"Why not! I, I'll call my daughter right now!" The driver called his daughter, but she hung up and replied via WeChat, saying she was learning acting with a film crew.
I took the driver's phone and asked, "Which film crew?"
His daughter replied: Jinni Taimei.
What a coincidence, the information Sha Wuji had just sent me about Brother Kai showed he was filming at Jinni Taimei, because his room number was Room 18, Jinni Taimei film crew. The specific room number wasn't there, perhaps the hotel called Xier Dun had been contracted by the crew.
I immediately took a photo of Brother Kai's contact information and sent it to her, telling her to find Brother Kai and say she was a friend of Wu Chengfeng.
The daughter asked, "Who is Wu Chengfeng?"
I said, "Don't worry about it, just go find him."
The daughter sent a photo showing Brother Kai wearing a hooded jacket, filming a night scene. It wasn't far, so perhaps the driver's daughter, as an extra, could watch from the side without affecting the sound recording. After all, most actors nowadays can't even memorize their lines and need post-dubbing.
I called Brother Kai directly. He hung up the first time because he was indeed filming. I sent him a text message with just three words: Wu Chengfeng.
Brother Kai immediately called me back, "Wow, Mr. Wu... Mr. Wu, is that really you?"
"Yes, Old Sha gave me your number," I said. "Director Chen is busy, isn't he?"
"Ah, we're filming. It's okay. You called, and this is such an important matter, I told them to stop."
"Don't delay your filming, I'll be brief. I have a friend who's with your crew. You should have seen her photo, she has a bit of a prominent..."
"Qian Duoduo?" Brother Kai laughed. "Old Sha just contacted me. Is she in my crew? Why didn't you say so earlier! I've been looking everywhere for a female antagonist!"
"She should be about ten meters to the right of the seat you were just sitting in, among the extras. Could you trouble yourself to find her?" I said politely.
"Alright, Mr. Wu, please wait a moment, I'll sort it out immediately!" Brother Kai didn't hang up, and immediately raised his megaphone, shouting, "Miss Qian Duoduo, Miss Qian Duoduo, are you there?"
A moment later, I heard a female voice on Brother Kai's end of the phone, "It's me, I'm Qian Duoduo, what's up, Director Chen?"
"Are you having any difficulties playing the female antagonist in this film?" Brother Kai asked.
"Ah? I... No, no difficulties!"
"Great. Coincidentally, your first scene is tomorrow morning. Who is it, makeup artist? Take her to get her makeup done. We have to work harder tonight to catch up. You must be fully made up before tomorrow morning, following the style in our script. Little Li, you're responsible for guiding her through the script. She's a newcomer and might be nervous. While she's getting her makeup done, talk to her more, teach her. Uh, Liying, this is a friend's child. I'd trouble you, after this scene is finished, let's go back to the hotel together. You can rehearse with her? To prepare for tomorrow, alright?"
Brother Kai's previous words were almost commands, but he was quite polite to the person named Liying. She was probably the female lead, perhaps a big star.
"Don't mention it, Director Chen. We're all like sisters, and she's my scene partner. No problem! She can even sleep with me tonight!"
Oh my, this voice sounds a bit familiar? Doesn't she have the surname Zhao?
"Mr. Wu, did you hear that? Are the arrangements acceptable?" Brother Kai asked me.
"They're fine," I said, maintaining my persona as a reincarnation of Baize. "Thank you for taking care of her, Brother Kai. When you're done with this, I'll treat you to a meal."
"I'm not busy, not busy. I heard you're in Jinling, right? As long as you're in the mood, I'm available anytime. It's only a two-hour drive from Hengdian!"
He thought I was in Jinling. It must not have been Sha Wuji who told him. It's likely that Brother Kai also knows people from the Shanhai Monster clan, and perhaps even important figures, to fall for my diversionary tactic.
"Maybe when there's an opportunity. So, that's it for now?" I said.
"Alright, you be busy. You be busy." Brother Kai waited politely for a few seconds before hanging up.
"Brother, is this alright?" I asked the driver.
I saw the driver's lips trembling, and he was already speechless, tears streaming down his face.
I then turned to ask the young beauty behind me, "Do you believe me now?"
"Brother... I was wrong, Brother!" The beauty's expression was extremely conflicted, showing a face full of regret.
Come to think of it, with the relationship I've just established with Brother Kai, plus her looks, maybe I could even get her a supporting role...