Liang Sizhe's 23rd birthday party was held on the top floor of a building more than 500 meters high.
The economic company started preparing for this birthday party more than a month ago. They invited all the crew members Liang Sizhe participated in in the past, actor friends who have worked with Liang Sizhe, fans who have witnessed Liang Sizhe's five-year debut, and will soon record this. One night media reporter.
The brokerage company collected relevant video materials from various parties, and edited Liang Sizhe's past five years into a documentary, from the young boy who auditioned for "Thirteen Days" to the young actor in a suit at the Golden Image Awards ceremony, and then again. To the cross-dressing appearance between the youthful and mature in "Red Boy and Red Girl", and finally Liang Sizhe won the "Most Favorite Actor Award" at the College Student Film Festival with "The Wind" two months ago.
Xu Yunchu talked about the giant electronic screen in the most prosperous area, and the documentary was publicly shown for the first time at 8 o'clock in the evening.
In the CBD square with hundreds of thousands of people, all the people passing by witnessed Liang Sizhe's growing star career in recent years.
Thousands of fans and passers-by stopped in the square and looked up at Liang Sizhe on the huge screen. Light and shadow merged with the young man. He seemed born for the big screen, even if it was magnified dozens of times on the screen. , that delicately contoured face still stands up to careful scrutiny.
Editing alternately before and after the screen, people gradually discovered that, probably because it was too easy to get into the play, Liang Sizhe's own character seemed to be constantly changing with the roles he played. , in the end is he made the role, or the role made him.
The agency is very ambitious and put a subtitle at the end of the film, saying that in the next five years, everyone is invited to witness the birth of superstars in this era.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the documentary was over, and the birthday party officially started. Everyone in the banquet hall coaxed the protagonist Liang Sizhe to speak first. Although he did not make any preparations in advance, Liang Sizhe did not refuse too much. He was screaming and applauding. Zhong got up and walked to the stage, bowing slightly to the standing microphone in front of him.
The voices in the hall suddenly quieted down, and everyone held their breaths and waited for him to speak.
But Liang Sizhe lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then looked off the court and said, "My agency held this birthday party without my consent. I think this will be a reason to consider if the contract is terminated in the future."
The field was silent for a second, and then the hall burst into laughter. The senior leaders of the economic company looked at Liang Sizhe and shook their heads with a helpless smile. They couldn't do anything about him.
"Just kidding, thanks to everyone who came here. It's the first time in my life that so many people celebrate my birthday with me. I feel like... um," Liang Sizhe said after a pause, "it's very strange. I hope you all have a drink tonight. Have a good time, nothing else."
After he finished speaking, he was about to get up and walk down the stage, when he thought of something, he turned to the stand microphone and added, "By the way, the superstars of the era are not only after the people are gone. Judging? I think it's a little unlucky to say this at the birthday party, so don't take it seriously, forget it."
His posture is relaxed, he is at ease, he uses a joking tone, but he speaks the truth.
He really didn't want to participate in this birthday party. Cao Xiuyuan was slandered by being splashed with dirty water, but he held a birthday party here with great fanfare, which really seemed too unconscionable. However, the staff started planning the birthday party a month in advance, and sent invitations to the birthday party to hundreds of people. There was no way to temporarily cancel it, so he could only be present as scheduled.
What's more, the brokerage company has its own considerations. After the Academy Awards, many people said that Cao Xiuyuan entered the competition in violation of regulations only to let Liang Sizhe win another actor, but Liang Sizhe failed to live up to his expectations, so the voices of bad people began to spread, they said. Even Cao Xiuyuan did his best to support Liang Sizhe. In the next five years, Cao Xiuyuan was banned from filming, and Liang Sizhe's future was even more uncertain.
The brokerage company was worried that the voice of bad singing would spread faster and faster, and eventually affect Liang Sizhe's film appointment and resources, so they planned this birthday party and used a documentary to tell all the audience, except for the failed Academy Awards. , Liang Sizhe also has many achievements worthy of attention.
At the end of the game, the assistant handed over the phone, saying that Si Zhe's phone just vibrated, and there should be some news coming in.
Liang Sizhe looked down at his phone, and the sender displayed "Cao Ye" - "Where are you now?"
Liang Sizhe was startled for a moment, Cao Ye rarely sent messages over the past few years. After chasing Lin Huan, Liang Sizhe sent him a message, but Cao Ye never replied. Liang Sizhe thought that Cao Ye had changed his mobile number or blocked himself, but he didn't expect that Cao Ye would suddenly send a message now asking him where he was.
Liang Sizhe sent the address and asked again, "Do you want to come over now?"
"Well." Cao Ye replied.
Liang Sizhe stared at the phone screen for a while, why did Cao Ye suddenly think of coming to him? Could it be that he couldn't bear the pressure of Cao Xiuyuan being slandered by public opinion, and came to ask him to come up with an idea? Or did Cao Ye suddenly encounter difficulties that he couldn't handle? He never thought that today was his birthday, so he came here to celebrate his birthday, right? Liang Sizhe smiled, he himself did not believe this statement.
But no matter what, seeing Cao Ye on his birthday is quite special this year. He looked at the crowd in the banquet hall and listened to the sound of wine glasses colliding, thinking that maybe when most of the people were drunk, he could secretly take Cao Ye out and have a drink with him alone for a while.
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Cao Ye didn't sleep for two days in a row.
Although Zhang Minghan did not provide new evidence to the media, the media focused their attention on Liang Sizhe based on the last interview he accepted.
Many self-media have summed up the "intimate contact" between Liang Sizhe and Cao Xiuyuan over the years. The most classic scene is the night of the Academy Awards ceremony. When Cao Xiuyuan hugged Liang Sizhe, he pulled him off the ground.
In addition, the behind-the-scenes photos from the filming set of "Red Boy and Red Girl" have become the "hardest hit area" for self-media to use their eyesight and imagination. Wearing a silk skirt and heavy makeup, Liang Sizhe's eyes with Cao Xiuyuan seemed meaningful every time. And the large men's suit worn by Liang Sizhe on the poster of "Red Boy, Red Girl", after careful comparison, they speculated that it was the suit worn by Cao Xiuyuan when he attended a certain film festival.
The article concluded that although there is no clear evidence that there is any other relationship between Cao Xiuyuan and Liang Sizhe, the details during the filming of "Red Boy and Red Girl" are endless, and the reason for Cao Xiuyuan's breach of contract to participate in the competition shows that he is both himself A newcomer who was personally selected, but Liang Sizhe has an extraordinary meaning to Cao Xiuyuan.
This article made Cao Ye feel ridiculous, but he still read it word by word.
After reading this, Cao Ye felt that he was a little confused, probably because he suddenly realized that all the people around him were deceiving him these days, so when he read this article, for a moment he was a little scared that the guesses in this article were true. .
But he quickly denied his idea. He thought he wanted to help Liang Sizhe clear this disgusting rumor. Back then, he personally pushed Liang Sizhe to Cao Xiuyuan twice, but now he wants to pull Liang Sizhe away so that he can avoid getting involved from now on. Get into this right and wrong.
He called Lin Yan, who was working in his brother's film company shortly after graduating from university. He remembered that Lin Yan said a while ago that his brother handed him a project, a road movie with a good script and no need to worry about investment, but it was the first time for him to be a producer, and the director, crew and actors had to be all by himself. Getting in touch is really a big deal.
When the call was connected, "Ye Zi" was called over there, and Cao Ye asked straight to the point, "Brother Yan, do you have a starring set for your road movie?"
"There are several candidates, and they are still being finalized. What's the matter?"
"Have you considered Liang Sizhe?" Cao Ye asked.
"Oh... your little beauty," Lin Yan laughed a few times, "Why, they've become rivals in love, so why are you helping him find resources?"
Cao Ye was not in the mood to joke, and asked again, "What do you think of him?"
"He, it's alright," Lin Yan said, "it's just a little younger than we expected. Why, his "The Wind" box office is good, so he won't be unable to receive the film, right?"
"Who knows whether those films are reliable or not."
"Yo, you've thought about it enough. So Yezi," Lin Yan suggested, "I'm half of the team now. You invite Liang Sizhe over, and we'll team up with the rest of the team. What do you think?"
Lin Yan has been too busy with this film recently, and the rest of the work is quite difficult, so he is looking for someone to help. Cao Ye may not be so reliable, and Cao Xiuyuan might not be able to help much if he has been planted recently, but with Zheng Yin's popularity in the circle, he can make a steady profit by inviting Cao Ye over. At that time, when he encounters people who are not sure, ask Cao Ye to ask Zheng Yin to come forward and say a few words, and the people in the circle should sell his face.
After hanging up the phone, Cao Ye's depressed and depressed mood for the past few days seemed to see the light of day.
He still remembered that at Lan Yan, he hooked Liang Sizhe's neck and asked him whether he chose to cooperate with him or with Cao Xiuyuan.
Liang Sizhe said at the time, "Let's rush and rush together." And now he really wants to invite Liang Sizhe to work together.
I won't pounce, Cao Ye thought. He will form the most reliable team, and a lot of candidates immediately appeared in his mind, and he thought that he would make this film well at all costs.
- If this film can be successful, Li You should not regret giving birth so much, right? Cao Ye thought that he did not seem to have done anything since he was a child. Li You asked him to practice the violin, but he has not yet achieved anything. Although I said early on that I would make a movie in the future, I haven't made a short film that I can make out until now. I have been living by it all these years, and I wasted time after I went to college. No wonder Li You regretted giving birth to herself.
There was still time, Cao Ye comforted himself, the doctor said that Li You still had the last few months, enough for him to make a film, at least let her see the rough-cut version of the film.
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At the birthday party, people kept coming over to toast Liang Sizhe, giving him birthday wishes and gifts. The company specially invited a well-known banquet photographer to follow Liang Sizhe to record everyone's blessings to him. This video of blessings will be posted on the Internet tomorrow morning to create momentum for Liang Sizhe's birthday party.
There were too many friends in the circle who came to toast, and many of them were seniors. Liang Sizhe couldn't refuse, so he simply raised his head and drank all the toasts. His alcohol intake was not bad, but after drinking a few glasses of wine, he was still slightly drunk.
During the drinking interval, Liang Sizhe looked at the entrance from time to time, he was waiting for Cao Ye to appear.
When Lin Huan came to toast, Liang Sizhe's mobile phone vibrated. He finished a glass of wine, said "excuse me" apologetically, and walked out of the banquet hall.
"I'm here in the elevator." Cao Ye said on the phone.
Liang Sizhe responded, nodded to his friend who greeted him, and walked sideways through the crowd in the banquet hall.
The brokerage company took over the top floor of this restaurant. At this moment, there were only a few people in the corridor chatting in a low voice. When they saw Liang Sizhe coming out, they all stopped to say hello to him.
Turning out of the corridor, Liang Sizhe saw Cao Ye standing at the exit of the elevator.
When he didn't see Cao Ye, Liang Sizhe felt worried, and when he saw Cao Ye, Liang Sizhe felt distressed.
After reading the news of these days, he became more and more certain that Cao Xiuyuan may not have molested Zhang Minghan, but he should have indeed had something with Zhang Minghan.
For ordinary people, the derailment of parents is already a matter of falling, and Cao Ye is facing a more serious situation. Cao Xiuyuan is a public figure. Everything he does will be made public, magnified, judged, and even abused and attacked. .
Liang Sizhe could imagine what Cao Ye had been through these days. Maybe every place he passed by and everyone he met was discussing and criticizing Cao Xiuyuan with great interest. So how did Cao Ye survive these days
The elevator door was empty, Liang Sizhe approached and looked at Cao Ye for a moment. Then he took a step forward, raised a hand and hugged Cao Ye briefly, and patted his back.
Very close, he could hear the sound of Cao Ye swallowing his throat. He thought that Cao Ye might be deliberately suppressing the emotions in his heart. When people suppress their emotions, they will swallow subconsciously.
At the moment when the embrace was overwhelmed, Cao Ye only felt the overwhelming sense of vulnerability creeping up. He quickly took a step back to calm down his emotions as soon as possible, then looked at Liang Sizhe and said, "Liang Sizhe."
Liang Sizhe said, "Well."
Cao Ye got straight to the point. He had thought about it too many times in the past two days. He couldn't wait to pull Liang Sizhe over to work with him: "Don't take Cao Xiuyuan's film."
Liang Sizhe was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Cao Ye to come here to tell him this. He quickly chose a compromise statement: "I haven't received an invitation from Teacher Cao."
"He already said in the interview that the film will definitely date you," Cao Ye looked at him, "Will you go?"
Liang Sizhe lowered his eyes for a moment, looked at him and said, "If Teacher Cao asks me to play, Cao Ye, I can't refuse."
There was no hesitation on his face, and Cao Ye's heart suddenly became cold. He thought that he might be too optimistic. Liang Sizhe had only been with him for three months, but he had cooperated with Cao Xiuyuan for four years. Will you work with me
"I..." Cao Ye calmed down and told him the belly draft he made on the way, "I have a resource here, Lin Yan's brother invested in the project, and Lin Yan is still working on the team, if you can come over, I will also form this team with him, I will try to find the best photographer for you, find a director you like, it will not be worse than Cao Xiuyuan's film, do you want to think about it?"
Liang Sizhe looked at Cao Ye, the baby fat on the boy's face had faded, but the childishness was still there. Cao Ye thought things were too simple, he had never participated in the operation of the crew, and came to make an appointment with a blank check from Lin Yan. I am really involved in the project, and I don't know what will happen. He didn't care himself, at most he would spend a few months tossing with Cao Ye, but Cao Xiuyuan's film was about to start, so he couldn't refuse the invitation from Zheng Yin.
"Have you not read the news?" Seeing Liang Sizhe not speaking, Cao Ye tried his best to make himself look calmer. "Cao Xiuyuan molested Zhang Minghan. The police have already filed an investigation. You chose to cooperate with him at this time, didn't you help Zhou and abuse him?"
"The matter of obscenity has not yet been concluded," Liang Sizhe frowned, "Cao Ye, you have some confidence in Teacher Cao, I don't think he will do such things as lewd..."
"You don't believe it, do you?" Cao Ye took out his cell phone from his pocket, lowered his head and read out the message Zhang Minghan sent him, and put the cell phone in Liang Sizhe's hand, "Look at the photo and the recording, you click Just listen, and you'll know."
Liang Sizhe took it over. He glanced at the photo and clicked on the recording. As soon as the voice came out, Liang Sizhe's face changed immediately. He looked up at Cao Ye: "Who sent this to you? Zhang Minghan?"
Cao Ye didn't speak, just looked straight at Liang Sizhe. As soon as Cao Xiuyuan's voice came out, his psychological construction was about to collapse again.
Liang Sizhe looked down at the screen of his mobile phone, and swiped to the bottom to quickly read a large paragraph of text sent by Zhang Minghan. He immediately thought of the 10 million mentioned by Zheng Yin on the day of the award ceremony, so it was not settled that day, and now Zhang Minghan has hit Cao Ye again? Zhang Minghan went too far. He threw the photos and recordings in front of Cao Ye so naked. Has he considered Cao Ye's acceptance
Liang Sizhe returned the phone to Cao Ye, Cao Ye took it and looked at Liang Sizhe silently.
Liang Sizhe also looked at him, the boy's pale face was almost transparent, the room was fully air-conditioned, a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and it looked like he would collapse in the next second.
"So, he is a beast, a sinner, and a rapist." Cao Ye said word by word.
Liang Sizhe's brows furrowed even tighter, he walked over and grabbed Cao Ye's wrist: "Cao Ye, calm down, don't be so impulsive about your dad, let's go, I'll accompany you to find Uncle Yin and ask about it..."
Cao Ye broke free from his hand, and the composure he had built up in front of Li You these days suddenly collapsed in front of Liang Sizhe. What he wanted to defeat him was probably the word "Uncle Yin". Back then, he took Liang Sizhe and insisted that he be called Uncle Yin together with himself, but as time passed, Liang Sizhe stood with Zheng Yin and Cao Xiuyuan and wanted to get along with them. Get up and deceive yourself.
"It didn't happen to you," Cao Ye took a step back and slammed his back against the elevator door. "What qualifications do you have to calm me down? Have you heard what those people said about you? They said that you had a relationship with Cao Xiuyuan. It's not that simple either…”
"Do you believe it?" Liang Sizhe stared at him.
Cao Ye swallowed his throat: "I don't believe it."
"Why don't you believe in your father if you believe me? Isn't the purpose of Zhang Minghan's text message not obvious enough? He just wants to use you to get money from your father. The more you break down, the more he will succeed... Cao Ye , I just think that the crime of molesting is too serious, even if your dad did something wrong, he shouldn't be treated as a sinner, not to mention that all the facts are unclear now, photos can be faked, recordings can be edited, and I haven't seen it with my own eyes. I don't think it's easy to draw conclusions..."
"But I saw it with my own eyes." Cao Ye interrupted him.
Liang Sizhe was stunned: "What?"
"Do you believe it?" Cao Ye forced a smile, "A few years ago, I saw Cao Xiuyuan and Zheng Yin sleeping with my own eyes."
The news was too sudden, and Liang Sizhe was shocked, opened his mouth, but did not speak.
There was a sound of footsteps in the corridor at this time, and the photographer came out from the corner: "Si Zhe, we are going to take a big group photo. They asked me to call you."
"...Understood." Liang Sizhe responded hastily.
"Is this your friend?" The photographer saw that they seemed to have a close relationship, and came over with the machine on his back, "Handsome guy, do you want to record a birthday greeting for Si Zhe?"
Lin Huan also came out with the photographer. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, she never showed up. At this time, she reached out and grabbed the photographer's arm from behind, signaling him to go back first.
Over Liang Sizhe's shoulder, Cao Ye saw a small half of Lin Huan's face. They're still together, he thought for a moment.
Cao Ye ignored them, he stared at Liang Sizhe, lowered his voice, and continued in a volume that only the two of them could hear: "I saw with my own eyes that when Cao Xiuyuan and Zheng Yin went to bed, that dirty, disgusting, disgusting look Appearance... Do you know what it looks like when two men have sex?"
Liang Sizhe stared at him, not knowing what to say.
Cao Ye raised his hand and pressed the elevator button. He didn't want to face Liang Sizhe any more: "Do you remember the two dogs on Yinsi Street? They remind me of those two dogs, which is really disgusting."
With a "ding" sound, the elevator door opened.
Cao Ye took a step back and stepped on the elevator door. When he came, he was full of hope. In fact, no one was on his side, and neither did Liang Sizhe.
He looked at Liang Sizhe and finally asked, "So you still insist on acting in Cao Xiuyuan's film, right?"
Liang Sizhe didn't speak. He wanted to walk into the elevator with Cao Ye, but suddenly he couldn't move, and he froze in place. He swallowed his throat and said with difficulty: "Cao Ye, Teacher Cao is kind to me, and I want to—"
"I see." Cao Ye interrupted him, and he retreated into the elevator: "Okay Liang Sizhe, do you want birthday wishes? Let me think about it..." He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then smiled relievedly. "Then I wish you the best of luck with Cao Xiuyuan, and with Lin Huan for a long time," he said slowly, thinking as he spoke, in a solemn and high-sounding manner, "I wish you the best actor, I wish you a high box office, I wish you … everything will be fine in the future.”
The elevator door slowly closed, the last gap disappeared, and the numbers on the electronic screen quickly jumped down.
Liang Sizhe clenched his fingers tightly. Just like those two dogs, the words Cao Ye said rang in his ears again.