Chapter 258: Termination of Contract
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Luo Ying made up her mind the next day to inform Su Li and Cheng Zhen about Zheng Ying. It would be ideal if they could get this sorted out before production began so that losses would be kept to a minimum.
“What did you say? Drugs?” Su Li was so shocked that he almost dropped the cup in his hand. “Marijuana?”
“No. Heroin.” Luo Ying had already received the results.
“Director Su, I’m not making this up.” Luo Ying raised a hand to the sky and looked at Su Li with sincere eyes. “I’m telling you this because I’m serious about filming this movie. I hope you can cut ties with Zheng Ying as soon as possible. Once her drug scandal gets exposed, we all know how much damage that would cause.”
“My god.” Cheng Zhen almost jumped in realization. “She’s still featured on our official social media accounts. If this matter is exposed, we won’t even survive the initial reviews!”
“The other investors will definitely withdraw their investments. We can’t let that happen!” Su Li almost pulled out his hair.
“That’s why I came to warn you. It’s not too late, ” Luo Ying said.
“But without her, we still lose our major investor. How do we make up for the funding gap?” Su Li thought aloud in frustration.
“I told you, I’m here to invest.” Luo Ying smiled confidently.
Su Li shook his head with a bitter smile. “Thank you, Luo Ying, but a production of any scale, even a small one like mine, is not a small number. It’s definitely not something that one person can…”
“It’s not just me, it’s Luo Ying Studio,” Luo Ying said with certainty, “My studio is introducing all kinds of high-quality projects. Director Su, you can trust me.”
“Besides, even if you don’t trust me at all, my studio still has the Luya Group behind it.” Luo Ying smiled. “Luya Group is also the largest shareholder of Luo Ying Studio. We won’t lack money. Don’t worry.”
“I believe you, Yingying.” Cheng Zhen hesitated for a while and quickly joined in. “Su Li, Yingying is right. Zheng Ying is a ticking time bomb. We can’t bet on it not exploding.”
“Alright, I understand.” Su Li sighed.
At Zheng Ying’s house, a scream echoed through the walls.
“What?! Termination of contract?” Zheng Ying gripped the paper tightly.
“Yes, Director Su has already come over to inform us that they will pay the penalty for breaching the contract.” Zheng Ying’s manager shook her head, feeling a headache setting in.
Zheng Ying had always been a difficult artiste to manage. A few years ago, she was young and impetuous. She had just won the Best Supporting Actress award, but before she could even stand firm, she had offended someone and ruined her career. She had been relatively quiet for a while, but after finding a sugar daddy, her arrogance quickly returned.
“Get them to withdraw their investment!” Zheng Ying shoved the paper into the trash can.
“Wake up.” The manager tried to persuade her helplessly. “So what if they do? Su Li could just find another investor. Golden Willow Capital had just entered the country and doesn’t have that much sway.”
Unexpectedly, Zheng Ying became even angrier. “Useless! Useless! Who did this? Luo Ying? She dares to fight me?” She screamed, her eyes turning bloodshot.
The manager frowned. Why did she sense that Zheng Ying was growing increasingly unhinged?
However, Zheng Ying didn’t give her manager any time to react. She immediately made several phone calls.
[Explode! The new generation of starlets, Luo Ying, was throwing her weight in a production?]
[Luo Ying the Bully]
Early in the morning on a weekday, a new entry appeared on the trending searches.
“Why is it about Luo Ying again?”
“Luo Ying has such a mean face. I’m not surprised that she’ll be such a bully.”
“Don’t be so ridiculous! Do you realize how superficial you sound? Why don’t you look in the mirror and see how mean you are?!”
“Let’s just wait for her side of the story.”
“Are you for real? The last time, President Lu suppressed public opinion for her. Now that she’s divorced, she’s all on her own.”
“It’s the end for her. I can’t wait to see how low she’ll fall.”
“My heart aches for Sister Zheng Ying. She’s such a passionate actress, but that flower vase is having her way with her!”
“I was bullied when I was in school. My heart aches for her. Bullies must die!” “My heart aches for Zheng Ying. I used to love her movies.”
“Zheng Ying has a track record and acting chops, but what does Luo Ying have?
A rich ex-husband? What right do you have to bully others?!”
“Look at the recording carefully. It’s obviously edited.”
Public opinion was setting in abnormally fast. It was obvious that someone was behind the scenes..
