Genius Detective

After a while, Cai Zhengkai's assistant, a cute, chubby girl with braids, bought a big bag of eye drops and returned. The agent and assistant took him back to the room to wash his eyes.

The screenwriter introduced everyone to each other, "This is Officer Lin, Tao Yueyue…"

"This is our director. He shot ‘Bad Movies’ and ‘Spending Situation’. We have cooperated many times."

The bearded director nodded. 𝘧𝘳𝐞𝚎𝑤ℯ𝘣𝗻𝘰ѵℯl.c𝐨𝚖

"This is the stage manager and someone who’s been in the crew for a long time."

The stage manager was an auntie with dyed-brown hair.

"This is the producer, the representative of the investor. Without him, there would be no film."

The gloomy middle-aged man who leaned on the chair filing his nails with a nail file raised his eyelids briefly to look at them.

"This is Little Ai who is an actor. In the film, he will play a young police officer with quite a personality."

When Lin Dongxue heard "a young police officer with quite a personality", her first thought was of Xu Xiaodong. Of course, the police officers in the film were all original characters they made up and there was no prototype for them in reality.

"Hello, hello!" Little Ai said while smiling broadly. "I'm very curious. How can you be the mother of this little girl when you’re so young? Is she your biological daughter?"

"I have no obligation to answer." Lin Dongxue curtly responded.

"Haha, are the police usually so serious?"

"Little Ai!" The producer reprimanded sternly. "Don't talk nonsense there and help me get the massager from the car."

"Oh, oh." Little Ai answered and left, giving the impression that he was simply the follower of the producer.

The director said in an official tone, "We should have a meal together later and then we will hold our start-up ceremony. The official opening will be held in the afternoon."

"Wasn’t the start-up ceremony meant to be held tomorrow?" Lin Dongxue asked curiously.

"There happened to be an evening scene and we’ve already made arrangements with the venue. You haven’t stayed with a crew before so you wouldn’t know, but renting the machines and the labor costs tens of thousands a day. One day faster is one day faster. At this speed, we may not be able to finish filming in two months." The director yawned with a tilted mouth. "I’m going back to my room to rest for a while. I didn't sleep well last night. We will see each other downstairs later on… Producer, I'll withdraw first!"

The producer nodded, and Lin Dongxue faintly felt that the person with the highest status here was this gloomy man. If you have money, you’re the big master!

Lin Dongxue asked Tao Yueyue in a low voice, "Do you want to eat together with them? If you don't want to go, we can find a reason to eat alone."

Tao Yueyue thought for a while. "Although it's awkward to eat with a bunch of strangers, the food probably won't be bad. Let's leech off their meal."

"Haha, I’m easy. I'm just here to accompany you and you’re the protagonist."

The screenwriter called the two of them out and said in a low voice, "Did you feel it? That producer has a lot of power and even the director has to be very polite to him."

Tao Yueyue said, "He was the one who changed the script into dog feces, right?"

"Yeah, he’s the culprit… ahem, just kidding. After all, they’re paying and we’re just working. If they want changes, then we need to make changes, just like custom-made things. By the way, Little Ai is someone from the investor’s side. I don’t want to talk about people behind their backs, but his acting skills are really bad. They’ve tried a few years, but he hasn’t gained popularity."

"To be honest, I’ve never heard of him." Lin Dongxue commented.

"Well, it's still early for dinner. Shall I show you two around? There’s a gym and a bar in this hotel. Do you want to visit them?"

"Okay!" Tao Yueyue readily agreed.

The bar was very quiet during the day. Lin Dongxue really liked the environment there. There were independent seating booths, buttons on the table to purchase alcohol, and a drinks menu that introduced the drinks in detail so that customers wouldn’t be embarrassed to say some cocktail names such as "sex on the beach", "Alien Cerebral Hemorrhage" and "XX". Some stores simply didn’t sell those drinks.

She hadn’t gone to bars in the past and felt that the people who went were improper. After marriage, Chen Shi took her a few times and she felt it was quite interesting. There were many cocktails in the bar and these things were the same as meals - Everyone’s tastes were different.

After taking a seat, the screenwriter said, "We sometimes come here after filming. We usually order a bottle of Red Label and drink it slowly. By the way, I still have half a bottle of Red Label left. Do you guys want to try it?"

"I'm not used to drinking." Lin Dongxue smiled. She didn't want to drink with someone she had just met, even if the screenwriter had a good personality. "Just order two random non-alcoholic drinks!"

"Sister Lin, the names of these alcohols are so interesting. Can I taste this 'eggnog'?" Tao Yueyue lay down and studied the drinks menu.

"That's alcoholic. You should drink a non-alcoholic mojito!"

"I'm not going to school today. What's the matter if I have a drink?"

"What are you thinking as a minor?!"

Tao Yueyue poked out her tongue. So, the three of them each ordered a soft drink. The screenwriter was going to pay with his phone when Lin Dongxue stopped him. "Let me pay. Your money comes word by word. How can I let you get this?!"

"There’s no worries. You guys came to visit, so this is only natural."

After a few spars of politeness between them, Lin Dongxue finally paid the bill.

Tao Yueyue tasted it and Lin Dongxue asked if it was good. She said, "The taste is okay, but it's a bit expensive for 50 yuan a cup. I won't come next time."

"Haha, when have you become so sensible?"

"I've always been sensible, alright?!"

The screenwriter said, "I feel that you two get along very well. I know of Yueyue's experience. She is lucky to find such a home."

"How old is your daughter?" Lin Dongxue asked.

"She should almost be an adult now."

"I'm very curious about something. You’re a screenwriter, so why do you have to follow the crew?"

"Haii." The screenwriter gave a wry smile. "You don't know my situation. I’m actually divorced and my daughter was sentenced to her mother. I only meet her once a week. I have a studio with several screenwriters and through the crew, I can get acquainted with some producers and directors, so I can get jobs easily. Also, I'm very familiar with the director."

"So it was like that."

At this moment, the voices of two people talking came from somewhere.

"Asshole, my eyes still hurt. Contact my lawyer. I want to sue that asshole!"

"That person is crazy. You’re going to stoop to his level? When a dog bites someone, can you still bite it back? Many fans have already seen this thing today and it will definitely be posted on the Internet. If you behave more generously, it’ll increase your exposure and get you another wave of fans."

"Hmph, I know who instigated the matter today. It must be that scumbag of Little Ai. This guy relies on the backing of the investor and walks around arrogantly within the crew. He’s at odds against me all the time. He must have bought the madman today!"

"Please. Do you have evidence? You have a persecuting delusion."

"Of course I have evidence. When I came in just now, I heard him smile and say, 'Big star, why are you so careless?'"

"He's just kicking you while you’re down. It’s not like you don’t know what he is like. Little Ai’s Weibo fans don’t even amount to even a fraction of yours. If you stoop to his level, you would be losing your worth. Don't pay attention to him."

"He is indeed a small character… But why delete my scene and add his scene?!?!" The speaker, Cai Zhengkai, suddenly slammed on the table and shouted.