Two years ago.
"Name?"
"Yi Wan."
"What are you good at?"
“I’m good at…”
Mechanical singing and dancing, unchanging repetitive movements. The boy sat down on a bench in the waiting area and leaned his head against the corridor.
at the firm.
It is the most star-studded place in the entire S city, and even in the whole country, in the physical sense.
"You came to the draft without telling your boyfriend. Will he be angry? Do you want to be independent after marriage? Oh... What, you divorced him? Are you feeling sick?"
It's a script that runs with the ball.
"I'm so sorry, Monitor Gu. I used my student bus card to transfer five buses to get here. I must take this opportunity to earn money for my work-study program."
"I'm so sorry, Secretary Shen. I've only had one free glass of water today. Please don't take away my opportunity to fill your stomach."
It's a script of pretending to be poor to each other. Based on the way the monitor and the league secretary addressed each other, it seems that they were just pretending to be poor to each other, not pretending to be poor students.
"Why did you come with me to the draft again..."
"Of course I want to be your teammate only because I'm your best friend! Ah, there are so many gays around, it's disgusting, I hate gays the most!"
There are also straight men who are in the closet and those who are fishing.
A boy who was sitting next to Yi Wan and had a cold face suddenly changed his face before entering the interview and rushed into the toilet. After calling "Ding Biehan" three times, the staff regretfully crossed his name off the list.
"We don't want anyone who's not punctual," she said.
The excitement continues.
"The smell of your neck...!! Could it be that you..."
"Shut up! I'm just a beta..."
How come even beta is here
But even if you say you are an omega in public, people here won't be surprised.
After all, the entertainment industry is the place with the most monsters.
It is also the best hiding place for little monsters - blending in with the sea of monsters, no one can see him.
The candidate hall of at was bustling with activity. The boy's dark eyes swept across the two boys who were chasing and fleeing, and then across the news scrolling on the big screen.
The young man in the news had a warm smile and seemed very good-tempered.
Last name: Yu. "... There is absolutely no gossip about him, which is rare for a celebrity nowadays." Several people stopped and sighed quietly.
Some people are eager to try and become the beginning of his gossip.
The boy was totally uninterested in this.
He did not expect his life to have any intersection with this kind of person who was obviously extremely dangerous and plot-triggering.
He lowered his head and picked at his fingers, beginning to doubt the absurd idea of coming here to audition. Although he had become less noticeable, perhaps he should go back. Until someone else sat next to him.
At first he thought it was the "Ding Biehan" who had gone to the toilet and came back.
"Are you Yi Wan?"
It was a young boy's voice, very clear and cute. When Yi Wan turned around, he saw his handsome face. The boy smiled at him a little embarrassedly: "I was the one behind you in the group interview just now, and you danced very well!"
"Ah..." Yi Wan said.
He hadn't had a normal conversation with anyone for a long time, and the feeling of being unable to predict the conversation made him feel very confused.
"… Your moves are really great and very precise. Have you practiced a lot?" The handsome boy was enthusiastic and extended his hand to him. "I am also here today for the audition. I am super nervous because becoming an idol has always been my dream. Ha, I forgot to introduce myself."
"My name is Jiang Bei!"
He said this while wearing washed-out jeans and an ordinary white T-shirt.
Very ordinary. Just pretty in appearance.
The boy was a little nervous and said a lot. About waiting, about his experiences, about his dream of bringing smiles to the audience... Yi Wan tentatively put his hand into his palm. The boy smiled again: "You look so nervous."
"… Um."
"Don't be nervous. I think you can do it." The boy bought two cans of orange soda from the vending machine next to him, put a bottle of bright orange in his palm and handed it to him, "Do you want a drink?"
"… "
"My family runs a pizza shop. My dad always buys this orange soda when he buys drinks. It tastes very good," he said.
Yi Wan didn't have time to take the soda.
"Yi Wan." The staff of at called him.
Yi Wan followed the staff inside. When he left, he found that Jiang Bei was even more nervous than he was. Jiang Bei lowered his head and drew circles with his feet to relieve his stress. The beauties of different shapes and sizes chatted with each other, and no one noticed him.
“After a comprehensive evaluation of your performance… your… Congratulations, Yi Wan. We have a high opinion of you.” said the person behind the desk.
Yi Wan came back to his senses. He saw two piles of resumes on the table. One pile of resumes that passed, and one pile of resumes that failed. Unfortunately, he saw the one at the top of the failed resumes.
“…Thanks for joining us, is there anything you want to ask us?” she said.
At the same time, a contract and a pen were also handed over.
The pen tip fell on the white paper.
“… There is another person coming today.”
He said.
"I think I'm a good partner..."
He said.
Gu Ruchao is a person who lives in a script.
Jiang Bei is not.
If he wasn't the one living in the script, maybe... he wouldn't be hurt by him.
Yi Wan signed his name on the paper. The sun was shining brightly outside the window. He walked out of the door and saw Jiang Bei's ecstatic look after hearing his name.
He took the orange soda from his hand. Jiang Bei jumped in happily.
At that time, he thought it would be a new beginning.
…
In the evening, seven o'clock.
Squeak-squeak-
It was the sound of a swing swinging empty.
"I knew you wouldn't go to the Children's Palace, so I waited for you here—" It was Huigong's provocative voice, "Hey—ah!"
He was pushed against the iron railing.
There was a loud sound as bones and metal collided. Huimiya bared his teeth and said, "You are so rude."
"Did you do this?"
"What?"
"Yu Qichen's car accident."
Huigong's eyes widened - this expression didn't look fake, Yi Wan's eyes darkened. Huigong said: "I thought you wanted to talk to me about the first album of the Rainbow Group. Or at least about Qin Xuexin, or Chi Jixia or Bo Jiang. Or Yu Rongshi."
Not surprised you did so much.
"Okay, Yu Qichen. I really didn't do this."
"Then why did the car accident happen?" Yi Wan said, "That was not a normal car accident."
"Who knows? There are so many inexplicable things in this world. Maybe he angered the Heavenly Dao?" Huigong shrugged, "The Heavenly Dao is sometimes like a little girl with an overly strange temper. Who knows when she will pamper you, and who knows when you will offend her." The little girl...
Yi Wan was suddenly startled. Hui Gong broke free from his hand. He straightened his collar, but his expression was not relaxed, still gloomy: "Why, you care about Yu Qichen's death?"
Yi Wan: "Like you don't care whether those girls die or not?"
The women you violated.
"Why should we care about the death of the sacrifices used to anger the Heavenly Dao? Even the Heavenly Dao doesn't care about them." Huimiya shrugged.
Yi Wan was silent.
The purpose that Huimiya accidentally said.
Enraged the Heavenly Dao.
It was as if something extremely subtle slipped through his mind. This kind of thing could hardly be captured by anyone. Just like people would not try to capture a mountain because of a blade of grass, or the sea because of a spider.
But spiders and the sea are related. Spiders, organisms, the origin of cells... As long as the breadth of thought is broad enough and the path of search is wide and deep enough, you can capture the sea from a spider.
Gray Palace interrupted this capture.
"I really miss the Children's Palace." He said, "I haven't been here for a long time, right Shen Zhong? Even the swing at the door has been replaced with a new one."
“…” Yi Wan said nothing.
"Tell me, since you are willing to come out, you must have a plan for the selection of songs for the album. Do you want to tell me what methods you used to stop my future self before the press conference in a few days?" Huigong said.
"I don't want to stand here with you anymore." Yi Wan said.
"Okay. You're crazy." Huigong put his hands behind his back and walked towards the Lushan Sanatorium. "You guys stayed here all night yesterday, right? For Chi Jixia's mother?"
Yi Wan's heart moved slightly: "You are related to Chi Jixia..."
This is not surprising when you think about it.
The relationship between Chi Xu, Chi Jixia, and Chi's mother... Before being sent to prison by Yu Rongshi, did Huigong contribute to Chi Jixia's final collapse
If he were Gray Palace, would he do this
Huigong laughed and said nothing.
They walked in silence for a long time. Huigong said, "Qin Xuexin is doing very well now. Should we say that she is worthy of being the person you have chosen? Yi Wan. Her execution ability is very high. It has only been a few days. You should soon see the trending search that Lin Meng has fallen to the bottom and she has risen to the sky by stepping on Lin Meng."
"… "
"You think you can't see through the script? In fact, you can't see through human nature. In the face of huge interests, it is normal for human nature to be distorted - you think you are resisting something. Even without a script, people will change. During this period of time, I checked your activities in the past few years, and the results were really beyond my expectations. For example, Jiang Bei-"
Yi Wan paused.
"I heard that at first, AT had no intention of recruiting him. How did you choose such an ordinary person who was not outstanding in any way? Because he was ordinary, right? His ordinaryness made you think that he would not become like those protagonists?" Huigong said, "Unfortunately, people are greedy. After losing several opportunities, he still changed jobs and bit you back. How did you feel at that time?"
"… "
"How did you feel when you used Chi Jixia's golden finger to slap him in the face on the variety show? It was a perfect slapping process, wasn't it? Don't deny it, it feels great to be the protagonist, right?" Huigong said, "Because he really let you down. Don't go against human nature, Yi Wan. As long as you give them a chance, everyone is the same."
No.
That's not the case.
Yi Wan saw the white walls of Lushan Sanatorium. He said, "I think I have to go..."
He was about to turn around, but was stopped by Huigong. At this moment, Huigong said softly, "Eh".
"Um?"
In his sight, a girl in an orange dress was walking into the nursing home holding a bouquet of flowers.
Yi Wan: “… ?”
"How pitiful, Yi Wan. She is your fan." Huigong raised his eyebrows and laughed as if he remembered a particularly funny joke. "My sister, Chen Ke. When I first came out, it was she who played the TV series you starred in for me. My aunt only wanted my money when she saw me. But she was still very innocent, like a real child."
"Why is she here..."
"Because my mother is crazy." Huigong said lightly, "She came to visit my mother."
Bang.
"She is not your mother." Yi Wan said word by word.
"Of course she is my mother, Xie Ziyu's mother. You have no idea how ridiculous this woman is. From childhood to adulthood, she has been belittling Xie Ziyu - oh, belittling me, saying that I am not good at this or that, saying how much she has given up for me, and saying that she really wants to change her child. She also said that she likes her nephew named 'Gu Ruchao' very much, and thinks it would be great if the nephew was her own child." Huigong laughed as he spoke, as if he found this joke particularly funny, "So later, I became like Gu Ruchao - do you know what happened at that time?"
He heard Yi Wan's teeth chattering, as if she was shivering. But he didn't care: "At first she was very happy. She bought codfish that she usually wouldn't buy and fried it for me to eat. She took me to buy Zegna suits and asked me to wear them to the debate competition... Then she suddenly started to go crazy, asking me why I didn't eat carrots, and threw all the suits, sunglasses, notebooks... she bought on me."
His slender fingers spread out like a spider: "Then, she pinched my neck, her eyes red, and asked me to return her son."
"Luckily, I had already signed a contract with an agency. I'm not a teenager who can let my family control me." He became happy again. "My agent pulled her away, and together with the company, he helped me solve my mother's madness. In short, she was sent to a mental hospital. And a few days later, my cousin Gu Ruchao, whom I hadn't seen for two years, also jumped off the building."
"Look, isn't my mother very strange? She actually said that after Gu Ruchao died, he traveled back two years and became me - is she really mentally ill?" He shrugged again, his fingers dancing like spider legs, "She actually pushed away such a perfect child that she had always wanted..."
The voice was as cold as ice.
"Gu Ruchao is a good kid, but you are not."
Yi Wan said this.
"… Hmm? What's the difference?"
"No one loves you because you are a monster." Yi Wan added, "Nevertheless, no matter what, your aunt can never love you as much as she loves Xie Ziyu - because you are not Xie Ziyu."
"No one loves you because you are a monster." Yi Wan continued to repeat, "And the good boy Gu Ruchao is dead."
No one expected that such a simple sentence from Yi Wan would make Hui Gong's face twisted. He laughed dryly twice, and suddenly said maliciously: "You have been living alone since high school, right?"
"… "
"Your aunt has never come to see you. Do you think she really cares about you? Think about it carefully. Are you being self-satisfied, Yi Wan?" Huigong patted his shoulder sympathetically. "Do you think she hasn't seen you on TV? You are a star, Yi Wan. You think you are protecting them, but they haven't even contacted you."
"… "
Friendship during adolescence or childhood is terrible because both parties know what to say to hurt the other the most.
For example, now.
"You tell me so much, is it because you have no friends?" Yi Wan raised his eyes.
His eyes were really fierce. Huigong laughed again, and he leaned over to Yi Wan's ear and said, "You had a friend, Jiang Bei. He helped you become famous for the first time - Yi Wan."
After saying that, he waved his hand and walked away. Yi Wan said behind him: "Not everyone is the same."
“Who isn’t the same?”
"Yu Rongshi." Yi Wan said, "He and you..."
He closed his eyes: "Different from all of us."
This time, Hui Gong was in a worse mood. Yi Wan saw him walking away almost out of control.
Suddenly, he saw Huigong looking back and saying, "You said no one loves me—"
"Does anyone love you? Yi Wan. Don't tell me you don't care about this."
It started to rain in the evening. The rain was getting heavier. Yi Wan sat beside the flower bed of Lushan Sanatorium, staring at the screen of his mobile phone.
Open and close.
He changed his cell phone once and could hardly remember his aunt's home phone number.
The screen of his mobile phone was scratched by the rain, but an umbrella was placed across his head.
"Excuse me...what's wrong with you? Did something happen?"
It was a girl's voice.
Very young, very caring, a little reserved.
Yi Wan looked up.
"I...I...I...Oh my god!!!"
The girl screamed, attracting the attention of the security guards at the entrance of the sanatorium. After seeing her orange skirt clearly, Yi Wan remembered that she seemed to be the cousin of Xie Ziyu and Gu Ruchao.
Chen Ke.
The girl who seemed to be his fan.
What is it like to walk out of the nursing home and see your idol sitting on the flower bed
Chen Ke almost wanted to post on Weibo. She persuaded Yi Wan to sit down in the pavilion nearby to avoid the rain in a dreamy manner. Yi Wan followed her as if sleepwalking.
Chen Ke: Oh oh oh oh oh.
There was also a vending machine in the pavilion. She bought two bottles of hot soy milk with great excitement. When she turned around, she heard Yi Wan say, "I thought you would post on Weibo first."
Chen Ke: “No.”
Yi Wan: “Ah, why.”
Chen Ke: "Because you are sitting here, if you post a Weibo, someone will definitely ask you what you are doing here."
They will ask you if you have mental problems.
And you look sad.
Yi Wan took the soy milk. Chen Ke looked at his profile and thought he was even more handsome than on TV. She felt nervous but also very happy.
"Um..." Chen Ke, who could write a series of short essays online, was so speechless when facing Yi Wan that he could only spit out beans, "What are you doing here?"
Yi Wan: “I came here for a walk.”
… Damn it, why do these words sound so believable when it comes to Yi Wan
It seems that Yi Wan is not very resistant. Chen Ke has a lot of questions to ask. She wants to ask if Yi Wan and Chi Jixia are real or Ding Biehan, although she supports DE at first, but CE is not bad. And Yi Wan and Yu Rongshi's CP seems to be OK, but Yu Rongshi has had a scandal recently, so it's better not to continue to hype up the CP with him, it's better for the team to digest it... After thinking for a long time, she only managed to say one sentence.
"Aren't you guys going to release a new album? Why are you walking here? Are you ready?"
"Ready." Yi Wan nodded.
Chen Ke: “Oh…”
There is nothing to say.
"The effect will be very good." After a long time, Yi Wan added, "Our lineup is very powerful."
He added this sentence specifically, as if he was afraid of a dull silence. Chen Ke felt that he was simply too happy: "Ah, that's great!!"
Taking this opportunity, she said in one breath: "I like you, I like you very much! I have liked you since I watched your adventure variety show! I also like you since your TV series! And the recent treasure appraisal variety show and group variety show! You have to be well, and I will buy your album! Will you release albums with different covers for each person? If so, I will buy a few more of your cover..."
Seeing Yi Wan just looking at her as if in a daze, Chen Ke said again: "Why don't you act like a business person? At least you should say a few 'Yeah's'."
In fact, she would not make such a request to other stars. And she has never chased other stars... But for some reason, facing Yi Wan, such words came out naturally.
It's a waterfall of sweat.
“…It’s a bit strange.” Yi Wan said.
"What's so strange about that?"
"We don't know each other in private. I haven't released any albums or acted in many movies. Why do you like me so much?" Yi Wan said.
If anyone else said this, they would be asking for a beating. But for some reason, when Yi Wan said this, Chen Ke wanted to answer.
But this scene is really weird! Three days before the release of the debut album of my idol, I talked to him outside the mental hospital about "why I like him".
"Because..." Chen Ke racked her brains to think. Suddenly she heard Yi Wan say, "Is it because if you don't like me, you will like others. It's like you will definitely find time to like something."
"Actually, you can say that, but not all of it." Chen Ke was stunned for a moment, but did not deny it. "But it's also because... because..."
She seemed to be looking for a very profound answer, and Yi Wan kept waiting. Finally, Chen Ke said, "Because seeing you makes me feel better."
Yi Wan: “?”
"It's important to feel good. People need to feel good when they are alive. Isn't this the greatest meaning? Looking at other people won't make me feel good." Chen Ke said, "But life is already tiring, isn't it? It's enough to wait for the sun the next morning happily because you want to see something related to you. And you have done everything you should do."
Yi Wan: …
Chen Ke: "How does this reason sound?"
“… It sounds.” Yi Wan replied a little dazedly, “It’s so simple.”
"How complicated do you usually think?" Chen Ke protested, "I've been watching you since your first variety show... I even quarreled over you at that time. Those North Stars scolded you all day long. Ah, do you know North Stars? They are Jiang Bei's fans. Why doesn't Jiang Bei just die, this idiot..."
She cursed for a while.
"So what kind of person do you think Jiang Bei is?" Yi Wan said.
Chen Ke: “… ?”
"Would you like to defeat him? Make him disappear from the entertainment industry, and forbid everyone to mention his name?" Yi Wan said without any emotion, "Or would you like him..."
Go to hell
Just like the words he received in his private mailbox when he was framed by Jiang Bei.
For some reason, Yi Wan's voice frightened Chen Ke. She hesitated for a while and stammered, "This is against the law."
"What if I just talk about my inner feelings?"
"... I, I don't know." Chen Ke said, "But my roommate liked him very much, and she still likes him now. Although I think she is blind. But, if she still likes him..."
"Then, don't die, right? Actually, after seeing some recent reports about him, I felt a little sorry for him. It's true that he deserved it. But I still think it would be better if he could still be the same as he was at the beginning." As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Yi Wan's face.
Yi Wan's expression didn't change much, but she felt that the other person's frown seemed to relax a little.
She suddenly thought of a possibility and said nervously, "Is it... is it the reason I'm thinking of?"
Yi Wan: “?”
Chen Ke: "For example, do you have any resources to release recently? Do you want to hype up a couple with Jiang Bei? Or do you want to get back together?... No! Yu Rongshi is so good! Oh, he is in a lawsuit recently... Ding Biehan is so good! Chi Jixia is also fine, don't be with Jiang Bei anymore. It's true that he is very miserable now, but you have been hurt by him, so don't get a saintly father syndrome!"
Yi Wan: "It's not what you think..."
It's just a theory, not an action.
Chen Ke: "Ah, now that we've come to this point, can I ask another question? Between you and the three people above, who do you have the best relationship with?"
Yi Wan: “…”
Chen Ke: "Is it Yu Rongshi? Is it the fishermen singing at dusk?"
Yi Wan: “… Uh.”
The girl seemed to be filled with endless enthusiasm, but soon showed an embarrassed expression - as if she was embarrassed by her reaction. Yi Wan said to the girl: "... What do you think of it?"
Chen Ke: “I…”
Yi Wan: “You can say it.”
Chen Ke: "Ah... the CP name is so tacky. It seems like a CP name made up by a desperate author who has run out of ideas."
The girl soon realized that she had let the cat out of the bag. She covered her mouth and faced Yi Wan, and suddenly she laughed.
That smile was like ice melting. Yi Wan paused for a moment, and suddenly smiled faintly.
Suddenly I feel really good.
"In the past, I largely just viewed this profession as a tool to hide. I didn't expect that..." he thought.
Of course he wouldn't say it.
"It turns out it can be so simple." Yi Wan said.
"What's simple?" Chen Ke asked.
Yi Wan couldn’t say it either.
Chen Ke also doesn't like Jiang Bei, but Chen Ke also thinks that Jiang Bei's death is not justified.
Suddenly he felt that many things could be simpler.
Yi Wan signed on a piece of paper from Chen Ke. Chen Ke cheered and said, "Thank you! The album will be a big hit!"
"Thank you too." Yi Wan said.
"Thank you for what..."
Of course Chen Ke didn't know why Yi Wan wanted to thank her.
It would be useless to remind Chen Ke to stay away from her cousin for no reason. However, when Chen Ke talked about the purpose of coming here, she still looked worried. The clues in the conversation also let Yi Wan know that she was not without defense against Huigong.
Yi Wan wrote down her Weibo account number. That was enough for now.
Then he had to go somewhere else.
He also wanted to try something simple.
…
After Yi Wan left, Chen Ke excitedly took out her personal Weibo account. She didn't plan to post on her main account, but only to express her happiness vaguely on her small account that she followed among her relatives and friends.
Then I saw her roommate’s WeChat Moments post.
Her roommate is a crazy fan of Jiang Bei.
"Why hasn't Yi Wan died yet?"
"Yi Wan, die die die die die—"
Chen Ke was stunned.
—Not every corner of the world is the same.
—You have to allow a little light in every corner of the world, and also allow a little darkness.
…
At this moment, Yi Wan, wearing a mask, walked along the road he had taken last time, arrived at the unit door in a familiar manner, and pressed the password that Yu Qichen had entered.
He knew Yu Rongshi must live here.
So he went upstairs and knocked on the other person's door.
No response.
He then called him on WeChat. The call was quickly connected. The other party's voice was a little puzzled: "Why..."
"I'm at your door." Yi Wan said.
"???" The other party said, "Right away."
He seemed to think that Yi Wan had something urgent to do.
When opening the door, Yi Wan said: "Gray Palace said I have no friends..."
Yi Wan: …
It seemed like just now when he discovered Yu Rong.
In the shower.!