Ke Ming had just finished recording a segment, and his assistants were gathered in the lounge, checking Weibo on their phones.
He saw the figure at the door, was stunned for a moment, and quickly threw his phone over and said, "Brother? Why are you here?"
Sui Si forced a smile at him: "Xiao Ming."
Ke Ming had already seen the Weibo post. He roughly knew what had happened, but without saying anything, he pulled Sui Si to sit on the sofa and asked his assistant to make Sui Si a cup of hot coffee.
This lounge is specially allocated to him. Only his people are inside, and no one will spread the news.
Ke Ming asked the others to go out, closed the door tightly, turned back, and sat down on the sofa opposite Sui Si.
"I know everything." Ke Ming said, "Brother, what are you going to do?"
Sui Si couldn't speak immediately.
In all his life, he never thought that one day he would have to do something like this. The fingers holding the coffee cup bent stiffly and rubbed the texture repeatedly several times.
The person facing me is Ke Ming.
They have been together for such a long time, and they will continue to be together in the future and get married soon.
He would not let Ke Ming suffer any loss, he thought. He would pay back the money even after they got married, and he could also calculate it according to the bank interest, and then pay it back with interest.
Sui Si lowered his head and took a sip of coffee, swallowing the bitter and hot liquid down his throat.
"Xiao Ming..." Sui Si said in a hoarse voice, "Do you have any extra money?"
Ke Ming paused and did not speak immediately.
"It's my loan, calculated at the loan interest rate."
Sui Si didn't wait for him to speak, and immediately added: "I don't have enough money on hand right now... I didn't want to look for you in the first place. You also saw the Weibo. The studio owed Yu Tang a lot of wages."
Sui Si had smoked a lot of cigarettes today. He looked haggard and his voice was hoarse. “I didn’t mean to owe him money. I didn’t even know this happened. I was planning to compensate Yu Tang after I had the funds turned around. Now the internet is making a big fuss about it. I can’t do anything…”
"Brother, brother." Ke Ming interrupted him softly, "Don't worry."
"We'll talk about the money later."
Ke Ming held Sui Si's arm, using some force. He had gradually sorted out his thoughts, and his tone became fluent: "You don't have to explain to me, I know what's going on."
Sui Si forced himself to calm down, stopped talking, and looked up at Ke Ming.
Ke Ming asked: "Has Special Assistant Yu told you about the problems with the contract and salary?"
"No." Sui Si closed his eyes. He had a severe headache. "I don't know... He never told me this."
Ke Ming: "Why do you say it's your problem?"
Sui Si was stunned for a moment and looked at Ke Ming.
"You are not good at running a studio at all. You don't understand anything about the studio and the team, and you don't know the specific rules and regulations." Ke Ming said, "When the studio was running, didn't you let Yu Tang take charge?"
Sui Si listened to his words, his throat moved weakly, and he looked away: "...Yes."
Last time, Ke Ming actually said that he was not familiar with the studio and team processes and had no idea of the ins and outs.
He wanted to refute at that time, and wanted to tell Ke Ming that he could learn on the spot even if he was not familiar with it.
Although Yu Tang had resigned, he still left him a complete set of rules for running the studio. It was too late for him to start from scratch now, but it was not too late.
…
But one thing after another these days, Ke Ming said this again and again, and he actually seemed to be vaguely convinced.
To run a studio in the entertainment industry, one must deal with all the twists and turns. One must sort out the complicated network of people, act according to the situation, be flexible, and understand the hidden rules...
Maybe he really wasn't born to be good at this.
"Yu Tang is the one who is responsible. He has only received this much money every month for the past few years. How could Yu Tang not know that there is something wrong with his contract?"
Ke Ming said softly: "Why didn't he tell you about it?"
"He didn't bring it up." Ke Ming said, "Isn't that just because he doesn't want it?"
"Why should you bear this responsibility?"
He relies on the stage to maintain his popularity, needs to take care of his voice, and cannot drink anything irritating. Ke Ming holds the warm water and lowers his eyes: "He doesn't even know how to fight for it, and someone else took away his share. Isn't it his own problem?"
Sui Si was unable to answer.
He instinctively felt that Ke Ming's words were a bit extreme, but he didn't know what to say for a moment.
What happened that day was so sudden that Sui Si's mind was completely in a mess. He spent more effort than usual to wake up from this logic: "Xiao Ming, listen to me."
"Listen to me." Sui Si raised his hand and put it on Ke Ming's shoulder. "I know your experience... I know. You told me that if you want to survive, you must do this."
"You grew up in an orphanage. This is a normal thing according to your rules."
Sui Si said: "But Yu Tang is different, he—"
Ke Ming asked in a low voice: "Is he different?"
"Everyone on the internet knows that he is my assistant and my legal spouse, so how can they be the same?"
Sui Si felt helpless and smiled bitterly: "I can't say this to the public, Xiao Ming, I will quit the circle because of their criticism."
Ke Ming lowered his head and sat silently under his palm.
Sui Si couldn't bear to see Ke Ming's self-abandonment, so he temporarily gave up the idea of correcting Ke Ming's extreme idea. He had become accustomed to taking care of Ke Ming, and even at this time, he still tried his best to put aside his troubles and gently patted Ke Ming's shoulders twice.
"Xiao Ming... when your agent came to see me, my attitude was not very good." Sui Si explained, "I was in a bad mood at that time, and it was not directed at you."
"I'm afraid you'll misunderstand me." Sui Si said, "It's okay if you don't want to borrow money. I don't blame you."
Ultimately, this is still a matter between him and Yu Tang.
Because of him, Ke Ming had already had a vague resistance to Yu Tang for a few days.
As a result, today... I came to him to borrow money to give to Yu Tang.
Sui Si could understand that Ke Ming would be angry about this matter.
Ke Ming was too protected this year. Any public opinion storms were handled by Yu Tang, and the public relations fees were paid directly from Sui Si's studio. Yu Tang kept a close eye on things and always took precautions. Ke Ming had never encountered a situation like today.
Stars are different from actors. They rely on traffic for their living, but they are also hurt by it. Every step is bloody. If you are involved in any kind of scandal, the public relations fee will start at at least one million. If a black public relations agent comes to your door, all your money will be wasted.
In the circle, Sui Si's annual income makes many people jealous, but with such a bottomless pit that only brings in money but never gives out, his funds are actually not as abundant as outsiders think.
It was also because of this that when something happened this time, they couldn’t even afford the hush money.
But Sui Si never intended to argue with Ke Ming about this.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with him protecting Ke Ming, he just wanted to talk to Ke Ming about it so that Ke Ming would know less about the difficulty of this matter: "Xiao Ming, you don't know-"
Ke Ming raised his head: "I don't know?"
Sui Si was stunned.
Ke Ming had been keeping his head down and not saying anything just now, so he didn't pay attention. Only now did he realize that there were tears in Ke Ming's eyes.
"I don't know how much you care about me, and I don't know how much money you spend on me behind my back."
Ke Ming trembled and said in a hoarse voice: "I don't know anything. I let you take care of me with peace of mind. I won't help you when you need money. Because I came from an orphanage, I value money more than anything else. I only care about money and not people, right?"
"Xiao Ming!" Sui Si frowned, "Why do you think so? That's not what I meant..."
Ke Ming looked at him and said, "Where did my money go? Do you know why I dare not tell you?"
Sui Si's heart sank slightly.
Ke Ming’s money… was spent
He had no idea where Ke Ming's money went, and he never asked. He calmed down and reached out to support Ke Ming: "Xiao Ming, I—"
"Do you know..." Ke Ming's chest rose and fell violently, and the corners of his delicate eyes turned red, "I bought a house for the two of us?"
Sui Si looked up in surprise and his eyes fell on him.
"I don't have a household registration, so I can only buy a single-family villa with no purchase restrictions... Last time I asked you to choose, you said you liked one with a garden, so I spent a month choosing a garden."
"The housing prices in the capital are too high. I worked non-stop for several months and took on this variety show. I was barely able to scrape together enough money. I only had a few million left for emergencies."
"I know I shouldn't be so anxious. My agent advised me to save some money for working capital. Anyway, the company has arranged a place for me to live, and the house price will be lower after the New Year."
"Yes, blame me. Blame me for not telling you that you would be in trouble now. Blame me for not preparing money for you earlier. Blame me for not knowing anything."
Ke Ming trembled slightly: "But I see you living in a small shabby apartment. The air conditioner makes noises when it's turned on, and the power goes out when you boil water. I can't sleep every day, so I just want you to have a place where you can live comfortably..."
Sui Si sat there in a daze, his original thoughts completely shattered by these words.
The overwhelming guilt overwhelmed him, squeezing out all his doubts and confusions. He couldn't say anything else, but just reached out and held Ke Ming in his arms.
"Why don't you sell the house? Use the money to pay back Special Assistant Yu."
Ke Ming trembled in his arms: "No, I don't want the room anymore. It's all the same to you anyway..."
"Xiao Ming... Xiao Ming." Sui Si used all his strength to hold him tightly in his arms, "I was wrong. I'm sorry."
Sui Si said hoarsely: "If you don't want to sell the house, I will find a way... It's my fault, you don't have to worry about it."
In the villa, Yu Tang and the system were holding popcorn and watching the images on the surveillance screen, neither of them could say a word.
“That’s the acting skill.”
Yu Tang couldn't understand: "Why didn't Ke Ming become famous when he was an actor?"
If he wanted his acting skills to be so perfect, he would have upgraded his One Second Entering into a Role to S-level, upgraded and switched to Long Aotian's main character department, and acquired a consortium from scratch.
The system didn't know either, and quietly came over, stealing popcorns one by one into the sea of consciousness: "Maybe it's the power of plot inertia. He must become a traffic star and overcome all difficulties with Sui Si to finally become a couple..."
The system looked at the background data and was suddenly surprised: "Host, the protagonist's top and bottom's sensitivity bars have turned black!"
"Black and red are not important." Yu Tang grabbed the weight, "Did the value increase?"
The system carefully confirmed: "It has increased. It has increased directly by 10. Now it has reached 92."
Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes...thank you Ke Ming."
For a period of time, the sensitivity between the top and the bottom of the protagonist has been fluctuating and decreasing, and it almost dropped below 80 several times.
Yu Tang saw it all and was anxious, so he asked the system to go back and ask if there were any special effect cards related to love that would increase sensitivity but lower IQ.
This time, the public opinion storm was investigated through systematic network intrusion, and it was found that the person was secretly hired by Qi Xingwen Studio.
The photo of his office was just a trick, his purpose was to elicit a salary slip and put Sui Si under fire, and he would never give up.
The nature of this incident has escalated. It is not just a minor incident in the entertainment industry, but involves the protection of labor rights, legal rights protection, and human rights discussions under workplace bullying. If it is not handled properly, the news will not only be in the entertainment section, but also in the social and legal sections.
The Sui family has been in politics for generations and has influence in the alliance’s military. It is impossible for them to allow this matter to continue to deteriorate and hand such a ready-made handle to their political opponents.
How to deal with Sui Si is a matter for the future. If Sui Si cannot come up with a suitable solution, the Sui family will definitely intervene and help him resolve this crisis.
According to the logical deduction of the system, Sui Si failed to borrow money from Ke Ming, and his sensitivity would drop sharply. After a series of subsequent avalanches, it eventually fell below the passing line of 60. The relationship between the two people broke down, and the ending was a mess.
…
Logic is real, and people are alive.
Although the systems are trying hard to study human nature, they still ignore the subjective initiative of humans in times of crisis.
Ke Ming did not lend Sui Si a penny, but through his superb acting skills, he made the sensitivity between the two people increase instead of decrease, and even returned to the original value.
"Host." The system held the popcorn in the sea of consciousness and said, "You learn it, you learn it."
Yu Tang held a pen in one hand and a spoon in the other, staring at the screen intently: "I'm studying, don't talk."
The system immediately calmed down.
Yu Tang rewound the tape and played it again at 0.5 times the speed. Holding his notebook, he took notes attentively while looking at the book "Basic Cultivation of an Actor" which was opened on the table opposite him.
The system watched from the side, waved a small flag at him for a while, and couldn't help but say: "Host, Ke Ming is very strange."
Yu Tang didn't even raise his head: "What's strange?"
The system asked: "Why did he deliberately not return the people in the studio to Sui Si?"
At this time, Sui Si's studio was seriously short of staff. He tried to ask Ke Ming if he could get back half of the staff that he had assigned to him, but Ke Ming did not give them back to him.
This can of course also be explained by the fact that he is stingy and only willing to take advantage but not suffer any loss. Ke Ming was afraid that something might go wrong with his studio, so he was reluctant to return him to Sui Si and would rather watch Sui Si suffer because of the studio's shutdown.
But this time, Ke Ming was particularly generous and bought a villa for Sui Si.
Yu Tang buried his head in his notes without looking up: "Who said it was bought for Sui Si?"
The system was stunned: "What?"
"This is a house purchased as a marriage, and Sui Si's name is not on the property certificate."
Yu Tang had just checked the files under Ke Ming's name and casually pulled out a "Marriage Property Notarization" and showed it to the system: "If they really get divorced, this villa will belong to Ke Ming, and Sui Si won't get a single floor tile."
The system faced darkness for the first time, and the screen was full of snowflakes: "… "
"If you want to do a study report on this subject, you can come and ask me."
Yu Tang said: "I used to intern at a law firm. In order to buy a law firm, I read 50,000 records of civil disputes and criminal cases."
system:"… "
"But you're right." Yu Tang stopped writing and pulled the progress bar back. "Ke Ming's reluctance to return the person is not because he is stingy."
The system was puzzled: "Why?"
"Because he wants Sui Si to know." Yu Tang said, "Sui Si can't do anything."
The system flashed red light blankly.
"He kept instilling ideas in Sui Si, making him think that he knew nothing about studio-related content and that it was impossible for him to learn it."
Yu Tang said: "Next, he will probably deliberately let something slip by accident."
Yu Tang: "For example... something that happened to me in the past."
The system asked: "Will it make Sui Si's career even worse?"
Yu Tang nodded.
Although this behavior is tantamount to stabbing someone with a knife, it really hurt Sui Si's vitality, and Ke Ming himself would also have to pay a considerable price, but the risks and benefits are also worth it.
As long as the returns are high enough, some people are willing to take the risk even if it comes with a high risk.
"But... what's the benefit of doing this?"
The system couldn't figure it out: "Do you want Sui Si to stop staying in the entertainment industry and return to the Sui family? The Sui family doesn't like Ke Ming and will not agree to them being together."
The system opened the original novel and flipped to the last page: "In the end, Sui Si and Ke Ming got married, and they did so only after breaking with their family. They left the Sui family together and lived a happy and ordinary life from then on."
The Sui family is a traditional military and political family with serious prejudices against the entertainment industry. They didn't want Sui Si to be an actor, and they didn't want Sui Si to have anything to do with a popular star.
The Sui family didn't have much prejudice against family background, nor did they insist that Sui Si find a spouse of equal status. However, the stubborn and stubborn elders would rather acquiesce to Sui Si finding an ordinary person to be with, and it was difficult for them to agree to Sui Si finding a popular star who was always involved in scandals and scandals.
Yu Tang didn't comment, but took the original book and flipped through it.
Sui Si always thought that he had kept the matter a secret and Ke Ming had never noticed it.
How could I not notice
Sui Sihui suddenly decided to marry an assistant and avoid Ke Ming in public. Ke Ming was not stupid and it was impossible for him not to notice the hostility of the Sui family towards him.
But this kind of hostility... is not impossible to eliminate.
"Let's deduce it." Yu Tang said, "If Sui Si was frustrated and depressed after a series of setbacks and lost hope in life, but Ke Ming never left him and always accompanied him through the difficulties, what is the probability that this kind of true love can move the Sui family?"
The system calculated quickly, and a small red light flashed in surprise: "... 70%!"
The answer given by the data deduction is very clear. The system opens the coordinate chart: "The worse Sui Si's situation is, the higher the probability of this happening!"
"The changes in the plot caused by us made Ke Ming see this opportunity, so he subtly tried to pua Sui Si."
Yu Tang stole a popcorn from the system: "I haven't thought of this idea before..."
He ate popcorn and drew a few random lines on the light screen with one hand.
It was the first time that the system saw him making cards in his sea of consciousness. Yu Tang drew casually on the light screen. Every time he touched a point, countless thin lines with a faint glow would immediately emerge. These lines of light intertwined and crisscrossed, and as Yu Tang stuck to his outlines, they were gradually converging into a clear shape.
The system didn't dare to interrupt him and asked him quietly: "Host, host, what is the name of this card? What is it used for?"
"The human heart is treacherous—" Yu Tang casually made up a name, suddenly turned around and stopped what he was doing.
He paused, and the cards that had already taken shape suddenly scattered.
The system was anxious and regretful: "Ah..."
Yu Tang stood there for a moment, then raised his hand, completely disrupting the light.
He dialed the card very carefully, and every ray of light was shattered by him. Even with the most advanced system, there was no possibility of restoring this card.
"It doesn't matter." Yu Tang said, "This card shouldn't have been made."
The system was confused: "Why?"
Yu Tang didn't say anything.
He was inspired by Ke Ming. This method of constantly undermining others' self-confidence, thereby breaking down their psychological defenses and getting what he wants step by step is not only efficient, but also very easy to succeed if used properly.
But once this thing is made into a card, it will become a poisoned blade.
Cards are neither good nor evil, but no one can guarantee the integrity of the people who use the cards.
When he left the book, he had clearly left enough business talent for Yu Tang's character. However, under repeated blows and long-term high pressure, this talented young man gradually wore out the last bit of his vitality.
In fact, Yu Tang had never asked the system. If all behaviors that did not conform to the logic of the character were prohibited, why did he not notice any resistance when he was ready to jump into the river and drown himself the day he returned to this book
…
Making cards is very energy-consuming. Yu Tang forcibly stopped the production process and did not receive any energy-saving feedback after the cards were formed. In the blink of an eye, a large number of small flying lights popped out.
"When you make the videotape of this segment, remember to put a high-risk behavior on Ke Ming. Do not imitate him."
Yu Tang pressed his forehead and rubbed it vigorously, and offered to help record the voice-over: "After going through countless storms, Ke Ming affectionately accompanied the heir of the Sui family who was his pua, and they lived a happy and extraordinary life together..."
The system hesitated for a long time and whispered, "But Sui Si is not the heir of the Sui family."
Yu Tang: “…Ah?”
He had just reviewed his script and flipped back: "It says on the back that Sui Si, who was trained as the heir, came to the orphanage to do charity work."
"Originally, it was, but not anymore." The system flashed a small red light. "When he entered the entertainment industry, he took the initiative to give up his status as an heir. The host was given the role of a tool man, so this part is not included."
Yu Tang: “…”
"The Sui family is actually still secretly observing him, and Nie Chi was sent by them to do this."
The system said: "If he performs well enough during this crisis with the help of Ke Ming, he may still be recalled. But one day, Nie Chi submitted an evaluation report to the Sui family and found that he was unqualified."
System: "The current heir of the Sui family is called Sui Qi."
Yu Tang asked: "Were the names of the people in their family arranged in a row from the first name to the last, and randomly chosen in the order of the first name?"
"The next heir is Sui Shisan..."
The system happily flashed a small red light: "What?"
"It's okay." Yu Tang rubbed his forehead, "Hide this from Ke Ming."
This was a huge gamble. Ke Ming had planned all this and was even willing to sacrifice himself just to get Sui Si back to the Sui family.
As long as he returns to the Sui family, he will be an unrivaled heir, unmatched by any movie star.
Ke Ming is best at this. He likes gambling, dares to take risks, and dares to put up chips.
Back in the orphanage, Ke Ming used all the candies he had as chips to gamble on Yu Tang's future.
It's just... this time, I'm going to lose everything.
Yu Tang: "Use all possible means to intercept all channels through which Ke Ming may get in touch with the Sui family."
The system hadn't heard the host give such a task in a long time. It turned off the little red light and quickly input the command.
"W&P should have filed for divorce on my behalf."
Yu Tang: "Find a way to push the progress forward and make room for Ke Ming as soon as possible."
The system thought about it, found an acceleration card in stock, sneaked into the judge's home through the data, and stuck it on the judge's bedside.
"Prepare a box of quick-acting heart-saving pills." Yu Tang said, "Put it in the warehouse first."
The system responded and placed an order: "What does the host want the quick-acting heart-saving pills for?"
Yu Tang: "If the protagonists learn of some bad news on their wedding day, and one or both of them suffers a heart attack, does that count as a perfect ending?"
system:"?"
"Just in case, you have to get the completed test results."
Yu Tang patted it and said, "Get ready. We don't have much time left to stay here and study."