Upon arrival, Qiao Zhen immediately apologized: "I'm so sorry everyone, I overslept today and delayed everyone's progress. I'm so sorry!"
Because of her special circumstances, no one knew what to say, and they could only wave their hands to indicate that everything was alright.
Just then, Qiao Zhen noticed that Chen Si in the center of the set was staring at her intently.
Upon seeing this, Qiao Zhen immediately turned her head away, unwilling to look at her anymore.
He didn't give her the chance and immediately walked up to her.
"Miss Qiao, what a coincidence that we meet again."
Qiao Zhen didn't want to pay attention, but given her current status as the female lead in the drama, she had no choice but to.
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen could only manage a forced smile.
"Hello Ms. Shen, congratulations on the huge success of your drama."
Listening to Qiao Zhen's compliments, he pondered but was not willing to give up.
"You had a good reputation when you filmed the variety show last time, so why aren't you taking on any acting roles anymore?"
Qiao Zhen simply lowered her eyes, her tone remaining perfectly calm.
"I only participated in the variety show last time to train myself, not to enter the entertainment industry. I don't have any acting talent and I don't think I can be a good actor."
"Hmph." Chen Si sneered, then said, "It's true that you can't be a good actor, but it's false that you don't have acting talent."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but frown: "I wonder what Miss Chen means by this?"
Upon hearing this, he pondered but was not about to give up: "You know perfectly well who's pretending, there's no need for me to always remind you."
Just then, the director next to them couldn't stand it anymore and kindly advised, "Sister Chen, we need to meet the deadline. Could you please film a few more scenes?"
Listening to the director's obsequious tone, Chen Si was very satisfied. After nodding reluctantly, she walked away in her high heels.
Seeing this, Qiao Zhen had no choice but to hold up a sign and announce the start of the play.
As a result, Chen Si was only halfway through taking the picture when he suddenly seemed to remember something, immediately ran to Qiao Zhen's side, and threw his earring to her.
"Caught it!"
In a moment of panic, Qiao Zhen could only barely catch it, then asked in confusion, "What is this...?"
“I’m sorry,” Chen Si said, straightening his hair with a smug look on his face, “the brand that sponsored these earrings is no longer sponsoring them, so I don’t need to promote them for free. Therefore, I’d like to trouble you to hold these earrings for me, Miss Qiao.”
Hearing this, Qiao Zhen could only nod reluctantly, then found a box and carefully put it inside.
Her job wasn't too busy, so in her spare time she would use her peripheral vision to look for Qiao Luosheng.
But Qiao Luosheng's job was not so lucky; most of it was manual labor, the kind that was hard work but thankless.
Fortunately, Qiao Luosheng was hardworking and could endure hardship. He did many of the dirty and tiring jobs without complaint.
After a morning of filming, it was time for the crew to rest.
Qiao Zhen remembered the earrings she had placed on the table earlier, so she quickly went back to the table to look for them, but the earrings were nowhere to be found.
"Where's my earring?" Qiao Zhen frowned anxiously, and searched the surrounding area several times, but still couldn't find it.
"Miss Qiao, what are you looking for?"
Seeing Qiao Zhen's anxious and flustered state, Xiao Zhang couldn't help but step forward and ask.
"Xiao Zhang, have you seen the earrings Miss Shen gave me? I want to return them to her."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhang frowned, thought for a while, and then shook his head.
"Miss Qiao, did you put it somewhere else and forget about it? I remember there were no earrings here from beginning to end."
"How is that possible..." Qiao Zhen was a little confused for a moment.
I clearly put the earrings on the table, how could they be gone?
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen realized that this stalemate was not a solution, so she decided to find the director and ask him to check the surveillance footage.
“Miss Qiao, it’s not that I’m being unreasonable, but surveillance footage isn’t something you can just look at casually. If you’re going to look at it, you need at least a legitimate reason.”
The director said with a troubled expression.
Hearing this, Qiao Zhen became anxious and couldn't help but plead, "Director, please be lenient. If we can't find this earring, we'll be in big trouble."
It's not that I'm inflexible, it's just that this is the rule.
Hearing the director's helpless words, Qiao Zhen became even more anxious.
"But if Miss Shen's earrings are lost on your set, you'll definitely be in trouble. Please weigh the pros and cons and help me check the surveillance footage."
Just then, a thoughtful woman walked over and asked, feigning confusion, "What happened? Qiao Zhen, where's my earring?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen's face flashed with apology and embarrassment: "I'm sorry, Miss Shen, I lost my earring. I would like to request access to the surveillance footage."
Upon hearing this, Chen Si immediately frowned and flew into a rage.
"You lost it? Qiao Zhen, say it again, you actually lost it?"
Qiao Zhen was taken aback when she realized that losing a pair of earrings could cause such a big temper. She stood there stunned for a few seconds before saying, "This was my mistake. I'm so sorry, Miss Chen. I will do my best to find it."
"What if we can't find it? Who will bear the loss?"
Qiao Zhen took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down: "Naturally, I'll take responsibility."
"You'll take responsibility?" Chen Si scoffed coldly, laughing disdainfully, "Do you think you can afford to pay for it? These earrings were a one-of-a-kind piece custom-made for me by that brand just to have me as their spokesperson. There's only one pair in the whole world. Where are you going to find another one if you lose it?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Si was about to press further when Qiao Luosheng, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but step forward.
"The crew's surveillance footage is all clear. If they really want to minimize the losses, they should release the footage. After all, it's such an important item as a one-of-a-kind earring. Surely the director wouldn't refuse to release it?"
As soon as Qiao Luosheng said this, everyone around him looked at him in surprise.
Noticing the stares from those around him, Qiao Luosheng remained calm and straightened his back.
Seeing this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but get a little anxious and winked at Qiao Luosheng.
But Qiao Luosheng acted as if he hadn't seen anything and continued, "After Miss Qiao put the earrings on the table, they disappeared. Someone must have interfered. After we checked the surveillance footage, the truth will be clear, won't it?"
Hearing this, the director was a little embarrassed and was about to say something, but he was silenced by a look from Chen Si.
"I'm sorry, we can't check the surveillance footage. That's the rule, unless a higher-level leader agrees."
Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a tall, slender man slowly stepped into the room. He looked arrogant and spoke coldly.
"Then may I ask, am I qualified?"
These words immediately attracted the attention of everyone around.
Upon seeing that it was Lu Zheng, Chen Si couldn't help but feel a little exasperated. After giving a wink to the person next to him, his assistant went up to him in a fawning manner and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, this is our film crew's location. Please do not act recklessly."
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