Chapter 20: When Fate Goes By
After New Year's Day, I had the idea of preparing a TV series, and this idea was originally inspired by Ye Yuanshi. The company is currently in a difficult climbing period, and it is crumbling, facing the crisis of being kicked down by other "climbers" at any time. Now that I have everything I should have, investing in TV series is a good choice.
So, Ye Yuanshi and I began to design the preliminary plot and write the script, because we had no experience as a screenwriter, so we planned to ask a screenwriter to reintegrate and arrange it after designing the first draft.
As the saying goes, men and women don't get tired of working together, and the script is completed much faster than imagined. After the unremitting efforts of Ye Yuanshi and me, it took less than two months to finally compile a simple preliminary draft. Due to the short time, the script was also a bit rushed, but after being written by a more experienced screenwriter, the whole slightly vulgar drama instantly burst into life.
While the students have just finished the vacation and carried their school bags to school, we are also in full swing to make preliminary preparations. Because it was a small production, it didn't take long to get into the shooting. The director who took over the filming of this drama is also a domestic director with rich experience. Before filming, I also made a special statement that I wanted to broadcast it on the Internet in the form of a weekly drama, on the one hand, there were relatively few episodes of the whole drama, and on the other hand, I was reluctant to show my face on TV.
This drama is starring Ye Yuanshi, An Youjun and other artists, named "Destined", which is based on the career ideals of young people, telling the story of several ordinary young men and women who rely on their own hard work to achieve the final achievement, and there are many emotional topics. In these years, a work without emotional drama will definitely have no market. Ye Yuanshi has always hoped that I can also play a role in the play, but I feel that my character is only suitable for being behind the scenes, and if I am moved to the front of the stage, I will be as uncomfortable as lice.
The first week of filming went very smoothly, and the audience received more praise than abuse after the broadcast, which made us finally let go of the heart that was hanging at the beginning, and a good start is always exciting. However, the ratings in the next few weeks were a bit unsatisfactory. There are many reasons, mainly because the plot is not attractive enough, and some netizens even said that they almost fell asleep while watching the drama. So, in order to better cater to the public's taste, we made some adjustments, but after the adjustment, it still didn't help, and the popularity of micro-movies in the same week was higher than ours.
At present, "Fate" has been on the air for more than a month, and the overall situation is getting worse. Qiaomeng has also been uncertain recently, and her mobile phone is often not in the service area, I don't know if it's because I didn't arrange a role for her in this drama.
When "Fate" was still being planned, Qiao Meng once said that she wanted to play a role in the play, but I didn't agree, because I wanted to make her an idol singer, and I didn't want her to participate in film and television works in the early stage, and she didn't have relevant acting experience, so it's not the best time to play now. After hearing my refusal, although she did not express any objection, the expression on her face betrayed her inner unwillingness.
This afternoon, I was reading the script in the crew, and suddenly received a call from Qiao Meng, her voice was a little hoarse, as if she had drunk a lot of wine, and she hung up the phone before she finished speaking. Since the TV series was being filmed, Ye Yuanshi couldn't get out, so an assistant and I drove to Qiaomeng's apartment near the suburbs. The assistant knocked on the door for a long time, and Qiao Meng opened the door slowly, and then, a smell of wine rushed to his face, and the assistant hurriedly stepped forward to help Qiao Meng back to the house, and I followed in.
The room was a mess, there were a lot of clutter on the floor, and the assistant helped Qiaomeng to the sofa, but she still muttered to herself and didn't know what to say. One by one, I cleaned up the clutter that had piled up on the floor, and I unexpectedly found a broken photo frame. The girl in the photo is Su Qiaoqiao, and the man next to her faces Qingxiu, the movements of these two people are relatively intimate, and they should be Su Qiaoqiao's lovers. But since she joined the company, she has never heard of her having a boyfriend. Just as I was in a daze, Qiao Meng suddenly said loudly to herself: "The boss won't give me a chance! Even you don't want me anymore......"
I sat next to her, but I didn't expect her to suddenly shake and vomit disgusting things onto my pants, and suddenly a pungent stench hit my face. I handed it to my assistant and walked quickly to the bathroom, only to find that the water had stopped. The assistant came in through the door, "Are you alright?" I waved at her, motioning for her to take care of Qiaomeng.
After coming out of the bathroom, I saw that Qiaomeng was already lying quietly on the sofa, but I kept talking to myself about drinking water, I rummaged through the things in the refrigerator, but I couldn't find water, so I planned to go downstairs to buy a bottle, the assistant looked at my pants and said, "I'll go......" I had to nod awkwardly.
Qiaomeng's apartment is very large, and there are more rooms, and I look around the room, but my heart beats inexplicably. I sat on the sofa next to me, watching Qiaomeng lying quietly on the sofa, and suddenly felt a sense of mystery on her face, this mystery came from nowhere, but it felt familiar......
When I was in a daze, I suddenly felt a bad wind behind me, and I was about to turn back, but I was hit on the head by a heavy object, and I suddenly felt the world spinning, and the whole room was twisted, and I slowly lost consciousness......
When I woke up, I don't know how much time had passed, the assistant was anxiously calling my name, I endured the sharp pain in my head, struggled to straighten up, and found myself lying on the sofa, and I didn't know where my shirt had gone. I anxiously asked the assistant what had just happened, the assistant's face was a little embarrassed, she bit her lip and said, "I don't know how to tell you! I just went out to buy water, but I walked around, and I didn't find the supermarket, so I came back, and then found you lying on the ground unconscious...... I saw the assistant's eyes wandering, knowing that she still had something to say, so I asked impatiently: "And then?"
"I ...... I didn't know what to tell you! When I came back, I found Qiaomeng curled up on the sofa and crying, and you were lying on the ground...... Qiao Meng said you want to ......" the assistant replied intermittently. I asked anxiously, "What's the matter?"
"You're going to rape me...... Qiaomeng suddenly came out of the room, I could vaguely see the tears on her face, I looked at Qiaomeng in surprise, asked her about the situation with my eyes, and then she said, "I...... I've called the police just now!" I looked at her, but I couldn't see the usual pair of innocent eyes, but instead they were cunning and cruel eyes......
Before I could open my mouth to explain, there was a knock on the door, and two uniformed police officers appeared outside the door...... In this relatively remote place, there is no supermarket, why do the police come so quickly?
From being taken away by the police to sitting in the interrogation room, I have remained silent and silent, I have mixed feelings, but I am calmer than before. The two policemen walked in, sat across the table and asked with a cold face, "Your name is Fan Xing, right?!" I nodded slightly, and then he sneered bitterly: "Yo! You're still a celebrity! Tell me, what have you done?!" I slowly raised my head and replied, "I didn't do anything!"
"Yes, you didn't do anything, because you didn't do it!" After speaking, the policeman opened a file folder and sighed while smacking his tongue and said, "Su Qiaoqiao, you know!"
"Well, she's an artist from my company!" I replied with a nod.
"According to Ms. Su Qiaoqiao's testimony, she was drunk and lying on the sofa at the time, and your assistant happened to go out, so you had a lot of thoughts about her, but she desperately resisted and knocked you out with a vase......"
I heard every word the police said very clearly, but I didn't want to answer at all, I just wanted to lie quietly in bed and fall asleep. Another policeman entered from outside the door of the interrogation room, whispered a few words to one of them, and then the three of them left the interrogation room together.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, I was taken from the interrogation room to the detention center, where there were also several suspects who were being detained, and they looked at me with vigilant eyes, and one of them recognized me and came up to me and asked, "Hey, big brother, I seem to have seen you somewhere!" I ignored him, but he still swore to ask, "Why did you come in?!" I glared at him angrily and replied fiercely: "Are you annoyed?!"
As soon as I finished speaking, several suspects next to me stood up and glared at me viciously. At the same time, noisy footsteps sounded outside, and Ye Yuanshi and the others appeared outside the cell with several policemen.
Seeing Ye Yuanshi again, I felt an indescribable excitement, and I vented all the words I had been holding back for this time: "Listen to me, this is a misunderstanding! I don't know what's going on, it's like this! Do you believe me......" Ye Yuanshi had tears in her eyes, held my hand tightly and said, "No need to say it! I believe in you!"
We looked at each other for a long time, and the feeling lasted only a few seconds, but it felt like centuries had passed. I suddenly realized the criticality of this meeting, so I said to Ye Yuanshi: "The key to this matter lies with Su Qiaoqiao, I don't know why she is lying, but you must find a way to contact her and ask the reason, she must be hiding something!" Ye Yuanshi nodded. The policeman urged on the side: "Okay, everyone is done! Let's go." "We had to separate each other's hands, and the long stares were the only way we could satisfy each other!
At sixteen a.m., I was anxiously pacing around the cell, and the others looked at me with different eyes, unable to guess what was hidden in their eyes. I noticed a young man sitting in the corner of the wall, and although the clothes on this young man's body were a little old, the righteousness on his face was a stark contrast to the clothes he was wearing. He suddenly saw me observing him and looked back at me as well. I turned my face away and stopped looking at him, but he still looked at me persistently. It just so happened that at this time, the policeman opened the door with a bunch of keys, and I thought the door was opened for me, but I thought wrong. No door is opened specifically for yourself, unless you have the key!
The policeman shouted "Gan Zhao" to the inside, and I saw the young man sitting in the innermost corner, standing up and walking out of the prison door, and while walking out, he kept staring at me with sharp eyes, and I lowered my head to avoid his eyes. I'm tired enough, but I don't want to get into an inexplicable conflict again.
At 16:27, a policeman took me to another vacant room, which was much smaller than the previous one, and which also had only one bed, and I could see that money was the best option to solve the problem, no matter where I was.
At 16:42, An Hongtian and my adoptive parents came to the outside of the cell, and their appearance made my already very lost heart even more depressed, especially when I saw the anxious eyes of my adoptive parents, I couldn't help but almost shed tears, I held back my sadness and said, "I'm fine! I will definitely be able to make it clear!" An Hongtian held my hand from the outside and asked, "What do you need me to do?" Dad will do his best to help you!"
Or was it such a brief reunion that they had to leave again......
At seventeen:05 p.m., I was again taken to the interrogation room, this time with two new faces, and their words were much kinder. After asking for some questions, seeing that I was unresponsive, one of the police officers said: "You know that there are a lot of media in the hall of the police station now, obviously they already know about it......"
I remained silent, and five minutes later, the police took me back to my cell when they saw that the questioning was fruitless.
At 17:31 a.m., the police brought some snacks, bread and a bottle of water. Looking at the food, I only feel more disgusted.
At 17:45, An Youjun made a phone call, and although the police officer was very impatient, he finally handed me the phone. An Youjun said on the phone that the investigation was still inconclusive, and Su Qiaoqiao disappeared like a world after being questioned. In addition, Ye Yuanshi found an aunt who worked as a cleaner in Su Qiaoqiao's apartment, but this aunt did not have a good memory and did not help at all. It's easy to get in, it's hard to get out, and every minute goes by here for a long time.
At eighteen and three minutes, I lay in bed and fell asleep, probably because I was too tired, and when I woke up, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. I simply moved my lower limbs, but I felt uncomfortable all over.
At 20:23 p.m., the officer on duty went out to make a long phone call, but when he came back, the way he looked at me was a little unpredictable......
After twenty-three o'clock, I fell asleep again in a daze.
I spent the longest night of my life in this closed room, groggy and groggy all night, I don't know how many times I slept or if I was still dreaming when I was awake. In fact, life is an endless dream, and the moment we wake up is the moment when we reach the end of life! In the dream, we never know when and what kind of test we will face next time.
At 7:50 a.m. the next morning, two police officers took me out of the cell and went through some formalities, but the police didn't say anything to me, just coldly said, "You can go out!" and turned away.
The moment I stepped out of the police gate, I didn't feel the slightest sense of relaxation, on the contrary, I felt that the pressure on me was increasing. I tried to call Ye Yuanshi's phone, but I dialed it many times, but it was all turned off, and I had no choice but to call An Youjun's mobile phone again.
"Hey...... Brother, how are you?"
"Xiaojun, I'm out, your sister-in-law's phone can't get through, are you with her?" I asked.
"Hmm...... I don't know, she seems to be home......" An Youjun's voice was a little tired, and the answer was hesitant, under my repeated questioning, Youjun said: "Brother, you better don't ask yet, come to Shangdu Hospital immediately!" After saying that, I hung up the phone, I immediately thought of my adoptive parents, and vaguely felt an ominous premonition......
The car sped to the Shangdu Central Hospital. After arriving at the destination, I jumped out of the car and ran into the hall quickly, and saw an assistant of Ye Yuanshi from a distance, in a daze next to the service area, after seeing me appear, she breathed a sigh of relief, and I asked anxiously: "Did something happen?" The assistant didn't say much, but took me directly to the elevator.
We came to a lounge on the top floor, and the An family, Ye Kuimin and others were all pacing in the room with sad faces. Seeing my appearance, everyone lowered their heads at a loss, An Youjun came over and choked up and said, "Brother......" I put my hands on her shoulders and asked, "It's okay! Your brother can hold on! Say, what's wrong?" An Youjun lowered her head and swallowed heavily, and when she raised her head again, she was already in tears......
"Brother, sister-in-law, she ...... I had a car accident, and now I have just finished resuscitating, and the doctor said that I haven't passed the dangerous period yet......"
I froze in place, as if everything around me was still. After a long time, I wanted to enter the ward, but I was pulled by An Youjun fiercely: "You can't go to see my sister-in-law in her current situation, there is the best doctor here, she will definitely be fine!"
I was so prepared for it, but why was I so surprised, and why was I so excited when I was planning for the worst. Obviously, I have tried my best to restrain the sadness in my heart, why do I still leave such painful tears......
We all stayed quietly in the lounge, unable to tell what we were waiting for, just hoping to see Ye Yuanshi who woke up as soon as possible.
According to An Youjun's recollections: After Ye Yuanshi separated from me from the detention center, she first went to Su Qiaoqiao with An Youjun, but she is currently being questioned, and she refuses to meet with anyone, so this road is obviously impassable. Then the two of them went to Su Qiaoqiao's apartment to look for clues, and met an aunt who was cleaning in the corridor, but this aunt's memory was not very good and there was no help at all. Therefore, Ye Yuanshi proposed to act separately, on the one hand, to block the news and try to slow down the speed of the media to learn about the matter, and on the other hand, to continue the investigation.
Although Su Qiaoqiao's apartment has cameras, most of them have been damaged, and the people from the property company are too lazy to work every day, let alone pay attention to the broken cameras, anyway, they don't live here. Ye Yuanshi is in charge of finding someone to control the recent news, and An Youjun is trying to find clues in Su Qiaoqiao's apartment.
At about ten o'clock in the evening, An Youjun was eating dinner outside when he suddenly received a phone call......
Ye Yuanshi's car, at the intersection, was hit by a big truck that ran a red light, her driver died on the spot, Ye Yuanshi was in a severe coma and was sent to the hospital for rescue. The car tried to escape after hitting a person, but was eventually caught by police patrolling at night. After inspection, the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident was already drunk driving.
Before An Youjun finished speaking, a group of people burst in from outside the room, led by an old lady. She walked quickly in front of us and shouted, "Who is Fan Xing?" and I took a step forward and replied, "I am...... ......Before I could finish speaking, she grabbed me by the collar angrily and cried hoarsely: "You give me back my son!" My son has just been married...... she beat my body hard, I can only stand still and remain motionless, her venting like this is the best way to relieve the "pain" for both of us...... A few people behind her also came up and surrounded me. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, An Hongtian and others stepped forward to stop the family members who had lost their minds. A nurse stood at the door and said angrily, "This is the hospital!
I haven't eaten anything yet, but I don't feel hungry at all. As soon as I got up from my chair, I felt that the world was spinning, and my legs were fluttering lightly and I had no strength. An Youjun held my arm, I let go of her hand and said, "You are guarding here, if your sister-in-law wakes up, notify me immediately!" Youjun took my arm and asked innocently: "Where are you going, brother?" I lowered my head and snorted softly and replied: "I'll go find out the truth!"
"But can you do it now? I don't have any energy at all!" said Youjun. An Hongtian also persuaded on the side, but I didn't listen at all, and walked out without looking back. As soon as he walked out of the hospital, a man chased him out of the hospital: "Hey, Mr. Fan, wait a minute, where do you want to go, I'll take you there." I looked at the Huihuang Group badge on his chest, patted him on the shoulder and said, "No need, you can go back!"
The hustle and bustle of the city continues, everyone is an insignificant grain of sand in society, your sadness will not change anything, maybe the sun will not rise tomorrow, but yesterday's history will always remain. When we wake up from a dream, all the good imagination has turned into a bubble, and we should accept the results of the facts rather than dwell on the past for a long time......
I changed into a more normal set of clothes and pants at the clothing store and bought a mask at a convenience store. Apparently the news has been covered by the media throughout the article. "The boss of the brokerage company, deceiving its artists", and even exaggerating, claiming that most of the artists who debuted from Coini before were in the position through relationships, this kind of news abounds, although everyone's reaction is not strange, but my reputation has also been ruined, people generally sympathize with the weak, coupled with a preconceived way of thinking, even if I want to turn over, it is not so easy, because I have been put on this hat.
I first withdrew a huge amount of money from the bank to appease the family of Ye Yuanshi's driver, no matter when, money is a more useful way to solve the problem, and I can only use money to make up for what they have lost. Then I came to Su Qiaoqiao's apartment again, hoping to find the aunt who did the cleaning.
It was close to evening, and street lights were already lit up in some dark corners of the alley near the apartment building. This slightly dated apartment looks eerie in the darkness of the night. I heard that there are very few residents in this building, and more than half of the entire building is empty, I don't understand why Su Qiaoqiao lives here, is it just to frame me?
I came to the door of Su Qiaoqiao's room on the fifth floor, only to see that the door was closed, and people who didn't know the inside story couldn't see the abnormality of this room at all. I waited until it was completely dark, and I didn't meet anyone. I dialed An Youjun's phone and asked her where she met the cleaner, but An Youjun couldn't remember it clearly, only said that it happened to be met, and I had no choice but to go back to the hospital again.
Just arrived at the hospital lounge, and happened to see the director of "Destiny" and the crew communicating in the room. I slapped myself on the back of the head, how could I forget this most important thing!
Seeing me appear, the director came over and asked anxiously: "You came just in time, what do you do with our drama?" I haven't started the film for so long, Ye Yuanshi is the starring role, if there is no her, there is no way to continue filming!" I lowered my head and replied lightly: "Don't shoot, give up!"
"Yes...... There are currently two websites broadcasting our dramas!, and how do we explain to the audience?" the director asked.
I pondered for a moment and replied, "It's okay, I'm sure the audience will understand!"
"The audience will understand, but the online media will not! They only care about the specific number of clicks!" said the director more anxiously. I covered my face and staggered down in my chair and said, "I will bear all the losses, this drama will stop!"
"Fate" had to stop amid the audience's sighs. Soon, I received compensation requests from all sides, and the amount of compensation demanded by the other party was also within my expectations. The Ke Aini group is currently performing overseas, An Youjun has turned down all the invitations because of Ye Yuanshi's accident, I don't want Ke Aini to stop for this, no matter what, the company still has to develop.
In the early morning of the third day, we were informed by the hospital that Ye Yuanshi's current condition was relatively stable and she could enter the ward to visit, but not too many people.
Ye Kuimin, I, and An Youjun walked into the ward after changing into protective clothing. Ye Yuanshi's face is still so delicate, there are large areas of bruises and scars on her face, her head is wrapped in thick gauze, and the oxygen on her nose reminds me that she is still in danger. I don't know why, when I see Ye Yuanshi again, I will be so calm, without any emotional ups and downs.
I peeked into Ye Kuimin's tears, which flowed down in torrents, and he wanted to step forward and observe his daughter up close, but was stopped by the nurse who accompanied him.
After a brief visit, the moment he walked out of the ward, Ye Kuimin could no longer hold back his sad emotions and cried out loudly, and my tears were inexplicable and surging out at that moment. An Youjun hugged me with tears in his eyes and comforted: "It's okay, brother, sister-in-law will definitely get better...... It's going to get better!"
After my unremitting efforts, I finally learned from the aunt who had a bad memory that two days before the crime, a man had entered Su Qiaoqiao's room, and through her confession, the police quickly found the man, but the cleaning aunt was not sure if it was him. The man has always denied it, saying that he is only a resident of this place and has never entered Su Qiaoqiao's room.
Su Qiaoqiao also completely disappeared from everyone's sight at this time, because there was no evidence that the man had indeed entered the room, and the police could not contact the victim, so the man was finally released unconditionally. After the man was released, I arranged for a close employee of the company to secretly follow him, hoping to get some clues.
Ye Yuanshi's physical condition gradually stabilized, but she still did not wake up, and we had two 15-minute visits every day, and the doctor allowed us to come close and observe.
On the afternoon of the fifth day, when I was just about to leave the ward, I noticed that Ye Yuanshi's hand moved slightly, I rubbed my eyes and observed carefully, she was still lying quietly on the bed motionless, probably because I had hallucinations caused by my poor rest in the past few days.
I was just about to step out of the door of the ward when I suddenly heard Ye Yuanshi let out a slight cough, and I couldn't believe my ears.
I slowly leaned over to the bed, called her name softly, and after about a few dozen seconds, she slowly opened her eyes, and suddenly saw my face while her eyes turned up and down, left and right. She struggled to open her mouth and asked softly, "Am I dreaming?!" My tears welled up in an instant, I caressed her face, pressed the panic button to call the doctor, and nodded......