Chapter 1291: The wedding invitation gets revealed!
Chapter 1291: The wedding invitation gets revealed!
Translator: Legge Editor: Legge
Later that afternoon.
In the courtyard of Old Wu's family's house.
Zhang Ye's parents were here, and Old Wu's parents were present too.
The outside world blew up as an earthquake ripped through the entertainment circle. Foes from all over show business came together to denounce Zhang Ye as the industry-wide boycott resurfaced once more after seven years. Regarding this news, even the common people already knew about it, much less the industry insiders. The commotion outside even reached a point that it shocked the Heavenly Kings and Queens. However, the people who were in the courtyard had no reactions to it. They were chatting and laughing as they busied themselves with the wedding invitations.
Zhang Ye's mother said, "You were boycotted again?"
Zhang Ye threw his hands up. "Looks to be so."
"Can't you live a day without causing trouble?" his mother asked.
Li Qinqin smiled and said, "This shows how upright Little Ye is. He abhors evil."
Upright?
Abhor evil, my ass!
You just haven't seen him scamming others!
His mother smiled but did not say a word.
Wu Zeqing also smiled.
Wu Changhe held up a wedding invitation. "Are we inviting Old Sun?"
Li Qinqin said, "Oh, he must be."
Wu Changhe said, "Daughter, what about your colleagues?"
Wu Zeqing smiled. "I've already written them all down. We'll just follow the invite list."
"Son, what about the media?" his mother asked.
Zhang Ye shrugged and said, "I'm not familiar with the media."
Wu Zeqing laughed. "Leave it to me. I'll write a list."
One by one, the wedding invitations were written.
Ring, ring, ring. Zhang Ye's cell phone chirped noisily. It was like he was already expecting it as he said to everyone with a laugh, "See, the calls are starting."
Wu Zeqing said, "Go and answer it then, I'll handle it over here."
His mother said in amusement, "You've been using the same ringtone forever. Shouldn't you change it?"
Zhang Ye walked a little further away and answered the call. The moment the call connected, the extremely anxious voice of Xiaodong came on. Before Zhang Ye could even get a word in, she was rambling: "Zhang'er, Zhang'er, something bad has happened. You've offended them for real this time. Hurry up and think of a way out. The industry has called for a total boycott of you and there's no room for discussion. I know that you're already used to this. The radio station, the TV stations, the literary world, the crosstalk world, and so many others have done it to you before. But it's different this time. It's the sponsors of showbiz who have called for the boycott. You're stuck with no way out. Do you have any idea on how you might deal with it? Hai, don't bother saying anything, how could you possibly have a way to deal with this. The situation now…"
After speaking for a full two minutes, Zhang Ye was finally able to cut in.
Zhang Ye gave a sardonic laugh. "Sister Dong."
"Yes?"
"Can I speak now?"
"Of course, please."
"Send your address to me."
"Ah?! What for? Are you thinking of taking refuge at my place?"
Zhang Ye nearly fainted. Take what refuge! He said: "I'm going to send the invitation to you."
"What invitation?" Xiaodong said in surprise.
"My wedding invitation, of course," Zhang Ye said.
"What? You're still in the mood to hold your wedding?"
"Pfft, why would I not be in the mood? And also Amy's and Xiaoxian's addresses too. Are you all going to come?"
"You've got a really big heart. Yes, yes, how can we not attend your wedding? Even if they've already called for the boycott, we will still go. But you've got to think of something. Otherwise, your future in show business will be—"
"Send your address, I gotta hang up."
Xiaodong yelled: "Hey, hey, hey, wait!"
He hung up.
Yao Jiancai called as well.
"Zhang'er, has the wedding been postponed?"
Zhang Ye was taken aback: "Who did you hear that from?"
"From the media, the industry, that's what everyone is saying," Yao Jiancai said.
Zhang Ye laughed and said: "Don't listen to their crap. I'm going ahead with the original plan. Oh yeah, send me your address. I'll get the wedding invitation sent overnight. My wedding's on the day after. Bring your wife and daughter too and let's have a good time."
Yao Jiancai rolled his eyes. "You're already having a good enough time!"
Zhang Ye laughed: "Haha, it'll be even better on the day of."
They hung up.
The third call arrived.
It was from the studio.
Ha Qiqi was panicking like mad. "Director Zhang, we're done for!"
"What are you talking about? I was just about to call you." Zhang Ye ordered: "Hurry up, can you bring our studio's staff over? It's time I needed some help from you guys!"
Ha Qiqi said: "Everyone?"
Zhang Ye affirmed: "Yes, gather everyone!"
Ha Qiqi gasped. "Are we going to fight Zhao Chipeng?"
Zhang Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Fight? I need you guys here to help me send the wedding invitations. I still have a lot of things to prepare over here, so hurry up and come over and help."
He received more than a dozen calls in a short period of time!
Zhang Xia.
Chen Guang.
Ning Lan.
Everyone was calling him.
It was just as well, since Zhang Ye was supposed to call them up anyway to tell them about the wedding!
Zhang Ye's composure left his friends in disbelief. The flames are already licking at your eyebrows and there isn't much time left, so why are you still so calm?
Are you serious, Lord Zhang!
This is an industry-wide boycott we're talking about!
All of his friends were quite confused.
…
That the same night.
There was only a little more than a day left until Zhang Ye's wedding!
The media was still libeling him!
His foes were still denouncing him!
His industry peers continued to boycott him!
One by one, more and more insignificant people jumped on the bandwagon as unexpected celebrities and industry insiders came forward to denounce Zhang Ye!
The momentum was completely one-sided!
Their voices were too strong!
Nobody could restrain their excitement!
The scourge was finally going to be gotten rid of!
Many who had been bullied by Zhang Ye were in tears!
Many of them couldn't wait to celebrate the victory with a string of firecrackers!
They had been waiting far too long for this moment!
They had been waiting way too many years for this to happen!
And it was at this time that Zhang Ye's wedding invitations arrived at their designated destinations.
…
Old Chen's house.
The doorbell of the villa rang.
Chen Guang went to open the door. "Who is it?"
"I am Little Zhou from Zhang Ye's Studio. Hello, Teacher Chen." A young man took out a wedding invitation and passed it to him. "Teacher Zhang's big wedding will be held the day after tomorrow. He sincerely invites you and your wife and hopes that you can be there."
Chen Guang nodded. "Alright, I understand."
The door closed.
Fan Wenli also came over. "The wedding invitation is here?"
Chen Guang gave a wry smile and said, "Zhang Ye sure is kind."
"Yeah," Fan Wenli said, "I thought that he would cancel the wedding."
The wedding invitation was very refined and beautiful.
When he flipped it open, written on it was:
Groom: Zhang Ye.
Bride: Wu Zeqing.
sincerely invite you to grace us with your presence.
Chen Guang was stunned for a bit. "The bride is—Wu Zeqing?"
Fan Wenli was also startled. "Eh, why does this name sound a little familiar?"
"I find it familiar too. Which celebrity is it?" Chen Guang asked.
One second.
Two seconds.
All of a sudden!
Chen Guang jumped. "Fuck!"
Fan Wenli exclaimed, "Wu Zeqing? Which Wu Zeqing?"
Chen Guang said, "Could it be that Wu Zeqing?"
Fan Wenli started sweating. "Surely not! Th-This cannot be!"
…
At Old Yao's house.
The doorbell rang. His daughter, Yao Mi, went to answer the door.
When she returned, she said, "Dad, Mom, Uncle Zhang's wedding invite has arrived."
Old Wu's wife took it from her and had a look. She was stunned. "The bride is someone called Wu Zeqing? Who is it?"
Yao Mi was taken aback. "What did you say?"
Old Yao's wife pointed at the invitation in confusion. "The bride is Wu Zeqing."
Yao Jiancai, who was in the living room, was slack-jawed. "W-What did you say? Who is the bride?!"
"Did someone step on your tails? What is it?" Old Yao's wife was quite confused. She waggled the invitation. "It's written here that the bride's name is Wu Zeqing."
Yao Jiancai took a large step and came up to her. "Impossible! Let me see!"
Yao Mi also ran over in a frenzy!
When they flipped open the invitation, the bride's name stood out!
Yao Jiancai screamed, "What the!"
Yao Mi shrieked, "My God!"
Old Yao's wife still did not understand. "What does that mean? What's the matter?"
Yao Jiancai said in shock, "Don't you know who Wu Zeqing is?!"
…
At a newspaper firm.
Quite a few people were still working overtime.
"Are we still going to attend Zhang Ye's wedding?"
"The chief editor says there's no need to go anymore."
"Are we really not going?"
"Yes, the chief editor is really good friends with President Zhao. With the industry-wide boycott, we must reduce our coverage of Zhang Ye so that he will gradually disappear from the public eye."
"Oh, I see. I understand."
"Alright, it's time to knock off."
At this moment, an editor came stumbling in. "Quickly come and see this! Come and see this!"
Everyone was wondering what had happened.
"What is it?"
"Why are you running!"
"An invitation? They've sent Zhang Ye's wedding invitation?"
"Just leave it, we won't be going."
The editor shouted, "Speak after you've read the bride's name!"
They opened the invitation.
When everyone saw it, they were shocked out of their minds!
"Holy fuck!"
"Holy shit!"
"Fuck this!"
"Fuck!"
Everyone was dumbfounded!
"Something big has happened!"
"Quick, quick, quick, go and tell the chief editor!"
"Something big and terrible has happened!"
Someone stupidly asked, "So…do we still attend Zhang Ye's wedding on the day after tomorrow?"
Everyone instantly turned their heads and looked at that idiot like he was an idiot!
…
At Zhang Xia's house.
Her daughter came over. "Mom, it's the wedding invitation."
Zhang Xia sighed and took it from her. "Got it."
Her daughter asked, "Are you worried for Teacher Zhang?"
Zhang Xia said with a frown, "Yes, I am. I can't even help him out, so I feel really bad. Little Zhang is in big trouble this time!"
Zhang Xia flipped open the wedding invitation.
Then her eyes grew big as saucers. She dropped the wedding invitation onto the floor.
"Mom?"
"Yes."
"What's wrong?"
"Haha, it's nothing."
"Why are you laughing then? Weren't you just feeling worried for Teacher Zhang?"
"There's no need anymore."
"Why? Didn't he meet with some trouble?"
"It's someone else who has met with trouble now!"
"What do you mean?"
Her daughter picked up the invitation and read it. "The bride is Wu Zeqing? Who is that?"
Zhang Xia looked at her daughter. "This is someone who those people cannot afford to offend even if they team up." With a pause, she laughed and said, "Today's show business has got to be the most wonderful and exciting day since its inception!"
…
Feiyu Entertainment.
One of the companies which called for the industry-wide boycott.
A roar suddenly sounded from the president's office!
"Zhao Chipeng!"
"Zhao!"
"You motherfucker!"
The employees who were passing by outside all looked at one another!
What happened?
Why was President Zhou swearing at President Zhao?
Weren't the two of them tight business partners?
…
Xiaohai Media.
Another one of the companies which called for the industry-wide boycott.
"Zhao Chipeng!"
"You idiot!"
"You fucking idiot!"
"I've been fucking dragged down by you this time!"
…
Xiangtian Records.
Yet another one of the companies which called for the industry-wide boycott.
"Zhao Chipeng!"
"Fuck you!"
"Goddamn you!"