34: Part-time prop maker, famous painting stolen

Only after Lin Pei said that did everyone realize.

Looking at it now, this prop display case is truly fake.

Even if it's for television, it should at least look like it has a high safety factor.

The Prop Master also fell silent.

He had made similar display cases before and never noticed these issues, nor had the Film Crew ever given him any feedback.

Listening to the points Lin Pei raised, he realized that the display case was indeed problematic.

Lin Pei didn't notice that while he was speaking, the Director's eyes were constantly shining.

Although he had some peculiar hobbies and his character wasn't great.

But when it came to filming, he was serious from beginning to end.

Upon hearing Lin Pei's professional remarks, the Director made an immediate decision.

"Lin Pei spoke very well. I've decided, Lin Pei will be the Chief Prop Master."

"Sun Fang, you assist Lin Pei."

"Director..." The Prop Master looked utterly bewildered. How did he end up becoming the assistant after all that talk?

Where could he even go to reason this out?

Lin Pei waved his hand.

"Director, I am a Young Actor, I can't handle this kind of work."

He just wanted to act properly. Why did everyone keep asking him to do other things?

"That's right, he's an actor. How can he do this?" Sun Fang also chimed in, agreeing with Lin Pei.

But the Director seemed to have made up his mind.

"Lin Pei, I'll give you a raise. In addition to your actor salary, I'll give you the Prop Master's salary."

"Plus, if the film sells well in the end, I'll give you a share of the profits!"

Lin Pei looked around.

Was this something that could be said in public?

However, he was indeed tempted.

"Since it's for the good of our Film Crew, then I'll make a guest appearance (as a Prop Master)."

"Director, can you give me some time? I need to reinforce this display case slightly."

The Director raised his hand and looked at his wristwatch.

"Alright, I'll give you one hour. We start filming on time after one hour."

...While Lin Pei was setting up the scene, the actors started discussing.

"I really didn't expect Lin Pei to be so amazing, actually surpassing Sun Fang in professional knowledge."

"Yeah, after hearing him, our previous scene setup felt like child's play."

"With this kind of technique, has he really never been involved in theft?"

"I thought so too. How can a good person be so smooth at this?"

"Hey? Little Qin, what are you doing, so engrossed?"

Little Qin mysteriously pulled out his phone. Everyone looked and saw a news report being broadcast on the screen.

"Rumor has it that internationally renowned master thieves have arrived in Dragon Country, and their target is the famous painting 'water lily' housed in the Hengcheng Museum."

Seeing this news, Wang Junkai frowned.

"'water lily'? That name sounds familiar, doesn't it?"

"It certainly sounds familiar. Isn't that the famous painting we're using for this shoot?"

"Holy crap, it really is. So what's the deal with this international master thief?"

"Could it be a prank by netizens? People do anything for traffic these days."

"I don't think it looks real either."

Time flew by quickly.

In the blink of an eye, one hour passed.

Lin Pei had finished setting up the display case.

The display case now looked extremely heavy at first glance. Its entire framework was wrapped in alloy, and every connection point had been precisely welded and reinforced.

Advanced sensors were installed around the display case, and the bottom of the device was embedded with a heavy metal base, firmly fixed to the ground.

Above the display case, high-definition cameras were suspended, monitoring every corner of the case with 360-degree coverage.

The lock on the display case door was also replaced with an advanced double E-grade lock.

Next to the display case, Lin Pei wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"It's a pity I couldn't find suitable materials for the sensors and the lock body."

"If a master thief truly comes, these might not hold them off for long."

"Clap, clap, clap!"

The Director couldn't help but clap twice.

"To be able to achieve this is already very impressive. Lin Pei, you truly exceeded my expectations."

"We're not actually guarding against thieves; we just want to enhance the immersion of the film.

"It's already excellent now."

Everyone else also praised it.

"Wow, this looks really good."

It was visibly apparent that the display case's quality was many times better than before.

Even the proud Sun Fang greatly admired Lin Pei at this moment.

This is professionalism.

Amazing.

But upon second thought, Sun Fang felt it was somewhat miraculous.

What exactly did this guy do before? How is he so proficient at setting up a display case?

Seeing Lin Pei finish, Wang Junkai immediately rushed over.

"Brother Lin, you are too incredible."

"Honestly, my role should be played by you."

"Your bandit leader role doesn't suit you at all; it lacks the necessary gravitas."

Zhang Ze also walked over.

"Little Kai is right. I didn't expect you knew all this. Amazing, amazing."

Lin Pei smiled.

"You flatter me, you flatter me."

"Didn't I just do some preparation for acting?"

Yan Song, standing not far away, had his eyes wide open, filled with complex emotions in his bloodshot gaze.

Jealousy, anger, disbelief... He, Lin Pei, was actually this capable.

Moreover, his hand speed was genuinely faster than his, and not just by a little bit.

It could be said that if Lin Pei chose to become a magician, there might be no place for him (Yan Song) in the magic world.

How could this be?

After processing these emotions, he suddenly realized something.

That damn Lin Pei.

It was him who stole his cell phone and toilet paper back then!

Because he completely possessed that ability.

But now the set was full of people, and that incident was embarrassing, so he couldn't flare up.

He could only secretly glare at Lin Pei and went off to memorize his one solitary line.

"Big Brother, did you get it? You're truly amazing!"

Thinking that he had to say this line to Lin Pei during filming, Yan Song gritted his teeth hard... Looking at the brand-new display case, the Director made a temporary adjustment.

He wanted to strike while the iron was hot and film the second scene first.

The scene where the painting is inside the display case.

After a brief preparation, the Director made a gesture.

"Alright, everyone take your positions, now start..."

The Director hadn't finished speaking.

A large amount of white smoke suddenly appeared by the window.

"What's going on?"

"What happened!"

People could barely see anything.

A few timid female actors screamed out loud.

Lin Pei was also a bit bewildered.

What was the meaning of this?

Could it be an impromptu scene added by the Director to test everyone's reaction?

But this was too realistic.

I have to say, the Director is very dedicated to filming.

After about a few more minutes, the smoke finally dissipated.

"Damn it, who's causing trouble here?"

"Director, is this our emergency rehearsal?"

"Director, you sure know how to pull a stunt."

The Director shook his head, looking utterly confused, "It wasn't me!"

Suddenly, someone shouted.

"Everyone look quickly, the display case has been opened!"

"'water lily' is gone!"