217: Chapter 217: The Perfect Substitute!
217: Chapter 217: The Perfect Substitute!
Throwing a diva tantrum?
Everyone had started eating, so why wasn’t Bai Fengling making a move?
Did she think she was above everyone else and disdained to dine with the crowd?
Ahem!
With a glance at Wu Jie, Huang Siwei asked with a teasing smile,
“Miss Bai, after being busy with the makeup test and screen tests for so long, are you not hungry?”
As he spoke, Huang Siwei picked up the bottle and poured wine for Wu Jie.
Bi read the room and imdiately said with an apologetic smile,
“She’s on a diet, so she’s only having so fruit for dinner!”
“Is that so?”
Wu Jie imdiately called out loudly, “Waiter, bring a large fruit platter!”
Bi was montarily stunned, her expression becoming sowhat nervous.
After serving Wu Jie a cup of wine, Bi raised her glass with both hands and smiled,
“I’ll toast to you on behalf of Fengling first, cheers as a gesture of respect!”
No sooner had she spoken than the cup was empty.
As the second cup of wine was poured full, Bi smiled ingratiatingly and said,
“We’ll be counting on Director Wu’s support in the future, so I’ll toast to you again!”
Quickly, the third cup was filled.
“For this cup, I hope to clink glasses with Director Wu and wish our cooperation a long and lasting success!”
A person who smiles never gets hit!
Wu Jie smiled faintly, picked up his cup, and downed it in one gulp.
At that mont, the fruit platter arrived, but Bai Fengling still hadn’t taken off her mask.
Not eating, not toasting, she simply sat there like a venerated statue.
Huang Siwei was getting annoyed, and Wu Jie was also very displeased.
It was just a simple al, and with the film crew no less.
Being late was one thing, but was there really a need to put on airs like this?
So, without even drinking, Wu Jie put down his glass.
“Mr.
Huang, this dinner you’ve organized is quite diocre, isn’t it?
Miss Bai has no appetite at all.
Now what are we going to do?”
Huang Siwei hastily replied, “I’m sorry, Mr.
Wu, this is already the best restaurant in the film city, serving the finest banquet.”
In saying this, Huang Siwei kept making frantic eye signals to Bi.
But Bi was wearing a forced smile, as if struggling with so unspeakable difficulty.
“Hmph!
So ungrateful after being given face, huh?”
Grinding his teeth, Huang Siwei muttered under his breath and stood up to pour a glass of water for Bai Fengling.
“If you won’t eat, you can at least drink a glass of water, right?”
Still, Bai Fengling did not respond.
Huang Siwei was completely infuriated.
“We’re about to start shooting the movie, and we, the production company, invited you for a al.
It’s one thing if you don’t eat, but is it that hard to even drink a glass of water?”
“Sitting at the banquet without speaking a word or eating, with sunglasses and a mask on, covered up tightly – are you that afraid of being seen?”
“If you look down on us that much and don’t want to save face for Mr.
Wu, then why agree to it?
Why accept our filming offer?”
Huang Siwei was trying hard to restrain himself.
If it wasn’t for Bai Fengling’s big na and her many fans, any other lesser-known star would’ve been verbally lashed out by him long ago.
And who was Wu Jie?
A major company executive!
Before the acquisition was complete, Wu Jie had supervisory power and could suspend anyone, including Wang Taixiong and Huang Siwei, at any ti.
He could also halt any project and initiate an investigation at will.
They should have been bending over backward to please, and now Bai Fengling had the audacity to slap them in the face.
“What, still remaining silent?”
“Fine!
Since you’re such a big star and so arrogant, we don’t need to have this al.”
“Bi, take your living Buddha away!
We can’t afford to invite her, and we can’t afford to offend her either!”
“But let warn you, the fault lies with you for snubbing us.
Any breach of contract is on you!”
“Move it!
Why the daze?
Do I need to arrange a sedan to carry you, our superstar, before you’d deign to leave?”
With a bang!
Huang Siwei threw out the water bottle.
The directors, screenwriters, and producers at the table were all embarrassed.
“Ge, imdiately notify the backup actress for the leading role, try to get her auditioned by tomorrow…”
Bi was in a frenzy, gritting her teeth and stomping her foot, shouting:
“Don’t do it, Mr.
Huang!”
“Don’t do what?” Huang Siwei pointed at Bai Fengling and bellowed, “I’ve been mingling out here for so many years, and I’ve never seen anyone co to a dinner party, not say a word, and keep covered up tight.
If you don’t want to eat or look down on it, then don’t co!”
“Showing up just to show your face, eat a little, what’s the big deal?
Are you afraid I’ll poison you?
It’s just a damn actor, what’s with the act of being so high and mighty?”
Sigh!
Wu Jie beside them, let out a sigh.
He had intended just to have a al and et the big star herself.
But what happened?
She wouldn’t even show her face, so why stay here?
“Mr.
Huang, it was a good al, and now with your yelling, who’s in the mood to eat?”
Standing up, Wu Jie said with a smile, “Sorry everyone, I’ll take my leave first!”
Bi stepped forward to grab Wu Jie but was pulled away by Huang Siwei.
“What else do you want to do?
Take your big-shot star and go back where you ca from, and forget about doing business with Tanglong Culture dia in the future!”
“And I’ll tell everyone about tonight’s incident.
Let’s see how many will still want to send you notices in the future!”
Huang Siwei angrily pushed Bi away, hurrying after Wu Jie to leave the private room.
“Wait!!”
Bi, filled with grief and indignation, suddenly shouted loudly.
Wu Jie and the other had reached the door, and the others at the table also began to stand up, ready to leave, all turning their gazes over.
“i, take it off,” said Bi, disheartened.
The ‘Bai Fengling’ who hadn’t moved an inch on the chair, stood up and removed her sunglasses and mask.
Suddenly, everyone was astonished.
It wasn’t Bai Fengling at all but her body double, i.
In an instant, Huang Siwei was furious.
“Bloody hell, if you’re not coming for a al, fine, but you send a body double?
How much more can you look down on people?”
Wu Jie was likewise speechless.
It was just a dinner party.
If you didn’t want to co, just any old lie would do, like having a stomachache or your period.
What’s the aning of sending a body double?
No wonder she wouldn’t speak or show her face; she was afraid of being found out!
Bi spoke with a pained expression, “Director Wu, please don’t be angry.
I don’t look down on you all.
I really value this cooperation and wanted to bring Bai Fengling here, to have a nice al with everyone!”
“But Bai Fengling was called away to sowhere else!
That person is incredibly powerful; neither I nor the agency can afford to provoke them.
That’s why I had the foolish idea to let her body double, i, temporarily stand in.”
Upon hearing this, Huang Siwei felt like he was about to faint with anger.
Wu Jie was also stunned to the core.
What kind of ssed-up logic is that?
“Who the hell are you fooling with your lies?” Huang Siwei roared, “In Capital and the surrounding dozen counties, the most powerful people are in a eting with Mr.
Wang.
Who else could have taken Bai Fengling away?”
Bi replied with a helpless expression, “It was Mr.
Xu from Capital, Xu Feng!
He sohow got wind of it and insisted that Fengling join him for a al.
Once she’s done dealing with that, she will rush over here, please be assured of that!”
In an instant.
Huang Siwei relaxed.
Wu Jie couldn’t help but chuckle, with a sense of admiration he said, “The Evil Man from Capital, truly lives up to his reputation!”
“I’m sorry, Mr.
Wu, I was really out of options, which is why I ca up with such a dumb idea.”
Bi nodded and bowed apologetically to everyone repeatedly.
Huang Siwei was about to speak when Wu Jie raised his hand to signal silence.
“Since it’s Mr.
Xu who intervened, we have nothing to say.
Let’s eat, don’t waste all this good food!”
Re-seated, Wu Jie started eating again.
He glanced at the body double i, who didn’t look much different from Bai Fengling.
Her skin like creamy jade, she was also stunningly beautiful, and her eyes exuded a charming spirit.
But she was not Bai Fengling, just an extrely pretty double, and after being exposed, she felt sowhat ashad to et people’s eyes.
Wu Jie gave an awkward smile and kindly reminded:
“You two stop dazing around and eat up.
Go and find Bai Fengling quickly!
If you’re late, I’m afraid Mr.
Xu might have her all to himself.”
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