◎ "I don't want your money, I give you money!"◎
"Director Zheng, can you please arrange for the person who added you to sell the video to come out and talk in person?"
Jiang Ninglu approached Zheng Duo, hoping to use him to lure out the blackmailer, and then take the opportunity to use her "reflector" superpower on that person.
The Reflector's skill description states that whatever is reflected by it will turn upside down.
Jiang Ninglu secretly tried this virtual mirror. First, she used inanimate objects, such as the tables and chairs in the room and the things on the tables. She found that they were no different from ordinary mirrors and all showed regular mirror symmetry.
But when she tried something that moved—
She threw an apple to the ground, and the moment the apple fell, she asked 0328 to quickly use a reflector to shine on the apple.
A scene of anti-Newtonian gravity appeared. The apple that was supposed to fall to the ground suddenly bounced back and flew straight to the ceiling. It hit the ceiling with a "bang" and stuck tightly to the ceiling, as if the ceiling was the ground.
Only after 0328 removed the reflector did the apple fall from the ceiling.
Chen Zhi heard the noise and came out of the bedroom. She just happened to see the apple falling from the ceiling and was very surprised: "Ninglu, what are you doing? Why are you throwing the apple so high?"
Jiang Ninglu smiled mysteriously and said nothing.
Chen Zhi was confused.
After Chen Zhi left, Jiang Ninglu found something else to experiment with.
She turned on the faucet and used a mirror to shine the water flowing out of the faucet, and sure enough, the water flowed back.
She experimented on herself again. When she wanted to walk left, her steps would turn right uncontrollably.
She wanted to peel an orange, so she reached into the fruit basket and took out grapes, which she disliked the most.
After many experiments, Jiang Ninglu almost figured out how to use the "mirror superpower".
For inanimate objects that cannot move, it is no different from an ordinary mirror.
But for dynamic things, it will proceed in the opposite direction of the trajectory.
Then there are living, thinking individuals who seem to follow the opposite of the person's strongest current thoughts and actions.
To put it bluntly, you clearly want to go east, but you are asked to go west.
You want to eat sweet food, but it’s not what you want, so you have to eat sour food.
All actions will be contrary to the wishes and expectations of the parties involved.
It is basically a "rebellious" mirror that insists on singing a different tune from the person it reflects.
So, after Jiang Ninglu almost figured out its usage, he immediately thought of how to use it on the people who blackmailed the crew.
However, the prerequisite is that you have to meet that person first.
Zheng Duo was planning this. The series of events had seriously delayed his filming progress. The school was urging him to respond. He thought that if that person really filmed the situation in the laboratory at that time and could clarify things for them, he might as well buy the video.
The price is higher, so what? The price that the paparazzi sell their information is no lower than this.
What Zheng Duo didn't expect was that Jiang Ninglu seemed to be more concerned about the problem that they were supposed to solve than they were.
Zheng Duo said: "I have made an appointment with him to meet in an hour."
Jiang Ninglu's eyes flashed with a bright light. "That's great!" Seeing the other party's suspicious look, she covered her lips and coughed twice. "I mean, I hope Director Zheng can negotiate smoothly. Maybe that person will have a change of heart and give us the video on his own initiative."
Zheng Duo smiled bitterly: "How can such a good thing happen?"
The place where Zheng Duo and that person met was a cafe near the school.
As soon as he left the crew, Jiang Ninglu put on a hat and a mask and followed him quietly.
The person I met was a thin, short man who was also wearing a mask and a hat, so my face couldn't be seen. It seemed that he knew that his actions were shameful.
The two of them found a secluded place to sit down, and Jiang Ninglu quietly found a suitable angle to observe the movements of both parties.
Zheng Duo didn't intend to delay and got straight to the point: "Where's the video? Let me take a look first."
The smaller man pulled out his cell phone and held it up to him across the table.
The video was shot at a very low and strange angle. Zheng Duo, who has been dealing with machines for many years, could tell at a glance that the person was hiding somewhere to shoot the video.
No matter what the other party's purpose was, Zheng Duo despised the other party in his heart.
However, despite his contempt, Zheng Duo discovered that what the man said was true and he did take pictures of what happened in the laboratory that day.
And the one who made the laboratory into a mess was none other than Bai Xiangxiang from Yang Pengfei's crew.
"Why, I didn't lie to you, did I?" The short man chuckled. Because of the mask, the voice was muffled, but one could still hear the pride and superiority in his tone.
It was worth it that he hid in the laboratory locker and waited for such a long time, as he actually managed to take such a useful picture. It was much more profitable than selling photos from Reuters.
The short man is called Li Wei, and he is a professional photographer.
My daily routine is to go to places where celebrities go and take high-definition photos of them, and then sell them to fans.
Because of his personal channels and connections, he can always get the schedules of some celebrity artists, and even occasionally sneak in on film crews.
"Glimmer of Summer" is a hot IP, and the actor Jiang Lin in the play is a very popular actor. With the blessing of various popularity, Li Wei looked at the crew as if he was looking at a glittering vault. He tried his best to get the crew's shooting information and sneaked into the school to take pictures. After being discovered and kicked out once, he began to hide in strange corners all over the school that were not easy to be found, waiting for opportunities to take secret photos.
This time, knowing that Yang Pengfei and his team were about to have a scene to act out, Li Wei climbed through the window into the laboratory while no one was paying attention and hid in a locker inside.
He originally planned to take the video to find Bai Xiangxiang, but seeing how things were going, it seemed more cost-effective to find Zheng Duo.
After all, with Yang Pengfei's methods and the marketing army behind him, it is possible that they will not make any splash at all.
Zheng Duo didn't know that in the other party's mind, he was regarded as a sucker waiting to be slaughtered.
But thinking about the purpose of this visit and the crew's filming progress, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Can it be cheaper?"
Their crew has very limited funds.
Li Wei sneered and raised his eyebrows: "You think you are buying cabbage at the vegetable market and bargaining."
Zheng Duo frowned and struggled violently.
After weighing the pros and cons, he finally decided to go all out: "Just do as you say."
It is just part of the current investment.
Li Wei's small eyes immediately curved: "Director Zheng is straightforward."
As he said that, he took out the payment code on his mobile phone and waited for Director Zheng to transfer the money to him.
At this moment, a bright light flashed before his eyes, and Li Wei felt as if his eyes were dazzled by something.
He raised his hand to cover his eyes, and when the dazzling light passed, he cursed in his heart, who is it, flashing him with the lens!
However, after looking around, I found nothing.
Could it be that he was hallucinating?
Li Wei muttered something, but didn't care anymore. He looked at Zheng Duo with a smile, waiting for him to transfer the money.
But the next second, when Zheng Duo aimed at his QR code and was about to scan it to transfer money, Li Wei suddenly reached out uncontrollably to stop him.
"Director Zheng, I don't want the money anymore. I'll give you the video and transfer the money to you!"
Zheng Duo: “?”
Zheng Duo suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, otherwise why would such outrageous words come from the mouth of a person who was blackmailing him.
Or, does the person opposite have other plans?
"Didn't you say you wanted to pay for your video, five hundred thousand?"
"No money, no money. I'll just give you the video and another 500,000 yuan."
Zheng Duo: “???”
As Li Wei spoke, he first exited the payment interface and transferred the baby video he used to claim money directly to Zheng Duo. As Zheng Duo stared in amazement, he opened the transfer interface and transferred a sum of money to Zheng Duo.
"Sorry, WeChat transfers have a limit. I'll transfer 200,000 yuan to you first. What's your bank card number? I'll use your bank card to transfer the rest to you."
Zheng Duo: “!”
He snatched back his phone.
What is going on!
The person who blackmailed him not only stopped asking him for money, but also transferred money to him.
Zheng Duo looked out the window. It was broad daylight and it didn't look like he was dreaming at night.
He pinched the back of his hand hard again. It hurt, and he was even more certain that it was not an illusion.
There is only one possibility, that is, this person suddenly has a guilty conscience and realizes that his behavior is shameful and involves extortion. If he calls the police himself, it will constitute a crime.
Is that why he stopped right before it was too late?
Zheng Duo made random guesses in his mind.
But no matter which one it was, he got the video he needed, and this was evidence that could help their crew clear their name!
Zheng Duo quickly saved the video, and confiscated the 200,000 yuan that the other party transferred to him.
Across the table, he patted the shoulder of the smaller man across from him. "Thank you for the video. I'll take it. But this money... I'm sorry, I can't take it. Don't transfer the rest to me either."
The little man had realized what he had done by now, and the upper half of his face that was exposed was filled with incredible shock and panic as if he wanted to stop something.
He wanted to say: No, I didn't intend to give you the video for free. You are the one who should pay me, not me!
But when the words came out of his mouth, they turned into: "You're welcome, you're welcome. You accept the video and you must accept the money as well."
Help! What the hell am I talking about?!
Zheng Duo was already convinced that the other party was trying something very new.
He began to suspect that the little man had other motives than simply trying to blackmail him.
This person insisted on transferring money to me. Is he trying to frame me?
Zheng Duo's mind flashed with various fraud news he had seen on the Internet, and even one that had happened in the circle before.
One party first pretends to deposit the money with the other party. After a period of time, the party to whom the money was transferred was told that he was suspected of accepting stolen money.
Zheng Duo's heart was filled with alarm. He felt that since he had obtained the video, he could no longer get entangled with this person.
He said "no, no" again and told the other party not to do such illegal things again in the future.
As the situation was turning out to be too bizarre, Zheng Duo ran away with his phone in his pocket.
When Jiang Ninglu retracted the reflector, Li Wei came to his senses and realized what he had just done. He regretted it so much that he jumped to his feet.
What did he do?
It was obvious that Zheng Duo wanted to sell the video for 500,000 yuan, but not only did he give the video to the other party for free, he was also prepared to pay 500,000 yuan out of his own pocket!
The author has something to say:
Jiang Ninglu: "Wow~"
0328: "The host is indeed good at crooked ways~"
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