No. 31 Melon
Fu Xinghan looked ashen.
He suddenly had a very bad feeling. These people were not asking him questions at all, but already had the answers in mind.
The current question was just a teasing of him.
But Fu Xinghan did not give up and still had a last bit of hope in his heart.
It doesn't matter if he can't get Liu Ling'er, and Fu Xinghan can also accept not being able to make friends with people like Liu Mingqian. With Chen Weiye behind him, he can still maintain his position as a top traffic star.
Moreover, even if Liu Mingqian and the others knew about his relationship with Chen Weiye, so what? Chen Weiye would never admit it. Liu Mingqian and the others would never be able to produce evidence for such a private matter.
As long as he doesn't collapse, there is nothing to be afraid of.
Thinking of this, Fu Xinghan breathed a sigh of relief, raised his eyes to look at Lu Yanyan and Sun Qianqian, his eyes became firm.
"Mr. Lu, Vice President Sun, I don't know what you mean by this. Mr. Chen simply admires my acting skills and recommended me to the crew, that's all. If you want to frame me, it's better to produce solid evidence, not just your words!"
Everyone frowned.
Fu Xinghan is really stubborn. Even though I've made it so clear, he still keeps making excuses!
Since the relationship between him and Chen Weiye has been confirmed, as long as they are a little careful, they will definitely find evidence. Besides, they also have Lin Cha who has the system!
Want evidence? We have plenty!
Lin Cha was very excited and easily produced evidence to prove Fu Xinghan's death.
There's a very famous medical blogger online called "Afternoon Tea." He's a doctor in Hai City and often shares the bizarre things he's seen in the hospital!
[The previous time, Fu Xinghan successfully stuffed the fish in, but without water, the fish burrowed deeper and deeper, and we eventually had to go to the hospital to get it out!]
[Oh, the doctor who received me was serving afternoon tea! He even shared this on Weibo!]
[And more! Chen Weiye owns a villa in Linyushu. One time, Fu Xinghan helped a drunk Chen Weiye home, and the two kissed in the community! The community surveillance was destroyed the next day, but there are dashcams nearby!]
[And more! ]
Lin Cha is very experienced in sabotaging things.
But she just likes to keep it to herself and not say it out loud.
She didn't say anything, and neither did the guests.
Fu Xinghan became even more proud when he saw that no one could produce any evidence.
What is there to be afraid of?
This group of people are just paper tigers!
Today he just failed to seduce Liu Ling'er. At worst, he can find a new rich woman later. He is still young and there are many love-brained people in the entertainment industry.
However, even if the hookup fails, Fu Xinghan must not fall behind. If they find evidence against him, it would be terrible if they could slander him as a scumbag in the future.
So, Fu Xinghan took the lead and said to Liu Ling'er, "Ling'er, I really want to be with you, but I didn't expect that Teacher Liu, because she was dissatisfied with me, would join forces with Mr. Lu and others to discredit me!"
"I'm willing to do anything for you! But I can't accept your insulting my dignity!"
"So, Ling'er, I think... we should just part ways amicably!"
Liu Linger:?
You are obviously the scumbag, but now it’s their fault?
This ability to confuse right and wrong is truly amazing!
Suddenly, Liu Ling'er's eyes rolled and a sly smile appeared on her lips. The next second, her eyes were red and watery.
She rushed forward and grabbed Fu Xinghan's hand tightly, "Xinghan! My dad is like this, very sick, and he doesn't allow me to get close to any boys! I know I misunderstood you, can you forgive me? I really like you, I can't live without you!"
Liu Mingqian's mind was full of questions.
Fu Xinghan looked surprised.
What's Liu Ling'er up to? Is this... because she can't bear to part with him?
In an instant, the expression on Fu Xinghan's face turned into joy and satisfaction.
As expected, women are emotional and love-brained creatures! They are the easiest to control! After breaking up, aren’t they still reluctant to let go of me?
We can't let them get what they want at this time, we have to keep her hanging!
Fu Xinghan looked embarrassed. "Ling'er, I like you too! But a relationship without parents' blessing is unhappy! Besides, I don't want my existence to affect your relationship with Teacher Liu. So let it be, we are not destined to be together!"
After saying this, Fu Xinghan forcibly pried Liu Ling'er's hands apart.
Liu Ling'er took two steps back, feeling dejected and sad.
"How could this happen! How could this happen!"
She covered her face in feigned despair. "A few days ago, I told Sister Situ that I was in love. She blessed me and said she needed spokespeople for her new design of couple's jewelry and wanted us to be the spokesperson!"
"I thought we were going to be together soon, but I didn't expect that we would break up before I could tell you the good news!"
Fu Xinghan was shocked, his expression almost losing control. He quickly asked Liu Ling'er, "Is Situ... the CEO of Blue Blood Jewelry Cassel?"
Liu Ling'er nodded. "Sister Situ was my mother's schoolmate. After my mother passed away, she has always taken good care of me! She even gave me a set of couple's jewelry! I originally wanted to give it to you on our one-month anniversary..."
Fu Xinghan swallowed hard.
Blue blood luxury! That is blue blood luxury!
If he can become the spokesperson for a high-end luxury brand, his future fashion resources will be so great!
Fu Xinghan: "Ling'er, I think we can stay together for now..."
"I know Xinghan!" Liu Ling'er interrupted Fu Xinghan excitedly, her voice trembling slightly. "It's just an endorsement. I won't make things difficult for you! I'm not the kind of woman who is so tactless that I keep pestering you even though I know you want to break up!"
Fu Xinghan: "No, actually you can also pester me..."
"If I did that and you agreed, what would others think of you? Wouldn't they think you were a scumbag who was obsessed with money?!"
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm a scumbag..."
Fu Xinghan suddenly paused.
Only then did he realize that he had slipped out those two words in order to win back Liu Ling'er.
Fu Xinghan suddenly looked at Liu Ling'er with a sharp gaze.
Liu Ling'er's expression did not change, but the love in her pupils gradually dissipated, and her eyes became mocking and disdainful.
She smiled lightly, a smile that was extremely ironic.
"You know you're a scumbag!"
She patted Fu Xinghan's face, so nonchalant, yet with an undeniable arrogance: "Really? It's just a blue-blood endorsement, and you can belittle yourself like this. So how much sacrifice did you make to get the male lead in that A-level drama?"
——Indeed, compared to stuffing a live fish in your anus, calling yourself a scumbag is nothing.
Fu Xinghan looked embarrassed, with veins bulging on his forehead.
"Are you kidding me?"
"What else?"
Liu Ling'er asked as a matter of course, "You don't think that after I found out that you slept with your sugar daddy while you were in a relationship, I would still be obsessed with you, right?"
Liu Linger laughed, "Fu Xinghan, you are so confident in yourself? When I first found out Pei Hongyun was a scumbag, I slapped him right on the spot! I could even hit such a handsome actor, so why not you?"
Fu Xinghan gritted his teeth and his lips turned pale.
Ever since he became famous, he has been surrounded by praises and no one has ever dared to mock or tease him.
But the person in front of him was Liu Ling'er.
Her father is Liu Mingqian, who has resources and connections in the industry. She also has a close relationship with Sun Qianqian and Lu Yanyan, so he can't compete with her.
Fu Xinghan could only take a deep breath, suppress his anger and put on a calm face.
There is no point in saying more, his career is the most important.
Fu Xinghan didn't want to pay any more attention to Liu Ling'er. He turned to Lu Yanyan and said, "Didn't you say we were going to film Lan Fengling's gg today? Let's film gg first!"
Lu Yanyan looked surprised.
I didn't expect that Fu Xinghan would be so flexible.
Sun Qianqian chuckled softly, "If you can't bend and stretch, can you put aside your pride and serve someone like Chen Weiye?"
Straight men who are willing to become gay for resources are usually tough guys!
Lu Yanyan understood, looked at Fu Xinghan, and said, "We can't shoot today! You should go back first!"
"Why can't we shoot it?" Fu Xinghan frowned.
This is his first endorsement and he cherishes it very much.
Lu Yanyan shrugged nonchalantly, "I'm worried that your reputation will collapse in the future. It would be useless to shoot now!"
She is very rich, but she never wastes money.
Fu Xinghan gritted his teeth.
The fire in my heart suddenly resurfaced.
He wanted to rush forward and tear apart Lu Yanyan, this cheap woman!
He took a deep breath, "I haven't breached the contract, so why can't I film it?! Mr. Lu, Lan Fengling only authorized you to film this GG, not to manage their spokespersons! How can you, Tianyao, be so overbearing!"
"You never know!"
Lu Yanyan blinked her eyes. "Maybe Lan Fengling will notify you later. Don't take pictures!"
"How is that possible!" Fu Xinghan blurted out.
The next second, there was a knock on the door outside the conference room. Fu Xinghan's agent walked into the meeting room and whispered in his ear, "Lan Fengling just called me and said to suspend the GG filming."
Fu Xinghan's expression suddenly changed, "How could it be?!"
The agent hadn't expected Fu Xinghan to react so strongly, and explained in confusion, "They said the boss saw the GG plan and felt it wasn't creative enough, so he asked the planning department to make further adjustments... Why are you so nervous?"
Is it really just because GG lacks creativity? But they've already hired a spokesperson, and adjusting the filming schedule will be a big loss for the brand!
No, Lu Yanyan must have been behind this!
Fu Xinghan's face turned pale. It must be Lu Yanyan who secretly told Lan Fengling that he was being sexually exploited, which was why Lan Fengling terminated the filming!
But what’s the point of terminating it?
As long as he doesn't collapse, it won't be considered a breach of contract. Even if Lan Fengling doesn't use him as its spokesperson, it still has to pay him a large endorsement fee!
It’s still unclear who will lose and who will gain in the end!
Before leaving, Fu Xinghan glared hatefully at everyone in the room, especially Lu Yanyan.
He was unwilling to give in.
It’s a pity that he can’t hear it.
At this moment, Lin Cha was looking at Fu Xinghan's back, still wondering:
Fu Xinghan, this idiot, doesn't he understand? Which brand would hand over its GG to an entertainment company for filming? And which brand would let a young lady give the spokesperson as a reward to a random guest on a variety show?
[Blue Wind Bell...is a brand founded by Missy's best friend! Missy even owns 15% of the shares! If Missy wants you to take photos, she lets you. If she doesn't want you to, she doesn't! It's so simple!]
Unfortunately, Fu Xinghan will never hear these words.
Lu Yanyan also felt that it was too much of a loss for Lan Fengling not to use Fu Xinghan as the spokesperson and still have to pay him a large endorsement fee.
Even if it's not her company, it's good for her as a shareholder to get more dividends at the end of the year!
"I don't want to pay Fu Xinghan the endorsement fee. In that case..." Lu Yanyan's eyes revealed a hint of cunning, "Then let him pay the penalty~"
Lin Cha still needs to stay in Tianyao to shoot gg. Although the gg of the two spokespersons can no longer be shot, each spokesperson still has a single gg to shoot. The studio needs to change the scenery. It is a series and it won’t take too much time.
Lin Cha then went to memorize the new gg lines again, and at the same time listened to the teachings of the famous director Liu Mingqian.
On the other side, Feng Ru left the meeting room.
At the elevator door, she met Fu Xinghan, who had not yet waited for the elevator.
The two of them walked into the empty stairwell next to them.
Feng Ru heard the entire conversation between Fu Xinghan and Lu Yanyan. She couldn't imagine that Fu Xinghan would even abandon his own dignity in order to become famous!
"Fu Xinghan, so your breakup with me wasn't about us being in different worlds and me being unable to progress with you...but rather, it was about you wanting to follow your financial sponsor, Liu Ling'er, so you could get better resources?"
Fu Xinghan's face darkened. He didn't answer Feng Ru directly, but instead frowned and asked, "What's wrong with wanting to be famous? Do you and I have to spend our entire lives huddled in that shabby rented house, eating discounted lunch boxes every day and buying those cheap, tattered clothes online?"
"Feng Ru, I don't want to live like that anymore!"
Feng Ru's eyes were slightly red. "But at least, we had a clear conscience and lived happily back then!"
"That's just you." Fu Xing said coldly.
Fu Xinghan was born into a poor family and has experienced too much hardship in life. Becoming famous is a great opportunity, but he paid the price of dignity in exchange for fame and wealth that ordinary people can never dream of.
If you want to gain something, you will naturally have to sacrifice something.
He was willing to make such a sacrifice.
He is not wrong.
Fu Xinghan finally slammed the door and left.
The light in the stairwell was dim. Feng Ru leaned against the white wall behind her, slid down weakly, and squatted on the ground.
She found that she seemed not to recognize Fu Xinghan anymore. The man she had just left was far from the gentle and talented ex-boyfriend in her memory.
“Squeak—”
There was a sound of a door opening downstairs. Feng Ru looked over and saw Lin Cha downstairs holding a script, half opening the door and about to go out.
Seeing that Feng Ru had caught him red-handed, Lin Cha withdrew his hand that was about to open the door.
"Um... I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation..." Lin Cha was a little embarrassed.
"I know."
Feng Ru saw Lin Cha's script and guessed that she was here to memorize the script.
Lin Cha nodded and turned to leave when Feng Ru's voice suddenly came from behind her.
"He wasn't like this before."
Lin Cha turned around and looked at Feng Ru in confusion.
Feng Ru may have no one to talk to, and Lin Cha happened to be the only living being in this stairwell, and had not shown any hostility towards her and Fu Xinghan just now, so Feng Ru unconsciously opened up.
"Xinghan and I went to the same high school. On the first day of my freshman year, I was on my way home when a group of thugs dragged me into an alley. It was Xinghan who saved me."
"The security situation in that area is extremely bad. Those thugs have all been in prison, and some even have murder cases on their hands."
"Xinghan could have ignored me. The gang leader also said that as long as he left obediently and didn't talk nonsense, they would let him go."
"Those thugs just want to bully me."
"But Xinghan still didn't leave. He preferred to be beaten black and blue by those thugs, even his leg bones were broken...Xinghan still didn't leave."
Feng Ru's voice was choked with sobs, and later on, Lin Cha couldn't even tell whether she was talking to him or talking to herself.
"Fu Xinghan, he shouldn't be like this now. He used to be a very good person!"
Lin Cha didn't say anything.
She felt that Feng Ru didn't want to find someone to chat with, but just wanted to say out what was hidden in her heart.
Feng Ru's eyes were red, her face wet with tears. She looked down at Lin Cha downstairs and asked, puzzled, "People online say the entertainment industry is a quagmire. Is that really true? Is that why someone as good as Xing Han... has become so mired in it?"
Lin Cha didn't even think about it and said without hesitation: "Not necessarily!"
Her voice was sincere. "There are hundreds of people in a crew, and there are still many who work diligently and conscientiously! Also, the entire MD boy band collapsed a while ago, except for Zhou Zexu. He didn't have the resources provided by the sponsor, but he was still working hard!"
——Although we have been working hard to issue additional shares recently.
"Not everyone in the entertainment industry is like Fu Xinghan."
"Zhou Zexu...I know him," Feng Ru said. "He's just a second-tier artist, right?"
"What's wrong with being a second-tier artist? At least they have a clear conscience!" Lin Cha's voice was powerful. "Just do what you can. Whether you're an actor or an idol singer, it's just a profession. Just do your best. Not everyone can reach the top."
"Just like you," Lin Cha looked up at Feng Ru. "If you had stayed with your boss that night, you could have gotten a promotion and a raise in the future, and reached the pinnacle of your life. But why didn't you choose that path?"
"I..." Feng Ru choked.
She even forgot to ask Lin Cha how he knew about this.
She thought about that night... Besides her boss, there were many other bosses and other girls.
Everyone is like this, everyone is used to it.
But she still didn't want to.
She was afraid of being laughed at and criticized in the future, and that everything she got would be unfair.
Lin Cha said earnestly, "In life, it is impossible to always be successful, nor can everything go as planned. But we should strive to have a clear conscience."
Even though he had eaten so many melons and met so many scumbags, Lin Cha still felt this way in his heart.
Feng Ru suddenly felt much more relaxed both physically and mentally.
Maybe in Fu Xinghan's eyes, she was indeed not working hard enough, but at least not working hard enough was not a mistake.
After saying goodbye to Lin Cha, Feng Ru got off the elevator and left.
Lin Cha suddenly remembered that she had just seen Feng Ru’s melon... She didn’t need to feel so inferior, because there were boys around her who secretly liked her.
She was a great girl, and even without Fu Xinghan, she would have met a better person in the future.
Lin Cha chased downstairs, wanting to remind Feng Ru. Through the floor-to-ceiling glass wall of Tianyao Building on the first floor, Lin Cha saw the boy who came to pick up Feng Ru.
"I just heard...that you came to see your ex-boyfriend, and I was a little worried..." The boy scratched the back of his head shyly.
"Ah! Thank you!" Feng Ru thanked repeatedly.
It started to drizzle outside at some point. The boy held an umbrella and walked side by side with Feng Ru.
Lin Cha looked at the backs of the two people and smiled softly.
Lin Cha went to take pictures of gg.
At the same time, there was a noisy sound outside, one after another. The assistant hurried in and whispered a few words in Sun Qianqian's ear.
Sun Qianqian's eyes lit up, and she asked Chen Yun to supervise Lin Cha to take good photos, and immediately slipped out of the studio.
Intoxication is coming!
"I finally caught you today!"
Sun Qianqian rushed into Shenzui's dressing room and said excitedly, "This must be my third visit to you, Teacher Shen. It would be unethical of you to refuse me again!"
A young man sat in front of the dressing table. He had a typical playboy face, a pair of narrow eyes that shone like stars, and his black pupils were faintly visible under his messy hair.
He gives people a warm and gentle feeling, and yet there is an elusive coolness in his gentleness.
"Mr. Sun, you really don't have to do this."
Chen Zui closed the contract in his hand and said to Sun Qianqian with a wry smile, "I've made almost all the money I've earned over the years. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll announce my retirement next week."
"Quit the circle?!"
Sun Qianqian frowned.
"How old are you? 26! You're just a little brat. You've only been acting for a few years, and you're already retiring?! Most people at your age haven't even gotten started yet!"
"You said it yourself, others haven't made it yet at my age, but I have already won the trophy I wanted and made enough money. Why should I still be in the circle?" Chenzui said.
Sun Qianqian had no way of refutation.
If money can’t impress Chenzui, what else can?
Sun Qianqian's eyes rolled, and she quickly said, "There's a young woman in our cast this time with exceptional acting skills. Liu Mingqian said her acting is even better than yours! Don't you plan to meet her?"
——Liu Mingqian, who was far away in the studio next door, choked twice and said proudly, "Someone is thinking about me? My charm is really as good as before~~"
"Really?" Chen Zui didn't care. "But I don't believe it. I know you are lying to me."
"No, that girl's name is Lin Cha, and she acted really well! And this was her first time acting!"
His intoxicated expression suddenly froze, and a hint of surprise flashed in his smiling eyes.
"Lin Cha?"
"Do you know him?"
Sun Qianqian suddenly remembered that Lin Cha felt disgusted when he first saw Chenzui. Maybe these two people really know each other!
"Yes, and no." Chen Zui sneered, "She once tried to ride on my popularity and hype up a couple with me, but it didn't work."
Sun Qianqian: “…”
This is not a good impression!
She touched the tip of her nose awkwardly. "This is indeed Lin Cha's black mark, but marketing is always like this! Teacher Shen, to be fair, Lin Cha's marketing hasn't been successful, and over the years, there have been many female celebrities who have secretly hyped up a relationship with you by riding on your popularity. Just be magnanimous and forget about it! Don't worry, when you come to the crew, I will definitely force her to apologize to you!"
"No need," Chen Zui said calmly, "I'd rather let her ride on the popularity."
Sun Qianqian: ???
What kind of magical development is this?
Sun Qianqian was a little confused.
Could it be that he is intoxicated by Lin Cha...
Chen Zui noticed Sun Qianqian's lewd and cunning smile and said helplessly, "Don't think too much about it. It's just what it means. And even if that's the case, I won't be participating in 'Painted Bones'."
Sun Qianqian was feeling very upset.
How could this person be like this? He could show leniency to Lincha.com but not agree to act in the last movie?
He is really stubborn!
The agent next to her had already ordered her to leave, and Sun Qianqian had no choice but to walk to the door in disappointment.
Suddenly, she thought of something and turned back to ask Chen Zui, "Well... Teacher Shen, do you like eating melons?"
Chenzui was stunned again.
It has to be said that every time Sun Qianqian asked a question, she hit Chenzui's point just right, making it difficult for him to answer many times.
After a long silence, Chen Zui finally said, "I like it."
Sun Qianqian was overjoyed. "Come to 'Painted Bones'! I promise that if you participate in 'Painted Bones', you will have endless melons to eat every day!"
Chen Zui was helpless and said: "I don't just like eating melons, I like people who eat melons with me."
Sun Qianqian: ???
Isn't that the person you are obsessed with?
That was too many! He had been involved in countless scandals since his debut, so how could she know which one he was referring to?
"But no matter which one it is! If I get her to come to my crew, will you come too?"
Chen Zui raised his eyebrows, hesitated for a moment, and said, "If you really can do it, you can."
Then, Chenzui smiled bitterly again.
He has been looking for her for so many years, but there is no trace of her. Sun Qianqian doesn't even know who that person is, so how can she find her?
"It's a deal!"
Sun Qianqian's eyebrows lit up with joy. "Teacher Shen, I'll have my assistant send you the script later. You've got the male lead!"
Sun Qianqian excitedly left the intoxicated lounge, and as soon as she walked out, she ran into Lin Cha who was passing by.
Lin Cha rubbed his aching head and asked, "Boss Sun, why are you so happy? Are you intoxicated by it?"
"No……"
Sun Qianqian curled her lips in indignation, "But I think it's almost time!"
She suddenly grabbed Lin Cha's arms and stared at her with her piercing eyes. "Lin Cha, do you know who Chen Zui likes, the 'person who ate melons with him'?"
"well?"
Lin Cha tilted his head, looking confused.
[Why did Mr. Sun ask me? ]
【How would I know! 】
"Oh, but I really do know... But she doesn't know I know, right? She's probably just asking casually, right?"
"I, I don't know!" Lin Cha pretended to be innocent.
"Guess?" Sun Qianqian blinked carefully. "Or who do you think it is? Just say anything!"
Lin Cha rolled his eyes——
[Then I'll just tell Mr. Sun what I saw on the "Eating Watermelon System" as a "random talk"?]
[Yeah! After all, it's my first movie, so it's okay to keep putting it off!]
[The actor is intoxicated with the people he liked and ate melons with. Let me find them...]
【Um……】
【Um……】
【Um……】
【Huh...why isn't there?】
Sun Qianqian's eyes widened in an instant, "No? How is that possible?!"
Lin Cha was bewildered: "Huh?"
"Oh, I mean..."
Sun Qianqian coughed twice and deliberately changed the subject to distract Lin Cha. "You've been thinking about it for so long without answering. Do you think this person doesn't exist in the world? How is that possible? Think about it again!"
"this……"
【There really isn't such a person! 】
[Since we ate melons together, it must have happened. How could it not have happened?]
Lin Cha searched the system back and forth, but couldn't find anything.
[The intoxicated life is the life of a romantic actor with cheat codes. Apart from the fact that he became a vegetable due to a car accident five years ago and was in a coma for a year, everything else is normal!]
[Oh, but after waking up from the car accident, his acting skills skyrocketed, and he now has the caliber of a movie star... but this doesn't seem to have anything to do with eating melons!]
Is he intoxicated in deceiving her?
Sun Qianqian was at a loss.
But there's no need. If you want to reject her, just don't give her hope. Why give her fake hope? Chen Zui is not a person who likes to beat around the bush. Based on Sun Qianqian's understanding of him, what he said about the person who had eaten the melon must be true!
And Lin Cha’s melon-eating system cannot possibly go wrong.
In the end, which link went wrong?
I found that the symbols of the heroine's voice and netizens' comments are easily confused, so I changed the netizens' comment symbols to []~
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