Caught in Affairs with Superstar

Chapter 821: Chapter 533: The Crisis of Being Shelved (2)

Isn’t she afraid of being replaced in ”Under the Grand Dress”?

Ning Yufeng raised his hand, indicating everyone to pause for a moment.

The voices gradually faded.

Ning Yufeng said, ”Regarding Guan Siya’s situation, we have officially negotiated with her company. Lily’s scenes will be completed within a week, and then we will resume our normal shooting schedule.”

”Director, since Guan Siya has already joined another team, what will happen then? Will she be running back and forth?” Jian Man asked.

Almost every crew hates actors who double book, but when it really happens, can you truly kick them out?

If you disregard the consequences, simply firing someone, reclaiming their pay according to the contract, and claiming compensation is the easiest, but no crew can handle things that recklessly.

If we can call the person back to finish shooting, the crew will never choose the second option.

Because if the actor is kicked out, the crew faces two choices.

Either, replace and reshoot, which means everything filmed with the actor becomes waste.

Or, suddenly kill off the character in the script, or write the character out, which severely disrupts the script’s structure.

Ning Yufeng said, ”We’ll discuss how to handle this later, thank you all, that’s all I wanted to say.”

Meeting adjourned.

Everyone gradually left.

Ning Yufeng and Zhou Yun stayed until the end.

Other key figures in the crew also stayed behind.

After everyone left, Ning Yufeng said, ”Regarding Guan Siya’s issue, I hope that if we can call her back, we should try to do so, at least to finish the shoot. We’ve already filmed more than half of the scenes. Switching actors now would be too costly, and everyone’s schedule can’t wait, especially Lily. She has several scenes already shot with Guan Siya. We can’t have Lily reshoot with a new actor.”

The producer asked, ”How many scenes remain unshot by Guan Siya? Could they be shifted to other character relationships?”

This essentially means making Guan Siya’s character disappear from the script entirely.

Ning Yufeng shook his head, saying, ”I think unless it’s absolutely necessary, we shouldn’t do that. When viewers see a character suddenly disappear midway, it’s not suitable.”

The producer said, ”Guan Siya’s actions are despicable. I think she’s relying on us not daring to fire her, which is why she dares to act so recklessly.”

Ning Yufeng noticed the producer’s anger.

He looked at Zhou Yun, hoping Zhou Yun would say something.

Ning Yufeng was purely considering the integrity of the film; despite his dissatisfaction with Guan Siya, he still hoped she would come back and shoot.

Of course, he also understood the producer’s anger.

Zhou Yun said, ”First, reshooting with a new actor is unrealistic. Many people have other commitments later. For such a big production, if we really want to reshoot with someone new, filming everything Guan Siya did again would delay the shoot by at least half a month, right? Can everyone afford to stay in the crew to shoot, not to mention the added costs would be at least eight figures? Second, I support the director’s idea that unless it’s absolutely necessary, we shouldn’t let a character just disappear, otherwise it won’t align.”

Everyone present looked at Zhou Yun.

The producer asked, ”You also think we should call Guan Siya back and finish shooting?”

”She signed a contract with us. She has the obligation to finish filming. Lily’s family faced such a big issue, yet she restrained her sadness and stayed on set to finish the shoot. What right does she have to just stop filming?” Zhou Yun rebutted.

”Moreover, first call her back to finish shooting, sorting things out can come later; now we need to prioritize the film.” Zhou Yun said.

Ning Yufeng breathed a sigh of relief.

The producer said, ”But now Guan Siya’s team is not engaging with us, dodging and refusing to respond, what should we do?”

”What did her agency say?” Zhou Yun asked.

The producer replied, ”Couldn’t reach them.”

”Couldn’t reach them?” Zhou Yun asked in surprise, ”Why?”

”Their contact said that the specific affairs of the artist aren’t their responsibility, but the agent’s, asking us to contact the agent.” The producer laughed bitterly, ”Now you understand why I desperately want to kick her out of the crew? It’s frustrating dealing with them.”