After five bigwigs in Beijing's elite circle fell into their trap, I fled.

Chapter 179 A Lifetime of Trouble
The two chatted as if no one else was around. Twenty minutes later, the male lead walked unsteadily into the side room: "Director, I'm ready."

Jiang Shu looked at his somewhat pale face: "You handled your emotions quite well. When we start filming, maintain this pale and broken feeling—did you just learn that?"

"I didn't learn anything. The Crown Prince's face is too aggressive. I... I watched for twenty minutes and my mind went haywire. Now when I look at the female lead, I can't feel that spark anymore. All I can think about is the Crown Prince's face... Director, could you please have the logistics team prepare a heart medicine later?" The male lead looked slightly desperate.

Jiang Shu: "...Let's film it first. You don't need to act out the girl's feelings for you in this scene; just stay as you are."

after an hour.

The male protagonist, who barely managed to get through the ordeal, swallowed a nitroglycerin pill and rested on the side.

“It’s cooler in the front hall. Why don’t you go find a corner there to cool off?” the second male lead, who played the ugly beggar, said with concern. “After all, we had to film the first scene seventy-eight times. Anyone would be exhausted.”

The male lead gave him a long, meaningful look: "Don't laugh at me. If you can't portray the feeling the director wants, you won't be able to escape it either."

Main banquet hall.

A group of bodyguard leaders were playing Texas Hold'em in a corner.

A bodyguard walked over: "Boss, four people have been sent over from the side hall next door. They're either keeping an eye on the young master, or on Mr. Li Yubai or Yan Yu... Should we arrest them and investigate them?"

“No need, it’s just the Crown Princess filming a movie next door…” One of the bodyguards was one of Feng Li’s men, so he wasn’t surprised. “It’s just our Crown Princess filming a movie, we don’t need to worry about it.”

Another bodyguard scoffed, "What Crown Princess? That's our Li family's matriarch."

It's 10 p.m.

The film crew finally moved to a new location.

"Take a five-hour break. We'll be filming night scenes nine through twelve at location number 2 at 3 a.m., so don't be late." Jiang Shu set her alarm and watched the crew load the equipment onto the truck.

Xu Yan saw that she was still sitting motionless in the side hall: "We plan to set up tents and rest near the filming location, do you want to come with us?"

"I have something to do," Jiang Shu said tactfully. "If I just leave on my birthday, won't people come home and make a scene?"

Xu Yan immediately understood and tactfully said, "Just come on time, it's okay if you're a little late, I'll cover for you. Also, happy birthday to your partner!"

The film crew's car disappeared outside the hotel.

Jiang Shu looked at the banquet hall, which was gradually emptying out. Feng Li, Li Yubai, and the others asked their assistants to deal with the remaining people, while they walked towards the side hall.

Yan Yu, who was at the back, instructed the bodyguards guarding the area: "Guard this place well. No one is allowed to enter the side hall."

"Yes!" the bodyguards replied in unison, and then orderly secured the area outside the side hall.

Inside the deserted side hall.

Ning Yunzhan took out an exquisite camera: "This is a camera that Yan Yu modified overnight. It has higher resolution and better stability than professional cameras, and it's also very lightweight, perfect for us to use for fun."

Li Yubai took out a pile of haute couture clothing from a cabinet in the side room: "Shall we begin now?"

Yan Yu picked up the mirror: "The first scene is an ugly beggar being harassed? Let me put on some ugly makeup..."

The moonlight was moderate.

The scorching wind lifted a corner of the curtains in the side hall of the Imperial Capital Hotel.

In the side hall, under the dim, ambiguous light, a down-on-his-luck, ugly boy was pinned down on the cool jade steps by a slightly drunk girl, who flirted with him in a frivolous manner.

A glimmer of light shone in the boy's eyes; he was as docile as a white rabbit, letting the girl tug at his clothes...

Behind him, the arrogant and fiery tycoon emerged from around the corner, his expression slightly taken aback: "Damn it, you dead Yan Yu! We agreed to stop here! Why the hell are you opening your clothes so wide? Honey, you've gone too far, where are your hands going!" The scene fell silent for two seconds.

Then comes Li Yubai's helpless voice-over: "Feng Li, you got your lines wrong."

"Lines? Who the hell is going to say lines at this hour? Didn't you see my darling's hand is already on Yan Yu's waist? You can't just touch a man's waist like that?"

Ning Yunzhan coughed twice: "My lord, please... tone it down a bit. Feng Li, go back and start over!"

Two minutes later.

The beautiful tycoon emerged from around the corner for the second time, then stared in astonishment at the erotic scene: "Madam, you..."

The girl stood up: "Let me explain!"

The richest man raised a slight brow with his captivating eyes: "I won't listen."

After recalling his lines, he lazily added, "I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it."

What should have been an angry voice was instead delivered by the man with a sweet, coquettish tone...

The night grew increasingly ambiguous and cloying...

Half past one in the morning.

The family of six emerged from the side hall, chatting and laughing, got into their car, and headed towards the Qingcheng Villa.

Behind him, a large group of bodyguards followed at a distance.

Inside the car, Ning Yunzhan and Rong Jingchen looked at the video being played on the camera and asked Yan Yu, "The video is quite private. Can we edit it ourselves?"

“Sure, I’ll use my trusted team from the Yanxing Group.” Yan Yu paused for a moment. “Should I also give you the parts from my sister’s group that were filmed?”

“Sure, I’ll ask you to help out this time.” Jiang Shu nodded. “But the club still needs to recruit its own editor later.”

"Okay." Yan Yu looked at the schedule sent by her agent. "I've turned down all my other engagements recently, except for the two scenes at the God-Slaying Banquet. If everyone else has no objections, please make time for that too. Let's try to finish filming within five days. Everyone will be very busy after the National Day holiday!"

“We businessmen have no problem. But Rong Jingchen…” Ning Yunzhan looked at Rong Jingchen, “If your superiors assign you a task, can you refuse it?”

"It can be pushed forward; it's just a small matter of throwing money at it."

After Rong Jingchen finished speaking, he paused slightly.

Nie Zheng used to treat him like a beast of burden, constantly assigning him tasks. But for the past two weeks, that Nie guy hasn't contacted him at all...

For some reason, I had a bad feeling, as if something I didn't know about had happened.

Over there, Feng Li was still trying to secure his own benefits: "I think we can go back to the villa and continue filming. While the night is long, let's film all the sex scenes... It's okay to cut a few more times. If one night isn't enough, we can film for several more nights. I don't mind."

"No way, after I take you guys back, I have to rush to location number 2 to film the actual drama that's going to be released online." Jiang Shu checked the time on her phone. "I'm not trying to be mean, but those new actors' scenes aren't as natural as yours! I don't know if we can finish filming during the seven-day holiday. I was planning to release it on the 10th!"

Li Yubai suggested, "We're all grown men, why would we need you to take us? You can just go directly there; that way the car will drive slower, and you can rest in the car for a bit."

"It's Ali's birthday today, I'll stay home and keep him company." Jiang Shu glanced at Feng Li, "Otherwise he'll keep bothering me for a year!"

Feng Li glanced at her and said, "I can mess with you for the rest of my life."

(End of this chapter)