How can you ascend to heaven when you are a star?

Chapter 412 Bullying Incident on the Film Crew
in the afternoon.

A video appeared online and quickly became a trending topic.

"A well-known actor bullies staff members on set."

In the video, a staff member is eating when an actor arrives. After a brief exchange, the actor suddenly overturns the staff member's small dining table, spilling food all over the floor and even splashing it on the staff member. The staff member then squats down and silently picks up the food from the ground...

Because the topic of 'bullying' is very sensitive, the video attracted the attention of countless netizens as soon as it appeared, quickly rising to the top of the trending searches, and the number of related topics continued to increase, with the entire internet discussing the protagonist in the video.

"Isn't this Song Haoran? He looks sunny and handsome in front of the camera, but I never expected him to be so dark and vicious behind the scenes."

"Song Haoran has thick eyebrows and big eyes, yet he can do something like this."

"A film crew is a workplace, not a place for actors to act arrogantly and bully others. We urge the industry to boycott this as a warning to others!"

"This actor lacks professional ethics and has extremely poor character; an explanation is necessary."

"An artist should be a good person first. He doesn't even understand the most basic respect and bullies the staff. This kind of actor doesn't deserve to have fans and resources."

"This is outrageous! Song Haoran must come out and apologize, giving the public an explanation!"

"..."

Because the video was so clear, netizens immediately recognized who had overturned the table.

People flocked to Song Haoran's Weibo to condemn his domineering behavior towards staff members. Some of Song Haoran's fans couldn't believe it and left messages for him to verify, hoping that he could come out and explain or refute the rumors.

"Ding!"

"Ding Ding Ding!"

When assistant He Yue saw the private messages and comments Haoran received on Weibo, her brows furrowed tightly.

what's the situation?
Why are so many people insulting Haoran and saying that he bullies the staff?

Although Haoran does sometimes act like a big shot, it's mostly just being late or leaving early, and not giving others a friendly look. But that doesn't count as bullying, does it?
Many actors are like this, and there are even more celebrities who are worse than Haoran.

"Ding!"

Just then, her phone rang. It was a WeChat message from a good friend. The message was very simple, containing only four words.

"is that true?"

Below this sentence is a video file.

He Yue curiously tapped the screen with her finger, and the video started playing.

When she saw what was in the video, she was completely stunned.

It turns out to be the video of Haoran overturning Teacher Zhang's dining table.

and many more.

Is this the bullying that the fans are talking about?
She quickly went online to check.

When I saw the news item that was trending at number one, I felt like the sky had fallen.

She knew very well that if Haoran was really accused of bullying staff, he could forget about working in the entertainment industry in the future.

Thinking of this, He Yue pushed open the door and rushed into the consultation room. Looking at Song Haoran lying on the dental chair, she said anxiously, "Brother Haoran, something bad has happened! The incident of you overturning Teacher Zhang's dining table has been posted online, and netizens are saying that you are bullying the staff."

"what?"

Song Haoran suddenly straightened up, trying to sit up, but bumped into the dentist's tweezers. The pain made him cry out "Ah!" and lie back down, even louder than when he fell.

The dentist was startled and quickly withdrew his hand from the tweezers, but the wound, which had just been disinfected and the bleeding stopped, started bleeding again.

However, Song Haoran had no time to care about his wound. He covered his mouth, sat up, took the phone from his assistant, and stared intently at the news content.

At this point, the news headline had been changed to: Song Haoran's film crew bullies staff.

Aside from the video of him flipping the table, the news was filled with criticism and condemnation of him, from moral to spiritual levels, and from psychological to behavioral levels. In short, he was portrayed in a completely disparaging way, almost to the point of being verbally abused.

Looking at the news and netizens' comments, Song Haoran's face, which had been red with pain just moments before, was now completely pale and bloodless.

Who took this photo?
Why did it appear online?
Those were the meals he bought; he just didn't want others to eat them. How did that become bullying?

He knew very well that once he was labeled a 'bully,' his acting career would be completely over.

No, we must explain immediately and let the public know the truth.

Just as Song Haoran was about to post on Weibo, his phone suddenly rang. He looked at the caller ID and saw that it was his agent, Guo Yaoming, calling.

His heart skipped a beat. He knew without even guessing that the call was definitely about overturning the table.

How to do?
To answer or not to answer?

If you accept the scolding, you'll definitely get a good beating; but if you don't, you might escape it eventually.

Moreover, he also needs his agent to help with public relations.

After much deliberation, Song Haoran finally answered the phone.

"Hey, Brother Guo..."

"Song Haoran, what's going on with the video online?!"

Guo Yaoming's angry roar came through the microphone.

Although it wasn't on speakerphone, the sound was so loud that even the dentist next to me could hear it clearly.

Song Haoran trembled with fright, nearly dropping his phone. He knew that Guo Ge was the only one who could save him, so he quickly said, "Guo Ge, don't be angry, let me explain, it's like this..."

He then recounted in detail what had happened at noon, not daring to omit anything.

After hearing this, Guo Yaoming's anger flared even more, and he couldn't help but curse, "Are you an idiot? Don't you use your brain before you do things? You went to Han Xiaohua's film set and overturned Zhang Wen's dinner table. Is that a place for you to run wild?"

"Brother Guo, this isn't my fault. That guy surnamed Zhang went too far and stole the food I delivered. In my panic, I flipped the table. What do you think I should do now?" Song Haoran asked, feeling very wronged.

"How the hell should I know what to do!" Guo Yaoming said irritably. At this moment, he just wanted to quit and get away from Song Haoran, that idiot.

However, despite his thoughts, he was Song Haoran's manager, and whether it was for work or for personal gain, he couldn't ignore it.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "The only thing we can do now is to apologize to Teacher Zhang and ask him to cooperate in issuing a statement saying that it was just filming."

"Apologize to him? Why should I?" Song Haoran asked indignantly.

"Do you have any other methods?" Guo Yaoming asked loudly, his voice hoarse from anger at Song Haoran's attitude.

"But, but will he cooperate with me? Brother Guo, you don't know, my relationship with him is irreconcilable. If I go to him now, I'll only be humiliated." Song Haoran said, not wanting to make a fool of himself.

"So what if I humiliate you? Even if I make you kneel down and apologize, you have to kneel. Do you still want to work in the entertainment industry? Do you know that once you're labeled a 'bully,' forget about working with famous screenwriters and directors, even small productions won't hire you?" Guo Yaoming said bitterly.

I thought to myself: How could the company have signed such an idiot? Did they lose their brains during evolution? Anyone with a brain wouldn't do something like overturning someone's table in public.

The identity of a celebrity is both a halo and a shackle.

Ordinary people might flip a table, but celebrities are public figures, so their actions are magnified, interpreted in various ways, and labeled with all sorts of accusations.

Song Haoran knew that Brother Guo wasn't bluffing him, but he just didn't want to apologize to that guy surnamed Zhang. He tentatively asked, "How about we ask President Li for help? If she hadn't made me pursue Bai Lu, I wouldn't have had a conflict with that guy surnamed Zhang, and there wouldn't have been this table-flipping incident."

"You'd better not say things like that in front of outsiders, otherwise if it gets back to President Li, you can expect to be sidelined," Guo Yaoming said coldly.

Song Haoran glanced at his assistant, then at the dentist, and felt a pang of guilt. "Surely President Li won't find out?"

"I'll ask you one last time, are you going to apologize to Teacher Zhang or not?" Guo Yaoming asked.

"I don't want to," Song Haoran said softly.

"Then hurry back to the company, or call President Li directly and ask her to intervene. With President Li's status, she should be able to get Teacher Zhang to cooperate." Guo Yaoming could only pin his hopes on his boss.

Mr. Li is the boss of the company, and Ms. Zhang is an employee. When the boss speaks, the employee has to listen, even if they feel wronged, they have to endure it.

He had no other choice anyway.

"Okay, I'll give it to Mr. Li right away..."

Song Haoran had only spoken half a sentence when his phone vibrated. He glanced at the caller ID and saw it was President Li.

"Brother Guo, we have to go now, President Li called me," Song Haoran said hurriedly.

"Hmm." Guo Yaoming hung up the phone directly, too lazy to deal with the matter.

Not wanting to be laughed at by outsiders, Song Haoran turned to the dentist beside him and said, "Doctor, could you go out and rest for a bit? I need to take this call."

"I'm going to the restroom." Not wanting to lose this important client, the dentist immediately pushed open the door and left the examination room.

Song Haoran took a deep breath before answering the phone.

"plum……"

What's going on with the videos online?

Song Haoran had barely uttered a word when he was interrupted by Li Lehua on the other end of the phone. Although Li Lehua asked the same question as Guo Yaoming, her calm tone was tinged with coldness.

"President Li, it's all that guy surnamed Zhang's fault!" Song Haoran first shifted the blame, then embellished the story.

Guo, the agent, is the one who is trying to help him, so he should tell the truth. Li, on the other hand, is the one who can save him, so he should portray himself as the victim in order to gain more understanding and support.

Moreover, he knew that President Li seemed to dislike that Zhang, otherwise he wouldn't have arranged for him to pursue Bai Lu.

"Mr. Li, that video was taken out of context. It was Teacher Zhang who stole my food, which is why I flipped the table. I don't need his apology. Just clarify things online and say it was during filming," Song Haoran said, sounding aggrieved.

"Do you have a video of him stealing your lunch?" Li Lehua asked after listening. She didn't want to verify the truth of the matter, but just wanted to smear that Zhang guy to vent her anger.

"No, no," Song Haoran said.

Even if there is video footage, it's useless. At most, he and that guy surnamed Zhang had some physical altercation. The other party didn't obviously try to steal anything, and no one would believe it if it were posted online.

Li Lehua was somewhat disappointed. Without the video recording, there was no way to reveal the facts to the public, let alone expose Zhang Wen's robbery. There were too many rumors online, and netizens were more vigilant, preferring to believe what they saw.

and many more!

Since someone in the crew filmed Song Haoran flipping the table, does this mean that someone else might have filmed Zhang Wen stealing Song Haoran's lunch?

It's worth noting that many of the crew members were employees of Tianxi Media.

Thinking of this, she suddenly had an idea.

"I'll try to think of a solution for you. Don't do anything yet, just wait for my message," Li Lehua said.

"Thank you, Mr. Li, thank you, Mr. Li, you are the best boss in the world." Song Haoran expressed his gratitude profusely and flattered him.

He believed that as long as the boss said one word, wouldn't that guy surnamed Zhang obediently submit?

Li Lehua hung up the phone, then searched through her phone's contacts and finally found the phone number of Chen Yang, the director of the film and television production department.

The other party is currently the assistant director of the "Perfect Days" production team, making them the perfect candidate to handle this matter.

Soon, the call was connected.

"Director Chen, are you on the set of 'Perfect Days'?" Li Lehua asked.

"Mr. Li, I'm here." Chen Yang said as he walked to the side, afraid of disturbing Director Han Xiaohua's filming.

"You must have seen the conflict between Song Haoran and Zhang Wen, right? Ask around the crew if anyone has the full recording of the incident," Li Lehua instructed.

"Okay, I'll go ask around now and see who has it," Chen Yang said after hearing this. Although he didn't know why President Li wanted to record the video, he still hurried to do it.

Who can blame them when the other party is the boss?
"Xiao Zhou, do you have a video of Song Haoran flipping the table?" Chen Yang asked a stagehand.

"Director Chen, there are plenty of resources online," the production assistant replied.

He also saw the trending topic online and finally understood why Teacher Zhang would pick up the food from the ground with his hands.

It must be said that Mr. Zhang's acting skills are superb. Even Tom Hanks' performance in front of him shows traces of acting. He deserves an Oscar.

"Is there a complete version, starting from when Song Haoran appeared on set?" Chen Yang asked.

"No, Director Chen, as you know, Director Han doesn't allow taking photos or videos on set. Wasn't Gu Jiang kicked out of the crew by Director Han just because he took a photo with an artist?" the production assistant said.

Chen Yang was certainly aware of the rules Director Han had set on set, but since President Li wanted it, how could he not ask?
Looking around, he walked over to a makeup artist who was playing a game.

"Xiao Ding, do you have a video of Song Haoran flipping the table?"

"No." The makeup artist shook her head.

Do you know who has it?

"do not know."

"..."

Chen Yang thought for a moment and felt that there was one person who was most likely to have the recording, or even 100% likely, so he went over to him.

"Teacher Zhang, do you have a complete video recording of Song Haoran's arrival and departure this afternoon?" Chen Yang asked.

That's right, he was looking for one of the parties involved in the incident, Teacher Zhang Wen.

He didn't know what others thought, but he felt that the video that appeared online was most likely Zhang's masterpiece.

"Why are you asking this?" Zhang Wen asked, puzzled.

“It’s not me who wants it, it’s Mr. Li who wants it,” Chen Yang said.

"President Li? Li Lehua?" Zhang Wen asked.

"Mm." Chen Yang nodded.

"Why does she want to record this?" Zhang Wen asked curiously.

"I don't know." Chen Yang shook his head.

"That's not the case."

"..."

Hearing this conversation, Li Lehua on the other end of the phone was speechless, wishing she could give Director Chen a good beating from afar.

If you're going to record a video, then record it. Why bring her up?
That Director Chen is a complete idiot.

……

(End of this chapter)