newbobooks Chapter 1034 GZ00544
Chapter 1034 GZ00544
In the ancient film town, the cobblestone streets were crowded with extras dressed in period costumes.
They gathered in twos and threes chatting, their cuffs and trouser legs dusty, which added a touch of antiquity.
At the end of the quaint, old-fashioned street, the wooden tower of "Yunyan Shuixie" stands in the sunlight, its upturned eaves exuding exquisite craftsmanship.
Right next to it was a pharmacy with a sign that read "Jichuntang" hanging on it, its signboard swaying gently in the wind.
A servant boy, dressed as a medicine boy, was waiting at the door, his eyes revealing an undisguised cleverness.
The sun was rising higher, warming people's backs, but Gu Ze and Feng Tao had not yet appeared.
Liang Jiawei, hands tucked into his pockets, strode over with his assistant, his voice hoarse with a hint of smokiness: "Attention all units, actors, take your positions, prepare to begin filming!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the script supervisor came running over: "Director Liang, Gu Ze hasn't arrived yet. He's the lead actor in this scene, so we can't film it."
"Not there yet?" Liang Jiawei frowned, his tone becoming impatient. "Call them! Ask where they are!"
"I've tried calling, I've tried calling," the staff member said anxiously, holding up his phone. "The call has been going on, but no one is answering."
"Call Assistant Feng!" Liang Jiawei waved the script in his hand. "Call a few more times. Feng Tao is a reliable person. He won't ignore the phone for no reason."
As they were talking, the makeup artist in charge of Gu Ze's makeup also came over. Her shoulder-length short hair swayed with each step, exuding competence.
"Director Liang, Assistant Feng's phone is off. It's already noon, and if she doesn't come soon, the rest of the scenes will be in complete chaos. What should we do?"
Liang Jiawei gritted his teeth, took out his phone, found a number, and dialed the property management of Fengteng International Private Apartments directly:
"Hello, is this the property management? This is Liang Jiawei, director of Longteng Film and Television Company. Could you go to Gu Ze's apartment now and see if he's there?"
On the other end of the phone, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties quickly replied:
"It's Director Liang! You mean the big star Gu Ze? He left early this morning. I'm on duty today, and I saw it with my own eyes. His car left quite early."
Liang Jiawei hung up the phone, his brows furrowing even more: "The property management said they left early this morning..."
"It's been so long, they should have arrived by now, could it be..." He didn't finish his sentence, but the worry in his eyes was unmistakable.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Director Liang, how much longer do we have to wait? Has 'Young Master Xue Luo' been kidnapped?"
Upon hearing this, a burst of laughter erupted from the extras, who began to tease him all at once:
"Maybe some rich woman snatched him away!"
"I think so, after all, our big star Gu is so handsome!"
"Stop talking nonsense. Would Assistant Feng let him get into trouble? Big star Gu is his cash cow!"
Amidst the laughter, Liang Jiawei wasn't in the mood to laugh. He took out his phone and dialed Feng Tao's number again.
The cold, robotic voice on the other end of the line continued: "The number you have dialed is currently switched off..."
The unease in his heart slowly rose like a tide.
Liang Jiawei was at a loss when the murmurs in the crowd suddenly intensified, mixed with gasps of surprise.
"Quick, look at the news! It seems Gu Ze and the others are in trouble!" someone shouted, holding up their phone.
On the screen, footage from the local morning news was showing the accident scene inside the tunnel:
A black minivan crashed diagonally into the tunnel wall, its front end severely damaged and engine compartment components overturned.
The windshield shattered into a spiderweb pattern, and the car body showed significant deformation due to the violent impact.
The left door is open, and the seats inside have shifted due to inertia, with a few items scattered around.
The reporter's voice carried a professional calm: "At 7:30 this morning, a single-vehicle traffic accident occurred inside a tunnel on the Kunming Ring Expressway."
The vehicle involved has license plate number GZ00544. According to preliminary investigation, the vehicle lost control and crashed into the tunnel side wall, and the damage to the vehicle body was severe.
Judging from the traces at the scene, the people inside the car should have evacuated, and the evacuation process was rather hasty. A smartphone and a men's shoe were left inside the car.
It is worth noting that a warning sign, suspected to have been deliberately carved, was found on the inside of the driver's side window. The sign consisted of three sets of consecutive broken line symbols.
Traffic police have traced the vehicle through its license plate number and confirmed that it is registered under the name of artist Gu Ze and is his private business vehicle.
Currently, the police have initiated an accident investigation, conducting a comprehensive search based on clues left at the scene. The specific cause of the accident and the whereabouts of the individuals involved are still under further investigation.
In the video footage, traffic police are conducting a technical investigation of the vehicle wreckage.
Evidence collectors shone a powerful flashlight on the markings on the car window and measured the size of the crumple zone with a ruler.
The scattered glass shards and vehicle parts on the ground were numbered and labeled one by one.
The crowd erupted in chaos. Liang Jiawei's knuckles turned white as he gripped his phone, the close-up of the vehicle wreckage on the screen stinging his eyes.