"I was working then," Ye Mo said lazily. "I was originally planning to settle accounts with someone after filming this scene..."
Hearing this, Ye Yongming became somewhat curious and asked, "So how do you plan to settle accounts with her?"
Ye Mo: "First, pour a bucket of water over her head so she knows how cold it is to be doused with water on a freezing day. Then, threaten Director Ji Ye Corporation and Producer Yu with the Ye family's money. Finally, let everyone online gossip about her little scandal..."
"Gossip?" Shen Yan immediately perked up his ears. "What gossip is she talking about?"
Ye Mo: "... Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that she's being kept by a sugar daddy, and that sugar daddy has a wife and children, and stuff like that."
This is indeed not a big deal, but this "not a big deal" only applies within their circle. After all, having a sugar daddy isn't a big deal in their circle. However, if this were made public, it would be a different story. Normal people outside the circle wouldn't be able to accept such a thing, and it could directly destroy Tang Ying's career.
What? You're saying Ye Mo's actions were too ruthless?
What a joke! This isn't child's play. Who doesn't retaliate by hitting where it hurts? Ye Mo didn't consider herself a saint. If she wanted to get revenge, she had to make people feel pain, make them afraid to lay a hand on her again, and make them think she was easy to bully.
Moreover, she only intended to simply publicize this matter; if Tang Ying's backer was willing to protect her, she could continue to stay in the industry.
"But now it seems I don't need to do anything, right?" Ye Mo smiled, her eyes crinkling as she looked at Ye Yongming. " Yongming, you saw me being bullied, you wouldn't have just stood by and done nothing, would you? You should have stood up for me, right?"
Ye Yongming smiled, not answering the question directly, but instead saying, "Your production team needs to change the female lead."
"..."
It took Shen Yan and Zhou Xiaoyu several seconds to realize what he meant. Shen Yan asked very quickly, "You kicked Tang Ying out of the crew? Director Ji and Producer Yu don't have any objections?"
Ye Yongming raised an eyebrow and said, "What objections could they possibly have? I've already added an extra 50 million in investment..."
Zhou Xiaoyu was dumbfounded. "... Money, money power?!"
Ye Yongming gave her an approving look. "Although the solution is a bit mundane, it's the only mundane solution we ordinary people can come up with."
And the most unconventional method is also the most effective, especially for people Yu Luwei and Producer Yu who are obsessed with money.
***
Despite some setbacks, Ye Mo ultimately succeeded in completing all the filming for " The Chase ".
Director Ji and the others originally wanted to have a meal with Ye Mo, but Ye Mo caught a cold the next day and had to decline their invitation.
In the entertainment industry, gossip paparazzi are the first to know any news, so just two days after Tang Ying left the crew, news of her contract termination with the " Chase " production team appeared online.
Soon after, the official team behind " The Chase " also released a statement, officially announcing the resolution of their dispute with Tang Ying.
This caused an uproar among Tang Ying's fans, who started making a scene online demanding an explanation from the production team. As for many other netizens, they were simply curious about the matter, since the female lead had been on set for two months and then suddenly terminated her contract—such a thing was truly rare.
"... Why did you terminate your contract with the production team? You've already been filming for two months!"
"According to reliable sources, Tang Ying offended a powerful figure who directly stated that he didn't want Tang Ying as the female lead and even added 50 million yuan to the investment. Do you think the production team could refuse to terminate her contract?"
"An extra 50 million just to kick Tang Ying, the female lead, out of the production team. The happiness of the rich is so simple and boring, it makes me so envious and jealous! Waaaaah!"
"I'm really curious, which big shot did Tang Ying offend?"
"... As someone in the know, all I can say is that she offended a female star in the same production. She wanted to use the drama to make fun of her, but she didn't expect that the other actress had powerful backers. Now, she's the one who's in trouble!"
Netizens naturally discussed this matter, with some genuine and others claiming to be insiders offering their opinions. However, in the end, no one really knew what happened.
Two days later, even more eye-catching news emerged online, and most netizens forgot about the incident, turning their attention to the latest gossip. In the end, only Tang Ying's fans remained interested in the matter.
Fans argued with the production team, Tang Ying's agency, and Tang Ying's agent... Unfortunately, none of the three parties provided a clear explanation, leaving Tang Ying's fans to berate her agency and agent for who knows how long.
Regarding this, Tang Ying's agency and her agent had only one feeling: They were wronged!
What does this have to do with them? Mingming was Tang Ying who brought this on herself. She used filming as an excuse to bully people, but little did she know she'd kicked a hornet's nest. After kicking someone, the other person was fine, but she broke her own leg.
If her manager Brother Hu, were to describe her behavior this time, it would be. "She deserved it!"
Brother Hu gets angry when he talks about this. Although Tang Ying has won awards, she rarely gets leading roles. This time, she finally got a leading role, and it was in a major production by Director Ji Minghe, but she ruined it herself.
This is like a poor person who finally finds a golden egg, only to lose it themselves. Anyone would be upset in that situation.
"... You tell me, isn't this what you deserve?" Brother Hu scolded her. " Ye Mo didn't curse at you, hit you, or steal your resources, so why are you causing trouble for him? Huh?!"
Tang Ying: "..."
Her own agent regretted it and scolded her, but how could Tang Ying not feel regret herself?
Ultimately, her targeting of Ye Mo stemmed from nothing more than jealousy.
They were Mingming in the same industry, and she was even Ye Mo's senior, yet Ye Mo was prettier and more famous than her... From the moment she saw Ye Mo, the seed of jealousy took root in her heart and was hard to eradicate. That's why she used filming as an excuse to make Ye Mo suffer.
However, before doing this, Tang Ying never imagined that she would lose the lead role because of it. After all, she was the lead actress! Have you ever seen a production team kick out the lead actress over such a trivial matter?
Oh, now we have that kind of film crew, like the crew of " The Chase ".
These past few days, Tang Ying has been constantly thinking: If only I had known, if only I had known...
But where in this world can one know beforehand?
Chapter 41, Forty-first melon: What melon? Forty-one bites...
Ye Mo didn't pay much attention to Tang Ying's situation because she fell ill immediately after returning from the film set.
In December, with temperatures nearing freezing, just standing outside felt cold. Yet, she stood in the rain for over an hour in that weather. She's not made of iron; how could she not get sick under those conditions?
So, she developed a fever in the middle of the night after returning to the Ye Family.
Half-asleep, Ye Mo realized she seemed to have a fever. She opened her eyes groggily and felt her whole body burning hot, even her breath was scalding hot.
She curled up in bed, weakly turning over.
My head hurts so much, I should get up and find some medicine...
As she thought this, she curled herself up even tighter in the blankets, feeling uncomfortable from head to toe.