30: Chapter 30: A Surprise Visit Leaves Investors Stunned!

The assistant's words made the investors, who were just about to get up and leave, stop in their tracks.

"Police? What are the police doing here?..."

The investors looked confused and puzzled.

Director Guo Fan was also confused, wondering why the police had suddenly come to their set.

However, he still told his assistant to invite them in. "Let the officers in."

The assistant nodded and went out.

Before long, two officers wearing the standard uniforms of the Dragon Kingdom walked in.

Seeing so many people standing in the room, they weren't overly surprised.

It was a film set... there were bound to be many people.

The officers took out their identification, politely saluted Director Guo Fan and the others, and then spoke.

"Hello, everyone. We are law enforcement officers from the local police station. We have some questions to ask, and we hope you will cooperate."

Although the people in the room didn't know why the police had suddenly arrived, they had no objections since they were asked to cooperate with the investigation.

The investors all sat back down in their seats.

The assistant brought in two chairs from outside and placed them in front of the two officers.

The officers nodded with a smile to express their thanks, then began their work.

"Please, everyone, take a seat!"

Seeing Director Guo Fan and the others still standing, the officer gestured for them to sit.

Seeing this, Director Guo Fan sat down, feeling puzzled.

Actor Wu Jing did the same.

"May I ask, does Guo Fan Film Industry have a partnership with Xu's Heavy Industry?"

One officer asked the question while the other took out a pen and paper to start recording.

Nearby, a camera on a tripod recorded the entire process.

"Yes, we have a partnership with them for film props."

Director Guo Fan nodded and answered honestly.

These were matters of public record with written contracts.

The officer nodded and continued.

"How much do you know about Xu's Heavy Industry? Or rather, do you know what kind of enterprise it is?"

The officer looked at Director Guo Fan.

Director Guo Fan frowned and didn't answer immediately.

After waiting for a while without hearing an answer from Director Guo Fan, the officer looked at the other people in the room.

Actually...

When the officer started asking questions about Xu's Heavy Industry, the investors and the creative team began to grow wary.

Now that they heard the officer asking for detailed information about Xu's Heavy Industry...

Being sharp-minded, they immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Currently...

Xu's Heavy Industry was embroiled in constant controversy, ranging from issues with their manufactured machinery to allegations of tax evasion.

At this critical juncture, the police had suddenly visited the set to investigate Xu's Heavy Industry.

This certainly wasn't a good sign.

Therefore...

The investors glanced at each other and immediately had the urge to distance themselves from Xu's Heavy Industry.

They couldn't let Xu's Heavy Industry's troubles bring problems to the film.

"Officer, although we have a partnership with Xu's Heavy Industry, it's a very legitimate and strictly business relationship."

"Before this, we didn't even know Xu's Heavy Industry existed, and we have no other connections or shared interests."

"Furthermore, because they couldn't meet our requirements, we were just in a meeting discussing the termination of our partnership with them."

One investor stepped forward, hurriedly distancing himself from Xu's Heavy Industry.

Even though there was a partnership, he was desperately trying to sever all ties.

Xu's Heavy Industry must have run into some major trouble.

That would be why the police came to the set in person to inquire about them.

The only plan now was to find a way to distance themselves from Xu's Heavy Industry.

They couldn't help but feel a bit of regret.

They shouldn't have listened to Director Guo Fan when he said Xu Hao would handle the public relations crisis.

Look at this now—the police have come knocking on their door!!

The officer turned his gaze to the investor who had spoken, his brow furrowing.

"You partnered with them without even knowing them? You didn't look into their business operations or qualifications in detail?"

The officer was stunned, looking a bit confused.

To have such a major partnership without looking into the other party...

Was corporate cooperation so casual nowadays?

"We don't know them, we don't know them..."

Not only the investor who had just spoken, but the others sitting nearby also waved their hands in denial.

Seeing this, Director Guo Fan sighed softly, his expression slightly embarrassed.

He was somewhat relieved that Xu Hao wasn't there.

Otherwise, seeing this scene, he feared...

The two officers were a bit bewildered.

Why were all these people denying their connection to Xu's Heavy Industry?

And it seemed as if they were terrified of being associated with Xu's Heavy Industry.

Nevertheless, they continued their inquiry dutifully.

"Your partnership project with Xu's Heavy Industry was for them to provide film props, wasn't it?"

The officer looked at Director Guo Fan.

Director Guo Fan nodded. "Yes, that's correct. Because the film requires a large number of props, we entered into a partnership with Xu's Heavy Industry."

"Were the blueprints for those props provided by your production team?"

"Or rather, did you provide any technical support for the film props built by Xu's Heavy Industry?"

The officer stared at Director Guo Fan.

Before Director Guo Fan could speak, the investors hurriedly stepped forward to argue.

"No! Absolutely not!!"

The investor's tone was firm.

"We only have a simple business relationship with Xu's Heavy Industry. Beyond that, there is absolutely no other connection—not even a shred!!"

Fearing the officer wouldn't believe them, the investor even pulled out the partnership contract with Xu's Heavy Industry.

The officer took it and looked it over; it was indeed just a simple partnership.

He took a few photos with his camera and returned the contract.

After the officer asked that question, Director Guo Fan fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

From the beginning until now, the officers seemed to be investigating Xu's Heavy Industry's background, but their true objective was actually those props.

In every word, they were inquiring about information related to those props.

Thinking of this, Director Guo Fan's brow furrowed slightly.

"Officer, is there something wrong with the props manufactured by Xu's Heavy Industry?"

Director Guo Fan asked.

He wanted to glean some information from the officers.

However, hearing this, both officers simply shook their heads silently.

"We don't know the specifics, but the higher-ups are taking the props manufactured by Xu's Heavy Industry very seriously."

"Furthermore, specialists have been dispatched from the municipal level and are currently on their way."

"Our visit today is primarily to clarify whether those blueprints used by Xu's Heavy Industry were provided by you..."

Not having gathered any useful information here, the two officers packed up their pen, paper, and camera.

However...

Hearing their words, Director Guo Fan, the investors, and the creative team were all momentarily stunned.

The higher-ups are taking it seriously?!

What's going on...

Wasn't it said that Xu's Heavy Industry's heavy machinery had issues and that they were guilty of serious illegal acts like tax evasion?

Weren't you here to investigate those problems?

Why are you now saying that the higher-ups are taking these props from Xu's Heavy Industry very seriously?!"

For a moment, the expressions on the faces of the creative team and the investors were quite a sight.

Meanwhile, Director Guo Fan and Actor Wu Jing shared a silent look, their eyes flickering with unspoken thoughts.