Chapter 167

Chapter 167

Yi Tiantian had been on the set for a few days, and most of the minor scenes had been wrapped up. Now, only the final major scene remained.

Given its importance, this scene was given its own dedicated day.

Yi Tiantian had spent a lot of time rehearsing for this scene, as he knew it would be the most challenging test of his acting skills.

So, on the day of the shoot, Yi Tiantian got up early again.

Yueyue rubbed her eyes, clearly still a bit sleepy.

"Brother Yi, you're the most disciplined actor I've ever met when it comes to keeping a healthy routine," Yueyue said.

"We'll be able to go home and rest right after today's shoot, just hold on a little longer!"

Yi Tiantian said with a smile, encouraging Yueyue.

It almost felt like Yueyue was the one who was about to film the scene.

"Today's scene is going to be something different—a real fresh experience," Yang Yang also chimed in.

Yi Tiantian strongly agreed with Yang Yang's statement, as today's shoot was a direct confrontation scene between him and the male lead, Liu Liu.

And it was a chase scene in a slaughterhouse!

Moreover, the day before, Director Wang had explained the uniqueness of today's scene to Yi Tiantian and Liu Liu.

The filming location—the slaughterhouse—was rented temporarily, and the camera crew had already set up security cameras in the slaughterhouse before filming began. The entire chase scene would be filmed from the perspective of the security footage.

This meant that only Liu Liu and Yi Tiantian would go inside the slaughterhouse for the shoot.

The rest of the crew would just watch from behind the monitors.

Director Wang also checked in with them to see if they were okay with the setup.

Liu Liu agreed without a second thought. After so many years of filming, he had encountered many special situations, and this was nothing to him.

In fact, this setup was exactly what he wanted to take on Yi Tiantian.

Yi Tiantian wasn't concerned either; instead, he found it kind of fun.

Since today's scene was so intense, most of the crew had gathered to watch.

Of course, they'd be watching from behind the monitors, since no one else could actually enter the slaughterhouse.

Before entering the slaughterhouse, Yi Tiantian saw the male and female leads again.

"Liu Liu is really delusional, still standing up for his abusive wife!" Yueyue thought.

"I wonder if we'll get a chance to clear his name during this production?"

"I wonder if I should find a good opportunity to film the process of Zu Xiaohua's abuse again!"

Yi Tiantian's words echoed, and Liu Liu's facial muscles twitched slightly upon hearing them.

How can this annoying Yi Tiantian still be thinking about exposing his wife?

Looks like we have no choice but to go ahead with the plan!

Liu Liu's wife, Zu Xiaohua, gave a slight frown and put on an innocent face after hearing Yi Tiantian's words.

Her expression seemed to say, "I have no idea what's going on; Yi Tiantian is framing me!"

But Yi Tiantian didn't notice Liu Liu's dark expression or Zu Xiaohua's pretense at all, and then shifted the conversation to the female lead, Xiao Yemin.

"The evil capitalist's misdeeds haven't been exposed yet, and she's been beating up her employees even more lately!"

"Resignations at Xiao Yemin's company are increasing. I hope someone steps up and exposes this woman for who she really is!"

Xiao Yemin let out a cold snort, clearly annoyed that Yi Tiantian was still going after her.

It looks like their plan to deal with Yi Tiantian today is right on track.

Unlike others, Xiao Yemin didn't bother to hide her emotions and wore her anger plainly on her face, her eyes flashing with anger and malice.

The bystanders, however, were delighted. They were loving every word, eager for Yi Tiantian to say more.

Good to hear, loved hearing it, more please!

But the next story Yi Tiantian told sent chills down everyone's spine.

"Today's shooting location has been used as a slaughterhouse since last century, accumulating decades of resentment."

"And there's a terrifying legend associated with it, called the Pig Head Man."

"The legend says that the Pig Head Man is a vengeful spirit formed from the souls of the pigs slaughtered here. If anyone enters the slaughterhouse, he will kill them without mercy!"

"But this legend is quite ridiculous. So many employees work in the slaughterhouse; why hasn't the Pig Head Man sought revenge on them?"

Yi Tiantian found this legend in the rumor system but didn't take it seriously.

It's the 21st century, after all, and while there are still some things science can't explain, Yi Tiantian was sure the legend was fake.

Even so, Yi Tiantian's words sent shivers down many people's spines.

Some of the bystanders, caught off guard by the spooky story, felt queasy and even ran to the bathroom.

However, three people were thrilled with the story Yi Tiantian had just told.

They were Liu Liu, Zu Xiaohua, and Xiao Yemin.

The three of them, along with Xiao Lu who would join them later, planned to use the slaughterhouse legend to get back at Yi Tiantian.

Everyone arrived in front of the slaughterhouse, and Director Wang explained today's scene again to Liu Liu and Yi Tiantian before letting the two of them enter alone.

"Don't worry, we've set up cameras inside. If anything happens, I'll communicate with you through the cameras."

Director Wang wasn't worried about the safety inside the slaughterhouse because the staff had already checked the place thoroughly and installed cameras in every corner.

"If anything happens, you can also communicate with me through the cameras."

Yi Tiantian and Liu Liu nodded to indicate they understood.

Yueyue and Yang Yang escorted Yi Tiantian to the entrance of the slaughterhouse before heading off.

"Yi Tiantian, once we finish this scene, we can finally rest!"

Before leaving, Yueyue gave Yi Tiantian some encouragement.

"Yeah, I told you the same thing this morning."

Yi Tiantian smiled and looked at Yueyue.

Yueyue chuckled and started pulling Yang Yang back to the monitor screen to watch the live footage.

But Yang Yang stood there frowning, and even when Yueyue called him, he didn’t respond.

"Yang Yang, let's go?"

Yueyue tried calling again.

Only then did Yang Yang snap out of his daze, glance at Yueyue, and force a smile.

"Okay."

Since the incident that left a scar on his nose, Yueyue had noticed something was off about Yang Yang.

Now, standing there lost in thought again, Yueyue felt Yang Yang was becoming even more distant.

But her concerns were unfounded, so she didn’t say anything.

At the same time, Zu Xiaohua and Xiao Yemin, standing in front of the monitor, exchanged glances. An eerie smile spread across their faces.

The show was about to start!

Meanwhile, Director Wang was intently watching the footage on the monitor screen.

The first shot was Yi Tiantian's solo scene.

Yi Tiantian's character, a young man, was forced into the slaughterhouse, and as he entered, he needed to show surprise and fear of the surroundings.

In this shot, the male lead wasn’t needed.

Yi Tiantian darted through the maze-like slaughterhouse, occasionally jumping at the pale, hanging pig carcasses.

Director Wang was very impressed with Yi Tiantian's acting, as he not only portrayed the character's panic but also vividly displayed his fear of the new environment.

Once the scene wrapped, Director Wang praised Yi Tiantian over the monitor, "First take success, great performance!"

Hearing Director Wang's words, Yi Tiantian waved at him and the others through the monitor.

Yang Yang had been staring intently at Yi Tiantian on the screen, his brows never relaxing.

"Alright, the next scene is about to start, both of you get ready."

Director Wang spoke to Yi Tiantian.

At that moment, the male lead Liu Liu appeared in the monitor footage.

The male lead wore a baseball cap with the visor pulled down low, so at that time, everyone could only see him with his head down on the monitor.

"Alright, let's begin now, get ready—"

Director Wang took a sip of the water beside him and spoke to the two in the frame.

As soon as Director Wang finished speaking, the two on the monitor immediately sprang into action.

"How did they get started so fast..."

Director Wang muttered to himself, wondering if their execution was almost too perfect.

They had already started performing the moment the order was given!

However, Director Wang wasn’t surprised; in fact, he admired their professionalism.

This scene featured the male lead chasing Yi Tiantian’s character through the vast slaughterhouse. The two ran after each other, and the male lead would eventually corner Yi Tiantian’s character and force him to stay away from the female lead.

On the security footage, the chase between Yi Tiantian and Liu Liu was nearly flawless, so gripping that it made people forget they were watching a filmed scene.

"Wow, this is so thrilling!"

"Such amazing acting, I forgot to breathe!"

"Oh my, this acting..."

Everyone was thoroughly engrossed, marveling at how well Yi Tiantian and Liu Liu were acting.

Director Wang was glued to the screen.

He hadn’t expected today’s crucial scene to go so smoothly.

However, the two watching the monitor were already secretly delighted.

Because Zu Xiaohua and Xiao Yemin knew that their plan was unfolding perfectly.

And soon, Yi Tiantian would be plunged into a deadly abyss!

Just as they were feeling smug, someone on set began to notice something odd.

"But doesn’t it seem like the male lead isn’t quite Liu Liu..."

"Now that you mention it, the man on the monitor does look a bit bulkier than Liu Liu..."

As everyone started to get suspicious, Xiao Yemin couldn’t contain her eagerness and blurted out, "What are you talking about? That’s clearly Liu Liu."

Xiao Yemin’s overly anxious tone drew curious glances from those around her.

Zu Xiaohua, standing next to Xiao Yemin, wore a fake smile.

She discreetly tugged at Xiao Yemin’s sleeve, signaling her to stop talking.

Realizing she had overreacted, Xiao Yemin quickly cleared her throat.

"I just think it really looks like Liu Liu..."

"Maybe we’re just imagining things."

Eventually, someone backed down, and the matter was dropped.

After all, if Director Wang, who was watching the monitor, didn’t find it strange, there was no need for them to suspect anything.

But what no one realized was that Director Wang was starting to feel suspicious as well.

The two on the monitor were now improvising, straying far from the scripted chase scene.

But because the two of them were performing quite well, Director Wang was only a little suspicious and didn't stop them from continuing this behavior.

Everyone was watching the security footage on the screen without daring to breathe, because the performance of the two inside was truly impressive at this moment.

Yi Tiantian even rolled on the ground and then ran through a pile of hanging pork to another corridor.

This was so thrilling!

But Yang Yang remained rooted to the spot, his expression tense.

It wasn't because he was too immersed in the plot, but because he really felt something was wrong.

However, he couldn't pinpoint what felt wrong, so he could only stand there, fists clenched, ready to act if needed.

It wasn't just Yi Tiantian's acting; he was actually in real danger.

"This person is not Liu Liu, but Little Lu!"

"Liu Liu and his group want to get rid of me, but they don't want their hands stained with blood, so they tricked Little Lu into coming to deal with me!"

"What a despicable plan!"

Yi Tiantian thought to himself as he ran for his life.

Behind him, Little Lu, realizing Yi Tiantian had uncovered the truth, burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

This feeling of not having to pretend was really great!

On the security footage, Yi Tiantian was running for his life, while outside, everyone still didn't sense anything wrong, and instead thought their acting was outstanding.

But Yang Yang believed that Yi Tiantian's situation might really be in danger, so he resolutely stepped forward to Director Wang.

"Director Wang, I am Yi Tiantian's assistant, my name is Yang Yang, and I think Yi Tiantian might really be in danger now, could we please stop the shoot?"

Yang Yang's words made Director Wang, who had been fully focused on the screen, look up at him.

"What do you mean by that? He looks fine right now."

Director Wang pointed at Yi Tiantian on the screen, who was still running hard and acting very well.

Yang Yang wished he could provide some evidence, but he had nothing concrete to back up his concerns.

"I just feel like..."

"Alright, this scene will be over soon, just wait a bit longer."

Director Wang was already giving Yang Yang a lot of face, because during his shoots, he absolutely didn't allow others to disturb him.

Moreover, as a junior assistant, Yang Yang was making claims without any evidence.

The others dismissed Yang Yang's concerns, thinking he was overreacting as a junior assistant.

After all, Yi Tiantian hadn't said anything, so how could Yang Yang just assume he was in danger based on instinct?

What they didn’t realize was that Yi Tiantian had already been calling for help from the other side of the security footage.

But the people outside never heard it, as the security system had been tampered with from the beginning. The crew could speak to the actors, but they couldn’t hear the actors’ responses.

That's why no one heard Yi Tiantian's cries for help!

Just as Yang Yang was starting to think he was overreacting, a clear female voice cut through the crowd.

"Director, Yi Tiantian might really be in danger right now!"

As soon as the girl finished speaking, all eyes turned to her.

It turned out that the person speaking was Chun Shan!

Beside her stood her mother. At that moment, the two were tightly holding each other's hands, and their relationship seemed to have grown much closer.

"Hmm? What are you trying to say?"

Director Wang began to take the matter seriously.

"Yesterday afternoon..."

Before Chun Shan could continue, Xiao Yemin and Zu Xiaohua interrupted from across the way.

Xiao Yemin, unable to hold back, raised her voice in a sarcastic tone. "Some young actors think they're so talented that they start throwing their weight around, and now they even dare to call for a stop in the shooting. I can't imagine what they're thinking!"

"Yes, this scene is almost done, and I have no idea why people are suddenly making a fuss!"

Zu Xiaohua, also starting to panic, quickly chimed in.

Director Wang frowned; he took his work seriously.

Up until now, Yi Tiantian and Liu Liu had been delivering great performances. He didn't want to waste the opportunity for a one-shot scene.

On the monitor, the male lead was slowly backing Yi Tiantian into a corner, with walls on all sides except for the approaching threat.

The male lead, smirking menacingly, raised a gun at Yi Tiantian.

Without waiting for Director Wang's approval, Yang Yang sprinted toward the slaughterhouse, sensing something was off.

Since the scene was exactly as written in the script, no one suspected anything was amiss.

But just as Director Wang was about to send someone to stop Yang Yang, Chun Shan gathered her courage and spoke up, recounting everything she had witnessed the day before.

"Director! Yesterday..."

It turned out that Chun Shan had accidentally left something at the set, so she went back to look for it.

Who would have thought that in doing so, she would overhear Liu Liu and the others' plan.

After learning of their intentions, Chun Shan's heart had been uneasy.

She had always thought these people wouldn't do anything illegal, that at most, they would just teach Yi Tiantian a lesson at the set. But she didn't expect them to be so bold...

After revealing everything, Chun Shan felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from her heart.

The rest of the people were shocked.

This meant that Yi Tiantian might really be in danger!

At that moment, Zu Xiaohua and Xiao Yemin looked at the monitor and smiled.

Because at that moment, Xiao Lu was about to carry out the final part of their plan—shooting Yi Tiantian.