Chapter 1662 - 673: Prelude (Part 2)

Chapter 1662: Chapter 673: Prelude (Part 2)

When the young paparazzo heard "someone is coming," he quickly got into character and began pretending to be busy in the garden.

Complaints aside, the reason he recognized the middle-aged paparazzo next to him as a master in the field was naturally because the other party was indeed quite skilled.

The young paparazzo had personally witnessed him create miracles. More than a year ago, a celebrity was embroiled in a scandal that seemed like just gossip. At that time, a large number of paparazzi were drawn to stake out the celebrity’s residence, company, and various performance venues, but after one or two months of surveillance without any results, everyone gradually lost patience.

After all, in the entertainment circle, there are all kinds of so-called "big reveals," true or false, every day, but at least seventy percent of these are false rumors, with very few substantial pieces of evidence.

The reason why a certain paparazzo surnamed Zhuo was known as "the number one" is precisely because he could always provide irrefutable evidence, causing numerous top stars to speak of him with fear.

But just as almost all paparazzi withdrew, the young paparazzo’s master continued staking out a certain neighborhood for another three months.

Finally, just after the external storm had subsided and the celebrity let his guard down, a man who had been working as a security guard in that neighborhood for almost half a year finally captured a clear photo of the celebrity kissing and coming out.

Because of that revelation, his master, from being an unknown paparazzo, instantly became a somewhat famous gossip columnist, and even some celebrity studios gave him "goodwill fees" in advance...

This is an unspoken rule in the entertainment industry; because once they’ve sealed the envelope, if he ever captures anything he shouldn’t about a given celebrity in the future, they would naturally handle it internally, keeping it quiet.

And it was precisely that time, with the "information fee" and various "hush fees," that the young paparazzo watched his master earn a seven-figure sum... truly, not working for three years, then one big deal sustains him for three years.

This made the young paparazzo incredibly envious, which led to his decision to follow him wholeheartedly, just waiting for a chance to buy a car or a house.

This time, they had already been staking out this high-end hotel located at Hengdian Film City for more than ten days. The master even specifically spent tens of thousands of yuan to grease the palms of a small manager at the hotel, securing the opportunity to "work" in a private garden inside the hotel.

If the "inside information" the master received in advance wasn’t accurate, they would suffer a substantial loss, but the master obviously didn’t care.

After all, opportunities to make a small investment for a big return, aside from on a gambling table, are not commonly found.

In the periphery of the young paparazzo’s attention, a young woman, talking on the phone, emerged from the corridor that leads from the hotel to the garden. She wore sunglasses and a thick scarf. At first glance, she looked somewhat familiar, but her specific features weren’t clear.

At this moment, their many days of disguise played its role...

Perhaps seeing that there were only a few scattered gardeners in the private garden and no one else, the woman gradually let her guard down, and as she moved forward, she got closer to them.

"...I don’t know where this rumor started, but aren’t these kinds of entirely unfounded things abundant in our field? Besides, Miss Xia, I don’t know why you’re specifically calling to verify this with me. We seem to have never had any interactions..."

Using the angle of the vegetation for cover, the young paparazzo, who had already opened his smartphone camera the moment he heard the voice, immediately turned his head to look at his master.

His master’s expression had a hint of excitement, his mouth silently forming four words.

Miss Di?

The young paparazzo suddenly understood. His familiarity with various celebrities was far inferior to his master, and he couldn’t immediately judge based solely on voice, but with his master’s reminder, the young paparazzo stole another glance at the woman and indeed found quite a bit of corroborating features.

The most obvious one was that exaggerated, almost impossible waist-to-hip ratio that didn’t quite fit the typical Huaxia woman.

After figuring out the woman’s identity, the young paparazzo couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

This is Hengdian Film City; Miss Di appearing here is naturally quite normal, but clandestinely coming to this garden to make a phone call seemed quite unusual.

Furthermore, who is this "Miss Xia" she mentioned? If that surname Xia is also a celebrity in the industry, then the scope is quite small...

As the young paparazzo’s thoughts were racing, Miss Di’s voice came up again, this time with a hint of puzzlement:

"Where am I... yes, I’m indeed in Hengdian, staying at the Radisson Manor Hotel... what, you want to meet me?!"

Toward the end, Miss Di’s voice turned noticeably surprised, as if caught off guard, but before she could ask further, the other person had already hung up the phone.

Standing where she was, although her sunglasses obscured her expression, it was clear from her hesitant steps that she was bewildered and puzzled.

Seeing Miss Di finish her call, the young man couldn’t help but look at his master. Though they couldn’t exchange words, his eyes were clearly saying: "Just this?"

Although they had surveilled an actual big shot, they hadn’t uncovered anything explosive!

But the master was evidently more composed, still motionless, holding the phone steadily to keep Miss Di’s figure within the frame.

About a few minutes later, a woman walked briskly from the other end of the corridor again.

She had a similar height to Miss Di, but her fast-paced steps highlighted a character vastly different from Miss Di.