Four years ago, late summer and early fall.

Yang Fan didn't want to make a move, but when he was carrying his luggage, he accidentally knocked on the corner of the table, staggered a step in pain, and swept all the cans of Red Bull on the table to the ground.

At this point, it was very quiet in the rental house, everyone was taking a nap, and the sound of "clang" sounded so shocking.

The bedroom door was unscrewed open from the inside, and Zhong Li stood at the door.

Just looked at him quietly.

Yang Fan's face was embarrassed, and he laughed dryly: "I'm sorry, I'm ...... I'm just coming back to pack my things. ”

Zhong Li was also a little embarrassed, shook his head, and wanted to laugh.

It turned out to be just a mechanical tug.

It has been more than two weeks since the incident, and no amount of emotions have been exhausted by the waste of time and heavy work.

Zhong Li is in the entertainment industry that has been advancing for three years. That year, she was 16 years old, and she was in her first year of high school, and her grades were not bad, and she studied in the best high school in that small county, and she was at the top of every exam.

But one day, the uncle and the aunt found her and said in embarrassment that the family's money was only enough for one person to study, and it was useless for a girl to read so many books, so it was better to marry early, find a good home, and wholeheartedly provide for her younger brother to go to school.

In fact, she accepted 20,000 yuan from Lao Wang's family in the next village, and planned to marry her to the paralyzed second son of Lao Wang's family.

Zhong Li escaped, traveled several cities, and finally came to Beijing.

At first, she worked as a dishwasher in some small restaurants, and later was introduced to the set as a group performer.

She is good-looking, willing to endure hardships, laughs when she meets people, and has been familiar with the group leaders in the circle for a long time, and everyone will introduce some work to her when they see her well-behaved and sensible.

For a while, she didn't have to worry about food and clothing, and shared a room with a few friends on the East Fifth Ring Road.

It's the kind of large studio, with a kitchen and bathroom to the north, a balcony to the south, a living room and dining room in the middle, and a few other rooms where people live in groups begging for food on the set.

and Yang Fan met two years ago, when he was beaten in the alley because he offended a local snake.

Zhong Li is good at ventriloquism, imitating the sound of a police car, and the gang dispersed in a hurry.

Yang Fan smiled afterwards and said that he owed her a life and had to work as a cow and a horse for the rest of his life to repay it.

Zhong Li said unhappily, others say that the life-saving benefactor has to be a cow and a horse for the rest of his life if he is not good-looking, and if he is good-looking, the rescued person must be promised by himself.

Yang Fan froze for a moment, and his face slowly turned red.

They were together as a matter of course.

In fact, they are more like partners than couples. People who are wandering outside should feel the same way, they are too lonely, and having such a person by their side to accompany them, even if they don't like each other very much, they can get a kind of spiritual comfort.

They are like two trees nestling next to each other, surviving by absorbing each other's warmth.

The door slammed shut in front of her, and the room was quiet again.

It was so quiet that only the old-fashioned wall clock on the wall was still "clicking", "clicking", "clicking", "clicking".

Like, he never came.

Zhong Li stood in place for a while, but couldn't help but walk to the window.

In the old community, there is almost no grass in the flower beds, and occasionally there are some dried dog feces.

The shiny Porsche 911 parked downstairs was so out of place for all this.

She saw Yang Fan get into the car.

In the back seat was also leaning on a woman with folded legs reading the script.

In his early thirties, with long hair coiled behind his head and a wooden hairpin, he looks very elegant and temperamental.

As if sensing that someone was looking at her, Lu Man raised his eyes and looked at her face with a sharp gaze.

She wore a peacock blue sleeveless turtleneck sweater, with a delicate figure, and the undulation of her chest was like a beautiful hill, which was very generously displayed, and a lady's suit was casually draped over her shoulders.

Lu Man, the eldest lady in the Beijing circle, the seventh-generation director leader, has a very good background at home, she has directed and acted in many film and television dramas, and later moved behind the scenes, and the films she shot have mixed reputations, but without exception they are very popular.

People in the circle jokingly called her a "walking money collector" and "the queen of tens of billions of box office".

Zhong Li was ashamed of himself and fled back into the house.

-

Xu is frustrated in love, but this year, Zhong Li ushered in a turning point in his career.

Soon after, her agent called her and asked her to audition for the spy war drama "Black and White".

This is a big production, a famous director and a famous producer, known as an investment of three billion, and Zhong Li wants to compete for the female number three, a stupid vase beauty.

This role is not difficult to interpret, but it requires extremely high appearance and skills, not only to be beautiful, innocent and innocent, but also to sing a good Shanghainese song.

The agent Xue Hong didn't expect anything from her.

Zhong Li's acting skills are actually not bad, although she has not studied systematically, she is very talented in acting, and her appearance is not picky.

But there has always been no shortage of powerful people in this circle.

This society is like this, if you are not popular, you don't even have a camera, even if you act well, you will be cut, how can you have a chance to get ahead?

Luck is also part of strength, and Zhong Li is not unlucky for a day or two.

Sure enough, Zhong Li carefully prepared for the audition for a long time, and when he went to the set, he found that there were more people competing for this role than the second female lead.

After inquiring, I found out that the female number one had already set the actress Xia Na, and the female number two had an average personality, and the female number three, who had more dramatic tension and tragedy, naturally became a sweet and sweet.

She felt like she was going to be finished, and she was so worried that she was spinning outside the set.

For psychological comfort, she took a coin out of her pocket and tossed it up.

As a result, he didn't catch it, so he had to clumsily burrow into the corner of the wall to pick it up.

It turned out to be a human head.

She was anxious: "No, no, no!" "Don't forget to wait and see, and when no one pays attention, I am ready to cheat and vote again.

Throwing a coin is like being a thief, and there is no one left.

Someone thought it was funny, but they couldn't hold back and laughed sullenly.

Zhong Li turned his head to look and found a man leaning against the floor-to-ceiling window not far from the corridor, smiling at her, his slender arms loosely supported by the edge of the window.

He wears a shirt and is tall, and his blazer is casually tucked into the crook of one arm.

It was clear that he was the uninvited guest, but he didn't seem to be uncomfortable, and his deep dark eyes were calm and waveless, reflecting her slightly embarrassed look.

But the smile was only fleeting, and it soon regained its cold appearance.

She was a little stunned in her heart, and she was busy straightening her expression, not planning to let strangers see the joke.

"Why are you here? Why don't you go in and have a look? Another man in a suit approached from a distance.

"No, it's not interesting." He chuckled, lit a cigarette, and lit it on the ashtray beside him.

The two laughed and walked away, and Zhong Li was still standing in place.

As she passed by, she smelled a hint of woody fragrance, a bit like white rosin, which was also reminiscent of a pine forest covered with winter snow, and there was a kind of calm and calm.

I don't know why, but she suddenly wasn't so nervous.

In the audition that day, she miraculously passed and defeated many strong opponents.

The agent Xue Hong also felt evil, thought about it afterwards, and said: "Maybe it is the true colors." You think, this role requires the actor to play a clear and silly taste, and you're quite suitable. ”

Zhong Li: "......" Is this praising her or hurting her?

-

Zhong Li entered the group in September.

Before joining the group, she specially practiced how to sing Shanghai-style songs, and only dared to enter the group to start filming until she had seven or eight points.

Unexpectedly, the atmosphere of the crew is very good, and although the director is strict, he will not curse for no reason.

Several of the leading actors are also old actors, easy-going, and occasionally give lectures to newcomers, Zhong Li has learned a lot from it, and she likes it very much, which is completely different from the third-rate crews she has been in before.

Especially one of the guest starring Xun Huixue, who is good at singing all kinds of songs, she found that Zhong Li is very talented in singing and taught her a lot of singing skills.

"Li Li, is there anything wrong at night?" When she was about to finish work, Cui Qin in the same group called out to her.

Zhong Li hurriedly stopped and shouted "Sister Cui".

She is not very old, her voice is sweet, and she will look into each other's eyes intently when she shouts crisply, which makes people feel respected and extra comfortable.

Cui Qin has debuted for more than ten years, and when she was the most popular, she was only a second-tier, and she has not been taken seriously over the years, so she can only get a cameo role in this drama by lowering her salary this time.

This circle has always been high and low, how many young students take her in their eyes?

She felt ironed, and the smile on her face was a little more real: "You haven't eaten yet, have you?" Together? Eating the crew's boxed lunch every day, everyone is about to vomit. ”

Although Zhong Li felt that the crew's box lunch was actually quite delicious, he still smiled and echoed a few sentences.

Cui Qin's car is a Tesla, beautiful and lightweight, and it is spotlessly washed.

Zhong Li couldn't help but stop and watch for a while before getting into the car, and his eyes unconsciously showed a little envy.

Cui Qin can't help but feel a little complacent, she likes to be with Zhong Li, and to a large extent, she can get this kind of spiritual vanity satisfaction.

Of course, it is also true that she likes Zhong Li, Zhong Li is very likable.

The car drove on the third ring road for a while, driving to the outskirts of the city, and the scenery along the way gradually became unfamiliar.

Zhong Li was a little apprehensive: "Didn't you go to dinner?" ”

Cui Qin smiled: "Where can't I eat?" Take you to a long perspective. ”

Half an hour later, the vehicle arrived at the gate of a private clubhouse. It is said to be a clubhouse, but it is actually a leisure resort built on a mountain, and there is only this one building within a radius of 100 miles, and the bright lights reflect the surroundings as if it were daytime.

There aren't many vehicles parked at the door, but they're all worth a lot of money, and there's no shortage of license plates with eye-catching numbers.

The parking man came to help park the car, took the car keys, and drove the car underground.

Zhong Lileng paused for a moment and reacted that Cui Qin's car was not qualified to park at the gate.

However, she looked calm and seemed to be used to it.

Zhong Li had also heard some things about these private clubs before, and most of them had a bad reputation. I don't know when the private club was equated with improper transactions.

With the frequent occurrence of certain social events in the past two years, it is difficult for people not to want to be crooked.

However, when she entered the door, she found that it was not the same as she had imagined.

This is a private club with a strong business atmosphere, compared with the splendid and carved railings outside, the decoration inside is relatively elegant and simple, and even some literary and artistic.

After the lobby is a hole in the sky, five steps and a pavilion and ten steps and a scene, the corridor waist is accompanied by the murmuring sound of the small bridge and flowing water, the fog is thick, such as falling into the fairyland of the world.

After walking inside, the young lady who led them led them to a separate courtyard gate and left.

"You can sing, right? When I was filming before, I listened to the Shanghainese-style songs you sang, which was quite emotional. I will call you if I need to, and if I don't call you, don't make a noise, lest you offend anyone. Before entering the door, Cui Qin told her and raised her hand to push open the door of the private room.

It was a large pool, a bit like a motel she'd been to before, but more than twice as big. It is surrounded by a semi-openwork carved wall that leads to different bays.

Around the corner, human voices can be faintly heard, and the figures of people are reflected on the dim cultural wall, like old-fashioned shadow puppetry.

"What are you doing? Keep up. Cui Qin saw that she was still in place, and turned around and called her.

Zhong Li's mind was already a little confused, she had never seen this kind of battle.

After a while, she came back to her senses, afraid that she would lose Cui Qin, so she hurriedly stepped on her legs to catch up.

There was a square table inside, but there were only three people playing cards around. The lack of three and one did not lose interest at all, and there were a few people standing next to them watching the battle, or they were tired of watching and went to the corner to rest.

An orange glow shone from a paper clip lamp hanging overhead, darkening the darkness all around.

The sound of talking and laughing became clearer, the voice was not loud, but it seemed to be amplified in Zhong Li's ears.

On such occasions, she restrained for no reason, and was in the middle like a goose.

Cui Qin chatted with an acquaintance for a while, and when she looked back at her, she seemed to be unable to stand her stupid appearance, and couldn't help but give her a look.

She didn't notice it at all, and stared at her.

Cui Qin: "......"

The man next to him couldn't help laughing, as if teasing: "This is your niece? Are you an adult? ”

"Master Lu, you are used to laughing, she is almost 20 years old this year." Cui Qin smiled, she could see that her expression was very solemn, and she spoke with a little caution, "The little girl is not sensible, but she sings well." Didn't you say last time that you were looking for a few people who could sing Shanghainese-style songs? She sang this several times in our play, and even Director Xu praised her for her good singing. ”

"Xu Jin's play?" That "Lu Gongzi" was a little surprised, turned the metal lighter in his hand, and looked at her twice.

"Yes." Cui Qin smiled and responded.

Lu Yan didn't see anything, lost interest, and beckoned to her casually: "Sit down." ”

Cui Qin hurriedly pulled her to sit down.

Zhong Li didn't know how to play cards at all, and was driven to the shelves. After a round, she lost completely.

She seemed to have dozens of ants crawling on the hot pot in her heart, and wanted to ask them how much this game was, but she was too embarrassed to ask directly, and she was so anxious that she was on pins and needles.

"This sister, what is your expression?" The man sitting across from her teased, as if he thought she was amusing like this.

"No money expression." A beautiful woman next to him hooked her hand on his shoulder and covered her lips with a smile.

The two girls behind him laughed.

Zhong Li's face seemed to be burning, but he stubbornly didn't say anything.

"Don't listen to their nonsense, we don't play with money, you are free." Finally, there was a conscientious person who couldn't look at it, and smiled to relieve her.

Zhong Li cast a grateful glance and found that it was Lu Yanshen.

She thought the man was familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him.

Another fiasco, but she already knew that she didn't have to give money, so it didn't matter, and she was willing to be a background board. They joked a few casual things and seemed to find her boring, laughing to themselves, no longer paying attention to her.

She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, feeling thirsty at this moment, and quietly picked up the cup of tea in her hand and took a sip.

This tea tastes good, sweet in the mouth, and there is no jerky feeling when it rolls through the throat, and after drinking, there is a rich fruity aroma lingering between the lips and teeth, and the aftertaste is endless.

She couldn't help but take another sip.

When she looked up again, she found that the rest of the people had stopped and stood up, and the surroundings became very quiet, and their eyes were all looking in the direction behind her.

Zhong Li realized that behind her was the location of the door, and there must be an important person coming in.

She quickly stood up and looked back.

It was a very tall man who came in, with a steady and unhurried pace, and as he went, he took off his outermost coat and put it in the crook of his arm. When the rest of the people greeted him, he bowed slightly, asked him to sit down, and said that he did not need to be restrained.

The voice is moving, slow and polite, and I feel that he is a very cultured person. The appearance is also good, handsome eyebrows and deep eyes, with a good temperament, and it looks very spiritual. It's just that he doesn't look like the kind of person who gets along well.

Everyone smiled and agreed, and sat back one after another, and the atmosphere was a little more comfortable.

But Zhong Li always had a feeling that everyone was pretending to be calm.

This person's identity may not be ordinary.

A slender hand reached from her side and tugged at a chair beside her, and the figure fell.

He handed his coat to the waiter: "Go and hang it up for me." ”

"Okay, Mr. Yung."

Zhong Li saw that he was mixing cards, his technique was neat, and his slender fingers flew like keys.

This man has a face with cold lines, and under the sword eyebrows is a pair of narrow and lazy phoenix eyes, which look a little cold and detached.

But this person is born with an indescribable charm, and he has a kind of graceful chic and graceful bearing.

It turns out that there is really the kind of noble son who is not angry and self-righteous and has thousands of miles of military power described in the book.

Zhong Li's memories finally began to revive.

She remembered where she had seen this person and that "Lu Gongzi", the last time she went to the audition, he watched her coin toss and cheat.

However, the other party obviously didn't remember her.

"Which sister stumbled and came so late?" Lu Yanshen casually threw an eight-cylinder and teased him.

"Sanzhong and Haitian merged, do you know?" Rong Ling lowered his head and touched the cards, and his voice was faint.

Lu Yanshen looked slightly straighter: "What does this mean?" Are they crazy at this juncture? ”

As if he felt that the situation was serious, he lost his cards.

The two got up and went to the window together.

"Isn't this a blatant attempt to oppose us? Does Shen Chao have the guts? Lu Yanshen frowned, and there was a flash of anger in his eyes.

Rong Ling lowered his head and knocked a cigarette from the cigarette case, but he didn't light it, and smiled a little lazily with his eyes down: "It's normal." People die for money, birds die for food, and when it comes to the moment of life and death, how can they sit still and wait for death? ”

Lu Yanshen sneered: "He's not afraid of offending you and me?" ”

"If you change it, are you afraid of offending people, or do you obediently give way? The people who can get to this position are not real soft bones. Rong Ling smiled, his tone was a little casual and interesting.

Lu Yan was silent, and said after a while: "Then what are you going to do?" ”

He knew that with his character, he would never allow anyone else to ride on his head.

Rong Ling didn't answer directly, but smiled imperceptibly: "He is stronger than you, and he is even more horizontal against you, how can I be restrained by this kind of fly-camp dog?" ”

-

Zhong Li was bowing her head and drinking tea, and Cui Qin came over to push her after the performance.

Zhong Li hurriedly stood up and followed her to the side.

"Why are you so stupid? On this occasion, don't you take the opportunity to meet a few more people? Cui Qin said, "Mr. Rong came over, you didn't even say hello, it's too rude, and you're not afraid of offending people." ”

He also told her to be very careful, the other party is a well-known entrepreneur and has a very good background in the Beijing circle, and it is definitely not something that people like them can offend.

Even if you don't make a good impression on the other person, you can't make them hate themselves.

Zhong Li didn't dare to ask more, and took the wine glass she handed over.

Rong Ling leaned against the window with his back to her, his body was tall and his shoulders were broad, even if it was just a back, there was pressure like a mountain.

Zhong Li glanced at Cui Qin at a loss, and Cui Qin gave her a look.

She had no choice but to walk over, and was about to say something, when someone pushed her behind her, and she stumbled over.

One hand quickly supported her, and the wrist applied a slight force, and straightened her with one hand to prevent her from hitting him directly.

However, the wine in her hand also spilled straight on his trousers, and it was wet.

"I'm wet." Lu Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud, it seemed that it was rare to see him such a bad character.

Zhong Li's legs and stomach began to tremble, and for a moment, his brain went blank.

The man raised his eyes, and her embarrassed and frightened appearance was clearly reflected in her calm and deep pupils.

He was very handsome, but he had a pair of sharp and narrow eyes, and the contours of his face were resolute and cold, which made these eyes as cold as still water and inorganic.

Although she was not the kind of ancestor who was particularly arrogant and domineering, but looking more difficult to provoke than those people, she faintly felt as if she had caused trouble, and her voice was trembling: "...... Right...... I'm sorry. ”

Unexpectedly, he just glanced at her and then withdrew his gaze and said, "It's okay, be careful next time." ”