Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 163 Salmon? I like it!

Zhang Youqian quickly brought back the news.

The makeup artist is soaking cotton pads in eye makeup remover and gently applying them to Lin Xingzhuo's eyes to dissolve the white makeup adhering to his face and eyebrows.

Lin Xingzhuo asked with his eyes closed, "What's going on?"

Zhang Youqian said, "I heard that it was the executive suite where Sister Jialing stayed that had a cleaning sign on, but when they came back they found it wasn't cleaned properly and they found hair in the hotel shower room."

After dissolving the makeup, the makeup artist used a cotton swab dipped in makeup remover to gently wipe the base of the eyelashes and the gaps between the eyebrows in a vertical direction to avoid leaving any white pigment residue.

Lin Xingzhuo looked up and cooperated with the makeup artist, saying, "Sister Jialing has a cleanliness obsession, I've experienced that firsthand."

"When I first joined the film crew in Tangdu City, I washed my hands in her private portable toilet once, and her assistant Lisa dismantled the entire toilet and bought a new one to assemble."

Zhang Youqian said, "Brother Zhuo, this time it's even more outrageous. She smashed the hotel room to pieces."

Lin Xingzhuo: "How is it so awful?"

Zhang Youqian said, "That's right, the production manager of the film crew has already communicated with the hotel and provided compensation for the room renovations and the hotel's operating losses."

After the makeup artist finished cleaning Lin Xingzhuo's face, she began to use makeup remover wipes to wipe the areas on Lin Xingzhuo's neck and arms that had been coated with whitening agent.

Lin Xingzhuo opened her eyes and asked, "Where is she now?"

Zhang Youqian said, "She's missing..."

Lin Xingzhuo asked in surprise, "Liu Jialing has disappeared?"

Zhang Youqian truthfully stated, "I heard from the crew that she hasn't been seen for two days, and even her assistant Lisa doesn't know where she went."

Lin Xingzhuo asked, "Didn't you call the police?"

Zhang Youqian explained, "During this time, she called her assistant Lisa, but refused to tell her her location."

"The police believe that this was Liu Jialing's personal behavior, that she did not want to be found, and that it does not fall under the category of a missing person case."

Lin Xingzhu vaguely recalled an old news story and said, "Youqian, let me call Brother Ye first. You go find Director Cao and Xiao Ma to come over."

Zhang Youqian nodded and left the dressing room to go find someone...

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Lin Xingzhuo found the matter increasingly bizarre. If it were Chen Sa, one of the four beauties of the 07 class at the Beijing Film Academy, known for her eccentricities, it would be quite possible for her to do something like this…

But how could a strong, emotionally stable woman like Lau Ka-ling suddenly leave the set and disappear without a trace?

Something unusual is definitely going on; something big must be happening!!

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The next day, in the Hengdian Film and Television Cultural Industry Cluster, at the Management Committee building, in the Planning and Construction Section, the section chief's office.

The smoke enveloped the entire room like a murky gray veil, and seven or eight twisted cigarette butts were stuck diagonally in the ashtray.

Sun Yi, a communications soldier under Ding Ye, who was serving as the company commander of the special operations company of the brigade's reconnaissance battalion, drank too much "anti-corruption mineral water" yesterday and was feeling dizzy and groggy.

If it weren't for the old company commander in Beijing calling to give instructions, he had originally planned to take a nap in the small room by the side door of the third-floor reception room this morning.

Now, Sun Yi is tucked into a buffalo leather executive chair.

While reminiscing about the recent beauty from the Communication University of China, Nanjing Campus, who had come to keep him company yesterday, he smoked one Honghe Dao cigarette after another to stay awake.

Last year, several film and television companies, including Wayi Brothers, Huace Film & Television, Changcheng Film & Television, and New Culture, responded to the call to "donate relief supplies for the snow disaster in southern China" and donated a batch of supplies.

Among the donations, a batch of supplies, including twenty Baoyou Jinhao series genuine leather executive chairs, was given to the Hengdian Film and Television Cultural Industry Zone Management Committee.

The management committee leaders are going along with the crowd... no, they're conforming to the prevailing trends!

Each department head was not only provided with an executive chair, but also given an Armani leather jacket.

These clothes costing tens of thousands are so comfortable!

Boom boom boom!
"Come in!"

Sun Yi knew that the people Ding Ye had contacted had arrived.

Cao Dun bowed, carrying a wooden food box, and stepped across the threshold. He walked to the desk and said obsequiously, "Section Chief Sun, please take care of the matter that Director Ding mentioned to you yesterday regarding finding someone."

Sun Yi waved his hand and said, "Sit down. I will definitely give the old company commander face, but you should go to the police station to find someone. This is the management committee, so I can't help you here."

Remembering Lin Xingzhuo's reminder, Cao Dun said with a smile, "Sun Ke, I heard that Director Song from Hengdian is your brother-in-law..."

Sun Yi stubbed out his cigarette and said, "The old company commander called me about this yesterday, and I already asked my brother-in-law about it."

"After leaving the film set, that Hong Kong star called his assistant, saying he was going out to relax. It's not a kidnapping case, so of course we can't file a case!"

"To put it bluntly, it's just internal conflict within your production crew. One of the actors was in a bad mood and ran away from home! How can you take up public resources for something like this!"

"It's inconvenient to do things, and it's not legitimate. Even Hengdian can't just forcibly drag people to film a movie!"

Cao Dun handed the takeout box forward and said, "Jialing has encountered some trouble at home, and the crew is just afraid that she might do something foolish."

"By the way, I heard that the boss likes seafood, so I specially prepared some salmon."

Sun Yi touched the wooden box; it was warm now.

It was probably brought in the trunk of the car. The packaging wasn't the styrofoam box commonly used for seafood, and I guess there weren't any ice packs or dry ice inside.

What the hell?! Could it be rotten salmon?!
Sun Yi said, "Little Cao, I have gout. I just had a checkup last month, and the doctor said I can't eat seafood. You..."

Cao Dun quickly said, "Sun Ke, I'm going back to the set first. Keep this for yourself, don't give it away! I'm leaving now!"

Sun Yi was stunned for a moment, until Cao Dun closed the door and left.

He opened the food box.

Several large pieces were bundled together in the shape of salmon slices, with the edges deliberately curled to mimic the thick curves of fish meat.

Under the cool light filtering through the room's curtains, the piled-up "fish bodies" gleamed oilily, as if they were truly oozing salmon oil...

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Cao Dun had just returned to the Hengdian Tourism Building in his Levin when he received a call from Sun Ke.

"Little Cao, although I have gout, the salmon is really good! It's kind of you to offer this, so please bear with it!"

“I’ve already called my brother-in-law, my uncle who works at the Urban Management Bureau, my nephew who works at the Traffic Police Detachment, my uncle who is the head of the Rescue and Rescue Station, my fourth aunt from Hengdian Community, and my second aunt from Yushan Community…”

Cao Dun was dumbfounded, but he had a slight understanding of it.

What exactly does Lin Xingzhuo mean by "cadre papers" and "grassroots political families"?

It is said that after this paper by the cadre, governments at all levels no longer accept cadres with sociological backgrounds for temporary positions.

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Over the phone, Sun Yi added, "Our whole family loves seafood, especially salmon, but we can only eat it once a year during the Lunar New Year."

Cao Dun immediately said, "I know some friends who are in the seafood business. There's a surplus of salmon in the mountains right now. If you like it, it would be a good way to help the farmers!"

Seeing that Cao Dun was so cooperative, Sun Yi happily said, "Okay, then order a batch for me. Oh, and the salmon for my brother-in-law, you can make it thick-cut!"

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Two days later, the salmon that Cao Dun sent out finally paid off.

(End of this chapter)