Next door to the hotel is a Northeastern restaurant, which is quite large. It is bitterly cold in the Northeast, and now more and more Northeastern people choose to live like migratory birds, that is, coming to the south to spend the winter. The place they visited most in the past was Hainan, but now with the consumption in Hainan
With prices getting higher and higher, more and more people are choosing to come to Yunnan, where prices are relatively cheap.
Most of the crew are from the north, and they are regular customers of this Northeastern restaurant. It is said that the owner of this restaurant came here to gamble when gambling was popular on the China-Myanmar border. Because he lost everything, he owed usury to the gambling group and almost died, and he had no face to pay back.
I came to my hometown, and then I stayed and opened a dumpling restaurant with only two tables. After several years of hard work, it slowly grew into its current scale.
The three of them walked in and opened the box door. There was already a table full of people sitting inside. When they saw them coming in, they all stood up and greeted: "Boss!"
"Teacher He!"
“Thank you for your hard work, everyone!”
"Ha, Teacher Dahong, long time no see, are you getting used to coming here?"
“It’s pretty good, the weather is good and the food is good!”
He Xin hugged Ni Dahong, then pulled Tong Yali over and introduced: "This is Teacher Ni Dahong, the old mage!"
"Hey, this is Xiao Tong, I play your daughter, please take good care of her!"
"Hello, Teacher Ni, please take care of me!" Tong Yali obediently stepped forward to say hello.
"Hey, Xiao Tong, hello, hello, I watched "Two Donkeys" played by you and Ah Xin, it was very good!" Ni Dahong raised his thumb and said politely.
He Xin shook hands with everyone again, and the empty seat in the middle was naturally reserved for him, with Tong Yali sitting next to him.
Although it was their first time working together with some of the main creators behind the scenes, they were all acquaintances. For example, photographer Xu Wei was Ning Hao’s classmate in the Nortel Photography Department and Lu Yue’s apprentice.
Films such as "Thirteen Paulownia Trees" and "Red Cliff".
There are also art designer Zhong Chen, lighting team leader Mao Weiliang, executive director, set designer, etc. The rest are the producers, production directors and financers sent by the company including Lu Xiao. In addition to the props team leader Cheng Cheng, the crew
The main creators are basically all here.
"What has Lao Cheng been busy with?" He Xin asked specifically.
The props team leader Cheng Cheng is also considered to be his old teammate, he is honest and honest. From the beginning of "Latent" to the recent "Dulara", "I Do" has always been the props team leader of the crew, and has never made any mistakes.
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Moreover, the position of the props team leader is very important. On the one hand, He Xin has very high requirements for the props, which must conform to the plot and fit the era; on the other hand, there are many tricks in the props industry such as damaged props, shoddy items, various consumption, etc.
, generally you must use reliable people. Lao Cheng is a relatively reliable person.
"Oh, Lao Cheng went to the Nationalities Hospital to coordinate the borrowing of dental equipment. He hasn't come back yet. He probably got drunk with someone from the hospital." Art designer Zhong Chen replied with a smile.
Ni Dahong plays a dentist in the play. When he opens a dental clinic in a building, he needs to borrow dental equipment. The prop team leader sometimes needs to deal with various parties, and Lao Cheng himself likes to have a drink.
Everyone laughed and let the incident pass.
Today is just a casual meal, nothing special, because I will start the phone tomorrow afternoon and drink less wine. Since He Xin has just arrived, everyone will talk more about the local customs during the dinner.
Halfway through the meal, art designer Zhong Chen answered a phone call. Just after listening to it halfway, he heard a scream: "What did you say, Lao Cheng was kidnapped?"
This guy even changed the tone of his voice.
"What's going on? How could Lao Cheng be kidnapped?" Cheng Er was startled.
He Xin's reaction was a little slow, and he subconsciously turned his attention to Lu Xiao. Just now, he said that this was a tourist city and the security was very good.
"Old Zhong, what's going on?" Xiao Luzi was also frightened and asked quickly.
Zhong Chen turned pale and said, "It was called by two brothers from the props team. They said that Lao Cheng went to the black market to buy a gun in the evening and was... kidnapped."
"Why did Lao Cheng go to the black market to buy a gun?"
Black market, buying guns, these words are very far away to He Xin, and even feel a bit ridiculous, is this Iraq?
He first set his sights on director Cheng Er. Domestic production crews have always been directed by the director, and things like props are the director's requirements and arrangements.
But Cheng Er was obviously confused.
At this time, Zhong Chen stumbled and said: "Well, it's like this. Regarding the prop gun, the Public Security Bureau has arranged a special person to contact Lao Cheng. Everything else is easy to say, but the prop gun that Teacher He wants to use has never been found suitable. This
There are some May 4th and June 4th around, but using these for the big independent oligarchs is not the intention. Originally...well, originally we also contacted the state public security bureau hoping to find more advanced imported pistols. Lao Cheng today
When I went to the Nationalities Hospital, I happened to see a small advertisement for a rice gun on the street... Well, maybe he also wanted to solve the problem early, so he contacted him without permission..."
"He has no brains, how could he do this!" Cheng Er couldn't help but cursed. As the director, he is the first person responsible.
"Don't worry yet."
He Xin was still calm, and after giving some advice, he asked Zhong Chen: "Then, where are the two prop brothers?"
"They're still on the street."
"Give me your phone and I'll ask."
He Xin asked for Zhong Chen's cell phone, pressed speakerphone, and asked the frightened prop brother on the other end of the phone to explain the matter in detail.
It turned out that they contacted the other party by phone according to the small advertisement, and the other party asked to transfer a deposit of 200 yuan to the designated account first, which they did.
After that, the other party increased the price for various reasons, from 200 to 500, and then to 1,000. In the evening, the other party called and instructed them to go to the designated place to pay the full amount, hand over the money and deliver the goods.
Since Lao Cheng had already reached an agreement with the Nationalities Hospital in the afternoon, he happened to go to the hospital to pick up props while getting off work in the evening, so the three of them and a driver went together.
Halfway through, the other party called again and asked that only two people could go, so the two brothers from the props team got off the car. Originally, the two had dinner on the street and planned to pick them up when Lao Cheng came back, but they waited.
I waited, but Lao Cheng didn't come, but I received a call from Lao Cheng's mobile phone number, but the person who spoke was a stranger.
The stranger told them on the phone that your people are already in our hands and we should pay them another 3,000 yuan immediately.
"How many?"
He Xin couldn't believe his ears when he heard the kidnapper's extortion figure.
"Three...thousand, yes, it's three thousand!" The prop brother said on the phone.
When such a big event happened, everyone at the table gathered around this phone.
Seeing He Xin's surprised look, Xiao Luzi explained weakly from the side: "Consumption here is not high."
He Xin glared at him, pondered for a moment, and said to the phone: "Where is your specific location now? I will send someone to pick you up."
The prop brother gave an exact address, which was a hotel.
The art design and props teams have always collaborated with each other on the set. Zhong Chen hurriedly raised his hand and said, "I know. Lao Cheng and I had dinner there. I'll pick them up."
"Okay, be careful."
Zhong Chen hurried out and the dinner table was quiet. Everyone was more worried about Lao Cheng's safety.
"Brother, why don't you give them three thousand yuan?"
"Money is a trivial matter, the most important thing now is Lao Cheng's safety."
With that said, He Xin looked at Cheng Er and said: "Now the kidnapper is contacting the two prop brothers. When someone arrives soon, call the police!"
Cheng Er calmed down a little and said quickly: "Yes, call the police!"
"Who is contacting the Public Security Bureau?" He Xin asked again.
"I!"
Xiao Luzi hurriedly raised his hand: "I'm responsible for contacting the Yinhe Police Station here. It's very close, on the corner of this street."
"Okay, when they arrive, we will go directly to call the police."
Zhong Chen came back very quickly, and the two prop brothers were so anxious and scared that they almost cried. They stammered and told what happened again, which was almost the same as what they had just said on the phone.
It was almost ten o'clock in the evening.
He Xin asked Lu Xiao and Zhong Chen to take the two prop brothers to the police station to report the crime first, and then said to Ni Dahong and Tong Yali: "Teacher Dahong, Xiao Tong, you go back and rest first."
As the boss, he naturally cannot stay out of the matter.
"Brother, let me accompany you." Tong Yali said with worry on her face.
"Okay, don't join in the fun."
He Xin shook his head and turned to the finance department and asked: "How much cash do you have on hand now?"
"There are more than 70,000."
"Well, have the money ready and we can call you anytime."
This was just in case, and he didn't dare to act rashly until the matter was finally clear.
By the time they arrived at the police station, the two prop brothers were already taking notes.
"How is the situation?" He Xin asked Lu Xiao.
"They have already reported it to the leadership, saying that they have also notified the city bureau's criminal investigation department, and they will be here soon."
As soon as Xiao Luzi finished speaking, a burly armed policeman with a three-star hanging on his head ran in. When he saw Xiao Luzi, he grabbed him and said in Mandarin with a Hu Jian accent: "Comrade Lu, you
Are they doing something like CCTV and coming to make secret visits to test us?"
Xiao Luzi was stunned for a moment, then realized and hurriedly explained: "No, no, we are not the media, we are just making movies. How can we test our police comrades? Instructor, it is important to save people now!"
As he said that, he pulled his boss and introduced him: "This is the male lead in our movie, and he is also the boss of our company, Mr. He Xinhe."
Only then did the armed police captain recognize He Xin. His eyes suddenly lit up. He breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to shake hands enthusiastically: "Hello, Teacher He!"
He Xin was now very anxious and said hurriedly: "Comrade, our matter..."
"Oh, Teacher He, don't worry, I have reported to my superiors as soon as possible, and the comrades from the criminal investigation side are on their way back." The captain said, and quickly picked up the phone to report the situation to his superiors, focusing on the big stars.
He Xin was in the office at this time.
Perhaps due to the star effect, the comrades from the criminal investigation side arrived very quickly. Later, a local deputy director and people from the technical investigation side also arrived one after another. While comforting them not to be anxious, they continued to learn more about the situation from the two prop brothers.
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After finishing the transcript, the technical investigation personnel hurried back to work on the technical methods, while the comrades in the criminal investigation and the police station asked the directors Cheng Er, Lu Xiao, Zhong Chen and others about the composition of the crew in detail based on the information provided by the two prop brothers.
The key point is to ask if there are people in a few provinces and cities where fraud is common.
They believed that the other party should be familiar with the situation in the group, so they could not rule out that it was an acquaintance who committed the blackmail. At the same time, the prop brother continued to receive calls from the other party, urging the remittance, and threatening to break up the vote. The police on the side directed the prop brother to try his best.
Delay time.
"Teacher He, do you think it's possible that Old Cheng...isn't it possible that he won't be able to come back?" Cheng Er, who had been anxious all the time, quietly walked over and asked.
He Xin looked at the nervous look on his face, and suddenly realized that this guy was actually quite fragile. Of course, he was also very anxious now, so he had to pretend to be calm and said: "It's okay, Ji Ren Tianxiang. Lao Cheng is a good person, so he should be fine."
Although Xiao Luzi had just introduced the armed police captain as an anti-drug hero, anti-drug and solving a kidnapping case are two different things after all, and the instructor also said that this was the first time he had encountered a kidnapping case. He was still worried.
The case handling efficiency here, if something goes wrong and Lao Cheng cannot come back, it will be a big deal.
He thought for a while, walked to the yard outside the police station, and found from his address book a criminal investigation expert from the Beijing Public Security System whom he met while drinking with Lao Gao.
Because Lao Gao often shoots movies and TV dramas with criminal investigation themes, he has a lot of contacts with people in this field. The other party specializes in handling major and important cases. After hearing He Xin describe the situation, his first reaction was that there would be no problem with him.
Because the amount demanded by the other party was not large, it was not worth kidnapping, and it was probably just a fraud.
Hearing what the criminal investigation expert said, He Xin finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to be careless.
Fortunately, not long after, news came from the technical investigation department that the caller's number was not in Ruili, or even in Yunnan. Then the police judged that the person should not have been kidnapped. This was a phone fraud case pretending to be a kidnapping, and the caller ID showed Lao Cheng
The mobile phone number was simulated by the other party, which was consistent with the judgment of the criminal investigation expert in Beijing.
Everyone suddenly felt a big stone fall to the ground and at the same time, they were also wondering, where did Lao Cheng go? His mobile phone was always turned off when he called him.
Zhong Chen suddenly said: "Isn't this guy Lao Cheng looking for a technician?"
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To be honest, the crew members have been filming outside all year round. It is common for them to find technicians, and it is even common for the crew to self-digest. But after all, this is a police station, surrounded by police, and everyone looked at each other for a while.
But the person has not been found yet, and the case must continue to be handled.
At this time, the prop brother's phone rang again, and the caller ID showed Lao Cheng's number again.
The police quickly prepared themselves again, and the captain instructor was still instructing the prop brothers: "Just say that you are unfamiliar with the place and are looking for an ATM machine. In short, try to delay it as much as possible."
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Having answered the phone several times, the prop brother was no longer as nervous as before. He nodded and answered the phone at the signal of the police.
As soon as the call was connected this time, I heard Lao Cheng's angry voice: "Where is he?"
Hearing the long-awaited voice, the prop brother suddenly felt a sore nose and choked up: "Master..."
Hearing that it was Lao Cheng, the captain instructor next to him couldn't wait to grab the phone and asked: "Where are you?"
When Lao Cheng on the other end of the phone heard this unfamiliar voice, he was probably confused: "Who are you?"
"I'm a police officer. Leave it alone and tell me your exact location."
"Uh, I just arrived at the Nationalities Hospital. What happened?"
The instructor asked again: "Is anyone following you?"
"No? No, there are several of us together. We are all from the hospital. We just finished eating. What happened?"
After hearing the news, the instructor breathed a real sigh of relief and said, "We are the Galaxy Police Station, did you know?"
"I know, I know, I came to your place two days ago with our producer Xiao Lu."
"Okay, you can take a taxi and come directly here. Xiao Lu from your crew, the director, and teacher He Xin are all here."
"Ah? Teacher He and Director Cheng are both here! Okay, I'll be there soon," Old Cheng said hurriedly on the other end of the phone.
The instructor was about to hang up the phone, but for the sake of safety, he changed his mind and said, "Forget it, go to the building of the Nationalities Hospital and find a safe place to stay. I'll send a police car to pick you up!"