Chapter 54 Gu Sheng sighed inwardly and made a decision…
Gu Sheng sighed inwardly and decided to put the matter aside for now, as he had more important things to do.
Gu Sheng asked Xiao Yi where he was and told him not to leave and to wait for him where he was.
After saying that, Gu Sheng hung up the phone.
To Gu Sheng's surprise, the phone rang again immediately after he hung up.
Gu Sheng glanced at his phone screen; it was Gu Hecheng calling.
Gu Sheng answered the phone with some confusion, wondering why Gu Hecheng suddenly wanted to see him.
"The video has already been dealt with and will be suppressed soon."
Gu Sheng was somewhat surprised: "You saw it too?"
"Yes, it's all over the internet, how could I not see it? I just didn't expect my uncle to have a hobby of acting."
Gu Sheng fell silent. Could he say that the person wasn't him?
It was obvious that Gu Sheng was not an option, so he could only remain silent.
Gu Hecheng then asked, "Should we continue investigating this matter?"
Gu Sheng answered without hesitation, "No need, let's leave it at that." In any case, he would never set foot in this field again.
Acting? I can't act at all.
Gu Hecheng didn't say anything more. He just said, "I happen to be thinking of investing in a few entertainment companies. If you're interested, you can help me manage them."
Gu Sheng's choice was to refuse: "Really, it's not necessary. I'm very satisfied with my current life." What's wrong with just living a carefree life?
And he wasn't really just loafing around doing nothing. Managing an entertainment company? Is managing the Development Bank of City A more interesting?
Gu Hecheng chuckled softly on the other end of the phone: "You should get out and about occasionally, don't always stay at home. Filming is a good hobby."
Gu Sheng felt he had been active enough: "I'm not staying home now, I'm in City A."
"Hmm." Gu Hecheng had actually been keeping track of Gu Sheng's schedule, so he knew that Gu Sheng was in City A, but he didn't know why Gu Sheng was going there. "City A is not a good tourist destination. If you want to go out for fun, I recommend City J."
Gu Sheng hummed twice in agreement. He hadn't come to City A for tourism, but he couldn't tell Gu Hecheng exactly what he was there to do.
Gu Sheng said, "I've been to J City before, I'll go again if I have the chance."
The two chatted for a couple of minutes before hanging up.
Gu Sheng sighed. If possible, he still hoped to stay quietly at home.
Just as Gu Sheng opened the location information sent by Xiao Yi and was about to take a taxi there, his phone rang again. This time, the caller ID showed "Director".
Gu Sheng silently watched his constantly vibrating phone until the call was about to automatically disconnect. He took a deep breath and clicked to answer.
A strange voice came from the other end of the phone. The owner of the voice seemed to be very familiar with Gu Sheng: "Gu Sheng, are you busy? If you are, I will call back later."
"No, I'm fine now, go ahead and tell me." Gu Sheng was indeed fine now.
"Sigh, I'm calling to apologize to you. I saw the video, and it's obviously Xingyue's doing, but it's definitely not Mingxuan's intention."
Xingyue? Mingxuan? Gu Sheng listened to the voice on the other end of the phone while silently opening a search engine.
The person on the other end continued, "Mingxuan is currently filming a new TV series. He's under complete lockdown and isn't allowed to bring his phone, so information is delayed. He probably doesn't know about this yet. Don't be angry with him. When he gets out, I'll have him treat you to a meal. You're both good kids; you can talk things out."
Gu Sheng has found the information he wanted: Xingyue is an entertainment company.
Mingxuan, whose surname is Liu and full name is Liu Mingxuan, is the male protagonist of "Echoes of the White Night".
Gu Sheng had no sense of reality about having acted in a TV series, so he didn't feel anything about the video online, and he would never be hostile to a stranger because of it.
Gu Sheng said, "Yes, I know, it's okay, I don't mind."
After hearing Gu Sheng's words, the person on the other end of the phone breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I knew you wouldn't care about this kind of thing. I will clarify things later and make sure this doesn't affect our future cooperation."
Gu Sheng was silent for a moment before asking, "The next step, the cooperation?"
The voice on the other end of the phone said, "Yes, it's the second part of 'Echoes of the White Night.' This script was originally planned as a trilogy. The first part was so well-received, so we need to hurry up and film the second part. Although you were just a special guest in the first part, I'd like to make you a regular cast member later on. With your acting skills, there are many more opportunities for you to work out..."
Gu Sheng interrupted the incessant chatter on the other end of the phone: "I've been busy lately, so I probably won't be able to film a second part."
Gu Sheng never expected that this director would want him to be a permanent cast member and even want to film a second and third installment.
The director did not show any disappointment at Gu Sheng's words: "It's okay, you go ahead and do what you need to do. The second part is still in preparation and can't start filming for the time being. You go ahead and do what you need to do, and I'll talk to you again when filming starts."
The director seems very confident that Gu Sheng will star in the second installment.
Gu Sheng didn't know where the director's confidence came from.
However, Gu Sheng didn't want to waste time on this matter right now, so he said, "Well, let's talk about it later."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Sheng stared at his phone for a while. Once he was sure the phone wouldn't ring again, he hailed a taxi.
On the way, Gu Sheng curiously searched for the TV series "Echoes of the Night" online. According to the synopsis, it was a detective drama.
Gu Sheng also found some promotional materials for the TV series before its premiere, and in those materials, he met the director of the TV series, Zhou Hao.
That's the person who called Gu Sheng.
The promotional materials mentioned Gu Sheng. According to the director, after filming of "Echoes of the White Night" began, the actor who was originally playing the third male lead had some trouble and couldn't come. In a moment of desperation, the director saw Gu Sheng passing by.
At first glance, the director was immediately drawn to Gu Sheng. He felt that Gu Sheng was born for this role, so he visited him three times before finally persuading Gu Sheng to agree to participate.
After reading the promotional materials, Gu Sheng became curious about the content of the TV series. What kind of role could the director choose Gu Sheng to play at first glance?
Gu Sheng didn't have time to watch TV dramas right now, so he found a three-minute speed-read of the original series.
After reading it, Gu Sheng fell silent.
Gu Sheng discovered that he was playing a psychopathic killer in the TV series.
He really wanted to confront director Zhou Hao and ask him directly what exactly made him seem like a psychopathic killer.
However, although Gu Sheng was unwilling to admit it, he acted really well in the TV series, perfectly portraying the neuroticism and perversion.
If it weren't for the fact that their faces looked the same, Gu Sheng really wouldn't want to admit that it was him.
Moreover, looking at himself in the video, Gu Sheng had a strange, bad feeling.
Is his new identity really that of an actor? Or is it some other profession?
Gu Sheng shook his head vigorously, silently thinking, "No, no, the system still has its limits when it gives me an identity..."
Thinking of this, Gu Sheng fell silent. Putting everything else aside, he didn't believe that he hadn't stained his hands with blood before, given his current status as an executive officer.
Gu Sheng continued to comfort himself, saying that this was different. After all, a bank was not a good place. If he didn't kill people, they would kill him. He was forced to do it.
The system could never give him an identity that allows him to enjoy killing. It's impossible, absolutely impossible.
Thinking this, Gu Sheng grabbed at the non-existent system in his mind and shouted, "System, I advise you to be kind. If you give me that kind of identity, I will die with you!"
After venting his frustrations, Gu Sheng felt powerless, since the system couldn't possibly respond to him.
He could only hope that the system wouldn't malfunction.
Following the navigation, Gu Sheng arrived at the largest bank in City A, which was also the largest bank under the name of the City Development Bank.
Gu Sheng got out of the car, pulled himself back to his senses, and began to think about the matter at hand. Things had to be dealt with one by one.
He took the private elevator to the top floor, where Xiao Yi worked.
Xiao Yi was waiting at the elevator entrance early. When he saw Gu Sheng, he was about to say something, but Gu Sheng interrupted him: "Get out."
Xiao Yi paused for a moment, then looked at Gu Sheng with some confusion, seemingly not understanding what Gu Sheng meant.
Gu Sheng glanced at the elevator, then at Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi understood Gu Sheng's meaning. He stepped into the elevator and said, "If you need anything, please feel free to call me anytime."
Gu Sheng didn't say anything, but just watched Xiao Yi disappear into the elevator.
Gu Sheng came here for a very simple reason.
Since I have the role of an executive officer, I should naturally make good use of it.
The Development Bank of City A uses an independent system in City A, which is quite difficult to hack into, so Gu Sheng decided to break through from the inside.
Gu Sheng walked into Xiao Yi's office and sat down in front of the computer.
Xiao Yi's computer was password protected, but this didn't work on Gu Sheng.
Gu Sheng connected his phone and computer and began operating the system.
The phone contained a program that Gu Sheng had prepared in advance.
After the program loaded successfully, Gu Sheng moved his fingers, and then handed everything over to his body.
As messages scrolled across the screen, Gu Sheng's brain began to work at lightning speed, categorizing and analyzing them.
Buying and selling, fraud, money laundering, and counterfeiting are all businesses directly controlled by banks.
The profits from these businesses are much greater than those from the bank's main business.
Besides this, there are many other obviously problematic financial transactions, where funds only flow out and never in, and all of that money is being used to build companies that seem to have nothing to do with banks.
Gu Sheng glanced at the list of companies; these were probably companies belonging to the same organization behind the banks.
This is a very large economic empire, and this is only what is visible on the surface. It is obvious that these companies, like banks, must have even more lucrative side businesses.
Gu Sheng slowly frowned. With such a massive scale, even if they found something, what use would it be?
Even if they slap the evidence in the judge's face, they can't do anything to the person in charge of this organization.
Gu Sheng knew this principle, and Li Qingyue naturally knew it too. All the city's security departments knew it, which is why we have this strange situation now. There are many undercover agents in the bank, but no one has actually done anything to the bank.
They gather evidence primarily to give themselves leverage in negotiations.
Gu Sheng quickly figured out the reason.
However, understanding something doesn't mean Gu Sheng agrees with it, and even if he doesn't agree, there's nothing Gu Sheng can do about it.
After all, Gu Sheng wasn't a god, and faced with such a behemoth, he could only sigh.
However, Gu Sheng, who was not initially very interested in the mission, suddenly felt an urge to save Du Wanxing.
Although Gu Sheng could do very little, at least he could save one person.
If Du Wanxing is still alive, he must be in Wen Yan's hands.
Gu Sheng recalled that woman who seemed so gentle.
As Gu Sheng recalled the events, he found what he was looking for: the design plans for the bank's headquarters building.
Unfortunately, no map of the underground area of the park was found. Cheng Ruhui was very cautious and did not leave any information related to the underground area of the park.
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