“Director Cheng’s call…” The manager’s cell phone started ringing abruptly. He glanced down at the screen before back up at Mu Xing. “What should I do now?”
“What you should do now? Answer the phone of course!” Mu Xing’s gaze was mocking. “Tell him that my schedule’s way too packed.”
Yu’s also in the cast.” The manager found it odd that Mu Xing was the only one who knew about this. Considering how important Li Yu was, he should have been aware about this from the very start. “I didn’t receive news of him leaving the cast.”
“They’re fools, I ain’t one,” replied Mu Xing in a whisper. “Not a lot of people know about this. I was informed about this by an important person that I met not long ago. Anyhow, just wait around and you’ll see that they won’t even make it past their project’s starting ceremony.”
The manager went silent upon hearing that. What Mu Xing said was convincing enough that he took it as the truth.
He answered the phone call and had a polite exchange with Cheng Zhou. In any case, muddy water absolutely mustn’t be allowed to mix with soup!
It didn’t matter if they had to pay a hefty fine.
Cheng Zhou’s old pal looked at him with a sympathetic expression the moment he hung up the call. “What are you gonna do? Now that you’ve lost your second male lead.”
“Old Liu, would you like to join this project? You’ve read the script and you’ve even praised it. Come join me, there’s a vacant spot for an assistant director,” asked Cheng Zhou to his friend.
Old Liu gritted his teeth. Indeed, he had read the script and he felt bad thinking about the project’s impending doom. “You know what? To hell with it! I’m in!” He was really looking forward to working on this project. If they were joining forces, no way their adversary could topple them both, right?
After working in the entertainment industry for so long, they had built up a robust network of connections.
“I knew you would say yes!” exclaimed Cheng Zhou with a beaming smile.
Old Liu looked painfully at Cheng Zhou. How on earth was Old Cheng able to stay so calm? The fire was already scorching his brows and yet he didn’t seem to mind it one bit. ‘Perhaps I have willingly jumped into a trap this time’, he thought to himself.
“Old Cheng, remember to save some space for me when we’re out begging on the streets.”
“Ain’t no way that’s happening!” said Cheng Zhou as he patted Old Liu’s shoulder. “Let’s go. I’ll show you our film crew. Our budget’s astronomical so you’ll definitely love it!”
Old Liu left with Cheng Zhou listlessly. His brain did not register what Cheng Zhou was saying. All he could think about was the issue involving Peng Zixian.
Cheng Zhou drove all the way to where they were going to film their movie. They had just started renting the place this morning. Because the studio was the only one in the Imperial Capital that had intricately-made artificial structures, the rent for this place was through the roof. Usually, this place was used for huge blockbuster projects only.
Old Liu was stunned after stepping out of the car. “You robbed the bank or something?”
“You’re the only one who could do that!” Cheng Zhou glared at him briefly before a smug look resurfaced on his face. “Our partners have already promised us limitless funding. We can use as much money as we want. You know what sorta person I am. If I have the money, I’ll use it to get the very best results!”
“Then what about profits?” Old Liu felt as if he had arrived at the wrong place. Was this a scam?
“No, I’m not doing this for money.” Yu Ning popped into Cheng Zhou’s mind. “I’m doing this to kiss someone’s ass.”
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Rebirth of an Idle Noblewoman (1-200)
FantasyOriginal Author: Road of Flowers She was the illegitimate daughter of the Gu family from N City, and a gloomy coward in everyone's eyes. She was an unparalleled genius in the finance world, controlling the market as if she could foresee the future. ...
