Huh? Are villainous bosses this easy to flirt with?

Chapter 69 Counterfeit

Unfortunately, people's joys are not shared. While Jiang Nan was extremely nervous, Jiang Lingling chatted with Xie Qing instead.

She leaned closer to Xie Qing and guessed with great interest, "I bet the investor who came this time is another greasy guy. What do you think, Xie Qing?"

Xie Qing wasn't interested in guessing, so he nodded perfunctorily and added a "hmm".

Seeing that Xie Qing agreed with her, Jiang Lingling spoke even more enthusiastically.

"The film crew I worked on before, when the investors came to inspect, were all greasy, fat, middle-aged men."

He claimed to be there for an inspection, but it turned into something like an emperor choosing concubines. Anyone who was even slightly pretty was groped and hugged by him.

The key issue is that deadbeat director; not only did he not stop it, he even pushed those pretty young girls forward—it was absolutely disgusting.

Xie Qing nodded in agreement, "It really is disgusting."

Jiang Lingling nodded repeatedly as she recalled those sordid incidents from before.

She looked at Xie Qing's androgynous face and said, "Xie Qing, I think you're a bit dangerous!"

Xie Qing: "?"

Lu Sang then spoke up, "Alright, alright, finish your food and get back to work. Stop overthinking."

Hearing him say that, the group silently sped up their eating.

After finishing their meal, they rested for a while before resuming filming their afternoon scenes.

During the afternoon filming, Lu Sang specially found a megaphone and shouted throughout the crew, "An investor is coming to inspect our production this afternoon, so everyone give it your best."

Sitting next to Xie Qing, Liang Shun was a little speechless and complained to Xie Qing, "If you didn't know better, you'd think the emperor was coming. Why all this fuss?"

Xie Qing didn't react much to the investors' visit. It wasn't something he should care about; he just needed to play his part well.

"Alright, that's not our concern. Didn't you say there was a scene you didn't understand? Let me take a look for you."

Liang Shun instantly forgot what he had just said and excitedly handed the script to Xie Qing.

Having spent almost a month on set, he knew that Xie Qing was a very strong actress, and her understanding of the character was extraordinary.

So whenever he had a question, he would ask Xie Qing for help and guidance.

The two huddled together discussing the script, while Wen Xuan, sitting not far from them, watched with envy.

He also longed to become close to Xie Qing, just like Liang Shun and Jiang Lingling.

But every time he tried to get close to Xie Qing, his heart would inexplicably race, and he would feel like he was going to break down.

He was startled by his own reaction, and the leg that was about to step towards Xie Qing retreated.

That's why, for so long, the two of them have had no contact outside of acting together.

When it came to Xie Qing, everything changed.

He thought Wen Xuan might hate him, but weren't there plenty of people who hated him in his past life?

Xie Qing said she accepted it well.

The entire crew remained on high alert for an hour.

Instead of the big investor Lu Sang had mentioned, another investor came with his mistress to cause trouble.

After Xie Qing finished performing a scene, she heard an arrogant voice coming from the air.

Xie Qing instantly recognized the voice, which was so familiar it was almost unbearable.

On the other side, Shi Qi, arm in arm with a man who was decent-looking but looked weak, walked into the film crew, looking arrogant and haughty.

That's right, that man is Shi Qi's patron—Huo Qiu, a collateral relative of the Huo family.

Lu Sang: Why is this disgusting thing back again?

Shi Qi entered, arm in arm with the other person, followed by two bodyguards.

Seeing this scene, Lu Sang chuckled inwardly and looked at the man Shi Qi was holding, saying, "President Huo, we meet again."

Huo Qiu didn't bother with pleasantries and went straight to the point of his visit.

"Director Lu, I'm here today to ask why Shi Qi was kicked out of the crew. I hope that a small issue won't ruin our collaboration. What do you think?"

Lu Sang was too lazy to pretend anymore. "President Huo, I don't think this is a small problem. I can't let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch. If President Huo wants to withdraw his investment, then go ahead. I have no objection."

Shi Qi trembled with anger and immediately retorted, "Who are you calling a piece of rotten wood?"

Lu Sang didn't respond and simply ignored him.

Huo Qiu hadn't expected the other party to be so assertive. When he spoke again, his tone carried a faint threat, "Director Lu, you should think carefully. You're just a director. Can you stand against the entire Huo family?"

Lu Sang's pupils suddenly contracted.

The entire Huo family!!!

When he first accepted Huo Qiu's investment, he only knew that the other party's surname was Huo, but he never thought of the Huo family.

Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a member of the Huo family; this is going to be difficult.

Perhaps if the president of the Huo Group came, he would also protect his own family members.

Seeing Lu Sang remain silent, Shi Qi immediately became arrogant and said, "As long as you keep me on the set and kick Xie Qing out, I will forgive you."

Upon hearing the name Xie Qing, a greedy glint flashed in Huo Qiu's eyes.

When Shi Qi first mentioned Xie Qing to him and asked him to blacklist him, he searched for her out of curiosity.

But when he saw the other person's face, an evil thought arose in his mind.

Such a beautiful person should be kept hidden away.

Huo Qiu casually made up an excuse to send the person away, without taking any real action to blacklist Xie Qing.

He planned to meet this person in person first, and then coerce and entice him to make Xie Qing his private possession.

After a moment of silence, Lu Sang decided to go for it.

Damn it, isn't the point of living to prove yourself?!

"Mr. Huo, you don't need to use the Huo family to pressure me. Let's just fight to the death!"

The atmosphere instantly became incredibly tense, as if the air itself had frozen into ice.

At this moment, Xie Qingru appeared out of nowhere, like a ghost.

He first called out "Director Lu," then his sharp gaze fell on the two people opposite him.

Shi Qi, beaming with pride, became arrogant and shouted, "Xie Qing, if you apologize to me now, I might consider letting you go."

Xie Qing frowned slightly, looking at Shi Qi as if he were an unreasonable idiot.

He said coldly, "If you're mentally ill, go to a mental hospital. Don't disgust people on set."

Seeing that he was still so arrogant, Shi Qi turned to look at Huo Qiu, hoping that the other party could help him get back at him.

It turned out that Huo Qiu's eyes had been fixed on Xie Qing ever since he appeared.

Shi Qi was so angry that his nose almost twisted.

Huo Qiu put on what he thought was a gentlemanly expression and looked at Xie Qing with greedy eyes. "You must be Xie Qing. Hello, I am Huo Qiu from the Huo family."

"Oh, so, do you want me to give you a round of applause?"

Xie Qing didn't even try to hide her mocking tone.

Huo Qiu was taken aback, then put on a fake smile and threatened, "Shi Qi told me that you bullied him. If you can't give me an explanation, then I'll have no choice but to blacklist you."

He felt that after he said that, the other person would definitely be scared.

Xie Qing scoffed, her eyes filled with coldness, "Another one with a screw loose."

“The real Huo family members don’t go around saying they are from the Huo family. Only those who lack confidence and desperately need recognition will flaunt their identity.”

Xie Qing stepped forward with a mocking look in his eyes and slowly said, "You wouldn't happen to be an imposter, would you?"