Ma Datou felt that his memory had deviated again for some reason, and he shook his head in confusion, what happened to him recently? He took out his phone and looked at the time on the screen, the 23rd? Damn, there's only one day left until Christmas. He saw two text messages from Shaw on his phone, and the content of the text messages was only an ice cream pattern. This means that there has been an update on the things he has entrusted him with. But he couldn't remember when he confessed such a thing, could the woman he loved be ......

Ma Datou finally called back: "Hey, it's me." ”

"Ouch, Director Ma, you're finally calling, but I'm in a hurry."

"I don't know how, I seem to have been in a daze lately. How could it be the 23rd today? I don't understand it either......" Ma Datou thought bitterly, pinching his forehead.

A high-pitched compliment came from the other end of the phone: "You are really busy, were you and Zhou Xi happy last time?" Is my balance ......"

"Speaking of which, I haven't settled accounts with you yet, I didn't see Zhou Xi at all that day." Ma Datou said angrily.

Shaw thought he had misheard, and hurriedly asked, "How could it be?" On the night of December 18th, I notified both of you. ”

"I didn't see it, I rang the doorbell for a long time when I went to her door, but no one opened the door. How? You think I'm lying to you? ”

"No, no, no, where. I just ......" Shao Kefu hurriedly denied it, "Zhou Xi she didn't tell me about it, so I ......" Ma Datou's undoubted words made Shao Kefu's heart almost slow down by half a beat.

"That's it, if you can't do it again next time, I won't look for you again."

"Good...... All right. Shao Kefu gritted his teeth and agreed, "Then Ma Dao, what do we say about the arrangements for the Christmas press conference?" I've already chosen a place, so I'm waiting for you to tell me the place.

Ma Datou didn't seem to have grasped the content of the conversation: "Place? The place is ......"

Shaokov hurriedly reminded: "You are really busy and dizzy, it's the Christmas movie conference, the heroine of "Winter Love Song" you fancy makes me ......"

"Ah...... It's ......" Ma Datou's mind slowly appeared with a place name, and the next second he had already spoken, "It's 19 o'clock the night after tomorrow, in the reception hall of No. 1336 of the Purple Star Hotel." ”

There was a rustling sound on the other end of the phone: "Okay, I've written it down." ”

"Wait, when am I ......"

"Don't worry, it's not the first time I've planned this kind of thing, if something really happens, at most it will be at my level, and you won't be affected at all." The other end of the phone swore to white, "And this young man is still very good-looking, his skills are not bad, and he is very photogenic." ”

"Oh, that's it......" Ma Datou was still a little confused, "then, then you be careful." ”

"You're still really worried, anyway, several corners of this film are quite standard, and I want to play in person." The more he said on the other side of the phone, the more explicit he became, "Director Ma, if you have the opportunity, you can also let me go to the base, but I can't touch both hands." ”

"You can do what you have at hand first." After speaking, Ma Datou hurriedly hung up the phone.

Ma Datou stood in place for a while, thinking about the content of the phone call just now. After thinking about it for a long time, I finally remembered the appearance of the heroine of "Winter Love Song", and then I put my mind at ease. Ma Datou looked up at the place he was in and found himself in a toilet. He staggered open the nearest door, recognising a café from the surrounding furnishings.

"Ma Dao, what's wrong with you?"

Ma Datou saw a man with black-rimmed glasses sitting at a square table in front of him, and when he saw him, he half-stood up as if he wanted to bow to him.

Did I make an appointment with this person? Ma Datou was shocked. He slowly walked over to the square table and sat down, the cup of hot coffee on the table was obviously ordered by him, but he couldn't even remember it at all. When Ma Datou's eyes focused on him, he asked himself: Why am I here? What am I here for? Ma Datou felt an annoying buzzing sound swirling in his head, like a floater constantly vibrating its wings, looking for a landing place on him. Immediately afterward, there was a subtle sensation like electricity, slowly flowing to the deepest part of his mind, and Ma Datou felt that countless light bulbs were lit there in turn.

Ma Datou shook his head, trying to suppress the inexplicable excitement that followed. But a larger electric current followed, and all the bulbs were stimulated with intense light under the tremendous energy, and the orange-yellow light suddenly turned into an eye-opening white light. Originally, the sound of the floaters flapping their wings appeared again, but this time it was much stronger, as if it was going to cover his whole body.

"Bang...... Bang bang bang "Countless light bulbs burst one after another in Ma Datou's mind. As countless spots of light flashed in front of him, Ma Datou's hand lightly rested on his forehead, and his eyes were covered by darkness. Waves of pain came over him, as if they were about to drown him.

"Horse ...... Ma Dao? Are you okay? ”

A faint voice rang out from in front of Ma Datou, and he opened his mouth to try to respond, but his tongue stiffened and he couldn't say anything. The spots of light in front of me were still flickering, but slowly, the eyes began to regain focus. I...... Where am I? Ma Datou suddenly couldn't remember where he was.

In a trance, Ma Datou still did not regain his senses, but he found that his five senses had awakened from his numbness. It wasn't until a strong aroma of coffee wafted into his nose that Ma Datou's spirit was lifted, and the light spots in front of him finally disappeared completely. He looked down and saw a cup of coffee on the table in front of him, and the heat was constantly wafting up from it.

"Take a sip, take a sip and you'll feel better." A seductive voice whispered in Ma Datou's mind. Ma Datou's throat slid hard, but not a drop of saliva entered his stomach down the throat. The feeling of dryness filled his lips and mouth, as uncomfortable as someone had stuffed a handful of sand in his mouth. Finally, Ma Datou picked up the coffee in front of him and drank it all. As the taste buds continued to jump under the bitter taste of coffee, Ma Datou's head, which was almost cracked, also regained its calm.

Ma Datou let out a long breath and raised his gaze to look at the person sitting in front of him. The young man in a suit and leather shoes in front of him. Although his voice is rough, his body is unusually thin. Ma Datou looked up, this person inadvertently shook, looking at his sweat, Ma Datou touched his forehead, thinking: Why would I meet such a person?

The man in glasses kept wiping his sweat, and he didn't dare to look at him at all under the gaze of the big-headed beast looking at his prey. He tried to stabilize his tone and said: "Director Ma, our Ruhong's qualifications are actually not bad, but the opportunity to show his face is a little small. If you can help us make some scandals, of course...... I know it's not easy to create a scandal. But if you are in a good position, we should ...... Absolutely, of course. The man in glasses tried to make his every word polite and thoughtful, but his cautious, almost neurotic choice of words sounded a bit inverted.

Ma Datou's heart was at a loss, like a rainbow? Who is Ruhong? The man in front of him, he said again? Ma Datou was constantly searching his mind for all the information related to "Ruhong". After only a while, he gave up, except for the famous sentence in the poem "Night Sitting": "In case the Zen pass is broken, the beauty is like a jade sword like a rainbow", Ma Datou never thought of anything related to the word "like a rainbow".

Ma Datou saw a couple sitting in front of him to the right, and they were talking happily at this time, and the woman in the five-color dress let out a shrill laugh from time to time. Although most of the dessert on the table had been eaten, the man still tapped the waiter to bring him tomato sauce by tapping on the plate. Ma Datou's head began to ache again after being noisy, and after calling the waiter to refill the coffee, he pinched his forehead vigorously with his parted index finger and thumb. I thought to myself, what's wrong with me? For some reason, inexplicable headaches and fatigue have been frequent these days. And my memory is not as good as it used to be, for example, I don't remember when I scheduled this meeting in front of me. Especially, in such a bad café.

Ma Datou's headache was relieved by the massage of his fingers, and after drinking the waiter's second cup of coffee, he slowly asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Ho...... What a gift. The man with glasses was stunned by Ma Datou's sudden question. But he quickly reacted, quickly took out a business card from the inner pocket of his suit, and handed it over respectfully with both hands.

Ma Datou took it and took a look, and the business card was printed with Starlight Film and Television Culture and Entertainment Co., Ltd., and his position was an agent. He tucked the name tag into the inside pocket of his coat, only to find that there was already an identical business card inside. Ma Datou wondered: When did he change business cards with him?

"Have you seen any of my films?" Ma Datou asked as he crossed his hands after stuffing his pockets.

He Gui hurriedly boasted: "I've seen it, I and Ruhong are both your loyal fans, and ......"

Ma Datou waved his hand and said, "Is Liu Ruhong's name her real name?" ”

"Yes...... It's a stage name, and I changed it when I first debuted. He Gui replied: "I used to be called Liu Yan." ”

Ma Datou smiled and sneered: "Ha! is a good Liu Yan, but it's really ugly. ”

He Gui echoed and smiled, sweat came out of his back again, and Ma Datou's sharp way of speaking made him tired of parrying.

Ma Datou leaned back on the back of the chair, and his chin was slightly raised: "Tell me, who introduced it?" ”

"It was introduced by Miss Zhou Xi." Sorry for the week? A beautiful dress suddenly flashed in Ma Datou's eyes, which looked familiar, but for a while he couldn't remember where he had seen it. When he tried to get closer, the gown suddenly turned into a flame and whizzed into his face.

"Ah......h

He Gui looked at Ma Datou's expression and began to be dazed again, and he was very anxious. But he didn't dare to ask what happened to Ma Datou. Why did the other party become so strange when he had just gone to the toilet? He Gui couldn't figure it out.

"I don't know what you said about this week, you can't be mistaken, right?" Ma Datou finally spoke. He always felt that this meeting was a little strange, why did the other party always say things that didn't match him? Could it be that a competitor sent him to calculate him? Thinking of this, Ma Datou suddenly became vigilant. Wait, if that's the case, then why should I arrange to meet with this person? When is it......

The more Ma Datou thought about it, the more confused he became, and he suddenly caught a glimpse of a couple with their ears and temples grinding in front of the table next door, and they actually kissed each other in full view of everyone. Then they sucked each other unscrupulously, making a "chirp, chirp" sound. Ma Datou frowned and pushed the coffee in his hand aside, and a disgusting feeling rose to his heart.

"Director Ma, I sincerely came to ask you for help, although I don't know the rules, but as long as you speak, we will try our best to ...... things within our reach." He Gui saw Ma Datou pushing the coffee aside, and his heart was already half cold.

Ma Datou directly interrupted He Gui's words: "Don't talk nonsense, I know a lot of your directors of Starlight, and I haven't heard what they want to praise Liu Yan or Liu Ruhong." ”

"We came to Changlu with our own money, and the company didn't approve it, so you may not have ......" He Gui just drank the coffee in his stomach. Before coming to Changlu, he expected that the other party would be somewhat suspicious if he didn't get angry with this director. But Zhou Xi promised to help him contact him, why did this director say that he didn't know her? How can it be good now, He Gui's heart is a mess.

"Alright, alright, I'll make a few calls, you wait here." Ma Datou said that he was about to get up.

He Gui knew that he was going to call for verification, and his heart suddenly became anxious, and he hurriedly stepped forward to hold Ma Datou's hand.

"Director Ma, please, what I said is the truth, I and Ruhong, a little person who has never seen the world, just want to come to Changlu to open his eyes, and there is no other meaning." He Guiyang begged, "Director Ma, I have brought all the information of our family Ruhong, all of which are here." He Gui knew that he would never have a chance again if he didn't push the conversation to the most critical part, so he handed over a brown paper bag on the seat next to him with both hands.

Ma Datou saw the bulging appearance of the kraft paper bag, and he instantly understood the catty in it. But considering the strange stares cast by others, he had to sit back down. Ma Datou took the paper bag, turned sideways to open a small gap, and the first thing that jumped into his eyes was a few thick piles of banknotes. Ma Datou raised his head quietly and glanced at He Gui, He Gui smiled and nodded, neither of them said anything. Ma Datou stopped looking at him, directly reached into the brown paper bag, rummaged through the money inside, and after a while, he found a few thin sheets of A4 printer paper and a photo.

Looking at Ma Datou's uncertain expression, He Gui felt that every minute and every second was extremely difficult. After so many years in this industry, he has never experienced such anxiety as now. But when he thought of the fate of him and Liu Ruhong's close connection, He Gui had to cheer up his spirits. If you slack off, make any rude behavior, or say something stupid, then you will be in big trouble. Characters like the other party, they can't afford to offend no matter what.

But even if Ma Datou didn't say it explicitly, He Gui didn't know how bad this meeting was. Seeing that Ma Datou always looked absent-minded throughout the meeting, there must be no good result nine times out of ten, how can this be good? He Gui's heart became a pot of porridge.

At this time, Liu Ruhong himself was sitting in He Gui's black Passat car, observing the situation inside from a distance with a telescope. A few days ago, at the urging of He Gui, she had to come to Changlu City. But after arriving here, Liu Ruhong found that she couldn't help at all. Now she can only press the brake pedal hard with one foot, venting all her nervous feelings on it. It's as if the harder you step on it, the better progress the negotiations will make.

No one knows what Ma Datou is thinking, maybe even he himself doesn't know. After Ma Datou saw Liu Ruhong's photo, he sincerely felt strange, since he had already arranged someone to design the heroine of "Winter Love Song", why did he ask this agent to meet? This artist is so ugly! Ma Datou's head began to hurt again.

He Gui had no way to see any emotion from Ma Datou's face, which was undoubtedly another kind of torture for him. The coffee in front of me has been drunk again, do you want to refill the cup? He Gui couldn't make up his mind, looking at the white back of the photo in Ma Datou's hand, his eyes revealed a bit of timidity, and now he has no more tricks. He Gui sensed that this meeting was about to come to an end.

Ma Datou was really patient with He Gui any longer, and this meeting was meaningless to him at all. Ma Datou put down the bag of money and said, "That's it." Then he turned and walked out of the store. Considering the strange glances from others, He Gui hurriedly settled the account and ran out of the café behind Ma Datou.

"Ma Dao, you wait, you wait for me."

Ma Datou couldn't help but get angry when he saw He Gui coming over again, didn't he understand what he said enough?

To He Gui's embarrassment, he didn't expect Ma Datou to end their conversation in this way. I saw Ma Datou quickly stop a taxi on the side of the road, and then got into the back seat. He Gui behind him desperately ran to the taxi, but before he could stop the car, the taxi had already left. The paper bag full of "materials" in He Gui's hand and Liu Ruhong's bright star dream were left behind.

However, at the same time, Liu Ruhong, who was sitting in the car, let out a long breath. The moment she saw Ma Datou's face, she felt sick from the bottom of her heart, just like everyone else. If this person made "that" request to her, she would never be able to agree.

But what Liu Ruhong didn't expect was that He Gui, who didn't stop the taxi, quickly ran back to his car. Said loudly to Liu Ruhong: "Go away, let me drive, let's chase him!" ”

Liu Ruhong looked at He Gui with a shocked face and asked, "What's the matter, didn't this director reject us?" ”

He Gui beside him was just silent and didn't speak, and quickly started the car and drove out of the parking space. Liu Ruhong asked a few more anxiously, this kind of hot face sticking to a cold ass really made her ashamed. He Gui on the side didn't care about it, and was bent on fighting with Ma Datou to the end. Annoyed by Liu Ruhong's question, he shouted irritably to shut up. After that, he turned on the radio to the maximum to express his refusal to communicate with Liu Ruhong. Liu Ruhong had no choice, she understood that no matter what she said now, He Gui would not listen to it.

He Gui began to vent and galloped on the road in Changlu City. After turning two blocks, they left the city center far behind, never to be seen again. But after a few traffic lights, Ma Datou's taxi had left them far behind. Soon, He Gui's car drove onto the highway leaving the city, but the taxi that Ma Datou was riding was no longer nowhere to be found. He Gui couldn't help but feel a pang of distress in his heart: Is this the end of all this? I'm really unwilling, I'm really unwilling.

"Buzz......" At this moment, Liu Ruhong's mobile phone suddenly rang.

"Who is it?" He Gui asked with the last trace of expectation that Ma Datou might change his mind.

Liu Ruhong glanced at He Gui and said, "It's Xu Economy...... Am I going to pick it up? ”

He Gui was taken aback when he heard this name: "Don't take it!" He thought to himself: Could it be that this director has already been in touch with the people in the company? Damn, do I have to write my resignation when I go back...... No, could it be that Zhou cherished her...... A lot of messy thoughts ran into He Gui's mind.

Liu Ruhong shook her head and hung up Xu Shangjin's phone, but then another mobile phone rang.

"Turn off the handle, turn it off!" He Gui shouted in a panic, "It must be that damn Xu Shangjin again, he wants to laugh at me, right?" Don't! Quickly turn off the phone, don't you hear! ”

Liu Ruhong shouted anxiously: "It's not my mobile phone, it's yours!" ”

"I ...... It's mine? He Gui realized that the ringtone was remembered from his body, so he hurriedly picked up his mobile phone in his pocket. And when He Gui recognized the owner of the number, his heart suddenly cooled, this phone call had proved that his groundless guess just now had been said to be more than half. The call was from He Gui's immediate boss, Manager Wang.

"How did you do it? Who allowed you to take Liu Ruhong to Changlu? ”

He Gui hurriedly defended: "Hey, Manager Wang, I'm not ......"

"Who is going to listen to your explanation! You look at your performance this year, you are almost at the bottom! And the mind to fix these moths. ”

"It's because a friend said that he knew a director and wanted to take Ruhong to get to know him, so we ......"

On the other end of the phone, there was a scolding: "You don't talk nonsense, I've already inquired, you are looking for the model named Zhou Xi to line you up, right?" How dare you think about it! I guess she's almost done with Huangquan Road now. I don't think you want to go with her to meet the director, but to meet Lord Yama together, right? ”

"This ...... Manager Wang, I don't understand what you mean, what's wrong with her? I don't even know what the news is. He Gui was a little dazed by the barrage of speeches on the other end of the phone.

"Tsk, don't you watch the news?" Manager Wang was dissatisfied, "Zhou Xi is dead!" Down the drain! Now you understand, right? ”

He Gui turned his head to look at Liu Ruhong beside him in shock, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Hello? Are you still listening? ”

"Yes, yes." He Gui hurriedly agreed.

"Listen to it now, Zhou Xi's case is in the limelight now, you take Liu Ruhong to her house to have a look, remember to buy some fruits and flowers or something, and comfort the family. There must be a whole bunch of media reporters waiting at her house right now. Manager Wang instructed, "Remember, this is a good opportunity for you to perform." ”

"Yes, I wrote it down." He Gui quickly wrote down what Manager Wang said in his brain.

"You take care of this matter yourself, maybe you have the opportunity to help Liu Ruhong show her face at this Christmas movie week, you kid be careful not to get into a scandal, you know? You're going to mess up again this time, and you're going to hand in your resignation letter when you come back. ”

"Yes, yes, yes."

He Gui unconsciously slowed down the car, and after a while, he slowly said to Liu Ruhong: "Do you know? Zhou Xi is dead! ”

Liu Ruhong stared at He Gui with an expression of disbelief: "How is it possible, I was on the phone with her a few days ago." ”

He Gui covered his forehead and tried to calm himself down: "Wait a while, wait a while, you check the news on the Internet first, I've been busy and dizzy these days, and I haven't noticed the news at all." If it is really what Manager Wang said, we are really out of luck. ”

Liu Ruhong nodded, quickly opened the web page and searched for the news of the past few days, and it didn't take long for her to find a report in the daily evening newspaper: According to the latest news released by the public security department, the naked death of a supermodel that occurred on the evening of the 18th has made new progress. A few days ago, the police arrested the suspect Zhang, who is reported to be the informant who found the victim's body, and is in a romantic relationship with the victim Zhou Xi. After a police investigation, it was found that the man had stayed near the victim's home on the night of the crime. The details of the case are still under further investigation, please pay attention to the follow-up report of this newspaper for details. ”

"How can this be, Sister Xi, she really ......"

"Damn, damn it!" He Gui slapped the steering wheel fiercely, "I said, how could that horse guide be so cold to me...... What are you doing with tears in your eyes? It's not time to cry yet! ”

Liu Ruhong still couldn't stop crying: "He Economy, let's go to Sister Xi's funeral, we finally got acquainted with ......."

He Gui lit a cigarette and took a sharp puff. Now that he finally calmed down, He Gui squinted his eyes and said, "Not only do we have to go to the funeral, but we also have to meet Zhou Xi's family!" Manager Wang has already said that you should behave well in front of the media. ”

Liu Ruhong was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what He Gui meant. The company is going to arrange itself to rub the heat of the murder case!

"But it's not good, after all, the dead are the ......"

He Gui on the side said as if he hadn't heard it: "This time it's really a loss of horse, I don't know if it's a blessing." He slapped the steering wheel and drove the car into the off-ramp in Liu Ruhong's silence.

The billboard standing in the elm forest appeared in He Gui's field of vision again, only this time, he saw a bigger and more real one. Liu Ruhong followed He Gui's line of sight and looked out the car window, she also saw the rusty billboard, and she thought: Is it right or wrong for me to do this? Perhaps, sometimes when you get closer, you may not be able to see more clearly. When is this kind of life the end?

At this moment, the two people in the car did not know that they were about to enter a huge trap.