Chapter 40 Shen Ci Gets Angry
The roommates offered words of comfort, and Xu Zishan's mood, which had been depressed for several days, finally turned around at this moment.
At this time, someone noticed something was wrong.
"That's not right, Shanshan. They've announced so many main actors, but why isn't the actress for Hua Xixi included? There should be at least three or four female characters for Hua Xixi, right? The third and fourth male characters are all there, so Chen Li won't be playing Hua Xixi, right?"
Xu Zishan couldn't help but sneer upon hearing this, and said firmly, "Impossible! I specifically checked the online rumors, and the role of 'Hua Xixi' was only approached to Tian Xiaolu from beginning to end. It must be her!"
"But Tian Xiaolu wasn't at the press conference either!"
Kate Tsui looked at them and asked, "She must have other work to do and couldn't come. You said Tian Xiaolu and Shen Li weren't there, so who's more likely to play Hua Xixi?"
The roommates looked at each other and said in unison: "That must be Tian Xiaolu."
Xu Zishan smiled with satisfaction: "That's it."
As long as Chen Li doesn't play an important role, it doesn't matter who she plays in the end.
Gu Lianxing was not in the dormitory today because she had classes, so Chen Ci watched the live broadcast of the press conference by herself. When the two-hour press conference was almost over and she didn't see her sister show up, she directly called Lu Jinzhao.
As soon as the call was connected, Lu Jinzhao greeted Shen Ci with a smile: "Hello, Miss Shen."
"I'm not good!" Chen Ci asked directly as soon as she opened her mouth: "Mr. Lu, I want to ask you, why didn't my sister go on stage at the press conference before the start of the filming today?"
Lu Jinzhao's voice faltered upon hearing this, clearly unsure of what to do. He then exclaimed in shock, "That's impossible! I've seen the press conference plan, and I remember your sister's name was on the creative team. How come she didn't go on stage?"
Chen Ci's tone was slightly cold: "I watched the live broadcast for two hours, and the press conference was about to end. Mr. Lu, as the producer, weren't you there?"
As if sensing Shen Ci's displeasure, Lu Jinzhao quickly explained: "It's like this, Miss Shen, I have another important project to discuss today, so I didn't go to the site. But we have a very professional team here, and it stands to reason that we wouldn't make such a low-level mistake. There may be some misunderstanding here."
"Don't be angry yet. Let me make a phone call in five minutes to clarify. I'll call you back in five minutes."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Ci took a deep breath to calm herself down, and then called her sister.
"Sorry, the number you dialed is currently unavailable."
Shen Ci frowned and called a few more times, but still couldn't get through, which made her nervous.
Just when she was about to go out and go directly to the scene, her sister called back.
"Sister, I left home too early and my phone ran out of battery. I just borrowed a power bank from someone on the street and saw the text message reminding me that you just called me."
Shen Li's voice sounded fine, but Shen Ci still grasped the key point of her words. She borrowed a power bank on the roadside, which meant that she was not at the press conference.
"Isn't there a press conference today? You didn't go?" Shen Ci asked.
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. After a moment, Chen Li said, "I went there and just came out. Something happened at the scene, so I didn't go on stage. Sister, did you watch the live broadcast?..."
"What's going on?" Shen Ci heard that her sister had something to say, and she felt distressed.
But Chen Li only said: "To be honest, I don't know what happened. Anyway, I didn't go on stage."
She really didn't know what happened.
Shen Ci's eyes darkened slightly, as if she had guessed that her sister must have been treated unfairly. She controlled her emotions and said, "Don't run around, go back to school first."
"Well, sister, I'm fine. Teacher Yu Hong said that it's not necessarily a good thing for a newcomer to be exposed too early. It would be better if you can stun the audience with your role on the screen. I think she makes sense." Chen Li said casually.
Upon hearing this, Shen Ci said, “It’s good that you think so.”
But even if what she said was true, it was also true that her sister was treated differently, and she couldn't let her sister be bullied for no reason!
After hanging up the phone, Lu Jinzhao called back. When the call was connected again, Lu Jinzhao's voice became deeper: "I'm sorry, Miss Shen. I just learned about the situation. There were some problems with the on-site arrangements. It was the negligence of the staff."
Chen Ci sneered at this. As an investor, she could be polite to Lu Jinzhao at any time, but as Chen Li's sister, she was not going to swallow this insult: "Mr. Lu, do you believe what you said? For such an important press conference, how many times do you have to rehearse all the procedures in advance? How many times do you have to confirm the details?"
"At the end, there was one person missing from the stage, and no one noticed. You're telling me it was an oversight by the staff? Is my sister some kind of needlework or fill light? How could this be overlooked?"
"That's not what I meant, Miss Shen. I'm really sorry. Please calm down." Lu Jinzhao tried to comfort her.
But Chen Ci was already burning with anger at this time. The anger in her heart was not ordinary. This was the angriest day she had been since she turned 20!
"Mr. Lu, let me tell you, I invested in your drama entirely for my sister. Even if your drama flopped and I lost all my ten thousand dollars, I, Chen Ci, wouldn't blink an eye. But if I spent money and my sister still suffered injustice, then I will never let it go!"
"I rushed to the press conference within an hour. The press conference is over, but this matter is not over! You must give me a satisfactory answer, otherwise I will withdraw my investment on the spot and stop playing with you!"
Shen Ci finished speaking in one breath and hung up the phone directly, without giving Lu Jinzhao a chance to explain.
She was so angry that her heart was beating fast. She turned around, changed her clothes and went out.
On the way, Chen Ci realized belatedly that she should have accompanied her sister for something like this today. She had thought that it was a done deal, but she had not expected that such a thing would happen.
It really deserves to be the entertainment industry.
About forty minutes later, Chen Ci arrived at the press conference. The press conference had already ended "successfully" and related reports had already been posted on the hot searches. Every actor had one or two hot terms, which was a great opportunity for self-exposure.
Most of the people at the scene had left, and the stage had been dismantled. Shen Ci didn't see Lu Jinzhao and was about to call him when she saw him jogging in with sweat on his forehead.
"Ms. Chen, I'm sorry, I came from Yangming District." Lu Jinzhao looked apologetic and was really nervous inside.
After all, in the few times he had come into contact with Shen Ci, Shen Ci had always given him the impression of being calm, composed, and straightforward, and had never been as angry as he was today.
Especially since Shen Ci just said on the phone that he wanted to withdraw his investment, he was so scared that he dropped what he was doing and rushed over.
"Mr. Lu, why are you here?"
Qi Tong, who was cleaning up the mess, saw Lu Jinzhao and approached him with a look of surprise. He then said with a smile, "You're here after everything's over? Don't worry, Mr. Lu, everything went perfectly!"
Please give me a monthly ticket, please.
(End of this chapter)
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