Qian Zhe Lin complained a bit. Sheng Tang told him that the possibility of kicking out the director and Ai Xiao was very low. The only thing he could do was to act well himself and try to finish his scenes before October 20th.
After adjusting his mindset, Qian Zhe Lin no longer complained.
For the next two days, the scenes were all between Sheng Tang and Ai Xiao.
Sheng Tang always performed very well, but every time Ai Xiao acted with her, she couldn’t find Sheng Tang’s rhythm.
As a result, she said that Sheng Tang was overshadowing her.
On the set, overshadowing behavior is not welcomed. A TV series or a movie isn’t a personal showcase for an actor. No matter how good you are, you have to coordinate with other actors, not make them look incompetent.
Ai Xiao’s assistant openly said to the director, "Can you ask Mr. Sheng to stop overshadowing? We can’t film this way. Is she doing it on purpose?"
Before the director could refute, Sheng Tang’s assistant Ai’ai ran over.
She rudely said to Ai Xiao’s assistant, "When has Sister Tang ever overshadowed anyone? She’s just performing normally. The director has never asked her to tone it down. We’re performing normally; it’s your side that’s not up to par."
Before the director could speak, the two assistants started arguing.
Having been on set for just a week, Ai’ai was already extremely annoyed with Ai Xiao.
Ai Xiao always held everyone back.
No matter how she was criticized, Ai Xiao never improved her acting.
For example, Qian Zhe Lin; whenever the director pointed out his problems, he would almost always correct them by the next take.
Ai’ai wasn’t as patient as Sheng Tang. Hearing Ai Xiao’s assistant make such an accusation, she stepped up to argue.
As soon as she finished speaking, Ai Xiao suddenly stood up, walked over, and slapped Ai’ai hard in the face, furious, "Who are you calling not up to par?"
She had been scolded by the director all morning, and had no way to compete with Sheng Tang, which made her furious. Now, even a lowly assistant dared to say she couldn’t act.
Ai’ai covered her face, staring at Ai Xiao in shock.
The director was also very angry and stepped forward to pull Ai’ai back, saying to Ai Xiao, "Hey, you can’t hit people!"
Sheng Tang had been resting with her eyes closed. She was exhausted from the morning and very hungry.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Tang opened her eyes.
She walked up to Ai Xiao.
Without a word, Sheng Tang raised her hand and slapped Ai Xiao twice, one on each cheek.
Ai Xiao stumbled back from the force of the slaps.
"You..." she stammered, trying to fight back.
Sheng Tang lifted her foot and kicked her to the ground.
Everyone on set was stunned.
They had been working with Sheng Tang for over half a month and all thought she was a gentle and kind girl. She was always polite and, despite being a bit aloof, had no other faults.
She never nitpicked.
Ai Xiao, on the other hand, was the complete opposite of Sheng Tang.
No one on set liked Ai Xiao; she annoyed everyone.
Seeing the two lead actresses fight, everyone rushed over to break it up, quickly positioning themselves in front of Sheng Tang to prevent Ai Xiao from hitting back.
Ai Xiao’s assistant helped her up, "Sister Xiao..."
Ai Xiao screamed, nearly losing her mind with anger. She stared at Sheng Tang, gritting her teeth, not knowing what to do.
Sheng Tang coldly said, "If you dare to go out and spread rumors about today’s fight, and accuse me of bullying you, just you wait!"
As President Gu’s girlfriend, her threat carried weight.
Qian Zhe Lin, always sharp, immediately stepped in and said to the director, "It was Ai Xiao who started it. You can’t just let this go, right? Sheng Tang was only defending her assistant. It was all Ai Xiao’s fault."