As the saying goes, if the sky falls, there is always someone taller to hold it up.

Zhang Yuan knew that although his intention was not wrong, touching the heroine's breasts was indeed too despicable.

There are quite a few directors and leading actors with backgrounds who do this, but their status is there.

And they were all done secretly, no one would do that in front of the camera.

You are an extra, and doing this is like a mouse licking the cat's ass. There is really no comparison.

What's more, he even dared to hit me with a stick. It would be worthy of beating him to death.

But China seems to have a tradition of not punishing everyone by law.

After knocking down so many martial arts school students, this matter would definitely not end well if he were to rely on himself.

Therefore, he immediately turned his attention to the two tallest people present.

Ma Zhongjun and Big Beard.

This problem can only be solved by relying on their abilities.

And every incident, especially a vicious incident, needs someone to be responsible.

That is what is called an "unlucky guy".

Zhang Yuan looked at Yu Min with a smile.

It seems like there's something missing from his back.

Well, it would be appropriate to add a black pot.

When they saw Zhang Yuan, the main person involved, arrive, they all went to the ward together.

It's more private here.

Although the mother and daughter of the Liu family were also half parties involved, Liu Xiaoli was still tactful enough to greet Zhang Yuan.

"Zhang Yuan, you guys chat first. Xixi and I will come to visit the patient later."

After saying this, he temporarily left this place of trouble.

Now, only Lao Ma, Big Beard, Zhao Jian, Yu Min who was slapped by Liu Xiaoli, and Zhang Yuan were left.

Zhang Yuan discovered that Yu Min looked at Liu Xiaoli's departing back with some resentment in his eyes. It seemed that the slap had hurt his self-esteem.

He is a big director, but he was hit by the heroine's mother in public. It was really embarrassing.

"According to Yu Min's petty mind, Xiao Longnu's days in the crew will definitely not be easy."

Zhang Yuan became even more determined to make Yu Min take the blame.

"How should we deal with this matter next?" Lao Ma spoke first.

He is the boss and investor, so he will definitely not give the solution directly, but will let others speak first.

In this way, he will have the initiative, and it will be clear at a glance who he agrees with and who he opposes.

What no one expected was that Zhang Yuan was the first to speak.

Logically speaking, he has the lowest status among the people present. Based on the others' understanding of him, this guy is very smart and should pretend to be dead at this time.

I never thought that he would speak up on his own initiative.

And what he said next left them completely confused.

"Um... Mr. Ma, Producer Zhang, I have something I want to say first." He said with a smile.

"You say." Lao Ma nodded.

"Before talking about this matter, I want to mention one thing first." Zhang Yuan turned his head and looked at the bearded man.

"Producer Zhang, can you give me a bank account?"

"Account?" The bearded man was completely confused: "What do you want the account for?"

"Pay the fine!"

"What fine?"

"Ah!" Zhang Yuan pretended to be surprised and used his acting skills to the fullest: "Didn't Director Yu tell you?"

"The crew was shooting underwater scenes a while ago, and the water was so cold that I shot for several days in a row, got a fever and caught a cold, and collapsed on the set."

"After the fever-reducing injection, I feel a little better."

"But the doctor told me not to do fighting scenes which require too much physical exertion, otherwise it would be easy for the disease to relapse."

"So I discussed it with Director Yu and adjusted the shooting plan to shoot some literary scenes."

"But the crew had already arranged the fighting scenes, and Director Yu said they couldn't adjust the crew's plans for me."

"But I can't act. I can only be a supporting actor on the set. I can't do the fighting scenes."

"So I said, according to the contract rules, I have to compensate the crew 20 yuan in cash every day."

"It took about three days."

"Now I'm injured again. I probably won't be able to shoot action scenes for several days. I also have to pay a fine."

"So, producer Zhang, please give me an account and I will transfer the money to it."

"The sooner you fight, the better."

After hearing what he said, the bearded man's face became very tense.

"Fuck me!"

"This kid is acting like a horse-faced idiot and making things difficult for Yu Min!"

"Yu Min is my little brother. If you mess with Yu Min, you are messing with me, right?"

Zhao Jian was stunned after hearing this. He took several steps back and looked at Lao Yu with pity.

"What did I say!"

"I told you to be careful, be careful."

"This kid usually doesn't open his mouth, but when he does, he bites you and won't open his mouth unless he tears off a chunk of skin and flesh!"

Yu Min's lips were trembling. He didn't expect Zhang Yuan to attack him at this time.

Old Ma turned to look at the bearded man and said, "Old Zhang, if we calculate it this way, two hundred thousand a day, in ten days or so, the fine will be several million."

"It seems that I don't need to give you the additional funds you want."

Bearded Man: ...

Now Lao Ma’s position is actually very clear, he has to work with Big Beard, because they have to deal with the affairs on the set, and he has to continue to preside over the crew.

But he has to be put under pressure, because Big Beard has too much power in the crew, so much so that even investor Lao Ma finds it difficult to intervene.

Zhang Yuan, as the "victim", is also the male protagonist.

He has to continue filming, otherwise if the male lead is replaced, the film will have to be completely reshot, and that would be a waste.

So at this juncture, Zhang Yuan just gave him an opportunity to check and balance the bearded man, and of course he had to take advantage of it.

"I have also worked as a screenwriter and producer over the years, so I probably understand the situation of the crew."

"It's inevitable for actors to have physical problems, and it happens in every crew."

"We need to do things reasonably and appropriately, and we cannot be inhumane."

"Lao Zhang, is that right?"

“Yes, yes, yes.” The bearded man nodded quickly: “I haven’t been on the set recently, so I don’t know about this.”

He hastened to distance himself.

"Yu Min, if an actor falls ill due to filming, it's okay for him to take a few days off. You can't handle it like this. It will disappoint everyone." He hurriedly taught her a lesson.

But his words seemed to be trying to make a small matter out of a big one.

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. Let's talk about the extras." Seeing that the bearded man's attitude had become much more moderate because of Zhang Yuan's words, Lao Ma quickly took the opportunity to start discussing important matters.

"What should we do with those extras from the martial arts school?"

"Including the injured extras, what should we do?"

Lao Ma had just said a few words when Zhang Yuan raised his arm again.

"What's wrong?" Ma Zhongjun asked.

"Boss Ma, regarding the martial arts school extras, I think we have to respect Director Yu's opinion."

Yu Min: ???
Zhao Jian on the side took two steps back. As soon as he saw Zhang Yuan's expression, he understood that this kid was going to do something bad!

"What do you mean?" Lao Ma asked puzzled.

"Director Yu is related to those people in the martial arts school. We must ask him." Zhang Yuan replied innocently.

"No, I, I didn't. When did I become a relative of them?" Yu Min widened her eyes and stuttered while explaining.

"Ah, isn't it?" Zhang Yuan scratched his head through the gauze: "The crew is saying that you and the principal of the martial arts school are related."

In fact, no one spread it. He made it up, but no one would verify it.

"Otherwise, why after so many things happened, those extras were still able to stay..." Zhang Yuan's eyes were filled with stupid clarity.

I am so confused.

Yu Min's hair stood up all over her body.

You are my relative, you are my living father, okay?

When Zhao Jian heard this, he became like Longkodo who entered the hall with Ma Guocheng. He looked around and started to move around with a look of fear on his face.

He had just taken a few steps back before, but now he went straight to the other side, letting Lao Ma and the bearded man separate him from Yu Min.

Judging from his position, he has already begun to cut ties with this old friend.

After all, a dead Taoist friend is better than a poor Taoist.

"What's the matter!" Lao Ma asked sternly.

"Tell me about it, I'll understand."

"I, I, I... forget it, I won't say anything more." Zhang Yuan looked at Yu Min with a "fearful" look, then shrank his neck and shook his head to refuse.

Yu Min was dumbfounded. This kid had never been so cowardly before.

You are pretending like this in front of Lao Ma, right?
Is this the actor?
His acting skills in real life are better than in movies!
"It's okay. I'm the one in charge here. Just speak boldly." Old Ma softened his tone, glanced at the bearded man, and said to him.

"Mr. Ma asked me to say it, so I dare not not say it." Look, everyone has seen it, it was Mr. Ma who forced me to say it... hehe.

"Before, those martial arts school students caused trouble because of the poor food and almost beat someone up."

"I heard that someone in the upper echelons took kickbacks and that caused their food to become very bad."

Yu Min's hands felt numb.

Revenge, absolutely revenge.

This kid still remembers the lunch box incident.

"Kickbacks..." Old Ma looked at Yu Min who was gritting her teeth, and a chill ran down his spine.

"It wasn't a big deal. Not long after that, there was another day... Oh, that was the day Mr. Jin Yong came to visit the crew."

"It's the same group of people who are causing trouble again. They smashed all the props and scenery of the crew and almost hurt Mr. Jin."

"After the incident, these people were still filming."

"So everyone is saying that they and Director Yu... everyone is just spreading rumors, they must be rumors!"

For the next one or two minutes, Ma Zhongjun remained silent.

Inside the ward, the air seemed to be stagnant.

The most terrifying thing is that he doesn't speak at this time.

It turns out that these people have already had two incidents, but you still keep them.

Does Lao Ma need to think about it? He knows there is something wrong as soon as he hears it.

As an investor, I provided all the funds for the crew. Where did you go with my money?
The bearded man took advantage of this one or two minutes to sort out his thoughts.

"I understand!" The bearded man narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Yuan, who had an uneasy expression.

"No wonder he brought up Yu Min's fine at the beginning."

"Not only to make him wear small leather shoes, but also to lead the conversation to him."

"Lao Ma is not familiar with the crew situation, and I am often absent."

"Yu Min is the director and the master of the play."

"It's best to blame him for everything!"

"This way, I can distance myself from the matter and avoid trouble from Lao Ma."

The bearded man just realized that Zhang Yuan was drawing a target on Yu Min!

Just now he was thinking, this kid wants to rebel, and if he targets Yu Min, isn’t that just targeting me?

Now he has figured it out, and this is forcing me to take drastic measures.

He looked at Lao Ma.

Lao Ma didn't say anything, he must be waiting for me to speak.

The bearded man understood everything completely. Someone had to sacrifice something for this matter.

And those who are too low are not qualified.

I need to give an explanation to Lao Ma, to the other crew members, to the martial arts school students, and to everyone involved.

Now the noose for hanging has been tied and is placed around Yu Min's neck.

hey guess what?

Perfect size!
The bearded man closed his eyes and thought for a while. Yu Min had been following him for many years and was considered a die-hard fan.

But it is precisely because he is a die-hard fan that he is able to calm down Lao Ma's anger.

Otherwise, if Ma Zhongjun gets angry and brings people to conduct a thorough audit, we might have to go in and investigate several people before the matter is settled.

Besides, he still wants to continue cooperating with Ciwen.

The bearded man thought to himself that he knew Zhang Yuan was not as obedient as before and had become a little difficult to deal with.

But I didn’t expect it to be so difficult!

Obviously, he had the lowest status among those present, but in reality, everyone was led by him. Or, in other words, everyone could only pretend to be led by him tacitly.

After all, the path he gave was in the best interests of everyone...except Yu Min.

Zhao Jianmao was behind the bearded man, and he had only two thoughts at this moment.

One of them is towards Zhang Yuan.

"You can't see me, you can't see me..."

The second is towards Yu Min.

"Old Yu is finished!"

The bearded man sighed, then suddenly raised his voice, pointed at Yu Min and started yelling.

"I'll let you manage the crew."

“That’s how you manage!”

“If you don’t have the ability, don’t be a director.”

"If you can't even manage the extras, how can you be a filmmaker?"

"I am now officially informing you that you are temporarily suspended from your position as the chief director of The Return of the Condor Heroes!"

After the bearded man finished speaking, he saw that Old Ma still didn't say anything. Knowing that he was still not satisfied, he spoke again.

"How much kickbacks did you take from the martial arts school?"

"We must use these people!"

"Be honest and give up the kickbacks you took, otherwise I will hand you over to the judicial authorities!"

Although it was winter, Yu Min was still sweating profusely.

That’s how much I ate. You, old man, are the one who takes the most!

Yu Min's heart was trembling, but he caught a glimpse of the bearded man giving him a subtle wink, and his mood gradually calmed down.

He knew that the bearded man had not completely given up on him.

There may be opportunities in the future, but this movie cannot be filmed.

The condition for not giving up on yourself and continuing to feed yourself is...

He lowered his usually proud head and spoke weakly.

"I understand. I will write a resignation letter immediately."

"I will also deal with the matter regarding the martial arts school..." Yu Min said with his head down.

"Okay, apart from these, Lao Zhang, you should contact the martial arts school and handle this in a low-key manner." Lao Ma spoke, agreeing to this solution.

Everyone then went about their own business.

Zhao Jian came specially to say hello to Zhang Yuan again, implying that he was grateful to him for implicating him.

Old Zhao thought to himself, luckily I’m usually nice to this kid, look, he escaped!
Zhang Yuan was not idle either. He pushed his wheelchair out of his ward and went to another ward.

There were eight people lying in this room.

When the eight saw him coming, they screamed at the same time.

"Help!"

"Ghost, evil ghost."

"Don't come over here!"

Of course, it’s those injured martial arts school students.

At this moment, when they saw Zhang Yuan, whose one eye was still bloodshot, they seemed to have seen a demon god who would kill anyone who stood in his way.

The previous experience was too shocking. So many people surrounded him, but he was beaten to the ground.

Nine out of ten cases, they were left with psychological trauma.

"Shh!"

Seeing them making noise, Zhang Yuan put his index finger in front of his mouth.

"This is a hospital, no noise is allowed."

"Do you still want to taste the taste of benevolence and righteousness?"

Whoosh!
Upon hearing this, the entire ward immediately became quiet.

This person who is kind with his left hand and righteous with his right hand is really unbearable.

Zhang Yuan felt it was too hard to push the wheelchair, so he simply stood up, walked to the corner of the ward, raised his hand and patted a tall man who was lying sideways facing the wall and shivering all over.

"Hello, Captain Jia." Zhang Yuan's palm fell lightly, but it still made the other party tremble all over.

"Wait until you are discharged from the hospital." He whispered these four words softly, then left the ward with a smile.

Jia Qiang, who had six or seven broken bones all over his body, was so frightened that he almost urinated...

After a day or two, Zhang Yuan no longer had to pretend and returned to the crew on his own initiative.

Of course he hasn't fully recovered, but since the filming intensity of the scenes is not very high, there are basically no major problems.

During the days he was away, Yu Min had been suspended from work and the crew was entirely dependent on Zhao Jian.

Just as he arrived, the new director who was going to "clean up" Yu Min's mess also arrived.

He is also an acquaintance of Zhang Yuan.

"Director Ju, hello!"

Ju Jueliang waved at him with a helpless smile.

He felt that he should not be a director.

Should work in the fire department.

Just help the bearded man put out the fire!

He was in the last "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and he is in it again this time.

What Ju Jueliang didn't know was that a disaster had already happened when he arrived... (End of this chapter)