Genuine reading: Jinjiang Literature City
"I really can't..."
"Don't mention it. I'm happy today, so don't make trouble for me. Come and have a drink." Li Angsi hooked his arm around Wei Bing's shoulder and bumped the glass in his hand with a smile.
Wei Bing clinked glasses with him dejectedly. After finishing the red wine in his hand, Li Angsi swayed happily to the music, his whole body overflowing with joy.
Wei Bing's face was full of gloom, and he drank one cup after another.
After the two of them finished, Wei Bing did not return to his own residence, but drove to Pu Yaolian's apartment and knocked on her door.
When Pu Yaolian heard the ringtone, she immediately checked her makeup and clothes in the mirror to see if there was anything wrong. Then she went to open the door with a charming smile. As soon as she opened the door, Wei Bin rushed in drunk.
"Lianlian——"
Pu Yaolian quickly caught him and said softly, "Brother Wei, why did you drink so much? Come and sit on the sofa. I'll make you some hangover medicine."
Wei Bing held her hand tightly, looking at the beautiful and passionate woman in front of him with a misty look in his eyes, muttering "I'm sorry". Pu Yaolian didn't hear clearly and wanted to get closer, but she was hugged and fell under the sofa.
“Yeah~”
She let out a charming cry and deliberately moved closer to Wei Bing. Wei Bing, who had already been drinking, couldn't stand the stimulation and hugged her...
A few minutes later.
Pu Yaolian, while hugging Wei Bing, took the opportunity to ask, "Brother Wei, when will the filming of the movie you mentioned be started? I want to talk to my agent first and ask him to clear the schedule."
By the way, tell Zheng Fanren that she can't live without him.
Wei Bing, who was originally still happy, immediately came to his senses. He supported Pu Yaolian, his eyes filled with deep guilt.
"Lianlian, I'm sorry, the movie character might..."
Pu Yaolian's rosy face turned pale as paper in an instant, tears filled her eyes but she wiped them away stubbornly, "No, it's okay, Brother Wei, it's just a movie role, I don't care... Don't blame yourself, Brother Wei, I'm really fine."
Seeing that Pu Yaolian was so considerate, Wei Bing felt comforted and couldn't help but move closer to her. Pu Yaolian resisted in her heart, but still responded to his action.
She would never let go of this opportunity.
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Angs Culture, top floor conference room.
After signing the "Star Wars" contract, Tang Xiaofeng stood up and shook hands with Li Angsi's secretary. Su Zhuo beside her shook hands with Li Angsi.
"I wish us a pleasant cooperation."
“It’s a pleasure to work with you!”
Li Angsi smiled at Su Zhuo and enthusiastically invited him, "Now that the contract is signed, do you want to have a meal together to celebrate?"
"no!"
Tang Xiaofeng and Li Angsi's secretary spoke at the same time.
Tang Xiaofeng glared at Li Angsi warily, his tone official and distant: "Su Zhuo needs to go back and familiarize himself with the script. Time is very tight."
Secretary Li Angsi smiled and said, "Inviting an artist to dinner alone is inappropriate for both parties. It will make you look particularly malicious. If the media catches us, the PR department and I will be in trouble."
Li Ansi: "...What are you saying? Am I that kind of person?"
"You're not. Then please prepare yourself. There are three more meetings waiting for you." Secretary Li Angsi closed the contract and nodded to Su Zhuo and the others. "I'll see you out."
Su Zhuo and Tang Xiaofeng got up and left, leaving Li Angsi alone in the conference room, looking disheveled.
Outside the meeting room.
As Tang Xiaofeng walked, he secretly glanced at the secretary standing beside him. She was wearing a black and white dress, with delicate makeup on her face. Her eyes were calm and gentle, and there was a faint smile on her lips.
She was just so bold. Everyone in the circle knew that Li Angsi had a bad temper, but she dared to speak to Li Angsi like that, and the latter was not angry at all. It was outrageous.
"Ms. Tang, do you have any other questions?" Secretary Li Li tilted her head slightly and caught Tang Xiaofeng peeking at her.
Tang Xiaofeng blushed slightly: "No, no problem."
"That's good. Please come this way, both of you."
Li Li led the two into the president's VIP elevator and all the way down, the three of them remained silent.
Su Zhuo was not very interested in these things. She seemed to be walking, but in fact she was searching for memory fragments. Because they were too huge, she had only found about one-third of them so far.
After getting out of the elevator, Li Li sent the two of them to the nanny car and turned to leave.
Tang Xiaofeng couldn't hold it in any longer. "Xiao Su Zhuo, what do you think is the relationship between this secretary and Li Angsi? How could she speak to Li Angsi so rudely?"
"Hmm? I don't know."
Su Zhuo replied casually, and Tang Xiaofeng bit her fingers, her face full of gossip and confusion. What kind of relationship is this? Once the gossipy nature of human beings is awakened, it will be too uncomfortable not to get an answer.
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Angs Culture.
Top floor conference room,
When Li Li came back, Li Angsi was lying on the wooden table, bored and dazed. Seeing this, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Didn't I tell you that there were three more meetings? Why aren't you going?"
Li Angsi said innocently, "Ah? Isn't it held here? I thought it was a meeting here, no wonder there's no one here. I was wondering why everyone was not active at work...hiss, it hurts, it hurts, be gentle..."
Li Li tore at his handsome face with both hands, her smile widening. "You're a hundred years too early to play tricks on me. If I hadn't lost the bet, do you think I'd be happy to be your secretary? Get out of here and get to the meeting. We're discussing special effects with some investors. You might end up making your first bad movie."
Mentioning this, Li Angsi stood up with a serious expression, "I'll go right away. This project must be approved. I want to create the best special effects both domestically and internationally, for Su Zhuo's reputation and for our company."
Li Li looked at Li Angsi who suddenly became serious and raised her eyebrows again.
Is he pretending to do this for the company? Does this guy think she's stupid and can't see that he's attracted to his beloved? She said so many actresses wanted to play the female lead, but he didn't agree. It turns out he was paving the way for his beloved.
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On the way back.
Su Zhuo was still searching for memory fragments with his eyes closed. In the passenger seat, Tang Xiaofeng searched for information about Li Angsi's girlfriend but found nothing. However, he did find a new trending search.
【Su Zhuo is going to make a movie】
Tang Xiaofeng was startled and quickly clicked on it. After browsing through it, she finally figured out the whole story. It turned out that someone had met Su Zhuo a few days ago and took a photo with her and posted it on a social platform.
It was originally an enviable lucky thing for fans to meet their idols, but the problem was that someone in the comment section pointed out that there was a man in the background of the photo who looked like a director in the film industry.
The blogger replied: I heard from Su Zhuo that someone asked her to make a movie.
Up to this point, it was just a small-scale event where Su Zhuo's fans cheered for their idol to be filming a movie.
As a result, an hour ago, a marketing account claiming to be from the film industry broke the news that Su Zhuo was going to act in a movie, and it was a bad movie that Chinese people would definitely not be able to make. They also mocked on the spot that some artists would go into the film industry as soon as they became a little popular, and the audience was so unlucky that they had to be exposed to bad movies because of their mistakes.
He bought a hot search for this Weibo post, which attracted widespread attention from netizens.
"What? Su Shen is going to make a movie? Isn't this a bit too big a leap? I'm still waiting for her next variety show! I'm crying."
"Su Zhuo made a bad movie. Tsk tsk, here comes the leeks."
"??? What the hell? You already know it's a dud before the movie even comes out? Come on, tell me what kind of themes are considered the most common type of duds? Hmm?"
"Speechless, marketing account nmsl, you're riding on my Su Shen's popularity and yet you dare to slander her? I'm going to fight you!"
"Is Su Zhuo going to film a movie? I'm wondering why she hasn't been active lately. Some time ago, they said she was injured and in a coma. Could this be the reason?"
"No way, Su Shen replied that he had recovered and that it wasn't a big deal. Filming should just be a normal job. How many actresses in the entertainment industry want to be in movies?"
"This blogger is just trying to attract attention. Regardless of whether Su Shen is really going to make a movie, even if he is, he starts to criticize others for making bad movies. Do you have any heart? He will do anything to get traffic."
"Su Shen: Is it me who can't lift the knife anymore, or are you guys getting carried away?"
"I also heard that Su Zhuo has taken on a movie. The blogger gave a code word: special effects? If that's the case, then I think Su Zhuo is the one who's getting carried away. She has no acting skills at all and is purely wasting her popularity."
"Tsk, aren't movies just about ripping off fans? Su Zhuo's variety shows are no longer good enough, so he wants to make a killing in movies?"
"Fuck you, you trolls up there, get out of here! You don't know that I, Su Shen, don't need any money at all. We fans are eager to give her money, but the problem is that she doesn't want it, okay? Aside from certain variety shows where we can give her tips, other fans can't support her even if they want to."
"Su Shen has two endorsements in total, I can only support him by buying skins. Although the cars of Lingguang Group are not expensive, I still can't afford them QAQ"
Among all the comments, the marketing blogger skipped all of them and only replied to the one with the code: "Yes! That's why I said it's a bad movie. It's well known that the special effects of Chinese movies have always been poor, so it's okay for me to say it's a bad movie in advance [smile]"
Tang Xiaofeng originally thought that most of the fans were speaking for Su Zhuo and did not bother with the black fans who were obviously part of the marketing account's cyber army. However, when he refreshed the page and saw the content of the marketing account's reply, his face darkened.
This marketing account obviously knows some inside information, but she didn't reveal any information about Su Zhuo signing a contract to shoot a movie. If it's not her side, then it can only be Li Angsi's side!
He is really good at using Su Zhuo to hype himself. Tang Xiaofeng picked up the phone angrily and dialed it, but Li Angsi didn't answer because he was in a meeting.
"Huh, feeling guilty?"
Tang Xiaofeng stared at the phone's hung-up interface, wishing he could rush back to Angsi Culture and beat Li Angsi into a pig-headed fool.
Just then.
Her phone rang and a new trending search popped up.
[Uncovering why the popular traffic star Su Zhuo has such good resources]
Seeing this trending search, Tang Xiaofeng gasped and clicked on it immediately. The Weibo post was from another big V with millions of followers. He first forwarded the previous Weibo post that revealed that Su Zhuo was going to make a movie, and then posted a few old pictures, saying that everything about Su Zhuo was a character setting and a team design. From the moment she committed suicide, it was all a setup.
The whole article can be summed up in one sentence: The reason why Su Zhuo is so popular is because there are interest groups controlling him behind the scenes.
Tang Xiaofeng was so angry that he cursed: "You are the one who designed it. Your whole family is controlled by interest groups. Mmp, who is the one who is behind this?"
Su Zhuo opened his eyes in the back seat, "What's wrong?"
"No, it's okay. I saw a joke that smeared Dogecoin and I was so angry that I cursed a few words," Tang Xiaofeng didn't want Su Zhuo to know about this bad thing, so he tried to smooth it over.
Seeing Su Zhuo close his eyes again, she breathed a sigh of relief, then took out her cell phone and started looking for someone to resolve these fictitious things on the Internet.
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The other side.
Wei Bing looked at the online public opinion with satisfaction, "Well done."
"Thank you, Brother Wei, for the compliment," the agent said with a smile, then added with some concern, "But if Director Li finds out..."
"He won't know. Even if he did," Wei Bing sneered disdainfully, "He's just Su Zhuo. He's not worthy of alienating us."
"You're right. You and Director Li grew up together and have a very close relationship. How could an outsider like Su Zhuo affect your relationship with Director Li?"
Listening to his agent's respectful boasting, Wei Bing felt no joy at all. Did Li Angsi really consider him a childhood friend? If so, why didn't he let Lianlian play the second female lead in the movie?
Thinking about how she left Lianlian in the morning with hidden disappointment and worry about him blaming himself, he felt particularly uncomfortable, and couldn't help but do a little action that he never did before.
Hire navy troops to throw dirty water on Su Zhuo.
But she was the heroine of the movie thanks to her own efforts, so a little bit of public opinion still made her look very cheap. Wei Bing finished the red wine in his glass in one gulp and turned his gaze to his agent.
"Help me find some suitable resources for the female lead role, and send them to Lianlian if you find any."
Since he couldn't get Lianlian the second female lead in the movie, he had to compensate her with a better first female lead.
The agent nodded repeatedly.
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After Li Angsi finished his argument with the investors, he came out and stretched. "Finally, this matter is resolved. Secretary Li, give me a Mastin."
"Bang!"
A cup of boiled water was placed forcefully on the table, with some water stagnation at the corners.
Li Angsi raised his eyes and said, "Cousin, I've been busy until now, can you at least have a glass of Happy Fat House Water?"
"Do you want a slap?" Li Li put one hand on her waist, leaned slightly over the table, and smiled grimly.
Li Angsi quickly waved his hands: "No, just boiled water is fine. Why are you so generous? Didn't I finish the three meetings as you said?"
"Haha, it's your childhood friend. Do you know what stupid thing he has done?" Li Li sneered twice, and then pushed the conversation that Tang Xiaofeng had just had with her in front of Li Angsi.
Li Angsi drank water while watching, his brows furrowed more and more.
"Is this true?"
"It's more real than Zhenzhu. Tang Xiaofeng got the evidence and gave it to me. I also checked it out. It was indeed his agent who did it," Li Li pinched her brows. At that time, Tang Xiaofeng's tone of voice made it obvious that she had just realized that Wei Bin was the male lead of the movie. She immediately exploded and even wanted to terminate the contract. She had to comfort him before he calmed down.
"The subject matter of this film is already quite risky, and this has happened before we even start filming. My childhood friend... I'm really worried that you'll be in trouble."
Li Li has been fed up with Wei Peng for a long time. In her eyes, Wei Peng is a useless idiot who has no ability but likes to show off. He relies on her stupid brother to make waves in the entertainment industry. It's just that her brother is nostalgic.
If it were her, she would have died long ago.
Li Angsi: "I'll take care of this matter, cousin. Please apologize to Su Zhuo for me, and then use the company account to clarify the matter and make an official announcement!"
"If you were to tell me, it would have been done long ago. Otherwise, do you think Tang Xiaofeng is so easy to appease?" Li Li stood up, crossed her arms, and looked down at him condescendingly. "What are you going to do? Tell Wei Bin to get lost?"
"Cousin, the male lead is confirmed to be him, and there will be no changes." Li Angsi said helplessly, "Wei Bing is indeed a little bit shameless and his brain is not very good, but after all, he grew up with us."
"Thank you to you, not to me!" Li Li grew up abroad and just came back a few years ago. She didn't want to have anything to do with Wei Bing at all. She looked hesitant and said, "You're not usually such a kind person. Why are you so tolerant of Wei Bing? Could it be that you actually like him?"
“…………”
Li Ansi was speechless and choked. "My sexual orientation is normal. Please don't let me have any ideas. Thank you."
Li Li: "Okay, you can do whatever you want. I'm warning you, don't mess around. I own half of this company, and I'm relying on it to get the heir position. If you make me lose money and I can't get the heir position, I'll sell you to the eldest daughter of the Wen family and start a new business."
Thinking of the icy face of the eldest daughter of the Wen family, Li Angsi hissed and nodded quickly, "Sister, don't worry, you have to trust my judgment."
Li Li said nothing and walked away with her waist twisted.
Li Angsi's smile faded, and he took out his cell phone and called Wei Bin.
An hour later.
Wei Bing hurried to Li Angsi's company. After pushing the door open, he smiled and said, "Aren't you busy today? Why did you think of looking for me?"
"Why are you slandering Su Zhuo online?"
Li Angsi didn't waste any time talking to him and asked directly.
Wei Bing's expression changed slightly, and he refused to admit it: "I don't understand what you are saying at all."
"Is it because I rejected the second female candidate you recommended?" Li Angsi asked again.
Wei Bing sneered: "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't take this matter to heart at all."
"Wei Bin, you should know my expectations for this movie. I don't care about how you usually treat others, but if you attack Su Zhuo, it's the same as attacking me! You should know my attitude towards my enemies!"
Li Angsi's usual nonchalant smile disappeared, replaced by a hint of coldness. At this moment, the usually playful rich second generation's demeanor changed and became cold and intimidating.
Wei Bing's face turned grim. This was the first time Li Angsi had spoken to him so harshly. Was it all because of Su Zhuo? He actually treated him as an enemy.
Did he forget that if it weren't for him...
"Why don't you speak?" Li Angsi was dissatisfied with his silence.
Wei Bing took a deep breath and refused to admit it. "I don't know why you would rather believe others than me, but I just want to say that I didn't do it. I disdain to do such a thing, even if I don't like Su Zhuo."
After a pause, he lowered his eyes and said sadly:
"If you really don't believe me, I can withdraw from the filming."
A hint of surprise flashed across Li Ansi's eyes, "What did you say?"
"As for what you said about recommending the second female lead, I admit that I really want to help my friend. She is really an excellent and hardworking actress, and her reputation in the circle is also very good. I can't possibly cheat you. You should know that I can use that incident to ask you to accept her, but I didn't." Wei Bing finished speaking in one breath, raised his head and looked at Li Angsi, wanting to see him give in as usual.
But for some reason, Li Angsi remained silent for a long time, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart.
After a long time, Li Angsi suddenly laughed.
He was originally extremely handsome, with red lips and white teeth, and with his silver-white hair color, he looked young and unrestrained, with bold eyebrows and eyes, and a flamboyant temperament.
Now, when she smiles, there is a hint of ice and snow in her smile.
After laughing for a long time, Li Angsi finally stopped.
"You want Pu Yaolian to be the second female lead, right? Sure, I agree."
Wei Bing was delighted, but he shook his head repeatedly. "That's not what I meant. I mentioned that incident just to make an analogy..."
"Since it's your request, I will naturally grant your wish." Li Angsi interrupted him, his tone carrying a hint of intriguing coldness: "After all, you have been very kind to me."
"Don't say that. I've never felt like I owed you anything. When I saved you, I was also saving myself. If you hadn't helped me attract attention, I wouldn't have had the chance to call the police and ask for help from adults."
Li Angsi was in no mood to listen to his hypocritical nonsense, so he asked Wei Bin to leave his office and sat alone in a chair, watching the sunset outside the window.
The scene before my eyes went back to the summer twenty years ago.
At that time, he had just been taken back to the Li family from his grandfather's house where he had lived for a long time. His cousins of the same age were not at home, and he was very lonely and wandered around the villa complex looking for friends.
Later, he met Wei Peng, who was three months younger than him and also good-looking. Li Angsi was a face-obsessed person and immediately decided to accept him as his younger brother.
For this purpose, they even planned to hold a ceremony to recognize a younger brother, imitating the blood oath in novels. Of course, they were not stupid enough to cut their own hands, so they went to the supermarket to buy a tomato and make juice instead.
As a result, as soon as they left the villa, they were targeted.
Chief Li Ang had lived in the military compound until he was eight years old. He was never afraid of bad guys and hated evil, so as soon as he saw them, he immediately took charge of attracting the bad guys' attention and letting Wei Bin run away first.
After Wei Bing ran away, he was caught and beaten by the two adults. They also wanted to kidnap him and ask the Li family for a ransom. Who would have thought that Wei Bing screamed all the way and attracted the community security. The security guard realized something was wrong and immediately called the police and surrounded him.
The two scoundrels were scared away and Li Ansi was saved.
For this reason, Li Angsi remembered Wei Peng's kindness and brought him to the Li family. His parents were grateful for Wei Peng's help and supported the Wei family many times, and he himself helped Wei Peng to the best of his ability because of this kindness.
"Why!"
Li Angsi collected his thoughts and answered a call, "Ask the screenwriters to stay and work overtime. I want to revise the script."
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When Su Zhuo went to bed at 10:30 in the evening, she found out that Angsi Culture had officially announced the news of filming. She reposted the message on her Weibo.
“Try new territory.”
"Ahhhh, Su Shen posted on Weibo, so happy."
"Grandma, the idol you're a fan of posted on Weibo."
"Congratulations to Su Shen for reaching a new level. Hahahaha, I'm really looking forward to your movie."
"I couldn't believe that Su Shen was going to make a movie. I didn't expect that his partner would be Li Angsi. Wow, he's worthy of being my Su Shen."
"Ahhhhhh I really want to know what movie it is. I hope time jumps to the day it was released."
Su Zhuo casually glanced at the comments, then put his phone aside and went to sleep.
Early to bed and early to rise, good health.
A few days later.
After Su Zhuo, who was currently receiving emergency acting training, finished a day of classes, Tang Xiaofeng approached him and said, "The filming date has been set. It's three days from now at the film studio on the outskirts of Hai City. You still have three days!"
Su Zhuo nodded, and while familiarizing herself with the script, she thought about Amazon Lily. She had searched through all her memory fragments but could not find any corresponding memory about the queen.
It was as if everything was her hallucination.
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