Huayu97: Starting with Wu Song Fighting the Tiger

Wang Bo's father is Wang Xianfu, a top real estate developer in Wuxi. I never expected that he would resort to underhanded tactics behind the scenes!

Could it be that this father and son are behind this? Wang Bo was beaten by him, and Wang Xianfu couldn't swallow his anger, so he sent people to the film set to sabotage the production, hoping to injure him and prevent the filming from continuing.

Liu Xiang didn't make a fuss. He knew that without evidence, nothing he said would make a difference.

He decided to go out that night to investigate and see if he could find any real evidence against them.

That night, the temperature dropped to minus ten degrees Celsius, so cold it hurt to the bone. Everyone on set was fast asleep, with only a few dim streetlights illuminating the empty set, making it seem exceptionally desolate. Liu Xiang wrapped her military overcoat tighter and quietly slipped out of the temporary housing, heading towards the tent area where the extras were staying.

The tent area was quiet, with only the whistling of the wind through the tents. Liu Xiang tiptoed over, and by the light of the streetlamp, he saw that the light was still on in the rat's tent, and he could vaguely hear voices, their voices low and intermittent.

Liu Xiang held her breath, walked quietly to the tent, and leaned over the gap in the tent to listen intently.

"Brother Mouse, it's a real shame that the brick didn't cripple Liu Xiang today!" It was the voice of the short, fat factory worker, tinged with regret.

"What's the rush?" Rat's voice was sinister, like a cold winter wind. "Boss Wang said there's no need to cripple him yet. The accidents he's had these past few days have already given him enough trouble. I see him limping around now!"

"Boss Wang, how about we give the brothers some money to spend first?" The short, fat man rubbed his hands together, his voice laced with greed. "We've taken such a huge risk, living on tenterhooks every day, just waiting for our money!"

"What's the rush?" Rat sneered, his voice full of disdain. "Boss Wang said he'll give everyone five hundred each tomorrow night!"

"Five hundred dollars! That's a lot!" The short, fat man's voice trembled with excitement.

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiang clenched her fists so tightly they cracked. It really was Wang Xianfu's doing! That old bastard, in order to avenge his son, actually went so far as to sabotage the film set. He was truly vicious!

Liu Xiang didn't act impulsively. He knew that rushing in now would only alert the enemy and leave him with nothing to hold against them. He quietly retreated, his footsteps very light, afraid of disturbing the people inside the tent. Back in the prefab house, he called Kang Honglei and Zhang Shaolin over and told them everything he had heard.

Zhang Shaolin was trembling with rage, slamming his fist on the table and yelling, "You bastard Wang Xianfu! How dare you cause trouble on my film set! I'm not finished with him!"

Kang Honglei gritted his teeth and clenched his fists: "Liu Xiang, don't be afraid! Tomorrow night, the two of us brothers will go together and beat these bastards to a pulp!"

Liu Xiang nodded, his eyes as cold as ice. He already had a plan in mind: tomorrow night, when these people came to collect the money, he would wipe them all out in one fell swoop, leaving them nowhere to escape!

The filming continued as scheduled the next day.

Huang Haibing, who plays Xu Ning, is teaching the extras how to use the hook-and-sickle spear. He teaches them patiently, step by step: "Everyone, remember that the key to the hook-and-sickle spear is the word 'hook.' You have to hook the horse's leg, not thrust it!"

The extras learned very diligently, each wielding their hook-and-sickle spears with somewhat clumsy movements, yet still quite convincing. Li Xuejian, playing Song Jiang, stood on the high platform, watching this scene, nodding in satisfaction, and said to Lan Xiaoling beside him, "Xiaoling, this scene, once filmed, will absolutely be a classic!"

Lan Xiaoling smiled and nodded, holding the script in her hand and taking notes: "Teacher Li is right, the scene where Xu Ning teaches how to shoot was filmed very realistically."

Haozi and the others mingled among the extras, knowing that Liu Xiang had no scenes to film today, and didn't make any rash moves. They were waiting tonight to collect their payment from Boss Wang!

Finally, night fell, and the setting sun painted the wasteland in gold. The crew dispersed, the stagehands packed up the props, and the actors went back to their temporary housing to rest. Only Haozi and his group came to the hay shed.

The hay shed was piled high with hay, emitting a faint smell of hay. A kerosene lamp was lit, its dim yellow light flickering and illuminating greedy faces. A rat stood in the middle, a cigarette in his hand, puffing away, leaving cigarette butts scattered all over the ground.

The short, fat man sidled up, rubbing his hands together with a fawning expression: "Brother Mouse, why haven't Boss Wang's men arrived yet? Are they trying to play us for fools?"

The mouse glared at him, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, and crushed it out with his foot: "What's the rush? Who is Boss Wang? A top-tier real estate developer! He won't be short of our money! Let's wait a bit longer!"

The other moles also gathered around, chattering amongst themselves: "Once I get the money, I'm going to buy a new cotton-padded coat!"

"Then I'm going to go eat some braised pork!"

Soon, Boss Wang sent someone to deliver the money, and everyone was overjoyed, counting the banknotes!

However, with a loud bang, the door of the hay shed was suddenly kicked open!

With a loud crash, the door slammed against the wall. Liu Xiang, Zhang Shaolin, and Kang Honglei, along with more than twenty stagehands and veteran extras from the film crew, blocked the entrance, wielding shovels and wooden sticks, their eyes fierce, like a pack of tigers descending from the mountain.

"Want money? Did you ask us?" Liu Xiang's voice was as cold as ice, particularly piercing in the quiet night, making the moles' eardrums ache.

The rat and the group of people were startled, their faces turning deathly pale as if they had seen a ghost. The short, fat man reacted the fastest, turning to run away, but Kang Honglei slapped him on the backside with a shovel, sending him sprawling face-first into the mud, his mouth full of dry grass.

"Run? Where do you think you're going!" Kang Honglei cursed, brandishing a shovel. "You bunch of traitors! How dare you cause trouble on set! You've ruined Liu Xiang!"

Seeing that he couldn't escape, the rat decided to throw caution to the wind. He pulled out a dagger from his pocket, its cold light gleaming, and pointed it menacingly at Liu Xiang: "Liu Xiang! Don't go too far! Don't push us too far, or you'll lose your life! If you know what's good for you, get out of here!"

"You want to lay a hand on me?" Liu Xiang sneered, taking two steps forward, her eyes full of disdain. "You've harmed me time and time again, almost breaking my leg. How can I not seek revenge?"

"Brothers, let's fight them!" Rat shouted, brandishing his dagger and charging towards Liu Xiang, yelling, "Kill him! Boss Wang won't treat us unfairly!"

A group of people, their eyes bloodshot, grabbed pitchforks and sticks and charged at Liu Xiang and his companions like madmen.

Zhang Shaolin shouted in a loud voice, "Beat them! Cripple them! I'll take responsibility if anything happens!"

A chaotic battle erupted instantly!

Inside the hay shed, shouts, fighting, and the sounds of things breaking mingled together. A kerosene lamp was overturned on the ground, its flames licking at the dry hay and making a crackling sound. Fortunately, there was a bucket of water nearby, and the workers quickly poured water on it and put out the fire.

Liu Xiang's eyes instantly burned with rage. A system voice suddenly rang in his mind: "Ding! Cumulative number of beatings: 27, 28, 29..."

Liu Xiang sneered inwardly. Finally, it's increased again. Today, I'll make sure you bunch of trash make up the numbers!