Fire this assistant director!

"Young Master Xu?"

"Why did you call me so suddenly?"

"Perfect, I was just about to update you on the progress of the crew assembly!"

"We've found the most suitable actors for all the roles, and if you have no objections, we can officially start filming next week."

"By then, you can..."

As soon as the call connected, the producer Chen Yi started talking non-stop, like a machine gun.

"Hold on a second." Xu Ning quickly cut him off, otherwise, he had no idea when Chen Yi would stop talking.

"It's like this, Old Chen!"

"Your crew has an assistant director, right?"

"I don't actually know his name, but he has really small eyes."

"Fire that guy!"

"Also, he probably introduced some actors to the crew, right?"

"Fire those actors too!"

"Will that cause you any trouble?"

Although Xu Ning spoke with a smile and his tone seemed polite, his words carried an undeniable forcefulness.

Chen Yi was stunned, not expecting Xu Ning to call him specifically about this.

Though he wasn't clear on the exact details, there was no doubt that this assistant director must have provoked Xu Ning and made him unhappy!

After all, from his few interactions with Xu Ning, he was always courteous and kind, definitely not an arrogant rich second-generation.

Assistant director?

Small eyes?

Chen Yi immediately thought of Ma Wenlong, as there were only two assistant directors on the crew, and the other one had big eyes.

Ma Wenlong was brought in by Shi Wenqiang to join the crew; he knew a little about him, but not much.

It was self-evident who was more important: the investor or an assistant director.

Let alone an assistant director provoking the investor, even if the assistant director hadn't made a mistake, there was no need to say which side to take!

"No trouble! No trouble at all!"

"Young Master Xu, I'll make him get lost immediately!"

"And the actors he introduced to the crew will get lost with him!"

Chen Yi didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately promising loudly.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Ning looked at the three people opposite him with a half-smile, his gaze, as if looking at dead men, made all three of them feel a chill in their hearts.

Ma Wenlong felt a little nervous, but he still refused to believe that the young man opposite him could casually contact the producer and have the power to make him get lost with just one sentence!

"Who do you think you are?"

"You have a bit of money and don't know how to show off, do you?"

"And make us get out of the crew!"

"What a huge joke!"

"Come on, I'll wait right here and see how you make me get out of the crew!"

"If you can really do it, I'll kneel down and call you grandpa!"

Ma Wenlong felt a bit weak inside, but he absolutely couldn't show weakness in this situation, so he yelled at Xu Ning, putting on a brave front.

Wang Yingying and Jing Yunting also seemed to think it was unlikely, but they dared not speak up at all.

After all, they had already been embarrassed twice in front of Xu Ning, and they didn't want to recall that humiliating experience.

Xu Ning snorted, expressionless.

"Then just wait, you'll get your wish!"

"But calling me grandpa is unnecessary, I don't want a grandson like you!"

Ma Wenlong was furious, his fists clenched tightly, veins bulging on the back of his hands, wishing he could punch Xu Ning hard.

"You..."

However, just then, his phone rang.

His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly pulled out his phone, only to have his face change dramatically when he saw the caller ID!

Shi Wenqiang!

Shi Wenqiang, the director of Nameless People!

Although Shi Wenqiang would call him when he needed something, wasn't the timing of this call a little too coincidental?

His heart pounded rapidly, thumping as if it wanted to jump out.

He didn't dare to answer!

He looked up at Xu Ning with a nervous glance, only to see a playful smile on Xu Ning's face.

"Answer it!"

Ma Wenlong took a deep breath, his expression changing, and finally gritted his teeth and answered the phone.

"Hello, Director Shi!"

"Do you have any instructions?"

Ma Wenlong's tone was respectful and cautious, completely different from his initial arrogant demeanor.

"It's nothing, just to inform you to find another job!"

"Our Nameless People is too small a temple to accommodate a great Buddha like you!"

"I usually don't bother with your under-the-table rules!"

"You're really something, of all people to provoke, you dared to provoke Young Master Xu, our movie's biggest investor!"

"I think you're an old man eating arsenic, tired of living!"

"Alright, I'm too lazy to say more to you, pack your things and get out tomorrow!"

Shi Wenqiang's tone was cold and carried an undeniable resolve; he hung up the phone directly without waiting for any reaction from Ma Wenlong.

He had just received a call from his old friend Chen Yi, who told him that Ma Wenlong, the assistant director he had found, had actually angered Xu Ning. At that moment, he wished he could fly over and tear Ma Wenlong apart.

Although Shi Wenqiang hadn't interacted with Xu Ning as much as Chen Yi, he could sense that Xu Ning was definitely not an unreasonable profligate.

This scoundrel Ma Wenlong had actually angered Xu Ning; he was practically seeking death!

What if Xu Ning got angry and withdrew his investment, wouldn't the movie be abandoned halfway again?

So, he immediately called to tell Ma Wenlong to get lost!

Assistant directors are a dime a dozen, but there's only one investor!

Listening to the "beep beep beep" of the busy signal in the receiver, Ma Wenlong stood frozen, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

He never imagined that Director Shi's call was truly to tell him to get lost!

And he heard the most incredible piece of information—Xu Ning was actually the investor in this movie!

Even if he were dumber, how could he not realize that he had kicked an iron plate!

In an instant, it was as if he had been kicked off a cliff, falling into an endless abyss.

He was finished!

In the film and television production industry, reputation is very important.

Being fired from the Nameless People crew would deliver the most fatal blow to his reputation.

Imagine, when other crews are being assembled, what would they think if they heard you had been fired from another crew?

They would definitely think he was dishonest or had improper conduct, right?

With such a reputation, what crew would dare to hire him?

What's the difference between this and being blacklisted?

The thought that he might never be able to make a living in the film and television production industry again made Ma Wenlong wish he could slap himself several times!

Why the hell did I go crazy and provoke him?

If there was a regret pill in the world, he would buy it no matter the cost!

Damn it, it's all these two bitches' fault!

If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be in this situation!

At this moment, his gaze towards Wang Yingying and Jing Yunting was as if he wanted to devour them alive!

Ma Wenlong, almost in despair, saw Xu Ning, as if he had seen the last ray of hope.

He rushed to Xu Ning without caring about anything, and with a "thud," he knelt there.

"Young Master Xu! I was wrong!"

"They're the ones who harmed me!"

"I really didn't mean to provoke you!"

"Please, talk to Director Shi, don't kick me out of the crew, okay?"

"You're a great man, please forgive me this once!"

"I..."

Remembering the three glasses of baijiu he had poured when he was making things difficult for Xu Ning earlier, Ma Wenlong scrambled up, rushed to the table, and picked up the wine glasses.

"Young Master Xu, I'll drink these three glasses!"

"I'll drink three glasses of baijiu in a row!"

"Please forgive me!"

He finished speaking urgently, and without waiting for any reaction from Xu Ning, he began to chug the wine.