From Villain to Cherished: Counter My Role by Pampering Kids
Chapter 68: Offended Someone

Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Offended Someone

After these words, Wang Suxin was momentarily stunned, then responded, "Why? I’ve always been the female lead in the short dramas nurtured under Boss Xu. How do you have the authority to replace me with someone else?"

Director Jiang looked helpless: "I don’t have the authority, but Boss Xu does."

Wang Suxin was even more incredulous.

"Impossible! I’ve created so many hits for him, generated so much value. There’s no way he’d replace me with a newcomer."

Director Jiang: "There’s no point in questioning it here. Go ask Boss Xu yourself!"

"Also, Boss Xu mentioned that if you want to continue acting in the future, you can only play the wicked supporting female roles. Forget about playing the female lead again."

"Why?"

Wang Suxin couldn’t understand why Boss Xu would give up on her.

Besides, Boss Xu is merely the boss of a small company. How does he have such power to make her only play supporting roles forever?

He built his company by creating a few hit short dramas, and as his company’s top star, Boss Xu had always treated her with respect. How could he suddenly discard her?

"There’s definitely something wrong here, I don’t believe it!"

"Whether you believe it or not, there’s nothing I can do, go ask Boss Xu!" Director Jiang was also puzzled, how could Wang Suxin, who makes so much money, just be abandoned like that?

"Oh, and Xiao Hui, your male lead role has also been revoked. From now on, like Wang Suxin, you can only play malicious supporting male roles."

Xiao Hui, upon hearing this, was dumbfounded.

"Me? I didn’t do anything? Why am I being replaced too?"

What on earth is going on?

Director Jiang sighed: "How should I know? You go ask Boss Xu!"

Xiao Hui and Wang Suxin are both pillars of Boss Xu’s company; they wouldn’t be easily replaced unless they lost popularity. But with their huge following, they were both replaced even at the peak of their popularity—it’s bewildering!

If it were up to her, given the value they created for the company, replacing them wouldn’t be a consideration. Yet, in the call just now, Boss Xu said nothing and simply decided to replace them.

And as a small director whose performances have been so good, he’s also worried he might get fired by Boss Xu any day.

Now, she’s fretting over how to find a new actor for Xiao Hui’s role.

Should both roles be filled by new actors, she’s worried her short drama might flop and tarnish her reputation, especially since her fame as a director also comes from Wang Suxin and Xiao Hui’s performances.

It’s fair to say that their shared efforts under Boss Xu’s guidance led to the success of the short dramas, never reliant on just one person.

Now, she’s also worried her career might end here.

Wang Suxin and Xiao Hui were hit hard by Director Jiang’s repeated suggestion to ask Boss Xu.

"Ask we shall!"

The two reluctantly took out their phones. Since they couldn’t call Boss Xu at the same time, they took turns calling.

However, Boss Xu was unwilling to even take their calls.

Director Jiang mused, "Perhaps... you’ve offended someone, so much so that even Boss Xu can’t protect you."

Wang Suxin snorted.

"Who could I possibly offend?"

"If Boss Xu doesn’t want the two of us, it’s his loss!"

"Right! Wang Suxin, let’s immediately seek opportunities with their rivals’ company!" Xiao Hui said angrily.

He’s been wanting to jump ship since Boss Xu’s salaries weren’t as high as those paid by the rivals.

Now that Boss Xu didn’t care about their contribution to his achievements, there was no need for them to be courteous either.

Wang Suxin told Director Jiang, "Tell Boss Xu that without the two of us, his media company will soon fold!"

Director Jiang: How could she dare say that? Does she not want her job anymore?

She had considered going independent, but her savings were limited. If her short dramas didn’t catch on, she’d lose all her money.

As someone who likes a stable life, she’s not keen on taking risks.

Then, the two lead actors left angrily.

Director Jiang knew that these two who were used to being leads wouldn’t consider supporting roles, especially as supporting roles in short dramas are limited, so she could only let them go.

All the staff on the set exchanged looks.

??? Are they even allowed to stay?

Is this short drama still going to be shot or not?

Director Jiang grabbed Su Xingwan’s hand, smiling, "Now you can act, right? The filming schedule is already delayed by a few days. If there’s any more delay, the costs will increase again."

Su Xingwan hesitated, "I could do it..."

"That’s all I need to hear to feel a bit more confident."

"Luckily, this short drama isn’t purely a romance. It’s more of an underdog story. How about you come next Monday; I’ll try to find a new male lead and supporting actress in the next couple of days, then we can start filming."

Saying this, Director Jiang handed her the script for the lead actress, "Take a look at it yourself, just focus on memorizing the lines over the next couple of days. Don’t worry about anything else."

"...Okay,"

Director Jiang then instructed everyone to dismantle the set and let everyone go home.

The staff: Yay! We got paid for another day without work.

Su Xingwan looked at Ye Yixing who hadn’t left yet, moving her lips: "Was it you who did this to Wang Suxin?"

Ye Yixing quickly waved his hands: "Don’t wrong me, I didn’t get involved in this matter!"

Su Xingwan was puzzled and her gaze fell on Mr. Zhou Yun, who was talking to the two little ones.

She shook her head, he was even less likely.

"Auntie, can we go home now?"

The three little ones ran over.

Su Xingwan crouched down to embrace them: "Yes, we can go home now. Happy?"

"Happy! Auntie!" The three little faces were flushed red, no one knew what that gentleman said to them, but their faces were beaming.

She thought, that gentleman didn’t seem cold at all.

Su Xingwan stood up and held their hands.

Ye Yixing said: "I’ll take you home."

"No need." Su Xingwan said.

They had already helped her with the kids for a few hours today, it was too much to trouble them any further.

"No trouble at all. They even call me uncle, rounding up, I’m practically half a relative."

Ye Yixing was speaking nonsense in front of her, but he wasn’t wrong; he was essentially half a relative, wasn’t it natural to look after his little nephews?

To keep Su Xingwan from feeling she was bothering him, he added: "Being half a relative, how can this be any trouble?"

Lu Yun spoke up: "I’ll give you a ride; I’m heading that way too."

Su Xingwan looked over puzzled.

Then she said: "Alright then, thank you both."

Ye Yixing: "Oh come on, why do you keep saying thank you, we know each other so well. Saying that makes it seem like you don’t consider me a friend."

Su Xingwan smiled.