Tianyu Building, 33rd floor.
The half-person-high ornamental potted plant placed on the dark dark marble floor was kicked away, and the round and sunken clay-colored flower pot rolled on the ground several times until it hit the table leg before stopping. The messy soil came from The flow from the flower pots stained the ground, and the lush and dark green plants fell pitifully at the foot of the table at this time, with their leaves curled up and wilting.
With his hands behind his back, Pan Lun walked back and forth in the office angrily, with a gloomy and ugly expression. That originally handsome face is now full of terrifying and ferocious images, two deep nasolabial folds stretched from the nose to the corner of the mouth, and it has an aging face in just over a month. With a hostile look on his face, he said angrily: "You can't do this little thing well! What else can you do? All the money I gave you has been given to the idiots!"
Two middle-aged men stood in front of the large mahogany desk with their heads down, not daring to make a sound.
Pan Lun's eyes stayed on the front page of "B City Daily" on the table. He looked at the navigation introduction of the entertainment page and became more angry.
"Get out! If you don't deal with this matter for me, you all pack up and leave!"
The two persons in charge of the public relations department closed the door carefully, and they looked at each other with lingering fear. The middle-aged man with a square face had a bitter look on his face, and after struggling for a long time, he said, "Boss Pan's temper has really gotten worse and worse these days."
Another man in a brown coat pressed the elevator button, nodded in agreement and said, "Since King Qi left, Mr. Pan has become more and more irritable. I heard that Assistant Wang was fired a few days ago. "
"Boss Pan is going to deal with today's matter, and now the two of us are in charge...how can we deal with it?"
"Oh, I can only try my best to smooth things over."
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Lin Xi naturally didn't know about these so-called ups and downs from the outside world. In his previous life, Pan Lun had always been in charge of his image public relations, and in this life, with Ji Chengshu, the ace manager, intervening, he didn't need to worry. He tidied up his simple clothes early in the morning, and stood downstairs with Wang Fang waiting for Ji Chengshu's car.
Last night, Ji Chengshu made a special call to inform Lin Xi that he was ready to go to Zhu Qing's crew to observe and study the next day. The place is not far from City G, which is south of City B. Ji Chengshu probably will only stay for a week at most, so he doesn't need to bring too many things.
Lin Xi was packing up clothes and sundries in a calm manner, but she didn't expect to hear the doorbell ringing continuously early in the morning. Lin Xi walked over slowly, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw Little Fatty Wang excitedly dragging a big box that was half a person tall, his face flushed: "Boss! I heard that we are going to watch Zhu Tianwang's filming today!"
"..." Lin Xi obviously didn't expect it to be Wang Fang, he was surprised for a moment, then his expression became indifferent, and he turned sideways to let Wang Fang enter the room.
As soon as Wang Fang entered the room, he unceremoniously put the big and heavy box by the door. Just as the little fat man opened his mouth to say something, he suddenly saw the situation in the room and trembled all over. A lot of fat that was still abundant also trembled. He walked from the living room to the kitchen in surprise, from the bedroom to the living room, looked at Lin Xi who was dressed casually, and said in disbelief, "Boss, your house is such a mess... do your parents know?"
"..."
"This is unscientific, boss. In the past, if there was a strand of hair on the ground, you had to pick it up with a napkin and throw it into the trash can, and then wipe it with dish soap and pasteurized liquid at least three times before giving up."
Lin Xi was speechless: "Well, the bad problems have all been changed."
"Boss, what stimulated you..." The little fat man was still chattering, so Lin Xi had no choice but to speed up the speed of packing things and took the little fat man downstairs. When I got downstairs, I found that there was still some distance from the time agreed with Ji Chengshu, but it was obvious that this feeling similar to "primary school students can still see idols when they go out for an outing" seemed to have affected Wang Fang, and he shut up and never came back. Lin Xi murmured in his ear, but looked at the corner of the path with excited eyes, waiting for Ji Chengshu's arrival.
Ji Chengshu didn't make him wait too long, and went downstairs to pick up Lin Xi and Wang Fang after five minutes.
Lin Xi was sitting in the back seat of the driver's seat, leaning on the black edge of the window with his left elbow, looking out of the window without focus, blatantly... in a daze. Fatty Wang seemed to be very interested. He had been chattering non-stop since he got in the car, and it was already half an hour later when he realized that no one responded to him.
The black hair that had grown past the back of the head was now cut short to the length of the ears, and some broken hair on the front of the forehead was gently put together on the elegant and delicate phoenix eyes, making her look even more clear and handsome. Since the obstructive mid-length hair was cut clean, the slender and slender neck and the gracefully curved chin were fully exposed at this time. A small face the size of a palm was set against the staggered black hair that reached the ears. It seemed to be a little more handsome, and it lacked the beauty of a beautiful boy who walked out of a manga, but it was a little more fresh and hearty and handsome.
Those deep, water-like light amber eyes were looking out of the window in a daze, and the whole person seemed to have stepped out of an ink painting. Looking at it from a distance, it became a landscape by itself.
The black Buick LaCrosse was driving fast on the expressway. After a long time, a melodious and soft singing sounded in the car.
Lin Xi looked at the name on the screen, frowned slightly, and answered the phone: "Hello, Xia Cheng."
The person on the other end of the phone was silent for a while for some reason, before speaking after a long time, his voice was hoarse and seemed a little nervous: "Lin... Lin Xi, did you read last night's Weibo?"
Lin Xi was taken aback when he heard the words, and subconsciously raised his head to look at Ji Chengshu in the rearview mirror, only to find that the other person was wearing a pair of silver-rimmed glasses, and his eyes were looking ahead calmly, as if he hadn't heard his call. Could it be related to what Ji Chengshu said a few days ago? A flash of light flashed in his mind quickly, Lin Xi replied in a low voice: "Well, I was a little busy last night and didn't go online, what's the matter?"
Xia Cheng suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and let go of the big stone in his heart. He opened his mouth and was about to speak but trembled a little. It took him a while to make up his mind to organize a morning apology and say it out: "I'm sorry Lin Xi, you can go online and have a look. I posted on Weibo last night. Posted information that is not good for you on the Internet. But this is all posted by the company using my account, and I have always refused... But they did not agree."
After hearing this, Lin Xi suddenly realized. He raised his eyes to look at Ji Chengshu who was still calm, and probably guessed the beginning and end of the matter. Hearing Xia Cheng's cautious voice on the phone, he felt quite helpless, so he could only say: "Well, I see."
Xia Cheng said again and again: "The company forced the operation, I really have no choice. Lin Xi, you must trust me."
Lin Xi was silent for a long time, remembering the guy in the crew who was always sneaking at him from every corner, finally heaved a long sigh and said, "Xia Cheng, I believe in you, but I have no choice but whether your fans can believe you or not." Guaranteed. I stayed in Tianyu for a year before and probably knew that Tianyu's behavior style is like this. Since you want to stay in Tianyu, you must truly integrate into this place. While surrendering to Tianyu, I hope to get everyone's understanding There is no such thing as a good thing in the world, Xia Cheng."
There was silence on the phone for a long time, only the messy background sound could be heard, and even the sound of breathing was barely audible.
Lin Xi didn't hang up the phone either, just quietly waiting for Xia Cheng's response. After a while, the phone rang a busy tone of being hung up. Lin Xi sighed helplessly, shook his head and put down the phone.
Ji Chengshu, who had been sitting in the front seat and listening silently, finally raised his eyes, looked at Lin Xi in the rearview mirror, and asked, "Did Xia Cheng come to apologize to you?"
Lin Xi responded lightly, which was regarded as an answer.
The atmosphere in the car immediately returned to its initial calm. Ji Chengshu's fingers tapped lightly on the steering wheel. After hesitating for a long time, he finally couldn't help but say, "You don't seem to like Xia Cheng's behavior very much?"
Lin Xi raised his eyes lightly, glanced at Ji Chengshu lightly, and slightly opened his lips and said, "Well, he is in his position and looking for a job. Since he is in Tianyu, he shouldn't have come to me to complain and leave himself alone." clear."
After hearing this answer, Ji Chengshu nodded in satisfaction, he smiled and curled his lips, and stopped talking.
After a long time, the car turned from a fork in the road and got off the highway into G City. Ji Chengshu said: "This time I came to see Zhu Qing's play, firstly, I want you to learn big-screen acting skills from their predecessors, and secondly, I hope you can develop your network."
After receiving Ji Chengshu's call last night, Lin Xi already understood what he meant, and was also quite grateful for Ji Chengshu's careful cultivation. "Well, I see."
Ji Chengshu chuckled: "In the circle, it's not enough to have the conditions and acting skills. You also need to have connections, so that you have a greater chance of getting opportunities."
Lin Xi was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and remained silent for a long time. When he first entered Tianyu, no one told him this kind of thing, and he took a lot of detours and suffered a lot. He struggled in the circle by himself for a few years before he made his mark, and was accepted by Pan Lun under his banner. Feeling a warm feeling in her heart, the corners of Lin Xi's lips curled into a beautiful arc, and she said, "Thank you."
Ji Chengshu looked at Lin Xi's expression through the rearview mirror, smiled and stopped talking. The car suddenly became quiet again, only the soft snoring of a certain fat man came from the passenger seat, disrupting the quiet atmosphere in the car one by one.
City G is only more than an hour's drive from City B. They set off at eight o'clock in the morning and arrived in City G at ten o'clock. By the time the three arrived on the set, it was only noon.
Ji Chengshu called Zhu Qing, and within half an hour, Zhu Qing sent an assistant to pick up the three of them. Zhu Qing's assistant Xiao Zhang is a young man in his twenties, with a square face, a handsome face, always smiling, and looks very kind. He hurried out to respond, handed out the work permits in his hands to everyone, and then the security personnel outside the set let them go.
Xiao Zhang led the way, and the three of Lin Xi followed him into the set. Wang Fang looked around curiously, looking excited. Seeing his "incompetent" appearance, Lin Xi could only sigh helplessly. After all, compared with Zhu Qing's new play, Director Li's previous "Ling Shen" is like playing house.
Lin Xi knew about Zhu Qing's "Dark War". As early as half a year ago, he heard about this annual drama with heavy investment from CX Entertainment. At that time, Pan Lun was still thinking about investing in a gangster movie to compete with CX Entertainment, and the main character was Qi Wenyuan. Unfortunately, since that incident, I am afraid that this movie about gangsters has taken off. It could only be postponed indefinitely.
The props team used a room of more than 200 square meters to place all kinds of props. As Lin Xi saw when passing by the door, there were two shelves of imitation guns, police uniforms and uniforms. The staff of the costume team was also in a hurry, walking back and forth to deliver clothes to the extras. There were a few sharp-eyed people who saw Lin Xi and his party, but they just glanced at him in surprise, and hurried to their own affairs.
The four people entered the studio through another small door, and when they walked through the narrow stairs, they suddenly felt enlightened. High-wattage lighting hangs from the five-six-meter-high steel ceiling, illuminating the entire scene as if it were daytime, dazzling and bright. A total of seven or eight black high-performance broadcast-grade cameras were aimed at the center of the set, and the cameramen on the side wore black Steadicams around their waists and manipulated the crane to shoot the scene from all directions.
Looking at this familiar scene, Lin Xi's breathing stopped for a moment, and then he walked towards the crowd in the room.
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The chairs seemed to be kicked down by someone, and they were placed crookedly on the ground. The ground is full of broken glass and stones, and there are rivers of flowing blood. The man with short black hair was wearing a black long windbreaker, and he hid under the one-meter-high wooden table with agility, just dodging a bullet that passed by. There were a few glaring bright red blood stains on his face, holding a silver-gray Czech CZ83 in his hand, leaning his back against the table, panting heavily. His eyes were determined and resolute, even if he was shot in the stomach, he didn't move at all.
In the next second, a few police officers in bulletproof uniforms walked in from the door, each carefully holding their guns and scanning their surroundings.
The footsteps were getting closer, and a short police officer was about to walk near the table where the dark-haired man was hiding. Hearing the footsteps sounding behind him, the man's eyes hesitated, as if he was making a difficult decision.
The policeman took a few steps closer, and the man finally gritted his teeth, turned over suddenly and rolled, and the broken glass all over the floor penetrated deeply into his back. When several policemen heard the sound, they immediately raised their guns to take aim, but saw the man raise his gun and shoot without frowning. Gesture changes, the gun head kept aiming, only three gunshots were heard, and then there was a heavy landing.
"Card!" The white-haired old man sitting on the chair stared closely at the monitor screen beside him, and after a while he said loudly: "Okay, this way!"
As soon as this sentence fell to the ground, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief, and returned to their posts to prepare for the next shot.
Zhu Qing handed over the props pistol to the long-awaited staff of the props team. As soon as he left the scene, his assistant Xiao Zhang hurried up and handed him a bottle of water. Zhu Qing unscrewed the bottle cap and took a few sips of water, relaxed his body a little, and then walked towards Lin Xi and Ji Chengshu.
"I wish... I wish the king of heaven...!" Wang Fang exclaimed in a low voice.