Filming location in Beijing.
A stack of photos was tossed on the table, scattered haphazardly. Shu Yuxiu calmly picked up a photo with his fingers, glanced at it, and then said without changing his expression, "Officer Zhang, I don't know what you mean."
"have no idea?"
Officer Zhang leaned down, pressing his hands on the edge of the table, his gaze fixed on Shu Yuxiu: "Zhu Penglin died in a car accident three months after he came into contact with you, and coincidentally, the car he was driving that day was not the one you inspected."
"Not me?" Shu Yuxiu laughed. "If I didn't do the maintenance, what does it have to do with me?"
"Yes, you've been the one who inspected his car for the past three months. Only on that day did someone else take over, but of all things, another problem occurred. Isn't that a coincidence?"
Shu Yuxiu leaned back casually, his eyes still calm and composed: "Some things are just made up of countless coincidences."
"And then what happened?" Officer Zhang pushed two more sets of photos in front of Shu Yuxiu. "Because of Zhu Penglin's situation, you recognized his parents as your godparents. But two years later, Zhu Penglin's father died in a car accident while on a business trip. Zhu Penglin's mother suffered a heart attack on the spot and went into the operating room but did not come out successfully... As his godson, you took care of their funeral arrangements."
"How could the Zhu family be so unlucky? In just a few years, all three members of the family died."
“Officer Zhang can’t possibly say that I’m after the Zhu family’s money, can he?” Shu Yuxiu chuckled. “I didn’t take a single penny of the Zhu family’s money.”
Officer Zhang looked at the person in front of him meaningfully, gaining a deeper understanding of the man's cunning once again.
Shu Yuxiu is indeed very clever. He did not openly accept any property left by the Zhu family, but with the support of the Zhu couple before their deaths, he has become a well-known race car driver.
By this time, Shu Yuxiu was already able to earn money on his own, so he was naturally not afraid of leaving the Zhu family's support. In fact, the Zhu family's assets were not much, and could not be compared with the people Shu Yuxiu later came into contact with.
It's just too astonishing that Shu Yuxiu left no evidence of any of the things he did!
On the edge of the table, out of Shu Yuxiu's sight, Officer Zhang's fingers slowly clenched.
Finally, he pulled out the chair opposite Shu Yuxiu, sat down, crossed his arms, and said in a cold tone, "Alright, then let's talk about the others—"
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"Click".
After Director Ning finished speaking, staff members stepped forward and helped Xiao He remove the handcuffs from his wrists.
Xiao He stood up from the interrogation chair: "Thank you."
Duan Huai also stood up from the seat opposite him.
"Xiao He—"
Ning Jiaqi waved, signaling Xiao He to come over.
Xiao He walked over to Ning Jiaqi and bowed slightly: "Director Ning?"
"The progress is good. We'll be filming the last scene here this afternoon. You've seen all the versions, right?"
“I’ve seen them all, and I’ve analyzed all the different versions of the story,” Xiao He replied immediately.
The scenes filmed here aren't many, but they are all quite important, especially the finale, which will also be partially filmed here.
However, Ning Jiaqi gave Xiao He four versions of Shu Yuxiu's ending, all of which Xiao He had to act out. As for which version to choose in the end, Director Ning did not give Xiao He a definite answer. Perhaps he wanted to see Xiao He's performance style and the final censorship standards of the film before deciding which version to use.
Xiao He will only be able to see it when "No Bait" is officially released.
"I'll leave a small number of staff on site, so I'll trouble you to shoot a few more takes."
Ning Jiaqi said.
“Okay, Director Ning.” Xiao He nodded.
Once this scene is filmed, Xiao He's scenes in Peking Opera will officially be over.
Of course, only the scenes filmed in Beijing have been completed. Most of the scenes here are indoors, mainly set in the interrogation room and the investigation team's office.
Actually, a large part of the plot of "No Bait" is set on a foreign island. After they finish filming the scenes on this location, they will move there to continue filming. At that time, Xiao He's co-stars will no longer be Duan Huai and the other police officers playing the investigation team, but rather the actors playing Zhu Penglin, Qi Xinyue, and other characters.
Currently, these actors have already gone to the island with the assistant director to film on location and have already shot ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ some scenes. Once Xiao He's affairs are all settled, they will also go abroad to film.
Incidentally, this island is not like the small island scenic area that Xiao He and his team temporarily borrowed when filming "Law of the Jungle" last time. The island was abandoned due to a hurricane and was in a very dilapidated state. Sometimes there was not even internet access, and the environment on the island was particularly bad.
This time, Director Zhuang generously provided his own island, which boasts a well-equipped resort and is an entertainment venue integrating a series of activities such as skydiving, racing, speedboats, and motorcycling. The island has beautiful scenery and a spring-like climate all year round, making it a perfect filming location.
Xiao He had become accustomed to Director Zhuang's casually pulling out a small island.
Haha, those evil rich people!
He's going head-to-head with the rich!
In the afternoon, after repeated torment from Director Ning, Xiao He finally completed the filming of the final scene.
In short, these four endings can be roughly divided into one escape version, one failure to escape version, one open ending, and one escaped but died.
Each version of Xiao He has pushed the limits of his acting skills.
Of course, as the villain, Xiao He naturally prefers the ending where Shu Yuxiu accurately grasps the police's psychology and then successfully escapes legal punishment through lies.
To be fair, this version's plot is too dark, and it's likely to be criticized after its release. Even Xiao He himself felt it was quite dangerous.
After filming, Xiao He tried to subtly inquire about Ning Jiaqi's plans, but Director Ning insisted on not giving away any spoilers, so he could only give up regretfully.
After resting in Beijing for a day, Xiao He and Liu Rulan took a plane back to Shanghai to prepare for the promotion of the movie "Law of the Jungle".
Thanks to the shameless hype surrounding "Law of the Jungle," the promotional efforts have maintained a relatively stable level of buzz. While it's far less massive than the hype surrounding "The Silent Search," it has essentially covered the audience of this genre. Those willing to buy tickets immediately are likely to be the first to see the film. As for other viewers, it will probably depend on word-of-mouth and the support of Xiao He and Liu Zehang's fans.
Therefore, Ren Changwen was actually quite satisfied.
Xiao He also thought it was a good idea. After all, the bigger the tree, the more the wind will blow against it. When the works are released, whoever does a worse job will be embarrassed.
So Xiao He and the crew of "Law of the Jungle" were unaware that, thanks to their crew's laid-back promotional approach and adherence to the principle of "only piggybacking, not competing," "Law of the Jungle" did not engage in a head-on collision with "Silent Search" in terms of promotion, and remained in a very weak and low-key state.
This led to Dong Zeng's side being wary of them, but also afraid of letting them gain more attention, so they hesitated to expose Xiao He and Liu Zehang's "dirt" online.
Dong Zeng: Hehe, I've seen through your tricks! Infamy is still fame! I won't let you get a single bit of attention! Not even a little!
Xiao He, completely unaware: ?
Have I been too tired lately? Why am I seeing my own embarrassing moments flashing around?
