Chapter 10

Song Zhiyi declined Wan Tian's invitation to dinner on the grounds that she had work to do.

This is not entirely an excuse, she will indeed be very busy in the coming days.

In the afternoon, the rain was getting heavier, and the crew had to switch to indoor filming. Without Song Zhiyi's voice interfering, the filming went very smoothly. Well, except for the actor who took a day off because of illness, everything went very smoothly.

At 16:30, Song Zhiyi drove to the vicinity of Huaxing Entertainment alone without Song Zhiyu.

The rain still showed no sign of stopping. Song Zhiyi followed the navigation and drove the steamy car into the underground parking lot of a nearby shopping mall. Although there were not many people in the mall, there were surprisingly many parked cars.

She turned the steering wheel and drove for a while, finally finding an empty space at a corner. She parked the car, turned off the engine, turned on her phone and sent a message to Liu Liu. While waiting for a reply, she reached out and pressed the window.

That's not good.

Song Zhiyi's hand stopped. Through the half-open car window, she clearly heard some strange movement coming from the Bentley on the front right side.

Even the sound of the wind was muffled in the underground parking lot. Faintly, one could hear the sound of raindrops hitting the walls, but when one listened carefully, they disappeared without a trace.

These faint sounds made the shaking movement of the Bentley particularly clear.

Song Zhiyi's face became solemn. The place where she parked was only separated from the Bentley by a pillar and less than six meters. She didn't know whether the people in the car were too engrossed or the passers-by were also part of their play. The movement of her driving in and parking had no effect on them at all.

The car was still shaking, and there was no sign of it stopping. What was worse was that, perhaps because they had pressed the window button during the fight, the man's growl and the woman's panting became louder.

Save, life.

Song Zhiyi looked serious, thinking whether he should drive away now or drive away now.

Theoretically, she should leave at this time, but she really doesn't want to be a part of someone else's play.

The car stereo automatically switched to the soundtrack of a horror movie at this moment. Song Zhiyi frowned in thought, tapping his fingers on the steering wheel for a moment, and made up his mind.

…

Liu Liu arrived at the coffee shop on time, but he waited and waited but Song Zhiyi was nowhere to be seen. The message he sent also fell on deaf ears, with no response at all. He hesitated for a moment and went to look for her according to the message Song Zhiyi had sent.

This shopping mall has been open for two years, but due to the failure of attracting investment, the flow of people is very small. Theoretically, there should be only two people in the parking lot at this time.

In theory, yes.

Standing in front of the elevator on the B1 floor, Liu Liu couldn't help but look back at the emergency passage. Just now, a man with a familiar figure ran over. He looked very anxious, so anxious that he didn't even have time to wait for the elevator door to open.

The man ran so fast that he could only see a patch of blue on his head. He couldn't tell whether it was hair color or a hat.

The door to the emergency passage was not closed. Before he could even lift his feet, he heard the faint sound of something heavy falling to the ground and the faint swearing of a man from behind.

So, why didn't he take the elevator? At least he wouldn't fall.

Before he could come up with a conclusion, his thoughts were interrupted by the sound of footsteps in front of him. The lights in the parking lot were dim. He squinted his slightly nearsighted eyes and took a look, confirming that it should be a woman with long hair.

He smiled and said, "Teacher Song, you..."

The voice stopped quickly, and the woman quickly ran closer. The pale light illuminated her pale face, and it was hard to tell who had the upper hand.

Liu Liu changed his expression, looked at her bare feet, and kindly pressed the elevator button in advance.

The woman ran in panic. Perhaps the bright light of the elevator gave her a sense of security. She paused for a moment before pressing the button to close the door and said anxiously, "Come in quickly, there's something fishy going on here!"

Ding——

"She's following us..." the woman murmured, and at the same time, her fingers quickly pressed the door-closing button. The elevator started to rise, locking Liu Liu, who was a step slower, outside.

Liu Liu: “…”

As a professional ghost-fearer who was scared by being chased by NPCs in a secret room, when the woman said she saw a ghost, his first thought was that it was a ghost conspiracy, and his second thought was where the ghost came from.

Until he heard that strange echo, and the sound was getting closer.

For a moment, classic movies such as "The Shining", "Silent Hill" and "Annabelle" flashed through his mind.

The third thought also came to my mind at this time: Song Zhiyi, is she still in there?

Thinking of the messages that had not been replied for a long time and the reactions of the two disheveled weirdos just now, Liu Liu's heart tightened. The next moment, he picked up his phone to edit the will, and at the same time, he forced his noodle-like legs to run towards the direction where the sound came from.

Even though Song Zhiyi had some supernatural powers, she was just a powerless young girl after all, and she was in danger because of him, so he couldn't just stand by and watch her die.

Liu Liu ran with the determination to exchange one for one, but he didn't run for too long. In fact, he only ran five meters.

The reason was simple. A familiar black-haired woman in a red dress appeared from the corner. The strange echo suddenly disappeared. For a moment, the empty underground parking lot was left with only a continuous buzzing sound.

From the chainsaw she was holding.

Liu Liu's lips moved, but he felt it was ridiculous.

What was he thinking? Song Zhiyi was just a powerless young girl? What kind of girl from a good family would play with a chainsaw in a parking lot?

Liu Liu took a deep breath, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. He thought of a possibility and asked with his eyes slightly shining: "Are you catching ghosts?"

Is the saw some new technology for catching ghosts?

"Where did this ghost come from?" Song Zhiyi turned off the electric saw, raised his eyebrows and looked at him in confusion.

"There was a pair of wild geese that were driven away."

*

Ten minutes later, in the cafe.

Liu Liu tried to understand what Song Zhiyi said, "So, you played that horror movie classic music yourself, and you also kept the electric saw in the trunk. Bring it out, bring it out..."

"For chopping wood," Song Zhiyi added, "Xiao Yu likes outdoor barbecues, and sometimes he'll get some wood to make charcoal." But now it seems that this saw can also be used as an electric saw at certain special moments.

"Oh." Liu Liu nodded repeatedly, trying to find the rationality between these strange things. Obviously, judging from his expression, this was not an easy task.

However, Song Zhiyi didn't want to dwell on this matter any longer, as it would remind her of how badly her ears and eyes were damaged.

She got straight to the point and asked, "It's not difficult for me to open a studio for Xiaoyu, but with your qualifications, you can still achieve great things even if you leave Huaxing Entertainment. I'm afraid you don't look down on a new studio, right?"

That's right, Liu Liu asked her to come over to persuade her to open a studio for Song Zhiyu, and of course, he would join in.

Here it comes, Liu Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Unable to hear Song Zhiyi's inner voice, he could only reconsider the words he had prepared.

"My contract with China Star Entertainment is less than two months away. You are right. With my qualifications, it would be easy for me to renew my contract or join another top entertainment company, but I don't want to continue like this."

“My original intention when I entered the industry was to bring out top artists in terms of both fame and talent, but staying at Huaxing, I can only follow their arrangements, put all artists into the same mold, and then push them out for sale.

"Huaxing doesn't give them too much time to grow, and it's the same for me, but would it be much better if I went to other companies? During the years at Huaxing, I could only watch one gem after another fall into obscurity. The idea of ​​opening a personal studio had already sprouted two years ago. To be honest, I have been with Song Zhiyu for almost three years. He is a good seedling that I spotted early on."

At this point, Liu Liu smiled faintly: "Zhiyu's contract will expire in half a year. In fact, before I knew his family background, I suggested that he renew the contract, because if he did not renew the contract, he would most likely be squeezed dry by Huaxing or directly put on ice.

"You and I both know that, regardless of his family background, Zhiyu's personality is not suitable for the entertainment industry. He simply loves the stage and likes to try new things, such as acting, but in this industry, passion is the most useless thing."

“…”

Liu Liu didn't know how much Song Zhiyi took in of his heartfelt words. To be honest, he did have his own selfish motives in persuading Song Zhiyi to open a studio.

There are too many dirty things in the entertainment company and too many people who can order him around at will. He hopes to have a clean place where he can feel at ease to do his best.

This place couldn't possibly be one of those well-known entertainment companies, but a small company wouldn't necessarily be that clean either. Originally, he wanted to start his own studio after leaving Huaxing, but the appearance of Song Zhiyi made him change his mind.

There are two reasons: first, Song Zhiyi is rich, and second, her ability can avoid the risk of an artist’s reputation being ruined.

If possible, he would certainly like to work with Song Zhiyi. With the connections he has accumulated in the circle over the years, he would definitely not suffer any loss by joining Song Zhiyi's studio.

*

After returning, Song Zhiyi carefully considered the feasibility of this matter.

To be honest, I'm a little tempted.

Whether she could make money or not was another matter. Anyway, with her current assets, even if she did nothing, it would be enough for her family to live comfortably for two lifetimes. The main reason why she was tempted was because of Song Zhiyu.

In her character card book that has never been updated and her fate of dying at the age of six, Song Zhiyu will be caught up in a public opinion storm a few months later.

During that period, whenever he showed up, he would be subjected to endless criticism. Although some of it was his own fault, such as him boldly expressing his love for Lin Xiaofeng on Weibo even though he was an idol, the situation became more and more serious as public opinion fermented.

He seemed to have turned into some damned criminal overnight, with everyone calling for his death. Even the brakes of his car were secretly damaged once by an angry "passerby".

Things had developed to this point, and she would never believe that there was no one behind the scenes fanning the flames.

Although the situation is different now, not only did he not die young, but he also got the character card book plug-in. Song Zhiyu did not have any special feelings for Lin Xiaofeng, and it can even be said that he avoided her.

But they must prepare early to avoid being caught off guard.

It seems like a good idea to take this opportunity to enter the entertainment industry.

Anyway, she has nothing else but a lot of money.