Chapter 513: Chapter 513: Have You Misunderstood Something?
Tang Li forcibly withdrew her hand: “I am staying here very well, thank you for your kindness, but I’ve got it.”
“Not only is our Xiao Tang Li a good actor, but she is also humble and polite.” Luo Wenxiang clasped his hands together, his eyes smiling as he watched Tang Li: “Mr. Feng truly knows how to choose people. In today’s entertainment industry, a newcomer actress like our Xiao Tang Li has become a rare find. It’s a stroke of luck for ‘Phoenix Concubine’ to be favored by Xiao Tang Li.”
Tang Li subconsciously looked at Feng Qi, wondering what this was all about.
Feng Qi clarified for her: “These past few days, President Luo has been calling me frequently, especially in the last two days. He personally came to the IMG headquarters and stayed for hours on end. President Luo hopes you would return to act in ‘Phoenix Concubine’. I thought it should be your decision, so I brought President Luo here.”
From these words, Tang Li sensed the underlying meaning.
It was none other than President Luo bombarding Feng Qi with incessant calls, and when that proved ineffective, he personally sat at IMG and refused to leave without a meeting, making it a contest of who had the thicker skin.
As soon as Feng Qi finished speaking, Luo Wenxiang took over the conversation: “Xiao Tang Li, without you playing the role of Mrs. Bao, the production team hasn’t found a suitable actor. Especially Director Zhao, who realized his misjudgment and has resigned from the director’s position. Now, everyone in the production team, from the lead actors to the cleaning lady, is hoping for your return. As the producer, I can feel their strong desire internally; I must bring you back no matter what.”
Feng Qi said, “What President Luo doesn’t know is that after Tang Li withdrew from the shooting of ‘Phoenix Concubine’, our company has already lined up two film and television projects for her, so she won’t be available for at least the next half a year.”
“I can pay the combined remuneration of those two projects!”
Luo Wenxiang gritted his teeth, wiping sweat with a handkerchief: “I won’t hide it from Mr. Feng, our team truly cannot be without Xiao Tang Li. After all the previous troubles, if Xiao Tang Li doesn’t perform, others are already popular before airing, but for us, it might become a flop before airing.”
After the news of Zhao Zhenglei accepting a 50 million investment from Lai Yuaner’s mother and kicking out Tang Li was leaked, even though Lai Yuaner had resigned and Zhao Zhenglei had quit filming, the negative news around ‘Phoenix Concubine’ continued to linger. If Tang Li were willing to return to filming, it could help the production team regain some positive reception from netizens.
Luo Wenxiang continued, “The subsequent shooting of ‘Phoenix Concubine’ will be taken over by Director Fan, Fan Xin. Xiao Tang Li, you must know him; you’ve worked together before.”
Fan Xin taking over this mess was beyond Tang Li’s expectations.
Suddenly, Luo Wenxiang pulled Tang Li aside, his small eyes shifting as he whispered: “Previously, the production team wronged you, but rest assured, once you return, your treatment will not be worse than Tong Jing’s.”
“I’m no longer taking part in ‘Phoenix Concubine’, and it’s not a matter of treatment.”
Tang Li spoke truthfully.
Luo Wenxiang licked his lips, wiping the thin sweat off his forehead with his handkerchief: “You were slandered online, and the ‘Phoenix Concubine’ production team cannot dissociate from it. Your family background is so good, your family must not be happy, otherwise, those online platform executives wouldn’t have been called in for a meeting.”
“…Have you perhaps misunderstood something?”
“I understand, I understand, you’re just a newcomer, how could they make changes just because of you? They must have done something wrong themselves.”
He glanced at Feng Qi nearby and leaned closer to Tang Li: “I’m not a blabbermouth; I won’t go around talking carelessly.”
As he spoke, he winked at Tang Li.