The director knew full well that in any series, switching actors/actresses in the middle brought the biggest visual impact to the viewers. With Xu WanZhi's exit, this project would more likely than not go downhill from this point forward. Smiling bitterly he managed to say politely, "Okay, don't forget the small people."

The dinner gathering was over and everybody walked out in groups of twos and threes.



Chapter 74 - Don't Be So Superstitious (" Ignore me today and I won't even give you the time of day tomorrow.") (2)

Xu WanZhi purposefully slowed down her pace and walked at the very end by herself. Low and behold, she saw Chang XiaoYa run up to the director, nodded, bowed, and said, "Director, I am for sure staying for part II. I look forward to working together with you again."

The director hasn't been very nice to her ever since she had openly picked on Xu WanZhi with no regards to her own image. He had been saying from time to time that he needed her agent Zhang Xuan to come and straighten her out. Chang XiaoYa's reputation dropped and her jobs in the future looked grim. Obviously, she wanted to try and hold onto "Blossoming Us", which just might be her life-saving straw.

The director, on the other hand, was still blue from being turned down by Xu WanZhi. Hearing Chang XiaoYa's words, he only tilted his head a bit and casted her a look before he said, almost as if he said with a hint of self-mockery and bitter smile, "In order to keep Xu WanZhi, the production team probably would have to spend every penny to hire her just to keep this series. I'm not sure if we will have money left over to hire you."

Having heard that, Chang XiaoYa felt as though she was slapped in the face. Stunned, she stopped walking and stood where she was.

Xu WanZhi was pleased to hear that. She snickered and walked around Chang XiaoYa.

At that very moment, someone exited a car from a parking lot nearby and started walking toward Xu WanZhi. Xu WanZhi took a look from afar and it was Butler Lin of the Mu's.

Butler Lin was an old lady and not as gossipy as Aunt Hu. She usually just came and go quietly and it was easy to forget that she was even there.

The only reason that Xu WanZhi remembered her was because Butler Lin was tidying up the offerings and incense burner when she walked passed the Mu's family hall of worship on her way to Mu XiYuan.

The only reason that Xu WanZhi remembered her was because Butler Lin was tidying up the offerings and incense burner when she walked passed the Mu's family hall of worship on her way to Mu XiYuan

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Xu WanZhi had heard Mu ZhenYu mentioning it once that the old madam was in the habit of worshipping buddha. As Butler Lin was the one taking care of the buddha hall personally, Xu WanZhi gathered that this butler has the same habit as the old madam.

She had planned to get close to the old madam basing on her on her chanting and vegetarian habit, now that Butler Lin came on her own, it's even better for her.

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