Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 607: Do You Think the CEO of Li Corporation Has Time for Any Riffraff?

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Su Yi left without demanding Li Jingran to come with.

Li Jingran was pleased with Su Yi’s decision this time. Nevertheless, the fury rekindled in her at the thought of Cloud Seven’s script. She gave Hu Zheng the director a call and came off rude as she confronted him. “Mr. Hu, have you read Screenwriter Cloud Seven’s script?”

Hu Zheng answered, “I did.”

Li Jingran inquired, “What do you think about it?”

Hu Zheng gave a generic reply, “Screenwriter Cloud Seven is only providing directions to all actors in advance. We’d need to wait until we begin filming for the actual script to be hand-delivered to every actor.”

Li Jingran smirked to herself, thinking what a sly fox he was. She blurted coldly, “Would you mind telling Mr. Cloud Seven that I refuse to shave my head off. He has to come up with an alternative.”

Hu Zheng grinned. “Ms. Li, it is out of my hands. You should know that I’m only an employee working under Screenwriter Cloud Seven. He’s the one who calls the shots and it’s written clearly in the contract that all actors and even the director are under the screenwriter’s management.”

Li Jingran was livid. “What are you trying to say?”

Hu Zheng pulled a wisecrack. “I mean, Mr. Cloud Seven has his own reason for making such arrangements. He’s known for being meticulous and having an eye for detail. Otherwise, The Smiling Nation won’t be the hit it is, don’t you think?”

In fact, it did not matter whether Li Jingran shaved her head or not to play a tragic woman living in the past.

However, for Screenwriter Cloud Seven to make the call, chopping it all off must produce the best results behind the camera.

“I’ll have you know that I’m never shaving my hair. Is he trying to humiliate me?” Li Jingran was huffing while tempted to rip apart the script she had in hand. “I never had to cut my hair when I filmed before. It doesn’t affect my acting or my popularity. I still win awards all the same.”

She had a feeling that the screenwriter was picking on her. Who would come up with such a harsh demand, especially toward a well-established film star? People tuned in for her acting, not whether she shaved her head or not. Li Jingran could not believe a successful screenwriter was blind to that fact.

“My hands are tied. You can communicate your concerns with Screenwriter Cloud Seven then if you’re unhappy about it.” Hu Zheng was caught between a rock and a hard place. He might be a director, but Li Jingran was a veteran actress that carried more authority than him. Since He Zheng did not want to be stepping on toes, he pushed all the responsibility to the screenwriter.

“Give me his number. I’ll talk to him.” Li Jingran clutched the script in a death grip. The requirement of having her head shaved was written in bold and large fonts made her shake with rage.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t have Screenwriter Cloud Seven’s contact details. He mailed the scripts himself.” This was no lie. Hu Zheng had no clue who Screenwriter Cloud Seven was and what he looked like. He had never seen the screenwriter before!

Li Jingran was not just being unreasonable because of her position and influence in showbiz. There was some truth to it.

Any other production crew, director, or screenwriter would give in to her request due to her standing in the entertainment world. She always had the last word.

“Are you guys out to get me?” Li Jingran ground her teeth and hurled the script. “Hu Zheng, let me tell you. I will not cut my hair. I don’t care how you do it but get me Screenwriter Cloud Seven’s number.”

She was no pushover, neither was she one to be messed with.

The measly director sure had the b*lls to make excuses and shun her.

Walking down the stairs, Su Ruowan overheard Li Jingran screaming over the phone. She had a rough idea of the situation after listening for a while. Just as Li Jingran hung up the call, she strutted over. “Take it easy, Mom.”

“Take it easy? How am I supposed to take it easy?” Li Jingran pointed at the script on the floor. “Look at it yourself. I respect Cloud Seven and agreed to act in his show for the successful screenwriter that he is. Look at what he’s making me do. I’m only guest-starring in two scenes yet he wants me to shave my head.”

Her beautiful hair was her signature style. She never touched her hair since her journey into showbiz. No director was influential enough to demand that she cut her locks, let alone shave it all off.

This was a blatant insult and violation of her pride!

How would the other celebrities look at her if she followed Cloud Seven’s wishes to shave her head? Her nemeses would be delighted and have a blast mocking her!

“Mom, I think it’s still up for discussion.” Su Ruowan had a look at the script and frowned. The actress was to cooperate to shave the head off because the role had cancer and suffered hair fall during treatment.

Mom was not going to say yes to that. She cherished her hair the most so much that she would go for hair treatment twice a month. Mom kept her long hair since her debut.

“Hu Zheng is a useless piece of sh*t. He doesn’t even have Cloud Seven’s contact number.” Li Jingran was about to lose it. “I’d love to see what the hell is this Cloud Seven all about. Did he really think he’s all that just because he shot one phenomenal series? How dare he insult him!”

“Don’t be angry, Mom.” Su Ruowan handed her a cup of tea and suggested softly, “We can have a good talk with Mr. Cloud Seven once we get him on the phone. I don’t think the appearance makes much of a difference to the narrative with acting like yours. I trust Mr. Cloud Seven will understand.”

With Li Jingran’s fury extinguished after a sip of tea, she waited for a call back from Hu Zheng to see if he got through to Cloud Seven.

The much-criticized Cloud Seven was taking Chairman Yuan’s car from Cosmos Entertainment to Li Corporation. After sneezing many times consecutively, she rubbed her ear and looked at Wei Feng who was behind the wheel. “You can leave me here. No need to pick me up.”

Wei Feng arched his brows as Shen Xi grabbed a folder, a bag of junk food, and some snacks she bought along the way.

Chairman Shen mentioned that she was here at Li Corporation for an important meeting. Was it a good idea to purchase foods for such an important event? Was the food a present for the person in charge?

Shen Xi got down from the car while still feeling the burning sensation in her ears. Some people must be talking about her behind her back. Nevertheless, she would let it slide today since she was very happy.

The building of Li Corporation was the tallest in the whole capital. Located in the most expensive piece of land, the company was made of two towers with a large mall in between.

Unlike many other major companies, Li Corporation did not run its operations like a tight ship. The public was free to roam around the lobby and enjoy the air-conditioning on hot days like this.

Shen Xi was not stopped by the security on her way in. She went straight to the reception and asked the beautiful lady behind the counter. “Hello Miss, my name is Shen Xi. Could you inform your CEO that I have an important collaboration to discuss with him?”

The lady behind the reception desk did not answer.

Someone nearby looked askance at her and cynically retorted, “Shen Xi, do you think the CEO of Li Corporation has time for any riffraff?”