Xingguang Shopping Mall is one of the most luxurious shopping malls in Xinfa District. It is actually Shopping Malls, a newly emerging large-scale shopping center that integrates shopping, dining and entertainment. It is located in the most prosperous area of Xinfa District. There are many high-rise buildings nearby. Compared with them, Beiguan really seems like a countryside.
Although Xingguang Department Store has only eight floors, it covers a very large area. It is a beautiful building like a blooming lotus on the bank of Xingguang River, a tributary of Wolong River. On the other side of the river is a 30-story glass curtain wall building. The huge shape of Xingguang Department Store makes the two complement each other, and their reflections in the river blend into a very beautiful picture. This is also one of the landmark buildings in Xinfa District.
On the first floor of the mall, there are supermarkets that have just become popular, mainly selling food and small sundry items.
Nowadays, supermarkets do not represent cheapness but a fashion. Even the wealthy people who buy the most expensive luxury goods on the top floors like to go shopping in supermarkets to keep up with the fashion.
The second floor is the dining and entertainment area, with the Starlight Cinema, one of the largest cinemas in Xinfa District.
The third to fifth floors are various traditional shopping areas, and the sixth floor is the specialty stores of various luxury goods.
There are separate entrances to the elevator on the seventh and eighth floors, which house more than 20 extremely luxurious office suites, all of which are occupied by larger securities and financial institutions in Xinfa District. This is also the famous Xinfa District Small Financial Center.
At this time, Lu Ming was in a coffee shop on the second floor of the shopping mall. The bright lights outside cast star-like reflections on the floor tiles, which was magnificent.
On both sides of the cinema entrance corridor not far away, there are huge posters of Captain Nicole.
The coffee shop is decorated in an artistic style, with more than 30 tables, almost all of which are occupied. Since the mall is very user-friendly and benches can be seen everywhere in the corridors, not many people come to the coffee shop just to rest. The number of daily tables with guests also shows the customer flow of the Starlight Mall.
Lu Ming drank his coffee slowly. Opposite him sat a gray-haired old man in black clothes and trousers. He looked energetic, especially his eyes, which were as big as copper bells. They looked scary at first glance. It was obvious that he had a hot temper when he was young and was not a good person.
This old man is Sun Xiangyang, the leader of the Beiguan branch of the Sunflower Party. When he was young, he was arrested in the independence movement in a neighboring province and spent time in jail. There were even rumors that he had participated in an armed riot. However, he came from a wealthy family, had connections up and down the ladder, and hired a strong team of lawyers, so he was released after serving less than a year in prison. After he was released from prison, he came to Donghai.
However, Lu Ming felt a little uncomfortable when the old man asked him to meet here. It seemed that he had investigated you and knew a lot about you.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the old man fell silent, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Lu Ming didn't say anything either. He drank his coffee slowly and looked at Nicole's poster in the corridor in the distance.
"Lost in Space" is now up to the fifth installment. In fact, the sixth installment has also been completed. They shoot one part a month, which is a very fast pace.
But the sixth film will not be launched immediately after the fifth film is taken off the shelves, because in terms of box office, the third film of "Lost in Space" was the peak, and the fourth and fifth films showed a gradual downward trend. Although the decline is not large, it also means that the market has become a little aesthetically fatigued.
If they still want to attack Reynolds Pictures, they will naturally not care. Although the box office will drop, they will also squeeze Reynolds Pictures' screening space.
Now, it's not so urgent.
Moreover, the crew, from the director to the actors to the staff, are all very tired, so it's a good time to give them a holiday.
Next month, Reynolds Pictures' blockbuster Made in the West will be released, and Nadu Pictures will avoid it and deal with it casually with a comedy.
Although this comedy also has its own jokes, they may not be in line with the funny points of today's audiences, so it's okay just about right.
Just as he was thinking about it, Sun Xiangyang cleared his throat opposite him. Lu Ming turned around and smiled bitterly in his heart. He almost forgot about it.
"Qianxing, I'll take advantage of my age and call you Qianxing!"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Uncle Sun, you can call me whatever you want, and you've already said it once."
Sun Xiangyang shook his head: "Look at my memory."
There was some embarrassment on his face, and he said stubbornly, "Qianxing, the one below, on the first floor, the supermarket, have you been there? It's newer there, and different from the store we used to have."
“Well, I’ve been there…” Lu Ming coughed. He had been there in his previous life and knew what a supermarket looked like.
I also heard that the supermarket in the Starlight Mall is not much different from the supermarket in my previous life, with one entrance for entry and another for exit, and there are also shopping baskets and shopping carts, etc.
"Ah, it would be great if you'd been there. Aren't the goods inside just for grabbing?"
Lu Ming nodded and thought to himself, what exactly do you want to say
"Alas, my old woman was shopping in this supermarket a while ago. She was so careless that she took some things. She didn't know where to check out. When she came out from the entrance, she was stopped by the security guard and accused of stealing..."
Sun Xiangyang was ready to go. He finished what he said in one breath, as if relieved. He smiled bitterly at Lu Ming and said, "My wife is a face-conscious person, but she was publicly accused by the security guard and the police were called. The subpoena arrived yesterday. I consulted a lawyer and he said that because the stolen items were worth less than 5 yuan, it was a misdemeanor. As long as she pleads guilty, she can be sentenced immediately. The most she will get is a fine, which will not be too much, about 50 yuan or 200 hours of community service. As long as she doesn't commit the same crime again, she won't have a criminal record..."
He shook his head helplessly and said, "But my old wife has been strong all her life. She refused to plead guilty and said she would sue to clear her name. I was so angry yesterday that I almost drank medicine. Sigh..."
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "It's not a big deal. Let me tell Xiao Shiwu to go to the police station and record a new statement. Just say that it was a mistake. It was my aunt's first time to go to the supermarket and there was a misunderstanding."
"What's Little Fifteen?" Sun Xiangyang looked puzzled.
Lu Ming scratched his head. It seemed that he had misunderstood the old man. He thought that he asked him to come here to remind him or something. Actually, this is not the way to talk about things.
It turned out that the old man had asked me out simply for his wife, and he didn't know the connection between him and the Starlight Shopping Mall. He asked me out here so that he could go to the "crime scene" to see if his wife had any chance of winning the lawsuit.
"Little Fifteen, the one who came with me. The officer calls her Mrs. Fifteen..." Lu Ming coughed.
Turning to look out the window, I saw Jennifer walking towards me accompanied by Bi Xiaoting.
When I came to the Starlight Mall, I naturally wanted to bring Jennifer around, mainly because the horse racing event is about to end. The team will withdraw from the Newska Hotel tomorrow, and I don’t know when I will see her again in the future, so today is a good opportunity to take her out for a walk.
She felt that talking with Sun Xiangyang would be boring, so she asked Bi Xiaoting to accompany her to the mall. Who knew that she would come back in less than a few minutes. Of course, she liked to stay by her side and couldn't live without her.
I have to say, I feel really good about having such a clingy young wife.
Sun Xiangyang still looked confused and asked, "Mrs. Fifteen, oh, sister-in-law, are you familiar with the management of the supermarket?"
Lu Ming shook his head and said with a smile: "Uncle Sun, it seems that your investigation of me is not very good!"
Sun Xiangyang was stunned for a moment, then waved his hands: "All we, at least I, know about you comes from public information. This is my respect for you. And, to be honest, I was a little afraid that if I really got to know you in depth, I would be disappointed!"
At this time, the fragrance of candy came, "Uncle Sun, hello." After a polite greeting, Jennifer gently sat down beside Lu Ming. Although she was young, she was wearing a long snow-white gauze dress and a gorgeous flowered hat. Outside, every move was orderly and well-behaved, like a very elegant aristocratic beauty.
Lu Ming smiled at Sun Xiangyang: "How about this, Uncle Sun, you write down your aunt's name to me, don't worry, leave this matter to me!"
Naturally, he would not talk about this case in front of Jennifer, so as not to embarrass Sun Xiangyang.
"Uncle Sun, what do you think about the lease freeze bill?" Lu Ming asked with a smile.
Sun Xiangyang smiled: "What do you think?"
The voices of the two people gradually became lower.