Chapter 028 Shadow of the Movie King (End)
During the meal break, I checked the news online and saw that they were on all the headlines.
[Tao Xing is the heir of the Chen Group]
[The romance between Tao Xing and Jiang Lin]
…
These topics have been popping up again and again, and can be seen everywhere you click, but most of them are surprise and blessings, with no negative impact.
Last time, everyone in the crew was watching the news in the group, saying that they couldn’t believe how the two of them got together, as they clearly didn’t communicate much during the filming.
After the meeting, assistant Xiao Wang couldn't contact Jiang Lin again, so he had to find Tao Xing again.
Tao Xing asked someone to buy a new phone for Aying and reissue her card, using Jiang Lin's identity. The number and all the accounts remained unchanged.
Ah Ying has been with Jiang Lin for seven years. He sees what he sees and hears what he hears. Except for the lack of color in his eyes, he understands everything else about human life.
Perhaps it has some connection with Jiang Lin, or maybe it has heard and seen too much, so it also recognizes human characters.
Operating the phone is not difficult. It is not very good at talking, but it can imitate.
As for Jiang Lin's studio, Tao Xing thought about it and decided that the staff needed to be replaced. Jiang Lin was very cold and serious in front of others, but people who often got along with him could always see the clues. Chen Group was involved in the entertainment industry, and Tao Xing would arrange other suitable jobs for them, but forget about Xiao Wang.
The studio promised to issue a detailed explanation after the meeting, and it was released after the personnel were replaced. It was not that detailed, but only admitted that the two fell in love during the filming, but did not say when the love was born.
It has been made public, and the next day, the two appeared in public holding hands. They are going back to their house in the city community today, and the people who are surrounding them have not left yet. There is another round of interviews and reports, and the popularity continues to rise.
The familiar room feels warm and peaceful, but the people I'm with are somewhat different from before.
They used to sleep on opposite sides of each other, but now they sleep in each other’s arms.
Since Aying has replaced this identity, he will continue to engage in Jiang Lin's career. Before this, Jiang Lin had few film contracts. The big directors inexplicably felt that his acting skills were not that good, and he looked down on invitations from small directors or low-cost films.
Now, Aying can only choose from those film contracts that he had previously disdained.
Admittedly, she is now the lover of the eldest son of the Chen Group, and there are many who have extended olive branches based on the Chen background, but these people are often eager for quick success and quick benefits, and their works are shoddy, not as good as those low-budget dramas.
Tao Xing helped it choose the script, and after choosing for a long time, Aying chose one.
The story is rather old-fashioned. A fox is rescued by a human, and many years later turns into a human to repay his gratitude. What is a bit novel is that the fox is a male and the human is a female, and the story is not about love but about family ties. When the fox finds the heroine, she is already gray-haired. The fox stays by her side and watches the ups and downs of life with her.
Aying is going to play this fox.
In the script, this male fox spirit who transforms into a human form often retains animal nature. Although he appears to be a human, his behavior and mannerisms are very similar to those of an animal, thus causing a lot of laughter and confusion. This is the biggest selling point of this drama.
Ah Ying said, "Show me a fox, I can imitate it."
It is a shadow, born to imitate.
It was right. During the audition, the director was shocked. It was more than just a resemblance. If this person didn't have a nose and eyes, he would have thought he was seeing a fox.
The director was extremely satisfied, and given Aying's current background, he was also flattered and signed the contract respectfully on the spot.
Tao Xing was not idle either. The director of the last play was preparing for the next play and wanted to invite him to act, saying that this time he would be the leading actor. Tao Xing had no interest in acting and wanted to give A Ying freedom before, but he had to push himself. Who knew that by pushing himself, he became the winner of the "Best Performance Award".
But now, he still doesn't want to act.
However, the director was able to listen to opinions and actively make changes, which helped Tao Xing a lot at the time. Tao Xing had a good impression of him. He did not want to act in the film, but agreed to invest money. Since he was an investor, the crew would find him for some things, especially the opening ceremony, and he was asked to attend.
The moon is bright and it is the end of spring and the beginning of summer. At this time last year, Tao Xing and A Ying were meeting for the first time under the street light. If we go to the suburbs now, we can probably still see fireflies surrounding the grass.
At this time, Aying was half lying on the bed, leaning on Tao Xing's shoulder, staring at him with her clear eyes without blinking.
Tao Xing helped it read the script, and when he felt that gaze, he lowered his eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ah Ying held his face gently, her hands trembling slightly, her fingertips brushed across his cheek, she slowly stood up and kissed him on the lips.
Tao Xing's hand loosened, and the script slipped off the bed. He hugged it, pressed it down, rubbed his ears against it, and their breaths intertwined.
The small lamp beside the bed cast a soft light. The wind blew the curtains, letting in the faint moonlight. After a while, Tao Xing stood up, stroked his slightly swollen lips, and lay down beside him with a smile.
However, his body was held and Aying didn't let him get up.
Tomorrow, they will separate. He will join the crew to film a movie, and Tao Xing will go to another set. They will not see each other for several months.
It can't bear to do so.
It hadn't kissed enough, so it hooked its arms around Tao Xing's neck, raised its head slightly, searched for his lips, and kissed him again.
Tao Xing was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head to respond to its kiss, their breath spraying on each other's faces.
When Tao Xing stood up again, he was still hooked around the neck.
The person under him opened his eyes, which were blood red, just like the eyes when it was still a black shadow.
Tao Xing had seen these eyes that were about to bleed when they first kissed, and she had seen them several more times afterwards. Each time, it was when their lips and teeth were intertwined like this.
Tao Xing knew that this was its reaction when it was excited.
He propped himself up and looked at those eyes without moving.
The person under him hooked him and raised his head to kiss him again.
Tao Xing turned his head away, avoiding the kiss, but still looking at it. He wanted to take a good look at its aroused look.
There was a flash of confusion and surprise in Ah Ying's red eyes, and she dared not move.
Finally having seen enough, Tao Xing slowly raised one hand, stroked the red eyes, and smoothed out the slightly wrinkled brows.
Then, his eyes darkened and he suddenly leaned forward.
The clothes slid off the bed and silently covered the lonely script. Unstable breathing floated in the silent room. The eyes became redder and redder, as if deep red watercolor was dripped into thick blood.
With an uncontrollable moan, the hands suddenly changed, no longer the fingers that could leave marks on a human's back.
The feet wrapped around the human's legs also changed.
They all turned into cold and sticky black, as sticky as gelatin and as soft as tentacles, without any human warmth.
Tao Xing stopped and looked back.
Ah Ying was ashamed and anxious: "I... I can't control myself, I will change back immediately..."
Tao Xing smiled faintly, his voice hoarse: "That's it, it's okay."
Ah Ying wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter a word and could only moan again.
It knows about human life, has a desire for love, and can feel the joy of human love, but the more anxious it gets, the more confused it becomes. Even if Tao Xing doesn't say anything, its hands and feet cannot change back.
It has forgotten how it changed.
Fortunately, only the limbs changed, everything else remained unchanged.
The pitch-black and sticky limbs stuck to Tao Xing's body, and at first they moved cautiously, like countless tiny tentacles slowly caressing the back and legs of their loved one. Later, they could no longer control the strength, and the black movement lengthened and gradually tightened, tightly wrapping around the person.
Tao Xing was strangled and took a breath. She said softly, "I can't move."
The person in front of me suddenly blushed, and the restraints around me suddenly loosened.
Tao Xing kissed its lips and then leaned over.
Gradually, the cold limbs tightened uncontrollably again, perhaps remembering something, they wrapped around Tao Xing's ankles and then quickly released them, trying to control their strength. However, the burning emotions could not be relieved, and they squirmed anxiously. Finally, the black tentacles transformed from the legs finally found a breakthrough and tightly wrapped around Tao Xing's ankles.
The force was tightening, and it was actually a little painful, but it did not affect the movement. Tao Xing ignored it. He breathed softly and lowered his eyebrows to look at those eyes. Those ruby-like eyes now contained a little tear and shone with a bright light.
After an unknown amount of time, the moon went down to the west, and the force wrapped around my ankle finally loosened, but it was completely broken, as if it had lost its elasticity, and I couldn't retract it, so I could only collapse there.
Tao Xing pulled the piece of coldness over, kissed it softly, and picked it up: "I'll take you to take a bath."
"Wait... wait a minute." Ah Ying said, "I don't want to move now." The red in its eyes became lighter, like the clouds in the sky.
"Okay, then wait a moment." Tao Xing lay back beside it and held it in his arms.
After a long time, Aying's limbs returned to human form. He raised his hands and was able to move, so he sat up.
Tao Xing bent over and carried it to the bathroom. The hot water was already ready, so he put it in the warm water.
The air was filled with mist and heat. When our eyes met, our hearts beat faster and faster with the heat.
So they hugged each other again, the crimson in those eyes was like a faint red flower in the swirling mist, and the black sticky arms appeared again, stretching out from the bathtub, circling and wrapping around the person.
As if to pull him into his own nest.
The next day, both of them got up late, but fortunately they were not in a hurry.
Tao Xing assigned many assistants to Aying to take care of everything. As long as Aying doesn't say to people in person, "I am not a human," she will not be discovered.
When leaving, Aying was reluctant to go, which made Tao Xing a little confused. He said goodbye to it for a long time, and then they split up and went their separate ways.
They parted at noon. In the afternoon, Tao Xing finished his work and drove back to Aying's crew.
080 Curious: "Host, are you going to visit the set?"
"Visiting the set?" Tao Xing shook her head. "I live there and won't leave. I'll leave when it finishes filming."
We never planned to separate, and his business doesn't take long, just half a day.
In the crew, Ah Ying turned around and saw him. She was stunned. When she heard that he would stay with her, her body moved with incomparable joy.
At the same time, I felt a little ashamed. I was full of feelings of parting last night, and it seemed... too bold.
Tao Xing accompanied Aying during the filming. At first, he was a little afraid of the camera and didn't like the direct light. He always wanted to lie on the ground, but he gradually got used to it and got better and better.
These days, things are not very peaceful. As the heat of Tao Xing's true identity and their relationship has just died down, some strange voices have emerged.
These sounds did not appear suddenly, but spread gradually.
It all started when a well-known director who had worked with Jiang Lin finally found out his acting problems and took out the clips he had filmed before for interpretation. He was very surprised. These were all very obvious shortcomings. How did he get away with them before? Was he out of his mind at that time?
Moreover, Jiang Lin won an award for this play. Did the judges lose their minds?
After the video was released, some experts who participated in the judging watched it several times again and were also surprised. Yes, what kind of acting is this? It's too superficial and exaggerated. Why did they think it was good at that time!
Soon after, fans and netizens also felt that his acting was indeed average. They were not professionals, but they could tell the difference between good and bad. Bad was bad. How could they have thought that his acting was so superb before?
Soon, netizens went to watch his other works and re-watched them. They felt that none of them were good. The drama that made him famous and the several dramas that won awards one after another were not good. His acting skills have never been good.
It's not just one or two people, but people inside and outside the industry who unanimously agree that it's not possible.
He is handsome, and just that face is pleasing to the eye wherever he stands. He is also worthy of praise for being clean and having no scandals. But he really does not deserve those honors, awards, and the title of Best Actor.
The only drama in which Tao Xing performed half-way was the one he won the award for last time. Because the director kept reshooting and the post-production requirements were very high, anyone who was not a fool would have performed well, but he was not perfect either, so it was normal that he did not win the "Best Performance Award". The fans who spoke up for him at the time now dare not say a word.
The internet was still buzzing with excitement, and no one could figure out why they thought he acted so well before, as if something had clouded their brains.
As the rumors got more and more intense, Tao's father called Tao Xing and asked, "Is there another rumor going around? Do you want to suppress it?"
Tao Xing stroked his eyebrows, these were not rumors, it was just that everyone's puzzles had been dispelled.
Jiang Lin uses evil magic to absorb the world's luck and make himself famous. Once the magic is cast, a unique puzzle is generated in the world. Anyone who sees his performance will think that his acting is superb, no matter how he acts.
Netizens joked that their brains were confused, and that’s pretty much what they meant.
Tao Xing is not afraid of evil spirits, nor is he confused by mysteries. When he first arrived, he thought Jiang Lin's acting was average, but everyone around him said it was good, so he thought it was because of his poor aesthetic taste. Now thinking about it, he understands it all.
After Aying separated from Jiang Lin, he could no longer absorb luck, and the mystery began to slowly dissipate. Some directors with high artistic attainments could already tell that Jiang Lin's acting was not good, but they were not fully aware of it and could not tell what was wrong. However, based on this feeling, they dared not use Jiang Lin anymore.
As the puzzles became fewer and fewer, they could see more and more clearly.
When the director commented on Jiang Lin's acting skills one by one, the mystery disappeared completely and everyone could see it clearly.
There are many comments online saying that he is not worthy of the title of Best Actor, but because of his always good reputation, no one can bear to criticize him too harshly. In addition, he is now Master Tao's lover, and with such a powerful backing, no one dares to offend him too much.
Although there were no particularly angry words, there were many whispers of doubt.
"It's not the audience's fault, nor is it the director's fault." Tao Xing replied to his father that it was Jiang Lin's problem.
The real Jiang Lin has disappeared, and now the one in front of the camera is Aying.
Fortunately, no one in the crew has any doubts at the moment. They were watching it with their own eyes on the set. Not to mention his previous works, just looking at the scenes in front of him, it was obvious that Actor Jiang performed very well.
Ah Ying did act very well, and Tao Xing was pleased. However, it might not be enough.
He followed the same method and modified the tutorial he had given to the director of the previous play in accordance with the student's aptitude. He then gave it to this director and told him to polish it carefully.
The director actually wanted to polish it, but the money didn't allow it.
As for money, that’s naturally not a problem.
Half a year later, the online doubts have not dissipated.
The drama starring Aying was released.
Once it was released, it caused heated discussion.
No one expected that a low-budget drama from an unknown director would become a dark horse, with its viewing rate leading by a cliff-like margin.
After so much questioning, everyone can't help but judge Ah Ying's acting skills more harshly, and they want to use a magnifying glass to analyze it bit by bit. However, the more they watch, the more surprised they are. How come Actor Jiang's acting skills have gotten better again?
They thought their brains were clouded again, so they compared their previous films with these and found that the previous ones were still bad, and this one was still good.
Look at the lifelike expression and behavior, it is exactly the same as a real fox, even the animation can’t make it so similar.
Although foxes are not common domestic animals, they can be found in zoos and everyone has seen them. The look in the eyes, the way he grabs objects, the way he walks... are exactly the same as those of a fox. No wonder some viewers who were deeply immersed in the play asked, could he really be a fox in disguise?
Of course he is not a fox, but he is not a human either.
The acting in this play is so outstanding that the director who originally posted the video was the first to come out and praise it. He did not apologize for the previous video, which was really bad. He was speaking the truth, but he was sincerely praising the acting in this play.
Netizens and viewers were also impressed, surprised and amazed.
The doubts began to dissipate, and this play alone was better than the past seven years.
Afterwards, all doubts were gone, and Aying's performance in this drama was included in the curriculum of the Film and Television Academy.
This year's Golden Swallow Awards were held as scheduled.
The bright lights are as brilliant as the galaxy. It is no surprise that Aying deserves the "Best Performance Award" this year and truly lives up to the title of Best Actor.
On the podium, the light "clicked" and fell on it. Tao Xing quietly looked at the figure under the soft white light. In order to highlight it, all other lights in the hall were dimmed. He could not see the face clearly, but only the outline of a human figure, white and bright.
On a busy night in the city, with heavy traffic and flashing neon lights, the award ceremony was being broadcast live on a huge screen on a roadside building. A young man who had just got off work stopped and looked up, looking at the figure under the light and smiled faintly.
This is Jiang Lin’s assistant Xiao Wang. He now works in a company. The days when he was with Jiang Lin are like the past. He left the circle of decadence and returned to a peaceful life. Looking at that man again, he can’t help but have mixed feelings.
Teacher Jiang had been dreaming of this "Best Performance Award" for seven years, but he was unlucky every time and missed it. After returning home, he was always so angry that he couldn't eat for several days.
Now, has he got what he wanted?
After coming out of the award ceremony, Ah Ying refused the celebration banquet and interviews and went straight to Tao Xing's car. His eyes were clear as he put the trophy into Tao Xing's hand and said, "Here you go."
"Give it to me?" Tao Xing was puzzled.
"All mine is yours."
"ah?"
Ah Ying moved his body: "I will give you all the money I earn and everything I own. I love you, so I will give you everything I have without reservation. This is... instinct."
There is no such thing as racial nature. There is only one "spiritual" shadow of it in the world. It is not driven by nature, but by the instinct of loving him.
Tao Xing smiled gently and held it in her arms.
He didn't need anything from Aying. This trophy would be placed in their shared home.
Tao Xing earned a lot of profit from his investment. Later, he continued to cooperate with the director in investment and sponsored many crews that were sincere and dedicated to filming dramas. Of course, the rewards were also rich. Occasionally, upon strong invitation, he would play some guest roles.
Aying chooses to take roles that he is good at. The second play was a script about a man and a woman exchanging souls. It required him to imitate the words and deeds of the heroine. Needless to say, his performance was naturally vivid.
Later, there was an inspirational drama adapted from reality, which played the role of the self-made entrepreneur. Because the actor acted exactly like the real person, even the micro-expressions and small movements when talking and walking were the same, he received high praise from the entrepreneur himself.
There are various roles, and some of these works are produced by Chen Group, as well as other companies. Occasionally, there will be some voices saying that Actor Jiang seems to have a narrow acting range and he can only play roles with good prototypes. But what does it matter? It is enough for him to be able to play a type to the extreme.
It has not filmed many works, about one every two years on average, but every time it does, it is bound to be a masterpiece. It is already an achievement if it can have several classic roles that people talk about in its lifetime.
In the blink of an eye, they have been together for seven years. Netizens jokingly asked them if they would have the seven-year itch, whether they quarreled or had conflicts. Tao Xing put his arm around Ah Ying's shoulders and replied: "How could I have a conflict with someone who loves me wholeheartedly?"
This year, the director of the first film has become an internationally renowned director. He has just won an international directing award and is very happy. He said frankly that it was the first film that gave him the greatest confidence and strength, allowing him to persist in this circle. He wanted to call a reunion for the crew members at that time.
Many members of the crew are still active in the circle, many have become famous, and the staff behind the scenes are also thriving in their professional fields.
Normally, we see each other every day, so it's not difficult to get together. Everyone in the group responded one by one, and when we thought everyone was there, suddenly someone discovered that there seemed to be someone who hadn't spoken.
It was Xiao Yang who once liked Tao Xing. He quit the role halfway through the filming, and the director was very unhappy about it. Later I heard that he did not enter the entertainment industry and seemed to have gone abroad.
After all, he had been in the crew before. Since it was a gathering for the whole crew, the director said that no one could be left out and he had to save face, so someone contacted him and told him about it.
After receiving the news, Xiao Yang said he would come back. He had been studying directing abroad in the past few years. He joked to the director, asking him to be prepared because he would be in trouble for his job when he came back.
After so many years, the director is of course not angry anymore. He smiled and said welcome, come back and discuss things together.
The day of the gathering soon arrived, but Xiao Yang had not arrived yet, so the director asked us to wait for him.
However, some people can't remember who he is.
"He was the heroine's childhood friend. We were all new at the time and he didn't have many scenes. You may not remember him." The director didn't mention his departure midway and made some jokes, "I'll tell you something else and you'll definitely remember him."
"What?"
The director glanced at Tao Xing and Ah Ying and coughed, "Actor Tao, can I be frank with you? Actor Jiang won't be angry, will he?"
Tao Xing asked in confusion: "Why is it related to the two of us?"
"Then I told you." The director smiled, "Xiao Yang must have had a crush on Mr. Tao at that time. He was very enthusiastic every time he saw him. He would stand up and greet him as soon as he came, and even bring him water and tea."
"Oh, haha, it's him. I remember now." said someone else.
Tao Xing: “…”
He held Ah Ying's hand and gently shook it under the table, signaling it not to mind: "We are fine."
Ah Ying pursed her lips and whispered in his ear: "I know, he went to your room before and you kicked him out. I'm here."
"Hey, you two are still whispering at this time." The people around them started to make fun of it, "Isn't that too disgusting?"
The two of them smiled at everyone, and while they were chatting, Xiao Yang came in hurriedly.
As soon as he entered the door and saw Tao Xing and A Ying, his expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal and raised his glass to drink with everyone. He heard the director's words outside the door and generously admitted that he used to like Tao Xing, but he could see that she didn't like him, so he gave up. He would sincerely wish the two of them well.
The director was a little ashamed and apologized, saying that he shouldn't gossip. Xiao Yang raised his glass in response, and the two of them reconciled. In the afterglow of the glasses, Xiao Yang inadvertently glanced at Ah Ying.
The party ended successfully and everyone went their separate ways, except Xiao Yang who was stunned for a long time.
He had been keeping an eye on Tao Xing tonight, and saw that the look he gave to Actor Jiang was gentle and full of love.
He just couldn't figure it out.
It wasn't jealousy or resentment, he just couldn't understand. Back then, he liked Tao Xing and cared about him a lot in the crew, so he could also see that Tao Xing didn't like Jiang Lin.
There was no information blockade abroad, so of course he knew that the two had been together for a long time. This made him even more confused. How could they suddenly fall in love with each other?
Although he knew he had no chance, he still regarded Jiang Lin as his love rival at that time and was very concerned about her.
When they reunited today, he had a very strange feeling. He felt that Jiang Lin at that time was different from Jiang Lin today. It was not just a change after years of baptism, but... the whole thing was reborn.
He couldn't tell what was different, but he just felt that way.
He looked up the news about Jiang Lin over the years, awards and honors, but not much personal information. After searching over and over again, perhaps guided by that strange feeling, he noticed something unusual.
Jiang Lin used to have a lot of properties, more than he could live in. After he got together with Tao Xing, he used all of the houses to subsidize welfare organizations. Only one villa remained untouched and no one lived in it.
He intuitively felt that there was some secret in this villa.
He didn't know what was wrong with him, or maybe he was confused, but he drove overnight and found this place.
The detached villa is located in a remote suburb and few people come here. It was raining outside, making the night even darker. The door of the villa was locked and the surrounding area was overgrown with weeds. It looked like no one had taken care of it for a long time.
He turned around a few times and saw that the wall of the backyard was not very high. It swayed and creaked in the wind and rain and seemed unstable.
He climbed up as if possessed by a ghost and flipped into the yard.
As soon as he landed, he jumped into the half-man-high weeds. The yard was wet from the rain, and his legs were covered in mud. He stood up and patted his hands, then turned on the light from his cell phone and looked at the hall. The magnificent decoration was now covered in dust. Just as he was about to move forward, he suddenly heard a voice.
A bit eerie, a bit sad, and a bit... familiar.
He suddenly looked back, the light from his cell phone illuminated the mottled wall, and a swaying black shadow raised its hand inside the wall, struggling hard forward, as if trying to get out through the wall.
"Finally, someone is here." The voice said in a sinister voice, "Let me out, and I'll give you a lot of money."
Xiao Yang's hair stood on end and his eyes widened.
He recognized the familiar voice.
Jiang Lin!
"Are you Jiang Lin?" he asked.
"It's me, it's me." The voice became excited. "Do you know me? Are you my fan? I'm telling you, don't be afraid, you must believe me. The one outside is not me, it's a fake, it's my shadow, a shameful monster, it has replaced my identity, you let me out, let me out..."
Xiao Yang frowned: "Shadow?"
He thought about it for a while, then looked up in panic.
He once saw a strange shadow in Tao Xing's room, sitting on the sofa next to him!
At that time I just glanced at it and didn't take it seriously, but now I suddenly think about it and feel a chill down my spine.
He ran to this deserted villa today based on his intuition, and he already subconsciously believed in strange stories and supernatural powers, and now he is even more convinced.
He did not doubt what he saw, he was just shocked.
So that's what happened. The shadow was in Tao Xing's room at that time. Tao Xing resolutely drove him away. Was she afraid that he would find out?
So, Tao Xing knows Jiang Lin’s true identity now.
No wonder they fell in love later. It wasn’t sudden. They had known each other for a long time. What he fell in love with was not the real Jiang Lin, but Jiang Lin’s shadow.
How ironic.
Xiao Yang raised his eyes: "I am just an ordinary person, I don't know how to save you."
The voice in the wall was startled, and let out a painful wail: "Then help me stabilize this wall and move some bricks over to support it. If it collapses, I will really die. Go quickly, and then go find someone, ask an expert to come, and also, tell others about my story, so that people will know that that is not the real me!"
Xiao Yang looked at the shaking wall, resting his chin on his hand in thought.
The shadow in the wall became anxious: "Go quickly, go quickly..." The voice became more and more urgent, and gradually became sharp and weird.
Xiao Yang stared at the wall, and suddenly, he chuckled and raised his hand to press on the wall: "By the way, I haven't told you who I am yet, right?"
The sharp voice stopped.
Xiao Yang smiled and said, "My name is Yang Tao."
There was no response from the wall, as if it hadn't remembered.
"Then you should remember that I'm Xiao Yang."
The shadow on the wall suddenly moved.
Xiao Yang's hand on the wall slowly tightened. "Back when I was on the set, just because I gave Tao Xing an umbrella, you asked your assistant to find me and threaten me to leave. You forced me to not only not stay on the set, but also in China. I was forced to go abroad and leave my hometown. Later, the crew became famous from top to bottom, but I was not included."
The dark shadow on the wall couldn't help but tremble.
He once wanted to maintain his reputation for fame and was afraid of being caught, so he didn't dare to do anything. But later, he did do a lot of things.
Taoist Cheng Shuang said that Tao Xing was an accident, but in fact, he was the one who had the accident. He was the one who violated the rules and did things that he shouldn't have done.
He said in a trembling voice: "I... I was wrong. I will definitely make it up to you when I get out. Can you save me first? Please, please..."
A hint of cruelty flashed in Xiao Yang's eyes, and he gradually exerted force on his hands: "Oh, the shadow that replaced you, he is very famous now, he has won many awards, including the Golden Swallow Award for Best Performance twice."
The shadow was stunned, and slapped the wall hard, but no matter how hard he tried, no sound came out. "What did you say? What did you say? Why, you monster? Why?"
Xiao Yang continued: "Not only did she win an award, she also made her relationship with Tao public. They have been together for six or seven years. They have a great relationship and are very happy. Fans are blessing them too."
The shadow clapped even more frantically: "Impossible, impossible, on what basis would it let me out? Let me out! I will cut it into pieces, into pieces..."
"I think... you have no chance." Xiao Yang restrained his smile and pushed forward with force.
The already unstable wall swayed even more. The black shadow came back to his senses from his almost crazy roar and shouted in shock: "What are you doing? Save me, save me..."
Xiao Yang sneered, raised his foot and kicked forward.
With a loud bang, the wall collapsed and broken bricks and tiles fell all over the ground, smashing into the rain-soaked soil.
The screaming black shadow was torn into pieces, and as the bricks and tiles shattered everywhere, that particular part moved twice, and then the sound stopped and the black shadow became completely motionless.
In the deserted and dark villa, there was only the sound of rain.
Xiao Yang did not tell anyone that he had been here, nor did he reveal any information about Aying's identity to anyone.
Shadow, is it a monster? It might eat people. But he was sitting next to the monster at the time, and it didn’t eat him, which shows that it is a good monster.
He didn't contact Tao Xing much. If the other person didn't like him, it would be useless to try to win her over.
No one ever discovered the villa with a collapsed wall. It was a private residence in the wilderness with no property management or management personnel. If the owner didn't care, it would have been forgotten forever.
After a few more years, Tao Xing's investment returns became more and more substantial, and A Ying played more and more classic roles.
After decades of life, the noisy father Tao gradually turned gray-haired.
He worked hard in the first half of his life and enjoyed himself in the second half. When he was dying, he only asked Tao Xing to accompany him.
The ward was quiet. Father Tao held Tao Xing's hand and said in a mosquito-like voice, "Son, I will call you son for the last time."
Tao Xing grabbed his hand and leaned over: "Dad."
The person on the bed laughed and said, "Hey."
The overly silent room was filled with the sound of dripping water. After a long while, Father Tao said word by word, "My son, was it painful for you to pass away?"
Tao Xing's pupils suddenly shrank.
"There's no father who doesn't recognize his own son. I saw it the first time I saw you." Father Tao was still smiling, "My son died by falling into the water, right?"
Tao Xing narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling that after they had just taken back the Chen Group, this good-natured man who had always advocated theoretical negotiations stubbornly searched for all possible ways, and eventually had the adopted son Chen Qi sentenced to death.
It turned out that he knew that his son was killed by that man, and he was avenging his son.
He knew that there had always been another soul in his son's body. He realized that there were many things in the world that could not be explained, so he was not so surprised by Jiang Lin's evil magic and Aying's existence.
Tao Xing pursed her lips and said softly to his old face, "He passed away very quickly, without any pain. His soul went to a very beautiful place and is now living a very happy and blessed life. Do you believe what I say?"
"You are so strange, of course I believe you, then I will go find him." Tao's father said, "You take care of the Chen Group for me."
Tao Xing was slightly startled: "You want to leave it to me?"
"If I don't leave it to you, who else should I leave it to? Without you, I would have died a long time ago and I wouldn't be able to take it back." Father Tao said, "He is the son of my first half of life, and you are the son of my second half of life."
The hand in his palm had no strength left, and Tao Xing held it tightly, not moving for a long time.
After the Qingming rain, two bunches of yellow flowers were placed in front of the tombstone. Tao Xing held Aying's hand and walked through the rain with an umbrella. Now, their faces also bear traces of time.
Tao Xing thought about a question: "Aying, you are not a human, why do you age like humans?"
Even though it has a human body, it does not have all human characteristics. For example, although it can eat, it will not die if it does not eat.
If it can survive without food or water, how come it has metabolism like humans?
Ah Ying turned and looked at him, and said softly, "I don't know why, but I just age. Maybe this body is human. I am born, grow old, get sick, and die just like humans."
It said that it would grow old and die, and then it said, "It would be better if I died with you."
Tao Xing gently stroked its face and held it in her arms.
Aying leaned in his arms, not letting him see her expression. She seldom lied, but these few words were false.
The human body will age and die, but it will not die. When this human body dies, it can parasitize other people and continue to live.
This is a special ability that was activated after it took over Jiang Lin's body. It has never told Tao Xing that it can parasitize indefinitely and can take anyone's body it wants, whether it is a popular star, a wealthy and powerful person, or a very wealthy family. As long as it wants, it can replace those people and have a new identity.
But it won't do that.
It is enough for it to grow old with Tao Xing. If there is no Tao Xing in this world, then fame and money will be useless to it.
It will never tell Tao Xing about this ability. When this body dies, it will not parasitize another person and will die along with this body.
Death is not the end. Perhaps, its soul will go somewhere else and meet Tao Xing in another world.
Of course, it would have to live longer and stay in the human world with Tao Xing for a while longer, until both of them could no longer walk. It would have been best if they died one after the other and were buried together.
To live together and die together, just think about it, it is a wonderful thing.
They both lived for many more years before they passed away. As they got older, they gradually withdrew from the entertainment industry. Tao Xing no longer had to manage the Chen Group personally, and he still hired a professional management team. They lived a leisurely and happy life in the second half of their lives, traveling everywhere and having a very leisurely life.
Later, as expected, the two of them almost died, but that was how it looked to outsiders.
Tao Xing died on the day Aying passed away.
In fact, it was Aying who was gone and Tao Xing left this world.
He left and the original owner's body died.
"080." I haven't called the system for many years. "Open the next world."
080 responded: "Okay."
The program started, and the world in front of him gradually became blurred. Tao Xing entered a chaotic void. This was the transit to the next world.
"Host, I want to tell you something good. You have an extra reward." 080 said as he started the program, "You have exceeded your mission in this world. Ah Ying's ending is better and happier than when the mission was completed. Your account funds will triple, and you will also receive a benefit that you can use in the next world."
"Triple it, I'll have nine million?"
"Yes, host."
"See? I completed the mission so well on my first try." Tao Xing said proudly, "What are the benefits?"
"Host, what do you want?" 080 looked through the program. "Anything that meets the requirements can be realized."
"Then..." Tao Xing thought for a moment, "Let me be a rich man as soon as I arrive."
It feels so good to have money.
080 clicked on the program: "It meets the conditions. Yes, host, the next world begins. I will repeat the rules for quick travel for you. The mission targets may be hiding among people. The system will not tell you the identity information of the mission targets. It can only help the host confirm whether there are any nearby. Please go and find them yourself."
It finished reading and emphasized: "There will be no novice gift packs in the next world, and I can't help you lock the exact location of your target."
"I understand." Tao Xing nodded. As he spoke, the nothingness dissipated, and the scene in front of him became clear. He came to the second world.
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