Chapter 68

At that moment, Xiaoshan said with great certainty, "Director, you don't know the situation. That's La Prairie, a top-tier makeup brand, extremely prestigious. A single bottle is worth two or three hundred thousand, not something an ordinary person can afford. Perhaps, people from the mainland have never seen such things, and two or three hundred thousand is enough to make some people take risks."

If Xiaoshan had been talking about Ye Ming, Wang Zhiwen might have remained silent, wanting to see how Ye Ming would handle the situation.

But this guy unfortunately brought up the people from the mainland.

At this point, Wang Zhiwen couldn't help but step forward and say, "Director, I have to speak up. What about the people from the mainland? People from the mainland and Hong Kong are all Chinese compatriots. Hong Kong has only been returned for a few days, and someone already dares to discriminate against us from the mainland. If this matter isn't resolved today, I won't give up even if we have to take it to the Film and Television Bureau."

Wang Zhiwen's appearance immediately changed the atmosphere. Earlier, everyone thought Ye Ming might be in trouble, and his reputation might be ruined.

But with Wang Zhiwen's appearance, the atmosphere changed.

Xiaoshan also became a bit hesitant. Ye Ming was a newcomer, and even if he had appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, he was still a newcomer. Bullying a newcomer didn't burden him much, but facing Wang Zhiwen was a different story.

Wang Zhiwen was an Oscar-level actor, a very famous actor from the mainland, a representative of the industry.

Facing such a powerful opponent, Xiaoshan clearly felt overwhelmed.

At this moment, he started to feel timid and began to back off.

Just then, Zheng Yijian's voice came through, "Xiaoshan, did you see it with your own eyes, or did you hear it from someone else?"

At this moment, Xiaoshan seemed to have found his backbone. He turned around and said humbly, "Brother Jian, I've been with you for so long. Don't you know what kind of person I am? I wouldn't falsely accuse anyone.

Today, I came early and placed the makeup box in the second makeup room. Then, because I might have eaten something bad in the morning, I went to the restroom. I thought, since this is the production set, it must be safe.

But when I came back, I saw Ye Ming acting suspiciously outside. I thought, it's so early, what is he doing loitering in front of our makeup room? So I followed him and saw him put something into his bag.

At the time, I didn't think he was a thief. I thought, as a member of the production team, Ye Ming wouldn't be so low as to steal.

But when I checked the makeup box, I found that our La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream was missing. It's worth two or three hundred thousand.

So, I thought Ye Ming must have seen the opportunity and stolen it. Such a precious cosmetic, he might have never seen in his life."

Xiaoshan's confident speech made many people in the production team believe it was true.

People from the mainland haven't seen much, and it's not uncommon for them to steal.

At this moment, almost everyone in the production team looked at Ye Ming with suspicion.

But Ye Ming laughed and said, "If that's the case, you saw me put the cream in my bag, right? If not, then you are falsely accusing me, right?"

In fact, Ye Ming had come quite early, and Xiaoshan, who had come early to set up, had also arrived early.

Seeing that Ye Ming was alone in the third makeup room, he took the opportunity when Ye Ming went out to hide Zheng Yijian's most precious La Prairie cream in Ye Ming's bag.

Xiaoshan had put the item in Ye Ming's bag himself, so he wouldn't forget.

At that moment, Xiaoshan said, "No mistake, I saw you put it in your bag with my own eyes. If not, I'll admit to falsely accusing you. Brother Jian, do you want to report it to the police or what?"

Zheng Yijian said calmly, "Let's find out first. We're all part of the same production team, so we should give Director Liu some face. I wonder if Mr. Ye Ming is willing to let us search your bag."

Ye Ming snorted, looked at the unfriendly eyes around him, and said firmly, "According to Hong Kong law, you have no right to search my bag. But since someone is willing to bear the legal consequences, I'll show everyone what's in my bag to avoid some people who look at me unfavorably and falsely accuse us from the mainland. Director Liu, my bag is in the third makeup room. I don't trust anyone else, so please bring the white Nike bag over."

At this moment, even a small agent in the production team dared to set a trap for him, so he didn't trust anyone else.

If Wang Zhiwen were to get the bag, Xiaoshan and the others might not trust him and would start talking.

Therefore, Director Liu Weiqiang was the best choice.

In front of so many people, Director Liu Weiqiang was also in a difficult position. Although the matter hadn't escalated to the point of calling the police, the outcome was very clear: either Zheng Yijian was falsely accusing Ye Ming, or Ye Ming had really stolen the cream.

No matter what the outcome, the other party wouldn't let it go.

But with the matter reaching this point, it was clear that a resolution was needed.

At this moment, he glared at Xiaoshan, believing that this guy was stirring up trouble.

Even if Zheng Yijian's cream was stolen, couldn't you have told me quietly? Wouldn't the thief still be found?

With the matter reaching this point, the entire production team knew about it. Even if Director Liu Weiqiang wanted to suppress the matter, it was impossible.

He brought out the Nike bag Ye Ming mentioned.

Ye Ming took it in his hand and looked at Xiaoshan with interest, "Is this the bag you're talking about?"

Xiaoshan nodded confidently, "Yes, that's the bag."

Since Ye Ming hadn't left since he came in, Xiaoshan naturally didn't think he had moved the item. Therefore, he was very confident that the item was inside.

At this moment, Ye Ming opened the bag in front of everyone and took out the items one by one.

Wallet, phone, a few changes of clothes, and various small items were taken out one by one.

Suddenly, his hand touched a cold bottle.

Ye Ming was sure he hadn't brought this thing.

He immediately understood that someone was trying to frame him.

This bottle must be the La Prairie cream, forcing him into a corner.

If the charge of theft was confirmed, he wouldn't be able to survive in the entertainment industry. He would have to pack up and leave.

Moreover, an item worth two or three hundred thousand was enough to land him in prison for a while.

At this moment, Ye Ming was filled with anger. How had he offended Zheng Yijian to the point of trying to ruin him? Were big stars so arrogant?

Seeing Ye Ming's expression change, Xiaoshan became smug, believing that Ye Ming must have the La Prairie cream in his hand.

At that moment, Xiaoshan said smugly, "Why don't you take it out? Show everyone. Don't say I'm falsely accusing you. A cream worth two or three hundred thousand, how many times have you seen it in your life? It's understandable to be tempted."

Xiaoshan looked like he was asking for a beating, acting as if he had the upper hand.

At this moment, Wang Zhiwen's heart sank when he saw Ye Ming's expression change. He realized the situation might not be good.

But at this moment, Ye Ming's hand paused in the bag for a few seconds, and he contacted the system.

He clicked the [Props] button. The interface showed a row of options, including [Prop Recycling].

Ye Ming immediately clicked and ordered, "Recycle one La Prairie cream."

This was all done through mental communication, and the cream was almost instantly recycled by the system.

From the outside, it looked like Ye Ming had just been slightly dazed.

At this moment, Ye Ming sighed and said, "You want me to take it out, but what is there to take out? There's nothing left in the bag."

After saying that, Ye Ming stood up and shook the Nike bag upside down.

An empty bag, everyone could see it was empty.

There was no cream, not even a button, that would have fallen out.

At this moment, Wang Zhiwen breathed a sigh of relief. If Ye Ming had been caught stealing, it would have been embarrassing for him too.

At this moment, Xiaoshan's face turned pale. He had put the item in himself, how could it be missing?

He immediately shouted, "You moved it. I saw you put it in with my own eyes. It can't be missing. It must be in the makeup room."

Xiaoshan ran in like a madman and came out of the third makeup room a moment later, his face ashen, looking like he had lost all his spirit, and said, "How could this happen? How could this happen? I clearly..."

Zheng Yijian's face was terrifyingly dark, and he shouted, "Enough, you must have remembered wrong. Go back."

At this moment, Ye Ming blocked Zheng Yijian's path.

Seeing a newcomer dare to block him, Zheng Yijian said unhappily, "Ye Ming, what do you want?"

Ye Ming replied straightforwardly, "Nothing, but someone said they would bear the legal responsibility for false accusation if the item wasn't found. Now it's not found. Do you think this is over?"

Xiaoshan immediately came to his senses and shook his head like a rattle, saying, "I didn't say that, I didn't say that. Who said I did? Show me the evidence."

The entire production team looked at him with disdain. How could someone be so shameless?

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