The cast and crew of "Desert Ark" each had a skewer in hand, their mouths greasy with oil, and they all raised their drink cups to Xia Zhi Ning in greeting.
"Let's share in Principal Xia's joy!"
"Our show is definitely going to be a hit!"
"Thanks to Dr. Xia, we got an extra meal today!"
Laughter and the aroma of food wafted on the wind.
On the other side, however, the atmosphere was gloomy and desolate.
The entire crew of "Journey to the Desert" held their monotonous, simple boxed lunches, gazing longingly at the feast on the other side, their throats involuntarily bobbing. In the desert where supplies were scarce, the rich aroma of roasted meat was simply the ultimate torture.
What's even more heartbreaking is that they watched helplessly as the group of small animals lined up and gracefully boarded the spacious and luxurious private nanny van, enjoying the cool air conditioning.
"Even animals have nanny vans?!"
One of the stagehands stared wide-eyed, his voice filled with disbelief and a deep sense of bitterness.
Jealousy, like wildfire in the desert, spreads wildly in everyone's heart.
The male lead, Chen Jin, shoveled down two mouthfuls of his bland boxed lunch, growing increasingly angry. He lowered his voice and said to the female lead beside him:
"Mr. Liu of Xingyao Capital clearly said that he has withdrawn his investment from 'Desert Ark'."
"I also bribed several large advertising companies to prevent them from taking on any advertising deals."
He gazed at the cheerful, gloomy scene over there, his brow furrowed, utterly perplexed:
"But look at them... they don't look like they've been withdrawn from funding at all."
"Why aren't they panicking at all?!"
Luo Zhen frowned her carefully drawn eyebrows and lowered her voice: "Could it be that President Gu is helping them behind the scenes? Otherwise, how can they still be so carefree?"
Before she could finish speaking, the director, holding a phone and looking ashen-faced, strode over and hoarsely shouted to the entire crew:
"Cut off work! Stop work immediately! Everyone pack up your equipment and evacuate right away!"
Chen Jin was taken aback at first, then his face lit up with almost ecstatic joy: "Director, have we found a new location? Finally, we don't have to suffer here anymore?"
"Find a new venue my ass!"
The director practically roared, veins bulging on his forehead, "Our investors and advertisers have all withdrawn! They've all withdrawn their funding!!"
"What?!" Luo Zhen dropped the sunscreen spray in her hand onto the sand with a "thud." "How is this possible? The company has already done the public relations work..."
"It's over! It's all over!" The director clutched his sparse hair, his voice trembling with despair. "Our bullying of He Xi's crew has been leaked online! It's all over the internet now! It's trending on social media!"
He pointed at his phone screen as if he had seen something extremely terrifying: "The situation has escalated to the point that the PR team at Jinxia Entertainment simply can't handle it!"
"For every trending topic removed, three more pop up! That video... it's so clear it looks like it was filmed with a body camera!"
"They even recorded every single nasty thing we said! It's really weird!"
Luo Zhen hurriedly took out her phone and opened Weibo with trembling fingers.
Sure enough, the top spots on the trending topics list were filled with:
#Bullying on the set of "Luo Zhen and Chen Jin's Desert Adventure"# [Explosive]
#The film crew of "Journey to the Desert" was warned by the Northwest Cultural Tourism Bureau# [Hot]
#Animal Communication Expert Who Made a Difference Was Humiliated by the Desert Trip Film Crew# [Breaking News]
The two celebrities finally topped the trending search list, but in the most disgraceful way.
They never understood that the "ironclad evidence," comparable to professional filming, came from the few latest miniature cameras provided by the military hidden under the Boss Crow's feathers and in the Snowball's collar.
The bodyguards managed to stop He Xi from raising her phone, but they never dreamed that the real "camera" was hidden under Boss Ya's wings and in Xue Tuan's collar, broadcasting all their ugly moments live from every angle!
The director stared at the barrage of bad news popping up on his phone, his voice trembling with tears: "Let's... let's go back to the city first... this S-level project is probably going to fall through..."
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