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

Chapter 494 Inhuman and Depraved?

At the entrance of the film and television base.

Liu Haiyang arrived at the parking lot carrying the carrier containing the orange cat. Just as he took out his car keys from his pocket to open the door, he saw Chen Xukun get out of a car across the street, carrying a bag, as if he had just returned from running errands.

"Chen Xukun, where have you been?" Liu Haiyang asked.

When Chen Xukun heard the voice, his heart skipped a beat. The last person he wanted to see right now was this Vice President Liu, fearing that the other party would discover his 'betrayal'.

'What bad luck!'

Chen Xukun thought to himself, but on the surface he still maintained a respectful demeanor and walked over eagerly, saying, "President Liu, the crew needs a few cars tomorrow. I'm going to the car rental company to confirm the models and pick-up times. What are you doing here...?"

As she spoke, she turned her gaze to the orange cat in the carrier.

Huh?
Vice President Liu actually likes cats? He even brought them to the film set to pet them? His addiction to petting cats is really too strong.

Liu Haiyang noticed Chen Xukun's gaze, but was too embarrassed to tell anyone about the unpleasant things that had just happened, so he casually said, "The crew needed a cat, but now that they're done using it, I'm giving it away."

At this point, she immediately changed the subject: "By the way, you put that scorpion in the clothes, right? Well done, it's just a pity it didn't sting anyone. Be more careful next time, don't let the actors find out."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xukun froze on the spot. This was really going to kill him.

However, Liu Haiyang didn't think he had gone too far, especially when he thought about how his film crew had stopped shooting. His anger flared up again, and an even more vicious idea popped into his head.

"How are you planning to sabotage the filming tomorrow?" Liu Haiyang asked.

"I haven't decided yet," Chen Xukun said, shaking his head.

In fact, he didn't put the scorpion inside the clothes, and he didn't know who did. However, one thing was certain: the scorpion was definitely a temporary actor that Teacher Zhang had deliberately prepared for Vice President Liu.

Liu Haiyang then turned around and looked around. Seeing that there were no acquaintances, he lowered his voice and said, "I've got it all planned out for you. Tomorrow, we'll tamper with the rented car, like making the brakes fail."

Chen Xukun's heart skipped a beat, and his face turned pale instantly. He hurriedly said, "President Liu, I can't do this. What if the actor can't stop and something happens? I can't take the responsibility. It could cost someone their life."

If the brakes fail, the production crew will definitely investigate the matter. If it is found that he deliberately caused the damage, he will at least have to pay medical expenses and be kicked out of the production crew, or he will be sent to the police station to work on a sewing machine.

He wouldn't do something that could be fatal, even if you threatened him with his job.

If you lose your job, you can always find another one, but if you end up in jail, your whole life will be ruined.

This isn't giving him advice; it's clearly trying to harm him.

“What are you afraid of? The car speed is very slow when filming, so even if the brakes fail, it will be fine,” Liu Haiyang advised.

Chen Xukun shook his head repeatedly, as if he were trying to rattle a drum.

'idiot! ’

Liu Haiyang cursed inwardly, then came up with another plan, "If you don't want to damage the brakes, then don't damage the brakes. Let me ask you, does your crew have any actors who are allergic to certain things? Like pollen, peanuts, cat hair, or something like that?"

"Allergies?" Chen Xukun thought for a moment, then shook his head. "No, I don't know. Anyway, I've never heard of anyone having an allergy."

'waste!'

Liu Haiyang cursed inwardly once again, completely forgetting that he had wanted to send the other party a red envelope that morning.

Since no one is allergic, we have no choice but to use the ultimate solution.

"Tomorrow, find an opportunity to put some laxatives in the actors' lunchboxes," Liu Haiyang said in a low voice.

When they're all pulled so hard they can't stand up, filming will have to stop, right?

Upon hearing this, Chen Xukun's eyes widened instantly, and he almost dropped the bag in his hand.

Damaging the brakes is bad enough, but I never imagined there would be an even worse idea.

This guy surnamed Liu went to such lengths to disrupt the filming of "Youth Glory." Is this a sign of distorted humanity or moral decay? Or is he just naturally like this, only hiding it well?

"Mr. Liu, this...this won't do!" Chen Xukun said in a trembling voice, "Giving laxatives is poisoning. If we get caught, we'll definitely be sent to work on a sewing machine."

"Put less in, no one will notice, they'll just think the boxed lunch is unclean," Liu Haiyang advised again.

Lu Ming was hospitalized due to an allergic reaction, so he also wanted the crew of "Youth Glory" to go to the hospital.

"Mr. Liu, if you ask me to sabotage props and equipment, I'll do it without hesitation. But if you ask me to poison something, even if you fire me, I won't do it," Chen Xukun said with a serious expression.

Liu Haiyang raised an eyebrow. If they dare not do this or that, what use are they to the other party?

What a coward.

I'm not giving out red envelopes anymore.

"Alright, alright, I was just saying it offhand, you actually took it seriously. Hurry up and go," Liu Haiyang said impatiently, waving his hand at the other person.

Chen Xukun felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He quickly said, "Goodbye, President Liu," and then left without looking back, afraid that if he walked too slowly, Vice President Liu would call him back.

Liu Haiyang watched Chen Xukun's hasty departure and curled his lip in disdain. With such a cowardly attitude, he was destined to be a stagehand for life, with no future prospects.

"aim!"

The orange cat inside the carrier suddenly meowed.

Liu Haiyang withdrew his gaze, glanced at the culprit that had caused the film crew to stop shooting, threw it directly into the trunk, and then drove out of the film and television base.

Chen Xukun turned his head slightly and saw Vice President Liu drive away, then breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

This Vice President Liu is getting more and more perverted. Simple sabotage is no longer enough to satisfy his twisted psychology; he has to send people to the hospital to be happy.

'I'm not stupid!'

Chen Xukun spat and then walked towards the film crew.

However, he slowed down after walking a short distance.

Vice President Liu seemed different from usual. In the past, damaging a prop would make the other party happy all day, but today he was particularly murderous, as if he wanted to kill several people in the "Youth Glory" crew.

What exactly caused this drastic change in the other person's personality?
Did someone die in the crew of "A Love So Beautiful"?

Chen Xukun was startled by his own idea, and then shook his head in denial.

If someone on the film crew really died, how could Vice President Liu still be in the mood to send a cat? He thought about it for a while and finally decided to stop guessing and just ask someone he knew.
Chen Xukun took out his phone, found his colleague Liu Xiaoda's number in his contacts, and dialed the number.

This person was not only an employee of the film and television production department, but also a production assistant in the crew of "A Love So Beautiful". Since the two were about the same age, they got along well and often had a few drinks together after get off work, bragging and gossiping.

Soon, the call was connected.

"Old Liu, what are you doing?" Chen Xukun asked.

"Packing up the props," came the voice from the other end of the microphone.

"Packing up props so early? Are you going to film somewhere else?" Chen Xukun asked curiously.

Normally, film crews plan their shooting schedule for each day, and they usually shoot in one location per day. It's quite rare to see a film crew suddenly change locations like this.

"Don't mention it. I'm telling you, but don't tell anyone else," Liu Xiaoda said in a low voice.

"Don't worry, Lao Liu, you know my nickname is Xu Tiezui (Iron Mouth Xu), and I would never tell anyone that," Chen Xukun said confidently.

"Sigh, today was a complete farce. We always have rats around here, right? I don't know what got into Mr. Liu, he bought an orange cat to catch them. As a result, the female lead hugged the cat and got cat hair all over her, and the male lead, Lu Ming, is allergic to cat hair and had to be taken to the hospital. Later, when the rats came out, Mr. Liu told the cat to catch them, but the cat smashed the camera, microphone, and fill light, and the crew had to stop filming."

Liu Xiaoda recounted everything that had happened that afternoon.

Chen Xukun couldn't help but burst out laughing after hearing this.

He never expected that Vice President Liu could cause so much trouble. No wonder he was trying to kill the crew of "Youth Glory". He was clearly provoked.

Remembering that Vice President Liu had just said the cat was for filming, the laughter grew even louder.

"Old Chen, is something wrong? If not, I'll continue packing up the props," Liu Xiaoda said.

"Nothing much, I just wanted to ask if you're free tonight? Let's grab some barbecue." Chen Xukun made up a casual excuse.

"I have time. I get off work early today. I'll leave as soon as I've finished packing up the props."

"Okay, see you at the usual place at 7 o'clock."

"Well, see you there or see you."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xukun hadn't recovered from the cat-and-mouse game, but he quickened his pace, almost running towards the film set.

Back on set, Chen Xukun went straight to where Teacher Zhang was.

The director was filming a scene when he tiptoed to Teacher Zhang's side, panting, and said, "Teacher Zhang, I have something very important to tell you. It's about Vice President Liu."

Zhang Wen turned around and saw Chen Xukun panting heavily. He got up and followed him to the edge of the film set, asking curiously, "What happened to Liu Haiyang?"

"Didn't I go to rent a car? On my way back, I saw Vice President Liu at the entrance of the film and television base. He gave me some sabotage suggestions that were absolutely terrifying," Chen Xukun said with a serious expression.

"Oh? What kind of sabotage did he ask you to do this time?" Zhang Wen asked.

He directed the two scenes this morning. He has already come to enjoy directing and wouldn't mind directing a few more scenes for Liu Haiyang to see.

“Smashing things is the least of it.” Chen Xukun turned his head to look around, making sure no one was nearby, before lowering his voice to recount the conversation in the parking lot.

From 'brake failure' to 'laxative drugs in lunchboxes', there's no need to embellish the story; the incidents themselves are egregious enough.

Of course, he also made sure to state his firm refusal at the time, in order to show his determination to join them.

"He really wants to sabotage the brakes and the laxatives?" Zhang Wen frowned deeply, his tone filled with disbelief.

Liu Haiyang's ideas had crossed his bottom line. Whether it was sabotaging the brakes or putting laxatives in the lunchboxes, although there was no profit involved, it was a real act of murder, which was intolerable.

“It’s absolutely true. If I’m lying, may I be hit by a car and die as soon as I step out the door.” Chen Xukun raised his hand and swore. “I was terrified at the time. This is illegal and criminal. How could I possibly do it? When I refused, he even tried to persuade me, saying, ‘It’s okay if the car is going slowly,’ and ‘It’s okay if you put in a little laxative.’ I think he’s crazy.”

"He must be insane to come up with such a vicious idea." Zhang Wen never expected Liu Haiyang to be this kind of person; he just had to hide it very well.

“Teacher Zhang, I’ll take over the car inspection work from now on. But you need to be careful when eating. I didn’t agree, and Vice President Liu might find someone else to do it,” Chen Xukun reminded him.

“He wouldn’t dare!” Zhang Wen said with a sneer. “If something like that really happens, I’ll definitely make him work on the film set, operating a sewing machine.”

For him, minor squabbles are fine; he can play along. But if someone really wants to destroy him, he will make them pay a heavy price.

When Chen Xukun saw the cold, murderous look in Teacher Zhang's eyes, he couldn't help but tremble. He was glad that he had abandoned his evil ways and turned to the light, otherwise he might have ended up working on a sewing machine with Liu Haiyang on the set.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing," Chen Xukun continued. "I don't know if you've heard, but things have gotten so chaotic on Vice President Liu's end that he had to wrap up work early."

"Wrap up filming early? What happened to him?" Zhang Wen asked, snapping out of his daze. He thought to himself: Is my old classmate Chen Mingyuan really that capable? He actually managed to get the crew to wrap up filming early? It's not even 2:30 yet.

"Hehe, he bought a cat and brought it to the set to catch mice, but the male lead had an allergic reaction to the cat's fur and had to be taken to the hospital. The cat also broke a bunch of equipment, so filming couldn't continue." Chen Xukun recounted in detail what he had just found out.

As for his promise to Liu Xiaoda that he would never tell anyone else... to him, Teacher Zhang is no stranger, so he can say it.

"what?"

Zhang Wen was so surprised he couldn't close his mouth.

Is Liu Haiyang sabotaging himself?
No wonder the other party wanted Chen Xukun to sabotage the brakes and put laxatives in the lunchbox; it turns out he was provoked and panicked.

By the way, if this matter spreads throughout the company, the other party's prestige will suffer a severe blow, and they will likely become a laughing stock in the company for a long time to come.

and many more!

It's not enough to just become a laughing stock in the company; we must make the other party a laughing stock in the entire film and television industry.

"Are you close to the people from the 'A Love So Beautiful' production team?" Zhang Wen asked.

"Yes, we're all in the same department and used to work together a lot, but this time we've been split into two production teams," Chen Xukun said truthfully.

"Try to find out more about what's happening over there, and if you encounter anything interesting, remember to tell me," Zhang Wen said.

"Okay, I'll go back to work now." Chen Xukun pointed to the parking area, and only left after seeing Teacher Zhang nod.

Zhang Wen watched Chen Xukun's retreating figure, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up. But as he smiled, he slowly composed himself.

Liu Haiyang must be very unhappy about causing such a big incident, and he's very likely to take it out on us. It seems we need to be extra careful lately.

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(End of this chapter)