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Rob soon realized that something was wrong. Although it is normal for someone to shiver after being drenched in rain, at this moment, Demi was also shivering under a blanket, but Hugo's condition was too severe, which made Rob worried.

Joseph was originally concerned about Hugo's situation and was ready to take him to change his wet clothes. However, when he half sat up, he unintentionally caught Al's eyes, which were not only red with envy at the sight of enemies, but also seemed to say "you deserve it".

As a broker, Joseph not only had excellent communication skills but also a keen grasp of the things around him. He immediately remembered the situation when Hugo was caught in the rain just now and frowned, turning to gently shake Hugo, "When you were caught in the rain just now, was it cold or warm water?"

Hugo's brain was a bit muddled at this time, feeling that his head was overheating, but he still retained a trace of clarity and said with a frown, "Cold water, what's the problem? Is there something wrong?" He obviously didn't understand the trickery involved.

Joseph stood up abruptly, "Rob, why was the water cold when Hugo was caught in the rain just now?" Although the director and producer were the biggest people on the set, and Hugo was not a top-tier celebrity with enough power to confront the director, as a broker, Joseph would not compromise on issues of principle.

As Joseph questioned Rob, he walked towards the bathtub where Hugo was caught in the rain just now. His gaze was always fixed on Al, and the terrifying look made Al shiver.

It was only at this time that Al remembered that he was so busy watching the excitement just now that he forgot to drain the water from the bathtub, which was now a disaster. However, Al immediately comforted himself as he had already prepared a way out by pushing the responsibility onto other staff members, saying that there were some mistakes during the preparation process.

Rob's face was also very stern at this time. Before filming this scene, Joseph had instructed that Hugo was not feeling well lately and hinted that it was due to drug use. This was not a secret in the industry, so Rob was not surprised. Therefore, Joseph demanded that warm water be used to avoid affecting the filming progress of the crew due to Hugo's physical condition, and Rob readily agreed.

Naturally, Rob did not want such a situation to happen. In fact, he was very satisfied with Hugo, who was a talented and hardworking actor. For any director, such an actor was very popular. Apart from the shooting progress of the crew, even if it was for Hugo's personal health, Rob did not want any problems to occur. Moreover, the original plan was to use warm water.

But now, Rob was told that the water Hugo used when he got rained on just now was cold, which was an unforgivable mistake whether it was under his repeated orders and instructions or not. Rob followed Joseph to the edge of the bathtub, saw Joseph reach into the bathtub and touch it, then turned to Rob with a tense face and said, "You have to explain this to me." At this moment, if a manager cannot fight for the interests of his artist, then the manager has no reason to exist.

Moreover, Joseph saw with his own eyes how hard Hugo tried to prove himself with his strength after he entered the "A Few Good Men" crew. Faced with the crew's indifference, Hugo never complained or defended himself, but he had been silently proving his ability with practical actions. Looking at how the crew staff treated Hugo now, one could see how difficult it was for him to achieve this.

Now, this situation had arisen, and Joseph couldn't forgive it when he remembered the effort Hugo had made behind him.

Rob's face looked uglier with each passing second. He walked forward quickly, touched the water temperature in the bathtub with his hand, and his fingers touched the ice-cold liquid. Rob shivered suddenly. The temperature was like ice water mixed with ice cubes, which would make people feel completely cold even in summer, and it was only March when spring had not yet fully arrived. Imagine Hugo taking a bath in this water temperature for five minutes just now, and Rob felt that his blood was about to freeze.

After standing up, Rob suddenly thought of something, then turned his head and shouted to the back, "Was the water from the fire truck warm just now?" Because the fire truck and the water in the bathtub were in the same system, Rob had instructed this before filming started.

But the answer given by the staff behind was "warm water", which was the expected result, because Demi, who was filming with them under the rain curtain created by the fire truck, had no complaints at all.

Rob's face suddenly turned black. It couldn't be any more clear that someone deliberately targeted Hugo and specifically turned the water from the bathtub showerhead into cold water. This was unforgivable, using such tricks behind the scenes to manipulate the male lead of the movie?

Actually, the attitude of the crew towards Hugo was something that Rob, as the director, was aware of. The reason why he didn't intervene was that every crew had its own way of operating, and also because Rob wanted to see how Hugo could handle it. Since the start of filming, Rob had been observing closely. Hugo had been gradually gaining the recognition of the crew with his own abilities. Rob clearly saw the change from exclusion and indifference to gradual warming. Although the crew was still not enthusiastic, at least they were no longer making things difficult for Hugo, and this was a very obvious change.

However, who could have thought that even in this situation, someone would deliberately target Hugo and even come up with such a despicable scheme to make Hugo suffer. This made Rob very angry.

Rob only needed to do a simple investigation to find out that today's person in charge of arranging warm water was Al. He immediately summoned Al to inquire about the situation. At the same time, Joseph also took Hugo back to the nearby lounge to let Hugo change his clothes, wipe his body clean, and then roll up in a blanket, drinking hot water to recover his body temperature.

In fact, Hugo just caught a cold. His physical condition was not good, and he was drenched in cold water for five minutes, then maintained a wet state for nearly forty minutes of filming, and finally was drenched in rain for another twenty minutes. Hugo was completely soaked inside and out, and he had been in a cold state all along. After filming was over, Hugo's body started to heat up, and he was feeling dizzy.

It may not seem like a big problem, but even a cold can have a big impact on an actor, especially for someone with a weak physical condition like Hugo, which only made him even weaker. Hugo soon fell asleep, sweating profusely, and his cheeks were flushed like a stove.

Joseph looked at the cold sweat on Hugo's forehead, his brows tightly knitted together. Although he had already gotten to know Hugo anew in these three months, the sight of Hugo fighting so hard still made him look at him with new respect.

After taking a deep breath, Joseph left the lounge and walked towards the direction of the crew. The surrounding crew members stopped their work and gathered together in twos and threes, whispering and discussing. When they saw Joseph approaching, they immediately shut their mouths and watched his angry figure. No one dared to speak, for fear of offending Joseph and being affected by the aftermath.

Meanwhile, Rob was questioning Al, but apparently, Al could not give a reasonable explanation. Although Al shirked his responsibility, saying that there was an accident when arranging warm water, which led to the use of cold water, he did everything he could to deal with the emergency, which made it possible for the fire truck to spray warm water. However, Rob did not buy this explanation, but he also did not have evidence to prove that Al was responsible for this matter for now.

When Joseph came out, Rob was thinking about how to handle the situation. Then he saw Joseph striding towards Al with great momentum. Before Al could react, Joseph approached him with a posture of overwhelming force.

Joseph was a big guy, taller and heavier than Al by two levels. So Joseph almost suppressed Al from a commanding position, making it difficult for Al to make an effective response. Then Joseph calmly said, "Do you dare to look me in the eye and say that this has nothing to do with you today?"

Although Joseph didn't raise his voice, his words were as heavy as a thousand pounds and weighed heavily on everyone's hearts. Facing Joseph's thunderous anger, Al almost couldn't breathe and felt that the terror in front of him could swallow him up at any time.

"No...no." Al could hardly squeeze out a negation, just a moaning tone. But Joseph could tell that Al intended to deny it. His brows gathered in the middle, and his eyes stared fiercely, making Al feel a little weak in an instant.

Al's spirit somewhat collapsed, and the black shadow in his heart began to spread wildly. He gritted his teeth and vented his resentment towards Hugo like a volcano erupting, "So what if I did it! I just wanted to teach that guy a lesson, tell him not to be arrogant, not to play tricks. He's just a Raspberry Award winner, he doesn't have any capital to show off in front of us. He's just a poor guy who relies on some dirty tricks to get what he doesn't deserve. Look at his actions on the set, he's a disgusting clown. I just told him not to be arrogant, no malice. If I really had malice, the water coming out of the lotus head would be boiling water, not cold water. Maybe it would ruin his useless little white face."

Al's collapse showed his true colors in front of everyone, and many staff members were scared by Al's bloody hatred. But considering that Al arranged for Hugo to be humiliated on his first day on the set and it didn't work out, today's outbreak was not surprising.

Hearing Al's words, Joseph laughed back in anger. He gritted his teeth and squeezed the words out of his lips, "The real clown should be you. You should stand in front of the mirror and look at your pathetic, ugly face." After speaking, Joseph paused, enjoying Al's twisted face due to extreme anger, and then continued, "Take a closer look around here because this will be your last day on the set!"