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"Who is Xiao Ai? Your girlfriend?"

"...It's hard to explain in a short time. What should I do now? I can't go back. There are only two ferries a day here, and one just left half an hour ago. What should I do?"

Sui Kuan's voice sounded somewhat flustered.

But what can we do?

Li Mu didn't know either.

Although the newspaper has a very relaxed management system for field staff, ultimately, whether something is discovered or not is a different matter.

He was helpless and could only say:

"What did Brother Bie say?"

"I...I didn't dare tell him, what should I do?"

"...You still dare to hide it now? Hurry up and tell the truth."

"I'm afraid he'll blame me!"

"Brother, if you can't come, won't Brother Bie be even more upset with you? Trust me, tell me the truth now, or Brother Bie might be even angrier if he doesn't show up."

"Ah, well... okay."

Sui Kuan hung up the phone in a panicked tone.

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Li Mu was speechless, thinking to himself that this fat guy really always messes things up at crucial moments.

But despite his thoughts, there was nothing he could do but do what his brother had instructed him to do.

Upon arriving at the train station, he dialed a number and was answered by a woman. After explaining his purpose, Li Mu was told to wait at the entrance of the ticket hall.

A moment later, a middle-aged woman in a uniform came out:

"Reporter Li?"

After the two identified themselves, the other party handed over three train tickets. Li Mu checked the time; the train departed at 8:32.

There's still time.

After politely thanking her, the woman smiled, waved, and left.

Li Mu then dialed Bie Yan's number:

"Brother Bie, I got the tickets. The train departs at 8:32 PM. There are... three tickets in total."

"Okay, go back and pack your things."

The voice on the other end was unreadable, conveying no emotion, but it instructed:

See you in a bit.

"OK."

Li Mu hung up the phone, thought for a moment, and then dialed Sui Kuan's number.

"Hey, did you tell Brother Bie?"

"I told you... Brother Bie said it's nothing, but that's all. Where are you going on your business trip?"

"Hengdian, but I don't know exactly what they do there."

"Oh well."

The sound from Fatty Sui's side finally calmed down a bit:

"See you Monday then."

"Okay. I'm hanging up."

After hanging up the phone, Li Mu went straight back to his residence.

After having a quick bite at the teahouse he'd visited before, he packed a few clothes and set off around 6 or 7 o'clock.

Then, around 7:30, I waited for Bieyan, who was dressed in the same business trip outfit.

"Brother Bie, here's the ticket."

Li Mu gave all three train tickets to Bie Yan.

Bie Yan took it, glanced at it, and said:

"Let's go."

"Hmm, do we have any reporting assignments in Hengdian?"

"right."

As the two walked into the station, Bie Yan lowered her voice and said:

"Zhang Yimou is preparing a new film called 'Hero,' which will begin filming on Sunday."

Li Mu was taken aback, vaguely feeling that the title sounded familiar.

But this thought paled in comparison to his astonishment:

"Is Zhang Yimou making a new film? And this time... Gong Li is still the lead actress?"

Bie Yan rolled her eyes.

"The two broke up in 95."

"Uh... okay. So, are we going to interview Zhang Yimou this time?"

I'm speechless.

He glanced at Li Mu, whose face was full of innocence, then suddenly smiled and nodded:

"Yes, you go and interview Zhang Yimou, arrange an exclusive interview with him."

"……I?"

Li Mu subconsciously pointed to his face, his eyes widening.

Bie Yan asked with a smile:

"Yes, the task is easy, isn't it?"

"...?"

"Ha ha."

Perhaps Li Mu's stunned reaction was too funny, Bie Yan smiled and shook his head:

"Forget about interviews. Zhang Yimou has given a strict order this time: all interviews are prohibited during filming. Don't even mention a greenhorn like you; even I couldn't get an interview."

"So what are we going to do?"

"Let's go take some photos. Although Zhang Yimou doesn't give interviews, I've arranged with the people at New Pictures to take some photos of the crew's opening ceremony. It's kind of exclusive, so there aren't many interviews to do this time. We'll come back after we take the photos."

Li Mu didn't think that Brother Bie was making a big fuss.

In fact, one of the values ​​of journalists is that they get first-hand information faster than others.

These few words from Brother Bie reveal his extensive connections in the film and entertainment industry.

That's Zhang Yimou, the old master. Most people can't even get a glimpse of him, but he manages to dig up exclusives.

That's really impressive.

But after hearing this, Li Mu thought for a moment and still asked:

"Should we have Sui Kuan come over tomorrow?"

Don't just smile slightly:

"Sure, as long as he's willing to fly over. Seriously, the round trip would cost him three or four months' salary."

Clearly, he also knew the specifics of the situation.

Then, without giving Li Mu a chance to speak, he continued, "..."

"I know you two are close, but... Xiao Li, sometimes you have to take care of yourself before you can take care of others. Besides, while you won't have to attend meetings and clock in like other interns, we're reporters. It's fine if we're a little free most of the time, but if there's a news story and you can't get to the scene, that's a dereliction of duty. You have to understand that."

"Well……"

"Besides, we've actually benefited from Fatty Sui's generosity. Let's go!"

While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the various waiting rooms inside Guangzhou Station. However, Bie Yan did not go directly into the waiting room, but instead went straight to the soft sleeper waiting room next door.

But both of their tickets were for hard sleeper berths.

Bie Yan showed the ticket to the doorman and said:

"Bie Yan, Li Mu. We got upgraded to sleeper berths. Did your supervisor tell you?"

The waiter immediately nodded and said:

"The director said the ticket will be sent over shortly."

"Um."

Bie Yan led Li Mu into the sleeper waiting room.

Li Mu sat on the comfortable and quiet sofa in the waiting room, looking at the message from Sui Kuan on his phone: "Can you ask Brother Bie what he's going to Hengdian for?" After thinking for a moment, he replied:

"We went to take photos at the opening ceremony of Zhang Yimou's new film. Zhang Yimou's side wouldn't allow interviews, so we just took the photos and came back."

Sui Kuan replied almost instantly:

"Holy shit!"

Seeing those two words, Li Mu didn't reply.

After all, once it's missed, ... and there's nothing he can do about it.

……

Entering the soft sleeper carriage was naturally not as crowded as the regular waiting hall. The two of them entered the soft sleeper carriage a little after 8 o'clock.

And they were all lower bunks.

This was Li Mu's first time riding in a T-series sleeper train, and he found the various facilities quite fascinating. Meanwhile, Bie Yan started making phone calls as soon as she boarded; from the conversation, she was communicating with people in Hengdian, asking about the film crew's address and other arrangements.

By the time the phone call was finished, the train had already departed.

The carriage, which was supposed to accommodate four people, was empty except for the two of them.

Having just exchanged his train ticket, Bie Yan immediately pulled out a deck of cards:

"Little Li, come on, show us what you've got!"

He looked intently at Li Mu.