Meow meow meow?

Was he doing this on purpose? He must be!

During their first meeting, he made her act out the scene where she begged the Emperor for mercy. Was this some kind of lesson he was trying to teach her, to make her lose face?

Su Yaya felt a sense of displeasure and shot a glance at Director Zhou. This wasn’t how you treat someone!

In reality, Director Zhou had exactly that intention.

He was deeply irritated with Su Yaya. From the very bottom of his heart, he couldn’t stand her. It wasn’t about her appearance—he just found everything about her uncomfortable.

He had originally planned Flourishing Palace for three years and had found a second female lead that he was very satisfied with. He only needed to discuss the specifics and sign the contract. But without consulting him, the investor had swapped the second female lead with Su Yaya.

When he found out, it felt like his hard work had been completely ruined. Furious, he stormed over to Sheng Shi Entertainment to confront President Xiao. He demanded that she return the role to the girl he had originally chosen, but President Xiao coldly refused. The two ended up in a heated argument.

President Xiao pointed directly at him, saying, “You and I don’t get to make this decision. The big boss gave her the role. If you think you can change that, go talk to the big boss. Don’t come crying to me!”

Zhou Tongguang’s face flushed with rage. If he had the courage to confront the big boss, he would have done it by now. Instead, he muttered miserably, “This was my life’s work…”

Tsk. The thought of it was laughable. He couldn’t possibly understand the weight of what Zhou Tongguang called “life’s work.”

“President Xiao…”

“President Xiao, sorry for disturbing you. We will be going back now. When Yu Hui found out, he rushed over. Feeling the tense atmosphere, he hurriedly rushed over and apologized. Without another word, he started to pull Zhou Tongguang out of the office. “Let’s talk outside.”

Zhou Tongguang and Yu Hui had worked together for numerous years and they were like real brothers. They had a deep connection. Yu Hui pulled him outside and advised him earnestly, “Brother Zhou, I know this drama is very important to you as well as this role, but talking to President Xiao won’t help you at all. The big boss hasd invested 178 million and what objections could you hold against him if he wanted one of his people to act in this drama? You can’t have any opinions. You can only accept this decision. Otherwise, the big boss might be angry and take away the funds. Do you plan on holding onto your play script for another three years? Three years after already waiting for three years. How many three years do you have left to wait in your life?

Zhou Tongguang: “….”

“Ok, don’t think so much about it.” Yu Hui patted his shoulders and continued, “Actually, I had looked through the girl’s information, the girl who the big boss wanted to place in the drama. Although she didn’t have too much experience in filming scenes and only filmed an online drama, her performance was worth mentioning. She isn’t like those useless girls who only knoew how to glare and pout. She was much better than them at least. You just need to bring out your directing skills and train her. Maybe she will be better than the girl you chose. So, don’t worry. Let’s go back now.”

Yu Hui pulled Zhou Tongguang away. He thought about this for the next few days and finally accepted the situation when he realized he couldn’t change anything.

Then, the official account was tasked with releasing the news about the main cast. But as soon as the news was posted, it attracted a wave of haters who frantically flooded the comments section, criticizing the drama and cursing Su Yaya. Even the director, himself, was not spared from the verbal attacks.

After so many years of filming, Zhou Tongguang had never been criticized like this. If it weren’t for Su Yaya, how could his drama have been trashed just as soon as the main cast was announced? There were so many people vowing not to watch it. Although most of them were haters, he had never endured such humiliation before, and he was extremely dissatisfied with Su Yaya.

This was also the reason why he wanted to make things difficult for Su Yaya.

He wanted to vent his anger!

When Su Yaya heard that Zhou Tongguang wanted her to act in the scene where she was banished to the cold palace, she realized he had a lot of objections to her. He was clearly trying to teach her a lesson.

But she had no choice but to accept it. Acting was acting, but the content of the scene made all the difference. If she simply conceded and performed this scene, with the whole crew watching, she would likely find herself truly exiled to the cold palace in the future!

Su Yaya quickly surveyed the room and came up with an idea. She gave Zhou Tongguang a half-smile and said, “It seems Director Zhou holds me in high regard, allowing me to act so soon. I’m truly grateful, but I must admit that I slipped at home yesterday and injured my knee. President Shen personally applied medicine for me and reminded Sister Zhou multiple times to take extra care of me. He said if I hurt it further, he’d feel terrible. I wouldn’t want to drag Sister Zhou down, either, so I can’t perform this scene today. How about we switch to a different one?”

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TL: I’ll be releasing locked chapters for this novel this week, but no worries my dear readers I will unlock them on the scheduled release date! These locked chapters is an option if you want to read ahead~