An hour later, at an open-air cafe.
The director sat in the middle of the rooftop, looking around, feeling very uncomfortable.
Forty minutes ago, he received a call from the prince's special assistant, asking him to come here immediately.
The special assistant's tone sounded unfriendly. Could it be that he had offended the prince in some way?
On the other side...
Gong Bingye picked up Xia Xingchen at the company, and Xia Xingchen temporarily postponed his work in order to meet the director.
When they arrived at the entrance of the coffee shop, Gong Bingye asked Xia Xingchen to get in first while he looked for a place to park.
Xia Xingchen went straight to the rooftop.
The director, looking around, immediately recognized Xia Xingchen. He stood up nervously and greeted her, "Hello, Miss Xia."
After he finished speaking, his eyes kept searching behind her.
Xia Xingchen sat down and said in a cold tone, "Don't look for him. The prince didn't come up. It's me who wants to see you."
The director's heart finally settled down.
He sat down and casually asked, "What would you like to drink, Miss Xia?"
At this moment, the previous attentiveness was gone.
Xia Xingchen chuckled. He was another snob. "Anything is fine."
So the director called the waiter over and ordered two cups of coffee.
The director leaned back in his chair and asked directly, "I don't think I've met Miss Xia before. I wonder what's the matter that Miss Xia asked the prince to meet me?"
The director's implication was that if she hadn't asked the prince to invite him, he wouldn't have come at all.
"There wasn't one before, but there is one now." Xia Xingchen replied calmly.
The director was puzzled. "Oh? You mean now?"
Xia Xingchen didn't have time to beat around the bush with him. She looked at him and asked seriously, "Li Li wants to quit her role as the third female lead in your play. How much is the penalty for breach of contract? Name your price."
The director was stunned for a moment, then he smiled belatedly, "So, Miss Xia asked me out for this very thing."
"But, Miss Xia, I think you may have found the wrong person?"
At this time, the waiter brought the coffee and placed it in front of them.
Xia Xingchen asked, "What do you mean?"
The director then continued, "Li Li wanted to act in this play herself, and she chose the role. I'm afraid neither you nor I have the right to deprive her of her right to act."
Xia Xingchen also understood this, but... the role Li Li took was too humiliating.
Xia Xingchen took a step back and said, "You are the director of this play. You decide Li Li's role. Tell me, how can we prevent Bai Rou from bullying Li Li in the play?"
The director deliberately said in embarrassment: "Miss Xia really thinks highly of me. How can I change the script at will? Whether Bai Rou bullies Li Li or not is not up to me. It is the plot that drives it forward."
"Besides, the audience would probably love to see the heroine slap the mistress!"
There was a sting in every word the director said, which made Xia Xingchen feel uncomfortable.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that the director was targeting Li Li.
"Okay, since the director can't change the plot, then the investors should be able to change it, right?" Xia Xingchen countered.
Before the director understood what Xia Xingchen meant, he heard her say, "I've invested 1 billion in your play. Is that enough for me to change the script?"
The director was shocked. He didn't expect Xia Xingchen to be so generous. However...
The initial capital for this drama was invested by Mingjie, and he specifically asked Li Li to play the third female role. If he accepted the 1 billion from Xia Xingchen and changed Li Li's role, Mingjie would definitely not let him go?
It will also tarnish his reputation in the industry.
Mingjie is a ruthless man and should not be offended easily.
As for Xia Xingchen...
Just find an excuse to get rid of it!
The director thought carefully while drinking coffee. After a moment, he chose to protect himself and rejected Xia Xingchen's kindness.
Seeing that the director was adamant, Xia Xingchen had no choice but to give in.
After the director left, Xia Xingchen saw that Gong Bingye had not come up yet, so she called him and told him that he didn't need to come up and that she would go down right away.
In the car, Gong Bingye saw that Xia Xingchen was in a bad mood, so he asked with concern: "Girl, did you have a bad conversation with him?"
Xia Xingchen felt a little upset and did not answer Gong Bingye's words. However, when passing by an ice cream shop, she accidentally saw Bai Rou knock the ice cream that Li Li had just bought to the ground, and then stepped on it, and the ice cream on the sole of her shoe fell onto Li Li's white shoes.
Li Li lowered her head, not daring to resist at all, and let Bai Rou bully her.
This should be the crew's break. Li Li wanted to buy an ice cream on the roadside. Bai Rou saw it and followed her out.
Her purpose was not to eat ice cream, but to bully Li Li.
Not only did Bai Rou bully Li Li in the play, she also blatantly bullied her outside of the play...
Xia Xingchen couldn't bear to see it anymore, so he asked Gong Bingye to stop the car on the side of the road.
Meanwhile, Bai Rou was still humiliating Li Li to her heart's content. When she was finished and leaving triumphantly, Xia Xingchen stopped her in a stern voice, "Stop!"
Bai Rou turned around and saw that it was Xia Xingchen.
Damn it!
She actually ran into him again.
"Is there something wrong?" Bai Rou looked at her with disdain on her face.
Xia Xingchen walked over closely and stood in front of Bai Rou with an indifferent expression and cold eyes. Before she said anything, Bai Rou felt a little guilty.
For some reason, she felt that Xia Xingchen's aura was terrifyingly powerful.
"Apologize to her." Xia Xingchen said expressionlessly.
Bai Rou thought Xia Xingchen hadn't seen what had just happened, so she said, "Miss Xia, are you okay? She was fine, why should I apologize to her?"
Xia Xingchen didn't waste any time talking to her. She took out her phone and played a video of her bullying Li Li. "If this video gets posted online, you know the consequences without me even telling you."
Bai Rou glared at Xia Xingchen fiercely, as if she wanted to eat her.
Xia Xingchen was not afraid and met her gaze bravely!
After a while, Bai Rou glared at Li Li and said reluctantly, "I'm sorry."
After that, she bumped Li Li's shoulder hard and walked away!
"Li Li, are you okay?" Xia Xingchen saw this and asked hurriedly with concern.
Xia Xingchen had never dealt with Bai Rou. She only knew that Bai Rou was a movie queen. She never thought that Bai Rou was so insidious.
Li Li shook her head vigorously, "I'm fine!"
Thinking of how Xia Xingchen stood up for her just now, her eyes suddenly became moist and a hint of bitterness welled up in her nose!
She grabbed Xia Xingchen's hand and said with sincere gratitude: "Xingchen, thank you!"
He always appears in time when she needs help.
Xia Xingchen pursed her lips and said, "Silly boy, we are friends, why are you still thanking me?"
Then she asked, "Have you finished filming today's scenes?"
Li Li nodded slightly.
"Don't be unhappy, come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious." As she said that, she took Li Li's hand and left.
Soon, the two of them arrived in front of the car. Gong Bingye opened the car window, and Li Li saw Gong Bingye in the car at a glance.
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