After several attempts to test the waters, Shen Yutong’s consistently humble attitude made Tang Lingli even more dismissive of her. This was also why she dared to openly mock Shen Yutong after she "arrived late."
There was another hidden reason... The role the director initially promised her was the third female lead, but it was suddenly snatched by Shen Yutong, who parachuted in, relegating her to the fourth.
Director Xu Youguang had no solution to this matter after all, since Shen Yutong was the second largest investor Wuyou Media’s assigned actress. But Xu Youguang didn’t have any qualms against Shen Yutong because of this. Hence, he just allowed Tang Lingli’s targeting of her.
...Just let her vent a bit, otherwise, Tang Lingli would constantly nag at Xu Youguang, which was quite annoying.
From Xu Youguang’s perspective, as long as Tang Lingli was not going overboard, he’d turn a blind eye.
As for what might happen to Shen Yutong, he wasn’t too worried—
Which actor here didn’t have backgrounds? If he had to be cautious of everyone, he wouldn’t be able to do his job. The only person he needed to be careful and pleasing toward was Xia Xiwei.
Being called "shameless" by Shen Yutong in such a direct manner, not only did Zhao Yan’s face darken, but Tang Lingli’s also changed again.
In the entertainment circle, managers, and assistants were integrated with the stars. When Shen Yutong insulted Zhao Yan, whether she realized it or not, it was equivalent to insulting her.
What the truth was didn’t matter to Tang Lingli. What was important was that she couldn’t back down at this moment.
"Shen Yutong, watch your mouth!"
Tang Lingli took two more steps forward, shouting aggressively, "A woman like you, who climbed into bed with someone to get a role, what right do you have to call others shameless? You’re the real shameless one, aren’t you?"
Shen Yutong didn’t expect Tang Lingli to change the subject so abruptly, caught off guard. Her face instantly flushed bright red, "You, you’re talking nonsense..."
"What, did I say anything wrong?"
Tang Lingli sneered, "Otherwise, how could a sophomore arts student with no acting experience land the third female lead in a blockbuster drama right from the start? Who doesn’t know what’s happening behind the scenes..."
Tang Lingli was on a roll, completely forgetting Xu Youguang’s warning to mind her words. She just blurted out everything recklessly.
A few young actors who were initially there just to enjoy the drama didn’t expect Tang Lingli to bring such matters to light and were somewhat surprised. However, since it didn’t involve them, they enjoyed the gossip even more.
"Tang Lingli’s gone mad. No matter what, Shen Yutong is recommended by the second largest investor, Wuyou Media. Saying that is essentially offending the investors, right?"
"Hard to say. I even asked around, and anyway, Shen Yutong definitely isn’t connected to the boss of Wuyou Media. Nobody in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai has seen her..."
Yang Hongni remained silent, while the second and third male leads whispered to each other.
Originally just there to watch the spectacle, Chen He was taken aback by what he heard. Was Shen Yutong also involving Wuyou Media’s connections?
For some reason, Chen He suddenly felt something was off.
After thinking about it, Chen He quietly moved to one side. Once a bit away from the chaos, he took out his phone and made a call.
"Hello, Director Lin, it’s me, Chen He, hahaha, are you busy..."
Chen He called the casting director Lin Feng of the "Heavenly Journey" production. Lin Feng was the primary person who handled his acting contract.
Though the casting director was part of the directors’ team, he didn’t do "directing" work. Functionally, he was more akin to a member of "HR." Before production started, he was one of the busiest people.
For a drama investing over a hundred million, aside from the main roles, countless minor roles and extras were involved. The casting director held the decision-making power for these roles.
Even the most hands-on director couldn’t possibly handpick roles that only took a few minutes of screen time. This was when the casting director’s role became crucial.
When Chen He called, Lin Feng was conducting an interview at a hotel in Ming City, mainly focusing on selecting several maid roles.
If it were just anyone, Lin Feng might have been impatient since he was currently auditioning for the "spoken performance" tasks, with the interviewees giving their best in "sharp-witted" exercises...
Because it was Chen He, Lin Feng endured, responding with a polite smile, "Chen He, hello, hello. What can I do for you?"
"Director Lin, I just wanted to ask if you know who recommended Shen Yutong to the production?"
Chen He thought for a moment and decided to ask directly.
But this question clearly puzzled Lin Feng. He was stunned and asked, "What, you didn’t know?"
Chen He was equally puzzled.
"You were all recommended by Mr. Zhou. I thought you knew each other. Turns out you’re not familiar at all..."
Lin Feng said, quite surprised.
"You say Shen Yutong...is Mr. Zhou’s person?"
Chen He asked in shock.
"Yeah, I personally called Mr. Zhou. She was right there with him. Haha... didn’t Mr. Zhou tell you?"
Lin Feng was truly confused since, logically speaking, Shen Yutong was Mr. Zhou’s person, and so were you. Why are you asking me...
"Uh, Mr. Zhou did mention it briefly before. Maybe I forgot... Haha, let’s leave it at that, Director Lin. You get back to your work. Let’s grab a meal sometime!"