After get off work, Yu Tang came out of the W&P company headquarters building but did not go home immediately.
He politely declined Darren's suggestion of assigning him an assistant or a driver, and only accepted a private office with a lounge.
Darren meant well. Before he got the official certificate of recovery, Yu Tang couldn't drive for the time being, and there was no guarantee that he wouldn't be stopped and harassed by inexplicable people somewhere. If he had an assistant by his side, at least he could contact the company for Yu Tang to help deal with emergencies.
Yu Tang roughly understood what he meant and expressed his gratitude sincerely, but no matter how others persuaded him, he still refused to accept it.
He seemed to be very clear about the work of an assistant and knew how tedious and difficult those tasks were.
He is not that busy and has plenty of time to take care of himself. He knows that he is capable of living well on his own and is not used to doing nothing, so he enjoys the service of another person with peace of mind.
Yu Tang received a transportation card provided to employees, took the subway to a park, and found a swing that no one was sitting on.
He tried to sit on the swing, thinking about nothing, just quietly watching the passers-by who came to take a walk or play.
Ordinary people who go to work, go home after get off work, make friends, relax, and then rush home to have dinner in the warm twilight.
Yu Tang even bought himself a steaming hot sausage.
At the small stall in front of the newsstand in the park, the sausages are roasted on hot black stones. The fire is so strong that the casings are torn into several cracks, and oil is sizzling. The aroma is carried far away by the wind.
Refuse the company's arrangements, don't work overtime, don't fill your mind with schedules, don't rush to do things or rush on the way to do things, and don't be on call anytime and anywhere.
You don’t have to work hard to save all your money. If you want to eat sausages, just eat sausages. You dare to spend money on yourself.
This was the most willful day in Yu Tang’s almost twenty-five years of life.
…
"System." Yu Tang said in his mind, "Next time you broadcast this kind of content, you can do it without BGM."
system:"… "
Yu Tang couldn't stand this kind of plot. He sniffed and took two big bites of the hot sausage.
After Yu Tang received psychological suggestion treatment and the ooc exemption bar was maxed out, the stress value remained stable at the basic value of 40.
The psychological suggestion was still taking effect, and Yu Tang himself might not even be aware of his own stress. He didn't remember what had happened to him, nor was he aware of any emotional fluctuations.
But mental illness cannot be cured so cleanly. The foundation has been completely destroyed. Before this foundation is completely rebuilt, new stimuli may still cause the disease to recur.
This is the real reason why Darren is worried about him.
If things like being stopped by Sui Si to talk today happened more often, the psychological suggestion would be impacted by the subconscious mind, and Yu Tang might still be dragged back to that state involuntarily.
Not to mention... Yu Tang and Sui Si's legal marriage relationship, strictly speaking, has not completely ended.
W&P is not a company that interferes with the private lives of its employees. Darren did not say a word to Yu Tang and directly handed the lawsuit for complete dissolution of the marriage relationship in accordance with the law to the Legal Department.
Yu Tang came to the park to get some fresh air because the warning value of the background data needed to be adjusted through new events. In the basic data of character deduction, this was the thing he wanted to do most as Yu Tang.
It was one day two years ago when Yu Tang saw it by chance when he was looking for resources for Sui Si.
During that time, Sui Si had a conflict with the crew of the variety show he was recording and terminated the cooperation. There was no suitable crew to start filming for the time being, so he had to find a new cooperation invitation as soon as possible.
He hadn't had a good sleep for a few days. He fell asleep on the subway and when he woke up, he had missed his stop and was in a completely unfamiliar place. He was in a hurry, so he had to get out of the subway station, grit his teeth and take a taxi back.
On the way, he saw a park.
Young people of his age, probably college students, did not leave school but were rehearsing for a charity flash mob in the park with their musical instruments.
It was a strange melody that he could not understand at all, but he thought it was particularly beautiful.
The stress value noted on the control panel has reached 53. Yu Tang opened the decompression and relaxation event option and prepared to choose an event to relieve stress. The first scene that popped up was this one.
…
The second thing is to do charity.
Yu Tang sat motionless on the swing, returned to his sea of consciousness, and opened the process to study: "System, how much is our current deposit?"
“We insisted on paying for the psychiatric treatment and hospitalization ourselves.”
The system said: "After the host finished eating hot pot that day, there were only 52 yuan and 1 cent left."
Yu Tang: “?”
"One cent is rounded off," the system added, "it's actually 0.749 cents."
Yu Tang: "...I have only saved less than 100,000 yuan in all these years?"
The system flashed a small red light.
Even if w&p gives the green light, it cannot proactively advance salary to employees as soon as they join the company.
Yu Tang had everything he needed for life, and the clothes and daily necessities in his wardrobe were all directly supplied by W&P's own luxury goods counter. Apart from buying bubble gum for the system, there was no other place to spend money, so Yu Tang had never paid attention to his bankbook.
"Didn't you agree to compensate me 5 million?" Yu Tang couldn't figure it out. "If I go back and sue Sui Si Studio now and apply for labor arbitration and legal compensation, how much will the character design be ooc?"
System: "The character design is good. As long as the host can explain it well, it will not necessarily be judged as ooc."
"But in the case of labor arbitration, the overtime hours and the contribution that can be verified must be calculated comprehensively based on the same salary level in the industry."
The system was a little embarrassed: "Although the host has a labor contract and cannot get 100% compensation like a formal employee... but it will make Sui Si's studio go bankrupt."
"According to the deduction," the system said, "once the protagonist's studio goes bankrupt and disbands, his charm value in the eyes of the protagonist will drop by 67.9%, and the probability of not having a happy ending will increase by 32%."
Yu Tang: “…”
Yu Tang: "How is the protagonist usually chosen? Selecting soldiers and generals, rock-paper-scissors..."
"First there is the story, then there is the protagonist, the host." The system replied, "They have a smooth journey, they will not encounter setbacks, they will not encounter any real difficulties, and they will not face the difficulties of human nature."
"In the original story, 's test scores in the orphanage would not be higher than Ke Ming's, and Ke Ming would not remember at all, so there was no need for him to do the things that happened later."
"Sui Si's career and life will be smooth sailing, and their relationship will not be tested at all, so of course there will be no turbulence."
“It is only when something is taken away from us that human nature begins to reveal itself.”
System: "When everything is going well, everyone seems like a good person."
Yu Tang: “…”
system:"… "
"The rest is written by the master." The system admitted, "I copied it from memory. This quarter's work report is coming. Systems that have no insights into the process of learning about human nature will be punished by not being able to visit the mall for a month."
Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and stuffed a piece of bubble gum into his hand.
He had little interest in human perception. What was most urgent was to make the balance in his passbook seem a little less tragic.
Now that I have officially joined W&P, I will no longer be able to take on the private work for this book, and the other books...
Yu Tang suddenly remembered something very important: "I've been out for so long, and there are no new plot lines in those books?"
"Not yet." The system was also confused and turned on the monitoring. "In the second book, you sensed the protagonist's urge to imprison you, so you hid in a new city and have not been pulled back by the plot line yet. In the third book, you are still playing games alone in a villa 300 meters away."
Yu Tang asked, "Where is the first book?"
System: "You are still drying on the island."
Yu Tang: "… Is my water content still enough?"
"Enough." The system said, "You have found the fresh water resources on the island, and the kind dolphins passing by are helping you catch fish to eat."
This plot development was something Yu Tang had not expected. He felt a little complicated, but considering his own survival needs in the first book, he temporarily gave up the urge to sell the fish caught by the kind dolphin.
But we have to find a way, no matter what, we have to make some money first.
Even if they are not in a hurry to do charity work now, they only have five dollars in their hands, and if something unexpected happens, they will inevitably be short of money.
"I left in a hurry and didn't take anything with me from the office. I think there are some things that are completely mine."
Yu Tang thought for a moment and said, "Exchange them all and calculate the total."
"An electric shock device, a box of expired instant coffee, half a pack of tea leaves, two Sterculia lychnophora seeds, and two rolls of tissues."
The system went back to search, reading one by one for him: "There is a drawer full of medicine, but half of it is empty boxes. The rest should be exchangeable... There are a few sets of clothes, a thermos cup, a bookshelf of old books that have been flipped too many times and can only be purchased as waste paper, and a pot of orchids, which has been dried, and there is no flower pot."
“… Forget it.” Yu Tang couldn’t bear to listen and pressed his forehead, “Just exchange it directly, no need to calculate.”
The system flashed a small red light and was busy packing up things according to the host's instructions.
"By the way, what will happen to these exchanged items in reality?" Yu Tangyi had never asked, "Will they just disappear out of thin air? Will it be weird?"
"No." The system assured, "The main control will generate a temporary data and complete the plot by filling in a small plot."
"For example, these things of the host, although Sui Si does not allow anyone to touch them, nor does he allow anyone to enter the host's office."
The system gives an example: "But the master control will generate a temporary cleaning staff, who, because they don't understand the situation, thinks that the host's office also needs to be cleaned up, and cleans these things up as waste."
The system assured him: "We are trained and nothing will go wrong."
Yu Tang vaguely felt that doing so might cause some new problems for Sui Si.
But Sui Si owed him five million. Yu Tang had no intention of protecting the protagonist's mentality. He quickly scrolled through the plot progress bar several times. His eyes lit up and he took a screenshot.
The system was curious: "What did the host remember?"
Yu Tang enlarged the screenshot: "Those two lucky bags."
Yu Tang's memory was brought back by the system, and he checked online that night. The temple became increasingly popular every year, and the price of lucky bags was getting higher and higher, now soaring to several thousand yuan each.
The systems' way of thinking is simple and direct. They don't quite understand humans' obsession with this supernatural power, nor can they distinguish between old lucky bags and new lucky bags from previous years, and what the differences are in effectiveness and value.
"I'll exchange it." Yu Tang checked the price trend and decided to sell it in time. "The price has been driven up to the highest point in the past two years. Once this period is over, it will be worthless."
Small snowflakes appeared on the system screen. Following his instructions, the two lucky bags were also filled in the redemption application form.
Yu Tang and the system huddled together, staring intently at the balance in the background, holding their breath as it rose all the way from 52.01 to finally stop.
The system was somewhat surprised: "Host, the money from selling the lucky bags is much more than before!"
Yu Tang knew that he hadn’t understood what he heard just now, so he smiled, regained his composure, and stood up from the swing.
It was getting dark and there were fewer people in the park.
He should also take a walk, go to the supermarket and go home, cook himself a hot dinner, take a hot bath and have a good sleep, just like everyone else.
It's not just Yu Tang. He seems to have not enjoyed such a peaceful and stable life for a long time.
On the other side, Sui Si’s studio was in chaos.
The cleaner hired to clean the company was a temporary worker. He didn't know the situation clearly and thought it was just an empty office abandoned after an employee left, so he cleaned out everything inside.
By the time the studio discovered this, several hours had passed and the trash can downstairs had been cleaned out, so it was too late.
No one even cared whether Sui Si would lose his temper or punish the relevant personnel... The most important thing was that some paparazzi took advantage of the chaos and took a few photos of Yu Tang's office before and after the cleaning staff cleaned it.
Sui Si has had so many good resources in recent years that there are more than one or two people who are jealous of him. It is unknown how many people are eyeing Sui Si's rivals at this time.
Taking advantage of someone's misfortune. The assistant who had protected Sui Si so well was gone, and no one would miss this opportunity.
Just overnight, the entire Internet saw the photos of those offices.
It was an office that many of Sui Si's fans were very familiar with.
In this office, Yu Tang often interacts with fans on behalf of the studio, answers fans' questions, and chats with fans about Sui Si's latest script and work progress.
Ke Ming's fans don't like Yu Tang. Some of the CP fans who haven't given up will still persist in finding sweet spots and knives. Every time they see Ke Ming forbearing and being aggrieved in front of the camera, they will chase after Yu Tang and slander and abuse him, saying anything nasty.
But Sui Si’s fans are different.
Among Sui Si’s fan group, there is no way that anyone would dislike Assistant Yu.
In stark contrast to many artists' studio teams that operate in bizarre ways and drag their feet, Yu Tang's studio takes every step steadily and carefully. Not only does he never have to worry about Sui Si's career, but he also always meets the needs of fans in a timely manner without making any mistakes.
Occasionally, when Yu Tang has time, he will do a live broadcast in this office and chat with his fans.
All he talked about was Sui Si, what new dramas Teacher Sui had taken on recently, and Teacher Sui's next work arrangements. Teacher Sui received gifts sent by fans, the postcards were very beautiful, and the hand-drawn sketches were also very well drawn.
The camera does not show the entire picture of the office, but many fans remember clearly the bookshelf filled with old books and the pot of orchid.
Yu Tang was not shy about his academic qualifications. When asked about it, he would smile slightly with embarrassment and gently admit that his biggest regret was that he did not study hard. He could only study hard to make up for the missed lessons.
He has a good temper and won't get angry when his weaknesses are pointed out. He will just advise younger fans on behalf of Teacher Sui to study hard, saying that Teacher Sui likes people who are good at studying.
Yu Tang's voice often gets hoarse, so he uses the Sterculia lychnophora on the table to soak his throat to soothe it, and he uses coffee and tea to stay awake. These are consumed very frequently, and every time he goes live, he stocks up several large boxes.
Sometimes he would lean back in his chair, his brows full of fatigue that could no longer be concealed, but he was still very patient and answered each question seriously, as if he had no idea about his physical condition.
Until a few big fans couldn't stand it anymore, and ruthlessly forced those overly enthusiastic small fans to shut up, and urged Yu Tezhu to turn off the live broadcast and go to bed immediately.
Although Sui Si is just an actor, his fan base is very stable, especially the core fan base, which has strong management and cohesion. In terms of voting and popularity, Sui Si's fan base is incredible, and he always ranks among the top stars.
These fan groups were maintained bit by bit by Yu Tang's efforts.
But now, almost everyone has seen the dead orchid in the photo and the empty bookshelf.
Fans have never seen the full picture of Yu Tang's office. The office is incredibly deserted, with only a desk, a bookshelf, and a half-worn sofa. Apart from work-related items, there is almost nothing that belongs to Yu Tang personally.
The drawer was opened and scattered randomly on the ground, and all that poured out were medicines.
It was a very new medicine box, and it was obvious that it had not been bought for long, as it was completely empty.
The fans didn't even know that Yu's assistant had resigned. Yu Tang hadn't done a live broadcast for a while. He explained that he had some minor health problems, and the fans didn't worry too much. Yu Tang's health has never been very good. Maybe this time, like before, he just had a cold and fever and needed to rest for a while.
Fans only know that Sui Si’s recent exposure rate seems to be not as high as before, and the studio seems to have changed under the skin, with a cold and businesslike tone.
The time was too short, and the turmoil had not yet had time to reflect more obvious consequences. If it weren't for these photos, it would have taken some time for fans and passers-by to gradually notice the clues.
In the past few months, Yu Tang had actually begun preparing to resign. He had done his best to make preparations in order to ensure that Sui Si's studio could have a smooth transition after he left.
Even though all these were not completed in time, they were interrupted by accidents one after another... Yu Tang had done his best and left enough room for the studio to fall back.
If Da Sui Si can try to make up for it during this period, even if he first takes on some secondary resources that he usually doesn't value, and then gives a sufficiently convincing statement, it still won't necessarily lead to a serious collapse of public opinion.
But now that these photos have appeared on the Internet, there is no room for buffering the whole matter.
The haters of the rival studio opened fire collectively, and the marketing accounts also joined in as if they had agreed to do so, openly and covertly accusing Sui Si Studio of exploiting its employees for a long time and failing to guarantee the most basic legal treatment for its employees. Someone who was relatively well-informed about the inside information even directly revealed that a large number of employees of Sui Si Studio had actually resigned.
The fans were already in an uproar, making all kinds of speculations and arguing in a panic.
… What pushed all of this to the forefront was a new Weibo post by a marketing account with over a million followers in the early hours of the next day.
"I just received a message from an anonymous person inside a certain studio. Sui Si Studio, please come out and explain."
The accompanying picture is a photo.
The photo was taken hastily, so the picture is a little blurry, but the content can still be barely made out.
A very narrow, elongated piece of paper.
The printed paper was crumpled up and a little curly, and was mixed in some wastebasket.
It was Yu Tang’s salary slip for last month, which was printed out by the Finance Department but not taken away.