figure out what can and can't be changed."
"Right. I think Attorney Pei knows a lot. He's also involved in this case. He can give us many good suggestions." Li Lin took the opportunity to bring Pei Yan into the picture.
"Yan Yan is very busy." Su Yao tried to decline. "But, oh well, forget it. I'll contact him now."
Li Lin and Li Yin didn't expect things to go so smoothly.
Pei Yan had started to carefully screen the people who attacked him, trying to find their leader. He needed to act quickly to prevent Chu Chao from getting ahead. Sun Yang and Wang Luo felt a bit sorry for poor Pei Yan. For Su Yao's sake, he had been working overtime until the early morning for several days and sleeping in the office at night. But it seemed that Su Yao didn't appreciate his efforts. The two even sighed in private that Yaoyao's charm was so great that even the usually serious Pei Yan couldn't resist it. It was a pity that recently Yaoyao had been interacting a lot with Chu Dianlan.
The two nudged each other and walked up to Pei Yan's desk. Pei Yan was very busy and didn't even look up. "Sun Yang, go buy some coffee. Wang Luo, go verify the details of this case with the witnesses again." Then he handed over a document.
"Boss!" Wang Luo said. "I heard that Yaoyao has been getting very close to Chu Dianlan recently. They've been doing voice - overs and promoting a new drama together."
Both Su Yao and Chu Dianlan no longer had a company, so they had to promote their works on their own. But they were keeping a low profile. Fans said they were brewing something big. The fan groups were waiting for their updates every day.
"Alright, I know. Go do your work and you can go home early today." Pei Yan frowned, his eyes fixed on the screen.
"Then, boss, we'll leave first." The two nudged each other again and left.
Pei Yan had been keeping track of all of Su Yao's movements. Of course, he knew that she had been getting quite close to Chu Dianlan. Some fans were even shouting for them to be together. As far as Pei Yan knew, Chu Dianlan seemed to have failed in his pursuit of Yaoyao but was still not discouraged. Pei Yan wasn't very happy about Chu Dianlan's appearance. Thinking that he was going to sign with Su Yao's studio and their relationship would get even closer, Pei Yan's jealousy flared up again. The series of events that had happened recently had pushed Pei Yan's mania to the brink. He had to keep adjusting himself to be able to work through the night continuously.
Watching the online interview video of the two, the barrages full of shouts for them to be together made Pei Yan even more annoyed.
"Beep beep beep!" Pei Yan's phone rang. He looked and saw that it was Su Yao, who had ignored him for a long time.
"Hey, Yan Yan. Are you busy? Come to my place. There's seafood congee." Su Yao's voice came through.
"Wait a minute. I'll be there right away." Pei Yan put down the phone, copied the data onto a USB drive, and left the office with his laptop.
When he arrived at Su Yao's place, he found Li Lin and Li Yin there. Only then did he realize that they were going to start their first drama and had invited him to be a consultant.
"Generally speaking, when adapting a real - life story, you need the consent of the people involved." Pei Yan sat around the table with Su Yao, Li Lin, and Li Yin, answering what he considered to be very basic legal questions from these legal novices.
Everyone was talking at once. It was already late at night when they finally decided on this drama. After Li Lin and Li Yin left, Su Yao and Pei Yan were still discussing the reasoning behind the Sun Shan case.
"Right, that's exactly what you said at that time. Then we went to verify it and the case was closed." Su Yao said. "But it's too simple. We need to add some drama."
Pei Yan had already started working on his laptop. He only replied to Su Yao's self - talk occasionally.
Pei Yan was extremely efficient when he was around Su Yao. He had already identified Wu Tian as the organizer on Chu Chao's side. Next, as long as he obtained evidence against Wu Tian, this turmoil could be brought to an end.
Pei Yan easily closed his laptop. He saw that Su Yao had fallen asleep on the table. So he picked her up and carried her to the bedroom. Looking at Su Yao's peaceful sleeping face, he couldn't resist gently touching her nose. But Su Yao waved his hand away. "Go away, go away. Leave me alone."
Pei Yan shook his head helplessly, gently closed the door, and left quietly.
At the Chu Mansion.
"Son, do you want to be an actor? What about your mom and dad's business?" Father Chu asked Chu Dianlan.
"I don't have time to think about that now. I need to find out who drugged me first."
"Master is right. If we don't find that person, he'll harm the master again." Wu Tian, who was standing beside them, chimed in. Although Wu Tian was a high - level executive at Yuyan Entertainment, he actually made his fortune through the Chu family. The Chu family had taken good care of him, which had led to his success today.
"Wu Tian, who do you think is trying to harm me?" Chu Dianlan turned to ask Wu Tian.
"Master, I'm already looking into this matter. I'll definitely give you an explanation." Wu Tian always appeared respectful and submissive in front of the Chu family.
"No need. I'll lead the investigation myself. If I leave it to you, it'll take ages." Chu Dianlan waved his hand impatiently.
"Okay, master." Wu Tian agreed verbally, but there was a hint of resentment in his eyes.