The director could only look at the male lead and say, "Just say your lines well, you don't need to worry about anything else. We'll handle it in post-production dubbing."
The male lead was immediately dumbfounded.
He was talking to a bunch of numbers, and his brain couldn't keep up!
Because of this, the evening's filming schedule was completely disrupted. They only managed to shoot one scene in a full three hours.
Glancing at the time, it was already past midnight.
Qu Yifei yawned and said, "I'm tired. Let's continue tomorrow."
With that, she turned and left, leaving the other actors stranded.
The director looked helpless and quickly chased after her.
"Yifei, you can't leave! These scenes are all for the night. If you don't finish, our shooting schedule won't be completed on time," the director pleaded earnestly.
Qu Yifei complained, "Is this my fault? It's that wooden male lead who keeps forgetting his lines. I really don't know where you found this actor."
The director's face turned black. He wanted to say that if she hadn't been spouting numbers, the other actor wouldn't have forgotten his lines!
But the director didn't dare to say these words.
He could only continue to persuade, "Yifei, how about this, we'll shoot five out of the ten scenes scheduled for tonight. Just five, okay?!"
"No!"
Qu Yifei immediately refused, "I need to sleep, you know. Women live by their youth. If I get crow's feet or dull skin from staying up late, can you afford to compensate me?! And my godfather won't let you off either!"
The director suppressed his anger, his expression changing. "Miss Qu, does that mean our filming has to depend on your mood?"
"Of course. If I'm in a good mood, we'll shoot more. If I'm in a bad mood, then I'm sorry," Qu Yifei said playfully.
In fact, Qu Yifei was doing this deliberately. She wanted to let the director know who was the boss on this set!
"Since Miss Qu says so, then you don't need to play the female lead anymore!" The director was finally completely enraged.
Qu Yifei, who had been looking playful, suddenly had a displeased expression. "Director, what do you mean?"
The director said coldly, "My meaning is very clear. From now on, the female lead is replaced!"
With that, the director turned and walked back towards the crew.
Qu Yifei pointed at the director and shouted angrily, "Director, you, you dare to replace me and see! I'll have my godfather cut off your investment!"
However, the director showed no intention of looking back.
The director returned to the crew and barked coldly, "What are you all looking at me for? Continue filming! Miss Fang Fang, you will play the female lead!"
Fang Fang, who was sitting among the crowd, looked a bit surprised.
However, she still walked out.
Seeing that the director had actually asked Fang Fang to play the female lead again, Qu Yifei's expression became extremely ugly.
Her assistant, standing beside her, quickly said, "Sister Yifei, don't worry. What does this newcomer who has never acted before know about acting? That director will have to personally come and apologize to you later and ask you back to play the female lead."
Qu Yifei said indignantly, "Hmph! I'll go back just because he asks me? Does he really think of himself as something? It wasn't that long ago he was begging at my godfather's feet for investment."
It was at this moment that filming officially started in front.
However, Qu Yifei and her female assistant were soon stunned in place.
Because they discovered that Fang Fang's performance was fluid and flawless, without the slightest mistake.
Even the male lead from before was the same; the entire scene was shot without a single error!
"Cut!"
"Perfect! This is the most perfect performance I've seen in years!"
The director couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
When Qu Yifei heard the director's praise from afar, her face turned as ugly as if she had eaten dozens of pounds of rat droppings.
"Let's go!"
Qu Yifei didn't linger any longer, turned around, and left the filming location in a huff.
At the same time, Qu Yifei took out her phone and dialed a number.
Meanwhile, all of Fang Fang's filming went very smoothly. It only took two hours to complete all the tasks for the night!
"Miss Fang, the actor recommended by Mr. Zhou is truly amazing! You are the most promising actress I've seen in years!" the director praised Fang Fang after the shoot.
Fang Fang said shyly, "Thank you, Director, for giving me this opportunity."
"But what about Sister Yifei?"
Hearing this, the director also felt a headache. "I'll handle that matter. You will play the female lead."
Fang Fang nodded, then returned to her RV, preparing to head back to the hotel to rest.
After all, she had other filming tasks the next morning.
However, as Fang Fang's RV left the film city and was on its way to the hotel.
A commercial van suddenly stopped in front of the RV.
"Screech!"
The RV braked sharply, narrowly avoiding a collision with the commercial van.
The RV driver immediately started cursing.
Then, the commercial van opened its doors, and six burly men got out.
Seeing this, the driver's expression changed drastically.
He wanted to reverse and leave.
Unfortunately, another commercial van stopped behind their RV, blocking their escape route.
"What's happening?" Fang Fang asked urgently.
The driver said nervously, "Miss Fang, I don't know, but there are quite a few people outside, and they seem to be coming for us!"
Fang Fang looked surprised.
"Coming for us? We, we haven't offended anyone, have we? Are they mistaken?"
The driver didn't know either, so he rolled down the window a bit and asked, "Gentlemen, what are you doing?"
The man in the lead said, "Our boss wants to invite Miss Fang for a cup of tea."
"Tea?" But I don't know your boss.
The man said playfully, "You don't know him now, but you will once you meet him, won't you? Miss Fang, don't be ungrateful. No one has ever dared to refuse our boss's invitation."
"But I don't know your boss, and I won't leave with you!" Fang Fang coldly refused.
The man sneered, "If that's the case, then don't blame us for being impolite."
Saying that, the man waved his hand.
Immediately, the group, armed with clubs, prepared to smash the RV's windshield.
"Ah!"
Seeing this, Fang Fang's assistant screamed in fright.
Fang Fang also watched the scene with a look of terror.
Then, she took out her phone, intending to call the police.
"Vroom!"
However, at this moment, a car suddenly sped over.
With a drift, it stopped directly beside the RV.
The car, which had been traveling at high speed, startled the men holding clubs, forcing them to dodge.
Then, two figures emerged from the car.
The middle-aged man in the lead looked at the men in front of him with a grim expression and said in broken tones, "You dare to touch Mr. Chen's woman? I think you're tired of living!"