Chapter 219: Looking Forward to the New Movie

Translator: Zayn_

When she came out of the film site, Zhao Yingnan looked worried.

“Qingyou.. Are you really not worried?”

“What are you worried about?” Song Qingyou asked.

“Worried–” Zhao Yingnan hesitated and said, “Zhu Jiao will definitely say bad things about you in front of Teacher Zhong. If Teacher Zhong speaks against you, you will not get the role.”

“Will 1?”

Song Qingyou didn’t understand Zhong Jiayin.

Although the other party was rumored to be a difficult person to get along with, she shouldn’t be so stupid as to listen to Zhu Jiao, right?

“I think it’s very possible.” Zhao Yingnan took a deep breath and continued, “You don’t know, Teacher Zhong, she… Just like the others said, she’s not easy to get along with.”

Zhao Yingnan said this for a reason.

This was the first time she was working with Zhong Jiayin. She had only heard that this person had a bad temper, but now she had seen it with her own eyes.

As soon as Zhong Jiayin joined the crew, she complained that the hotel room was too small. She then went to a five-star hotel far away from the crew and booked a top-class suite. After that, she was late every day. When Luo Hongqing asked, she replied that the normal working hours were at nine o’clock.

“What she said is not wrong, it’s just that… Some of the crew members were ready at five or six o’clock, but she only came at nine. She made so many people wait for three hours and didn’t even apologize.”

Zhao Yingnan had long wanted to complain. It was rare to have an audience like Song Qingyou, so she said what was on her mind.

“Also, Teacher Zhong likes to put a bottle of flowers in her resting place. She asks her assistant to buy fresh ones every day…This is nothing. The key is that there was once when the petals of a flower in the vase were even[i], so she fired her assistant.”

Next, Zhao Yingnan complained about several similar things.

For example, the water that Zhong Jiayin’s assistant had brought over was too cold, and she had deducted her salary.

Another example was her assistant being late by 20 seconds and getting fired.

“Then how many assistants does she change every month?” Song Qingyou asked, amused.

Zhao Yingnan shook her head. “I’m not sure either. But Teacher Zhong’s agent seems to have been with her for a long time. The crew said that her agent’s temper should be very good.”

“Her assistant’s salary is very high?”

“Probably. Otherwise, why would there be so many applicants?”

Song Qingyou smiled. Since the salary was high, there was nothing much to say. After all, the more money one got, the more work one would have to do. From what Zhao Yingnan said, Zhong Jiayin didn’t deliberately abuse people.

Zhao Yingnan looked at her. “Aren’t you afraid that Zhu Jiao will do something bad?”

“Probably not.” Song Qingyou replied, “Director Luo seems to be quite satisfied with me.”

“That’s true-”

Zhao Yingnan was slightly relieved.

She didn’t expect that Luo Hongqing would search through the list of famous actors in the entertainment industry in order to find a new third female lead. He even wanted to go to the Film Academy to find a new actress.

Now that he had finally met Song Qingyou, even if Zhong Jiayin asked, he might not agree.

Reality proved that Song Qingyou’s guess was right.

Because the next morning, the news of a certain actress of Murder of the Rose having a scandal made the headlines.

Immediately after, the production team of Murder of the Rose issued a statement:

[ @Murder of the Rose official: The third female lead of the movie has been officially changed to @Song Qingyou. The promotion will be changed in the next two days. Please look forward to it.]

As soon as the production team’s official Weibo statement was released, the other main leads, including Zhong Jiayin and Zhu Jiao, shared it one after another.

Weibo exploded.

First, there was the matter of a certain actress. Needless to say, even passersby wanted to step on this actress.

Secondly, the news that Song Qingyou was going to act in Murder of the Rose made many people unable to believe it.

This was because people who performed well in television dramas might not be suitable for acting in movies.

Moreover, Murder of the Rose was originally adapted from a novel, and the novel had a description of Song Qingyou’s character.

Many fans of the original novel and people who followed the movie weren’t optimistic about Song Qingyou’s acting skills.

Moreover, Director Luo Hongqing had a rule when it came to making movies. He would either use newcomers who had never acted before or veteran actors who had acted in movies and had the corresponding experience.

But Song Qingyou didn’t meet any of those conditions.

Therefore, many people felt that Song Qingyou had risen to the top using underhanded means.

[ Can’t she go back and act in a period drama? Why did she have to come out and film a movie?]

[ Song Qingyou has been acting in her own company’s TV series. If she doesn’t do well in one or two takes, she’ll just shoot for a day. Director Luo won’t spoil her so much! ]

[ What the person above said is right. Director Luo won’t spoil her. This movie might be the only way to see how good Song Qingyou’s acting is.]

[ When the movie is ruined by her, let’s see how those fans of her will brag about her!]

Even after Song Qingyou moved into the hotel where the crew was, the malicious comments on the Internet didn’t stop.

At this moment, Gu Xingchen posted on Weibo.

[@GuXingchen: I just finished watching The Empress. Both the plot and the actors are great. @SongQingyou, you have a bright future ahead of you. I’m looking forward to the new movie. I hope we can work together in the future.] In less than a minute, it became a hot topic on Weibo.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Gu Xingchen was supporting Song Qingyou.

It was only then that everyone remembered that the two of them were friends in private.

There were also some marketing accounts that kept harping on this point, guessing that the two of them might not be just friends…

Song Qingyou was still sitting in the dressing room, surrounded by a few makeup artists asking about skincare methods. Naturally, she didn’t know what Gu Xingchen had done.

Meanwhile, Zhong Jiayin, who was in the lounge, was extremely unhappy.

She looked around and realized that her manager and assistant were not around, so she called Zhu Jiao in.

Zhu Jiao had been trying to cling onto Zhong Jiayin’s golden thigh for a while now. When she heard the voice, she immediately came in and smiled even more obsequiously than the eunuchs in TV dramas.

“Sister Zhong, you were looking for me?”

“Are you familiar with Song Qingyou?”

“Not familiar.” Zhu Jiao answered firmly, “How can I be close to someone like her?”

Zhong Jiayin replied with an ‘Oh’, as if she had lost her interest in the moment.

Zhu Jiao’s heart skipped a beat. She thought of something and quickly asked, “Sister Zhong, do you want to ask about Song Qingyou? If that’s the case, you can ask me. I don’t know 100% but 1 know 70% to 80%…”

“You don’t know her well, so what do you know?” Zhong Jiayin asked suspiciously.

“Well, I’m not familiar with her, but some things can be found out just by asking around. There’s no need to be familiar with her.”

“Isn’t that just hearsay?”

Zhong Jiayin frowned and waved her hand. “You can leave. I have nothing else to ask.”

Zhu Jiao wanted to take the opportunity to provoke Zhong Jiayin’s dissatisfaction with Song Qingyou, but before she could say anything, Zhong Jiayin told her to leave.

As she walked out, she cursed in her heart. Zhong Jiayin was really hard to please. Just like what the others said, she did not take people seriously!

Notes:

[1]: probably a superstition about even number of petals