The Secret Realm of Time, His and Her Life Through the Changes

Chapter 167 Bullying

Following Shang Yibo's instructions, Zhang Xiaoguang went to ask the director of photography about the preparations and when filming could begin. He turned back as soon as he left and said to Shang Yibo, "Teacher Yibo, Brother Can and Shen Qing are here, they're walking this way."

No sooner had he finished speaking than there was a knock on the door.

Shang Yibo said to Zhang Xiaoguang, "Go open the door."

Zhang Xiaoguang opened the door, and Jie Can and Shen Qing appeared in the doorway.

Zhang Xiaoguang: "Brother Can, please come in. Teacher Yibo is over there, and Director Qi is also here."

Jie Can entered the rest room and saw two women standing face to face. One had her lips pursed and her face was flushed, while the other had a livid face and a gloomy expression. Shang Yibo, on the other hand, was sitting in front of the makeup mirror, playing on his phone as if no one else was around.

He ignored the two women and walked straight up to Shang Yibo, saying, "Yibo is all ready. I just went to check on the filming crew, and they're almost done too. We can start filming soon."

Seeing that Shang Yibo didn't say anything, she continued, "Qingnan is here, so everything should be arranged by now. It'll be hard on you today, Yibo. You rushed back to Beijing so late yesterday and didn't get a proper rest. You still have two more sets of photos to shoot today."

Ding Jiajia hadn't finished venting her anger when she saw another person arrive, speaking to Shang Yibo in a sarcastic tone.

So she teased, "It's rare to see Brother Can here, especially on the set of a commercial film."

Jie Can glanced at Ding Jiajia sideways but didn't reply.

Shen Qing, who was following behind Jie Can, said, "It's because I'm a newcomer. Brother Can is worried that my lack of experience might affect the filming schedule and thus affect Teacher Shang."

After saying this, he turned to Shang Yibo and said humbly, "Teacher Shang, please give me your guidance."

Shang Yibo raised his eyelids, neither confirming nor denying, "No need to be so polite, it's just work." After saying that, he stood up and walked towards Qi Qingnan.

He said to Qi Qingnan, who was still awkwardly standing there, "Director Qi, thank you for coming all this way to inform me about the contract. We will execute the contract as agreed." Qi Qingnan had always been good to him, and he believed what Qi Qingnan said: the contract was signed in a hurry, and he hadn't been able to communicate with him beforehand. Besides, it was just two more sets of shooting, nothing serious. Who knew what was wrong with Ding Jiajia today, being overly sensitive?

However, what he just said to Shen Qing, "It's just a job," wasn't just said to Shen Qing alone; everyone present was involved.

Most of the time, he doesn't care about things that are neither here nor there, but that doesn't mean he's blind or indifferent. His double entendre was also meant to support Ding Jiajia and warn those people not to go too far. Whether they understood or not was irrelevant.

Qi Qingnan was very grateful for Shang Yibo's understanding and said, "Yibo, you guys go ahead with your work, I'll head back now."

Before leaving, I said goodbye to Jie Can, "Old Jie, you can handle the rest yourself. Don't always cause trouble for others. I don't believe that if there is a next time, Sister Yihua will still be able to indulge you like this."

Jie Can chuckled twice, "Hehe, thanks, Lao Qi!"

Qi Qingnan glanced at him, walked to the door, and suddenly pulled it open. Just then, the photographer's assistant was about to knock on the door and was obviously startled. "Oh my god, you scared me! Why are you so angry?"

Qi Qingnan ignored her and walked away.

The photographer's assistant came in to inform everyone, "Teacher Shang, Teacher Shen, Director Guan can start now."

The group filed out and headed towards the photography studio.

Ding Jiajia whispered to Zhang Xiaoguang, "Go in with Yibo first and keep an eye on things. I have something to take care of, I'll come find you later."

Zhang Xiaoguang replied, "Go ahead, I'll keep an eye on things here, don't worry."

Ding Jiajia stood there, watching them walk into the photography studio, then immediately took out her phone and dialed Zhou Yanruo's number. As soon as the call connected, Ding Jiajia said impatiently, "Sister Yanruo, this is really too much."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yanruo asked with concern, "Jiajia, what's wrong? Didn't you arrive already? Why haven't you started filming yet?"

Ding Jiajia replied angrily, "They just went in, and it's already started."

Zhou Yanruo sensed the displeasure in her tone and pressed, "Shouldn't you be with Shang Yibo? Why are you calling me all of a sudden? Did something happen? What did you mean by 'bullying' earlier?"

Ding Jiajia's voice was filled with obvious anger and grievance: "Jie Can brought Shen Qing here. They want to shoot promotional materials for 'Mingye'."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yanruo was slightly taken aback: "Shen Qing is also going to shoot promotional materials for 'Mingye'? Isn't Shang Yibo the spokesperson for 'Mingye'? This..."

Ding Jiajia explained, "'Mingye' won the title sponsorship of 'Legend of Huizhou Merchants,' so they added some promotional clips to the storyline. Now, Yibo is going to film a promotional video with Shen Qing."

Zhou Yanruo pondered for a moment and said, "Oh, I see... From a business perspective, this is a reasonable arrangement."

"Reasonable? Sister Yanruo, don't you think this is going too far? Aren't you angry at all?" Ding Jiajia's tone was full of incomprehension.

Zhou Yanruo: "What's there to be angry about?"

Ding Jiajia: "We didn't even communicate with Yibo before signing the contract. Today, he just notified us on set. Don't you think this is bullying?"

Zhou Yanruo: "That would indeed be going too far. It's disrespectful. Qingnan wouldn't do things like that, would she?"

Ding Jiajia: "Don't mention Qi Qingnan. I argued with her just now, but she didn't take it seriously."

Zhou Yanruo: "I'll ask Qingnan to have a chat later."

Ding Jiajia: "Sister Yanruo, don't let them develop a habit of bullying us in the future."

Zhou Yanruo sighed softly and said calmly, "I understand how you feel. This situation really shouldn't have happened. Whether it's out of respect for the artist or the rigor of the work process, there should be a better way to communicate. I don't think Qingnan is an irresponsible person. There must be some reason this time."

Ding Jiajia's emotions calmed down a bit after hearing Zhou Yanruo's words, but she was still indignant: "Sister Yanruo, I just feel it's unfair to Yibo. Yihua Entertainment's KPI is supported by Yibo, and they still treat him like this. It's outrageous. Every time we are assigned work so suddenly, we don't even have time to prepare. I'm really angry."

Zhou Yanruo comforted her, "Jiajia, your concerns are not unfounded. I overlooked this before, and I will pay attention to this issue. By the way, have you communicated with Shang Yibo about this? What is his attitude towards it?"

"What kind of attitude could he have? Have you ever seen him care about these things?"

"As for what you said about 'developing a habit of bullying us,' don't worry, I will find a suitable time to have a good talk with Qingnan, and nothing like this will happen again. Trust me."

After hearing this, Ding Jiajia felt much more at ease. "Sister Yanruo, I knew that with you here, we wouldn't be bullied."

Zhou Yanruo smiled and said, "Alright, go take care of Yibo. I'll handle things here."

Ding Jiajia hung up the phone, feeling a little better.