Chapter 216 Extra: Past Life (08)
Inside the room, Sha Ge was pinned to a chair by two men, his face was injured and bleeding.
Tao Guang was sitting on the sofa when he saw him enter, and he turned around and smiled.
"Hey, the big star is back."
"Let him go."
Tao Guang looked troubled. "He's like a mad dog. I only resorted to violence because I had no other choice. What if he hits me again after I let go?"
"He won't."
Tao Guang smiled slightly, signaling them to release the people.
Shan Qingshan's expression was cold. "What are you doing here?"
"I heard you've been getting quite close to a young master lately, and he even helped you settle the issue of stealing a role."
Shan Qingshan ignored him, poured himself a glass of water, and drank it all in one gulp.
Tao Guang stood up.
He knew Shan Qingshan well; he was not easily approachable and would not easily accept the kindness of others.
Acceptance means a willingness to get closer.
"Who is it that has caught your eye?"
Zhou Chong's identity is not so easy to find out.
Tao Guang cannot be found.
"It's none of your business."
"Then let's talk about something that concerns me. Why don't you talk to your agent about this, instead of a stranger? Could it be that you like men? If so, you should have said so earlier. There are plenty of young men in the industry who like your face, and we wouldn't have wasted four years of our lives."
Shan Qingshan looked at Sha Ge and said, "You go out first."
Sha Ge was worried, "Can you manage on your own?"
"You'll only get in the way here."
Sha Ge glanced at Tao Guang and said, "I'll be right outside. Call me if anything happens."
The soundproofing in these rental apartments is terrible; you can hear anything if you make a loud noise.
Tao Guang gave a look to the two men he had brought, and they left as well.
Only Shan Qingshan and Tao Guang remained in the room.
Shan Qingshan went over and locked the door.
Tao Guang asked, "Since there's no one else, can you talk now? If it's a young master from a good family, you could try to get close to him, and we can squeeze more money out of him later—"
Before he could finish speaking, Shan Qingshan punched Tao Guang in the face.
The people outside heard the commotion and wanted to come in.
But the door was locked.
Tao Guang's head was spinning from the blow, and he only managed to stay upright by holding onto the table.
Before he could react, Shan Qingshan grabbed him by the collar, pushed him to the ground, and punched him in the face.
Blood gushed from the nose.
"I've said it before, I won't do it! No one can force me to do something I don't want to do!"
Tao Guang looked at Shan Qingshan and felt afraid.
Suddenly, he remembered the scene four years ago when he used Shan Qingshan's private photos to threaten him into accompanying a rich woman, and Shan Qingshan smashed a bottle at him.
The exact same look in their eyes.
Fierce, like a wolf.
Tao Guang chickened out and panicked.
"You, you hit me! Believe me or not, I'll report you! Let go!"
"Go ahead! Go and get someone to arrest me, then I'll be a disgraced celebrity. Tao Guang, do you still want me?"
Tao Guang was speechless.
Four years later, using the exact same method, he was once again caught in a fatal trap.
Shan Qingshan's appearance is truly too good.
Tao Guang was reluctant to give up.
Last time, when he threatened him with private photos, Shan Qingshan grabbed him by the neck.
"These things can't be uploaded to any legitimate platform. Even if they could, and people could see everything, what do I, a grown man, have to be afraid of? I won't admit it, so who's going to pull my pants down?"
"If you dare send me to a rich woman's bed, I'll strangle her to death and then expose you. Wouldn't organizing prostitution be enough to get you sentenced? In that case, I can't be a star anymore, and you can forget about being an agent!"
Tao Guang felt a chill run down his spine at the mere thought of it.
Over the past four years, the fear has subsided.
Now that it has come again, he is so frightened that his face turns pale.
Shan Qingshan has never been an easy person to manage.
"Your contract is still in my hands!"
Shan Qingshan released his grip.
Tao Guang quickly increased the distance between them.
Shan Qingshan's eyes were like knives. "You only have one year left. If you want to live, you'd better behave yourself."
Tao Guang was so angry that his chest ached.
"Shan Qingshan, I can't do anything to you, but if you want to leave, I guarantee that I will spread what I have all over the world."
Tao Guang covered his nose, opened the door, and left.
Sha Ge hurriedly walked in and saw Shan Qingshan washing his hands.
The water from the tap diluted the blood on his hands, flowed into the pipes, and disappeared.
Are you alright?
"He's busy, it's not me."
The bridge of his nose is probably broken.
"What if he finds out and goes to your boyfriend and says something inappropriate?"
Shan Qingshan dried her hands. "He's not my boyfriend."
Sha Ge stomped his feet in frustration.
What kind of time is this to be nitpicking over words?
"The future, okay? If he shows what he has to your future boyfriend, do you two still have a future?"
"I have no idea."
Sha Ge was in a panic.
Why aren't you in a hurry?
Dan Qingshan reached for his cigarettes, but when he touched his pocket, he remembered that Zhou Chong had taken his last one a few days ago, so he hadn't bought any more.
He drank a glass of water to calm himself down.
"The contract still has a year left."
"So what? Sit and wait to die?"
"I need to free myself from this quagmire before I can embrace the people I love."
Sha Ge choked, "Are you kidding me? Why don't you let him help you? He can handle the ugly kid's problem, but your company's problem—"
Shan Qingshan murmured, "What if it gets dirty?"
Sha Ge was stunned.
Shan Qingshan looked at him, a question etched in his soul.
"What if I ruin the person I love? This is the only person I love."
Brother Sha had nothing to say.
He doesn't have a girlfriend, and he doesn't understand love.
Shan Qingshan drank another cup of water and went to find the medicine box.
"I need to treat my wound, otherwise I won't be able to take on any roles for the next couple of days."
Sha Ge froze for a moment, but still sat down, took the things from the medicine box, and applied the medicine in front of the mirror.
Seeing that Shan Qingshan had gotten up, Yu Guang mentally prepared himself several times before speaking in a seemingly nonchalant manner.
"It's fine if we don't deal with it, I don't plan to take on any more roles."
Shan Qingshan paused and turned around.
Sha Ge saw his gaze in the mirror and moved the mirror slightly.
Avoid eye contact.
"I used to say I was pursuing my dream in the entertainment industry, but I'm almost forty. Even if I achieve great things later in life, it's still a bit too late."
The number of characters who appear on screen and have lines can be counted on one hand.
"When I said I'd treat you to dinner last time, that's what I really wanted to say."
"Then why aren't you leaving?"
It sounds like they're kicking someone out.
What it's really saying is that you just can't bear to let go, you can't put it down, and you still have hope.
Sha Ge understood.
But he lowered his head.
"I made a bet with myself that if I get a role with lines in the next few days, even if it's just a single 'ah', I won't leave."
But no.
"Sometimes when I look at the film studio, I can really feel that line I saw in your book last time: 'Life is a gorgeous robe, crawling with fleas.'"
"It looks bright here, but how many people actually live in the light? They're all fucking in the shadows."
Shan Qingshan looked at him.
"Won't you regret it?"
Sha Ge wiped his face.
"I'll regret it if I don't leave now."
Shan Qingshan: "Isn't there anything you'll miss?"
Sha Ge slapped his thigh, forcibly stirring up his emotions.
"To be honest, the food at the restaurants around here is pretty good, and that girl next door, wow, it's a good thing this building has bad soundproofing, I can still hear her screaming. It's really exciting, I won't be able to hear her anymore."
Shan Qingshan's voice was cold, and he seemed a little angry.
"You know that's not what I'm asking!"
When we first met, Brother Sha was wearing a full suit of armor and was acting as cannon fodder in the sand, doing it with great enthusiasm. He was pointing his prop sword at the high platform.
He said, "Then! I'll walk to the spot where the lead actor stands someday!"
Sha Ge remained silent, like a statue.
After a while, he turned to look at Shan Qingshan.
"Yes, the one I miss the most is you. You're so independent, and if no one talks to you, you can go a whole month without saying a word."
"What will you do now that my brother is gone?"
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