When Liu Ruhong returned to the Jin Rumeng Hotel where she and He Gui stayed, night had already fallen. A series of accidents made Liu Ruhong almost forget what the purpose of her coming to this city was. Zhou Xi is dead, where should she and He Gui go next?

Liu Ruhong walked into the hotel lobby with a depressed expression, and at this moment, she saw two familiar figures arguing near the front desk in the distance. When she approached, Liu Ruhong found that one of them turned out to be He Gui, and the other man with his back to her looked very familiar, but for a while he couldn't tell who it was.

What else is there to quarrel with others at this time? Liu Ruhong was dissatisfied with He Gui, and she walked quickly towards the two, intending to stop the quarrel between the two.

Suddenly, a hand stretched out from Liu Ruhong's side and blocked her way. Liu Ruhong looked up and saw that the person standing in front of her was Zhao Ruque, who had not been seen for a long time.

"You come with me." Zhao Ruque pulled Liu Ruhong, who was stunned, to the corner to the side.

Liu Ruhong asked in surprise: "Sister Zhao, why did you come to Changlu?" ”

The corners of Zhao Ruque's mouth grinned, as if he was a little unhappy: "What? If you can come, I can't? ”

"No...... I don't mean that, I mean......" Liu Ruhong has always been stupid, and she was robbed by Zhao Ruque for a while, and she didn't know how to answer her mouth.

"I'm kidding you." Zhao Ruque smiled and patted Liu Ruhong's shoulder, "How is your progress, I heard from Manager Wang, you have seized the opportunity this time, right?" ”

Liu Ruhong glanced at Zhao Ruque, and then her eyes lowered, and she said stupidly: "I just went to Zhou Xi's family, but it's a pity that ......"

Zhao Ruque nodded, not as surprised by Liu Ruhong's answer, but still said a few words of comfort to try to enlighten Liu Ruhong. But as she spoke, Liu Ruhong keenly felt that there was a hint of schadenfreude hidden in Zhao Ruque's words, and Liu Ruhong's heart couldn't help but become annoyed.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you, this time we are here to prepare a hotel." Zhao Ruque tilted his chin and looked proud.

"Hotels? Why book a hotel? Liu Ruhong didn't understand the meaning of Zhao Ruque's words for a while.

"Look here." Zhao Ruque stretched out his right hand and shook it in front of Liu Ruhong, only to see that she was wearing a shiny diamond ring on her ring finger.

"You're getting married?" Liu Ruhong was startled at first, and then her eyes glanced at the man standing opposite He Gui.

"Yes, but the groom is not Xu Jing." Zhao Ruque's face was full of happiness, "Xu Economy is here to work, just accompany me by the way." ”

"Oh...... That's right. ”

It turned out that it was Xu Shangjin who had a quarrel with He Gui, Liu Ruhong's heart then jumped wildly, if Xu Economy came to Changlu because of work, it would probably have nothing to do with her and He Gui. But Manager Wang didn't inform them in advance that Xu Shangjin was going to come to contact them for any work, could it be that something had happened to them? Thinking of this, Liu Ruhong was stunned.

"Hey, don't you want to ask me who the groom is?" Zhao Ruque was very dissatisfied with Liu Ruhong's cold attitude, and frowned with a pout.

In fact, as early as when he was in the company, Zhao Ruque didn't like Liu Ruhong. She herself graduated from an art school, has a good foundation in dance, and her professional field is not half a star better than Liu Ruhong. Even so, he still has to work hard around those men in order to continue to survive in the entertainment industry. But Liu Ruhong has a tall appearance, but she has mixed better than her over the years. Thinking of this, Zhao Ruque hated itchy. Zhao Ruque thought to herself: When you know who my fiancé is, it is estimated that your intestines will be repentant.

Liu Ruhong looked at Zhao Ruque's triumphant appearance and was disgusted, but still followed her words and asked, "Ah...... So who is the groom? Do I know each other? ”

"Yes, of course you do."

"Who is it?"

"Zhou Qi, you have met, that real estate tycoon, we met at a dance, and he also invited you to dance, have you forgotten?"

Liu Ruhong couldn't remember what Zhou Qi looked like when Zhao Ruque said. At the dance that Zhao Ruque said, there was indeed a man who sent an invitation to him. But at that time, she had just made her debut, and before the dance began, He Gui had told her not to accept other people's invitations to dance casually, so she refused the other party. She didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, Zhao Ruque had reached the point where she was talking about marriage with that man. Liu Ruhong thought that the original dance party would only be a year away from the current time.

"It's not me who said, Ruhong, you should also think about your life's events." The more Zhao Ruque spoke, the more forgetful he became, "Think about it, how many actors can survive to become popular now?" It's better to find a home sooner, don't you think? ”

"This ...... I think it's better to stabilize the job first, and he ...... the economy," Liu Ruhong said in a low voice.

"Alas, it's right that He can help you at work, but there are some things that you still have to make your own decisions. Find someone who loves himself, can he be the Lord? He's just an agent, and he's so wide. Zhao Ruque said earnestly, "Don't say it, take it, this is an invitation, you must come when you get married." Zhao Ruque took out a delicate invitation from his handbag and stuffed it into Liu Ruhong's hand.

Liu Ruhong took the invitation, trying to recall the dance party that day, and couldn't help but think: If she had agreed to Zhou Qi's invitation, what would it be like now?

"Xu Shangjin, you're not done, aren't you!" Suddenly, an angry shout interrupted Liu Ruhong's thoughts.

"I said He Gui, this is a public place, can you be quiet?" Xu Shangjin said softly, "You don't think about yourself but also consider the wishes of others, am I wrong?" ”

"How do you know that others don't mean that, I ......"

"Why don't you open your mind? There are some things that cannot be forced. Xu Shangjin interrupted He Gui's words, "Artists have their own creations, if you don't have that opportunity and skill, don't rush the ducks to the shelves, in the end, everyone will be unhappy, don't you say." ”

"Alright, okay, you all don't quarrel." Zhao Ruque ran to the two of them and stopped, "Xu Jingye still wants to accompany me to choose a hotel, so we won't bother, let's go." As he spoke, he took Xu Shangjin's arm and dragged him out of the door.

Xu Shangjin smacked his lips unsatisfied, and he glanced at Liu Ruhong on the side quite meaningfully. Raised a hand, made a phone call gesture next to his ear, and then left the hotel with Zhao Ruque.

"What's that, me!" He Gui was still scolding and scolding behind Xu Shangjin.

Liu Ruhong stood aside and didn't know how to persuade her, what Xu Shangjin talked about with He Gui before she went back to the hotel seemed to be the trigger for this quarrel, but she didn't know anything about the previous conversation. And the gesture Xu Shangjin made to her before leaving was obviously to ask her to call her. Could it be that Manager Wang has any new arrangements for her and He Gui's work? Liu Ruhong thought of the fact that she was deflated at Zhou Xi's family, and Manager Wang probably already knew. So could Xu Shangjin be an ultimatum? The more Liu Ruhong thought about it, the more scared she became.

The two stood in the hall for a long time, and He Gui was still puffing up. Liu Ruhong could only stay by the side without saying a word, in fact, she wanted to ask what happened to Changlu when Xu Shang came in. But when the words came to his lips, he immediately became timid again.

"Let's go back to my room first, I'll get a cigarette and go up." After waiting for a long time, He Gui finally calmed down. When Liu Ruhong heard this, she was pardoned, and quickly left the hotel lobby and slipped back to her room.

He Gui stood in place, his fists slowly clenched. Liu Ruhong didn't say a word just now, why didn't she dare to look at her squarely? Is my heart weak? No, it's not. It must be because of Xu Shangjin, a bastard, that he deliberately came to disturb the morale of the army, which made things so complicated. Damn! It's at this time. What exactly is Manager Wang thinking? He Gui's head was confused.

After the time of a cigarette, He Gui left the hotel lobby and knocked on Liu Ruhong's door, now it was time for him to have a showdown.

"Ruhong, what do you say I usually do to you?" He Gui closed the curtains in the room and asked in a deep voice.

"Very good......"

"Then do you think it's right or wrong that I have so many things arranged for you?"

If it's wrong, will I still come to Changlu with you? Liu Ruhong thought depressedly in her heart. But she immediately became alert to what He Gui said, could it be that He Gui decided to abandon her?

"I think you're doing all this for my own good." Liu Ruhong pretended not to hear what He Gui meant, and said vaguely, "If it weren't for you, I don't know how many detours I would have to take." ”

"Hmm......" He Gui pondered for a moment, seemingly very satisfied with this answer. In that case, I'll open the skylight with you and say something. The company has decided to let Xu Jingye be your agent, what are your thoughts? ”

Liu Ruhong was stunned when she heard He Gui's words, the company did not choose to give up on her, but arranged a new agent for her? Liu Ruhong thought that Xu Shangjin's performance was at the forefront of the company every year, and she almost laughed.

But He Gui's words made her nervous again. Isn't this a trap? If he is really very grateful to Yu He Gui as he just said, then how can he give up his investment in Xu Shangjin's banner? Liu Ruhong found that no matter how she answered next, she was undoubtedly in a dilemma. It has always been He Gui who helped her make decisions, but when she really reached the fork in the road, she didn't pay attention.

"Let me tell you this, Xu Shangjin's results are much better than mine, but this does not mean that you will definitely be popular if you stay under him. You've seen that Zhao Ruque, she's about to get married. This Xu Shangjin, the director didn't see him introduce a few to the artists, but he started to work as an old man. ”

"You said that Zhou Qi was introduced to Sister Zhao by Xu Economy?" Liu Ruhong asked.

"Isn't it, it's not the first time. He has brought a lot of artists before, and he got married within a few years of his debut, and the groom is all his acquaintances. Why, you also want to make a big deal under him? He Gui said coldly and sarcastically.

"No...... I'm just curious. I didn't expect ......"

"I'm surprised, he's a star agent, he doesn't bring artists to the avenue of actors, he only stuffs them to those dignitaries as wives, you still think it's pretty good, don't you? If you can't be a star, it's also a choice to marry into a wealthy family, right? He Gui put on an aggressive posture.

Liu Ruhong couldn't answer for a while, to be honest, just as He Gui said, she did have this idea in her heart.

"Hmph." He Gui snorted coldly, "Think about your efforts in your acting career for so many years, and you have to give up before you see any results, are you willing to do it?" The people he knows have some prestige status, do you think they have an equal mentality with those artists? If it weren't for Xu Shangjin receiving commissions, he wouldn't have called those artists who couldn't become popular to be selected. Think about it, what is the difference between this and being a young lady? ”

"But Sister Zhao is not ...... with Zhou Qi"

"Zhao Ruque is a slut at first glance, it is her business to be willing to fall, you have to put your mentality right, you are an actor, you can't just give up on yourself." He Gui hurriedly said, "Manager Wang said, whether you go or stay is up to you." He Gui grabbed her shoulders and looked into Liu Ruhong's eyes.

Hearing this, Liu Ruhong was even more conflicted in her heart. Joining Xu Shangjin's banner is undoubtedly a guarantee for his future, He Gui just regards himself as a chess piece for his bottom performance, if he really doesn't have the life of the big hit, then it is only a matter of time before He Gui abandons her. Maybe in the future, Xu Shangjin will arrange a suitable man for her, and he will also form a family like Zhao Ruque. But is that really the future you want? Liu Ruhong thought that she rehearsed every day at the art school, went out early and returned late every day for a performance opportunity, and worked tirelessly to audition everywhere, just to be able to show her face on the big screen one day. If she wants to give up the fruits of so many years of hard work now, she is really unwilling.

He Gui saw Liu Ruhong's frowning appearance and knew in his heart that she was entangled as usual, so he said intentionally or unintentionally: "I thought about it, if I have a chance in the future, I may also arrange some small directors and small producers to meet you, and you can choose to develop with them." Although they are not high-ranking officials, they are also in the industry. At work, you can also receive their help, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. ”

"Really? He economy, do you really know some ......" Liu Ruhong became excited when she heard it.

"I ...... Anyway, it's up to you to decide, that's what I said. He Gui spread his hands and turned his back to look at the hotel courtyard outside the curtain.

Liu Ruhong knew that He Gui was coaxing her, but she never made the decision herself, and only let others play with her. Even at such a critical juncture, Liu Ruhong did not have an idea. Xu Shangjin is much better than He Gui in terms of performance and connections, but he will not take an artist so seriously like He Gui. Liu Ruhong is good at everything, the only flaw is her lack of self-knowledge. He Gui has always regarded her as an important chess piece for his bottom performance, and he kept coaxing Liu Ruhong, making her mistakenly think that she would become a star one day. And Liu Ruhong didn't know that she was invisibly tied to the same boat by He Gui, and all her retreats had already been cut off, but she was still stupid to think that He Gui was all for her good.

After hesitating for a long time, Liu Ruhong finally held back a sentence: "I listen to you." ”

He Gui, who was standing by the windowsill, was ecstatic when he heard Liu Ruhong's words, he ran to Liu Ruhong and sat down, put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Thank you, I knew you wouldn't abandon me like this." ”

Liu Ruhong barely squeezed out a smile, but her heart was still messy. Since Zhou Xi's death, their actions in Changlu City have become tied. In addition to the fruitless meeting with the horse guide, there was no follow-up to look for opportunities from Zhou Xi's family. At this juncture, Manager Wang's dissatisfaction with He Gui seems to have reached a certain critical point. Sending Xu Shang into Changlu City seemed to be an ultimatum for him to explode in anger.

Do you really have a chance? Liu Ruhong's heart seemed to be hanging in the air.

"Let's go, let's go downstairs and get some food, and when we get back, we'll pack up and get ready to go back." He Gui pushed Liu Ruhong, who was a god.

"Oh...... All right. Liu Ruhong nodded.

The two left the room side by side and took the elevator down to the ground floor of the hotel. However, just as they were discussing what to eat, not far from the elevator entrance, a familiar figure was walking towards them. He Gui looked at it and immediately recognized who the person was, and he hurriedly ran forward to hold the man's hand.

"Hello Ma Dao, I didn't expect to meet you here."

"You are?" Ma Datou was a little confused by the second monk.

He Gui was stunned for a moment, and then immediately took out a business card and handed it over: "My name is He Gui, and I am a star agent. ”

Ma Datou took the business card and glanced at it, and he found that he looked up: Starlight Film and Television Entertainment Co., Ltd. was a little familiar, but for a while he couldn't remember where he had seen it. Ma Datou raised his head again and looked at He Gui, the thin and tall man with black-rimmed glasses in front of him seemed to have left an impression in his mind, but he thought about it for a long time but did not find a memory that matched him.

He Gui looked at Ma Datou and looked at himself like a stranger, and felt very uncomfortable. He Gui knew that the other party subconsciously despised himself a few days ago because he rashly made an appointment to meet him without being introduced. However, now that the other party must have known about Zhou Xi's murder, it should be right to ease his attitude. But why did the other party seem to have never seen him before? Don't you even have the value of making an impression on the other party? Thinking of this, He Gui felt his stomach twitch, and the pain slowly spread.

Ma Datou looked back and forth at the business card and He Gui, but he never remembered who he was, so he simply gave up thinking. At this moment, Liu Ruhong, who was standing behind He Gui, aroused his interest. Ma Da raised his chin and asked, "Who is this?" ”

"My name is Liu Ruhong." Liu Ruhong didn't wait for He Gui to introduce and hurriedly replied.

Liu Ruhong...... This name is really good, is it taken from Gong Zizhen's famous poem 'In case the Zen pass is broken, the beauty is like a jade sword like a rainbow'? ”

"Uh...... Yes. Liu Ruhong only knew that when she debuted, because her original name "Liu Yan" was too cheesy, the company gave her the stage name "Liu Ruhong", but she never knew that it was from a sentence in a poem. She saw Ma Datou asking her with interest the origin of her name, so she had to quickly lie and round it up.

"Nice to meet you, call me Ma Dao." Ma Datou stepped forward and stretched out a hand.

"Hello Ma Dao......" Liu Ruhong also stretched out his hand. But when she came into contact with Ma Datou's hand, Liu Ruhong felt that something was wrong, and she found that Ma Datou's handshake was a little surprisingly strong.

How did Liu Ruhong know what Ma Datou was thinking when he held her soft little hand. Ma Datou just felt that the woman named Liu Ruhong in front of him was as sweet as a cluster of marshmallows, and his hand was reluctant to let go when he touched the back of her hand.

He Gui, who was standing on the side, watched Ma Datou keep holding Liu Ruhong's hand and refused to let go, and he didn't know what the reason was. He was originally good at observing words and feelings, but he didn't see what it meant from Ma Datou's face.

After shaking it for a long time, Ma Datou finally let go of his hand. He turned to look behind him, as if to confirm something, then turned back and asked, "Have you ever thought about starring in a movie?" ”