Chapter 74
Inside the office, Yan Ze had just stated his purpose when An Xi and the director of the director's department looked at each other and suddenly laughed out loud.
An Xi teased, "I've heard rumors before that you and Director Huan aren't getting along. That's not the case at all. You're clearly a perfect match. For President Xiaoyan to come to me for help is no small favor. Although I didn't believe those rumors from the beginning, I never expected Director Huan to hold such a high position in President Xiaoyan's heart."
Yan Ze didn't deny it and nodded slightly: "Uncle An, can you help me?"
"What if I say no?"
Yan Ze said frankly: "Then I will contact other star guides." Cangtian, Haotian, and even Youtian.
Youtian Crown can hire internet trolls to stir up public opinion through benefits, and can use resources to let actors and directors speak out. He can also use benefits in exchange to ask star directors to come forward for help. He first came to Director An because the two of them were familiar with each other.
Director An already holds shares in Fenghuo, and he also broke the record for being the youngest star director. Compared with other star directors, he has greater fame and influence.
Fenghuo and Director An are partners, and Director An and Yan's father are also good friends in private, so Yan Ze calls him uncle.
Seeing Yan Ze's serious expression and no intention of joking, a department head couldn't help but speak up for his young CEO: "Alright, Old An, stop teasing CEO Xiao Yan."
As Yan Ze looked at him with a puzzled look, An Xi beckoned him forward: "You came at the perfect time. If you were any later, my comment would have been posted."
On the external computer screen was the dynamic message that Anxi was about to send out in support of Huan Xu.
"I'm actually a very hard-core person. If someone on my set was late, left early, or acted like a big shot, I wouldn't tolerate it for even a whole day. Thinking about it now, I'm suddenly a little scared. I wonder if they'll get mad at me? Hahaha!"
Director An's updates were as humorous as ever, but those who knew him well could tell from his words that he was actually a little unhappy.
If you put yourself in their shoes, you can understand that the term "arrogant" is not just a casual remark. The bigger the director, the more "arrogant" he is. During the filming process, they want to control everything on the scene. It's not that they don't listen to other people's opinions, but they cannot tolerate actors who are not professional and do not take their work and performances seriously.
At least in their crew, during the filming process, don't do those low-level, smoky things that affect the filming of the work!
Just like Luo Hanwen himself said, he was not afraid that someone would see that he was deliberately targeting Huan Xu. What he was afraid of was that someone would not see it. Otherwise, how could he have a deterrent effect and isolate Xinghuo?
Neither Youtian Crown's Luo Hanwen nor anyone else in the Samsung Film and Television circle had expected that they could actually bring out this great god like Anxi.
"Uncle An, I owe you..."
Anxi raised her hand to interrupt Yan Ze: "We can talk about whether it's owed or not later. Xiaoze, you just saw it, too. Even if you didn't come, I would have sent this message. Although I haven't met Director Huan, well, you know, we are geniuses, so we always appreciate and respect each other."
A minister standing next to him said: "..." He knew that at the critical moment, Anxi would definitely praise himself as well.
Anxi continued, "Seriously, I just can't stand the idea that some people always think capital can control everything. I can't stand this bad habit of suppressing and destroying outstanding newcomers."
"Let's not talk about what I didn't see, but I have to intervene in what happened right before my eyes. Anyway, no matter what I say, I just like seeing those shady people who can't stand me but can't get rid of me."
Yan Ze: ...Uncle An’s mentality is still so young.
Director An continued, "Besides, even if I'm returning the favor, it's not you. You know Huan Xu. If there's a chance, let's set up a party and have dinner together so we can get to know each other."
"Let's talk about the film. I'm quite interested in some of that kid's filming techniques. I also want to try making a film about the mother planet and see if I can learn from him. Hehe."
Yan Ze did not refuse: "Okay, I will tell him later."
After a pause, Yan Ze slightly refuted An Xi's previous words: "It's the same when I return a favor."
Director An raised his eyebrows and said, "Even brothers should settle accounts clearly. Even if you two are as close as brothers, you still have to separate, unless he is your wife, haha..."
Suddenly, Director An's smile froze on his face. He turned to look at his old partner and said, "Come and pinch me."
The head of a department was also shocked: "Boss Xiaoyan, what did you just say?" Say it again if you have the guts.
Yan Ze's expression remained calm: "Uncle An is right, he is from my family."
Facing the two people's expressions as if they had seen a ghost, Yan Ze changed his tone and continued to say astonishing words: "I am also from his family, we are one family." So he is still the same in terms of favors.
Anxi: ...
Minister of the First Department: ...
Anxi: "I seem to have heard some incredible secret."
The head of a department joined in the joke: "Xiaoyan won't kill us, right?"
Yan Ze tilted his head slightly: "It's not really a secret?"
Director An and the head of the first department spoke at the same time: "A lot of people know about this?" / "Who are they?"
It has not been made public yet, but some insiders do know about it.
Yan Ze chose his words carefully, listing the people who knew: "My family knows."
Grandpa, great uncle, and Xiao An must know about it. Grandpa and Xiao An know that he and Huan Xu often go out to eat. Great uncle is half a "matchmaker" for the two of them. As for his parents, with Yan Xiaoan's big mouth, it's hard for them not to know.
In fact, the Yan family did know that Yan Ze had recently fallen in love and was pursuing a male partner, but from the information currently updated by the Yan family, it was still unknown how far Yan Ze had progressed. The two often went out together, and it seemed that their relationship was developing quite well.
However, they had no idea that the progress had already accelerated to the "family" mentioned by Yan Ze, and this "family" was "Huan Xu", a well-deserved new and famous director in the circle!
Yan Ze continued to spit out names: "By the way, Secretary Gao and You Xiang also know."
You Xiang was considered his good friend. When You Xiang asked him about his relationship with Huan Xu, he did not hide it and answered truthfully: "Personal relationship."
Now we have to add Director An and the head of the first department.
The head of a department wiped the sweat from his head and said: "The pressure is quite high."
That’s right. Not many people know about it. If I accidentally let it slip one day, wouldn’t that cause trouble?
Yan Ze comforted him, "Don't worry too much."
Although it has not been announced yet, he himself has no intention of hiding it. It's just that there is no suitable opportunity to announce it. As for Huan Xu, I believe it is the same as him.
Privately, Yan Ze really wanted to find that opportunity as soon as possible to announce their relationship in public.
Yan Ze naturally knew that with Huan Xu's several films and variety shows, his fans, besides career fans, also had a special group: CP fans.
The popular ones should belong to the "sentiment" party, and they are supporting the CP of Huan Xu and Qin Dongxiao.
In addition, Huan Xu and various Xinghuo artists such as Bai Yi, Lin Yi, Wu Qianying, and Ji Xiaowan also have their own CP groups.
Although Yan Ze felt a little jealous, he could understand it. After all, this was just another form of liking and loving each other. As the main character of the CP, he could be more generous.
As for who is the person who often reads comments late at night to find out about the relationship between Director Huan and a young president, we won’t go into details.
Not sure whether to be thankful or sad, Yan Ze did not find any messages related to Huan Xu and his identity as the CEO.
However, he did find a few people who supported Huan Daodao and yz in the game, although the ones who followed closely behind were those who supported Huan Dao and CG.
As for Taihang's identity, Yan Ze silently thought that the fans must have accidentally forgotten it, otherwise why could Xingchen be paired with Director Huan, but Taihang couldn't.
…
The three of them walked out of the office together. The director who was carrying a heavy secret and Anxi looked deeply at their good comrade, Secretary Gao, who was also carrying an important secret.
The head of the first department raised his hand and patted Secretary Gao on the shoulder. An Shen also responded with a secret code: "Thank you for your hard work."
Secretary Gao: ???
After the head of the first department and An Xi left, Secretary Gao asked his boss, confused, "Boss, what did An Shen and the head of the first department just mean?"
You can't say that he is tired of guarding the door. Even if he is not guarding outside, no one can get in once the door is locked. Besides, their company has good sound insulation, so there is no possibility of eavesdropping, and there is no need to worry about privacy.
Yan Ze thought for a moment and answered uncertainly, "Isn't it referring to the relationship between Huan Xu and me that you know about?"
Secretary Gao: Huh? The relationship between our boss and Director Huan, a deep brotherly bond—is this some kind of secret? The boss and An Shen must have their reasons. Even if he doesn't understand, he'll definitely keep his mouth shut and not say anything!
Yan Ze was waiting for Secretary Gao to announce their relationship, but after waiting for several days without any response, he sighed slightly.
It seems that Secretary Gao can no longer be relied upon, so he still has to continue looking for a good opportunity.
After returning to the office, Yan Zeguang's brain suddenly received a prompt, and then Secretary Gao came to the public relations department with the boss's new task.
The public relations director is also an old acquaintance. When Man Jianghong was still alive, he was assigned private work by the boss. Of course, he also received a lot of overtime bonuses. He had thought that since someone was looking for trouble with Xinghuo and Director Huan this time, they should cooperate.
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
After receiving the documents from Secretary Gao, the Public Relations Director made an OK gesture and said, "I guarantee that the task will be completed."
Soon, a fresh anti-counterfeiting report was shared on the Internet by a kind-hearted celebrity.
Although, as the initial "introduction" in the entire turmoil and incident, everyone except Qi Yu's fans has forgotten his existence, but we can't let him throw dirty water on Huan Xu at will.
The appraisal report issued by the big V proved Qi Yu’s “medical treatment” record.
When he was absent, Qi Yu was fooling around with Luo Hanwen, so the medical reports were of course forged. However, they were so realistic that even the netizens with sharp eyes didn't notice anything wrong before.
Now Qi Yu has been exposed and it was entirely his own fault that he was kicked out of the crew. The reason given at the beginning was untenable. Although there are still Qi Yu's fans who refuse to admit it, the majority of netizens said that they are satisfied with this big melon with twists and turns and are ready to leave.
"Let's go, it's all over."
"I've always stood by Director Huan, waiting for a reversal. Now that the result is here, I'm tired and want to call An Xinsui."
There was also a slap in the face of himself: "I really can't just follow the crowd. I was led astray before. I helped Qi Yu to ask Director Huan for an explanation. I apologize sincerely. I shouldn't have distrusted Director Huan. QAQ"
Without mentioning the reactions of netizens online, let's get back to Huan Xu. The optical computer communication sounded and Huan Xu picked up the call.
On the other side of the video call, Yan Ze didn't speak immediately. Instead, he carefully observed Huan Xu's expression, confirming that it was normal and not affected by any troubles before speaking: "The matter is resolved."
Yan Ze was explaining, but Huan Xu thought Yan Ze was concerned about him and said with a smile, "Well, it's almost resolved. I heard from Ye Qian that the person who released the evidence before was a marketing account cultivated by your Fenghuo, right? Thank you."
"You're welcome." After a pause, Yan Ze confirmed, "Are you unhappy?"
Huan Xu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head: "I don't really care in the first place. A person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear."
As a director who made a name for himself in the entertainment industry, Huan Xu has seen a lot of ups and downs. But as he said, there is no need for excessive internal consumption and anxiety. The next step is to learn to use legal means to prove yourself.
Xinghuo's attitude has always been tough and resolute. He has sent out one lawyer's letter after another, and Xinghuo has also sent the medical certificate issued by Qi Yu for examination. However, the results came out a little slower than Yanze's.
"I'm glad you're okay. I found another hidden gem restaurant and will take you there later."
Xiaoyan always tries to coax people in a simple and unpretentious way. If they are unhappy, she will have a delicious meal. If they are still unhappy, she will have two meals.
Huan Xu smiled, not wanting to reject Yan Ze's kindness, even though he wasn't really affected. "Okay, let's go eat."
Elsewhere, in the offices of Youtian Crown, Luo Hanwen, having lost more than he gained, roared like Boss Luo did back then: "Is there something wrong with both of them?!"
"Those casting directors are out of their minds. They chose the latter between the crown and the spark."
The most important thing is, why did the three great men of Cangtian come in to join in the fun?
The most important thing is that this old bastard Luo Tianfang, the Crown of Heaven, actually stabbed him in the back! Who is he targeting Huan Xu for?
Of course, no one cared about Young Master Luo's roar.
Who cares!
…
After the farce ended, the Internet returned to calm. The "Yinshi Case" was not only not affected, but also became more popular due to this incident.
A comment posted by Tianxia Yaya, which was so damaging that it didn't even make up for the loss of life, was repeatedly reposted by netizens who laughed at it and became a hot topic online: "Listen to me say thank you."
The Samsung netizens who joined later were immersed in the continuous wonderful reversals in "Yinshi" and were looking forward to Director Huan's new movies, especially the second one with Li Ming as the protagonist - The Case of Fine Grain.
"Wow, wow, how can I live without Huan Dao?"
"I can't wait to see the second part, but based on my years of experience, I'm afraid it will be another one of those "in my lifetime" series."
"I hope that before I go from being a daughter to a mother, I can see the release of The Case of Refined Grain, and then I can pass on the third part to my little darling."
Not really.
In particular, they believe that Director Huan is not the kind of unscrupulous director who only gives up.
There were also Cangtian people and Haotian people who took the opportunity to talk to their Youtianxing friends: "If all else fails, you can always go watch Director Huan's previous dramas. At least... they'll be enough for you to watch for a day or two."
You Tianren: ...It's only been a day or two, wuwuwu, how can it be so little? It makes me even more sad.
But when Cangtian and Haotian talked about this...
Cang Tianren: "Family, I seem to have forgotten something."
Haotianren: "Hiss, luckily we made it in time."
Youtianren: "What, what, what is it that we don't know?"
Cang Tianren: "My dear family, our Director Huan is not only a film director, he also made a web series with a score of 9.4, which is currently in theaters. Today is the update time, and it will start in ten minutes."
"I've been waiting for half a month. I'm relying on Zi Buyu to keep me alive. Twelve little ones, here I come."
You Tianren: "What, what, it's the TV series that Director Huan is currently filming, and it's a 9.4 rated masterpiece. Me, me, me, take me with you, can we watch it together?"
Haotianren: "Look, why not, Pipi Shrimp, follow me."
Youtianren: "Wow, Director Huan, I'm here."
In this Chinese Zodiac movie, the protagonist on the promotional poster has changed again.
In addition to the protagonists He He and the twelve cute ones, Grandpa also appears on the poster.
Cang Tianren: "Director Huan has filled the hole, and He He will meet his grandfather again."
Haotian people: "Great, looking forward to it, rubbing my hands together."
Youtianren, who didn't create anything, acted as the atmosphere group: "Aoaoao, throw flowers, Director Huan, I love you."
It doesn’t matter. The atmosphere has been set here. It’s right to cheer and praise Director Huan.
The plot begins.
He He plucked off the twelve little ones that were hanging on him one by one and arranged them neatly in a row according to order.
He He: "Stand at attention, don't crawl around."
The audience couldn't help but smile knowingly as they watched the twelve little ones, under He He's command, standing at attention, at ease, with their chests and heads held high, and looking left and right with serious faces.
He He made a "collect" gesture.
The twelve little ones all focused their attention on He He's hand. The golden monkey even looked so hard that his eyes accidentally met his.
He He held his forehead helplessly and pulled out the most reliable Rat Boss from the queue: "Boss, tell me, what is your wish?"
Rat Boss: "Squeak~"
Realizing that He He didn't understand, the rat boss waved to his companions, and the other little ones immediately took action.
The little flower pig grunted and nudged the golden monkey. The little golden dragon flew to the pen holder and rolled out a ballpoint pen with its tail. The other few carried the notebook and spread it out in front of the golden monkey.
The golden monkey scratched his face and began to write on the paper.
This time there were no unexpected interruptions, and the Golden Monkey followed the instructions of the Rat Boss and wrote down their wishes smoothly.
He He also breathed a sigh of relief. This was better than the most complicated situation he had imagined.
Although each of the twelve little ones needs to fulfill their wishes, none of their wishes seem too troublesome.
In other words, the wishes of the zodiac signs that have been transformed into spirits from stamps are really simple.
Originally, He He had already made up his mind to work hard and complete twelve different and difficult serial tasks.
There was a line of neatly written small characters on the paper: "Delivering letters, our wish is to deliver letters."
Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, He He's heart began to lift again when he thought of something.
"Sometimes the simpler something is, the harder it is. Isn't there some specific triggering condition for delivering a letter?"
The rat boss's beard trembled, and he nodded first, then shook his head.
The Golden Monkey continued to act as a pen, and He He followed along, reading out: "There are specific conditions. You want to help me deliver the letter."
"This is my reward for helping you fulfill your wish."
"To the person I most want to send a message to, no matter how far away, no matter when or where, you will help me deliver the letter. Mission accomplished."
"Squeak!", "Moo!", "Hiss!", "Woof!"... the twelve little ones responded in unison.
If you ask who He He most wants to communicate with, it goes without saying that there must be only one person.
"If, I mean if, I want to send a letter to grandpa, is that okay?" There was uneasiness and hope in He He's voice.
The golden monkey patted his chest, and after being butted by the goat's horns, he quickly wrote on the paper: "No problem, leave it to us!"
"Is it really possible? Do you know where grandpa is now?" Does the underworld really exist?
"I've said it before, as long as you miss me enough, time and space are no longer distance or obstacles! We will follow your thoughts and become a bridge for you to communicate with the person you want to see."
The golden monkey stretched out his two hands and compared them. As if it was not enough, he grabbed the tail of a small snake with one hand and the tail of a small dragon with the other hand to make up the number.
Twelve stamps, twelve letters!
At this moment, a small ball of light suddenly appeared under the feet of the Rat King, and the rat stamp itself also floated up from the album, and the whiskers of the paper-cut rat image on the stamp moved.
As He He watched in amazement, the Rat Boss in the ball of light changed its body and slowly turned into an envelope containing a letter.
There was only one important piece of information on the envelope: Sender: He Youxian.
Jin Hou'er wrote furiously, "I have a letter from afar. Would you accept it, Mr. He He?"
He He nodded vigorously: "Accept!" Must accept.
The moment He He responded, the shadow of the letter transformed by Rat Boss in the soft light became real, and a paper-cut red rat stamp was printed on the envelope. After a dazzling flash of light, the light gradually disappeared, and the letter fell. He He caught it with his quick eyes and hands.
He He turned to look at the remaining eleven little ones and asked, "Can I watch?"
The eleven little ones nodded in unison, and He He opened the letter with peace of mind.
I imagine that this letter was probably written by the old man to his grandson, perhaps out of concern, or perhaps out of his usual eccentricity.
The only thing He He didn't expect was that the letter would contain crooked tadpole-line pinyin characters, with pinyin mixed in the middle of the square Chinese characters. Looking closely, some places on the letter paper were wrinkled, as if they had been soaked by big tears.
He He: "Boss Rat, was this letter sent to the wrong person?"
The letter paper shook, as if the Rat Boss was expressing his dissatisfaction.
The white rabbit jumped anxiously on the table, the little tiger pushed the back of He He's hand with the "king" character on its head, and the big rooster started to cry: "Cock-a-doodle-doo~"
It is still the Golden Monkey who is reliable at the critical moment and writes furiously.
"There's no way it could be wrong. It's really a letter from a wealthy person."
He He believed in the Twelve Little Ones, so upon hearing that, he tentatively began to browse the contents of the letter.
After a while, He He put the letter down, feeling both amused and helpless.
The letter was indeed delivered to the right place.
However, the mistake was in the timeline. The person He He wanted to communicate with was his deceased grandfather, and what Rat Boss sent was a letter from little boy He Youxian decades ago.
However, thinking of the distress and inferiority expressed in He Youxian's letter, He He sighed softly: "It can be considered a coincidence."
The letter from little He Youxian expressed the child's troubles. It was also a letter asking for help without any expectations.
When I think of my grandfather when he was a child, I would worry about how he was different from other children. He was even regarded as a "lying" child and felt isolated because of his naturally awakened Yin-Yang eyes, which allowed him to see a world that other adults and children could not see.
So, in the dead of night, while writing with money falling, I wrote this letter for help, not knowing to whom it was written.
Although He He's own childhood was not perfect, after being adopted by his grandfather, he became the happiest child in the world.
He He thought with heartache, it turned out that the old man also had such unpleasant memories when he was a child.
"Can I write back?"
Chou Niu took a step forward, mooed calmly, and looked at He He with a calm and firm gaze.
He He narrowed his eyes: "Thank you, you've worked hard."
"By the way, why hasn't Boss Rat changed back yet?"
Looking at the rat in his hand which was still in the form of an envelope, He He asked the other little ones.
The little ones did not answer immediately, but instead discussed with each other for a while, which almost turned into a fight. It was only with great difficulty that the discussion ended.
He He scratched his head in confusion, not understanding why the little ones would start arguing over a simple question he had asked.
Golden Monkey: "The transmission of thoughts is very costly. Boss Rat has fallen into a deep sleep."
He He's pupils shrank, and he asked anxiously, "Will that have any impact on Boss Rat?"
"No impact, I delivered the letter and completed my mission. I'm so satisfied!"
He He breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
The written reply letter was given to Chou Niu, who then turned into an envelope and put the letter in it. The recipient was: He Youxian.
A red paper-cut Niu Qi Chong Tian stamp was also pasted on the upper right corner of the envelope, as if fulfilling some mysterious agreement.
In the light, the letter turned into a shadow, and the light spot slowly disappeared, flowing into the river of time and flowing upstream.
On the other side, in the shabby little room, little He Youxian searched his desk and schoolbag thoroughly, but could not find the letter he wrote last night.
The child in a vest, sitting on a small stool, curled up in a ball, hugging his knees, and asked in distress and frustration: "Where did you go?"
It would be fine if other kids saw it. They would probably pass it around and laugh at him like they did before. At most, they would stop playing with him and call him a "liar".
But if his cousin saw him, he would probably think he was a bad boy who lied and had a bad temper.
He had overheard the adults' conversation before, and if his cousin no longer cared about him, he would be sent to an orphanage.
"Actually, it's pretty much the same everywhere."
"Why doesn't anyone believe it? Why can't anyone see that Xiaoxian really didn't lie?"
The child buried his head, feeling extremely aggrieved. He bit his lips, but stubbornly refused to let the tears in his eyes fall.
He is not a bad boy.
Raising one hand and placing it on top of his head, the child imitated the gesture he had seen adults make when praising children, and gently patted his head: "Xiaoxian, don't cry. Xiaoxian, you are a good child. Xiaoxian, you must be strong."
[Woo woo woo, Xiaoxian, don't be unhappy. You are the best.]
[Poor and lovely Xiaoxian, we all know you didn't lie.]
[Don't be afraid, Xiaoxian, you still have your great grandson. Hehe, Niu Niu is here to see you with a letter.]
[God damn, what a great grandson! The sadness that was just brewing suddenly turned into bubbles.]
In the plot, Xiaoxian's sadness, like that of the audience, was interrupted by a magical scene before his eyes.
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