Chapter 1066: Facing Off in Person

Chu Yao blurted out, “I’m sticking to the facts here, which statement was aimed at you?”

A single sentence left Yi Qinghuan speechless.

In truth, she was the one carrying personal emotions.

She had no choice but to glance at the assistant director for help, but Director Chen was sitting right there.

No matter how good their personal relationship, he wouldn’t dare speak up at this moment.

Director Chen is famously demanding when it comes to scripts; he’d rather not shoot at all if the script isn’t good.

And then there’s Chu Yao, who won’t budge.

Yi Qinghuan really hit a wall this time.

But since Yi Qinghuan pleaded for help, the assistant director couldn’t just ignore it and said, “Let’s all calm down, if the plot isn’t right, we can talk it over.

Everything was correct before, so something must have gone wrong.

We’re all here, let’s resolve it, there’s always a way.”

“No, this isn’t negotiable,” Chu Yao said firmly, “I want the original script.

Change it back and I’ll shoot, but this version—I won’t.”

These words were exactly what Director Chen wanted to hear; he didn’t want to shoot it either, but he didn’t want things to blow up and look ugly, especially since inviting Yi Qinghuan was a favor.

“Xiao Yao…”

“Shut up.”

Director Chen had just started speaking when Chu Yao threw two words at him, and his neck shrank, obediently falling silent.

The assistant director gave him a complicated, secretive glance, barely able to suppress his ‘tsk-tsk’.

Really cowardly.

Chu Yao said, “Give me a straight answer.

My stance is clear, don’t be vague with me.”

Yi Qinghuan’s face grew darker, her nails dug into her palm, lips pressed tightly and whitened, then relaxed, “The script isn’t just my opinion.

Before the modifications, I asked Mo Bai’s opinion.

This version you see, I showed it to Mo Bai in advance, and she agreed.”

“What?” Director Chen couldn’t believe his ears, “Mo Bai approved it?”

Yi Qinghuan bit her lip, and said firmly, “Yes!”

This made things tricky; the original author approved it.

In truth, the director’s power isn’t as great as others assume; his interference with the script is limited.

If it were anyone else, he could just stop filming, but Mo Bai hadn’t appeared for years, pulling a stunt like this made Director Chen doubt if his own views were outdated.

His silence gave Yi Qinghuan a bit of confidence, and she subtly challenged, “Miss Chu, if you have doubts, you should confront Mo Bai.

Ultimately, I can only polish the script; I can’t decide the specific plot direction.”

“Oh?” Chu Yao gave a half-smile, “Since you can contact Mo Bai, then call her in person.

I just need to hear her agreement myself and I’ll proceed with the shoot.”

Yi Qinghuan’s heart skipped a beat, “Really?”

Chu Yao: “Yes.”

“Fine!” Yi Qinghuan gritted her teeth, “You better not go back on your word.”

Luckily she was prepared, having gotten Mo Bai’s number beforehand and tried to contact her.

Mo Bai hadn’t answered; either she’d continue not to pick up this time, forcing the crew to eventually compromise, or she’d answer and Yi Qinghuan could work on persuading her; she wasn’t worried Mo Bai would refuse.

Therefore, in front of everyone, she dialed the number and pressed speakerphone, laying the phone flat on the table.

Dozens of pairs of eyes in the RV all turned their gaze.

Suddenly, a ringtone sounded.

Nan Jiaojiao pulled out her phone.

Instantly, everyone turned their gaze towards her, then looked at Yi Qinghuan’s phone uncertainly, and back at Nan Jiaojiao, who had her phone pressed against her ear.

“Hello,” Nan Jiaojiao said, lowering her voice.

At the same time, a familiar female voice came from Yi Qinghuan’s phone.