Personnel in place

  The man's appearance was not outstanding, with a head of naturally curly short hair and beady eyes that gave him an air of laziness all over his body. However, he was dressed neatly and cleanly, which redeemed him for many impression points.

  But what made Ye Sumang feel strange was that he had been staring at her all along, and his gaze was very weird.

  Ye Sumang was certain that this was the first time they had met, and there had been no intersection between them before. Moreover, the complexity contained in that gaze also made Ye Sumang somewhat puzzled for a while as to why.

  But Ye Sumang didn't mind either. At this point, he still put the 'Young Director's Plan' as his top priority, and had no time or energy to guess what others were thinking.

  Xie Fei saw Ye Su Mang enter, then said to the man in front of the desk: "Ning Huang, put down the materials. The department will discuss what you've said and notify you once a decision is made."

  "Thank you!" Ning Hao, the man who was called back by Xie Fei's words, finally withdrew his gaze and reluctantly put down the documents in his hand. Then, almost with a step of three retreats, he stepped out of the office, his whole body revealing unwillingness.

  After the office door closed again, Ye Sumang also asked with some confusion: "What's wrong with him, and why did he look at me with that kind of eyes?"

  "Of course, you've taken someone else's money, can't they even take a look at you?"

  "Did I snatch his funding?" Ye Sumang was even more puzzled, but looking at Xie Fei's 'you understand' expression, she suddenly understood that the person who left earlier had also come to apply for the "Young Director Program".

  "Understood?" Xie Fei looked at Ye Su Mang's dazed expression and asked with a playful face.

  "Hehe, I get it now." Ye Sumang smiled awkwardly, after all, she had cut in halfway and it wasn't very polite to say.

  "The quota for this 'Young Director Program' is limited, and there are only two or three spots available per quarter, so it's quite precious. Although the funding provided is not a lot, it's still sufficient for a student's self-produced work. And every time the quota is announced, many students will come to compete for it. The spot that was allocated to you this time was originally decided to be given to Ning Hua from your department." Xie Fei handed over several forms to Ye Su Mang, explaining the reason to him at the same time.

  "Oh, so you're saying my script is better than his?" Ye Sumang asked.

  "You're quite confident, but you're right, your script is indeed better." Looking at the calm face of Ye Su Mang, Xie Fei's gaze also flashed with a hint of admiration. The child's mature confidence had left a deep impression on him.

  Ye Sumang didn't ask any more questions, but instead lowered his head to fill out the form. He filled it in very carefully, almost every detail had to be asked of Xie Fei, after all, opportunities were hard to come by, and it was worth Ye Sumang's serious treatment.

  "Alright, I'll help you submit it this afternoon. Then someone will notify you within three days, and when the time comes, you can just go pick up the check." Looking at the already filled-out form without any errors, Xie Fei started waving his hand to shoo him away. Ye Su Mang didn't mind Xie Fei's attitude either; after all, as long as he got the money, that was all that mattered.

  Just out of Xie Fei's office, Ye Sumang was about to cheer when he was choked by a strong smoke and coughed.

  "Cough, cough, who is this, smoking so much that the fire department will arrive soon." Ye Sumang was choked by the thick smoke, her eyes streaming with tears, and her throat sore from coughing.

  "Eh? Sorry, sorry, drink some water quickly." Amidst a swirling mist, a young man with curly hair looked at Ye Su Mang with an embarrassed expression, and the water bottle in his hand was also handed over.

  After taking a sip of water, Ye Sumang finally managed to suppress the burning sensation in his throat. Upon closer inspection, he found that the 'culprit' was actually Ning Hua, who had been in Xie Fei's office earlier.

  "Sorry, I was thinking about something just now and didn't realize I had smoked so much." Ning Hua rubbed his head, also finding the scene he created a bit exaggerated. He quickly opened the corridor window, and with a gust of cold wind blowing in, the smoke in the corridor dissipated a lot.

  Ye Sumang looked at the more than a dozen cigarette butts under Ning Hao's feet, he didn't know what to say was good, he could very well understand Ning Hao's current mood, however reality is just so cruel, when choosing between two people, reality will only choose the better one.

  Ye Su Mang didn't say anything, nor could he go out of his way to comfort him. After all, he knew that his own comfort might sound more like boasting and provocation in Ning Huan's ears.

  "If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. By the way, I'd like to make a small suggestion - try to smoke less...". The strange anger made Ye Sumang not want to stay any longer.

  But just as Ye Sumang was about to leave, Ning Hao blocked his way.

  Because the funds were lost, should I be cold and sarcastic to myself? Or should I be at odds with myself? Looking at Ning Hao's complex expression as he blocked her way, Ye Su Mang had many thoughts running through her mind, anticipating the possibilities of the next moment.

  But things didn't go as Ye Sumang had expected, and there wasn't a fiery scene as imagined. Ning Hao just scratched his head awkwardly and said with a hint of pleading: "I was actually waiting for you at the door, can I ask you something?"

  "Hmm? Tell me and I'll listen, within my power, I'll help out as much as I can." After hearing Ning Hua's request, Ye Su Mang didn't immediately refuse or agree, but instead calmly thought for a moment before giving a vague answer.

  "I was wondering if I could ask a favor of you, when your crew starts preparing, would it be possible for me to be the cameraman?" Ning Hao's face is full of expectation at this moment, clearly he really wants to join Ye Su Mang's crew.

  Yeh Su Meng felt somewhat surprised at Ning Hao's request, and for a moment even thought that his own ears were playing tricks on him. After all, he had just snatched the spot from him, yet the condition he proposed seemed to be helping himself instead.

  "Don't worry, I'm a 99-level photography major and have taken many personal works before. One of them even won the gold award at the Beijing University Student Film Festival. I'm still very confident in my own photography skills!" Ning Hao saw that Ye Su Mang didn't respond, thinking he was going to refuse, so he hastily brought up his glorious past.

  Having heard Ning Hao's brilliant resume, Ye Su Meng was certain that the other party was not joking around and he also started to seriously consider the possibility of Ning Hao joining.

  After the funds were in place, Ye Sumang faced the biggest problem of where to find people for her own crew. Ning Hao's appearance was clearly a timely help for Ye Sumang, and no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't come up with a reason to refuse him.

  "If you're interested, my crew would be happy to have you join!"

  Without any further hesitation, Ye Sumang took the lead and stretched out his hand, tightly shaking hands with Ning Hao. With Ning Hao on board, Ye Sumang could finally announce that his crew was officially formed!

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  I opened my computer today and took a look, the new book ranking has already risen to 17th place, last time I saw it was around 30th place, I'm really surprised!

  Here is the translation:

  "Thank you everyone for your strong support, and I also hope that you can help me again by leaving a recommendation vote for this book, so that it can jump up a few more places in the rankings. Because as long as it reaches 12th place, then this book will be able to appear on the urban category page, and get even more promotion! This is very important for a new author like me who is just starting out, and right now it's the only way for my new book to get promoted."

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