Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son-Chapter 515 - 512: It’s not the lady herself!

Qin Lang glanced at Ye Zhenzhen and, thinking of all the times they had NG’d during previous scenes, he chuckled, "Hmm... pretty good, Zhenzhen is very diligent!"

Standing beside Qin Lang, Fu Shinuan smirked contemptuously, slightly raised her eyebrows, and looked at Ye Zhenzhen with disdain.

She had also worked with Qin Lang before, and just now he had asked her why Ye Zhenzhen was cast as the lead actress, shaking his head at Ye Zhenzhen’s acting skills.

She could hardly believe that Director Yang and Xia Zhi would actually choose Ye Zhenzhen to be the leading lady.

If it came to acting, Ye Zhenzhen was practically non-existent in the industry before, her only advantage being her beauty.

Fu Shinuan believed that though her acting skills might naturally be a bit inferior to the male lead, Xiao Yi, compared to Ye Zhenzhen, she felt she was still better.

The reason Qin Lang spoke like this now was simply because he was constrained by the fact that Song Jinze was backing Ye Zhenzhen.

Indeed, Ye Zhenzhen had found a wealthy and powerful man, able to directly oust her from the lead actress spot, and even let everyone craft the reality of her lack of acting skills into the narrative of her working hard to improve.

But now that she’d joined the cast, real talent was what truly mattered, and Fu Shinuan didn’t believe Ye Zhenzhen had it.

Ye Zhenzhen’s eyes flickered slightly. She wasn’t concerned about Qin Lang’s response—it was the original host’s past, good or bad, and had nothing to do with her.

Her recollection of Qin Lang was that they were on average terms. Previous rumors about their impending marriage were nothing more than buzz created by a drama hoping to capitalize on their past as classmates to generate some hype.

However, that look Qin Lang had given her earlier seemed strangely off.

The reporters asked again, "Previously, you and Zhenzhen acted as a couple, and now as the second male lead, you’re playing Best Actor Xiao’s rival in love. How do you feel about this role?"

Qin Lang smiled slightly, "Zhenzhen is a great beauty both on and off the screen, it’s hard not to like her, and to be able to play Best Actor Xiao’s rival, that’s an honor for me.

Too bad, that’s only in the show."

Some reporters began to tease, "Oh~ Teacher Qin seems to be hinting at some regret there~"

Ye Zhenzhen: ???

In her previous life in this circle, as an unmarried woman, she wasn’t spared by reporters from all sorts of tricky questions.

Yet to ask such questions about couples or love rivals in front of her, if it had been anyone else, they might have glossed over it casually or simply handled it with a brief mention of their characters in the show.

The exchange between this reporter and Qin Lang was obviously problematic.

Sure enough.

By lunchtime, social media was abuzz with various topics about Ye Zhenzhen and Qin Lang, as well as Xiao Yi.

Outwardly, it seemed to be promoting the kick-off ceremony for "Selflessness," but the underlying intent was clear to Ye Zhenzhen at a glance.

The movie had just started filming, and here she was, a married actress, linked both on and off screen with the male lead and second male lead of the production, with an array of orchestrated comments by trolls under these trending topics;

[Sharp indeed, her acting skills are nothing special, but she’s quite capable of hooking up with male actors in the industry, even Teacher Qin has been involved]

[If she can get involved with Best Actor Xiao and find a husband like President Song, there’s truly nothing she can’t do.]

[I’m so fed up with these relentless troll accounts, if our Zhenzhen had no acting skills, would Director Yang have allowed her into the cast?]

[Who knows, after all, with a husband that powerful, what kind of resources can’t she get?]

Liu Rui came over to Ye Zhenzhen and whispered, "Zhenzhen, did you privately contact Qin Lang back when you two were hyped as a CP?"

After all, they had been classmates before, and Liu Rui thought it best to be clear.

Who could have expected that, the day before filming started, the second male lead was replaced with Qin Lang.

Ye Zhenzhen put away her phone and turned her gaze toward Qin Lang, who was chatting with Fu Shinuan on the other side, recalling all the interactions she had had with this Qin Lang before as the original host. They hadn’t formed any grudges, had they?

"I shouldn’t think so."

Given the original host’s personality, she probably wouldn’t have thought much of someone like Qin Lang.

Handsome though he was, when compared to a man like Song Jinze, he seemed more like a gossipy old woman. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

It was clear from this morning’s interview.

Not just the original host, nobody would like such a man.

Liu Rui nodded, "Okay, I’ll have the public relations team deal with it. I always feel like today’s interview and the comments on the trending searches were deliberately orchestrated."

"Your feeling is correct."

While they were talking, a procession of catering carts bearing the Huanya Grand Hotel logo arrived on the scene. As dozens of catering carts opened up at once, Liu Rui turned to Ye Zhenzhen in shock.

"The catering I ordered doesn’t seem to be this extravagant!"

Such a grand display and so many ingredients, many of which were top-tier seafood that would normally require reservations at a hotel, were all laid out for today’s lunch.

Ye Zhenzhen smiled faintly, "Yes, President Song arranged it."

Liu Rui clicked her tongue, "The CEO is so domineering!"

Seeing this, Fu Shinuan was so upset she couldn’t even eat her meal. She returned to her resting room and made a phone call.

"Didn’t I tell you to stop the hotel from serving the buffet on set today? Why is it still so luxurious?"

The person on the other end of the call said helplessly, "I wanted to stop it too, but today’s order came directly from the CEO. People from the headquarters specifically came to oversee the arrangements. There was nothing I could do."

Fu Shinuan clenched her phone tightly. Wasn’t it said that President Song and Ye Zhenzhen’s relationship was just a show for the public? Would such a major CEO even take care of these things?

...

After finishing his morning meeting, Song Jinze returned to his office, where Secretary Zhang approached him, "President, everything has been arranged for your wife."

"Mm."

Song Jinze responded indifferently, his eyes fixed on the trending search page on his tablet.

"What’s the deal with Qin Lang?"

Secretary Zhang’s lips moved slightly as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Song Jinze lifted his gaze, "Speak directly if you have something to say."

"President, I’ve checked. Before Mrs. Song married you, there indeed was a scandal with this Qin Lang, but it wasn’t real, just hype—the thing you saw this morning in that fake reporter’s camera.

The man from this morning also admitted that he had always been taking photos of Mrs. Song and this time was being paid to do so.

However, he kept repeating one strange thing. He said the current Mrs. Song isn’t really herself, insisting that the Mrs. Song of the recent months is not the same person as before..."

Secretary Zhang didn’t understand what the fake reporter was talking about, but since he had heard it, he felt he should report it to the president. Maybe the president would understand...