Chapter 87 It’s better to change the male lead
There are two ways for paparazzi to make money: selling pictures to collect hush money and leaking information to gain traffic. However, there are often a lot of waste pictures. Some pictures are ambiguous and have no substantial content. They are useless whether they are sold or sent out. Most of the time these pictures are thrown away, and some are exchanged in groups as shared resources.
Many of the pictures were taken completely unintentionally. They look like melons, but I can’t tell what they are, so I save them for people who may be useful.
The king of paparazzi looked at Xu Qingye's reply and sent an emoji of a man sweating profusely.
The King of Paparazzi: Sister, you don’t bargain like this, it’s fine if you just cut the price in half, but why do you want to cut so much right away? Go up a bit.
Xu Qingye was just curious and didn't want to spend too much money. Since the other party refused, he added a little more.
Star-chasing girl Xu Cuihua: 600, if not, forget it.
King of Paparazzi: Okay, okay, I’ll just hand it over to a friend. But let me make it clear first, payment is made and goods are not allowed to be returned.
Xu Qingye looked at the other party's message and thought that the photo was probably not very good, but no one else had contacted him for such a long time, and probably no one would pay attention to such an unknown person.
After transferring money to the other party, he quickly sent me a set of photos. There were quite a few of them, but unfortunately the quality was as bad as expected. The photos were blurry and I could only barely make out the face. It was indeed Ding Xiaoran.
Xu Qingye flipped through all the photos, and only a few were useful. They were photos of Ding Xiaoran and a man. Although the two of them did not have any particularly intimate poses in the photo, judging from their body movements, their relationship should be unusual.
Xu Qingye enlarged the photo and could barely make out the other man's appearance, but the watch on his wrist was much clearer in comparison.
Xu Qingye took a screenshot of the watch and posted it in the work group.
Xu Qingye: @Yi He, Master, please help me see what kind of watch this is.
Yi He had just finished interviewing two applicants. When he saw Xu Qingye's message, he enlarged the photo and took a look.
Yihe: Can your photo be a little blurrier? No one can see it clearly.
Although Yihe said this, he still carefully identified it and searched for a few pictures on the Internet and posted them in the group.
Yi He: [Picture] It might be this one, a newly released limited edition. Not many people should have it. This blurry picture was taken secretly. Who is the sponsor of this?
This watch is very expensive and is a limited edition. No more than ten people in the country own it.
Xu Qingye: It’s hard to say. Can you help me check who has it?
Yi He: I'm just an ordinary rich second generation, I'm not the FBI!
Yi He was speechless. Xu Qingye really didn't treat him as a human being. All the demands he made were outrageous. If he had such great ability, why would he be a marketing account?
Xu Qingye sent an emoticon and innocently exited the group chat. He continued to stare at the photo for a while and saw a familiar building. It seemed to be the company building of Sugar Cube Film and Television. Two people were walking intimately near the company. Maybe they were employees of the company.
Xu Qingye started searching for data and photos about the boss and shareholders of Fangtang Film and Television. After searching for a while, he actually found a person who looked very similar to the one in the photo.
Chen Xiangdong, the boss of Sugar Cube Films.
Chen Xiangdong is forty years old this year. He looks quite elegant and rarely appears in public. He only appears occasionally at company events. Logically, a newcomer and the big boss of the company should not have any intersection, but the two of them walking together in an intimate manner can bring up many stories.
Xu Qingye didn't want to delve into Ding Xiaoran's story. It was enough to make a rough guess. He probably got support from a big capitalist because he had connections with him. However, it was obvious that his ability was not worthy of these resources.
After eating the melon silently, Xu Qingye packed up and prepared to go home to sleep.
Less than half an hour after he fell asleep, Xu Qingye's phone vibrated. He took a dazed look and saw that it was Cao Muan @ him in the group.
Cao Muan: @徐青野李薇 has become a hot topic, saying that she is a drama bully and bullies her fellow actors.
Cao Muan: Link.
Cao Muan: I feel that Li Wei is a pretty nice person. This can’t be true.
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Xu Qingye clicked on the link and took a look. It was a set of animated pictures posted by a marketing account. The animated pictures showed Li Wei getting angry at Ding Xiaoran, tearing off her headdress and walking away angrily. There were also two pictures of Ding Xiaoran with his head lowered innocently at the end. He looked really harmless.
If we look at the pictures, Li Wei really can't explain herself clearly.
The marketing account's message was released not long ago, but it already had tens of thousands of comments. I don't know if Ding Xiaoran hired some internet trolls, but they all took Ding Xiaoran's side. Some neutral people also said they didn't know what happened and that we shouldn't generalize.
However, although there are many people standing on Ding Xiaoran's side, the fans on Li Wei's side are still very strong. There are also many fans at the scene, basically helping Li Wei to explain, but sometimes the explanation is pale, and the audience has their own interpretation, and they don't care what the truth is.
Shortly after the marketing account broke the news, Ding Xiaoran also posted a Weibo, but his choice of words was rather sarcastic and seemed a bit weird.
Ding Xiaoran: I performed so poorly that Sister Weiwei got angry. Don’t blame Sister Weiwei. If you want to blame someone, blame me for not living up to my expectations.
Xu Qingye was silent for a long time while looking at the Weibo post posted by Ding Xiaoran. Who is following him? How can he be so annoying?
Ding Xiaoran's words confirmed that Li Wei had cursed him on the spot, but in fact, what Li Wei said could not be considered as cursing. She was just annoyed and did not say a single abusive word.
But what Ding Xiaoran said can easily be misunderstood.
Although the last photo incident was resolved satisfactorily, there are still many people who dislike Li Wei, and many of them are laughing at her.
In the hotel, Li Wei was so angry after seeing the trending topics on Weibo that she threw everything on the table away. Her assistant cleaned up the things while trying to persuade her.
"Don't worry about it. Everyone knows what's going on. Just come forward and explain it."
"How do you explain it? Saying that Ding Xiaoran's acting is too bad, doesn't that mean I'm bullying him? Damn it, you green tea man."
Li Wei paced around the room. Even if someone explained it to her, it was still very embarrassing. It was all her fault for being too impulsive. Why couldn't she control herself?
"But he just couldn't remember his lines, so we had to reshoot over and over again. But the crew won't help us. They're all from Sugar Cube Films, but if there's any bullying, it's bad for the crew's reputation. I'm afraid they'll ask you to apologize."
The assistant packed up her things and looked at Li Wei with some concern. Li Wei was originally a victim, but because of her anger, she was labeled as the "perpetrator" and might have to apologize for it in the end.
"Damn it, I won't apologize. At worst, I'll just stop filming."
"No, there's a lot of liquidated damages."
The assistant was a little embarrassed. It was obvious that Ding Xiaoran had a backer, otherwise how could he be supported so much? It was a pity that no one knew who his backer was.
The assistant was just worried when Li Wei's cell phone rang. The assistant took a look and handed the phone to Li Wei.
"It's a message from Xu Qingye."
Li Wei was stunned for a moment when she heard Xu Qingye's name, then quickly clicked on the message. Xu Qingye had helped her once before, so maybe sending her a message at this time could help her again.
Xu Qingye: [Video] [Photo] [Photo] What a coincidence, I happened to be at the film and television city today. I saw you filming, so I stayed there for a while and was lucky enough to take some useful photos. The other photos are of Ding Xiaoran and Chen Xiangdong, the boss of Fangtang Film and Television. I hope they are useful to you too.
Xu Qingye's video starts with Ding Xiaoran failing twice. His nonchalant attitude after the failure was also captured. Unfortunately, the distance was a bit far, so only a little bit of sound was recorded. The volume had to be amplified to hear the conversation clearly amid the noise. Xu Qingye was thoughtful enough to help her add subtitles.
As for the photo, Xu Qingye handed her the weapon.
Li Wei laughed after reading it. It must be God helping her, otherwise how could Xu Qingye take these photos so coincidentally?
Li Wei thanked Xu Qingye, and then sensibly sent him a big red envelope. Shen Qing had told her that Xu Qingye was a result-oriented person, and would pay if he thought it was worth it. It was simple and clear.
Li Wei now wished she could worship Xu Qingye, as he had saved her from danger twice.
After getting the photos and videos, Li Wei felt relieved, but she was not in a hurry to clarify or explain. Abusing fans and retaining fans were things she was used to. It was just playing the victim, and she was quite good at it.
The news online was still fermenting, and someone from the crew really contacted her.
Li Wei rubbed her eyes, squeezed some eye drops into her eye sockets, and then went to open the door.
The other party originally came to talk to Li Wei about something that happened online, asking her to come forward and explain so as not to make things worse. Of course, he had to wrong her a little and let her be the bad guy.
But I didn't expect to see Li Wei crying like a pear blossom in the rain as soon as I opened the door. Li Wei has a bright and elegant appearance, and also a heroic air. She is the kind of person who is valiant and generous, but suddenly seeing her crying so sadly, the tears in her big eyes look a bit stubborn and aggrieved.
"Are you here to ask me to apologize? What did I do wrong?"
Li Wei took the initiative and the other party didn't know what to say for a moment after being silenced. He was a strong-willed person, but now he cried so sadly in front of him that he couldn't say anything harsh.
Li Wei actually has a very good personality. She is not a big shot and is very approachable. She always gives small gifts to the crew members. To be fair, it is remarkable that Li Wei has tolerated Ding Xiaoran for so long. Ding Xiaoran always acts like a small star in the crew and many people look down on him, but he has someone behind him and no one dares to offend him, so they can only bully those who are easy to bully.
"That's not what I meant. I just can't let things continue like this. It's not good for the reputation of the crew."
"Is it good for the crew's reputation if they have a female lead who bullies her co-workers?"
Li Wei continued to fire, but the other party became even more silent.
"So what do you think?"
"The drama has just started filming, and Ding Xiaoran has been taking leave. Only a few of his parts have been filmed. My suggestion is to change the male lead who is more reliable." Li Wei wiped away her tears and raised an intriguing smile.
"How is this possible? The filming has already started. It's impossible to change the actors, let alone replace the male lead." The producer had a complicated expression. What Li Wei said was too outrageous. The crew would never agree to such a thing.
"What's the big deal? It's not uncommon to have to replace people mid-shoot, not to mention we've just started. You saw how perfunctory he was. How much time does it take to prepare for this kind of shoot every day? The contracts we signed all have time limits. Do you expect everyone to accompany him through every step of the way? Do you have enough funds? At the beginning of the shoot, every day is an expense. Everyone's salaries, venue fees, etc., all cost money. If it takes until everyone's schedule ends, there will be no fun."
Li Wei sneered. She didn't know how much the people behind Ding Xiaoran were willing to spend money on him, but she knew how much money it cost to run a crew. If she added it up, she would know whether it was worth it.
"It's okay, I'll go talk to him. Maybe he'll come to terms with it and decide to quit. It's nice not to waste anyone's time. The crew should have backup actors, right? Let's get in touch with them."
Li Wei's tears had been completely wiped away. She pushed the producer away and walked out. The producer hurriedly followed her for fear of something happening.
All the actors in the crew lived on the same floor of the hotel, all in ordinary double rooms, but Ding Xiaoran insisted on showing his difference and lived alone in a luxury suite upstairs. Li Wei went upstairs and knocked on Ding Xiaoran's door. As soon as he opened it, she pushed it open and walked in.
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