Rebirth: I became rich by farming

Chapter 635: Chapter 635: Really Filming Now (5/5)

After the meeting, He Yiran also said, "Of course, this is exclusive to meetings. My hotel has a meeting room, and I had the staff clear it out. There’s a big screen in there that we can use directly."

Lai Xixi went straight to asking Yu Duoduo, "Do you have a computer? We brought... oh, no, we need our computers too, so Sister Yiran, you must have computers here, right?"

He Yiran said, "Of course, how could we not have computers?"

"If we really don’t have one, we could just buy one. It’s only for making a PPT, the requirements aren’t high." After Yan Keke finished speaking, she turned to ask Yu Duoduo, "Hey, you’re just in ninth grade, do you know how to use a computer?"

Wang Qiuhe quickly interjected, "Sister Keke, what are you talking about? Even in a small city like mine, people know how to use a computer, let alone someone like Sister Duoduo who’s traveled all over, Sister Duoduo definitely knows how, right, Sister Duoduo?"

Everyone laughed out loud as they exchanged words and glances.

Even if Yu Duoduo was slow, she knew by now she was being played with. She pointed angrily at everyone again and said, "You... you all are going too far. What did I do to deserve being teased like this? I just wanted to exchange contact details with you and be friends. Even if you are unwilling, there was no need to demean my intentions."

This was serious now, and Tian Sha hurriedly said, "No, no, we were just joking. Why are you taking it seriously? You are really too sensitive for a girl."

"Exactly, it was just a joke. If you can’t take a joke, then we won’t make them," they said.

"Okay, okay, we’ll shut up. I’ll stop talking, is that not okay? Come on, don’t feel hurt," they continued.

Everyone kept talking without giving Yu Duoduo a chance to speak. Despite the light-hearted teasing, the atmosphere for exchanging phone numbers had been disrupted once again, and it wasn’t so easy to pick up where they left off.

But if they couldn’t continue and didn’t get the phone numbers, they were all happy anyway.

But seeing everyone at the table laughing and enjoying themselves, Yu Duoduo could no longer restrain herself. Fuming with anger, she headed to the elevator and left the hotel without even maintaining appearances.

However, Mei Mengzhen still worried about Liang Xiao, "Xiaoxiao, will she cause you trouble after she gets back?"

Liang Xiao shook her head, "No, my work here doesn’t really involve her. She was deliberately getting close to me before, and since I’m both the screenwriter and the original author, what can she do to me?"

But Liang Xiao underestimated Yu Duoduo’s vindictiveness. With their faces now torn after this breakfast, Yu Duoduo no longer pretended. After putting on a fake smile for so long and getting nothing in return, she naturally wanted to make a fuss when she returned.

Yu Duoduo did not go back to the hotel but to the film set. Arriving at the lounge, she made a call to the investor, actually trying to persuade the investor to pressure the director into kicking Liang Xiao out of the crew. Annoyed by her pestering, the investor did indeed comply with her demands. When An Zhi heard about it, she almost laughed out loud from irritation; but they certainly couldn’t dismiss Liang Xiao. If it really came down to it, An Zhi would just leave herself. They could simply cut all her scenes and reshoot with someone else, considering she didn’t have many scenes anyway.

Besides, Yu Duoduo’s investor hadn’t put in much money anyway. With that person gone, it was an excellent opportunity to pull Mei Mengzhen into investing. He had heard from An Fang that Mei Mengzhen had invested thirty million in a movie without even blinking an eye. With his TV series running out of money, Mei Mengzhen surely wouldn’t stand by and do nothing.

Seeing An Zhi’s firm stance and realizing the TV series did indeed have breakout potential, the investor stopped paying attention to Yu Duoduo after being rejected. After all, making money was more important than Yu Duoduo. The investor understood clearly that as long as he had money, there could be many Yu Duoduos for him; why bother offending many others for just one?

An Zhi didn’t keep this a secret either. He had Mei Mengzhen’s Twitter account and told her everything after the TV series finished filming. Naturally, Mei Mengzhen promised to return the favor. Of course, all of this would happen later.

Actually, Liang Xiao didn’t need to go to the set that day. But after all the commotion caused by Yu Duoduo, even Xiao herself lost the desire to hang out with everyone else. It was mainly the awkwardness, and even if Mei Mengzhen didn’t mind, she needed some time to recover.

After having breakfast and saying goodbye, Liang Xiao returned to the set.

When Liang Xiao arrived, she coincidentally ran into an angry Yu Duoduo. She walked straight past Yu Duoduo’s lounge and returned to her own. However, due to Yu Duoduo’s outburst, word about the incident quickly spread.

Naturally, it also reached the ears of Chen Zhi and Luo Yingying, who were in the same crew.

Chen Zhi couldn’t believe it. Mei Mengzhen, the one who had turned down the lead role in An Zhi’s TV series, was actually acting.

But Chen Zhi couldn’t figure it out. If Mei Mengzhen wanted to act, why had she rejected An Zhi to begin with? That was a lead role in a TV series—a dream for many!

Chen Zhi looked at Luo Yingying, puzzled, and said, "Yingying, I must have heard wrong, right? Mei Mengzhen is acting? No way, you have to find out for me what’s going on."

Luo Yingying was just as perplexed and curious about Mei Mengzhen’s situation, so she agreed, "Zhenzhen isn’t a fan of acting, right? Why did she start acting? Okay, don’t worry, I’ll find out."

However, after making inquiries, Luo Yingying had trouble figuring out how to break the news to Chen Zhi, for indeed Mei Mengzhen was acting.

Seeing Luo Yingying’s troubled expression, Chen Zhi became frustrated, "What’s going on? She’s really acting? Tell me the details!"

Luo Yingying glanced at her and nodded, "Yes, Zhenzhen is indeed acting, but not in a TV series—she’s in a movie directed by Director An Fang’s brother, An Zhi. She’s only the second female lead, but you are the lead."

Chen Zhi took a deep breath, feeling that Luo Yingying’s last comment was entirely unnecessary. There’s no comparison between the two; maybe others didn’t know, but as a drama student, how could she be unaware of the fundamental differences between being a lead in a TV series and a secondary character in a film? Many actors had been leading men in TV series for years, with numerous acclaimed roles, but in movies, they were still relegated to roles less significant than side characters—that’s the crux of the disparity.

Chen Zhi felt a sense of disparity, but it went far beyond the status difference between film and TV actors—it included the pay gap as well.

Chen Zhi asked, "What about her pay? Did you find out? How much is Mei Mengzhen’s pay?"

Chen Zhi’s pay for this TV series was the newcomer’s rate; after taxes, she had an income of 200,000 yuan. She was ecstatic when she first received the money—it was really a lot, enough for a down payment on a small apartment. But she was keenly aware that if it were a film actor’s salary, it would be even more.

Luo Yingying spoke with difficulty, "Zhenzhen doesn’t care about that money."