From childhood to adulthood, Luo Zhi didn’t seem to be able to do anything right.
His biological parents didn’t like him. They only held an excellent eldest brother, a caring sister, and ...
There was no way that the hysterical quarrel outside the crew would not be spread.
The location is the crew of a documentary that has been very popular recently, the protagonist is the center of public opinion recently, and even the content of the quarrel is a hot topic that has caused a sensation in the city.
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It's just that before this, not many people connected them together.
Not many people connect the dots, even though there are a lot of little clues, a lot of hints that aren't hard to spot.
When the first episode of "Flame" was released, it even caused a small-scale discussion - some people felt that the ten-year-old child in the video material was very familiar, and had the shadow of the guitarist who had made a brief appearance before and was then blackened by the entire network.
Someone immediately objected, how could it be possible, he was the general manager of Huaisheng Entertainment. Before his debut, he was criticized for relying on his family background to bully others and suppress singers on the same chart.
Then someone else refuted, saying that this was some fabricated scandal that was made up some year. Point to the official Weibo of Huaisheng Entertainment, all the evidence is clearly displayed, and there are also many first-hand official high-definition works. Newcomers have just joined the pit and are busy chasing stars.
There were many people leaving comments under this post, most of whom were new to Huaisheng’s official blog and couldn’t help but clarify the scandal. Later, the story got a little out of control. Someone remembered that Luo Zhi was not in good health. It seemed that Luo Zhi had been seriously injured when she was a child. I heard that Luo Zhi was recovering from the illness...
Finally someone replied, "Shh, don't disturb him."
Don't bother him here.
The pilot of "Flame" has made it clear that the survivors have passed away and there will be no follow-up to this unit.
The theme of the documentary is the lives of the victims after they were rescued and returned, and the timeline starts from this time.
The camera follows Zhao Lan's perspective as she tries to find a boy named Huo Miao. She received the gift from thirteen years ago. They made an agreement at that time, agreeing to meet her when she got better and celebrate with champagne. Huo Miao said she was the bravest sister.
Zhao Lan fulfilled her promise and went to find him to see how he grew up.
Zhao Lan came with letters from her father. There was a thick stack of handwritten letters that she could open when she missed home.
When she got in the car, her mother hugged her and wiped her tears with both heartache and pride. Her sister jumped outside the window with clenched fists and cheered her loudly. Her husband sat next to her, holding her hand which was covered with hideous scars.
Her parents and sister had seen the flames and asked her to take a travel bag as a return gift. The younger sister was worrying as she stuffed the remote control car in there. Thirteen years had passed, and her younger brother must have reached an age where he no longer liked toy cars.
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It turns out that not all stories end this way.
In the letter her father wrote to her, she told her to believe that all wounds will heal, and that although the scars may not look beautiful or even a little scary, they will eventually heal to the point where they will never hurt again.
Zhao Lan sat under the desk lamp and wrote back to her father. The tip of her pen was still shaking as she wrote. The light was soft and warm, and there was a small dark shadow hidden under the tip of the pen.
Zhao Lan buried her head and wrote, "Dad, I believe it," "My scar doesn't hurt at all anymore," "My teacher said my scar looks like a butterfly."
She wrote about her father, saying that there are such bad people who tear open other people's wounds.
…It turns out there really are people like that.
The child who was found may not be what was expected, and may also disturb the peaceful and fulfilling life of that family. So it has to be hidden, stuffed into some corner, and thrown to a place where it can't be seen or mind can't be bothered.
But fortunately, not all people are like that. Fortunately, my brother was taken home, and fortunately, she was a very good and gentle aunt.
My younger brother worked very hard to get over those things and became very happy. He learned how to make snacks and is also learning to paint...
The letter was never completed.
Zhao Lan didn't write any more.
Don't disturb him, he's finally getting some rest.
I worked so hard for thirteen years.
There wasn't even a single comment on Huaisheng Entertainment's official Weibo account asking about this matter.
Because of the latest Weibo post, I really don’t know how to leave a comment.
How to leave a message to ask whether the words that Luo Cheng and her mother said when they accused each other were true.
Is it true that the prototype of "Spark" is Luo Zhi? Is this the reason why Luo Zhi has poor health and is always inexplicably targeted by his family?
Was this also the reason why the inexplicable blackmail on the entire internet came about? With the help of his mother, the adopted son leaked the black material, which immediately became a handle firmly grasped by people with ulterior motives.
And in this matter, the Luo family almost acquiesced and even condoned it... Maybe it was because letting Luo Zhi become a naughty second-generation rich kid was much better than letting Luo Zhi really debut and become popular and then have his past dug up and let everyone judge and ridicule the family.
This attitude gives reassurance to those whose malice is too strong. The crazy and overwhelming insults and slanders were completely unconcerned, and the other side's voice was quickly drowned out without making any splash.
If this is true, the truth behind the lie is extremely ironic, even like the most outrageous and absurd black humor.
Luo Zhi’s negative information even goes to the fact that he used his family background to bully others.
What family background does he use to oppress others? His family wanted to crush him to death.
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But the latest Weibo post really makes people wonder how to comment.
The video footage of Luo Zhi participating in the competition has been played, and what is being played now are some video footage of their company's internal team-building or celebration banquets.
In fact, the first few posts already make people vaguely uneasy, although no one can clearly explain what that uneasiness is - if you don’t look at those pictures deliberately, you won’t notice that there is anything wrong.
Luo Zhi just looked a little tired than before, but she could still smile and chat. The guitarist who was radiant in the T-shirt is gone, but Mr. Luo is still super cool.
You Qi was wearing a formal suit and tie, leaning back on the sofa, watching a group of subordinates who were so excited about the hit TV series that they made a mess of the office. He sighed helplessly, shook his head, and laughed along.
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Many people even suddenly fell into the pit from this time.
In fact, Luo Zhi did not have time to grow into a particularly mature, completely rational and calm adult.
He's not even that age.
The oldest person in their company's team is the manager of the film and television production department. He was cheated in his previous company and almost went to jail. He was redeemed by Luo Zhi and is not even forty years old. Because of his rich qualifications and experience, he consciously acted as the steward of this group of people, and he led others to run the company's specific operations.
Therefore, Luo Zhi did not get involved in the cumbersome procedures, meticulous negotiations, and intrigues of the business world.
He was pushed to this point, taking on the responsibility of the company when the pressure was the greatest, making decisions when they were most questioned, and moving forward when everyone was panicking, yet he still stubbornly retained his original shadow.
In the last Weibo post, Luo Zhi had just woken up in a KTV box during a celebration banquet. He was surrounded by a group of people urging him to make a comeback, but he was tapping his ear and shaking his head with a smile.
The timeline of this one follows the previous one.
They stayed up all night in the KTV and slept for an hour or two at daybreak. They were picked up one by one by the manager of the film and television production department and taken out to the beach to watch the sunrise.
The short sleep wasn't enough to restore my energy, but it did help me sober up. A group of people were squatting or sitting, rubbing their foreheads in the sea breeze. Fang Hang held the camera in his hand, unceremoniously scanning everyone's dark circles and messy hair that completely ruined their image.
The camera panned around and turned to Luo Zhi. Young Mr. Luo was still very stylish in his shirt and tie, with his windbreaker folded in two and resting on his elbows. He leaned on the reef and watched them fooling around with a smile.
"Too cunning!" the manager of the marketing department shouted, "Xiao Luo is secretly staying up late just to show up!"
The seashore was pitch black before sunrise, and the lanterns lit by nearby fishermen were swaying. Luo Zhi coughed a little due to the sea breeze, and said boldly with a smile: "I will show up!"
"Boss Xiao Luo must have an image!" The wind was very loud, and Fang Hang also shouted in the wind, "Boss Xiao Luo must make a comeback! His ears will be better!"
The manager of the artist department was very professional. He handed the camera to someone else and took the lead, raising his arm and shouting, "Be our mainstay!"
Luo Zhi laughed out loud at their taunting and also shouted, "Be a pillar!"
He probably had no experience in shouting at the seaside, and the wind choked him and made him cough even more violently. He took a few sips of water handed to him by someone, waved his hand, and slowly sat down on the reef.
Since they were out to relax anyway, Luo Zhi simply went along with the crowd, straightened his tie more decently and reservedly, and accepted Fang Hang's messy interview while he was holding the mineral water bottle.
Fang Hang said everything and he agreed to everything. He promised to clean up his act and hold a concert once the company was completely stable, promised to sell all the first row tickets internally through the back door, and promised to hold the biggest press conference to throw all the negative information back in the faces of those people...
As they were talking, it was time for sunrise, so this random interview was paused and the camera turned to the sea.
The sun that just came out was not dazzling, and it seemed like it could be touched.
Emerging from between the water and the sky is a frighteningly rich red. The saturation of the color is so high that it almost gives people the illusion that it is about to melt into the water.
The sun has come out, but the night is not over yet. In the distance, there is still the darkness before dawn, which has not yet awakened and is pressing down unmoved.
No one spoke, and the only sound in the background of the video was the sound of wind.
Amid the loud whistling sound of the wind, everything that was slowly changing seemed like a completely unreal oil painting painted on canvas by an artist.
Luo Zhi sat in the corner of the oil painting. No one noticed him for the time being, so he closed his eyes, lowered his head, and quietly leaned his forehead against the reef.
I don’t know if it’s because the saturation in the center of the picture is too high, or because the early morning sea breeze is indeed too cold, but his hands on his knees are an unusually cold white.
After a while, that piece of sky seemed like paint that finally slowly spread out in the water.
The color of the sun began to fade, and the surrounding clouds were dyed red. The rolling red clouds extended into the distance, and the surrounding sky was completely illuminated, turning into a clear and transparent blue.
The light continued to extend into the distance, illuminating the sea water, and seabirds circled and chirped with clear sounds.
Luo Zhi's body slowly slid down the reef. The business manager patted her on the shoulder quickly. She shuddered slightly and looked up in confusion.
"Whose artist is this? He cares more about his image than his body." The sales manager scolded him bitterly, "He didn't sleep the whole night."
Luo Zhi rubbed his eyes, laughed too, and criticized himself: "Whose artist is this?"
"I wasn't sleeping just now, but I'm sleeping now."
Fang Hang took back the camera and realized that Luo Zhi had fallen asleep. He came over to add: "She didn't even see the sunrise."
"Next time." Luo Zhi promised, "I'll see next time."
Since Mr. Luo accepted criticism so well, they felt too embarrassed to make a fuss anymore. They just forced Luo Zhi to put on her windbreaker to avoid catching a cold right after waking up.
KTV overnight stay and staying up late to watch the sunrise are Huaisheng Entertainment's signature activities. The atmosphere has already been set to this point, so of course you have to shout to the sea a few more times, express your emotions and make a few wishes.
Most of the things they shouted were related to the company. I hope we can go further, I hope everything will go well, I hope there will be two more hit scripts next year, and I hope these people will never break up.
Fang Hang thought about it and added a call to his son so that he could speak more fluently, calling Mr. Luo "Uncle". The manager of the film and television production department has experienced ups and downs, and no longer has too many competitive ideas. As long as his career and family are stable and smooth, he is satisfied...
The group of people had almost finished shouting when they realized that Luo Zhi was still sitting on the rock and had not followed them.
Now they were really worried that Luo Zhi was not feeling well, so they rushed back to surround her. I realized that Luo Zhi was in good spirits. She was holding a mobile phone in her hand and writing down what they had just shouted on a note.
"Why are you still holding this notebook?" Fang Hang was still worried and waved his hand in front of him, "What are you thinking about?"
Luo Zhi was stunned for a moment before coming back to her senses and smiled: "My memory hasn't been very good recently."
"I always forget things and feel dizzy." Luo Zhi tapped his forehead, "I'll go to the hospital later."
Fang Hang frowned, nodded quickly, and threw the camera aside: "Go quickly, don't be a nervous breakdown - just tell us if you feel uncomfortable. Why are you coming here to enjoy the sea breeze in the middle of the night?"
Luo Zhi was in a good mood. He still remembered the half-interview just now. He raised his hand to adjust his tie and said, "I just bought these clothes and I'm waiting to style them today."
"Then he must show up. Which artist is so handsome?" The business manager happened to hear this and picked up the camera. "Quick, Mr. Luo, make a wish. You are the only one missing."
Luo Zhi was facing the camera lens, and for some reason, she was stunned.
The business manager urged him from behind the camera: "Hurry up, Mr. Luo, what is your wish?"
He snatched Fang Hang's mineral water bottle and used it as a microphone, then handed it to Luo Zhi.
Luo Zhi couldn't help but chuckle, and after supporting herself with her arms and exerting force twice, she finally sat back down.
Luo Zhi supported his body with one hand, raised his head, and thought seriously for a while.
He leaned against the reef, adjusted his collar, cleared his throat, and professionally found an angle for the camera.
He looks really handsome like this, especially with the rising sun behind him, wearing a windbreaker and his tie fluttering in the wind.
Everyone present was from the industry, and several of them had attacks of occupational diseases. If they hadn't had anywhere else to post, they would have wanted to force him to take a set of hard photos on the spot.
The business manager subconsciously took two steps forward, trying to find a more suitable angle. Before he could react, the camera had been swiftly snatched away by Mr. Luo, who was waiting for it.
The scene was in chaos, the camera was being fought over by them, the lens was shaking constantly, Luo Zhi hid the camera in her arms and refused to give it to anyone, and was tickled by someone, coughing and laughing uncontrollably.
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This Weibo post has a high number of readers, but unusually few comments and comments. Those who came over in a hurry to find out what was going on and what had happened, all fell silent.
It was not until this moment that everyone seemed to have finally put together every piece of the puzzle and pieced together the whole thing.
The name on the list of missing persons in the shipwreck with only one person left was not a duplicate, and Huaisheng Entertainment's sudden decision to destroy itself along with the rest of the group was not accidental.
During this period, there were all kinds of reversals in public opinion, the abnormal content in Ren Chenbai's Weibo, the almost crazy revenge against Li Weiming, and the belated clarification statements from Luo's...
Until this time, all the people who had just seen Luo Zhi and just fell in love with Luo Zhi seemed to finally have to accept some facts that were actually obvious.
In the last few seconds of the video, only the corners of the clothes are left in the camera.
What was Luo Zhi’s last wish?
"Someone give me a hand." Mr. Luo said with a smile, "I can't stand up anymore."