One more

Seeing Qi Xuan like this, Ruan Wan only felt funny and sad.

A tall little handsome guy dressed like this, squatting in the corner and eating rice cakes, eating as soon as he eats, and using ketchup to pretend to be chili peppers. It's not because he can't eat spicy food, but because he needs to protect his throat - the self-discipline of an artist.

She thinks she's done well enough, but sometimes it's really not always going to work well if she does it well.

Ruan Wan looked at him like this, sighed, squatted down, picked up a toothpick, and stuffed a piece of rice cake into her mouth. I have to say that the best way to eat rice cakes is to fry them, the heat is right on the outside and sticky on the inside, of course, compared to tomato sauce, chili sauce is king.

"I'm like this......" Qi Xuan sniffed, "You still grab food with me, it's inhumane!"

Ruan Wan listened to his miserable howl, tilted her head, and said in a good temper: "Well, it's me who is wrong. As compensation, would you like to have something to eat?"

Qi Xuan rubbed his nose with the back of his hand, tilted his head to look at her, and then very decisively stuffed the lunch box in his hand into her hand: "Okay!"

Ruan Wan looked at the lunch box in her hand that was immediately "discarded" by him and the only piece of rice cake left inside, and she couldn't help crying or laughing. In line with the principle of frugality, she casually stuffed this piece of rice cake into her mouth, stood up and put the box in the garbage bin. When she was done, she stretched out a hand to a certain tease who was still squatting on the ground: "Do you want to help?"

Qi Xuan didn't speak, just stretched out his hand and grabbed her hand, and stood up with the strength of her pulling.

Ruan Wan looked at his pitiful little appearance, and suddenly became motherly...... It's impossible! She just felt a little entangled, how much of a blow this guy had suffered, the whole person looked wilted. Then she saw him open his hands to her, and he fluttered twice.

“？”

"Ask for comfort. ”QAQ

Qi Tusebi felt that she needed a warm embrace...... Well, it's actually a shroud that needs a little lucky light. He thought sadly in his heart, hey, since Ruan Wan fell in love, he really hasn't been as good as before, and sure enough, the mana of a single dog is sufficient!

Ruan Wan waved her hand in disgust: "Don't, your mouth is full of ketchup, it will rub against me." ”

Qi Xuan, who was disgusted, burst into tears: Ruan Wan, do you still have a little sympathy!

Ruan Wan looked at his "resentful" face, and even though she knew that she was not so kind to laugh now, she still couldn't help laughing. After that, she shook her head and said, "Let's go." What do you want to eat?"

"Hot pot!"

"Are you sure you can eat it? And even the clear soup is easy to get angry. ”

“……”TAT

In the end, Ruan Wan dragged Qi Xuan to a soup shop and asked for a private room for two.

Autumn and winter are good times for tonic, especially the soup in this house is quite authentic, and it has been boiled for a long time when you smell it.

Seeing the waiter with all the things come out of the private room, Ruan Wan stood up and locked the door, sat back in her seat and said, "Let's drink some soup first, warm up your stomach." ”

"Hmm. ”

Immediately, Qi Xuan really drank it.

Ruan Wan held her chin with one hand and looked at the guy opposite, and had to admit that this tease was really wide enough, and the food was quite fragrant - of course, it was not ruled out that he was "turning grief and anger into appetite". She didn't speak, only occasionally picked up a chopstick dish and ate a few bites, keeping it quiet enough. Although she felt that Qi Xuan came to her with a "desire to complain", she still felt that it was better for him to start. Of course, it's okay if she guesses wrong, just just sit with him for a while.

As it turned out, she wasn't wrong.

After eating and drinking, Qi Xuan's face, which was originally blown white by the cold wind, became very red, he put down his chopsticks, and after being silent, he asked in a low voice: "Ruan Wan, you say...... Is this role that I've lost particularly important, so important that I can do anything?"

"What do you think?"

“…… I'm asking you. ”

"It depends on how you look at it. Ruan Wan added a glass of water to the cup, pushed it in front of him, and replied, "For you, I don't think you will go to the point of 'anything you can do' for it, but for others, it may not be." She thought that she already knew the real reason why Qi Xuan was so entangled. Not just because of the loss of the role, but because of ......

Sure enough, after Qi Xuan heard her words, his expression became even more depressed.

He whispered, "I actually really want this role." ”

"Understandable. Ruan Wan said, "There is a big investment and a big production, and there are so many well-known people involved, if you can participate in it, even if you just play a passerby, even if you are not remembered by the audience later, at least it can become a glorious stroke on your personal resume." ”

"But...... But if I say," he looked up at her, and asked earnestly, "if my friend gets the role, I'll only be happy for him, and I won't want to snatch anything, do you believe it?"

"Letter. ”

“……”

"What?" Ruan Wan raised her eyebrows, "I said 'believe' that you are dissatisfied?"

“…… No. Qi Teabi said a little confused, "I'm very happy that you said 'believe', but I don't have a sense of accomplishment when you answer so quickly!"

"So?" Ruan Wan smiled, an expression of struggle immediately appeared on her face, and after a moment, she gritted her teeth and said, "I...... Faith!—Is that all right?"

Qi Xuan applauded: "Good acting skills." ”

"Thank you. ”

Qi Xuan burst into tears, she was so proud! And the topic was completely crooked, okay, he was about to try to break the building back, when he heard Ruan Wan ask himself-

"So, the person who stole the character is your friend?"

Qi Xuan pursed the corners of his lips.

"Who?" Ruan Wan thought for a while and asked, "Could it be the guy named Tan Lin?" She remembered that Qi Xuan and the other party had a good relationship, and Zhuang Luo might not have drugged Tan Lin before, which made this guy very entangled and painful, but fortunately, everyone was happy in the end. It stands to reason that their relationship should be better in the future. In this case, if Tan Lin betrayed Qi Xuan, it would really be ......

“…… Well. ”

Qi Xuan nodded after all.

Ruan Wan sighed in her heart and asked, "Are you sure he did it on purpose?"

Qi Xuan lowered his eyes, he also thought that it was just an accident, for example, when the director saw Tan Lin and felt that he was more suitable, then he would smile and congratulate him even if he was lost. But it was such a coincidence that he heard the phone call between Tan Lin and the others, and let him know......

Tan Lin did it on purpose.

Knowing that he got the role, he did something like this.

"What did he do?" Ruan Wan asked curiously, "In terms of personal conditions alone, I don't think he is better than you." This is really not his personal prejudice, in fact, Qi Xuan's popularity is really higher than Tan Lin's now, which is a recognized thing - although the two are about the same in terms of singing strength, Qi Xuan is even better in terms of appearance, typhoon and fan attraction.

“…… It seems that someone has invested a lot of money in the movie. ”

"Do you have any additional requirements......

Ruan Wan immediately understood.

This kind of thing is not uncommon, after investing a lot of money, you can find a role for the person you support - the important supporting role dare not say, and it is absolutely fine to have a small supporting role like this with a plot of one or two minutes.

Moreover, the crew of "Sword Wind" is indeed short of money now.

Director Pu Anke is indeed very famous, but after all, he hasn't been out of the mountain for five or six years, and no one knows what kind of film he can make this time, not to mention that he chooses martial arts films that have become more and more famous in recent years. Of course, after all, it is the shadow of a person's famous tree, and there are still many investors in his reputation, but no matter how you invest, there is also a degree.

As for Director Pu, he wants to make the best movie possible, so there is naturally a big gap in funding.

Ruan Wan suddenly remembered that when she read the newspaper in her previous life, she heard that Director Pu had to make a very big sacrifice in order to get enough funds.

Since he can do this for the filming of the movie, he must definitely not object to someone taking a large amount of money in exchange for an inconspicuous passerby role.

Therefore, in a sense, Qi Xuan did not lose to someone, but to money.

She thought that Qi Xuan himself should also understand this is true, and he is indeed depressed about this, but what is even more depressed is betrayal.

And that's exactly what happened.

Qi Xuan's hands were clenched into fists on his knees, and he unconsciously remembered that not long ago, he heard Tan Lin's call, and at the same time, he was surprised that Tan Lin found his traces.

Looking at each other, he felt that Tan Lin's eyes were extremely complicated, and of course, his own eyes were probably not much better.

After looking at each other for a moment, the first person to speak was Tan Lin, who said-

"Qi Xuan, I'm sorry. ”

Obviously said such words, obviously there was guilt on his face, but his eyes did not waver in the slightest.

Qi Xuan felt that he was really inferior at that time, and he was able to say lines that were neither new nor useful, such as "Why do you do this". However, Tan Lin still answered him.

"I know I'm sorry for you to go to the audition for this role, and I also know that agreeing to accept the grant and signing that kind of contract is probably a game of stealing the skin of the tiger, because there is no free lunch in the world, but I can't resist the temptation. When Tan Lin said this, his expression and eyes were very sincere, there was no doubt that he was telling the truth, "I still remember that when I was competing in different divisions, if I hadn't been bewitched by Zhuang Luo, I would have already become an eliminator. I appreciate you, really, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be standing here right now. But it was also from that incident that I began to realize that many things were not as simple as I thought, they were complicated, unimaginably complex, and ...... It's so filthy that it's hard to imagine. ”

It's not that Qi Xuan doesn't understand this, he understands it from the beginning, he just can't understand it.

If he knew this, why did he have to throw himself into the filth?

Or maybe he knew the reason, but he just couldn't accept it - betrayed by his friends.

Two more

"Qi Xuan, I'm different from you. ”

At that time, Tan Lin's answer was like this.

"I don't have a backstage like you - don't deny it, I'm not blind, I can see this clearly. When Zhuang Luo was looking for you, under normal circumstances, how could the assistant director accompany you so much nonsense, not to mention, whether it was on stage or when he received commercials, he gave you a lot of convenience. Including this role, you got it because of the commercials you shot before. ”

"I know, I'm not as good as you. Whether it is appearance or talent, or even popularity among the audience. I didn't want to fight with you, but the more I got along with you, the more I felt that the difference between us was getting bigger and bigger, and it was too big for me to accept. With the backstage, the future can be said to be a smooth road, even if you can't make it to the end of this game, you don't have to worry about running out, and I ......"

Qi Xuan clearly remembered that when Tan Lin said this, he showed a wry smile full of mockery.

"If you don't seize every opportunity, you may become an eliminator at some point, and you may be forgotten by the audience at any time. So, just when I owe you. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely return it to you. ”

Qi Xuan couldn't describe his complicated feelings when he heard these words.

"What's he going to pay back?" Ruan Wan listened to Qi Xuan's retelling, frowning slightly, "If he really attached so much importance to his feelings, he wouldn't do such a thing now." In many things, she is a typical "help relatives and not help" faction, "not to mention, if he is not popular this time, it is better to say, at most he has no face to see you; if he is really popular, he may stumble on you in the future, because when he sees you, he will think of his own 'ungrateful' things." And listening to what he said, the sourness in his heart is really hard to ignore.

"I know everything. Qi Xuan lay on the table, "I'm just depressed." ”

"And what are you going to do now?"

“…… I don't know. Qi Xuan sighed, "I did get the phone number of Director Pu, but how can I say it? He can't give me the role again because of my phone call." ”

He's usually confident, yes, but he never thinks he's worth that much.

Ruan Wan thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know who is the person behind Tan Lin?"

Qi Xuan shook his head.

Ruan Wan frowned.

After sitting in silence for a moment, Qi Xuan actually spoke first to comfort Ruan Wan, and he said, "Forget it." Actually, I don't have to go, but I think it's a pity. Also, I'm a little sad to be betrayed, so I want to talk to a friend. Speaking of this, he looked at Ruan Wan and asked in a low voice, "Ruan Wan, we will always be good friends, right?"

"Who said we were good friends?"

"......" How can this be!QAQ

"But," Ruan Wan replied, pursing her lips and smiling, "I don't plan to get into your business anyway, so you can rest assured that such a conflict of interest will never happen to us under any circumstances." Not to mention, we are not the same gender. ”

"That's right. Qi Xuan immediately smiled.

He knew that although Ruan Wan was not polite, he was actually just saying euphemistically, "Nonsense, of course we are good friends, and we are the kind who don't quarrel", so his mood is great again.

"What's next? What are you going to do?"

"Well, let's go all out as before!" Qi Xuan clenched his fists and replied energetically, "Character aside, I will never lose to Tan Lin's guy in the competition." Besides, I'm so good, I'm sure I'll get a better chance in the future!"

Ruan Wan looked at the scrappy Qi Tusebi, and the curvature of the corners of her mouth deepened - yes, this is the Qi Xiaoxuan she knows.

"But you'll have to pay attention to it later. She reminded that you must not have the intention of harming others, and you must not have the desire to guard against others. Although Qi Xuan seems to have no intention of going to Tan Lin's trouble, who knows if Tan Lin will "let Qi Xuan leave the field in advance" because he can't face this old friend, so as to achieve his wish of being out of sight and out of mind.

"Well, I understand. Qi Xuan nodded, "I want to ...... He's probably going to avoid me from today. As he said this, he gave a rare wry smile.

“……”

Soon after eating, Qi Xuan left, because there was still dance training in the evening.

As he said, sadness is only temporary, and he has to move on. And this kind of negative feeling did not disappear from this, but was held in his heart, turned into a momentum of "forward forward and forward", desperately trying to prove to Tan Lin and some people - even if the master is robbed of the opportunity, he is still the best one, and gold will definitely shine!

Although Ruan Wan always slandered Qi Xuan verbally and in her heart, she had to admit that at some moments, this comic comparison was indeed very eye-catching. She has also felt more than once that the phrase "there are really people born with 'starlight'" is probably talking about a similar existence to him.

After bidding farewell to Qi Xuan, Ruan Wanbu did not call Du Jinnian on the way back to the dormitory, but called ......

Qiao Yi.

She also hesitated for a while before making such a decision.

She knew that the other party was probably very busy at the moment, and she also knew that it was a bit "overkill" to ask him for help because of this kind of thing, but she couldn't manage so much at the critical moment. She didn't do this all to help Qi Xuan, she just felt strange. It was so sudden, there was a feeling that it was deliberately aimed at him. But who would deliberately target Qi Xuan? Although he is funny, he really rarely offends people. But if it wasn't deliberately aimed at him, why did you choose Tan Lin?

She vaguely remembered that Tan Lin seemed to have participated in this competition in her previous life, also entered the national competition, and then was quickly eliminated, and then disappeared even more - at least she had never heard of him in the years that followed.

It's not that she underestimates Tan Lin, it's just that facts speak louder than words, maybe Tan Lin in the previous life just lacked opportunities, but she really couldn't see anything worth investing such a large amount of money in him.

She was really confused about it, so she wanted to find out.

After Qiao Yi received Ruan Wan's call, he really took this matter to heart. Last time, he really owed the little girl a big favor, although he didn't care about these things when the relationship was good, but he was still happy to help her in the things that could help her. Not to mention, he doesn't hate Midori himself, but admires him a little.

And the results of the investigation surprised him a little.

"The Yan family?"

Ruan Wan was also surprised by such a result.

Although she didn't have a good impression of Yan Mingxiu, she had to admit that he was still very talented in some aspects. For example, investing in "Sword Wind" is definitely a profitable business, but she really doesn't understand why he chose Tan Lin.

If you want to say that he has no purpose, Ruan Wan is the first to disbelieve it.

So what the hell is this......

"I asked, there is still a big funding gap for "Sword Wind", and there are still some vacancies for the remaining small supporting roles, do you need help?" Qiao Yi asked.

"No need. ”

"You're welcome. ”

"You're not welcome. Ruan Wan replied, "If it's usual, forget it, it's not convenient for you to be there now." ”

As soon as she said this, Qiao Yi could only be silent, "it is better to be still than to be still" is the current state of the Qiao family.

"I understand your intentions, and I'll figure out the rest by myself. ”

“…… Okay, feel free to come to me if you need anything. ”

"Hmm. ”

After hanging up Qiao Yi's phone, Ruan Wan knocked on the phone case with one hand, stood in place with both hands and arms in place, thought for a while, and finally made up her mind. Then, she made another call.

……

After finishing a qiē, Ruan Wan let out a long sigh of relief.

The mood can't be said to be good or bad, but she feels a lot lighter - she doesn't want to interfere in Qi Xuan's life, she just feels that he needs a fairness. Not to mention, they are friends. Therefore, she will do her best to help him, which is her business, and whether she accepts help or not is his business.

Three days later.

Ruan Wan was in class when the mobile phone in her pocket vibrate.

She hung up on it and sent back a text message that read "I'm in class," and a moment later, another text came back—

[I'll do my best, and, thank you!]

Ruan Wan looked at it and smiled.

With the live broadcast, the influence of the event that Qi Xuan participated in is also increasing. Occasionally, when Ruan Wan went to the cafeteria to eat, she saw the broadcast on TV. And, from time to time, girls from other dormitories come to their dorm to borrow computers to watch the video of the game - there has been no such thing as a live broadcast on the Internet in recent years.

Qi Xuan, this guy, also overcame obstacles all the way and successfully mixed into the top twenty.

If he was only "a little famous" before, now he is undoubtedly "a little famous". Admittedly, this fame that originated from the competition is not stable and only temporary, but there is no doubt that this winter belongs to them.

Right now, the invitation letter that Qi Xuan gave to Ruan Wan to watch the game is undoubtedly much heavier. Let's put it this way, if she takes out a copy and sells it for a few hundred, someone will definitely accept it. Of course, she was just thinking about it, and she didn't plan to actually sell it, because if she did, a certain tease would definitely cry to her.

To everyone's surprise, from the twenty-in-ten competition, the songs chosen by this guy Qi Xuan were all original.

That's right, he wrote the lyrics and composed the music himself.

Even though he has been an old acquaintance for many years, Ruan Wan still didn't expect that he would have such a hand. At first, some people scoffed at his actions, thinking that he was purely grandstanding when he took the stage with a guitar, but what many people didn't expect was that the songs he wrote were actually very popular. Anyway, people like Ruan Wan who don't understand music find the melody so beautiful that they are happy to listen to it a few more times and hum it a few times. And, having lived two lifetimes, she was sure that these songs were indeed his original - because she had never heard them in her previous life.

It didn't take long for these original songs to become popular as the competition progressed.

Many people also knew them, remembered the name "Qi Xuan", and then began to pay attention to the game itself.

This undoubtedly adds to Qi Xuan's weight - anyone with a discerning eye knows that this kind of competition itself has a certain amount of moisture, and whoever has value may be saved to the end. And Qi Xuan has undoubtedly fully demonstrated this value.

However, what made Ruan Wan feel dramatic was that Tan Lin was eliminated in the "Twenty into Ten" game that made Qi Xuan famous.

One person shines brightly, and the other leaves the scene gloomily.

I have to say that it is really a stark contrast.

And what neither she nor Qi Xuan knew was that Tan Lin, who was standing in the shadow of the audience at the time, looked up at Qi Xuan on the stage, and suddenly remembered what he had said to Zhuang Luo-

"That's what you just wanted to do, isn't it? pretending to be a good friend and regretting my 'leaving', now, I'll give it back to you. How does it feel?"

"From hope to despair, it feels good. ”

"From now on, you can watch me go farther and farther and cry bitterly. ”

The words are still in my ears.

But the people have changed.

In Tan Lin's heart, the guilt that had been stored from the beginning surged up again at this moment, almost drowning his entire heart. And whether he admits it or not, there is still another feeling in his heart, and that is fear.

That's right, he was scared.

And, he was keenly acute, it might ......

Just the beginning.

The beginning of the contrast in their lives.