Qi Shu was surprised as to why Jiang He had taken the initiative to contact him.

Then Jiang He brought up the topic of trending topics.

"Director, I didn't do this. I understand the rules of the crew. Besides, even if I wanted to market myself and build a persona, I wouldn't be so impulsive as to start marketing in the very first scene."

"If you really want to do marketing, shouldn't you choose your most prominent moments for marketing?"

Qi Shu didn't speak; Jiang He's words did indeed make a lot of sense.

During their time together, Qi Shu had come to understand Jiang He's personality to some extent; she wasn't the kind of person who liked to create hype or show off.

Most importantly, with his abilities, he doesn't need any hype.

His ability is the best proof; it's only a matter of time before he makes a name for himself.

However, if it weren't for Jiang He, Qi Shu really couldn't think of anyone who would be so bored as to help Jiang He promote and hype her up.

At this moment, Fang Linping stepped forward and repeated his speculation that Jiang He's acting skills were poor.

Qi Shu wasn't stupid.

Following this line of reasoning, the logic suddenly became clear.

Indeed, what if the video was actually not helping Jiang He, but rather trying to smear him?

Based on the angle of the video's shooting location, Qi Shu immediately checked the surveillance footage and identified Xiao Yu's assistant.

The assistant initially admitted it without hesitation, but only confessed after seeing the surveillance footage.

But she didn't implicate Xiao Yu, insisting that she didn't do it on purpose and that it was all a misunderstanding.

He genuinely had no idea that his secret live stream, using the film set as a backdrop, had inadvertently leaked the information.

Moreover, he immediately ended the broadcast after discovering it. At that time, his live stream only had about a hundred viewers, so it was definitely not popular.

Little did they know, they were just unlucky enough to be spotted by a marketing account, who zoomed in on the background and posted the video online.

He also said he felt guilty and had decided to resign.

I hope the director and Jiang He will forgive me for my unintentional mistake, considering that it didn't cause any major consequences and that I even inadvertently helped Jiang He.

He thought his explanation was perfectly reasonable.

Moreover, even if Qi Shujianghe doesn't believe it, there's no evidence.

Unexpectedly, as the director, Qi Shu was extremely familiar with the camera angles.

It's immediately obvious that the camera angle of his video was not accidental or a mistake caused by not noticing the background.

It's obvious that the camera angle was intentionally chosen to film a movie set.

The so-called mistake was just a pretext.

Then, considering that he was Xiao Yu's assistant, and that she had previously thought about replacing Xiao Yu with Jiang He as the male lead, she realized that he was the assistant to Xiao Yu.

Qi Shu could hardly help but suspect that Xiao Yu had instructed him to do this.

So he turned cold and told the assistant that if he didn't tell the truth, he could expect to be sued and blacklisted in the industry.

I signed a confidentiality agreement when I joined the crew.

Whether you did it intentionally or not, broadcasting live from the set and leaking the crew's privacy is a violation of the rules.

If you don't want to be sued, then confess honestly and make amends.

Otherwise, if you really end up in court, the liquidated damages you have to pay will not be a small amount.

Being blacklisted by the industry doesn't bother him; he wasn't planning on working in this line of work anyway.

I used to think being an artist's assistant was glamorous, but now that I'm actually in this line of work, I realize how tough and heartbreaking it is. It sounds nice to call someone an assistant, but in reality, it's no different from being a servant.

But being sued and having to pay compensation really struck a nerve with him.

He only received 100,000 yuan. If he is really sued, I don't know if 100,000 yuan will be enough to pay compensation.

Moreover, given Xiao Yu's ruthless and vicious attitude towards him, he couldn't help but feel resentment.

I don't expect him to compensate me anymore; I'll just be glad he doesn't resort to violence again.

So, after receiving promises from Qi Shu and Jiang He that they wouldn't sue him, he sold Xiao Yu without hesitation.

"Xiao Yu made me do it. He gave me 100,000 yuan and told me to..."

Not only did he confess all of this, he also recited all the swear words Xiao Yu used to curse Qi Shu and Jiang He in private.

"He harbored resentment because of the director's request to change the actor, and he cursed at people a lot in private..."

Qi Shu was furious and immediately called Xiao Yu, asking him to come over.

Xiao Yu had a guilty conscience and had suspected something was wrong, so when Qi Shu called, he guessed that Qi Shu might be suspicious of him.

But he was confident that his assistant wouldn't betray him, and he had already silenced him.

Secondly, Qi Shu has no evidence to prove that he did it.

Even if his assistant betrayed him, he said it to her face-to-face; he had neither chat logs nor recordings.

Why do you say it's him?

Thirdly, Xiao Yu is very confident and believes that he is the male lead.

Moreover, I've collaborated with Qi Shu so many times, we're practically old acquaintances.

Moreover, he has become quite well-known in the entertainment industry over the years, compared to Jiang He, a newcomer who is just a second male lead with little screen time.

Unless Qi Shu is stupid, he wouldn't give up the male lead for a mere Jiang He.

Filming has already started, but they've changed actors at the last minute, specifically the male lead.

Qi Shu cannot afford such a huge loss.

Therefore, when Xiao Yu saw Qi Shu, even though his assistant was also there, he remained calm and composed, appearing innocent and naive as if he hadn't done anything wrong.

He even pretended to be stupid, asking Qi Shu why he had been called here and why his assistant was here too.

Qi Shu was so angry he laughed.

He wasn't stupid; he could naturally guess why Xiao Yu was so calm and confident.

But the more this happened, the less Qi Shu felt he could tolerate it.

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