In the terminal of Beijing Capital International Airport, a middle-aged man with a black business bag on his shoulder hurriedly went to check in. This man was well-dressed and wore a pair of expensive glasses with gold rims. He was elegant and elegant.
A shrewd businessman, he is the agent of Hong Kong's popular movie star Dai Mengyan, general manager of Hong Kong Star Entertainment Agency Liang Shiqiao, who is about to take the 4:01 flight to Paris to attend the award ceremony for Dai Mengyan, who was nominated for Best Actress at the Saint-Simon Film Festival
Make preliminary preparations.
Following Liang Shiqiao was Han Ping, the driver of the special car equipped by the crew for Dai Mengyan, a Beijing boy in his twenties, with a document bag under his arm and the car keys in his hand.
Suddenly, the pager on Han Ping's waist rang. He took it out and saw that it was from Dai Mengyan. The content was: Brother Liang, the situation has changed. Cancel going to Paris. Return to the set as soon as possible. Han Ping quickly showed it to Liang Shiqiao,
Liang Shiqiao frowned, and immediately found a nearby public phone to call the studio. After waiting for a few minutes, Dai Mengyan.
Liang Shiqiao said: "What's the matter? I'm about to board the plane."
Dai Mengyan said: "You can't go to Paris today. You have to go to New York first, and then go to Paris from New York. You can also go home and take a look. Aying has just contacted the airport and there are still tickets for the 11 o'clock flight.
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Liang Shiqiao was shocked. Because there were people around him, he had to lower his voice and said: "What else is more important than the award ceremony? We have to wait until the film festival is over to discuss the big things."
Dai Mengyan said in a calm and serious tone: "Brother Liang, something happened. Luo Jiaming went bankrupt and committed suicide in Moscow. Teacher Su couldn't bear the blow and died suddenly of a heart attack in New York on the 5th. Aying received the fax a few minutes ago. I
I called New York to verify, and it was true. Teacher Su’s funeral was scheduled for the 8th. The fax didn’t mention it. I checked with Lin Xuehong and asked her about it. The main content of the fax was about the ten-thousand-dollar loan.
It said that after the Paris awards ceremony, we would go to Berlin to attend the creditors' meeting. I didn't see the fax, and I don't know the details."
Liang Shiqiao said: "You are the most favored by experts in this Best Actress nomination. If nothing else happens, you will be the winner of the Academy Award. This is another achievement in your acting career. Every detail will be spread by the media.
, every detail is crucial and requires careful coordination and careful preparation. Every detail is related to your latest worth."
Dai Mengyan said: "I know how you talk about details. There is still time in Paris, and it is not urgent enough to worry about every second. The matter in New York can be completed in one day, and there is enough time. You can work harder."
Liang Shiqiao said: "Luo Jiaming didn't borrow money from your family. If he had a way, would he be willing to die? Doesn't he know that his mother's heart can't bear such a blow? With everyone gone, there is not much hope for the money."
Everyone in your relationship circle with Professor Su knows that, but I believe everyone can understand that the funeral and the ceremony collided. Besides, the flight you mentioned landed at 1:00 pm New York time, so it couldn't be missed.
Dai Mengyan said: "I reacted as soon as I received the news. This is the most important thing. The money lent to Professor Su plus interest is 60,000 US dollars. I have to find out whether I can pay it back. I don't know what the debt is.
What does Berlin have to do with it? If it's just a formality, I don't need to go to Berlin again. I'm too late to apply for a US visa, so you and I...
Liang Shiqiao compromised and said unhappily: "You can do whatever you want, I'll refund the check."
Dai Mengyan said: "You come directly to the studio and I will ask Aying to send the fax."
Han Ping drove Liang Shiqiao to the filming location of the "Beautiful Beauty" crew at the Kyoto Film and Television Base in Beijing.
The shooting site is in a spacious studio. There are security guards at the two outer exits. People without crew ID or without crew approval are not allowed to enter. Due to the hot weather, the door of the studio is open, except for all kinds of things.
There were many actors waiting in the vehicle. Some of them knew Liang Shiqiao, and they greeted each other with nods or smiles. There were several entertainment reporters on site who were visiting the crew to collect filming behind-the-scenes. When they saw Liang Shiqiao getting out of the car, they wanted to come over for an interview. Liang Shiqiao hurriedly
She waved her hands in refusal and held her fists in apology. Ah Ying had already arrived first, standing at the gate with a fax document in her hand, watching the filming inside and meeting Liang Shiqiao at the same time.
Ah Ying is Dai Mengyan's personal assistant. She is from Hong Kong. She is one year younger than Dai Mengyan and has very good overall qualities. She is mainly responsible for taking care of Dai Mengyan's personal life and handling daily complicated affairs, from tidying up the room to delivering clothes. Dai Mengyan meets movie fans and
When reporters are entangled, they have to work with the brokerage company or security guards to act as a protective wall. They do almost anything that involves Dai Mengyan's personal life.
Aying handed over the fax and said, "Brother Liang, this is Lin Xuehong's fax."
Liang Shiqiao received the fax and immediately saw bold and enlarged words in the upper right corner: Please keep it confidential.
For hotels, if it is not a long-term private room of a permanent institution, there is generally no fax machine in the guest room. If necessary, guests can go to the hotel's business center to send and receive documents. The business center provides one-stop services such as fax, typing, and copying. Ordinary fax
Documents are generally received by the business center and then delivered to the guest room. Documents that require confidentiality need to be agreed upon by both the sending and receiving parties at a time. The recipient can wait by the fax machine to receive and pick up the documents without going through the business center.
Liang Shiqiao asked: "How did you receive it?"
Aying replied: "Lin Xuehong called Hong Kong, and the company told her Sister Meng's room number. I had a cold, and Sister Meng asked me to stay in the hotel to rest. I answered the phone, and I went to the business center to receive the fax in person."
Liang Shiqiao asked again: "Have you booked the flight tickets?"
Aying replied: "I've made a reservation. I'll pick up the tickets at the hotel reception desk at 7:30."
Liang Shiqiao said to the driver: "Xiao Han, please send Aying back first."
Britain.
Liang Shiqiao walked into the studio and saw the director standing attentively next to the monitor, shouting and directing the filming, and the crew was busy working. The background of the props was a fight between two factions of Jianghu forces in a casino, and the plot was a modern version of Jianghu grudges.
Typical Hong Kong gunfight style. The female lead is played by the famous Hong Kong movie star Dai Mengyan, who plays the cold and tender urban heroine in the play. Cameras, blowers, lights... are all facing her, with several wire ropes hanging from her back, hanging in the air.
Swinging around. In the play, Dai Mengyan wears heavy makeup and long flowing hair. On a hot day in August, he is dressed in late autumn clothes. He wears a white windbreaker, holds a military pistol in each hand, and performs various special shooting movements.
After China's reform and opening up, many Hong Kong and Taiwan artists have invested in the huge market of the mainland, and the mainland is in a transition period from politics to economic construction. For a time, Hong Kong and Taiwan songs, movies and television were popular in the mainland, and Hong Kong and Taiwan stars became many fans.
The idol chased by movie fans. Dai Mengyan is one of the more dazzling among these popular Hong Kong and Taiwan stars. She has conquered countless movie fans with her outstanding acting skills and beautiful image. She is currently one of the Hong Kong and Taiwan stars with the highest salary and the most box office influence.
No one in the media has verified the claim that Dai Mengyan is worth hundreds of millions. The only reports that can be verified are her four houses in Hong Kong and Paris.
Liang Shiqiao found a far corner and sat on an unknown wooden box to read the fax.
The fax was sent by Luo Jiaming's wife Lin Xuehong. She apologized for the bad news just as Dai Mengyan was about to attend the San Simeon Film Festival awards ceremony. She described that Luo Jiaming shot himself in Moscow on the evening of the 4th, and Su Yuping picked up the letter in New York on the 5th.
Upon hearing the news of his son's sudden death from a heart attack, his family went to Moscow to take care of Luo Jiaming's funeral and other events. He introduced the political background of Luo Jiaming's Norkuk Oil Company as well as the company's financing sources and investment situation, and discussed the sale of real estate in Beijing and the mortgage of Yuxiang in New York.
The key issues such as the hotel loan, several private loans, and all debts are about to mature are described in more detail. Lin Xuehong uses extreme words such as "bankruptcy", "catastrophe", "desperate situation" and "desperation" in many places in the article.
Liang Shiqiao had a rough idea in his mind: Luo Jiaming and the sons of two other high-ranking Soviet officials jointly raised more than 50,000 US dollars to invest in Russian oil exploration. In fact, they just bought the right to exploit an oil well at an ultra-low price with a background of power, not actual exploitation.
Instead, he wanted to resell it to an American oil company to make huge profits... The deadline for all Luo Jiaming's debts was November 1, 1991. This was an insurance period of half a year added to his loan repayment plan, but he did not expect it.
The political situation in the Soviet Union suddenly changed... The Luo family only has Luo Jiaming's wife, daughter and Luo Jiaming's sister Luo Huijuan left in New York. The Yuxiangge Hotel in Manhattan is their only livelihood. Once they are unable to repay the loan when it expires, they will have nothing to do in New York.
They already had nothing to gain a foothold in Beijing, not to mention a private debt of US$60,000...
It is now clear that Luo Jiaming, as the major shareholder of Norkuk Oil Company, personally lost US$40,000 and lost all his wealth accumulated over the years. His total debt was US$150,000, of which US$60,000 was private debt, each of which was a mortgage on a Yuxiangge Hotel.
The principal and interest of the loan is US$450,000. The principal and interest of Dai Mengyan is US$60,000. The principal and interest of Laojiu is US$10,000. The principal and interest of Brandi is US$60,000.
" Lin Xuehong believed that this person should bear some responsibility for Luo Jiaming's bankruptcy. The reason was that this person once gave Luo Jiaming a sentence that made him crazy from then on: Don't leave when you see the road. Luo Jiaming regards these four words as the most important thing.
He spent a lot of money to hire a famous calligrapher to write and a senior technician to frame it, and his brain has been abnormal ever since. However, this person is neither a wise man nor a rich man. He only graduated from junior high school and makes a living by renting out a small shop of 16 square meters in Berlin.
He set up a very dilapidated small house of 4 square meters, and did not have the financial resources to solve the Luo family's crisis. Moreover, the relationship between this person and Luo Jiaming was just a casual acquaintance, and he did not have the foundation to help. Lin Xuehong prepared the September 5
The creditors' meeting in Berlin on that day was aimed at this person named "Yi Nong".
The text in the fax was handwritten, with a lot of content and clear organization. There was no incoherence that ordinary women would have when they were grieving. After reading it, Liang Shiqiao felt both sympathy and insight into the things behind the text.
After another ten minutes, Dai Mengyan's scene was finished filming. A man and a woman carried her to a chair. She was so tired that she could hardly stand, but she still pointed to the corner where Liang Shiqiao was, and another
The staff immediately moved the chair next to Liang Shiqiao. Dai Mengyan sat down next to Liang Shiqiao and said to the staff: "Thank you!" After the person walked away, he wiped the sweat on his face with a tissue and looked at Liang Shiqiao.
Liang Shiqiao handed the fax to Dai Mengyan and said, "See for yourself, Lin Xuehong did not ask you to attend the funeral at all, not even a hint. She has no such intention. She is only concerned about her debt."
Dai Mengyan took the fax and said: "Sooner or later, Teacher Su's sudden death will be reported in the newspaper. Others may not go, but I can't. She cares about the debt, and so do I. I also worked hard to get my money."
Liang Shiqiao waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Just watch. I'll go out to smoke a cigarette and we'll talk when I get back."
Liang Shiqiao went outside to smoke a cigarette under the shade of a tree and came back.
After Dai Mengyan read it, he said disdainfully: "This person refuses to follow the road. This person is out of his mind! He is still huddled in a broken house. If he had the ability, he would have made money long ago. Why should he wait until now? If Ye Zi Nong can solve the problem,
Doesn't Luo Jiaming know where to go to find a way out for himself? It's her turn, Lin Xuehong, to come forward? There's no hope for this money."
Liang Shiqiao said: "Lin Xuehong wrote so much, maybe that's what she meant, to let you come to this conclusion by yourself. Look at her writing style, which is clear and coherent. She has not messed up even though such a big thing happened to the Luo family."
Dai Mengyan pondered for a moment and said with some confusion: "Teacher Su is also a well-known person. It's been three days, why haven't you heard any news?"
Liang Shiqiao said: "You live in poverty in a busy city and no one asks. By blocking the news, everyone avoids embarrassment. You haven't contacted Lin Xuehong before, but she also knows that you attended the award ceremony. This is what you want the outside world to know."
Dai Mengyan said: "Bring some money and we'll be there in 4."
Liang Shiqiao asked: "How much should you bring? How can people know whether you are here to mourn or to collect debts?"
Dai Mengyan thought for a while and said, "Ten thousand US dollars."
Liang Shiqiao nodded in agreement and said, "I think it's the same number. If you want to be known as a debt collector, it's better not to go there."
Dai Mengyan knew that there was not much hope for 60,000 US dollars, but he still couldn't give up. He said blankly, "Brother Liang, do you think it is possible to generate such a large amount of money in such a short period of time?"
Liang Shiqiao said: "Even if you organize an organization to rob the bank, it will be too late." (To be continued)