Chapter 221: 221: Fighting alone
“You already managed to stir up so much trouble, even if you aren’t doing it deliberately. If you did, is there still a need for me to film this drama?”
“I…” Jing Lu bit onto her lips, as she felt ashamed and was about to cry. She turned and looked at Luo Jiani for help.
However, when she learned how powerful Jing Qian’s boss was, Luo Jiani had regretted giving a like to Yang Yue and Yan Meiqi’s post.
Therefore, when Jing Lu turned to her, Luo Jiani was fuming in rage.
She had only helped Jing Lu the other day because of Yang Yue.
Who the hell was Jing Lu? Did she know her?
Why was Jing Lu trying to get her into trouble when Yunxiao was already pissed as f**k?
“Why are you looking at me? Jing Lu, I think Sister Weiwei is right. If you have a heart condition, you should have gotten treated instead.
“Look at you, you’re such a stubborn person. You wanted to use the female lead’s room, causing a delay and wasting all of our time. You even wasted so much money, but none of us here dare say anything harsh to you because of your health condition.
“This set is not as easy as you think, and it can be tiring for you as well. You should really think it through before deciding if you want to stay on set.”
Jing Lu, whose face was already pale from before, had turned ghost white after hearing Luo Jiani’s response.
It was winter now, and it was extremely difficult for one to sweat, but there were already large droplets of sweat all over Jing Lu’s face.
Pan Wei, who initially wanted to scream at Jing Lu and kick her out of the crew, had to hold himself back.
In the end, he had no other choice but to lower his voice and patiently explain to her, “Jing Lu, that dressing room is allocated to Jing Lu alone because she’s the main female lead. She has the most outfits, as well as hair and makeup, which means she would take the most time. If she isn’t able to finish her makeup as early as possible, the entire set would have to wait for her, just like what is happening now. Not only have we wasted money, but we have also wasted precious time. Do you understand?”
Jing Lu thought that Pan Wei would forgive her after the lecture, which was why she obediently nodded her head.
“Director Pan, I’ve never been on set before, which is why I never thought of this problem. I promise that I will never do this again in the future.”
“Also, Weiwei has been appointed as Jing Qian’s exclusive makeup artist, not yours. Just because you aren’t used to sharing things with others is not a reason for you to use the female lead’s dressing room.”
Jing Lu felt ridiculed by Pan Wei.
She knew that she wasn’t qualified to do so, but it was just a habit of hers to take away things that belonged to Jing Qian. She did not expect that by doing this, she would have brought so much trouble to everyone here. If she knew about this, she wouldn’t have done so.
At this moment, Jing Lu placed all the blame for this onto Jing Qian.
She was 100% sure that she had been badly pranked by Jing Qian.
Just as she was about to continue with her apology, Director Pan spoke again.
“I already heard more than once that you have a heart condition. Jiani is right. If you aren’t well, you should be more active in the treatment for your condition. Even though you won’t have that many action scenes, there are still some that may be dangerous for you.
“For example, when Zhong Qingqing finally became the Young Mistress of the Gu family, they realized that the real princess was Zhong Nuannuan, not Zhong Qingqing. Therefore, they punished her by drenching her with water during winter, causing her to be completely covered in ice. Your health condition wouldn’t be able to make it through this scene.
“In fact, with what you have done today, I absolutely can’t accept this and must ask you to leave.
“However, you’re still young, and I’m willing to give young actors a second chance, even when they’ve made a mistake. I would be ruining you with one shot and leaving you with a ruined reputation like Yang Yue if I announced your departure.
“Therefore, you will be the one releasing a post on Weibo today, announcing that you had a heart attack on the first day on set, and to prevent delaying the progress on set, you have decided to leave on your own terms.”
Chapter 222: 222: Bastard Speaking Up
Jing Lu’s eyes grew wider and wider.
She had finally gotten the chance to be accepted into a production crew, and this was her first time acting. Although her role was that of a villain on the show, there was still a possibility that she may become famous because of this role.
However, even before the official announcement even came out, her name had been removed and then added back multiple times. Her parents had gone through a great deal of trouble just to get her here, but she got herself fired on the first day of the shoot.
“Director Pan, I am truly sorry for what happened. Please give me another chance. This is all because Jing Qian is my big sister. She has always been extremely nice to me, which is why I’m used to being around her no matter what we do. I really meant no harm. I promise that I will never use her dressing room again, and I can promise you that I will complete my role perfectly. There is nothing wrong with my body. If anything goes wrong during the shoot, I will be responsible for it. Director Pan, please give me another chance. This is my first show!”
Director Pan was still searching for the right words to reject her, but Yunxiao spoke up once again.
“You snatched another person’s dressing room and when the owner was trying to get it back, you threatened her by saying that you felt uncomfortable. But now you’re telling the director that your body’s condition is good enough to complete the scene without any problem. Does this mean that your ‘heart condition’ was actually just a lie?”
Jing Lu stuttered, “No- That’s not…”
“No? Since it’s not a lie, why should the production crew use you? You might fall sick at any time. Wouldn’t production be delayed because of you, if something were to happen?”
Jing Lu shook her head and said, “No! I promise that I won’t cause any delay for the production crew. I won’t fall sick during the shoot.”
However, Yunxiao wasn’t letting it go.
“Does this mean that you have been using your heart condition as an excuse to get what you want? An actress who has no basic manners and such a bad personality on top of that? I refuse to work with someone like you.
“Even if you stop using Jing Qian’s dressing room from now on, you might still demand the Flower that belongs to her. What shall we do then? What if you want her outfit after this? Every time you don’t get what you want, you will say that you’re getting an attack. It would be impossible for us to finish the shoot.”
Yunxiao then turned to Director Pan, “Director, I think that we should be happy that we found out about such a serious issue before we began the shoot. If we had been halfway through or reaching the end, it would have been a nightmare.”
Director Pan nodded in agreement, “You’re right.”
With that said, he turned to Jing Lu, who already had tears running down her face and was still holding her hands close to her chest.
“Your actions and health condition aren’t suitable for this production crew. This isn’t a discussion. I am asking you to leave. If you can’t do it yourself, releasing a post online, I will do it for you. I refuse to have someone like you on my set.”
Jing Lu suddenly felt the world spinning around her.
The ‘tricks’ that she had used so successfully all her life had now failed her. Not only did they not help, they even brought her trouble. How could she reconcile herself with this situation?!
This was all Jing Qian’s fault!
That b*tch was the one who put her in this situation!
She must have done this on purpose! Tricking her into this trap, waiting for her to fall into this!
As these thoughts were running through her head, Jing Lu suddenly dropped.
“Xiao Lu!”
When he saw Jing Lu fall onto the ground, seemingly unconscious, Qin Yi couldn’t help but cry out loud.
The director panicked as well, quickly getting the paramedics on the scene.
While everyone was in a frenzy, Pan Wei was in shock, quickly saying to Qin Yi, “You’re her boyfriend! Has she ever had similar episodes in the past?! What should we do now?!”
However, Qin Yi did not answer his questions; instead, he tried explaining himself.
“I’m not her boyfriend. I’m close to Jing Qian, which is why I know her. We all attended the same school before this.”
“Stop explaining yourself. Director Pan is asking you what we should do in this situation!”