"I'll contact a teacher as soon as possible," Fang Zhou replied. Though she felt even if Miss Lin learned to mimic perfectly, she wouldn't be the genuine article.
Her boss would be better off developing his own company, if he had enough wealth, why worry about not being able to meet Miss Yang Meng?
But she was just an "all-purpose" assistant, with no standing to make decisions for her boss, so she could only diligently fulfill all his requests.
"Yes, all her expenses will come out of my private account. The fewer people know about her, the better," Mr. Zheng instructed.
"Understood, Boss! I get it."
Although Fang Zhou inwardly criticized her boss's scumbag behavior, he was her boss, not her boyfriend.
No matter how much of a scumbag he was, it had nothing to do with her, as long as he paid her well enough!
Meanwhile, Lin Yan was unaware that she would soon be starting lessons. Even if she knew, she wouldn't care.
Lin Yan consolidated her assets, calculating her family's debts and her father's medical expenses.
After bankruptcy liquidation, they still owed the bank approximately five hundred million. As for medical expenses, the hospital bills indicated around two million had already been incurred.
The surgery, coupled with subsequent treatment, and especially now residing in a private room, incurred daily expenses.
But these were necessary. If the money could save her father's life, no amount would be too much.
This was not only her thought, but also the original owner's. After all, the original owner had agreed to such a patronage contract for her father's illness.
The original owner's savings had been almost entirely used for her father's medical treatment. However, she still had a card given by Mr. Zhao, which she checked to contain about five hundred thousand.
The original owner's father was in the food industry. Although he owed the bank a lot of money, fortunately, the factory and land were privately owned.
Originally, auctioning off the factory and warehouse land, along with various family industries, could have paid off most of the debt and wouldn't have been so dire.
But how could the female lead allow the original owner's family to recover? Thus, the original owner's factory and warehouse were consistently undervalued.
This was the very reason her father collapsed: the family business went bankrupt, assets couldn't be sold at a good price, and immense debt was placed upon his only daughter.
However, the fact that the factory and warehouse had not yet been sold was a good thing.
She would try to revive the original owner's company.
Yang Meng sat in the van, drinking the freshly squeezed juice her assistant had just prepared.
She had been very happy lately. Lin Yan's family had gone bankrupt, and she had been taken in by Zhao Xinyu.
Originally, she was Lin Yan's substitute. Now, Lin Yan had become her substitute. This feeling was truly wonderful.
As she drank her juice, she flipped through the script. She knew this drama would soon become a huge hit.
Not only the male and female leads would become popular, but even the supporting characters would gain fame.
Now that the female lead role was hers, after completing this drama, her acting career would reach new heights.
"Sister Meng, Mr. Xu is here to visit the set. Would you like to go out and meet him?" her personal assistant asked cautiously over the phone.
Yang Meng frowned. It was bright and sunny outside, and she really didn't want to go out.
However, Mr. Xu was an investor in this drama and also a wealthy admirer. Even though she didn't want to be exposed to the sun, she decided to go out.
"Help me put on sunscreen. I'll go out and see him," Yang Meng instructed her assistant.
"Okay, Sister Meng."
The public always said Yang Meng had a good temper, but only those around her knew that the person before them was not good-tempered at all.
She just didn't show it in front of outsiders. She was already their third assistant this year.
However, they had all signed confidentiality agreements, so they couldn't reveal these things.
Fortunately, Yang Meng was not short of money, and she provided a large sum of compensation each time an assistant resigned.
The personal assistant carefully applied sunscreen to the exposed skin of Yang Meng.
After applying the sunscreen, the assistant also tidied Yang Meng's hair and makeup. Once everything was perfect, she walked to the van door.
The assistant opened the van door, then stood beside it, holding an umbrella to shield Yang Meng from the sun.
Yang Meng slowly stepped out of the van with a friendly smile. The personal assistant held the umbrella over her head.
As soon as Yang Meng alighted, she saw Mr. Xu standing in the center of a crowd, like a star being adored.
He wore a perfectly tailored suit, and an assistant beside him held a large black umbrella to shade him from the sun.
Meanwhile, staff members were distributing drinks to everyone. Judging by the packaging, they were from a relatively high-end beverage shop nearby.
Upon seeing Yang Meng get out of the van, Mr. Xu immediately broke away from the people surrounding him and, carrying a specially packaged drink, walked over.
"Mengmeng, it's quite hot today. Have something cool to beat the heat," Mr. Xu said, handing her the drink.
"Thank you, Mr. Xu!" Yang Meng said with a smile, accepting the drink.
She didn't open it, however, and handed it directly to the assistant beside her.
"It's so hot today. I heard you were still filming, so I came to take a look," Mr. Xu said, looking at Yang Meng with concern.
"There's no air conditioning outdoors, what if someone gets heatstroke? I just told the director that the progress isn't urgent. If it's too hot, take a break."
"Mr. Xu is truly kind-hearted! Thinking of us workers like this!" Yang Meng's face showed gratitude.
Whether it was hot or not had nothing to do with her. If he hadn't come, she would still be in the van enjoying the air conditioning and wouldn't be out in this scorching sun.
However, a delay would be good. This director was too strict, not even allowing actors to film multiple projects at once. If it could be postponed, she could have her agent book her some commercials.
Honestly, on such a hot day, she didn't like working outdoors either.
"We can't really exploit you all, can we? That would make me Huang Shiren!" Mr. Xu said with a laugh.
The director, watching the two chat happily, sneered dismissively.
His leading lady certainly wasn't suffering. Her scenes were filmed early in the morning and in the cooler evening hours.
But if the investor wasn't in a hurry, why should he, the director, be? It wasn't his money being spent, after all.
He didn't want to suffer and get tanned either. Moreover, while other actors could slack off for a while, the crew had to stay in the sun the entire time.
It would be good for them to have a longer break. Since there was no rush to meet deadlines, he didn't want to be the bad guy.
"Everyone, take a break. After this scene, we'll head straight back to the hotel. The next scene will be filmed after 4 PM!"
The director immediately announced this good news to everyone. As expected, everyone cheered.
Of course, they all knew who was responsible. Wasn't the investor constantly by Yang Meng's side?
However, since they were also benefiting, they no longer minded looking at her with displeasure.
This was also why Yang Meng always received special treatment on set without anyone gossiping.
"Truly different fates for different people!"
"Yeah, they're enjoying air conditioning, and someone is bringing them warmth from afar. We're stuck in the sun with no one caring."
"Alright, how can we compare ourselves to them!"