Lu Yaobing suddenly grabbed Chen Xinran, angrily saying: "You're Zhou Xuefei, right? You said this."

Zhou Xuefei looked at Lu Yaobing and said, "That's right, I said it. So what, you want to stand up for her?"

Lu Yaobing snorted and said, "I said it right, I am going to stand up for her. Remember what you said— in this show, if she's in it, you're not."

"No, no, you got it wrong. In this show, it will be me without her." Zhou Xuefei wiggled her finger with disdain.

"Good! Very good!" Lu Yaobing sneered, then pulled Chen Xinran, saying, "Xinran, let's go."

"Yaobing, I... I want to apologize to Sister Fei." Chen Xinran was unwilling to leave.

"Apologize for what? Can't you show some backbone?" Lu Yaobing glared, directly dragging Chen Xinran away.

Song Xiaodong, who had been silent beside them, glanced at Zhou Xuefei and then directly followed Lu Yaobing and Chen Xinran.

Zhou Xuefei pointed at Lu Yaobing and Chen Xinran, saying, "Director Liu, look, look at what this girl has become, huh, you figure it out."

"Yaobing, you... sigh, now it's over, my future is completely ruined." In the corner, Chen Xinran initially wanted to scold Lu Yaobing, but seeing Lu Yaobing's angry expression, she suddenly couldn't, and just couldn't help but cry.

Lu Yaobing immediately hugged Chen Xinran's shoulders, saying, "Xinran, why are you crying? Don't you just want to act in this show?"

Chen Xinran choked, "Yes, I really want to act, it's so important to me, but now I have nothing. I've offended Sister Fei, it's not just about not being able to act in this show, in the future, no one will even come to me for other roles."

Lu Yaobing quickly said, "Don't listen to her scaring you, whether or not you can be used isn't up to her to decide. You can definitely act in this show."

"Yaobing, you don't have to comfort me... Sister Fei's status, I'm just a newbie, if she's already decided, how can I fight against her? I don't blame you, I know you can't stand to see me aggrieved."

At this, Chen Xinran started to cry again.

"Don't cry, don't cry." Lu Yaobing was a bit flustered, the anger in her heart growing even stronger, "Master, I want to stand up for Xinran, will you help me?"

Song Xiaodong smiled slightly, "You're my apprentice, do you really need my help to stand up for someone?"

Lu Yaobing immediately felt reassured, and quickly said to Chen Xinran, "Xinran, you will definitely act in this show. Didn't Zhou Xuefei want you out? I'll make sure she's the one leaving the crew."

"You... are you kidding me?" Chen Xinran wiped her tears, not believing it at all.

Lu Yaobing waved her hand, confidently saying, "Trust me, I'll take care of this matter for you, just get ready to act."

Chen Xinran shook her head vigorously, choking on her words, "It's no use, it's no use. Please don't cause more trouble for me, I don't blame you, really, let's just leave."

Lu Yaobing said, "Leave? Why should we leave?"

"I don't want Sister Fei to find trouble for us again." Chen Xinran wiped away a tear.

Lu Yaobing said angrily, "They're not the owners here. If we want to be here, we're here. Let's see what she can do about it."

"What's the point? Isn't that just asking for humiliation?"

"Asking for humiliation? Ha... let's see who really ends up being humiliated. Xinran, regardless of whether you become an actor or a star, we need to have our dignity as people. Today, I'll stay with you here, and I'll see who can chase us away."

"But this... this..." Chen Xinran naturally didn't want to leave. Her dream was to become an actor, to become a star. All her efforts were for this. Even if it meant falling out with Zhou Xuefei, there were still so many directors and producers here. If one of them took a liking to her, maybe she still had a chance elsewhere.

Of course, this hope was really slim. If Zhou Xuefei badmouthed her, it's unlikely anyone would want to go against Zhou Xuefei for the sake of a small-time actress like her.

Even though Zhou Xuefei may not have that much influence, Chen Xinran has zero influence, making the situation clear.

But no matter what, Chen Xinran still wanted to grab the last straw, biting her lip, tearfully saying, "My makeup is all ruined from crying."

"Then go touch it up, no big deal." Lu Yaobing pulled Chen Xinran, looking around, and upon finding the bathroom's location, led Chen Xinran over.

Just as the two stepped away, Song Xiaodong's phone rang.

"Patriarch Song, we're all waiting for you, when will you grace us with your presence?" Old Master Cheng's voice came from the phone.

"I'm already here, just had a quick chat with a friend."

"Ah, you're here already, I'll come down to greet you at once."

"No need, don't make a fuss. You should be in the villa, right? I'll come in just now."

"Patriarch Song is truly low-key, I'll be waiting at the villa's living room entrance."

After hanging up, Song Xiaodong sent a WeChat message to Lu Yaobing, saying he was going inside to meet someone and told her to enjoy herself.

Despite the bustle outside the villa, inside it was almost empty because the people allowed inside were not from the entertainment circle, or rather, only people of significant status could enter.

Seizing the moment when no one outside was paying attention, Song Xiaodong slipped into the villa, where several heavyweight individuals, each with a net worth of over a billion, were already present. Without such wealth, one wouldn't even have the right to sit here.

Without delving into what Song Xiaodong discussed with these people, after their makeup touch-up, Chen Xinran and Lu Yaobing emerged from the bathroom together.

"Yaobing, I... we..."

Seeing Chen Xinran's lack of confidence, Lu Yaobing said, "Come on, trust me, you'll only get better from here."

Chen Xinran's mouth twitched, then she shook her head, "Alright then, let's just see how this plays out."

Not far down the hall, they saw two people walking in. Chen Xinran got a bit excited, saying, "Those two look like the big bosses of Su Entertainment Company."

Lu Yaobing, looking at them, showed a hint of nervousness, saying, "Yes, they are."

Chen Xinran sighed, "Sigh, I could've signed with their company, but now..."

"You can still sign with them, come on, let's go say hello."

"No! I'm not going over, look, Sister Fei and the others are already there, they must be badmouthing me. If I go, it will just be disgraceful."

"Who says they'll only listen to her side of the story?"

Chen Xinran shook her head, "Do you think they'd trust an already famous star over a nobody like me?"

"That's not certain, maybe they will trust you?" Lu Yaobing winked.

Chen Xinran decisively said, "No, no, I won't go over there. I don't want to be humiliated anymore. At least this way, I can retain a bit of dignity. If I go, I might lose even my last shred of dignity."

"You... I'm telling you, I happen to know these two bosses, and our relationship is quite good."

Lu Yaobing was helpless and had to say that.

"Don't fool me, I know what you're like and your family's situation, how could you know the company bosses? Yaobing, stop teasing me, let me leave with some dignity, okay?"

"No way!" Lu Yaobing said firmly, dragging Chen Xinran towards Xuanxuan and Xiao Yingying, the two mentor-mothers.

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