Chapter 271: Found Xie Yunzhou’s Cell Phone Number
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
After knowing that someone had intentionally bumped into Shi Xi, causing her to be injured, Shi Xu’s eyes instantly turned cold.
Han Chuan continued, “Yesterday, I brought the lawyer to Yanjing and was preparing the prosecution documents.”
“But today, the police came to our door and said that along with the driver, a few people had their legs broken and wanted to record our statements.”
Shi Xu: ???
Han Chuan said, “The police suspect that we were the ones who got someone to beat them up.”
“…How’s the situation now?” Shi Xu leaned back in his chair and pressed between his brows.
Han Chuan said, “Those few people have their legs broken and are currently in the hospital.”
“The police have just finished recording their statements. We were all at the hotel yesterday, and there was no evidence to prove that we were the ones who got someone to injure them.”
“In addition, those few people were willing to pay the money and settle the matter privately. Two of the illegitimate fans are still in school and are afraid of leaving a criminal record.”
“I was just about to call Shi Xi and ask her what kind of result she wanted. Should we continue to press charges?”
Shi Xu’s eyes were cold. “Who was the one who broke their legs?”
Han Chuan sighed. “I really don’t know. Yanjing isn’t a place I’m familiar with. I didn’t do anything rash.”
In Yanjing.
A name flashed across Shi Xu’s mind.
Xie Yunzhou?
That might not be the case. He only found out about Xi Xi’s injury today. How could Xie Yunzhou’s news be better than his?
“Continue with the lawsuit. I won’t accept any more private matters,” Shi Xu said calmly. “Don’t worry about the financial compensation. We must make sure they are punished.”
The Shi family did not lack money.
“Alright.” Han Chuan knew what Shi Xu meant. He wanted to send them to jail.
Among those illegitimate fans, two of them were still in school.
But this was not an excuse for them to escape the law.
Shi Xu said, “If anything happens to Xi Xi in the future, report it to me immediately.”
After hanging up, Shi Xu looked at Xie Yunzhou’s cell phone number.
Forget it.
It didn’t matter whether he did it or not.
*
Shi Xi’s variety show was over. There was no new announcement for the time being, and the fans were all waiting to be fed.
[When can I see Shi Xi? I miss my wife Xi Xi so much!]
[Is there a recent schedule? Hurry up and post it, or else we’ll have to climb the wall.]
[Isn’t the company taking over the variety show while its popularity is rising? Why aren’t there any resources? Release my wife and open for business!!]
[There hasn’t been any news for three days in a row, and I haven’t heard of any variety show after that. Looks like Shi Xi has already been burned.]
[I said that she became famous overnight. It seems that her popularity has reached its peak, and she can only go downhill in the future.]
The fans were looking forward to seeing Shi Xi. The black fans were very satisfied with the current situation, especially Nan Wan’s fans.
At this moment, Nan Wan was filming on the set.
No matter how good her acting skills were, how popular she was with the passersby, or how well she was filming, at least she had a job, and there would be scenes that could be broadcasted in the future.
However, there had been no news about Shi Xi, so there was a high possibility that she would be ruined in the future.
Just this point alone made Nan Wan’s fans very satisfied.
The cast and crew of [Nine Blades of Tang].
Because Shi Xi had been replaced at the last minute, all of Shi Xi’s scenes had to be re-filmed.
The other actors had almost no objections to re-filming this part of the opposite scene.
Even if they were dissatisfied, they did not dare to say it directly.
After a few days of polishing, Nan Wan was finally able to continue filming smoothly.
It was not that her acting skills had improved, but it was that they had lowered the requirements for her acting skills.
Ning Yu came to the set to visit the crew and gave some ointment to Mu Zhao.
When she arrived at the set, the assistant director was explaining the scene to Mu Zhao.
Ning Yu did not disturb her. She was going to find an inconspicuous place to sit for a while and wait for Mu Zhao.
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Chapter 272: Ning Yu’s Face Smacking
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Nan Wan happened to be sitting at the side. When she saw Ning Yu, her eyes were filled with a hint of mockery.
Nan Wan recognized that Ning Yu was the girl who had been with Mu Zhao. She flipped through the script and the corners of Nan Wan’s mouth curled up slightly. “You’re here to look for Mu Zhao, right? She’s currently acting with the director. Why don’t you sit down for a while?”
Ning Yu did not expect Nan Wan to be so polite to her and even let her sit down.
She looked around and saw that there was only a chair beside her.
Ning Yu sat down. “Thank you.”
Nan Wan chuckled. “You’re welcome.”
And just as she sat down, there was silence beside her.
Ning Yu naturally noticed that the way the people around her looked at her had changed.
But what was wrong with her sitting here?
At this moment, Mu Zhao finished the scene with the director. When she saw Ning Yu, she strode over and said in a low voice, “Why are you sitting here? You can’t sit here?”
“Why can’t I sit here?” Ning Yu looked at the chair and asked, “Is this a private chair?”
The production team would put a lot of chairs for the actors to rest.
Some actors would bring their own chairs over.
“This is Chu Yuan’s chair. He hates it when others touch his things!” Mu Zhao lowered her voice. “Previously, Nan Wan sat for a while, but Chu Yuan threw that chair away and replaced it with a new one.”
Ning Yu, who was sitting on the new chair, was speechless.
After hearing that this was a private chair, Ning Yu was ready to stand up.
However, it was already too late.
Chu Yuan had already seen her.
Ning Yu stood up and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know that this chair couldn’t be sat on.”
Nan Wan sat at the side and watched the show.
When she first came to the set, she had been reminded that Chu Yuan had slight mysophobia and didn’t like others to touch his things.
However, Nan Wan thought highly of herself. How could she listen to others?
Therefore, when Nan Wan saw that Chu Yuan’s chair was empty and it was a comfortable resting chair, she laid down on it.
In the end, Chu Yuan had a cold expression and asked his assistant to throw the chair away and buy a new one.
Although Chu Yuan did not lose his temper, this kind of disdainful action was undoubtedly a slap to her face.
Therefore, when Nan Wan saw that Ning Yu had come, she deliberately let Ning Yu sit on Chu Yuan’s chair.
Seeing Chu Yuan walk over, Nan Wan was ready to enjoy Ning Yu’s awkward moment.
Although Chu Yuan looked gentle, when he was angry, his aura was very cold and heavy.
“It’s okay. If you want to sit, just sit. It’s more comfortable to lie down.” Chu Yuan smiled and asked, “Are you thirsty? I’ll ask my assistant to get you some water.”
Although it was a question, Chu Yuan had already ordered his assistant to get water from the car, and he even specifically asked for room temperature water.
Everyone present was shocked.
This was not how they had expected things to unfold!
Previously, Nan Wan had only sat down for a moment before she received Chu Yuan’s cold face.
But now that Ning Yu was sitting in Chu Yuan’s chair, she was treated differently. He even asked his assistant to fetch water for her!
“I’ll be fine after standing for a while,” Ning Yu said. “You guys go and film. Don’t worry about me.”
Awkwardness floated in the air.
On the other side, the assistant director was urging them to go on stage to film.
“You can just sit here. My chair is very comfortable.” Chu Yuan looked at Ning Yu reluctantly and said, “After I finish filming, I’ll treat you to a meal.”
From what he said, the two of them knew each other!
Everyone looked at Chu Yuan and then at Ning Yu.
“I’m meeting Zhaozhao for a meal,” Ning Yu said.
“Then let’s go together.” Chu Yuan said.
Ning Yu looked at Mu Zhao.
Mu Zhao didn’t dare to say no.
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Chapter 273: Self-Inflicted Punishment (1)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Nan Wan was so angry that she gritted her teeth when she saw it.
However, this scene belonged to Nan Wan and Chu Yuan. She could only glare at Ning Yu and quickly went on stage.
“I remember that the director of this drama isn’t Director Yan? Why don’t I see him?” Ning Yu asked.
“Director Yan is sick from anger. The assistant director came to shoot these two days,” Mu Zhao said in a low voice. “I heard that Director Yan went to find a producer to ask Nan Wan to leave.”
Ning Yu: “…”
On the set, Nan Wan was acting with Chu Yuan.
As the second female lead, Nan Wan had many scenes with Chu Yuan.
Chu Yuan had previously acted with Shi Xi. Now that he was acting with Nan Wan, he could understand the gap between them.
The people watching from the side could also feel the difference in their acting skills.
Chu Yuan was a three-time Best Actor and the core character of the entire drama. He could be said to be the strongest actor of his age.
As for Nan Wan, her acting skills were terrible. She could only rely on the little experience she had learned in school to barely act with Chu Yuan.
When she needed to cry, Nan Wan could not cry for a long time. In the end, she had to use eye drops to make herself shed tears.
The assistant director said, “Pass. Prepare for the next scene.”
Ning Yu watched from the side and said in surprise, “This works?”
“The assistant director doesn’t dare to offend Nan Wan.” Mu Zhao applied the ointment on her arm and put it away. She said, “Where did you buy this ointment? I want to buy a few more bottles for backup.”
“This was made by my father’s clinic.” Ning Yu took a look and said, “If you want it, I’ll bring a few more bottles next time.”
“You’re so kind. After I finish filming, I’ll treat you to a big meal.” Mu Zhao’s eyes curved as she put away the ointment.
“Be careful. Don’t get hurt every day.” Ning Yu frowned. “Have you used up all the ointment I gave you last time?”
“I’ve used it up a long time ago.” Mu Zhao smiled. “It’s inevitable that we bump into each other during filming. I’ll be careful.”
“Mu Zhao, it’s your turn now.”
When she heard the scene attendant call her name, Mu Zhao quickly said to Ning Yu, “Wait for me for a while. I only have one scene today. I can leave after filming.”
This scene was Mu Zhao and Nan Wan’s scene.
Mu Zhao played the role of the evil woman in the play. Her weapon was a whip.
In this scene, she chased after Nan Wan and swung the whip, causing the injured Nan Wan to dodge.
In order to play this role well, Mu Zhao specially learned how to swing the whip.
Although it was still far from the ‘using the whip like a god’ in the play, it could already hit where it was pointed.
The previous scene had been shot with Shi Xi.
Mu Zhao had thought that today would be as simple as this.
However, Nan Wan said, “You’re swinging the whip at me? What if it really hits me?”
The assistant director said, “Don’t worry. Mu Zhao has learned how to use the whip. When the time comes, it will only hit the ground.”
“If you see her raise her hand, just dodge to the east.”
Nan Wan was reluctant. She looked at Mu Zhao and said, “Have some eyes. If it hits me, just you wait and see!”
Mu Zhao took a deep breath and told herself not to argue with an idiot.
When filming started, Nan Wan entered the plot and treated herself as an injured Tang Xi.
When she saw Mu Zhao raise her hand to whip her, she immediately dodged to the side.
“Ah!” Nan Wan, who had been whipped on the back, knelt on the ground in pain. “It hurts!”
The moment Mu Zhao lashed her whip, she wanted to stop.
Nan Wan was dodging in the wrong direction!
The assistant director shouted, “Mu Zhao, what’s wrong with you?!”
“Director, Nan Wan dodged in the wrong direction. You already said that she should dodge to the east, but she dodged to the west by herself.” Mu Zhao was not used to a missy’s temper.
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Chapter 274: Self-Inflicted Punishment (2)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
In order not to hit Nan Wan, Mu Zhao even deliberately hit some of the empty space in the west.
Even if Nan Wan did not dodge, she would not be hit.
In the end, Nan Wan did not dodge to the east!
She dodged to the west!
Nan Wan immediately accepted this whip!
It was really the case that the east was not as bright as the west. Nan Wan was whatever she looked like.
Nan Wan gritted her teeth. “Stop quibbling. You’re just trying to whip me on purpose! It’s a personal vendetta!”
“What personal vendetta do I have with you?” Mu Zhao was amused.
“You’re jealous that I’m ranked higher than you.” Nan Wan was the second female lead while Mu Zhao was the third female villain.
Mu Zhao: …To be honest, she did not like Nan Wan, but it was not because of her rank.
It was because of Nan Wan’s lousy acting skills.
“Alright, alright. It’s alright to get injured during filming. Let’s continue filming.” The assistant director started to smooth things over.
“No! We can’t let it go just like that!” Nan Wan started to pester him.
Mu Zhao asked, “Then what do you want to do?”
Nan Wan: “You have to take a hit back!”
Mu Zhao was exasperated. “Nan Wan, don’t go too far!”
Chu Yuan also stood up. He felt that Nan Wan was too arrogant. “Nan Wan, it’s normal to get injured during filming. Furthermore, that whip was because of your misalignment. You can’t blame Mu Zhao.”
“You guys are ganging up to bully me!” Nan Wan did not feel that she was wrong at all. She felt that it was someone else who was wrong.
Even if the entire world was wrong, she was still right.
The assistant director was at a loss. “Mu Zhao, just stand there and let her give you a whip.”
Mu Zhao’s eyes widened. “I didn’t do anything wrong. Why should I let her give me a whip?”
“Isn’t it just a whip? You’ve already given her a whip and let her have one back. Then, we can continue filming.” The assistant director did not want to offend Nan Wan, so he went to bully Mu Zhao who did not have any backing.
Chu Yuan wanted to say something for Mu Zhao, but was stopped by Ning Yu.
Chu Yuan was puzzled.
Wasn’t Mu Zhao Ning Yu’s friend?
But seeing Ning Yu’s expression, Chu Yuan shut up.
Mu Zhao looked around. She was indeed the person who did not have any backing in this circle.
And no one was speaking up for her anymore.
Mu Zhao had no choice but to hand over the whip in her hand.
Nan Wan picked up the whip with a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes.
Whether it was Mu Zhao or Ning Yu, they were both people who had bullied her before!
This time, she was going to take revenge!
Thinking of this, Nan Wan raised her hand and threw the whip down!
Just as she was about to throw the whip, Ning Yu pinched a stone in her hand and flicked it out.
The whip fell.
“Ah!”
Mu Zhao closed her eyes and waited for the whip to fall. However, she did not feel the pain for a long time. Instead, she heard Nan Wan’s cry of pain.
What happened?
Mu Zhao opened her eyes and saw that Nan Wan had already thrown the whip away. She was holding her face and crying.
Ning Yu’s lips curled into a cold smile. Her eyes were still cold and clear.
In the eyes of others, Nan Wan did not throw the whip at all. Instead, she threw it at her own face.
She deserved what she got.
Mu Zhao smiled and said, “I didn’t hit you this time!”
A whip was something that needed to be learned well before one could master it.
When Mu Zhao went to learn the whip for this character, she had thrown it at herself many times.
But she had never thrown it at her own face.
Mu Zhao thought that Nan Wan was really powerful.
This time, Nan Wan couldn’t blame anyone else. She stepped on the whip on the ground and ran away crying.
The assistant director also wanted to chase after her, but Nan Wan ran too fast and he couldn’t catch up.
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Chapter 275: Came To See the Injured… Didn’t They Bring Anything With Them?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Mu Zhao walked forward and picked up the whip from the ground. She patted the dust off it and asked, “Director, how are we going to shoot today?”
“We’re going to shoot your scenes with Chu Yuan first!”
*
After Director Yan, who was on leave, found out about this, he gave Shi Xi a call.
“Come back and continue shooting.”
Shi Xi, who was feeding the fish, said, “Ah? But I don’t have time. I’ve been reading the script for the new drama recently.”
“What else can be better than my script?” Director Yan was very confident about this.
“Didn’t you guys find Nan Wan? She added so much investment. Are you willing to give it up?” Shi Xi asked, puzzled.
What happened in the production team had not been spread, so Shi Xi naturally did not know.
She only knew that she had been very happy these few days.
“As long as you come back, we don’t need the investment.” This was the result of Director Yan’s careful consideration.
After struggling for a long time between money and the film, Director Yan finally chose his work.
It was not easy to invite the Best Actor and Best Actress. He definitely could not let a rat poop spoil this pot of porridge!
“That won’t do either. I don’t have time.” Shi Xi leisurely fed the fish and said, “And I’ve been injured recently, so I can’t go to the set. Director Yan, you’d better find someone else.”
Shi Xi directly rejected Director Yan.
She did like the script of [Nine Blades of Tang], but it was a wuxia drama.
And Shi Xi was injured, so she couldn’t go to the ground in the near future.
Even if the cast was removed, she couldn’t exercise intensely.
Director Yan still wanted to say something, but Mother Shi called for Shi Xi to eat.
“Let’s not talk about it anymore. I’m going to eat. Bye bye.” Shi Xi hung up the phone.
Director Yan: ?!?
Ever since he became a director, he rarely got hung up on.
Shi Xi was the first artiste who dared to hang up on him!
Wasn’t it just that she was good-looking and had some acting skills?
She actually had a bigger temper than a producer?!
Chu Yuan asked, “Why? She doesn’t want to come back?”
“She said that her schedule clashes, and then she said that she was injured.” Director Yan did not believe a word of it. He gritted his teeth and said, “She must be faking it. She just wants me to invite her personally!”
Chu Yuan: “…Then do you want to go?”
Director Yan took a deep breath, looked at Chu Yuan, and said, “You’ll go with me.”
Chu Yuan said helplessly, “You’re the director. Why would I go with you?”
Director Yan: “I think she quite likes you. If you go, she might come earlier on account of you.”
Chu Yuan was speechless. “Alright, when will we go?”
“Today!”
He did not want to put up with Nan Wan any longer.
This was a woman who could make Director Yan give up 50 million yuan.
It had to be said that Nan Wan was the only one.
*
In the afternoon, Director Yan brought Chu Yuan to the Shi family home.
When she first joined the group, Director Yan knew Shi Xi’s address, so he went straight to her house to look for her.
When Shi Xi heard that the two of them had come to visit, she was very surprised, but she still invited them in.
Director Yan thought that when Shi Xi said that she was injured, it was an excuse.
He did not expect to see Shi Xi in a wheelchair the moment he entered.
“Why are you here?” Shi Xi asked in surprise.
Director Yan stared at Shi Xi’s leg in silence.
Chu Yuan could only say, “We heard that you were injured, so we came to see you.”
Shi Xi looked at the empty hands of the two people.
They came to see an injured person… did they not carry anything?
Chu Yuan was also a little embarrassed.
They had directly rushed over, but they did not expect that Shi Xi was really injured.
Shi Xi said, “Please take a seat.”
Director Yan and Chu Yuan were both used to big storms and big waves, so they were indeed a little embarrassed to come empty-handed.
But as expected of someone who was used to big storms and big waves, they quickly sat down shamelessly.