The disciple of Yue Lao

Chapter 161 I invested million!

"director."

Xia Yu arrived, stopped Meng Xiaodong and Xiao Lu who were about to leave, and walked straight to He Huo.

When He Huo saw Xia Yu coming, he immediately smiled and greeted her, saying, "Miss Xia..."

"Director, we heard your conversation just now. You can't be so partial to me!"

Qu Si Ning spoke before Xia Yu, looking as if she wanted to "seek justice for Meng Xiaodong."

"This... I can't do anything about it!" He Huo lowered his voice and said, "Teacher Qiao's father is the biggest investor in our TV series. If her father withdraws his investment, we won't be able to continue filming!"

"Then you can't just help her without knowing the truth!" Qu Si Ning said angrily.

Xia Yu pulled Qu Si Ning's hand, signaling her to calm down, then looked at He Huo again and asked calmly: "Director, how much money did Miss Qiao's father invest in you?"

Hearing this, He Huo looked at the proud Qiao Feier and replied, "Fifty... fifty million."

"Fifty million?"

Xia Yu nodded, then pointed at Qiao Feier and asked He Huo: "Is his condition to let her be the heroine?"

He Huo didn't dare to look back at Qiao Feier. Hearing Xia Yu's straightforward question, he didn't dare to nod or shake his head.

"Xia Yu..."

When Meng Xiaodong saw Xia Yu and Qu Si Ning standing up for her, she felt excited and touched.

When she had the argument with Qiao Feier just now, except for Zhou Hai who almost hit someone, no one present stood up to say a word for her.

"If she wants to withdraw, let her withdraw!"

As Xia Yu spoke, she suddenly reached out and touched the bank card in her bag, and said to He Huo: "I will invest 100 million in you, on the condition that Xiaodong will be the heroine."

One hundred million! !
He Huo's heart was struck by thunder. He stared at Xia Yu with wide eyes and asked uncertainly, "Really...really?"

Oh my god, one hundred million!

Does she still have that much money in that card?

"Xiao Xia Zi..." Qu Si Ning pulled Xia Yu's arm with some concern, worried that she didn't have that much money and the investment she promised would become "bragging".

Meng Xiaodong and Xiao Lu were both stunned. Such a good thing as an "investor" falling from the sky could happen to them. Today was really a "blessing in disguise"!

"Really." Xia Yu replied.

"Thank you so much!"

He Huo was happy but also a little worried. They had already filmed a lot of scenes for the heroine in this costume drama. If they suddenly wanted to change the heroine, it would mean reshooting...

"But..." He Huo said with some embarrassment: "We have already filmed quite a few scenes for the heroine. If we suddenly change the heroine..."

Xia Yu had no idea how troublesome it was for them to film the movie. She thought that as long as she invested money, the crew would directly let Meng Xiaodong be the female lead.

"Then director, please think about it! If Xiaodong doesn't shoot, I may not be able to fulfill the investment I promised." Xia Yu said with a smile.

"Director He!"

Seeing He Huo hesitate, Qiao Feier finally felt that her position as the heroine was threatened, and hurriedly reminded him, "Think it over carefully. We have signed a contract. Do you intend to let the two months of hard work of the entire crew go to waste and pay a huge penalty for breach of contract just for Meng Xiaodong?"

Liquidated damages?
Xia Yu felt a little unfamiliar with this term, so he turned around and asked Qu Si Ning in a low voice: "What is 'liquidated damages'?"

Qu Si Ning covered her mouth with one hand and explained quietly in Xia Yu's ear.

"Oh……"

Xia Yu nodded in sudden realization, and said to He Huo, "As long as the director agrees, I will pay the penalty. In addition, as a welcome gift to everyone during this visit, I can also invest more money and double the salary of all the crew members for the next two months." "Xia Zi..." Qu Si Ning saw that Xia Yu was getting more and more outrageous, and hurriedly asked her in a low voice, "Do you have that much money? If you don't have that much money, don't brag! What will you do if you can't come up with that much money?"

"How much money do you have on your card?" Qu Si Ning asked anxiously.

Xia Yu thought about it carefully and said, "6..."

“How many zeros are there at the end?”

"Wait a minute, I'll count."

"several?"

Xia Yu finished counting and replied, "12."

"12..." Qu Si Ning was stunned for a moment.

6000000000000, that’s…!
Forget it, I’m not good at math, so I won’t count!
"Ms. Xia, welcome to join us!" He Huo finally smiled.

No need to pay liquidated damages, staff get double wages, and the female lead is replaced by the more talented Meng Xiaodong. This is such a "once-in-a-century" opportunity, so why not take advantage of it?

"Xia Yu..."

Meng Xiaodong walked up to Xia Yu and said, "Actually, you don't have to be like this. I don't want people to say that I got the leading role by 'bringing money into the group'."

"Ah? You don't want to be the leading actress?" Seeing Meng Xiaodong's reluctant expression, Xia Yu thought he had overdosed his efforts.

He Huo was also afraid that "the duck at his mouth would fly away", so he quickly interrupted and said: "Xiaodong, don't think like that. You have to believe that you are a capable actress. If it weren't for the pressure from the investors this time, I would have let you be the heroine a long time ago! This is your first time as the heroine, you must seize this opportunity!"

"The director is right, Sister Dong, people have called you the 'eternal second female lead', you must seize the opportunity this time!" Xiaolu was happy for Meng Xiaodong and quickly advised.

"Xiaodong, think it through!" Xia Yu looked at Qiao Fei'er, whose face turned red with anger, and said to Meng Xiaodong, "Don't you want to play the leading female role in the future? Even if you are uncertain about the future, at least this time, you should be able to hold yourself up high, right?"

Meng Xiaodong was still very conflicted. She secretly glanced at Zhou Hai behind her, and Zhou Hai gave her a look that said "come on".

"Okay!" Meng Xiaodong finally agreed.

The crew members at the scene were all stunned. No one expected that the heroine and the second female lead had a dispute over a trivial matter and accidentally got themselves involved.

Everyone could see that Qiao Fei'er just couldn't stand the fact that Meng Xiaodong, the second female lead, was more popular than her, so she tried every means to make trouble for Meng Xiaodong.

From the very beginning, she was cast as the leading actress with money, and everyone had been questioning her acting skills. Now that she has been replaced in the middle of the production, it has further proven that her acting skills are not good enough.

This time, she really "lost both the wife and the army". It will probably be difficult for Miss Qiao to survive in the entertainment industry in the future!

Because of the "temporary change of female lead", the crew's afternoon shooting plan had to be temporarily cancelled.

Qiao Fei'er left angrily with her assistant, and Meng Xiaodong also got an afternoon of rest.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, our editor-in-chief Shang Jingyu finally arrived.

"Everyone, I heard that there is a very famous haunted house in [Zitan City]. Do you dare to challenge it?"

"Dongdong, I will accompany you wherever you want to go."

"Wow! A haunted house? It sounds exciting. Let's go! Anyway, Xiao Shangshang is here, so I'm not afraid of anything."

As soon as Shang Jingyu arrived, Qu Si Ning ran over to join him consciously.

"Well, wife, don't worry, I will protect you." Shang Jingyu smiled dotingly.

Qu Si Ning, Shang Jingyu, Meng Xiaodong, Zhou Hai and Xia Yu were automatically assigned to Luo Fan.

(End of this chapter)