The two just came out of the restaurant after eating when Zheng Dong's phone called.
As soon as Xu Luoyang heard the voice, he immediately noticed that his manager was angry, and his tone was a little exaggerated, "Who made our brother Zheng angry? I immediately called Winky to block people and beat him! I want him to look down on us. The Three Musketeers of Yuli Entertainment paid a heavy price!" Ye Shan is another artist brought by Zheng Dong.
"Who the fuck is going to team up with you two of the Three Musketeers?" That's what he said, but Zheng Dong laughed outright and pretended to clear his throat, "It's alright, let's get down to business, you saw the news and hot searches. right?"
"I've seen it all. You can't get through to the news I saw during dinner, so I ran to swipe on Weibo. After reading it, I was so angry that I couldn't eat anymore!"
Qi Changan, who was next to him, heard this sentence, turned his head to look at Xu Luoyang and smiled, and compared it with "three", meaning that he clearly ate three bowls of rice at noon. Xu Luoyang covered his eyes with a bitter face, then made a "shush" gesture, and made a mouth shape to Qi Changan - a little secret.
"You really should eat less, don't wait for the fat to come back, and cry while you're going to lose weight. I won't give you sympathy." Zheng Dong routinely said a few words, and then said , "Ask, ask whatever you want."
Xu Luoyang's expression became more serious, and the first sentence hit the key point, "Have we contributed to hot searches and press releases?"
Although looking at this rhythm, I feel that it is definitely not Zheng Dong's handwriting, but to be on the safe side, I still have to ask.
Since his debut at the age of 19, it is impossible for Xu Luoyang to be unfamiliar with news speculation. Whether it is his own will or not, the company will definitely try every means to keep him popular. When he first debuted, Zheng Dong also gave him the label of "first love on campus", but at that time he was really young and could hold on. As for now—
Xu Luoyang pondered in his heart, should he still be an "uncle of the campus guard"
After thinking about it, he found that his thoughts seemed to have gone astray again, Xu Luoyang quickly grabbed it, found a bench under the shade of the tree, sat down with Qi Changan, and then directly pressed the speakerphone.
Zheng Dong's voice came from the mobile phone, "No, I didn't do anything, I knew about this matter two hours before you." After speaking, Zheng Dong sighed, "I apologize to you this time, it's me who was involved. is you."
"Brother Zheng, you have stabilized. As soon as you apologize, I feel that something big has happened," Xu Luoyang rubbed his chin, "but in this one, the story seems to be very tortuous!"
"Xu Luoyang, I warn you, don't make up your mind, otherwise, when you come back, I will lead the dog to your door and stand still!"
Xu Luoyang hesitated, "Oh well, you have a dog in your hand, you have the world, be convinced!"
Qi Changan listened to the conversation between the two and could feel that the relationship between Xu Luoyang and his agent should be very good, and the daily conversations are very interesting.
Zheng Dongqie returned to the topic, "Yun Shu came to me a few days ago and said that she wanted me to pull her. It has been more than a year since she came back, and she has not been filmed at all except to be a judge in some variety show. The people who have offended her in the past are now more popular than her, and they are also suppressing her everywhere, and the situation is very difficult."
Huaguo actresses are generally in the embarrassing situation of not having a good script when they reach the age of 35, not to mention those like Yun Shu who retired from the circle and got married at their peak. If it wasn't for its own strength against the sky, and with the resources against the sky, there was no way to regain its former glory.
"You... are you soft-hearted?"
"I'm not stupid!"
Xu Luoyang felt that when Zheng Dong said this, he should have sent a blank eye to himself.
Zheng Dong continued to speak, in a not very good tone, "She was the one who was involved in trouble back then, she suddenly terminated the contract and ran to the opposite house, and she married into a wealthy family. She came to me that day, and I refused directly. I didn't expect that she would get it today. Such a big show."
"Don't be so angry when you are middle-aged, you can hurt your body and your body," Xu Luoyang quickly united the front with his agent, "Did she come here to kill first and then play? When the hot searches are all bought, I think of looking for you, and while While crying, he said that he was in a difficult situation and needed an opportunity to turn his back. When it was over, he would miss the passionate years of fighting together. In the end, he said, I am your artist anyway, as long as I don’t publicly deny the demolition, the heat will pass after a few days. Now, it has no effect on me, and I made a few days of hot searches in vain?"
Staring at the shadows of leaves swaying on the ground, Xu Luoyang's tone was very relaxed from beginning to end, "The end must also say that everyone is in the same circle, and she has a lot of resources and contacts in her hands, so she can help me too."
Zheng Dong was silent for several seconds, his tone was surprised, "You installed a bug in my office? How did you know so clearly!"
With a "hum", Xu Luoyang's tail was about to go up to the sky, "You don't need to eavesdrop, you know? This set of tricks is all left by me, haha, I'm good, right? You admit that you underestimated me before?"
"You are so powerful, then tell me how I got back?"
"I'm willing to define the right words and refuse!" Xu Luoyang was looking at the shadow of the leaves, but for some reason, his eyes suddenly went to Qi Changan's exposed ankle, and he continued, "Brother Zheng has always been wrong. The evil forces lower their noble heads!"
Zheng Dong laughed again, "Then I won't say more. I'll go to Director Zhang to discuss it first, and see if I can release the news that you are experiencing life and preparing for a new movie. Anyway, we won't bear the blame."
"That's right, never back! I haven't been in love yet. This black pot will cause serious psychological damage to the people I love in the future!"
"I really convince you, the single dog is still worrying about it."
Hanging up the phone, Xu Luoyang's smile faded a little, looking at Qi Changan who had been sitting quietly beside him, and sighed, "Thanks to my agent for not compromising, otherwise my innocence would really be gone!"
Qi Changan nodded, "But even if Director Zhang agrees to release the news, there is no way to prove that you were in Qinli Town that day and didn't go on a date with Yun Shu."
"That's right," Xu Luoyang kicked the leaves on the ground and resumed his smile, "Wait for the news first and see how Director Zhang responded."
Xu Luoyang had to report to the police station at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, so he simply followed Qi Changan to the place where he learned woodworking. Master Zhuang, who taught carpentry, was a taciturn middle-aged man. Seeing Xu Luoyang following him again, he nodded and said nothing.
Picking up a bottle of liquor bought on the road and placing it beside the wooden bench, Xu Luoyang greeted the other party and followed Qi Changan to the workshop.
After entering the door, Xu Luoyang found a low stool and sat down, first watching Qi Changan cut wood. Wearing a white shirt, Qi Changan slightly spread his long legs, leaned down slightly, and handled the wood with a focused expression, which was very pleasing to the eye from any angle.
After admiring for a few minutes, Xu Luoyang couldn't help but take out his mobile phone and play a small game. I was fascinated when I suddenly heard Qi Changan's voice, "Qin Chao."
"Huh?" Xu Luoyang raised his head subconsciously, "Azhan?"
After shouting the name out, Xu Luoyang realized that Qi Changan started the mode of random play anytime, anywhere. The other party's eyes were too deep, and he was brought into the play in seconds.
Sunlight shone in from the wooden lattice windows, reflecting the warmth of the room. The stool was half-treated with wood. Qi Changan held a plane in his hand, and the thin sawdust fell to the ground, like flowers blooming on the ground.
He looked at "Qin Chao" with a light tone, "Didn't you ask me yesterday, where did my family go?"
"Qin Chao" didn't expect that he would suddenly mention this. He found that "Xu Zhan" didn't want to mention it before, so he didn't ask again. Now, he realized from the other party's expression that the answer might not be very good.
"Yes... where did it go?"
"Xu Zhan" lowered his head, his exposed neck looked fragile, his eyebrows and eyes were hidden in the shadows, and he couldn't see clearly, but the vague difficulty in his voice made it impossible to ignore, "All dead."
"Qin Chao" froze in place in an instant. He imagined countless answers, but never thought it would be this one. Pulling the corners of his mouth with difficulty, "Isn't it okay when I came back last time? How did they... die?"
"Xu Zhan" didn't speak, his head was still buried, but his thin shoulders suddenly trembled, and there were several water marks on the flat and clean wood.
Standing still, "Qin Chao" clenched his fists, walked over a few steps, raised his hand and patted the other's shoulder.
The plane fell to the ground with a "slap", and "Xu Zhan" slowly put his head on the waist of "Qin Chao", raised his hand, and grabbed the corner of the other party's clothes. . The tears fell into the pile of sawdust and disappeared instantly.
Xu Luoyang was waiting for Qi Changan's next line, but he didn't wait for it after more than ten seconds. He was about to ask if he had forgotten the words, and suddenly found that his shoulders under his palm were still shaking slightly, his heart skipped a beat, and he felt that the situation was not very good. right.
After hesitating for a while, Xu Luoyang squatted down slowly, a little nervous, "Are you okay?"
After he finished speaking, he saw Qi Changan raised his head to look at him, his eyes full of despair rushing straight into Xu Luoyang's heart, making his breathing tighten instantly.
But Xu Luoyang felt inexplicably that this should not be Xu Zhan's emotions in the script, but more like Qi Changan's own emotions. The despair is too deep, like bitter wine that has been brewed for many years.
Thinking of the lines Qi Changan had read before, Xu Luoyang restrained himself from thinking deeply. But he didn't know how to comfort him. After thinking about it for a long time, he took out a fruit candy from his trousers pocket, tore off the candy wrapper and handed it to Qi Changan, "If you feel bitter, you should feel better if you eat something sweet?"
The more they get along, the more Xu Luoyang finds out that Qi Changan is actually a person who is not very approachable. He looks friendly and easy to contact, but it is all superficial, and his inner defense is actually very heavy.
But who doesn't have a little secret little scar? Xu Luoyang wasn't going to poke at other people's pain points in the name of help. After all, he thought from the other's point of view, whoever pokes at his small scar, he can directly blow his hair into a pear flower needle in a rainstorm!
After thinking about it, I can only touch a fruit candy to express my concern and comfort.
It turns out that fruit candy works wonders!
Qi Changan took the candy and put it in his mouth, and after a while, he slowed down and apologized in a hoarse voice, "Sorry, I just couldn't control my emotions."
"It's okay, it's very understandable! When I was filming a costume movie, my brother's character passed away. After that scene was filmed, I cried so much that my skin was dehydrated!"
Seeing that he should be fine, Xu Luoyang exhaled and sat down on the ground in a relaxed manner, only to jump up in the next second, "There's a hidden weapon under the trough!"
Qi Changan quickly reached out and lifted off a layer of sawdust, revealing the covered wooden rasp and square. Xu Luoyang made two "haha" embarrassedly, and silently brought the low wooden bench over.
After that, the atmosphere was still a little embarrassing, Xu Luoyang felt that it was not the way to go on like this, and after thinking about it, he said, "The scene with you just now suddenly made me understand why the first movie you acted, let you He successfully won the best actor at the International Film Festival, and the second film directly swept the three major film festivals."
Before that, the content of the two people's chats were very daily, and they had never been involved in work-related matters. It seemed that they recognized each other's qualifications as partners when they played each other for the first time.
Qi Changan's eyes were focused and he listened very carefully.
"Suddenly I don't know what to say," Xu Luoyang stopped, and simply counted with his fingers, "You are obsessed with cleanliness, you are not in good health, you are prone to allergies, and your picky eating skills are full, but you are still willing to go to Qinli Town. From a small remote place, I stayed there for two months, and even to learn carpentry, I got nine wounds on my hands."
"It should be." Qi Changan's tone was very natural.
"Yes, it should be, but to tell you very honestly, this is the first time I have spent two months trying to figure out and experience the life of a character for a movie and a character. In order not to be recognized by others. When I come out, I have to sleep 20 minutes less every morning and put on my makeup. Last night I wondered if it was worth it.”
Speaking, Xu Luoyang laughed, but his tone was very solemn, "But just now, when I saw your mood suddenly collapse because of the role, I suddenly understood a truth - paying for the role is a matter of course."
After speaking, I was embarrassed, "Haha, do you think the style of painting has become a bit fast, so I switched to chicken soup for the soul."
Qi Changan didn't say anything, just repeated what Xu Luoyang just said - "It is a matter of course to pay for the role". After he finished speaking, he suddenly stood up, took a small item from the bamboo basket on the tool table, and handed it to Xu Luoyang.
Xu Luoyang took the thing in his hand and asked cautiously, "Is this... a gift to me, or is it just for me to take a look at, and then give it to me?"
He was holding a wood-carved maple leaf, only the size of the palm of his hand. The "leaf" was thin and the carving was rough, but it seemed that he was very careful. Xu Luoyang didn't want to return it in his hand.
"Give it to you." Qi Changan laughed and returned to his usual appearance, "I just learned, more than 20 leaves have failed before, this is the only one that succeeded."
Xu Luoyang immediately put his hands behind him, "It's mine, don't go back!"
"it is good."
Xu Luoyang was looking over and over with the wooden maple leaf, when Zheng Dong called again, and he pressed the speakerphone directly.
"After negotiating with Director Zhang, the crew will directly release the news of your cooperation with Qi Changan and the dual male lead role in the new movie, and then spend money on speculation to directly harvest the first wave of the movie's popularity. However, this plan requires Qi Changan also agrees, after all, you are on the cusp of the storm right now, if Qi Changan doesn't agree, then I will only let you know."
Glancing at Qi Changan who was next to him, Xu Luoyang pretended to be, "Well, I'll ask him later, and then I'll answer you."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Luoyang pretended to cough and blinked, "Mr. Qi, help?"
Qi Changan smiled and nodded, "Okay, what do you need me to do?"
"Director Zhang will send out the video of our confrontation that morning, and Brother Zheng will explain how the two of us experience life in a remote town. Anyway, I just want to make it clear that I am very far away from city B, and I am very busy. It's impossible to go on a date with Yunshu." Xu Luoyang touched the wooden maple leaf with his finger, "The evidence is already sufficient, you just need to say that I am with you, and then sit back and slap in the face."
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Luoyang huddled under the air conditioner in the office of the police station, used his mobile phone to swipe Weibo, and found that as expected, several marketing accounts had already been launched. Shu, do you still remember xxx?" Such a character cut video, or a very straightforward "God's beauty! Yun Shu has been in vain for more than ten years!" and other similar collections of pictures.
Xu Luoyang looked at it and disliked it in his heart. The publicity team this year is not good. The traces of the heat are too obvious. Too fake will easily lose popularity. Why don't you pay me to go!
At 4:20, Director Zhang's Weibo updated the news, and released the video of the confrontation that was agreed before. At 4:27, the official blog of Youli Entertainment reposted this Weibo, and emphasized that Xu Luoyang and Qi Changan had followed the crew to a remote town for filming almost half a month ago, and they have not responded. City to come.
Twenty minutes later, a small wave of navy troops prepared by Zheng Dong had already stabilized the wind, just waiting for the propaganda team from the crew to enter the venue.
Xu Luoyang breathed a sigh of relief, and went to check Qi Changan's Weibo again, and just swiped an update—
"In the past ten days, he has been with me day and night, Xu Luoyang."
After reading it several times in a row, the more I looked at it, the more uneasy I felt. Xu Luoyang carefully opened the comment area and found that it was crooked.
"—Ow! Look what I found? Day, day, night, night, all, together!!!"
"—Sure enough, the official candy is the sweetest! I'll go get a washbasin to put it on!"
"—Chang'an Luoyang, even the name reveals an aura of dog abuse! This cp, this fairy will stand in respect first!"
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Xu Nao Nao's little emotions:
It's over, my innocence! qaq