The 45th melon
There was only one bedside lamp on in the room, and the light was dim.
The woman was a little wet, and when she rushed over, she couldn't open her eyes because of the glaring corridor light. When her eyes adjusted to the environment, she could see clearly that it was Sun Qianqian standing in front of her.
"Boss Sun! He raped me!"
The woman screamed, her eyes red and tears streaming down her face. "As soon as I woke up, I found myself in Teacher Shen's room, and Teacher Shen was plotting something bad towards me!"
Sun Qianqian was stunned, looking at the woman in front of her in disbelief. Only then did she remember that the woman in front of her was Zhao Qinxue, the fifth female character in "Painted Bones".
"You said, Chenzui raped you? In this room?" Sun Qianqian repeated it in disbelief with a complicated expression.
Zhao Qinxue nodded aggrievedly, "I was clearly sleeping in my room, and I don't know why, but I woke up in Teacher Shen's room! I was still very confused. I didn't expect Teacher Shen to do this to me!"
Sun Qianqian asked again, "Are you sure... that you are intoxicated by someone who has bad intentions towards you?"
Zhao Qinxue said confidently, "Of course! This is Teacher Shen's room, how could I be wrong!"
Sun Qianqian's expression became even weirder. After hesitating for two seconds, she decisively took a step back and made room.
"I'll give you one last chance. Think carefully about who raped you..."
"I'm not mistaken, it's..."
The moment Sun Qianqian made way, several people behind her also showed their faces: Lin Cha with a curious look on her face, Jiang Mingkai who was cracking melon seeds, and Shenzui who was leaning lazily against the corridor wall...
Intoxicated?
Intoxicated!!!
Why is he outside?!
Immediately afterwards, there was a clanging sound of something falling from the bathroom, and Gong Ke ran out in a panic, wrapped in a bath towel.
He wiped the foam off his face and yelled, "Rape? What rape? Zhao Qinxue, stop slandering me! I was clearly showering just now! It was you who rushed into the bathroom and yelled for no reason!"
The bathroom was filled with mist, making it difficult for Zhao Qinxue to see the person taking a shower. But when Sun Qianqian turned on the light in the room, Gong Ke's face became clear.
Zhao Qinxue felt her breathing stagnate.
Sun Qianqian looked at Zhao Qinxue, then at Gong Ke, and smiled with her arms folded.
"This is interesting, Zhao Qinxue. You keep saying that Teacher Shen raped you, but isn't the person in this room Gong Ke? Moreover, Teacher Shen has been with us from the end of the reading until now!"
Zhao Qinxue's cry for help caused quite a stir. After a while, Director Feng and the heroine Jiang Mengxi also came knocking on the door, asking what was going on.
In the room, Zhao Qinxue lowered her head, not knowing how to explain.
This should clearly be the intoxicated room! How could I be so wrong!
Gong Ke put on her clothes, feeling extremely aggrieved.
"I really didn't do anything to her! The shower head in my room was broken, so I borrowed the bathroom from Teacher Shen to take a shower. Cha Cha also knows about this!"
Lin Cha nodded, "I saw Teacher Shen lend the room card to Gong Ke."
"If that's the case..." Sun Qianqian asked curiously, "Zhao Qinxue, why did you say 'Teacher Shen raped you'?"
"I, I..." Zhao Qinxue hesitated. She glanced around the room and suddenly said, "It's because of the room! I saw that this was the room where the main cast was staying, so I thought it was Teacher Shen who had knocked me out! I didn't expect it was actually Teacher Gong..."
"Don't slander me!" Gong Ke was almost crying. He had never been in a relationship before, so how could he be considered a rapist? "I really just came to take a shower! I didn't touch you from beginning to end!"
Zhao Qinxue gritted her teeth. Now that things have come to a point, it's time to throw in the towel. Everyone will always sympathize with the weak, right?
Zhao Qinxue's eyes flushed red, tears streaming down her face. "Whether it's you or Teacher Shen...you all have bad intentions towards me!"
Everyone: “…”
I always feel like my intelligence has been insulted.
Suddenly, the door of the hotel room was kicked open and Zhai Ziang walked into the room carelessly.
"Vice President Sun! I told you not to use Shenzui! Look, now something's wrong!"
Sun Qianqian frowned, "Zhai Ziang? What are you doing here?"
Zhai Ziang didn't answer. Seeing Zhao Qinxue sobbing in the crowd, his brows raised with joy. He rushed forward and punched Chenzui!
"Shenzui! You bastard, worse than an animal!"
Zhao Qinxue's exclamation came from the crowd, and Zhai Ziang's fist hit Chen Zui's face. But Chen Zui was very fast and dodged Zhai Ziang's punch.
Zhai Ziang missed the target and didn't have time to stop, and he hit the wall with a "bang".
【嘤——】
【It hurts just looking at it! 】
Lin Cha complained silently in his heart.
Everyone was also complaining in their hearts.
It really looks painful...
Zhai Ziang was extremely embarrassed, and he scrambled to his feet, rubbing his face which was a little blue from the collision. The scene was quite embarrassing, but if he wasn't embarrassed, then others would be embarrassed!
He straightened his back, pointed at Chenzui and cursed, "Chenzui! You beast! How dare you treat our company's artists like this! You are worse than pigs and dogs!"
——Zhai Ziang’s biological father is the director of Haotian Entertainment, and Zhao Qinxue is also an artist under Haotian Entertainment.
A question mark slowly emerged in Shenzui's mind.
"What did I do to your artist?"
"Do I need to tell you what to do?" Zhai Ziang shouted, "I know you have a chaotic relationship with women, but I didn't expect you to... Zhao Qinxue, don't pull me in. I want to seek justice for you... I didn't expect you to actually attack our Zhao Qinxue! Zhao Qinxue is only twenty years old! Are you still a human being!... Zhao Qinxue, don't pull me in! You are afraid of being intoxicated, but I am not!"
Zhao Qinxue wanted to stop Zhai Ziang, but unfortunately failed.
Zhai Ziang continued to accuse: "What's the matter! Sun Qianqian, Chen Zui should be sent to prison for doing such a thing! Are you still planning to use him as your male lead?"
The expressions of everyone at the scene were indescribable, and they were so speechless that they didn't know what to say.
Only Lin Cha watched the show with a gloating look on his face, and kept complaining in his heart -
I originally thought the system was exaggerating when it said Zhai Ziang couldn't keep up in elementary school because he had to repeat a grade. Now it seems like with his IQ, he probably repeated kindergarten, right?
[This isn't just low IQ; this is downright stupid! Stupid and evil, that's exactly what Zhai Ziang is talking about!]
Everyone nodded.
Isn't that right? Stupid and bad!
Zhai Ziang was embarrassed.
Now is the time to complain about Chenzui, why is Lin Cha bringing up the matter of him repeating the grade again? What a mess!
Only by suppressing the rapist Chen Zui to the point where he can’t get up, can he become the male lead of “Hua Gu” again!
Just as Zhai Ziang was about to continue accusing Chen Zui of his crimes, Zhao Qinxue grabbed him and quickly whispered, "Mr. Zhai... Chen Zui wasn't in the room just now. The one who was showering in the room was Gong Ke!"
Gong Ke?!
How could it be Gong Ke? !
So their plan is...
Zhai Ziang's face darkened, and he finally understood what was going on with the people around him who looked at him as if he were an idiot.
He cursed Zhao Qinxue in a low voice, "Since it's Gong Ke inside, why are you calling her 'Teacher Shen'?" Isn't this misleading him?
I'm not afraid of god-like opponents, but I'm afraid of pig-like teammates!
Zhao Qinxue was also speechless.
Is it true that Zhai Ziang's plan to frame Chenzui is a good one?
Will anyone really believe it?
Zhai Ziang knew he had made a mistake, so he tugged at his collar and pretended nothing had happened. He continued, "Mr. Sun, although what happened tonight was a mistake, I was thinking about you! Teacher Shen has so much negative information on him, and it's all collapsed into ruins. Are you really not afraid that something bad will happen to him in the future if you use him?"
Zhai Ziang was heartbroken, "I'm just giving you a shot of prevention, to prevent any trouble before it happens!"
Sun Qianqian crossed her arms and glanced at Zhai Ziang with disdain. She suddenly felt that she must have been crazy. Haotian Entertainment had only agreed to invest in exchange for the male lead role, so why did she agree?
Fortunately, Shenzui is back, otherwise her movie would have definitely flopped with this stupid and bad male lead!
Sun Qianqian sneered, "Zhai Ziang, as long as you don't cause trouble, nothing will happen to Teacher Shen."
Zhai Ziang was very disdainful. "Haha, even without me, Chen Zui would still be all gossip! Sun Qianqian, have you forgotten the news that broke last week about him having a child out of wedlock and taking the child on a night out in Paris? It even dominated the Weibo trending search list!"
【But that’s fake! 】
Lin Cha skillfully took out melon seeds from Jiang Mingkai's pocket. The two people who enjoyed eating melons sat side by side on the sofa, eating fresh and hot melons while cracking the seeds.
I've seen that gossip! It's about Teacher Shen holding a lost Chinese child. Later, the parents showed up, but the paparazzi looked at the picture and said the child was an illegitimate child.
Zhai Ziang was shocked.
Fake?
But the paparazzi marketing accounts spread it so convincingly! Don’t people all take it as the truth?
Zhai Ziang heard about Lin Cha’s abilities from the gossip-eating group, and he also knew that the previous celebrity scandals were all related to Lin Cha...but is Lin Cha definitely right?
Zhai Ziang continued, unconvinced, "And there's the news about Chen Zui that came out last week! He was seen kissing a male model on the streets of New York City. Chen Zui is gay!"
[That's fake too!]
[Last week, Ms. Shen was in Tokyo shooting a magazine. How could she possibly be in New York kissing a male model? That photo was photoshopped by a BL fan!]
"Also! Indulging in a late-night secret meeting with an underage model!"
[That's fake! And that model is an adult, the same age as you, an old man! How could she be a minor?]
"And then there's the late-night wall-climbing villa and the one-night stand with the movie queen!"
【Fake, just looking at the picture to tell the truth.】
"Chen Zui and the new rising star fell in love during a car sex scene!"
[That's fake, he was just obsessed with protecting Xiaohua from scandals!]
"Indulge in a night of secret meetings with ten young models!"
[It’s still fake!!!]
[No... This outrageous tabloid news couldn't be more false. Is Zhai Ziang crazy? How could he believe it?]
Zhai Ziang: "..."
Zhai Ziang was confused.
Didn’t Chenzui’s house collapse into ruins a long time ago? How come all the gossips about him are fake?
Is Lin Cha trying to protect Shenzui?
Seeing that Zhai Ziang stopped talking, Lin Cha scratched his head.
[Speaking of which, these marketing accounts are so unreliable! Also, does Teacher Shen never deal with his own scandals? Doesn't he even have a public relations representative?]
[How can a single mother who has never been in a relationship have so many scandals?! ]
Everyone: ???
……etc!
Is Chenzui a mother single?
Everyone turned their heads to look at Chenzui.
Is this normal? Chen Zui is a well-known playboy in the circle. After entering the circle, he has been involved in scandals and has been surrounded by beautiful women like clouds!
——Although no relationship has ever been confirmed, there are so many romantic rumors! How could they all be fake?
Sun Qianqian was surprised and poked Chenzui, "Are you a mother? Zundu is fake?"
Intoxicated: "..."
"No. Chacha was just talking nonsense."
"Oh!" Sun Qianqian's eyes lit up. "You're just being stubborn! When I asked my cousin why he'd never been in a relationship, he insisted he had. His expression and tone were exactly like yours now!"
"If you've really talked to someone, tell me who it was. I'll go ask them. I have a lot of connections in the industry. You've talked to so many people, so I'm sure I know a few. Tell me about it and let me know."
He was silent for a while.
After racking his brains for a long time, he finally uttered two words, "Lin Cha..."
Sun Qianqian rolled her eyes.
"If you're going to lie, at least choose the right person! Even if you say Wen Wanning, I can believe you for a few more seconds!"
It seems that Lin Cha was right, Chen Zui was a mother-in-law! She was really deceived by his face that attracted peach blossoms!
Before deciding to use Chenzui, Sun Qianqian asked paparazzi to conduct a thorough background check on Chenzui.
"Painted Bones" had invested hundreds of millions of yuan, so Sun Qianqian certainly couldn't let her and her investors' money go to waste. If Chen Zui had just some gossip, it would be fine. But if there were any real problems, she would never dare use him.
After a thorough investigation, it was discovered that most of the rumors about Shenzui were false.
Maybe it was his attractive face and his eyes that looked like he was looking at a dog, which made many paparazzi see through his pictures. Or maybe it was because Chenzui would occasionally deliberately spread rumors with some female celebrities to help them block some unsavory investors.
Sun Qianqian and Shen Zui are not very familiar with each other, but anyone who is favored by Lu Yanyan must have good character.
Zhai Ziang couldn't believe it.
In the end, the entertainment industry that collapsed into ruins turned out to be so clean?
Is this reasonable?
Lin Cha's inner voice immediately slapped Zhai Ziang in the face——
[Just because you're so dirty, you can't assume that all men in the world are as dirty as you, right?]
[Indeed, a guy who has always treated women as playthings, no wonder he would come up with such a shabby trick as using a woman's reputation to slander Teacher Shen!]
[The entire Haotian Entertainment is rotten. I just hope Jiang Mengxi doesn't fall into disrepair before "Painted Bone" is released! Otherwise, this filming will be in vain!]
Sun Qianqian & Director Feng: !!!
What what what what what?
Jiang Mengxi?
Isn't she their heroine?
——Jiang Mengxi, artist of Haotian Entertainment.
Sun Qianqian suddenly remembered that the four main characters, Chenzui, Lin Cha, Gong Ke, and Jiang Mengxi, lived on the 15th floor. Before terminating his contract with Zhai Ziang, he had not yet received the room card. And how could Zhao Qinxue, a minor supporting character who lived on the ground floor, know which room was Chenzui's?
It turns out that there are people who are colluding with them from both inside and outside!
Sun Qianqian sneered.
Fortunately, a reading was arranged so that Lin Cha could join the group earlier, otherwise who knows what would happen later!
Jiang Mengxi was extremely flustered. He had originally wanted to watch the show and eat melons, but he didn't expect that the melon would be eaten by himself. "Boss Sun, although I am an artist of Haotian, but now Boss Zhai and I... we have nothing!"
Sun Qianqian looked at Jiang Mengxi coldly.
Now in her eyes, anyone related to Zhai Ziang is not a good person.
But Lin Cha rarely said anything good about Jiang Mengxi.
[Jiang Mengxi is telling the truth now. Zhai Ziang got the room number from the hotel cleaning lady, and it has nothing to do with Jiang Mengxi.]
[She also relied on her own strength to get the role of the female lead in "Painted Bone".]
[But when Jiang Mengxi was still an unknown, didn't he also accept Zhai Ziang's unspoken rules? Otherwise, how could he have risen to the top so quickly in just three or four years?]
The entertainment industry is full of decadence and extravagance.
Like a pyramid.
The top level has the fewest stars and enjoys the most resources, while the unknown people at the bottom are so pitiful that they can't even get enough food to eat.
In fact, with so many newcomers entering the entertainment industry every year, how many can climb to the top?
Acting skills, appearance and luck are all indispensable.
Jiang Mengxi's acting skills and appearance are not top-notch. The fact that she has been able to reach the top position in three or four years is nothing more than being pushed by resources. With works to her credit, she can naturally pull herself out of the previous quagmire.
The entertainment industry has always been like this.
This is also why, when casting this time, Sun Qianqian accepted the advice of the previous director Zhang Ziteng and did not consider the actor's status.
——It’s just to give more actors some opportunities.
But these opportunities were ultimately destroyed by some people in power.
Zhai Ziang felt somewhat gloating. Anyway, he couldn't get the male lead in "Painted Bones", and Jiang Mengxi couldn't even think of getting the female lead in "Painted Bones"!
Who made Jiang Mengxi betray him and choose to leave him to venture into the entertainment industry? Isn't it just that his wings have grown strong and he wants to fly!
"Boss Sun, since you don't need me, then don't use Jiang Mengxi either!" Zhai Ziang said smugly. "Don't you want your team to be clean? This woman is not clean at all!"
"Zhai Ziang!" Jiang Mengxi gritted his teeth, "Don't go too far!"
"What's wrong with me?" Zhai Ziang shrugged nonchalantly. "Didn't you do it willingly in the first place? Why are you blaming me for this?"
Zhai Ziang leaned closer to Jiang Mengxi and said, "When we were in bed, you were screaming much more joyfully than you are now! How could you turn your face against me as soon as we got out of bed?"
Jiang Mengxi looked embarrassed. She didn't expect Zhai Ziang to bring up what happened in the past in bed. It seemed that he was determined to drag her down with him.
Zhai Ziang has never been afraid of these things about himself being exposed. Firstly, he can use boyfriends and girlfriends for marketing. The unspoken rules are already very ambiguous, and he is not a fat investor, so there is no problem in marketing it in the direction of emotions. Secondly, most of the women obtained Haotian resources through him, so no one would be willing to expose Zhai Ziang. Exposing Zhai Ziang is equivalent to exposing himself.
Zhai Ziang is not worried about Sun Qianqian being exposed, as he claims that there is no evidence that Sun Qianqian is the real person.
【but……】
Lin Cha's focus was not here. She was still thinking about what Zhai Ziang had just said to Jiang Mengxi, and asked sincerely:
[Why is Zhai Ziang so proud? The "husband" that Jiang Mengxi called so happily in bed is not him!]
Zhai Ziang: ???
Everyone at the scene: ???
If it’s not Zhai Ziang… then who is it?
Sun Qianqian and the others' eyes lit up. It was exciting! It felt like Lin Cha was about to reveal something interesting!
Only Zhai Ziang was present. His face was ashen as he grabbed Jiang Mengxi's hair and said, "You cheated on me?!"
"I didn't!" Jiang Mengxi immediately retorted.
She still wants to stay in the circle for a few more years. Being subjected to unspoken rules is fine, as it can be marketed as a boyfriend and girlfriend, but cheating on her husband is something she can never wash away. She will never do such a stupid thing!
Lin Cha blinked.
How could Zhai Ziang suspect Jiang Mengxi of cheating on him? Oh! Did he know that the "husband" Jiang Mengxi called in bed wasn't him?!
[Yes, if you find a paparazzi, you will find out that Jiang Mengxi has an ex-boyfriend and they were almost married. Jiang Mengxi always called her ex "husband."]
[But this has nothing to do with cheating. Jiang Mengxi screamed like that in bed because Zhai Ziang was so bad at sex that she didn't feel any pleasure. She could only call him by his name to make the process more exciting!]
If Zhai Ziang had been a little more capable, Jiang Mengxi wouldn't have had to engage in this kind of affair!
Everyone: ???
Zhai Ziang: ???
Hahahahahahaha~!
What the hell? Because Zhai Ziang can't live like this, he secretly calls his ex to make Jiang Jiang Nianniang more excited... What kind of brain circuit is Jiang Mengxi!!!
Sun Qianqian and others tried to hold back their laughter. For a moment, they didn't know whether to sympathize with Jiang Mengxi or Zhai Ziang!
"How bad is it that you have to call me your ex?" Sun Qianqian laughed so hard that she almost gave him a stitch in the side, teasing Jiang Mingkai, "It's not shorter than yours, is it?"
Jiang Mingkai's face darkened, and where no one could see, he gently pinched Sun Qianqian's waist.
"Isn't it short or not...you don't know? Why don't you try it next time?"
Sun Qianqian's cheeks flushed instantly, and she said in a scolding tone, "Alright, alright, I know you're powerful, stop it."
The two men's conversation was so low, as soft as a mosquito's hum, that Lin Cha didn't hear it. But Zhai Ziang did hear it, and his face flushed with anger, his cheeks puffed out.
Were these two people deliberately trying to piss him off?
These two people are definitely trying to piss him off!!!
Is there something wrong with you still talking about your sex life at this time?!
Zhai Ziang couldn't vent his anger on Sun Qianqian, so he could only vent it on Jiang Mengxi. He whispered angrily, "Jiang Mengxi, that time we had... weren't you bleeding? How could you have an ex? And have sex with an ex?"
Jiang Mengxi paused, his eyes a little vague.
Before she could formulate a reply, Lin Cha's inner voice had already spoken first—
Bleeding?
[But this isn't Jiang Mengxi's first time, so how could he bleed? Did he fight a bloody battle?]
[You shouldn't be so harsh on yourself!!!]
[There must be something fishy going on here! Let me see~~]
Lin Cha quickly checked the system, but Jiang Mengxi closed his eyes helplessly.
It’s over. This matter of Zhai Ziang...can’t be kept secret anymore.
Before she could feel sad for a few seconds, Lin Cha's unbridled laughter suddenly broke out in the room.
【Hahaha! 】
【Hahahahahahahahaha! 】
[Help! How can Zhai Ziang be so hilarious?! This is truly eye-opening! I thought this kind of thing only happened in novels! Hahahahaha!]
Everyone pricked up their ears.
Why are you laughing like this?! Lin Cha, stop laughing and tell me something!
Jiang Mengxi silently lit a candle for Zhai Ziang in his heart.
She tried her best.
But it doesn't matter, it's not her who is embarrassed anyway~~
Lin Cha finally laughed enough, her voice still choking with breath, and she even burped twice, then she slowly began to speak...
[Really? Zhai Ziang never dreamed of this, right? He complained to his agent back then, saying how these girls were so unruly, how none of them were virgins, and how none of them had ever gotten pregnant!]
The agent was very puzzled. He remembered that many of them were virgins! And they were not that old. It was normal for them to have period, right?
[After some investigation, we discovered that Zhai Ziang was too thin! He didn't penetrate! That's why those girls didn't get their periods!]
[The agent was too embarrassed to tell his boss, Mr. Zhai, that you were too timid and didn't have the guts to take her virginity! So, from now on, every girl who didn't have any hidden rules would get a blood package prepared by the agent beforehand!]
It doesn't matter if Zhai Ziang is thin, but they have a plan! We're going to give Mr. Zhai a unique experience!!!
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