Chapter 56: Dogs Biting Dogs

  He lifted up the clothes in his hand, and instantly, everyone's face changed.

  "DV? DV!" Gao Lan Chun suddenly exclaimed in surprise "You actually brought a DV?"

  The small DV in Lin Xiao's hand became the focus of everyone's attention.

  "Thud." Everyone's gaze followed the sound and looked over, only to find Bai Qing had turned pale and collapsed to the ground.

  " DV... DV..." His eyes were wide with terror, his face deathly pale, and he kept repeating this phrase like a mantra.

  "A gulp." A clear sound of swallowing saliva rose, and Liu Yiyi wanted to see who it was, but found that everyone was staring at him.

  He almost burst out laughing "Me?! Haha, it's me?"

  In four years of being in the circle, he has never felt such inner terror as today.

  "It's indeed a case of reaping what you sow." He closed his eyes in bitter resignation. The moment DV appeared, he knew today was doomed.

  After calculating for so long, I didn't expect that in the end it was him who fell!

  "Damn you, Liu! You won't die a good death!" "You're not even worthy of being called human!" The various curses from others in the past echoed in his mind, and he really regretted agreeing to Li Rui's proposal.

  "I... actually I..." He opened his eyes, and a few words came out stuttering, like a toddler speaking for the first time.

  But no one paid attention to him, and DV had already reached Chen Jialin's hands, who was opening it and looking at it.

  "I believe you've seen this thing before."

  "Ah, Liu Yiyi's room card."

  "Why doesn't anyone call me brother anymore? The sign is quite big!"

  "What's the point of calling now that we've already fallen out?"

  What rushed into her ears was this conversation, and Liu Yiyi only felt that her face was slapped with 70 or 80 slaps, burning to the point of fever.

  Bai Qing had already slumped to the ground like a dead dog, but when he heard the words "...it's just that you have no backing, no one dares to help you out, what can you do? It's clear that you're being bullied, what can you do? It's all because you didn't find a powerful patron like your good friend Song Qingming..." his body shook slightly.

  The room was dead silent.

  Xu Ziyao's expression didn't change, but Qian Zhong was already drenched in cold sweat, his eyes constantly drifting towards Xu Ziyao, wanting to get closer, only to find that Xu Ziyao had skillfully dodged him.

  His heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

  "Over...over..." The two words replayed in his mind like a movie on repeat.

  The room was left with only the sound of DV playback, mixed with the heavy breathing of a few people.

  Just then, Qian Zhong's mobile phone rang. He took it out with a trembling hand and saw that it was a message from Li Ruijin.

  "What's going on? That bastard should get out of here! I'll buy you a drink later."

  Qian Zhong almost smashed his phone in anger and fired back a few words: "Fuck your mom!"

  The news reached Li Rui's mobile phone, and his face changed instantly.

  "Li Rui is coming? What's wrong?" a newcomer beside him asked.

  "Nothing... I'm just a bit uncomfortable... I'll go rest for a while." Li Rui's face turned white as paper, and he made an excuse to slip away.

  He ran to a quiet place and immediately called Qian Zhong.

  Once, no answer. Twice, no answer. The third time, Qian Zhong finally picked up.

  "Money..."

  He hadn't even finished saying his name when he was interrupted by Qian Baozi's roar: "Li Ruijin! Get over here now!"

  Something's gone wrong!

  Li Ruijin was stupid enough to guess that something had leaked. And it leaked badly, so everyone caught a clue.

  "How is it possible... even if Little Uncle himself came out, it wouldn't work? Where did I go wrong? How could that bastard have passed this test?" He gritted his teeth and thought, his leaden legs carrying him nervously towards the makeup tent.

  In the big tent, a DV has already been played.

  The image quality is very poor and can only vaguely make out a few people, barely able to distinguish who's who. However, this in no way affects its authenticity.

  A few people, all silent. Nothing else, Xu Ziyao is here now.

  Everyone knows that there are many such things in the circle, but when these things are placed nakedly in front of oneself, they feel a bit hard to accept.

  Gong Xuehua's face, which had been filled with anger, was now filled with remorse. Her face alternated between red and white, although no one was looking at her, she knew that she was the one who was wrong, terribly wrong, to have been outsmarted by two demons.

  The old actor apologized to the newcomer? ! She had never tried it before, but she wasn't the kind of person who didn't know right from wrong. She glanced at Lin Xiao, who was standing aside with a calm and gentle expression, struggled in her heart for a long time, and finally walked over quietly. After moving her lips several times, she said softly, "Lin Xiao, I'm sorry, it wasn't intentional."

  "Nothing, Gong sister," Lin Xiao said sincerely. "I really didn't know the cosmetics were yours. If anyone is to blame, it can only be those two."

  Liu Yiyi shot him a venomous glance, which coincidentally met Gong Xuehua's even more furious gaze. It wasn't just because her high-end cosmetics had gone to waste, but also because she was outraged at being included in this trap.

  Gong Xuehua's heart was now filled with anger towards them, and the rage she had just felt was all transferred to them. However, in this situation, it wasn't her turn to speak yet, so she could only suppress the flames of anger in her heart. Liu Yiyi hastily withdrew his gaze, and then he found that everyone's eyes were looking at him.

  He wanted to speak, but found his throat was like being choked, unable to make a sound. After several attempts, he suddenly burst out like a balloon that had been blown up and then popped: "Li Ruijin! Qian Pangzi! It's all your fault! If you hadn't promised to introduce me to Tang Guobiao's prop team, how could I have helped you with this!"

  After shouting, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and with a thud, he sat down on the chair, covering his face and crying loudly.

  When Li Rui reached the door, he heard Liu Yiyi's shrill scream, and his last glimmer of hope was like a small flame in the wind, which was extinguished with a "puff".

  He steadied his hand as much as possible and lifted the flap of the tent.

  "Ah, you're here." Chen Jialin smiled with an ambiguous meaning "You've arrived at just the right time."

  "Is that so, everyone wants to hear you explain the information on Bai Qing's phone and what Liu Yiyi just shouted." Yao Chang'an laughed loudly "Manager Qian, isn't that right?"

  Bai Qing is already on the verge of collapse, and Liu Yiyi won't be much better. As the ones who personally "executed" it, you can say that being fired is the lightest punishment. If they really want to deal with them, directly taking them to court to sue for compensation for all the losses and expenses incurred by the crew would be enough to ruin the reputations of these two small makeup artists and leave them with a huge debt.

  What's more important is that from then on, no one in the crew dared to hire them again.

  Qian Zhong, once he was pulled in, wasn't much better off either.

  He was drenched in cold sweat as he finally remembered Xu Ziyao's words at the entrance of the restaurant that day.

  "I don't know anything."

  He's also wondering what he was thinking! Qian Zhong regretted it ten thousand times in his heart. He regretted that he shouldn't have insisted on taking action like Qin Xin, and even more regretted making Lin Xiao the object of his revenge.

  But now, regret is useless. Under the gaze of everyone's questioning eyes, he gritted his teeth and said with a natural expression, "Nonsense, how could I possibly let them do this? And I didn't even have that intention."

  Xue Zhongrui suddenly laughed and said, "Manager Qian, it's quite hot today."

  Qian Zhong looked at him suspiciously, not understanding what this sentence meant.

  "Otherwise, why would you be sweating so much?"

  As soon as the words were spoken, even Gong Xuehua, who had been stern-faced, forced a slight smile under her indignation. Only Xu Ziyao remained calm, while Li Ruijin's facial muscles twitched slightly.

  "Mr. Xue laughed and said, 'There are many people in the tent, I'm fat, so it's naturally hot.' Qian Zhong cleared his throat and pointed at Bai Qing and Liu Yiyi, saying, 'These two are absolutely telling lies! As a manager, how could I possibly know such an unprofessional makeup artist? And let them do this kind of thing?'"

  "Let your mother fart!" Bai Qing suddenly found a lifesaving wooden board, and his whole person came to life with a fierce spirit. With tears in his eyes, he sat up from the ground, pointing at Qian Zhong with his index finger, "Qian Baozi! I've followed you for over a year, are these things you've done not enough?! Last year's newcomer Wang Yanfang, did you have someone drag her back or was it me who called the person for you?! Or was it you who did it?! Was it you?!"

  "Shut up!" Xu Ziyao finally spoke with a threatening tone.

  Bai Qing glared at Xu Ziyao, "This time, you said you'd introduce me to a new drama group and have Li Ruijin talk to us about it. Isn't that just because Qin Xin's plan was ruined by Lin Xiao?! And you! Li Ruijin! You're not a good person! Last time, you had Liu Yiyi do waterproof makeup for him! This time, you had me use Gong Jie's makeup! Which idea wasn't yours?! If it weren't for Qian Baozi's brain, he wouldn't have thought of it!"

  Bai Qing finished speaking and started crying again. "Director Chen... I've said everything, can't you just let me stay? This is the only crew I have right now! If you drive me out... which other crew would want me?"

  He had already foreseen his own outcome.

  "You... you're talking nonsense!" Li Ruijin's whole body shook and he shouted loudly.

  "Director Chen, don't listen to them, they're talking nonsense!" Qian Zhong also said anxiously. Fortunately, Xu Ziyao interrupted earlier, or his matter might not have been heard by anyone.

  "Li Rui, Qian Zhong! Don't you have any shame? You clearly let us do it, and now you won't even acknowledge it!" Liu Yiyi also understood what Bai Qing meant - only by bringing out something bigger would they have a chance of being treated leniently.

  "Cut it out! You two be more careful with your words!"

  Lin Xiao looked at the two groups of people with interest, now that things had reached this point, he didn't need to say anything. Regardless of whether Li Rui walked or not, Qian Zhong would be fine, they no longer posed any threat to themselves.

  Or rather, dare not have any threats.

  Liu Yiyi and Bai Qing are probably going to end up tragically taking the blame.

  He suddenly felt like laughing, and he said to Bai Qing, "Go to the small tent to put on makeup. When he could let him off easy, the other party's condescending attitude was in stark contrast to his current dead dog-like appearance."

  "Willow Yiyi, white and green, don't talk nonsense." Chen Jialin seemed to be reminding her, yet also tempting her. "You say it's their doing, do you have evidence?"

  Liu Yiyi and Bai Qing exchanged a glance, and immediately chimed in unison, "Of course there is!"

  Li Ruijin and Qian Zhong's faces suddenly turned pale, no worse than when the two saw DV. Fortunately, they didn't collapse.

  One side is "commutation of sentence in sight", the other side is "imminent sentencing", two mentalities unknowingly exchanged, now it's Li Ruijin and Qian Zhong's turn.

  Their eyes were fixed on Liu Yiyi, and when they saw her trembling as she took out her phone, their last hope was shattered.

  "Normally he sends me texts with all that on them. I haven't deleted a single one, just for times like this."