Chapter 33 Chapter 33
A quarter of an hour later, six people and a dog on the upper floor of the residential building looked at each other in confusion.
After several changes, the place where Sun Zhou lives now is not a house found by the company, but a house that the assistant Xiaolu found through his own connections.
"Everywhere else is known to the paparazzi, only this place is still kept secret."
Originally, Xiaolu was just an assistant, and logically he shouldn't have been in this position, but Sun Zhou's company was not very reliable.
Yesterday, after calming down the paparazzi, there was no movement. Xiaolu couldn't stand it anymore and took the job himself.
Even so, he was blamed by another assistant.
"You are an employee, not a boss. Why do you find these things for yourself?"
Xiaolu was helpless. If he had not accidentally seen this senior secretly submitting his resume without their knowledge, he would not have taken the initiative to take on the responsibility.
After all, he still didn't want to see Brother Sun go to this point.
“This is the house I rented for my graduate student advisor.”
Speaking of which, both Ning Su and Xiao Du felt a little confused when they heard the word "mentor", to the point that they suspected whether Xiao Lu had said it wrong.
It's not that they are prejudiced against academic qualifications, but they really can't understand why someone who has spent so much time and energy on studying would come to the entertainment industry to be an assistant.
"Oh, it's because I couldn't find a job after graduation." Xiaolu did not shy away from his bleak employment reality.
Seeing that the others were still somewhat curious, Assistant Lu explained, "I am studying the economics and trade of a country in the Middle East."
When Xiaolu took the postgraduate entrance examination, he had good grades and the country he was studying was also very popular. He planned to go on to a doctorate after completing his master's degree. However, when he was in his third year of graduate school, the country he was studying was destroyed due to war.
As a result, not only the prepared graduation thesis was ruined, but also the plan to study for a doctorate was completely ruined.
At this point, Xiao Lu felt somewhat fortunate: "Fortunately, I have a relative like Brother Sun, otherwise I would still have to stay at home now."
His classmates are still delivering food.
Ning Su: “…”
A more unlucky person than him was born.
However, although the employment direction was unexpected, the connections Xiaolu had accumulated before still came in handy. For example, the residential area where they live now is the teachers' family housing complex of a university in City A.
The occupancy rate of this family compound is not high, and its location is a little remote. So at this time, even if Xiaolu and another assistant found that Sun Zhou had run away and looked for the dog all the way, they did not cause any bigger commotion.
"No, what's going on?"
Unlike Xiaolu who still had time to explain the reason why he rented a house, another assistant completely broke down when he saw the puppy clinging to Ning Su.
Xiaolu had just started working. He was still a young man with clarity and stupidity in his eyes. When encountering problems, his first reaction was to solve them.
The other assistant was different.
Although he had been with Sun Zhou for three years and was considered the assistant who had spent the longest time with the artist, due to the pressure of life and the mortgage, after discovering that the company wanted to completely abandon Sun Zhou, he decided to change jobs after much hesitation.
He has to think about himself.
But before he could get to this step, Sun Zhou was in complete trouble.
The former big star actually showed dog ears in front of the camera!
"Xiao Du." Seeing that the assistant was unexpectedly excited, Director Tan gave Xiao Du a wink.
According to his experience, since this assistant stayed with Sun Zhou for too long, he must have inhaled the evil spirit and affected his mental state.
They need to use instruments to absorb this part of the evil spirit.
However, before Xiao Du could make any move, he saw Ning Su helping the other person. Then a black gas that could not be seen by the naked eye emerged from the assistant's body and was absorbed by Ning Su.
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The assistant named Qian was stunned for a moment. He felt that the moment Ning Su supported him, all his fear, anxiety and uneasiness disappeared.
All that was left was a feeling of comfort and warmth all over, just like after a good night's sleep and waking up to bask in the sunshine.
"What's wrong with me?" Compared with his previous hysteria, after the evil spirit was removed, Assistant Qian seemed to have regained his sanity.
However, this rationality obviously only lasted for a second.
Assistant Qian was so exhausted that he almost fainted when he saw a black and white Border Collie wagging its tail and approaching Ning Su's legs with shining eyes, trying to let Ning Su touch its head.
Why did his good brother Sun become like this?
Fortunately, people's ability to accept things is unlimited. Although Assistant Qian wanted to die immediately, in fact, with the help of Ning Su, he adjusted his state and even began to actively cooperate with the investigation.
"Brother Sun has always been a dedicated person." Even if he wanted to abandon Sun Zhou and find a new home for himself, Assistant Qian still subconsciously spoke well of him when he said this.
In contrast, the Border Collie barked happily after Ning Su couldn't help but touch it.
Assistant Qian: “…”
After being interrupted by the puppy, Assistant Qian did not intend to express his feelings any further, but instead briefly introduced the specific situation he knew.
"Although I don't know why Brother Sun became like this, his condition has actually always been bad."
In the industry, everyone knows that Sun Zhou is a model worker who performs on stage all year round.
In addition to being a singer, Sun Zhou also takes part in variety shows and makes guest appearances in TV dramas and movies.
Sometimes, Assistant Qian doesn't even know whether it is because Sun Zhou is popular that he takes on so many jobs, or because Sun Zhou is diligent that he can become more and more popular.
In short, as Sun Zhou's assistant, Assistant Qian has not had a full day of rest in the past three years.
But as Sun Zhou became more and more famous and had more work to do, his mental state became worse and worse - it was common for him to lie in bed unable to sleep at night, and it was not uncommon for him to not be able to eat.
In addition, Sun Zhou's mood became increasingly depressed, his social activities decreased, and he finally reached the point where he hid in his hotel room after work.
"In that case, didn't you go to the doctor?"
Even though he was not a professional doctor, after listening to Assistant Qian's description, Xiao Du couldn't help but interrupt and ask.
Anyone who has spent a little time on the Internet would think that these symptoms are emotional problems such as depression and anxiety, right?
What's more, Sun Zhou is at the top of the industry pyramid and enjoys the best medical resources.
"It is said that the agent at the time did not allow us to go." Assistant Qian said.
At that time, Sun Zhou's original agent had not yet been promoted to the position of director and was busy bringing Sun Zhou to the position of a true superstar.
The first time Sun Zhou realized that something was wrong with his body was when he was competing with another company's main star for a national endorsement.
At that time, Sun Zhou's image of being healthy, vigorous, and positive was extremely important. If his competitors noticed any clues, it would be publicized and known to everyone.
For his own promotion and for Sun Zhou to move to a higher level, the original agent ruthlessly rejected his assistant's request to see a doctor.
Sun Zhou's illness dragged on like this.
At that time, perhaps out of fear that Sun Zhou's mental condition might arouse suspicion, his original agent simply enrolled him in a language class and marketed him as an immersive learner.
In this way, even if Sun Zhou seems to be in a bad mood, he can be said to be busy absorbing new knowledge when he is promoting it outside.
The competitors never thought that Sun Zhou’s team would go through such a thing. In addition, the national brand indeed preferred the image of “upward and studious”. After comparison, they decided to choose Sun Zhou as their spokesperson.
At the same time, another luxury brand no longer waited and gave him the title of spokesperson.
This year, Sun Zhou’s fans are happy - their idol’s career is on the rise, he is lucky and seems to be walking on a flowery road.
Sun Zhou's agent at the time was also happy - after Sun Zhou won these two heavyweight endorsements, the last obstacle for his promotion to director was cleared.
But on the other hand, as Sun Zhou's condition became worse and worse, his assistant, who was also the predecessor of his former assistant, resigned because of a quarrel with his former agent.
"Anyway, I had already started taking this medicine when I got here," Assistant Qian said.
Although he was Sun Zhou's assistant, he never figured out where the medicine came from. From beginning to end, it was the original agent who was in charge.
Later, the former agent was promoted to director, and Sun Zhou was responsible for getting the medicine himself.
Ning Su was silent after hearing this.
As a former obscure person, he never knew that behind Sun Zhou's glory, there were so many pains.
"Won't he refuse?" Xiao Du still asked even though he had already guessed the answer.
Assistant Qian was silent for a moment, then said, "Brother Sun is a person who demands a lot from himself."
Having high demands on himself means that Sun Zhou cannot accept failure in a challenge, nor can he accept that he is inferior to others.
After all, when he first debuted, he was so dazzling that he easily won everyone's love as soon as he appeared.
If not these, what else is there?
Without the love of his fans, what is the meaning of his existence?
At this moment, the other people in the room seemed to understand this emotion and felt a little disappointed for a moment.
Ning Su lowered his head and found that at some point, the Bian Mule had sat down on the floor beside him, looking at him upright with his ears perked up.
As soon as the puppy saw Ning Su looking at it, it immediately wagged its tail happily.
Assistant Qian was also a little emotional upon seeing this. He had not expected that Brother Sun, who was often in a low mood, would have a reason to be happy after turning into a puppy.
"So what about recently? What happened?"
Before the three of them arrived, they had already figured out the general reason for Sun Zhou's bloodline awakening. At the same time, while Xiao Du was talking to Assistant Qian, he retrieved information about the fake medicine case of the little demons.
Although there is no specific record of the Xiaoyaos selling fake drugs, since Sun Zhou was a big user, even if he was anonymous, the Xiaoyao involved in the case remembered such a customer when he was interrogated.
According to them, this major customer's drug usage has increased dramatically in recent year, bringing them a lot of sales.
Of course, to some extent, it was also because of the surge in sales that the little demons couldn't wait to show off, which led to the incident.
"This year?" Assistant Qian's eyes wandered when he heard Xiao Du's question.
If before this, all the problems had little to do with him, and he could remain a bystander, watch from the sidelines, and even feel some pity for Sun Zhou, then this year's incident, he cannot be separated from it.
His voice dropped.
In the first half of this year, fans had a quarrel.
Disputes between fans and haters in the circle naturally happen every day, but the difference from before is that Sun Zhou used to be on the rise and was a challenger. Even if there were quarrels, it was others who took the initiative to provoke them and they were right.
But starting from the past two years, the situation has changed.
Even if they were once at the peak of their careers, new challengers have emerged in the entertainment industry as they have grown older.
What's more, the opponent was coming with such force that it seemed unstoppable.
At that time, Assistant Qian and Agent Zhao discovered something and vaguely sensed that something was wrong. They used Sun Zhou's fans and took the initiative to start a public opinion war.
In this battle between fans and haters, Sun Zhou's side certainly won, having snatched an important endorsement from their opponent, temporarily blocking his unstoppable momentum.
But to some extent, when a team has to use these "outside tactics" to briefly defeat its opponent, it is also silently declaring its own failure.
During the fan war, the team kept it a secret from Sun Zhou, but Sun Zhou still found out afterwards.
That night, he read many posts and many negative comments, and then he increased the dosage of the medicine.
If the purpose of taking medicine before was to maintain a better condition and to boost one's mood, then increasing the dosage again is for the other effects advertised by the seller.
He wants his fans, passers-by, and even haters to see the light in him again.
At this time, Assistant Qian had already noticed something was wrong and advised Sun Zhou to take care of his health. The latter just smiled and said, "Maybe I will have to join the group in the second half of the year. I want to lose some weight."
In the previous fan-hat war, one of the main reasons for the opposing fans to attack Sun Zhou was to use a blurry photo to mock Sun Zhou for not paying attention to body management and starting to become "bun-like" at a young age.
But in fact, Sun Zhou is so diligent, his body fat percentage is very low, and his abdominal muscles have never disappeared.
“……”Hearing this, Ning Su couldn’t help but turn his head.
Border Collie jumped onto the sofa, noticed his movements, put his head on his knees, and closed his eyes happily.
Although he didn't know why the other party lost his mind after his bloodline awakened, he had to admit that the other party seemed to be more unruly when he became a puppy.
At this point, the course of events has become roughly clear.
Sun Zhou, the person involved, originally had some dog demon blood in his body, and this blood should not be strong. If it were not for an accident, it would probably not have awakened.
However, the problem lies in this "accident".
For his own benefit, Sun Zhou's former agent and current director found "medicine" for Sun Zhou to maintain his condition - it just so happened that this medicine was a fake one made by the little demons.
This "fake medicine" only has a normal refreshing effect on normal people, but for people with demon blood, it has the effect of promoting awakening.
Sun Zhou took medicine for many years and finally got to where he is today.
"Since this medicine was made by the little demons, how did it get to Sun Zhou?" Ning Su asked curiously after temporarily settling the two assistants and walking out of the unit building.
The question was finally answered by Xiao Du - not long ago, the police arrested the director on charges of disturbing public order.
After the first investigation by the police, the answer was soon obtained.
This answer surprised everyone -
"He took huge kickbacks privately."
If the little demons' "fake medicine" is sold for one thousand yuan each, then for every pill sold, they will give the director half of the rebate.
"The man confessed that he didn't believe the medicine had any effect."
Of course, in order to reassure the director, the guy who sold the fake medicine also promised that the medicine had no additional effects and was at best just a placebo and a health product.
It is precisely because of this that the director felt at ease giving food to Sun Zhou.
In his opinion, all of Sun Zhou's symptoms were "psychological" and did not require special treatment.
"As a man, why do you keep complaining? What's the problem that you can't overcome?" The director has had some opinions about the sensitive Sun Zhou during these years of cooperation.
After clarifying the cause and effect, the case came to an end.
Since the "fake medicine" case of the little demons has been concluded, the only people left to be dealt with are those from Sun Zhou's team.
In addition to the arrested director who received the detention package, the agent Zhao Ge and two assistants also had their memories erased by the staff of the Monster Bureau.
“I have to look for a job again.” Assistant Lu muttered to himself when closing the case.
It is scary for an artist to turn into a dog, but can unemployment be solved so easily?
After settling the ordinary humans, Sun Zhou's new question became how to deal with them. While discussing the answer to this question, Border Collie sneezed and found that his hair suddenly became as long as seaweed.
The puppy seemed to have never seen such a scene before and was stunned for a moment.
"Notify his family."
Not long after, Sun Zhou's parents arrived. Similar to the big star Sun Zhou, although his parents are over 60 years old and have traces of time on their faces, at a glance, one can still vaguely glimpse the charm of their youth.
When they learned the reason why Sun Zhou turned into a puppy, they couldn't help but sigh.
“This child.”
They knew long ago that their son was a person who refused to admit defeat, but they never expected that the situation behind his only reporting good news and not bad news was such.
"Stop busying yourself and come home with us."
When the parents heard that Sun Zhou had lost his mind because of self-protection, they swallowed the words of complaint they wanted to say.
"Let's go, I'll go back and make you something delicious."
Seeing Sun Zhou leaving, the case was about to come to an end. Ning Su stretched and was about to go back, but unexpectedly, the puppy took a few steps and came back.
The Border Collie rubbed Ning Su a few times reluctantly, and only left reluctantly after his parents called him.
"No, why does it like you so much?" It should be said that Xiao Du was jealous of being dependent on such a good-looking dog.
Ning Su naturally didn't know either.
Fortunately, Director Tan found an explanation from the vast database: "You are a great demon, and in ancient times you were a 'lord'. Some small demons have thin bloodlines and serve under the great demons."
"Perhaps, it sees that you are naturally safe and wants to submit?"
Regardless of the reason, the case was successfully solved. Xiao Du couldn't stand Ning Su's lazy look and had bad intentions:
“I don’t know what will happen to the fans now that Sun Zhou is gone.”
"…His fans won't scold you to vent their anger, right?"
Ning Su lowered his head in disbelief and looked at Xiao Du: "?"
Why is this person like this?
Facts have proved that Xiao Du is indeed a social animal who has been thriving in the Monster Bureau for two years. His guess can be said to be absolutely correct.
As expected, with the arrest of the director and the continuous job-hopping of agents and assistants, the agency, which was originally considered one of the best in the industry, had to close down and correct itself.
As a result, Sun Zhou also disappeared.
At first, because of Sun Zhou’s appearance on the live broadcast that night, fans did not take the problems with the agency seriously.
Rather than their idols, they focus more on insulting the company, calling it "junk that only knows how to hold them back."
However, half a month later, when I found out that the company had closed down and relevant personnel revealed that "Sun Zhou was not in the company", I finally became worried.
"No, I'm worried that since I haven't taken any work for so long, I wonder if I really want to quit the industry, right?"
In past arguments with the agency, fans always used the excuse that “it’s better for my brother to retire than to be with losers like you”, but when their idols really left, they became frightened belatedly.
But no matter how panicked they were, no one was willing to admit their mistakes, let alone reflect on whether they were the indirect cause of injury to others. On the contrary, under the guidance of big fans in the circle, many Sun Zhou fans turned against Ning Su.
That night, it was Ning Su who provoked first.
If Sun Zhou wasn't angry, why didn't he come out now?
Ning Su was confused and couldn't understand the logic of the fans and was scolded for no reason.
Fortunately, he has already retired from the entertainment circle, has a full-time job, and doesn't care how crazy his fans are. He just lets it go.
However, as we all know, black and red are also red. With the continuous impact of these Zeus sisters, the replay rate of Ning Su's live broadcast room is far ahead.
By the end of the month, it even ranked first among the live streaming platforms. Nirvana Announcement also benefited from this wave of traffic and received a lot of new cooperation.
Just when Ning Su thought that Sun Zhou's fans would continue to scold him until the end of time, suddenly one day, these Zhou Si sisters started to go crazy and asked Ning Su what kind of love potion he had given them.
Ning Su: “?”
After opening Weibo, he finally discovered the reason - it turned out that not long ago, Sun Zhou’s secondary account, which had disappeared for a long time, was dug out.
After disappearing for a long time, Sun Zhou finally made some noise again. However, for some reason, he ignored his fans and did not discuss anything else. Instead, he secretly gave Ning Su many likes using this account.
When he was discovered, the other party not only followed Ning Su's Weibo, but also reposted "Haipou".
The attached message is "I love it! I love it very much! The owner is awesome!".
Sister Zeus was about to faint, which caused a new wave of public opinion on the Internet.
Privately, Ning Su received a picture from Sun Zhou - it was a picture of a puppy running on the grass in the sun, and besides the picture there was also a pink heart.
Ning Su smiled back.
Ning Su did not take the disturbances on the Internet into consideration. After the Sun Zhou incident, he became completely free. In addition to teaching the little demons, he also found time to upload a song to the website.
Since the style of the songs uploaded to his up master account are similar to "Hai Po" and the quality is very high, and thanks to the popularity of "Hai Po", his lyrics and music quotation was actually higher.
Who says this isn’t a blessing in disguise.
In December, the national civil service exam interviews were about to begin. At the same time, a program far away in the northern frontier had also begun recording.
Moonlit night, sand dunes, tent.
After a busy day, a guest was lying in the tent playing with his mobile phone. He accidentally clicked on a short video and heard a familiar song.
"Why is 'Ocean Soul' everywhere?" The guest was a little annoyed and muttered subconsciously.
However, no matter how annoyed he was, his data usage was not wasted, so he did not delete the video. Instead, he stood up and took off his clothes.
Then, I heard a gust of wind. When I turned around, the tent was empty and my cell phone was missing.
The next morning, Ning Su went to work as usual - he rode his bicycle, parked the car, and subconsciously glanced at the calendar after arriving at the office.
Today is Friday.
Very good!
Even if you work in a monster bureau, after a while you start to develop the habit of looking forward to the weekend.
However, this world certainly will not be kind to working people. Just when Ning Su had just made a cup of tea and was about to sit down, Director Tan came in hurriedly.
"Xiao Ning, there is a mission in City X."
"What's wrong?"
"There was a show crew filming in City X, and two of the guests disappeared overnight."
“The only one that’s still there is because ‘Sea Soul’ was playing on my phone at the time.”
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