Chapter 68 Witness "Do you need me to be a witness for her?"...
After Wen Cheng got into trouble, the company reallocated its resources and assigned his agent and assistant to other artists. All of Wen Cheng's work accounts were taken over by him, although he had no work later.
Song Rui found Wen Cheng’s business contact information under his public social media account and contacted him.
During this period, people often harassed him through that mobile phone number, either by sending text messages or calling him, or by scolding him through the WeChat account linked to the number, so Wen Cheng rarely read the messages from that number.
Song Rui kept sending text messages for five days, but it was not until the sixth day that Wen Cheng saw the messages.
In the text message, Song Rui said that he knew a shocking secret that would bring bad luck to Gao Chengsheng's entire family. Wen Cheng asked what it was, and Song Rui said it was related to Gao Chengsheng's private life, guaranteed. If you want to know the specific content, you need to pay him three million.
Song Rui knew that Xie Ran would not look back, and that none of his ambitions and desires could be realized. He had to use the last card in his hand to make another fortune.
Wencheng could come up with three million, but it was not easy. Although he has won many awards, he does not have much commercial business. In order to make himself more competitive and have an advantage among actors of the same type, he set his salary relatively low. His main goal is to offer good value for money and a good reputation, so that he can get more roles from big directors.
Many big-ticket items, such as houses, cars, luxury goods, and Jun's living expenses were paid for by Guan Liuliu. He made promises to Guan Liuliu, saying that he would repay her double when his career took off, and that she could retire whenever she wanted and he would support her.
Just when the cake was about to take shape, Gao Luo destroyed it completely at the last moment. In fact, if it weren't for her background story, and a new group of netizens were surfing the Internet, perhaps he would have a chance to come out. But now he has offended Gao Chengsheng. As long as Gao Chengsheng works at Cefeng, he will never be able to get out.
Now someone has told him that there is evidence against Gao Chengsheng. Wen Cheng is definitely tempted, but three million is too much, and the news may not be true. If he is cheated, he will really be back to the days before liberation overnight.
Wen Cheng was cautious, and Song Rui could understand that, so he proposed a face-to-face interview. It’s not convenient to meet outside, so let’s meet at Song Rui’s house.
Song Rui first showed him the price page of the confidentiality agreement and the signatories, and said, "I guarantee the authenticity of this agreement. Xie Ran gave me one million yuan as a hush money. Since you want to buy the information, you must pay more."
When Song Rui started his own company, many things were handled by Xie Ran and other colleagues. He rarely read contracts and knew little about legal terms.
He didn't find the problem with the agreement, but Wen Cheng did.
The entertainment industry is full of traps. If you are not careful, you will fall into other people's traps. In addition to your rivals, your own company and even your partners may cheat you. The easiest way to set a trap is in the contract.
Wen Cheng figured out the clues after reading the special words Xie Ran inserted into the contract twice. He immediately guessed that Xie Ran was planning to set a trap to trick Song Rui.
But what’s strange is that more than half a month has passed since the agreement was signed, and there has been no movement from Xie Ran.
It can't be that Xie Ran is too soft-hearted, right?
Rather than her sudden tenderness, Wen Cheng believed that she was afraid of making things worse. As long as Song Rui keeps his mouth shut, everyone will be fine. If he breaks the agreement, make him pay.
Judging from the fact that Xie Ran was willing to pay a large sum of money to make the other party shut up and his unwillingness to make a big deal out of it, there was an 80 percent chance that this secret was true.
Wen Cheng took out the bank card he had prepared in advance and said, "Three million is too expensive. I will pay two million at most. If I think this news is worth it, then this card is yours. If not, I will pretend that I have never met you today, and I will not recognize you even if I meet you in the future."
Song Rui questioned: "How do I know if you will cheat and say it's not worth it after hearing the news, and then go back to the media to expose it."
Wen Cheng looked around the living room and said, "I'm on your territory. I believe you have surveillance here. If I play tricks on you, you can expose me."
Wen Cheng hit the point, there was indeed surveillance in the room, because Song Rui didn't trust Wen Cheng very much and was afraid that he would cheat.
Since he pointed it out, I believe he also knows the consequences of cheating, so Song Rui turned to the next page of the agreement. The specific confidentiality details are stated on the next page.
Song Rui told Wen Cheng how he discovered Xie Ran's background. Wen Cheng originally had only 80 percent trust in this secret, but after listening to him, his trust increased to 100 percent.
The reason is simple, because they both have the same brain circuits. If they had such a distinguished background, they would have been unable to resist bragging about it long ago.
You can inherit your parents' resources and connections reasonably and legitimately, and be surrounded by people and stars when you go out, so why do you have to struggle alone and be a humble and pitiful bootlicker for others?
Wen Cheng and Song Rui both used the same method - relying on taking advantage of the women around them to achieve career success. They are used to taking shortcuts, so once they get something, they can't help showing off or squandering it. They can't help but use their "privileges" or use some things to show off their different status.
They had never seen Xie Ran's lifestyle, so they couldn't understand her behavior. They always choose expensive things for food, use and clothing, but Xie Ran will not use expensive things. She will only use what she likes. For her, there is not much difference between a T-shirt bought online for dozens of dollars and a luxury brand T-shirt worth thousands of dollars.
Since Xie Ran was born, her food, clothing and other expenses have been completely free from financial considerations. Everything is based on her own preferences, so she never thought of showing her family background to others.
Wen Cheng and Song Rui interpreted Xie Ran with their own thoughts, so in the absence of solid evidence and with the help of the hush money, both of them firmly believed that "Xie Ran was an illegitimate daughter."
Wen Cheng pushed the bank card in front of Song Rui and told him: "The password is on the back."
Meaning, he was willing to pay for the news.
Wen Cheng is more concerned than Song Rui. He knows why Song Rui wants to sell the information to him.
Song Rui was so eager to confess his feelings to Xie Ran and wanted to tell the world about it. He must have discovered her family background. Unfortunately, he was rejected.
He could make money and punish the other party by selling the information to himself. At the same time, if he were the one to reveal the information, he could sit back and reap the benefits without being sued by Xie Ran for violating the agreement.
Wen Cheng uses others, but he hates others taking advantage of him.
Shen Siyan, who wanted to use him to pave the way, has already gone in. Now the person who wants to hide behind him and enjoy the benefits should also go in and keep Shen Siyan company.
So Wen Cheng did not tell Song Rui about the trap in the agreement.
"How can one gain anything by trying to get the skin of a tiger?" Song Rui did not understand this truth.
Wen Cheng was cautious when exposing this secret online. He bought a small account on some other platform. After posting this Weibo, when the popularity of the post reached halfway, he deleted the content and cancelled his account.
Even if Xie Ran reported the case and the police found him, the most he would have to bear would be civil liability.
Because the information he exposed was true and did not count as slander. If Xie Ran wants to sue, he can only sue him for defamation. Even if the worst happens and the secret is false, when he deleted the Weibo post, the number of views or reposts did not reach the standard for "serious circumstances", and he would not be subject to criminal punishment.
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After a lawyer's analysis, Xie Ran knew that Wen Cheng would be detained for a few days at most for spreading rumors online that she was an illegitimate daughter, and she felt quite regretful.
While waiting for the results of the paternity test, Xie Ran received a call from a stranger who claimed to be Guan Liuliu's ex-husband and wanted to talk to Gao Luo in person at a neurological rehabilitation center.
The rehabilitation center is located on the western edge of Lincheng, a little bit remote from the city, but the environment is very good. There are temples, parks and other attractions around it. It is rich in natural resources and cultural landscapes. The overall environment is very suitable for patients to undergo rehabilitation.
Guan Liuliu's ex-husband asked her to meet at the Western Suburbs Rehabilitation Center. Xie Ran guessed that it was most likely related to Guan Liuliu, but she couldn't figure out what it was specifically.
Xie Ran told Gao Shule about this, and Gao Shule said that if she wanted to go, she could accompany her to take a look.
That afternoon, Gao Shule and Gao Luo went to the Xijiao Rehabilitation Center together and met Guan Liuliu's ex-husband.
He is a middle-aged man with an elegant temperament, and looks older than Guan Liuliu.
Through the conversation, Gao Luo learned that his name was Si Yu, ten years older than Guan Liuliu. The two met at a party and became partners after dating for a while. However, because Si Yu's business was abroad, the two were separated for many years, and their relationship became increasingly dull after marriage.
From his conversation, Gao Luo could feel that he did not blame Guan Liuliu for falling in love with someone else, but instead could understand her.
After the divorce, his relationship with Guan Liuliu changed from lovers to friends again. This time, when he heard that she was in trouble, he immediately returned to visit her.
He said Guan Liuliu's condition was a bit serious. She fell and hit her head that night and had a cerebral hemorrhage. After the operation, although the patient regained consciousness, his limbs could not move. It was diagnosed as a temporary limb movement disorder, and the doctor told them that they could slowly recover through treatment and rehabilitation training.
Gao Luo and Gao Shule saw Guan Liuliu in the ward and almost didn't recognize her. The glamorous female star before is now lying on the hospital bed, skinny and bony. Because her hair was shaved, she wears a hat on her head, and looks very haggard.
Si Yu said that Guan Liuliu did not fall accidentally, she had an argument with Wen Cheng and was pushed down by him.
After confirming that her vital signs were stable, Guan Liuliu was transferred to the rehabilitation center in Lincheng. Wen Cheng went to the hospital to see her. Guan Liuliu wanted to hold him responsible, but Wen Cheng denied her accusations, saying that she had hurt her brain and had memory problems, even though she had clearly fallen accidentally.
Of course he would deny it, but Guan Liuliu's attitude showed that she would not reconcile with him. There are two legal consequences for causing serious injury to others due to impulse: one is negligent injury, and the other is intentional injury. The judgment depends on the subjective intention of the person who committed the act. No matter what the outcome, he cannot escape criminal responsibility. The former is less than three years, and the latter is more than three years but less than ten years.
If he admitted it, he would still be inside when Shen Siyan came out.
Guan Liuliu felt that Wen Cheng did it on purpose. After she returned from the banquet hall, she told Wen Cheng about Gao Luo's identity and the crisis he would soon face in the industry. She proposed that they separate and would give him a breakup fee and would not fight with him for the child.
Guan Liuliu believed that she had done her best for him over the years. He was given resources and connections, but he was just not up to the task and insisted on acting like a big shot on the show, making Jun so arrogant that he even took revenge on other people's children after the show.
Guan Liuliu's personality is that she makes decisions promptly and without hesitation.
Wen Cheng had not yet calmed down from the panic of "imminent unemployment". When he heard Guan Liuliu's words, he felt that she was too cruel. During all these years of getting along, he had always coaxed her and obeyed her, and it could be said that he had no male dignity at all. Now that he's in trouble, just get rid of him.
He flew into a rage and had a violent argument with her, then he started fighting and pushed her to the ground.
Although the victim's accusation against the suspect can be used as evidence, it cannot be used as a direct basis for conviction and requires support from other evidence.
After Si Yu laid out all the "premise outlines", he finally talked about the purpose of asking Gao Luo to come over today.
"I asked the hotel, and the surveillance on the 24th floor was broken. The hotel couldn't provide any useful information about what happened that day. But Liu Liu said that you went to the 24th floor that night and saw her arguing with Wen Cheng, and Wen Cheng even attacked you, right?"
Gao Luo did not answer immediately. She thought about it seriously for a while and asked, "Do you need me to be a witness for her?"
"right."
Gao Luo was puzzled: "Isn't Jun more suitable than me? He has been in the same room with them. He has seen everything I have seen, even more than I have."
The most Gao Luo could prove was that Guan Liuliu and Wen Cheng had a quarrel beforehand, and that Wen Cheng had a potential tendency toward violence, but she could not directly prove the circumstances at the time of the incident. But Jun was always with them, so he must have seen his parents arguing and fighting.
Guan Liuliu looked over and explained, "Before Wen Cheng and I had a quarrel, Jun fell asleep in the room. We quarreled in the bathroom, so he didn't see the whole thing. And Wen Cheng doesn't allow Jun to see me now."
Guan Liuliu's injury this time caused paralysis of all four limbs. It is unknown when she will be able to recover, and there may be sequelae. She will not be able to work as intensively as before, and her career will inevitably suffer a severe blow.
In addition, her relationship with Wen Cheng and Jun was exposed on the entire Internet, her image and reputation seriously declined, and her career was also affected. It is very likely that by the time she is discharged from the hospital, this person will no longer exist in the entertainment industry.
Guan Liuliu couldn't swallow this humiliation, she had to make Wen Cheng get the punishment he deserved.
She asked Gao Luo to help her.
Gao Luo agreed, and said that after Guan Liuliu reported the case, she would cooperate with the police investigation and appear in court as a witness.
After they left, Gao Shule asked her, "Didn't we agree not to interfere in their affairs?"
Gao Luo sighed and said, "I didn't expect her to be injured so seriously. Besides, maybe I owe her a favor."
On the 24th floor, when Wen Cheng rushed forward and grabbed her arm, Gao Luo was not sure whether she would really be dragged into the room and thrown off the balcony by Wen Cheng if Guan Liuliu had not stepped forward to stop him. The illusion was so real that she would be awakened by nightmares at night.
Regardless of whether the illusion was something that really happened, Guan Liuliu helped her at the time. Now she needs to come forward to testify herself, so I have to help her with this. Moreover, the other party is Wen Cheng. He has done so many bad things. If he can be sentenced, it would be considered as getting rid of a harm to society.
Gao Luo felt that the case was difficult with only her as a witness. If Jun could also come forward, the chances of winning would be greatly increased.
But she had no reason to call Jun out.
After returning home, Gao Luo pondered for a long time and thought of asking Ning Heng for help.
Ning Heng listened to Gao Luo's story on the phone and asked her, "What do you want me to do?"
Gao Luo said, "Just pretend that you have a variety show coming up and want to invite him, and ask him to come to the station for an interview. He's having setbacks in his career and relationships right now, so he'll definitely agree to your proposal."
Ning Heng was puzzled: "Don't you know his current situation in the industry?"
Gao Luo is so smart, there is no reason for her not to know what it means when Gao Chengsheng revealed her identity at the opening dinner of the directors' seminar.
"If I invite him now, it would be like running into your father's trap. Would a normal person do that? Even if I invite Wen Cheng, he won't believe me."
"I will believe it." Gao Luo said, "Because you are different."
Ning Heng: "What's the difference?"
"Because you are a director with personality and ideas. You will never be influenced by the outside world when you make a decision, and you dare to face the powerful. Of course, you can stand out in the circle because you have strength."
Gao Luo's mouth was as sweet as honey. She coaxed Ning Heng with a few words and immediately said, "Okay, since you praise me so much, I will help you this time."
Before Gao Luo could express her gratitude, Ning Heng spoke up, "Since I helped you this time, is it okay for me to make a small request of you?"
"What?"
"I want to meet your sister. Please help me make an appointment with her."
Gao Luo was confused: "Why do you want to see her?"
"Continuing the tradition of last season, the last episode of 'Wonderful Holiday' will invite the relatives of each young guest to participate in the filming."
"You want to ask my sister to participate in a variety show? She won't come. She doesn't want to be on camera." Gao Luo said affirmatively.
"Don't rush to refuse. Help me make an appointment first. I'll talk to her in person. Maybe she'll agree."
Before Gao Luo could say no again, Ning Heng snorted and raised his voice, "What! I helped you, and I made a small request, and you can't do it?"
Since people said so, Gao Luo could only agree to him. After all, she was the one who needed help right now.
Gao Luo thought that was all he asked for, but the next moment, Ning Heng added, "You have to come over that day too, with your sister."
Gao Luo was stunned: "...Why?"
"I want to see how you and your sister get along." Ning Heng emphasized again and again: "You must, must come together!"
He wanted to know whether his absurd idea was true or false, so if he let Gao Luo and Xie Ran appear at the same time, he might be able to find the answer.
*
Ning Heng contacted Wen Cheng and told him that he had a show he wanted to invite him to participate in.
Wen Cheng initially doubted the authenticity of this program, but later heard from Ning Heng that the plan was to bring a group of controversial artists together to live together.
Saying "controversial" is a euphemism. What it really means is that he wants to find a group of artists with bad records to host this variety show.
The positioning of such explosive guests is full of gimmicks just by listening to them. I believe it will become popular before it is aired and will stir up a storm on the Internet.
Perhaps if it were someone else, Wen Cheng would not believe that the other party would dare to do the program like this, but when Ning Heng brought it up, the credibility was greatly improved. After all, he dared to directly confront the leaders of their station and always did things his own way.
Wen Cheng has a grudge against Ning Heng. In the first episode of "Wonderful Holiday", he was forced to write an apology letter, which made him embarrassed; in the second episode, a temporary voting session was set up, which eliminated him and Jun.
He didn't think Ning Heng was helping him now. He guessed that Ning Heng invited him to participate in this variety show this time because he wanted to use him as a sacrifice to increase the popularity of the show - to attract everyone to scold him, and when the popularity was enough, he would find a reason to eliminate him.
Even though he felt Ning Heng had bad intentions, Wen Cheng still agreed to come out and discuss the cooperation with him.
Because his current situation is very difficult.
There is a better situation, that is, if it is true that Xie Ran is an illegitimate daughter, then Gao Chengsheng's lightest punishment within Cefeng will be demotion. Once his voice declines, the industry's soft ban on him will be automatically lifted.
But what if the secret is false, and I reject Ning Heng this time, I will never have the chance to appear on camera again.
Wen Cheng has worked his way up the entertainment industry from obscurity, and he knows very well that being scolded as an artist is not scary, but the scariest thing is to be so obscure that no one cares about you.
On the bright side, before the filming of the variety show starts, he can design a good character for himself in advance, and maybe he can use that variety show to cleanse himself and make a comeback.
They made an appointment to meet at the TV station, and Wen Cheng brought Jun with him when he came.
I got out of the car when I was still some distance away from the TV station and walked over.
They didn’t wear masks or sunglasses, and they walked around in a swagger, wanting all passers-by to recognize them.
In the future, whenever he has the opportunity to appear on camera, he will bring Jun with him, because Jun's existence is a stain on Guan Liuliu's character, reminding everyone that when scolding him, don't forget to scold Guan Liuliu as well.
If he himself is not having a good time, those who want to get rid of him will certainly not have an easy time either.
In addition, he can take the opportunity to play the victim and let netizens know that he is the one who usually takes care of the child, and Guan Liuliu only gives birth to the child but does not raise it. It was because of my deep love for my son that I lost my mind for a moment and let Shen Siyan deal with Gao Luo and the others.
When they arrived at the office, Xu Man came out to lead Wen Cheng and took him to Ning Heng's office.
Ning Heng saw Jun and said calmly, "We may spend a long time talking about work, and the child may not be able to sit still. Why not let Xu Man take him out for a walk for a while."
Wen Cheng agreed.
He was eager to let everyone know that Jun came to Xi Que Terrace with him.
If other investors see that Xi Que Tai is inclined to cooperate with him, they may have fewer concerns and dare to hire him.
Xu Man took Jun to another office, talked to him about the past, and asked him if he remembered him. Jun said, “I remember you, Uncle Xu.”
Xu Man has a good temper and has never had any conflicts with anyone on the show. Whenever there is a conflict among the guests, he will be the first to come out and smooth things over. Jun likes him very much.
Xu Man took out a bag of snacks to cheer him up. When Jun was completely relaxed, Xu Man asked him, "Jun, do you want to see your mother? Can I take you to see her?"
Jun suddenly stopped eating snacks. He looked at Xu Man, his expression changed from happy to unhappy: "I don't want to see her! She's not my mother!"
Xu Man was surprised: "Why do you say that?"
Jun said angrily, "She doesn't love me at all! She doesn't want me or dad anymore! She's going to run away with another man!"
These days, Wen Cheng has been brainwashing Jun, saying that Guan Liuliu is going to abandon them and their son and be with other men. She said that from now on, they only had each other and asked him to stand by her side no matter what.
Because Jun had seen them quarreling, and heard Guan Liuliu say that she wanted to break up with Wen Cheng, and he had also seen the strange man who took care of Guan Liuliu in the hospital, so he believed that what Wen Cheng told him was true. His mother really doesn't want them anymore.
Xu Man wasn't sure whether what Jun said was true or not, but he knew that Guan Liuliu's ex-husband had indeed returned. He couldn't argue about this with the child because he didn't understand other people's family affairs, and it would be difficult to sort out the matter and would waste a lot of time.
Xu Man's current task is to take Jun to see Guan Liuliu and get him to agree to be her witness.
Xu Man took out a photo of Guan Liuliu lying on her sickbed and said, "You see, your mother is seriously ill and in great pain. She misses you very much. You should go see her, just once."
Jun looked at the photo and sneered, "Isn't there another man taking care of her?"
His laughter and response did not seem like the reactions he should have at his age, and Xu Man was stunned for a moment.
After a while, he confirmed with him again and said, "You really don't want to see her?"
Jun said firmly: "No!"
"Then let me give your mother a video call. Video call should be fine, right?"
As Xu Man opened WeChat, Jun snatched the phone away and threw it to the ground. He shouted, "I said I don't want to see her! Why do you insist on making me see her? I don't want to see her! I hate her!"
Fortunately, the office that Xu Man took Jun to was not on the same floor as Ning Heng's office, otherwise Wen Cheng would have come out and beat someone up after he shouted at him.
Xu Man tried his best to comfort Jun: "Okay, okay, I won't see you. Then... Uncle wants to ask you something. The day your mother fell, your father and mother had a quarrel, right? It was a fierce quarrel."
Jun's face changed, he lowered his head and was silent for a while, then said, "I don't know, I fell asleep."
"Were you asleep? Didn't hear anything?"
"Um."
"What about before that? Before your mother went to the dinner party, they had an argument, right?"
There was another moment of silence, and then Jun spoke slowly: "No."
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