msmithbooks Chapter 32 was quite moving.
Chapter 32 was quite moving.
After Zheng Xinyao's mother finished explaining the situation, she finally said, "Since your Qingtian Entertainment doesn't want outsiders, why did you invite so many outsiders to audition?"
My daughter went to great lengths to invite her friend, and her audition performance was excellent, yet you eliminated her because she's not an artist under Qingtian Entertainment. Isn't that going a bit too far?
"Furthermore, the people from your company spoke very rudely. They not only disrespected my daughter's friends, but also us. My daughter has said she doesn't want to act in any of your company's productions anymore. You..."
Before Zheng Xinyao's mother could finish speaking, the middle-aged man on the other end of the phone said impatiently, "Ms. Zheng, if your daughter doesn't want to act in our company's productions, she can leave anytime as long as she pays the breach of contract fee..."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Xinyao's mother was stunned.
"Producer Zhang, what do you mean by this?"
"What do you mean? It means what I said: if your daughter doesn't want to act in our company's productions, she can leave as long as she pays the penalty for breach of contract." The middle-aged man's words rang out again.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Xinyao's mother's face turned very ugly.
He just spoke with this producer Zhang mainly to ask the production team to give her face and have someone apologize and appease his daughter.
To her surprise, after she finished speaking, the other party showed her no respect whatsoever.
"Alright, I don't have that much time to argue with you. If you want to leave, then pay the penalty for breach of contract. If you don't want to pay the penalty, then let your daughter put on a good show..."
After saying that, the other party hung up the phone immediately.
After the phone call ended, Zheng Xinyao's mother looked at Zheng Xinyao, and Zheng Xinyao looked at her mother as well. The two stared at each other in bewilderment.
Just now, Zheng Xinyao argued with her mother because she wanted to make the production crew back down.
Zheng Xinyao's idea was to persuade the production team to back down before proposing that Zhang Zeyan play the second male lead.
Unexpectedly, the producer of this drama showed absolutely no respect, not only failing to give the mother and daughter any face but also embarrassing them once again.
"Mom, I'm not acting anymore. I'm not acting no matter what." Zheng Xinyao was very angry.
He had never been treated like this before.
In the past, no matter which film crew she was on, everyone treated her with utmost respect.
Not only did the crew members disrespect her, but the production team also showed her no respect whatsoever.
"Yaoyao, don't act impulsively." Zheng Xinyao's mother had a headache.
It's easy to say you're quitting, but if you really quit, you'll lose real money.
This time, Qingtian Entertainment offered Zheng Xinyao a very high salary in order to help her gain recognition. If she has to pay double the compensation, all the money she has earned before will be lost.
After thinking about it, Zheng Xinyao's mother thought of Zhang Zeyan.
She felt that he was probably the only one who could persuade her daughter now.
After hesitating for a moment, Zheng Xinyao's mother directly dialed Zhang Zeyan's number.
The call was connected very quickly.
"Aunt Zheng?"
Zhang Zeyan's puzzled voice came from the phone.
"Zhang Zeyan, where are you?" Zheng Xinyao's mother asked Zhang Zeyan.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Xinyao immediately turned her gaze over.
She didn't understand why her mother was calling Zhang Zeyan.
"Zhang Zeyan, could you come over here?" Zheng Xinyao's mother asked Zhang Zeyan.
"Okay, Auntie, I'll be right there," came Zhang Zeyan's voice.
"Okay, then come over here."
The phone hangs up.
Zheng Xinyao immediately asked her mother, "Mom, why did you call Zhang Zeyan over?"
"I called him over to explain things clearly."
"Why did you call him?" Zheng Xinyao asked, somewhat embarrassed.
She didn't want Zhang Zeyan to see her embarrassing side.
"Have him come and talk to you; you're acting too impulsively."
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On the other side, after leaving the hotel, Zhang Zeyan arrived at the hotel booked by Zheng Xinyao's film crew in less than ten minutes.
Boom boom boom!
The door opened, and Zhang Zeyan walked into the room.
"Auntie, I'm here," Zhang Zeyan said to Zheng Xinyao's mother.
Inside the room, Zhang Zeyan only saw Zheng Xinyao's mother, but not Zheng Xinyao herself.
"Here you are, come and sit down," Zheng Xinyao's mother said to Zhang Zeyan, pointing to the sofa in the room.
Zhang Zeyan sat down as instructed, then asked, "Where's Zheng Xinyao?"
"I let her go out," Zheng Xinyao's mother said.
"Oh!" Zhang Zeyan nodded.
He felt that Zheng Xinyao's mother wanted to see him today because she wanted him to leave her daughter or something.
Many TV dramas have this plot: the female lead's parents take out a sum of money and say to the male lead, "Leave my daughter, and this money is yours."
However, if Zheng Xinyao's mother wants him to leave Zheng Xinyao, she definitely won't give him any money.
"Drink some water!" Zheng Xinyao's mother poured Zhang Zeyan a glass of water.
"Thank you, Auntie."
At this moment, Zheng Xinyao's mother sat down opposite Zhang Zeyan.
"Zhang Zeyan, I know about your situation. You didn't agree to sign with Qingtian Entertainment, so they're targeting you, right?" Zheng Xinyao's mother asked Zhang Zeyan.
"Um, it's like this, they wanted to sign me, but I didn't agree."
"Yes, my daughter Yao Yao found out about this. She thinks the production team is targeting her, so she doesn't want to act in the show anymore. But if she doesn't act, she'll have to pay double her salary as a penalty for breach of contract. So I'm asking you to help me persuade her..."
"Yes, Auntie, I can help you persuade her."
Zhang Zeyan agreed without hesitation; this was a trivial matter for him.
"Thank you!" Zheng Xinyao's mother sincerely thanked Zhang Zeyan.
"I called her and asked her to come back."
A few minutes later, Zheng Xinyao returned to her hotel room.
After Zhang Zeyan's persuasion, Zheng Xinyao agreed to continue filming.
"Zhang Zeyan, I'm so sorry! I've made you come all this way for nothing."
Finally, Zheng Xinyao apologized to Zhang Zeyan again.
"You've already apologized to me three times. You don't need to take this to heart. Didn't you say before that you couldn't guarantee it would work out?" Zhang Zeyan comforted him with a smile.
Zheng Xinyao is still young. It was probably the first time she had introduced a job to someone, and she felt bad for not succeeding.
If she were older and had experienced more, she probably wouldn't feel that way anymore.
However, this is also the most valuable aspect; naivety is perhaps a form of childlike innocence.
At least, Zhang Zeyan was quite moved by this.
Even if Zheng Xinyao did something wrong, her repeated and sincere apologies should have calmed Zhang Zeyan down considerably.
"Zhang Zeyan, don't worry. They're targeting you so much, even if I agree to continue filming, I won't give it my all. I'll give them at most 60% of my 100% acting skills. I won't let them have an easy time."