novelraw Chapter 414: Replaced!
Chapter 414: Replaced!
By the end of March, Mu Yan had mostly been staying in Upper City with Jiang Jingheng and Mu Chen.Although the two didn’t get along, they were both unhappy with her being out early and returning late.
In response to public opinion, she reduced her pre-filming work by half so she could spend more time reading scripts.
Unable to reach Zhao Xiyue, Mu Yan was quite worried, feeling that something had happened.
Not long after, the casting results for "Deep Palace Secret History" came out, and she was not selected.
Song Cheng’an comforted her, saying, "There are countless roles, it’s impossible for every one of them to be yours."
"Don’t worry, Brother Song, I’m not that fragile." Mu Yan smiled.
Originally, she wasn’t very eager to play that kind of role, so she wasn’t upset about not being selected.
Song Cheng’an added, "The team at ’Deep Palace Secret History’ hoped you would play the second female lead, I turned it down for you."
"Yeah."
This made Mu Yan slightly uncomfortable. She auditioned for the lead female role, yet the crew invited her to play the second lead—how dismissive of her!
However, the audition opportunity for the lead was something Zhao Xiyue had fought for her, maybe she was never even favored by the crew!
She picked up the endorsement materials Song Cheng’an brought and started flipping through them.
Seeing her calm demeanor, Song Cheng’an hesitated to say something.
Who knows what Jing Heng was thinking, why keep this from her?
Forget it, she would find out sooner or later.
A few days later, "Deep Palace Secret History" announced on Weibo that Zhao Xiyue will play the lead female role, once again leading the palace drama trend.
Mu Yan was surprised by this information. Zhao Xiyue had clearly stated she wouldn’t take the role, so why the change of heart now?
Nevertheless, she was happy for her.
As usual, Mu Yan reposted the Weibo to support Zhao Xiyue.
However, this time Zhao Xiyue did not respond to her.
Mu Yan just assumed she was busy and hadn’t seen it.
That morning there was a ribbon-cutting event at the Century Mall, but due to traffic, Mu Yan hurried there only to be told the guest had been replaced.
Mu Yan, visibly displeased, said, "If you’ve changed the guest, why didn’t you inform me in advance?"
The person in charge looked apologetic, "I’m very sorry, Miss Mu, this was a last-minute decision by the higher-ups."
"A last-minute decision and you think you can just brush us off? You’re treating us like fools," Luo Yao sneered.
Mu Yan added, "Since you say this was your leaders’ decision, then please bring your leader out."
"This..." The person in charge hesitated.
They were instructed to definitely send Mu Yan away and were unlikely to agree to meet her.
"Miss Mu, please don’t make it difficult for us."
Mu Yan found it amusing. Who was really making things difficult for whom?
She came here early in the morning, only to have the event canceled on her without an explanation?
"Manager Zhang, why are you standing there, the event is starting." A voice came from a distance.
"Director, we’re almost ready." The person in charge looked at Mu Yan earnestly and said, "Miss Mu, I must go prepare for the event, please feel free to leave."
As he was about to leave, Mu Yan asked, "Can you tell me who the guest is today?"
"It’s me." A female voice came from behind.
Mu Yan turned to see Zhao Xiyue standing prettily behind her, wearing a beige knee-length dress, her hair swept to one side, looking intellectual and elegant.
She exclaimed with surprise, "Xiyue, why is it you? Long time no see, how have you been? I’ve been trying to call you but couldn’t get through."