The film and television city starts from the courtyard

That day, Zhao Shucheng was on set when Xiao Mu suddenly came to his side, hesitant and stammering.

Zhao Shucheng asked curiously, "Xiao Mu, what's wrong?"

"Director Gu, are you free tomorrow?"

Zhao Shucheng glanced at the shooting schedule and said, "Shooting tomorrow, what's up?"

"It's nothing, it's just that Tian Sisi is having her stage debut tomorrow and wants to invite us from the 'Under the First Snow' crew to come and support her. If it's inconvenient for you, then never mind."

Zhao Shucheng hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What specific time?"

"Around 3 p.m.

"Fine, I can spare a few hours to go there, but why is it you who invited me, and not her or her agent?"

Xiao Mu said awkwardly, "Well, Sisi had a fight with her mother, and her mother, who is her agent, doesn't approve of her going to act in a play. Sisi doesn't have your contact information either, so she asked me to invite you."

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "Oh, okay, no problem, we'll go together."

Things are not as simple as Xiao Mu said. Tian Sisi's conflict with her mother has a long history. Tian Sisi debuted as a child star and her mother has always helped her with her work and casting. However, the differences between her and her mother have grown. She feels that her mother is too strict with her and wants her to have her own life. This time, she even ran away from home to seek refuge with Xiao Mu.

The next day.

After Zhao Shucheng finished filming his morning scenes, he saw Xiao Mu already waiting there, looking restless.

“I told you I’m going back, you don’t need to stay here and supervise me.”

Xiao Mu smiled and said, "Director Gu, I didn't want to either, but Sisi is my only friend in the industry, and this is her first time acting in a stage play, so of course I have to support her."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Alright, enough talk, let's go! I'll drive."

"it is good!"

When Zhao Shucheng and Xiao Mu arrived at the theater, Yao Menggui and Song Ci had already arrived and were standing in front of them.

When Yao Menggui saw Tian Sisi, she took the initiative to strike up a conversation. When Tian Sisi asked about Xiao Mu, she lied and said that Xiao Mu had a schedule and couldn't come.

Tian Sisi looked at Xiao Mu and Zhao Shucheng right behind them and felt a little embarrassed for Yao Menggui. She said, "Director Gu!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Menggui turned around and saw Zhao Shucheng and Xiao Mu, and immediately felt awkward. Especially when she saw Tian Sisi hugging Xiao Mu, her eyes flickered uncertainly.

"Director Gu, you've arrived!"

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "Yes, after all, we've worked together before, and 'Under the First Snow' did quite well. Thank you for your cooperation, so I'm here to show my support."

Yao Menggui knew that Zhao Shucheng had long since realized that she wasn't the one playing the role of Xiao Mu under the first snow, and she also knew that Xiao Mu and Zhao Shucheng had a close relationship, so she could only give an awkward smile.

Song Ci smiled and said, "I have to thank Director Gu for his care. By the way, Director Gu, I heard that your new movie is being filmed. I wonder if we will have the opportunity to participate?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "I'm a little embarrassed. My drama is more artistic, and the main actors have already been cast. You and Meng Gui are both good actors, so it's not appropriate for you to have guest roles. I can only hope that we can work together again next time."

"Director Gu is too kind. It is our honor to be able to participate in your work."

As the lead actress in the play, Tian Sisi chatted with them for a while before going backstage to get her makeup done.

Although Yao Menggui and Xiao Mu were sisters, they didn't exchange a word the entire time, each acting as if they were unapproachable. Xiao Mu also had no intention of talking to her, sitting next to Zhao Shucheng and quietly sharing her thoughts on the play.

Xiao Mu turned around unintentionally and saw Tian Sisi's mother. She had also come to see Tian Sisi's play, but was worried that her daughter would be unhappy if she found out that she was there, so she was preparing to leave.

Xiao Mu stood up and pulled Tian Sisi's mother to stay and watch the performance together.

On stage, Tian Sisi saw her mother sitting with Xiao Mu. She knew that although he was angry that she had taken it upon herself to perform in the play, he still cared about her. She was so moved that she almost burst into tears.

After the play ended, Zhao Shucheng saw that Tian Sisi and Xiao Mu seemed to have endless things to talk about, and said directly:

"Xiao Mu, it seems you and Sisi have a lot to talk about. I have to go back to the film set, so I won't wait for you."

"I'm sorry, Director Gu, you can go back first. I'll just take a taxi home later."

Tian Sisi watched Xiao Mu watch Zhao Shucheng's car drive away, remaining lost in thought for a long time. Unable to contain her curiosity, she asked:

"Xiao Mu, do you like Director Gu?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't say that."

"You still say you don't? You were practically a statue waiting for your husband just now. But Xiao Mu, are you really sure? Director Gu has a girlfriend."

Xiao Mu sighed and said, "I don't know. I only knew she had a girlfriend, which is why I chose to stay away from her. But I am, after all, an artist in her studio. I can't just keep hiding from her forever, can I?"

"Could it be that Director Gu is harassing you?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Director Gu has no such intentions. Besides, all his girlfriends are prettier than me. How could he possibly be interested in me?"

Tian Sisi looked at Xiao Mu in surprise and asked, "You just mentioned girlfriends? Isn't Director Gu with Mo Xiaomin? But that doesn't make sense. I saw on the news a while ago that Director Gu spent a fortune on a big production for his girlfriend."

"Sister Min is just one of them. Our company's production manager, Shanli, feels more like the real wife."

"No way, Director Gu is actually that kind of person? You'd better be careful, Mo Xiaomin might have been a victim of unspoken rules, you don't want to become the second one."

Xiao Mu said, "Then you're wrong. Sister Min and Director Gu started dating before they even entered the entertainment industry. Later, Sister Min became famous for shooting commercials, and Director Gu switched from screenwriter to director to protect her career." "But that doesn't make sense. If that's the case, what about Shan Li? It can't be that Director Gu was already seeing other women, and then Shan Li still went and helped Mo Xiao Min, even though they had a grudge?"

"I don't know either. After all, I'm just an employee. I only saw Shanli and Director Gu together by chance. I don't know anything else."

"Tsk tsk, I never expected that Director Gu, who looks like an honest man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is actually a womanizer. Xiao Mu, you'd better watch out, or you might get swallowed up by him."

"I'd like to, but he doesn't take the initiative, so I can't just pay him to do it."

Tian Sisi didn't hear Xiao Mu's muttering clearly and asked, "Xiao Mu, what did you say?"

"Nothing. By the way, where are we going later?"

Tian Sisi said, "To celebrate the successful premiere, I'm treating the crew to dinner. You should come too."

"Then forget it. I don't know anyone in your crew, so I won't have anything to say. I'd better go back and prepare the script first, since the sister film to The First Snow will be filmed soon."

"Alright then, I'll treat you to dinner another day."

Zhao Shucheng returned to the film crew and continued filming. When evening finally arrived and he was about to rest, he saw his phone flooded with news about Mo Xiangwan.

It's not quite right to say it's news about Mo Xiangwan; it should be Lin Xiang's fans denouncing Mo Xiangwan. They're all saying Mo Xiangwan is an unscrupulous agent who exploits Lin Xiang, making her film two dramas at the same time with no rest, and even forcing Lin Xiang to continue filming while injured.

What started as mere fabricated rumors and slander by fans without any concrete evidence became a huge uproar when the assistant director of the production team liked a Weibo post praising a certain actress's dedication.

In fact, ordinary people don't care much about these things, but it's different for those obsessive fans. It's as if they've seen a bugle call to charge, questioning when Lin Xiang will stop exploiting them. The comments section is even more unbearable.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Shucheng couldn't help but frown and called Mo Xiangwan, but she didn't answer at all.

Considering that the other party was a top-notch agent and wouldn't do anything irrational, and also had extensive public relations experience, I decided to let them solve the problem themselves.

However, Zhao Shucheng did not expect that things would escalate further, and a rumor emerged that Mo Xiangwan was using Lin Xiang's fame and Lin Xiang's father's name to secretly open a hot pot restaurant, but the prices were high and the ingredients were not fresh, causing fans to get diarrhea after eating there. This was considered deceiving consumers and had no conscience.

Following this, news emerged that Mo Xiangwan had dropped out of university and was not qualified to be the brokerage director at all. Rumors immediately flew online, with new posts appearing as soon as old ones were deleted.

To make matters worse, the fact that Mo Xiangwan's father was suspected of fraud was also dug up, and Mo Xiangwan suddenly became the target of everyone's condemnation online.

Mo Xiangwan received messages from Zhang Meng and Jin Jinwen, who were worried that her situation might affect the normal filming of the production crew and even the ratings.

Mo Xiangwan was already overwhelmed and had no time to deal with them, so she chose to turn off her phone to calm down.

As the saying goes, when a wall falls, everyone pushes it down; when a drum is broken, everyone beats it.

Mo Xiangwan's crisis, however, presented an opportunity for others, especially Hao Mai.

He had previously wanted to poach Xu Ling to join his company and form a partnership with Luo Feng, who was under his command. Now that he saw an opportunity, he naturally wouldn't let this good show go to waste.

Congratulations! The other side already felt that Mo Xiangwan's friend Guan Xuan was pregnant with Yu Jiang's child, and that the other party would threaten their child's inheritance rights, so they believed that Mo Xiangwan did it on purpose.

This incident also gave her an opportunity. She felt that even if Mo Xiangwan wasn't as described online, things had already come to this point, and it was no longer just Mo Xiangwan's problem.

The company cannot afford to throw away its investment just to prove Mo Xiangwan's innocence, nor can it allow the company to suffer losses because of her. Therefore, the company is prepared to suspend Mo Xiangwan from her position as brokerage director.

Xu Ling felt that since they were both Mo Xiangwan's agents, it wasn't a good idea for Mo Xiangwan to take such good care of Lin Xiang while he felt like he was born to a stepmother, unloved by his parents. He thought that staying at Qili might not be a good idea.

He felt that he had always been pushed forward by Mo Xiangwan. He seemed to have filmed several TV series and received endorsements, and even became the most popular male artist before, but his path was getting narrower and narrower.

Everything he has now relies on fans and online traffic, but he knows his own abilities. He's not a naturally gifted performer. Before a new wave of popular artists emerges, he can't be needed because of his outstanding acting skills, nor can he transform his image based on his singing or other strengths. Once a new wave of popular artists rises, he'll be one of those left behind. Therefore, he needs to transform, which means leaving the company, establishing his own studio, and developing independently.

The happiest person was actually Mo Xiangwan's assistant, Zhu Dichen. She had been hoping that Mo Xiangwan would fall from grace and leave Qili so that she could become the new brokerage director.

For this reason, she frequently tipped off Zhu He, and even when the news broke, instead of trying to clarify, she ignored it.

Mo Xiangwan initially didn't think much of the news online. After all, she was just an agent, not a celebrity, and didn't rely on online traffic for a living. Besides, those people online were fans targeting her, but targeting her was better than targeting the artist. Agents were meant to take the blame anyway, and after a while, the hype surrounding these news stories would die down.

But when her father's past was exposed and he was subjected to such insults, it was impossible for her to remain completely indifferent. She couldn't confide in anyone about these things, not even her best friend Guan Xuan; she could only bear it all alone.

When she opened her phone and saw the call log from Zhao Shucheng, she knew that he must have also seen the news. She hesitated for a moment and then called Zhao Shucheng back, but to her surprise, he did not answer.

Mo Xiangwan hesitated for a moment, but still decided to talk to Zhao Shucheng. If he decided to terminate his contract because of the news about her online, she could understand.

After all, the agent contracts they signed were only the contracts they had previously signed with Zhao Shucheng, and they could terminate the contracts as long as they both agreed.

Zhao Shucheng had just finished a day of filming and was about to go back to the hotel to rest when he saw Mo Xiangwan standing at his room door.

"Xiang Wan, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be dealing with the online criticism right now?"

"There's no rush to deal with things online. Right now, netizens are very angry, and nothing I say will make a difference. It's better to wait until the heat cools down before figuring out a solution. I came to you for help."

"Looking for me? You don't mean you want me to arrange roles for your company's actors, do you? That's impossible. The cast is already finalized, and I don't think anyone from your company would be willing to do a cameo or a minor role."

Mo Xiangwan said, "If it's not because of this, do you think I contacted you just for the sake of acting?"

Zhao Shucheng looked at Mo Xiangwan and said, "What do you think? You've come to me several times. Once it was to get a role for Lin Xiang, then it was for Fan Mei, and later you even asked my crew to clarify the rumors between you. I'm starting to wonder if you're my agent or if I'm your boss."

Mo Xiangwan was taken aback when she heard Zhao Shucheng say that. Thinking back, it seemed that she really was like that. Since signing a contract with Zhao Shucheng, she hadn't done much work for him; on the contrary, she often troubled Zhao Shucheng.

"This time it really isn't because of anyone else; I genuinely came here simply to see you." (End of Chapter)