In his sea of consciousness, Yu Tang reached for the remote control and turned off the live broadcast screen.
…
After cooperating with the police to complete the investigation, the counselor stayed in the coffee shop and asked for a quiet employee lounge to provide Yu Tang with simple emergency counseling.
Ke Ming's words could be described as vicious. Even though Yu Tang had subconsciously learned to deny and reject them, it was impossible for him to remain completely unaffected.
But the endurance shown by Yu Tang was far stronger than the counselor could have imagined.
Realizing that he was not in good condition, Yu Tang immediately took the initiative to inform the counselor in detail.
He could feel fragments of pain recurring involuntarily and repeatedly, and the pain of electric shocks kept flashing back. He heard someone scolding and blaming him harshly in his hallucinations, but he couldn't see that person's face clearly.
He tried his best to concentrate, but it was short-lived. An irresistible trance was enveloping him, dragging him into a hazy chaos. He could still carry out simple thinking and logical expression, but he couldn't guarantee how long he could hold on.
"Can I take a pill?"
Yu Tang sat very straight. He slowly and clearly explained his situation. After hesitating for a while, he said softly, "Just take one pill. It won't cause any problems..."
The counselor supported him and asked in a very calm tone: "What are you worried about?"
Yu Tang opened his mouth but could not answer.
He had no idea what had gone wrong, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong that required him to use drugs to suppress the discomfort, forcing himself to recover in this state and to do it.
But this has become his habit.
When Yu Tang worked as an assistant to Sui Si, he was too young to have any chance to formally come into contact with society. He didn't even have the time to go to school, and was put in shackles at an early age.
The people around him taught him this, so he always took everything for granted. He didn't know that he could rest when he was tired from work, and he could ask for leave when he was sick. He didn't know that people can make mistakes, and if they make mistakes, they can correct them, and they don't have to be punished to death.
These thoughts turned into shackles that bound him, tightening his skin and flesh and becoming a part of his subconscious.
Even though Yu Tang has grown up quickly and is already very comfortable in the entertainment industry, he knows a lot and understands a lot of principles. He can tell what is right and what is wrong. He will protect ordinary people in the studio and will patiently guide young and rebellious fans.
But his subconscious never allowed him to include himself in it.
He never realized that, like everyone else, he also had the right to choose the path he wanted to take and the right to live for himself without distraction.
"You're just tired." The counselor's tone was particularly gentle, "You need to rest."
Yu Tang frowned slightly.
This sentence also contradicted his subconscious mind. Yu Tang was a little puzzled and whispered: "But he said-"
The counselor asked, "What did he say?"
"No need to rest." Yu Tang listened to the voice in his hallucination and replied, "My work is not very tiring."
"In the past, there were...others who did my job."
Yu Tang followed softly, "They're not very tired."
Yu Tang: "It's because my work efficiency is too low and I don't know how to plan and arrange things properly."
"I can still work." Yu Tang tried to find his phone, and his speech became smoother. "I will plan more reasonably next time. Please forgive me this time. I am not in a position to accept the punishment now. It's time for the live broadcast. I promised them..."
The counselor did not speak immediately, but gently pressed Yu Tang's shoulder.
The counselor soothed Yu Tang gently, patiently asking him to relax and slowly sit back.
Yu Tang's resistance was not strong. He sat properly, his expression still confused and dazed.
When the counselor saw Darren, he suddenly remembered something and called him softly, "Yu Tang."
Yu Tang turned his eyes and met the gaze of the counselor.
The counselor asked him: "Do you know that there are many people who like you?"
Yu Tang paused, his brows curved tenderly, and he said slowly: "I know, I'm very grateful. I will work hard—"
“Not hard work.”
The financial counselor said, "Here's the thing - even if you don't work hard all the time, there should be people who like you. Just like you, just like you for who you are."
The counselor asked, “Have you ever thought about this?”
…
This recording was later secretly uploaded to the Internet.
This kind of unauthorized recording seriously violated the privacy of others. The recording was circulated for less than half a day before it was completely deleted from the entire Internet. The party who made the recording was held accountable according to law and paid a large amount of compensation to the person involved.
But many people still heard the recording.
The sound quality was very poor, there was a lot of noise, there was no picture at all, and only some vague talking could be heard.
After the psychologist asked this question, Yu Tang was silent for a long time.
He was silent for a long time, so long that many people couldn't help but think that the recording was over. When they went to check the progress bar, they smiled softly and awkwardly.
He was not angry, but different from his usual calmness and composure, he looked shy and a little bit confused.
Yu Tang couldn't understand why the psychologist asked this question.
This was a very simple question, he had asked it before and had already gotten the answer. Over the years, he had never missed the answer.
Yu Tang smiled and answered the counselor according to his memory. He was gentle by nature and could not imitate that tone, so he just repeated the words that were so familiar to him.
"There is... time to think about this."
Yu Tang spoke slowly. He thought carefully and repeated it word for word: "It means there is too little work. It is better to do more."
The counselor asked, “What?”
Yu Tang said: "Don't let your imagination run wild, don't waste time, and remember this lesson..."
"Long remember." Yu Tang remembered it clearly, "Don't daydream like this again."
"Host, host."
The system flashed a small red light, comforting Yu Tang, who had been ejected twice by the anti-PUA card and had not yet successfully put himself back in: "Look at the bright side, we got 10,000 yuan in compensation from the paparazzi who stole the recording."
If each card was not valid for half an hour, Yu Tang would have noticed when someone was secretly recording him outside the door and would have forcibly withdrawn from the custody in time.
If they stopped the treatment at that time, they would not have received 100,000 experience points.
"You can also withdraw experience points at any time, and there is interest, host." The system has never been so rich before. It came back with an armful of snacks and nuzzled Yu Tang, "When we get those books back, we can use them..."
Yu Tang sighed, picked up a bag of instant noodles from the system's arms, and tore open the package.
On the bright side, they did receive tens of thousands of dollars in compensation that fell from the sky.
"Think of the worst." Yu Tang pulled out the performance report, "We failed to complete the last task of this quarter, so we lost the bonus of 10,000 experience points."
system:"… "
Yu Tang crushed the dough, sprinkled the seasoning on it, and shook the bag while pinching its opening.
The last task of this season is to create an unexpected surprise, allowing the protagonists to meet each other unexpectedly, hold hands and cry, and compose a beautiful and harmonious love movement together.
Yu Tang has always felt that the issuance of these tasks is very annoying, but after all, it is the protagonists who do these things, not him.
As a backup tool, starting from the first book, although the success rate is not very high, Yu Tang will still work with a strong sense of responsibility and enthusiasm to bring the main characters together on time in various gentle or stiff, subtle or full of traces ways to complete the monthly performance.
Although when the number of books increased to the fourth, his enthusiasm was worn out and he only wanted to run the card buying consortium, when it was time to rush for performance at the end of each quarter, Yu Tang still fought again and again, never hesitating.
It has been a long time since Yu Tang spent three months on the same book, which was originally the quarter when they were most likely to win a bonus.
…But things never go as planned.
Ke Ming was sent to the police station by a randomly generated cleaning lady. He will be detained for at least seven days, pending the results of the follow-up investigation.
There are only five minutes left in this quarter, and it is too late to dig a tunnel.
During the training, Yu Tang heard from senior employees that with this kind of sudden plot deviation, no matter how strong the inertia of the world running along the original route is, there is no way to restore it to the right track.
Yu Tang was chewing instant noodles while worrying. He opened the control panel and looked at the favorability between the protagonists.
The favorability level, which was originally red, has now turned completely black. Fortunately, the value has not fluctuated much and still remains at a high level of over 91 points.
"Host." The system wanted to ask before, "What does it mean when the favorability bar turns black?"
Yu Tang guessed: "It's probably some unexpected deterioration of the beautiful love melody."
system:"?"
"It's not necessarily love that brings two people together. Negative emotions like jealousy, unwillingness, frustration, and hatred due to love can also be the cause."
Yu Tang has also been studying the loopholes in the evaluation of the bookstore recently. He has read a lot of books on through Yu Tang's body, opened the light screen, and gave the system an example: "You see, the loyalty of Ke Ming's fans has also increased now."
The system came over and was a little surprised: "Really!"
Yu Tang enlarged the light screen, pulled up a table, and simply analyzed the remaining data on several human emotions.
…
In just one day, the online atmosphere had completely gotten out of control.
The company has been slow to give a reasonable explanation, and Ke Ming only posted a text message on Weibo, saying that he was on vacation abroad, had nothing to do with the online turmoil, and would continue to pay attention and reserve the right to pursue responsibility.
A fan of the rival team who is familiar with the routine left a message in the comment section: "Vacation abroad, where is the plane ticket? Visa? Passport? Can't show any of them, did you sneak in by bicycle?"
"You can't even post a photo? My previous Weibo posts were all in a nine-square grid, but this time there's not even a single photo that can be posted?"
"Don't use old photos you saved before to fool us. Even our dormitory manager can't fool you with this trick now. When they send photos for dormitory inspection, they even ask us to strike a fixed pose."
"You can't post photos or record vlogs. Did you go in?"
As soon as the last comment was posted, it was fiercely attacked by Ke Ming's fans: "Watch your mouth, you are going to be a fool! If you can't speak, don't speak. Be careful that if you spread too many rumors one day, you will be blocked by a court summons..."
The two sides were arguing with each other, but the agency and Ke Ming's team were acting extremely abnormal, and there has been no movement so far.
As the online speculation became more and more serious, the team's official Weibo account did not respond, but the agency issued an announcement to pursue legal responsibility for dispelling the rumors.
But they kept repeating the same things from beginning to end, saying a lot about severe accountability and calling for a clean network environment, but they didn't make it clear which ones were rumors.
Ke Ming's fans can no longer suppress their emotions. Many of them, who are young and easily impulsive, have posted on the police Weibo account involved in the rumor, demanding that the police protect citizens' right to reputation and release a clarification certificate in a timely manner.
As expected, the police issued arrest warrants that same evening for violating the Regulations on Punishment for Public Security Administration. A male surnamed Ke was given administrative detention for seven days, and a male surnamed Qian was given administrative detention for two days.
When the announcement came out, all of Ke Ming’s fans were stunned.
Yu Tang looked at the arrest warrant and remembered that his mission was about to expire in two minutes. He was a little unwilling and asked, "Is there really no excavator for sale in the mall?"
system:"… "
"We can rent one, dig a tunnel, and let them come out to meet each other by surprise." Yu Tang said, "Hold hands and cry for a while, then knock them out and send them back, and cover the tunnel."
Yu Tang calculated the accounts for the system: "As long as the total expenditure is controlled below 100,000 experience points, we will all make a profit."
The system had been brainwashed by him and had gained experience. It quickly turned off the microphone and speaker, and kept flashing the red light and pretending to be a little star.
"Not only is there a bonus." Yu Tang turned on the microphone, "You'll also have a chance to draw a lottery at the bureau's annual meeting. Maybe you'll win a skill card that improves your acting skills."
Yu Tang looked at the last one minute and seven seconds and said, "I'll dig faster."
The system flashed its lights silently and perseveringly, and the screen was full of small snowflakes.
Yu Tang felt a little regretful. He finished the instant noodles by himself and turned on the screen to take a look.
The fans have already requested for the police announcement, and Ke Ming's team can no longer play dead and remain silent.
Someone had already recognized Yu Tang from the photos taken at the scene, and Sui Si's former agent Qian Bin was also exposed. The only person left was the third person wrapped tightly in a mask and sunglasses. Ke Ming's side had always refused to admit it, but now they could no longer drag it out.
When all the people got together, they linked the scandals between Ke Ming and Sui Si to the recent turmoil in Sui Si's studio, and came up with a number of speculations that sounded logical and credible.
Ke Ming's team simply issued a statement saying that Ke Ming was indeed accidentally involved in a conflict, but could assure the public that there was absolutely no violation of our country's laws.
The reason why he was given a severe punishment was because Qian, who invited Ke Ming to join him, behaved extremely badly. Not only did he illegally perform electric shocks on the victim, but this time he was even more crazy and took out an electric shock device to threaten the victim, causing the victim to become emotional and call the police.
After the statement was released, the ridicule below overwhelmed the fans’ comments.
"It was Qian Bin who threatened people, and it was Qian Bin who invited people. Qian Bin did everything by himself. What was Ke Ming invited to do? Go on a bicycle vacation?"
"Come on, what are you doing? You don't know what you are doing? Even the CP fans are discouraged."
"I was a former CP fan and thought that the two of them really had feelings for each other. It was very romantic for them to go through all kinds of difficulties and dangers to be with each other. But what happened in the end? One was owed wages, and the other was detained for seven days?"
"I just came from Sui Si's place, and I thought their fans were exaggerating. What does it mean now? Isn't the electric shocker confessing himself? Is it true?"
"What about stress-related mental disorder? What about long-term workplace bullying? He has been sentenced to criminal detention. How serious is Yu Tang's condition..."
…
Yu Tang turned off the screen and asked the system: "Does a Chinese wedding count?"
system:"?"
"First you bow to heaven and earth, then to your parents. The two of you kowtow to each other and that's considered the ceremony complete."
Yu Tang said, "Time is tight, and it's difficult to prepare the bridal chamber. I still have the key to Sui Si's small apartment. If they are willing, I can help clean it up and make sure there is no power outage that night."
"..." The system flickered a small red light, "Host—"
“Distance creates distance.”
Yu Tang analyzed it: "Ke Ming is inside and Sui Si is outside, so there is no way for them to communicate fully. After seven days, Ke Ming will inevitably feel that Sui Si is deliberately not helping him."
The system whispered: "Sui Si didn't mean to not help him, but the host can..."
Half of Ke Ming's team are from Du Suisi Studio, so Yu Tang may have difficulty leading them.
If Yu Tang switches back to his character now, and returns as Yu Tang who has remembered those memories of the past, takes over Sui Si Studio and Ke Ming's team, and deals with the crisis urgently, there may be a turning point.
From the perspective of completing the task, this is the best way to deal with it.
As a spare tool, Yu Tang finally helped Sui Si and Ke Ming to be together, and then he quietly left the stage and got all the experience points for the happy ending.
The system had already deduced this way to break the impasse, but it couldn't say it out loud no matter what. The mechanical sound card became several intermittent segments.
"It's okay." Yu Tang patted it, "Don't worry."
The system couldn't say anything, so it gave him a message on the screen: Host, can you help him
Yu Tang: “No.”
system:…
"From the perspective of the entire book, the protagonist CP falls into trouble, and Yu Tang makes up for the past and returns in glory. This is definitely the climax of the plot, which is exciting, sad and tear-jerking."
Yu Tang: "But what about the colleagues at W&P? What about the counselors? What about the little girl who is still crying in the live broadcast room?"
"They were all willing to lend a hand and pull Yu Tang out of the fire pit." Yu Tang said, "Then what should I do? Should I jump back on my own? Say sorry to them and thank them for taking care of me, or can't let go of Teacher Sui?"
Of course the system was unwilling, and the screen was filled with exclamation marks: No!!!
Yu Tang couldn't help laughing, he opened a bag of instant noodles for the system, sprinkled the seasoning on it, shook it evenly and handed it over.
It's better to go with the flow, after all it's not the first time.
Yu Tang knew the system's concerns. This kind of action that went against the original will was dangerous after all. It was just that not many employees had done it, so the consequences were not clear.
…It’s not that there aren’t many employees. From the earliest records of Chuanshuju, there have only been two.
One of them used to work in the secretariat of the Almighty Butler. Because he bought the protagonist's company, his name was listed in the entire bookstore.
Because of this accident, his internship period will be ridiculously long, and he will be in this book for many years.
"Don't worry." Yu Tang said, "I've already been converted to a regular employee and have a labor contract. The most they can do is deduct all the bonus from my book."
"The maximum bonus for a book is 90 million experience points."
Yu Tang calculated the account to the system: "Even if I don't take any private work, I can earn enough by working in W&P for nine years."
Besides, if he had really worked at W&P for nine years, he would definitely not be just a director.
Yu Tang was actually somewhat interested in the W&P Group, but he didn't want to scare the system, so he didn't say it out loud and only gave it the simplest possibility.
The system flashed a small red light: "Can we still continue to work at W&P?"
"Why not?" Yu Tang said, "They allowed me to work from home. Aren't these four books based on the same world view?"
system:"… "
The system quickly went through the remaining three books.
According to the plot, in the third book, Yu Tang is a commodity kept in a villa, and it won't be long before he is given to a ruthless and perverted villain as an equivalent transaction.
In the second book, Yu Tang is about to be imprisoned by the evil protagonist, who has a white moonlight in his heart. The protagonist will satisfy all of Yu Tang's material demands, but will never allow Yu Tang to go out, and at the same time completely shape Yu Tang into the image of the white moonlight.
In the first book, Yu Tang is happily surfing with the kind dolphins.
…
No matter how the system analyzed it, it felt that it was somewhat inappropriate for Yu Tang to be the marketing director of W&P while handling these plot lines.
Yu Tang taught it: "If there is work here, you can work anywhere."
Yu Tang: "Why am I still on the island? Has no one noticed that I'm missing in the first book?"
The system flashed a small red light twice in a daze.
Yu Tang rubbed his forehead and decided not to pursue the matter for the time being.
Those little girls and Yu Tang had a very good relationship, and these true and false news spread all day long, and many people were scared.
Yu Tang was taken back to the hospital and slept for half a day under the effect of a small amount of tranquilizers. His condition is much better now than before. It shouldn't be scary to see them in the live broadcast.
The system likes to do this, happily flashing a small red light: "Host, do you want to go? I'll prepare-"
"Let's leave it to hosting. I'm not used to this."
Yu Tang smiled and said, "Someone likes it... I'm quite nervous."
The system was stunned for a moment and didn't speak immediately.
Yu Tang: "I'll go check out the excavator."
system:"… "
"You're just kidding." Yu Tang patted it in consolation, "Don't look at the excavator. It's already been a minute. The mission failed. We've lost the 10,000 experience point bonus for this quarter."
system:"… "
The system was crying so hard that it was dropping crispy noodles. Yu Tang was about to speak when he suddenly heard an extremely unfamiliar "ding" notification sound.
A rain of virtual gold coins worth 100,000 experience points poured down from above their heads.
"What's going on..." Yu Tang was stunned, "Did Ke Ming escape from prison? Did they stand under the moonlight and hug each other affectionately?"
The system didn't know either. It was hit and spun around twice before finally returning to Yu Tang's shoulder, calling up the light screen and opening it.
Ke Ming did not escape from prison.
In the detention center, Ke Ming was wearing a blue uniform and looked so disheveled that he was almost unrecognizable.
It was now time for exercise. He had been squatting in a corner, in a trance. When he saw a figure passing by, his eyes suddenly widened in disbelief.
He seemed to be hit hard on the head by a sledgehammer. His whole body was shaking and bloodshot was evident in his eyes.
…
In front of the Yutang system, the rigid and outdated system evaluation system of Chuanshuju, which has long been criticized by employees, jumped out:
[Unexpected]: Achieved.
[Holding hands and crying]: It has been achieved.
[Beautiful and Harmonious Love Melody]: Achieved, search result is "Tears Behind Bars", the bgm music library track is confirmed to exist.
Complete the task [Unexpected Surprise], all tasks for this quarter have been completed, the bonus has been credited immediately, and the number of draws has been stored in the background. Please check it yourself.
Yu Tang was shocked both physically and mentally. He pressed his chest and raised his head.
On the light screen, Ke Ming suddenly became hysterical.
He stood up suddenly, pushed away the detention center manager beside him, stumbled over, and grabbed Sui Si who was being carried by someone.
"What's going on..."
Ke Ming's voice was extremely hoarse. He held Sui Si's arm tightly, and his whole body was staggering and he could not stand.
His eyes were wide open, but he still couldn't believe his eyes.
All his hopes were on Sui Si. Why was Sui Si here now? What happened outside?!
How serious is this incident? How many hidden dangers might be involved? How much impact will it have on him? His future, his reputation, his nearly 100 million yuan worth of endorsements and film contracts...
Ke Ming stared at Sui Si, his vision blurred by the tears from physiological stress: "What's going on? Sui Si, what did you do!?"