Le Jing returned home and called Zhou Jinsen, and the call was connected quickly.

He first said: "I'm sorry to trouble you."

The other party was silent for a while, then smiled bitterly, "You are too impulsive... But it does make me feel relieved to watch you."

When Zhou Jinsen thinks of the scene of Shi Jing beating Bai Lang, he still feels his scalp tingling and his whole body feels relaxed, just like drinking a bowl of ice water in the dog days of summer. It feels so refreshing!

He's wanted to do this for a long time!

Not only him, but other people in the crew also had complaints about Bai Lang, but they dared not speak out because of his background. And this time, Shi Jing beat Bai Lang up, taking revenge, doing what they always wanted to do but didn't dare to do, not to mention how happy they were!

When Shi Jing walked out of the studio, the staff didn't dare to say anything, but secretly they all felt relieved. However, they were not optimistic about Shi Jing's future.

After all, although it may feel good for a while, it will lead to Bai Lang's crazy revenge later!

Le Jing asked again: "How is the situation over there now?"

Zhou Jinsen replied: "Bai Lang has been sent to the hospital, and Director Li has also gone there. Now the entire theater has stopped working."

"What are your plans?" he asked worriedly, "You beat Bai Lang this time, he will definitely not let it go. What did you mean by what you said before you left?"

Le Jing smiled and did not answer Zhou Jinsen's question. He just said, "Don't worry, I know what I am doing. We live in a society ruled by law now. He can't kill me."

Zhou Jinsen sighed and said, "It's enough for them to just ban you. Do you still want to continue working in this industry in the future?"

Le Jing: "Then I won't do it. If you don't want me here, I'll find another place to stay. I'm bullied in the crew anyway. I don't want to do this anymore."

Zhou Jinsen sighed again, and the two chatted for a few more words before hanging up the phone.

Le Jing waited for a while, and Sister Sun called. As expected, when he answered the phone, the other party asked directly: "What did you shoot?"

He chuckled, "What do you think I filmed?"

He couldn't see Sister Sun's expression, but he could hear a heavy gasp from the other side. It was obvious that the other side was trying hard to control her anger. "I don't care what you filmed, have you ever thought about the consequences of releasing it?"

Le Jing said calmly: "I set up a small program. If I don't log in for more than three days, the system will assume that I am dead. The program will automatically post the videos and recordings of Bai Lang's scandals that I took, along with my real-name report letter and suicide note, to major social platforms..."

Sister Sun pretended to be calm and replied: "Are you crazy? We have a strong public relations team and a team of lawyers. Don't think you can threaten us with synthetic videos."

"What do you think of the title 'Bai Tian Energy arbitrarily manipulates Chinese laws, and the entertainment industry has become a secret place to launder illegal money'?" Le Jing asked with a smile: "I plan to submit the manuscript to the official Weibo of the National Anti-gang and Evil Task Force. Do you think the country will protect me, an innocent citizen?"

Sister Sun finally couldn't hold it in any longer. She gritted her teeth and said, "...It's not convenient to talk on the phone. Let's talk about it in person tomorrow."

Le Jing couldn't help but sigh that Sister Sun was indeed a seasoned expert. In order to prevent him from recording, she spoke very carefully without leaving any trace.

Le Jing and Sister Sun agreed on the time and place to meet tomorrow, and then hung up the phone.

To be honest, Le Jing actually has no intention of uploading videos and recordings of Bai Lang's scandals. He was just trying to scare Sister Sun.

Just like nuclear weapons, these things are used as killer weapons and are only deterrent before they are launched, making the other side afraid to act rashly.

After Le Jing is uploaded to the Internet, it will certainly attract a lot of attention, and many righteous netizens will come to uphold justice, but it will also bring a devastating blow to Bai Lang's acting career.

but……

The heat can be maintained for a limited time.

When the heat died down and public opinion shifted its focus, Le Jing would not attract any criticism even if he died quietly at home. Even if Bai Lang could not be an actor, with the support of the Bai family, he could still live a life of luxury and wealth.

Le Jing is powerless now and has no capital to compete with the Bai family behind Bai Lang. If he fails to kill the snake, he will suffer the consequences. It is not something Le Jing would do to risk his life for a moment of pleasure.

In the future, when Le Jing wants to deal with Bai Lang, he will just kill him with a thunderous blow, leaving him no chance of recovery.

So Le Jing made a fuss about Bai Lang's careless words that day and dragged the Bai family into it.

The Bai family has grown into the behemoth it is today. No matter how many shady tricks they have used behind the scenes, they must at least act as good citizens who abide by the laws and regulations on the surface, and respond to all policies of the country with both hands.

So it is conceivable that if Le Jing really uploaded Bai Lang's crazy words to the Internet, the conspiracy theorists would come to a very bizarre and sensational conclusion. The Bai family finally came out of the blackmail, but if they were to be linked to the underworld, tax evasion, money laundering and other illegal crimes, the supervision of netizens and the investigation of relevant state departments would be enough to make them suffer. If a hostile company were to add insult to injury and spread dirt on the Bai family, the Bai family would be in big trouble.

By then, even if Le Jing would suffer retaliation from the Bai family, Bai Lang would not end up well either.

After all, Mr. Bai has many illegitimate children. Even if he dotes on Bai Lang, in order to protect the interests of the family, he probably has to severely punish this son.

And this is exactly what Bai Lang doesn't want to see.

Le Jing is the barefoot who is not afraid of wearing shoes, but Bai Lang has too many things he is unwilling to give up - the love of fans, money and wealth, the power of the Bai family, these are his life, and it would be more painful for him to give up all of this than to kill him.

So no matter how angry or resentful Bai Lang was, he had to calm down and negotiate with Le Jing with a pinch of his nose.

Le Jing touched his chin and thought with a smile that since he had beaten someone up this time, not only would he not have to pay compensation, he might even receive a considerable sum of hush money.

And things turned out exactly as Le Jing expected.

When they met the next day, although Bai Lang kept glaring at Le Jing with a vicious look as if he wanted to tear Le Jing into pieces, he could only generously say that he would not call the police to hold Le Jing and Zhang Ting accountable.

Under Sister Sun's urging gaze, Bai Lang gritted his teeth and squeezed out another sentence: "I can also give you some financial compensation."

Sister Sun took over and continued, "This is the greatest sincerity we can show. Mr. Shi, you should also show your sincerity."

At this time, they were in a secret residence under Bai Lang's name. When Le Jing came in, he was searched thoroughly by the bodyguards to ensure that he did not carry any eavesdropping equipment.

Le Jing lazily leaned back on the sofa and said politely, "As long as you don't deliberately target me in the future, I won't upload the video."

Sister Sun shook her head. “No, you must give me the video and destroy all the backups.”

Le Jing was amused. He leaned forward slightly and asked in a funny way: "Even if I destroyed all the video backups in front of you, would you believe it? Wouldn't you suspect that I have other backup videos hidden behind my back?"

Sister Sun was speechless for a moment. What Le Jing said was exactly what she was worried about.

"So, if that's the case, don't waste your time. We can sign an agreement. As long as you don't do anything in the future, I won't release the video... To be honest, if I wasn't forced into a desperate situation, I wouldn't want to fight you to the death." Le Jing looked at Sister Sun's wandering eyes sincerely: "I still love life very much, but I don't want to provoke revenge from the Bai family."

Sister Sun was convinced.

Of course, if Bai Lang's dirty video really circulated on the Internet, Shi Jing would not have a good ending. The wrath of the Bai family was not something that an orphan with no background could bear.

only……

Sister Sun is regretting her decision so much now.

When she was on the set, she saw this man smiling all day long, and he seemed easy to talk to, and he never got angry when he was ordered around. She learned from the crew that Shi Jing didn't have any background either.

Come to think of it, if he had a background, why would he still be doing miscellaneous chores for such a low salary at this age?

So when Bai Lang wanted to vent his anger, she immediately helped him choose this young man. He had no power, no influence, and a weak character. What a suitable vent for him!

I didn't expect that this kid, who usually looks quiet, actually has the courage to die rather than live in disgrace.

It is true that a barking dog never bites.

But what's the point of regretting now? She had made the mistake of choosing the right person, so she had to swallow the bitter fruit.

In the end, the terms they agreed on were: Bai Lang would give Shi Jing and Zhang Ting 200,000 star coins each as compensation, Shi Jing would guarantee not to let anyone else see the video, and the party in breach would bear the corresponding legal responsibility.

…

After Shi Jing left, Bai Lang let out an angry roar, pushed the table hard, and overturned it to the ground, then walked around the room panting.

"How dare this grandson to plot against me! I won't let him off!" Bai Lang looked at Sister Sun with red eyes, "Sister, you have the most ideas, do you have any good ideas?"

Speaking of ideas, Sister Sun actually has one.

"Don't worry, Alang, he won't have a good ending." Sister Sun showed a sneer on her face, "He won't be able to find a job in the circle in the future!"

Bai Lang hesitated and said, "That guy still has the video. What if he wants to fight to the death..."

Sister Sun crossed her arms and said confidently, "Don't worry, there is still a long way to go. No matter what job this kid finds in the future, we just need to say hello to the person in charge and ask them to take good care of Shi Jing."

Bai Lang also understood. The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly. He took over the conversation and said happily, "When that time comes, they will naturally make Shi Jing suffer. They have many ways to play tricks on people, and they will make sure that Shi Jing will suffer. Moreover, this matter has nothing to do with us from beginning to end. Even if Shi Jing suspects us, he has no evidence."

Sister Sun nodded with satisfaction, looking very teachable.

After understanding this, Bai Lang was no longer angry. He now couldn't wait to see the scene where Shi Jing was desperate and in a miserable state, and had no choice but to kneel down before him, admit his mistake and beg him to let him go.

Humph, he's just a low-level nobody, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. Do you really think you can threaten him with a few videos?

He would let him know what it meant to be powerless! He would make it difficult for him to move forward in this line of work, and make him suffer humiliation and torture, so that he would regret what he did today.

…

Le Jing did not go home first, but went to Sister Zhang's house first. He wanted to transfer the compensation money to Zhang Ting.

After Sister Zhang welcomed him in, she served him tea first, then sighed, her face heavy: "Zhang Ting told me everything that happened. I'm sorry that he has caused you trouble."

Le Jing smiled and said, "What are you talking about? Zhang Ting is very well behaved. This time the other party was picking on him and bullying him. He was just defending himself. He did nothing wrong."

Sister Zhang smiled bitterly and shook her head: "In this industry, we don't recognize right or wrong, we only recognize power. As long as you have power, no one will object even if you say the sun is square."

"Although Zhang Ting did nothing wrong, the other party is from the Bai family and has a bad temper. This matter will definitely not end well."

Sister Zhang must have been a great beauty when she was young, but later on life became difficult and she did not take care of herself, resulting in her face being full of wrinkles now, and her brows and eyes are filled with sorrow, which are the marks left on her by the hardships of life.

This woman had gone through so many hardships in her life that ordinary people could not even imagine. She had endured so many storms and waves. At this moment, because of the safety of her only son, her eyes were filled with tears. She even looked at Le Jing with some despair: "Do you have the other party's contact information? I will contact the other party to apologize and see if I can pay the money..."

"Mom!" Zhang Ting rushed out of the room angrily: "I did nothing wrong, the other party bullied me, I was acting in self-defense! Why do you want to apologize?"

"You don't understand!" Zhang Yanfang closed her eyes, and the dirty things she did when she was young seemed to reappear in front of her eyes. If she hadn't been young and hot-tempered and didn't know how to bow her head, how could she have fallen into such a lowly and disgusting appearance now?

She opened her eyes, full of despair, "This circle is just like this, just like this..."

Le Jing quickly interrupted her and explained, "Sister Zhang, I have already talked to the other party, and the other party has admitted his mistake and gave Zhang Ting 200,000 star coins as compensation."

Sister Zhang's eyes widened in disbelief, "Really?"

"Of course it's true. I came here to give you money." Le Jing took out a bank card and handed it to Sister Zhang. "There are 200,000 star coins in it. The password is six sixes."

Sister Zhang was in a daze, not moving, as if she had not yet come to her senses.

Zhang Ting took the card with great interest and said happily: "Great! I have wanted to buy new sneakers for a long time. Now I can buy a pair of the latest AJs!"

Sister Zhang finally came to her senses and snatched the bank card from Zhang Ting. She looked at Le Jing in doubt and asked, "Is the other party really so easy to talk to? Didn't he embarrass you?"

Le Jing smiled and deliberately said in a relaxed tone: "It's really okay. I filmed everything that happened that day. I threatened Bai Lang that if he dared to do anything, I would expose him online. That's why he was scared. Look, he apologized and paid compensation because he was afraid that I would expose him."

Zhang Ting was overjoyed and said happily: "As expected of Brother Jing, he has a way. Now let's see how that Bai guy can still act arrogantly!"

Zhang Yanfang was not so optimistic. She said to Zhang Ting, "Go back to your room first. I have something to say to your brother Jing."

After Zhang Ting's bedroom door was closed, Sister Zhang stared at Le Jing seriously: "If you do this, there will be endless troubles!"

Le Jing shrugged. "But if we don't do this, then we will be at the mercy of others. This will at least make the other party be cautious and not dare to retaliate recklessly."

Sister Zhang nodded, and at this time she had to admit that Le Jing's approach was the best solution.

She lowered her head and remained silent for a while, as if she was silently weighing something.

When Le Jing was considering whether to leave, he saw Sister Zhang raised her head, as if she had made up her mind, and looked at him seriously: "If you encounter any difficulties in the future, tell your aunt. Although your aunt has retired for many years, she still recognizes a few people, and she also accumulated a lot of good karma back then..." She paused, sneered, "Many people still owe me favors," she adjusted her mood, and continued: "It should be able to help you a little."

Facing Sister Zhang's eyes full of concern and worry, Le Jing nodded, "I know. I might really have to trouble Sister Zhang by then."

"Child, is there any trouble between us?" Sister Zhang laughed and then sighed: "I just hope those people are not so mean..."

…

After Le Jing returned home, he called Director Li and told him about his resignation.

Director Li was silent for a moment, then said casually, "You don't have to resign. I fired Bai Lang."

Le Jing was really surprised: "What's going on?"

Li Jianye cursed: "Not to mention that they changed my script into that bastard's character, the lead actor doesn't even have basic acting skills, why film it? The result will be rubbish! I, Li Jianye, have some dignity!"

Le Jing was a little surprised. It turned out that the script he saw had been revised. No wonder it was so... hard to describe.

Li Jianye continued, "I'll ask the investors, do you want Bai Lang or me? Without Bai Lang, we'll continue filming this movie. If you're still determined to choose Bai Lang as the lead actor, then just withdraw your investment. I don't want your filthy money!"

Later he learned from Director Li that Director Li had bought the script out of sheer pleasure, and had originally dreamed of making a realistic drama reflecting the dark reality of the Republic of China. In the process of searching for the truth behind the death of his friend Li Jingran, the protagonist Zhou Dezhang delved into the dark reality of society, and ultimately came to the conclusion of the truth behind Li Jingran's death - no one was the real murderer, everyone was the murderer - what killed Li Jingran was the dark and corrupt government of the Republic of China and the cruel political struggle.

This is the central theme that "Chronicles of Great Literary Masters of the Republic of China" wants to express.

However, it was tampered by the investors and turned into a pure gay drama disguised as a literary giant. Let alone the social reality, it is just a silly and sweet action blockbuster.

Li Jianye was already very angry about this, and he took this opportunity to have a falling out with the investors, quit his job, and asked them to find other people.

Le Jing's heart moved, and he asked tentatively: "What are your plans next?"

Director Li replied: "I still want to make this drama. I will look for other investors. If that doesn't work, I will pay for it myself."

“What is your budget for this movie?”

Director Li thought about it and said, "Including marketing and promotion, it will cost at least 7-8 million."

Compared with later movies that often cost hundreds of millions of dollars, this cost is already very cheap.

This is also because props and scenery can now be simulated in post-production through AI technology, and missing shots can also be supplemented by AI technology, so the cost of film production is very low.

In addition, most of the actors invited by the "Bungo" crew are unknown small stars, and their pay is very low, so the overall cost is also low.

“What if it doesn’t count as marketing?”

"Then about two million will be enough."

This price was already very low, but Le Jing's current wealth was still far from enough. He now added the 200,000 yuan compensation Bai Lang gave him, plus the money he made from Qijiang Video Network these days, which added up to only 400,000 yuan.

He took a deep breath and had no choice but to give up.

Le Jing actually wanted to invest in this TV series.

In Le Jing's opinion, Director Li's TV drama script does not delve deeply enough into the society of the Republic of China at that time, and there is still a lot of room for adaptation.

The Republican TV series he dreams of should be one in which passion and darkness coexist, despair and ideals fly side by side, and saving the nation and political struggle go hand in hand.

The script of "Chronicles of Great Literary Masters of the Republic of China" is too thin.

Of course, Le Jing admitted that he actually wanted to retaliate against Bai Lang through the success of this drama.

If "Republic of China Literary Masters" really became popular, how angry would Bai Lang, the former lead actor, be? Le Jing really wanted to see his face at that time.

Unfortunately, no matter how good the idea is, it cannot beat the bleak reality, and Le Jing is now a pauper.

So he should stop thinking too much and just work hard to make money.

In the future, if he has the opportunity, he will definitely make his own film and television works on the theme of the Republic of China.

After thinking about it, he submitted his resignation to Director Li again. Director Li did not try to persuade him to stay, and was very considerate and directly gave Le Jing 10,000 star coins as hard work compensation for his previous days.

After hanging up the phone, Le Jing stretched his muscles, knowing that he would be very busy in the coming days.

Today is Wednesday, and he will upload the third episode of "Little People" this Saturday. Moreover, he has been busy with the crew these days, and the film "Huo Qubing" has not started production yet, so he must hurry up.

If...if he can really win the first prize in the video competition, and if Director Li’s investment in the TV series is not enough by then, then maybe he can really give it a try!

…

In the third episode of "Little People", Le Jing plans to tell a story about love and revenge.

The story of a dead woman, and a man who endured humiliation for five years in order to avenge her and eventually wiped out her enemy's entire family.

The dead woman was called Xu Pingjun, and she was only 19 years old when she died. Her father was once a minor official, but he made a mistake and was castrated, becoming a eunuch.

She was the daughter of a sinner and a eunuch.

The man who avenged the woman was called Liu Bingji. When he married Xu Pingjun, he was just a street thug and was penniless. Later, he became Emperor Xuan of Han.

Their story is called in history: The love left in Nanyuan and the deep affection for the old sword.

Liu Bingji's grandfather was Crown Prince Liu Ju, and his great-grandmother, his grandfather's mother, was the famous Wei Zifu.

During the Witchcraft Rebellion, Liu Ju's wives, concubines, three sons and one daughter were all executed by the angry Emperor Wu of Han. Only the infant Liu Bingyi escaped.

Later, Liu Bingji grew up in the market under the protection of many kind-hearted people. Although he was a member of the royal family, he was penniless and looked down upon by the nobles. He was no different from an ordinary person on the street.

So the poor son of the royal family married the daughter of an ordinary eunuch and lived a happy life in the market. Although this life was poor, it was very happy.

However, the irony of fate is unpredictable.

On the 25th day of the fourth month of the first year of Yuanping, Emperor Zhao of Han died without an heir. The new emperor Liu He was deposed by Huo Qubing's half-brother, the powerful official Huo Guang, because of his debauchery.

In the end, the eighteen-year-old Liu Bingji was placed on the throne by Huo Guang.

This was also the beginning of Xu Pingjun's tragedy.

After he succeeded to the throne, the ministers wanted to make Huo Guang's daughter Huo Chengjun the queen, but Liu Bingji was deeply in love with his first wife and naturally refused to agree. However, he could not openly oppose Huo Guang, so he could only issue an imperial decree, asking the ministers to find a sword that he loved when he was a commoner.

The precious sword refers to Xu Pingjun.

This is the origin of the deep affection for the old sword.

Later, Xu Pingjun became the queen.

Then she was poisoned to death by Huo Chengjun at the age of nineteen.

Huo Guang's daughter, Huo Chengjun, became the queen as she wished.

Huo Chengjun was arrogant and domineering. Liu Bingji suppressed his grief and pretended to be obedient to Huo Chengjun, but he did not let her give birth to his own children. Instead, he made Xu Pingjun's son the crown prince.

In the second year of Dijie, Huo Guang died and Emperor Xuan of Han held a grand funeral for him.

In the fourth year of Dijie, the Huo family launched an unsuccessful coup, which led to the extermination of the clan.

In August of the same year, Emperor Xuan of Han deposed Huo Chengjun on the grounds of conspiracy to poison the crown prince and ordered her to move to Zhaotai Palace in Shanglin Garden.

In the fourth year of Wufeng, Emperor Xuan of Han once again drove Huo Chengjun to Yunlin Pavilion, where she committed suicide.

At that time, seventeen years had passed since Xu Pingjun's death.

This is the story of Xu Pingjun.

She came from a humble background and once had a short but beautiful love.

Her death triggered a series of subsequent events and indirectly led to the demise of the Huo family.

The most ruthless are the imperial family.

But she was once deeply loved by an emperor.

But she was eventually poisoned to death.

After her death, all her enemies died, her son became emperor, her father was honored and favored throughout his life, and her husband missed her all his life.

But all this has nothing to do with a dead person.

This is the story of Xu Pingjun, a story that had no control over her from birth to death.

The story of a small person.