Su Ying used all her strength in that slap, catching Zhu Jinzhao completely off guard, so much so that he couldn't stand up straight.
"Ouch—" The actor closest to her was the first to rush over and support her. She leaned weakly against him, her eyes wide open in a daze, and she sluggishly raised her hand to cover her burning cheek.
"Every morning!"
Wishing you a happy day!
Jiang Jingwen and Shi Jing ran out from the corner and rushed straight to Zhu Jinzhao's side, ignoring the staff's attempts to stop them.
"Chao Chao!" Jiang Jingwen removed Zhu Jinchao's hand and saw that Zhu Jinchao's cheeks had quickly become red and swollen. She couldn't control her temper for a moment.
"What are you doing?" She shielded Zhu Jinzhao behind her, turned around and shouted at Su Ying, "The director said to fake the fight during rehearsals, didn't you hear? What kind of manners are these? What kind of character are you!"
"Who are you?" Su Ying didn't take Jiang Jingwen seriously at all; she didn't even bother to argue with her.
"Director Zhao! What kind of rules did you set? How come just any extra can stand up and point fingers at me?"
"Sigh..." Director Zhao sighed with a headache and walked out from behind the monitor with a helpless expression.
"I'm asking you a question, why aren't you answering?" Jiang Jingwen was furious. Seeing that Su Ying ignored her, she raised her voice several decibels.
"So what if you're a top celebrity? Does being a top celebrity give you the right to bully minor actors? Do you believe I'll expose you right now?"
"You're going to find someone to expose me?" These words didn't frighten Su Ying at all; instead, they made her burst out laughing, as if she had heard some incredible joke.
"Who the hell are you? What kind of nonsense are you spouting from some nobody extra? And you even exposed me... What did I do wrong?"
"you--"
"What's all the noise about? Where did you come from?"
Just as Jiang Jingwen was about to speak, Director Zhao interrupted her sharply.
Director Zhao held up a megaphone and used its absolute volume to control the chaotic scene.
"Where did you come from, you extra? Do you even have the right to speak?"
Su Ying was clearly at fault, but Director Zhao's opening remarks were nothing short of humiliating Jiang Jingwen.
Jiang Jingwen's expression went blank, and she was momentarily stunned.
Director Zhao pointed the megaphone at her and launched into a tirade: "Isn't it normal for actors to get slapped a couple of times while acting? What are you doing here, making such a racket?"
"You're just a fucking extra, don't be so clueless. Song Ming, get her out of here, our crew doesn't need such a brain-dead extra!"
Watch your mouth!
Shi Jing, who had a bad temper, couldn't take it anymore after hearing this. He took two steps forward, slapped away Director Zhao's megaphone, pointed at Su Ying, and said coldly, "The assistant director already said that the fighting was fake during rehearsals. Is Su Ying deaf or are you deaf too? You can't even tell right from wrong, what kind of director are you? Go go to the Philippines and mine coal!"
How dare you speak to me like that?
Director Zhao and Su Ying questioned in unison. At the same time, six or seven staff members surrounded Shi Jing and Jiang Jingwen.
Shi Jing glanced at the people surrounding him and sneered disdainfully, "What are you doing? The lead actor hit someone, and not only does the production team not care, they want to use violence to shut us up?"
“Young man.” Director Zhao pointed at Shi Jing, his eyes cold and his tone full of warning, “I understand that you are young and hot-blooded and want to stand up for your friends, but I ask you to watch your step and not get yourself into trouble.”
"Hmph," Shi Jing didn't take his threat seriously at all. "I'm not going to be careful, what are you going to do about it?"
Director Zhao: "You—"
"Threatening me?" Shi Jing took a step forward, suddenly lowered his voice, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Shi Fei is my father. You can ask around and find out who he is."
"Shi Fei..." Upon hearing this name, Director Zhao's face suddenly turned deathly pale. He raised his eyes, staring at Shi Jing with a mixture of shock and fear, and asked in a trembling voice, "You...you know Shi Fei, who are you?"
Shi Jing raised an eyebrow slightly: "Guess."
"..." Director Zhao couldn't guess, nor did he dare to guess randomly.
"I'm not filming anymore."
Stunned by the beating, Zhu Jinzhao finally spoke, his face pale.
She threw the script at Su Ying's feet, removed the hair accessory, and repeated, "I'm not filming anymore. You can find someone else."
"What are you doing now?" The assistant director was exasperated. He turned to Zhu Jinzhao, who looked troubled, and said, "It's normal for them to actually fight during rehearsals. It's nothing serious. At most, Teacher Su just used a little too much force."
Su Ying chimed in, "This was supposed to be a scene with intense emotional clashes. I really hit you to better prepare for the emotions! You're an actress, can't you even endure this little bit of hardship?"
"I'm not an actress!" Zhu Jinzhao emerged from Jiang Jingwen's protection, her face half red and swollen, and looked directly into Su Ying's eyes, emphasizing each word clearly, "I'm just an extra. I came to this film crew part-time just to earn some money to save. I never thought about becoming an actress, nor did I ever think about becoming a star."
"You guys approached me to play the role of Fuling yourself; you didn't even ask for my permission beforehand!"
"If being an actor means being bullied and beaten for no reason, then let whoever wants to suffer can suffer, but I'm not going to."
After saying this, Zhu Jinzhao's hairstyle was completely ruined. She let her long hair down, took Jiang Jingwen's hand, and turned to leave.
"Hey—" The assistant director blocked her way, reluctantly giving in, "Fine, fine, you don't want to suffer like that. We won't actually fight during rehearsals, okay?"
"No way." Zhu Jinzhao refused decisively. "Actually, getting slapped isn't a big deal. I didn't mean anything by it, but you didn't respect my friend. I don't want to work with a production crew like yours anymore."
"Tch..." Su Ying couldn't help but laugh at her words. "Who do you think you are? You're lucky if a production team wants you, and you're still being picky? Do you think you're the one who doesn't want them?"
"What's it to you?" Zhu Jinzhao didn't even look at her. "Do top celebrities these days have the right to meddle in the fate of extras?"
"You..." Su Ying was taken aback by these words and immediately became angry. "Don't you dare push your luck!"
Zhu Jinzhao: "Who do you think you are? Why should I give you that nasty face? A celebrity who has no manners and doesn't know how to respect people will eventually fall from grace! How long can you be so arrogant?"
"What did you say?!"
The word "collapse" is like a collapsing mountain for any celebrity; even the biggest stars will be brought back to reality when faced with it.
Su Ying was provoked and immediately started yelling and screaming like a shrew.
"Are you fucking crazy? You're the one whose house is going to collapse, your whole family's house is going to collapse! Men, grab her and don't let her get away!"
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