Chapter 768: Chapter 668: Suppression (Please Subscribe!)_1 Under Li Xizhao’s obsessive command. The crew were working back and forth. "Put that garbage can over there." "No, it doesn’t look good there, put it in the corner." "That doesn’t work either, cover it with something, it’s annoying." "No, let’s take it out, put it by the door, otherwise it looks too empty..." The assistant director quickly came over to persuade, "Director, this is not a movie, I think it’s fine to put it anywhere, we don’t have much time." He cried internally. Li Xizhao’s OCD was acting up again, a Virgo was really hard to deal with. Li Xizhao slapped his forehead. "I forgot, my old problem came back, hurry up, just put the trash can at the door, it will be convenient for the chairman to use." Li Xizhao yelled out, in the end, he still felt it was useful to have it at the door. The crew member, wiping his cold sweat, was finally relieved from moving the garbage can. He had worked with several directors who had OCD. But he accepted the fact, thinking, without the perfectionist character, and being too casual or laissez-faire, how could they produce any good works? It would all be trash. "Whoever. Forget it, let it be. We don’t have much time." Li Xizhao checked the time, there was just over twenty minutes. Just as Li Xizhao was about to take the director’s team and the actors outside to wait, firstly to get some fresh air, as it was quite cool outside today, and secondly to show some respect to the board of directors, 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺 Suddenly. "Clang..." A sound of a metal barrel rolling came. Everyone followed the noise and looked over. It was the garbage can that was just placed at the door by Li Xizhao that rolled over. Fortunately, there was no garbage in it, but eight well-dressed men appeared at the door, and the leader was sporting sunglasses, he seemed to be pretty important, the group was fairly fierce. Everyone in the photography studio was stunned. What’s going on? What did these people come for? This isn’t a rentable space, there’s no such thing as protection fees, and it doesn’t look like what happened in previous Hong Kong entertainment circles, where crowds were sent to snatch actors. Li Xizhao furrowed his brow. He walked over quickly. "Who are you guys, why did you kick our garbage can." Li Xizhao was fearless, he’s somewhat famous in the Shanghai market, ordinary people aren’t scary, moreover, he’s the biggest shot around here. The tall, thin man leading the group took off his glasses. His face wore a sophisticated smile. "We’re here for Hu Li." "Hu Li?" voiced Li Xizhao uncertainly. Upon saying that, Li Xizhao turned his gaze to Hu Li in the back, who was wearing a set of prop costumes. Hu Li’s face was pale. She seemed somewhat frightened by these people and quickly walked over with an angry look on her face saying, "Why did you guys come?" The tall, thin man laughed: "Haha, why can’t we come? The money you owe us is due, I’m just here to get our money back. I think this is not illegal, right?" "Didn’t we agree I would pay back by the middle of next month?" Hu Li objected coldly. By the middle of next month, her film salary would be paid and she can finally clear her family’s debts. The tall, thin man smiled: "According to the contract, you should pay us back today. I didn’t know before that you took on another film and when I did, I decided to check to see if I could get paid early. Our company’s finance has also been quite grim lately." From the start, he didn’t know that Hu Li was doing another film. He got that knowledge just a few days ago. He figured the production team would definitely have money, so it would be good to get it back earlier. This would cover his own gambing debt, otherwise his boss would definitely deal with him. His only option was to come earlier. "You guys, we agreed to pay back next month." Tears flickered in Hu Li’s eyes. She felt aggrieved. Being chased by creditors on set, how could she face Li Xizhao and the other crew members in the future? The thought of acting amidst everyone’s strange gazes made her feel even more aggrieved by the minute. "What’s happening?" Li Xizhao stepped in front of Hu Li. Inside, he was furious with these individuals before him. Damn! It’s like a punch in the face! If the company’s higher-ups were to come and see a debt collection taking place here, he would lose face. Although he does not blame Hu Li, savoring the bitterness life can bring is almost inevitable. He himself has also been cornered for money before... He felt sympathy for Hu Li. And if once the company’s higher-ups arrive and find out that he did not stand up for the company’s actress, his days as a director would be numbered. Risks? He’s been in the Shanghai entertainment industry, and he’s one of the few people who knows the background of Shen Yi and Zheng Lin. If both of them were dissatisfied with him, it would be difficult for him to continue working not only in Shanghai, but also nationwide as a director. This also explains why he attaches so much importance to this inspection. The tall man laughed: "Your actress Hu Li owes us money, we’ve come to collect. You are the director here, right?" "Yes, it’s me." Li Xizhao nodded. "Then why don’t you settle her salary in advance, so she can pay us back quickly. As soon as we get the money, we will leave right away." the tall man said. With a frown, Li Xizhao asked: "How much?" "Not much, eight hundred and seventy thousand. I think, with such a large crew as yours, there should be no problem." The tall man played with his glasses. He thought for a moment. "Come back tomorrow, I’ll settle it for you then." Li Xizhao didn’t want to have a dispute with these people now. If he had to give it, he would give it. "That’s not going to work. I know you guys definitely have money, it would be good to settle today." The tall man was sure that Li Xizhao was going to back down, he was unwilling to wait until tomorrow. It would be better to get the money back today. He believed that as long as he pressed a little further, he would get the money. "We also have things to do today, and even the payment has to go through the process, it can’t be done." Li Xizhao refused.