Chapter 109 Poison

To organize such a star-studded event, the amount of statistical adjustments required is naturally much greater than before, so Su Yun even took the time to write a small program for the penniless CAA's second-hand commercial mainframe to perform business data processing operations.

This phone, whose functions are not even as good as those of later cheap brands of smartphones, has become a super treasure of CAA. Only Su Yun, Ovitz and his partners are not allowed to use it.

Of course, the number of CAA employees is not as many as the boss, and the two people working at the front desk are even family members who volunteer to help...

After sending the two young people, Chen Boyang and Zhang Querong, to practice singing and acting, Su Yun took a stack of schedules and piled them in front of the desk where the computer was placed. She and Ovitz began to plan the shooting tasks for each actor one by one according to the time points in the schedules.

It's still early, so the big names who have agreed to guest star will not join the crew until mid-May. Except for a few young actors with important supporting roles who will join the crew at the end of May, all the others are campers of the "Summer Camp for Tomorrow's Stars" and will join the crew and participate in the filming of the movie when the schools start their holidays in early June.

Su Yun, Ovitz and others separated the people who had not yet joined the team, and then focused on assigning tasks to those who had already joined the team.

For example, Tom, who has applied for a semester off to join the filming: he still has the typical straight male roughness, and no matter how exquisite his looks are, they have to be discounted.

However, the male protagonist in the movie is so handsome that he can "blind" the spiritually beautiful female protagonist. Even if the female protagonist later feels that he is all show and no substance, she still has to work hard to dress up her good looks.

In contrast, Su Yun had to use makeup to suppress her early looks, in order to better highlight the beauty of the heroine in the later stages due to her spiritual beauty...

However, the styling was secondary; the location was the most important thing. As it happened, Tom's town was very consistent with the idyllic town community in the script. Su Yun took Ovitz and Lucas, the director, to investigate and quickly finalized the location for the protagonist's house and school.

Although a body double was not needed for this shoot, Su Yun still brought Mei Yanshuang over as a stagehand and a supporting role: firstly, she wanted to gain some experience for herself, and secondly, when she was learning camera skills from Lucas, she also needed someone to stand in her place.

Considering that Su Yun had learned from great directors such as his friends Spielberg, Kubrick, and Akira Kurosawa, and that Su Yun was the biggest investor in the film and his future partner, Lucas didn't mind teaching her the skills he had mastered.

After all, his Industrial Light & Magic would also have to learn special effects production knowledge from Su Yun in the future, so it was just an exchange of knowledge and skills, and neither side suffered any loss.

Opportunities are rare, and in this round of filming, Su Yun not only played the leading role, but also began to learn the work of director and producer. It was also the first time for Ovitz to try to be a producer, and he and Su Yun, a greenhorn, had a very intense interaction.

However, with the help of Lucas and the off-court support of Kubrick, the two rookies managed to hold on.

Although Su Yun had seen this before when she was filming a movie, this was her first time to personally participate in it.

It was a bit tiring, but I did learn a lot.

And every night when she goes back to her room to rest, she can get shoulder and back massage from Mei Yanshuang who lives in the same room with her: in order to let Mei Yanshuang go out with Su Yun to see the world, Mei Aishuang, as the elder sister, gritted her teeth and withstood the pressure from the family and took on the work of both of them, and was very busy in Hong Kong.

Therefore, Mei Yanshuang worked very hard in the crew and tried her best to have a good relationship with Su Yun, intending to earn more money to support her family.

Perhaps it was because he had been too busy recently and had not gotten enough rest, resulting in poor immunity. When Su Yun woke up one day, he found that he had a slight cold.

The headache and nasal congestion had a great impact on her work efficiency. Su Yun called Ovitz and others to talk about the situation. After postponing her filming assignment for the day, she took painkillers and cold medicine from the small medicine box in the room.

Just as I was pouring some water and preparing to take my medicine, there was a knock on the door.

Su Yun put down the cup, stood up and opened the door, only to see Mei Yanshuang, who was holding her belly with a pale face.

"What's wrong with you?" Affected by her own abnormality, she really didn't notice that there was someone missing in the room. But even if she noticed, she probably just thought that Mei Yanshuang got up early and went out.

Hearing that Mei Yanshuang was in this state because of the pain during her menstrual period, Su Yun quickly asked her to sit on the bed and gave her the painkillers she had prepared: "Take it first. This is an old brand of painkiller from Johnson & Johnson. It works very well. You will feel much better after taking it."

Mei Yanshuang nodded and took the cup of water and medicine.

The warmth of the warm water in the cup seemed to spread from the place where I held it in my hands to my whole body, and it felt like my originally cold hands and feet were no longer so stiff.

Of course, what is even more heartwarming is Su Yun, who took care of herself despite her illness.

"Thank you, I should have been the one taking care of you..." Mei Yanshuang blushed.

"We are just looking after each other. There is no reason for one person to look after another." Su Yun smiled and comforted her, then said, "Take the medicine quickly. This is a capsule. It is not bitter. Just close your eyes and swallow it."

"I've even drunk bitterer cooling teas, so I'm not afraid of this kind of capsule medicine." Mei Yanshuang forced a smile and took the medicine and the cup of water and drank them both in one gulp.

However, before she swallowed it completely, she suddenly coughed and coughed out all the medicine and water, looking very ugly.

"Oh no, did I pass on my cold to you? Wait a minute, I'll get you some new medicine." Seeing that her face looked even worse, Su Yun panicked a little. He turned around and walked to the small medicine box on the bedside table to look for the medicine again.

"Su..." A rather hoarse voice suddenly came from behind. Su Yun turned around puzzledly with the medicine bottle in her hand, only to see Mei Yanshuang grabbing her throat with both hands, her lips were blue and purple, and she looked like she was having great difficulty breathing. It didn't seem like normal physical pain at all.

Instead, it's more like accidentally taking some strong poison.

This situation was no longer something she could handle alone. Su Yun acted decisively and immediately picked up the phone to call the emergency number. After describing Mei Yanshuang's symptoms, she followed the instructions and moved closer - and sure enough, she smelled a faint scent of bitter almonds.

Gas blue compound!

According to the person on the phone, Su Yun was helping Mei Yanshuang to induce vomiting while shouting at the top of her lungs, hoping to attract the attention of people around her.

Soon, the crew members who heard the noise were also frightened by Mei Yanshuang's appearance. They hurriedly picked her up and ran out of the room.

The path that passes through the hotel leads to the main road where today's filming is being done. A group of people rushed out shouting for help. They had no time to focus on filming and all dropped their work to gather around.

At this moment, the sound of the ambulance siren broke through this noisy morning.

"Don't drink any food or water for now. This is gas poisoning!" Su Yun followed the ambulance up and turned back to warn the crew members who stayed behind.

After hearing Su Yun's explanation, everyone was shocked. The breakfast they had not yet finished tasted dull. Some people even started to vomit by choking on their throats, regretting that they ate too fast and too much.

Ovitz, who was so busy that he didn't even have time to eat breakfast, stood up hastily and began to control the chaotic scene...

At the hospital, it was not until the afternoon that Mei Yanshuang, who had been sent to the operating room and completely treated, was pushed out by medical staff.

"What's wrong, doctor?" Su Yun walked forward anxiously, following the lathe into the ward while asking eagerly.

"The patient is lucky. The amount of cyanide ingested was very small, and he induced vomiting in time, so his life is not in danger. He is out of danger after surgery." The doctor explained patiently, "However, although his life is not in danger, because his throat is damaged, there may be certain sequelae in his voice in the future..."

Hearing this, Su Yun felt dizzy and begged hurriedly, "Doctor, she is a singer. Please cure her. Money is not a problem!"

"It's not a matter of money. You can take care of it slowly. The voice will not be affected, but the timbre will not be the same as before. It may be low and hoarse." Such a young girl can still sing, but in the future she will have to sing with a hoarse voice that is totally inconsistent with her sweet image. The doctor shook his head regretfully.

"Doctor! Doctor..." Watching the medical staff leave in a hurry, Su Yun was about to continue lobbying when someone suddenly grabbed her hand.

When she turned around, she saw Mei Yanshuang, who had woken up from the anesthesia, holding her back. She spoke with difficulty to comfort her, "It's okay... In the future, I can learn to sing Sister Yanmeng's... songs..."

Hearing her comforting herself, Su Yun burst into tears: "I'm sorry..."

"It's none of...your business." Mei Yanshuang patted Su Yun's hand gently to comfort her again, then forced herself to ask, "Others..."

"Everyone else is fine. It's not because of the food and water. It's simply because of the painkillers I gave you." Su Yun felt extremely guilty when he thought of this.

Seeing Su Yun blaming herself so much, Mei Yanshuang touched the back of her hand again, her eyes filled with even deeper doubts.

Su Yun paused for a moment, and then relayed the news she got from Ovitz to Mei Yanshuang: "The painkiller called 'Tylenol' that I gave you before is an old brand of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals. It has always been very useful..."

"However, recently, someone has been found to be secretly poisoning the capsules. Seven people have died in Chicago because of this..."

"Then I... am quite lucky..." After hearing Su Yun's explanation, Mei Yanshuang forced a smile with difficulty.

Knowing that Mei Yanshuang was trying to comfort him, Su Yun wiped away her tears and assured her firmly, "I will definitely seek justice for you. Johnson & Johnson should take responsibility for its poor management!"

Mei Yanshuang hurriedly shook her head when she heard this: "They... are also victims. They should not go against such a big company because of me..."

A world-renowned company like Johnson & Johnson was implicated in this poisoning case for no reason and must have suffered heavy losses. However, since she knew that her accident was just an accident and not a deliberate attack on the crew, Mei Yanshuang no longer had much desire to fight with Johnson & Johnson, which was also a victim.

"No, the person in charge from Johnson & Johnson has already contacted us to discuss compensation. Their company is quite reasonable. They are currently busy with the recycling of Tylenol and have no time to come to New Jersey. However, they have promised on the phone that they will bear all medical expenses and subsequent nursing expenses. As for compensation, the person in charge still needs to come in person to discuss it..." Su Yun patiently explained to Mei Yanshuang.

Mei Yanshuang, who was completely confused by these things, nodded obediently: "Then I will listen to you."

"Okay, then you have a good rest. If you have any problems, tell Aunt Li who is taking care of you. I will come to see you tomorrow." Su Yun coaxed Mei Yanshuang softly, and then instructed the specially invited Chinese nurse to take good care of Mei Yanshuang, and then she walked out of the ward with Ovitz with peace of mind.

It's not as quiet outside as it is inside the ward.

Before, the incident in Chicago had not yet spread to this town so it was relatively calm. But now, because such an accident happened in a movie crew filming locally, the news spread like wildfire.

The more rational ones searched through their medicine cabinets at home to see if there were any drugs that might have turned into poison. The less rational ones rushed to hospitals in a panic, thinking that any slight discomfort was caused by the Tylenol. For a while, hospitals were crowded with people.

When Su Yun and Ovitz went out, they even saw police cars roaring through the streets, using loudspeakers to broadcast the announcement over and over again: "Tylenol capsules may contain highly toxic substances. Please do not take them." This was to prevent any incidents of people accidentally taking the drugs and getting poisoned.

An unknown panic swept across the region, with some even calling the incident the first biological attack on the United States.

Back at the hotel, the crew temporarily stopped work because of this - not only did they stop work, but everyone also stayed in their own rooms, fearing that reporters who had heard the news would come over and ask questions.

Back in the hotel lobby, Su Yun took the statistical table of various expenses that would be incurred every day due to the suspension of work, and could only sigh helplessly and announced: "Let's give everyone a few days off first. Now it's not just a safety issue for our crew, but a safety issue for the entire United States."

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Tom asked quietly after the people had left.

"You, just take good care of yourself and don't worry yourself to the point of exhaustion because of these accidents." Su Yun patted his shoulder.

"Yeah, I get it," Tom replied, and then added in a low voice, "Same to you."

"What did you say?" Su Yun didn't hear clearly, and when she was about to ask further questions, he had already walked away quickly.

In the following days, Su Yun, Ovitz and others were so busy with public relations that they sometimes even had no time to eat.

Then late one night, when she dragged her tired body back to her room to rest, she suddenly found a plate of pasta at the door.

Su Yun, who was a little afraid of the dark because she had seen a ghost, asked people in the surrounding rooms with the pasta in her hand but to no avail. Finally, she was caught by the furious Tom: "I saw that you didn't have dinner, so I made it specially for you!"

"Why didn't you say so earlier!" Su Yun complained.

"If I had known you would be like this, I would have just baked some cakes for you." Tom muttered.

"After all, there was an accident before - don't be angry, just bake me some cookies tomorrow." Su Yun, who was very hungry, slurped the noodles without any image, "Please!"

Seeing that Su Yun looked really hungry, Tom swallowed his anger, said "I'll bake it for you tomorrow" and left in a hurry.

Halfway through the journey, Tom suddenly woke up: Wasn't he going there to blame Su Yun?

How did it turn into promising to bake cookies for her tomorrow?!

No matter how annoyed Tom was in the corridor after being fooled by Su Yun's sweet words, Su Yun in the room finished a whole plate of pasta neatly, washed up and went to bed happily: Sister Mei, who received the news, will also come to the United States tomorrow. With her around, he doesn't have to pay too much attention to Mei Yanshuang's follow-up care, and can put more attention on asking Johnson & Johnson for compensation for Mei Yanshuang.

Unfortunately, what Su Yun did not expect was that there were three people who came the next day: Mei's elder sister Mei Aishuang, and her mother Mei and elder brother Mei, who sucked the blood of the two sisters.

Compared to Mei Aishuang who was eagerly asking Su Yun about the current situation of her sister Mei Yanshuang, Mei's mother and elder brother Mei couldn't hide their joy: "I heard... that big company called Johnson & Johnson agreed to compensate us, right?"

Seeing these two greedy people who didn't care about their loved ones' lives at all, Su Yun instantly put away his previous gentle expression.