Chapter 61: The Storm Gathers Anew
After hanging up the phone, Yaqing began to ponder. He had agreed to Welt Yang's request, but where was he supposed to find actors? Yaqing walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the bustling traffic that resembled a swarm of ants.
Rita knocked on the door. She pushed it open, walked in, and gently placed a proposal on the desk. "Lord Yaqing, the proposal has been delivered."
"Mm," Yaqing replied, still gazing downstairs. He heard Rita's report and responded with a single, indifferent syllable.
"Are you thinking about something?" Rita asked, walking to his side.
"Yes, the matter with Cocolia can be considered closed for now," Yaqing said. "But the price is that I have to find suitable actors for Anti-Entropy's new script. What a hassle."
"Actors?" Rita thought for a moment. "Lord Yaqing, do you require professionally trained actors?"
"I don't know. I just agreed for now; they're only in the initial planning stages," Yaqing said, sitting back down and crossing his legs. "Have little Kiana and the others arrived?"
"They have. I just saw them."
"Good. I'm counting on you now, Rita. Don't let me down." Yaqing picked up his suit jacket and left the office.
"Yes, my lord..."
Rita looked helplessly at the reports sent up from the lower departments on the computer. Yaqing never looked at them. She skillfully sat down in the chair Yaqing had just vacated, her fair, slender hands beginning to type on the keyboard.
Yaqing took the elevator to the thirty-second floor.
The thirty-second floor housed a total of seven recording studios.
Yaqing walked into a random studio that was occupied, pushed the door open, and saw Shabu speaking with utmost seriousness. "Raiden Mei, your tone is off. It should be one of helplessness tinged with affection, not as stiff as it is now."
"Exactly, exactly," Kiana nodded vigorously from the side like a garlic-pounding pestle.
On the other side of the soundproof glass, Mei's face was flushed red with embarrassment. She was having a hard time. She had never studied voice acting, so her line delivery was a bit stiff, and she found it difficult to let go in front of others.
"Don't be nervous, Raiden Mei. Just think about the plot as if you were interacting with little Kiana normally."
Yaqing's sudden words made Kiana jump. Her attention had been entirely on Mei; she hadn't noticed someone had come in at all.
"Ah! You darned old uncle, why'd you just show up like that? You scared me!"
Yaqing ignored Kiana and continued to speak to Raiden Mei in the recording booth through the microphone. "You haven't completely let go, perhaps because Shabu is here. Shabu and I will leave now, leaving only little Kiana to accompany you."
"Huh?" Kiana was bewildered. Her? Isn't she supposed to be doing voice work too? How did I suddenly start working?
Yaqing left the first recording studio with Shabu. In the second studio, Shigure Kira was supervising Himeko and Bronya's recording session. Shabu went directly into the second studio.
"Himeko, this part, you should... eh, Shabu, what are you doing here? Weren't you in the other studio monitoring little Kiana and Mei's recording?" Shigure Kira had been about to correct Himeko's delivery, but was surprised to see Shabu walk in.
Himeko also paused her recording.
"Don't even mention it. That little girl, Raiden Mei, is a bit too shy. She couldn't relax with me there, so the boss dragged me out," Shabu said, sitting down next to Shigure Kira.
Bronya looked over curiously. Suddenly, her phone buzzed in her pocket. She quickly stepped out to answer it. The call was from Welt Yang. Bronya lowered her voice. "Teacher, what is it?"
"Bronya, why is your voice so quiet?" Welt asked, puzzled.
Bronya whispered, "The Bronya is busy, Teacher. Did you need something?"
"It's nothing major. Dr. Tesla recently wrote a script, and after some internal discussion, we'd like you to play the female lead."
"Huh?" Bronya was stunned. Why was everyone looking for her lately? Schicksal wanted her to voice one of the main characters, and now Anti-Entropy wanted her to star as the heroine in a tokusatsu film.
"Cocolia has also approved this proposal. So, find some time to return to the North American headquarters."
"Teacher, I..."
"Alright, that's all."
Just as Bronya was about to refuse, Welt Yang hung up.
The Duckie was very angry.
As Yaqing was heading downstairs to find Patrick, his phone suddenly rang. Seeing the contact name on the screen was "Frogurei," the lazy smile on his face instantly faded.
When the call connected, a gentle female voice came from the other end.
"Family Head."
"Frogurei, what is it now?" Yaqing leaned against the wall, his smile holding no warmth.
"The Board of Directors. The four directors jointly raised questions about the sector you are in charge of during today's meeting with the Overseer. They also want the Overseer to revoke your authority over the Third Sector," the gentle female voice said at a steady pace.
"And then?" Yaqing's tone was unreadable.
"The Overseer didn't agree, but he didn't refuse either. In the end, it was Director Siegfried of the Kaslana family who suppressed their proposal. It seems the elders in the family have some special ideas of their own as well."
"I know about that," Yaqing, though far away in the Far East, knew the Schariac family in Northern Europe like the back of his hand. He scoffed, "I'm aware. The young man they want to push forward is named Cyberutier Schariac. A piece of trash who doesn't even know his own place and has already made many enemies at headquarters."
"If they want to play, then we'll play along. Don't let those old fossils on the Board think that I have no allies outside of the Schariac family."
No matter who it was, if they wanted to stop him from achieving the dream of his youth, Yaqing would be waiting.
Yaqing turned and went back upstairs to his office. "Rita, book a flight back to Northern Europe for tomorrow. Salome and Patrick will be in charge of the Far East Branch for the time being."
"Understood." Rita didn't know what had happened, but seeing Yaqing's attitude about returning tomorrow, she knew it was no small matter.
"Schariac, huh..." Yaqing's fingers tapped gently on the desk. He made three consecutive calls to different people.
In his eyes, the Board of Directors was a tumor left behind by Schicksal's past, and he would cut it out, piece by piece. Even if the process was excruciatingly painful, even if it might shrink Schicksal's assets, he didn't care.
He knew in his heart that Overseer Otto wouldn't help him. Or rather, Overseer Otto was still observing his capabilities.
That evening, Yaqing returned to the Golden Courtyard and informed everyone.
The next morning, Yaqing boarded the plane back to Northern Europe.
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