Master Celestial Jiang Si transmigrated into a book and became an 18th-tier, internet-hated celebrity. In the book, Jiang Si had offended the original heroine, Xiang Zhiyi, leading to widespread ru...
Ever since Liu Huaiquan could remember, he had the same recurring nightmare.
In his dream, he was in an antique-style bridal chamber with festive red lanterns hanging on both sides. He pushed open the door and saw his bride sitting on the bridal bed with a red veil covering her head.
Before he could get close, the bride lifted her red veil herself, her bright eyes turning blood red in an instant, her black nails growing longer, and she pounced on him, demanding, "Why are you doing this to me!"
Liu Huaiquan would wake up at this time.
He was covered in cold sweat and breathing heavily.
The old man in the family had some connections and invited a master to suppress the nightmare, which stopped Liu Huaiquan from having nightmares. Until today, he saw the bride from his dream appear with his own eyes.
The same angle at which the veil is lifted, the same gaze, the same appearance.
He forced himself to remain calm and asked the frightened junior, "Who is this?"
The younger sister was a junior high school student who had come to visit relatives with her mother. She was bored with the adults' conversations, so she stayed in one place scrolling through her phone. Little did she know that she would be caught by the most terrifying person in the family.
"This is a small role in the movie 'Dust and Fate,' which was just revealed by Reuters today."
Liu Huaiquan watched, almost torturing himself, as the woman on the small screen repeatedly lifted her veil.
Childhood memories resurfaced.
He didn't believe in such coincidences; if it were too coincidental, it could only be intentional.
The woman in his dream was about the same age as he is now, but twenty years have passed since he was a child, so it could not possibly be the same person.
He was born a non-believer in ghosts and gods, and he would never allow another person to manipulate him.
He returned to his office, called his assistant, pulled out a video from his phone, and tossed it to him, saying, "Find this woman's information for me."
The assistant is a very capable assistant.
He could easily win over anyone who wasn't from outer space, but he encountered a Waterloo in his life and career.
He couldn't find it.
All that is known is that this woman came with Jiang Si; nothing else about her life can be found, not even her name.
The assistant wanted to smash up the film crew.
What a terrible production crew!
How can they not even sign a contract or pay wages? Even Zhou Bapi isn't as ruthless as him.
But no matter what, he could only report the truth.
"Can't find it?"
Liu Huaiquan was always expressionless, but his assistant, who had been with him for so long, knew that he must be very unhappy at this moment, feeling that he was useless.
The voice was calm, but the assistant felt as if he were in an icebox.
The assistant cautiously replied, "We really can't find it. We might have to ask Jiang Si."
"Currently, all we know is that she was brought to the set by Jiang Si. Another strange thing is that when this scene was being filmed, the actress playing the ghost was also brought by Jiang Si. When we looked for her again, she was nowhere to be found. She appeared out of thin air and disappeared out of thin air."
The assistant began to feel a sense of unease and fear as he spoke.
With the prevalence of big data today, it's impossible for a person to leave no trace.
Liu Huaiquan looked up. "Do you think that's possible?"
Assistant, shut up.
It's impossible, but that's the reality.
Liu Huaiquan knew his assistant's abilities. If even he couldn't find him, then this person must be hiding something very well. Perhaps his dream was a hint given to him by this person.
"Try to get in touch with 'Dust and Fate'; I want to invest and collaborate with them."
The Liu Group is involved in most consumer goods and has a very high market share. The company is not even listed on the stock exchange, so this collaboration with a movie is really puzzling.
The old patriarch of the Liu family had long ago handed over control of the company to this outstanding grandson, but just because he's not in power doesn't mean he's blind.
"This girl doesn't look particularly special," Old Master Liu said, straining to see her through his reading glasses. He couldn't make out anything special. She was pretty, but there were plenty of pretty women out there. He'd never seen his grandson so interested in any girl before.
Director Zheng was completely stunned when he received the news that the Liu Group wanted to cooperate.
It wasn't that he was being modest; he had a feeling their movie would be a hit, but it probably wouldn't catch the eye of the Liu family. Their family had absolutely nothing to do with the entertainment industry; the only connection they might make was donating money to some charity performance.
Li Jianshan, one of the investors, was a little uneasy, worried that something might go wrong.
Li Jianshan: "Master, will Gu Hanyan be alright?"
Gu Hanyan is that female ghost, currently being kept in the villa by Master Jiang.
Liu Huaiquan secretly investigated Gu Hanyan's whereabouts, and he naturally found out about it.
Even Jiang Si said that the Liu family has many capable people, and he was really afraid that something might happen.
No matter how miserable his past life was, he's a true big shot in this life.
Jiang Si took a sip of tea: "Don't worry, Liu Huaiquan can't affect the movie. The money's already here, there's no reason to turn it away, so let's just go for it."
"This is their ill-fated relationship, and it's difficult for either of us to interfere."
Li Jianshan didn't understand.
"By bringing her out, haven't we already interfered?"
Jiang Si put down her teacup and looked outside: "How do you know we're not just a part of their ill-fated relationship?"
"Everything has a cause and effect. It was fate that she met you, and it was also fate that she met Liu Huaiquan. If Heaven wants to play tricks on you, do you have the right to interfere?"
Li Jianshan seemed to understand but not quite, and after a long while, he managed to stammer out, "So the heavens are playing quite a trick?"
On the day Jiang Si had a scene, Liu Huaiquan came to visit the set. He went straight to Jiang Si and said with a smile, "Miss Jiang, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Who is Liu Huaiquan? He's a huge, huge financial backer.
Seeing him move closer to Jiang Si, they all started whispering among themselves:
"My God, Jiang Si has hooked up with the eldest son of the Liu family?"
"We had a misunderstanding with the movie star the other day, turns out this was what was waiting for us. But I must say, the eldest son of the Liu family is quite capable."
"Actually, they look quite well-matched."
"..."
Jiang Si's eyes held a hint of interest. "Mr. Liu, you're probably not here just to greet me, are you?"
"Perhaps Miss Jiang knows why I'm here." He had also looked into Jiang Si, and she had changed drastically in the past few months.
He went from being a somewhat timid little star to a fearless Taoist priest.
He couldn't think of any reason why a person could change so drastically.
It's so big it's like a completely different person.
Meeting Liu Huaiquan's probing gaze, Jiang Si remained noncommittal, "What good is it if I know? It depends on whether they agree or not."
Liu Huaiquan's expression darkened almost imperceptibly.
Is this woman in front of me truly able to read people's minds?
He had initially approached it with a tentative attitude, but now it seemed he had to be cautious. Born into the Liu family, his every word and action was under scrutiny, and he knew that no one could truly see through his thoughts.
"Then I would be grateful if Miss Jiang could introduce us," Liu Huaiquan said politely.
Jiang Si's eyes flickered a few times, then she suddenly laughed a few times, "I just hope you won't regret it."