My Wife Is a Superstar novel Chapter 447

When Ning Ran entered the meeting room, she saw a huge group of people she didn’t recognize.

However, all of them knew her or at least saw her picture before. They were aware that she was the female lead for the new movie.

There were a lot of investors for the movie, but only five or six of them came. Even then, they were just representatives and not the bosses themselves.

Hence, the person with the most authority in the room was Ouyang Qing. She was the one who organized the meeting under such short notice.

When she saw Ning Ran, Ouyang Qing stood up immediately. “Ding, nice of you to join us.”

Meanwhile, the rest of the representatives exchanged surprised glances as they wondered why Ouyang Qing was treating the perpetrator with such respect. What is her motive?

Ning Ran nodded in acknowledgment and took a seat by the corner.

“Alright, everyone’s here, so let’s begin the meeting. As all of you know, we have unfortunate news. The script which the screenwriters painstakingly came up with over the last three months was leaked. We have no choice but to suspend filming for the time being. Without a script, we won’t know when we can resume.”

Ouyang Qing spoke with a grim expression and even scanned the room when she finished.

“We must get to the bottom of this, and our losses must be compensated!” one of the representatives demanded.

“That’s right! Whoever leaked it must take responsibility.”

“Once the script was out, the screenwriters informed me and asked me to take a look. Since I haven’t done this before, I wanted someone professional to assist me. Hence, I decided to give Ding Mi a copy so that we could discuss it. As she is an experienced actress, she would definitely know more than me. Furthermore, she is the lead, and consequently, her opinion is more important than mine. However, something came up, so I couldn’t hand it to her myself. I sent my brother in my place. However, I didn’t expect that once she had read the script, it would then appear on the internet,” Ouyang Qing asserted.

Ning Ran sprang to her feet in anger. But when Wang Xiaoou motioned her to calm down, she settled back into her chair.

“Are you saying Ding Mi leaked the script?”

“Currently, there is no evidence to prove it, so I hope all of you will stay calm,” Ouyang Qing implored.

“The screenwriters would definitely not expose their own work. If it wasn’t her, then who could it possibly be?”

The investor who took a hardline stand was Liu Yuan, who came from a wealthy family. He had invested in a few lousy films, and rumor had it that he never made any money before.

However, he had always regarded himself as an experienced film investor and could be seen at many social events.

“Ms. Ding, why don’t you explain to everyone what happened?” Ouyang Qing requested Ning Ran in a cordial tone.

Her demeanor wasn’t confrontational at all. Instead, she maintained her humility and even appeared to side with Ning Ran.

Since she had been called out, Ning Ran had no choice but to explain.

When she looked around the room, she could see everyone’s eyes filled with animosity other than that of Ouyang Qing and Wang Xiaoou.

She was surprised as she had never offended them and wondered why they resented her so much.

“I have no idea how it happened,” Ning Ran answered calmly.

Everyone exchanged glances thinking that she was shirking from her responsibility at the get-go.

“When I received a call from Ms. Ouyang informing me that she wanted to show me the script, I agreed. Then, she said that she would send the script to me. However, I told her that it wasn’t necessary, and I would get it from her. Later on, she mentioned that there was a lot of negative publicity about me, so it was better I didn’t leave home, to which I agreed. After that, her brother came and handed me a USB drive that was password protected. After opening it, I realized it was blank, and there was nothing inside at all. And then, I heard that the script was leaked. As to what was written in the script, I haven’t had the slightest idea.”

When Ning Ran finished, no one said a word.

Ouyang Qing laughed. “We are not saying that you leaked the script on purpose. There’s also the possibility that your computer was hacked, causing the accidental leak. However, you claim that the USB drive my assistant gave you was empty. Isn’t that ridiculous? The USB drive was given to me by the screenwriters, so how is that possible?”

“I feel the same way too, but it was really empty.” Ning Ran stood her ground.

Ning Ran herself was stupefied. She was absolutely sure that it was empty when she opened it. What sorcery is this?