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

Chapter 490 Live Performance
On the second day of filming for "Youth Glory", the sound equipment suddenly malfunctioned, forcing the crew to suspend filming and wait for repair personnel to arrive.

On the third day of filming, the male lead's car suddenly broke down during shooting, with thick black smoke filling the air above the set. It had to be towed away for repairs, and the scene had to be reshot later.

On the fourth day of filming, the third female lead sprained her ankle and walked with a limp, making it impossible to film normally, and her scenes were postponed.

The fifth day after startup...

Sixth day since the system was turned on...

The crew of "Youth Glory" seems to be under a curse, with constant problems since filming began, and director Han Xiaohua's cursing can be heard almost every day.

Even the film crews shooting nearby knew about it and were gossiping about whether the crew hadn't set out a fruit platter at their opening ceremony, otherwise why were they having problems every day?
And this lively scene naturally did not escape Liu Haiyang's eyes.

His mood was like a rollercoaster ride. Just over a month ago, he was frowning because his own crew was experiencing frequent accidents and falling behind schedule. But these past few days, he's been grinning from ear to ear because of the rival crew's 'series of accidents'.

Moreover, he would often take out his phone to rewatch those exciting videos, watching Chen Mingyuan and Han Xiaohua's exasperated expressions, as well as the helpless expressions of the staff and actors. He could watch them over and over again without getting tired of them, at least six or seven times a day, which had become his source of happiness.

It's so cheerful to watch, and it even lightens the atmosphere on set of "A Love So Beautiful," making it less oppressive than before.

Even if the actors didn't perform well, and a scene had to be reshot more than ten times, they wouldn't be reprimanded. Instead, they would be comforted with kind words, leaving everyone confused and wondering if Vice President Liu had successfully conceived a second child.

Gradually, Liu Haiyang became dissatisfied with just listening to reports and watching videos. He always felt something was missing when he was on the other end of the phone. After a whole night of serious consideration, he finally decided to go to the set of "Youth Glory" to see some jokes and to mock Chen Mingyuan face-to-face.

It's another morning.

After arriving at his film crew, Liu Haiyang couldn't wait to send WeChat messages to Chen Xukun and Wang Xiaofei.

"When are we going to cause trouble today?"

Soon, both WeChat messages received replies.

Chen Xukun: I don't know, I'm looking for an opportunity.

Wang Xiaofei: "I plan to take action this morning."

Seeing that Wang Xiaofei was going to cause trouble that morning, Liu Haiyang couldn't miss this good show. So he told director Xu Baoping and then quickly walked towards the "Youth Glory" film crew.

Xu Baoping and the actors breathed a sigh of relief as the producer left, as if the Five Finger Mountain that had been pressing down on Sun Wukong had been removed, and even the air felt fresher.

At that moment, they had only one thought: 'Don't come back!'

Liu Haiyang followed the stone path of the film and television base, making several turns, and soon saw the filming location of "Youth Glory".

Just as he was about to cross the cordon, a voice suddenly rang out.

"stop!"

A crew member dressed in black overalls walked over, blocked Liu Haiyang's way, and said with a frown, "There's filming going on up ahead. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed in. Please go somewhere else."

After saying that, he waved his hand impatiently, making a shooing motion, as if he were shooing away flies.

Liu Haiyang, who had been all smiles, suddenly froze, glaring at her and asking with displeasure, "Don't you know who I am? I am Liu Haiyang, the deputy general manager of Tianxi Media."

He thought that if he revealed his identity, the other party would apologize and let him in immediately, but the staff member sneered, "I don't care who you are, as long as you don't have the orders from General Manager Chen, Director Han, and Teacher Zhang, no one is allowed to enter."

Upon hearing this, Liu Haiyang immediately frowned. He had come prepared to see Chen Mingyuan make a fool of himself, but he never expected to be met with such a cold reception as soon as he arrived.

"What's your name? Which department are you from? Do you not want to work at Tianxi Media anymore?" Liu Haiyang asked threateningly with a gloomy face, his voice as cold as ice.

"Hehe, I don't work for Tianxi Media." The staff member said without looking up, "I'm an employee of Director Han Xiaohua's studio, and I have nothing to do with your company."

"..."

Liu Haiyang's face froze; he was completely dumbfounded.

I thought the other person was an employee of Tianxi Media, but I didn't expect him to be an employee of Han Xiaohua's studio. I instantly felt embarrassed. No wonder I didn't recognize him.

This is awkward.

He couldn't use his company position to intimidate people, nor could he force his way in; he couldn't exactly throw a tantrum at the entrance to the film set, could he?
If you call Chen Mingyuan, he'll definitely be grinning from ear to ear when he finds out he's been blocked from the film set, and he'll probably take the opportunity to mock him even more.

As for Han Xiaohua, I'm not very familiar with her.

Moreover, the other party is a director, who may be busy, and even if you call, they are unlikely to answer.

Oh, and there's also Teacher Zhang Wen; he'll definitely be here.

Liu Haiyang immediately took out his phone from his pocket, found Zhang Wen's number, and dialed it. The phone rang several times, and his heart beat faster, afraid that the other party would not answer and he would miss today's good show.

He was probably busy, because it took a long time before the other end answered.

"Mr. Liu, what brings you here?" A familiar voice came through the receiver.

"Director Zhang, I came to visit your film set, but the staff stopped me from going in. Could you please put in a good word for me?" Liu Haiyang got straight to the point, stating his purpose directly.

"Mr. Liu, what are you saying? What are you talking about? I'll come pick you up right now, just wait here." Zhang Wen hung up the phone after saying that.

Upon hearing this, Liu Haiyang's displeasure immediately dissipated, and a smile appeared on his face.

Director Zhang is very sensible; the promotion and raise he gave the other party were not in vain.

Liu Haiyang put his phone in his pocket and looked arrogantly at the staff member on the other side of the line, saying, "Zhang Wen will be here to pick me up soon."

The staff seemed not to hear, continuing to scroll through videos, but in their minds they were thinking: Idiot, can't you see? They had me, someone from Director Han's studio, guarding this place, just to target you.

Liu Haiyang, left standing to the side, felt humiliated once again. However, the other party was Han Xiaohua's person, not an employee of Tianxi Media, so he couldn't do anything about it and could only wait outside the cordon.

Three or four minutes later, a figure approached from afar.

Liu Haiyang's eyes lit up immediately when he saw the person; it was Zhang Wen.

"Director Zhang, did I disturb you?" Liu Haiyang asked with a smile, his attitude incredibly warm.

"No, I'm just a figurehead here, spending my days playing cards. Your call comes at a perfect time; my butt was getting sore from sitting so long, so I came out for a walk." Zhang Wen said, as he reached out and lifted the police tape, gesturing for the other party to come in.

Liu Haiyang was taken aback upon hearing this, a question arising in his mind: wasn't the other person the screenwriter of this drama? Why was he being treated as a mere decoration?
Could it be that because the script was bad, Han Xiaohua revised it as they filmed, which is why Director Zhang wasn't involved?

He suddenly remembered that the other party had once said that this script was written casually before, and now seeing how little importance the other party was being given, he realized that this must be the reason.

When filming "Perfect Days", Han Xiaohua was very enthusiastic towards the other party, and would pull him aside to talk about the script whenever she had time.

Liu Haiyang, who thought he had guessed the reason, immediately curled up his lips, patted the young man on the shoulder and said, "Director Zhang, they were blind and didn't know how capable you are."

A cold smile flashed in Zhang Wen's eyes.

Are you blind? Who was it that left him unused and insisted on offering a ten million reward for the script?
Who is truly blind?

Despite his thoughts, he didn't say them aloud. Instead, he feigned being touched and said, "Mr. Liu, you really understand me."

“Of course.” Liu Haiyang smiled, then lowered his voice and asked, “Director Zhang, I heard that a lot of things have happened here since filming started…”

"Shh!" Zhang Wen suddenly put his left index finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture. He then looked around warily before saying, "Mr. Liu, keep your voice down. If the other people in the crew hear this, it will cause panic."

"Huh? Is it really that bad?" Although Liu Haiyang knew everything that had happened here, he still felt that Zhang Wen was exaggerating a bit.

“Mr. Liu, you don’t understand the situation.” Zhang Wen said in a low voice, “Since filming started, there have been problems every day. It’s not only affecting the filming schedule, but also affecting everyone’s mood. Some people say that someone in the crew is deliberately causing trouble, but they haven’t been caught yet. Some people also think that there are ghosts in this area. If these words get out, do you think it won’t cause panic?”

Liu Haiyang was stunned. He had only asked Wang Xiaofei and Chen Xukun to cause trouble, but he didn't expect it to turn into something sinister.

That's good, the bigger the commotion, the more exciting it will be.

However, Wang Xiaofei and Chen Xukun should be careful in the future. Some people have begun to suspect that these recent 'accidents' were deliberately orchestrated. If the two are caught, it may implicate him.

Okay, let's take a break for a few days and talk about it again later.

Forget about today, we're already here, we have to see a good show.

"Hey, isn't this Vice President Liu? What brings you here?"

Just then, a strange-sounding voice suddenly came from behind.

Liu Haiyang knew who was speaking without even looking.

There was no one else but Chen Mingyuan.

Liu Haiyang quickly put on a concerned look and walked over to Liu Haiyang. "Vice President Chen, I heard that there is something evil in your crew. No, I mean, your crew has been having some bad luck lately, so I came to offer my condolences."

Chen Mingyuan thought to himself: Isn't that filth you?

But he said, "Thank you for your concern, Vice President Liu. I heard you've been having problems every few days. We're really in the same boat."

Liu Haiyang raised an eyebrow, as if he had been fed a fly, but when he thought about how the other party was not doing well either, his mood immediately improved.

"Vice President Chen, I'm just here to take a look around. I hope I'm not bothering you?" Liu Haiyang asked.

He felt that he was here to see a joke, and there was no need to argue with the other party for the sake of a moment's pleasure. It wouldn't be too late to mock the other party when the 'accident' happened.

"No, Vice President Liu, feel free to look around, as long as you're not trying to steal the plot." Chen Mingyuan said this deliberately to humiliate the other party.

Liu Haiyang clenched his fists, cursing inwardly: What kind of plot is there to steal from this lousy script? My script was written by the famous screenwriter Jiang Ke, and it cost ten million.

Chen Mingyuan looked at Liu Haiyang, whose expression had changed, and said with a half-smile, "Vice President Liu, why do you look so pale? I was just joking. You're not angry, are you?"

Liu Haiyang gritted his teeth, knowing full well that the other party was doing it on purpose, but he couldn't retaliate, otherwise people would say he was petty and couldn't take a joke.

"Hehe, I know you like to joke, why would I be angry?" Liu Haiyang forced a relaxed smile.

You absolutely must not get angry at this time; if you do, you lose.

"Haha, I knew Vice President Liu wasn't that petty," Chen Mingyuan said. "Then you keep an eye on things, I'm going to get busy."

After saying that, he turned and left without asking anyone to bring a stool, leaving the other person standing there.

Liu Haiyang watched Chen Mingyuan's retreating figure, his face instantly turning cold, his gaze venomous, as if he wanted nothing more than to take the other man down.

Hmph, don't get cocky, you'll regret it in a minute.

He walked around the set, appearing casual, but he was actually looking for someone.

Soon, he saw Wang Xiaofei and Chen Xukun.

Their eyes met in mid-air, and without saying a word, everything was understood without being spoken.

Wang Xiaofei returned to the place where the clothes were kept with a blank expression, but inside he was panicking.

'Holy crap, what's Vice President Liu doing here?'

'Could it be that the other party already knows the accident was staged?'

'What should we do? That's it! Let's find Teacher Zhang. Teacher Zhang will definitely have a solution.'

Thinking of this, he immediately took out his phone, found Teacher Zhang's number on WeChat, and quickly tapped on the screen.

"Teacher Zhang, Vice President Liu is here, what should I do?"

Zhang Wen took out his phone and glanced at the WeChat message. Although it was just a single sentence, he could sense the other person's panicked state of mind.

At this moment, you must remain calm and absolutely not panic, otherwise Liu Haiyang will easily see through you.

"Calm down, he's just here to watch the show, it has nothing to do with you," Zhang Wen replied.

Wang Xiaofei stared intently at his phone, and upon seeing Teacher Zhang's words, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He remembered that Vice President Liu had come to the film crew with Teacher Zhang, and Teacher Zhang's words were always right.

At the same time, Chen Xukun also hid in the car and sent a WeChat message to Zhang Wen with trembling fingers. Zhang Wen replied with the same message as Wang Xiaofei.

At that moment, after filming a scene, Han Xiaohua called for a stop.

After calming the two double agents down, Zhang Wen returned to Director Han Xiaohua's side and whispered, "Liu Haiyang is here."

Han Xiaohua paused slightly, then nodded calmly, staring at the monitor to observe the footage that had just been recorded.

As for Liu Haiyang, he didn't bother to look at him or pay any attention to him.

To him, it was simply a matter of audiences coming from in front of the television to the performance venue; he would just perform as usual.

Are we supposed to tell them: We're about to start acting?
Wouldn't that expose the truth?

Today's 'performance' was originally scheduled for noon, but since the audience has already arrived, the performance can be moved up.

Come, experience the raw power of art!

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(End of this chapter)