Qin Xiao struggled to wake up from the nightmare, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at the ceiling of the ward.
An indifferent voice came from the side: "Master, you are awake."
Qin Xiao sat up suddenly, stared at the person for a while, and asked hoarsely: "...Where is my dad?"
The man said calmly, "The master said that you have disappointed him greatly. If you can't even control a child born by an actor, he can't trust you to hand over Tianqin Capital."
Qin Xiao stared at the person in front of him, his face dark, gritting his teeth: "It was just a mistake, I will make him -"
As he spoke, he vaguely felt his neck tightening and subconsciously raised his hand to pull it.
He pulled off a jade pendant violently, the string broke, and the pendant fell into his palm.
Staring at the pendant in his hand, Qin Xiao felt like he was struck by lightning.
His eyes almost popped out, his breathing became more rapid, and his fingers twitched.
The person standing by the window called out calmly, "Master?"
Qin Xiao shuddered suddenly, raised his hand and smashed the pendant hard to the ground.
The jade pendant broke into pieces, and he screamed, "Madman! That's a madman! No, no, no, no, he's not Jiang Dao at all, he's a devil... He's going to kill me... He's going to kill me! Chen Si, tell my dad, tell my dad! That Jiang Dao is a devil, he's possessed by a devil! He's going to kill me!"
Director Chen stepped forward and rang the call bell: "Excuse me, we need a sedative here."
…
That day, Jiang Dao stayed at Chu Yinlong's house.
His car was retrieved from the hot spring hotel by his assistant, who also brought him a few sets of spare clothes from the apartment. Chu Yinlong suggested that Jiang Dao temporarily stay at the villa, as the security level in this community is high and it is safer. Once the finishing touches of the whole thing are completed and there are no worries, he will be sent back to the apartment.
Jiang Dao didn't care, he could live anywhere, all he needed was a place to sleep.
After changing into the clothes brought by his assistant, Jiang Dao took the black clothes he wore last night to wash. When he touched his pocket, he remembered that he had turned off his cell phone for a whole day and hadn't turned it on yet... He didn't know if anyone was looking for him.
As expected, the moment the phone was turned on, Jiang Dao was bombarded with messages from Jing Yu and Zhou Wei again.
Jingyu's dozens of messages fell on deaf ears, and he couldn't get through when he called. I was worried all night, thinking that he had committed suicide and was ready to call the police as soon as 24 hours were up.
Zhou Wei was not much better than Jing Yu. Her messages were filled with anxiety, without any anger or awkwardness. The last few voice messages she sent even had a tearful tone.
After calling back and comforting the two children, Jiang Dao felt even more tired than he did after sneaking around all night yesterday.
That afternoon, contrary to Chu Yinlong's expectations, Officer Xing did not summon Jiang Dao, but visited him directly in plain clothes.
"Those four are old hands. They refused to admit their original purpose. They just said they were gathering with friends and wanted to have some fun. They made a bet that whoever lost would have to drink medicinal wine." Officer Xing looked calm, as if he was used to this kind of thing. "Now they don't say a word and just let the lawyer talk to us."
Chu Yinlong snorted coldly: "I guessed this would be the result. Unless they find conclusive evidence, they will never admit to the attempted crime."
"It's the same with the Qin family." Officer Xing added, "I heard that after the police intervened, Qin Jiangshan's secretary Chen Si contacted me and said that Qin Xiao was the first to do something unfair and hoped to reconcile. He also sent someone to hand over the documents that Qin Xiao had stolen to the police station."
As he spoke, he took out a blue USB flash drive from his pocket, placed it on the coffee table, looked at Jiang Dao deeply, and then turned to Chu Yinlong.
"Whether you want to pursue this matter or not is up to you. As a police officer, I certainly hope that all criminals will be punished; but... as a friend, my suggestion is that it is better to stop here and both sides should take a step back. Otherwise, I am worried that they will hold Jiang Dao responsible for excessive defense and illegal invasion. If the matter gets out of hand, I am afraid it will be difficult for you to handle it."
Hearing this, Jiang Dao looked up at Officer Xing.
Officer Xing smiled at him and said, "Don't underestimate the police. I don't have any evidence yet, but looking at the clothes you were wearing and the dirt on the soles of your shoes, I can guess that you must have done something the night before."
Jiang Dao didn't respond to this and just said calmly: "I accept the settlement."
He was not afraid of pushing the other person too hard and making desperate moves, but he did not want to cause more trouble for Chu Yinlong.
Of course, if the opponent dares to do it again, he doesn't mind seeing a real return of blood.
Since the victim has accepted it, Chu Yinlong doesn't intend to keep keeping a close eye on the matter.
He put away the USB drive and said, "Okay, I won't pursue the spy matter anymore."
Anyway, he has planned to avoid the entertainment industry and move to a new battlefield. Even if there is bloodshed and the world changes color, at least Jiangdao will not be affected.
"Don't worry, I will keep an eye on them to prevent them from harming others again." Officer Xing stood up and prepared to say goodbye and leave. Before leaving, he turned to look at Jiang Dao with a serious expression, "Also, don't try to challenge the law again."
"I understand." Jiang Dao answered very obediently.
…
This secret confrontation between Jiang Dao and the Qin family naturally did not come to light.
All netizens could see was that in the afternoon of the same day, Chu Yinlong's studio issued a statement pointing out that the recording of the transaction between Jiang Dao and the director of "Falling in Love" had obvious signs of editing, and that the director's remarks were not true, and the studio had sent him a lawyer's letter.
The originally muddy water was suddenly stirred even more muddily, and the positions of various marketing accounts began to become less unified, causing several fans to feel a little dizzy.
Seeing this situation, the first people to calm down were indeed Chu Yinlong's fans.
"Sisters, stop fighting! Think about our Dragon Father's character!"
"Reply: I have been watching for a long time. I think even if Xiaodao really made a mistake, he should not be a bad person. Otherwise, with Long Dad's personality, he would definitely not protect him."
"This chaos makes me smell the arm wrestling of the big capitalists."
“Reply: I agree. The surveillance video that was first revealed is not something that an average person can produce. I don’t dare to ask anything [doge]”
"Reply: Wait and see."
"But now I'm really not sure if the house will collapse this time. I think Long Dad seems to be protecting Jiang Dao a little too much [kneel]"
"Reply: How do you say that?"
"The poster replied: Last time Jiang Dao and him were rumored to be having an affair, Long Dad didn't even personally intervene to refute them, so I felt that something was not right between them [kneel][kneel]... Ah! It's just my personal opinion! Pure speculation! I'm not trying to stir up trouble!"
"Reply: ...Sister, you know too much [smirk][draw sword]"
"Are there any CP fans? The kind where the boyfriend is the father who disciplines the little wild cat. If not, I'll ask again later."
"Reply: Welcome to Dragon Island [heart]"
Just when the majority of the onlookers thought that they could continue to eat this melon over and over again in different ways for a long time, Galaxy Media unexpectedly exited the market.
The person who spoke was Jiang Dao’s former agent, Zhu Yao.
"Jiang Dao did express that he wanted to compete for this role. After the audition, the director did not reject him directly, but instead said that he hoped to 'see some sincerity'. Jiang Dao seemed a little tempted at the time, but I persuaded him to stop and he agreed to wait for the next opportunity."
"As for whether the director of 'Love' contacted him again, I'm sorry, I didn't see it."
"But it was indeed Jiang Dao who took the initiative to give the role back to Zhou Wei. My colleagues and I even worked overtime all night because of his willful behavior."
At first glance, Zhu Yao's words did not seem to exonerate Jiang Dao, but the direction of public opinion was quietly changing.
Soon after, a complete recording was released.
Jiang Dao did give the director of "Love" 200,000 yuan, but in the full recording, the director scoffed at the amount and asked for more, even suggesting that Jiang Dao accompany him for three days, and he could consider a discount. After being angrily rejected by Jiang Dao, he finally agreed to accept the 200,000 yuan.
Seeing that the direction of public opinion was gradually controlled, Chu Yinlong slowly exhaled and looked at Jiang Dao: "Okay, apologize."
Jiang Dao immediately sent out the apology statement that his assistant had edited for him.
In this statement, Jiang Dao admitted that privately trading roles was wrong and apologized to Zhou Wei and the "Love" crew for it.
Afterwards, he said that he did not receive any refund, and returning the role to Zhou Wei was just his personal wish... As for the reason why he had this wish and finally stopped in time, the assistant editor only made up nice polite words, which made Jiang Dao himself feel awkward reading them.
But at least he has made his stance clear and completed all the procedures. Now it all depends on the capability of Longqi Entertainment’s public relations department.
The matter came to a temporary end, and Chu Yinlong finally put down the burden on his heart.
Seeing Jiang Dao nonchalantly throwing away his phone, with no intention of seeing the direction of public opinion, and just staring at the plate of cherry tomatoes in front of him and stuffing them into his mouth... Chu Yinlong felt both angry and amused.
"You are quite rich." Chu Yinlong reached out and took the plate of cherry tomatoes away, looking at Jiang Dao with a half-smile, "You just threw away two hundred thousand dollars, why are you still thinking about quitting the entertainment industry?"
Here it comes.
The biggest bug that conflicts with the plot is him.
Jiang Dao said silently in his heart.
"Well, I'm not saying that," Jiang Dao started talking nonsense again, "It's because of what happened that I feel there are too many bad people in the entertainment industry, so -"
"Tell the truth." Chu Yinlong interrupted him.
"I can't tell you the truth." Jiang Dao said simply, "I promise that the reason for this change is legal and harmless to others."
After a moment of silence, Chu Yinlong asked, "What about you?"
Jiang Dao blinked: "To me?"
Chu Yinlong took a deep breath and said, "It's harmless to you, too? Are you being threatened?"
So that's what you're worried about... Jiang Dao couldn't help but laugh: "Don't worry, it won't harm me. If you really count it, it's still a good thing for me."
After all, being able to travel to a peaceful world after dying in battle was something he had never dared to dream of before.
Chu Yinlong looked at Jiang Dao, but could not detect any signs of lying on his face.
However, he helplessly discovered that he didn't believe Jiang Dao's words at all - he had seen this kid's ability to make up stories, and for a moment he was a little paranoid. If there really is no secret, why can't we tell the truth? Can't even tell him?
In fact, when he heard Jiang Dao admit that he had broken into Qin Xiao's villa at night, he began to doubt in his heart, could this kid have really carried out an assassination?
Seeing that Chu Yinlong was looking at him with a strange look, Jiang Dao quickly changed the subject.
"But even if I apologize, it's still a fact that I bribed others." He said this without any psychological burden, "Then I am also a tainted artist. How dare your studio use me?"
"stain?"
Chu Yinlong smiled and shook his head.
"The person you're dealing with isn't a government official, and you're not seeking illegal profit. In fact, the other party actively asked you to show some 'sincerity'. Apart from the fact that the money went directly into the director's pocket and wasn't used for filming, your actions are essentially no different from those of the artists who bring money into the crew. You're just paying for opportunities."
Therefore, the word "bribery" was not mentioned at all in the studio's statement and Jiang Dao's apology text - the word itself is a play on words, and the person who broke the news deliberately used it in order to make everyone feel that the matter was serious.
"Although it can't be called a stain, but..." Chu Yinlong considered, "There are too many topics about you. It's best for you to stay quiet for a while and prepare for Director Mu's movie. Since you don't care about the online comments about you and you don't live on traffic, then just focus on producing works."
This was exactly what Jiang Dao wanted, so he smiled and nodded: "No problem."
Chu Yinlong suddenly hesitated again.
Jiang Dao saw the clue and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chu Yinlong said: "Although I can roughly guess what you are thinking, I still have to ask you one question - do you want to go back to the Qin family?"
"I don't want to." Jiang Dao answered firmly.
"They are very rich and can help you pay off your debt immediately." Chu Yinlong smiled and leaned back in his chair, obviously much more relaxed. "Even so, you don't want to go back?"
Jiang Dao snorted at him unhappily: "Being bought back to be a puppet?"
Chu Yinlong wanted to tease him: "Why don't you consider pretending to go back, take the money to pay the debt, and then turn your back on me?"
"That's a good idea." Jiang Dao smiled and leaned on the sofa, boneless. "But I'm lazy and don't want to argue with them. Money is enough for me. I can't take it with me when I die. I haven't thought about leaving descendants in this world. Even if I get it, I don't know who will benefit from it... Forget it."
After he finished speaking, Jiang Dao glanced at Chu Yinlong again and immediately guessed what he was thinking: "Just deal with Qin Xiao and dismantle Tianqin Capital without telling me."
To put it bluntly, this soul from the end of the world has no sense of belonging to the Qin family.
…
Next, Chu Yinlong postponed a trip and planned to stay at home with Jiang Dao for three days to observe the development of public opinion. At the same time, he was also on guard against the Qin family appearing friendly on the surface but secretly plotting against him.
Compared to Chu Yinlong, Jiang Dao, the main person involved in this incident, seemed more relaxed, and his emotions seemed to be unaffected at all. It can be seen that he really doesn't take the loss of fans seriously - Jiang Dao's Weibo fans dropped by more than 100,000 overnight, making his already small number of fans even worse.
Jiang Dao didn't care, but his assistant and agent couldn't help but pay attention. Not only that, Xiao Yang also regularly summarized reports to Chu Yinlong. For example, this morning, Chu Yinlong received a message: his and Jiang Dao’s CP super topic “Dragon Island” was blasted by Jiang Dao’s black fans pretending to be his fans.
Chu Yinlong had only just learned about the existence of the "Dragon Island" topic. Although he was secretly delighted, he was still restrained and didn't go in to read more... Anyway, there was nothing else in it except the variety show clips, and the fan fiction was too OOC, so he couldn't continue reading after reading half of it.
Are you kidding? How could he be so impatient and dare to use force on Jiang Dao? It was a good thing that the little wolf didn't bite him until his face was covered in blood. How could he cry like a pear blossom in the rain?
Chu Yinlong turned his eyes away from the screen and looked at Jiang Dao, who was sitting on the sofa opposite him and studying the script carefully. He imagined the other person lying on the bed with tears on his face...
"Hmm...why are you crying?" Jiang Dao murmured.
"Hmm, hm?!" Chu Yinlong felt a chill on his back, thinking that Jiang Dao had learned the ability to read minds overnight.
However, Jiang Dao didn't even look at him. He just frowned, stared at the script for a long time, then looked at the character analysis written in the notebook, and pursed his lips into a line.
Chu Yinlong coughed lightly and asked, "Are you having any difficulties?"
Jiang Dao nodded: "I didn't think there was anything wrong when I read this for the first time last month, but now when I analyze the character's psychology... I can't understand why the little gray wolf is crying? He seduced Xia Tian himself, and he took the initiative to go to bed with him, so why is he crying? Is this thing... really that painful the first time?"
Chu Yinlong: ...
Chu Yinlong was helpless: "It's definitely not because of the pain!"
What the hell is this kid thinking?
After a brief recollection, Chu Yinlong remembered the plot that Jiang Dao had mentioned, but the reason why the little gray wolf was crying at this time could only be found in a series of memory fragments before the end of the film, and the description was very obscure, so it was understandable that Jiang Dao did not notice it.
Chu Yinlong stood up, took a pen and paper from the desk, sat down next to Jiang Dao, and leaned over to write on the coffee table: "If you want to understand the emotions and psychological changes of Little Gray Wolf in the early stage of the plot, you need to pull up the timeline... Do you remember the last few memories?"
Jiang Dao thought about it, but couldn't remember clearly, so he flipped open the script.
Seeing that the page number had passed, Chu Yinlong reached out and pressed it, flipping forward a few pages, pointing to one of the scenes and describing: "On the timeline, this is the earliest."
Looking at that short sentence, Jiang Dao thought for a moment: "...He watched the leader leave?"
Chu Yinlong nodded, briefly wrote down this plot on the drawn timeline, and then turned to the next page: "Then it's here."
Jiangdao: "Well, this shot is also very short."
Chu Yinlong: "But the information given is very rich, what can you see?"
Jiang Dao read this short sentence over and over again, not quite sure: "He worships the leader?"
Chu Yinlong chuckled: "When you admire someone, your eyes will always follow his back, but when that person turns around, you dare not look at him?"
Don’t dare to look?
Jiang Dao put himself in the shoes of the leader: "He is afraid of the leader?"
Chu Yinlong: ...
This time, Jiang Dao still hadn't figured out the role, but he did figure it out, and Jiang Dao simply hadn't gotten it yet.
Taking a deep breath, Chu Yinlong simply pointed out: "No, at this time, the little gray wolf still secretly likes his leader."
Jiang Dao blinked.
Immediately, his face was full of surprise: "Then why did he agree to the leader's request and go to seduce Xia Tian? If it were me, if the person I like ordered me to seduce someone else with my body, I would definitely punch him first and then have sex with him!"
Chu Yinlong: ...
Jiang Dao frowned as he looked at the script, still not quite agreeing: "Besides, if he liked her, why didn't he dare look directly at his leader? If he liked her, he should have been brave enough to say it out loud... I thought at first that he just respected his leader, so that's why it was written here that he looked away."
Seeing Jiang Dao like this, Chu Yinlong couldn't help but laugh: "You have never liked anyone else, right?"
Jiang Dao thought about it and shook his head: "If it's love, no."
In the world where he grew up, love is too luxurious. Even if he really had the chance to fall in love with someone, he would probably do the same as others and walk directly to that person, express his admiration, and then quickly get to the point.
Chu Yinlong laughed again.
Jiang Dao was suspicious: "Are you making fun of me?"
Chu Yinlong couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth, and shook his head gently: "No. Why should I laugh at you?"
Jiang Dao guessed: "It's a joke. I'm almost 20 and I've never been in a relationship. So I can't even read a script?"
Chu Yinlong stared into his eyes: "I've never been in love either."
Jiang Dao looked away and looked at the script: "But you can understand what Little Gray Wolf is thinking here."
Chu Yinlong nodded: "Well, I can understand."
"So, why didn't the little gray wolf dare to look directly at his leader?" Jiang Dao asked with his eyelashes drooping.
"He was afraid of being discovered." Chu Yinlong replied, "He was just a slave. His leader was high above him and could decide his life and death. He was afraid that his thoughts would be discovered or misunderstood, which would eventually lead to his expulsion and he would never see his leader again."
"Oh..." It turns out that this is how it can be understood.
Jiang Dao nodded, stared at the script for a while, and then felt something was wrong: "Even if he likes his leader, he agreed to go undercover. Since he already had the intention to sleep with others, why is he crying?"
Chu Yinlong looked at Jiang Dao, his eyes full of helplessness.
After a long moment, he reached out and held Jiang Dao's face, turning him towards himself.
Jiang Dao was startled for a moment, his eyelashes trembled, and his gaze fell into the empty space.
Chu Yinlong ordered softly: "Look at me, don't hide."
Hearing this, Jiang Dao turned his gaze and looked at the man in front of him.
"Now, assume that you like me very much, very much." Chu Yinlong stared into Jiang Dao's eyes with a serious look, "However, the gap between our status is too big, you can't reach me, you can only look at me silently and fantasize about me."
Jiang Dao's throat tightened a little, but he looked back into Chu Yinlong's eyes and nodded.
Chu Yinlong stared at Jiang Dao and spoke slowly: "One day, I will need someone to help me get information about the resistance organization. And you are the one I chose. This is the first time you can really do something for me within your ability. Will you refuse this mission?"
Jiang Dao did not hesitate: "No."
Chu Yinlong continued: "My order to you is: use your young body to seduce the son of the leader of the rebels. Are you... willing?"
This time, Jiang Dao was silent.
Chu Yinlong approached him and whispered in his ear, "Don't forget, you like me. Very, very much."
Jiang Dao couldn't help but lower his voice, as if muttering to himself: "...I'm willing to do anything for you."
"Okay." Chu Yinlong smiled, "So now, you know that I will always be watching you, but you have to seduce another man and go to bed with him... Will you feel sad?"
Jiang Dao avoided Chu Yinlong's sight again, lowered his eyelashes, and did not speak for a long time.
Chu Yinlong stepped back slightly, stretched out his hand and gently rubbed the top of Jiang Dao's head, and asked with a smile: "Do you understand?"
Jiang Dao nodded: "I understand..."
After saying that, he quickly pulled over the notebook: "I'll write down the psychological analysis right now!"
Seeing Jiang Dao lying on the coffee table and taking notes, Chu Yinlong suddenly remembered something, cleared his throat, and solemnly reminded: "However, this is only at the beginning of the story. Later, the little gray wolf fell in love with Xia Tian, don't forget it."
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