The Eye of the Storm

Chapter 91

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"Liang Sizhe Lin Huan kisses the golden boy and girl on the street because of drama!"

Cao Ye sat in the airport's departure lounge, staring at the huge headlines in the newspaper. "Beijing Morning Post" entertainment section used an entire page to report on the relationship between Liang Sizhe and Lin Huan, from movie casting to theater release, and analyzed their relationship progress in the past six months through clues.

The pictures and texts are accurate and accurate. Every time the photos of holding hands, looking at each other, and talking appear in the newspapers as accompanying pictures. In the middle is the photo of kissing on the street.

Cao Ye closed the newspaper, folded it in half, got up, walked to the trash can, and shoved the whole stack of newspapers into it.

When he walked back to his seat, his face was ugly, the blood on his face was completely washed out, and it was as white as a piece of thin to transparent paper.

A few people waiting around looked at him, and they didn't understand why this handsome, sturdy teenager looked like he was sick.

Cao Ye didn't notice the stares beside him. He sat back in his seat and stared at the air for a while, then leaned down on his knees and buried his entire face.

Three hours ago, at four o'clock in the morning, while he was sleeping soundly, he suddenly received a call from the uncle of the band conductor from across the ocean, saying that his mother, Li You, had fainted before going on stage to perform and had been taken to the hospital, asking him to go back as soon as possible.

Cao Ye immediately woke up from his sleep and asked about Li You's current situation while putting on his clothes. The uncle said very vaguely, he only said that he couldn't make it clear on the phone and asked him to catch the earliest flight back.

On the way to the airport by taxi, Cao Ye's hands and feet were cold, and his teeth chattered a little.

He thought that about a year ago, when Li You got up from the dining table, he seemed to have a sudden dizziness, and he supported the table for a while before recovering.

Cao Ye said at the time that he would accompany her to the hospital in the afternoon, but Li You insisted that she would fly to Belgium with the band to perform in the afternoon, and then go to the hospital for examination after the performance.

After that, Cao Ye asked again. Li You said that he had already gone through the examination, and it was not a big problem. It was just because the band rehearsal often stayed up late and his body was somewhat anemic, which caused occasional dizziness.

Cao Ye trusted Li You when he was young. He believed what Li You said, and he never doubted her words. So when Li You said he was fine, Cao Ye easily believed it.

But now he got a call saying that Li You fainted before going on stage—could it be related to the occasional dizziness this year? Cao Ye advised himself not to think too much. Li You has been in a normal mood for the past year and has frequently flown to perform abroad. Perhaps it was just because of overwork that caused his body to be ill.

But he was still scared, sitting in the airport lounge, his hands clenched into fists unconsciously, shaking slightly uncontrollably.

He grabbed a copy of the free morning newspaper of the day in the airport lounge, and tried to distract himself, forcing himself to calm down from his over-stress.

Staring at the news about "Liang Sizhe Lin Huan's love affair" on the front page, Cao Ye tightened his fingers on the newspaper again. He thought that Liang Sizhe did a really good job. It wasn't enough to fall in love with Lin Huan. Everyone knows he won the fight.

He turned to the entertainment page, stared at the photo of Liang Sizhe and Lin Huan kissing for a while, the news made him so upset, he closed the newspaper with a snap, stood up, walked to the trash can, and threw it away go in.

The panic caused by Li You's illness made him unable to calm down, but in this overwhelming panic, a sour feeling followed the beating of his heart and flowed to his limbs along the rambunctious blood vessels in his body.

He couldn't tell how this inexplicable feeling was mixed in, but the mixed feeling made him feel extremely uncomfortable, and he couldn't even stretch his body against the back of the chair, so he could only curl up on his knees and put himself buried.

After that, Liang Sizhe did not see Cao Ye for a long time.

He thought that Cao Ye was probably really angry, maybe he shouldn't have acted on his temper in the first place, and stepped in between Cao Ye and Lin Huan. He seldom acted impulsive and reckless, but at that time he witnessed Cao Ye chasing the girl with his own eyes, and he was also agitated by the phrase "fair competition" he said, it was difficult to be a calm bystander.

He tried to remedy his mistakes, called and texted Cao Ye, but received no response. Cao Ye seemed to be missing.

Once at an industry dinner party, he met Cao Ye's friend Chi Mingyao.

"He has returned to the United States," Chi Mingyao said. "I haven't seen him for a long time."

It's mysterious, Liang Sizhe thought, and he couldn't find out a little bit of information. What are you doing back in the US? Did you find a new girl to fall in love with? Next time I come back, the young master should have forgotten about Lin Huan. He should still be able to coax him, right

Maybe he really should calm down, Liang Sizhe thought, when he didn't see Cao Ye, he could live, work, and even fall in love very peacefully, but when he saw Cao Ye, the serenity he tried so hard to maintain would be easily shattered.

The period when Cao Ye disappeared was also the period when Liang Sizhe's career rose the fastest.

After the release of "The Wind", it was a big success at the box office, and because Liang Sizhe and Lin Huan's love affair was made public, all the public's attention was focused on Liang Sizhe for a while. In the past, Liang Sizhe's several films were all literary films with a niche orientation, and his fame and attention were always limited to a fixed audience, but after "The Wind", Liang Sizhe has since become popular among the public. in view.

Countless films floated like snowflakes, and Liang Sizhe began to choose new films. This time, he considered more factors, the story should be interesting, the characters should be fresh, the team should be reliable, and one more thing, learn from the last lesson, the crew can't too poor.

After a year of tossing, "Red Boy and Red Girl" could not be released in theaters. Cao Xiuyuan gave up the release strategy and put the film source on the Internet instead. With the public attention brought by "The Wind" to Liang Sizhe, the number of broadcasts of "Red Boy and Red Girl" has also risen steadily.

The public began to pay high attention to Liang Sizhe, the youngest actor in the Academy Awards. When he stood on the podium two years ago, many people predicted that he would not go far in the road of acting, but now he has successfully performed four performances. Characters with completely different styles - the teenage murderer Xiaoman in "Thirteen Days", the fearless explorer in "Wild", the free-spirited backpacker in "The Wind", and then in "Red Boy and Red Girl" Li Nian, a transvestite who is not bound by secular ideas.

On the screen, his childishness, aura, and cruelty are all beautiful.

Off the screen, he is passionate and mysterious, and the more unpredictable he is, the more addictive he is.

Everyone says that Liang Sizhe is Cao Xiuyuan's best work. The Internet media even made a special feature to take stock of the newcomers who Cao Xiuyuan has become popular over the years.

Liang Sizhe and Zhang Minghan, who were taught by the same school, became a pair of antonyms.

Liang Sizhe, blessed by the best actor, sold well at the box office, soared in popularity, and had the same popularity for a while. On the other hand, Zhang Minghan, who won the Best Newcomer Award four years ago, has now disappeared, and several films he starred in have been silent. Award" became the only highlight moment of his acting career.

In that report, the media put the photos of Liang Sizhe and Zhang Minghan together for comparison, saying that in terms of appearance, temperament or personal characteristics, Zhang Minghan is not as bright as Liang Sizhe. Discarded immediately, but he did not hesitate to mention Liang Sizhe several times.

At the end of the article, the writer sharply commented, "Liang Sizhe who is separated from Cao Xiuyuan is still Liang Sizhe, but Zhang Minghan who is separated from Cao Xiuyuan is nothing. It can be expected that the best newcomer award four years ago will be Zhang Minghan's performance. The only visible splash in my career."

But the next day, Zhang Minghan proved the error of this argument.

Four years after winning the Best Newcomer Award, he made the second visible splash in his acting career - openly accusing Cao Xiuyuan of molesting him four years ago.

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

As soon as this report came out, the attention of the media all focused on Zhang Minghan.

Zhang Minghan stood under the camera again, and the dense flash lights turned on him. The click of the shutter kept ringing. The reporter put the microphone in front of him and scrambled to ask:

"Why is it only now being charged for what happened four years ago?"

"What evidence is there to prove Cao Xiuyuan's indecent behavior?"

"Have you considered calling the police?"

"Is there any other purpose for exposing Cao Xiuyuan's obscene behavior now?"

Zhang Minghan didn't look at the camera, his eyes drooped slightly, and it was the attitude of a victim who was evading and fearful. He was different from the high-spirited teenager who stood on the podium four years ago and won the Best Newcomer Award. His voice was not high. Answer the reporter's questions one by one:

"The crew at the time should be able to see it, but I don't know if anyone is willing to stand up and testify for me."

"I have cooperated with the investigation through the police procedure, and have submitted evidence. I will cooperate with the announcement when the investigation results come out."

"I have no other purpose, but Director Cao Xiuyuan will recruit new people every once in a while. I want to remind them that fame and future are important, but the psychological shadow left by it is also terrible. I'm committed, because this incident has caused me too much damage."

"As for why the accusation was only filed now for what happened four years ago... I can only say that I was a newcomer at the time, and I was instinctively scared when faced with this incident, but now I feel that I should give an account to my cowardly self back then."

As soon as the interview video was released, it immediately became the focus of the entire society.

Talented director Cao Xiuyuan was accused of molesting by a newcomer he single-handedly picked. The reversal after four years stunned everyone.

Reporters flocked to Cao Xiuyuan's company to interview him, but only met Zheng Yin, his assistant and producer.

Zheng Yin didn't realize the seriousness of the situation at the time, so he chuckled disdainfully: "If you have evidence, confront the court. If you don't have evidence, don't be fooled by him."

The reporter tried to get an accurate sentence from him: "Then what do you mean, Director Cao Xiuyuan did not act indecently on Zhang Minghan?"

"I mean," Zheng Yin kept walking, "an ungrateful scumbag who doesn't believe anything he says."

As soon as the two interview videos about accusations of obscenity came out, there was a lot of discussion on the Internet:

— "Cao Xiuyuan is too disgusting. Zhang Minghan was 18 when he won the award, but he was less than 17 when he filmed "Back Alley". Is it a crime to molest minors?"

— "And I remember Cao Xiuyuan getting married, right? Li You, a violinist, is so miserable, such a famous goddess in the violin industry, every one of them has been Cao Xiuyuan's underground lover without distinction. Disgusting news."

- "I remember Cao Xiuyuan not only married but also had a son. At that time, the media also broke the news that his son and Liang Sizhe were competing for Xiaoman of "Thirteen Days" together, and Liang Sizhe was finally PKed down by Liang Sizhe."

- "Zhang Minghan is not a few years older than his son, right? Cao Xiuyuan chose a boy about the same age as his own son. He cheated on marriage and molested the little boy. It's disgusting to think about."

- "There is no evidence at all now, Zhang Minghan is just saying, then Zheng Yin also denied lewdness, how do you know who to believe?"

"Zhang Minghan must have evidence that he can defeat Cao Xiuyuan, otherwise he would have been joking about his future."

— "Zheng Yin and Cao Xiuyuan are a couple, don't you know? My friends in the industry told me that they have been in a couple for more than ten years, so Zheng Yin now denies molesting completely by breaking his teeth and swallowing it in his stomach. When Zheng Yin can't stand it and Cao Xiuyuan also comes forward to break the news, then this drama will be good."

A few hours later, a piece of news about Cao Xiuyuan was announced at the cusp of the storm - "Cao Xiuyuan's new film "Red Boy and Red Girl" was shortlisted for the Academy Award, suspected of illegal participation or banned for five years"

This news is like a bomb with a fuse burning, and when it is thrown, it immediately adds another fire to public opinion.

Anyone who has followed this film knows that even with such a powerful role as Zheng Yin in the middle for a year, "Red Boy and Red Girl" has never been able to be released in the mainland. The subject matter of this film is too sensitive, and the above does not Batching is also impossible.

But Cao Xiuyuan actually signed up for the competition privately without getting the dragon mark.