frightfiction Chapter 108: Acting out the script through the telephone
Chapter 108: Acting out the script through the telephone
There must be a reason for wearing autumn johns over cotton trousers!
Based on Zhang Yang's understanding of Xia Xueqi, she must have had some reason for the conflict with the director.
Just as I was thinking about it, she sent me a message: "Are you asleep? I haven't waited for your message yet."
When she was feeling upset, she couldn't wait and would send a message to Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang replied: "Of course I'm still awake. I'm busy with something. I saw your news. What's going on? It's not something you would do."
Xia Xueqi replied with a voice message: "Your Majesty really understands me. The entertainment industry is more complicated than I thought."
Zhang Yang was shocked: "Are you being taken advantage of?"
Xia Xueqi sighed and said, "It's even more disgusting than the unspoken rules. There was a dispute between our company and this director on another film we were working on. He deliberately created this to put pressure on the company.
He deliberately provoked me on the set and cursed me with the most vicious words, so of course I couldn't help but argue with him a few times."
Zhang Yang asked curiously, "You have always had a good temper. What did he say to anger you?"
Xia Xueqi sneered: "He said I became famous by sleeping with my boss."
Zhang Yang was silent. He knew very well that when he met Xia Xueqi, she was kicked out of the crew by the director because she didn't want to be taken advantage of.
Over the years, she has made her way forward step by step through her own efforts. What she hates most is people saying that she slept with her boss or director.
The director must have known about her weakness and used this sentence deliberately to provoke her.
However, what Zhang Yang didn't know was that the reason why Xia Xueqi was so angry was because there was only one man she wanted to sleep with.
It might not be a big deal if the director scolded her for other things, but when he scolded her for having slept with her boss, she became extremely angry. The pure place in her heart would not be allowed to be defiled, not even with words.
Zhang Yang asked: "I've seen the leaked video. It should have been edited, right?"
"That's right, he deliberately made me talk to him alone, and actually had someone secretly film it from the side. He cut out the words that angered me at the beginning, and only left the rest of the content to post online.
Now the initiative is in his hands. As long as our company makes some concessions on the revenue share of his other film privately, he will reconcile with me and the matter will be settled.”
Zhang Yang thought to himself, your entertainment industry is so chaotic. It’s just a pity for the poor girl Xia Xueqi. Even though she is a big star now, she will become a victim of their entertainment industry struggle.
"What should we do now? Does Sister Chen have any solution?" Zhang Yang was most concerned about the problem of his client Xia Xueqi.
"Actors in the entertainment industry are very concerned about their reputation. When an actor and director fall out, the impact is huge. Coupled with their hype, many of my business activities have been temporarily suspended.
Including that variety show, the director has also informed me that it will be postponed temporarily. Now Sister Chen asked me to stay in K City and not go out, and she is also trying to find a solution.
I actually quite like the script of this spy drama, it’s a shame I can’t act in it.”
"Are you still thinking about the script at this time?"
"Of course, I really love the acting career, you know that."
After explaining the cause of the incident, Xia Xueqi's tone was full of helplessness. This might be the biggest crisis she had encountered after becoming famous.
If this matter is not properly resolved, she is likely to fall from a first-line star and gradually fade out of people's sight.
Even Sister Chen is in a state of panic now, and Zhang Yang certainly can't help much. Sister Chen has probably said a lot of ordinary words of comfort. All he can do is to provide emotional value output to customers.
He suddenly had an idea and asked on WeChat: "Do you still have a script?"
"Yes, why do you ask this suddenly?"
"Send it to me."
Xia Xueqi felt a little puzzled, but she still sent the script over.
Zhang Yang has also read some of her other scripts in the past two years, so he knows how to read the lines.
He cut out a passage from it and said, "Since you can't sleep anyway, I'll act it out for you. It's the conversation between Shen Mengyao and Chen Hao at the secret contact point."
"Ah? Okay..." Xia Xueqi on the other end of the line trembled slightly. In the script, Chen Hao and Shen Mengyao were a couple preparing to get married, and this plot was the last one before the two separated.
The setting of this couple caused her body to have a slight reaction.
Zhang Yang walked to the end of the corridor, found a quiet place, and said to the phone: "Shall we start?"
"Start...start..." Xia Xueqi felt her breathing a little rapid.
Zhang Yang looked at the script and said, "Mengyao, the situation has changed. The enemy has noticed our actions."
Xia Xueqi also recited the lines: "How could this happen? Our plan has always been very thorough."
"Maybe there's a traitor among us. The enemy should have some clues."
"Then what do we do?"
"I'm afraid the plan must be advanced. We have to take action against the spy chief tonight. This is too dangerous. I will do it."
"No, if you go alone, wouldn't that be suicide?"
Zhang Yang said seriously: "For the revolution, it's worth it even if I sacrifice myself!"
"But we're not married yet..."
"Mengyao, we are lovers and comrades, and everything we do is for the revolution."
Hearing the word "lover", Xia Xueqi's body trembled again, and she curled up involuntarily on the sofa.
She threw the script aside, not reading the narration, and said directly: "Before we act, let's do what lovers should do, okay?"
Zhang Yang frowned and read the script again carefully: "That's not right, it seems there is no such line."
"I added this at the last minute. They are about to be separated by life and death, shouldn't there be more emotional scenes? We don't have to follow the script later."
Zhang Yang thought about it and it seemed to be true. They were about to sacrifice themselves for the revolution, so there was nothing wrong with some romance between lovers. But what was the thing she was talking about that lovers should do?
He reacted immediately and said to the phone: "Mengyao, then let's get married here?"
"Get married...Okay..." Xia Xueqi only felt her body's reaction become stronger.
"Bow to heaven and earth..." Zhang Yang said into the phone.
"Wait, why does it feel a bit weird?"
Zhang Yang explained: "These two comrades are progressive in thought but traditional in etiquette, so they still chose the Chinese wedding."
Xia Xueqi suppressed the surging emotions in her heart and continued, "Okay, I'll listen to you..." She actually kowtowed on the sofa facing the outside of the bed.
"Bow to my parents twice..." Zhang Yang just said it casually, but Xia Xueqi on the other end actually kowtowed in the direction of her hometown.
Zhang Yang continued to recite: "Husband and wife bow to each other..."
Xia Xueqi found the direction of S City and bowed again.
"The ceremony is over! Mengyao, we are husband and wife now. Next I have to go and deal with the spy chief. You must take care of yourself for the revolution..."
"Wait!" Xia Xueqi suddenly stopped him again.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Yang was confused again.
"Shouldn't we do something else after the wedding? Why do we have to rush to assassinate the spy chief?"
"Uh...if we don't assassinate him, will our comrades be in danger?"
"It's still three hours before the spy chief reaches his destination." Xia Xueqi started to talk nonsense.
Zhang Yang frowned and said, "There are still three hours left. What should we do?"
Xia Xueqi clenched the pillow in her hand and said, "We should book an hourly room at the hotel nearby..."