After hanging up, the director felt relieved, thankful that he resisted the urge to lose his temper, or else he didn't know if he would still have a job.
Just then, the assistant director pushed the door open and complained, "Old Xie, this is ridiculous, actors should be focusing on acting, not showing up late and leaving early every day."
"Today, both the female lead and the second female lead have walked off, Old Xie, we need to address this bad trend..."
"They had something to do and asked for a leave." The director cut off the assistant director's words with one sentence.
"Huh? How come I didn't know?" The assistant director's mouth was wide enough to fit a fist.
"Oh, I approved it, forgot to notify you all."
Within the crew, the director's authority was quite significant, far surpassing the assistant director's.
So when the director spoke, what else could the assistant director do?
