Chapter 314: Chapter 303: The Grand Finale (Part 2)
In less than half a year, He Yuchu’s image became associated with the learning machines, making her recognizable even on the streets.
It seems that this advertisement was too successful, and the director greatly admired He Yuchu. In the next two years, he would occasionally invite her to shoot one or two print ads, sometimes for children’s clothing, sometimes for children’s shoes. No matter what she was shooting, she performed exceptionally well.
When she graduated from elementary school, the company saw her potential and signed her up for her first TV series.
The series told the sorrow of an era. Although it ended well, over thirty of the forty-plus episodes were intensely sad. He Yuchu played a little girl who, having lost both parents, had no one willing to adopt her, and had to work hard to please distant relatives, spending most of the scenes in tears.
For this role, every time He Yuchu shot a scene, she had to smear dirt and ash all over her body, and her hair was a tangled mess, as if it would never be neat, wearing the worst clothes in the entire crew, even worse than the extras playing other villagers.
At first, He Yuchu struggled to accept such a dirty role.
Since her debut, her image had always been cute and lively, always wearing the best-looking clothes.
But she remembered the villages and villagers she had seen when visiting her parents’ old hometown, and her mother’s words that one must be willing to endure hardships and delve into anything to achieve growth, so she endured it.
Shooting this TV series was really difficult, and it was because of this series that He Yuchu truly realized how challenging it was to be a good actor.
However, this only further solidified her determination to succeed.
In their family, her mother was a leader in her field, speaking at the international level.
Her father was a tycoon in the business world, started from scratch, and had become a revered figure in the business circle.
Her brother was also exceptional, excelling in academics from a young age and now studying at their mother’s alma mater.
Now, she was the only one in the family without any significant achievements to show.
Those small ads didn’t really count for much, and her fame was far from enough, so she had to grit her teeth and persevere.
This series took more than half a year to film, and He Yuchu lost a significant amount of weight.
Several times during visits from Ye Manman and He Chen to the set, she almost couldn’t resist saying she wanted to quit.
But in the end, she persisted.
Fortunately, the series was a huge hit when it aired.
Despite her young age, He Yuchu managed to perfectly showcase various complex and restrained emotions on camera, attracting the attention of countless elite industry professionals.
From the moment this series aired, the offers for her never stopped.
She had indeed won this battle!
Because of this TV series, He Yuchu became somewhat of a household name as a young star, but she felt it wasn’t enough, far from enough. From then on, she strove for greater excellence in her acting career, and by the time she reached adulthood, she had appeared in several classic TV series, widely talked about.
He Yanzi did not choose the same path as Ye Manman; he wasn’t as interested in foreign languages and didn’t want to become a diplomat or translator.
On the contrary, he had learned a lot about business from He Chen from a young age. He was interested in finance and possessed a strong ability to understand it. Upon graduation, he interned at He Chen’s company, fulfilling He Chen’s desire to take a break and travel abroad with Ye Manman.
It took He Yanzi three years to come close to fulfilling the notion of "a son following in his father’s footsteps."
By this time, He Chen was already fifty, fearing he wouldn’t have the energy to travel with Ye Manman after a few more years.
Luckily, there was still time.
Upon learning that He Chen had entrusted the company entirely to He Yanzi, Ye Manman promptly returned, and the two quickly packed their bags. They gave a brief farewell to their two children and flew abroad.
Having studied foreign languages with Ye Manman for many years, He Chen could understand foreign speech without ever having needed to take an exam. They were not young anymore and didn’t have the energy to tour around everywhere, so whenever they arrived in a new country or city, they would first settle down in a place for a while.
They gradually adapted to the lifestyle and habits abroad. Once their bodies acclimatized, they would slowly visit famous landmarks for sightseeing and photography.
Of course, sometimes Ye Manman had no choice but to fly to certain fixed locations for events, and He Chen always accompanied her, finally fulfilling a small dream of his.
