Chapter 55 Discovered
This is a female director, with an ordinary appearance, in her forties. She has simple makeup, short hair, and a determined look.
Xu Zhizhi agreed to meet, which made her feel a little embarrassed.
Xu Zhizhi's fame does not match her. Now, for a movie, Xu Zhizhi's offer has to be over 5 million.
It is said in the industry that Xu Zhizhi is a bit mysterious. The crews she has been in do have some troubles, but the box office and popularity have never been bad.
Her fans have the strongest purchasing power. The industry has estimated the composition of her fans. They are all young, independent and have strong purchasing power.
Her acting skills are good enough, so many directors noticed her, but there were no big productions during this period. If it is suitable in the future, Xu Zhizhi will definitely receive invitations continuously.
And she could only offer two hundred thousand.
Before this, the director's works consisted only of some films that seemed to have profound ideas but were critically acclaimed but not commercially successful.
She said that she could bring Xu Zhizhi the title of Best Actress to lure her into agreeing. She knew that she could not bring Xu Zhizhi any benefits, so she wanted to bring her fame.
She looked at Xu Zhizhi eagerly, her eyes full of hope.
Xu Zhizhi didn't say anything, but took out a tablet and placed it in front of the other person.
"Just yesterday, I was subjected to cyberbullying because the other party felt bored," Xu Zhizhi said calmly.
The page on the tablet is Xu Zhizhi's Weibo page, and there are some screenshots of verbal attacks.
Chu Lu looked down, her face froze for a moment, with a hint of sadness on her face. She looked up at Xu Zhizhi and asked, "So how did you deal with it specifically?"
"I didn't do anything about it. I just sued someone," Xu Zhizhi said calmly.
Chu Lu thought about it and nodded in agreement. Then she smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, I don't have anything to fight against cyberbullying. All I can do is add a movie to the Internet that opposes cyberbullying."
Her original intention was simple, that is, to make a person or a group of people alert when they put their hands on the keyboard, and know clearly that they should be careful about what they say and do on the Internet.
Whether it is one-on-one cyberbullying or cyberbullying by an individual against a group, it is all cyberbullying.
It is even contagious. When a person is cyberbullied, a scapegoat effect occurs, which continuously replicates and spreads the malice he has suffered.
For example, when a cyberbully insults someone's family, the person being insulted will learn that insulting others in this way will cause pain. When encountering similar situations, they will take the initiative to insult others using the words they were insulted with.
It repeats itself endlessly, spreading like a plague.
Her philosophy is to inspire some people, and that means some people.
She thought Xu Zhizhi wanted to do something with this movie, so she smiled bitterly and said that there was nothing she could do.
"Director Chu, you misunderstood. I just wanted to see your attitude towards cyberbullying." Xu Zhizhi was not completely unaffected by the cyberbullying she suffered last night. At least she was now thinking about not working with people who were more unrestrained in their words online.
If she is too angry, she will feel very uncomfortable.
Chu Lu's eyes showed a trace of sadness. After thinking for a while, she said, "This movie is a gift to my late husband. He also encountered this kind of overwhelming online violence."
"He was a doctor who rescued an HIV patient and accidentally got medical exposure. He found out too late and was infected before he could take barrier drugs. He survived those difficult days, but he didn't survive half a month of online violence."
The incident happened in the hospital, where a patient found her late husband's medicine.
He had already resigned by then. It was almost impossible to work in a hospital with such an infectious disease, and it was irresponsible to the patients.
Especially as he is a surgeon, he often needs to touch the wounds of patients. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to resign and do some other work.
But the patient took a video, added his own conjectures and posted it on a certain audio platform.
She covered her heart, tears welling up in her resolute eyes. "He was a good surgeon with a kind heart and helped many patients recover. But that person slandered him, saying that he was infected with HIV by having sex in the hospital, and that there must be other medical staff in the hospital who were infected. Plus, the fact that he hadn't taken off his white coat was posted online and immediately attracted countless accusations and curses."
"It even spread offline. Some people blocked him on the road, some came to his house and splashed red paint on him, and some called him to threaten him."
"Half a month after this happened, he jumped off the building."
When Chu Lu said this, her eyes were already red. It seemed that she rarely had the opportunity to talk to others, so she became excited as she spoke.
"I understand. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you," Xu Zhizhi said apologetically as she handed the other person a tissue and comforted him softly.
There was also a glimmer in her eyes, anger and grief for the deceased.
Chu Lu took the tissue and looked at Xu Zhizhi: "That matter was clarified at the beginning, and all I got was a bland apology. The other party even said to others that I was not giving in."
"So I decided to make this movie to tell everyone about the harm of cyberbullying."
Xu Zhizhi nodded slightly, "Did you write this script? It's very well written!"
The script was unsigned, and Xu Zhizhi wondered who wrote it because it was so well written.
"She's my daughter. She's about your age. She's also studying medicine but she's only a freshman. She writes novels and scripts in her spare time." Chu Lu's eyes were full of pride and a smile appeared on her face.
Xu Zhizhi continued, "Okay, let's prepare the contract and sign it. But we can discuss the pay later."
"It's good that you trust me, but the most I can prepare for the film remuneration is 200,000 yuan. I don't have a penny more." Chu Lu looked embarrassed. With the 200,000 yuan, she borrowed 150,000 yuan from her daughter, which was the royalties she had saved.
Xu Zhizhi shook her head, "You should invest the 200,000 yuan in production, and I'll act in the film for free."
Two hundred thousand is nothing to Xu Zhizhi now, but it is a huge sum of money to Chu Lu.
Chu Lu's eyes widened, and she could hardly believe what she saw. She immediately stood up, walked to Xu Zhizhi, reached out and held her hand, "Thank you, thank you so much, Zhizhi, you are so kind! And my daughter, you don't know how much she likes you!"
Xu Zhizhi was a little confused by the other party's enthusiasm. Are all directors so wild nowadays?
She pulled her hand out to hold the other person's shaking hand, and said again: "Do you mind investing? I am very optimistic about this movie."
Chu Lu just stood there in a daze, somewhat unbelieving what she had heard.
Her eyes were still dazed until she walked out of the cafe.
Not only did Xu Zhizhi not ask for any remuneration, she also gave a 5 million investment.
She wouldn't even dare to dream of doing something so good.
Xu Zhizhi was still in the café, slowly sipping her smooth latte.
Acting does make money quickly, but it will take some time to reach the goal. The money will just sit there, so she decided to take a chance on this movie with 5 million.
She accepts both profit and loss from private investment.
After some calculation, Xu Zhizhi still had about 18 million left in her hands, excluding what she had to give out.
When she was filming her last drama, she chose five more girls to sponsor. They were extremely poor girls who attended a girls' school.
The principal of the girls' school supervised its use at a cost of 800 yuan a month. The university then handed it over to them for their own use until they graduated.
Combined with student loans, this is definitely enough.
If you give too much, you will become relaxed psychologically.
Including the previous ones, Xu Zhizhi spends about 5,000 yuan on this every month. After calculating the accounts, Xu Zhizhi moved all the money she would need for the subsidies to one account at a time and made regular bank deposits.
This part will not be touched, and the rest will be her house purchase money.
Xu Zhizhi was not prepared to take out a loan as the interest and pressure were enormous, so she decided to save up the full amount.
After some estimation, Xu Zhizhi felt that even if she suffered a loss, it would not be a big deal.
After talking with Chu Lu, we signed a formal contract, with no salary and only investment.
Xu Zhizhi suddenly became an investor in "The Last Truth" and also the female lead Xu Xu.
As for the male protagonist, it turned out to be Xu Zhizhi's acquaintance Xu Yunlai.
The second female role as reporter is played by Fu Nian.
The two are the male and female protagonists of "Black Crow". The three of them partnered together last year and they partnered up again this year.
The pay for both of them was also very low, but it was normal for them.
Their luck was not very good this year and they didn't get any roles.
After a year, I could only take on movies like this one that were low-budget, not so professional but had good scripts.
Xu Zhizhi’s investment also increased the two’s pay.
Xu Zhizhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The three of them kept in touch frequently, so they felt it was okay.
After signing the contract, Xu Zhizhi returned to Shen Junyu and Li Fengqing's home in the afternoon.
It was a rare opportunity for the family to take a break and get together. When Xu Zhizhi arrived, there were already seven or eight people in the room.
Jiang Yuchuan was too busy to be there, but the others were uncles, aunts, and cousins, all very close relatives.
A traditional festival is coming soon, and Xu Zhizhi will be busy later, so it’s time for everyone to get together and celebrate the festival.
After dinner, Xu Zhizhi helped put the dishes in the dishwasher and cleaned the counter.
Li Fengqing smiled and said that he didn't need help, but the smile on his face made people know that he was happy.
The two elders had originally wanted to move to a residential complex next to Xu Zhizhi's current apartment, but Xu Zhizhi sternly rejected their idea. They were worried that Xu Zhizhi didn't want to be disturbed, but unexpectedly, Xu Zhizhi would come to see them whenever she was free.
After a while, the two of them listened to Xu Zhizhi and waited for Xu Zhizhi to buy a house and live next to them.
Xu Zhizhi rested at home for a night, then got up the next day and began to prepare for the meeting.
Investors are different from actors, and they need to get along with the crew, so their main task today is to get to know everyone.
Xu Zhizhi also met the screenwriter, who is Chu Lu's daughter and a well-known author of suspense thriller infinite flow novels in a certain Jiang.
She likes Xu Zhizhi very much. When she learned that Xu Zhizhi was going to play the female lead, she was so excited that she didn't fall asleep until midnight.
Seeing Xu Zhizhi, she rushed over and said, "Zhizhi, I especially like the murderer you played!"
"Well...thank you!" Xu Zhizhi's brain exploded for a moment, and she smiled and continued.
The other person's words reminded her of the fans who left messages on her Weibo, who usually expressed their love for her roles as murderers, vicious female villains, and ruthless vengeful mothers.
The words sounded distorted, but this was the most outrageous thing. No one else said anything else. These people were quite mild-tempered. They could reply to the haters without saying a word, which made the haters speechless.
They simply like the roles that are well acted, and after observation, they are also rated by the fan circle as the top 1 most peaceful, harmless and non-aggressive fans in the circle.
In short, she says the most shocking words, does the most gentle things, and at most expresses her feelings on Weibo and watches her movies and TV series.
Feng Jie said that Xu Zhizhi's fan group is the fan group with the least disputes or quarrels.
After both parties sat down, they began to introduce themselves to each other.
Xu Zhizhi said: "We are just a makeshift team, so we don't need to follow any rules. We can just put up a banner, buy some flowers, and take photos of the opening ceremony."
"Yes, I think so too. At most we can add two more salute cannons and find an incense burner or something." Chu Lu agreed.
Having said this, let’s discuss the script.
Everyone sat in a specially rented hotel conference room and began flipping through the script.
The opening of this script revolves around a murder case. The heroine Xu Xu drowned her fourteen-year-old daughter in the bathtub at home.
After killing her daughter, she preserved the scene and then calmly called the police to turn herself in.
Because she was so calm and indifferent, the woman quickly became a hot topic on all major platforms after appearing on local news.
People scolded her as a cold-blooded butcher, and then someone stood up and said that she had an affair with a wild man. The wild man thought that she had a child and was unwilling to take her away. She thought her daughter was a burden, so she dragged her daughter into the bathtub and drowned her when she got home from school.
Some people also said that she was born antisocial and that she was mentally ill, so she killed the woman.
Some even said that she was jealous of her daughter and killed her because she thought she was pretty.
Public opinion is in an uproar, with people discussing the issue almost everywhere, and people standing up to speak out some "facts" everywhere.
It is extremely rare for a mother to kill her child in society as a whole.
As the saying goes, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. A mother who kills her own daughter is worse than a beast in the eyes of all netizens and needs to be killed with words.
Amid the netizens’ condemnation, the reporter conducted an investigation and published an investigative news article.
The news shows that the husband of this family is extremely incompetent.
By digging into his actions, we can conclude that the other party has been instrumental in this case. For example, he has a mistress, who has a child, and he is forcing Xu Xu to divorce.
Public opinion quickly pushed this man to the forefront again, and the male protagonist, as a legal aid lawyer, began to enter the plot.
He noticed that Xu Xu's testimony was extremely firm.
But there were doubts at the scene, such as why the daughter was taking a bath in the bathtub in the middle of the day, and why there were not many signs of struggle at the scene.
When Xu Xu was talking about her daughter again, she let it slip that her daughter did not go to school that day.
This aroused the male protagonist's curiosity, and then he gradually discovered that Xu Xu was probably innocent.
She did not kill the girl; someone else did.
However, no matter what, Xu Xu firmly believed and admitted that he had committed the murder.
After discovering something was wrong, the passionate male protagonist began to work with reporters to conduct an investigation.
The situation on the Internet was also changing as people continued to throw out clues.
Netizens were horrified to discover that the murderer was most likely the cheating husband.
They started a new round of rumors and began to dig for the truth behind it. Then they thought they had sorted out all the evidence chains and began to judge the case online.
After the netizens have made their judgment, the next step is execution.
They began to find out all the information about the other party, and a large number of Internet celebrities came to the door to block it, and some people followed and threatened the man and the mistress. They exposed the other party's mobile phone number, began to send a large number of messages, and placed wreaths, urns, chrysanthemums, etc. at the door of the other party's house.
When the male protagonist realized that things were out of control, the first trial came.
At the trial, Xu Xu admitted all his crimes and said that he had surrendered himself, so he should be sentenced to suspended death penalty.
But in the end, the judge ruled that it did not constitute a confession, because according to the surveillance footage in the living room, Xu Xu heard her daughter's voice within 30 seconds of making the call.
This proves that the other party made the call before the murder. Knowing that the crime was committed does not constitute a confession, and the murder of a woman has a bad social impact, so the sentence is severe.
Sentenced to death, Xu Xu was disheartened and accepted everything in silence.
The male protagonist went to visit Xu Xu, and he gradually felt sympathy for Xu Xu. He inexplicably felt that Xu Xu would not be someone who would kill his daughter.
There was a hint of pleading for help in Xu Xu's eyes as she looked at him.
The hero was filled with boundless pride. He contacted a policeman he knew and began to carefully review the case.
While he was investigating, a mysterious person deliberately obstructed him. It seemed that someone didn't want them to know the real truth.
The male protagonist visits Xu Xu again, wanting to know the truth behind all this mystery.
Xu Xu remained silent until he realized that someone was preventing him from obtaining evidence.
It turned out that his daughter committed suicide. When the hero got his daughter's notebook, he was stunned.
Then in the second trial, the male protagonist defended Xu Xu's innocence.
Because the case agreed to be tried publicly, it caused an uproar on the Internet.
However, because the notebook did not clearly indicate that the daughter committed suicide, the original verdict was upheld.
The male protagonist really began to care about this case, and started to make efforts from all sides to find out why Xu Xu chose to plead guilty.
He began to get to know Xu Xu in depth, and gradually learned that the couple had been separated for many years. Xu Xu had always been taking care of their daughter, and Xu Xu's financial situation was also good, so there was no such thing as murder due to stress.
After further investigation, he finally discovered that his daughter had recorded a video of her suicide due to depression and a verbal will on her hidden phone watch.
He got the key evidence and supplemented it with evidence.
Finally, Xu Xu revealed the secret hidden in his heart at the third trial.
She called the police because she was powerless to stop her daughter from committing suicide, as she herself was also in a state of depression. She even called the police with the thought that she would die along with her daughter, so she was happy to be sentenced to death.
But as she watched her daughter gradually suffocate in the bathtub and realized that her life was passing away, she panicked and tried to pull her daughter out. But her daughter didn't want to live at all, so she grabbed her arm and dragged her down.
At the age of fourteen, she was already half an adult. Because she took medicine for long-term depression and did not exercise, and was overly nervous, panicked and weak, she was forced to watch her daughter drown.
She felt that she had killed her daughter, and she was even more disheartened and unwilling to overturn the verdict.
But the hero broke down the wall in her heart, and he used his actions to tell Xu Xu that she could still hold on.
So she told everything in the trial.
Combined with her daughter's video and the source of the traces in her confession, Xu Xu was eventually acquitted and released.
Netizens cheered loudly as they watched this victory they had fought for.
They cheered Xu Xu's acquittal, but hated the fact that her husband, the perpetrator, was at large.
The voices of condemnation became so loud that the husband eventually jumped to his death.
The male protagonist was also glad that he saved an innocent person.
However, when he was sorting out the data he had sorted out, he accidentally discovered that the daughter in the video was lying. He looked through the countless video data left by the girl before and found that when the daughter lied, she would subconsciously bite her lower lip.
There were two such actions when recording the suicide video.
In other words, someone forced her to record this video.
There were also traces of being pulled downwards, but in that case, it was hard to explain how that happened.
All of this indicates that he may have personally defended a beast.
After seeing the girl's father die as a result, the male protagonist found Xu Xu.
From Xu Xu, he heard a narration from a perspective that horrified him.
The girl wanted to follow her father because her mother would control everything about her, including food, clothing, housing and transportation. Her horrible possessiveness suffocated her. But she found that her mother would not allow her to leave at all, and she kept going crazy at everyone.
Gradually, my daughter fell into depression, and eventually developed depression that required medication.
But she still wanted to escape, so she found her father, and her father agreed to take her away.
The most important thing is that her mother also agreed. She let her take a bath and change into the beautiful dress prepared by her mother, and said she would send her to her father.
But my mother also said that there would be an aunt there, and if the aunt got pregnant, it would take away my father's love and care for her, and she would be worried.
She hoped that she could record a video that would make her father feel sorry for her.
For example, if she sees a video of herself wanting to commit suicide, she can show it to her father at his house. He will then give her more freedom and love, and she will not be rejected or tortured by her aunt.
She agreed, and was very positive, because she knew that her father was hesitant about her going to live in his house. She knew that her father cared about the aunt very much, so if she wanted to go, she had to make her father care about her and love her.
After she finished filming the video, she happily started to take a bath. She usually had the habit of taking a bath to relax her nerves, and her nervousness and excitement made her do this subconsciously.
But unexpectedly, my mother would come in.
Her body suddenly felt weak and she slid into the bathtub, helplessly watching herself suffocate.
She subconsciously grabbed her mother's hand and wanted to go out, but found that the other side had no intention of pulling her out.
Until she drowned, and it was all over.
As for why she told the male protagonist, it was mainly because she had no one to confide in and she was bored.
The truth was revealed and the hero's face turned pale.
Because he discovered that the fragility that motivated him to seek the truth was all Xu Xu's elaborate performance.
She had planned everything long ago. She was a very possessive and rebellious person. She would rather destroy her daughter than give her to anyone else.
He had no more evidence to prove the woman was guilty, and when he questioned her, he was only skeptical.
Unexpectedly, the other party turned out to be the real murderer.
The male protagonist thought he had found the real truth, and left in disappointment after condemning Xu Xu.
The story ends here, but it doesn't end there.
Leaving a mystery is a cell phone hidden in a locker.
A woman's hand took it out, turned on the phone and opened a video.
In the picture, a daughter is running towards someone with a smile.
The man being rushed towards had a strange pattern painted on his clothes.
It's a suggestive picture about sexual assault.
The woman deleted the video, formatted her phone and threw it away.
It is impossible to verify what the final truth is.
And the netizens' frenzy continues.
They once again gathered around a murder case and began to make random comments and make up stories online.
No one cares about the real truth. They just want to vent their dissatisfaction with reality. They just want to hold high the banner of justice and morality and judge both the victims and the perpetrators.
Reversals, arguments, and confrontations never seem to stop.
The male protagonist is nothing more than a symbol of the netizen who is caught up in it and thinks he has discovered the truth.
The heroine used public opinion to manipulate public opinion and ultimately became the final winner.
She seemed to be a winner, but she was a winner with no alternative but to win. Her daughter would never come back.
At the end of the story, the hero takes on a new case again.
But this time, I don’t know if he can really get a glimpse of the truth.
The whole plot has a tight rhythm and the twists are surprising enough. It seems to be about the case as a whole, but it is more about human hearts.
When netizens only see one side of the truth, they will start to attack and slander, and then switch sides seamlessly.
Even if they forced someone to death, they would just sigh and then repeat the same action in the next case.
True and false, like a dream.
When they think you are right, they will put you on a pedestal; when they think you are wrong or have flaws, they will send you to hell.
When everyone finished watching, the scene fell silent.
Watching it again, I still feel endless emotion.
The story is closely linked, which is why it attracts actors who are willing to perform at low pay.
As long as you work hard on filming and editing, the results won't be particularly bad. In other words, even if the results are bad, they will still be well received due to the theme.
This means losing profit but gaining fame.
After reading, they began to express their opinions.
Xu Zhizhi's main question is what the heroine's mentality is like.
Was she watching all this as a joke, taking advantage of everyone, or was she doing all this for revenge? There is no answer as to whether she killed her daughter.
These questions represent different performance tendencies.
She looked at the screenwriter and asked if there was an answer.
"There is no truth, no winner. The heroine seems to be in control, but in fact she is also a victim of this cyberbullying with many twists and turns. It doesn't matter to anyone whether she is the real murderer or not. The key point is people's debate." Sun Qian said.
Xu Zhizhi thought, "All her actions were not about whether she could be convicted, but whether her daughter's father was forced to death or paid a price. She was actually not sure about the result. She told the hero because she wanted him not to be controlled in the future, right?"
I can see what kind of person the male protagonist is, so I want him to realize that he should not be swayed by public opinion and should stick to his original heart.
The protagonist's character is a microcosm of millions of ordinary people.
The male protagonist keeps running around and being swayed between the Internet and reality, but finally gets out of the maze, sticks to his original intention and does everything well for himself.
The male protagonist Xu Yunlai seemed to be thinking about something, and Fu Nian and others beside him all began to think about the script.
Then I studied the script inch by inch and made some revisions to some lines and small details.
Chu Lu is very experienced. The quality of the movies she made is generally above average, except that they were not box office hits.
So they revised some details of the script. The biggest change was adding the part at the end where the male protagonist almost lost his original intention.
Finally, I accidentally found a photo and realized that everything was Xu Xu's responsibility to move forward.
She was well aware of the viciousness of the Internet, so she hid her daughter's secret and then made up this huge lie.
He knew the result and what the final truth was.
The male protagonist returns to his original heart and searches for his true self on the Internet and in reality.
The heroine stood in front of her daughter's grave and presented her with her favorite flowers.
By the time I finished reading, it had already gone from morning to afternoon.
Due to lack of funds, everyone had to go out of town to shoot because it was expensive to build sets locally.
Fortunately, the show doesn't require too many scenes, and they can be easily done.
The courtroom, the detention house, the homes of the male and female protagonists, the homes of the supporting characters, and finally a few exterior shots.
The cost is relatively low, and there are a large number of online web pages. Xu Zhizhi said that her computer skills are pretty good, so the venue staff assisted her in producing this part.
This can save a lot of manpower and material resources, which can be regarded as saving costs for oneself. This is one of the reasons why Xu Zhizhi decided to redeem the hacker computer technology after the investment.
This reason was simple and unpretentious, and seemed like a waste of talent, but for Xu Zhizhi, it could actually save money. As for the minor punishment and major admonition, that was a bonus surprise.
Like a foreign movie about searching for a missing daughter, this drama also has a large number of online searches, as well as online videos, attacking comment changes, and so on.
The fledgling lawyer follows the Internet to investigate the case and slowly uncovers the truth by following the voices on the Internet.
Incredible and yet extremely realistic, just like the current Internet events, relying on conjecture instinct to find out the truth. The male protagonist actually represents the Internet, but later he walked out of the Internet and returned to the real reality.
It's absurd yet true, so the answers given are also confusing.
After the division of labor was clear, Chu Lu began to look for a suitable venue. If that didn't work, she would have to build a real venue herself.
For example, if an important venue like a courtroom is to be built, it must be a one-to-one replica.
Xu Zhizhi didn't go. She will go again in half a month. She still has some activities and GG shoots to do in Beijing. The key is the promotion of "The Stalker". Because of the box office success, some additional activities have been added, and she needs to attend these activities.
After doing this, she quickly flew to Jiang City.
The reason for choosing this place is that the price is slightly lower and that Jiang City already has a film and television base. Filming in such a base can ensure that it is relatively closed and the scene construction is easy to find.
After getting off the plane, Xu Zhizhi went directly to the apartment rented for the filming. Because the filming and opening ceremony will be held tomorrow, Xu Zhizhi went to see her old friend.
Bai Sheng and Qin Su, Bai Sheng's father-in-law and mother-in-law were ill recently, and Xu Zhizhi also went to visit them.
The old lady lost her only child in her old age, and only Bai Sheng, a son-in-law who is not a son-in-law, can take care of her. When Xu Zhizhi went to see her, the old lady held Xu Zhizhi's hand and sighed, saying that if it wasn't her own daughter, she would have been buried in concrete forever and would never rest in peace.
Xu Zhizhi could only comfort them, but it was obvious that they had already moved on.
Bai Sheng left a nurse to look after the old couple, and took Xu Zhizhi out to the coffee shop to chat. He said with a smile, "If you hadn't said you were here to film a movie, I would have thought you were here to watch Chen Xu being sentenced."
Nearly a year later, Chen Xu's murder and dismemberment case finally went to trial.
"I was so busy that I almost forgot about it," Xu Zhizhi was stunned, then smiled bitterly.
If Bai Sheng hadn't reminded her, she would have forgotten about Chen Xu.
Bai Sheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You are such a person, you can forget him even though he left such a deep impression on you. But it's okay. With your personality and what you know, it's better not to remember such a perverted person too much."
"Director Bai, is it really okay for you to say that?" Xu Zhizhi asked angrily.
Bai Sheng asked seriously, "Are you going to the trial?"
"Go! Why not go!" Xu Zhizhi said immediately.
At that time, I was really expecting this man to be sentenced to death. This man scared me so much that I felt very nervous every day.
At this time Qin Su also came. He was called by Bai Sheng. The hospital was very close to the Public Security Bureau.
Xu Zhizhi waved at him, "Captain Qin!"
"What drama are you filming this time?" Qin Su sat opposite Xu Zhizhi, and the first thing he asked was what drama Xu Zhizhi was filming.
Xu Zhizhi was stunned for a moment, then laughed heartily. Realizing that it might be heard by others, she covered her mouth and smiled brightly at Qin Su. After she finished laughing, she slowly said, "Why, are you ready?"
After all, this is Qin Su's jurisdiction.
"You talk, I'll be ready," Qin Su casually ordered what he wanted to drink and said after handing the menu to the waiter.
Xu Zhizhi smiled, but still answered solemnly: "It is a movie against cyberbullying. I am still an investor, and I want to make money to buy a house as soon as possible, and then save money for retirement."
"You haven't changed," Bai Sheng said with a smile.
Xu Zhizhi raised her eyebrows, "Of course, who wants to get up early and work hard! Of course, lying down is the best!" Then she thought of Xu Yunlai and Fu Nian, and added: "Xu Yunlai is the leading actor, Fu Nian is the second female lead, and the three of us are together again."
After going around in circles, we are together again. Who wouldn’t say it’s fate?
"Is that so? Then I wish you all the best!" Bai Sheng said with emotion.
Qin Su also nodded, "I wish you all the best, and don't cause any trouble."
The three chatted for a while, and when they had almost finished the coffee or fruit tea in their cups, they prepared to go to the hotel for lunch.
As soon as he sat down, Qin Su received a call and he went out for a while before coming back.
Xu Zhizhi and Bai Sheng had no choice but to chat while waiting for him, talking about some fun things they had during the filming last year.
Bai Sheng has completely come to terms with it, and his tone was much more relaxed when he spoke. He was in much better condition than the last time Xu Zhizhi saw him.
It is said that he is already preparing the script for a new play, which is his favorite ancient farming drama.
Xu Zhizhi didn't ask what role she wanted. If the other party thought she was suitable, they would naturally invite her.
When Qin Su came back, the two of them naturally noticed something wrong with his face, which was as dark as if it was a cloud over his head.
Especially when looking at Xu Zhizhi, he seemed quite serious and complicated.
Xu Zhizhi looked at him puzzledly while eating, wondering why he had changed his face after going out. He was in a good mood just now, but now he looked as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
She tilted her head slightly and frowned, "Qin Su, why don't you just say it directly?"
"Yes, your expression..." Bai Qing echoed.
Qin Su looked at Xu Zhizhi and asked, "Half a month ago, did you encounter a rumor?"
Xu Zhizhi picked up the broccoli with chopsticks and tapped it. Does this really mean you will be caught if you reach out?
Qin Su was very experienced and could tell immediately that there was something wrong with Xu Zhizhi's expression.
"Haha," Xu Zhizhi laughed dryly at his sharp gaze, then looked at Qin Su in a flattering manner, "Captain Qin, Captain Qin, don't be angry, I just can't get angry."
Even if the other party had no evidence, Xu Zhizhi had no intention of hiding anything.
Based on her life experience over the years, she knew that it was sometimes better to be frank with a friend and detective like Qin Su. Hiding things would only deepen the misunderstanding.
As the saying goes, sincerity is always the best weapon!
Sure enough, Qin Su's expression turned helpless, and he sighed and said, "I haven't said anything yet! You're so eager to confess! And with that expression on your face, do you think there's really nothing wrong with doing this?"
"No! No! I know I should call the police. I'll tell you next time!" Xu Zhizhi immediately put down her chopsticks and raised her hands in surrender.
The helplessness in Qin Su's eyes deepened, and there was a hint of anger on his face, "You...you want to do it again next time!"
"That's it, there won't be a next time!" Xu Zhizhi said with a serious expression, raised one hand and bent the thumb, "I swear!"
Qin Su picked a piece of sweet and sour pork tenderloin and put it in Xu Zhizhi's bowl, saying with a doting look that he himself didn't even notice: "I'm not criticizing you, but don't do this next time. If you get noticed by the cyber security, you'll have to go to tea."
Xu Zhizhi nodded seriously, indicating that she understood.
Qin Su had no intention of condemning or anything. He was just afraid that Xu Zhizhi would be discovered and invited for tea.
This kind of situation itself has no legal solution and falls into a gray area.
Xu Zhizhi's minor punishment and severe admonition to Qin Su pretended not to see it, and it was difficult for others to think that it was Xu Zhizhi who did it, as he did. The purpose of warning her was also very simple, he didn't want Xu Zhizhi to get worse, and it was absolutely not allowed to go any further.
He originally thought that Xu Zhizhi would make some excuses, but unexpectedly she directly admitted it and said that she would not do anything rash.
Under such circumstances, he would not do anything to Xu Zhizhi.
Only Bai Sheng weakly raised his hand and whispered, "I want to ask, what are you discussing?"
"You don't need to know, it's confidential." Qin Su said directly.
Bai Sheng said "Oh" and shrugged to indicate that forget it.
Qin Su looked at Xu Zhizhi again, and said helplessly: "What else do you know? Why don't you tell me everything at once? And how come you are so good at these unconventional skills?"
His friend was almost omnipotent on the Internet, but he was unable to track down any information about Xu Zhizhi.
If I didn't think that this was Xu Zhizhi's fault, I would definitely have something to do with those who came to find Xu Zhizhi, and I would have no idea who did it.
The capability is incredible. The software has such a strong protection system that it can instantly steal more than 700 numbers and classify and capture the messages sent in real time.
So he wondered why Xu Zhizhi could learn these unconventional skills so well.
He looked like he had learned a lot and was a master of many skills.
"I don't want to know it either, but you can understand the knowledge just by looking at it. I also know some niche things, and I will definitely use them with caution in the future!" Xu Zhizhi spread her hands and said helplessly.
Qin Su glanced at her and said, "Don't use it next time. Be careful of danger."
Xu Zhizhi sighed helplessly in her heart but nodded obediently. Qin Su seemed a bit like a worried mother.
However, no matter how serious and ruthless the other party was, she knew that he was truly thinking about her.
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Qin Su: Don’t use it anymore.
Xu Zhizhi: Yeah.
Two days passed.
Qin Su: ...I have something to ask and I need your help.
Xu Zhizhi: ???