The 47th melon
Ten minutes ago, the internet was dominated by news about Gong Ke, the second male lead in the TV series Painted Bone, molesting Zhao Qinxue.
Ten minutes later, the news that Haotian Entertainment was pimping instantly became a hot search topic!!!
It’s not that someone bought news specifically to discredit Haotian Entertainment, but Haotian Entertainment is an entertainment company with many popular artists under its umbrella. There are paparazzi lurking at the company’s door every day. When they saw the police car appear, the paparazzi were very surprised and rushed forward in a swarm.
The police did not disclose the specific details of the case to the paparazzi, but when Officer Liu escorted Zhai Ziang out, Zhai Ziang was still cursing.
"We at Haotian Entertainment don't pimp! We absolutely don't pimp! Officer, you must be mistaken! You must be mistaken!"
——The sound was deafening, echoing through the night sky, as if afraid that others couldn't hear it.
Mr. Zhai, who had already been handcuffed in the police car, looked at the flashes of the cameras flashing one after another in front of him and his outspoken son, and closed his eyes in despair.
How could he have given birth to such a fool!
The news that Zhai Ziang and Mr. Zhai were taken away by the police quickly became a hot topic. Furthermore, Jiang Mengxi and Zhao Qinxue simultaneously used their real-life Weibo accounts to post accusations that Haotian Entertainment was using its female artists as pimps, even forcing underage artists into prostitution.
For a time, the crowd was outraged.
[The company is collectively engaging in prostitution? Is Haotian Entertainment crazy?!?]
[My favorite idol is from Haotian Entertainment! Help, no!]
[Someone previously exposed Zhai Ziang's relationship with an artist from his company, and fans were still saying that the female artist seduced Zhai Ziang. Now the case has been solved! Your brother is just a pimp!]
[The whole company is like this, it’s so disgusting!!!]
[Wait, Zhao Qinxue also clarified the Gong Ke incident? She said that Zhai Ziang, in order to get the male lead in "Painted Bone," had her frame Chen Zui for rape. Who knew it was Gong Ke who was showering in the room at the time?]
[Chen Zui is so miserable! Gong Ke is even more miserable! He just went to take a shower, and he got into this misfortune!]
[Honestly, if Gong Ke hadn't gone to Chen Zui's room to take a shower, if the Haotian Entertainment incident hadn't been exposed, given Chen Zui's crumbling reputation, I really would have believed that Chen Zui raped Zhao Qinxue!]
[There's so much gossip surrounding Mr. Shen! Every time they frame him, they're always right!]
[But those actresses who were rumored to have affairs with Shen Zui all had a very positive impression of him! So I always thought Shen Zui had a good personality. Like me, even after breaking up with my ex, I couldn't bear to see him do well!]
[I heard that a lot of Chenzui's scandals are fake, like the one with Liao Zhenni last time. It was all fake. It seemed like Liao Zhenni was spotted by some big shot, and Chenzui deliberately said they were in a relationship to protect Liao Zhenni from the big shot!]
[Is this true?]
[Who knows?! I just heard it from a friend in the industry, so I just listened to it for fun.]
[Regardless of whether the rumor about Chen Zui is true or not, the rumor about Haotian Entertainment and Zhai Ziang is real! Such scumbags! We must not let them go!]
There was a lot of criticism on the Internet against Haotian Entertainment. On the other hand, Jiang Mengxi finished his statement and walked out of the police station.
She didn't go home, but sat in the flowerbed outside the police station. Behind her were the reporters and media huddled at the door, and she didn't dare go out.
On the way from Hengcheng to Haishi, Jiang Mengxi told Zhao Qinxue everything that Lin Cha knew. The two were silent for a long time, and finally reached a consensus and posted the Weibo together to hammer Zhai Ziang to death.
After posting the Weibo, they also knew that their career in the entertainment industry was over.
For female celebrities who rely on unspoken rules to get to the top, this is a black spot that will accompany them throughout their lives, and it cannot be washed away or gotten over.
After entering the police station, Jiang Mengxi turned off her phone. Until now, she has not dared to turn it on. She just sat quietly in the flower bed of the police station, reminiscing for a long time.
In fact, Lin Cha said one thing wrong.
Or rather, she didn't see the earlier news about herself.
Jiang Mengxi didn't rise to the top in just three or four years. Before that, she didn't have a company and had been an extra for four years.
Four years may not be a long time, but for Jiang Mengxi, four years felt like one day.
She has played many roles, most of which had no lines, and she was just a quick glance in the crowd. If she was lucky, she might be a background board standing behind a supporting role, and if she was unlucky, she even played a corpse.
Jiang Mengxi remembers that the most flesh-and-blood role he ever played was a singing girl in a brothel. After spending a night with a big boss, she became his concubine.
Because the big boss is a minor villain in the plot, and she is the minor villain's pendant, her role is slightly more.
Ten lines.
That’s more lines than she said in the previous month of supporting roles combined.
Jiang Mengxi was happy all night because of these ten lines.
All of her scenes are in one episode of the script, which has a total of 15,000 words. Most of the time, Jiang Mengxi was just a background board, occasionally saying a few words, but Jiang Mengxi read the script of more than 15,000 words over and over again, and eventually even memorized the lines of other characters.
She practiced countless times just to achieve the best results. She wanted to seize every opportunity in her life.
But no one expected that on the day of filming, when Jiang Mengxi had prepared everything, the assistant director said that he needed to be replaced at the last minute.
The reason... Jiang Mengxi later investigated and found out that it was because the actor who replaced her slept with the assistant director for one night.
The assistant director has every right to replace the role of a brothel singer. No matter how well Jiang Mengxi performs, the director and producer will not care.
The day she lost her role was the fifth anniversary of her relationship with her boyfriend. She didn't go to the restaurant he had specially booked for her, but just sat quietly in the flower bed on the set.
She watched the leading actors, supporting actors, and extras come and go in front of her. The leading actors were always glamorous, while the extras were always alone.
Four years have passed, and Jiang Mengxi has not changed at all. Perhaps the next four years, and every four years in the future, will be like this.
Jiang Mengxi doesn't want to be like this anymore.
That night, when her boyfriend called Jiang Mengxi for the first time, Jiang Mengxi only said to him, "Let's break up."
She knew there was no turning back on this road, but she wanted to give it a try.
Until today, when walking out of the police station, Zhao Qinxue suddenly asked Jiang Mengxi, "Do you regret it?"
Jiang Mengxi didn't know whether Zhao Qinxue was asking her whether she regretted accepting the unspoken rules or whether she regretted standing in the police station to testify for Tong Xiaoqiu.
Jiang Mengxi thought for a moment and said, "I don't know, but I don't regret what happened today."
Even looking back at myself now, in that environment, in that desperate state, how could I not make this the only choice?
But looking at today, she couldn't help but save Tong Xiaoqiu.
Jiang Mengxi felt that people were actually contradictory, and she was one of those contradictory people.
After letting go of everything, it's time to leave.
Jiang Mengxi didn't leave through the front door of the police station. There were too many reporters and media there, and even her fans, so she didn't dare to go out.
Officer Liu took Jiang Mengxi out the side door.
At the side door, Jiang Mengxi saw a white-haired old man - Professor Yang, who was her teacher in college.
——Jiang Mengxi did not graduate from any prestigious university, but was just a student in the art department of an ordinary school, so he did not have any college-related resources or connections in the circle.
Jiang Mengxi was surprised but also a little embarrassed to see his mentor from many years ago.
"teacher……"
Jiang Mengxi lowered his head in shame.
Professor Yang sighed deeply and gently stroked Jiang Mengxi's hair. "It's okay. It's just a detour. Life is still long!"
"I've failed to live up to your teachings!" Jiang Mengxi smiled bitterly, "I may not be able to stay in the group anymore."
Professor Yang sighed helplessly again.
She had many students, and she had to admit that Jiang Mengxi was the most accomplished among them. But in the end, that was all that could happen.
"Do you still want to act?" Professor Yang asked.
Jiang Mengxi was startled and nodded.
She did not enter the entertainment industry because she wanted to be famous. When she was a child, her class had a class activity and staged a drama, "Snow White and Cinderella vs. Sleeping Beauty". She played Sleeping Beauty at the time and felt that acting was quite interesting, so she embarked on this path.
Jiang Mengxi has always loved acting.
"If you still like acting, go try this." Professor Yang gave Jiang Mengxi a script, which was a rural mother-in-law and daughter-in-law drama. This kind of drama is generally not well-known and has no traffic, but a few episodes are filmed every year, and some audiences in Taichung like to watch it.
"I'm not a star anymore. I'm back to my roots as an actor. There's nothing wrong with that."
Jiang Mengxi held the script and looked at Professor Yang, his eyes gradually becoming moist.
"Teacher...thank you!"
After Jiang Mengxi terminated his contract with "Painted Bones", he immediately rushed to a new crew.
At the same time, the police have thoroughly investigated the entire pimping industry chain of Haotian Entertainment and detained more than a dozen people involved in the case, including the boss of Haotian Entertainment Services, as well as related investors and bosses.
As the ringleaders, Mr. Zhai and Mr. Zhai Ziang must face legal punishment, especially since this incident involved minors. The other bosses involved must also face legal sanctions. Haotian Entertainment went bankrupt, and most of the female celebrities, excluding those who were minors, were sentenced to up to ten days of detention and a 5,000 yuan fine.
The Haotian Entertainment pimping incident was on the hot search list for several days until the police issued a blue notice, and the heat gradually subsided.
At the same time as the police announced the results of their handling of Haotian Entertainment, a post suddenly appeared in the Douban gossip group.
"Shocking! Counting the big melons that broke this year, I found her shadow in every one of them!"
Main Text: I don't know if you've noticed, but since the premiere of "Leisure Life," there's been a lot more gossip in the industry. Not only is there gossip on the show, but there have also been several big gossips after the show! I originally thought it was just a coincidence, but now after careful analysis, I've discovered that almost every one of these gossips has her in mind!
The first melon: Jiang Mingkai caught an adulterer in a variety show.
The second melon: Zhou Zexu’s baldness was exposed.
The third melon: Zhao Kuan and M. D boy group collapsed.
The fourth melon: the Lijia Village chain woman incident.
The fifth melon: Wei Xinyi’s replacement incident in a wealthy family.
The above five melons happened on the variety show "Leisure Life", and Liu Mingqian, Jiang Mingkai, Chen Xianzhi and Lin Cha were all present.
But then, the sixth piece of gossip happened after the variety show was filmed! Blue Wind Bell spokesperson Fu Xinghan exposed the collapse of his financial sponsor! In this incident, Lin Cha is another spokesperson for Blue Wind Bell, so she is also involved!
Do you think this is just a coincidence?
Come, let’s take a look at it next!
Then, in the third episode of "Leisure Life", there was a scandal involving Fan Jingyu from "In the Mood for Love", singer Han Zi and fashion stylist Chen Kaiwen, and the program crew mistakenly got involved in a rumored sales incident. All of these were present, but this was normal.
But most recently, the scandal of former "Painted Bone" lead Zhai Ziang being a pimp has exposed the entire Haotian Entertainment black market! In this scandal that shocked the entertainment industry and society, Lin Cha was also involved! She was the second female lead in "Painted Bone"!!!
You wouldn’t have thought that! Almost all of the scandals exposed recently have nothing to do with Lin Cha, but Lin Cha is present in all of them!!!
1L: Hahaha, did you really use a microscope to observe these melons? To be honest, I ate all of them and didn't even notice the lincha!
2L: I enjoy watching the show! Of course, I'm the first to watch it! But to be honest, those people's scandals had nothing to do with Lin Cha. He just happened to be there.
3L: Lin Cha wasn't even there. I remember when Fu Xinghan's role was exposed, Lan Fengling replaced him, and then his wife went to the company to lecture him, right? Lin Cha wasn't there at the time; she just happened to be Lan Fengling's other spokesperson. And in the "Painted Bone" incident, Zhai Ziang was also replaced long ago. He framed Chen Zui, and that incident had nothing to do with Lin Cha. She just happened to be the second female lead in "Painted Bone."
4L: It feels like a coincidence, just a coincidence that Lin Cha happened to be involved. Actually, when it came to Blue Wind Chime, Liu Mingqian was the director! So, it seems Liu Mingqian has something to do with it. Wasn't it previously revealed that Liu Mingqian recommended Lin Cha for the audition during the casting for Painted Bones? So, does that also seem to be Liu Mingqian's connection? I think the OP is overthinking this.
5L: Yeah, I also think it's just a coincidence. Could it be that all these rumors were exposed by Lin Cha? There's no evidence!
LZ: Um... I just think it's a coincidence, it's all related to Lin Cha... But since you think it's normal, just ignore what I said...
This post circulated in the Douban gossip group for a few hours. Later, for some unknown reason, the post was deleted, as if it had never existed.
The other side
Hengcheng Film and Television City
The filming of "Painted Bones" was not delayed because of Jiang Mengxi's departure. Sun Qianqian had foresight and arranged the roles of people like Chenzui Lincha first.
Jiang Mengxi has left, but there is a backup actress. It just takes some time for her to adjust her schedule, so she will probably be able to join the crew next week.
Lin Cha's filming has been going smoothly these days. Occasionally, there would be reporters blocking the outside to interview the actors, but most of them were targeting Chen Zui and Gong Ke and had nothing to do with her.
Every day she holds her small water bottle and script, shoots the film honestly, and then goes back to sleep honestly.
In fact, this kind of life should be unfamiliar to Lin Cha, but she feels inexplicably familiar with it.
At night, while Sun Qianqian and Chen Yun were busy with the heroine's affairs, Lin Cha would occasionally sneak into the snack street outside Hengdian and secretly sell some midnight snacks.
God knows, she's been eating vegetable leaves and boiled chicken breast for five days! Even Grandma Xia's big yellow dog eats better than her!
Wearing a mask and a baseball cap, almost no one recognized Lin Cha. Lin Cha then happily carried the spicy crayfish she had just bought, planning to return to the hotel to feast on them.
On an autumn night, the evening breeze is cool.
Walking on the small path back to the hotel, I could hear the rustling of leaves...and it seemed to be mixed with the sound of people's footsteps.
Lin Cha felt flustered and her heartbeat quickened unconsciously.
[Hmm…]
[If you walk too much at night, you will encounter ghosts! ]
[But I haven't done anything wrong, have I? Aside from arguing online about whether Liu Mingqian's constipation lasted ten days or five, telling Chen Xianzhi's fans that their idol was recently into sows giving birth, secretly downloading Lu Yanyan's list of erotic stories, and throwing away Zhou Zexu's collection of fallen hair... I haven't done anything wrong, have I?!]
[I'm a good person! I really am a good person! You wandering ghosts, please don't come to me for no reason! Please, please!!!]
Lin Cha drew a cross on his chest, said "Amitabha", and hurried to the hotel.
In the woods behind him, the dark shadow popped out its head, staring at Lin Cha with a fierce look.
"Lincha, Lincha..."
His voice was a low roar, filled with endless resentment.
"If it weren't for you, how could I have fallen to this point..."
Chen Kaiwen's eyes were dirty, but when he saw Lin Cha, they became fierce and sharp.
The next moment, a cold light flashed in his eyes and he pounced towards Lin Cha!
“Bang, bang, bang!”
"What's that sound!"
Lin Cha's ears pricked up in surprise.
In addition to the three consecutive hits, she seemed to hear the man's muffled groan.
【What’s going on! 】
Lin Cha felt uneasy and scratched the back of his head.
Seeing no one respond, Lin Cha started to leave. Suddenly, the shadows of the trees drifted on the ground, and a black figure slowly emerged from behind the trees...
Lin Cha:!
At that moment, Lin Cha held his breath and hugged his crayfish tightly!
[Who is this evildoer? Show yourself immediately!]
Upon hearing this, the figure suddenly froze.
The reflection on the ground seemed to show him lifting his foot, not knowing whether to put it down.
Lin Cha blinked.
[Oh my! This trick actually works! ]
【Then I’ll try again! 】
Lin Cha quickly hung the crayfish bag on his wrist, clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and silently chanted: [Namo Amitabha… Namo Amitabha… Namo Amitabha…]
[Oh no! This is the only sentence I know!]
A helpless sneer came from the opposite side, and the shadows of the trees began to sway again. Lin Cha was so scared that his eyes widened, and he turned around and ran away.
I hadn't run two steps when I heard a voice behind me.
"Chacha, it's me."
Lin Cha:?
[This voice, so ostentatious and deliberately lowered to an octave, like the magnetic sound of a fake subwoofer, could it be——]
The next second, Chenzui appeared in front of Lin Cha.
Intoxicated: "..."
Chenzui suddenly felt that it would be fine if he couldn't hear Lin Cha's thoughts.
"Hey, Teacher Shen?" Lin Cha tilted her head. "Why are you here?"
Behind Chenzui was Chen Kaiwen, who had been knocked unconscious by his three punches. He was lying on the ground with his eyes rolled back, unconscious.
The night was hazy, and Lin Cha didn't notice Chen Kaiwen. She only saw Chen Zui slightly raised the corner of his mouth, "The room is stuffy, and the night is just right, I came out to get some fresh air."
As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of thunder flashed across the sky!
Intoxicated: "..."
Lin Cha: “…”
Chen Zui smiled awkwardly, "I ate too much, I need to go out to digest the food."
The next second, his stomach growled.
Intoxicated: "..."
Lin Cha: “…”
I can't think of any excuse to be drunk.
The two of them stood there awkwardly.
[If you can't think of an excuse, you don't have to tell me...]
Lin Cha was unusually understanding. [But Teacher Shen followed me so late at night, could it be...?]
For some reason, Chenzui straightened his spine slightly, his heartbeat became much faster, and he looked at Lin Cha with hope.
The next second, Lin Cha's full-throated and indignant voice was heard: [Coveting my crayfish!!!]
Intoxicated:???
It's just a crayfish, do you really need to be so protective of it?!
Lin Cha's heart was filled with resentment, but after all, he heard the sound of Shen Zui's hunger, so he could only politely ask: "Teacher Shen, do you want to eat crayfish together?"
【Reject, reject, reject! 】
"I only bought three pounds! It's not even enough for me! Teacher Shen is such a figure-conscious person, so she definitely wouldn't eat crayfish with me, right?"
[Definitely not, definitely not, definitely not! ]
In front of him, Chenzui suddenly grinned.
"Okay! Thank you very much~"
Lin Cha:!!!
What a bolt from the blue!
Lin Cha felt that the world had become dim!
The two walked side by side, one with a joyful step, the other with a dejected look, and soon left the path.
Soon, a man with a scar on his face appeared and stood beside the unconscious Chen Kaiwen.
The scarred man made a phone call.
"Mr. Lu, Chen Kaiwen was about to attack Lin Cha, but was knocked unconscious by Chen Zui."
"Intoxicated?" Lu Yanche was a little surprised.
"Do you want to get rid of it?" the scarred man asked. As he said this, he shook the knife in his hand. The steel blade of the controlled knife gleamed silver in the moonlight.
Lu Yanche on the opposite side was silent for a while, then said, "Forget it, the Shen family is also involved in this matter, so let's not make it so embarrassing. Call the police and let them handle it."
The scarred man's eyes showed a trace of regret, but he nodded and said, "Okay."
Hengcheng Hotel, 15th floor, intoxicated room
Crayfish has a strong smell, so Lin Cha didn't dare to eat it in his room, for fear of being discovered by Sun Qianqian and Chen Yun the next morning. But since Chen Zui also wanted to join, eating in his room was also fine.
A pot of crayfish, three pounds, looks like a lot, but if two people eat it, the meat, the size of a thumb, is not much.
[Teacher Shen was probably just being polite, right? He's known for his eight-pack abs, so he must only eat grass and chicken breast! He definitely wouldn't dare eat anything greasy or salty! And it's late at night!!!]
Lin Cha said hypocritically, "Teacher Shen, please."
Chenzui smiled slightly.
The next second, he took out a rice bowl as big as a football from behind him!
"Then I won't be polite~"
Lin Cha: ???
She looked at the few crayfish in the basin, which were already few in number, and saw that Shenzui had dug up most of them.
"Don't you want to eat?" Chenzui asked Lin Cha innocently.
Lin Cha: “…”
[Eat, eat, eat, eat! How could I lose to you?!]
Lin Cha rolled up her sleeves. As long as she ate faster than Chenzui, Chenzui would not be able to snatch her crayfish away!
When it comes to eating, Lin Cha has never lost to anyone!
But I never expected that he would indulge in eating other people’s midnight snacks and not be polite at all!
While peeling the crayfish, he happily admired Lin Cha's painful little face.
Soon, a few more lines of words appeared in Lin Cha's mind: [Favorability towards Shen Zui: 0.1]
[Favorability towards Shen Zui: 0]
[Favorability towards Shen Zui: -1]
[Favorability towards Shen Zui: -2]
Intoxicated:?
No, this thing can be a negative number!
Chenzui suddenly asked, "Chacha, do you have any objection to me eating your crayfish?"
Lin Cha paused, then smiled and said, "How is that possible, Teacher Shen? Sharing is a traditional virtue of our Chinese nation!"
[Favorability towards Shen Zui: -3]
"I really don't hate you!"
[Favorability towards Shen Zui: -4]
"Absolutely not!"
[Favorability towards Shen Zui: -5]
Intoxicated: "..."
The pot of crayfish was quickly empty, with only the last one still lying in the red oil, which was particularly plump and delicious.
Lin Cha stared at the crayfish and was ready to take action when the opportunity arose.
Suddenly, a bony hand appeared and scooped the crayfish into its bowl!
Lin Cha:!!!
【God damn intoxicated! 】
[I will never forgive you! ]
【Ahhhh, that's clearly the last shrimp! 】
Lin Cha watched Shenzui pull out the shrimp heads, shave off the shrimp threads, and then remove the shrimp shells, revealing the delicious shrimp meat coated in red oil...
[Wuwuwuwu, I can’t watch this anymore…]
[Look at me again and my heart aches! Angina pectoris! ]
Lin Cha closed his eyes.
Lin Cha was so desperate that she was about to cry!
She was crying and packing up to leave. The next second, Chen Zui placed the peeled crayfish in Lin Cha's bowl, along with a large bowl of shrimp meat next to it, all of which were crayfish he had just peeled.
Lin Cha was stunned.
With so much shrimp meat, there must be more than a pound of crayfish, right?
Chenzui just stood up casually and stretched.
"I need to stay in shape. The rest depends on you."
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