Chapter 93
Fu Yongzhi was stunned for a moment, as if he had heard it wrongly, and asked: "What did you say?"
He has signed the contract and joined the crew for almost ten days. From the official announcement to the opening ceremony, I don’t know how many press releases have been issued to the public. Su Ning actually wants to replace him at this time.
Fu Yongzhi: "...You dare!"
He sounded a little timid when he said this, and he could no longer walk. He took a few steps into the small temple and shouted at Su Ning: "I am, I am sent by the Shen family of Hong Kong Island, Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen..."
But Su Ning ignored him and called out, "Liu Junan, come here."
This was the name of the vice president he sent over, and he immediately stood up.
He is not very capable, but he is really obedient. He used to work at the Sujia Coal Mine. His advantage is that he is nimble and quick.
"Follow him to pack up and leave immediately tonight," Su Ning said, "Let new actors come tomorrow and reshoot all the scenes that were filmed before."
The Willow Goddess Temple in the snow is an old house. The crew added some things to the set, such as an old wooden statue of the Goddess, and white and red lanterns hanging on the eaves that swayed in the wind. At this time, everyone in the crew was looking at Fu Yongzhi who was standing at the door of the temple.
Especially when Su Ning was standing in front of the statue of the goddess, at that moment, it seemed as if the wooden statue with half-closed eyes was also looking at him.
Fu Yongzhi shuddered at that moment.
He soon discovered that Su Ning was not threatening him, he was serious. The vice president was really watching him pack his things, and if he didn't pack, someone would help him. The car was parked there. He was really going to keep his word and send him back that night.
Faced with this situation, Fu Yongzhi was afraid at first. He bowed his head and apologized, and then tried to find someone to speak for him, but other people in the crew ignored him, and no one stood on his side, even the actors from Hong Kong Island ignored him.
It is said that three times the limit is enough. He has committed so many mistakes in the past few days on the set that everyone knows it.
None of these tricks worked, and he could only get furious facing Su Ning standing there.
"You dare to kick me out? You are breaking the contract! Chen Zhao and Lan Chen will never let you go!" He yelled at Su Ning, "Do you know who I am? Do you know who Fu Jing is to me? I will find the media to expose you, I..."
But before he could finish his messy words, he was interrupted by Su Ning who was standing there.
"Okay, look for more, and go back and tell Shen Zhaolan how dare he send all kinds of stuff to me," Su Ning said, "If he thinks this is a place where he can do whatever he wants, then he's wrong."
No matter what Fu Yongzhi said, whether soft or hard, in front of the entire crew, Su Ning did as he said and sent him out that night.
Su Ning has always been very efficient.
Tonight's scene was not cancelled because of this incident. We shot a few shots of the male and female protagonists and then called it a day. After all, one of the protagonists had to be replaced. The crew also held a short meeting because of this incident and confirmed the subsequent work arrangements.
However, the ones filmed before are not completely unusable, as long as Fu Yongzhi is not in them. The substitute actor Su Ning found is a newcomer from Yan Kai's studio. He is almost unknown and his image is suitable, but he is much more dedicated than this one. He will be here tomorrow.
Director Ma felt relieved and looked at the rehearsal date. As long as the person who came was cooperative enough, he would be able to finish the filming on time.
Besides, as long as he doesn't work with this kind of actor, he's fine with anything and he'll always have a smile on his face when he goes back to rest.
But Jixue was worried that this matter would not end so easily. She and Yan Lu huddled together to warm themselves by the fire and said worriedly, "Boss Su, how are we going to explain this to Hong Kong Island?"
Yan Lu leaned on her and looked at Su Ning as well. Neither of them expected that Su Ning would come that night and solve the matter in such a neat and tidy way.
Su Ning was not panicked.
"It's okay, that's the best," Su Ning said, "If he goes back, Chen Zhaolan will have to thank me."
Jixue and Yan Lu looked at each other. They didn't quite understand what Su Ning meant, but since he said so, it would be good that they could film here well.
Fu Yongzhi was embarrassed by the return of his goods, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
He is definitely not a pushover. He couldn't sleep that night and found a bunch of reporters and online media to publish news late at night, exaggerating and distorting the facts. He insisted that he was excluded from the crew and replaced by someone with connections, and was kicked out of the crew in the middle of winter with heavy snow, trying to gain sympathy through this incident.
He had come here with great difficulty, so he had to get something to bring back.
Su Ning saw it, and it was within his expectations that Fu Yongzhi would do this, but he didn't care much about it. The official crew just issued a simple announcement, saying that they could not continue the cooperation due to some reasons, so they changed the role. This was considered an acknowledgement of the change of role, but no other explanation was given.
Such a simple announcement seemed to be evasive and not at all as decisive as when he was kicked out.
Fu Yongzhi thought that Su Ning had restrained himself, so he became bolder and hired a bunch of marketing accounts to issue press releases, hoping to hype up the incident and win the audience's sympathy.
He had never been so embarrassed before.
This matter was not a big deal before. After all, the original work of "Country God" is not a big IP, and the attention it received was not that high. But now that this incident happened, it suddenly became a hot topic.
At the beginning, many passers-by did not believe it because the press release issued by Fu Yongzhi was too demonized, almost describing the crew as cruel and perverted.
In the entertainment industry, few people can compare with Fu Yongzhi in terms of background. Who has such a strong relationship to replace him? Just for the third lead of an ordinary web drama
But Fu Yongzhi also took a few photos of himself when he was kicked out, and he looked really miserable. There were also internet trolls and the media talking to him, and as a result, many people were fooled.
Seeing that he was attracting more and more attention and many people expressing sympathy for him, Fu Yongzhi felt complacent for a long time.
But not long after, someone called, and when he looked at the caller ID, it was Shen Zhaolan.
He didn't dare not answer the call. He hadn't complained to his boss yet. He had just answered the phone and was scolded by the other party: "Idiot, withdraw all your manuscripts!"
"Boss Shen, what's wrong? I haven't even told you about this yet," Fu Yongzhi was still aggrieved, "What kind of crappy company is Guangying Entertainment in Haicheng? They dare to look at me with disdain. They all..."
But after listening to his explanation, Shen Zhaolan became even angrier.
"What do you think? Do you think I don't know? In the past, people in Hong Kong Island gave in to you. How dare you do the same thing outside? Do you really think that Su Ning is just here to do nothing? Don't they have any leverage over you?!"
Fu Yongzhi certainly knew in his heart that he was acting like a big shot on the crew, but on the one hand he was hoping for luck, thinking that they might not have recorded many things at the time and had solid evidence. On the other hand, he also felt that he had been sent back by the other side, and for the sake of cooperation in Hong Kong Island he couldn't just turn his back on them. The statement released on the official blog at the beginning was proof of that.
But both he and Shen Zhaolan completely underestimated Su Ning.
He waited for the heat to build, and when the public started paying attention, he started posting evidence on the official blog. When he knew Fu Yongzhi was being a big shot, he started to keep an eye on the crew's movements, and he had a lot of solid evidence in his hands.
Su Ning never intended to save face for him.
Chen Zhaolan made this call too late. It was Fu Yongzhi's fault that he was really a bad person. The mess he had made during this period was enough to fill a nine-square grid, and it was still not enough.
The official Weibo account of "Country God" did not give much explanation and posted the videos one by one in an orderly manner. Once the evidence of his being a big shot came out, all the content he had posted before was a slap in the face. Even the onlookers did not expect that there would be a reversal so soon.
"What a guy, he beat and scolded his assistant, was late every day, added scenes without permission, and even dared to turn the tables after being fired from the crew. He's awesome."
"I was saying, with the Fu family's strong backing, who would dare to change his role for no reason unless they were really angry?"
"I can't believe he always smiles to everyone in variety shows, but he turns out to be such a person."
"He wasn't famous to begin with, but he loves acting. He dared to issue a notice even though he was clearly in the wrong. Who gave him the courage?"
At this time, Fu Yongzhi reacted and called Shen Zhaolan to ask him to come forward, but it was no use.
But Chen Zhaolan never answered his calls again.
He himself was unable to take care of himself. He had been troubled by the issue of movie rankings in the capital during this period. When Fu Yongzhi's act of arrogance came to light, his situation became even more difficult.
The impact of this incident is far more than just public opinion.
Originally, the Shen family had disputes over the cooperation in Hong Kong Island. Shen Zhaolan had been bringing Fu Jing to the Shen residence recently, and several other actors were also there, but they had never reached an agreement. Today, the two sides met again because of this.
And Shen Mingzheng came today.
He originally did not participate in this matter, but the rest of the family could not solve it, and even when Shen Antang came forward twice, they could not reach a consensus.
Fu Jing looked at the scene and spoke first: "My nephew has a bad temper, but he is still a family member. Even if he makes a mistake, he has to talk to us first..."
But Zhu Lan, who was sitting next to the old man, was not someone who could be bullied easily. She glanced at Shen Mingzheng, and it was obvious that she had met with Shen Mingzheng before and had discussed the matter with him.
"Why, did we not give him face?" she asked, "Did President Su remind him? Did we also give him enough face when we sent people to meet his demands and ask him to leave at night when no one was around? Even when Fu Yongzhi made a fuss, did Su Ning not immediately mention the things he had done? Did we not give him enough face?"
Zhu Lan said this with a hint of something in mind: "I think some people don't know where they stand."
Shen Mingzheng, who came here, brought a cell phone with him. As soon as Zhu Lan finished speaking, several videos on the phone that had not been uploaded to the Internet were played. It was Fu Yongzhi's somewhat sharp voice.
"Do you know who Fu Jing is to me? How dare you do this to me? My family will not let you go!"
"Let me show you how powerful our Hong Kong Island is!"
Before the video was finished, Chen Zhaolan's face was already showing signs of discomfort. Fu Jing felt even more uncomfortable, so she motioned for him to turn off the video and said, "That's enough. We were wrong in this matter, so what do you want to do?"
"We have given you face by not releasing this clip." Shen Mingzheng said, "Because the two sides are cooperating, we don't want to hurt the relationship. Some things are trivial, but at this point, if the two sides really get entangled over some trivial matters, it will be too embarrassing, am I right?"
Fu Jing stopped talking.
Having reached her position, she cares a lot about her reputation. Even though the audience is critical of her competition for the role, they are tolerant of her because in the eyes of the audience, she really deserves it.
But she offended everyone from investors to directors, screenwriters, co-stars and assistants by acting like a big shot. When she was fired, her name was shouted. It seemed like Fu Jing had become some kind of backer under some banner. This is not the same thing as fighting for a role.
Celebrities care about their reputation, otherwise she wouldn't have refused to give in just for a ranking, even if it made the Shen family unhappy. She has worked her way up to her current position, there is no need for her to be successful and famous, and still be ridiculed for this.
Hong Kong Island is indeed a bit chaotic, but this kind of chaos must not appear in the open, let alone be exposed at such a critical moment.
"There's no need for us to make such a fuss." She said, "Shen, Shen Mingzheng, I think these things are negotiable."
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