Director Li's opinion of Meng Jingwei was greatly affected, and he even doubted whether using her was the right decision.
"‘Generals' Orphan Daughter’ has gained popularity even before its premiere, which is equivalent to free traffic," Meng Jingwei said, sitting on the sofa, pinching her temples. "Give me some time, and I'll definitely be able to handle my personal affairs and guarantee that it won't affect the crew in the end."
Meng Jingwei was fully confident.
"Don't just give me flowery speeches. I'll give you one week to sort things out."
The director issued his final directive.
Meng Jingwei nodded helplessly, "No problem."
As soon as she finished speaking, Director Li hung up the phone.
"Phew…"
Before Meng Jingwei could put down her phone, the ringtone sounded again.
Seeing the unfamiliar number on the screen, she hesitated for a moment before answering.
"Meng Jingwei, you really can't escape scandals!" The voice on the other end was familiar, it was Lan Shu.
Meng Jingwei was speechless. "What can I do? I'm so helpless."
She was truly in a dire situation, yet didn't know how to proceed.
It was originally an accident on set, but now it seemed someone was fanning the flames from behind the scenes. The director definitely hadn't found out the truth, otherwise, he wouldn't have scolded her so furiously just now.
"I really don't know what to do with you!" Lan Shu felt the situation was tricky. "Lie low for a while and don't stir up any more trouble!" After saying that, Lan Shu also hung up.
Her attitude was one of absolute disdain.
After Lan Shu hung up, she immediately contacted someone to retrieve the surveillance footage from the set. However, to her surprise, the surveillance system that day had issues, and no records could be found.
The clues were abruptly cut off.
The unexpected situation left Lan Shu feeling bewildered and at a loss, not knowing how to handle the difficult situation.
...
Although Su Meiyi was hospitalized, and Meng Jingwei was being sought after by various media outlets and paparazzi, the filming progress could not stop.
Tang Wanxing, enduring the abdominal pain of her period, was filming a scene with the male lead, Li Shang.
Meng Jingwei, on the other hand, was granted a few more days of leave.
In the afternoon, Song Ci arrived at the hotel and took Meng Jingwei back to Lancheng, directly to the Yu Ting villa.
After arriving at the villa, Qing Muye was still busy at the company and wouldn't be back for a while.
The next day, online public opinion continued to ferment, with some people even trying to dig up Meng Jingwei's personal information and locate her address.
Fortunately, she had only recently announced her divorce, so not many people knew her whereabouts.
However, her phone was not so fortunate.
Her phone number was leaked, and she received a continuous stream of calls every day, with people hurling insults and curses at her.
"Damn you, you shameless bitch."
"May you die a horrible death."
"Bitch, if you have the guts, tell us your house number, and I'll mail you a knife."
The extremely foul language made Meng Jingwei's head ache.
Qing Muye, standing beside her, took her phone, turned it off, and put it aside. "If you know they are abusive calls, why answer them?"
Meng Jingwei turned and smiled. "They're just cursing, I'm not losing a piece of flesh. It doesn't affect me."
"I've already arranged for Shu Yao to handle it, so don't worry." Qing Muye gently stroked Meng Jingwei's head, comforting her emotions, lest she become reclusive due to cyberbullying.
Meanwhile, in the eyes of many, Meng Jingwei was like a rat crossing the street, with everyone wanting to catch her, and she seemed like a timid turtle afraid to go out.
On the other side, numerous reporters began interviewing Su Meiyi.
Facing the reporters, and the questioning calls from Lu Sen, she gritted her teeth and firmly denied any involvement in the leak.
She even said piously to the reporters, "Although Jingwei and I have had minor disagreements, it's not to the extent that she would do something so cruel to me. I think she probably did it accidentally. Actually, Jingwei is a very good person. I... I'm willing to believe her."