The next day.
At 6 o'clock in the morning, the sky was already bright, and the warm orange sun shone on the glass window.
A ray of light sneaked in through the gap of the curtains that hadn't been drawn properly.
Liu Qi, who was still sleeping, was quickly woken up by Lan Lan.
After washing up, she drank the shrimp porridge that Lan Lan had prepared while listening to Shen Nanxiao telling her about today's schedule. The more she listened, the more she felt that something was wrong.
"Wait! Why am I going to the filming set?" Liu Qi finally reacted and stared at the man strangely.
"Lu Xue and Liu Yue are both artistes under the entertainment company Roland. Roland has broken the contract, so the two of them can't continue to film. But as for the female lead, it will be you."
Shen Nanxiao drank his coffee as he said it casually. It didn't seem like a big deal to him.
However, it was different for Liu Qi. She had never acted before. She hadn't even been an extra. How could she be the female lead?!
She immediately thought of Ye Li and was a little excited. "Shen Nanxiao, I can't do it. Let me tell you, there's someone called Ye Li. She's suitable for the female lead. You can go find her."
"The entire filming set is waiting for you. If you don't go for a day, they'll wait for you for a day. If you don't go for a month, they'll wait for you for a month."
Shen Nanxiao's meaning was very obvious. He wanted her, and he only wanted her.
"No... Shen Nanxiao, I don't know how to act. Moreover, if I were to act as the female lead, I'm afraid that I would be scolded to death." Liu Qi stared at Shen Nanxiao while hoping that he would give up.
Shen Nanxiao finally raised his eyes to look at her and said indifferently, "Aren't you a senior intern? It's good to find something to do. If you don't know how to learn, I'll support you."
Liu Qi was speechless.
The porridge suddenly didn't taste as good anymore. She felt like she was being forced to do something. Moreover, Shen Nanxiao didn't seem to be joking.
After thinking for a long time, she felt that it was true that since she hadn't chosen an internship for her fourth-year, it wasn't bad to become an artiste under Shen Nanxiao's company.
So she asked with a smile, "Then, will you pay me?"
Shen Nanxiao didn't say anything, but used his eyes to indicate that she should look at the table.
Only then did she realize that there was a credit card at the corner of the table. He probably meant that she could swipe it as frequently as she wanted.
If she had to act as a female lead, so be it. If she didn't know how to act, she would just learn. What was the big deal?
"Alright, then I'll give it a try first. If it doesn't work, you can look for Ye Li, alright?" Liu Qi compromised. Her small hand quickly took the bank card over and stuffed it into her pocket.
"Okay."
Seeing that Shen Nanxiao agreed, Liu Qi continued to eat her porridge with a smile.
It seemed that she had to postpone a lot of things today. Yesterday, she had transferred another 10,000 yuan to Yue. She was also burning through money.
Originally, she had arranged to meet Yue today. However, she was afraid that she would not be free today, so she had to change the date.
North City, Central Hospital.
"Son, your father is a heartless person. He doesn't care that you've been beaten up into this state. Tell Mom, who beat you up into this state?"
A plump woman sat beside Nangong Shu's bed. She had a vulgar air and she looked like a rich woman.
If it wasn't for her features being similar to Nangong Shu's, from how chubby she was, people wouldn't have been able to tell that she was Nangong Shu's mother.
The woman's name was Yi Baozhu and she hated it when others called her Mrs. Nangong. That was why Qi Qi could only call her Mrs. Yi.
Seeing Nangong Shu's annoyed expression, Qi Qi said, "Mrs. Yi, the vice president still needs to rest, and you must be tired from taking care of him. Why don't I help you to rest?"
"Tell me, who beat my son into this state? I must find him to settle the score!" Mrs. Yi refused to let it go, and her expression was fierce.
Two tall bodyguards that stood behind Mrs. Yi gave her a lot of confidence.
"I don't know either." Qi Qi had no choice but to say this. Otherwise, Madam Yi would probably cause trouble again.
She was really worried about the Nangong family. If it wasn't for the high pay and Nangong Shu treating her well, Qi Qi would have given up already.
She didn't pay up until midnight last night, which made Nangong Cheng so angry that he scolded her for several hours.
"You don't know? What are you doing all day? How can you not know?" Madam Yi hated it when answered her perfunctorily. When she heard Qi Qi's words, she flew into a rage.
Beep ~ ~
Qi Qi's phone rang. As if she had grabbed onto a life-saving straw, she quickly nodded at Madam Yi and said with an embarrassed smile, "Madam Yi, I have to take this call. It's work."
After saying that, she held onto her cell phone and rushed out. Just as she exited the ward, she heard a howl from inside.
"Son, how can you be bullied to this extent!?"
His sorrowful cry made it seem as if Nangong Shu was dead and that it was time to order a coffin.
"Hello, Xiao Zhang." Qi Qi picked up the phone in the corridor of the ward.
Xiao Zhang said, "Qi Qi, something bad has happened. Take a look at the headlines."
"Sure!" Qi Qi's heart sank. What could be worse than Roland breaching the contract and getting two of its artistes kicked out of the filming set?
Shocking! The famous actor, Nangong Shu, was caught getting physical with the staff in the cafe!
Looking at the headlines, Qi Qi knew that she would be busy again. Before the previous clamor had even died down, there was yet another wave of it.
However, this was considered a small deal. Recently, Nangong Shu had become outshone by a celebrity named Zhang Yu.
There hadn't been any paparazzi following him for a long time.
In addition, the video wasn't very clear. The surveillance camera was far away, so the video footage was even more blurry.
She had a way.
In the past, she had filmed some things for Nangong Shu in case he was in a pinch, but now, she could use them.
Qi Qi typed a paragraph and sent it to Xiao Zhang.
A serious statement,
At 17,20 of August 2nd, 2019, a netizen maliciously fabricated and publicly spread a fake video of Mr. Nangong Shu beating a shop assistant in a cafe.
After the false news was released, Mr. Nangong Shu was questioned and misunderstood by all sorts of parties, and the negative impact was extremely substantial.
Roland Group's statement is, In response to this malicious rumor incident, Roland Group has asked North City's Moran Law Firm to deal with it seriously and hold them accountable according to the law!
South City's Roland Agency Ltd.
Writing these things was a piece of cake for Qi Qi. After she paid people to spread the statement and the fake surveillance video of Nangong Shu getting injured while trying to save a kitten at an embankment at the same time, the matter was settled.
After the matter was settled, Qi Qi opened the door of the ward. Nangong Shu was already dumbfounded.
"Son..."
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South City, Roland Group.
Roland called an emergency shareholder meeting regarding the breach of contract.
Nangong Cheng sat there with a sad look on his face without saying a word as he listened to these shareholders quarrel.
Immediately afterwards, Li Weiguo, the largest shareholder among the other shareholders, looked at Nangong Cheng, asked, "President, this task was handed over to the vice president to do. The vice president also gave us a reply. He said that everything was alright. Now that things have become like this, he has to give us an account."
"What exactly is going on? We have to get the vice president to give us an explanation!" Another shareholder said coldly.
Only then did Nangong Cheng start to speak, "The vice president is young and inexperienced, which caused this mistake. Therefore, the breach of contract fee will be paid from my personal account."
"What do you mean by this?" One of them asked.
"President, if you don't give us a clear explanation, we will go through the judicial process." Li Weiguo's expression was serious and didn't seem like he was joking.
Nangong Cheng frowned. If they went through the judicial process, Nangong Shu would probably go to jail.
These shareholders were usually compromising, but now, they were all forcing him.
Helpless, Nangong Cheng could only say, "Everyone, don't be impatient. In less than three days, I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter and give everyone an explanation."
Nangong Cheng said this calmly, but he was already enraged. These three days were just to stall for time.
Not that they had something on him, they were so ruthless. They spoke so righteously, but it was just for the sake of personal benefits.
After the meeting ended, the assistant looked at Nangong Cheng anxiously and asked, "President, what should we do now?"
"How did I give birth to such a b*stard?!" Nangong Cheng slammed the table while wishing he could grab Nangong Shu and whip him with a belt now.