The Queen's Rise to the Top

Chapter 194

Two people groped to the workspace under the stage.

At five o'clock in the morning here, there was no one, and there were still various tools used by the staff around.

Yun Shao: "It looks like their stage is not completely built yet."

Miao Manning: "The six-member group has rehearsed, and I watched the rehearsal video footage. Only Nan XiangWan hasn't rehearsed yet."

Yun Shao: "One person can't cause a collapse. That is to say, even if a hole is drilled directly here, it won't be discovered in time?"

Miao Manning: "That's right! With Nan XiangWan's marker pen, it’s impossible to discover! Besides, I've been to this stage when the group was formed at night, and I'm also roughly familiar with Zhao Tiancheng's habits. They won't rehearse twice. They completely trust the artists' professionalism."

Yun Shao raised an eyebrow: "Trusting too much can easily lead to accidents."

Miao Manning looked around: "I only brought an electric drill."

Yun Shao: "You go ahead, I'll keep watch at the door. If those people guarding the piano hear the movement and come over, I can still warn you."

Miao Manning: "Okay..."

The two cooperated with the division of labor, and time was tight.

Soon, the sound of an electric drill came from the workspace under the stage.

The staff member who was guarding the piano heard the noise and looked over, seeing Yun Shao standing at the entrance, wrapped up tightly, without showing an inch of skin.

The staff member shouted at him: "Why did you start working so early?"

Yun Shao didn't speak, just gestured into the distance.

Years of experience in the entertainment industry came in handy at this moment!

Dealing with it smoothly!

The staff member nodded, and didn't disturb them further.

But starting work at 5 am was really early!

Yun Shao let out a tense breath, and glanced inside.

The sound of the electric drill kept ringing out.

Ding ding ding! Ding ding ding!

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Nan XiangWan was ordered today not to practice in the morning, and went to the Magic City Grand Stage early in the morning to prepare.

She needed to rehearse once, and then formally once more in the evening.

A total of two times, eight songs from the new album to sing and dance, one solo song and dance, one duet cooperation song and dance with Zhu Sha.

Ten songs in total!

Going through them twice would be twenty songs!

A normal person simply wouldn't be able to sing and dance them all in one day, but Nan XiangWan was required to perfectly accomplish it.

Even during the rehearsal, she had to minimize mistakes as much as possible.

Nan XiangWan arrived at the Grand Stage at eight o'clock in the morning.

Her agent Cheng Xue and Xiao Dong accompanied her.

Zhao Tiancheng had also arrived early and was sitting in the center position below.

Zhao Tiancheng held a loudspeaker: "All departments get ready! Rehearsing the first song!"

Nan XiangWan was wearing casual workout clothes, while Jing Da Shuai beside her was fixing her hair.

When the music sounded, she stepped onto the stage!

She walked to the front, holding a microphone.

But soon, she frowned, sensing something wrong.

Nan XiangWan: "Accompanist, stop for a moment."

The accompaniment sound suddenly went silent, and the atmosphere on site became somewhat tense and bizarre.

Zhao Tiancheng stood up: "What's wrong? Is the accompaniment out of tune?"

Nan XiangWan: "No."

She stood still, probing the ground with one foot.

Nan XiangWan: "The sound is wrong."

Zhao Tiancheng: "???"

Cheng Xue also stood up, looking puzzled.

Xiao Dong's gaze followed Nan XiangWan, looking at the stage floor.

Nan XiangWan: "Yesterday when I walked the stage, stepping on it didn't make this sound."

Zhao Tiancheng rolled his eyes: "I thought it was something serious! That must be because the shoes you wore today are different!"

Just as he finished speaking.

Nan XiangWan stretched out her right foot and stomped!

Crack!

Her foot sank into a hole!

The floor cracked open!

All four were shocked!

Some even screamed in fright!

Nan XiangWan asked calmly: "What about now?"

Zhao Tiancheng was so scared he almost threw out his back standing up: "Ah—"

Cheng Xue and Xiao Dong were both dumbfounded!

A stomp that cracked the stage floor?

Is it because you're too strong, Nan XiangWan!

Zhao Tiancheng panicked and clambered up on stage: "Nan XiangWan, how did you stomp through the floor?!"

He jumped up, and adding his heavier weight, he stepped right on a cross that had been drilled from the back by an electric drill.

So—

Crack!

Zhao Tiancheng also stomped a hole!

In an instant, his voice even changed pitch from fear.

And the cross under his foot was bigger than Nan XiangWan's, so that his entire leg sank in.

He almost fell through!

The scene was extremely dangerous!

All the staff on site began running around in chaos!

Everyone was scared silly!

Nan XiangWan was grabbed by Cheng Xue and Xiao Dong and dragged off the stage.

Too dangerous, damn!

Zhao Tiancheng was rescued by several staff members, sweating profusely from fear.

In an instant, a terrifying aura swept over the entire venue.

A major accident!

A major accident had occurred!

This stage?

Zhao Tiancheng broke out in a cold sweat: "Check the situation, hurry!"

Soon, a staff member came back to report.

The ceiling of the workspace under the stage that was set up had been drilled full of crosses!

Almost every square meter had a cross, and near the center of the stage it was even more dense, completely covered in crosses.

There were even overlapping crosses!

If the girl group members finished singing and dancing one song and returned to the central gathering point, a fall accident would definitely occur.

Everyone went under the stage to the construction area to see the situation. Looking up at the ceiling densely covered in crosses, some of the most fiercely drilled even drilled through, with light leaking through above.

Zhao Tiancheng looked on with heart pounding fear: "Termite nest?"

Nan XiangWan: "This is obviously man-made, I just took the gaokao, it's called Hooke's law, the most common practical use in life is the straw holes in milk tea and iced coffee lids. They use this cross shape right? Once the crosses are made, the lid remains flat, but the straw can be inserted with just a slight force. Same principle."

Zhao Tiancheng was shocked looking at Nan XiangWan: "You..."

Nan XiangWan: "Applying knowledge, no need to worship me."

Zhao Tiancheng: "It's not about worship or not."

Cheng Xue put away her phone that she'd been using to film and asked: "Does this situation already constitute a criminal offense?"

Zhao Tiancheng: "Where's the person responsible for the flooring?"

A staff member nervously stepped forward: "It's me!"

Zhao Tiancheng looked at him: "How long for emergency repairs?"

Staff: "Repairs on such a large area can't be completed in a day."

Zhao Tiancheng: "What about nailing planks? To stabilize it so it won't collapse?"

Staff: "That would also take 12 hours."

Zhao Tiancheng looked at the time, it was 8:30 am now.

The concert started at 8 pm tonight!

There wasn't enough time!

Zhao Tiancheng: "No, it has to be completed within 11 hours, delayed by half an hour at most. Add money and labor, cost doesn't matter."

The staff member gritted his teeth: "Okay! I'll go find people!"

Shortening it by just half an hour, they could do it by working hard.

Zhao Tiancheng: "The rest of you, call the police! Check the surveillance footage!"

The surveillance footage was quickly retrieved.

Everything was normal throughout the night until 5am when things started looking off.

The video showed a person in disguise with mask and sunglasses, busily buzzing away with an electric drill.

Like a diligent worker, they drilled until the entire floor was covered in dust falling from the ceiling.

To avoid discovery, this person even swept the floor before leaving.

Everything was done very professionally!