"Li Li, tell her to shut up," He Ting said coldly.
"What do you want to do! I'm the leading actress of this crew!" Wang Ting shouted.
"Do you know that because of your lack of self - awareness, you've offended someone you shouldn't have," Li Li sneered as he approached her.
"Get away! Don't come near me. Yin Bing, come here!" Wang Ting shrieked. Yin Bing was her bodyguard. Hearing Wang Ting's voice, Yin Bing rushed over quickly and stood in front of Wang Ting.
"Yin Bing, look at who I am," Li Li said to Yin Bing with a fake smile.
"Li... Brother Li Li, why are you here?" Yin Bing knew Li Li. Li Li had saved his life before, and he also knew that there were powerful people behind Li Li.
"This woman has offended someone she shouldn't have," Li Li pointed at Wang Ting and said to Yin Bing.
Yin Bing looked at Wang Ting hesitantly. After a long pause, he finally spoke.
"Sister Wang, we can't afford to offend the people behind him."
"Shut up! You're just making excuses for your own incompetence."
The director and An Ke noticed the commotion here and walked over together. As soon as they got there, they saw the two sides in a stand - off. An Ke felt a headache coming on. Why was He Ting causing trouble for her again? The director also felt a headache. One was the famous young master of the He family, and the other was an actress in his drama. He couldn't afford to offend either side.
An Ke pulled He Ting aside.
"What are you doing?" An Ke stared at He Ting with a troubled look.
"She's talking nonsense," He Ting said coldly.
"Forget it... You promised not to cause trouble for our crew."
"No way," He Ting showed no sign of compromise.
"If you're like this, don't come to our crew with me in the future," An Ke was already a bit angry.
He Ting looked at her, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say a word.
"Why? Just because someone said something about you, you're making a mountain out of a molehill. Is it really necessary?" An Ke continued.
"What she said is enough for me to do this," He Ting looked at her seriously.
"Then tell me what unforgivable thing she said. Tell me! Do you have to make everyone feel awkward?" An Ke clearly didn't believe what He Ting said. She really couldn't understand why he was so persistent just because of some words.
He Ting remained silent again. An Ke felt like she was going to explode. On one side was the "big devil" she couldn't afford to offend, and on the other side was the crew she had just joined. An Ke was helpless about He Ting's attitude but had no other way. So she could only look at Li Li tiredly.
"Li Li, tell me what inappropriate thing Wang Ting said," An Ke said weakly.
Everyone could hear the helplessness in An Ke's voice.
Li Li also didn't say a word. He opened his mouth and then closed it three or four times.
"Are you done? Hurry up and say it," An Ke was really on the verge of losing her temper. But Li Li and He Ting still didn't say a word. At this time, Wang Ting walked out from behind and shrugged indifferently.
"I also think I didn't say anything. I just said that you got the role through connections," Wang Ting fixed her hair and looked at An Ke casually.
"Just this? You want Li Li to beat her because of this?" An Ke didn't expect that He Ting had done this for her. She couldn't understand why they couldn't tell her this and also didn't expect that others thought of her like this.
"She knows very well what she said. She's just downplaying it," He Ting still didn't say a word, but Li Li interjected.
"What did I say? I just said that some girls in the entertainment industry would do anything to become famous and they're promiscuous. Did I say it about her?" Wang Ting said confidently.
"Wang Ting, what are you talking about? An Ke was recommended by me, not by someone else. I thought her temperament matched the character, so I invited her here. If you think of me like this, that I'm an irresponsible director who just accepts anyone recommended, and if you think of An Ke like this, that she's promiscuous, you don't have to stay in the crew anymore," the director was really angry after hearing Wang Ting's words.
Wang Ting didn't expect the director to say such things, but she didn't think the director was completely right. In the end, she just thought that An Ke had slept her way to the top.
After hearing these words, An Ke understood. Wang Ting thought she was the kind of person who slept her way to the top, and that's why He Ting was angry. An Ke could ignore Wang Ting saying that she got into the crew through connections. But Wang Ting insinuating that she slept her way to the top, she really couldn't bear it. People like Wang Ting who speculated about others with the greatest malice really made An Ke feel disgusted.
"Miss Wang, I don't care if you say I got into the crew through connections. You're right in a way. I did get in through Director Jiang's connection. But if you say I slept my way to the top, I really hate people who speculate about others with malice. Well, if you apologize to me today, I can act like nothing happened and I can also ask him to spare you," An Ke pointed at He Ting and said calmly to Wang Ting. An Ke was never a saint. She could ignore some things, but when it came to matters of principle, she would never act like nothing had happened.
"What did you say? You want me to apologize? Why should I?" Wang Ting looked at An Ke discontentedly, her eyes full of disbelief. Until now, Wang Ting still didn't know what she had done wrong and didn't think she needed to apologize.
As they kept arguing, more and more people gathered around. The second male lead thought Wang Ting was being a bit too much, but he still didn't say a word.
In the entertainment industry, there's never a shortage of gossips. You can never imagine what kind of identity others will assign to you, nor can you imagine how many people will have wild speculations because of a casual word or action of yours.
Looking at Wang Ting like this, the last bit of mercy An Ke had for her was completely consumed.
"The air is not as fresh as it should be because there are people like you who never admit their mistakes and love to gossip," An Ke looked at Wang Ting disdainfully. Wang Ting was about to say something, but An Ke interrupted her again.
"Do whatever you want. This kind of person doesn't deserve my sympathy," An Ke looked at He Ting and then turned around and left.
Director Jiang was actually a bit worried. He knew that with Young Master He's character, Wang Ting would definitely not have an easy time.
But the drama had been in production for so long. It would be very troublesome to replace an actress at this time. Moreover, for their ancient - costume drama, every day the camera positions and set decorations were there, it was a huge expense. After some inner struggle, Director Jiang finally spoke.
"An Ke, can I have a word with you in private?" Director Jiang was really nervous. He didn't know if An Ke would be willing to put this matter aside for the time being, and he also didn't know if An Ke would not want to act in this drama because of this incident.