After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 266 Clarifications

Chapter 266: Chapter 266 Clarifications

"She replied, she replied, Xixi, she actually replied to the private message."

From morning till dusk, Lu Zhengzheng had given up hope. She had just returned with her meal and refreshed the homepage out of habit when she saw a conspicuous little red dot in the private message section.

Seeing Jiang Lingxi coming in from outside the door, she shouted immediately.

"What private message?"

Wei Minmin poked her head out from behind Jiang Lingxi.

Jiang Lingxi reached out, pushed her head back in, and then took the phone Lu Zhengzheng handed to her.

The private message chat was already open. She glanced down and saw the other person’s reply, just three minutes ago.

[Sorry to disappoint, but I had to leave the crew for certain reasons. Now the role of Yu Xin has a new actor, and it seems I won’t be returning. Currently looking for new opportunities, please stay tuned!]

An unsurprising reply.

Without a change in expression, she clicked on the chat box and continued typing: "Was Jiang Xiyu brought in by investment, or was she chosen by the director or screenwriter?"

In the nine-square grid, Yu Si was already eating hotpot with Xu Miao. Seeing the red dot light up on the phone screen again, she hesitated before replying: "Neither."

Jiang Lingxi, who had just received the simple reply while taking the chopsticks from Lu Zhengzheng, couldn’t help but lift her eyebrows.

If it’s neither, then who arranged for Jiang Xiyu to join the crew? Besides the investors, director, and screenwriter, who else in the crew would have such power?

She looked up to see Wei Minmin happily sitting across from her, ready to start eating.

"Minmin, can you get our crew to change an actor?"

Wei Minmin was taken aback by the question, her chopsticks paused mid-air, "Who do you want to change?"

"Can you do it?"

"Me? I can’t." Wei Minmin quickly waved her hand, "I’m just a supporting actress. Even if the director is my uncle, I can’t just change the actors at will. Otherwise, I would have suggested replacing Lin Xuefei and Jiang Xiyu long ago, and there wouldn’t have been so much trouble later. Besides, the filming has already started, you can’t just change actors as you wish."

"However," she changed her tone, "if you, Xixi, as the lead, were to suggest to my uncle to replace an actor and had enough reason to convince him, I think my uncle would seriously consider it. After all, in the crew, usually, the lead actress’s power is second only to the director."

"Oh?"

Afraid that Jiang Lingxi lacked confidence, Wei Minmin lightly patted her shoulder across the small table, "Xixi, be confident. You’re the soul of this drama. Other actors can be anyone, but if they can’t act with you, they’ll be the ones replaced."

"Just like our neighbor drama ’Qingcheng Legend’," Wei Minmin added with a touch of sarcasm, "you probably don’t know, I’ve heard that Xu Qingmei stuffed a lot of her studio’s actors into her crew. The director had to accept them even if he wasn’t happy, because the whole drama rests on Xu Qingmei’s shoulders as the main actress. Not to mention, I still think that Director Lin is a bit overly accommodating. Now, it’s more her crew than the ’Qingcheng Legend’ crew."

Jiang Lingxi was listening intently, and Wei Minmin hadn’t forgotten her initial curiosity, "Right, who do you want to replace, Xixi?"

"I don’t want to replace anyone," Jiang Lingxi shook her head and smiled, "I think the current actors in the crew are great. I was just casually asking."

Wei Minmin: "No one? You scared me for a moment."

Without a care, she continued eating, while Xu Ling’an, sitting nearby, glanced at Wei Minmin who was focused on eating, and then at his sister, a trace of contemplation crossing his eyes.

Jiang Lingxi clicked open the private message chat with Yu Si and typed: "It’s not xu, is it?" along with a curious emoji.

When Yu Si saw this private message, her hand shook, almost tossing her phone into the hotpot.

Even though it was just an implicit pinyin, she knew right away who this fan was asking about, but how could they guess so accurately!

Could it be that there’s a fan among the ’Qingcheng Legend’ crew who likes her?

After all, she was called away by Xu Qingmei’s assistant that day, and someone in the crew saw it. The next day, she ended the contract, so it’s possible that someone deduced her departure was related to Xu Qingmei.

This time she hesitated even longer, until Xu Miao couldn’t help but remind her that the duck intestines were getting overcooked.

"En."

Jiang Lingxi put down her phone, "Let’s eat."

They hadn’t finished work after dinner, as there were still two night scenes tonight.

No one called for assembly, so after dinner, the few of them stayed in the lounge, not going out.

Wei Minmin invited them to team up for a game but was rejected, so she put on her headphones and went to the corner to find someone else to play with.

Jiang Lingxi completed the homework Xu Ling’an assigned her, and when she picked up her phone, she saw that Elder Shi had sent her an invitation. Curiously, she clicked in to find it was a small online Go app, where you could choose an opponent or an AI to play against, and if you didn’t want to play, you could enter other users’ rooms to watch live matches.

She guessed that the elderly man wanted to play a game with her online, but since she hadn’t replied for so long, he had started a game with someone else.

Entering the room, the black and white pieces had occupied about half of the board, and Jiang Lingxi immediately saw that the two were evenly matched. It seemed that Elder Shi’s opponent was quite strong.

She didn’t exit but continued to watch with interest.

Until another message appeared at the top of the phone screen.

"Back. Still busy?"

Jiang Lingxi minimized the chessboard and replied to Shen Yunqing’s avatar: "There are two night scenes tonight, just finished eating, still waiting. What about you?"

"Just landed."

"Haven’t had dinner yet?"

"No."

"Then go back and eat quickly. We can chat later when you’re free. I also have new progress here in the investigation."

Shen Yunqing read the first line of this message twice, his eyes becoming gentler, "Alright, if it’s too late, just go home and rest after finishing. I’ll go to the crew tomorrow."

At the airport.

Xiao Tao looked at the figure in front, who was on the phone as soon as he got off the plane, and she could tell that he was likely chatting with someone on the phone, so she didn’t dare to interrupt.

She was inevitably a little curious.

These past two days, she had been used to the cold and aloof demeanor of this Mr. Shen, thinking he was always like this with everyone. She didn’t expect to see him now with all his frostiness melted away, revealing a touch of warmth.

She couldn’t help but wonder, who was this person chatting with Mr. Shen?

Only when Shen Yunqing put his phone down did she take a few steps forward, "Mr. Shen, thank you for taking care of me these past two days. I’ll be going back now."

Shen Yunqing nodded slightly, "I’ll have the driver take you."

"No, no, it’s not necessary." Xiao Tao quickly waved her hands, "I can just hail a taxi."

"Alright, be careful."

"Thank you, Mr. Shen, for the reminder. I will be."

Watching the tall figure get into the business car that came to pick him up, Xiao Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although being by Mr. Shen’s side did make her feel quite safe, she was truly nervous. On the plane, she didn’t even dare to nap, sitting all the way upright in the spacious and comfortable business seat for the first time, not daring to move recklessly.

Standing in front of the stopped taxi, Xiao Tao took a deep breath before opening the car door to get in.

As she watched the scenery outside the car window swiftly slip away, she gently curved her lips.

Jiang Xiyu, I’m back, are you ready?