Chapter 49 The truth: Xie Ran and Gao Luo are the same person. …
The ancient city is still bustling at night. In the center of the wide and open square, a bonfire was lit, and tourists and locals from all over the world danced around the bonfire. The burning flames and the dense and brilliant lights in the city illuminate the ultramarine sky.
The private room on the second floor had windows, and Ning Heng closed them because he was afraid that the noise outside was too loud and he couldn't hear what Chen Cong said clearly.
The soundproofing is average, and you can still hear the noise of the bustling crowd outside. But at least there is a layer of separation, unlike when I first came in, when I felt like I was sitting among a group of revelers. Listening through the window, the sound seemed to be covered by a glass cover, unreal and muffled.
The tavern is decorated in an antique style, but the music and drinks inside are very modern. They were drinking whiskey. The orange-red firelight shone through the window into the glasses, and a layer of light floated on the wine.
Chen Cong's alcohol tolerance was average. After three cups, he felt a little tipsy, with two blushes on his thin cheeks.
He propped his head up with his hands and said slowly, "Teacher Shen...Is everything okay?"
He seemed to be unable to think of any other words.
Ning Heng followed his words and said, "Teacher Shen is kind and generous, and he gets along well with everyone."
Upon hearing this, Chen Cong sneered: "Looks friendly, but actually..."
Ning Heng waited for him to continue, but unexpectedly he stopped.
Forget it, he changed the subject.
"Today, Xu Man told me that after Teacher Shen finishes shooting the variety show, he will join the crew to shoot a movie. When the movie is released, he will ask the production team of "Wonderful Holiday" to book a theater for support." Ning Heng pretended to be surprised: "I didn't expect that Shunwen planned a career for Teacher Shen to enter the film industry. It's a big company, and the artists will directly develop on the big screen after their debut."
Both Chen Siyan and Chen Cong have the surname "Chen". The "Teacher Shen" mentioned by Ning Heng before was Chen Siyan, and the "Teacher Shen" here is still her.
Ning Heng deliberately confused the two of them, making Shen Cong think that Xu Man did not explain clearly, to see if Shen Cong would correct it.
Chen Cong was hit hard by Wen Cheng and was in a state of depression for more than a year, with his career hitting rock bottom. Now he is blessed by the god of destiny. Not only has he taken over his variety show, but he is also about to get an excellent film resource. It is time for him to regroup and be proud of himself.
He was crazy about showing off and wanted to tell everyone that the glory and stardom that belonged to him were coming! When he was sober, he could still restrain his desire to share, but now that he was drunk, he wanted to tell Ning Heng everything.
"Director, you're wrong. The 'Teacher Shen' that Assistant Xu was talking about is me. He told me that yesterday, and I said I was looking forward to meeting him at the cinema."
"Oh! So you're the one I was talking about! I made a mistake! I thought, looking at Shen Siyan's image, it would be easier to gain popularity if she appeared on the small screen."
Shen Cong shook his head, revealing a meaningful expression: "Director, what you just said is not entirely wrong. Shunwen did plan a movie route for Shen Siyan. She should be heading for the big screen when she debuts, and she has no plans to go for the small screen."
Ning Heng pretended to be surprised: "So... you will be colleagues in the future? Maybe there will be a chance for cooperation? You are her senior, you must give her some guidance."
Chen Cong couldn't stop smiling, and two blushes rose from his cheekbones to his temples, and even extended into his hair.
“Maybe there will be a chance for cooperation.”
Ning Heng showed a puzzled expression, leaned forward, and asked in a low voice: "What do you mean?"
An expression of "humbly seeking advice".
This is the gold medal director of Xi Que TV, which immediately aroused Shen Cong's desire to show off. He told her that Shunwen had put together a great film team to help Shen Siyan enter the film industry, that they were looking for a male lead, and what Shen Siyan had talked to him about that night.
Shen Cong finished speaking in one breath, burped, and said proudly: "Didn't she just imply that she would recommend me."
Ning Heng was summarizing information and organizing clues when he was suddenly choked by the smell of the other person's mouth. His eyes went dark, his thoughts became tangled, and his brain couldn't move.
Ning Heng calmly stepped back, but he never expected Chen Cong to lean over and close the distance again.
"So, Director, you just said that she is generous, but that's not right. Shen Siyan does things with exchange conditions. I'm not saying that she is bad, but she is not that good. But in the entertainment industry, there are no real good people. It's already very good that she negotiates conditions with you so clearly."
Ning Heng held his breath and complained in his mind: He was unwilling to say a word just now, but now he is talking like pouring beans.
Chen Cong was drunk at the moment, and was also pleased by Ning Heng's surprised and surprised expression. His desire to show off was satisfied, and he couldn't stop talking once he started.
Ning Heng saw that he had gotten the information he wanted, so he sat for about ten minutes and then suggested going back to the inn, although Chen Cong still wanted to continue chatting.
Ning Heng took a shower immediately after returning home. After the smell of alcohol on his body was gone, he was finally able to concentrate and organize his thoughts.
Judging from the information provided by Shen Cong tonight, Xia Shi did not lie to him. So the current situation is that Shunwen has a movie script in his hand, which is prepared for Shen Siyan. Her team is looking for a male lead and has locked on Wen Cheng.
The teams of Shen Siyan and Wen Cheng should have already contacted each other. The reason why the cast has not been made public is probably because Wen Cheng has not yet confirmed whether to take the role.
Now Shen Siyan used this script to "trick" Shen Cong into helping her during the filming of the variety show. How should I describe this behavior? It's a bit immoral, but that's all, because it only makes him suffer a small loss on the show and does not harm his actual interests.
Afterwards, Shen Cong knew the truth but there was nothing he could do. After all, Shen Siyan did not say for sure that she would give him the resource. She could have said at that time: "You think so. I didn't say those words. If you think so, I can't help it."
Although her language does contain hints and guidance.
People are like this, once they want something particularly, they are easily led by that thing.
Based on Chen Cong's level of thinking about things, Ning Heng deduced that he was not capable of participating in the design of Gao Luo. When she fell into the water, he should have really thought it was an accident. Like Xu Man, he believed that Shen Siyan fell into the river because she felt dizzy and her vision went dark when she stood up.
After all, few people would design to harm others by starting with themselves.
Zhuangzi said, "If one possesses things but is not controlled by them, how can one be burdened by them?" What he meant was that people should control their material desires instead of being controlled by them, then they will not be burdened.
Most people can't do this, Shen Cong can't do it, and Shen Siyan can't do it either.
Shen Siyan has always been at the top of her class in school. After graduation, she wanted to enter the entertainment industry, but she was unable to do so. Later, she chose to pursue self-media, which allowed her to showcase her talents and also allowed film and television companies to notice her.
She was signed by Shunwen and was promised resources to allow her to enter the film industry and appear on the big screen.
This is her first movie, and she wants to do it well. She wants more people to discover herself and then stand on a bigger stage.
She is ambitious about her career, and her agent has planned a career path for her according to her expectations. This first film will play a key role in her career development. She has to get a good start.
So she decided on the male lead as Wen Cheng, the triple-Award winner, hoping to use his title and glory to become famous overnight and rise to the top.
Shen Siyan was controlled by her own ambition and thus controlled by Wen Cheng. Ning Heng finally understood why Shen Siyan suddenly attacked Gao Shule and Gao Luo, even though they were all fine in the previous two episodes.
Now that I know the reason, I know that she must have made a conditional exchange with Wen Cheng, just like she did with Chen Cong.
Wen Cheng and Jun frequently clashed with Gao Luo on the show, and in the end they were forced to withdraw from the filming because of the competition with Gao Luo. A grown man, living like an abacus, with a mind as sharp as a needle. Ning Heng was so shocked that he was speechless.
After finding out the truth, Ning Heng now has only one problem left to solve - who is the traitor in the team.
The entire production team has about 160 people in total. Ning Heng was so worried about how long it would take to find out the truth after analyzing and extracting all the information from them that he couldn't sleep.
When the sky turned pale, Ning Heng finally couldn't stand the sleepiness anymore.
However, after sleeping for about two hours, he was awakened by a knock on the door.
Ning Heng scratched his hair irritably and stood up to open the door.
Outside the door was Chen Cong, he was sober and clear-headed, and he regretted saying so much to Ning Heng last night.
He was rubbing his hands outside the door, wanting to say a few words of greeting, but didn't know where to start.
After hesitating for a long time, he stammered, "Director, I drank too much yesterday. Did I say something I shouldn't have said?"
Ning Heng leaned against the door, sighing in his heart, pretending to be confused: "I think I drank too much, I don't remember."
"Is that so? That's fine." Chen Cong grinned, "I'm sorry to bother you, Director!"
I don't see any sign of embarrassment on his part! Ning Heng closed the door angrily and went back to sleep.
Because he didn't sleep well, he had a splitting headache on the return flight. Xu Man wanted to discuss with him the photo on Xia Shi's screensaver, but he was scolded back as soon as he opened his mouth.
Xu Man could only ponder on his own, while raising his head to look at Gao Shule behind him.
They really look alike. How could the person in the photo be Xie Ran? The name Xie Ran sounds so familiar. Where have I heard it before?
It was not in the scandal with Feng Daiyue and Song Rui, he heard it somewhere else.
After trying hard to recall for a long time, Xu Man finally remembered the episode about sea fishing at the airport! He heard that Xie Ran was A'luo's sister!
That time, they hurriedly ate a melon at the airport. At that time, Xu Man's full attention was on the fact that Xia Shi was Gao Luo's cousin, and he ignored the information that Xie Ran was Gao Luo's sister.
Why does Gao Luo’s sister look like Gao Shule? etc……! Both of them have the surname Gao!
It was the first time that Xu Man realized that Gao Luo and Gao Shule had the same surname.
Because in life, having the same surname is very common, just like there are two other people with the same surname on the plane right now - Shen Siyan and Shen Cong.
So having the same last name doesn't make any sense.
But now he felt that Gao Luo and Gao Shule must have some special relationship.
Xu Man felt that he was about to discover a shocking secret. He only needed to figure out a clue and all the truth would unfold. But that "thread" kept flickering in his mind and he couldn't catch it.
Xu Man was thinking so hard that his head was spinning. He turned around again and looked behind him, hoping to find inspiration from the person involved.
This flight is a narrow-body aircraft and does not have a first-class cabin, only a business-class cabin. This time all the guests went back together, so now all twelve of us are here.
Gao Luo fell asleep, her seat reclined a little, her body leaning against the back of the chair, her head tilted back, and Xu Man couldn't see clearly.
So he stood up and walked over, standing in front of her and looking at her face.
Just looking was not enough, he took out his mobile phone to take pictures and included Gao Shule in the picture. Gao Shule was not asleep. She was staring at him with wide eyes in confusion because she couldn't understand his sudden and inexplicable behavior.
Xu Man laughed and said, "It's the first time since the show started that we've had so many people on the way back. I want to take a couple of behind-the-scenes photos and post them on Weibo."
It is normal to take behind-the-scenes photos of variety shows. They have been taken in previous episodes, but they were all taken by staff during the official live broadcast. After the photos were edited, they were shown to all the artists and then released by the official account.
Today is indeed the most crowded day in the history of the return trip, and what Xu Man said is indeed correct. Compared with other behind-the-scenes photos, these photos taken on the road, away from the live broadcast, are fresher and more down-to-earth.
After Xu Man finished speaking, in order to prove that he was not lying, he pretended to take a photo of the other guests.
Xu Man returned to his seat and repeatedly observed the faces of Gao Luo and Gao Shule, and found that their noses were somewhat similar, and the proportions of their facial features were also similar.
Their eyes should be the most different part, because when Gao Luo opened her eyes, Xu Man never thought they were alike. Only now that Gao Luo fell asleep and closed her eyes, Xu Man finally discovered their similarities.
Xie Ran is Gao Luo's sister. Gao Shule looks similar to Gao Luo and Xie Ran. They can't be sisters, right? I haven't heard Gao Shule say Gao Luo is her sister.
When all artists sign a contract with the program team, they need to inform the program team of the relationship between them and the children they are accompanying.
For example, Zeyin is Shen Siyan's cousin, Feng Ximi is Feng Daiyue's biological sister, Jun is the child of Wen Cheng's friend, Zhang Tianen is the son of boss Bian Yuan, and Xiaoyu is also the child of a friend that Xue Chen knows.
He remembered that Gao Shule reported that the child was an amateur child found for her by the company. If she was really my biological sister, she wouldn't say that, right?
Moreover, Gao Luo calls Gao Shule "Le Le" every day, which doesn't sound like calling her sister at all. Gao Shule doesn't treat Gao Luo like her own sister, because when the show first started, Xu Man could feel that the relationship between them was a little unfamiliar.
But there is one thing that is very strange. If Gao Luo was hired by her company, how powerful must her company's background be to be able to invite the daughter of Cefeng's CEO to film a show? Just to hook up with Gao Shule, an unknown celebrity? ?
That's not right either.
The more Xu Man thought about it, the more he realized that the "thread" seemed to be getting farther and farther away. He shook his head and decided to sleep on it before thinking about it. Maybe after you wake up, the "thread" will come out by itself.
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After the filming of this episode, the time it took Gao Luo to recover her "original form" was extended to one year.
After returning home, Gao Luo no longer used her recovery time sparingly. She always maintained Xie Ran's state, even when she was sleeping.
Those were simply the happiest days she had in a while.
The accident happened on the fifth day after the transformation.
Gao Shule pays a surprise visit. Xie Yanzhi works in the hospital, Gao Chengsheng is on a business trip, and Xie Ran is the only one at home.
Xie Ran opened the door for Gao Shule. Forgetting that he was now in the body of an adult, he subconsciously went up to her and called her "Le Le", his voice as sweet and soft as ever.
Gao Shule's body trembled as if someone had pressed acupoints on her. She stood there motionless, with a look of astonishment on her face.
Xie Ran still didn't realize the problem. He held her hand and asked her, "Le Le, what's wrong with you?"
Gao Shule opened her mouth for a long while, then stammered out three words, "Aunt."
The three words "little aunt" finally made Xie Ran react.
Gao Shule never called Gao Luo "Aunt" because she couldn't say that to a five-and-a-half-year-old child. She only called Xie Ran "Aunt".
Xie Ran finally realized that he was an adult now. No wonder Gao Shule looked like he had seen a ghost when he first entered the room.
It was like seeing a ghost. The two of them hadn't spoken to each other for years, and suddenly he approached them with great enthusiasm, as if he had some serious illness.
Xie Ran stood there awkwardly, not knowing how to explain to her his strange behavior.
Gao Shule suddenly said, "I heard from Luo that my aunt went on a trip abroad. Did she just come back?"
"Ah... um..." Xie Ran said guiltily, "I just got back."
"Then..." Gao Shule opened her mouth.
She wanted to ask her: Have you watched her and A-Luo's variety show live broadcast? Have you watched the last live broadcast? A-Luo said she wanted to arrange a meeting between them, did she know...
She had a lot to say, and she had rehearsed those words in her mind countless times in advance, just like memorizing lines on a film set. But now that she had really met the person, the words kept rolling around on the tip of her tongue, and in the end she swallowed them all back into her stomach.
She was afraid of offending the other party, afraid that Xie Ran would think she was a strange person. At the same time, she was afraid that her feelings would not be reciprocated and that the other party would be cold.
Gao Shule finally just asked her: "Where's A-Luo? Is she home?"
Luo was someone they all knew, so it would be easy to start a topic by starting with someone they all knew. Gao Shule always remembered this ice-breaking technique.
"At home, do you want to see her?"
Xie Ran had been unsure whether to tell Gao Shule his secret. She had too many concerns, the biggest of which was that she was afraid that she would not be able to get along with her after knowing the truth, and she would refuse to take her to shoot the next few episodes of the variety show.
Being resisted by her was a small matter. What Xie Ran was really worried about was that without him, Gao Shule's fate would be corrected and return to the ending in the book. But this was just her guess, and she was not sure that this would happen, because the butterfly in South America had already flapped its wings, and as long as there was no external intervention, Gao Shule's ending would definitely be different.
In life, many important decisions are not made after careful consideration, but are made in a hurry, like now. Xie Ran decided that if Gao Shule said she wanted to see her, she would tell her the secret today.
Gao Shule replied: "Well, I want to see Luo."
Compared to the trepidation before making the decision, Xie Ran suddenly felt extremely calm: "Okay, I'll let her come to see you."
Gao Shule saw Xie Ran enter the room and close the door. A minute or two later, she heard someone in the room shout, "Come in."
It was A'Luo's voice.
So Gao Shule opened the door and went in.
She saw Luo sitting on the bed, wrapped in an air-conditioning quilt. The quilt wrapped her tightly, leaving only a small head exposed. She looked cute.
The expression is a bit strange though.
What was even more strange was that she was the only one in the room, not Xie Ran.
"A Luo, where is your sister?" Gao Shule asked.
Gao Luo pursed her lips and said, "Before, you have always been curious about why my thoughts are so mature. I said that when the time is right, I will explain it to you. Do you remember?"
She nodded blankly, "I remember."
Aren’t you talking about Xie Ran? Why are you suddenly talking to me about this and so seriously?
Gao Shule saw Gao Luo retract her head into the quilt, and after a while, her head popped out from the quilt again. But this time the person who came out was not A'Luo, but Xie Ran.
Gao Shule was stunned for a few seconds and asked, "Are you two hiding under the quilt together?"
Are you playing some game with yourself?
Xie Ran put down the quilt and stood up. You can see that she is the only one on the bed.
"Ah... where's Luo?" Gao Shule had already started to stutter, but her mind was still not wrapping its head around what was going on.
Xie Ran sat down, looked at her quietly, and said in a calm voice: "I am A Luo. Xie Ran and Gao Luo are the same person."
Gao Shule's mouth was half open, her expression was dull, and she looked as dull as when she first entered the room, as if she had been stunned.
"I know this is completely unrealistic, but what I said is the truth. More than three months ago, my body inexplicably shrank and I became a five or six-year-old child. Because I didn't know how to explain it to others, I fabricated an identity as Gao Luo and pretended that we were two people. Later, I found a way to temporarily restore my original appearance."
Xie Ran finally whispered, "During this period of time, the person who accompanied you to participate in variety shows has always been me. Both Luos were me."
Gao Shule knew that there was a secret behind Gao Luo's "precocity", so she prepared herself mentally, but it was obvious that she was not prepared enough.
It took Xie Ran three full hours to accept the matter. Her parents had seen big scenes before, so it took them less time than her, but it still took them an hour.
It would take Gao Shule at least as long to digest this secret, and Xie Ran guessed that it would take her at least as long as he did.
Thinking of this, she got out of bed, pulled Gao Shule to sit on the sofa in the living room, and let her digest it slowly.
Xie Ran went into the kitchen and prepared some fruit for her. She washed a bunch of grapes and prepared to cut a watermelon.
Xie Ran's family has several aunties who clean the house and cook. Because Xie Yanzhi doesn't like strangers living in her home, the aunties only come when they need them.
As soon as summer comes, Xie Ran's body seems to have triggered some kind of mechanism and falls in love with watermelon, a seasonal fruit. When her aunt comes to her house, she will be very particular in cutting the fruit for her. When her aunt was not around, she would just hold half a melon and scoop it out with a spoon.
Gao Shule is the guest now, and it doesn't feel good to let her just hold the melon and eat it. Xie Ran also wanted to be particular for once, but cutting watermelon really requires some skills, and she had never done it before. After she cut the watermelon in half, she didn't know how to cut it anymore.
Xie Ran thought for a while, took out his mobile phone, opened the search engine, and prepared to search for methods online.
She watched the instructional video, then cut half the melon into quarters according to the instructions in the video, and then used a fruit knife to cut along the bottom of the melon skin.
He almost cut his hand with the knife.
Xie Ran was exclaiming at how sharp the fruit knife was and how thin the melon rind was! The next moment, her wrist was grabbed by someone.
Gao Shule looked at her fingers carefully and asked, "Did you cut your hand?"
Xie Ran looked at Gao Shule who suddenly appeared and was a little overwhelmed.
Gao Shule checked several times to make sure that she didn't hurt her hand. Then she took the fruit knife, put on disposable gloves with her other hand, skillfully cut the sweet potato, and helped her put it on the plate.
After Gao Shule finished doing all this, she saw Xie Ran staring at her in disbelief.
"Have you digested what I just told you?" Xie Ran asked.
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