Chapter 156 - 132: The Beginning of the Scandal

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Chapter 156: Chapter 132: The Beginning of the Scandal The first thought that sprang to Zhou Yun’s mind was, what’s going on? The second thought was, why did she step through that door just now? Hearing Xu Siyao’s snide voice, shouldn’t she have turned tail and walked away briskly? One wave had not settled before another arose. With an aggrieved face, Xu Siyao said, "Sister Xiao Yun, I really didn’t mean it, Sister Zhen has really misunderstood me." The mention of ’Sister Zhen’ made Zhou Yun’s brows twitch. Zhou Yun suddenly remembered why she initially had a not-so-favorable impression of Xu Siyao. On one hand, it was because she was introduced by He Yong, and on the other hand, it was because Xu Siyao was too sweet-talking, always calling her Sister Xiao Yun upon seeing her. Sweet talkers fall into two categories: those who are genuinely charming and those who think they are charming. Zhou Yun disliked Xu Siyao’s cunning nature hidden behind the facade of supposed charm, like now, displaying an expression of utmost innocence, but seeing Zhen Xiaoxiao being so infuriated and losing her composure was enough to tell that if Xu Siyao hadn’t truly angered her badly, it wouldn’t have come to this. Xu Siyao putting on arehearsed innocent and wronged front, her acting skills coming instinctively—the more she did this, the more repulsed Zhou Yun felt. "What’s going on?" Zhou Yun asked perplexedly, but then said, "Oh right, does anyone want coffee? I can bring some back for you." The sudden transition was both abrupt and natural. Abrupt because the topic was completely irrelevant. And natural because Zhou Yun didn’t stutter at all, as if what she said was entirely normal. So righteous she was that it gave Zhen Xiaoxiao pause. Xu Siyao laughed in surprise, as if she had re-evaluated Zhou Yun. "I’ll go get some coffee then, you guys talk it out first, whatever misunderstanding there is, it’ll clear up once you’ve talked. Wait for me to come back." Having said that, Zhou Yun turned and left the makeup room. Zheng Xiaojue had a look of not knowing what had just happened, blankly following along. Zhou Yun whispered, "You go in, no matter what they say, just smile dumbly, don’t engage in conversation, and send me a message after they leave." Zheng Xiaojue caught on and hurried back inside. Zhou Yun walked out with a headache, heading to her own rest room. Ten minutes later, Zheng Xiaojue sent a message to Zhou Yun: Sister Xiao Yun, President Huang called Zhen Xiaoxiao away. Now, Xu Siyao is the only one in the makeup room, Sister Lin secretly told me to let you know, if you need it, she can come to our rest room to do our makeup. It had already been ten minutes since the designated makeup time on the schedule had passed. Never before had Zhou Yun been late. Zhou Yun did not summon the makeup artist to come over, instead, she got up and went to the makeup room. Xu Siyao’s makeup had already been done by the makeup artist she had called from outside, and she was now sitting in her original seat looking at her phone. "Sister Lin, sorry to have kept you waiting." Sister Lin quite liked Zhou Yun and smiled, saying, "Where have you been waiting? I just took the opportunity to have a little rest." Just then, Xu Siyao’s mouth, unable to endure the solitude, opened, "Oh my, it’s indeed better to be the leading lady; Sister Lin has never had this much patience doing my makeup." Zhou Yun clearly saw Sister Lin’s movements pause for a moment. From the mirror, she looked at Sister Lin, seeing her face filled with annoyance and irritability, believing that given the chance, Sister Lin would definitely not refuse to splash water on Xu Siyao’s face. Sister Lin, although not a famous makeup artist, had deep experience, having done character makeup for hundreds of drama crews. For someone like her who relied on her craft for a living, as long as she didn’t mess up big time, she wasn’t afraid to offend anyone, and her value increased with her years of experience. Especially in the industry, it’s said that you can offend anyone but not the makeup artist, for they can just do a few light touches and make you look as ugly as a pig on camera. Before Xu Siyao had her own personal makeup artist, she complained to Sister Lin several times that her makeup was too sloppy, too ugly. Now that Xu Siyao has hired a makeup artist from outside, she is even less afraid of offending Sister Lin. And Xu Siyao’s act of hiring an outside makeup artist was also a slap in the face to Sister Lin, albeit indirectly. Zhou Yun sighed. "Sister Lin, thanks for your hard work today." She spoke to ease the tense atmosphere. Neither Zhou Yun nor Sister Lin paid any attention to Xu Siyao. Xu Siyao snorted, finding herself utterly ignored. She stood up, ready to head to the filming location. Once out of the makeup room, her assistant whispered: "Siyao, do you think what you said just now might have offended Zhou Yun? After all, you are both from the same company, you see each other every day." Her assistant said this because Xu Siyao’s agent had stressed and emphasized many times not to clash with Zhou Yun. Xu Siyao glanced at her assistant and said, "What do you know? I’ve been humiliated before, and since she looks down on me, why should I give her face?" The assistant thought to herself, now you’re just starting out, Zhou Yun is already well-established, why would she look up to you? But she had been Xu Siyao’s assistant for a few months and knew that Siyao was proud and arrogant. You could tell from how she disapproved of this and disliked that. But for a person to be so ostentatious and offend everyone everywhere... The assistant secretly thought, she needed to find a way to leave soon. The assistant’s thoughts were unknown to Xu Siyao, nor had she ever thought to understand them. In Xu Siyao’s eyes, the assistant was just that, someone to serve her, not someone she serves, why should she understand? Xu Siyao was preoccupied thinking about what He Yong had told her the night before, her mind slightly fluttering with excitement. Just thinking about it, her chin lifted in pride again. People in this crew judge by appearances, just because she’s only the second female lead, even makeup artists dare to show attitude towards her. Xu Siyao thought to herself, just wait. Leaving her thoughts aside, there were nearly a hundred people in the crew, each with different thoughts and frictions, but the overall direction was still moving forward smoothly. By mid-July, the scheduling suddenly became difficult. Before then, the scheduling had not been too bad, except that the second female lead had not joined the crew, and the other actors had been present, making the shooting arrangements well-coordinated. But starting from mid-July, the leave requests from four main actors, Zhou Yun, Gu Huaichun, Yin Zhou, and Xu Siyao, suddenly increased. Zhou Yun’s leave was manageable, either in the evenings or for the whole day, Xu Siyao was troublesome, always asking for half-day leaves, making it possible to film only a few scenes a day, continuous scenes couldn’t be shot, and scheduling her scenes meant disrupting others’, it was incredibly bothersome. Gu Huaichun and Yin Zhou took fewer leaves. The former mainly because the next project’s kickoff was approaching, needed fittings, custom styling, and other tedious preparations, while the latter had the opportunity through Yuehai Network’s own Variety show where his agent secured resources for him as a flying guest for the first three episodes. Suddenly, the scheduler was bewildered, with hair starting to fall out in large clumps.

Chapter 156 - 132: The Beginning of the Scandal

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