Chapter 114 The Muddy Waters of the Entertainment Industry
Chapter 114 The Muddy Waters of the Entertainment Industry
Director Li hesitated for a moment before asking, "Mr. Zhang, what's your relationship with Yuting...?"
No way, no way, is that what he's thinking?
Everyone noticed something amiss. Could it be?
"Yes, my daughter." Zhang San nodded calmly. "I remember you had really good grades when you were in school! How come you've become so stupid?"
"Where am I stupid? I could have handled it even if you hadn't come!" Zhang Yuting retorted, not because she was stupid, but because these people were as shameless as a city wall!
Director Li was somewhat surprised: "Then what about Yuting...?"
He wanted to ask, as the company's heiress, what kind of resources couldn't she have? Why was she playing a minor role here!
Yao Yao and the others were shocked. This woman was actually President Zhang's daughter! They were doomed...
President Chu was also somewhat shocked after hearing this. He had only ostracized a minor actress, and now he was being told that he had ostracized the company's rich heiress!
"Who was the third female lead in the initial audition?" President Chu asked, pretending not to know.
Yao Yao bit her lip. Without even thinking about it, her acting career might already be over!
"Who else could it be but Miss Zhang Yuting, whom you rejected!" Director Li rolled his eyes. He originally wanted to keep Zhang Yuting, but there are many people in charge in a film crew.
It was impossible for him to do it alone, so he turned a blind eye and promised to give Zhang Yuting a supporting role or the lead role in his next drama.
"Ah? So Miss Zhang is the third female lead in the audition!" President Chu looked as if he had just realized something. Then, a humble smile appeared on his face, and his tone was as gentle as a summer breeze, extremely attentive, clearly trying his best to please her.
"If I had known Miss Zhang was in our production team, you wouldn't have even had a chance to be the third female lead!"
Everyone: Huh?
"Miss Zhang is definitely going to play the lead role!" President Chu said with a smile, his flattery was too blatant.
Zhang Yuting rolled her eyes and said bluntly, "That's not very nice of you, President Chu!"
"I remember exactly what you told me back then!"
Mr. Chu's expression changed, and he then said ingratiatingly, "Ms. Zhang, I'm so sorry, I didn't know..."
"What, you've only become so polite now that you know I'm her daughter!"
"If I weren't his daughter, if I were just an ordinary actress, wouldn't I be humiliated to death by you? And wouldn't I be able to get a single role?!" Zhang Yuting angrily questioned the entire audience.
Everyone kept their heads down, not daring to raise them.
"Alright, now change the actors back. I've already said that not everyone is suited for this job!" Director Li said, looking at everyone.
"Those who want to stay, go to work now!"
The crowd immediately dispersed, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
Yao Yao is caught in a dilemma: should she stay or leave? Should her character just be abandoned like this?
"But director, we've already filmed so much, it wouldn't be good to change actors now, would it?" Yao Yao wanted to try her luck. If the director was too lazy to change actors, she could still continue filming the movie.
Director Li snorted coldly: "Of course you can replace him. Eighty percent of your acting skills rely on using body doubles. I really don't know why you insist on doing this job if you don't have the ability!"
"The sooner you switch it back, the less trouble I'll have!"
"I'm not afraid of hardship, I can film overnight!" Zhang Yuting looked at Yao Yao, thinking that this woman didn't deserve to be in the entertainment industry!
"Great! I admire people like you, you have guts! Get ready, let's start with the first scene." Director Li nodded with a smile.
"Dad, I won't keep the crew any longer. We're going to do some reshoots! You can handle the rest of the crew." Zhang Yuting looked at her father.
Zhang San nodded: "Remember to treat your colleagues to a meal, after all, they helped you with the reshoots."
"I know!" Zhang Yuting turned around and asked her assistant to order afternoon tea for everyone in the crew.
The few people who had been complaining stopped complaining as soon as they heard about these things and all ran over to flatter Zhang Yuting.
Zhang Yuting looked at them and said, "Everyone, I hid my identity before because I was afraid you would do this."
"So let's all be nice to each other, just like before. Don't try to be nice to me on purpose, I don't like it!"
"Also, thank you everyone for your support! It's great that you all had to help me with the reshoots."
Zhang San watched his daughter's busy figure and sighed. "My child has grown up; she has her own ideas now. I can't control her anymore."
"Mr. Zhang, it's all my fault for being blind and offending Miss Zhang. I didn't mean it. I hope Mr. Zhang will be magnanimous and not hold it against me." Mr. Chu bowed.
He may be rich, but he's nowhere near as rich as Zhang San!
Such a large entertainment company cannot be run by just anyone.
"You?" Zhang San looked at him coldly. "You think you're the only one who dares to bully my daughter? What? Do you think you can just shove people into my company like that?"
"You tried to use connections! With your ambition and audacity, our company wouldn't dare cooperate with you. You'd better find another job!"
Upon hearing this, President Chu's face turned pale: "President Zhang, no, please give me another chance, I promise I won't do it again! Please, President Zhang!"
What bad luck! He ran into such a troublesome person! His small company was on the decline, but he finally managed to cooperate with such a big company.
He invested all his money in this show, but he never expected to encounter something like this!
“But we don’t have anyone like that in our company, and we won’t tolerate someone like that.” Zhang San looked down at him.
President Chu's face turned pale: "No, President Zhang, I, I, please give me another chance! If this doesn't work, my small company will have to be dissolved!"
"What does the disbandment have to do with me? You brought this on yourself! Get out! We don't need your investment in this film anymore." Zhang San showed no mercy whatsoever.
Being soft-hearted towards such people is being cruel to yourself.
Mr. Chu turned pale and slumped to the ground. Zhang San snorted coldly, turned and left, confident that no one would dare to bully his daughter again.
Shen Wantang and Li Shiman also left, having already achieved their goal.
[Host, after these two events, your "Excitement Value" has increased by 600, and your "Merit Value" has increased by 1200.]
Is the Merit Mall accessible now?
[Host, keep going! You're halfway there.]
[It's only halfway through after all this time, it's so slow.]
[Host, this is already considered fast.]
"I'm so sorry you two had to see this tonight," Zhang San said, genuinely embarrassed. He hadn't expected things to turn out this way.
Li Shiman shook her head: "President Zhang, we all understand. The entertainment industry is a murky place."
"Yes! Would you two like me to have my assistant bring you back?" Zhang San asked, looking at them.
Li Shiman shook her head: "No need, someone will pick us up."
No sooner had they finished speaking than a black luxury car pulled up in front of them.
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