The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 11

The film set was very quiet.

Ji Mingxiao frowned and called Zhuo Xi directly.

Zhuo Xi answered quickly and before she could speak, she heard Ji Mingxiao’s voice: “Are you using a body double for all your scenes these past few days?”

“I…”

“Didn’t we say the stand-in would only be used occasionally?”

Zhuo Xi pursed her lips: “I just don’t want to hold up the crew.”

“The scenes the stand-in shot yesterday will be reshot after your foot gets better.” Ji Mingxiao’s voice was very cold.

“Youzheng…”

“I’m not talking about this anymore.” Ji Mingxiao hung up the phone after speaking and glanced at Xi Ruan.

Xi Ruan glared back at her and walked away.

The scene had just been captured by someone and after being blurred, it would be released at eight o’clock in the evening.

After Ji Mingxiao hung up, Zhuo Xi felt both shocked and scared. She thought Ji Mingxiao had come alone to see her, but she didn’t expect her to go to the set without telling her.

She bit her lip, her expression extremely ugly.

Ji Mingxiao stayed for only one morning this time and before she left, she told the director to be strict with Sheng Xin, which made Sheng Xin look at her with anger.

Sheng Xin was talented, she just lacked a good dose of reality.

The female lead was the highlight of this drama. If Sheng Xin played the female lead in a way that made her more annoying than the female lead, then it would be pointless for Zhuo Xi to star in this drama.

Ji Mingxiao’s flight was at 4 p.m. After she returned to A City, she would rest for a while and then wait for the trending topic.

Ji Mingxiao didn’t inform Zhuo Xi when she left, and she didn’t answer the dozen or so calls Zhuo Xi made.

At 7:30 p.m., Ji Mingxiao finally answered Zhuo Xi’s call. Her barbecue takeout had just arrived.

“Are you still mad?”

“You always lie to me.” Ji Mingxiao put down her skewers.

“I’m sorry,” Zhuo Xi bit her lip. “I really didn’t mean to lie to you, I…”

“You’re just lazy. Anyway, no one will find out, right?” Ji Mingxiao sighed. “I didn’t want to scold you in public, but I had just reprimanded Sheng Xin for being unprofessional on the set, telling her to stop filming if she didn’t want to. Then your stand-in came on set.”

“I had to say something to you.”

“I know.” Zhuo Xi’s voice was a little lower. “It won’t happen again. I’ll work hard.”

“Okay, you should rest and take care of your leg injury.” Ji Mingxiao hung up and turned on the TV.

At eight o’clock, “Zhuo Xi Stand-in” became a trending topic.

[Durian Entertainment V: According to an insider, after Zhuo Xi was accidentally injured on set, she immediately used a stand-in for all her scenes that day and was caught by Guangyu’s CEO, who was visiting the set. [Video]]

Then two slightly blurry photos were posted, highlighting Xi Ruan and identifying her as the stand-in.

The video wasn’t very clear, and because “Zhuo Xi” wasn’t mentioned at all, fans started using this to defend her.

A large number of fans swarmed to Guangyu’s official Weibo to demand an explanation, and some even dug up an old interview where Zhuo Xi praised her own professionalism.

At nine o’clock in the evening.

Ji Mingxiao posted a message on her personal Weibo.

[Fu Youzheng V: I spent more than ten hours on set, and the actors were exhausted by me. After all, this is a five hundred million dollar drama. I hope I can make a good profit and the audience can enjoy watching it. This surprise inspection startled everyone, and I’m sure many are secretly cursing me. I will urge all the actors on the crew to be “professional.” I hope Zhuo Xi, as the female lead and an artist of Guangyu, will set a good example. I’ll use this trending topic to promote “Jade Flute.”].

Public opinion instantly shifted. People thought Fu Youzheng was so strict for the reasons she stated. Only a few people realized that Ji Mingxiao didn’t deny that Zhuo Xi used a stand-in for a full day of filming.

After that, the topic of actor professionalism also became a trending topic.

The popularity of “Jade Flute” also increased.

The official Weibo account for “Jade Flute” also quickly followed up, posting a set of stills and using Ji Mingxiao’s words: “using this trending topic to promote ‘Jade Flute’.”

Zhuo Xi watched the public opinion shift online and breathed a sigh of relief. But no matter how she looked at Ji Mingxiao’s post, she felt uncomfortable. She thought Ji Mingxiao should have directly denied that she used a stand-in.

Other people didn’t understand Ji Mingxiao’s intentions, but Ji Chanhan did. The way was too obvious. Even if solid evidence was released later, no one could say that Ji Mingxiao was wrong.

She had dug a pit for Zhuo Xi and promoted “Jade Flute” at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.

This woman was indeed very wicked.

The marketing account that posted the news was cursed at a lot, but as a marketing account that was cursed at all the time, they were unfazed. After all, the amount on their bank card was a happy sight.

When Xi Ruan saw the video on the trending topic, her first thought was that Ji Mingxiao had posted it. She didn’t know why, but she just felt that Ji Mingxiao was someone who liked to do things secretly.

She was originally living a comfortable life making 800 yuan a day, and now it was all gone thanks to Ji Mingxiao. But luckily, her fixed salary was 15,000 yuan a month.

She was a little confused about what Ji Mingxiao’s mission was this time. According to the main system’s usual behavior, it generally encouraged people to solve problems peacefully. This sister didn’t seem like someone who wanted to use peaceful methods.

From her current actions, it seemed like she wanted to trample people underfoot and then twist her foot a few times.

But it had nothing to do with her.

She had seen too many “Mary Sues” crying over trash, so it was kind of nice to see someone different.

The trending topic about Zhuo Xi remained on Weibo for a full day.

The “Jade Flute” crew was in a good mood, except for Zhuo Xi.

This incident would inevitably lower the public’s opinion of her.

Xi Ruan had already been sent away and was not allowed to appear on set. To salvage some of her image, Zhuo Xi went to the set with her leg injury to watch others film and learn. However, no one took any photos of her to post until her leg was completely healed.

“Should we find a marketing account ourselves?” Zhuo Xi was very annoyed. Why did no one take pictures when she was being professional?

Wu Duo gave Zhuo Xi a look as if she were an idiot: “You can take a photo of your own leg and post it, saying you’re studying at the set and seriously listening to CEO Fu. Forget about finding a marketing account. If the popularity goes up, it goes up. If not, then so be it. After all, when it was revealed that you were using a stand-in for the entire time, you didn’t post anything to prove you were on set.”

Zhuo Xi pursed her lips, took a photo, and posted it on Weibo.

Without any money to operate, it naturally wouldn’t make it to the trending topic, but it did manage to retain some fans.

Wu Duo watched Zhuo Xi post on Weibo and really wanted to ask her if she had somehow offended CEO Fu recently.

In the past, when Zhuo Xi was filming elsewhere, Fu Youzheng would call her three or four times a day to ask about Zhuo Xi’s situation. But this time, she hadn’t received a single call. When she took the initiative to report on Zhuo Xi’s matters, Ji Mingxiao only replied with one sentence: “Don’t bother me unless it’s important.”

Wu Duo didn’t say anything. If Zhuo Xi was gone, she could manage other artists. She was never prepared to go down with Zhuo Xi.

“What’s wrong?” Zhuo Xi looked up and noticed that Wu Duo’s eyes were a little strange.

“Nothing. Did you gain weight again recently?” Wu Duo frowned.

Zhuo Xi touched her face: “I don’t think so…”

“Eat less.” Wu Duo stood up. “I have something to do. You stay here and don’t run around. Listen to the director.”

“Oh.”

Wu Duo felt that she still needed to contact Ji Mingxiao.

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