The Best Director

Chapter 345: Chapter 345: When the Movie Shines into Reality

“Look at that star!” Over the vast blue expanse of the sea, Jessica and Wang Yang sat snuggled together on the deck of the yacht. The star-studded sky suddenly brightened with sunrise, turning the world of water and sky crimson. She couldn’t help but exclaim, “So beautiful…” Wang Yang kissed her forehead affectionately, his face full of love, “Sweetheart, I love you.” Jessica was so touched, she almost lost herself, “I love you too.” The two leaned in for a passionate kiss, when suddenly the sunlight became extremely dazzling, extremely dazzling…

The bedroom was quiet in the early morning, and Jessica suddenly cried out, awakening from her sweet dream. Blinking her bleary eyes, she looked beside her to find that Yang had already gotten up. Today was January 31, their first wedding anniversary. At this time last year, she was both nervous and looking forward to the upcoming wedding ceremony at the church, getting dressed in her bridal gown, tying her garter, and checking the wedding rings with the help of her mother and close friends.

Due to work and tiredness, Wang Yang had canceled their weekend plans to go out to sea and watch the sunrise for their anniversary. After spending a weekend even more ordinary than usual, Jessica woke up on the mattress at home. Not bad at all! She looked at the ceiling with a smile. A year had passed sweetly since the marriage, every day filled with joy. Did they really need to fuss over a Paper Wedding anniversary? Couples that obsessed over such customs were usually those who lacked surprises in their everyday lives, relying on traditions to sustain their relationship.

This was why he didn’t care much about the anniversary! As Jessica thought this through, even that slight feeling of annoyance dissipated. She nodded with conviction, “Since when did I become so obsessed with romance? His work is tiring enough already; there’s no need to bother him with these things. I am a Texas cowgirl, after all!”

“Wow!” A surprised shriek suddenly filled the bedroom. On the bedside table stood a fragrant white lily and a box of exquisite jewelry containing bracelets and earrings. What caught the eye even more were the several origami dolphins, with one blue paper dolphin bearing the name Yang and one pink paper dolphin with the name Jessica. The chain of paper dolphins read, “Yang loves Jessica forever.” There was also an especially small light blue dolphin, which unmistakably represented the baby.

Looking at these dolphins, Jessica’s heart began to race, thudding quickly, and her eyes suddenly moistened. Just yesterday, she had been so mad that she barely spoke to him all night, but these paper dolphins, these sentiments…

“Dang, dang, dang, dang!” Wang Yang hummed a tune as he walked in from the hallway. Seeing her eyes, he smiled, “Surprise!” Jessica laughed, picking up the baby dolphin and looking at it, then the dolphin mother and father, occasionally giving him a flirtatious and alluring glance. There was no need to make such a mystery to give these gifts! She beckoned with a curl of her finger, “Baby, come here.” Wang Yang had just sat down by the bed when Jessica suddenly hugged him, passionately biting and kissing his lips, while Wang Yang responded to her with equal abandonment.

“Bye! Good luck at work, I’ll wait for you at home!”

In front of the garden’s green lawn, Jessica waved goodbye to the departing Hummer. She wore an off-shoulder top and jeans, a cute and casual outfit, unworried about the paparazzi lurking in public places. Only when the Hummer had driven far away did Jessica turn, laughing as she walked back inside. She was already sweet through and through; this was a wonderful way to celebrate! She didn’t plan to go out so early today; instead, she would well-prepare and then cook an exceedingly rich and delicious dinner, and even take out her wedding dress…

“Oh my God, Jessica, you have to come over here! This damn guy, I saw him on a date with a woman, it’s him! Crap! I knew there was something off about him…”

In the garage, Joshua’s frantic and infuriated voice blared from the phone. Jessica looked on helplessly, truly embarrassed. She had just decided tonight’s menu and done some yoga, preparing to go shopping, when this guy sent his rambunctious message. Yang was on a date with a busty blonde! Did he want to kill her with laughter? Jessica’s voice turned icy, measured and deliberate, “Joshua, I’m warning you not to talk nonsense. Don’t say it’s Yang every time you see a guy with black hair. I’m getting angry!”

“Wait a second!” Anticipating that she might hang up, Joshua quickly shouted from the other end, “Do you think I would joke about this? It’s true! I don’t know if it’s a date, but he’s definitely having coffee with a woman, looking quite happy. Come over here now!” Jessica couldn’t help but laugh, “You don’t know if it’s a date? Ha-ha! And here I thought you were the editor-in-chief of People.” She tossed her handbag into the car, moved to the driver’s seat, and spoke into the phone, “I won’t come over. I won’t call him. I won’t doubt him! He’s at work, maybe it’s an old friend. No matter what, he’ll tell me when he gets home tonight. If he doesn’t, it doesn’t matter; the key point is that we’re good! There’s no such issue, but thanks for your concern, my dear pumpkin pie.”

She opened the car door, sat down, and inserted the key to start the car, chuckling, “But now I really need to go out, I’m going to the supermarket to buy some stuff, preparing for tonight’s dinner… Why am I telling you this?” She snapped her phone shut with a click, unfazed, and began to whistle softly. Just as the engine started and she pressed the accelerator, the phone rang again. She switched to Bluetooth mode, asked annoyed, “What now!?”

“Shh! Not so loud, I’m sitting just behind his seat right now. Joshua whispered weakly, “It must have started recently, he has been acting weird these days, often disappearing during work. A few days ago, I accidentally overheard him talking on the phone, he said ‘Please, can’t you just let me have a good anniversary with her? You know I love her, and I love you too…’ and then he said ‘No, no, that day I’ll be with you! Give me some time, I’ll talk to her.’ Very suspicious! I didn’t tell you, but I followed him today, and sure enough! He seemed to call that woman something… ”

“Nice story, Sweetheart.” Jessica raised an intrigued eyebrow, drove out of the garage, and laughed, “What’s next? Don’t tell me her name is also Jessica? Jessica Bell?” Joshua’s voice was still weak: “No, Belen? Helen? I suspect it might be his ex-girlfriend, she has a small black mole on her left cheek.” Jessica suddenly remembered seeing Helen in a picture frame back at his parents’ house, indeed with a mole on the left cheek… She pouted, “Fine, I trust him, it’s as simple as that.” Joshua sounded almost tearful: “How can I get you to come over!! Please, I’m begging you!”

A lightbulb went off, what if Joshua was lying? Why? And how would he know about a small black mole? Thinking about the most likely possibility, Jessica’s face became expressionless, she had said she didn’t like this fake breakup, fake betrayal scenario! Was bringing in Joshua to claim it was a “misunderstanding” going to fix everything? Was it fun to cast doubt on him? She suppressed her anger: “OK, I’ll go over and see what you’re up to! You just want me to come, can’t waste your efforts!” Joshua quickly said, “Then drive slowly, be careful, they’ve ordered another cup of coffee, looks like they’ll be chatting for a while.” Jessica laughed again: “It’s that bastard who told you to say that, right?”…

The scenery of Santa Monica receded on both sides as Jessica didn’t rush at all, finding the whole situation increasingly amusing. What was the real surprise? She parked her car leisurely, walked along a quiet street with few pedestrians, and arrived at the café Joshua had mentioned. As expected, upon entering, she saw Wang Yang sitting in a secluded spot inside, laughing and talking with a young blonde Caucasian woman, definitely not Helen, but her looks and figure were very appealing.

Good taste! But it would be more believable to get Helen to play along! Even though she knew this was 1000% fake, Jessica felt a pang of jealous frustration, Why this charade! As she wondered whether to call him or walk over directly, Joshua popped up from nowhere, pulled her aside, and with a fierce face demanded, “Thank God! You’re finally here, what do we do now?” Women’s hearts are indeed fickle; seeing her adorable brother, Jessica’s mood suddenly brightened up. He had done all this for a surprise, so why not just enjoy it? She smiled, “You tell me.”

“YOUNG-WANG!! FUCK-YOU!!” Just then, Wang Yang placed his right hand on the back of the blonde woman’s left hand, both sporting flirting smiles, Joshua exploded with rage! He hysterically charged over, screaming curses, and before Jessica could even register what was happening, Wang Yang turned his head in shock as Joshua’s fist connected with his face with a bang! For a moment, Wang Yang’s cheek seemed contorted, then it hit the table, a real punch!

“Oh!!!” Jessica was stunned, her heart clenched, what was happening! Joshua had hit Yang!! She reflexively shouted and rushed over, “STOP!! STOP!!”

The whole café erupted in chaos, every patron and waiter staring at the commotion, then they shockingly recognized who these people were! “Isn’t that Jessica Alba? The amazing Wang Yang! He’s been punched!” “That guy is Joshua Alba!! I recognize him!” “Uh-oh, something’s going down!”… The crowd instantly burst into a messy debate and pointing, with several people taking out their camera phones to snap photos, their clicks and flashes capturing the chaos.

“Jessie, you’re here…” Wang Yang, covering his bleeding lip, changed his expression when he saw Jessica’s face, he furrowed his brow, glanced around, and got up to grab her hand, “Let’s go home and talk.” Jessica frowned slightly and nodded, telling herself not to overthink it, maybe it was simply work or a friends’ gathering! She still chose to believe him and couldn’t help but reach out to wipe the corner of his mouth, “Of course! Let’s go home.” Joshua bellowed furiously: “Let her go! Ahhh!” And he swung another fierce punch at Wang Yang.

Wang Yang let go of Jessica’s hand and quickly raised his own to catch and lift Joshua’s fist high, warning, “Hey, buddy! If you keep this up, I won’t be so nice.” Joshua cried out in pain but shouted again, “I’m gonna beat you into spare parts today!!” Jessica, on the verge of breakdown, threw caution to the wind and started shouting at the top of her lungs, “All of you idiots STOP!!”

Click! Click! The entire café silenced at Jessica’s outburst, the camera shutters sounding so clear, as a paparazzo-looking fellow at the café entrance, in a fishing vest carrying a long-lens camera, was shooting non-stop. Wang Yang, unable to contain his fury, cursed and charged over to snatch the camera, furiously yelling, “I hate paparazzi, damn it! Buddy!! What are you doing!! Give me that camera!! Give me—”

“Yang! No, don’t, Yang!” Jessica panicked and tried to chase after him; you can’t hit people like that! Not again!! Joshua, however, wrapped his arms around her abdomen, pulling her to stay put, “Ignore him, ignore him!”

While Jessica was frantically struggling and elbowing, she yelled out of control, “Let me go!! Get away!! That’s my husband!! Yang—don’t!!” Joshua bit down hard on his teeth as he continued to hold her, enduring her relentless elbow strikes, ouch! She dragged him forwards like a raging bull, one step, two steps… However, over there, Wang Yang and the paparazzi fighting over a camera spilled from the cafe onto the street outside and disappeared from view, leaving Jessica to gaze helplessly as they vanished.

“What-Happened…” Jessica, drained of strength, slumped down, unable to stand up straight and sat in a chair with Joshua’s support, her face and heart filled with bewilderment, completely unable to comprehend what had just happened! Did Joshua misunderstand Yang? Did Yang hit someone again, was it true? Tears suddenly filled her eyes, spilling over as she scanned the surroundings; everyone was looking at her, “What-Happened.” She turned to the beautiful woman and asked blankly, “Who are you? Who are you?”

The beautiful woman shrugged her shoulders and stood up, leaving without speaking. Jessica’s lips trembled as she pursed them, it couldn’t be! Yang would absolutely not betray her, not so openly, and certainly not for Joshua to discover, especially not on their wedding anniversary…

Joshua patted her shoulder reassuringly and inexplicably started singing, “Hey, Judy! Don’t be so sad, sing a sad song, to soothe your mood…” The waiter who came up with a cup of hot coffee also started singing, “Remember to let him into your heart, and then your life will start to be good.” The rowdy young white couple across from her also began to sing, “Hey, Judy, don’t be scared.” Slowly, everyone in the cafe joined in, “You are destined to chase him down, to get him…”

Jessica stared at her brother, dumbfounded, giving the waiter a stupefied look and suddenly burst into tears and laughter, “Haha! What-Happened!” She already knew naturally, all of this was his plan! His punch from Joshua was real, but the fight was fake, these were not real customers, and that paparazzi… it was all a surprise! A surprise for their paper anniversary! She pieced together the cause and effect but couldn’t utter anything else, only covering her mouth while chuckling and muttering, “What-Happened, What-Happened…”

Suddenly, a cheerful instrumental rang out in the cafe, a song from “High School Musical”! Every one of the ten or twenty people started singing and dancing, engulfing the entire cafe in song and dance, as if the cafeteria scene from “High School Musical” had come to life.

“Hahaha!” Jessica couldn’t stop laughing, wiping her nose and the corners of her eyes, unable to describe her feelings at that moment, just really, really wanting to tell him, she loved him, that idiot! There was Joshua, full of energy, doing a somersault in the air and crashing down with a thud, and Jessica burst out laughing again. Then, Wang Yang walked in from the street outside; he had a black guitar slung on his back and strummed and sang as he came towards her, and Jessica laughed and clapped again, “Hahaha!”

Seeing her radiant smile, Wang Yang couldn’t help but break character and laugh, taking that punch had been worth it! This guy was truly stubborn; why did she believe in him so much, to the point where it took an outrageous scene to shake her?!

Before he could continue singing or speaking, Jessica, who had already regained her strength, stood up and hugged him with the guitar still on, “You idiot!” Amidst the unceasing chorus of song and dance, she playfully scolded, “Couldn’t you have just brought me here for coffee? Why do we need all that ridiculous stuff before this!” Wang Yang raised an eyebrow, strummed the guitar and chuckled, “It’s necessary for dramatic conflict, then it becomes a surprise! Like the misunderstanding between Gabriella and Troy in ‘High School Musical.'” Jessica laughed heartily and smacked his head lightly, “That’s a movie!”

“Oh! Well, I apologize, but you married a director, didn’t you,” Wang Yang twisted his body to the dance and shouted with a laugh, “You’re in for more to come! YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!”

And he was the youngest Oscar-winning Best Director, damn it! Jessica smiled and took hold of him, “Hey! Give me a chance, what were you going to say to me?” Wang Yang smiled, “To say ‘I love you!'” Jessica laughed and asked, “Is that someone’s name? A basketball?” Wang Yang shrugged and laughed, “A movie! Her name’s Morpheus!”

“Wildcats, sing along, yeah, you really got it going on!” The upbeat anthem of the Wildcats team rang out from outside, Wang Yang grabbed Jessica’s hand and led her out onto the street, as everyone around lifted their arms shouting, “What team?”, “Wildcats!” “What team?”, “Wildcats!”… Arriving outside, Jessica was again surprised to find so many people, the sound equipment playing the music was placed who knows where, lining the spacious street were about a hundred or two hundred young people, all singing in unison and dancing in perfect, beautiful synchrony.

“All in this together, knowing that we are, we’re all stars and we see that, all in this together, and it shows when we stand hand in hand, make our dreams come true! Because we’re all in this together, when we reach, we can fly, know inside, we can make it, we’re all in this together, once we see there’s a chance, we have and we take it! Wildcats, sing along, yeah, you really got it going on! This is the way we do it, let’s get to it, show the world!”

At this moment, the classic movie scene was relived in reality. Six years ago, these joyously dancing young people were some in middle school, some in high school, and among them was one of the cast members who went crazy for High School Musical on the big screen, splashing their youth without care; now they gathered here, to reminisce and celebrate together.

“Oh my God.” Jessica, beholding this unbelievable sight, could not help but cry tears of joy with her beloved by her side, feeling both the emotions of her 18th birthday, the love she felt for him back then, and filled with the feelings of being almost 24, and the love she felt for him now, this kind of happiness was truly insanity-inducing!

“Wildcats, sing along!” Wang Yang set down his guitar, hopping and dancing as he sang his way toward the crowd upfront, naturally brimming with happiness, she must be so happy and unforgettable! Wasn’t this paper anniversary memorable enough? Joshua and others also jumped in unison following him: “Throw your hands up in the air!” Jessica laughed as she wiped away tears, raised her arms and clapped, shouting as she joined in the dance: “Ha-ha—this is the way we do it, let’s show the world!”…

Under the azure sky, a grand party was held on the street, the sound of youth in the songs, the dance light and joyful as ever.

The videos with titles like “Husband’s Anniversary Surprise for Wife” and “High School Musical Comes to Life” went viral the instant they were uploaded to YOUTUBE, setting the whole video sharing network ablaze, the whole internet! Ten thousand views, a hundred thousand views, a million views… According to reports from Yahoo Entertainment, People Online, America Online, Variety Online, and more, the battle between Mr. and Mrs. Wang Yang had taken a new turn, and this time he had played a big game!

Searches for “Wang Yang,” “Mr. Yang,” “Yang Jessica Anniversary” and similar keywords surged on Google, and then people found the details. Was this a flash mob? Although everyone dispersed like a flash mob at the end, it wasn’t quite so. It was a meticulously planned, meticulously directed romantic comedy.

“Hahaha!” Watching the cheerful scenes in the video window, netizens could not help but chuckle. Jessica Alba went to the café, Joshua Alba punched Wang Yang, and the chaos turned warm and romantic starting with the song “Hey, Judy.” They knew the edited footage might not represent the complete picture of the event, but it was genuinely fun! Not to mention the fans of High School Musical, not just Jessica, but Evelyn, Clair and others were almost in tears, it felt like a direct hit to the soul! “Why isn’t Mr. Yang my boyfriend, my husband?”…

Many youngsters at their computer screens started singing along with the pleasant tune, waving their hands, whistling as if transported back to that early summer, to that mad wave of song and dance; this midsummer, will Mr. Yang’s new work Firefly bring back that same level of craziness of the past?

At the same time Pitt and Aniston’s fairy-tale marriage crumbled, and Wang Yang and Jessica kept a low profile by missing the Golden Globes and other award ceremonies, the couple made such a high-profile display of their happiness! On their first wedding anniversary, they told the whole world: “We love each other!” The media went mad, and the paparazzi who missed the opportunity that day went crazy, only a few who managed to snap some street dance photos made a handsome profit.

“Yang & Jessica’s extreme romance, High School Musical classic scene comes to life!” — Yahoo Entertainment. (