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

Chapter 485 Seeing Through
Because of the frequent problems on the first day of filming, Liu Haiyang went to the set every day afterward to keep an eye on things, from dawn to dusk, checking props, equipment, and locations. He even prepared rat poison, which was incredibly thorough.

However, filming did not go smoothly because of his presence; all sorts of strange things continued to happen frequently, such as actors getting injured and props being damaged.

In addition, due to the weather, there was a lot of rain, and the shooting task, which was originally scheduled for a week, was still not completed after half a month, causing Liu Haiyang to sigh all day long.

On this day, more than a dozen extras who had been booked suddenly canceled, forcing filming to stop again.

While the assistant director was making a phone call to call for more people, Liu Haiyang walked up to director Xu Baoping and asked with a frustrated look, "Director Xu, what's wrong with our crew? Why are there always these kinds of problems?"

Xu Baoping had filmed many TV series and had seen all sorts of situations. So he said nonchalantly, "Mr. Liu, with such a large crew of hundreds of people, it's normal for some problems to arise."

"Is this normal?" Liu Haiyang's brows furrowed even more.

"Of course." Xu Baoping nodded and comforted him, "Even sophisticated instruments can malfunction, let alone a film crew. It's not a big problem for us. You don't know, when I was filming my last drama, the male lead fell off his horse the next day and broke two ribs on the spot. He spent more than 20 days in the hospital."

Upon hearing this, Liu Haiyang's brows immediately relaxed a bit. In fact, he had encountered very serious filming accidents before.

I remember it was two years ago when the company was filming a police drama. Because the pyrotechnician did not control the amount of gunpowder well, five actors, including the lead actor, were injured. As a result, the crew suspended filming for more than a month.

Compared to that, the current situation is really nothing.

'It seems I was too hasty and too sensitive to everything,' Liu Haiyang thought to himself.

More than an hour later, the assistant director brought in a dozen or so extras, and filming continued.

……

Time flies, and May is here soon.

In less than forty days since filming began, Liu Haiyang has visibly lost weight, and the wrinkles around his eyes have increased significantly, making him look as if he has aged seven or eight years.

The film crew is still the same as always: no major problems, but constant minor issues. Every day, he starts worrying as soon as he opens his eyes, wondering what kind of 'surprise' awaits him today.

The car slowly came to a stop in the parking lot inside the film and television base.

Liu Haiyang did not get out of the car immediately, but instead looked out the car window to observe the film crew coming and going.

He was noticeably more energetic today than yesterday, not because he slept well last night, nor because he found money on the street, but because today was the start of filming for Chen Mingyuan's drama.

Logically speaking, since the two are competitors, Chen Mingyuan should stay far away from him while he's filming, so he can avoid seeing him and getting annoyed.

But who is Liu Haiyang? He is the deputy general manager of Tianxi Media, a man of broad mind who would never cower in the face of such an important occasion.

He had already decided that he had to make Chen Mingyuan experience everything he went through at the opening ceremony.

Liu Haiyang craned his neck to look around while munching on the bread in his hand.

He got up especially early today to watch the show, and didn't even have breakfast at home. He could only eat some bread to fill his stomach first. After watching the show, his appetite would increase, and he would have a big meal then.

A dozen minutes later, a convoy of cars drove into the parking lot.

Liu Haiyang's eyes lit up immediately when he saw the license plate of the second car; it was Chen Mingyuan's car.

Huh? Why is Director Zhang here too?
Behind Chen Mingyuan's car was a conspicuous two-tone Maybach, and the first person he thought of was Zhang Wen.

Oh, I remembered it.

Director Zhang is the screenwriter of this drama, and he should be present at such an important occasion as the opening ceremony.

"Teacher Zhang, I'm sorry." Liu Haiyang murmured to himself, then got out of the car and walked towards Chen Mingyuan.

Good shows are best enjoyed live.

"Old Chen! What a coincidence, what are you doing here?" Liu Haiyang pretended to be surprised and walked over to greet him.

"It's Lao Liu. Our 'Youth Glory' crew is filming here," Chen Mingyuan answered truthfully, then looked puzzled, "What are you doing here? Is the TV series you're in charge of filming here too?"

"You guessed it, our drama 'A Love So Beautiful' is also filmed here," Liu Haiyang said with a smile.

"Really? What a coincidence!" Chen Mingyuan said with delight.

Zhang Wen silently watched the two vice presidents' superb performance. Those who knew them would think they were rivals, sabotaging each other behind their backs, but those who didn't would think they were old friends.

He's a real actor!
If this scene were filmed and submitted to a television festival, it would definitely be a tie for Best Actor.

Of course, his acting skills are also quite good.

However, Liu Haiyang's appearance still made him a little wary.

Given the tense, irreconcilable relationship between Liu Haiyang and Chen Mingyuan, neither of them would want to see the other.

The film and television base is so big that it's hard to run into someone here if you don't want to see them.

At this point, Liu Haiyang took the initiative to approach Chen Mingyuan. If it were just a coincidence, even a first-grade elementary school student probably wouldn't believe it.

"Old Chen, did you just arrive today? I've never seen you here before," Liu Haiyang continued, feigning ignorance.

“That’s right, I didn’t see it. This is my first day here,” Chen Mingyuan said.

"The first day? That means there will be a launch ceremony today? Then I definitely have to go and support you." Liu Haiyang's face was full of smiles.

Chen Mingyuan already knew from Zhang Wen that Liu Haiyang was planning something bad, and now that he saw that Liu Haiyang wanted to attend the opening ceremony, he immediately guessed that Liu Haiyang was up to no good.

But since the matter had already been discussed, it was difficult to refuse. After hesitating for a moment, he could only agree in the end.

"Great, I'd love to welcome you." Chen Mingyuan pretended to be happy on the surface, but in his heart he was cursing.

However, the thought that his old classmate had been making things difficult for Liu Haiyang for the past month or so cheered him up.

'Come on, come on, let me see what you're capable of.'

Chen Mingyuan thought to himself.

The group headed to the set of "Youth Glory".

Liu Haiyang deliberately lagged behind, his gaze sweeping over the busy staff, a barely perceptible smile flashing in his eyes.

Yesterday, he deliberately found several company employees who were also staff members of the "Youth Glory" production team and instructed them to cause trouble at the opening ceremony.

As for how to cause trouble, he didn't say explicitly, only emphasizing that the more chaotic the better.

Upon arriving at the film set, the staff began setting up the set and placing an offering table in preparation for the opening ceremony.

Liu Haiyang stood quietly to the side, watching. Just thinking about the chaos that was about to erupt, the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up.

I wonder what Chen Mingyuan will think then.

Zhang Wen stood with the actors, seemingly chatting, but he kept an eye on Liu Haiyang's movements out of the corner of his eye.

He had already learned from some acquaintances in the film and television production department about the various accidents that occurred during the opening ceremony of the filming of "A Love So Beautiful".

The other party already intended to sabotage the drama "Youth Glory," and after a failed opening ceremony, they certainly weren't here to offer sincere congratulations. If the drama had nothing to do with him, he certainly wouldn't have bothered with this, but as an investor in the drama, he absolutely couldn't allow any mishaps to occur.

Even if Li Lehua came, it wouldn't make a difference, let alone Liu Haiyang.

After observing for a while, he noticed that Liu Haiyang's eyes kept glancing towards the set, so he turned his attention to the staff members.

Ok?
Zhang Wen frowned slightly.

I hadn't looked at it before, but once I did, I did notice something wrong.

One of the production assistants, Chen Xukun, had developed a "worrying spirit" on him. Just a few days ago, when the crew gathered for a meeting, he only had an "impatient spirit."

Moreover, this worrying spirit is visibly growing larger, like it's being inflated like a balloon.

It's just setting up a set, what's there to be nervous about?
If someone suddenly gets nervous, it's most likely because they feel guilty.

Zhang Wen stared intently at the stagehand named Chen Xukun, when he suddenly noticed the man looking around furtively. Then, without Zhang Wen knowing what he did, the worry spirit on his body began to shrink rapidly, turning from an apple into a chestnut.

Is this... done with the bad deeds?
A few minutes later, the set was set up, and the stagehand named Chen Xukun quickly left.

Zhang Wen walked over and called out to another stagehand who was about to leave, "Brother Feng, wait a minute."

Feng Yuan stopped and, seeing that the person who called him was Zhang Wen, immediately smiled. "Teacher Zhang, what's the matter?"

"Brother Feng, is the set finished?"

"Ah."

"Could you check it again? It's windy today, I'm worried it might be blown over and hit someone," Zhang Wen said.

"?"

Feng Yuan was slightly taken aback after hearing this. He looked at the sun in the sky and then at the weeping willows by the roadside. Today was a beautiful day with a gentle breeze.

However, since Teacher Zhang said so, he would just do as he was told, since the other party was the investor in this drama.
The fact that the sponsor calls him "brother" is already a huge favor. He wouldn't hesitate to do anything, even if it meant taking it apart and reassembling it.

“Okay, Teacher Zhang.” Feng Yuan replied and then began to check carefully.

He looked at it very carefully, from top to bottom and from left to right.

However, when he saw the lower right corner of the set, he frowned.

"Brother Feng, what's wrong?" Zhang Wen asked. This was the place where Chen Xukun had just been, and also the place where the negative personality derivative had suddenly shrunk.

"There's a screw missing here." Feng Yuan pointed to a connection point, then took out the corresponding screw from his tool bag and tightened it before letting out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Teacher Zhang asked him to check it. Otherwise, with so many people on stage, the scenery and stage would definitely collapse, and someone might get injured.

"Damn it, who did this? Are they trying to kill someone?"

Feng Yuan cursed inwardly, and then examined the area even more carefully.

Soon, he discovered another problem nearby. This time, it wasn't that the screws were missing, but rather that they weren't tightened properly, which could also cause the set to collapse.

He quickly tightened the loose screws and carefully inspected the scenery and stage. After confirming that there were no problems, he said, "Teacher Zhang, everything is done. It's very sturdy now, so we won't be afraid even if there's a strong wind."

"Brother Feng, it has to be you. You're so dedicated and responsible, unlike some people who just coast along," Zhang Wen said.

"It's mainly because you were careful, Teacher Zhang. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable," Feng Yuan said with lingering fear, cold sweat seeping from his back.

"It's all for work." Zhang Wen smiled, and seeing that it was almost time, he immediately returned to the group.

At the same time, the host walked onto the stage with a microphone, cleared his throat and said, "Dear teachers and friends from the media, welcome to the opening ceremony of 'Youth Glory'. Now, let's give a warm round of applause to the main creative team."

Chen Mingyuan, Han Xiaohua, Zhang Wen, and the other lead actors walked to the offering table one by one.

"First, let's welcome Mr. Chen to give a speech!" the host's voice rang out again, and the audience began to applaud.

"Whoosh!"

There was warm applause.

Standing in the front row, Liu Haiyang's eyes were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred upon seeing this scene. When he held his own opening ceremony, there was no such scene because of a rat.

Chen Mingyuan took the microphone, looked at the sea of ​​people below the stage, and said with a smile: "Thank you all for attending the opening ceremony of 'Youth Glory'. Today we are gathered here to start a new chapter together... Our team will work hard to polish every detail and live up to everyone's expectations."

"Whoosh!"

Applause started again.

Director Han Xiaohua also took the stage to speak.

As time ticked by, Liu Haiyang's gaze shifted from anticipation to doubt, and then from anxiety to disappointment.

what's the situation?
Han Xiaohua has already finished speaking, so why haven't there been any problems with the set design and stage yet?
Could it be that Chen Xukun betrayed him by becoming a double agent?
Next comes the incense offering ceremony.

The lead actors took turns holding incense sticks, bowing to the offering table, and then inserting them into the incense burner, followed by the staff.

As more and more people walked onto the stage, Liu Haiyang's heart began to race, and he silently chanted in his mind: Collapse, collapse, collapse...

However, even after the last row of staff finished offering incense, the set and stage remained completely still, and the sunlight shining on the red banner made it look exceptionally festive.

"Next, let's count down together and wish 'Youth Glory' a successful start to filming! Three, two, one!" As the host's voice fell, shouts immediately rang out from the audience.

Wishing "Youth Glory" a successful start to filming!

Colorful ribbons danced in the air, and the cameras of media reporters clicked, capturing this beautiful moment.

Liu Haiyang stood there, his gaze blank.

I clearly instructed Chen Xukun to cause trouble, and the other party just hinted that they would damage the stage and set, so why is there no movement at all? Is it not time yet? But the opening ceremony is about to end!
He couldn't help but turn to look at Chen Xukun in the crowd, his sharp eyes seeming to ask: What's wrong with you?

Chen Xukun was also completely bewildered. He reached into his pocket and felt the screws; they were indeed inside, but why were the stage and set untouched? This shouldn't be happening!

Liu Haiyang was furious when he saw Chen Xukun's expression.

waste!

idiot!

This little thing can't be done well.

It seems we have no choice but to use option 2.

……

(End of this chapter)