During a break from the busy filming schedule in the afternoon, Qing Muye called.
Meng Jingwei, who was memorizing her script, picked up her phone upon seeing his number and walked to a quiet corner to answer, "A Ye?"
"Congratulations, promoted to the second female lead."
Qing Muye was genuinely happy for her.
Meng Jingwei frowned in confusion, "How did you know?"
Had Tang Wanxing told Qing Muye?
"You were on the trending searches again. How could I not know?" Qing Muye sighed helplessly, "The outside world is saying a lot about you. I think..."
"You don't have to think anything!" Meng Jingwei knew what Qing Muye was going to say and interrupted him directly, "It's others' right to say whatever they want, but it doesn't mean I will listen to them just because they say it."
She knew Qing Muye disliked the harsh comments and couldn't bear to see her wronged and sad.
"Where are you now? I miss you. I'll come to find you at home tonight." Meng Jingwei wanted to go home and talk to Qing Muye about Tang Wanxing.
For some reason, she always felt that Tang Wanxing appeared with some ulterior motive.
This person was not simple at all.
"I'm at a hotel outside the film city. I'll send you the room number later, you can come directly."
"You... you're not telling me you haven't left all day, are you?"
Meng Jingwei thought it was highly possible.
He had sent her to the film city in the morning, but now he was still at the film city. It was obvious that he hadn't returned to Lancheng.
"You work first. We'll talk tonight." Qing Muye didn't intend to say much to Meng Jingwei and hung up the phone.
"Hey, hey, hey, wait!"
Before Qing Muye hung up, Meng Jingwei called out a few times, lowered her voice and said, "Don't do anything now, and don't try to whitewash me or clarify, understand!"
Qing Muye: "..."
His plan to order Song Ci to buy internet trolls to help her whitewash instantly fell through.
"Listen to me, I have my own plans and arrangements. Don't worry about me." Meng Jingwei was afraid that Qing Muye would act rashly.
Since that was the case, Qing Muye had nothing else to say and hung up after chatting with her for a few more sentences.
"Meng Jingwei, your next scene is with Su Meiyi. Hurry up and go." A crew member called her.
"Okay, coming." Meng Jingwei didn't even have time to open Weibo to check the trending searches, and turned to head to the soundstage.
Inside the constructed set, Tang Wanxing sat on the side memorizing her script, while Director Li was talking to Su Meiyi about something with the script in hand.
Seeing Meng Jingwei walk over, Director Li said, "This scene is a fight scene between you and Su Meiyi. You should practice the martial arts moves with Director Zhao first. Especially you, Su Meiyi, you need to learn well. Meng Jingwei, you need to be restrained when you hit, don't injure anyone."
"Okay, Director." Meng Jingwei nodded.
Su Meiyi glared resentfully at Meng Jingwei and followed Director Zhao to practice martial arts moves indignantly.
An hour later, Meng Jingwei and Su Meiyi entered the stage. They stood facing each other with their long swords and began reciting their lines.
Su Meiyi played the third female lead, Lin Qiao, the personal female guard of the male lead. Meng Jingwei played Qi Yuying, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion.
Today's scene was about Qi Yuying wanting to see the Third Prince Yan Ji of the Great Yan Dynasty but being blocked by Yan Ji's maid, Lin Qiao.
Qi Yuying: "Lin Qiao, you mere lowly servant, how dare you block my path? If you don't want to die, get out of my way!"
In the play, Qi Yuying, played by Meng Jingwei, was a spoiled and capricious woman who acted recklessly due to her father's position as the Left Prime Minister.
Lin Qiao stood in front of Qi Yuying, "The Prince is not receiving visitors today."
"This young lady thinks you are courting death!" Qi Yuying said, drawing her long sword and slashing at Lin Qiao.