Missing on the Thailand-Myanmar Border: Hell on Earth in Myawaddy

December 24: Liu Xing adds the casting coordinator as a contact after a friend forwards him a casting notice from an actors' resources group.

December 26: He records an audition video.

December 27: He is told he passed the audition.

December 30: Doubting the filming details and location, Liu Xing declines the role. But Yan Shiliu, the production team's contact, says it's too last-minute to find a replacement.

January 3, 4:00 a.m. Beijing time, 3:00 a.m. Bangkok time: Liu Xing flies direct from Shanghai Pudong and arrives at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.

January 3, 11:34 a.m. Beijing time, 11:34 a.m. Bangkok time: Liu Xing tells his girlfriend Jiajia that he has to switch cars and has gotten in. His phone is confiscated.

January 3, 11:45 a.m. Beijing time, 11:45 a.m. Bangkok time: Jiajia calls Liu Xing repeatedly, but he doesn't answer.

January 3, 6:00 p.m. Bangkok time: After crossing the river, Liu Xing has no idea that he is already in Myanmar. He only realizes he's entered a living hell when armed men force him into a vehicle: the Myawaddy scam compound.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.