After filming late-night scenes for several consecutive days, Lu Wenxing would have breakfast on the set at around 4 or 5 in the morning, then go back to the hotel and go to sleep, sleeping until the evening.
The little rooster alarm clock always wakes him up on time for dinner.
He dragged his sleepy body into the bathroom to wash up. After he changed his clothes, Chen Che arrived at the door of his room on time.
She packed a fairly sumptuous dinner. Other managers would ask for help managing the artist's weight, including three meals a day. But Chen Che was different. He was an assistant hired by Wen Zheng, and Wen Zheng would not allow Xu Rong to deliberately control Lu Wenxing's diet.
"I'm so hungry."
Lu Wenxing opened the bag and a rich aroma overflowed. There were also a few side dishes in the bag.
"There is no night scene today. You can go out to digest the food after dinner and go to bed early. Director Qin just notified us in the group that tomorrow's scene will start at 4 a.m."
"I saw it."
Lu Wenxing was playing with his phone while finishing his meal when he suddenly saw a photo of Wen Yu, who seemed to be attending some event. Just as he was about to zoom in to see it, Chen Che took his phone away.
"Eat first."
"Wait, give it to me first."
Lu Wenxing put down the chopsticks in his hand. Normally, he would not pay attention to what activities Wen Yu participated in, but he just saw the watch on Wen Yu's wrist, which was a bit like the watch that Cheng Xuan gave him.
Chen Che refused coldly, "I'll give it to you after you finish eating."
Lu Wenxing was full of doubts, but he could only eat peacefully. He ate one-third faster than usual. The moment he got the phone, he enlarged the photo of Wen Yu and moved it to the position of his wrist. It was a little blurry.
The dial is not clear, but the style is very similar.
Lu Wenxing compared the watch picture with the one Wen Yu was wearing. Could it be Wen Yu?
When he had doubts, some things he had overlooked suddenly came to his mind. Lu Wenxing recalled the dinner party that Wen Zheng took him to a few days after he returned to China. At that time, he didn't know much about Wen Yu and his family situation.
When he heard Wen Zheng say that Wen Yu didn't live at home, he was a little surprised but didn't ask further questions. After the dinner, Wen Yu came to say goodbye. Lu Wenxing remembered that Wen Zheng said something to him.
"Stay away from him."
The 'he' here naturally refers to Wen Yu. Lu Wenxing didn't take it seriously at the time because he and Wen Yu didn't have much in common. Now, thinking about it, did Wen Zheng also notice something wrong?
Lu Wenxing went through many photos of Wen Yu taken by entertainment reporters when he participated in programs or attended events. He found dozens of photos of him wearing different watches. Half of the photos were not very clear after being enlarged, but they all matched the style that Cheng Xuan sent to Lu Wenxing.
He specifically searched online for what Wen Yu wore to an event, and he actually found one of the limited edition watches that was hotly discussed last year.
The piece that Wen Yu was carrying was exactly the one that Cheng Xuan had given him last year.
Lu Wenxing did not hesitate. He felt it necessary to exchange the information they knew with Wen Zheng.
【ET】Brother, are you busy recently?
[Brother] Is there something wrong?
[Brother] There is new progress in the Li Xiao incident
Lu Wenxing was no longer surprised. The new development that Wen Zheng mentioned might be the fake qualifications mentioned in the article.
[ET] Yes, we need to talk in person. No rush, we can talk when you are free.
Wen Zheng was a man of action, and he quickly asked his assistant to help him carve out one day of free time. He had a hunch that what Lu Wenxing told him must be something very important.
Three days later, Wen Zheng visited the crew of "Powerful Intrigue" again on the pretext of visiting the set.
"I'm telling you, if you don't seize the opportunity, the stars will soon be kidnapped by others."
Besides work, Qin Yu also has to worry about Gu Yanshen's feelings.
"A few days ago, there was a suitor who made a move for Ferrari, and today Mr. Wen came to my house with a covetous look in his eyes."
Gu Yanshen: "..."
After looking at Wen Zheng who was standing in the sun with Lu Wenxing, Gu Yanshen could no longer sit still, so he took two bottles of water from the shed and walked over.
First, he handed it to Wen Zheng politely.
Wen Zheng glanced at him, took the water expressionlessly, thanked him in a flat tone, and held it in his hand with no intention of drinking it.
Gu Yanshen didn't care whether he drank it or not. After all, he was the big money sponsor of the crew, so Gu Yanshen was generous enough to hand him a bottle of water. He unscrewed the cap of another bottle of water in his hand and handed it to Lu Wenxing in front of Wen Zheng.
"Xingxing, drink some water."
Lu Wenxing thanked him and took a sip.
Wen Zheng raised his eyebrows and watched the whole process indifferently. He did not interrupt Gu Yanshen's courtesy. Lu Wenxing reached out to take it, and it looked very natural.
Wen Zheng felt a little uneasy because this didn't seem to be the first time.
Qin Yu, who was still standing in the shed, said with a "tsk". "You can only unscrew the bottle caps. You should do something else to stimulate Mr. Wen."
Qin Yu sighed and shook his head, weighing his brother's happiness and the one hundred million. Both were important and it was difficult to make a decision. After hundreds of rounds of mental struggle, Qin Yu chose his brother.
Qin Yu was moved by his own greatness. Nowadays, there are not many people like him who are not driven by money. When Gu Yanshen successfully gets the beauty, he must give him a big red envelope.
"Boss Wen, are you here to visit the set again?" Qin Yu said boldly, "You have a good relationship with Xingxing, but don't worry. Xingxing is in the crew, and everyone is taking good care of him."
Without waiting for Wen Zheng to answer, Qin Yu continued.
"Especially Yan Shen, he and Xingxing are the best friends on weekdays. Mr. Wen invested in "Power and Intrigue" and must have read the script. They play a couple in the play. But in fact, they have such a good relationship outside the play."
"Xingxing is under the care of Yan Shen, so Mr. Wen doesn't have to worry. Yan Shen goes to Xingxing to eat delicious food, and he often acts with Xingxing on the set. The two even went to the movies together the week before."
Lu Wenxing: “…”
He really wanted to interrupt Qin Yu, but he didn't have the chance to speak.
"We were filming a late-night scene a few days ago. After finishing the filming, Yan Shen waited for Wen Xing to go back to the hotel together. Everyone in the crew said that Yan Shen was a caring person." Qin Yu smiled, "Actually, they were wrong. Yan Shen only took care of Xingxing from beginning to end."
Qin Yu was talking excitedly, and noticed Wen Zheng's increasingly dark complexion. He contentedly gave himself a thumbs up for his assist, and at the same time, he waved goodbye to "one hundred million" in his heart.
Wen Zheng's gaze fell from Gu Yanshen to Lu Wenxing. This is what Lu Wenxing told him, that they were just ordinary friends?
Lu Wenxing blinked, avoiding Wen Zheng's gaze.
He didn't know how to explain it. It seemed like a normal thing. It was true that Gu Yanshen would wait for him to finish filming, but when Chen Che brought him breakfast, he also brought a portion for Gu Yanshen.
They are friends and artists in the same group, and they all stay in the same hotel. It takes less than 30 minutes for them to finish their performance, and they can even have breakfast while waiting. There is no problem with this.
But why did Qin Yu make it sound as if there was some impure relationship between them?
Wen Zheng looked at Gu Yanshen with a fake smile, "Thank you very much, Mr. Gu, for taking care of Xingxing."
Gu Yanshen responded indifferently, "Xingxing calls me 'Teacher Gu', so it's my duty to take care of him."
should?
Wen Zheng narrowed his eyes, invisible smoke was hidden in the gaze between the two. Lu Wenxing coughed, "Boss Wen wants to see our work progress. If you are ready, shall we start the next scene?"
Gu Yanshen had no objection. If the filming was good, Wen Zheng wouldn't have the chance to monopolize Lu Wenxing's time. "The props team should be almost ready."
"Mr. Wen, do you want to go to the surveillance camera and take a look? It will be more intuitive without the staff on site."
Wen Zheng refused without hesitation, he just wanted to watch it live. The last time he visited Xingxing on set, he had already finished filming. This was a rare opportunity, so of course he wanted to watch Xingxing filming live.
Qin Yu felt regretful. After all, watching it live was not as good as watching it on the monitor. Thinking back to the next scene, Qin Yu felt even more regretful. There were no intimate scenes. It just happened to be the scene where the two of them started to abuse each other.
The director's professional ethics restrained him, which made him resist the urge to change the scene.
Lu Wenxing and Qin Yu had exactly opposite ideas, and fortunately there was no overly intimate behavior in this scene.
After the board was hit, Lu Wenxing's eyes suddenly changed.
Feng Xiao's clear eyes were filled with coldness.
"You've been following me for such a long time, but you still haven't found out what you want to know?"
Lu Feixue was wearing white clothes, and the long sword in his hand was snatched from Feng Xiao.
"You have many opportunities to kill me, but now... is the worst time." Feng Xiao sneered, and the guards in the palace ran out from every corner and surrounded Lu Feixue tightly.
"The jade pendant I put under my pillow was taken by you when you first entered my bedroom. Being kidnapped by robbers was fake, repaying a favor was fake, and wanting to serve me was also fake. So guess..." Feng Xiao was particularly patient today, and there was still a smile on his lips, "The jade pendant you took from my room, is it real... or fake?"
Lu Feixue did not respond, but Feng Xiao did not seem to mind, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
"After you took my jade pendant, you immediately replaced it with an identical fake one. Unfortunately... the jade pendant you took was also fake."
"Let me think about it. What else have you lied to me about?" Feng Xiao's smile did not reach his eyes. The servants standing beside him were intimidated by his aura. They stood aside trembling, trying to reduce their presence as much as possible.
"Lu Feixue, I think the name is fake too? What else is fake? Is this face also a disguise?"
Lu Feixue kept her eyes down and didn't say a word from beginning to end. Finally, Feng Xiao's patience ran out.
"kill."
He turned his back and didn't watch the fight between the guards and Lu Feixue. He just left a casual remark.
"The flowers in the garden are in full bloom, don't let the dirty blood stain their petals."
…
Lu Wenxing left the camera and his scene ended there. What followed was a scene of Lu Feixue, played by Gu Yanshen, fighting with the guards.
Wen Zheng came over and asked, "No show for now?"
Lu Wenxing nodded and glanced at the staff around him. They were staring at Gu Yanshen who was filming the action scene. His cold temperament was well-controlled, and several difficult moves were added to make the scene exciting and thrilling. And...
Very handsome.
"Let's find a place to talk." Wen Zheng spoke, interrupting Lu Wenxing's attention.
Everyone's attention was focused on Gu Yanshen who was filming a fight scene. It would be a good idea for the two of them to go somewhere else and chat so as not to attract attention. Lu Wenxing withdrew his gaze and followed Wen Zheng, and the two walked a little further away.
"What did you want to tell me?"
"It's related to Wen Yu." Lu Wenxing said bluntly.
"I learned something unexpectedly. Brother, I know that you and Dad are investigating the welfare home. Are you also secretly investigating Wen Yu? Can you tell me what you know first?"
Wen Zheng was silent for a few seconds. Lu Wenxing thought that Wen Zheng was unwilling to speak, and was about to ask a few questions indirectly, but Wen Zheng gave him an answer.
"I suspect your disappearance has something to do with Wen Yu."
"When I was a kid, Wen Yu and I weren't close. I lived in the school dormitory and went home once a week or two, so we didn't have much contact. My parents knew that I didn't like Wen Yu, so they just told me not to bully him, but they didn't ask me to get along well with Wen Yu."
"Later, I came back from studying abroad. I continued to investigate the missing case, and Wen Yu became my main suspect. But I had no evidence, and my parents wouldn't agree if I told them. And at that time, Wen Yu didn't do anything out of the ordinary, so I couldn't find out anything."
"Since you came back, Wen Yu seems to be unable to hide anymore. His movements are a bit exaggerated."
Wen Zheng also mentioned Li Xiao.
Li Xiao and Wen Yu have never met, but both of them would go to the antique market. Another thing Wen Zheng recently discovered is that Li Xiao always happens to appear when Wen Zheng is negotiating a project, or at a bidding site. But his target is not Wen Zheng, but the project that Wen Zheng is interested in.
It was strange. If it wasn't targeted, why did he have to fight with Wen Zheng every time? It wasn't until a negotiation that Wen Zheng associated this matter with a client.
What the clients said was that Mr. Wen had a keen eye and any project that Mr. Wen took a fancy to would make money.
Of course, this sentence was meant to be flattering, but it also gave Wen Zheng new ideas.
If Li Xiao was not against him, then Li Xiao was sure that all the projects that Wen Zheng bid for would make money. No businessman would dare to be so conceited, not even Wen Zheng himself, but Li Xiao seemed to be certain that all the projects that Wen Zheng chose would make money.
And the most important point is that, apart from Li Xiao's identity as an illegitimate child, he was very inconspicuous in the Li family. But after arriving in City C, Li Xiao's name gradually spread in their circle.
Lu Wenxing was thinking that, according to Wen Zheng, Li Xiao and Wen Yu were allies, so Wen Yu knew the plot in the book...
He suddenly had a bold guess that even he couldn't believe.
Cheng Xuan told him that the original protagonist was going for a sweet pet style, and the person who told Cheng Xuan was Wen Yu.
If Wen Yu could really change the plot with just a few words, he wouldn't have ended up like this. So, the question is where did Wen Yu know the plot from? The plot he told Cheng Xuan might be related to the direction of this world.
Could it be that... he is actually a character in the book?
But he is not the cannon fodder in the book written by Cheng Xuan, but the protagonist in the story told by Wen Yu.
Lu Wenxing's imagination ran wild. In this case, Li Xiao believed in Wen Zheng's vision, and it was very likely that Wen Yu found a way to make him believe it.
That's why Li Xiao openly snatched the project, and even forged the bid documents in order to win the bid, and even the project reported to the government department was fake. Lu Wenxing didn't understand engineering projects, but he knew that this behavior was definitely illegal.
So what is the deal between Wen Yu and Li Xiao?
"That's right."
Wen Zheng interrupted Lu Wenxing's brainstorming.
"More than a decade ago, the Xia family signed a fake transaction contract with someone. Someone transferred one million yuan into his card every month and asked him to transfer it to the welfare home in the name of donation. This is exactly the welfare home where Wen Yu works."
"Then, I found that the antique market that Li Xiao often went to also signed a false transaction contract."
Lu Wenxing: "So the sale does not exist, and the fake contract is just to hide their more private transactions?"
Wen Zheng nodded, "I haven't seen the contract, I just heard it relayed."
"The contract states that if there are new items, they must be left for Party A to choose from first. But in fact, Party A, that is, Li Xiao, did not buy many antiques. In many cases, he just pretended to take away a few antiques."
“The money was remitted regularly, but it is unknown to whom the antique shop owner ultimately transferred it.”
Wen Zheng also told his previous guess. "I thought... Li Xiao was ambitious and wanted the inheritance of the Li family."
It’s no wonder Wen Zheng had this idea. Li Xiao was an illegitimate child and was not taken seriously in City A. Many people didn’t even know of Li Xiao’s existence.
Li Xiao began to attract the attention of Mr. Li because he had more and more projects in City C. Now Li Xiao has a certain say in the Li family.
Lu Wenxing: "Li Xiao must have offered attractive conditions to attract the Li family. They used Li Xiao to invest in the project in City C just to get a piece of the pie."
Wen Zheng didn't expect Lu Wenxing to understand immediately, and nodded for him to continue.
Lu Wenxing expressed his guess in astonishment, "But in fact, they were all deceived by Li Xiao. Li Xiao transferred the money invested by the Li family. He should have transferred it to other places through the antique shop owner. He was secretly transferring the assets of the Li family."
Wen Zheng sneered.
"I underestimated Li Xiao's ambition. He doesn't want the right of inheritance. What he wants is... the bankruptcy of the Li family."
The author has something to say: Brother and Xingxing discussed it privately, and Gu Shenshen was on his way to get jealous.
Gu Shenshen: I am just jealous.
The truth soon came to light!
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