Arc 1: Part 48
The recording clearly captured everything: from Ji Yu's pompous entrance with Lan Shuer, to his shameless threat against Tong Su, his irritated violence as he reached out to hit someone, and even his immediate change of face when Director Zhang appeared.
Tong Su opened her computer, trimmed the video a bit, and edited the video's name to "Face-off in the Drama Group 3"; she then saved it on a USB drive.
Inside the drive, there were two other files: "Hotel Elevator Video 1" and "Post-Dinner Backstage Video 2". With this new one, it made a perfect sequence of one, two, three.
Tong Su nodded in satisfaction, her smile icy.
"He treasures his leading male role in this drama to win the Best Actor award, doesn't he? I am determined to ruin his chance! Since he chooses to be unkind, he can't blame me for being unrighteous. I’ll serve him and Lan Shuer this 'fall from grace' package!"
Meanwhile, Director Zhang smoked a cigarette in the smoking room and cheerfully made a call.
"CEO Xi, Miss Xi is fine. I went to her as soon as I got your call. She had a dispute with Ji Yu and it seemed intense... Yes, I will take good care of her; you can rest assured... I am free these days and can have a meal with you anytime. You mentioned replacing the lead actor, but in terms of investment... Ah, okay, I will await your good news!"
Frustrated, Ji Yu and Lan Shuer went back and hired an online army overnight to leave comments on Weibo, Tieba, forums, and various other places.
Given their purchased marketing sphere and Ji Yu's fanbase's irrational comments, public opinion started to lean heavily on one side.
"Does Xi Tong Su have a problem? She has never acted before, and from the moment she stepped onto the scene, she has been cramming money into Director Zhang's drama group. We don't want this sort of bad-acting vase!"
"Lan Shuer has played minor roles before and has experience. How can Xi Tong Su even compare with her? What a joke!"
"Not knowing how to act and entering some drama group, she is just buying her way in!"
"Lan Shuer is the clear winner. What is Xi Tong Su, a braggart relying on her family background! Her family is so rich, why don't they donate a billion to the disaster area?"
"Wow, an army of online trolls appeared in the blink of an eye! Were these bought by Ji Yu or Lan Shuer? If Mrs. Zhang invited Tong Su, she must see something in her. Lan Shuer climbs into bed and into the group and then gets arrogant? If anything, Lan Shuer is clearly more shameless."
"You idiot, shut your stinky mouth! Keep kissing up to your master Xi Tong Su and roll! No amount of flattery will get her to give you a bonus!"
"Let’s wait until the formal filming clips are released tomorrow to see who’s the better actress!"
Ji Yu's irrational fans immediately verbally attacked the occasional passerby who actually tried to speak well of Xi Tong Su. These passersby, fed up with the confrontation, temporarily left Weibo, eagerly looking forward to Xi Tong Su taking down Lan Shuer.
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The highly anticipated second day soon arrived.
This was the official filming day for the drama "The Emperor" and also a customary practice of Director Zhang. He would organize some of the cast members for rehearsal-style filming in advance, just like what Ji Yu and Lan Shuer had been doing previously.
The real official filming, however, would only begin after all the actors were in place.
Perhaps due to the trending topic on Weibo, an abundance of entertainment reporters and paparazzi armed with cameras surrounded the drama shoot early in the morning. They used high-zoom cameras, drones, and various methods to form a tight circle around the set.
As for why there were so many people, it was Ji Yu's doing.
He was worried that the clips of Xi Tong Su's acting would not be shared completely, so he directly instructed his assistant, who was working on the set, to secretly start a live stream using a smartphone.
Usually, Director Zhang had strict control over the set and would drive all sneaky paparazzi away. But this time, for some reason, he seemed indifferent and not concerned about the filming being exposed.
Even when Ji Yu's assistant accidentally revealed the live stream page, Director Zhang pretended to know nothing about it and sent the assistant to help the script supervisor, allowing the assistant to stand right next to the filming scene.
The first scene was a confrontation between Lan Shuer, Xi Tong Su, and Ji Yu!
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