si-mexico Chapter 192 Where did the money come from? It's not clean, is it?
Chapter 192 Where did the money come from? It's not clean, is it?
Director Guo also arrived, and he chatted with Zhao Xiaojing, the two of them like old friends.
Shu Jing'an and Ning Yao's costume photos have been taken. The students didn't plan to stay in the studio; they still had classes to attend.
"Wait a minute." Zhao Xiaojing suddenly spoke up, looking at Ning Yao with a scrutinizing gaze and a hint of judgment in her eyes.
The others, unaware of what the veteran actress Zhao Xiaojing wanted to say to these younger generation members, looked over curiously.
"Are you a freshman at the Communication University? How old are you this year?" Zhao Xiaojing asked.
She asked this question with a smile on her face, and seemed quite kind and approachable.
"Yes, I'm a freshman, and I'm twenty-three years old this year," Ning Yao answered truthfully, as she was much older than her classmates.
"I really can't tell. You have the best skin. Your roommate looks much older than you," Zhao Xiaojing said with a smile.
Ning Yao didn't understand Zhao Xiaojing's meaning. Was this middle-aged actress trying to sow discord between her and her roommates?
Zhao Xiaojing felt a moment of relief. She knew that Luo Xiyun had disappeared and could not possibly reappear, and that the girl in front of her who looked very much like Luo Xiyun was just a coincidence.
Ning Yao and her two roommates were about to leave when Zhao Xiaojing spoke again, this time addressing Director Guo.
"Director Guo must have high expectations for the drama 'Palm of My Hand,' right? Shu Jing'an is a good young man, but Luo Xiyao..." She didn't finish her sentence immediately, but meaningfully took out a cigarette from the pack, held it between her fingers, and didn't light it.
Hearing her name called, Ning Yao stopped and turned around in surprise.
Zhao Xiaojing clearly had something to say, and the topic was related to her.
"Luo Xiyao is indeed excellent. When I auditioned, I saw about a hundred girls, and it's no exaggeration to say that when this girl appeared, she immediately caught my eye and I remembered her name. She was born to be an actress." Director Guo spoke highly of Ning Yao, whether he didn't realize the implication in Zhao Xiaojing's words or he was deliberately cutting off Zhao Xiaojing's comment.
The casting has already been decided, and he doesn't want to make too much of a fuss, especially since he feels that Luo Xiyao is the most satisfactory actress he has found.
"But if the actors have character flaws, even if the film is well-made, there's no guarantee that audiences will buy it." Zhao Xiaojing's words were loaded with sarcasm, every word a veiled attack on Ning Yao.
"If the film is released and people boycott it because the female lead's image has been ruined, wouldn't that be a case of losing more than you gain?"
"Teacher Zhao, please speak frankly." Director Guo's voice turned colder, after all, he was the one who basically decided on the cast and crew.
Director Guo is a talented person, and talented people are often arrogant.
He dislikes people who beat around the bush; not only do they waste time, but their sarcastic remarks also make people uncomfortable.
If it were anyone else, Director Guo would have lost his temper long ago. However, because Zhao Xiaojing is a senior, he didn't act too recklessly and suppressed his temper, which can be considered as giving her enough face.
"Didn't you notice that everything this young girl is wearing and using is the latest season's newest style from high-end luxury brands?" Zhao Xiaojing pointed out.
Director Guo looked puzzled. He was even more confused. This girl probably liked to fuss over herself, liked brand-name clothes and bags. What was wrong with that? How could it be a problem with her character?
Shu Jing'an was aware of the situation, and he immediately understood what Zhao Xiaojing was saying.
The senior was saying that Luo Xiyao had an immoral private life and was suspected of being kept by a sugar daddy. The money she earned was not her own, but given to her by a sugar daddy.
"She's several years older than her peers, why is she starting school so late?"
"Is it possible that her family was struggling financially before and couldn't afford the tuition, but now that she has the money, she got into the school through connections?"
"So where did she get her money? It doesn't seem like she earned it herself," Zhao Xiaojing said with a smile.
Despite her tone being full of sarcasm, and every word being directed at Ning Yao, Zhao Xiaojing spoke with an air of nonchalance.
"Teacher Zhao, have you investigated? Do you have any evidence?" Director Guo asked, frowning.
He's also in the entertainment industry, so of course he knows that this circle isn't clean; it's a cesspool of decadent private lives.
If he had kept it well hidden, he wouldn't have said anything. But when someone finds fault with him and publicly exposes him, that's the incompetence of an entertainer.
Even if Director Guo admires Luo Xiyao as an actress, he wouldn't allow his film to take such a huge risk. If it loses money, everyone in the crew will be implicated.
"I haven't investigated yet; this is just my personal guess," Zhao Xiaojing said casually, shrugging her shoulders.
"Without any evidence, what right do you have to talk nonsense?" Cui Mengmeng was furious. What did she mean by guessing without any investigation and throwing mud at someone without any proof?
Ning Yao pulled the angry Cui Mengmeng back, signaling her with her eyes not to act impulsively.
No matter how much Zhao Xiaojing has faded from the spotlight, she still holds a certain status in the entertainment industry. We can't be so reckless as to offend her.
Zhao Xiaojing wasn't angry at all; on the contrary, she seemed very understanding. She stared at Cui Mengmeng with great interest, her disdain undisguised in her eyes.
Such a foolish agent assistant, following Ning Yao around, will ruin her future sooner or later.
They can't even pick the right people, they're useless!
As she thought about it, Zhao Xiaojing felt increasingly pleased. She suppressed the sarcastic emotion in her eyes, as if victory was within her grasp.
"If she wasn't being kept by a sugar daddy, where would she get the money to buy so many expensive items? Did her family give them to her? But I think her family background is just average, they couldn't afford to give her so much money to squander."
"You mean you want me to replace the female lead and kick Luo Xiyao out?" Director Guo understood Zhao Xiaojing's intentions, but he didn't know what grudge Zhao Xiaojing could have against a newcomer she had no connection with, that would make her disregard the conduct of a senior and slander a female college student in front of everyone.
“I didn’t say that, but I did act in this film, and I don’t want to see any problems with it, so I was just kindly reminding you, Director Guo.”
After Zhao Xiaojing finished speaking, she got up to leave. She had already achieved her purpose in coming to Boxue Entertainment Company today, so there was no need for her to stay any longer.
Cui Mengmeng understood; Zhao Xiaojing was implying that Luo Xiyao was being kept by a sugar daddy.
So what if she's being kept by someone? The person keeping Yao Yao isn't an ordinary person; it's Wen Tingye, a figure known to everyone in the entire capital city. Ordinary people wouldn't even have the chance to be kept by President Wen!
She was furious and wanted to confront the old woman, but Ning Yao held her arm tightly, preventing her from speaking up.
General Manager Bo Xue hadn't been paying much attention to the conversation between the artists until the atmosphere in the studio became awkward. He put down his coffee cup, then, as if suddenly remembering something, was about to speak when he choked on his coffee.