Chapter 566: What is the Explanation?
The itinerary they had given her didn’t have any section for a mystery guest at all!
And she wasn’t blind; it was obvious that among the reporters on site, some had been deliberately arranged to cause a disturbance.
As one of the main actors, the organizers had done this without informing them, which clearly showed that they didn’t take them seriously, not even offering basic respect.
This behavior was infuriating!
All the key backstage creators were present when the producer showed an embarrassed look and waved his hands in explanation, “This is a misunderstanding, this matter…”
Before he could find an appropriate explanation, Director Gao Yang frowned as if ashamed and said bluntly, “What’s there to explain? I invited a friend over to support the film, not expecting to cause all this trouble. What’s happened has happened, what’s the use of talking about it now backstage? As stars, you will encounter all sorts of unexpected situations; don’t you even have that level of professionalism? Do you need things explained to you every time? If you’re that delicate, you might as well not be a star at all!”
His words were quite harsh, and even though it was his fault, he spoke with such an attitude that it was no different from suppressing them.
Upon his remark, the producer’s face changed color.
Rong Weiwei just loved seeing Rong Yan embarrassed. She curled her lips, hiding the smirk on her face, and said with feigned unease, “Director Gao, don’t blame my sister. This is my fault, I didn’t discuss it with my sister before coming.”
Gao Yang knitted his brows; he was only acquaintances with Rong Weiwei, but his wife was on good terms with her. Initially, he had no particular feelings toward this female star sent in by investors, but over time, after hearing his wife occasionally talk about this eighteenth-tier actress, who had a sugar daddy and was so arrogant, his neutral feelings towards Rong Yan turned into dislike.
Add to that his view that Rong Weiwei held a higher status and was more popular. Having Rong Weiwei play a role in the film could attract a decent box office revenue from her fan base. Suddenly replacing her with an eighteenth-tier actress embroiled in scandals would also affect his film, increasing his dissatisfaction.
He had hesitated over inviting Rong Weiwei to the premiere press conference that day.
But he couldn’t resist when Rong Weiwei showed such keen insight by sending his wife a set of valuable pearl jewelry. Given his dislike for Rong Yan and the benefit received from Rong Weiwei, he was naturally more inclined towards Rong Weiwei.
He had not anticipated the press conference turning so ugly.
But frankly, even if Rong Yan had some backing, she was still eighteenth-tier, and her popularity had risen only slightly. She was at best a third-tier star.
He himself held a decent position in the industry, even some top-tier stars had to give him face. Since Rong Weiwei was his invited guest, if Rong Yan suffered a loss, then so be it.
The agent didn’t even have the foresight, directly confronting him backstage, demanding an explanation.
What kind of explanation was needed?
He was the director; was he supposed to apologize to a minor star?
Gao Yang couldn’t save face, and his expression soured as he frowned and stepped in front of Rong Weiwei, who looked as though she still wanted to apologize to Rong Yan, saying impatiently, “You are my invited guest, and you were willing to support the film without a fee. What have you done wrong? If you’ve done anything wrong, it’s the same as saying I’ve done wrong. If some people are that unhappy, they can skip the film premiere later and the subsequent celebration party!”
He was merely threatening Rong Yan.
After the unpleasantness that had just happened, if Rong Yan were to miss the subsequent activities, it would only make the situation worse.
He was convinced that Rong Yan wouldn’t dare to confront him!