"Since this Sun Gong was close with that arrested producer, is it possible that on the day Wang Shaoqi and that producer were arrested, Sun Gong actually also participated in that gathering? He was just lucky and left early, so he escaped?"
Xiao He boldly proposed his wild idea.
Old Qi's eyes flickered with agreement, but he didn't say it directly. Instead, he said obliquely, "I heard that during the arrest, the male side only had Wang Shaoqi and that producer. The number compared to the female side seems quite disproportionate."
Actually, anyone with a discerning eye could tell the number of people present at the scene that day was off. But with this kind of thing, if they weren't caught red-handed and no clear evidence was found during a search, the others definitely wouldn't admit it.
Xiao He continued solving the puzzle, "And as for Luo Zesheng, it's because he had a conflict with Sun Gong before, held a grudge, so he set up Sun Gong today to make him lose face like this?"
"But that doesn't make sense either. How did Luo Zesheng know Sun Gong would pull this stunt today? And how did he know the police would come for a surprise inspection?"
The grudges among this group of people were indeed a bit confusing.
Moreover, the fact that Sun Gong participated in that group gathering, even an outsider like him could boldly guess it. If Luo Zesheng wanted to mess with Sun Gong, wouldn't it be better to just report him directly, drag Sun Gong down, and prove he also participated in the group gathering?
Yet in the end, it was this purely embarrassing, purely career-ending method.
—Could it be that what happened today with Sun Gong hanging outside 'walking the bird' was really an accident?
Purely him being unlucky?
Xiao He shook his head, feeling like smoke was about to start coming out of the top of his head.
Then he thought of another matter, muttering to himself—why does this hotel always have incidents?
It can't be because of his special constitution, right?
When the production team stayed at hotels before, this never happened...
...
The events of that night, unsurprisingly, became the hot topic of discussion among various production teams the next day.
Although it hadn't spread online yet for more people to know, within the industry circles near the film and television district, basically everyone knew about it.
When going to work in the morning, Xiao He could even hear actors from a few neighboring teams excitedly discussing the matter.
It was said Sun Gong fell ill after returning. Whether he was truly ill or pretending, no one knew. Only the poor production team had to halt work because of it, and it was unclear if they planned to change directors.
Xiao He sighed with mixed emotions.
So, the thing about one bad apple spoiling the whole barrel is always infinitely irritating.
Just as he arrived at the "Cangyue Calamity" production team, Xiao He encountered their own bad apple—Luo Zesheng, Producer Luo.
What happened in the early hours of the morning didn't seem to have affected him. At this moment, the man was standing by the set smoking. Seeing Xiao He appear, he even raised his hand with a smile and greeted, "Teacher Xiao, good morning."
The man was dressed impeccably, but after knowing his deeds, Xiao He really couldn't muster a pleasant expression for this person. In the end, he could only force a smile, "Producer Luo, good morning."
"By the way, we haven't properly celebrated your joining the team yesterday. After finishing work today, let's gather nearby? Consider it our team's welcome ceremony for you."
Xiao He rolled his eyes internally but politely declined on the surface, "Sorry, Producer Luo, I have work in other production teams. I need to work consecutive shifts tonight, no time."
What a joke, which real production team actor has the spare time to go eat with you!
It's either filming during the day and catching up on sleep at night, or filming at night and catching up on sleep during the day. During spare moments, they still need to memorize lines and scripts.
Xiao He had no spare time for friendly interpersonal interactions with such a person.
After declining, Xiao He lifted his leg and walked towards another direction.
"Hey, this young man, why is he still so shy."
Luo Zesheng intended to stop Xiao He, but suddenly found the young man before him narrowing his eyes slightly, the aura around him abruptly turning cold and sharp.
At that moment, a chill instantly invaded his skin. Luo Zesheng's body hair all stood on end. His body actually trembled uncontrollably from the cold covering his skin. All the words he originally wanted to say to show off were almost completely swallowed back into his stomach.
He came to find Xiao He purely because the previous matters with Shu Han and Liu Rulan had made him lose a lot of face and feel very uncomfortable.
Now that time had passed, the petty-minded Luo Zesheng still wanted to cause trouble for Xiao He, to annoy them a bit.
Especially after learning Xiao He's true background, he became even more brazen. He originally thought Xiao He was the junior of some prominent family, but it turned out he was just a kid from an ordinary family who, through good luck, started a small company.
But he never expected...
Luo Zesheng swallowed his saliva, not expecting a young man from a simple family background to be not simple himself.
He didn't doubt for a second that the person before him currently wanted to kill him.
—Was this really a child from an ordinary family?
"Xiao He, why are you still standing here?"
Just then, a reprimand came from the side.
A woman walked over in exquisite high heels, her steps steady and carrying a presence, the sharpness in her eyes and brows something makeup couldn't suppress.
And with this woman's appearance, the young man who had suddenly exuded killing intent just moments ago casually straightened up, adopting a posture ready to be scolded at any moment, looking like a completely different person from before.
"Sister Liu."
Xiao He called out to Liu Rulan who was walking towards them.
"Day after day, nothing better to do? Don't you know everyone is waiting for you? For every moment you delay, how much funding and investment does the production team waste? Why aren't you going to makeup immediately?!"
Liu Rulan glanced sideways at Luo Zesheng, her verbal reprimand cold and severe, but it sounded more like scolding the locust while pointing at the mulberry tree.
Xiao He tried hard to suppress a laugh, lowered his head, and obediently said, "Okay, Sister Liu."
Then he turned and left.
Leaving only the formidable Liu Rulan and Luo Zesheng, who felt like he had just escaped death.
Only after that terrifying guy had completely left did Luo Zesheng dare to breathe.
"Huff, huff, huff—"
He clutched his chest, panting with lingering fear, almost thinking his life would end today.
He never expected that such a seemingly ordinary artist would actually, actually...
Luo Zesheng recalled that terrifying scene, suspecting Xiao He had more than one life on his hands.
Damn it!
Luo Zesheng cursed in his heart.
These ruthless types are the most sensitive! Must warn others to stay away from Xiao He when doing things!
And Liu Rulan still didn't know Luo Zesheng's thoughts. She crossed her arms, arrogantly mocking, "Luo Zesheng, I truly never expected you to be regressing like this. Long time no see, and you still dare to provoke my artist."
With Liu Rulan's words, Luo Zesheng, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, hurriedly explained, "I didn't, I wouldn't dare! I was just greeting mr Xiao in a friendly manner. I had no intentions, I have the utmost respect for mr Xiao, and I won't disturb your work again."
The words Liu Rulan originally wanted to say got stuck in her throat.
Seeing Luo Zesheng react so strongly, she suspiciously looked the person before her up and down, wanting to confirm if it was really him.
"Producer Luo?"
Possessed?
"Sorry, I have things to do, I need to go."
Luo Zesheng shivered again. Thinking about how Liu Rulan had just arrogantly lectured that killing god in front of him, he looked at Liu Rulan with a bit of respect in his eyes. Then, without delay, he found an excuse and scurried out of the production team.
Liu Rulan: ?
Confirmed, that definitely wasn't him just now.