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Chapter 546 - 536: Qingcheng Legend Changes Female Lead

Chapter 546: Chapter 536: Qingcheng Legend Changes Female Lead

Jiang Lingxi clicked on the link Lu Zhengzheng had just sent over.

The "Qingcheng Legend" Crew V: Due to overwhelming requests from book fans and considering the negative impact Xu Qingmei has brought to the crew, the "Qingcheng Legend" crew has unanimously decided after discussion and consultation that the main female lead role will be recast and reshot. We kindly ask for patience from our book fans and everyone following "Qingcheng Legend"...

[The "Qingcheng Legend" crew sure reacted quickly; the female lead just got into a huge scandal this morning, and they switched actors by the afternoon!]

[Saw it coming, Xu Qingmei was about to go down, and if the production didn’t swap her out, they’d go down too.]

[Why didn’t they mention who the new actress is?]

[Probably haven’t decided yet. Even Xu Qingmei fell because of moral issues, so this casting decision must be made with extra caution.]

[Originally "Qingcheng Legend" was set to compete against "Empress Yuan Zhao", but now the female lead’s role is so significant that reshooting will take at least two months. By the time "Empress Yuan Zhao" airs, "Qingcheng Legend" might not even be finished. How can they compete?]

[Speaking of which, the "Empress Yuan Zhao" crew is already preparing for promotions. I bet the showrunners are planning to air it during the New Year’s slot.]

[There’s a surge in viewership during the New Year, and it’s based on history’s first female emperor, appealing to all demographics. However, I have doubts about the female lead choice. It’s Jiang Lingxi’s first big role, and I just have to trust Director Wei’s long-standing good eye for casting.]

[The photos and behind-the-scenes clips look promising, especially the fight scenes where they’re performed by the actors themselves. That’s something I really admire.]

[Hold on, did I enter the wrong comment section? This is the "Qingcheng Legend" comment section, right? Why’s everyone talking about "Empress Yuan Zhao" and Jiang Lingxi?]

[The topic just got off-track. By the way, they haven’t even shown a full face of Prime Minister Shen in "Empress Yuan Zhao". Looks like Director Wei is going for ultimate mystery!]

...

"Xixi, you saw the link Zhengzheng sent you, right? It just so happens Director Wei just contacted me asking if you’re free tonight. He’s planning a live stream promo, taking advantage of today’s buzz to promote your show. It’ll be about an hour or so, and it can be done from home. The main crew will chat in the live stream room, and that’s it."

"I’m available on my end."

"Should I ask Zhengzheng or Yaoyao to help you out, to watch the audience’s questions for you?"

"No need, I can handle it myself."

"Alright, but contact me if any problem arises."

Jiang Lingxi hung up and met Shen Yunqing’s gaze, "Got work tonight."

Originally, she planned to visit Shen Yunqing’s collection and grab a meal, with no other arrangements.

But plans changed quickly.

"You have to go back tonight?"

"Director Wei wants a live stream, for the new show promotion."

"Then a phone should suffice. I also have a decent computer in the study, installed by Chang Fu, pretty good setup."

Jiang Lingxi couldn’t help but smirk, "Fine, then I’ll do the live stream at your place."

She wasn’t eager to eat and then travel back to her place either!

*

Jiang Xiyu closed the comment section with a dark face, then saw Jiang Yuting looking at her with a troubled expression, making her heart sink again.

"What now? Just spill it!"

Jiang Yuting handed over her work phone, "See for yourself, and don’t throw the phone after seeing it."

Jiang Xiyu had a bad feeling as soon as she saw the chat interface belonging to the "Qingcheng Legend" crew’s contact, and then read the message sent a few minutes ago.

"After discussion, the crew has decided that the role of Yu Xin in ’Qingcheng Legend’ will be reshot along with the main lead role. We thank Teacher Jiang for your contribution over the recent period. The payment already issued won’t be reclaimed, and we wish Teacher Jiang immense success in your future endeavors!"

The words were polite, but anyone with half a brain could read between the lines.

After Xu Qingmei was replaced, she, who was initially shoehorned into "Qingcheng Legend" by Xu Qingmei, was also dropped along with her!

And saying the payment isn’t being reclaimed — she considered this a friendly cameo, there wasn’t much of a fee anyway!

Jiang Yuting, seeing Jiang Xiyu’s volcano-about-to-erupt demeanor, wisely snatched back her phone and tiptoed out.

Just as the door closed, a crisp "bang" sounded from inside, probably from yet another cup used for drinking water being smashed.

"Ugh, what a mess this is!"

She really felt that Jiang Xiyu was down on her luck this year, approaching year-end without a single drama released.

Is there truly still a future this way?

Yet one family’s worry is another’s joy.

Yu Si was curled up in her small apartment with her friend Xu Miao, preparing the hotpot they were about to eat, chatting away about Xu Qingmei’s scandal and the forced recasting in "Qingcheng Legend".

"Xu Qingmei really wrecked the entire ’Qingcheng Legend’ crew this time; she’s a real piece of work. Lucky she had Jiang Xiyu push you out—otherwise you’d have been the one acting directly with that psycho during filming."

Yu Si chuckled, nodding, "So as they say, a blessing in disguise."

"According to the paparazzi staking out the hospital, Xu Qingmei still hasn’t woken up. If she wakes up to find out she got replaced, she might just faint from anger all over again."

Xu Miao put down her phone, looked sideways at her friend’s fine profile, and suddenly had a wild idea, "Hey, why don’t you try out for the lead role? Now ’Qingcheng Legend’ is definitely conducting thorough background checks to ensure their next lead is squeaky clean. They can’t afford another actress with negative publicity. You’ve been seriously acting since your debut without controversy, I think you’re suited!"

"Me?" The idea of auditioning for the lead intrigued Yu Si for a second, but she quickly suppressed the thought, "I’m not well-known, and I’m an individual actor with little promotion. ’Qingcheng Legend’ is such a big production, even if they reshoot the lead role, I doubt they’d consider me."

Just as she finished speaking, the phone on the table rang.

"Whose call is it? I’m putting the beef in; can you help me answer it?"

Xu Miao glanced at the caller ID, answered it amidst the bubbling hotpot sounds, then put it on speaker, clearing her throat: "Hello."

"Hello, is this Teacher Yu Si? I’m the assistant director of ’Qingcheng Legend’. I wonder if Teacher Yu still remembers us. Our crew would like to invite you to join and play the role of Yu Xin. The fee is negotiable; we just wonder if Teacher Yu has time?"

Yu Si paused her action of picking up beef, while Xu Miao turned off the still-buzzing hotplate, gesturing wildly: Take it, take it, take it!

Yu Si came back to her senses, speaking calmly: "May I ask if you’ve decided who will play the new female lead?"

"Well, that’s still under discussion. If Teacher Yu has any recommendations, we’ll seriously consider them."

"Great, actually, I have a bold idea!"

The crew didn’t hesitate to swap her out before, and now they think of her again when they’re short-handed.

Can’t help feeling a bit miffed!

Besides, who doesn’t have a bit of ambition?