Chapter 81 - Chapter 81: Chapter Eighty-One: Incident (1/2)
Chapter 81: Chapter Eighty-One: Incident
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
However, something happened early in the morning on the weekend. “Gao Bei—our female lead actress—just quit,” Fang Xi gravely told Yun Nan.
“Wait, did you just say she quit? Why?! Filming began a week ago, so why is she quitting mid-production? Is she planning to pay the penalty for her breach of contract?” Yun Nan asked as she gaped at Fang Xi in disbelief. Fang Xi gently nodded.
“Where is she?” Yun Nan demanded.
Fang Xi handed her a letter. “Her manager—Xiao Ya—sent this to us. She’s going nuts looking for Gao Bei. Gao Bei didn’t let on about her plans and suddenly left last night with a guy, saying that she’d found her first love. Xiao Ya called the police.”
“She called the police?” Yun Nan questioned, more confused than before.
“The whole thing seemed odd. She’s worried something might have happened to Gao Bei,” Fang Xi explained.
This explosive news caused a stir in the production team. How could the movie continue filming without the lead actress? Everyone was at a loss. Harried and troubled, Yun Nan and Fang Xi went to the police station to meet Xiao Ya.
Xiao Ya’s eyes were red; evidently, she had been crying. “Yun Nan, she left. She left the country. She’s so irresponsible—she just up and left,” Xiao Ya sobbed as she held Yun Nan’s hand. Yun Nan was speechless; she didn’t know what to say.
Xiao Ya had filed a missing person’s report at the police station and asked around. Through various official and private channels, she finally found an image of Gao Bei at the airport with a man and tracked down their plane tickets—they were flying abroad.
Fang Xi and Yun Nan headed back after receiving the news. Yun Nan was driving when she sighed heavily. “Do you think she’s gone mad?”
Fang Xi looked out the window and replied, “I don’t know about her, but I’m going crazy!”
“We can recast the female lead,” Yun Nan offered, knowing how much pressure Fang Xi was under.
“Are you serious? A recast?” Fang Xi facepalmed and leaned back in her seat. “Do you know how many people Mika auditioned before he chose Gao Bei for the role? We’re already a week into filming; how can we find a suitable actress on such short notice? We need someone who fits the character and is familiar with the plot—scratch that, I won’t even ask for that much; at worst, we’ll just have to explain and discuss the script again. But where on earth are we going to find a fresh young actress with adequate acting skills?” Fang Xi held up her fists, feeling an intense desire to punch something, but no target was in sight. She was so frustrated she cursed, “Argh, f*ck this sh *t!”