Chapter 116: 116 Isn’t that tantamount to a public execution?
The next morning, Shi Lan was scheduled for group B scenes, so she didn’t run into the National Couple. However, just after the afternoon began, when Shi Lan entered group A’s set, she immediately felt the atmosphere was quite peculiar.
One could easily guess with their toes that it must have been Chen Beini’s loud mouth that let slip her plan to apologize to the couple, so at this moment, the crew’s gazes towards her were full of sympathy?
Previously, when everyone disliked Shi Lan, they couldn’t wait to slap her in the face. Later, after being conquered by her acting skills, they increasingly felt that the character of the National Couple was trashy beyond belief.
No wonder Chen Beini looked so spirited today, with that chin-lifting look that made her seem like she did when she first joined the set, as if she had completely forgotten that she was still being mocked by the masses, and her business resources had already mostly crumbled.
“Damn, how come Chen Beini has become smug again overnight?” Sun Ling, seeing Chen Beini’s sharp gaze, couldn’t help but complain.
“I have to make a public apology, how could she not be smug?” Shi Lan said, clutching the script, “Let her parade it to the whole world, at the end of the day, she’ll still feel the sting on her face.”
“But when the netizens find out, won’t they attack you again, saying that your revenge persona has collapsed?”
“It doesn’t matter, just wait and watch the drama unfold,” Shi Lan said.
It’s not real, so why take it seriously?
Sun Ling glanced at Shi Lan, then asked the question that puzzled him: “Why don’t you… cultivate your fan base? And you don’t care what the fans think?”
“I can’t offer any serious persona, nor do I pamper my fans. What’s there to like about me?” Shi Lan asked back naturally, “Also, it’s not that I don’t care about what the fans think, it’s that I don’t care about what anyone thinks…” at all.
Sun Ling probably guessed that her words had stirred up some unpleasant memories from someone important, so he changed the subject: “If you don’t like it, then don’t bother with it, we don’t need that right now anyway.”
After a while, Director Tang asked Shi Lan to come over for a rehearsal.
At that moment, Chen Beini and Gu Chengyu each held their scripts, memorizing lines, and it seemed that after several days of being tied together, they had gotten cozy again.
Chen Beini glanced at Shi Lan, then pulled Gu Chengyu aside and said, “Chengyu, let’s sit for a while.”
Her gaze seemed to say, no matter how awesome you are, you still had to obediently listen to the company and apologize to us.
Gu Chengyu’s expression was much more complicated, with a hint of regret that seemed to say, I already advised you, why did you keep courting death?
Shi Lan resisted the urge to roll her eyes and turned to discuss the next scene with Director Tang.
Director Tang gave her a meaningful look and whispered, “I told you to keep a low profile, but you wouldn’t listen. Some scores can be settled later. The circle is only so big; are you afraid they’ll escape?”
“Old scores will be settled, and new debts cleared; no need to worry, Director Tang,” replied Shi Lan very frankly.
“Alright, Gu Chengyu’s birthday is the day after tomorrow, and there’s a fan meeting and interviews planned, quite the big event.”
They had also specifically arranged for her to give gifts and apologize, Tang Ze had already mentioned this during his call that morning.
Isn’t that the same as a public execution?
Artists with poor mental resilience would definitely collapse under such pressure.
“If you really don’t want to go through this, beg President Yan; maybe there’s a way out.” Director Tang was hinting at Shi Lan to take the opportunity to seek support from someone powerful.
“Thanks for the reminder, Director Tang, but President Yan has already done enough for me; there’s no need to involve him in this matter,” Shi Lan refused outright.