My Life with Narration

Chapter 842: Chapter 832: You’re Playing Old Zhao?

On May 16th, in the blink of an eye, the crew of "Unresolved Cases" officially started filming in Jiang City.

There wasn’t any so-called publicity, nor were there any reporters to interview; it was just a simple opening, at a location on the outer ring of North City District in Jiang City.

Compared to the other three districts, North City is a bit behind in development, and the chosen location on the outer ring is mostly old buildings, no more than six floors, with some residential alleyways mixed in.

The crew built a temporary structure here, decorated according to the setup of a police station interior. Of course, most of the scenes are meetings, so there was no need to recreate it exactly or use a real police station, since they could always shoot exterior scenes at the East City Public Security Bureau.

Su Qing was attending such an event for the first time, with cameras covered by red cloth and a table with a case file. Crew members, including actors and guests, would each come up to offer incense, then everyone would receive a red packet, and finally take a group photo.

The whole process, to be honest, was quite interesting for someone attending for the first time.

"Good luck with the shoot!"

As all the staff shouted in unison, the red cloth was lifted.

"Hey, I didn’t expect that coming here means getting a red packet too, not bad," laughed Su Qing, looking at the red packet in her hand.

The landlady next to her chimed in, smiling, "I heard from little Tang that it’s for good luck. But little Tang’s crew is quite generous, the red packets are 100s!

We sent over three flower baskets and got back 200; it’s almost like we didn’t spend any money!"

Shen Yi had to work, but the landlady and he didn’t have to, so naturally, they came over to join in the fun.

Su Qing was an investor, although not a major one, and the landlady was just free with nothing better to do, especially since the store opened a few days ago. Tang Nan had vigorously promoted it, so it was a must to come by, mainly as friendly reciprocation among adults.

"Isn’t it generous? It’s all my money, by the way. By the way, maybe we could have your store featured in the show too, I think it’d be great!" Su Qing suddenly suggested.

The landlady was taken aback, then looked pleasantly surprised, "Really, is that possible?"

"Why not? It’s just me and brother Nan as the investors in this show. Whether we shoot exterior scenes here or elsewhere, it doesn’t matter. We can even have your store’s name mentioned as a line. Don’t worry, no one will oppose it, the director will even help think of ways," Su Qing said with a smile.

It’s a modern-themed detective suspense drama, so naturally, there’ll be many modern city scenes, making it quite easy to include some advertising.

"Alright, when I get home tonight, I’ll ask her," the landlady replied with a grin.

She was more concerned with the business than anyone else. After all, what belongs to Tang Nan is hers. It’s her own stuff, why not use it openly and confidently?

Not until the afternoon did the crew start officially filming. He and the landlady sat under a shady umbrella sipping cold drinks, watching the actors start the shoot. Initially, it didn’t go smoothly; the actors couldn’t get into character, leading to continuous on-site laughter, much to their amusement.

During this, Tang Nan came over to chat with them, but two hours later, the landlady left as it became rather dull over time.

"A-Qing, didn’t see this coming, did you? Here I am, oh hahaha!"

Suddenly, laughter echoed, causing Su Qing to pause and scrutinize the arrival, somewhat puzzled, asking, "Why are you here? Don’t you have work?"

"I happened to be off today, just finished my night shift yesterday. Plus, the leadership approved, asking me to come over and guide the crew, supposedly to offer help," Du Qiang replied with a sinister grin.

"Guide? What can you guide?"

"Naturally, the professional knowledge of police work. Do you think anyone can act as a cop? Not to mention, the jargon, the gun-drawing movements, operation commands, arrest signals — who else but professionals like us knows about these?" Du Qiang stated matter-of-factly.

Su Qing couldn’t help but be at a loss for words, as Du Qiang indeed made a point.

In their conversation, Su Qing glimpsed at Du Qiang’s waist and noticed he was indeed carrying a gun, making Su Qing’s eyes widen in surprise, "You even brought this?"

"Of course not, it’s a model toy, how could it be the real deal? You give me too much credit. Even as a detective, do you think we carry guns every day? We only carry them when there’s a mission!"

As he spoke, Du Qiang tossed the gun model over, and the moment it landed in Su Qing’s hand, she couldn’t help but marvel, "The model’s quite realistic, even weighs a lot?"

Saying this, she fiddled a bit, cocking it, and removing the magazine, where she discovered it even had model bullets inside.

No man could resist the allure of firearms, even models. As a child, each New Year, he had a pellet gun, although later such items were banned for sale. Thinking back, he still felt nostalgic.

"Of course, details determine success. Aside from the firing mechanism, it’s practically a one-to-one replica!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qing squinted slightly, then quietly asked, "Brother Qiang, can I ask you something?"

Du Qiang immediately leaned back tactically. Having spent so much time together, Du Qiang gradually understood Su Qing’s nature.

Whenever this person calls him Brother Qiang, it’s guaranteed to be trouble.

"What’s up?"

"Hey, don’t be so defensive. Wouldn’t I harm you, considering our relationship?"

"I think it’s possible!"

Su Qing:...

"Cut the crap, let me ask, are you familiar with gun internal structures?"

Upon hearing this, Du Qiang got agitated, "Damn it, who do you think you are underestimating? Disassembling and assembling guns is our basic skill. Not to brag, but I could assemble parts with my eyes closed."

"Really? In that case, you provide blueprints, let’s transform plastic to iron, glue to weld — one AK for you, one rifle for me. We’ll build big and strong, see if we can achieve greatness, what do you think?"

Opposite Su Qing’s inquiry, Du Qiang laughed, "That’s too damn ambitious. Once we’re done, we might as well pedal a sewing machine. We’ll make on-the-inside great achievements then," minutes.

Su Qing: "Heh heh~~ Let’s forget it then."

"Bro, your idea’s kind of dangerous. If you truly like it, why not check out the shooting range? You don’t lack funds now, go spend time at a shooting club, playing with the real stuff — isn’t that better than teetering on danger’s edge?" advised Du Qiang with a glance.

Being men, he naturally knew how captivating firearms were to men.

Back then, Su Qing wanted to touch his gun, but neither he nor Li Zijun obliged such requests since touching was obviously not allowed.

"True, I can spend money. Then what’s the point of this!" Saying this, Su Qing threw the model back.

She then pulled out her phone to search for shooting clubs in Jiang City.

"Speaking of which, Qiangzi, is your role decided yet?" Su Qing asked while browsing.

Upon hearing this, Du Qiang first rolled his eyes, indeed being called Qiangzi again at this time. But soon, he became excited.

"Certainly, thanks to your brotherly recommendation, the director gave me an awesome role!"

"An extra? An awesome extra? Your ambition’s quite low, who are you playing?" Su Qing questioned.

"I’m playing the detective team captain!"

Su Qing: ???

"You’re playing old Zhao? Playing your mentor?"

Du Qiang touched his head, a little embarrassed, and nodded.

Old Zhao: ???

Couldn’t be more filial, could I?

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