Chapter 103 Then Let's Replace Her
Song Ni frowned, threw her sword on the ground, and beckoned to Chi Xia. She was too familiar with this feeling; it was a typical ligament strain. She had also pulled a ligament during training before, which landed her in the hospital for half a month. Song Ni wasn't sure of the extent of the strain and dared not move carelessly.
Chi Xia had already rushed over and quickly helped Song Ni. Seeing Song Ni's pale face, her heart skipped a beat. "Ni Ni Jie, how are you?"
Song Ni couldn't speak. The person who had removed her harness had been a bit rough. Chang Zi, more experienced than Chi Xia, immediately called for the staff to stop. "Her waist might be strained. Be careful with everything."
Because hanging wire stunts demand extremely high abdominal core strength, and it was a fight scene, actors' waists and hips are prone to injury. The crew would also have wheelchairs ready. Director Jiang saw the wheelchair being used and quickly stepped forward. "Xiao Song, are you hurt?"
Song Ni nodded, then looked at Yang Lan, who was still standing there stunned. She could control it during practice, so why did it go wrong during the formal filming? Song Ni was not mistaken; the hatred in Yang Lan's eyes was clearly not just about the character. The fight choreographer wouldn't be around during formal filming. Yang Lan had clearly intended to cause trouble. If she hadn't reacted quickly, the sword would have truly pierced her. Even if it wasn't a real sword, with that kind of force, she would have suffered a lot. Song Ni's mood turned extremely foul. She would directly fall out with her so-called "family" company in front of everyone, though she had no intention of maintaining a friendly relationship with them anyway.
"If you can't even control this much force, what kind of actor are you? Yang Lan, you'd better not provoke me. If you can be careless, so can I. Don't end up regretting it when your face is ruined."
Yang Lan was dumbfounded. She never expected Song Ni to say such things in front of so many people. "Ni Ni, what are you talking about? I was really careless. I couldn't help it."
Song Ni's eyes showed clear disdain. "Don't call me Ni Ni, it disgusts me. You know yourself whether it was intentional or not. If you don't want me to 'carelessly' lose control, then just behave yourself."
Director Jiang's expression also turned somber upon hearing this. He knew Yang Lan's capabilities; they had collaborated before, and such a mistake had never happened. He was already puzzled, and after hearing Song Ni, he also felt that the situation looked intentional. "What's going on?"
Seeing this, Yang Lan also started to panic. She had only intended to give Song Ni a warning, so she hadn't exerted force when she should have. It was just a second or two late, and it became uncontrollable. She was scared too at the time. "Director Jiang, I've filmed so many fight scenes. I know that any mistake can injure someone. How could it be intentional! I miscalculated the timing by two seconds, which is why this happened. I haven't filmed fight scenes in a while, so I was a bit nervous."
Before Director Jiang could speak, Chang Zi retorted coldly, "You've filmed so many fight scenes, so why did you make a mistake just now?"
Yang Lan, indeed an actress, started crying at this point, unable to continue the confrontation. Her voice choked with tears as she kept saying it wasn't intentional. With so many people from the crew present, and Yang Lan being a somewhat famous figure, her current state was quite a spectacle.
Song Ni felt a headache coming on from the noise and couldn't be bothered to deal with it anymore. She looked at Chang Zi, who immediately understood her intentions. "Director Jiang, Ni Ni has a strained waist. We should go to the hospital to get it checked."
Director Jiang nodded repeatedly. "Hurry up and go, don't delay."
Zhang Jin had already driven the car over. Song Ni was in so much pain that despite the cold weather, a layer of sweat broke out on her forehead.
"What's Yang Lan's situation?" Song Ni had never met her before and couldn't understand what conflict they could have.
"It might be related to me."
Hearing this, Song Ni raised her eyelids and looked at Chang Zi indifferently, her eyebrows slightly raised. "Yang Lan has always wanted me to take her on. The artists I've managed in recent years have all developed quite well. A while ago, one of them went solo and opened a studio, leaving an opening. She had been contacting me, but I didn't expect..."
Song Ni let out a cold snort. "You didn't expect me to take on a newcomer who is unknown."
Chang Zi found Yang Lan to be incredibly foolish. There were many rumors about Song Ni throughout the company, not to mention Lu Hao Ting calling her "sister-in-law" all the time. Everyone knew Song Ni's background was not simple. She might be related to Lu Fang, or she might not be. In any case, everyone remained in a wait-and-see state, not foolish enough to clash with her or even try to set her up. Yang Lan had good acting skills and could endure hardship, but she was too short-sighted and emotional in some matters, which was why Chang Zi had refused her request. As expected, it was the right decision not to agree.
"I'll talk to her agent." Song Ni didn't care much about Yang Lan's future development. She looked at Zhang Jin, who was driving.
"Don't tell my brother about this."
"Miss, President Song already knows."
"..."
Song Ni then looked at Chang Zi. "President Lu also knows."
"..."
Alright, Tan Zheng must know too. Now she didn't need to pretend to be miserable; she was genuinely suffering. Song Ni took her phone from Chang Zi and called Song Jing. However, what she found strange was that Tan Zheng showed no reaction. Neither a phone call nor a WeChat message. She had been pretending to be miserable earlier, and Tan Zheng had been so worried. There was no reason for him to be completely silent upon hearing that she was genuinely injured.
A thought suddenly popped into Song Ni's mind: Tan Zheng wouldn't be coming here, would he? But then she thought, she had only been here for a day. If Tan Zheng were to rush over, it would sound too much like devoted, lingering lovers.
Song Ni was in too much pain to have the energy to think, nor did she care to. She stopped looking at her phone and closed her eyes, trying to relieve the pain in her waist. After a while, Song Ni suddenly opened her eyes. "Can Yang Lan earn a lot of money?"
Chang Zi, who was contacting the hospital, was stunned for a moment. "She's okay, but there are many people at Lu's who make more money than her."
Song Ni nodded. "Would it be troublesome to temporarily replace the second female lead?"
Chang Zi: ... "Naturally, it would be." However, if President Lu intervened, even the most troublesome things could be resolved. Moreover, Yang Lan was already part of Lu's, so replacing the second female lead would simply mean reallocating resources to other artists within the company. Besides, the second female lead's role wasn't that substantial to begin with, and filming had only just started. While replacing someone would be troublesome, it was definitely possible.
Chang Zi thought that her answer would make Song Ni spare Yang Lan, but she didn't expect Song Ni to close her eyes and say indifferently, "Then let's replace her."
Chang Zi was taken aback. "Shall I call President Lu now?"
"No need. He knows what to do." She was someone who couldn't tolerate any grievances and would seek retribution for any slight. She was in severe pain right now and feeling very unhappy. If she hadn't reacted quickly this time, she wouldn't even know if she could speak properly now. Even if she didn't say anything, Lu Fang would know what to do. Moreover, there was also Tan Zheng.
(End of this chapter)