âYouâre right, I am just a voice actor, and Iâm not qualified to talk to a superstar. I should be thankful and honored to be speaking to a star like you, but Iâm speaking to you today as Suâs good friend,â Luosang mocked him angrily.
Shi Xiang looked up at her for a while and said suddenly, âMiss Xu, the reason why you are so angry today is because I refused to help you when Su asked me to, right? Because I said no when Su asked me to help you secure the lead role?â
Luosang was stunned. She had had an alright impression of Shi Xiang before this. Now that impression was completely tarnished.
âI hope Su explained to you that it wasnât appropriate for me to step in,â Shi Xiang said matter-of-factly. âDidnât you land the role anyway with your own capabilities?â
âYou are really unbelievable!â Luosang couldnât stand being in the same room with him a minute longer. âI canât teach you voice acting. You should look for someone else.â Luosang turned to leave.
Shi Xiangâs Korean assistant approached her and said in broken Mandarin, âWhy did you come out?â
âWe have a gap in our understanding of his character. I wonât be able to teach him,â Luosang said and walked towards the exit.
âI think you were chased out because you had other motives talking to Shi Xiang, not because you canât teach him,â the assistant suddenly said. âI saw the two of you conversing the whole time behind the glass window. Although I couldnât make out what the two of you were saying, I could tell that he was getting upset. Iâve seen many staff members like you. Are you trying to gain his attention? We wonât be asking you for help anymore. Please stay away from him from now on.â
Luosang laughed, incredulous. She had seen all sorts of people in the industry but never had she met anyone so obnoxious as this assistant. âRest assured, I donât want to interact with this crappy team anyway. You guys are always late for the sessions, and you expect me to stay âtil one or two in the morning. I donât need this in my life.â She walked away after saying her piece.
The assistant looked enraged. He turned around and said to the directorâs assistant, âIf we knew that you hired voice actors like her, we wouldnât have agreed to join the project. Who does she think she is? Sheâs just a voice actress. Shi Xiang is the Prince of Asia. This is only day two. Youâd better swap her out, or we wonât cooperate with the rest of the production.â
âDonât be angry.â The directorâs assistant chuckled and handed over a cigarette. âIf we find someone new, we would have wasted two days.â
âHow much does it cost to find someone new?â The Korean assistant said unceremoniously, âYou do as you deem fit!â
âDavid, donât make things hard for all of us.â Shi Xiang suddenly appeared behind them and said, âWe plan to concentrate on the market over here this year. I donât wish to have a bad reputation here.â
âBut...â
âDrop it.â Shi Xiang turned and walked back into the studio. He wasnât trying to help Xu Luosang, but he was worried that she would say bad things about him to Yan Su if her role was stripped. He was seriously concerned as to whether she would sow discord between him and Yan Su.
...
Luosang was infuriated after her encounter with Shi Xiang and his assistant. She decided to buy supper to vent her frustrations. She brought a bowl of ramen, lamb and beef skewers, squid strips, and grilled squid back to her hotel.
When she arrived at her floor, she looked down to search for her room key. When she looked up, she saw Nian Junting pacing around in front of her door.