Jiang Xingnan knew that Wen Zhi and Sang Qi had dated, but he didn't know the exact time.
He broke up with Sang Qi a few years after graduating from college because Sang Qi told him that the focus of his family would soon shift overseas and would not return to China. At that time, he had just won the Best Actor award and had a bright future in the domestic entertainment industry.
So he speculated that Sang Qi and Wen Zhi were together during that time.
His alma mater is Nanjing Film Academy, and he got to know Sang Qi through an inter-school exchange.
At that time, Sang Qi paid much attention to him and pursued him very fiercely.
His mother died when he was very young, and his father was a gambling addict and had a lot of foreign debts. Every day different thugs would block him at the school gate and threaten him verbally, which made him very scared.
He was studying acting and wanted to be an actor in the future. Sang Qi was worried that these people would affect his future, so he helped him a lot. Not only did he help him contact the crew, he also sent people to teach those thugs a lesson and even offered to pay off his debts.
He was touched, but he also refused the money.
But the two eventually got together.
Later, he broke up with Sang Qi and never met anyone he liked in the entertainment industry.
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The year before Sang Qi returned to China, he met Sang Qi by chance while filming a movie, and the two got back together.
"I don't know when you started dating, but he and I did start dating in the second half of my freshman year. We broke up just before graduation and got back together a year ago."
After Wen Zhi sorted out the timeline, he finally confirmed that he and Sang Qi had never been together.
However, given Sang Qi's nature as a scumbag, he could cheat on both sides and play both sides.
Wen Zhi asked out of rigor, "When you were dating him, did you feel that he was not quite right? For example, he had some ambiguous objects, or he often didn't answer the phone?"
Jiang Xingnan shook his head in embarrassment: "I didn't notice it. After all, we were separated for a long time. I was also very busy with my work in the crew since my sophomore year, so we often met once a month."
Wen Zhi was depressed for a moment, and told Jiang Xingnan about his experience: "I had a car accident, and I don't remember some things, but Sisi told me that Sang Qi once told him that I was dating Sang Qi. But I don't have any impression at all, and there is no trace of this. Because of this incident, the relationship between Sisi and I was affected, and we almost broke up."
Jiang Xingnan was not aware of these things. But he knew that Sang Qi hated Si Mingchen very much, so lying to anger Si Mingchen was consistent with Sang Qi's extreme personality.
He frowned: "When is your birthday?"
Wen Zhi: “November 28th.”
Jiang Xingnan seemed to have thought of something. He opened the diary app on his phone, focused on the four years he and Sang Qi spent in college, and searched for the key period.
Soon, the results showed that on November 28th of two years, Sang Qi accompanied him to film in the south, during his sophomore and senior years.
Song Chengyu stood in the dark. Although he couldn't see clearly what Jiang Xingnan was checking, he could guess that this was a recording method similar to the circle of friends.
He lowered his head and talked to his agent, and had already sent his public relations team to remove the hot search.
"According to your temper, if Sang Qi didn't accompany you on your birthday, would you be upset or angry?"
Jiang Xingnan knew that Wen Zhi was the young master of a wealthy family, and she must be very unhappy that her boyfriend was not with her on his birthday in two years.
Wen Zhi held his chin and murmured, "If Sisi didn't accompany me on my birthday, I wouldn't be angry, because he must have something important to do."
Jiang Xingnan lowered his eyes: "That can't be helped. But I checked and found that he would come to see me on some important holidays, such as Valentine's Day or Chinese Valentine's Day. He accompanied me on these two holidays for four consecutive years."
Wen Zhi seemed to have found a breakthrough: "Then I definitely can't tolerate it. Once or twice is fine, but if you don't spend Valentine's Day with me, what kind of boyfriend is that? You're worse than a dog."
"Who is the dog?"
Si Mingchen's voice suddenly appeared at the side.
Wen Zhi quickly stood up and trotted towards Si Mingchen: "That dog is not you. By the way, Si Si, I found a major breakthrough."
Si Mingchen held his hand and lowered his head: "You ran away without telling me."
Wen Zhi quickly acted cute: "I'm afraid of disturbing you."
Si Mingchen found that Song Chengyu was also there, and nodded to him as a greeting, then looked at Wen Zhi: "What's the matter?"
Wen Zhi: "Xingnan and Sangqi were together for four years in college and broke up after graduation. Sangqi would fly to Nanyi to be with him every Valentine's Day and Chinese Valentine's Day."
If the first sentence couldn't convince Si Mingchen, then the following words would make him take it seriously immediately. The circle of friends where Sang Qi and Wen Zhi proposed marriage was posted during their junior year.
Si Mingchen's face turned cold, and he asked Jiang Xingnan in a low voice: "Are you sure you remembered it correctly?"
Jiang Xingnan shook his head: "No."
Si Mingchen's brows became more serious, and his whole body was filled with obvious unhappiness and anger.
He increasingly felt that the misunderstanding was not that simple. It seems that Sang Qi has woven more lies than he imagined.
However, he still couldn't understand Sang Qi's motives.
If he really loved Jiang Xingnan, why did he keep chasing after Wen Zhi, and even continue to use lies to destroy their marriage after they got married, deliberately provoking him?
There is only one possible motive for this.
Sang Qi came for him.
Some time ago, he sent someone to investigate what happened between Sang Qi and Wen Zhi in college. Although the person who commissioned the project was very capable, very little useful information was provided to him. Even several of Wen Zhi's university classmates who were visited said personally that a senior named Sang often came to pick Wen Zhi up after class and was very caring towards Wen Zhi.
Si Mingchen has actually given up investigating this matter. Now he just wants to cherish the present and have a good relationship with Wen Zhi.
But what happened today completely ignited his determination to get to the bottom of the matter, and it also made him alert.
If Sang Qi, this mad dog, is not controlled, he might hurt him and Wen Zhi one day.
It was getting late, so Si Mingchen said, "Let's go first, we have to record tomorrow."
Wen Zhi, Jiang Xingnan and Song Chengyu said goodbye: "See you tomorrow, you guys go to bed early."
Song Chengyu said warmly: "Good night."
After the two left, Song Chengyu silently looked at Jiang Xingnan, who was in a depressed mood and had weak eyes, and walked to his side.
"Don't be afraid, the trending search is gone."
Jiang Xingnan's nose was red, and he immediately stood up and looked at him: "I know you are very good, and thank you for helping me. I will transfer the PR fee to you later."
Song Chengyu looked at him gently: "It's not me, it should be your company that removed the trending search."
"How can they be that capable?" Jiang Xingnan took a deep breath, his pale face drooping. "I will transfer your money to you as soon as possible. Thank you for helping me find a solution. Go to bed early."
Song Chengyu: "Xingnan."
Jiang Xingnan said nothing more and left quickly.
On the way, the two arms holding each other swayed, Wen Zhi walked briskly and was in a good mood. He could finally be sure that he had never dated Zha Zha.
Seeing that he was happy, Si Mingchen stopped thinking about Sang Qi so as not to affect Wen Zhi's mood.
Sang Qi's father was good to him, and he needed to think of a compromise way to completely resolve the issue between him and Sang Qi.
This time, we must cut the roots and eliminate any future troubles.
"Sisi, what are you going to do?"
Si Mingchen: "I haven't thought about it yet."
Wen Zhi raised a small suggestion: "We are still recording the show, and they won't be separated for a while. If you teach Sang Qi a lesson, can you please not say that Jiang Xingnan was the one who told the secret? I'm worried that he will get beaten."
Simingchen: “Of course.”
Wen Zhi sighed: "Then how should this matter be handled? Jiang Xingnan is so innocent, being blamed for no reason, and he has no ability to clarify."
Si Mingchen didn't say anything. He noticed that Wen Zhi's hand was a little cold, so he put it in his pocket.
Seeing that the test was useless, Wen Zhi said smugly, "Si Si, I told Jiang Xingnan that we were deceived by Sang Qi. It was he who checked the records from a few years ago and helped us determine the truth of the matter. So, is he our benefactor? He even gave us cookies last night."
"Well, okay." Si Mingchen replied.
Wen Zhi: "Should we help him?"
Si Mingchen had actually guessed Wen Zhi's thoughts a long time ago.
He said: "Jiang Xingnan and Sang Qi are still in love. Are you sure that Jiang Xingnan is determined to break up? If we help him clear his name, but Jiang Xingnan is willing to take the blame for Sang Qi for some reason, what will you do?"
Wen Zhi's eyes suddenly widened, with a look of confusion between his brows.
Si Mingchen is right.
It still depends on Jiang Xingnan's attitude.
Si Mingchen squeezed his palm: "But——"
Wen Zhi raised his head, thinking that there was a chance for a turnaround: "But what?"
Si Mingchen: "This incident has indeed affected the fairness of our competition, so it is necessary to expose Sang Qi's vote-rigging behavior. As for whether Jiang Xingnan was involved, it will be up to him to clarify."
Wen Zhi looked at him in admiration: "Thank you Sisi."
Si Mingchen: "I have all the evidence here. I will send it to all the major media outlets tomorrow night. They will know what to do."
Wen Zhi: “OK.”
The next morning, Wen Zhi just opened his eyes and picked up his mobile phone to check the public opinion on the Internet.
As expected, all major media outlets have been following the ticket-rigging incident of "True or Fake Lovers", and it has also attracted the attention of many financial marketing accounts and official media.
[So the company that controls the votes is Sang Qi’s overseas shell company? ］
[I laughed my ass off. I heard Sang Qi bragging about his family’s assets and influence overseas before, but it turns out it was all bluff. ］
[Among these domestic companies, apart from state-owned enterprises, only Si Sheng Group is good at cross-border operations, and Si Mingchen is the real boss. ］
[Yesterday’s hot searches were all about Jiang Xingnan’s vote-rigging. Sang disappeared without a trace. Did they really think we were fools? ］
[Sang Qi is so disgusting. I am more inclined to believe that this was done by Sang Qi and Jiang Xingnan was unaware of it. ］
[Stop joking, the two of them are the real couple. Birds of a feather flock together. Jiang Xingnan is not a good guy either. ］
[Yesterday's trending searches were removed really quickly. In an instant, all information about Jiang Xingnan rigging votes disappeared. This PR team is really powerful. ］
[The production team issued another statement on Weibo. It seems that in this vote, Sang not only voted for himself, but also for all the CPs except Sven CP. ］
[It’s so fucking annoying. I could have been a gentleman and lived on the top floor, and continued to be sweet, but ended up being ruined like this. ］
Wen Zhi finished browsing the comments on Weibo and leaned on Si Mingchen's shoulder: "It's good that Jiang Xingnan posted a Weibo. Although there is no evidence, it is also an attitude."
Si Mingchen: "Don't think about it, everyone will leave in the evening."
Wen Zhi nodded, and began to imagine a melodramatic drama in his head, such as Sang Qi had something on Jiang Xingnan and had been blackmailing Jiang Xingnan.
In the evening, the recording of this program was completed.
Wen Zhi and Si Mingchen were finally freed from their dilapidated house and prepared to return home.
Jiang Xingnan was waiting for him at the door. After seeing Si Mingchen, he said to him in person: "Thank you, Mr. Si."
Si Mingchen: "I announced this for the fairness of the program, so you don't need to thank me. But I should thank you for what happened last night. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me."
Jiang Xingnan smiled and shook his head, picking up the suitcase and preparing for his agent to leave.
Wen Zhi was stunned. Seeing that Jiang Xingnan was not with Sang Qi, he quickly ran over and asked, "Did you...break up with him?"
Jiang Xingnan's eyes were complicated: "I guess so."
After seeing the news this morning, Sang Qi was very angry and was yelling at the company's public relations team in the house. He left a breakup message for Sang Qi and left alone. He didn't want to make things too awkward with Sang Qi, after all, Sang Qi had a lot of information about his father. His father's death was not glorious. He was a criminal. If it were to be exposed, even fewer people would ask him to film in the future.
Not long after Jiang Xingnan left, Sang Qi came out with a cell phone, followed by his assistant with a grim look on his face.
This time, Si Mingchen not only exposed Sang Qi's black material, but also anonymously handed over to the relevant departments the illegal information of the three projects that Sang Qi had mainly operated in the past two years. Sang Qi's headache now should be because of that matter.
Every day the three projects are delayed means a loss of millions.
Si Mingchen looked at Sang Qi from afar, his deep eyes filled with deep contempt.
Sang Qi was so angry that he walked straight to Si Mingchen and started to provoke him: "Cousin, I forgot to tell you something. Wenwen is not in good health, especially the severe -"
Before he could finish his words, Si Mingchen blocked his mouth with his fist and Sang Qi fell to the ground.
Simingchen looked down at him: "Zhizhi's name is not worthy of coming out of that mouth of yours."
Sang Qi smiled meaningfully, "Really? Or do you know what I'm going to say that you can't bear?"
Si Mingchen said in a cold voice: "I will not believe a single word you say, no matter what you say. If you have time, hurry up and recover the losses you have caused to the company. Don't let your uncle, at his age, help you clean up the mess."
The dust raised by the car fell on Sang Qi, making him look miserable.
Wen Zhi stuck his head out and complained angrily: "Little dog, stop talking nonsense."
Sang Qi was stunned. Several assistants quickly came over and tried to help him up, but he pushed them away.
The vote-rigging scandal ended with the program team announcing that Jiang Xingnan and Sang Qi had withdrawn from the program.
There are many different opinions on the Internet about their withdrawal, and the reason given by the program team is very simple: after clearing the valid votes, Sang Jiang's group ranked last, and according to the principle of elimination after two consecutive last-place rankings, the two were eliminated.
The audience was stunned when they thought the most genuine couple was eliminated. Is their withdrawal a crisis public relations move, or are they actually someone else? Everyone was scratching their heads and urging the program team to quickly record the next episode.
In response to this, the program team said that the next episode will be recorded in a month, and the finale will be broadcast live online to reveal the true CP. Netizens were satisfied, but at the same time they also felt sorry that they would not have the chance to see Wen Zhi and Si Mingchen interact again in the future.
During the two days since returning home, Wen Zhi heard that there was a big conflict in the Sang family, which became known to everyone in the upper class of Jiangjing City.
It is said that Sang Qi was kicked out of the house by his father.
Wen Zhi didn't feel anything about this, he just felt that evil would be punished.
He has been busy these two days. While recording a variety show, he told Si Mingchen that he wanted to form a film team. Si Mingchen took it to heart and arranged for a highly respected acting teacher to give him systematic acting training as soon as he returned. At the same time, Si Mingchen personally arranged this matter and began to look for the top film team in the industry for Wen Zhi.
The name of the script is "Wang", which is a movie with two male protagonists. Wen Zhizi himself plays the male protagonist Xiao Wang, but the other male protagonist has not yet been decided.
Ming Yantang asked Wen Zhi to go out and play these two days, but Wen Zhi had to attend acting classes and had no time at all.
Helplessly, Ming Yantang told Wen Zhi to send the things he wanted to give him to Si Mansion and asked him to check it.
Wen Zhi asked what it was, but Ming Yantang said he would know when he got there.
Two days passed in a flash.
After a day of acting class, Wen Zhi curled up in bed and began talking to Si Mingchen about the actor who played Xiao Wang's boyfriend Chen Bin.
During his lunch break, Si Mingchen went through the script and found that the emotional entanglements in it were quite deep, and there were also two scenes that broke through the emotional changes.
He respects artistic creation. If the plot really requires it, he won't stop it.
The only requirement is to use the background, but not to go too far.
The character of Chen Bin is a young man who is 1.9 meters tall, elegant and mature.
Because of an experience of teaching in remote areas, the down-and-out businessman Chen Bin gave up his business to become a teacher. He came to a backward mountain village and met Xiao Wang.
Wen Zhi had high expectations for this role, but after looking through the entertainment industry, he could not find any male artist who fit the role of Chen Bin.
When his mother created the character, the prototype of Chen Bin was the famous domestic entertainment actor Chen Zhi. After traveling abroad and winning major awards at international film festivals, Chen Zhi announced that he would retire behind the scenes.
Chen Zhi has a relatively introverted personality, with sharp facial features but a gentle and modest temperament.
If you're looking for this type of male artist...
Wen Zhi suddenly thought of something.
When Song Seung Woo debuted, he was given the title of Little Chen Zhi, and the two had exactly the same experiences.
Wen Zhi's expression betrayed him.
Si Ming looked at him calmly. Although his eyes were calm, he made people feel pressured for some reason.
"Do you think Song Seung-woo can play the role?"
Wen Zhi shrank his head, afraid that Si Mingchen would beat him.
There was a hint of danger in Si Mingchen's eyes, but he still looked at Wen Zhi rationally: "Do you think he is more suitable for Chen Bin?"
Wen Zhi nodded and told Si Mingchen that Chen Zhi and Song Chengyu had similar temperaments.
Si Mingchen looked calm: "If you think he is suitable, you can invite him to play the leading role. However, you need to consider two issues."
Wen Zhi: "You say."
Si Mingchen: "First, with his status, would he be willing to be the second male lead? Second, your film budget does not have much for actors, so you probably can't afford him."
Wen Zhi felt a little disappointed. He picked up the film project budget and began to study it carefully: "It's okay for me to be the second male lead. Let him take the first male lead."
Si Mingchen got up and poured himself a glass of water, then asked calmly, "What about the second one?"
As for the second point, Wen Zhi was hesitant and couldn't say it.
The total investment of this film is 400 million yuan, all of which was invested by the producer Si Mingchen, of which the total pay of the actors is 80 million yuan.
That is to say, this money includes not only the leading actor, but also all the extras. If Song Seung-woo plays the male lead, his appearance fee alone would be more than 100 million.
Wen Zhi held the documents tightly in his hand, feeling ashamed to ask Si Mingchen to pay more to invite Song Chengyu.
Si Mingchen turned around and leaned against the wardrobe: "The fee for extras is about 10 million yuan, and the rest will be split equally between the main actors."
Wen Zhi: "I can do it for free."
Si Mingchen: "That's not enough to invite Song Chengyu."
Wen Zhi finally compromised: "Okay then."
In fact, Wen Zhi did not notice the small print at the last line of the project book: the actor funds can be adjusted based on the final list of participants and can float upward by 200 million.
Si Mingchen deliberately emphasized this note. He was even prepared to fully support Wen Zhi even if he wanted to invite Hollywood stars to participate.
But, anyone can do it, except Song Chengyu.
"Zhizhi, if you want to invite someone else, I can support you, but Song Chengyu is too expensive." Si Mingchen said this with a bit of helplessness in his tone.
Wen Zhi quickly said: "It doesn't matter, then don't hire him, he's not cost-effective." After saying these words, he secretly despised himself for being so ignorant. My husband has already paid the money, so I should reduce his burden appropriately. After all, making money is not easy.
"Be good." Si Mingchen lay back on the bed and hugged Wen Zhi to sleep.
That night, Wen Zhi was completely sleepless, racking his brains to think of the male lead and the second male lead.
The second male lead role is also portrayed in a relatively profound way, with a lot of important scenes. It would be best if he were a young, handsome, talented, and cheap male artist.
Wen Zhi suddenly felt that his idea was very nice.
It’s hard to find a male artist like this even with a lantern, how could he be so cheap?
"Go to sleep, Zhizhi."
Si Mingchen was a light sleeper and knew that Wen Zhi was not asleep.
Wen Zhi stopped struggling and forced himself to close his eyes. Otherwise, I won’t be able to handle tomorrow’s devilish training. After he had finally finished thinking about this matter, he remembered another thing.
Si Mingchen's hidden illness also needs to be taken seriously.
They're not even recording a variety show, and Si Mingchen doesn't have any thoughts in that regard. It's really abnormal.
But Wen Zhi didn't know what was wrong with Si Mingchen for a while. Can't hold on for three seconds? Or is it that Xiao Sisi just doesn’t know how to stand up?
He set the alarm and decided to observe it early the next morning.
Three hours later, Wen Zhi was awakened by the alarm clock. He looked to the side and found that Si Mingchen had not gotten up.
He lifted Si Mingchen's quilt like a thief and stared at little Sisi.
Sure enough, it was Xiao Sisi who was not doing well.
"Alas, Platonic love is not bad. You choose your husband yourself, so you have to make do with him even if you can't."
Wen Zhi put on his shorts, sighed, and dragged his tired body to attend the devilish acting class.
As soon as he left the house, Si Mingchen woke up from his sleep with clear eyes.
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The acting teacher that Si Mingchen found for Wen Zhi was very strict. Every day from eight in the morning to seven in the evening, he strictly required Wen Zhi to abide by the time for training, and he only had half an hour for lunch at noon.
While having lunch today, Wen Zhi suddenly had an idea. His second male lead can be Jiang Xingnan!
When Qing Wan heard this proposal, she was full of doubts: "Grandpa, no matter how poor he is, he is still an actor. Do you think he will play a supporting role for you? I think you should try with someone else."
Wen Zhi muttered: "I also want him to be the male lead, but he is not suitable for the role of Chen Bin. On the contrary, he will definitely shine if he plays the male second well."
Qing Wan: "Let me ask around for you. Jiang Xingnan has been having a tough time lately, so he might take the job."
Wen Zhi suddenly perked up: "What happened to Jiang Xingnan?"
Qing Wan: "Ah, it's still the ticket-swiping incident. That incident had a very bad impact, and all the movie contracts that he had signed with us before were terminated."
Wen Zhi: "Ah? Does the vote-rigging issue have such a big impact?"
Qing Wan shook her head: "I don't think so. The gossip is that someone made a warning, so the investors all abandoned him."
No matter how dumb Wen Zhi was, he could guess that it was Sang Qi who was behind this, and he sighed helplessly.
He decided to ask Jiang Xingnan tomorrow if he wanted to play the second male lead so that he could be paid more.
When he got home, the housekeeper handed Wen Zhi a courier. When he saw that the sender was Ming Yantang, Wen Zhi remembered the gift.
Wen Zhi almost froze when he opened the express in front of the housekeeper. Two pink spots instantly appeared on his face and spread to the back of his ears.
The butler immediately looked away and pretended not to see it. Fortunately, Mr. Si was working upstairs, otherwise we would be doomed if he saw these things.
Wen Zhi felt guilty and hurried upstairs with the express delivery.
There are a lot of things inside, such as bunny ears, stockings, short skirts, whips and some small tools.
While Si Mingchen hasn't come back yet, Wen Zhi plans to destroy the body as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Si Mingchen sees it, he will think that he is very horny and his mind is full of pornographic garbage, which is disgraceful.
At this time, Ming Yantang called.
Wen Zhi answered: "I say, what are the gifts you gave me? You didn't tell me in advance, which made me so embarrassed. Fortunately, Sisi hasn't gone home yet, otherwise how would he look at me?"
Ming Yantang smiled and said, "How should I look at you? With my eyes? Wear any of the things in there, and I guarantee that you will make him crazy for three days and three nights."
Wen Zhi said with a sad face: "These things are useless, they only treat the symptoms but not the root cause."
Ming Yantang: "Why doesn't it work?"
Wen Zhi: "Our Sisi is really not doing well. He needs psychological counseling or medication. The situation is very serious."
Ming Yantang: "Ah? So serious?"
Wen Zhi didn't realize the door behind him was opened, and continued to chatter: "Yes, I'm ready to be platonic with him for the rest of my life. Who made me fall deeply in love with him and be a loyal boy? This morning I confirmed it completely. Normal boys like us will do that when we wake up in the morning, right? But Xiao Sisi can't do that at all! So you know, these things don't work on him at all. He should have a pathological problem."
Ming Yantang said with care: "Thank you for your hard work, baby."
Wen Zhi hung up the phone and said in a romantic manner: "It's not hard. It's because I love him so much."
With the phone still in his hand, his waist was suddenly hooked up by someone, and then his feet quickly left the ground and flew into the air.
This position made him very uncomfortable.
He raised his head, unable to move: "Baby Sisi, when did you come back? Where are we going?"
Si Mingchen had a blank expression on his face. He picked up the express delivery that Ming Yantang had sent him, carried Wen Zhi on his back with one hand, and left the cloakroom.
"bedroom."
Wen Zhi stared at the courier box, feeling a little shy, and stammered: "Why go to the bedroom? I still have to memorize the script."
Si Mingchen took a deep breath and said, "Fuck you."
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