Chapter 118
In the middle of September. It was a little cold because of the breeze and drizzle. Today “My Husband is a Scumbag” held a booting ceremony at the Oriental Studios.
Jiang Tang wears a simple linen dress with light makeup and tied up her long hair casually.
When she appeared at the ceremony, the crew and the reporters who were there were a little surprised. Although she is not an actor, nor an internet celebrity, her subject of the talk is not less than them. And the most noticeable title is “Mrs. Lin” identity.
The director, who knew Jiang Tang’s identity, glanced at the actors beside him and said: “This is our scriptwriter, Jiang Tang.”
Scriptwriter?
They remembered that Jiang Tang did say that she wanted to be a scriptwriter in the “Life Outing”, but they did not expect that she already had her work finished long ago. And her work is…hard to explain all in just a few words. Thinking of the complex relationship and sour plot, the director and a group of people looked at her with complicated eyes.
“The male and female lead are here!” The site manager shouted, Jiang Tang and the rest of the people also turned their heads and looked over.
The female lead Jie Qianshou only wore casual sportswear. Her facial features are very recognizable in the entertainment industry. With arch eyebrows shape and phoenix eyes, pointed nose and thin lips; It’s not very outstanding when combined, but gave out an attractiveness, and found it not to dislike. That cold and indifferent temperament are also in line with the miserable heroine in the early stage.
After shifting her gaze, Jiang Tang’s line of sigh collided with Li Changfeng. He was surprised to see her and then hurriedly looked away.
Since the star and all the staff have arrived, the Booting Ceremony officially began.
After lit up the incense, the whole production crew took photos together. It was around 11 o’clock by the time the whole process ended.
The director said: “I have made a reservation at the hotel, let’s have lunch together.”
Jiang Tang was a little cold, so she took out the shawl from her bag and draped it around. When she was ready to go to the hotel with them, her phone rang, so she picked it up while walking along.
“Hello?!”
There was Qian Qian’s cute voice on the phone.
Jiang Tang immediately smiled and said nothing.
“Hello, hello?” Qian Qian murmured a few times and then followed by the banging sound coming from the microphone as if she was knocking on the phone.
Jiang Tang stopped teasing her little girl and coughed softly: “Mama heard you.”
Hear the familiar voice, Qian Qian on the other end of the phone giggled.
“We came to Papa’s company today and met many beautiful sisters. They gave me and older brother a lot of snacks, they are very kind.”
Jiang Tang frowned: “Didn’t Mama tell you guys not to eat fewer snacks?”
Realizing that she made a slip of a tongue, Qian Qian quickly shut up. After rolling her eyes a few times, she hurriedly changed the subject: “Papa is taking us to the company’s cafeteria for lunch. Mama, have you eaten yet?”
She looked at the staff walking in front of her: “I’m going to.”
As Qian Quan was about to say something, the phone in her hand was suddenly taken away. Lin Suizhou held his daughter’s hand with one hand and answered the phone with the other hand: “Hi.”
Jiang Tang pursed her lips: “Hey.”
Over the phone, the couple revealed the smile on their faces and fell silent in tacit understanding.
In order to cooperate with Qian Qian’s pace, Lin Suizhou slowed down his pace and from time to time nodded in response to the staffers who passed by and greeted him. His lips outline drew a beautiful radiant curve, and his usual cold eyebrows were full of warmth at this moment, which made the employees who saw him couldn’t help but sigh in secret——Their boss has completely changed after announcing his hidden marriage.
Lin Suizhou ignored the two short arms that stretched out constantly and said with a hoarse voice: “I heard the male lead in your play is Li Changfeng?”
“That’s right.” Jiang Tang lowered her voice, “If I had known he had a problem with you, I would have opposed it”
Lin Suizhou: “You’re just a small scriptwriter. It’s no use opposing it.”
Jiang Tang: “No problem, I have a backup.”
Lin Suizhou was very pleased with himself as he waited for Jiang Tang’s next words.
She said: “President Xia.”
Lin Suizhou: “……”
Lin Suizhou was a little grumpy: “It’s better to rely on me than on him.”
Jiang Tang stretched her eyebrows and said: “How can it be the same? You’re my family and he is an outsider. Relying on you and relying on him are two completely different concepts.”
She randomly made up a bunch of false reasoning, and none of them worked, but….the word family was very useful with Lin Suizhou.
When he was two steps away from the restaurant, Lin Suizhou’s eyelashes trembled slightly. Looking at the crowd before him, and then looking out of the window, asking softly with a deliberately lower tone: “Do you miss me?”
“…….”
Pata.
The phone hung up.
Jiang Tang kept up with the crew with light steps. Looking at the strange crowd and street scenes around her, Jiang Tang pulled the loose thin shawl on her shoulder and wrapped it closer to her body. She felt….she is a little homesick.
“Papa is bad. You didn’t let me talk to Mama.” Qian Qian puffed up her cheeks and let go of Lin Suizhlu’s hand angrily.
She walked in front with her arms around her chest, only giving Lin Suizhou an angry back view.
“Qian Qian and Papa are both bad, didn’t let me and Older Brother talk to Mama.” Liangshen, who walked behind them, also got angry and trotted a few steps ahead of his younger sister and father.
Seeing him running, Chu Yi was afraid that he would bump someone, so he hurried over and reproached him with a frown: “Liangshen, don’t run.”
Liangshen made a grimacing face at him and ran even faster.
Lin Suizhou put his hands in his pocket, looking unconcern at all. He didn’t even bother to coax his daughter: “I use my cell phone to call my wife. Nothing wrong with it.”
Qian Qian: “…….”
Well, who made her didn’t bring her phone?
“My Husband is a Scumbag” has only 12 episodes. Hence, 30 days of shooting time is enough.
As a scriptwriter, her job on the set is to assist the director and actors, organizing and modifying the plot lines. However, most of the work is done with the help of two other scriptwriters. Those two are well-known scriptwriters in the circle. Now that they have come to cooperate with a newcomer, they felt a little unhappy. Even though they would not make things difficult for Jiang Tang, they would also not be nice to her. From time to time, they would ask her to bring them tea or beverages, completely treating her as an assistant.
Perhaps because Jiang Tang now is a mother, her hot temper has cut down a lot. She did not get angry at their deliberate indifference. They ignored her, she would not stick her enthusiastic face to exchange other’s cold treatment. As for serving tea and beverages, it’s just a small matter. She still can find time to learn something.
The shooting has been going on for about a week and completed one-third of the process.
This afternoon, they will shoot the rival scene of the female lead and the supporting female lead. While the actors were doing their makeup backstage, the studio staff made the final preparations.
As soon as Jiang Tang arrived on the set, she was stopped by someone: “Jiang Tang, the director is looking for Changfeng, can I trouble you to go backstage and call him over? I don’t know where his assistant went and other people are very busy….”
Seeing her worried look, Jiang Tang couldn’t refuse it and nodded in response.
When she walked backstage, she passed by the actress’s dressing room and suddenly heard a sharp noise coming from inside. Jiang Tang couldn’t help but stop her pace and looked inside through the crack of the door.
There were the female lead, Jie Qianshou, and a supporting female role. The supporting actress in this drama is a newcomer who managed picked out of nowhere. She has a pointed chin and big eyes, a standard internet celebrity face. At first, she thought Jie Qianshou’s face was not pretty, but when these two people stood together and compared, Jiang Tang found that Jie Qianshou’s temperament was more refined.
Jiang Xiaorou pointed her finger at Jie Qianshou with unconcealed anger on her face: “I put my earrings on the table and disappeared when I went to the bathroom. You still deny that you didn’t take them?”
Facing Jing Xiaorou’s accusation, Jie Qianshou looked very calm and defended herself with a light tone: “I said I didn’t take your earrings.”
“It must be you, shameless!” Jing Xiaorou didn’t want to listen to her explanation. After cursing, she raised her hand and was going to slap Jie Qianshou’s face.
Jiang Tang was alarmed and pushed open the door. The sudden burst into the room made Jing Xiaorou’s hand pause in the mid-air.
The two looked over at the same time and saw Jiang Tang at the door. They both were stunned. Soon after, Jie Qianshou looked away with a cold expression.
“Sorry, I’m here to find someone.” She stepped forward and stood in front of Jie Qianshou and then said with a smile as she looked at Jing Xiaorou: “I heard an argument from outside, what is going on?”
Jing Xiaorun put down her hand and wrapped her arms around her chest: “She stole my earring.”
Jie Qianshou lost her calmness: “You lost it yourself.”
Jing Xiaorou sneered: “I’m not a three-year-old. How could I lose things?”
Jie Qianshou gave up on explaining to her. As she turned around and was about to leave the dressing room, Jing Xiaorou immediately grabbed her by the arm: “You can’t go, this matter is not over yet. There was only me and you in this dressing room. I’ve looked everywhere else, but couldn’t find it. If it is not you, was it a ghost that took it?”
Jing Xiaorou was very aggressive and unwilling to drop this matter, while Jie Qianshou also refused to admit it.
In this mixed entertainment circle, Jiang Tang has long developed a pair of good eyes, she could tell who is right and who is wrong. Like this situation, if people were not stupid, they could see right away what’s going on.
She stopped Jing Xiaorou: “What earring did you lose?”
Jing Xiaorou took another side of the earring out of her bag. The silver chain is connected with the drop-shaped pendant, which is a certain big-brand limited edition, and very pricey.
Jiang Tang asked again: “Where did you last put it?”
Jing Xiaorou reached for the makeup table: “It was right here. It disappeared when I returned from the restroom.”
There are three makeup tables in this dressing room. They are connected to each other and full of cosmetics. Jiang Tang stepped forward and looked around carefully, and finally locked her gaze at the gap between the tables. Jiang Tang raised her eyebrows and pushed the table hard, the light earring fell to the ground.
Jiang Tang picked up the earring and handed it to Jing Xiaorou: “There is a gap between the table. A small thing like this can easily fall in. You should have paid attention to it.”
Looking at the earrings in the palm, Jing Xiaorou was dumbfounded.
“But shouldn’t you apologize to Miss Jie?”
Jie Qianshou looked at her.
Jing Xiaorou bit her lip, didn’t say anything, but also didn’t apologize. She then stomped out of the dressing room angrily.
Seeing her attitude, Jiang Tang couldn’t help but sneered: “She has quite a temper.”
“Of course.” Jie Qianshou seemed to be used to it and said with a calm expression, “Quan Jing is her aunt. I also heard she has connections with investors, otherwise, how could she get picked?”
Quan Jing is the primary scriptwriter of this drama, Jiang Tang was slightly surprised.
Xie Qianshou looked at Jiang Tang with a faint smile on her face: “Thank you.”
“Don’t mention it, I just passed by.”
“I thought that the noble madam would be very bossy, but it turned out you have a good temper.”
……Noble madam.
Jiang Tang was silent: “At the best, I only deserved to call madam Lin. Noble madam is too noble, so forget it.”
She chuckled and left the room.
Jiang Tang finally remembered her task was to find Li Changfeng. Without any further delay, she quickly went to look for him but by the time she returned, all the stars had already arrived. There was nothing she could do so she pulled the camp chair and took a seat at the corner.
The afternoon set is about to start filming soon. In this scene, the female lead and supporting female lead were used to be best friends but later because of some factors they had a fallout. The female lead, Mu Hua, who finally saw the true face of her bestie, was very angry and slapped her on the face, and cut ties of their many years of friendship.
The cast is ready for action.
Jiang Tang sat with her long legs crossed, while watching the two actresses’ performance with full attention.
Jie Qianshou is not considered an internet celebrity. She started with a role in a mini-movie, and later made guest appearances in many films and TV series, but unfortunately, they were all supporting roles. This drama is her first female lead role.
Although her acting was a bit stiff and one-sided, it has the potential to shape and mold, it doesn’t look that awkward. Just by the look of her eyes while performing, she is many times better than Jing Xiaorou.
“I thought you were a good person.” Jie Qianshou, who played Mu Hua, got up from the sofa and stepped forward with a pair of cold and indifferent eyes as she confronted Jing Xiaorou.
“You…..”
Before Jing Xiaorou could say anything, a crisp slap sound resounded through the whole set.
The director shrunk his shoulders, looked at the camera without shouting cut.
Jing Xiaorou’s cheek swelled instantly. She held the coffee table with one hand and another hand hanging down trembled on the side of her leg. The camera zoomed in, showing her panic expression vividly. Obviously, this is her real reaction.
Jiang Tang opened the script and saw that this scene would get edited later, she doesn’t need to slap for real. Looking at Jie Qianshou, who still continued speaking her lines, Jing Xiarou gritted her teeth. Even though she was very upset, she still has to stick with her acting.
“Cut! This scene passes! Give the actors the touch-up and prepare for the next scene.”
Once the director shouted cut, Jing Xiaorou threateningly approached Jie Qianshou to settle the account. But before she could speak, Jie Qianshou was one step ahead of her and apologized respectfully: “I’m so sorry, I was too deep into my acting just now. Xiaorou, don’t be angry at me.”
She then looked up with a smile on her face.
There was an obvious provocation.
Because she has a backer behind the scene, Jing Xiaorou never got bullied like this. Now with just a light sorry naturally can’t erase the anger in her heart. She snorted coldly and advanced two steps.
Jiang Tang closed the script and slowly got up: “Xiao Rou, your acting a moment ago was very good.”
When she said this, her eyes were full of praise.
Jing Xiaorou was taken aback and didn’t react.
The director understood it immediately and said: “Right, your performance was very good. It was better than expected.”
“Xiao Rou, you’re a rough diamond.”
“Xiao Rou, you did very well just now.”
“……..”
All kinds of rainbow praises were splashing at Jing Xiaorou, immediately making her dizzy and no longer going to make a fuss about Jie Qianshou slappping her earlier.
She twisted her hair with her arms wrapped around her chest and gave Jie Qianshou a sidelong glance before saying: “It was nothing, not as great as you guys said.”
The crowd that gathered her led her to the resting chair and soon the set was quiet again.
Xie Qianshou glanced at her with an irritated expression. She then blinked and hissed at her softly.
After a few minutes of rest, the last scene of the afternoon begins.
This is the scene of the male lead and female lead, and they need to switch to the outdoors.
As soon as the camera started rolling, Jiang Tang saw Jing Xiaorou and the male side character enter the scene.
She had a bad feeling and immediately called to stop: “Director, there is no such scene in the script, am I right?”
Before the director opened his mouth, the nearby Quan Jing, who was discussing the script with others, heard her and said: “According to your script, the female lead logged off from the scene from here. We felt it was a bit rushed so decided to add a few more scenes and expanded the number of episodes to 20 episodes.”
Because of a supporting actress, the drama expanded eight episodes?
This is the first time Jiang Tang has seen this kind of show operation.
She tried to suppress her anger and looked at the director: “Director, did you also agree to add the episodes?”
The director nodded awkwardly: “The investor also felt that the scene was a bit rushed, so…”
“The investor?” Jiang Tang sneered, then her gaze swept across the crowd and finally landed on Jing Xiaorou. She seemed to feel Jiang Tang’s glance and rolled her eyes at her in disdain.
“Director, I don’t think it’s a good idea.”
Quan Jing said coldly: “Screenwriter Wang and I have agreed that the new plot can ensure the conflict and transition of the plot. The main emotional line of the play only revolves around male and female protagonists, it is too dull. It’s better to give the second female lead an extra scene to play. Just now, you also praised her acting skills. It made this decision after considering it for a long time. The revised script is only better than the original. I understand your feelings, the new screenwriters are always reluctant to let others handle the scripts.”
She made a long orderly and logical explanation, but she didn’t forget to make sarcastic remarks at Jiang Tang.
The director looked at Quan Jung and then at Jiang Tang, caught between these two. When it comes to revising the script, the director usually also was not happy about it. Firstly, it increases the workload. Secondly, the original plot moves at a fast pace and the climax is fascinating. If adding more scenes of the second female lead, it will become draggy. But he can’t afford to offend investors.
Jiang Tang’s eyelashes trembled slightly. There was no smile on her face, and her delicate face was expressionless. Standing there quietly but somewhat made people feel inexplicably oppressed.
A moment later Jiang Tang sneered and explained one by one: “First of all, this is my script. Second, One of the contracts I have signed with your company is not allowed to change the script without my permission. May I ask when you revise the script, did you ask the company’s opinion? Also, did you ask my opinion? Third, if someone slaps you in the face, I bet your reaction will be a lot better than Miss Jing Xiaorou.”
She has done speaking out her mind and offended people. But more importantly….feeling better!
She has long been displeased with these two people. Relying on a little talent and a little fame, and though they can do whatever with arrogance. She is angry the most about getting the role through connections. She has seen fresh meat who have no talent but relied on nepotism and snatched away the scripts that originally belonged to others. What those people destroyed was not only the good movies or TV series but also those actors who worked so hard to hone their acting skills. Because no one cared about them and eventually disappeared into the sea of people.
Before she was an actress, with no supporters so she was unable to say anything. But now it is different. Who makes her also have a nepotism relationship?
As expected, the complexion of everyone in the crew changed instantly. Jing Xiaorou looked at her with a pale face and even Li Changfeng stopped playing with his phone and raised his head to look at her.
“You’re talking about the contract?” Quan Jing let out a sneered: “Have you noticed that your work is owned by Miracle Entertainment? I know that you are President Lin’s wife, and I also know that you have a good relationship with President Xia. However, since I decided to take this offer, I am responsible for this drama. If you make better suggestions, I will naturally accept them. Unfortunately, you don’t understand anything, and the plot you wrote was messy and complicated. The writer Wang and I had to work days and nights helping you fix and edit the plots. Now, you are dissatisfied? Fine, I’ll withdraw and leave it to you in charge.”
She’s clearly mocking Jiang Tang for relying on the connections to get this job. If Jiang Tang does anything else, tomorrow’s gossip news will be Jiang Tang showing off her back door special treatment and getting rid of senior scriptwriter Quan Jing. When the news comes out, other than her family, other companies will not dare to use her script.
Jiang Tang didn’t speak and stepped forward calmly, She then took the script in Quan Jing’s hand and ripped it apart in front of her.
Quan Jing was shocked and didn’t expect that Jiang Tang would really not give her any face.
After throwing the remaining part on the ground, Jiang Tang said with a cold look: “Go ahead, remember to take your niece with you as well.”
The director was anxious and hurriedly said: “The investors….”
Jiang Tang glanced over: “Writer Quan has already said, I am President Lin’s wife and a friend of President Xia, I will invest in this drama with my own money. Now, can I let them go?”
The set turned silent. Everyone looked at each other, but no one dared to speak. After all, none of them expected that Jiang Tang would take this step.
They have worked together for more than a week and found that Jiang Tang is an easy-going person and doesn’t like to talk much. She has always been responsive to the requests of the other people in the crew. Usually, no matter how Quan Jing orders her around, she has never complained, but today….she went as far as to rip open the face of the famous scriptwriter Quan Jing?
As A consequence of her actions today, she may be boycotted by the scriptwriter in the circle and will also cause dissatisfaction from the outside world.
Looking at the scrap papers on the floor, Quan Jing immediately turned her head and left without wasting any time. The scriptwriter who was with her sighed, and shook her head helplessly, as if laughing at Jiang Tang’s stupidity, and finally hurriedly to catch up with Quan Jing’s pace.
Jing Xiaorou stared at the situation in front of her blankly. When she finally came back to her mind, she stumbled in her high heels as she ran out.
Jiang Tang patted her hair: “Is the little girl who played the waitress still here?”
In the crowd, a girl with big eyes raised her hand weakly.
Jiang Tang looked at her up and down. Although her appearance is not outstanding, she is in line with the supporting female character, Xiao Baihua. She then nodded with satisfaction: “You can take Jing Xiaorou’s palace. Can you memorize the script within three days?”
Is it what they call a good thing falling from the sky?
The girl froze for a moment before nodding desperately.
Jiang Tang looked at the director again: “The investors, I will have to trouble your company to find someone to deal with them. I will bear all the consequences, including the liquidated damages.”
“Sure, no problem….”
Jiang Tang continued: “As for our contract, I’ll send it to the headquarters of Miracle Company. You don’t have to worry about it, just focus on your work with ease.”
He responded stiffly again: “Good, good.”
“I am very sorry about what happened today.” Jiang Tang faced the crowd and bowed her head, “Due to my personal reasons, the members of the cast and staff may have to re-shoot the scenes with Ms. Jing Xiaorou’s footage. I will double compensation for the wasted time and energy to everyone.”
After saying this, she ignored the shock gaze of the crew and left the set without looking back.
Back at the hotel, the first thing Jiang Tang did was to check her bank account.
The previous payment she got from the script and the fee from participating in “Life Outing” was not enough to pay for the investment and liquidated damages of the production. She then checked the bank card that Lin Suizhou gave her before. She hardly spent money on the card and didn’t pay much attention to the amount in it. Now when she looked at the amount in the account, she secretly clicked her tongue in surprise.
After confirming the money, Jiang Tang contacted Li Suizhou’s assistant and asked him to help contact the lawyer to finalize the final contact with Miracle Company.
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5 replies on “Chapter 118”
Yuhuasays:
November 14, 2021 at 11:09 pm
Thank you for the chapter!!! Ok, that script writer is a bigshot. But our Tang baby’s identity is also very hard… I don’t get how they don’t even give her face?? And directly disregards her???
Are they dumb????????
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okeyzzsays:
November 15, 2021 at 4:48 am
Thank you for translating.. Can’t wait to read next chapter!
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ashekashsays:
November 15, 2021 at 12:18 pm
Thank you for your hard work and wow this chapter is surprising. They should have check the contract but big shots with backers do what they want unless another person with equal or more power can match them. I am glad she stood up for her work!
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Ji Yasays:
November 15, 2021 at 7:05 pm
Thank you so much for the chapters! I’m glad that Jiang Tang stuck with her own judgement. She really proved she’s someone that doesn’t take a shit from anyone.
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chinesefanreadersays:
May 5, 2022 at 2:26 pm
Bullies only respect strength and see people who try to get along as weak 😤 Our Tang’er tried 🤷🏻♀️
Thanks for the chapter —- I’m back to this great story 🤩
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