Cute Brother Badass Family Protector

Chapter 236: The Fall

Director Liu did not even need to ask where Zhou Jingan got the information from, as the screen recording proved everything.

“Ding Mengfei it!” Angry director.

There was no reason for him not to believe it. Even if there was only a screenshot, he would buy it as well.

The main reason the director was so angry was the fact that Wei Zhiqian had to waste his time on someone as worthless as Ding Mengfei.

“The thing he just did was a taboo in the industry,” the director then told them.

It was common for someone like Ding Mengfei to contact a news agency or paparazzi to help increase his own popularity or to destroy one's future, most were his rivals or someone who had offended him.

It would be fine for an actor if what they did could remain hidden, but if people found out, no one could forgive them, he said, especially when what Ding Mengfei had done almost ruined the entire drama and many other things.

Director Liu did not even need to ask why Ding Mengfei did it.

He noticed that his screen time had been cut off after he continued to disturb Tan Jinqi, and he knew what was happening.

Tan Mo basically did what he could to avenge his brother.

However, instead of making the script worse for his personal reasons, the script became smoother after the change.

On the other hand, Ding Mengfei was not an outstanding actor from the start. If he had more screen time, it would negatively impact the drama.

As what Tan Mo did also gave the more refined and experienced actors more screen time, Director Liu was pleased with the result and was not involved with their personal disputes.

In the end, even if Tan Jinqi and Tan Mo were not from the prestigious Tan family, their grades were still far better than Ding Mengfei's grades.

They are even more valuable now that their family business is sponsoring the drama.

Another reason why Director Liu did not ask him was because he did not want to ruin his relationship with Tan Jinqi.

“He must go.” Director Liu decided before Zhou Jingan could say anything.

That was the true purpose of Wei Zhiqian sending his personal assistant. He was worried that Director Liu was reluctant to make a hard decision because it would slow down the filming process. He was afraid that Director Liu would feel that he had no choice but to defend Ding Mengfei.

Zhou Jingan was there to persuade the director otherwise.

What surprised Wei Zhiqian's personal assistant was that Director Liu had made a decision even before he could say anything.

“He almost ruined the entire production just because of some personal feud. Even if I find a way to calm her down now, she can still do the same thing once she feels like she's not getting what she wants from the drama. Rather than keeping a time bomb with us, I would rather he leave right now,” Director Liu said, and turned to his assistant.

“Song, go and get Jinqi actor list. Find some suitable ones to replace Ding Mengfei and contact them to see if any of them are free and willing to take on the role. It should not be difficult to replace him because he does not have much screen time.”

“Alright, yes, Director,” Song and Tan Jinqi replied simultaneously.

“I'll talk to Ding Mengfei and his manager in person tomorrow.” The director then sighed, angry at these two people for causing him so much trouble.

He was lucky enough to have Tan Mo and Tan Jinqi by his side. It was because of them that he could get the support of TanYue and Wei Zhiqian, or else this drama should be thrown into the trash now.

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When Director Liu arrived at the studio the next morning, he saw Ding Mengfei in the dressing room styling his hair.

“Nona Ding, can you please take me a moment. I have something to talk to you about,” Director Liu said. He had decided that he would at least not humiliate the actress in front of everyone.

Ding Mengfei got up with an anxious expression because she knew that she had done something she should not have done. However, his expression quickly returned to normal as he was sure no one could figure out what he had done.

He was confident in the people his manager had contacted to keep his identity a secret because it was part of their job. If they were to reveal the identity of their source, no one would dare to contact them anymore.

Ding Mengfei kept telling herself to calm down and deceive herself into thinking that the director wanted to talk to her about her screen time.

With his mindset, Ding Mengfei followed Director Liu into the dugout.

When he entered the room, he was surprised to see his manager there as well.

“L...Lin?” Ding Mengfei's heart started racing once again.

Song was there too. As for Tan Jinqi, he replaced Director Liu as the latter settled the matter with Ding Mengfei.

Keeping Tan Jinqi away from the actress was probably a good idea as well since she might make a fuss if she was there.

“The reason I called the two of you here is because I know who leaked the information regarding this production,” explained Director Liu.

Ding Mengfei's heart immediately skipped a beat.

“Oh? Really true? Who did it?” Lin asked as he acted innocent. “But, again, why did you tell us this?”

“Miss Lin, a smart person knows when to stop acting. There is no point in hiding it anymore.” The director sighed.

He did not bring any evidence as it was things that could damage the future of Ding Mengfei and Lin. He did not want to cause more damage than he had done.

“Do you really think I won't find out who leaked that information? Miss Ding, I still show you respect right now, and I don't want to embarrass you, but I hope you can withdraw from this drama of your own accord. I don't care what you tell the press about the reason, and it could be an injury or you can't work well with one of your co-stars. You decide. I'm giving you a chance to leave without ruining your name.”

“S...Director, there must be a misunderstanding here..” Lin keeps fighting.

“There is no misunderstanding here. Do you think I'll talk to you two if I don't have any real evidence? If you don't withdraw by yourself, I'll put the evidence online using my own account. I'm still convinced by the impact I have among the netizens. Let me ask you, what happens if a director accuses one of their actors of misconduct?" Director Liu sneered.

“Even an ordinary director could ruin an actor's career by doing that. What do you think would happen if a director of my caliber did that? Do you want the name Ding Mengfei to disappear from the entertainment business forever?"

Director Liu stopped and continued, “Nona Ding, you might think that a director might not be able to do anything for you, so you go out, you go out, but have you ever thought what would happen if you offended Journey Films? Do you think they'll let this slide just like that? If they find out about this, they will forever ban you from entering the entertainment world again.”

Ding Mengfei's face was now as pale as a ghost.

He knew the consequences of what he had done, but he never thought people would know it because he had done the same thing over and over again since he decided to become a celebrity.

He never thought that this time would be his destruction.