EBE Chapter 357 Changing the Male Lead
Chapter 357 Changing the Male Lead
Ever since Qin Xudong hung up on her, Sheng Qianrui's unease has only grown stronger!
The Xu family?
Why did Qin Xudong bring up the Xu family?
Sheng Qianrui was completely baffled. She had investigated Xu Fangli's background and found that she was just an ordinary child from a prominent family in Haicheng.
But... Qin Xudong wouldn't lie to her?
He sounded so angry on the phone, he must have found out something!
He didn't touch that bitch Xu Fangli. Could it be that she really has some incredible background?
Or does she really have some connection with the Xu family of Haicheng?
Things are definitely not that simple!
Regardless, the original plan failed, and this incident must have severely angered Han Xi.
Thinking about Han Xi's reaction after offending Xu Fangli twice before, Sheng Qianrui actually felt a little regretful.
She originally thought that by using the Qin family and Qin Xudong as a pawn, she could get rid of Xu Fangli. Regardless of whether Han Xi would look down on Xu Fangli for being a used woman, at least he wouldn't cause any more trouble for the sake of the Qin family.
After all, the bigger the family, the more they care about their reputation. Unless he's insane, he wouldn't risk the Han family's reputation and go against a family like the Qin family for a woman.
In the end, Xu Fangli will be the only one to suffer the consequences.
Unexpectedly, things did not go as she had anticipated.
The van sped towards the south of the city, and Sheng Qianrui sat inside, gripping the armrest tightly.
Li Fan is such an idiot!
Not enough to accomplish anything!
I don't know exactly how much he told Han Xi.
Sheng Qianrui lay in the chair with her eyes closed, her mind filled with the words Qin Xudong had said in his rage.
Suddenly, she opened her eyes and took out her phone.
"Hey?"
"Miss Sheng."
"Investigate that person I asked you to look into last time, again. Remember, this time you must be thorough and don't overlook any clues! Especially her relationship with the Xu family of Haicheng, you must find out the truth for me!"
"Yes."
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Sheng Qianrui slept very restlessly all night, and ended up staying awake until dawn.
She couldn't guess how Han Xi would treat her this time, or how he would take his anger out on the Sheng family.
Therefore, I was always on edge.
Even at work the next day, he was still absent-minded.
The office of the general manager of Yaoxing Media.
Sheng Qianrui stared at the computer screen, her fingertips unconsciously tapping the desktop.
It was already 10 a.m., and not only was there no movement from the Sheng family, but even the news headlines were quiet.
There was not a single unusual message about last night's banquet on any social media platforms; not even the names of Qin Xudong and Li Fan appeared.
Sheng Qianrui frowned; something was wrong.
She slammed her laptop shut, picked up her phone, and dialed Qin Xudong's number.
"The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable..."
The cold, detached notification sound made her fingertips tremble.
She slammed down the phone and then dialed Li Fan's number.
After two busy tones, the call was answered.
"Hey?"
"Li Fan?"
The voice on the other end paused for a moment, then said, "President Sheng?"
Sheng Qianrui glanced at the phone and frowned: "Who are you?"
The person who answered the phone was Li Fan's assistant. "President Sheng, it's me, I'm Brother Fan's assistant."
Where is Li Fan?
"Brother Fan, he..."
Half an hour later, Sheng Qianrui, fully armed with a hat and sunglasses, appeared at the city hospital. Looking at the person lying unconscious on the bed with their face covered in gauze, she felt a sense of lingering fear for the first time.
At that moment, she realized that what her father had said was not an exaggeration.
Han Xi was never as low-key and indifferent as he appeared on the surface; she may never have truly understood this man.
He is not a gentleman; he is a wolf that lies low-key and lurking!
The disappearance of Sun Zhixin, plus Li Fan at this moment...
Sheng Qianrui suddenly turned around and left the ward.
This can't just end like this, Han Xi will definitely do something!
He will never let her go!
In that case, she will only be worse off than Li Fan!
No...you can't...
She absolutely cannot just sit here and wait to die!
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In contrast to Sheng Qianrui's unease, Fang Li had already returned to the film crew as always.
Zhu Shun was already upset enough when she received the news that the male lead was sick and had to take leave early in the morning. She was in a meeting with the crew to discuss how to adjust the shooting schedule so as not to delay the subsequent filming.
Fang Li entered the tent at that moment and suggested replacing the male lead in front of everyone.
For a moment, everyone inside the tent stared at each other, stunned.
"A change of actors?!"
Zhu Shun stared wide-eyed at Fang Li in disbelief. "Teacher Xu, this... Li Fan's acting skills are just average, but isn't it a bit inappropriate to suddenly replace him after filming for half a month?!"
"Director Zhu, is it convenient for us to talk privately?"
"........"
A few minutes later, only Fang Li and Zhu Shun remained in the huge tent.
Zhu Shun's expression was not good. He sat opposite Fang Li and said, "President Xu, why did you suddenly propose changing the actor? Can you tell me now?"
Fang Li remained calm, took out her phone, tapped it twice, and handed it to Zhu Shun, saying, "Because Li Fan may not be able to return to the film crew for a while."
"What did you say?"
Zhu Shun looked at her suspiciously and picked up the phone she handed him.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Shun's expression changed drastically. "This is..."
"Li Fan".
"How...how could he have become like this?!"
The phone showed a photo of Li Fan lying on a hospital bed with his face covered in gauze, but you could tell from the photo that he was seriously injured.
Fang Li, with a cool gaze and a calm tone, briefly recounted what had happened at the banquet the previous night.
Of course, he only picked out the important parts, talking about how Li Fan cooperated with Sheng Qianrui, how he plotted to harm Sheng Qianrui in order to please her, how he failed to harm her and was discovered by the Han family's bodyguards, and how he accidentally ended up in this state.
Zhu Shun's face grew increasingly grim as he listened, until finally his entire body turned ashen.
"It's really courting death!"
"Does Director Zhu still think that Li Fan is the only one who can play the male lead?"
“…But…” Zhu Shun frowned and said, “What should we say to Producer Li? And what about Li Fan’s uncle, Li Kaixuan? If he proposes to replace the actor now, wouldn’t that be a slap in the face to him?”
"I'll take care of Sister Hui; I won't make things difficult for Director Zhu. As for Li Kaixuan..."
Fang Li raised her eyes and looked at Zhu Shun with a calm expression: "Director Zhu, as a filmmaker, your primary responsibility should be the film itself. Isn't it a bit of putting the cart before the horse to worry about things too much?"
"......"
“I know what you’re worried about. Li Kaixuan does have some influence in the industry, but compared to real capital, he’s not enough.”
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Having convinced Zhu Shun, Xu Fangli made a phone call to Li Huijie right in front of him.
As soon as the call connected, Fang Li immediately told him about replacing Li Fan.
Li Huijie asked, "President Xu, has something happened?"