Chapter 041

"How dare you do something illegal? And you asked your assistant to buy abortion pills?"

"Qin Li, you've grown wings, haven't you?"

"Now all the hot searches are cursing you, and the brands you endorse have contacted the company to demand liquidated damages!"

"You still want me to save you? You caused this mess yourself, what can I do?"

After being scolded by his boss, Qin Li stumbled out of the company.

It was already dark, and he had drunk a lot of wine, so he reeked of alcohol.

Qin Li stumbled and was tripped by a stone pillar on the ground, falling to the ground in a panic.

His tan skin was covered with scratches of blood, blending in with the mud on the ground, but he seemed to feel no pain, and his mind was blank.

He had worked so hard for so many years, but everything collapsed overnight.

The cell phone was still on, showing the call records. He had called Xia Momo countless times, but Xia Momo didn't answer any of them.

She turned his world upside down and then disappeared completely.

Qin Li's face was gloomy. He scanned the phone numbers one by one, and finally landed on the three words "Ye Luoyi".

The world hated him and spit on him, just as everyone looked down on him ten years ago when he was a little fat boy.

Only Ye Luoyi is different from those people.

Qin Li came to the Tianhui office building.

In the underground garage, he saw Ye Luoyi finishing work, and Pei Yubai accompanying her.

Pei Yubai in a suit and tie once again hurt Qin Li. His well-dressed and spotless appearance invisibly suppressed himself who now had nothing.

Pei Yubai came out of the elevator holding Ye Luoyi's waist.

“Yiyi…”

Qin Li's voice was hoarse, like a wandering soul.

When she saw Qin Li, Ye Luoyi was startled and quickly hid behind Pei Yubai.

Pei Yubai frowned, "Qin Li? What are you doing here?"

"I'm not here to see you," Qin Li ignored Pei Yubai and walked straight towards Ye Luoyi, "I'm here to see Yiyi..."

Ye Luoyi screamed in fear, "Don't come over here!"

Pei Yubai's eyes darkened and he suddenly punched Qin Li hard in the face!

Qin Li was caught off guard. He had been drinking and reeked of alcohol, and could not even stand steadily. After this punch, Qin Li's eyes went dark and he fell to the ground in a panic.

He fell so hard that his face was bleeding.

He was already drenched in mud and blood, which made him look even more sinister.

Ye Luoyi tugged at Pei Yubai's sleeve, "Yubai, let's go quickly!"

Pei Yubai protected Ye Luoyi and walked straight towards the Porsche.

Qin Li tried to straighten up and shouted with all his strength, "Ye Luoyi! Don't you remember me?"

His eyes were red and he took out his cell phone. On the screen was a chubby little boy.

Ye Luoyi turned around and saw Qin Li's phone screen. After a while, she finally realized, "That little fat guy back then... was you?"

Qin Li was ecstatic, "It's me! It's me! You remember me? I knew it! You must still remember me! You can't have forgotten me!"

Ye Luoyi took a deep breath and looked at Pei Yubai, "He shouldn't hurt me. Let me talk to him."

Pei Yubai glanced at Qin Li worriedly, "If there is anything, call me anytime."

Ye Luoyi and Qin Li walked to a distance from Pei Yubai. At such a long distance, Pei Yubai couldn't hear what they said, but if Ye Luoyi called for help, Pei Yubai would rush over immediately.

Qin Li walked towards Ye Luoyi excitedly, "Yiyi, I know you haven't forgotten me!"

Ye Luoyi said gently, "How could I forget? You have changed a lot over the years!"

Qin Li nodded excitedly, "I made these changes for you! I like you very much, I have liked you ten years ago! That Xia Momo...she and I were just flirting, the only person I like is you!"

Ye Luoyi said softly, "These past few years have not been easy for you either."

Qin Li felt his eyes sore and his eye sockets became redder.

As expected, the whole world looked down on him and spit on him, but Ye Luoyi was as kind as ever and still treated him as before.

Qin Li's voice was choked with tears, his eyes filled with tears, "Yiyi, I know that I am down and out now, with nothing... but I can still make a comeback! Yiyi, can you... can you wait for me?"

"Waiting for you?" Ye Luoyi raised her eyebrows, her tone innocent and naive, "Why should I wait for you?"

Qin Li was somewhat at a loss. "I, I will get up and stand in a position that matches you... Three years, five years at most! I will definitely..."

Ye Luoyi suddenly laughed, and her laughter was as sweet as the sound of silver bells.

"Qin Li, do you think too highly of yourself? Not to mention you now, I feel like my eyes are dirty just by looking at you. You were not that good before!"

Qin Li's pupils trembled and his body froze.

He never thought that Ye Luoyi, who was so gentle, would speak to him like this!

"You're a rotten cucumber that someone else has slept with, and you still expect me to wait for you?" Ye Luoyi sneered. Her face was as innocent as ever, but her smile was full of sarcasm. "You said you liked me for ten years, but you slept with other women during these ten years? If you liked me wholeheartedly, I would still look up to you, but what happened? You're just a beast who can't control your lower body!"

Qin Li's breathing was choked. Ye Luoyi's words were like a needle, piercing his heart.

"Yiyi, it's not like that, I just love you too much..."

"Love me? You? Are you worthy?"

Ye Luoyi's gaze moved from Qin Li's face to his heels, and then, that mocking smile pierced Qin Li's heart and made blood drip.

No longer having the heart to deal with Qin Li, Ye Luoyi turned around and walked towards Pei Yubai without looking back.

"Yiyi! Yiyi!"

Qin Li went crazy and rushed towards Ye Luoyi like a madman.

Ye Luoyi quickly threw herself into Pei Yubai's arms, "He's so scary!"

"Get him out!" Pei Yubai ordered the security guard.

Four security guards swarmed forward, pinned Qin Li down, and rushed him out of the underground garage.

Before leaving, Qin Li kept muttering, "Yiyi! I really love you! I really love you!"

Ye Luoyi curled up in Pei Yubai's arms like a wounded little white rabbit.

She sobbed softly with tears in her eyes, "I just wanted to persuade Brother Qin to apologize to Xia Momo and the others. I didn't know he would suddenly go crazy and rush up to me..."

Pei Yubai stroked her back, "Yiyi, you are just too kind!"

——

In the Linhai Flat, Zhou Qingyu had fallen into a deep sleep because she had a notice for tomorrow.

Yan Xi was in the study, dealing with the production of "Bottom Line" while listening to the system report on Qin Li's situation.

[Host! Xia Momo has already left Haicheng! ]

[Her parents divorced when she was young and she was left to be raised by her grandmother. Now she has returned to her grandmother~]

Xia Momo's family was not mentioned in the novel. The system used his ability to monitor in real time to find out Xia Momo's movements.

"She should give birth to the child!" Yan Xi thought.

[Of course!] The system said, [Xia Momo majored in early childhood education, she really likes children!]

[In the novel, she was forced to have an abortion by Qin Li and learned about the body substitute. A few years after the two broke up, Xia Momo died of illness.]

[Leaving Qin Li now, she should be able to live a good life with her child! Host, you have changed Xia Momo's fate~]

Yan Xi thought for a moment, "It wasn't me who changed her fate. I just told her the truth. It was she who saved herself and climbed out of this quagmire."

In the novel, except for the protagonist, everyone is a tool.

But in Yan Xi's eyes, they are also real people, they can think and have feelings. Yan Xi can't change their fate, she can only give them a choice.

The only ones who can change or save them are themselves.

——

Qin Li's case was discussed on the Internet for several days. While netizens spared no effort to criticize Qin Li, they also discovered the work "Bottom Line". The leaked first three episodes of the script were read over and over by netizens.

[Xiao Yu's scriptwriting ability is too strong! Even though it hasn't been made into a TV series yet, I'm super excited after watching the first three episodes! ]

[It is no exaggeration to say that "Bottom Line" is the best script I have ever read! ]

[Jiang Tao, if you mess up, we will kill you! Dog head.jpg]

[When will Jiang Tao start filming? I can’t wait! ]

[I really want to climb into Xiao Yu's computer and read the next few episodes. What will happen to Xiang Fei? Ahhhhhh I'm so looking forward to it! ]

Jiang Tao and Xiao Yu are well-known, and many people want to see their works. Since they can't see their works, everyone goes back and forth to watch Shen Xinghe's audition video, and watches it over and over again.

[I have to say, Shen Xinghe’s acting is really good! ]

[Watching this audition scene against the script, Shen Xinghe perfectly reproduces Xiang Fei! ]

[I really can't think of anyone more suitable than him, his looks and acting skills are both on point! ]

[To be honest, I even suspect that Xiang Fei was a role created by Director Jiang for Shen Xinghe. How could a little-known actor act so well?]

[Go watch my brother's other roles, his acting is really great! ]

Becoming famous overnight is not a myth in the entertainment industry.

A face, a scene, a song... A truly talented person can catch the audience's attention in just a few minutes if given the opportunity.

Shen Xinghe is still a long way from becoming a huge star, but he is no longer the unknown celebrity that no one cared about in the past.

One day, when Wu Liao was searching for gossip online, he actually saw Shen Xinghe's fan club.

There aren't many people, but there is indeed a group of fans who really like him.

Since Shen Xinghe didn’t have a Baidu Encyclopedia, they built one themselves; if they didn’t know Shen Xinghe’s works, they sent him private messages and dug out his works one by one from the catalogue he provided…

After seeing the two-page catalog of Shen Xinghe's filming works, fans realized how far Shen Xinghe had come to get to where he is today.

Success doesn't come overnight. Shen Xinghe is talented, but he is not a gifted actor. He has played many roles, from being young and timid to being able to handle them with ease today.

[I cried when I read the collection of Shen Xinghe's dramas compiled by my sister...]

[Brother has acted in many dramas, including various supporting roles! ]

[It was not easy for Shen Xinghe to be accepted into "The Bottom Line", but it was inevitable that he could play Xiang Fei well! ]

[I have never been so grateful to you, Miss! ]

[Although everyone says Zhou Qingyu likes to act like a big shot, I like her very much. She is really good to her best friends. This time she also helped Jiang Tao and Shen Xinghe! ]

[The young lady is just a little arrogant and domineering, there is nothing wrong with that! ]

[It is because of the eldest daughter that Shen Xinghe is where he is today! I hope both of them will become more and more popular in the entertainment industry! ]

——

A few days later, filming of "Bottom Line" started.

Urban police and gangster suspense drama, twelve episodes, the first half was filmed in Haicheng, and part of the middle was filmed in Country F.

When Shen Xinghe arrived at the set, he was still a little confused.

When he was an extra in the past, he didn't have accommodation provided by the crew, so he rented a house near Hengcheng. Now he lives in a hotel and has to be woken up by the crew, which makes him feel a little uncomfortable.

When he arrived at the set, someone suddenly called his name.

Shen Xinghe was shocked.

When he was on the black hot search two days ago, someone called his name on the street. He looked up and saw a bottle of mineral water in front of him.

Shen Xinghe didn't react in time and his forehead turned red from being hit.

When he heard someone calling him, he subconsciously avoided the call.

When I looked up, I saw seven or eight girls not far away, waving small fans with their photos printed on them and waving at me happily.

"Shen Xinghe! Shen Xinghe!"

"Ahhh! My husband is so handsome! My husband is looking over here! Ahhhh, I'm gone!"

"Wake up! Wake up! Your husband is here!"

Shen Xinghe walked up to the group of fans and asked, "You... are my fans?"

"Yes, yes!" The girl with the loudest voice came forward, "Honey, honey! Can you give me an autograph?"

Shen Xinghe's fair and handsome face turned red.

When he was in Yokogawa, he often heard girls calling idols "husbands". He didn't feel anything when he heard it at that time, but when they called him in front of him, his ears turned red.

"good……"

He lowered his voice and quickly signed autographs for the fans.

Several girls stared at his bony hands and the way he was concentrating on signing, whispering to each other:

"He will blush!"

"Why don't you call me husband a few more times? I feel his face getting even redder!"

"His skin is so good! It looks even better than on camera! I really want to pinch it!"

Shen Xinghe: “…”

Shen Xinghe quickly completed the signature and handed it to his fans.

"Did you make this yourselves?" Shen Xinghe asked, pointing at Xiao Ka.

The fans nodded, "Yes, yes! We found a shop that specializes in making small cards to print them. They are well made, right?"

Shen Xinghe nodded, "Can you give me one?"

The fan's eyes lit up, and he took out a customized card from his bag, "Here you go~"

"Thank you."

"As long as you like it~"

"By the way," Shen Xinghe put away the small card, looked at the girls, and said seriously, "It's enough for you to support my work. It's too hard to come to the set in such a hot day."

"How can that be possible!" the leading fan said righteously, "We are fans, we need to shoot materials and give back to everyone! The weather is not bad, we can just find a big tree to hide under~"

Shen Xinghe thought about it and took out an umbrella and sunscreen from his sports backpack.

"Don't get sunburned," he gave the umbrella to the fan first, then thought about giving the sunscreen back as it was half used.

The fans' eyes lit up, "Honey, are you going to give this to me? I don't mind if I use it!"

Shen Xinghe also gave sunscreen to fans, and his cheeks became red again...

——

A start-up ceremony will be held on the first day of filming to pray that the project will become a big hit after it is broadcast.

This is a routine operation on the set. Shen Xinghe was an extra in the past and had never participated in it before. This was his first time and he found it somewhat novel. He followed Jiang Tao to complete a series of processes.

After that, the filming started in full swing. Jiang Tao was very strict during the filming. He is a Virgo, very picky and perfectionist, and would reshoot if something was not satisfactory.

Many actors on the set have acted in his dramas before, and they complain a lot every time they shoot a scene.

When it was Shen Xinghe's turn, everyone was prepared for many NGs. For Jiang Tao, NGs were no big deal.

The first scene was shot with Xiang Fei as the captain of the criminal police.

This scene is the first scene of the first episode, and it is necessary to establish the character's personality and make the audience feel involved. The first scene is not easy to shoot, after all, the actors may not have grasped the character's feeling yet.

As Jiang Tao called for action, Shen Xinghe quickly got into character.

The person standing in front of everyone was no longer the shy actor, but the determined-looking criminal police captain.

He was agile and swift, and his movements in catching criminals were as smooth as flowing water. When facing his men, he spoke steadily and his tone was particularly powerful.

"Group A will follow me to infiltrate their base, and Group B will start from the periphery. We will work together from the inside to defeat them!"

"yes!"

The two teams of criminal police quickly attacked, cooperated inside and outside, and quickly sneaked into the thieves' lair.

Their eyes were determined, without any fear. After a fierce battle, they surrounded the criminal den!

…

"Card!"

With Jiang Tao's call to stop, the first scene ended.

Everyone was still immersed in the plot until Jiang Tao shouted "Cut" and they came to their senses. When they heard Jiang Tao preparing to change the angle for reshoot, they were surprised to find that there were no NGs in the first scene!

"The young are to be feared!"

An old actor sighed.

The shoot in the morning went smoothly because there were few NGs and the progress was much faster than the schedule of the assistant production. We also had time to rest at noon.

As soon as Shen Xinghe entered the lounge, a swarm of agents swarmed up.

"Shen Xinghe, you haven't signed the contract yet, right? Are you interested in coming to our Zhenghe Media?"

"Come to our Yongling Media! We'll give you an A-level contract!"

"Come to Tianhui! We are a big brokerage company in the entertainment industry with abundant resources. We will never let you down!"

Shen Xinghe was dazzled, and the staff hurried forward to stop the agents.

But the agents didn't give up.

Although Shen Xinghe is not young, he is almost 30 years old, but now he can star in Jiang Tao's drama. In addition, his looks, acting skills and height are all online. It’s just that age is not a problem. There are also actors in the entertainment industry who have achieved success late in life. These agents understand this very well.

Shen Xinghe glanced at the brokers who came to the scene, with a faint light flashing in his eyes, but after looking around, the light in his eyes dimmed.

"Sorry," Shen Xinghe said, "I already have an agency, so I won't sign the contract."

"Huh?" The agents were all surprised. "You already have a company? It can't be Xingyao, right?"

"Don't go to Xingyao! Although Xingyao can help you, its internal management is a mess and there is no future for artists!"

"It's not Xingyao!" another agent said, "I've been staring at Qiao Yan, but I didn't see her move!"

"Who on earth is this company? Damn, they acted so quickly!"

Upon learning that Shen Xinghe had already signed the contract, the agents left in embarrassment.

Shen Xinghe ate the lunch provided by the crew, and memorized the lines for his next scene. In a blink of an eye, it was time for afternoon shooting.

The afternoon shoot went just as smoothly as the morning shoot, with the actors doing fewer NGs and Jiang Tao feeling less worried. However, during the break, Jiang Tao always felt that Shen Xinghe was a little absent-minded, as if he was waiting for something.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the filming of the third scene was completed.

It was break time, and Shen Xinghe looked up in between reciting his lines, and suddenly saw Yan Xi wearing a lemon yellow duckbill cap, happily coming to the crew.

"Today is the first day of filming, I will treat everyone to milk tea~"

Yan Xi called for a dining cart, which was filled with milk tea from a very popular milk tea shop, as well as some fruit cakes and other snacks.

Yan Xi walked up to Shen Xinghe carrying two cups of milk tea, and the stage manager reported, "Director Yan, why are you here just now? If you don't come soon, Teacher Shen will be signed by another company!"

Yan Xi's eyes widened. "You signed a contract with another company? Which one? There are many scam companies in the entertainment industry. You have to be careful to identify them and don't get fooled!"

Shen Xinghe: "I haven't signed the contract yet."

He paused and said seriously, "I'm waiting for you."

He is obviously a handsome guy with a bad attitude, but his smile is very sincere.

Yan Xi thought of the movie star Xu Mingze who became a big hit two years ago. He had a handsome face and had attracted countless fans with it. He was also a playboy, but that did not prevent him from becoming a big hit.

Shen Xinghe is not only handsome and ruffian, but he is also pure in love!

This kind of character is always fatal in novels, okay?

"I'm so busy today that I only have time now. I'm really worried that you'll be signed by someone else!"

Yan Xi took out a document from her bag. "This is what I asked Sister Qiao Yan for. It's Xingyao's B-level agency contract. They base it on the artist's status. If your status rises, your future contract can be changed to an A-level one..."

Shen Xinghe took the contract and said, "Okay."

Yan Xi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You should at least take a look at this contract!"

Shen Xinghe picked up the pen and signed his name at the end of the contract.

"No, I know you won't hurt me."

——

When Shen Xinghe successfully signed the contract with Xingyao, Xingyao released Xiang Fei's makeup photos.

The makeup photos previously posted online were leaked by the fan club, but these are the photos taken by Jiang Tao.

There is only one photo, and the light divides the interface diagonally into black and white.

On one side is the courageous and resolute criminal police captain who represents light; on the other side is the cunning and alert drug dealer who symbolizes darkness.

Wandering between justice and crime, the same face conveys different emotions. They are unrelated to each other, but they are all flying.

As soon as the makeup photos were released, they quickly became a hot search -

【Ahhhh! Xiang Fei is seducing me! 】

[Hei Xiangfei is so charming! Especially that grin! Shen Xinghe wasn't so charming in the audition video I saw before! ]

[Detective Xiang Fei is also very handsome, and that restraint, shashasha~ people's hearts are yellow! ]

[I just saw my well-behaved husband at the scene, and then suddenly this photo hit me like a ton of bricks! ]

[Both Hei Xiangfei and Bai Xiangfei are my husbands! No objections accepted! ]

【After seeing this photo, I suddenly understood Jiang Tao! 】

[Ahhh! I want to see other works by Shen Xinghe! Please, please, please! ]

The Weibo posts of the makeup photos were filled with the cries of fans.

Also howling was the light ball beside Yan Xi——

[Host! This photo of Brother Xinghe is so handsome! Save it! ]

[Wow, both characters are so handsome, I like them both! I want to join in too! I want to give birth to a baby for Brother Xinghe! ]

Because I was too excited, the system even forgot to remind me of the change in my luck value. I had to pay attention to it myself and saw the two key reminders -

[Ding! Sign a contract with Shen Xinghe, increase Xingyao's strength, and Zhou Qingyu's luck value increases by 1]

[Shen Xinghe's popularity has skyrocketed, Zhou Qingyu's luck value has increased by 0.8, and the current luck value is 27.9]

Yan Xi turned off the reminder and her eyes fell on the small card next to the laptop.

That was a small card with Shen Xinghe's makeup photo, with his signature on it. It was given to her by Shen Xinghe just after signing the contract.

The system also saw the signature and finally came out of its excited emotions.

But it was still excited, and its tone was firm: [Host, Brother Xinghe and Miss will definitely get better and better! ]

Yan Xi silently put away the small card.

"Well, everything will be fine."