ing kicked out like that. "Although my time here was short, I was very happy to have worked here with everyone. Thank you Director Cheng for looking after me."

Sigh.

Director Cheng let out a long, depressing sigh.

"I have a couple of old friends who are starting a new film together. I’ll try to get you a suitable role in their project, alright?"

This was the best he could do for her.

Xiao Yun’s eyes lit up as soon as she heard this.

"Thank you Director Cheng!"

"No problem."

Director Cheng turned and left but something foul continued lingering in his heart.

As soon as the staff stationed nearby caught wind of her dismissal, they all rushed over and surrounded Xiao Yun.

"Xiao Yun, I heard you were leaving! For real?"

They didn’t want her to leave. That meant they had to interact solely with the dreaded Jin Sitian!

Xiao Yun looked around at her fellow colleagues as she announced, "I will be leaving soon. I really appreciate all that you guys have done for me."

Some of them had their faces twisted from anguish, some of them cursed under their breaths. Of course, they all knew who the perpetrator was. However, they could only do so much as puny, replaceable pawns.

Li Yu too, had arrived at the scene after realizing that Xiao Yun had just been let go by the director. Marching forwards slowly, solemnly, the people surrounding Xiao Yun parted like the Red Sea did for Moses.

"I heard you were leaving, Xiao Yun?" His brows were furrowed when he looked at Xiao Yun.

Seeing her own idol standing at such close proximity, Xiao Yun quickly lost her composure. Leaving the set wasn’t too big of a deal. The thing that bothered her most was losing the chance to continue working with her favorite celebrity.

"Yep. Senior Li, I wonder when I’ll get the chance to work with you again."

Her heart was crushed.

Li Yu had already got a good grasp of the situation from his manager’s description of events. He knew that Xiao Yun had been sabotaged by someone else. Thinking back to the person who came to pick Xiao Yun up yesterday, he smiled reassuringly at her.

"Something’s telling me that it won’t be long before you and I will be working together again."

From how angry that man’s expression was, he wouldn’t just stand there and watch would he?

Leaving everything aside, that number plate of his could pretty much scare the living sh*t out of everyone on set, even the big shots.

Xiao Yun took it as a joke and did not respond to it. Instead, she turned around to get a pen and paper from her assistant.

"Since I’ll be leaving now, please give me your autograph, Senior Li!"

Li Yu proceeded to scribble down his autograph over the piece of paper. With a beaming smile, Xiao Yun accepted it like a true fan.

"They’re filming again. See you around then," Li Yu said before leaving hastily.

Before she could remind him that she won’t be seeing him again, Li Yu had already disappeared into the distance. Xiao Yun could only swallow her own words in silence.

Now that the next scene was starting, her ex-colleagues bid Xiao Yun farewell before hurrying back to their respective stations. Xiao Yun removed her makeup and was about to change into her regular clothes when Jin Sitian blocked her path.

Jin Sitian had been waiting for her friends to scurry off before making her appearance. "I guess you now know that anyone who dares to cross me will never end up well. You, and that friend of yours from yesterday too!"

"A dog will never produce ivory, no matter how hard you pry." Seeing Jin Sitian reminded her of what she did yesterday. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Yun’s mood worsened.

Thankfully, they were the only ones in the dressing room. Upon loosening her wrists, an evil look surfaced on Xiao Yun’s face.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

She threw three solid punches against Jin Sitian’s belly.

This was the secret technique that Gu Xiqiao had taught her. While creating immense pain in her victim, no bruises would be left, making it impossible to prove that assault had actually been taken place.

Holding onto Jin Sitian’s lower jaw, Xiao Yun let her hand loose. Seeing how Jin Sitian was lying on the floor like a dead fish, she swiftly changed into her own clothes before leaving the crime scene.

Seeing that she was about to leave, everyone in the crew came over to say their farewells. Evidently, they were reluctant to see her leave.

It took a lot of struggling for Jin Sitian to get on her feet. Tearing her clothes open, she was stunned by how little evidence there was after receiving such heavy blows. Realizing that her assailant had come prepared, she gritted her teeth and shrieked, "That b*tch!"

Ever since she was a child, Jin Sitian had only been treated with love and affection due to her good looks. She couldn’t take this hit. Not in a million years. In a fit of rage, she charged out of the room to find the crowd that was sending Xiao Yun off as well as Li Yu, who had been giving her the cold shoulder the entire time. Feeling her blood boil, she screamed at the top of her lungs, "Xiao Yun! I’m telling you! I’ll make sure that you never act again in your lifetime!"

She would go back and order Mr. Tian to shut Xiao Yun off from the world of entertainment once and for all, just like what she did with Ning Qing! Although her contract was with Tang Enterprise, it shouldn’t be too hard for him to buy his way in right?

The noisy crowd turned dead silent right after her scream.

This was outrageous! How could someone be any more shameless?!

Be that as it may, these people did not dare to speak up against her. If they did so, they risked losing their livelihood.

They all went silent. Even Xiao Yun took a while to register in her mind, what was going on. Then, she looked at Jin Sitian with shiny eyes.

Jin Sitian’s abdomen still hurt from the punches. Gritting her teeth, her anger was further fueled by the sight of these people acting like a bunch of non-sentient dummies!

"What did I miss?!" asked a surprised voice that came from the main entrance.

Looking over, he was a middle-aged man sporting a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looked elegant in the way he carried himself, especially so with that slight smile on his face.

The bystanders had no idea who he was with the exception of Li Yu and Cheng Zhou. As an artist under Tang Pictures Enterprise, how could they not recognize the big boss’ main secretary, Qin Heng!

"Secretary Qin, what brought you here?" Cheng Zhou paused what he was doing and hurried over to greet the man. The director had a puzzled look on his face as he looked at Secretary Qin. Cheng Zhou was a carefree, easygoing fella who started his own studio that was independent from the Tang family. However, he was also well aware of who Secretary Qin was, Tang Qingqiu’s second-in-command.

Matters pertaining to the Tang family, no matter how big or small, would always be handled by Qin Heng. As for Tang Qingqiu himself, to be frank, little was known about that man. There existed only a handful of photos of the man published in the entertainment column of newspapers.

Qin Heng responded to the director with a smile. "I am here on behalf of the Tang Enterprise to discuss the contract with your crew."

"Contract?" Cheng Zhou’s heart almost stopped. What did Qin Heng mean by discussing the contract?

Everyone there had never heard of Qin Heng but they certainly did know who the Tangs were. They were one of the giants in the entertainment industry and under them worked countless A-list and B-list celebrities. That included Li Yu, who was currently present on set. Also included was the female lead, who had yet to return from her trip overseas.

The Tang family was a mysterious entity that remained behind the scenes throughout their entire operation.

This was their first time seeing someone representing Tang Enterprise out in public so naturally, they were curious about him.

Even Jin Sitian was stunned. She lightly bit her lips as her eyes locked onto the middle-aged man who was standing at the doorway.

"Tang Enterprise has decided to invest two-hundred million yuan to the filming of "Empire Under Siege". However, we have two requests."

200 million? From Tang Enterprise? Cheng Zhou began seeing stars circling above his head. His dreams were starting to come true recently. Still, he maintained his composure and listened closely to the two requests that Qin Heng mentioned. He wondered if they would make another impossible demand, like making Jin Sitian the female lead.

Such an investment he could not accept!

"It is a very simple request." Qin Heng searched his mind, trying to recall how his boss looked and sounded when he made the request. In the blink of an eye, he dominated the scene. Pointing his finger in the direction of Jin Sitian, he spoke calmly, "Get her off the cast!"

He wasn’t yelling but the people there were dumbfounded by the authoritative tone nonetheless. They scratched their heads at what exactly was going on.

After a moment later, they finally realized what Qin Heng’s words meant. They turned over to face Jin Sitian. It was only moments ago when she was threatening to end Xiao Yun’s career. Now, Tang Enterprise has come to get her off the set? Karma was swift it seems.

For Tang Enterprise to demand her removal so abruptly, was there anyone who would willingly let Jin Sitian stay here?

The color on Jin Sitian’s face changed like that of a chameleon’s. It took her an eternity to process what Qin Heng had said. She then stared up at Qin Heng with disbelief all over her face.

Her manager, who was holding a new outfit and was preparing to walk over to Jin Sitian felt like he had just been struck by lightning. What the hell was going on? Why did Tang Enterprise suddenly decide to screw Jin Sitian over?

Qin Heng did not wait for her to respond. "The second request is, perhaps you, Director Cheng are unaware of this but Mr. Xiang has recently signed a contract with a rookie, who is none other than Xiao Yun here. Our company values her very, very much."

They finally understood what was going on upon hearing this. So Tang Enterprise had finally sent someone to back their artist up?

They had been in the entertainment industry for quite a while now and naturally, they knew that things were not as simple as it seemed. Tang Enterprise was signing countless contracts with a variety of different artists and Xiao Yun was just one of them. Seeing the inexperienced assistant that was assigned to Xiao Yun, the more they felt that Qin Heng’s words were nothing but made-up nonsense.

If Tang Enterprise really valued her that much, they wouldn’t send a half-assed assistant over to Xiao Yun. The truth became all the more blatant when considering the fact that Xiao Yun drove her own car; if they really valued her, they would’ve given her a brand new car with a dedicated driver. So why were they lying through their teeth?

These people thought long and hard about it but nothing came up.

Li Yu was the only person who wore a smile. It appeared that he had figured this out already.

However, the outcome of this battle really shocked him. For Qin Heng to make an appearance, Xiao Yun’s friend must be really important to the Tang family. After all, there were only a handful of times he had met this busy secretary throughout his career.

Sometimes, there really existed mountains that were so high that you couldn’t see the peak no matter how hard you looked up. Jin Sitian of course, was one of these people.

Silently, the crew peered over in Jin Sitian’s direction. Instead of driving her enemy away, she had messed up and got herself kicked off the set. It must hurt a lot, doesn’t it?

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