Chapter 60: Friends Can't Be Eaten As Food

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  Xu Yun was far from being as carefree as she appeared in the coffee shop, and after getting into the taxi, the first thing she did was take out her phone, skillfully dial a number, and make a call.

  The phone had just connected, and before the other person could speak, Xu Yunjin blurted out: "Ma Pengyu, what do you think you're doing? Do you think I'm an idiot? You think you can fool me?"

  Ma Pengyu is a student in the screenwriting department of the Yanjing Film Academy, one of Xu Yunjin's so-called "friends" who was commissioned to write a script. The first script she saw with the author's name covered with colored paper in the coffee shop was written by him.

  When Xu Yunjin asked him to contribute, Ma Pengyu solemnly promised that he would give her the best script. The other day, when he gave the script to her, he specially repeated it again.

  Who knew that it wasn't long before Xu Yunjin was hit with a blunt stick. She had a feeling of being deceived and betrayed. She asked herself if she hadn't been good to Ma Pengyu and the others, always paying attention to maintaining their relationship, and she had also paid them for the manuscripts they provided.

  "What did you say?" Ma Pengyu asked back, confused and bewildered.

  "What's wrong with you? I'm talking about the script. Why is the quality of the script you gave to Ding Shu better than mine?" Xu Yunjin questioned.

  Ma Pengyu was silent for a moment, then said: "Since you've already discovered it, I'll be honest with you. Yes, I did give the script that I thought was good to Ding Shu Li, because Ding Shu Li offered a higher price than you, and was more generous. Xu Yunjin, this is a society where money talks, everything revolves around money, I also need to eat and make a living for myself, ideals have nothing to do with me, whoever offers the most money is who I'll sell it to."

  Xu Yun cursed angrily: "You bastard, you deceived me. How could you deceive me? Weren't we always friends?"

  "Friends can't be eaten as rice. Sorry, who made you so stingy?" Ma Pengyu said and directly hung up the phone.

  Xu Yunjin leaned weakly against the backrest of the taxi's rear seat, she didn't want to make any more calls to the other screenwriting majors "friends" to verify, their answers would definitely be similar to Ma Pengyu's.

  "How can you be like this, dissatisfied with the money? Why didn't you tell me?" A deep sense of powerlessness swept over her body and mind.

  The taxi driver kept an eye on Xu Yunjin, "Miss, are you okay?"

  "I'm fine, driver, you focus on driving."

  Xu Yun gazed out of the car window at the torrential rain, thinking about how to resolve the current predicament. For some reason, Sun Zesheng's image suddenly burst into her mind.

  Xu Yunjin gritted her teeth, she was originally still thinking of getting rid of Sun Zesheng, but Sun Zesheng was really hateful, not only did he refuse to take the initiative to let go, but also didn't even give her a phone call. If it wasn't for Sun Zesheng, how would Ding Shu have dared to show off in front of her today?

  Alas, circumstances are stronger than people. Ding Shu had one sentence that wasn't wrong: time doesn't wait for anyone. Now she's starting to look for a new script again, but there isn't enough time. Unless her luck is extremely good and she can come across a high-quality ready-made script, this kind of good thing isn't something that can be easily encountered.

  Moreover, the so-called high quality is only relative. Compared to Sun Zesheng's story, high-quality becomes low-quality. If Sun Zesheng's story is like a pearl, then Ma Pengyu's script is like a wooden tablet - the difference between them is obvious.

  Let Xu Yunjin take Ma Pengyu's script and others to film, she doesn't even know if she can focus on filming.

  Thinking of this, Xu Yunjin's eyes felt a little hot. She took out her phone again and dialed Rong Jingying's number, "Little Jing, I've been bullied."

  "Who? Quickly tell me who dares to bully our sister! I'll go find a few people to teach him a lesson." Rong Jingying's words were half true and half false, she still knew her best friend Xu Yunjin pretty well, if he didn't go bully others, others would have to burn incense for him.

  "Who else could it be? Isn't it Sun Zesheng? I've decided to let him take a cut, and buy the script from his hands. I don't have his phone number here, do you? Hurry up and tell me, what's his phone number?" Xu Yun asked impatiently.

  "Do you want Sun Zesheng's phone number?" Rong Jingying smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, Xiao Jin, last night when I was washing my feet, I accidentally dropped my mobile phone into the foot basin. By the time I realized it, the phone was already ruined and all the contacts inside were gone. I haven't had a chance to tell you about this yet."

  Xu Yunjin let out a loud shriek, "You're killing me! What did you wash your feet for when you said nothing was wrong? Rong Jingying, do you know how big of a deal you've ruined for me?! I hate you to death, I'll settle the score with you later!"

  "Miss, where are you going? I can't just drive aimlessly, can I? The rain is getting heavier and the road is slippery. It's not safe for you to keep sitting there either."

  Xu Yunjin thought for a moment, "Master, go to Huaxia Agricultural University. I want to find someone."

  "Alright." The taxi driver got the instruction and turned the car around at the intersection ahead, heading towards Huaxia Agricultural University.

  Yan Jing Film Academy is not far from Huaxia Agricultural University. Soon, the taxi took Xu Yunjin to the south gate of Huaxia Agricultural University.

  Xu Yunjin paid the taxi fare, got out of the taxi, opened her umbrella and walked towards the gate. However, when she entered Huaxia Agricultural University, she was at a loss. The university was so big, how could she find Sun Zesheng?

  The rain was so heavy that she couldn't see a single person when she looked around, and it made her want to find someone to ask about something, but it was impossible.

  However, Xu Yunjin still thought of a way. She held up her umbrella and walked towards the security room at the school gate. She knocked on the door of the security room, "Master, I'd like to ask you, where does Sun Zesheng live?"

  "Who is Sun Zesheng? Is he a student or a faculty member? If he's a student, which department and class is he in? Our school has three campuses, can you confirm that he's on this campus?"

  A string of questions from the guard suddenly knocked Xu Yunjin unconscious, and it wasn't until now that she suddenly realized how little she knew about Sun Zesheng. To the point where when she really needed to use him, she didn't even know how to find him.

  "Miss, I'm really sorry, but I can't help you." The guard added, "If possible, could you please go outside the security room? Non-working personnel are not allowed in here."

  Xu Yunjin had no choice but to retreat from the guard room. She was a bit dazed at this moment, and the blows she received today could be said to be one after another, nothing went smoothly.

  Just then, a strong gust of wind came and directly turned her umbrella inside out. Xu Yunjin didn't catch it in time, the strong wind rolled up the umbrella and flew far away.

  Without an umbrella to shield her, Xu Yunjin was suddenly drenched by the heavy rain, getting completely soaked from head to toe.

  Xu Yunjin ran over to pick up the umbrella, and when she grasped it in her hand, a huge sense of grievance suddenly surged out, sweeping through her entire body and mind. She squatted down on the ground, her head bowed onto her knees, and began to sob.