Hearing this, Lu Xuan would never agree. After all, these were the actors he had personally selected.
"Don't be so head - strong at this moment. Maybe she's just not suitable for this character's setting," Wen Sining tried to persuade him.
"I'm the author of this drama and I personally picked her. How could she not be suitable?" Lu Xuan still insisted on his opinion.
"I know you personally selected her, but her performance is really not up to par. If you don't believe me, you can go and take a look," Wen Sining didn't expect that Lu Xuan, who usually seemed so easy - going, could be so stubborn on this matter.
The two reached a deadlock, and neither was willing to back down.
Finally, the producer stepped in to smooth things over. Wen Sining gave in a bit and had to let it go.
They then went to the backstage dressing room. As soon as they got there, they heard a quarrel coming from a room.
Wen Sining frowned in annoyance and followed the sound towards a room. There was a small glass on the door through which one could see what was going on inside. Meanwhile, the producer and Lu Xuan were called away by the director.
She first stood at the door and observed. She found that the person throwing a tantrum inside was the second female lead. Without knowing what the staff member had done wrong, she started scolding loudly, which was not at all what a public figure should do.
There were other actors and staff in the dressing room, but none of them came to help the scolded staff member.
The scolded staff member was only in her twenties, looking like a fresh graduate. She hung her head, with red - rimmed eyes from the scolding.
Wen Sining couldn't stand it anymore. She directly pushed the door open and walked in. All eyes in the dressing room, including those of the second female lead, turned to her.
"What's going on?" she asked, looking at the second female lead.
But the second female lead didn't give her any face. Without even listening to a word she said, she just turned her face away.
The scolded staff member picked up the conversation. "I accidentally knocked over Miss Hu's favorite bottle of perfume when I was getting the loose powder. I've already apologized to her."
The second female lead was Hu Sisi, a third - tier actress with not much fame. She used to be an obscure internet celebrity, but she was well - known for her bad temper.
"Is the perfume broken?" Wen Sining's gaze fell on the table.
The staff member shook her head.
At this time, Hu Sisi continued, "You're so clumsy. This isn't the first time. The perfume wasn't broken this time, but what about next time? Let me tell you, this is a limited - edition Chanel perfume. You can't buy it anymore. And with your meager salary, you can't afford to compensate for it at all." The irony in her words was obvious.
Wen Sining hated people like this the most. Just because they were an artist, they thought they were superior to others. She stepped forward and directly protected the staff member behind her. "She has already apologized to you. Why are you still being so aggressive?"
Hu Sisi had no idea who Wen Sining was. She thought Wen Sining was just a staff member in the crew. After all, in her opinion, a person like Wen Sining wasn't worthy of meeting the investor.
"Mind your own business. Do you believe I'll deal with you too?" As she said this, she raised her hand to hit Wen Sining.
Before her palm could land, it was stopped by a strong hand.
"Editor Lu, why did you come without telling me in advance?"
Only then did Wen Sining look at Lu Xuan. She wanted to say something else, but was pulled away by him.
"What are you doing? Didn't you see she was bullying others?" Wen Sining shook her arm, but her strength was no match for Lu Xuan's.
"I'm going to fire the second female lead. A person with such bad moral character shouldn't appear in the works I invested in," Wen Sining said directly in front of everyone.
The second female lead looked nonchalant.
Lu Xuan directly pulled Wen Sining outside. As soon as he let go, Wen Sining strode away, ignoring his calls from behind.
Wen Sining left the filming set directly and got into her car. However, she didn't start the vehicle immediately. Instead, she called Donna.
The call was quickly answered. "Nana, replace the second female lead in the crew of *After the New Year* for me," she said angrily.
"What's going on? Did she offend you?" Donna on the other end of the phone could tell that Wen Sining's tone was off. She had no idea what had happened.
Wen Sining briefly told Donna what had happened in the crew just now.
"Got it. I'll arrange it right away."
Only then did they hang up the phone. Wen Sining drove back to Yushuiwan. She didn't expect to get so angry during her visit to the filming set.
The next day, Wen Sining still went to the filming set. She went there today to tell Hu Sisi that she didn't need to come anymore.
Since she had informed the director in advance, when she arrived, Hu Sisi was about to leave.
When she saw Hu Sisi, Wen Sining originally wanted to ignore her and just walk by. But unexpectedly, Hu Sisi took the initiative to speak.
"I'm warning you. Stay away from Lu Xuan," she said, and then left with her agent.
Wen Sining was puzzled by this inexplicable remark. Could it be that there was really something wrong with Lu Xuan? People around her had been warning her recently.
Lu Xuan originally thought that Wen Sining's words about firing the second female lead yesterday were just said out of anger. But when he got the news today that the second female lead had left the filming set, he flew into a rage. It seemed that Wen Sining didn't take him seriously at all. Everyone knew that the second female lead was his choice. By doing this, wasn't Wen Sining slapping him in the face in front of everyone?
Because of this incident, a disagreement arose between the two of them.
Wen Sining was very annoyed about this. If she and Lu Xuan didn't have any work - related interactions, she could just consider losing a friend. But that wasn't the case.
Wen Sining drove to the company. Instead of going back to her own office, she went to Donna's.
When Donna came back from a meeting and saw Wen Sining in her office, she curled her lips and joked deliberately, "Oh, our General Manager Wen finally remembers to come to the company. It's really rare."
Wen Sining wasn't in the mood to banter with her at this moment. After Donna sat down, Wen Sining told her what had happened.
"I thought it was something really serious. But in my opinion, Lu Xuan is a very scheming person. You'd better stay away from him to avoid getting in too deep," Donna kindly reminded her.
"I know, but we still have business dealings with him," the girl voiced her concern.
"Don't worry about this. I'll find a special person in charge to handle this part. You don't need to worry about it," Donna said.
Wen Sining nodded. She took Donna's advice.
"By the way, a group of new employees will be coming to the company later. Since you asked me to replace the second female lead, you might as well go and take a look later."