However, he didn't feel proud for long before his cell phone rang.
He glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was a familiar number, so he picked up the phone. A few seconds later, his expression suddenly changed.
Besides Director Ma, Bai Rou was the only one who knew about his investment in the "Rebirth" crew.
Now that the production team of "Rebirth" has been defunded, how come he, as an investor, didn't know about it?!
The first thing he did after hanging up the phone was to call Bai Rou.
The two met at the hotel.
Mingjie stood in front of the window, smoking non-stop.
Bai Rou came out of the shower and hugged his waist from behind, "Brother Jie, do you miss me?"
Her hands kept groping all over his body.
Mingjie remained unmoved and calmly asked, "Did you withdraw the funding for the "Rebirth" crew?"
Even though he knew he was asking a question he already knew the answer to, he still wanted to ask it again without giving up.
Bai Rou leaned her face against his back, not hiding anything, and admitted generously, "Yes, it's me."
Mingjie calmed himself down and tried to suppress his temper, "Why?"
Bai Rou said aggrievedly, "It's because the Crown Prince has stopped my schedule. Since I have no movies to shoot, Xia Xingchen can't even think about working peacefully."
"Idiot!" Bai Rou didn't know what she said wrong. Mingjie turned around and slapped her in the face.
Bai Rou's face hurt. After being beaten, she felt even more wronged. She looked at him, tears falling down her face.
Mingjie pointed at her angrily, "Why do you think I funded Xia Xingchen to star in this awful drama? Wasn't it just to wait for it to go online and see her character collapse and get cyberbullied?"
"Now, you've withdrawn your investment before the filming is even finished. Not only did I waste my money, but you also ruined my plan."
Bai Rou was originally very angry after being beaten, but when she heard Mingjie say this, she realized that she had made things worse. She pouted, gently tugged at Mingjie's sleeve, and apologized weakly, "I'm sorry! I was also angry at the moment and forgot the consequences."
"What's the point of saying sorry now?" Mingjie angrily shook off her hand.
"Then what should I do?" Bai Rou was at a loss and cried even harder. After a moment, she said weakly, "Otherwise, I'll just return the funds."
"Since you did this, you should fill this hole as soon as possible." Mingjie urged her. Then, stepping closer, he firmly grasped her chin and warned her, "Xia Xingchen is my stepping stone to deal with Chen Bing. You'd better not ruin my plans again."
Mingjie swung Bai Rou hard, and she almost fell to the ground. The next second, he slammed the door and left.
"Brother Jie, Brother Jie..." Bai Rou called Mingjie several times, but he didn't turn back.
Bai Rou didn't expect Mingjie to get so angry about this matter. If she had known this, she shouldn't have made this hasty decision.
What's more, she shouldn't have believed Mingjie's words and dealt with Xia Xingchen for him.
At this point, she seemed to have cut off her retreat and had to move forward.
Right now, the most important thing is to calm Mingjie's anger first.
The next day, Bai Rou got up early and went to find Director Ma.
She originally thought that the filming of "Rebirth" would be stopped because of the broken funding chain, and now Director Ma is probably the only one left on the set.
However, when she arrived at the set and saw the crew filming normally, she was suddenly a little dumbfounded.
What's going on?!
Could it be that... there are really investors who are interested in this crappy script of "Rebirth"?
But, this shouldn't be the case, right?
This awful novel was personally selected by Mingjie. How could any investor be so blind as to invest in this drama?
Although the actors in the "Rebirth" crew rarely pay attention to scandals in the entertainment industry, they still know the movie queen Bai Rou. When someone recognized Bai Rou, everyone immediately surrounded her.
He showered her with compliments!
Some people even took pens and asked Bai Rou to sign their clothes or arms.
Bai Rou catered to them with a professional fake smile.
At this time, Bai Rou became the most dazzling presence in the crew. Everyone flattered Bai Rou, except Xia Xingchen, who took advantage of the rare break to go to the rocking chair and relax in the sun.
Director Ma also rushed over after hearing the noise and said happily, "Queen Bai, why are you here?"
He never thought that his small and unpopular crew would have a film star come to visit the set.
If this news were released, would it attract some attention?
Bai Rou smiled and said, "I'm just here to check on my friend's class. You guys go about your business."
Bai Rou looked around but didn't see Xia Xingchen, so she asked tentatively, "Miss Xia, isn't she here?"
One of the young actors said excitedly, "Here we are! Today our Stephen Chow has an important scene to shoot..."
As she spoke, she turned her head and looked around, but didn't see Xia Xingchen. "Huh? Where's she? Was she here just now?"
"Master Xing?" Bai Rou felt very strange about this title.
"Yes, Stephen Chow is so cool in the movie, so everyone in the crew calls Miss Xia Stephen Chow." The young actor said proudly.
Bai Rou had never seen Xia Xingchen act, but when she saw the young actor speaking so proudly, she actually felt vaguely uncomfortable in her heart.
What she meant was, is Xia Xingchen a good actor?
How can such a bad drama show good acting?!
After all, she is a professional actor. Even though Bai Rou felt uncomfortable, she did not show it. She smiled and asked everyone to continue filming and not let her affect the progress of the filming.
Filming continues...
Bai Rou didn't rush to leave. She looked around and naturally walked to Director Ma and sat down.
The picture quality on the monitor was so clear that even the slightest expression could be captured. She was surprised and wondered how Director Ma could have the money to buy such good equipment?
Isn’t he so poor that he can barely afford to eat?
The image quality of the equipment is also terrible, how could it be...
Could it be that... this was also secretly funded by Mingjie? !
Bai Rou couldn't bear to watch the acting of these rookies on the monitor. With such acting skills, even if they were given a big production, it would fail.
It's a pleasure to watch others act, but it's really a pain to watch them act.
Director Ma was sweating profusely while watching in front of the monitor. What's wrong with these actors?
Why are you not in good shape?
Wasn't it fine just now?
Director Ma couldn't bear to watch this and strongly requested that the scene be reshot.
But the more you shoot, the worse it gets.
In the end, it was so bad that it was disgusting.
Helplessly, Director Ma had to terminate the filming. He walked up to the two actors and loudly blamed them.
Maybe they blamed themselves, or maybe they were really scared by Director Ma, one of the actors even cried out of grievance.
Director Ma sat in front of the monitor again in a rage.
At that time, Bai Rou looked at the monitor and tentatively praised: "Director Ma, the image quality of this batch of new equipment is really good."
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