How to capture the evil villain? I choose to be his mother!

Chapter 399 The Most Disliked Actress's Mother in the Entertainment Industry (11)
The crew of the TV series "Black" at Hengdian World Studios.

After finishing his call, Xiao Chen returned to director Xu Qing's side.

"Director Xu, we just got in touch."

Xu Qing leaned forward, assuming a listening posture:
"Oh? What do you say?"

Xiao Chen nodded and relayed the message:

"She said she was willing to come for an audition, but not now. She'll have to come over herself after 3 p.m.

Xiao Chen clutched his phone to his chest, anxiously awaiting the director's reaction, fearing that the director would yell at him on the spot for not being able to handle such a small matter.

Just as Xiao Chen was about to explain further, the assistant director next to him spoke up first, expressing his dissatisfaction:
"What kind of person is this! It's an honor for her that our team is willing to give her a chance to audition! And she's making all sorts of excuses, saying it has to be after 3 pm? Haha, she really thinks she's a star! Xiao Chen, where did you find this person? She's just wasting our time!"

Xiao Chen felt embarrassed and apologized repeatedly to the assistant director.

He actually knew why the assistant director was taking the opportunity to throw a tantrum.

The assistant director had wanted to put one of his own actors in the cast for the role for a long time, but the director, Xu Qing, never agreed and instead chose other actors.

Now the director's favorite actor has had an accident, fracturing his bone and needing three months of recovery. The assistant director sees this as an opportunity and keeps pleading with the director, and it seems like success is just around the corner...

Suddenly, Xiao Chen appeared out of nowhere, and with a few joking words, he actually changed the director's mind!
If it were Xiao Chen, he probably wouldn't understand how he was intercepted halfway by a cleaner!
However, director Xu Qing seemed to have made up his mind about this person, and said to the assistant director:
"I chose this person, are you dissatisfied with me?"

The assistant director didn't dare to speak.

Director Xu Qing then told Xiao Chen:

"It'll be 3 PM then. You'll be in charge of receiving her."

Xiao Chen nodded hurriedly.

After Xiao Chen left, the assistant director was still unconvinced and took out Zhu Wen's resume.

Because Zhu Wen couldn't be found after get off work, Xiao Chen obtained Zhu Wen's resume through a company that handles cleaning work in the film and television industry.

Xiao Chen was deeply impressed by Zhu Wen. He spotted Zhu Wen's resume almost immediately from among dozens of others. When the resume was brought to the film crew, many people fell silent.

Although the character we're about to film appears to be an ordinary person, he looks far too ordinary in these photos!

The assistant director finally couldn't hold back his protest:

"Director Xu, I just don't understand why you can't use the actors I recommended? At least they are veteran actors who graduated from a regular film academy! And this Zhu Wen? He's just a janitor. He probably won't even get a shot. How can he act?"

Director Xu Qing gave him a cold look:
"We'll talk about it when they arrive. I have my own plans."

Although the matter was temporarily suppressed due to the authority of director Xu Qing.

However, rumors quietly spread within the film crew.

Soon, many people learned that the director wanted to find a cleaner to play the role of the one forced to open the skylight.

"A cleaner? Really? Is this an April Fool's joke?!"

"If janitors can act, then I think I can too!"

"Is this someone's crony?"

"Given Director Xu's temperament, would he allow someone to be placed in a position based on connections? Besides, who has connections who can become a cleaner!"

"I heard that Xiao Chen recommended him to Director Xu. I didn't expect Xiao Chen to be so capable."

"I heard someone saying that Xiao Chen introduced his own mother to act in the play?"

"Xiao Chen managed to get his relative into the film crew, and this newcomer is actually quite talented!"

"..."

Unbeknownst to Xiao Chen, while he anxiously awaited Zhu Wen's arrival, his name had already become the talk of the town within the film crew.

Some say he has a close relationship with Director Xu, while others say he's a wealthy young man who came here to experience life...

There are many rumors about Xiao Chen, and even more rumors about Zhu Wen!

Her identity also jumped from cleaner to Xiao Chen's biological mother and then to a relative of the investor, completing a three-level leap in one go.

At that time, she was unaware of these things.

She declined Xie Ji's offer but agreed to stay temporarily as a guest at the Xie family manor. After all, she had nowhere else to go for the time being.

Zhu Wen's most pressing task right now is to deal with Zhai Ling's matter!

She didn't hide anything and told Xie Ji about her complicated relationship with Zhai Ling.

Xie Ji did not ask her why she left, nor did he judge whether she was a good mother.

As someone who values ​​efficiency above all else, he agreed to Zhu Wen's request and immediately set about carrying it out.

Therefore, Xie Ji personally contacted Ye Ju, the best lawyer in the industry, and formulated a plan for Zhai Ling's situation.

First step—

Since we're going to fight a lawsuit for Zhai Ling, the most important thing is to get authorization from Zhai Ling herself!

Xie Ji's all-powerful assistant quickly investigated Zhai Ling's movements:

"The scandal has been out for more than five days, well past the critical 72-hour window of public scrutiny, but Ms. Zhai Ling has remained silent. According to our inquiries, she hasn't left her house for three days and hasn't ordered takeout. For safety's sake, I suggest we call Ms. Zhai Ling directly."

Xie Ji's men had no problem obtaining Zhai Ling's private phone number.

The young female lawyer under the senior lawyer Ye Ju was chosen to make this call.

Before the allocation was made, everyone came up with many strategies.

However, no one expected that they would fail so badly in the very first step.

Zhai Ling simply won't answer the phone!

The young female lawyer was somewhat embarrassed:
"I've called both her personal and work numbers, but she didn't answer. Should I call her agent next?"

Zhu Wen shook his head:

"Need not."

"Need not."

And Xie Ji's voice echoed hers.

Everyone turned to look at the two of them.

Zhu Wen and Xie Ji remained calm.

Zhu Wen disagreed because she had read the plot and had an omniscient perspective, knowing that Zhai Ling's current agent was completely unreliable.

Xie Ji disagreed, believing that such procrastination was inefficient and a waste of time.

The two, though taking different paths, reached the same conclusion and shared the same opinion.

The same applies to the view on the next step.

"Go directly to Zhai Ling!"

Not long ago, Zhai Ling was the female celebrity with the highest commercial value.

Logically speaking, she should live in an expensive large apartment, if not a villa.

However, Zhai Ling lived in a very ordinary mid-range residential complex.

Perhaps for this reason, even the most resourceful paparazzi were unable to find out her address.

This also brought an unexpected sense of calm to the community amidst the turmoil.

Zhu Wen and his group arrived at the entrance of the residential area.

Xie Ji's all-powerful assistant pointed to a building located relatively far inside:

"Miss Zhai Ling lives on the sixteenth floor of this building."

Looking at the tall building through the car window, Zhu Wen couldn't help but recall the reason why Zhai Ling was living here, which his assistant had learned from his investigation.

It's not because of being low-key, nor because of nostalgia.

It's simply that I don't have any money.