Chapter 395: Chapter 395: The Higher-ups Have Decided That You Must Take This Role
Tan Biyang was caught off guard, and upon seeing this, she reacted quickly, swinging her hand in the direction of Xiao Qing. However, contrary to her expectation, Xiao Qing was not trying to fall onto her, but instead intended to use her force to stand up straight.
So, under everyone’s astonished gaze, Xiao Qing pretended to be in a panic, and when her hand could reach Tan Biyang’s body, she pushed Tan Biyang hard.
Without a doubt, Tan Biyang was pushed to the ground, while Xiao Qing stood in place with a look of alarm.
She looked at Tan Biyang who lay in disarray on the ground, her eyes cold, "Tan Biyang, I respect you as a senior and have been patient with you time and again, but you have discarded professional ethics, arbitrarily altered the script, wasted everyone’s time and energy, as well as the company’s financial and material resources!"
The crowd came to their senses from shock and suddenly understood.
Before the filming started, someone had seen Tan Biyang talking to Xiao Qing in a low voice, and almost no one heard what they were discussing; they had assumed they were going over the script.
This also explained why some had thought that the two had arranged the scene beforehand.
Who would have thought that it was all Tan Biyang’s doing!
Almost everyone’s eyes were on Tan Biyang, who in a panic, even forgot to get up.
Xiao Qing continued, "If you dislike me, you can say it, but there’s no need to embarrass yourself in front of everyone. You’re welcome to change the script, but if you reach out to me suddenly like before, I can’t just not dodge."
Having said that, she turned to Chestnut, who had already stood by her side, "Let them know, I’m not filming today. By the way, mention to the director that if Tan Biyang continues like this, I’m still willing to breach the contract!"
Chestnut was seeing Xiao Qing’s assertiveness for the first time. She nodded her head and ran towards the director.
Not knowing what they were saying, Xiao Qing looked over and saw that both of the individuals seemed quite agitated.
The crew members who had been watching the scene, seeing that most people had dispersed, returned to their positions.
For a moment, only Tan Biyang was left at the filming location.
She propped herself up with one hand on the ground and struggled to her feet. Apart from her assistant, there were no other staff members around her. In contrast, the director glanced at Xiao Qing from time to time, and in the end, even walked towards her.
Tan Biyang clenched and unclenched her hand at her side, the nails digging deep into her flesh without her feeling the pain, until her assistant reminded her to remove her makeup and change clothes before she came back to her senses.
On this side, the director approached Xiao Qing and said ingratiatingly, "Actress Xiao, you really mustn’t terminate the contract. Besides, the higher-ups specified that you must take this role. Even if I have to replace the female lead on short notice, I need to be able to find a replacement."
Xiao Qing looked at him with a semblance of a smile, "Director, isn’t there someone who is very uncomfortable with me being the lead actress?"
"Who?" The director asked subconsciously.
"Director, are you actually clueless or are you just pretending? But rest assured, I will personally speak to the person in charge."
"Wait~ Wait~"
The director’s voice came from behind; Xiao Qing stopped and looked back, "Is there something else?"
"Yes! That is, when you go to talk to the person in charge, could you perhaps suggest that this movie would be better off with a male lead?"
Xiao Qing chuckled, "I’ll do my best."
Actually, the director needn’t have asked; she was going to inquire anyway. This script is considered the first in Empire’s entertainment history to lack a male lead, and she was quite curious about what the person in charge was thinking.
Xiao Qing went to the headquarters of New City Entertainment, and this time she didn’t use the private elevator but instead walked through the main entrance.
The receptionist at the front desk was a very accommodating young lady. Seeing her, she shyly asked for an autograph and informed her, "Actress Xiao, the higher-ups have instructed that as long as it’s you, you have free access throughout the entire building."