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Chapter 350 The Emblem is in Trouble!
Underground Casino Film Set
This is a real underground casino, because this place is actually a basement.

The set design team turned this place into a casino, and we'll be filming a scene here in a bit.

The scene to come is about gathering intelligence.

Wang Baoqiang plays "Sixth Master," who provides intelligence, and of course, the process is made more interesting.

In the play, the protagonist Zheng Chaoyang works for the Beiping Public Security Bureau... which at this time is still called the Military Control Commission. A murder case occurs in its jurisdiction, in which a train technician dies of poisoning.

The police launched an investigation, but before they could find anything, the train technician's wife and children were also killed.

He was stuffed into a dry well and died.

Old Luobo was furious. Zheng Chaoyang, Bai Ling, and Hao Pingchuan had made a major mistake in their work, and the direction of their investigation had become seriously flawed.

The case must be solved as soon as possible and the murderer brought to justice!

They even went so far as to execute the entire family, sparing not even the children. Such people should never be let off the hook.

Soon, Zheng Chaoyang re-examined the case clues and finally focused on a street vendor with a Tianjin accent.

However, the military control commission conducted a thorough search and investigation, but could not find anyone.

This isn't the future world with the Skynet everywhere... and the country hasn't even been established yet.

Although it is often said that the story takes place shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the actual time of the story is shortly after the liberation of old Beiping (Beijing).

The city has all sorts of scoundrels, gangsters, spies, and assassins.

Chiang Kai-shek was good at nothing but eating and was never satisfied, but he was a master at instigating reaction.

In this situation, Zheng Chaoyang decided to change his approach. Since he couldn't take the right path, he would try the underworld.

Cats have cat lanes, rats have rat lanes.

So, under the introduction of Yang Bao, the first wrestler in Anqiu... no, under the recommendation of Master Duomenduo.

Enter this underground casino, find the boss played by Wang Baoqiang, and inquire about the murderer.

After changing into his costume and getting his makeup done, Wang Baoqiang slowly walked into the film set.

He wore a gray mandarin jacket, had his hair slicked back, and his face was sallow and rough. He was expressionless and looked a bit like a spoiled young master from the Eight Banners who did nothing, but he also had the air of a big boss.

It must be said that Wang Baoqiang's acting skills are quite good.

On the other side, Qi Hui and Duo Men had also changed into their costumes and put on their makeup, and everything was ready.

"Okay, 3, 2, 1, action!" Kong Sheng shouted.

Filming has officially begun!
The first thing the camera focused on wasn't Qi Hui, nor Wang Baoqiang, but the statue of Guan Yu in the basement.

A couplet stands prominently on both sides: On the left: Righteousness will last for eternity!

Right side: Divine might suppresses all directions!

Wang Baoqiang, who plays the powerful Sixth Master, stands in front of the statue, holding three incense sticks, and slowly bows three times.

Behind them are Zheng Chaoyang, played by Qi Hui, and Master Duo.
However, he ignored the two men and followed Guan Yu's gaze wherever he looked!

Duomen: "Sixth Master, I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"Talk about something!"

Duomen: "Alright, you're a straightforward person. So, my friend here came from Tianjin..."

"Me? I'm from Tianjin. I'm just a loan shark..." As soon as Qi Hui opened his mouth, the Tianjin accent immediately hit you, and it was incredibly authentic.

"Hahahaha..." Xiao Zhang was amused by the accent. For some reason, the Tianjin accent was just funny to listen to.

It's like a stand-up comedy routine.

When we were filming "Fire Blue Blade", there was an actor with a Tianjin accent, which was quite interesting to listen to.

But soon, Xiao Zhang realized something was wrong.

Holy crap, when did my senior become so fluent in dialects?
He was genuinely shocked; Qi Hui's few words in Tianjin dialect sounded just like Ma Mingliang from the Beast Camp.

After filming "Battle of Changsha", when Qi Hui took Jing Tian to Tianjin for a trip, the system unlocked the Tianjin dialect skill.

Originally, Qi Hui was thinking of watching some crosstalk performances for fun, but he was unlucky and there weren't any!
Qi Hui didn't quite live up to the Tianjin people's talent for creating humorous content, which is somewhat regrettable.

On set, the acting continued.

Wang Baoqiang and Gao Liang are both professional actors, so they wouldn't be made to laugh by Qi Hui's few words of Tianjin dialect.

Soon, Wang Baoqiang, who played Sixth Master, held up two fingers.

"I don't mean anything else, I just want money." Seeing this, Qi Hui took a step back.

Duomen stared wide-eyed, then reached into his pockets and turned them inside out—they were empty.

Police officers are very poor these days. After a month's worth of food, clothing, and other necessities, their allowance is almost gone.

Later, Zheng Chaoyang and Hao Pingchuan ate more, took more, and even ruined a basket of eggs, all because they missed the cafeteria's meal service and didn't have money to buy food outside.

As a result, he was caught red-handed by the quartermaster right after he finished frying the eggs, and was paraded around the office as a public spectacle.

Qi Hui stared wide-eyed, and finally had no choice but to hand over five cents.

Wang Baoqiang looked at the money in his hand and found it a bit funny. Such a big show, but after all that, he only had 50 cents?
Soon, Sixth Master, played by Wang Baoqiang, revealed the man's name.

Zheng Chaoyang pressed for details about the location.

But... the location is also intelligence, and that costs money.

The problem was, when Zheng Chaoyang turned his pockets over and spread his hands, he was penniless.

Duomen looked at it for a moment, then took a jade thumb ring from Qi Hui's hand.

It doesn't matter if we don't have money, we still have things, right?

Qi Hui stared wide-eyed and struggled immediately; this was what he used to disguise himself.

Duomen doesn't care; you're a policeman, you don't need this stuff anyway.

Soon, the item ended up in Sixth Master's hands, and Qi Hui looked pitiful as he watched it fall into someone else's hands.

"Hahaha..." In the director's studio, Liu Haoran couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Is this a comedy?
It feels like it's almost sitting at the same table as "Detective Chinatown".

On set

Wang Baoqiang raised an eyebrow, looking the jade thumb ring in his hand up and down. The carefree, dissolute air of a Manchu nobleman and the slickness of an underground merchant subtly emerged from his demeanor.
"The person is in... Yuxiang Garden."

"Very good, pass!" Kong Sheng shouted, nodding with satisfaction.

As expected of Wang Baoqiang, impressive!
The atmosphere on set relaxed, and Wang Baoqiang cupped his hands in greeting, a signature silly grin appearing on his face.

“Your play is very interesting,” Wang Baoqiang said with a smile. “It’s supposed to be a patriotic play, but it’s not boring at all; on the contrary, it’s quite interesting.”

"What kind of police are these... Hahahaha."

Recalling Qi Hui's Tianjin accent earlier, and the way the two of them couldn't pay and kept passing the buck, he found it amusing.

If this show airs, it's sure to be a hit.

"Who wrote this play?" Chen Sicheng asked in the director's studio.

“My senior brother.” Xiao Zhang raised his chin. “There are many more of these kinds of roles.”

“…Impressive!” Chen Sicheng chuckled dryly.

Fortunately, his "Detective Chinatown" didn't clash with Qi Hui's film, otherwise it would have been troublesome.

No wonder he has achieved so much; he's got real talent!

……

After seeing Chen Sicheng and Wang Baoqiang off, the crew once again settled into the calm and monotonous filming process.

Whether it's Qi Hui, Kong Sheng, Lao Ling, or Xiao Zhang, they all have things to do and need to get everything done within the planned timeframe.

The simultaneous operation of the two filming crews accelerated the progress and significantly shortened the filming time.

Time slips away quietly, passing little by little.

That day, Qi Hui was reading the script and checking for any flaws in the filming schedule for the next two days.

Suddenly, Xiao Yang ran over quickly, her fleshy body trembling, but her face showed a mixture of shock and surprise.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Qi Hui tapped the table and said earnestly:

"Mr. Yang, you're a senior executive in the company, you need to be more composed!"

"Chairman, something's happened to the emblem!" Xiao Yang said.

"Holy crap?" Qi Hui jumped up immediately. So fast?

It's not time for "See you on Monday" yet!

(End of this chapter)