Shen Guiyuan's casting directly became a hot topic.

Along with the popularity of the drama, there was also a crazy digging of the young actor Meng Mingxuan. Resourceful netizens dug out all his past qualifications and the dramas he had acted in. His pitiful string of online drama experience was simply shabby compared with other veteran actors and popular actors who had starred in "Guiyuan Pagoda". Coupled with Meng Mingxuan's embarrassing acting skills, all netizens were shocked and puzzled.

Another trending search slowly climbed to the front row:

#Meng Mingxuan Backstage#

Countless groundless rumors spread more and more true on the Internet. In addition to many marketing accounts being involved, many fans of actors who did not get the role have also taken advantage of the situation. In short, the shady casting of Chen Guiyuan has been basically confirmed - to sum up, there is only one core idea: this mediocre actor with only a good face must have got hold of someone's thigh, and was forced into the crew by relying on backstage connections!

There were some faint voices that made everyone believe in Director Pei's casting, and felt that since Meng Mingxuan had passed Director Pei's test, he should still have some merits. However, these voices were quickly drowned out by a barrage of angry curses, and they were also labeled as Meng Mingxuan's brainless fans.

There were over 100,000 insulting comments under the official Weibo account and Meng Mingxuan’s latest Weibo post, and Meng Mingxuan became a target of online criticism.

Qi Yi was scrolling through his Weibo in the dressing room, watching countless obscene insults pass through his screen, with an unconcealable gloating flashing in his lowered eyes.

He did not get the role of Ji Anyi because Pei Xiuran thought his face was "too superficial". In the end, he mobilized all his connections and finally got a small second- or third-tier role in "Guiyuan Tower". He also boasted about it to his friends for a long time.

——As a result, the official announcement came out today, Meng Mingxuan was actually chosen to play Shen Guiyuan? !

Qi Yi tightened his fingers angrily, his fingertips turned white from the force, he took a deep breath, lowered his head and glanced at the endless attacking comments on the phone screen, and finally felt a little more balanced: Even if Meng Mingxuan got the role through the back door, so what? Wouldn't there be backlash from public opinion? It must be unpleasant to be blacklisted by the whole network, right?

Thinking of this, Qi Yi couldn't help but reveal a malicious smile of satisfaction on his face.

On the other hand, Shen Kong was indeed staying at home and checking Weibo.

While eating snacks, Chen Kong read with relish the witty remarks, eloquent words, various insults and connotations in the comment section, and couldn't help but marvel at them.

In his original world, he never had time to play this kind of social software properly. He usually only came into contact with guns and blades. After accepting a task, he would rush to the next one without stopping. He paid little attention to entertainment news or anything like that - of course, unless the employer of his next task was one of them.

So... this feeling is really a bit novel.

Therefore, Chen Kong rejected his agent's request to turn off comments without any burden, and instead happily browsed Weibo, occasionally using a secondary account to stir up quarrels and fan the flames, and then looked at the chaotic battlefield with complacency - as if the protagonist who was attacked and cyber-bullied at the center of the topic was not himself.

Before he had enough fun, he received a new message from his agent on his phone, informing him that tomorrow would be the opening ceremony of "Guiyuan Tower".

The next second, an unknown call came in to tell him:

Han Li will appear at the opening ceremony.

According to the instructions of his employer, Chen Kong changed into the so-called "clothing that suits Han Li's preferences", put on a mask and a baseball cap, and then went out fully armed.

This is almost the biggest inconvenience brought to Shen Kong's life due to his rapid rise in popularity caused by the blackening of the entire network.

Only then did he finally realize why confusion was the best protective color.

In fact, the main reason was that the agency Meng Mingxuan signed with was really rubbish. They couldn't even provide an apartment with good security conditions and a means of transportation. And Chen Kong couldn't always use Chai Zhi to pick him up, so he had to take part of Meng Mingxuan's pitiful savings to buy a car for daily travel.

Every time this happened, Shen Kong really hoped that the rumors on Weibo were true.

——After all, according to those marketing accounts, he was supported by a wealthy businessman and had everything he wanted. He spent his money lavishly and lived a carefree life.

Considering the financial operations involved in this drama and the status of the actors participating in the show, the opening ceremony of "Guiyuan Tower" can be regarded as very simple. Not only was the venue not too large, but no media were invited to attend. The whole process took no more than an hour and a half, which almost exceeded everyone's expectations. However, the subsequent social dinner was not omitted and it still took place.

However, the location of the dinner was beyond Shen Kong's expectations.

Because if you think about it carefully, he has formed many indissoluble ties with this place——

Shen Kong looked up at the simple and delicate letters on the dark background, his eyes darkened slightly, and he read out in a low voice:

Puzzle.

The actor who was traveling with him walked up to him and heard Shen Kong's mutterings, and couldn't help but be a little surprised:

"You don't know this place?"

Shen Kong came back to his senses, and habitually put on Meng Mingxuan's approachable smile on his face: "I seem to have some impression, but I can't remember where I heard it."

The actor looked at him oddly, and then said:

"This was opened by our investor after he returned to China. It's been very popular recently. You can't book a seat without some status and background. This time, thanks to his good relationship with Director Pei, he directly booked a floor for us."

Shen Kong was stunned for a moment, and suddenly had a strange premonition in his heart. He asked tentatively:

“Who is this investor…?”

The other party said as a matter of course: "Of course it's President Han."

Chen Kong narrowed his eyes slightly, his amber pupils flashing a dim light in the night, and the expression on his face became extremely unpredictable in the changing light and shadow.

It seemed as if everything made sense.

It was definitely not a coincidence that he met Han Li in that club during high school. In addition, based on what Cheng Chen's gambling father said, the casino owner sent people to the casino to find him because he thought he had a relationship with the boss behind Puzzel. At that time, Shen Kong simply regarded Cheng Zekang's words as nonsense and didn't take them to heart at all. It was not until now that he seriously thought about the meaning of his words and recalled... A few days before arriving at the club, he had just rescued Han Li from the group of gangsters in the rain.

He was probably targeted at this time.

Chen Kong rubbed his fingertips imperceptibly, and a gloomy coldness flashed in his drooping eyes.

It seems that this kid hid a lot of things from him at that time. His acting skills are very good - almost as good as those of a professional.

He was still careless and ignored the butterfly effect that might result from the changes he made to the plot at the first time point, which led to his preconceived and wrong judgment of the plot at the second time point.

Shen Kong took a deep breath and followed the others who filed into the open door.

The familiar simple decoration and the cold design like geometric cutting seemed even more inhuman under the slightly cold light, but it seemed to have a strange charm. The whole style was more integrated and unique than eight years ago, which further confirmed Shen Kong's previous guess.

It now seems that if he wants to figure out how far the current plot has deviated, he must start thinking and considering from eight years ago, and cannot simply reversely speculate based on the story line suggested by the system - he directly chose the simplest and easiest method at the last node, and now his face is hurt.

Chen Kong watched calmly as the numbers on the small screen in the elevator slowly rose, and he felt a rare sense of excitement and passion in his heart.

This job is becoming more and more interesting.

He has always liked challenges. The excitement and heartbeat of walking on the edge of danger are the proof that he feels he is truly alive. Difficult, complex, hard to climb and unconquerable things always arouse his curiosity and desire to win.

He originally thought that Han Li was an open book. Although he did not fully understand some of the passages, it did not stop him from feeling bored.

But now everything has changed.

Chen Kong slowly curled up and stretched his fingers, feeling the blood pumping from his heart to his cold fingertips, and there was real excitement in his eyes hidden under his eyelashes.

His interest in the object of his mission now came from the bottom of his heart, and it did not come from the tasks issued by the system or the tasks that his temporary identity burdened him with - he was extremely curious about the true appearance of the person hidden under the disguise of a business upstart and a good student.

It's really amazing that he has been pretending since he was a teenager.

Shen Kong curled his lips slightly in admiration, and followed the other people in the elevator out without changing his expression, and came to the reserved dinner venue.

Several senior veterans with extensive experience in the entertainment industry sat in the first seats along with investors, directors and producers. The rest of the seats were not so particular. Shen Kong chose a seat that was not too far away, but from that angle he could just have a panoramic view of most of the venue, and then he quietly observed the developments on the field with a cold eye.

Han Li came a while after they sat down.

The atmosphere on the field became lively as time went by. Although Han Li had a polite smile on his face, he seemed to be shrouded in a strange sense of distance. There was a kind of coldness and awe between his gloomy eyebrows. Except for Pei Xiuran, few people dared to approach him and talk to him.

He just held a glass of wine and sipped it absentmindedly.

Although his expression was gentle and smiling, he was out of tune with the lively atmosphere in the venue. His pair of dark eyes always gave off a sense of indifference that kept people at a distance.

Chen Kong quietly watched Han Li not far away, like a beast hiding in the darkness and lurking, waiting patiently and calmly, observing, searching, taking in every tiny movement of the other party, digging it out, breaking it apart, chewing it up, examining it, searching for possible flaws.

At this moment, Han Li raised his eyelids slightly, and his dark eyeballs moved, looking accurately towards Chen Kong.

The two people's eyes met in mid-air.

The author has something to say: Oh, let you say I am short again