Chapter 1558: Reckless Alterations

In the afternoon, the film crew came over.

Still familiar faces.

The producer who collaborated on “The Empress’s Killing” had a great relationship with Director Chen, and the two almost always worked together on every project. Director Chen loved to be hands-off, leaving all the trivial logistical tasks to this producer. Nan Jiaojiao interacted with him quite a bit; he was humorous and easy-going, with a daughter whom he absolutely doted on.

As he arrived, he wanted to greet Nan Jiaojiao.

But Nan Jiaojiao walked past him without a glance.

Zhou Po suppressed a smile and dropped his hand that was ready for a greeting, tugging at his coat instead. Remembering Director Chen’s reminder when he came, and seeing how the young lady pretended not to know him, he found it amusing.

“Producer Zhou, this way, please.”

Shen Bin came out to greet him personally and led Zhou Po into the meeting room. Qin Qing was also there, sitting at the head of the table. When Zhou Po entered, she stood up to greet him but didn’t show any intention of giving up her seat, instead courteously placing him on the left side.

“Sorry, I’m a bit pressed for time, so let’s skip the pleasantries. We’ll be working together long-term. This show will take at least four months from start to finish, so we can get to know each other slowly during that time. I only have half an hour, and after I’ve seen the design proposals, I must go.”

Qin Qing smiled and said, “Of course, we won’t take up too much of your time. The costumes for the second female lead have already been designed with three options. Let me show you.”

She naturally glanced at Shen Bin.

Before coming, Shen Bin had already obtained the design proposals from Nan Jiaojiao. He handed them over to Zhou Po with both hands, “Please take a look.”

Zhou Po also received them with both hands, flipping through a couple of pages, his expression suddenly turned serious.

He looked up sharply, staring at Shen Bin, “Did you design this?”

Shen Bin paused, “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, I was just asking who designed them.”

Shen Bin couldn’t decipher Zhou Po’s expression, but the other’s face didn’t look pleasant. His eyes discreetly swept over to Nan Jiaojiao, and he suddenly had a bad premonition.

“It’s…”

The door to the meeting room opened, and Pei Dongshi walked in.

He came over quickly, shaking hands with Zhou Po. Qin Qing hurriedly made way, but Pei Dongshi didn’t sit in her spot; instead, he took a seat next to Zhou Po.

“I was just about to go out when I heard you were here, so I came to check in,” Pei Dongshi asked, “Where were you in the discussion?”

Zhou Po tapped his fingers on the design proposals, “I’ve never seen anything designed like this before!”

Shen Bin internally shouted that this was bad. He immediately asked Nan Jiaojiao, “Jiaojiao, what’s going on? Did you change it randomly?”

Pei Dongshi nonchalantly glanced at him, his gaze passed over and landed on Nan Jiaojiao, “What’s going on?”

Nan Jiaojiao stood up calmly, “The design proposals are Master Shen’s. He handed them to me before noon, but I modified them.”

“Who let you change it!”

Qin Qing immediately snapped at her, politely taking the design proposals from Zhou Po, and upon seeing them, directed her anger entirely at Nan Jiaojiao, “I only reviewed the proposals this morning. Master Shen is competent enough; he gave you the chance to supplement them, yet you just had to interfere. Do you realize how important design drafts are to a designer?”

Nan Jiaojiao replied in a calm voice, “I did make changes, but I didn’t alter Master Shen’s drafts. Those later pages were my own independent drawings to make modifications, to better fit the character’s representation.”

Qin Qing questioned, “Who allowed you to act so smart, going and correcting everything, just adding to the mess!”

After a pause to regain her temper, she then said to Zhou Po, “I sincerely apologize; our company’s intern is inexperienced. Luckily, Master Shen’s original drafts weren’t tampered with, so you only need to look at his work.”