Qin Qiao'er just couldn't resist the director's persuasion and finally agreed, saying that she would definitely attend the farewell lunch.
Actually, Qin Qiao'er was a bit scared inside. She was afraid of seeing the faces of everyone in the crew. She felt that it was her who had delayed the filming for so many days. If she quit now, all her scenes would have to be reshot.
If she were a crew member, she would surely think that she was just too much trouble. Without her, the filming wouldn't have been delayed for such a long time.
But Qin Qiao'er was a bit relieved that the investor of this movie was Zhao Youting. She specifically told Zhao Youting not to withdraw the investment.
When Zhao Youting first heard that Qin Qiao'er was going to quit the crew, he almost flew into a rage and threatened to withdraw all the investment from the movie, since he was the biggest investor.
But it was Qin Qiao'er who managed to persuade him. She said that she believed this movie would surely be a success. Even from a businessman's perspective, it was advisable for Zhao Youting to continue investing in this movie.
Finally, Zhao Youting gave in to Qin Qiao'er's persuasion and agreed to keep investing in the movie. However, this time he didn't care about it as much as before and just regarded it as a normal business investment.
Just as Qin Qiao'er had expected, when she arrived at the farewell party at noon, the atmosphere on the scene was so stifling. It was nothing like the lively and happy atmosphere at the starting - up dinner.
Although many people in the crew didn't believe the rumor, it was an undeniable fact that Qin Qiao'er had delayed the filming.
Even if they had no other biases against Qin Qiao'er, just because of this incident, they just couldn't have a good impression of her.
When Qin Qiao'er arrived, she just wanted to have a simple meal. But the director pulled her to the front. The director stood there, cleared his throat and said,
"Qin Qiao'er is going to leave our crew soon. I've called everyone here today to give her a proper farewell. After all, we've been together for such a long time.
Although I've only known Qin Qiao'er for a short period, I've regarded her as my own younger sister in my heart. I can stand here and tell everyone openly that Qin Qiao'er got into this crew entirely by her own ability. It has nothing to do with me.
I still don't regret my decision when Qin Qiao'er came for the audition. I saw her acting skills and that's why I let her join the crew. Facts have proved that my decision was right. I think everyone can see that Qin Qiao'er is very suitable for this role.
I feel really sorry that Qin Qiao'er is leaving. It makes me feel that my movie is no longer complete. But even so, Qin Qiao'er is very considerate of our crew. In order to let our crew continue filming, she chose to leave on her own.
I believe everyone has a sense of right and wrong. Even though what happened has brought us great trouble, we can't deny all that Qin Qiao'er has done before.
This was supposed to be Qin Qiao'er's first movie. I thought I could capture her liveliness and beauty on screen, but I failed to do so. I must apologize to you for this."
After the director finished speaking, he turned to Qin Qiao'er, bent down and bowed 90 degrees to her.
Qin Qiao'er was stunned by the director's sudden action. She quickly stepped forward, helped the director up and said in a hurry, "It's okay, director. I understand your intention. Thank you for recognizing my ability."
Then Qin Qiao'er did the same as the director. Facing the whole crew, she said, "First of all, I'd like to say sorry to everyone. It's my personal problem that has made the filming stop for so many days.
Secondly, I want to say thank you to all of you. It's you who have let me feel the charm of making movies and introduced me to such excellent people like you.
I won't explain too much for myself here. Maybe our time together has really come to an end. If we're lucky enough to meet again in the future, I hope we can still be good friends.
Finally, I hope that after I leave, everyone can get back on track as soon as possible and finish this movie. When the movie is released, I'll surely buy the premiere tickets to support all of you."
After Qin Qiao'er finished speaking, she bowed deeply to everyone and then naturally sat down at her seat and started to eat.
Everyone's eyes followed Qin Qiao'er as she walked from the front to the dining table. Then they watched her pick up her chopsticks, and then they all withdrew their gazes.
Actually, everyone felt very mixed - up inside. After listening to what the director and Qin Qiao'er had said, they didn't know how they felt.
Although everyone had started to eat, the atmosphere was very quiet. Those who were sitting at the same table with Qin Qiao'er couldn't help stealing glances at her.
Li Fanjin was originally sitting at another table. When he saw the situation, he stood up, picked up his chopsticks and exchanged seats with the crew member sitting next to Qin Qiao'er.
After he sat down next to Qin Qiao'er, he looked at her with great pity. Qin Qiao'er looked at Li Fanjin and smiled, "What are you doing? Don't look at me like that. It makes me feel uncomfortable."
Although Qin Qiao'er said so, she was actually very grateful to Li Fanjin in her heart. Sitting there alone, she really felt a lot of pressure. Now that Li Fanjin was sitting next to her, gradually she could relax a bit.
Li Fanjin sighed. He felt so sorry for Qin Qiao'er who was pretending to be strong. A girl had gone through such a big thing and could still stand here bravely, facing everyone's gazes.
If it were him, he didn't know how angry he would be, let alone sitting here calmly. Maybe he would even be sitting at the same table with the person who secretly took the photos of him.
Li Fanjin asked himself that he couldn't do that.