"Teacher... I met a strange person today. Well, his symptoms are very strange. He is immune to ordinary hypnosis. At the same time, I think he has mastered some hypnosis skills, which are specifically manifested in..."

"What? There are people like this? Oh, are there any other details about his performance? You said he learns very quickly, what exactly do you mean?"

"The tone of voice, and that subtle control..."

"Hmm? Who is this person? I'm quite interested."

"This person's name is Lu Yuan..."

"Um?"

…

The most tragic thing in this world is not a nightmare.

But the person that Nightmare least wanted to see was now standing in front of him.

Quietly.

Shen Lianjie woke up again.

After waking up, he looked blankly at the snow-white ceiling, then looked around.

When he didn't see Lu Yuan, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Dream.

Dream!

right!

It's all a dream!

Everything was a nightmare, an illusion, and the aftereffects of Dr. Shen's hypnosis.

People are like this. When they encounter the most helpless things, they will subconsciously comfort themselves.

but……

"Doctor Shen, I think Director Shen's illness is probably because he has been too nervous in recent days. It is necessary to let him relax..."

"Mr. Lu, what do you mean?"

"Doctor Shen, how about letting me try? You just told me a lot about hypnosis, and I feel that I have benefited a lot... How about letting me have a one-on-one treatment with him? He may be a little unfamiliar with you, so he can't relax..."

"Boss Lu... is this really the case? Why do I feel..."

"What do you feel?"

"without……"

“…”

“…”

In the room.

Shen Lianjie's heart twitched again, and a feeling of suffocation spread throughout his body again. The room, which had been quite warm, suddenly became very cold.

He was so familiar with that voice.

It's as familiar as encountering a demon from hell.

His nightmare...

His shadow.

he……

This bastard, why is he everywhere?

Shen Lianjie clenched his fists, and felt the blood in his body slightly reverse flow, and at the same time...

He felt a chill from the depths of his soul, which instantly froze his whole body.

Then……

He watched the door open, and then Lu Yuan, wearing glasses, walked in with a silly, friendly, and harmless smile.

His smile was exactly the same as in the nightmare.

"Director Shen...are you awake? By the way, Director Shen, I actually think..."

"roll!"

"???"

Lu Yuan's friendly smile suddenly became frozen, then gradually dull, and then awkward.

"Director Shen... I don't mean any harm. I know you've been exhausted by the movie recently. In fact, you don't have to be too nervous. I think a person should be more open-minded and happy every day. Only then will life be meaningful, right? Director Shen..." Lu Yuan continued to maintain his smile.

He analyzed Shen Lianjie's facial expression and the look in his pupils.

He came to a conclusion.

That is, at this moment Shen Lianjie is in a state of mania, fear, anxiety, and sensitivity.

"Mr. Lu..." Shen Lianjie took a deep breath and subconsciously looked elsewhere.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm fine, I need to rest now, could you please go out for a while?" Shen Lianjie tried to say this in a calm tone.

"Ah? This... Director Shen, I always thought we were..."

"go out!"

"Oh, Director Shen, then you should have a good rest. Come out after you've rested. I'll be studying some psychology with Dr. Shen at the door. When you come out, you can find me and we can talk about many things..." Lu Yuan felt that he had asked for trouble. After thinking about it carefully for a long time, he still didn't think that he had offended Shen Lianjie in any way.

That's not right!

Wasn’t it him who instigated Fatty Wei to throw firecrackers into Shen Lianjie’s car before?

It's been so long since this happened, but you're still holding a grudge?

This shouldn't be...

"..." Shen Lianjie's face changed, and then he immediately walked down from the bed, walked around Lu Yuan and left the room without saying a word.

He looked as if he had seen the god of plague and was trying to avoid him.

"Director Shen, you're not feeling well right now, you..."

"Doctor Shen, I'll transfer the medical expenses to your card later. I have something else to do. I'll leave first. We'll talk next time..."

“…”

Shen Fangfang held the medicine and looked at Shen Lianjie strangely as he slammed the door and left. Then she looked at Lu Yuan, whose smile gradually disappeared and who began to look dazed.

"Boss Lu, what did you do to Director Shen? Why do you look so irritated?"

"I don't know. I swear to God, I didn't do anything. I just wanted to have a good talk with Director Shen. In fact, I always felt that there was a misunderstanding between us. I just wanted to apologize to him, but I don't know why..." Lu Yuan watched Shen Lianjie's back gradually go away, get into the car, and then disappear from his sight.

He couldn't figure it out.

Why does he hate me so much?

"Mr. Lu...are you sure you didn't provoke him? He's a bit mentally weak right now and can't stand the stimulation..."

"..." After Lu Yuan thought about it carefully, he finally shook his head and said, "That's not the case!"

"Mr. Lu... I suddenly understand!" After being puzzled and thinking for a while, Shen Fangfang suddenly looked at Lu Yuan.

"What's going on?"

"Director Shen hates you the most. You are his nightmare. Maybe you are the key to his insomnia. Otherwise, why did he faint the first time he saw you just now..."

“…”

After hearing these words, Lu Yuan was struck by lightning.

He really couldn't react for a moment.

Afterwards, he began to reflect on the things that happened when he met Shen Lianjie, but he still couldn't figure it out.

"Mr. Lu... you are the one who is confused. Shen Lianjie is a proud man. Your sudden appearance has torn his pride apart bit by bit. Every time you appear, you give him a wake-up call when he is most proud. This time, "Dream Traveler" is no exception. He now has a serious psychological trauma from you. Let me put it this way. This feeling is just like when you saw a teacher slapping your palm when you were in school..."

"So I'm the teacher who slapped his hand?"

"What do you think?"

"Is there any way?"

"There's no other way... unless he beats you once... But it's obvious that he can't beat you. 'Dream Traveler' with such a huge investment and such a spectacular performance can't beat your 'A Chinese Odyssey'. This already explains a lot of things..." Shen Fangfang shook her head.

"What are the consequences of this?"

"If the situation is good, I will slowly get over it. If it is not good, I will probably quit the circle forever. It depends on the person's psychology."

“…”

Lu Yuan suddenly felt very guilty. He had never thought that he would become a devil-like character in the eyes of others.

"Forget it... Mr. Lu, don't think about these things. Mr. Lu, these are the results of my research over the years. Take them back and study them carefully. Maybe they will be useful to you. Oh, by the way, Mr. Lu, if you are interested in hypnosis, you can take the International Primary Hypnotist Qualification Examination... If you need it, I can help you contact them."

"Ah? International? Is there any in China?"

"Although there are many hypnotists in China, China does not have this qualification certificate yet..."

"What's the point of taking these tests?"

"It's not very useful... Well, maybe you can be a psychiatrist. I just talked to my master Lawrence on the phone about your situation. He is quite interested in you... He thinks you may have extraordinary, undiscovered talents in your body."

"Lawrence? Talent?"

"right!"

“So I’m qualified to be a psychiatrist?”

"Yes, your analysis of me before was 60% correct."

"Ah? Then the mistake is..."

"Hehe, you don't need to know."

"All right."

"By the way, it's getting late now. I think you should go."

"ah?"

"Do you still want to have lunch with me?"

"Ah, no, no..."

"Here are the books for you. I hope they will be of use to you."

"Um."

…

Back at Joaquin headquarters, Shen Lianjie received good news.

After receiving this good news, he finally breathed a sigh of relief after being exhausted.

even……

He felt that the pressure he had been holding on to for a long time was finally lifted.

"Dream Travelers" had a small explosion in the international box office, and the total box office finally exceeded 20 million US dollars.

This result is not good, but it is not bad either.

The key point is that the international box office of "A Chinese Odyssey" was only 10 million.

Exactly half of myself.

In fact, he was also extremely nervous when he heard the news.

He was afraid of the same fake box office situation as before, but after repeatedly confirming that the international box office was real, he finally laughed.

Smiling like a fool.

The long-lasting haze was swept away.

He did not expect to beat "A Chinese Odyssey" in terms of total box office, but as long as he could beat "A Chinese Odyssey" and Lu Yuan in one area, that would be his victory!

At this moment, he really needed this hard-earned victory.

However, happy times are always short-lived.

Afterwards, when his assistant excitedly showed him the data that the real total investment of "A Chinese Odyssey" was only less than 50 million RMB, and that the investment of 200 million RMB in "A Chinese Odyssey" deceived the general public, and that if this were exposed, there would definitely be a big explosion, he instantly sat down on the chair and didn't want to do anything anymore.

Then……

He was a little dazed.

Winner!

I won, but I still won after all, right?

but……

Why are you unhappy?

"Director Shen...do you want to expose it?"

"Exposure, bullshit! Are you going to promote "A Chinese Odyssey" again? Do you think that exposure will make those investors angry? Do you think Lu Yuan cheated their investment? You have to understand that this is advertising sponsorship, advertising fees, not investment! Sponsorship and investment sharing are two different concepts! This money, if it loses, it will be lost by Chen Cong and his gang, and the profit will belong entirely to Lu Yuan! Damn Lu Yuan, even if the box office of "A Chinese Odyssey" is completely at a loss, it will still make more than 50 million at least, damn! No wonder there was no advertising before, and there was not even much publicity for the movie, let alone the intention of playing a win-win hype with us! This guy... is a complete scum who makes a fortune in silence!"

"..."The assistant was frightened by Shen Lianjie's sudden outburst.

"Go away and don't say anything. You know nothing... Do you understand? Otherwise, a disgusting trend will form on the Internet again, and it will never end!"

"Oh, I see."

…

"Director Zhang... Lu Yuan deceived all of us. His total investment was only over 40 million... but he claimed that he had invested 200 million..."

"real?"

"Look... this is the data I got from the relevant department. His actual investment is 43.5 million yuan..."

"What the hell, I was worried about him for so long, but he just kept silent?"

“…”

…

"Mr. Chen, there's some dirty laundry here. The investment in A Chinese Odyssey... I think we can hire some trolls to stir up some conflict between Lu Yuan and the investors, and say that Lu Yuan is greedy for investment?"

"Are you stupid? More than 40 million? Do you really think this movie cost so little?"

“This is real data, I…”

"How much is Lu Yuan's salary? Have you calculated it? Has Lu Yihong calculated it? Fatty Wei, have you calculated it? And have you calculated An Xiao's appearance fee? Of course, have you calculated the cost of the songs and several tunes in it?"

"Lu Yuan is not the only one who is responsible for these things..."

"Don't they count money? Is it too much for Lu Yuan to get 30 million yuan for the film alone? As a director, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter, is it too much for him to get 10 million yuan in total?"

"this……"

"Don't even think about slandering Lu Yuan. Don't even mention him right now. This plague god is fine if you ignore him, but if you do, he'll be more aggressive than anyone else, and if things go wrong, he might even get you into trouble..."

“I suddenly understood!”

"It's good that you understand... Remember this from now on. Others can be slandered and scolded, but Lu Yuan, the plague god, should be careful, okay?"

"Yes...I understand!"

…

Overnight.

The entertainment industry suddenly became very quiet.

seem……

No one is willing to discuss the investment in "A Chinese Odyssey" or Lu Yuan's scandals.

seem……

Lu Yuan really became the plague god that everyone avoided, like stinky dog ​​shit...

As for Lu Yuan, he stayed in the studio and continued recording his song "A Bite of China"...

This time it went much more smoothly.

Lu Yuan finally gave up his good habit of learning English and started studying psychology every night...

seem……

Do you really want to cross the border again?