However, Qianxun had good thoughts but forgot one thing—being the lead, she also had to act alongside others.
Her own acting skills were undoubtedly spotless, but she was let down by the female actress she was working with, who kept making errors.
What was worse, the failures happened during their bath scene.
Though it was already March, the chilly spring air meant that temperatures were still low, and the frequent mistakes directly resulted in Qianxun being submerged in cold water multiple times.
If it were genuinely a matter of poor acting skills, Qianxun had no room to complain—after all, which actor doesn’t have moments of underperformance?
But this supporting actress was doing it on purpose!
Qianxun wasn’t foolish; though her counterpart apologized verbally, saying, "I’m so sorry, it’s all my fault," her eyes communicated no regret, instead revealing a hint of schadenfreude.
Qianxun couldn’t be bothered to confront such people directly. After about twenty errors, she directly addressed Director Wang, "Director Wang, does this lady have any acting ability? If not, I suggest you replace her now while her scenes have just started filming. It will save everyone’s time, including yours, which is precious, isn’t it?"
Hearing this, the actress’s face turned from green to white in distress.
She had thought that Qianxun would be enraged by her continuous mistakes, hoping for an outburst or even a physical shove, which would play into her hands even better.
But unexpectedly, Qianxun suggested changing the actress instead!
Caught off guard, she defensively said, "Qianxun, I know you’re very popular, but do you really need to demand the director to replace my role at the drop of a hat? Do you own this crew?"
The actress was Sun Qian. She bore such animosity towards Qianxun because a female star, with whom she was close, had a high chance of landing the lead role until Qianxun came along, and Director Wang rejected her friend. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel⟡fire.net
Sun Qian had only entered the entertainment circle through her friend’s connections. Though never a lead, she always had a steady roster of supporting roles.
So, with her friend upset, wasn’t it natural for her to dislike Qianxun?
However, when she made her accusation, the supporting actors didn’t side with her. Instead, they sympathized with Qianxun.
After all, it was true that Sun Qian had made errors more than twenty times, even in relatively simple scenes. Qianxun’s consistent stellar performances had not only made it easier for her fellow actors but had also lightened the load for the crew.
Additionally, since joining the cast, Qianxun had never caused any trouble, in stark contrast to Sun Qian, who was known to complain about the food and the brand of bottled water.
Thus, rather than siding with Sun Qian, everyone felt that Qianxun’s complaint was justified!
Don’t they know how precious their time is? Isn’t renting the venue costly by the day?
Don’t they know how hard it is for the crew to prepare and maintain the setting?
Knowing all this, Sun Qian still made so many errors. Qianxun hadn’t complained before because she was good-natured!
So what if she blew up now?
You feel wronged? Pulling off palace intrigue right under our noses?
Do you think we’re all fools?