"Hey, hey, don’t do that?! Boss, we really talked to Director Wu at the park. If you don’t believe , I can call him right now."
Seeing that his previous thod wasn’t working, Wang Huan quickly took out his phone.
But after the call went through, the ringtone sounded for several seconds with no one answering.
"Why isn’t he picking up?"
Wang Huan seed a bit anxious at this point, glancing at the cold, stern-looking, overweight enforcent officer, and had no choice but to dial the number again.
But still, no one answered. His face turned grim, and he forced himself to explain: "Maybe Director Wu is busy and didn’t check his phone. Should I send soone to find him..."
"No need, I don’t care what you’ve discussed with Director Wu. Without proper registration, you can’t occupy the location here. What you’re doing is jumping the gun."
After speaking, the officer stopped talking with Wang Huan, directly instructing his colleagues to take pictures of the site, seemingly intending to keep them as evidence for enforcent.
Seeing this, Wang Huan quickly raised his hand: "Please, leaders, wait a mont! I’ll report the situation to our director imdiately and make sure this issue is resolved!"
After saying this, he gave a subtle signal to a few of the crew mbers around him, then hurriedly headed toward the film crew.
The crew mbers understood his gesture, and together they surrounded the enforcent officers, trying their best to negotiate in order to buy ti while waiting for Wang Huan and others to co up with a strategy.
anwhile, Wang Huan was rushing toward Wen Lan who was still discussing filming and the plot within the crew.
Despite the distance of over a hundred ters, he managed to cover it in just a few seconds. In the clear and cold early spring, his forehead was covered with a fine layer of sweat.
"Director Wen, there’s trouble."
Wang Huan spoke with a serious expression, casually wiping the sweat from his forehead, and quickly explained the situation to the turning Wen Lan.
After listening, Wen Lan frowned, displeased, and questioned: "Didn’t you say you had the location settled? Why is there such an issue?"
"I really didn’t know."
Seeing Wen Lan and the others looking at him with reproachful eyes, Wang Huan hurriedly explained helplessly: "I’m old classmates with the park director, we really had an agreent before.
Besides, there’s hardly any foot traffic in this old park now, the surrounding residents have moved away. Sohow, soone happened to complain about us... Oh?! My classmate replied!"
Previously frustrated by his old classmate not answering the phone, Wang Huan was overjoyed to see the response, quickly opening the ssage, ready to type and explain his current situation, but then his expression froze.
Seeing Wang Huan’s odd expression, Wen Lan quickly asked: "What did your classmate say? Can he solve the problem?"
Wang Huan’s expression shifted several tis before he slowly lifted his head to look at Wen Lan, frowning: "He said we were maliciously reported. Normally, this park hardly has any visitors, and no one cared when a live-streaming team used the site before.
He suspects soone is deliberately opposing our crew, and he can’t do much because we indeed haven’t completed the paperwork."
"Soone’s causing us trouble on purpose? We haven’t upset anyone, why would soone oppose us?"
Wen Lan furrowed her brows, completely puzzled, and after pondering for a mont, her expression suddenly changed.
anwhile, Wang Huan seed to have thought of sothing as well, widening his eyes at Wen Lan, uncertainly saying: "Could it be... Dai Weiwei?"
Dai Weiwei was the original second female lead replaced by Wen Lan, and her boyfriend was soone with so fa and influence in the industry.
Dai Weiwei had landed the second female lead role thanks to her boyfriend’s connections.
"We already paid the penalty according to the contract, what more does she want?"
Wen Lan’s face was heavy, her eyes cold: "Is she really going to break ties with us completely?"
"Director Wen, Dai Weiwei might not do it, but her boyfriend is notoriously petty and vengeful."
As he spoke, Wang Huan seed to rember sothing and imdiately said: "Right, didn’t Dai Weiwei say before that her boyfriend has so connections with the governnt and could help us settle the location issues?
Not only did we not get help from her boyfriend this ti, but we got caught in their trap."
"Director Wang, Director Wen!"
Just then, the crew mber who had been negotiating with the enforcent officers rushed over anxiously: "They wouldn’t give us any chance, we couldn’t keep them, they’ve already taken pictures and left!"
"Left?" Wang Huan was shocked, turning to stare at the person: "Did they say anything?"
The crew mber, gasping for breath, quickly replied: "They—they said that everything must be dismantled by tomorrow. If they co by tomorrow and we’re still here, they’ll take forcible action with the police."
"What?!"
Wang Huan’s face changed, quickly turning to Wen Lan: "Director Wen, our setup took three days and nights to complete. If we dismantle everything now, not only will the materials and funds be wasted, but the filming schedule will be delayed, and we’ll have to find a new location..."
"I know."
Wen Lan interrupted him, her face somber: "There were no complaints during the setup, but as soon as we finished, the enforcent team arrived.
This is clearly a deliberate attempt to cause us trouble."
Saying this, she glanced coldly at Wang Huan: "But you have to learn a lesson this ti. Don’t say it’s settled if the paperwork isn’t done, even if acquaintances put in a good word, issues can still arise."
"This is indeed my fault. I never thought Dai Weiwei would be this way..."
Wang Huan averted his eyes, looking downcast, then cautiously asked Wen Lan: "Director Wen, what should we do now?"
"Ask if anyone else has any connections to handle this issue."
Wen Lan said while picking up her phone: "I’ll also ask my friends to see if they have any resources in this regard. Otherwise, we’ll have to change all our plans."
"Alright, I’ll ask right away..."
With that, Wang Huan turned to find others.
anwhile, news of the trouble quickly spread among the crew.
Especially since the issue involved Dai Weiwei’s revenge, and this news spread like a virus among the crew mbers.
"I knew there must be a reason for the sudden inspection. It turns out it was Dai Weiwei and her boyfriend’s doing. I never thought she would be so vengeful despite her pretty appearance."
"Of course, wouldn’t you be upset if a new actress took over your second female lead role? Plus, I heard her boyfriend is quite capable, so it’s normal for him to stand up for his girlfriend."
"Exactly, when they replaced the second female lead, didn’t her boyfriend co and cause trouble? I had a feeling he wouldn’t just let it go, but I never expected such underhanded tactics."
"Ah, I don’t care who’s the second female lead, but I worked three extra days setting up the scene. If it all gets dismantled, won’t it all be for nothing?"
"In my opinion, there was no need to replace the second female lead. After all, being an actor isn’t just about acting skills, resources, and connections are also part of one’s capabilities.
As one of the main actors, you’re supposed to bring in either traffic, resources, or have the backing to handle issues. If all you can do is act, there are plenty of actors. Why choose a college student who’s never acted before?"
"Shh... don’t say anything else, Yang Xiaoxiu is right behind us..."
"So what if she’s behind us? Just because she’s the second female lead doesn’t an we can’t criticize her. Am I not stating facts?"
Not far away, Yang Xiaoxiu, who was about to co over to inquire about the situation, heard the discussions and her face slightly paled.
She tightly gripped the bag in her hand, pretending not to hear, and silently turned to walk in another direction...
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