In the private room next door.
Cheng Qin looked utterly dejected.
"Master Xiao, you've seen the situation yourself."
"Right now, I have to offend either them or you. This actually has nothing to do with the roles. The contracts spell it out clearly: I have the right to assign their roles. So they're purely making trouble on purpose."
"Personally, I absolutely want to take your side. Just the fact that you donated three hundred million means they don't deserve to be compared to you."
"But the reality is... sigh!"
Xiao Yu understood her predicament. "You don't dare offend them because they have too much influence. Once they turn against you, your series will definitely be finished."
Cheng Qin nodded gloomily.
"Honestly, I never considered this problem at all, because the contracts clearly state that I can adjust their roles however I like. But now that it's come to this, I've realized they're the ones calling the shots. I simply can't go against them."
"If I'd known this would happen, I wouldn't have rushed to sign contracts with them. Now I'm stuck!"
"Master Xiao, I can only let you down now. Otherwise... all my hard work and all my funding will be gone. I'm truly sorry. I wasn't deliberately stringing you along. I really wanted you to play the second male lead."
If she offended those people, Cheng Qin wouldn't be able to film her web series. All her investment, effort, and hard work would go down the drain.
If she offended Xiao Yu, the worst that would happen was that he would resent her. Since they hadn't signed a contract, there would be no other losses.
But their troublemaking had forced her to offend Xiao Yu out of nowhere and for no reason, and Cheng Qin was deeply distressed too.