After watching the remaining tape, Director Liang's face suddenly turned darker than the bottom of a pot.
Xu Qingwan's burn wasn't an accident when she put out the fire. She deliberately hurt herself! Director Liang recalled Xu Qingwan's tearful performance in the selfie video. She kept saying that her wound didn't hurt and that it was worth it to save people … He immediately felt a little nauseous.
How could she say such pompous words?
Director Liang was an old-fashioned director. He paid a lot of attention to the quality of his actors. This time, he couldn't help but regret his choice of actors. This Xu Qingwan not only disrespected the crew, but also lied like a second nature. She was the one who hurt herself and even acted pitiful on Weibo. This person was simply … simply unreasonable!
He was furious at Xu Qingwan's hypocrisy. He even had the urge to immediately release the contents of the tape so that everyone could see this person's true colors. However, after he calmed down, he realized that he couldn't do that.
That was because he had to be responsible for the entire crew, and Xu Qingwan happened to be the second female lead in 'Lethal Beauty'. Due to the fire accident, there were already people in the outside world who were criticizing them. If there was another incident, who knew what kind of public opinion would attack them?
Xu Qingwan alone wasn't important. Even Director Liang felt that there was a problem with her character and that she should be taught a lesson. However, if this was made public, it would affect the crew and the film's reputation. As the person in charge, Director Liang had to consider this realistic problem.
The staff member who was in charge of editing watched the video with Director Liang. When he saw Xu Qingwan reach her hand into the fire, he was also stunned. He subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Director Liang's gloomy expression. He carefully asked, "Director Liang, this … how should we deal with this?"
Director Liang didn't say a word. This incident was nothing more than Xu Qingwan hurting herself to attract attention. After all, she wasn't the one who started the fire. It wasn't illegal to pursue the matter, right?
"… Change the script." Director Liang thought about it for a long time and decided not to gamble with the entire crew. However, he had the stubbornness of an experienced artist. After seeing Xu Qingwan's true colors, he did not want to continue giving her the treatment of a second female lead. Hence, he said expressionlessly, "Start from the part where Yunmeng burned down the underground palace. Change it to the part where she wanted to harm someone but accidentally got herself killed. Then, Yunhe was rescued by the new emperor from the secret passage. Let's wrap up Xu Qingwan's scenes!"
"Then this video …" The staff member was in a dilemma. Should he delete it or not?
Only then did Director Liang remember that it was Siyu who had asked to watch the recording, but … it wasn't appropriate to show it to others.
Previously, he had promised Ji Lin that he would deliver it to them. It seemed that he was going to go back on his word. However, Director Liang was a little puzzled. Why did Siyu suddenly think of this? Did she already know that there was something wrong with Xu Qingwan? “
Originally, Xu Qingwan had a few more important scenes, but after this incident, Director Liang was completely disappointed in her. Although he couldn't release the video and drag the crew down with her, it wasn't difficult to mess with her in terms of scenes.
Hence, Director Liang immediately called the scriptwriter's team. After repeated discussions, they changed the original script overnight and directly promoted Siyu's character, Yunhe, to the second female lead.
After doing all this, Director Liang slowly distributed the new script to everyone. He casually said that this was the final version that was finalized after discussions with the scriptwriter's team to achieve the most perfect effect. Originally, "Lethal Beauty" had the habit of changing the script according to the situation as they filmed, so no one said anything. The other actors went back to read the new script as soon as they received it. Only Xu Qingwan found out that she had been written out of the script midway and knocked on the door of the director's lounge with a terrible expression.
"Director Liang, I want to ask why you suddenly changed the script?" Xu Qingwan did not know what was going on, but as soon as she stepped in, she saw Director Liang's unhappy expression. Thus, she suppressed the anxiety in her heart and forced a smile. "Can you reconsider? I think that if Yunmeng dies in this scene, it will be a little too sudden. "
She did not know if Director Liang did it on purpose, but this new script was given to everyone before it finally landed in Xu Qingwan's hands. After reading it, she almost fainted from anger. Was he trying to kick her out of the door immediately?! Her most important scenes were at the back, and now they were directly deleting it?
What was this?! She was still counting on "Lethal Beauty" to earn her a wave of fame after it was released!
Director Liang had already expected that Xu Qingwan would definitely not be able to sit still after the script was changed, so he calmly drank his tea and said, "This was also a decision I made after careful discussion with the scriptwriter. Although the number of scenes will be reduced, the original promised remuneration will not change. Besides, weren't you the one who suggested changing the script if there was a problem? I remember very clearly the scene where she fell into the water. "
Not only did he remember it clearly, but when he thought of the video where Xu Qingwan cried about how she had a high fever after falling into the water, Director Liang felt that this person was distorting the truth. In that scene, Siyu was clearly soaked in the water for half a day. He later found out that Siyu had a fever after filming, but she did not complain at all. On the other hand, Xu Qingwan was alive and kicking, as if nothing had happened to her!
Director Liang's speech was very bureaucratic and watertight. Xu Qingwan could not hold a knife to Director Liang's neck and force him to give her back her scenes. She had to continue smiling obsequiously, so she felt very aggrieved.
"Director Liang, then can you tell me why?" Xu Qingwan was not an idiot. She was the only one in the entire crew whose scenes had been cut. On the other hand, Zhou Siyu had skyrocketed to become the second female lead. Someone must have deliberately targeted her!
Director Liang took in her unwilling expression and sneered in his heart. Yes, they're targeting you! Who told you not to know what's good for you?
"Your injury … is recovering well?" Director Liang did not answer directly. Instead, he glanced at Xu Qingwan's bandaged arm and asked meaningfully.
Xu Qingwan was stunned. "Ah? Ah, right, right … The doctor said that I can remove the bandage soon. "
She was puzzled. Why did Director Liang suddenly bring this up? However, this gave Xu Qingwan a good reason to act pitiful. She immediately pretended to touch her wound inadvertently and said with tears in her eyes, "But Director Liang, I've been preparing for these climax scenes for a long time. Because of this accident … I don't know if there will be a scar on my arm …"
It would have been better if Xu Qingwan had not mentioned it. The moment she did, Director Liang remembered how her injury had come about, and the disappointment in his heart grew stronger. To think that he had thought that Xu Qingwan was good at the beginning. He must have been blind!
Director Liang was getting more and more impatient with Xu Qingwan. In fact, if he had not released the video for fear of repercussions, Director Liang could have stepped forward and accused Xu Qingwan of slandering the reputation of the crew. The fact that he had not done so was already showing mercy on her because she was an actress in the crew. However, Xu Qingwan had not given him an inch and wanted a mile!
"You know very well whether or not your injury was accidentally caused when you were saving someone." Director Liang put down his teacup heavily and looked at her coldly. "I'm not fussing about it because I want to save some face for both of us. Your scenes are over, so you can leave at any time. Of course, if you're still not convinced, you can continue to cause trouble. However, when the time comes, it's hard to say if public opinion will still be on your side."
Director Liang was implying something. Xu Qingwan panicked when she heard this. What did he mean? Could it be that Director Liang knew something was wrong with her injury? Impossible … It was impossible. It was so chaotic at the time. Who would have noticed?
Zhou Siyu … Yes, it must be that woman!
Xu Qingwan did not know what evidence Director Liang had. If it was just Siyu saying it verbally, then it would be fine. However, if … if there was a video … then it would instantly destroy the image she had created!
"Director Liang, that's not what I meant. I'm just worried that changing the script will make the rest of the story unsmooth. Since you've said so, of course, I have no objections." Xu Qingwan changed her words very quickly. She did not dare to offend Director Liang, so she could only swallow her pride.
Clearly, clearly, this was a great opportunity!
Director Liang looked on coldly and impatiently waved her out. Xu Qingwan did not realize where her problem lay. She was the one who had hurt herself to attract attention. She did not listen to the crew's instructions and acted on her own accord. Cutting off the rest of her scenes was already a relatively light punishment, but she still did not know how to repent!
Xu Qingwan's scenes had already been completed. She had no reason to continue staying on the set. She packed up her things and left the film studio the next day.
As soon as she left, Siyu was finally released from the sanatorium by Fifth Master Lu. She returned to the set with Ji Lin.
Siyu naturally received the new script. As soon as she returned, she went to Director Liang and asked with a frown, "Director Liang, what happened? Is it related to the video?"
Director Liang looked at her and felt a little guilty. After all, he had already decided not to make the video public for the time being — at least not before "Lethal Beauty" was released. However, he could not do what he had promised and could not help but feel a little embarrassed.
"Siyu, I've seen the video. Xu Qingwan is indeed problematic, but it has nothing to do with the arson incident. Moreover, she has already finished filming and left. Do you think we should put this matter aside for now?" Director Liang asked carefully.
Siyu raised her eyebrows. "What did she do?"
Ji Lin had been dissatisfied with Xu Qingwan for a long time. He also chimed in, "Director Liang, we're old friends. You don't have to hide this kind of thing from us, right?"
Director Liang smiled bitterly. "Actually … Xu Qingwan's injuries were caused by herself. She was also unlucky. The camera that was left behind just happened to be pointed at her position." There was always a flaw in the plan. Perhaps it was God's will.
"…" Siyu really did not expect Xu Qingwan to do this.
Ji Lin was stunned. After a while, he burst out cursing, "F * ck, is she crazy?"
Not only was she crazy, the three people present all thought that water had entered her brain.
Director Liang sighed. "Our production team is in troubled times right now. Siyu, I hope you can understand. I know that you and Xu Qingwan have some conflicts in private, but these videos should not be released immediately."
These words meant that he wanted to let it go gently. Ji Lin immediately frowned. "Director Liang, that's not very kind of you."
Siyu was silent for a while before saying softly, "Director Liang, can you give me the video? Don't worry, I know my limits. I won't let these things affect 'Lethal Beauty'. However, I need these things. Can you give the Lu family some face? "
The Lu family had invested a lot of money into this film. Moreover, Director Liang was well aware that this funding was actually for Siyu alone. In other words, she was their biggest financial backer. Since Siyu had brought the Lu family out, he could not refuse. He could only hand over the video and remind her worriedly, "Don't be too anxious."
The Lu family's name was really useful at times. If Si Yu hadn't brought the Lu family into the picture, Director Liang might have just downplayed the matter and let it slide.
"Sis, are you trying to mess with Xu Qingwan?" Ji Lin did not think that his sister was going overboard. Instead, he was eager to give it a try. After all, when he was determined to stop Xu Qingwan from climbing up the ranks, he had already made his stance clear. Whatever happened to Xu Qingwan had nothing to do with him. As long as his sister was happy, it was fine.
Siyu held the video and said thoughtfully, "A Lin, find someone to cut out the useful parts of this. It will come in handy sooner or later. I only promised Director Liang that I wouldn't say anything before the film was released. I didn't promise that I wouldn't say anything after."
She had a feeling that Xu Qingwan would not give up so easily. When the time came, these things would be the most powerful evidence.
Without Xu Qingwan in the cast, not only did no one feel uncomfortable, they actually felt a lot more at ease. After all, Xu Qingwan bought all kinds of snacks every day to please everyone. It was fine once or twice, but if it happened too often, it would seem deliberate. Plus, she acted pitiful on Weibo, causing everyone's impression of her to drop to the freezing point.
Now that she was gone, everyone was happy. They no longer had to hide and complain about her in private.
Siyu's scenes were doubled and she replaced Xu Qingwan as one of the main characters in the later stages of the film. Her limelight almost overshadowed that of the female lead, Han Tiantian. Originally, everyone in the cast and crew was waiting to see if Han Tiantian would fight over her scenes. In the end, Han Tiantian did not hold any grudges. Instead, she treated Siyu more intimately than anyone else.
"Siyu, thank you. Thank you for reminding me that day." Han Tiantian was the female lead, so naturally, she was also given a separate dressing room. She took advantage of the break to invite Siyu in. Just as she spoke, her eyes turned red.
Siyu glanced at her head. The gray luck from before had turned light pink. It seemed that she had successfully escaped the misfortune and turned the situation around.
Han Tiantian still had a lingering fear. When she went to the cocktail party, the other members of the group were also there. However, the negotiations with the company did not go well. The leader, Su Mingxue, came over to mediate and even gave her a glass of wine. Han Tiantian was about to drink it when Siyu's warning suddenly flashed through her mind. Thus, she could not drink the wine.
Later, when Su Mingxue was not paying attention, she swapped the glass of wine with the one in front of Su Mingxue. She watched Su Mingxue drink it unknowingly. However, after a while, she did not see anything unusual. Han Tiantian thought that she was overthinking.
However, after an hour, a large group of reporters suddenly rushed in. As if they were aiming at a target, they rushed directly to the guest room and began to smash the door. Then, Han Tiantian saw Su Mingxue, who was only wrapped in a towel, rushing out of the room screaming. The bed in the room was messy, and there was a strange man sleeping in the room. She shouted, "It's not me! You've got the wrong person!" As she ran away from the reporters, she accidentally fell down the stairs and fainted after hitting her head on the floor.
This series of farce ruined the entire cocktail party, and Su Mingxue herself became a joke. After all, there were witnesses and material evidence. Even if the company's executives tried their best to whitewash her, claiming that Su Mingxue would never do such a thing, the media did not believe them. They had pictures and the truth in their hands. As soon as they put it on the Internet, it exploded.
Before, Su Mingxue was regarded as the goddess of otakus. She was as popular as she was, but now she was despised. Her fans could not accept that the pure goddess in their hearts was fooling around with an old man. Moreover, there was conclusive evidence, and there was no way to clear her name. As soon as this matter spread, the news of Su Mingxue being kicked out of the entertainment circle immediately became a hot topic. Due to the pressure, the company had to temporarily freeze her. In order to ensure that there was no leader in the team, they shamelessly turned back to Han Tiantian, whom they had previously looked down upon, and asked for peace, hoping that she would temporarily take the position of leader.
At first, Han Tiantian did not realize what had happened. After a few days, she thought about it carefully and suddenly felt a wave of fear. Although she did not like Su Mingxue, she knew that Su Mingxue was a cautious person. She would never seek her own death. Then, the problem could only be... that glass of wine.
She had exchanged the wine that Su Mingxue handed over, and then something happened to Su Mingxue... Did that mean that if the person who drank that glass of wine was her, she would be the one to bear the consequences of Su Mingxue?
"At that time, you told me to be careful of Su Mingxue. Was this what you meant?" Han Tiantian explained what had happened in detail. After she reacted, she immediately remembered Siyu's warning. But how did Siyu know that Su Mingxue wanted to harm her?
"It's good that you're fine." Siyu heard that Su Mingxue was likely to be forced to leave the mercenary group because of the impact of this scandal. She sighed softly. "She suffered the consequences of her own actions."
If she did not have bad intentions in the beginning, how could there be consequences?
Han Tiantian saw that Siyu did not want to elaborate, so she tactfully did not pursue the matter. However, this did not prevent her from feeling grateful. If it were not for Siyu's reminder, she might have been ruined...
"The company wants me to be the team leader. They said that they are willing to do their best to support me. I don't know if I should agree." Han Tiantian had subconsciously equated Siyu with a fraud. After all, Siyu could predict the future and saved her once. So, when she was hesitating, she first thought of asking for Siyu's opinion.
Siyu looked at the light pink luck above her head. Since bad luck turned into good luck, then no matter what choice Han Tiantian made, it would be beneficial to her. So, Siyu only said, "Do as you wish."
Han Tiantian had actually thought of leaving the mercenary group a long time ago. The company's resources were not distributed fairly. They had been using her as a stepping stone to support Su Mingxue. Now that Su Mingxue, the money tree, had fallen, they only thought of compensating her. What was the point of staying in such a place?
But she was also afraid that if she left the mercenary group, it would be worse than it was now. So, she was wavering. However, Siyu's words were like a reassuring pill, giving her the courage to stake everything on one throw. Han Tiantian instantly made up her mind.
She wanted to fly solo!
"Siyu, I don't know how to thank you …" Han Tiantian threw down a huge burden and immediately felt refreshed. So, the more she looked at Siyu, the more she liked her. She regretted not knowing her earlier. No wonder some netizens liked to call her little angel. She was simply an angel!
"I have some resources on hand. Do you want me to recommend you a few? Oh, by the way, I also know a few variety shows that are looking for people. I can help you ask … "Han Tiantian racked her brains to think of how to repay Siyu. Who knew that Siyu would not be moved and very calmly rejected her.
Han Tiantian suddenly became anxious. "Don't, you have helped me so much. I feel bad!"
Siyu saw that Han Tiantian was looking at her stubbornly and expectantly. She thought about it and reluctantly asked, "Do you really want to repay me?"
Han Tiantian nodded fiercely.
So, Siyu took out her phone and said calmly, "Then help me promote this artist. Her Weibo name is' Another 500 Years of Koi '. You have so many young girls among your fans. You should be able to attract a lot of people to read …"
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio During the confession incident, Editor Mu Yan praised the marketing strategy. Si Yu deduced many things from it and suddenly thought, 'That's right, the number of fans of celebrities is incomparable to that of ordinary people. If they advertise, her comic would probably be more popular, right?
Very well, she decided to start with Han Tiantian!
Han Tiantian: "???"
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Recently, Weibo could be said to be very lively. Big events happened one after another. The fire incident on the set of "Lethal Beauty" had not yet subsided. Immediately after, the otaku goddess Su Mingxue was exposed in a scandal and became a street rat hated by everyone. Then, the second-in-command of Angel Wings, Han Tiantian, actually publicly @ someone on his Weibo to express his love.
@ Han Tiantian: "I hate it! Your little angel Siyu recommended a comic called "Fashion Strategy" to me. It caused me to stay up for two whole nights to finish reading it. I couldn't even hide the dark circles under my eyes when I was filming! " Another 500 Years of Koi, I'm begging for more updates! You have to take responsibility for digging a hole, you know!! "
The netizens: "… What the hell?" They had an impression of this Koi. Didn't Zhou Siyu publicly confess to her a few days ago? Why did she suddenly appear on Han Tiantian's Weibo?
What was going on? Had the entertainment industry been poisoned by this Koi? Why were there always celebrities falling in line to promote her!
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