Chapter 30: I will never change even if I die
For this matter, Tang Ze had made no less than three calls to Sun Ling, instructing her not to let An Lan witness the cyberbullying scene, as it was literally deadly. Essentially, Tang Ze didn’t want An Lan to star in “Smoke” either, but what was An Lan’s status? Everything had to comply with the arrangements of the talent agency.
“Brother Tang, this can’t be blamed on An Lan. I saw the message she sent to the scriptwriter. She didn’t want more scenes, she wanted to cut the romantic scenes and even hoped that the scriptwriter could enhance the role of the second female lead. She wasn’t trying to be a bootlicker, it’s the National Couple who are delusional!” Sun Ling couldn’t help but speak up for Shi Lan, “From start to finish, it’s been the National Couple who’ve been bullying people.”
“What a big-mouthed lead actress, garbage!” Tang Ze couldn’t help but curse, “This isn’t our issue. Huahai knows how to handle it over there; you take good care of An Lan.”
“Brother Tang, sorry, An Lan woke up.” Sun Ling turned her head and noticed movement on Shi Lan’s bed, so she hurriedly hung up.
Shi Lan sat up from the human-shaped pillow, took off her eye mask, and lazily looked at Sun Ling, saying, “Your phone call could be heard for miles around.”
So, she had heard everything about the cyberbullying.
Sun Ling was very nervous; she rushed over: “An Lan, please don’t be sad, don’t do something rash like last time…”
Shi Lan glanced at the time, two in the afternoon, neither early nor late, just right for an afternoon tea.
“I’ll get up and wash first, follow my instructions, and prepare some pastries. For the tea, just replace it with juice.”
Sun Ling looked at her warily: “Are you really not going to do something drastic to yourself?”
The female mogul sighed and smiled, “Just for those two, or for those two hundred thousand curse comments? A person who’s seen life and death, aren’t these small scenes?”
Shi Lan thought, her past life threats numbered not just a thousand but eight hundred; she had grown up accustomed to violence and brutality, so what really amounted to a trivial little schoolyard squabble? Sadly, no, the female mogul was unhearted, she even felt slightly amused.
Sun Ling was skeptical, but seeing that Shi Lan appeared normal, she left the room with repeated glances back.
Shi Lan got up, dressed up neatly and since her insomnia issue was resolved, she was in a good mood. She picked out an elegant red dress and applied exquisite makeup; coupled with beverages and pastry sent by the hotel…
Sun Ling looked at Shi Lan, feeling as if she were prepping for some kind of ritual before death, which made her even less willing to leave her side.
Shi Lan, leaning her hand on the table gracefully, picked up a teacup then said to Sun Ling, “Come on, let’s shoot a video, put on a grand display.”
Sun Ling was puzzled, pulled out her phone, and opened the video recording app. The weather being what it was, even without a filter, Shi Lan looked radiant to the point of ethereal beauty, especially her cherry lips, luscious and inviting.
Sun Ling thought Shi Lan just wanted a pretty little video, but Shi Lan put down her teacup, started demolishing the pastries, and spoke into the camera: “Heard that there’re only two hundred thousand criticisms under my Weibo? You’re not trying hard enough! But, even if you throw twenty million insults, I don’t care. Does it affect me having my afternoon tea? Not at all!”
“I also heard that you’re cyberbullying me because I suggested changes to character designs to the scriptwriter? Sorry, I apologize first, but no, I won’t change.”
“Lastly, saying I wanted more romantic scenes?” Shi Lan scoffed dismissively, then continued deliberately towards the camera, “Wishful! Thinking!”
After Sun Ling had recorded the entire video, she blinked, feeling both exhilarated and dumbfounded. Would this cause outrage once it was released?
“An Lan, should we really post this? I’ll lose my job, and what about your public image?”
Miss Shi was undaunted: “Capability conquers all, and you need to get used to it, I’ll always be .”
Because the acting skills of a stage actress are never in vain.