Liu Jun also felt quite helpless. If Chang Wan wasn’t cast as the lead, this movie couldn’t continue.
He struggled for a long ti before changing the cast, but fortunately, Pang iqi understood and stepped aside to take on another project.
As Liu Jun spoke, he kept sighing.
Tian Xiang could understand the helplessness he felt.
Liu Jun: "If you have any requests, just let know. Just don’t quit."
With one already gone, Liu Jun didn’t want any trouble from Tian Xiang’s side either.
If she also left, this drama might as well not happen.
Tian Xiang: "Director Liu, I’ll do as you say. Don’t worry, I’ll cooperate earnestly with the work ahead."
This small matter wasn’t worth giving up her role for.
Liu Jun let out a sigh of relief.
Since many roles in the drama were cast from the school, and the school hadn’t started yet, those people weren’t back, so the whole morning was mostly scenes of Tian Xiang and Chang Wan. Many scenes had been previously shot with Tian Xiang and Pang iqi, but now were being redone.
Besides wasting ti, the main issue was that Chang Wan’s professional skills were not as good as Pang iqi’s. Playing the lead role, she always had a villainous vibe and could get stuck multiple tis on one scene.
By the end of a day’s shooting, Tian Xiang’s throat was about to smoke.
In the afternoon, ng Cheng’an ca after work to pick her up. The crew had arranged a car to take her back.
After what happened before, the production studio not only added a car but also assigned assistants to everyone, becoming more cautious and thorough in this aspect.
Halfway, they passed by a pharmacy, and Tian Xiang asked the driver to stop so ng Cheng’an could buy her so throat dicine.
ng Cheng’an: "Not feeling well?"
Tian Xiang: "My throat is a bit dry."
ng Cheng’an quickly bought a pack of dicine for her.
At night, when they were lying in bed preparing to rest, Tian Xiang finally told him about the casting change.
"It’s just more scenes with others, nothing else."
ng Cheng’an held her without speaking, only after a while he asked, "By the way, there’s just over a year until graduation. Do you have any plans for the future?"
Soon, Tian Xiang would be starting the second sester of her third year.
Her current career paths were generally either joining a troupe or a production studio.
Given the current situation, joining a production studio was definitely the best choice, as her fa had already risen, and she was more interested in this aspect.
Tian Xiang: "What do you think?"
Actually, she was fine with both performing on stage and acting.
ng Cheng’an: "Join the production studio; there seems to be more developnt potential in this area in the future."
Tian Xiang was a bit surprised, "What’s up with you today? Did the sun rise from the west?"
Although he had never opposed her filming movies and TV series, it was clear he didn’t like it, especially those scenes involving hugging—so petty.
ng Cheng’an: "Chunching is just a few years. You can join the production studio first, then later move to a troupe or the cultural departnt."
This arrangent was fine with her. Tian Xiang hugged his waist tightly, "Okay, I’ll listen to you."
In the days that followed, Tian Xiang was constantly busy with filming.
But once school started, she could only work on weekends.
After school began, the news that Chang Wan had been promoted to lead quickly spread through the school.
Everyone was puzzled as to why Pang iqi, who seed well, was no longer acting.
The team certainly wouldn’t disclose what happened to Chang Wan, and Tian Xiang wasn’t about to gossip behind her back. When asked, she just said Pang iqi had sothing else and that the casting change was the factory’s arrangent, which she wasn’t clear about.
But gradually people started saying it was because Chang Wan used her family connections to squeeze Pang iqi out.
Normally, Chang Wan already had an air of arrogance at school, and her reputation only worsened now, with everyone starting to fear her.
On weekends, during filming in the makeup room, Chang Wan jokingly asked Tian Xiang if she was the one spreading the rumor about squeezing out Pang iqi.
Tian Xiang laughed, "Not to ntion that I can’t be bothered with your affairs and disdain to speak. Even if I did say it, isn’t it the truth?"
Chang Wan’s smile froze on her face, and she stopped talking.
Tian Xiang chuckled and left with the two assistants arranged by the crew.
Chang Wan really wished she could glare her to death.
In the end, Pang iqi being squeezed out was all Tian Xiang’s fault.
If she hadn’t sared glue on Chang Wan’s chair, none of this would have happened, and there would have been no role change either.
She was clearly the instigator, yet in the end, it was Chang Wan who was blad.
Chang Wan threw the comb in her hand down, feeling angry.
Beside her, the two assistants exchanged a silent glance, feeling sowhat frustrated as well. Of all people to be assigned to, it just had to be her.
Ever since being promoted to lead, her temper had grown increasingly worse.
On the other side, as Tian Xiang left, ng Cheng’an ca to et her.
It was the weekend, so ng Cheng’an didn’t need to work and had co specifically to be with her.
As they walked out, they ran into Lu Feng, who had co to see Chang Wan, but neither party acknowledged the other, acting like strangers.
Lu Feng ended up staying, as people said he had gone to the Ministry of Culture. Although he’s currently just a minor employee, he had at least planted his roots here.
His relationship with Chang Wan was also made public, and he no longer had to sneak around, able to openly see her and be with her.
Previously, Tian Xiang didn’t quite grasp why that incident happened to Chang Wan, but now she saw it clearly.
From the start, it was all Lu Feng’s plan.
He wanted to use Chang Wan to stay here, and she was just a part of his sche.
Tsk tsk, who would’ve thought?
Back then, seeing Chang Wan in trouble, Tian Xiang secretly laughed at her foolishness, only to realize later that she wasn’t much smarter herself!
Tian Xiang let out a long sigh.
Beside her, ng Cheng’an asked, "What’s wrong?"
Tian Xiang: "Nothing."
The two held hands and prepared to go back.
ng Cheng’an: "When will this group be finished?"
Tian Xiang: "Now that we only film on weekends, it’ll probably take another two months."
The series is short, only a dozen episodes or so.
ng Cheng’an: "After you finish filming this, I need to go abroad. Don’t take any more work until I return, alright?"
Tian Xiang: "Alright."
Every day she was either at school or filming, so she needed a break too.
Two months later, the filming was finally completed.
Tian Xiang let out a sigh of relief, and any work that ca her way afterward, she temporarily turned down.
ng Cheng’an needed to go on a business trip, not only abroad but also to Hong Kong, where he stayed for over ten days.
He spent over a month traveling before coming back to discuss with Tian Xiang his intention to apply for unpaid leave from his job and partner with soone to start a magazine.
Tian Xiang: "Do what you think is best."
In recent years, private businesses were becoming increasingly popular, and Tian Xiang felt like the tis really were changing.
With his wife’s support, ng Cheng’an quickly got things started.
Other mbers of the ng Family didn’t say much when they saw him switching careers.
A hundred years ago, the ng Family had actually risen through entrepreneurship.
Thanks to family connections, ng Cheng’an quickly obtained a publication license and began his entrepreneurial venture.
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