"Wh-what do you mean? What do you mean I can leave? And why don't I need to get my makeup done? I have a lot of scenes to shoot later today. Today is a big day for my part in the drama."
Fang Yingying was stunned by the sudden words of the crew member.
She looked at the person before her, her face filled with confusion.
"You don't need to act in this drama anymore. Fang Yingying, you've been replaced. Another actress will be taking over your role. You can go back to your hotel now, pack your things, and leave."
The crew member spoke in a flat, businesslike tone, his face expressionless.
"What? I've been replaced? Are you kidding me?"
Fang Yingying was taken aback again, then let out a derisive laugh. She looked at the crew member as if to say, "You're joking, right? Right? Right?"
To her, this had to be a prank by the crew member.
She was a major actress with many scenes in *Jiahuan Zhuan*. How could they suddenly replace her on her second day on set without any reason?
How was that possible?
The director must be crazy to do something like this.
However, the crew member's words far exceeded Fang Yingying's expectations:
"No! I'm not joking. Fang Yingying, you've been replaced. We've already contacted another actress to play the role of Noble Consort Hua. I'm just here to inform you. Don't bother with the makeup; just head back to your hotel."
The crew member delivered his lines in a flat, businesslike tone, without any warmth.
Having delivered the news, he turned and walked out of the makeup room without another word.
"What? They're actually replacing me?" Fang Yingying was both shocked and furious. She threw the eyebrow pencil she was holding to the ground with a violent gesture.
She sprang to her feet, her movements sharp and decisive, and stormed out of the makeup room.
"Yingying-jie, where are you going?" Xiao Qin, Fang Yingying's assistant, called out urgently.
Fang Yingying responded with a cold snort. "Where am I going? To demand an explanation!"
After all, she was the "Queen of Buzz" and a popular star. To replace her so casually? Did they think she had no pride? She would at least confront the director and demand a proper explanation.
*They won't get away with treating me like this!*
With that thought, Fang Yingying was already out the door, her heels clicking against the floor like a drumbeat.
Xiao Qin frowned, watching her go. With no way to stop her, she stomped her foot and hurried after her, calling out, "Yingying-jie, don't be impulsive! Yingying-jie, wait for me!"
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"Director Jia, I heard you're replacing me? Is it true you're taking me off the project?"
Fang Yingying, her heels clicking sharply, stormed straight up to director Jia Qingyu and demanded loudly.
Her voice, raised in agitation, carried clearly across the set.
Nearby actors and crew members overheard her every word.
They exchanged glances, but remained silent, all watching to see what would happen next.
Only Fu Shan, seemingly unfazed, continued eating breakfast with Xu Yifei.
Cornered by Fang Yingying's confrontation, Jia Qingyu shifted uncomfortably. He cleared his throat and replied slowly, "Ahem, Yingying... there's nothing I can do. This was a decision made by the company's upper management. I'm very sorry we can't work together this time. But I believe there will be other opportunities in the future."
How could Fang Yingying accept this answer?
"What? You're really replacing me? On what grounds? Why are you replacing me for no reason?"
Fang Yingying stared at director Jia Qingyu, her eyes wide with disbelief.
Even now, she couldn't accept the fact that she was being replaced.
She was the "Queen of Controversy," not some nobody. She had connections and backing. How dare they treat her this way?
"Yingying, go back to the hotel, pack your things, and you can return to the Imperial Capital. The crew will cover your flight."
Jia Qingyu glanced subconsciously at Fu Shan, who was quietly eating breakfast nearby, and had no choice but to say this.
As the director, he had his own sources. He had also vaguely heard that Fang Yingying had been replaced entirely because she had offended Fu Shan.
*Sigh,* he thought, *Fang Yingying was blind. Of all the people she could have offended, why did she have to cross Fu Shan, the son of the richest man?*
*Now, even the gods can't save her.*
*Fang Yingying is as good as gone!*
Hearing this, Fang Yingying, already furious, became even more enraged.
She had also caught Jia Qingyu's subconscious glance.
To Fang Yingying, Jia Qingyu seemed to be stealing glances at Xu Yifei, trying to gauge her reaction, rather than looking at Fu Shan.
Her resentment grew, and she couldn't help but speak coldly:
"No need! I can still afford the plane ticket myself. You don't need to worry about it, *Jiahuan Zhuan* crew!"
With that, she stormed out of the set in a fit of rage.
Before reaching the exit, Fang Yingying suddenly stopped, turned, and glared fiercely at Xu Yifei, who was leisurely eating breakfast nearby. Her eyes burned with hatred and resentment:
"Heh, Xu Yifei, you bitch! Don't think I don't know this was all your doing! Don't get cocky! I won't let this go! I'll make you pay!"
Gritting her teeth, she spat out the curse before storming away without looking back.
Xu Yifei, who had been quietly eating while Fu Shan urged her to eat more, casually glanced up and unexpectedly met Fang Yingying's venomous gaze. A shiver ran down her spine.
"Yifei, what's wrong? Are you cold?" Fu Shan, noticing Xu Yifei's unusual behavior, asked with immediate concern. As he spoke, he took off his jacket and draped it over her shoulders.
"Uh, no, I'm not cold. It's just..." Xu Yifei snapped out of her daze and waved her hands repeatedly. She paused, glanced at Fang Yingying's retreating figure, and her brow furrowed slightly. "I thought Fang Yingying's look just now was very strange."
There was clearly hatred in her eyes, and a deep, venomous resentment. But why? Xu Yifei couldn't recall ever offending Fang Yingying. They weren't close, and had barely spoken. Why would Fang Yingying look at her like that? Xu Yifei was utterly bewildered, unable to make sense of it.
"By the way, Fu Shan, how was Fang Yingying suddenly replaced?" she asked after a moment's thought, her brow still furrowed. That, too, seemed sudden and strange.
After all, she was replaced so abruptly on her second day of joining the team.
Could Fang Yingying have offended someone?
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