The film base was not far from Yancheng. Shi Lan had Tang Ze take her straight to the set without bothering to settle down. Since fireworks were scheduled for today anyway, why not just set them all off with a bang? Once everything exploded in a flurry, it would save trouble later on.
Tang Ze and Sun Ling were both frightened and nervous. Upon their arrival at the set, disdainful looks were inevitable, but upon close observation, they noticed that Miss Shi Lan seemed not at all flustered and appeared quite composed.
Tang Ze and Sun Ling exchanged a glance.
Tang Ze shrugged. Since Shi Lan had her brush with death at Ghost Gate, she had changed into a different person, so now he had no idea what she was planning.
Soon, the nanny van drove onto the set. The entire crew was busy preparing for the upcoming shoot as the leads rehearsed their scenes.
However, when Shi Lan stepped out of the nanny van, she still attracted the attention of the entire set.
Everyone had the disgusted look of "the bootlicker has come to the crew."
Only the director and some of the staff knew that Shi Lan was on the set as the second female lead.
Gu Chengyu was one of those kept in the dark. Seeing Shi Lan, he threw his Republic-era costume drama script to his assistant and walked straight towards her.
He even apologized to the director in the process, "Sorry, Director Tang, let me handle this first to avoid delaying the shoot."
Director Tang was startled, pondering how to explain, when he saw Gu Chengyu marching over, grabbing Shi Lan, and shouting with a harsh tone, "Haven't I warned you never to show up in front of me again? Do you even know what crew this is? This is not a place you should be, An Lan, do you have no self-respect?"
The entire set heard Gu Chengyu's grating reprimand.
Nobody spoke up, because they all had enough reasons to dislike Shi Lan.
Tang Ze and Sun Ling looked at each other again, considering who should speak up to clarify, but to their surprise, Shi Lan spoke up, "You warn me, and I should listen? What the hell are you? Gu Chengyu, you... are you a bit too full of yourself? Sure, I was a bit blind in the past and chased after you, but you don't really think I would continue to like a scumbag who treated me as a backup and nearly got me killed, do you?"
As soon as Shi Lan spoke, everyone on the set was stunned. What kind of dramatic reversal was this?
The bootlicker wasn't bootlicking anymore?
"Lying in the hospital for half a month, I've figured everything out, you..." Shi Lan pushed Gu Chengyu away, "are really not that great. Sorry to burst your bubble, but I really didn't come for you. Let me reintroduce myself—the second female lead of 'Smoke Beauty'—An Lan."
Everyone was dumbfounded, ignited by Shi Lan's words.
Tang Ze was especially thrilled; his kid had finally grown up.
Gu Chengyu's face was a mask of embarrassment, and suddenly, he was like a mute, unable to utter another word.
Shi Lan snorted coldly and then turned to where Director Tang was standing, making her position clear to everyone, "Director Tang, I am reporting for duty. Rest assured, now that I have joined the crew, I will fully cooperate with the filming. If it must be said that I am here for someone, it must be for my role. If, during this, I show any uncooperative behavior due to personal issues, you are welcome to replace me at any time."
After hearing Shi Lan's speech, Director Tang's expression surprisingly lightened up.
"To all the crew present, did you hear that?" Director Tang wanted everyone to bear witness, then turned to Shi Lan with a warning, "I will not be polite."
"I will live up to your trust." Having said that, Shi Lan turned and said to Tang Ze, "Let's go, head to the hotel to settle in."
At that moment, Gu Chengyu was still standing in front of Shi Lan, but she treated him like air.
Tang Ze was still savoring Shi Lan's words, feeling utterly refreshed to see Gu Chengyu's self-important facade crumble.
And Sun Ling, after Shi Lan got into the car, was still gaping in astonishment.
This was a bootlicker?
More like a machine gun, okay?