Bai Qianmo returned to the film crew

Producer Liu and Kong Shen came to greet them personally, with Producer Liu holding a bouquet of lilies.

"Qianmo, welcome back to the crew. You don't have many scenes left, so keep up the good work!"

"Thank you, Producer Liu. I will do my best." Although they disliked Producer Liu's two-faced nature, they still needed to maintain a semblance of peace on set.

Bai Qianmo handed the bouquet to Xiao Meng, who was standing next to her, and got down to business with a smile.

"Producer Liu, can we keep our previous agreement?"

"Agreement? What agreement?" Producer Liu looked like he had "lost his memory."

Kong Shen coughed softly: "As we discussed before, if the rumors about Qianmo and President Jin were spread by an insider in collusion with the media, we need to find that person and kick them out of the production crew, no matter who it is."

Producer Liu pretends to have amnesia, and Director Kong Shen happens to be the cure for amnesia.

Producer Liu frowned and glared at Kong Shen unhappily, cursing inwardly, "This guy who's usually so quiet never utters a word, he always drags me down at crucial moments."

"Hehe, so that's what it was about. Look at my memory, getting old makes me forget things easily."

Bai Qianmo smiled and said, "Director Kong has a good memory."

Producer Liu: "...Hehe...Hehehe"

Director Kong lowered his head, pursed his lips, and chuckled twice.

Su Peishan raised an eyebrow at Producer Liu: "Producer Liu, do you remember now?"

Producer Liu nodded awkwardly: "I remember now. I thought it was something serious. Director Kong and I investigated everyone in our crew a few days ago, but we haven't found out who colluded with the media to frame Qianmo yet. Besides, we've been filming for half a month already, and with the New Year just around the corner, another half month of delays will add up to a considerable production cost."

"Furthermore, Jin Wancai has personally come forward to clarify his relationship with you, and Director Kong and I also affirmed your innocence at the press conference. I think this matter..."

Su Peishan scoffed, interrupting Producer Liu: "As the saying goes, one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. If we don't root this out now, and then let the negative news break when the film is ready to be released in theaters, the production costs and losses will probably be several times higher than they are now."

Producer Liu was rendered speechless by Su Peishan's words.

“Peishan, I understand the logic, but we really haven’t found that person yet. Are you suggesting I just grab anyone to give you an explanation?”

Bai Qianmo chuckled.

“Producer Liu, I know you’re usually too busy to be in two places at once, so I found this person for you.”

Producer Liu was taken aback: "Found...found it?"

Noticing the complex look in Producer Liu's eyes, Su Peishan sneered, "If we don't help find him, Producer Liu probably won't be able to find this person for ages."

After saying that, Su Peishan made a phone call.

"Send the person over here."

As soon as the phone call ended, Bai Qianmo's RV door was suddenly pulled open, and a young man stepped out first.

The man glanced in their direction, a smirk playing on his lips.

He crossed his arms, turned around, and said to the people inside the RV, "Get out."

A man in his forties, somewhat obese, stepped shakily out of the RV.

“Producer Liu…Producer Liu, Director Kong. I…”

"Wang Dazhi? What are you doing here?"

Wang Dazhi was a production assistant on the film crew, mainly responsible for managing and maintaining equipment. A few days ago, he suddenly submitted his resignation to the crew, saying that his elderly mother was seriously ill and he needed to return to his hometown to take care of her.

Upon seeing him here, both Producer Liu and Kong Shen showed expressions of astonishment.

Chen Xiang led Wang Dazhi to Bai Qianmo.

Chen Xiang said, "Wang Dazhi, please explain the whole story to Producer Liu and Director Kong in detail."

Wang Dazhi nodded: "Producer Liu and Director Kong are the reporters from Orange Video that I contacted. I also told them the location and time for Bai Qianmo and President Jin to meet at Cuishanju."

Producer Liu asked in astonishment, "Why did you do this? Don't you know how much this will affect the production team?"

Wang Dazhi was promoted by Producer Liu. When Producer Liu heard that it was Wang Dazhi who had done all this, he felt both resentful and angry.

Wang Dazhi lowered his head and choked up, saying, "I was blinded by profit back then. I thought I could make a fortune this time, and even if I left the crew and the industry in the future, it wouldn't be a loss."

Kong Shen seized on the key point in Wang Dazhi's words: "You mean to say that someone paid you to do this?"

Wang Dazhi nodded emphatically: "It was Jin Zhennuan's assistant who approached me. Since I was in charge of Bai Qianmo's group, she asked me to keep a close eye on Bai Qianmo's every move and to notify her immediately if there was any disturbance. The night before the incident, I was packing up the crew's equipment when I overheard someone asking Bai Qianmo to meet at Cuishanju at 10 a.m. That night, I informed Jin Zhennuan of this news, and she asked me to contact people from Juzi Video to stake out the place."

"That's ridiculous! Jin Wancai is Jin Zhennuan's father. How could Jin Zhennuan expose her own family's scandal?" Producer Liu looked incredulous.

“Producer Liu, what I said is true. At the time, I heard that a man wanted to see Bai Qianmo, but I didn’t know that the man was President Jin. Jin Zhennuan was also unaware of it. She only found out about the scandal the day after it broke.”

Producer Liu fell silent.

Actually, he had vaguely guessed before that this matter was related to Jin Zhennuan.

That's why he wanted to downplay the issue; after all, Jin Zhennuan was the second female lead in the drama, and her uncle was none other than the award-winning actor Lang Xiao.

If Jin Zhennuan is dismissed, not only will the scenes for the second female lead need to be reshot with a different actress, but Lang Xiao probably won't agree to that easily either.

Thinking about this, Producer Liu was in a dilemma.

At that moment, Jin Zhennuan seemed to have heard something and quickly walked over with her manager and assistant.