NOVEL NEXT Chapter 256: Filing Approved
"Alright, thank you, Captain Liu."
Upon receiving the agreement, Li Jing let out a small sigh of relief, then exchanged a few more words of thanks before hanging up.
Seeing Yang Xiaoxiu on the side with wide eyes curiously watching him, Li Jing smiled, "It's settled."
"Settled?"
Yang Xiaoxiu was surprised, without any doubt or inquiry, her face full of admiration, "Brother Jing, you're amazing!"
Li Jing only smiled without explaining further and then walked towards Wen Lan, who was still on the phone.
"Director Tian, I really need to trouble you to say something on our behalf over there. If it weren't urgent, I wouldn't have called you…"
"Even if you're not part of that unit, aren't we all within the same system? Don't you have any acquaintances over there?"
"Director Tian, I know it's our fault for not getting the paperwork done, but look, haven't we already set up the scene? We just want to see if they can give us a few more days. By then, the paperwork will definitely come through.
As long as the venue isn't torn down, it's okay if we don't film for a few days…"
Wen Lan kept making concessions and requests but still couldn't get the other party's consent.
Seeing Li Jing approaching, she just glanced at him but didn't mind, remaining anxious, trying to explain and plead with the other end of the phone.
Li Jing wanted to speak but saw that she had no intention of hanging up the phone, so he typed a message on his phone and placed the screen in front of Wen Lan.
Originally finding it annoying that Li Jing put his phone in front of her, the frustrated Wen Lan was a bit displeased, but after seeing the message on the screen, her delicate eyes visibly widened.
Her expression shifted from anxious to confused, then shocked, and finally, she completely ignored the caller's voice. She stared blankly at Li Jing, surprised and questioning:
"Really?"
"Of course."
Li Jing nodded with a smile, retracting his phone, which displayed a short message: "I've settled the venue issue."
"Hello, Director Wen, Director Wen?"
At this moment, a middle-aged man's voice came from Wen Lan's phone:
"If you don't speak, I can't solve this. This involves law enforcement, and you really didn't get the paperwork. Even if you find someone else, it's useless.
Director Wen, take my advice, forget about the losses, and quickly clear the venue.
I even know President Qian, who seems to have some connections over there. There's no need to make a big fuss. If worse comes to worst, apologize to President Qian, or give his girlfriend's role back…"
"Director Tian, no need, we've already got it resolved on our end."
Before the other could finish speaking, Wen Lan's voice interrupted.
"What? Resolved? How did you…"
"Director Tian, I have something else to handle now, I'll explain next time, sorry for bothering you this time."
After speaking, Wen Lan decisively hung up the phone.
She had helped Director Tian quite a few times before, but when she needed help, he was either evasive or dodgy.
That made her see his true colors clearly.
After setting down her phone, Wen Lan stared intently at Li Jing's calm face, still somewhat disbelieving, questioning him, "Did you really resolve it? This is no joking matter."
"It's really resolved."
Li Jing nodded, then asked, "Why didn't you think of coming to me? If you called me, you wouldn't have had to plead with so many people."
"I…"
Wen Lan was momentarily speechless.
She truly hadn't thought of Li Jing. She knew he was wealthy but also knew he wasn't a local and was so young, she never considered that he might have connections in that circle.
Moreover, this wasn't a problem that could be solved with just a little relationship; the truth was the crew did indeed fail to get the paperwork done.
Resolving the issue under such circumstances suggested that Li Jing's connections might be quite significant.
Thinking of this, Wen Lan still felt uneasy, and couldn't help but confirm once more, "Are you sure? If we don't dismantle today, they'll be back tomorrow, and it'll also involve the police…"
"Why don't you trust me?"
Li Jing shook his head helplessly and spread his hands: "I've been in the crew for so long, have I ever been unreliable?"
Hearing this, Wen Lan was slightly stunned, thinking for a moment, realizing that although he appeared idle usually, everything he promised to resolve was indeed resolved.
He was more reliable than her old friends she'd known for years.
Thinking of this, Wen Lan's tense spirit relaxed somewhat, and her heart also eased slightly.
She told someone to inform the assistant director and others not to seek help anymore and then seriously said to Li Jing, "I'll wait here with the crew until tonight, but if there's no definitive result by then, I'll have to mobilize more people to dismantle the venue overnight."
"Don't worry, I won't make you work overnight."
Seeing Li Jing's confident look, Wen Lan also gradually put down the burden in her heart.
"Director Wen, is the matter settled?"
"Did Director Tian agree, or does President Wang have connections?"
Soon, the assistant director and others, hearing the news, came over with joyful faces.
"It's not me, it's President Li."
Wen Lan didn't hide anything and explained to everyone: "President Li has friends within the system who can help us resolve this."
"President Li?"
The assistant director, Wang Huan, and others slightly changed their expressions, turning to look at the confidently calm Li Jing, surprised but at a loss for words.
Like Wen Lan before, they had a bit of skepticism about Li Jing's connections.
It's not that they looked down on Li Jing, but this matter was too important, and Li Jing was too young, having been in Tianhai for just a few years.
Most importantly, Li Jing hadn't gotten a definite answer from Liu Huaming; the result would only be known by the evening.
Li Jing could trust Liu Huaming, but Wang Huan and others weren't fully confident in Li Jing's connections.
However, seeing Wen Lan was also silent, Wang Huan and the others didn't say much further, suppressing their inner doubts, looking at each other and silently waiting aside.
As time passed bit by bit, everyone's mood gradually became somber and anxious.
Even quite a few crew members started whispering and casting skeptical glances in Li Jing's direction now and then.
Seeing this, Yang Xiaoxiu frowned slightly, always standing quietly behind Li Jing, trying to shield him from some of the scrutinizing glances, her expression resolute.
Unwilling to sit idle, Wang Huan thought for a long time and finally started contacting others secretly, hoping to solve the problem himself.
Not until dinner time in the evening did Wang Huan finally get in touch with a middle-level leader in the enforcement system and hurriedly made a call:
"Is this Director Huang? I'm Wang Huan, a friend of Liu Peng."
Seeing the call connected, Wang Huan's expression changed slightly, and he quickly walked to the side, distancing himself from Wen Lan and others, then respectfully lowered his voice: "Liu Peng should have mentioned it to you, right? Our crew is having a small issue, wondering if you could help..."
"Are you from the Mortal crew?"
A middle-aged woman's voice came from the phone: "Did you submit a report to our window three days ago?"
"Yes, yes!"
Hearing the accurate account of his crew's situation, Wang Huan was overjoyed, knowing he'd found the right person, showing even more respect: "Our crew is on a tight schedule, so we've been setting up the venue while processing paperwork, and we even informed Director Wu at the park, but today some officers from the enforcement team..."
"No need to explain so much. What help do you need?"
Interrupted by the other party, Wang Huan wasn't angry; instead, he was pleasantly surprised and hurriedly said: "We just want to see if you could communicate with the enforcement officers to extend our time for a few days, by then our approval should be completed..."
"That's not necessary."
Before he finished, the middle-aged woman said in confusion: "Your report has already been approved, what else needs extending?"
"What? Approved?"
Wang Huan was stunned, then frowned in confusion, "No, this morning they said it would take a few more days…"
"What kind of report takes that long? Also, the issue with your crew was just personally addressed by our leader, everything has been approved."
"Your leader personally addressed our report application?"
Wang Huan was increasingly surprised, then seemed to realize something, immediately turning to look in the direction of Wen Lan and Li Jing.
Seeing Wen Lan walking towards him, she asked in confusion, "Director Wang, are you still on the phone? President Li's friend said it's already been settled.
Check if you can still reach the administrative window, and ask if our report is really approved."
Upon hearing this, Wang Huan stared blankly at Li Jing's figure from a distance, until Wen Lan urged him again, and he finally snapped back to reality.
His mind was in turmoil; he turned to Wen Lan, his tone still mixed with incredulity and complexity:
"No… no need to ask, our report has indeed been approved."