After bidding farewell to Qin Xuan and He Dayong, Li Qingwan sat down with Xiao Zhan at a dining table.
Their agents were responsible for preparing food for them, while they engaged in light, casual conversation.
Before long, Xiao Zhan steered the topic back to He Dayong.
"Qingwan, are you really going to delay the entire crew's progress for that stranger?"
"You know, we only need a few more days to wrap up this scene!"
"If they continue to cause such a fuss, the wrap-up date will likely be pushed back again."
"If we miss the domestic awards ceremony because of this, wouldn't it be a net loss for us?"
Li Qingwan shook her head and elegantly poured herself a glass of ice water.
"Since that con artist could enter our filming location and even have Uncle He appear before us, it means he has a very close relationship with our crew."
"If we don't find him in the crew as soon as possible, and there's a scandal later, it will affect the entire drama's reputation."
"Besides, didn't you hear what Uncle He said? He's at his wit's end."
"Even setting aside the impact on our drama, as fellow countrymen, we should help our compatriots as much as possible when we are in a foreign land."
"As for the filming progress you're worried about, I don't think it's a problem."
"As long as we focus and try to get it in one take, let alone attend the awards ceremony, we'll even have plenty of time to travel around the United States."
Looking at Li Qingwan's smiling face, Xiao Zhan nodded gently.
He knew that once she made up her mind about something, she wouldn't easily change it.
His doing this was merely to talk to her more.
...
The night passed uneventfully. The next morning, after finishing his cultivation, Qin Xuan called He Dayong.
Today, they were going to Li Qingwan's filming crew, but before that, they needed to contact the relevant departments in the United States.
"General Qin, it's done."
"The US side said we can go anytime, and they will send their most professional police officers to assist with the investigation."
After hanging up the phone, Yuan Mengqi reported the content of the call to Qin Xuan truthfully.
Qin Xuan nodded with satisfaction, grabbed Yuan Mengqi and the somewhat dazed He Dayong, and left the hotel.
He actually didn't want to bring anyone on this trip.
After all, they had just arrived in Niudu, and there was no need for everyone to flock around him.
However, Qin Xuan still needed Yuan Mengqi to help contact the US staff; otherwise, he wouldn't have even sought her out.
As for He Dayong, who was like a puppet, his brain had completely shut down after learning that Qin Xuan was the youngest General in Longguo.
As a farmer who had spent most of his life cultivating land, he could never have imagined that one day he would wield a knife against a general!
Fortunately, he didn't do anything outrageous afterward, and Qin Xuan was not arrogant.
So, after he came to his senses, apart from becoming a bit more respectful towards Qin Xuan, there was nothing particularly unusual.
They took a taxi directly to the vicinity of the film set, where He Dayong was already very familiar.
In order to see that detestable fellow as soon as possible, he led Qin Xuan and Yuan Mengqi quickly to the entrance of the film set.
"This is it!"
"There are some Americans guarding the entrance. General, please call Miss Qingwan, otherwise, we won't be able to get in."
Following He Dayong's pointing finger towards the guardhouse, Qin Xuan nodded lightly and dialed Li Qingwan's number.
Upon hearing that Qin Xuan and the others had arrived, Li Qingwan, without a second word, brought her agent to the entrance.
After a brief communication with the security personnel, she easily led Qin Xuan and the other two into the filming base.
Due to the female lead's departure, the scenes involving her had also come to a standstill. Therefore, nearly half of the staff were standing by the set, waiting for Li Qingwan's return.
When Director Yang Lu'an saw the three people following Li Qingwan, his brows furrowed.
"Qingwan, is this the Uncle He you mentioned?"
After sizing up He Dayong, Yang Lu'an slowly spoke.
He seemed to have some impression of this Uncle He, but he certainly didn't believe that someone in the crew had defrauded this man of money.
After all, those who could enter the crew were his old associates; even a minor production assistant had followed him for at least several scenes.
However, this was a rare request made proactively by Li Qingwan, the popular star, so no matter how much of a fuss it caused, he was still willing to do her a favor.
As for the two beside Uncle He...
If he remembered correctly, they were the ones Li Qingwan said could help contact people in the United States.
But so far, only these three people had appeared before him, with no sign of any Americans.
This made Yang Lu'an's suspicion about the authenticity of the entire matter increase.
However, this man looked quite handsome, and this woman looked even more cold and stunning.
If he could bring them under his wing and invest in them, perhaps they could become top stars like Xiao Zhan and Li Qingwan.
After confirming He Dayong's identity, Yang Lu'an nodded perfunctorily.
He waved over the woman in red beside him and then said loudly, "Alright, since Uncle He is so sure, Lucy, go and call all the available directors in the crew."
"Uncle He, you can identify them carefully. As for Qingwan, you and I will go back and shoot the next set of scenes."
"Oh, don't worry, I'll have Lucy keep an eye on things here. After you finish shooting the next set of scenes, you can personally come and watch, how about that?"
Hearing the director say this, Li Qingwan felt it would be impolite to refuse.
She first explained He Dayong's situation again to Director Lucy, asking her to cooperate as much as possible, and then, with light steps, returned to the shooting site with Yang Lu'an.
"Hello, hello, hello, all available directors and assistant directors, please gather at the manor studio."
"Repeat, all available directors and assistant directors, please gather at the manor studio."
It had to be said that the entire film crew's efficiency was quite high.
After Lucy issued the notification to the entire crew via walkie-talkie.
Not long after, a total of over a dozen directors, all wearing director's attire, arrived at the scene one after another.
Following Lucy's instructions, they stepped forward one by one, allowing He Dayong to closely examine each person's appearance.
However, after a period of identification, He Dayong's brows furrowed into a deep frown.
Clearly, among these more than a dozen assistant directors and casting directors, he did not see Xu Rongke, who had defrauded him of his money.