Chapter 71 - He Just Wanted to Die
Zhang Heng almost stopped Ling Tianya and asked her to sit in the Deputy Director’s chair. There were so many empty seats in the studio, he thought, so there was no need for her to move all the way to the corner. But just as he was about to open his mouth, his eyes met with Ruan Zeyan’s. The man’s look was so staggering that Zhang Heng swallowed his words.
He was puzzled too. Why did Ruan Zeyan seem particularly difficult towards the screen writer? As far as he knew, the two people had only met each other half a dozen times. Other than the fact that the screen writer asked her assistant to handle everything in the preparation stage, Ling Tianya actually had been quite diligent since the audition. She did a lot of things herself and tried to make sure the scripts were perfect. Zhang Heng’s perception of Ling Tianya had continued to improve and he even started to admire this woman.
What Zhang Heng couldn’t seem to figure out was what Ling Tianya had done to offend Ruan Zeyan. As he pondered the question, his eyes fell on the woman next to Ruan Zeyan — Guan Meiyi.
Could it be because of Guan Meiyi? The last two times Ruan Zeyan picked on Ling Tianya were both times when she had a conflict with Guan Meiyi…
Zhang Heng was a bit speechless. Was this really just a fiancé protecting his fiancée? He looked at Guan Meiyi, made a concealed frown, and felt disappointed at her once again. “An actor incapable of separating work from personal life, is not a devoted actor.”
Ruan Zeyan being there plus Guan Meiyi making a fuss because of switching hair styles had made Zhang Heng lose all momentum for work. He called for an early lunch break.
Zhang Ke brought two lunch boxes over to Ling Tianya, “Miss Ling, come have some lunch!”
Ling Tianya opened the lunch box, inside were two meat dishes and one vegetarian. The Yuan Teng Corporation had made sure the crew had a big enough budget and that everyone was fed well. The lunch boxes were all catered from a restaurant and the selections were decent.
All Ling Tianya had for breakfast was half cup of Americano coffee with no sugar. Her stomach was empty, but she didn’t have much appetite. She munched from the lunch box while reading the script. Subconsciously, she was getting an unsettled feeling from being watched by someone.
Before long, the studio was getting rowdy again. Ling Tianya lifted her head and saw Du Gang ordering his men to hand out food to the production crew. On a closer look, it was not just any food, it was takeout from one of the top restaurants in town, Ming Xuan.
“Miss Ling, Mr. Ruan just bought the whole crew lunch! The food is from Ming Xuan too. I heard of that restaurant when I was abroad, a single dish there easily costs three digits!” Zhang Ke looked at the food, salivating, “Mr. Ruan is undoubtedly wealthy. This meal cost him at least a few hundred-thousand dollars!”
If you counted everyone in the production crew, from the director to extras, there were a least a few hundred people. If one dish cost more than a hundred, Zhang Ke’s calculation was not too far off.
Du Gang had started to call people up to get food. When he saw that Ling Tianya was sitting in the far corner picking at the cheap lunch box, totally ignoring what he was doing, Du Gang got worried.
Monitoring his boss’ facial expression closely, Du Gang raised his voice, “Mr. Ruan has bought lunch for the whole production crew today, everyone is included, so come get yours!”
At that volume level, Du Gang was certain that Ling Tianya heard him, but to his dismay, the woman did not move a bit…
Du Gang was completely speechless. At that moment, he just wanted to die!