Chapter 166:At the Set_3
Upon hearing Producer Baker's statement, the security guards remained at the side.
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Time ticked by.
Three minutes later, a mocking smile spread across Producer Baker's face.
"Hmph! Three minutes have passed. Nothing has happened so far, has it, kid?"
Lucas smirked playfully. "It's pretty obvious that this guy is all bark and no bite, Producer Baker. How could someone like him know anyone important?"
There was nothing but contempt and disdain in his tone.
"Exactly! I think we'd better just toss this troublemaker out right away!" The nearby assistant was getting cocky as well.
Then, pointing at Melody and Lena, she said, "Since these two are associated with him, I think we should get rid of them all at once."
"Indeed!" Producer Baker nodded.
Then, he shouted loudly, "Security! Kick these troublemakers out!"
Immediately, a swarm of security guards rushed in.
However, right then, a somewhat angry voice abruptly rung out.
"How dare you?!"
Then, a slightly plump, grey-haired old man quickly walked in.
"Director Jordan?"
Producer Baker and Lucas were both stunned to see who it was.
Staring at Kai, they looked perplexed.
"Director Jordan, what is the meaning of this? Are you saying that you know this young man?" Producer Baker questioned.
Kai only gave an icy smirk in response. He ignored Producer Baker and turned to look at Bright.
He said, "Mr. John! I didn't know you were coming for an inspection. If I had known you were coming, I would have greeted you personally!"
There was utter respect in Kai's tone.
After all, just a moment ago, Timothy had called him and clarified who Bright was.
He had also informed Kai to tell Producer Baker to get lost, and that Lucas was no longer going to play the male lead.
"No worries! I just came here to have a look around. I never expected the set of your film to be so interesting, though, Director Jordan." Bright remarked slowly while sweeping his gaze over Kai.
Kai was dripping with sweat after hearing Bright's words.
He hurriedly replied, "Yes, Mr. John. I'm sorry for my failure in managing my crew properly."
After saying that, Kai raised his head to look over at Producer Baker and Lucas.
His voice was cold as he stated, "Lucas , we are going to replace the male lead with someone else. David, you are no longer going to be the Producer."
Both of them were instantly stunned by his words.
However, Lucas quickly became irate!
Immediately, he yelled in a shrill voice, "Kai! How dare you replace my role?!"
"Hmph." Kai only responded with an icy chuckle.
It seems that the idiotic Lucas hadn't figured out what was going on. He still didn't know who exactly he had offended.
On the other hand, David was not as stupid as Lucas.
Upon hearing Kai's words, he was thunderstruck.
He…
He had been stripped of his position!
This young man…
Who on earth could he be?
How could a single phone call from him affect Triumph Group's decision?
Mr. John… Triumph Group…
The two keywords surfaced in his mind, leaving him dumbstruck.
He was totally stunned to the point that his scalp went numb.
With a dry throat, he pointed at Bright, saying, "Y- You're Mr. John?"
At that moment, he had already figured out who Bright was.
After all, there was only one person with the surname John who had power over Triumph Group.
It was the mysterious Mr. John, who had recently acquired 30 percent of Triumph Group's shares.
Bright merely scoffed and remained silent.
David's vision went dark in the face of Bright's lack of denial.
His legs suddenly went numb. With a thud, he was kneeling on the ground.
His mind was completely blank.
He was done for.
Everything was over.
Right then, David was in utter despair.
How could he have offended the CEO of his own company?
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that once he got back to the company building, he would be fired at the very least.
Whether or not he could find another job in the future was another matter entirely.
As for Lucas, he was still shouting and cursing.
"Kai! Listen up. If you dare to replace me today, I can guarantee you that no one is going to watch your movie. I will get all of my fans to leave negative reviews and utterly discredit it! I will also make sure that none of the other stars in our company will work with you." He threatened.
Lucas was completely infuriated.
Ever since making a name for himself abroad and coming back to his home country, he had become an A-list celebrity in the blink of an eye.
Since then, every single director had treated him with the utmost respect.
He was guaranteed to get any role he wanted.
On top of that, the director on set would hold him in high regard.
How dare Kai replace his role?
There was no way it wouldn't drive Lucas mad.
Listening to Lucas's ranting, Kai was totally unfazed.
At that moment, Lucas's phone rang.
Upon seeing who was calling, his expression turned vicious.
"Hmph! It's a call from my boss. I will make sure that all the celebrities signed with our company will never work with you. I would like to see who's going to star in your films from now on!" He taunted.
Lucas wasn't just making things up.
After all, the talent agency he signed with was one of the biggest companies in the domestic entertainment industry.
Half of the country's hottest stars had signed contracts with them.
Lucas picked up the call.
As soon as he answered, he started speaking. "Hello, Mr. John! Kai wants to replace my role with someone else. Get Kai banned by the company!"
However, the moment he said that, the response he received was a wave of angry curses.
"You want to get Kai banned? Lucas, do you know how much trouble you've caused me?! I'm telling you, you are the one who brought this on yourself! If you can't settle this for me, then don't even think about getting any of the company's resources from now on!" Mr. Brown roared furiously.
When Lucas heard that, he was completely dumbfounded.