My Wife Is a Superstar
Chapter 539

Chapter 539 Perfect Daddy

"Go ahead and speak your mind,” Nan Chen said casually with his head still hanging low. “Okay, Ishall get to the point and tell you what I think. However, it's solely up to you whether you want tolisten.”

"You don't have to state the obvious. Spill!” Ning Ran bit her lips and said, “According to the latestscript, the conflict will subside. With that, Huang Zichao's scenes will be significantly reduced toalmost nothing left.”

Bang! Enraged, Nan Chen slammed the table. “So, you're unhappy that his parts are cut?”

“It doesn't affect me. Conversely, it will put you in an unfavorable position.” Ning Ran knew that herwords would upset him, but she did not expect him to hit the ceiling right away.

She had been putting up with him the entire time in order not to step on his toes. Alas, she stillfailed to avoid a terrible confrontation.

“Unfavorable to me? How so?"

“First, the storyline will be a bore, which in turn will cause the box office to plunge. Second, HuangZichao is a renowned actor. This is his first movie made in his homeland after venturing intoHollywood. Tons and tons of people are looking forward to watching the show, and I'm sure this iswhy you guys have hired him in the first place. If you cut his parts now, you will lose the targetaudience!”

She continued, “Additionally, his worldwide fans will surely boycott this movie, thinking that he hasbeen unfairly treated. You know how it works in the show biz. The fans will persuade their familiesand friends to do the same. As a result, you will suffer great losses.”

"I already said that the box office is not your problem, so mind your own business,” Nan Chenrefuted.

Regardless, Ning Ran continued to push his buttons.

“Though you can't be bothered if the investment had zero return, it's still your project. You are thereason why so many investors dumped their money into this. They believe in you and your ability togenerate lucrative profits for them. It's such a golden opportunity. I am clueless as to why you wantto ruin it like that. How will others see you? What's the point of investing in this project when you'readamant that you should revise the script and turn a worthy piece into worthless trash? Is it just forfun? Is this all a game to you?”

Bang!

Nan Chen was livid and slammed his fist on the table once more.

His seething resentment had finally reached boiling point.

Subsequently, he left his seat and walked toward Ning Ran, causing her to backpedal in fear.

Oh no, I spoke too fast and said many things that I shouldn't have. She regretted not being able tocontrol her tongue.

"Are you lashing out at me? Trying to tell me what to do?” came Nan Chen's chilling voice.

He grabbed her chin while starring daggers at her.

Panicked, Ning Ran said, “No, I wasn't. Let go of me...”

"You lectured me because of another man? Whose side are you on? Why are you standing up forhim?”

“Dabao! Erbao!” Ning Ran yelled.

Seeing how Nan Chen was going to teach her a lesson, she figured she had better call upon herlittle saviors. I'm not so silly to stand here and let him torment me more.

The two children heard her cry and hurried over.

“Daddy, you bullied Mommy again!” Erbao grumbled with displeasure.

“Daddy, didn’t you teach me that guys cannot be mean to girls?” Dabao questioned coldly.

Nan Chen was embarrassed. He did not anticipate such a cunning move from Ning Ran.

“I didn't do anything. I was just talking to Mommy,” he swiftly denied.

"How could you lie to us? You laid your fingers on her!” Erbao bellowed.

“I didn't. Mommy said that her teeth were aching, so I checked it out for her.” Nan Chen wasexasperated.

He would do anything not to risk his perfect reputation as a father to be labeled otherwise.

“Is that so, Mommy?" Erbao wanted to triangulate with Ning Ran.

"Haha, yeah, Daddy and I were only fooling around. Go on and play among yourselves.” Acomforting smile settled upon her face.

“Really?” Dabao was dubious.

"Of course, we were only kidding. She wanted to set up a trial and see if you two would come in andsave her in the nick of time. This experiment goes to show that you guys always have her back.”Ning Ran could tell that the way he reacted was clearly a case of sour grapes.

After that, Dabao and Erbao exchanged a silent glance, and they exited the study, leaving Nan Chenand Ning Ran behind.

"How could you call the kids in?” Nan Chen reprimanded her.

“Well, there are only four of us here. If I can't fight you, I have to ask for help. I'm the one on thelosing end who should defend myself at all costs,” Ning Ran snapped back at him.

“You shouldn't have involved the children in adult matters.”

"What's wrong? The kids are one of us. In fact, they are my guardian angels. We've been living byourselves for so many years, and we share a strong bond. In this world, they are the only ones whotruly care about me and support me all the way. Who else can I call if not them? Are you stillthinking of doing something bad to me? If you dare, I'll scream again! It's such a disgrace for theheir of Nanshi Corporation to hit a woman. How shameful!"

Ning Ran plucked up her courage and spoke assertively.

“I didn’t even hit you!” Nan Chen defended himself.

“Then, what were you doing just now? Stroking my face dotingly? That's considered as takingadvantage of me.”

"You..."

"Fine, let's get back to our topic. Sit quietly and keep your hands to yourself. I only want to get it offmy chest. You can decide if you want to heed my advice or not,” uttered Ning Ran.

Nan Chen walked back to his desk and took his seat.

Feeling a little exhausted, Ning Ran moved a chair and sat opposite him.

As they faced each other, Ning Ran felt intimidated by Nan Chen's towering figure.

No, this doesn't look good. I can't let him be the only one looking imposing.

At that thought, she stood up, leaving Nan Chen completely puzzled.

“If you're not planning to say anything, I shall leave now and continue my work.”

“No, I must continue this.”

She regulated her emotions and thought deeply for a while, picking out the right words to say."Where did we stop just now?”

Nan Chen looked blank as he could not recall.

“Forget it if you don’t even know what you wanted to tell me.” He waved his hand.

"Oh, that's right, it was about the adverse effects potentially brought upon by the revised storyline.A negative earning will lead to your personal reputation damage. Don't you think so? Although itdoesn't matter to you whether the movie makes any money, I do care.”

She continued after a slight pause, “This is my first film. Thanks to you, I got a chance to work withsuch an A-list crew. I want us all to succeed and not to be a loser, or else people will comment thatI'm a small fry who doesn't deserve the big screen. I don't want to jinx it. Needless to say, theaudience will also criticize you for having such a lousy vision to invest in someone who eventuallyturns out to be a laughing stock. See, we all lose in this situation. Doesn't this suck?”

Right then, Nan Chen wanted to say something, but Ning Ran gestured that she was not done.

“In addition, the netizens will analyze everything and make their own conclusions as to why themovie fails. Without a doubt, the story about you shutting Huang Zichao out will surely be broughtup. They will say that Sir Chen is narrow-minded, lacks confidence, and has no respect for the actor“Shut up!”

Nan Chen could not tolerate her anymore. She can needle me all she wants, but she can't say that Ihave low self-esteem! That's absurd. I'm most proud of how open-minded I am, and I haveabundant self-confidence! If not, how could I have become the leader of Nanshi Corporation?Previous Chapter

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