Chapter 488: Chapter 488: Damn, What a Bunch of Idiots
Yu Sui was livid: “What are these people even talking about? They don’t know the truth and just babble nonsense!”
Standing by the roadside, Tang Li flipped through numerous comments.
The abrupt role replacement incident, coinciding with the release of “Original Sin,” made it difficult for netizens to side with her, as they believed her sudden fame had gone to her head and thus, there were few supporters.
That morning, Zhao Zhenglei called her over when nobody was around; their conversation was known only to them. Later, after she left the crew, the staff was clueless about the specific reasons why she was no longer playing Mrs. Bao.
Even if Tang Li came out now saying the production team replaced her, I’m afraid very few would believe her; people might instead be convinced that she’s being melodramatic.
If the “Phoenix Concubine” crew wanted to be more ruthless, they could lay the blame on her and add a few solid proofs to expose her “arrogant” behavior on set.
Such tactics are common tricks in the industry.
At 6:40 PM, IMG Media’s official Weibo posted a statement —
[Our artists would never quit a film or TV project without good reason. As a newcomer, Tang Li has always been diligent and cherished every hard-won opportunity. Regarding this morning’s sudden development, both our company and our artist are in a state of confusion and have not received a reasonable explanation. We also urge the cessation of the spread of false online rumors. PS: As an official account, we should lead by example.]
On her way back to school, Tang Li scrolled to a news interview with Feng Qi.
Facing the reporter’s sharp questions, Feng Qi did not dodge: “This morning, Tang Li called me and said she had to suddenly return to the hotel from the film city, mentioning she needed to go back to the Capital that afternoon.
Not wanting to worry me, she didn’t tell me what happened. Less than an hour later, I got a call from the “Phoenix Concubine” crew, saying they wanted to discuss the breach of contract payment to IMG.
But by evening, the official Weibo of “Phoenix Concubine” shifted some blame onto Tang Li. If needed, I wouldn’t mind making the related phone recordings public.”
Under this interview news, a netizen claiming to be a “Phoenix Concubine” crew member commented —
[Chattering Chirp]: “This morning, the assistant director called Tang Li out of the makeup room, and then, there was no ‘and then.’ Tang Li is quite nice to people on set, in fact, we’re also curious why she suddenly left the shoot. But such decisions are usually made by the director or producer.”
[Bi Rabbit]: “Is the person upstairs a plant for Tang Li? My bestie is a props master on the “Phoenix Concubine” crew; he said that just yesterday, Tang Li forced Lai Yuaner to kneel to her in the drama, even choking her until her neck was red!”
[Warm Little Sheep]: “OMFG, so vicious. [Angry]”
[yueyexue]: “Am I the only one who thinks Tang Li is very scheming? With the drama version of ‘Original Sin’ airing, she’s continuously paying for positive press to promote herself and disparage Lai Yuaner, and both her agent and agency are in on it. [Smile]”
Meanwhile, Jiang Yining posted a cryptic picture on her V-blog.
In the picture, a girl sits cross-legged by the window, slender from behind, with a line of text next to her: “Calm and composed, I don’t compete or fight for attention.”
Then netizens dug up —
The original actress set to play Mrs. Bao was Jiang Yining!
It was Tang Li who snatched the role from her!
“This shameless person is actually kicking me while I’m down!” Yu Sui was so enraged by Jiang Yining’s V-blog that she almost lost her composure: “These people actually believe she’s some pure and innocent damsel, a bunch of idiots!”
Tang Li, on the other hand, was rather calm: “If you look at it from her perspective, you might understand her actions.”
It wasn’t strange that Jiang Yining wanted to vent after having her role snatched away.