Chapter 7

In his previous life, Shen Mingzheng didn't realize this. He just felt that his luck was really bad. It seemed that because he was particularly able to endure hardships, he suffered more and more hardships.

After Guangying Entertainment was acquired, his contract was transferred to Shen's Pictures. After he suffered a lot of losses, he found out that Shen Huai was just a hypocritical evil ghost. Compared with the stupid and exposed Su Ning, he would just disguise himself a little and eat people in a more elegant way.

Everyone is his stepping stone.

Li Chu who was taken advantage of was, and even Sang Le who "fell" was, and had been Shen Huai's underground lover for a long time, so I'm afraid they had hooked up a long time ago.

But Shen Mingzheng was always unwilling to be tamed, so he had no background and had to struggle in the entertainment industry for half his life.

Being smeared and looked down upon are commonplace, and being stabbed in the back is also not uncommon. Credit snatching and bad money driving out good money are even more heartbreaking. For something that others put in one point, he often has to bear the pressure and put in ten times the effort. Everything is always full of obstacles, including both natural disasters and man-made disasters.

Shen Mingzheng has met too many people in the circle. Of course, there are purely enthusiastic good people, but there are more twisted monsters in human skin in this circle. Good people often have a hard time, but monsters in human skin have a smooth journey.

The deeper he got into the industry, the clearer he saw that his dreams from his youth were gradually shattered. The entertainment industry, a place of fame and fortune, was not a place where enough passion and hard work could bring results.

Many artists are nothing more than toy puppets placed on the stage by capital, like empty shells. The brighter the spotlight, the more surging insects hide in the shadows.

Shen Mingzheng was unwilling to go along with the crowd and change his original intention. He worked as an idol, singer, actor and even behind the scenes. He was almost 40 years old when he finally successfully terminated his contract and became a free agent.

He was surrounded by malnutrition in his childhood, illness in his youth, and pain from action scenes in his middle age. He suffered from severe depression, was alone, and had to take medicine by the handful every day. In the eyes of the public, he was a second- or third-tier artist with great talent who had participated in many popular works but had never become popular due to huge controversies and had offended many people. He did not have much money, and even most of the copyrights that should have belonged to him were not returned until the contract was terminated.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

He felt that his body could not hold out for much longer and wanted to leave behind a final work.

The film "Living Towards Death", in which he directed and acted, took five years to shoot, and almost consumed all his savings, energy and vitality. The script, music, lighting, directing and other production aspects all have the shadow of Shen Mingzheng himself, and are also all manifestations of his real experience.

Although he was seriously ill and about to die, the film was not gloomy at all. Instead, it amazed everyone with its brilliant and bright color aesthetics. It made it all the way to the judging stage of the Art Hall Thorn Award and was nominated for eight major awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.

The Thorn Award was once Shen Mingzheng's biggest dream. He indeed walked through the thorny road step by step like a brave man, and finally arrived in front of this shining crown.

Everyone thought this was a sure thing, however, there was a surprise at the awards ceremony, and the winner of the Thorn Award was another film, "The Name of the Rose".

The quality of this movie is not bad. It is a co-production of several major companies with huge investment and production. There are tons of stars participating in the guest appearances, and they even include people of all skin colors. Most importantly, this is invested by the Shen family.

But anyone with eyes can see that compared to "Born Towards Death", "The Name of the Rose" is not at the same level of work, but the prestigious Thorn Award was announced in this way.

The award ceremony was broadcast at the last moment of his life. Shen Mingzheng was watching the live broadcast in the ward, and only then did he have to admit that he had indeed lost.

He didn't just lose the award, he lost everything since he entered this circle.

It turns out that even the Thorn Award of his dreams is not immune.

It was like a warrior who had been wounded along the way and wanted to reach out and pick up his own laurel wreath, but the only shining light shattered into pieces when he touched it and turned into ashes before his eyes. No matter which direction he looked, it was all in ruins.

If that were all, it would at most be considered another moment of heartbreak after huge disappointment.

But at the award ceremony, the person who went to receive the award was the head of the Shen family headquarters, an old man with a kind face, who was also the producer of the film. He went up to speak, tremblingly leaning on a cane.

"This movie was made for my beloved daughter who ran away from home. The prototype of the heroine is also her. This trophy was once her dream and it is a gift from me to her. Now, I am still waiting for her to come home."

While holding the trophy, Patriarch Shen slowly took out a large pocket watch, which contained a photo of his daughter when she was young, and murmured, “I’m old, and I don’t know if I can see you again, Qiangwei, Shen Qiangwei, my daughter, I hope that no matter where you are in the world, you can see this movie and let me see you again.”

His sincerity moved people to tears and won applause from the audience.

The high-definition camera took that photo, very clearly. How could Shen Mingzheng not recognize that face?

——That was what his dead mother looked like.

At that moment, he seemed to understand why Shen Huai and his people always targeted him and chased him, unwilling to let him stand out. Even if Shen Huai was defeated in the end, the look in his eyes seemed to hide many things.

So that's how it is. So that's how it is.

Shen Mingzheng closed his eyes on the hospital bed that night. He died of depression and with his eyes open.

The mysterious voice also confirmed this point. This strange bloodline left an ironic joke at the last node of his bumpy life.

Then he opened his eyes and was reborn.

Two months before Chongsheng signed the contract with Guangying Entertainment, the whole story had just begun.

But when the sadistic protagonist wakes up, he is exhausted.

Shen Mingzheng sat in the dark and small rental house for three days, thinking a lot. This world really has no meaning, but he has to continue living here.

But since I have the chance to start over again and be the one holding the knife, why should I be the meat on the chopping board?

So he went back home and looked for the things his mother had left behind. His alcoholic father had made a mess of the house, but this was the only place that was clean and intact, with photo albums, some of his mother's jewelry and clothes, and even her birth certificate and hospitalization certificate.

He copied what could be copied and took only one thing away.

The ruby ​​ring with a special design that his mother liked the most was originally meant for him. Shen Mingzheng still remembered when his mother smiled and said that this was a family inheritance and would be left to the future daughter-in-law. He didn't look closely before, but now he realizes that it has the Shen family emblem on it.

It is difficult to go to the capital to meet the old man of the Shen family, but it is nothing for Shen Mingzheng, who has lived two lives and knows the Shen family well.

He knew the places the other party often went to, and it only took him ten days to seize the opportunity. He didn't even need to take the initiative to approach, he just needed to let the other party notice the ring when they passed by, and the Shen family would take the initiative to come to him.

Sure enough, everything went smoothly after that.

When the old man of the Shen family hugged him and cried, Shen Mingzheng looked so emotional on the surface that no one could feel that he was actually cold and indifferent inside.

The brave man who persisted for his whole life but ended up with a bad ending threw down his sword, intending to stay in the dragon's den and become the biggest evil dragon, so that no one could trample on him again.

Shen Mingzheng, who was reborn with power and background, naturally reached out to influence the original plot and tried to reverse the ending.

Shen's Pictures originally had no plans to invest in the fourth season of Idol Star Map. The first three seasons of this show have been lukewarm, and according to the original direction, the show will not have any good results in the end.

Due to the misconduct of Su Ning and Guangying Entertainment, the show was caught up in a ticket-rigging scandal after the bullying incident and was forced to stop broadcasting before the finals.

Shen Mingzheng invested against all odds, not specifically to go against Shen Huai. In his previous life, he only lost to the Shen family, not to Shen Huai. He didn't have any obsession with people like Shen Huai.

This is mainly because the show itself has the potential to become a hit. In the previous life, when there wasn't so much investment, the show was also very popular when it was first aired. The overall qualities of several students are very good. It's just because of some other inadequate operations, lack of resources and the explosive behavior of some people that it started high and ended low.

It is such a pity that such a program disappeared due to Shen Huai's selfishness. In other words, many people or projects that could have shined in the previous life were buried like this, which is a pity.

After Shen Mingzheng invested, the overall configuration of the program was upgraded to a higher level and it became a hit as soon as it was broadcast.

She was very cautious and kept telling Chief Director Chen Yuan to strictly supervise the students, and they did so to prevent any accidents.

People like Su Ning have the bad nature of bullying the weak and fearing the strong. He dared not do anything because the program crew was strict. Although he was very angry at the constant seduction of Shen Huai and Sang Le, he became scared when he saw that there were cameras everywhere. At most, he just made a few sarcastic remarks, which was not a big deal that could affect the program.

So much so that after the time point when the accident happened in the previous life, nothing happened for a long time.

As a result, a momentary oversight was taken advantage of when the finals were approaching, and then the prepared public opinion storm followed. The program team must have also buried someone who was scheming against Shen Huai.

Shen Mingzheng found out the traitors today and kicked them out. He then spent the whole day discussing with the director team how to deal with the situation. Although he was prepared, the public's anger was at its peak and even the gods could not reverse it immediately.

I didn’t expect that Su Ning, who had caused trouble, was still making trouble.

Tonight, the staff urgently called the director who was in a meeting overnight and said that he was picked up by someone unknown. Shen Mingzheng took a look at the surveillance video and then recognized the bastard Jiang Chenfeng from the blurry figure in the car.

He couldn't help but think of Li Chu.

Now he is caught up in the old track again, with Su Ning at his wit's end, and Li Chu should be in trouble at this time.

His sacrifice was purely used by Shen Huai and could not save Zhou Chunqing at all. In order to prevent Shen Huai and Jiang Chenfeng from colluding with each other, this deal naturally could not be reached.

So Shen Mingzheng appeared in Diaochun River, intending to take the person away.

He was in a really bad mood today, feeling that everything was repeating the same old routine. When the car drove into the underground garage and parked, he was still a little uneasy, until someone suddenly opened the car door and got in openly, instantly breaking everything.

Shen Mingzheng never expected that he was one step slower.

Su Ning rescued Li Chu by himself and even beat up Jiang Chenfeng.

What a mysterious direction.

Special Assistant Chen beside him knew a little about this Young Master Su, so he could find some reasons for his behavior, but to Shen Mingzheng, it was too strange.

——Is this something that Su Ning could actually do?

Shen Mingzheng’s first reaction was, could it be that he was also reborn?

But this person didn't recognize me, so when he asked my name through the car window, it didn't seem like he was faking it.

From this perspective, it doesn't seem like a rebirth.

On the way back, he couldn't help but recall the past, and what he thought about most was Su Ning's abnormality. It was not until Chen Tao sent him back to his residence and reminded him that he came to his senses.

"Tomorrow's press conference will be held at Guangying Entertainment. I heard that they don't want Su Ning to withdraw from the competition. Director Chen Yuan is furious. She doesn't plan to go tomorrow, saying that she is afraid of being scolded on the spot. The production team also wants to ask you to go to calm the situation, otherwise the assistant director will not be able to control it. Do you think it's okay..."

Director Chen Yuan herself didn't go. Logically speaking, Shen Mingzheng, the largest investor, had done his best and didn't have the obligation to do too much. Chen Tao wanted to ask for his opinion and then refuse, but Shen Mingzheng said, "Su Ning... I'll go tomorrow."

"Ah?" Chen Tao was stunned, then nodded, "Okay, I'll help you arrange it."

Mr. Shen is indeed a little weird today.

The next day, Li Chu, who had just woken up, was awakened by the smell of breakfast.

It was already daybreak at this time. When he opened his eyes, he saw a strange room. He was stunned for a while before he could react.

When he woke up, the smell of alcohol on him had completely dissipated, and the fragrance outside became more obvious.

Li Chu sat on the bed for a while in a daze, then followed the smell and walked slowly to the living room. When he saw Su Ning wearing an apron and holding a bowl of soup, he almost felt like he was still dreaming.

Su Ning sat at the dining table, glanced at him, and said, "Just right, sit down and eat, the food is still hot."

Li Chu was still a little dazed, and subconsciously sat down at the dining table after hearing his words. He was used to pretending to be good, but for some reason this morning, he kept looking at Su Ning with his head raised, without taking his eyes away.

The young master was wearing a very formal grey shirt today, completely different from the hollowed-out idol-style gauze shirt he wore yesterday. His dyed iris blue hair couldn't be washed out, and it couldn't be cut short for the time being, but it was groomed and most of it was combed back, making it look much smoother than before.

Su Ning's original hairstyle was a wolf's tail, which was particularly suitable for his evil face. However, when Li Chu described it, it looked like a dog with its fur standing on end.

But now for some reason, his temperament has been restrained, becoming much more stable, without the slightest bit of arrogance. He even put on a pair of gold-rimmed glasses that he found from somewhere. He didn't look like a madman, but more like a gentleman. In short, he is different from before.

It seems that Su Ning's seizure is still continuing.

But you have to admit, this face of his is really a gift from God, it's really good-looking.

Li Chu's mind was full of activity, and he felt a little dazed after just waking up, so his movements when he sat down were a little mechanical. Then he looked down at the things on the dining table and was stunned again.

The breakfast on the table is light, a bowl of hot noodle soup, with crisp vegetables and thick slices of beef. It looks very healthy, and the soup base smells very strong. In addition to the aroma of meat, there is also a strong aroma of vegetables and fruits. There is also a small whole wheat sandwich next to it, with a fried egg, which is tender and fragrant, and a handful of fresh berries next to it.

Li Chu has been dieting to maintain his idol figure and hasn't had a proper meal recently. Last night's events made him exhausted and hungry, and now he couldn't help feeling hungry.

The most important thing is that the breakfast in front of me doesn't look like the one bought outside, because the soup pot is being heated in the kitchen and there is still steam coming out of the pot. There is no one else in the house, and it is impossible for me to sleepwalk and make it. It must be Su Ning who made it.

This young master can cook? Will it be okay if I eat it? Will he want to poison me?

Li Chu didn't dare to pick up his chopsticks.

Su Ning seemed to be paying attention to him. Seeing that he was slow to move, he said, "That's buckwheat noodles. I controlled the amount of carbohydrates and matched the other ingredients. You won't get fat after eating it."

After a while, he added, his tone softened: "It's delicious, want to try it?"

Li Chu: ...

For some reason, he felt that the man was talking like a kid. But in this situation, he hesitated for a while, but was finally defeated by hunger and picked up the chopsticks.

Forget it, it would be a waste if you don’t eat it!

It’s best to make him poor!