Qiao Zixin hadn't had alcohol in a long time. So, after drinking four or five cups, she felt the alcohol making her dizzy. She told Xu Zifan. Xu Zifan got busy telling the deputy director and assistant to help greet everyone and accompanied Qiao Zixin to go outside to sober up. He let Qiao Zixin sit on the soft chair and whispered: "You rest here first, I'll ask the waiter for a bottle of water. "
"Okay, good." Qiao Zixin rested her chin on her hand on the table, smiled, and nodded at him.
Qiao Zixin looked at Xu Zifan's back as he strode away and smiled again. Before when she was in Xingchen, the wife of the President had recognized her as an adoptive sister and always liked to take her to dinner with many people. Although she was allowed to accompany guests to drink a few glasses of wine, she would be too tired after taking part in a movie and would sit there with the hostess. She could not show that she had a splitting headache. At that time, she felt that her Godsister was her 'Bole', who took care of her. She must not disappoint her Godsister. Now it was really funny to think about, but Godsister had scolded her for using their names for work, for not giving them face and offending people everywhere.
(Bólè [伯乐] = the horse connoisseur. It's means: those who are good at discovering, recommending, cultivating and using talent. English equivalent: a good senior in work, or a muse; someone that takes you to the top and helps you hone your skills.)
It was not the same as Xu Zifan. Before she knew it, she felt familiar with him. As long as she had him around, she would feel very safe. It was really good that he took in her thoughts first. She met her real 'Bole' at the lowest point of her life and also met her guardian, just like a knight. She was really lucky.
A waiter brought a bottle of pure water a cup and politely said, "Miss Qiao, Mr. Xu is going to his car to get you sobering soup and you may need to warm it up in the kitchen. Please wait for a moment. I'll stand over there, you can wave to me if you need anything."
"Okay, thank you." Qiao Zixin smiled and felt better after drinking half a glass of water. She took out her mobile phone and waited for Xu Zifan while playing games.
"Xin Xin?"
Qiao Zixin felt her light was blocked and looked up and saw Liu Jie standing there holding Lin Yan's arm.
"Is it really you?" Lin Yan hadn't seen Qiao Zixin for several months. He saw that she was not gaunt at all because of the breakup; even beautifully wearing a white t-shirt and jeans. He couldn't put his thoughts into words. It seemed that after they broke up, she became even more beautiful. He liked Qiao Zixin, but he did not resist the temptation of his first love when she pleased him. He did something wrong and then it spiralled out of control. He could only move on after having wronged Qiao Zixin and then marry Liu Jie.
He felt guilty when he thought about how Qiao Zixin's fame had plummeted because of Liu Jie. "Xin Xin, I watched today's hot search list. Is it true that you want to make a new Director's movie? I heard that it's still a small investment, except you, they are all group performers and students. How did you get this kind of movie?"
Qiao Zixin looked down at her watch and casually said, "Don't bother Mr. Lin, we're not familiar with each other."
Lin Yan frowned and said earnestly, "The past is the past. The entertainment circle has always been like this. There are no permanent friends or enemies. I can help you if you want to do a movie. Recently, Director Li asked me to play a supporting actor in a movie. I can recommend you to audition for female number three. Director Li is a well-known director. As long as you are good at acting, everyone will surely think good about your performance. It's much better to continue to look for other movies than to waste your time shooting a movie by an unknown small Director."
Lin Yan thought he was thinking of his old love and really wanted to help his ex-girlfriend, but he didn't realize how high up he was when he talked, and how he seemed to show a sense of superiority. Once he was a nobody. Trying to catch up with Qiao Zixin. Qiao Zixin often gave him resources to introduce him to film and advertisements. Now, it was finally his turn to say 'I can recommend you' to Qiao Zixin.
Qiao Zixin said impatiently, "Lin Yan, I haven't seen you for several months. Your face has thickened. I know all about how shamelessly you cheated and how insidiously your wife framed me. What face do you have to come to me and say these words? Don't you feel sick?"
Liu Jie clutched Lin Yan's arm and said: "Qiao Zixin, don't slander me, who framed you? Do you have any evidence?" She glanced around stealthily and was relieved to see that the waiters could not hear their voices in the distance. Then she saw Qiao Zixin's beautiful face, her eyes flashed a bit of jealousy. She said angrily, "My husband is kind enough to help you. Even if you don't appreciate it, don't be cynical. You wronged a person with goodwill and did not even know who was a good person. Husband, let's go. Someone thinks she's still a movie queen and doesn't want the help of little people like us. Maybe she can rely on this small-budget movie to gain the title again?"
Qiao Zixin leaned on her chair and closed her eyes. "You two like to act as good-hearted people. Please go somewhere else. Don't speak in front of me. I feel nauseous after listening to you. Please treat me as a stranger when you see me in the future. Please don't say anything to me. Thank you."
Lin Yan was disgraced and his face turned ugly, he was unwilling to leave so despondently. Qiao Zixin had fallen. Why should she be the one to dismiss them? He stared at Qiao Zixin's beautiful face, suddenly his heart was hot. He had been in love with Qiao Zixin for a year and they had not talked about going to bed yet. Now Qiao Zixin was down and out, and still wanted to make movies so much. Did he have a chance to make her his mistress? The thought of letting Qiao Zixin be his mistress made him unable to suppress the fire.
He turned to Liu Jie and said, "You should go get the car first, I'll go out in a minute."
Liu Jie was shocked. "What are you planning to do here?"
"I have something to say to Xin Xin, I want to at least apologize. Go on!" Lin Yan frowned at Liu Jie, who should have already heard his orders.
Liu Jie bit her lip, glared at Qiao Zixin violently, and walked off with her heels firmly clicking. Qiao Zixin frowned, opened her eyes, and looked at Lin Yan with disgust. "Aren't you leaving?"
Lin Yan brushed his suit and sat down in the chair opposite her, smiling: "Xin Xin, you know I love you. Liu Jie is too scheming. She has caught me in her net, and I have to listen to her. Otherwise, how could I marry a woman like her? Xin Xin, I still love you, you also love me, don't you? Let's make up, I'll buy you a house as our home, and I'll take you with me on every business trip, ok?"2
Qiao Zixin picked up the water bottle and filled her cup, then she flung the water into Lin Yan's face!
"Disgusting! Not only are you shameless, but you are dirty to the core. To associate myself with you is the blindest thing I have ever done in my life!" Qiao Zixin turned and left, looking at him was too disgusting.
Lin Yan grabbed her wrist and said angrily, "Why are you such a b***h? Do you think you are still the high-flying movie queen? You are a lost dog! You have nothing left, you rather climb into beds than to climb up high again? What's the difference between going to someone else's bed and keeping mine? What a hypocrite!"
They created a big ruckus. The waiter in the distance felt something was wrong and started to head towards their side, while Xu Zifan also came with the sobering soup. When he saw Lin Yan, he handed the sobering soup to the waiter and quickly stepped forward to grab Lin Yan's wrist and push it off.
Lin Yan felt a sharp pain in his wrist and dropped to the ground with his hands on the ground. Looking down, his wrist was already blue. "Who are you? Waiter, call your manager, how can you let just anyone enter the hotel?"
Xu Zifan turned his eyes to Qiao Zixin and asked in a low voice, "Did he hurt you?"
Qiao Zixin laughed: "No, I would have called someone if something happened." Then she whispered to Xu Zifan about what had just happened.
Xu Zifan looked at Lin Yan and said coldly, "The hotel really shouldn't let a mad dog like you in." He took out his wallet and took a hundred dollars from the inside, and arrogantly threw it at Lin Yan's face, saying, "I will pay you the medical expenses, remember to stay away from my artist later. Otherwise, it will not be just a bruise on the wrist next time."
"You! You are the manager, the small-time Director, aren't you?" Lin Yan stood up awkwardly and looked at Xu Zifan's tall, handsome and aggressive appearance. He suddenly realized something and looked at Qiao Zixin with disdain. "No wonder you wouldn't promise yourself to me. You have a crush on this male-escort. You're still stupid enough to only look at his face, and not even think about what he liked you for! He is just playing with you. You should be careful of being cheated on by a love swindler."
Xu Zifan's eyes swept over him, Lin Yan felt his back go cold and he took two steps back in fear. "You, you can't hit me. The waiter is here, I can sue you!"
Xu Zifan withdrew his eyes and said faintly, "It seems that you are enjoying yourself too much. You still have time to bark. You should go find something else to do." As he said so, he took Qiao Zixin and left. They went directly back to their box, and he let Qiao Zixin drink the soup.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have left you alone there."
"It's okay, the security here is very good, even if you didn't come back, the waiter wouldn't have let him do anything to me. I didn't expect Lin Yan to be so shameless, so I just poured water on his face and scolded him. It felt so good. " Qiao Zixin chuckled twice, anyone can see she was really very happy.
Xu Zifan smiled, changed his phone card at the door, and sent a message to a group of reporters [Li Jing hotpot restaurant, Lin Yan drowned himself in soup, quarrelled with Liu Jie inside his car]2
In an instant, a group of people who were close said they would come. Xu Zifan withdrew his cell phone and continued to drink with everyone. This group was acquired by him after a long time of searching and making friends with some talents. He joined anonymously and pretended to be a reporter. Although these reporters were colleagues, they only grabbed big news. When they encountered small news, they would share it with everyone else. Occasionally, they would know some news that they couldn't pass on. They would talk privately with people they knew well and tell them that they would naturally get some benefits afterwards. Xu Zifan was prepared for a rainy day. He didn't think the first thing he shared would be this. It was quite good. First, Lin Yan was given a little lesson, and then he would be given a big gift.
Lin Yan was full of anger and asked the waiter for a towel to wipe his hair, but the hair was still wet on his forehead and the front of his shirt was wet. He hadn't been in such a mess since he was made famous by Qiao Zixin. The most important thing is that he felt insulted by an unknown little Director. When he saw the message from Liu Jie on his mobile phone saying that she had driven the car to the door, he went out quickly with his head down. Liu Jie exclaimed as soon as he got into the car.
"What happened to you? Qiao Zixin poured water on you? Why did she pour water on you? What did you say to her? Did you think she would remember your old love?" The more Liu Jie spoke, the more she felt wronged, and her voice became shrill, making Lin Yan more agitated.
"Shut up! When will it be your turn to ask about me? Drive home!"
A small reporter took some photos and made the story. Seeing Lin Yan's angry face and Liu Jie's tense face, the reporter laughed and the Brainstorming Emperor would certainly make up a very complete story based on this.
As soon as Lin Yan and Liu Jie got home, the phone was ringing off the hook from their agents calling, asking them how they had so much trouble from just one meal. When they got online, the hot search harshly read 'first-love couple contract false conjugal love'. As soon as they opened it, they saw Lin Yan coming out of the hotel with his smelly face and wet hair. After getting in the car, Liu Jie immediately changed her face, and the two glared at each other angrily and shouted at each other.
Of course, this is all made up by people's imagination, and only the pictures are posted online. Can anyone really see from this picture that they are dissatisfied with each other? Originally, the disturbance that they were each kept by a rich patron, was just over. Although people reluctantly accepted their explanation, people lost a little trust in the bottom of their hearts. Looking at this photo, the marriage arrangement that they had been in love for five years collapsed immediately. Newlyweds are like this before their honeymoon, are they really that close?
Many fans who believe in their love jumped out and said they would never believe in love again. Many fans of Lin Yan denounced Liu Jie as 'not worthy' of Lin Yan, and fans of Liu Jie also denounced Lin Yan as not doting on his wife. The two of them finally appeased their fans and it blew them up again.
Xu Zifan returned home, without even a sip of water he began to pay attention to online trends, a large payment to buy three batches of online water army began to be circulated. One batch of people pretending to be Lin Yan fans specializing in all kinds of scandal history of Liu Jie, true and fake scandalous materials. One batch of people pretending to be Liu Jie fans who would forward Lin Yan's scandal history and scandal material, whether there is evidence or not. The most important thing is to ridicule to the end, driving real fans and passers-by to 'recognize' the true face of their idol couple. Another group of passers-by who pretended to be bored by the two fan groups turned the two sides into cults and questioned the feelings of 'first-love couple'. They had already cheated on each other and their feelings were thin. Their marriage was purely to sell 'affection' to people and cheat fans.
Qiao Zixin brewed some black coffee and served it to Xu Zifan together with Pu'er tea. "Knowing that you like black coffee, it is not good to always drink it. Try Pu'er tea. After eating hot pot, it is enough to get rid of heat from your body."
Xu Zifan's eyes rested on the two cups and took a sip of Pu'er tea. "Okay, thank you."
Qiao Zixin stood behind him and saw the bloody fight on the screen. She was dazed and shocked, "A man-made ruin?"
"Well, I originally wanted to stay silent for a while and ignore them, but since I met him today… He is still so ignorant, so we might as well use him to divert public attention from our small-budget movie."
"Is he useful? Will this reduce the exposure of our movie? It was not easy to publicize, and I thought I would need to hype up my comeback."
Xu Zifan looked up and smiled at her. "For hype. Let's change it to a better way."
Then Qiao Zixin listened to him call the water army and let them start to 'feel aggrieved' for her after three hours. Telling them to firmly scold Lin Yan and Liu Jie for framing Qiao Zixin and bringing Qiao Zixin down. To scold Xingchen Entertainment for cheap betrayal, to favor Lin Yan, a little fresh meat, and only recognize the cash cow, and abandon Qiao Zixin as soon as they saw her intention of withdrawing from the circle, and step on her severely. Feeling sorry that the Movie Queen has been reduced to appearing in a low-cost movie directed by a newcomer. Feeling unworthy for her. Calling Lin Yan, Liu Jie and Xingchen Entertainment to give an explanation. At least they have to apologize publicly.
Lin Yan, Liu Jie and Xingchen Entertainment will definitely not admit their mistakes, and will even carry them to the end, firmly denying all of this. But it doesn't matter, a large number of water army members incarnated into 'bearer of truth's, telling every little truth that Qiao Zixin knows, which is reasonable, logical and consistent with all the developments during this period of time, and can be proved by Lin Yan and Liu Jie's false love affair. Thus, it can be confirmed that Qiao Zixin was destroyed by their joint effort without any actual evidence, giving the impression to the passers-by that Qiao Zixin is innocent.
Then they 'dug up' the original novel of Qiao Zixin's new play, analyzed the bright spots of the authors talent, and highlighted Qiao Zixin's role, which made everyone doubt whether Qiao Zixin could perform this role well. And at the same time, they had expectations for it. Finally, they took a few seconds of close-ups of Qiao Zixin from the first scene they just filmed and put it out for the public to see. Qiao Zixin is still the same Qiao Zixin whose acting skills flourished, and the picture is not as bad as they thought. It perfectly publicized the new play and let the public's voice of doubt drop down and wait calmly.
Qiao Zixin listened to his series of arrangements and his explanation to her of the purpose of doing so. Her look at Xu Zifan changed and he was vaguely worshiped. "How can you understand so much? People's hearts are the most difficult to grasp. You can accurately predict the public's reaction every time. Even if there is a water army, you haven't even tried it once. It's amazing!"
Xu Zifan smiled faintly, "My Master is very strict. People in the entertainment circle has to learn these things, or he wouldn't let you start your work. In order not to be tortured by Master, I had to study hard. Fortunately, I could use it."
Qiao Zixin was amused by his helpless expression and wanted to ask him who his master was. However, thinking that his Master would not allow him to mention the name of the old man's name, she quietly speculated in her heart and stopped asking. She looked at the fans who kept sending messages and said with a smile: "Everyone hasn't slept. Let's shoot a bit later tomorrow so that everyone can have a good rest."
"Okay." Xu Zifan suddenly thought of something, opened Lan Gui's dialog box and said, [Can you add a role for me? A male partner who has a lot of scenes, always followed the heroine and silently cared for her and gave her a lot of help.]
Lan Gui was stunned when she saw the text. The movie had begun filming, and now he wants to add a male partner who has the most scenes in the movie. Are you kidding me? Then she saw Xu Zifan say, [Isn't Lin Yan aiming for The Best Actor Award in his new movie? I'm going head to head with him on this.]
Lan Gui immediately replied to the message, [Absolutely! No problem!]
You can't be a coward when you see a scumbag in the ring! Lan Gui brewed a pot of thick coffee, opened the document and began to design a lovely male partner. Creating a bright-eyed character second only to the heroine, but also meaningful and remembered, just to beat Lin Yan's role. She didn't go to the set the next day, nor did she go on the third day. For two whole days and nights, she slept for two hours when she was tired, set the alarm clock, got up and wrote again, and finally put the male partner perfectly into the written script on the third night.6
The original script is too tragic from beginning to end, and the newly added male match becomes the only touch of warmth. He saved the female lead when she was almost raped, escaped the revenge of those people with her, and accepted her as her landlord. After that, he gradually got to know her, but she took a defensive and alienating attitude towards all men. The relationship between the two was not salty all the time, but she could feel his concern from the way the man left the lamp on, to keep her dinner warm. He made it less bleak for the female lead to return to their rented houses after attending night classes.2
At first, this kind of warmth seemed very insignificant. Slowly, the male partner found himself in love with the female lead and began to help her silently. Every time she asked for leave to find her child, he secretly helped her take the shift and begged the boss to ignore it. When she was bullied, he taught the bully a lesson behind her back. When she couldn't pay the rent, he pretended to encounter difficulties and asked her for help, and then allowed her to delay the rent in returning the favor. In the end, the man knew that the woman ran to the mountain village to find the child by herself. He rushed after her, protected her from being beaten by the villagers, and helped her find ways to save the child. The woman was moved and was finally willing to open her heart to him and told him that when the child was rescued, they would be a family of three.
But the male partner didn't wait until that day. He went to the village to see the child, and found that the family was going to drown the woman's child. He rushed to save the child alone, and was besieged by the villagers. He accidentally fell on a sickle and died on the spot. The female lead went crazy and just hired someone to go in and take out his body and child. The villagers did not dare to stop her when they had already killed a person. They couldn't afford to let the female lead sue them. The Internet also caused a lot of uproar. Finally, the top authorities paid attention to it and sent special police to deal with the matter. They traded a life for the final victory, and the female lead never smiled, turned a blind eye to any suitor, devoted herself to public welfare all her life, and only went to his grave every year on the anniversary of his death to retell the things he had done for her. She knew that she regretted it. She shouldn't have confined herself to her shell and shouldn't have responded so late to his love. They never had a chance to be together.
This is an extraordinary love from an ordinary person. From the beginning of the story to the end of the story, it runs through the whole story and plays an extremely important role in the development of the story and the female lead. It also makes the originally tragic story as if it were fleshed out, like a documentary. With a little tragedy at the end, touching the hearts of the audience. This is the most painstaking time that Lan Gui has spent in writing for so many years. After watching it, Xu Zifan put up his thumb and immediately decided to pass it so that the stylist, so they can design and shape it according to the situation of the character.
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All the cast members supported his decision, but they felt a little uneasy. They knew Xu Zifan was a great Director, but could he act? Is the acting good? Many directors have made guest appearances in their own movies or in the movies of friends. Not everyone is good in acting. Some of them are very confusing and embarrassing.
As a result, when Xu Zifan entered the scene, they were relieved. Xu Zifan did not lose to Qiao Zixin at all. They even performed on the same stage. Not only the crew, Qiao Zixin was also greatly surprised. The film now has an additional handsome male character, and the overall story is more complete and more appealing. The quality of the whole film has been greatly improved. The whole cast is full of passion. Only when the film is released can all those who question it become fans!
Xu Zifan's personal life has become busier. He hasn't forgotten the developments on the Internet. Lin Yan and Liu Jie are busy trying to wash white and pacify fans, helping Qiao Zixin's side. Xingchen's Lady Boss is fearless and she disdainfully came out to say that Qiao Zixin has been abandoned. Xu Zifan has been accused of mistreating artists, using Qiao Zixin as a cash cow to crazily consume her fame, packaging her as a pure girl regardless of her wishes, and then leading to the conclusion that everyone has never truly known Qiao Zixin. Who knows what the real Qiao Zixin is like?
Qiao Zixin's 'true temperament recordings', which had been sorted out by fans long ago, played a role at this time. It was all Qiao Zixin's occasional words in one or two programs, interviews and fan meetings. It was not based on scrips, but her own real thoughts. Together, it can be said that Qiao Zixin is completely different from the image created by Xingchen. She is more attractive. She was completely bound by Xingchen in the past. This made the public feel more distressed about her and expressed their support for her new movie. They hoped that she will return as soon as possible and give more appearances.
During Qiao Zixin's closed-door filming, her enthusiasm never completely subsided. No agent has ever been able to achieve Xu Zifan's level, even as a last resort. Digging up one new stem after another to maintain the exposure of an artist. Each time appearing at the right time, not only not boring, but more and more people look forward to this artist to appear soon. When this expectation accumulates to a certain extent, that is when the artists' works become very popular.
Qiao Zixin's film was finished after two months of filming. The news received from the outside all questioned the new Director's competence. What good film can be made in such a quick and hasty manner? But what they don't know is that this production team has advantages that no one else has. They are united in their efforts, not afraid of hardship or fatigue. They often work 18 hours a day and sleep directly in the production studio when time is tight, thus minimizing the shooting time and saving a lot of money.
After filming the movie, everyone lost a lot of weight, but everyone was in high spirits, and they were just waiting for the movie to win an award and start the first steps for their team!
Xu Zifan took a couple of editors and rotate their shifts. It took only half a month to finish the last editing, which was quicker than normal. Then immediately sent to the state for review, sent to participate in awards, and the running scheduled for release. He was so busy that even Qiao Zixin hadn't seen him around. Thanks to the fact that the film is only a feature film without any special effects, otherwise it would take months no matter how quick they worked, and it would not be able to catch up with the awards at the end of the year.
(TNote: State review= It means that he sent it to a government office where films and other works like books etc etc, are reviewed by the government before they are deemed 'safe for public consumption'. Some are rated, some are banned entirely.)
At the same time, the promotion of the film was also in full swing, and the trailer was well received as soon as it was released. At first, Qiao Zixin was cowardly and incompetent, with hunched over shoulders, a close-up of her eyes made people feel her despair through the screen. The man's iron fist gave her goose bumps. Then the camera turned and the child ran out. Qiao Zixin cried frantically for help from the police and fought with people. She was looking for her child everywhere, on the streets and lanes. Suddenly there was a scene where she was pressed on the ground by several men. Xu Zifan rushed in and had a big fight with several men. He took Qiao Zixin's hand and ran as fast as he could. After that, Qiao Zixin squatted on the ground crying loudly and broke his heart.
Then the camera turned again, Qiao Zixin's face showed a determined expression. No matter what she did, she was full of fighting spirit, positive and upward. She suppressed the depression deeply inside her heart, and Xu Zifan was watching her silently not far away. Then a skinny child cried 'help' to the camera. Xu Zifan hugged the child and fell to the ground with his head broken. Qiao Zixin rushed over to him and panicked. tears kept flowing and despair appeared in her eyes again.
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The trailer came to an abrupt end here. Many netizens were shocked to find themselves in tears, but they could not help wiping away their tears. Their first reaction was to rush to the official blog and ask what happened after that. What was the outcome? Did Xu Zifan die or not? Did Qiao Zixin save the child? Will justice come at last? Have the villagers been punished?
Netizens have countless questions, all of which are generated around the trailer. Others went to the website to buy the original novel, but the plot in the trailer has obviously been adapted, which is different from the original. They are worried and eager to see the follow-up of this story. Because, no matter when, domestic violence and human traffickers are the objects of people's extreme disgust. Did a tragic character like Qiao Zixin finally get saved?
On the same day, #Qiao Zixin was hit in the first scene by domestic violence#, #Qiao Zixin's desperate eyes#, #Qiao Zixin's new movie#, and it was only at this time that people learned that the name of the new movie was 'A Strong Mother'. A very common sentence, a very easy-to-understand name, but when applied to a weak and incompetent woman, it can make people feel its meaning even more deeply.
At the same time, there were also #the most shocking cases of domestic violence#, #why no death sentence for buying and selling people#, which suddenly gained much more social attention, and also made 'A Strong Mother' one of the most popular movies in recent years; Stealing all the limelight from Xingchen's new movie 'Double Agent', which they are trying to promote. Xingchen's Lady Boss once again blogged a statement that insinuated 'A Strong Mother', even if it's a good film, it would be ruined by Qiao Zixin, she is not an actress of that style.
This time no one was on Xingchen's side at all. They all ran to scold her for not speaking kindly. At least she used to be the god-sister, but she stepped on her sister endlessly. How could she have any grace of a President's wife? Indeed, as expected, she has passed through too many scandals when she was young, even if she becomes the wife of the President, she can't change the shameless despicability in her bones!
Xingchen's Lady Boss and netizens battled off a wave of words about Qiao Zixin. However, this time Qiao Zixin didn't come. Xu Zifan didn't hire a water army to hype it. The netizens' spontaneous care alone, left Qiao Zixin in an invincible position! This is all because Xu Zifan's previous successful mechanism, it gave netizens the impression that Qiao Zixin had been bullied innocently and fought hard. At this time, they were willing to defend her. Moreover, this is not a fake set up, and this is what Qiao Zixin really seems like. In the future, more and more people will be on her side, because she will never collapse.
Xu Zifan handed over the online affairs to Luo Fenfen. Luo Fenfen has been with him for so long that she has learned about how to deal with emergency situations. She is responsible for the internet marketing when there is no big deal. Xu Zifan turned the rest of the team into Public Relations and the Marketing Department. Luo Fenfen led public relations to steer the direction of public opinion in all fields, and to direct it once anything was found wrong. Lan Gui led the marketing department and used all kinds of free publicity methods to publicize the movie. The team took action again.
However, the simplest marketing method is actually to let Qiao Zixin accept an interview. She hasn't responded to those things directly after the incident. If she makes a wave of sympathy during the interview and then launches the movie, the marketing effect will be at its best.
Today, Xu Zifan came home late at night and found Qiao Zixin still awake, sitting on the sofa watching TV. Qiao Zixin came forward to help him with his coat as soon as she saw him. Xu Zifan gave a wave of his hand, "I came by myself. I'm drunk. Why haven't you slept?"
Qiao Zixin pursed her lips and said, "I'm waiting for you. I need to talk to you."
Xu Zifan looked up at her after changing his shoes. She didn't feel relieved when she came across something difficult. He smiled and said, "I'll wash first. I'll come out and talk to you in a moment."
"Hmm." Qiao Zixin watched him enter the room and she went to the kitchen to bring out some warm sobering soup. She made this by reading the recipe on the Internet and tried it many times. Although it is not very delicious, it should be able to relieve alcohol effects when reading the reviews of some people on the Internet. She brought another plate of cakes from the pot, which she bought from the hotel in the afternoon, and it was still delicious.
Xu Zifan came out after a quick shower, wiped his hair, picked his eyebrows when he saw what was on the table, he went over and sat down. Qiao Zixin pushed something in front of him. "This is the sobering soup I made. It's not as good as yours. Just drink it. You'll have time to teach me how to do it some other day."
Xu Zifan looked at her hand and saw a red spot on the back of her hand and two small cuts on her fingertips, which should have been hurt when she was making sobering soup. He said nothing, picked up the sobering soup and drank it all. Qiao Zixin saw this and said, "you didn't eat well outside, did you? I bought this from the hotel on the south side of the community. It's not sweet at all, and it isn't too soft. Why don't you try it?"
Xu Zifan picked up a small white cake and ate one after the other. It was really not sweet, but it had a clear fragrance and was very suitable to his tastes. He nodded and smiled, "It's delicious. I was hungry. Thank you."
Qiao Zixin smiled and said, "you're welcome. You're busy, and came back so late because of me." She hesitated for a moment and said, "In fact, I also know some people. Although I don't have any contacts, shouldn't it be easier for me to go to dinner with you and have drinks with you?"
Xu Zifan picked up another piece of cake and put it in his mouth. He smiled and said, "No, I won't let you go drinking with others." He looked at Qiao Zixin. "Is this what you want to tell me?"
Qiao Zixin shook her head. "No, I wanted to say that I can take an interview. Since my incident, I have never responded positively to those remarks about me. Now everyone wants to see me. If I accept an interview, tell them something they want to know, and then push the movie, wouldn't it be better for publicity? I'm sure I can get a lot of attention, don't you think?"
Xu Zifan thought for a moment and analyzed her: "Although many people think that you are innocent now, your position has already gone down. Whether you can turn over or not depends on the box office results of this movie. Before the movie is broadcasted, your attendance at any program will not be taken seriously. On the contrary, the program team will use you as a gimmick to attract the audience and ask you some questions you are not willing to answer regardless of your wishes. Therefore, if you go on a show, we must wait until the results of the movie come out. As long as your box office influence is still there, you will still be the top actress and no one will dare to neglect you. "
Qiao Zixin gave him a look, lowered her eyes to the table top, her hands entwined unconsciously under the table, and whispered: "I just think you are too busy. I want to use a simple method to prevent you from being so tired."
Xu Zifan laughed lightly: "I'm not tired. I said I would help you get back to the top. How can I feel tired when I'm just getting started? Don't worry, I won't let you be wronged again."
He ate all the remaining cakes and brought out the medicine kit from a cupboard. "I'll smear some medicine for you, or the wound will hurt and heal too slowly."
He sterilized Qiao Zixin's wound and then gently dabbed it with a cotton swab with ointment, looking serious and attentive. Qiao Zixin quietly looked up at his side face, and a smile flowed inadvertently from the corners of her mouth. He is obviously a man who looks very powerful, but the movements of his hands are so gentle, just like him. He always arranges everything silently, thoughtfully and carefully.
Xu Zifan gave her some medicine and told her not to get it wet at night and to go to bed early. Qiao Zixin nodded in response. After she returned to her room, she raised her hand and pressed it against her heart. She felt her heart beat much faster than usual. She bowed her head and smiled. If it was this person, it must be the right person, right?
When Qiao Zixin got up the next day, Xu Zifan was gone. She breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little lost. But she just realized that she was a little attracted, so it's better not to see him, so she could calm down. After all, liking a person is to consider a lot of things. Tempted does not mean to act on it. It's not good to reveal it before thinking it over, and make everyone feel uncomfortable.
She baked two slices of toast, heated a cup of walnut milk for breakfast, vacuumed the house after dinner, and had nothing to do after. So, she had to turn on the TV and watch TV. The TV series happens to be a plot in which a female lead is pursued and vied for by a male lead and the second male at the same time. One of the two men is overbearing and full of hormones, and the other is warm like a brother next door. The female lead felt very tangled and has not yet chosen for two episodes. Because the female lead thinks that both men are too kind to her.
Qiao Zixin watched TV, but his mind turned to Xu Zifan. The female lead thought that the two men were too kind to her, but she felt that they were not as good as 1/10 of Xu Zifan, and she still felt that she was dreaming. When she met Xu Zifan for the first time, she was already on the verge of collapse. So many negative news and negative emotions surrounded her that she didn't even take much precautions against Xu Zifan, a stranger, because her heart really felt like it was burnt to ashes and her mind was blank. And Xu Zifan saved her. She subconsciously trusted him, although meager, but it was there.
Then Xu Zifan pulled her up and intervened forcefully in her life; To help her, keep all her troubles out and build a security fortress for her. When she thought about it now, there was not much sadness left in her memory, because at that time she was so shocked by Xu Zifan's heroic words that she was completely distracted by him. She came out of her depression. Then slowly found sense of security beside Xu Zifan, and regained the trust between people. Xu Zifan is the person she trusts most, and she can't guard against this person.
Their relationship is very much like the movie they made. The man saved the woman when she was in the most critical situation, and then he gave the woman a lot of help. The only difference is that Xu Zifan is much more overbearing than the man in the play. although he always smiles gently, he has sharp eyes and a rational mind. Every time he makes a decision, he doesn't give people a chance to refute it. His decision is correct, and nobody could find a reason to refute it. Over the past few months, Xu Zifan has pulled her out of the quagmire step by step, cleaning up the stains on her body, and now her new film is about to be released, and her career is making a comeback.
Xu Zifan will leave her time to heal alone when she is sad, share joy with her when she is happy, always say gentle words when she is tired, and stand up for her when she is in trouble. Xu Zifan would rather leave early and return late than let her go out to socialize, would rather take the more troublesome route in publicizing than let her be offended in an interview …
There were so many things that moved her, that Xu Zifan became the most special existence in her heart. She recalled the appearance of Xu Zifan when she first met him. With his thin figure, rustic hairstyle and un-styled clothes, he looked like a good-looking ordinary person. Now Xu Zifan, has a strong figure with appropriate clothes. A stylist had specially designed a hairstyle for him, showing a full forehead and a fresh face, but vaguely revealing a sense of superiority, calm and mature, he is already a very charming and reliable man. She didn't know how many fans would pursue him crazily when he enters the entertainment industry.
Such a man is only nice to her. (if your NOT re$ding at Translateindo, this ch4pter has been stolen fr0m our s1te)15
Qiao Zixin held down her slightly faster heartbeat to calm herself down. She doesn't know why Xu Zifan is nice to her, and she doesn't believe that someone who is just a fan would do this for her. Not to mention that Xu Zifan doesn't look like a celebrity chaser. The longer they got along, the more she felt that Xu Zifan was like a president, sitting in an office handling billions of contracts. A celebrity would not be considered by him at all.+
celebrity chaser = someone who's aim is to date celebrities without fame of their own.)
Qiao Zixin fell vexed on the sofa, grabbed the pillow and covered her head. She can't figure it out. Just forget it! As for Xu Zifan's strong character, even if she likes him, she doesn't have the initiative. What's the use of thinking so much? It would be better to let nature take its course. She now relies on Xu Zifan for help, and she is embarrassed to think about it anymore. She has to stand firmly on her feet so that no one can bring her down again.
Qiao Zixin rubbed her hair and sat up, turned off the TV and started flipping through her address book, then screened out some people who felt reliable and began to make phone calls. Xu Zifan does not let her show up in front of people for her own good, and it is also a kind of career planning. She will not spoil Xu Zifan's kindness. What she is looking for now is the behind-the-scenes staff. Although these people did not speak out for her, it was also because they were all ordinary friends, so there was no need for them to speak for her. She had no opinion about it, she just wanted to contribute to the new film in her own way.
The phone went through one by one, and she asked the other party to come over for help for a period of time, with a good salary and they would never treat each other badly. Some said they were busy with other things, some said they couldn't come back from abroad, and some said they wanted to take a break. Qiao Zixin's mouth was so dry, she made more than 30 phone calls and finally decided on 6 people! A publicist, a manuscript writer, a legal lawyer, a publicity director and two senior assistants.
In the final analysis, their team are all newcomers to the industry. They are 'crossing the river by feeling the stones'. So far, no problems have been found. Xu Zifan has controlled them well in all aspects. But it's too hard for Xu Zifan to take care of so many things alone. Finding these professionals now can make it a little easier for everyone, at least not to take too many detours. Of course, these people still have to see Xu Zifan in person.
(摸着石头过河 [mōzhe shítou guò hé] = wade across the river by feeling for stones on the riverbed—learn how to do something through trial and error.) (if your NOT re$ding at Translateindo, this ch4pter has been stolen fr0m our s1te)
This time, Qiao Zixin carefully screened the people. Xu Zifan took the time to invite them to tea and chat, and finally they all passed and became a member of their team. These people are poached to see the rise of Qiao Zixin, and they also hope that Qiao Zixin will get better and better for their own career. Having them join the team is equivalent to having skilled hands to guide the sail, especially the publicity director plays a very important role. In the past, any action in the team had to go through Xu Zifan, but now the publicity director had the ability, so Xu Zifan gave part of his power to him, and he only controls the general direction, which is much easier.
With free time, he went to do more things, socialized more, and even accidentally found contacts to set 'A Strong Mother' to be released at the same time as 'Double Agent'! 'Double Agent' does not only have a famous director and actor, the investment is also several times that of theirs, but also elements such as action and brotherhood of police and loyalty of bandits. Under normal circumstances, the box office numbers wouldn't be low. Some people advised Xu Zifan to avoid having to fight Lin Yan head on because of emotions, but Xu Zifan is very confident in his work. All of this could end badly, it's just too bad that he has studied in the underworld for such a long time.
Thinking about it, he cannot remember how long he has been learning these things. From refusing to learn these schemes to later learning it thoroughly, so that those old men can finally be relieved and go reincarnate. It has been too long, maybe a few lifetimes. We could say that no director in the world can match him. He will not be humble, he has always been confident in what he has learned.
Two months later, on National Day, 'A Strong Mother' and 'Double Agent' were released on the same day, and there were six other films, including a pet film, drama film, court film, fantasy film, literary film and patriotic film. It can be said that art and literature flourished, and every category flourished. 'Double Agent' that had been vigorously promoted over the past two months, appeared in several popular variety shows, held several press conferences, and took the lead at the box office as soon as it was released. The male lead of this film is the Movie Emperor, and the second male lead is a popular young fresh meat. The plot for Lin Yan's character, is also very cool, and the audience's comments are good. But the score is not very high, after all, this is a standard film. There are so many films of the same type that there is no way to raise popularity if they do not exceed the previous classics.
'A Strong Mother' ranked fourth at the box office on the first day. Liu Jie stared at the box office and was delighted to see 'A Strong Mother'. She hurriedly asked the water army to act, mocking 'A Strong Mother' and incidentally give a helping hand to 'Double Agents'. It's common for movies released in the same period to be compared, but she just seized the opportunity to step on the new movie Qiao Zixin is in. As long as she pounced on Qiao Zixin's movie, her reputation for box office poison won't be easily washed away. She will fail and become a third-rate star or even an eighteenth-tier star.
Liu Jie has now turned to Xingchen as an entertainer, and her agent knows that the incident has been reported to the newspaper. The Lady Boss not only did not reprimand her, but also praised her and let the public relations department secretly push it. It would be best to trample on Qiao Zixin thoroughly. Netizens scold her for ignoring her sisterhood, she is not happy. When Qiao Zixin falls down, everyone will know that there was nothing wrong with her choice.
But it was on this day that 'A Strong Mother' began to have fans! Many people who have finished reading it on the Internet shared it to the people around them. This is not only a film that reflects reality, but also a film with a deep story, in which there is affection, love and friendship, but it is more about the portrayal of human nature. Everyone who has seen it would be touched and give rise to some feelings, which is its magical and made people unconsciously like it.
[I watched 'A Strong Mother', cried from beginning to end. My father was a violent man. When I was a child, I often saw him beat my mother and beat me black and blue. Once when he was drunk and beat me, my mother scratched him desperately and took me away and divorce him. When I watched the movie, I think of what happened when I was a child. Fortunately, my mother is strong enough to protect me. She is really a strong mother. I love my mother, I will ask for leave to go back to my hometown to see her now!]
[My grandfather likes to hit people, the most serious one broke my grandmother's ribs. At home, it's all about one person. In his day, it seems that most men hit women. I knew it before, but I didn't see it and I didn't feel much about it. This time, seeing 'A Strong Mother', I really got goose bumps, too terrible. Women are born not as strong as men. If you meet a violent man, it is a lifetime of nightmares!] (if your NOT re$ding at Translateindo, this ch4pter has been stolen fr0m our s1te)1
[There is no difference between infidelity and domestic violence. If you encounter it for the first time, you should never forgive to the very end. Forgiveness will only make the scum man worse!]1
[I hope the domestic violence law will be sounder and severely punish those animals! I recommend everyone to see 'A Strong Mother'. It talks about several ways to protect yourself. It's really a good movie. I'm going to take my best friend to a second viewing.]
[My neighbor's child has been lost for three years and has not been found yet. I hope that in reality, there are non-governmental organizations like the one in 'A Strong Mother' to help everyone find their missing child. If only the reality could be as good as the ending of the movie.]
[The ending of the movie is bought with blood, tears and human life. I really hope that in reality, it will not be so tragic. I like 'A Strong Mother'. I hope there are more such good movies. Everyone must go to see it!]
With the spontaneous recommendations of the audience, more and more feedback from watching the movie had appeared on the Internet. Other movies are also very good, but none of them were as touching as 'A Strong Mother'. Domestic violence is a phenomenon that has occurred in many families. Almost everyone knows something about it. Even if they have not seen it, they have heard of it. Now seeing the scene of domestic violence at such close range on the movie screen– naturally, it would give them deep feelings.
Traffickers trafficking human beings had always been a topic of people's abhorrence, as well as those who scheme on a woman when she is so anxious to find her son or even want to take advantage of her. Highlighting how ugly the nature of some people in society. Qiao Zixin's fans have also noticed Qiao Zixin's successful transformation. If several of her movies that won the best actress award only let people remember her beauty and purity, then this movie really made people see what acting is! (we do not translate into epub or anything else besides translateindo)
Hot searches on the Internet change every day, and the headlines of hot searches these days have been held by 'A Strong Mother' and Qiao Zixin! Then it was discovered that the tragic man in the movie was actually the movie director or a completely new actor who had never appeared in movies before. The attention on 'A Strong Mother' has increased. A new director could get to this level on his first play, such a genius! Not to mention the new actor's performance in the movie is also comparable to Qiao Zixin's. Directors and investors have also begun to pay attention to the new movie, 'A Strong Mother' really stole all the limelight during the Golden Week, pushing other films beyond resistance. The box office numbers also started a strong counter attack from the second day, with visible increases, becoming the first and second to keep widening the gap, well ahead, becoming the most unexpected dark horse!
In the end, 'A Strong Mother' ended with the box office success of 18 billion yuan, 4 billion more than the age-old literary films made by a famous director at the beginning of the year. It cemented a name for Xu Zifan, and let all the doubts about Qiao Zixin disappear. Apart from the promotion of the movie and the distribution of 20% to investors, Xu Zifan took up 80% of the investment in the movie, making a lot of money. This also caught attention. People heard that he had invested all his fortune in making the movie. Most people do not have this kind of courage and confidence. It's really admirable.
Xu Zifan paid off the salary owed to the team for such a long time, and gave each of them a big red envelope, which they definitely deserve after their hard work during this period. Then he rented a cruise ship and took the whole team out to celebrate.
Qiao Zixin has updated her microblog again. [Qiao Zixin: How lucky I am to have the best fans in the world. Love you forever.]
The microblog attached a group photo taken from the front of the cruise ship, with Xu Zifan and Qiao Zixin sitting in the front, surrounded by dozens of young people, all showing the brightest smiles, enthusiasm and passion. The picture can make you feel their vitality. Qiao Zixin is still the most beautiful and brilliant, holding a selfie stick and smiling happily, while Xu Zifan beside her is bending one knee, and putting his arm on her knee, seemingly just looking up at random. The style is completely different from others. (we do not translate into epub or anything else besides translateindo)
[Moth Orchid: Haha Zifan should play the role of domineering president. He is so handsome and cool ~ Did you see the seam on his bathrobe? There are eight abdominal muscles in it! Ahhh…]
[Cool Buddha is a Mushroom: Zixin is my goddess. Swimwear is sexy and super beautiful. After watching this movie, I will never call her Xin Bao Er again. It's weak and totally unworthy of her. Is there any high-ranking title? Who can think of one?]
[Clouds Blossom: Zixin & Zifan is very suitable. What other name do you want? That's it. The movie made me cry several times. Fortunately, in reality, they were still together and I'm satisfied. Ah, Zifan is Zixin's agent. We don't have to fear Zixin being cheated again~]
[Majestic Orchid: I heard that Zifan is a fan of Zixin and organized a group of fans behind her to help Zixin turn over. No wonder Zixin said it was the best 'fans' in the world, not just one of them! Zifan is helping Zixin on both inside and outside the movie, and he is so excellent. He is really a boss fan! I want to learn from him!]
[Su Loruo: Life is not that easy and versatile. I finally understand the true meaning of this sentence, 'even a star chaser should be a good person'. Enough talking, I will go to study! Zixin Zifan wait for me! I also want to join this team!]
[Qi Yunqing: when Zixin & Zifan are together, the Gemini couple are the best match. They must be together~] (we do not translate into epub or anything else besides translateindo)
(TNote: The word for Gemini in Chinese is 'Shuāng Zǐ Zuò' [双子座], and the letter 'Zi'/ [子] is the same as the ones from both their names. So, it's fitting. It means child or seedling.)
The crew of 'A Strong Mother' went popular in the forums, followed by #fan team# and #Gemini couple#, and everyone found that their group of people had a lot of topics. A team made up of fans alone was unprecedented, and they actually made it! Many other fans are not convinced, posting their degrees, examination certificates, and some even recorded short videos of talent. Of course, most are Qiao Zixin fans, they are eager to prove that they are versatile and a good addition to the team.
This wave of fans basking in the sun has not caused any fights. On the contrary, many people marvel that there are more and more capable people now, and #excellent fans# has become the latest hot search, especially the positive energy.
Xu Zifan didn't have a Weibo account, and a large number of fans he has just harvested had no base. They all ran to Qiao Zixin's account and begged her to let Xu Zifan open a blog. In fact, almost all Qiao Zixin's fans are also fans of Xu Zifan, because Xu Zifan saved their idol and is still so excellent that they can't even imagine it.
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Qiao Zixin's scrolled over the comments on Weibo with a smile on her lips. Compared with the time when the whole network was blacking her out, she was really proud. But she doesn't care too much about it now. She shows her mobile phone to Xu Zifan next to her and points to the above messages and says: "Fans want you to open a blog. Do you want to open one?"
Xu Zifan gently rocked his red wine glass. "What's the use of opening a blog?"
"You can express some of your feelings, you can also promote movies, and the most important thing is to give fans a base so that they can have a place to express their love for you." Qiao Zixin looked into his eyes and whispered," I think fans are very lovely people."
The 'Super Fan' Xu Zifan looked at her for two seconds and smiled, "Okay, you help me open one."
Qiao Zixin immediately lowered her eyes and took Xu Zifan's mobile phone to help him apply for an account. She felt that Xu Zifan's eyes were so deep just now that they seemed to be overflowing! At least she, the one who wanted to, was electrocuted, and her heart was beating fast. She didn't dare let Xu Zifan see it, calmly kept an elegant smile, and soon helped Xu Zifan open a Weibo blog.
Xu Zifan directly took the mobile phone and filled in the 'above occupation' as 'Qiao Zixin's agent', then took a picture of him and Qiao Zixin and passed it on. [Xu Zifan: I hope everyone will continue to support Zixin, and we would start shooting the next movie soon.]
[Moth Orchid: Wa! wa! Zifan really opened a blog! It's a Gemini photo! So sweet, did you see, Zifan's certification is Zixin's agent! Not director.]
[Clouds Blossom: What is Zifan's next movie? Is Zixin still the heroine? I'm looking forward to it.]
[Dream Doll: I can cook, cook soup, drive and mop the floor. I can also take pictures and make small videos. Do you want me to join the team? I will work very hard~]
[Love You for a Long Time: Does the team recruit fresh graduates? I can do hair, make up, and style clothes. Recruit me, recruit me!]
Under Xu Zifan's newly-opened Weibo, apart from praising him as handsome and saying that he and Qiao Zixin are so sweet, all of them are seeking to enter the team through showing talent. It had actually become a large job site, making passers-by very happy. This time, everyone is congratulating them on their success. They no longer need to keep a close eye on the trend of public opinion as if they are treading on thin ice, because Qiao Zixin's incident is a thing of the past. They had ushered in an infinitely better future.
Those who had belittled them before when 'A Strong Mother' came out were slapped on the face, especially the Lady Boss of Xingchen, who made it clear that she was the most embarrassed. She thought that Qiao Zixin was finished and had lost. But Qiao Zixin made a magnificent turn-around and succeeded in reaching a higher level. Lin Yan, whom she regarded as a new cash cow, did not meet her expectations. Not only did 'Double Agent', which she had high hopes for, suffer a disastrous defeat after scandals such as being kept by someone, changing love between husband and wife, abandoning Qiao Zixin, etc; It took only 600 million yuan at the box office. Not only did it fall far short from 'A Strong Mother' but it also fell far short of the second comedy film and the third cute pet film. It came in fourth. It cut off a large sum of money from the company's investment and promotion in hiring a director to invite the best actor, Xiao Xin. It did not make much money at all. It was not comparable to Qiao Zixin's previous films. (we do not translate into epub or anything else besides translateindo)
Lin Yan's title as a cash cow has been questioned. Actors who have no box office appeal will definitely not be able to get a good show. Lin Yan's first performance in an important role in a movie had such a result that the label of 'no acting skills' and 'shouldn't work' was immediately attached to him. Like his wife, they are all vain little creatures with unstable roots, far worse than Qiao Zixin. They also bullied Qiao Zixin like that. People can't stand it!
How much praise is given to 'A Strong Mother' is how much ridicule given to the Lin Yan, Liu Jie and Xingchen's Lady Boss. Who made them oppose each other? When people saw Qiao Zixin again, they could imagine the horror of those three being slapped in the face. It's so cool!
Lin Yan was so angry that he smashed things at home. Liu Jie was trying to find a way to pull back a lot of people when she received a phone call from her agent. She scolded her in a crackling tone, blaming her for scheming little things with the water army by her own initiative. Now, the fact that she used 'Double Agent' to step on 'A Strong Mother' is embarrassing. The president's wife became angry from embarrassment and ordered Liu Jie's financial support to be stopped immediately. They don't need such a little flower vase who had no eyes and can't handle affairs.
Liu Jie had a difficult time switching agencies to Xingchen. She thought Lin Yan was able to cover up her background. The result was that she was snowed under. She was almost going mad. When dealing with Qiao Zixin, she was so smooth that she succeeded in several calculations. How did everything go wrong when Xu Zifan appeared? By the way, there was no such person as Xu Zifan in her last life. If there was such a talented director and such a handsome guy with such good acting skill in the entertainment circle, she could not have been unaware of it. Where did Xu Zifan come from? Is he reborn like her?
Liu Jie stared at the photos of Xu Zifan on the Internet, feeling inexplicably scared. If she was not the only reborn person in the world, would she still have the advantage of being reborn?
Liu Jie has been unable to sleep all night since he became suspicious of Xu Zifan. She secretly hired a private detective to investigate all the deeds of Xu Zifan from childhood to adulthood, but the results came out in one day. Data show that Xu Zifan is an ordinary person who grew up in a well-to-do family and has been studying well. However, the death of both of his parents at the age of 18 was a big impact and he went home without going to college. He has lived in seclusion for many years. He has no relatives, friends or girlfriends and is an ordinary shut-in. Then he suddenly appeared beside Qiao Zixin, selling his family property and speculating in stocks for profit. And finally, self-directed 'A Strong Mother.'
The information is too simple, because Xu Zifan hasn't made any contact with people these years, and people can't find out what he is doing when he was staying at home all day. The more so, the more Liu Jie wondered, if a person is so capable, how can he be willing to stay at home and be a shut-in? Others think that rebirth is a fantasy thing, naturally wouldn't think about that, only that Xu Zifan is an absolute genius in this field. But she is different, she is reborn, if she can be reborn, then others naturally can be reborn too.
And she has tried every means in her two lives to be famous. She never believed that capable people will be willing to be ordinary and not want to be famous. She thinks there must be something wrong with Xu Zifan!
If she is the only special person, she is the chosen daughter of heaven! And if there is one more person, then they must be the enemy. Liu Jie doesn't care about anything right now. She didn't even ask Lin Yan when he would come home at night. She just wants to confirm whether Xu Zifan is a genius or a reborn. If he is a reborn, she must kill Xu Zifan, so that she can regain her former glory and continue to be heaven's darling.
Liu Jie did a lot of little things, and Xu Zifan knows that; Because, from the beginning, he hired people who monitor Lin Yan and Liu Jie, working all the time and never relax. Every time Liu Jie wants to do something, he knows in time and let Liu Jie suffer the consequences. On the other hand, he already has a lot of scandal material about Lin Yan and Liu Jie.
Every kind of studio dropping names, beating and scolding assistants, flirting with the crew and so on are all trifles. He has never sent them out, just waiting for that big moment. When these things can completely tarnish their reputation. Show them out all at once, that will have the best effect. As for Liu Jie's little schemes, Xu Zifan just hired two bodyguards. One to follow him and the other will follow Qiao Zixin. He is busy again now. He said on Weibo that he was going to make the next film, it wasn't a lie. He is going to catch the Spring Film Festival this time. There are still four months to go. If he wants to film, he can only continue to make this kind of feature film with no special effects and common scenes. Considering the atmosphere of the Spring Film Festival, he is going to make a comedy.
He told Lan Gui his request directly. "At first, I wanted the heroine to be badly impacted and commit suicide. Then there is a male match, a kind and playful angel. He cast a spell to show the heroine what kind of butterfly effect would be triggered without her in the world, the pain of relatives and the laughter of enemies. Then the angel will take the female lead to experience interesting and fun things one by one, and then do some good deeds to help people, so that the heroine can truly experience the beauty of life. After that, the male lead returned to heaven, and the woman lived an active life and made a lot of achievements. She met a rich and handsome man, they got married and had a happy life."
Lan Gui looked at him and wanted to say, 'here's a pen, you write it.' But because he was the boss, she could only swallow the complaint silently and smiled and said, "no problem, guarantee to finish the task."15
Xu Zifan nodded with satisfaction and smiled: "Although you have been a novice writer for several years, you have written such a touching story at the beginning. I believe you have the ability to construct a good story. I am waiting to see your script."
"Thank you for your trust Boss! I will not let you down!" Lan Gui continued to smile, in her mind, she waved goodbye to the website. She had a premonition that she might often receive the Boss's ideas and write it into a script. However, this is very good. Who could be a fan like her? The characters the goddess plays, is written by her. She is satisfied with just one book. She can laugh in her sleep now!
Xu Zifan recruited two other small screenwriters as assistants to Lan Gui. Then he began to contact investors and look for various shooting sites. Since he wanted to experience the beauty of the world, of course, he had to go to all the interesting places. Diving, skiing, bungee jumping and so on all had to be played twice, so as to have visual impact and happy feelings.
As soon as the news of his new movie was released, many people contacted his assistant. There are people who want to invest, people who want to be his deputy director, people who want to join the production team, people who want their own artists to take part in the film, and people who want to cooperate in publicity. In a word, there's everything. Compared with the previous time, it is really a hundred times more convenient, and naturally it was smoother to do things.
Xu Zifan didn't add people to the team. The team he wanted shouldn't be too expensive, and it was most important not to have second thoughts. He only added a Doctor, four professional photographers and a stylist. This time he distributed 40% of his investment to several investors, all in order to let them help with large-scale publicity. Some people think that since he has money, why not invest on his own, but in fact, if he distributes some of his investment to the industry, it will be much smoother whether he goes through the state trial or goes through the cinema line. He will earn much more than investing alone and will not suffer.
When the team was assembled, Xu Zifan set up a company and turned the whole team in the company into regular employees. They were all seniors and well paid. Their company is called 'Zifan Entertainment'. He is use to naming the company after himself. His enthusiasm for running the company surpasses everything else.
As soon as Lan Gui's script was written, Zifan Entertainment's first movie has officially started. The title was 'Life Is Beautiful.'
If the title had not been directed by Xu Zifan and starred by Qiao Zixin, it would have been impossible for others to raise any interest. However, Xu Zifan felt that the name was very much in line with the concept of the movie, and he strongly recommended the name.
Qiao Zixin raised an objection during the casting. She said to Xu Zifan: "I hope you can play the angel. I think this is very similar to us. Although I didn't want to commit suicide, if it weren't for you, I might really be as depressed as the heroine. The role of angel is best played by you."
Xu Zifan thought for a moment and replied, "yeah, in fact, this is the life I wanted to give you. Indeed, we are the most suitable performers."
Qiao Zixin's face changed slightly, and soon she smiled to hide it, but her eyes were not as bright as before. A little bud in her heart was crushed by her and replaced by a little uneasiness. If Xu Zifan disappeared one day, would she accept it? She really hated giving this up.
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When the new movie started, Qiao Zixin only had to recall the feeling of being betrayed by important people. However, when she played the suicide scene, she made mistakes several times. She is not that kind of person, even when she was in despair, she didn't want to commit suicide. She doesn't know what the thoughts should be when 'she' decided to commit suicide.
Xu Zifan took several shots and felt that they did not achieve the expected results. He took her to the emergency rooms and intensive care units of several hospitals to see the miserable people, their desperate cries and the pain of dying. Finally, he took Qiao Zixin to a psychologist to learn about some cases of suicide due to depression.
In fact, Xu Zifan hesitated for three days before taking Qiao Zixin. Because in the original world, Qiao Zixin's suicide did not come from her own will, but because she suffered from severe depression and could not control her thoughts. Depression is a very terrible disease. It can make people feel depressed continuously and unable to escape the state of a dying heart. It can make people feel that living had no meaning. Death is no different from living. It can make people involuntarily think about all the negative things, even some physical pain, and finally commit suicide and die so suddenly.
The original Qiao Zixin died this way. Although she was strong enough, she did not resist the erosion of depression. Xu Zifan wanted to think about it some more, but he still felt that Qiao Zixin should know something about depression, so that Qiao Zixin would adjust her mood in time no matter what happened in the future; Instead of accidentally getting depression without knowing it and unconsciously escaping.
Qiao Zixin has no tendency to be depressed right now. She has carefully understood the psychology of a depressed state with a psychologist, filming it once after returning to the crew, and has also handled the role better. After the scene, she looked at Xu Zifan. Xu Zifan pulled up the corners of his lips and gave her a thumbs-up. Qiao Zixin also smiled.
After the scene, most of them paid attention to having a good time and enjoying it, and wanted to film the two's inner happiness. They went to the amusement park to ride a merry-go-round, ride a roller coaster, and challenge the most horrible haunted house … they played almost all the classic exciting games. The heroine shouted heartily when she was afraid, laughed heartily when she was happy, and screamed madly when she was excited! Each of these later stages will be cut out to make a collection. Their smiles are the best display of their feelings.
Then they went skydiving, bungee jumping, diving, skiing, watching the aurora, singing, dancing and laughing in the streets of a romantic city, and then helping animals deliver babies in wild zoos … They played a lot, during which they also worked as volunteers in several countries, often receiving sincere gratitude from others. The smiles on their faces were bright and sunny.
This trip experience was ironic because angels did not know anything about the human world. But finally, the heroine completely let go of the past and opened her heart to embrace a beautiful life. She truly realized that there are many surprises in life and that one life is not enough. How could she give up her life?
After finishing her task and taking her to the highest mountain, the heroine thought it was another extraordinary experience. After reaching the top, she hugged the angel with happiness, laughed happily and shouted at the distance, "I love you~~~I love everything~~~my life is the most beautiful~~~!"
The angel touched her hair, looked at her with a gentle and quiet smile for the first time and whispered, "Yes, everyone's life is beautiful. As long as you cherish it, it will become even more beautiful. My mission has been completed, lovely girl … goodbye."+
After the angel said goodbye to the heroine, he would cast magic to turn his figure into a ball of light until he disappeared. Naturally, the heroine was caught off guard by his sudden farewell and wanted to stop him, but could not catch anything and stood there weeping.
After filming this scene, Qiao Zixin squatted on the ground and buried her face in her knees. Tears streamed down her face and her sobs were suppressed for a while. The staff were somewhat frightened. They couldn't understand how important Xu Zifan was to Qiao Zixin and how deep Qiao Zixin was in her character. They turned to Xu Zifan for help, hoping that this omnipotent boss could coax their goddess.
Xu Zifan waved to the others to leave first, squatted beside Qiao Zixin and handed her a pack of paper towels. He asked softly, "what's the matter? Can't you film?"
Qiao Zixin hugged him tightly and cried, "You can't go! Don't leave me!"
Xu Zifan was dazed and said with a smile: "It's just a movie. It's the angel who left, not me. Am I not standing here right now?"
Qiao Zixin shook her head, her arm clasped him harder, "it's the same, so similar, you are my angel, you saved me, let me return to the peak. Would you leave? I won't let you go. Promise me that you would never leave me. I can't live without you!"
Xu Zifan had never seen her cry like this before, and he didn't know how to coax a girl. He just hugged her and patted her on the back and told her what he thought. "I won't go. The angel can still look at the heroine's happiness in the sky when he goes away. I won't know anything if I go away. I can only see your happiness when I'm by your side. Have you forgotten? I am your most loyal fan."
Qiao Zixin only heard the promise she wanted. He won't leave! She immediately smiled through the tears, looked up at his eyes to confirm, "really? You will stay with me forever, won't you?"
Of course, guarding a person's happiness should be done until the end of her life. There is nothing wrong with it. Xu Zifan nodded definitely and even began to think about how to keep fit. He didn't pay attention to this aspect before. Now thinking about how to protect her; What if he died before Qiao Zixin? He must live longer than her, even if only for a minute.
Qiao Zixin's uneasy mood finally dissipated, and her heart was no longer heavy. She wiped her tears and thought, Xu Zifan has said twice that he is her loyal fan. Does that mean, so long as she was active in the entertainment circle, he will not leave? She needs to be the best idol to be worthy of such a high-quality fan. Xu Zifan must not get the chance to become a fan of other stars!
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After the two went down the mountain, there was only the last scene to be filmed. Qiao Zixin did not like the original ending. She proposed to cut off the happy life of the heroine married to a rich and handsome man. She only filmed the heroine meeting a man at her best friend's wedding. The man had his back to her, and when he turned back, the two smiled at each other. The man was the incarnation of an angel. Only in this way did the story end with a perfect and sweet feeling.10
The plot was unanimously approved by everyone. Xu Zifan was sitting in the director's chair at that time, tapped his fingers on the handrail slowly, staring at the script for a long time. Finally, he said: "At the end, the man did not look back, but only the heroine saw his back and showed an attracted expression."
He looked at all the people with regrets and said, "The best comedy must have laughter and tears, touching moments and regrettable scenes. We will take the last act as an open ending, which can be regarded as either a complete ending or a regret. It is like a hook that tickles the heart and cannot be released. Only in this way can the best effect be achieved. It is much better than a happy ending for the audience."
When they heard this, they were silent. They had to say that he was really a good Director. Instead of being immersed in the plot, onlookers clearly thought of the best arrangement for the movie. Everyone had no opinion, and finally, Qiao Zixin was filmed looking back at the moment when she saw the back of the man, and ending it with her expression.
After the film was finished, everyone had a big meal together, sang karaoke to celebrate, took a two-day holiday, and then began the post-production of the film. The shooting time was very tight, and before that, the shooting was done while editing, which greatly shortened the production time after filming. Xu Zifan doesn't have to socialize everywhere to find connections like last time. He has plenty of time and has time to deal with other things, such as attending the award ceremony at the end of the year.
As the strongest dark horse of the year, 'A Strong Mother' has been shortlisted for many awards. Before going to the awards ceremony, Xu Zifan looked at the timing and asked the Public Relations department to release the results of the celebrities that had previously told the internet to spread rumors about Qiao Zixin. Litigation is a long process. Xu Zifan entrusted all matters to a lawyer. During their two filming, the lawyers went to court one after another and finally got the final result.
At the beginning, the two companies were operating behind the most powerful Big Vs' that blackened Qiao Zixin. After verification, all their statements were false and caused extremely bad influence. They were found to infringe on Qiao Zixin's image rights and reputation rights. They must immediately delete all false statements, publicly apologize to Qiao Zixin, and compensate Qiao Zixin for 200,000 yuan in financial losses and emotional damages.
(Big V [大v] = verified accounts of celebrities, political figures ant the likes on Weibo and Chinese social media, that have high follower numbers. In laymen's terms, those celebrity accounts with blue check marks on twitter that have a high influence and followers.)
When the news was released, everyone was shocked. At the beginning, they only knew that Qiao Zixin had sent a lawyer's letter, but they didn't think she had actually sued in court and won the case! Seeing that the accounts sent out sincere apologies, netizens cheered, and Qiao Zixin's fans were even more elated. The lawsuit completely cleared away all the stains from Qiao Zixin, and no one took those black materials of the past to make sour remarks anymore. The scandals were put to rest one by one, and the water army were also weighing in their hearts, afraid to take the job of scolding Qiao Zixin easily; Just in case they would be the defendants in court one day.
News of the successful completion of 'Life is Beautiful' and news of Qiao Zixin's victory went on the hot search list together. On that night, Qiao Zixin took Xu Zifan to the red carpet of the awards ceremony.
She was wearing a tailor-made dress especially made for her, with simple diamond ornaments, and all her gestures and movement showed an elegant atmosphere, and her Movie Queen's aura was there. Standing beside her, Xu Zifan is also tall and handsome, dressed in a fitted black elegant suit, with no extra expression on his face and his own aura, he looks even more like a high-profile president. He was not like a Director in any way.
As soon as they appeared, the two were handsome and beautiful, causing fans to scream wildly. Wherever they went, their good looks were even more popular, not to mention their talent.
The host asked them to stop at the signature wall for a while and said, "Miss Qiao has also been shortlisted for the Best Actress Award this time. Are you confident about this award?"
Qiao Zixin raised her hand to brush her hair behind her ear and smiled, "I am very happy, even if I win or not. I am very satisfied to be able to play this movie, and everyone's love is the best affirmation for me."
The box office of 'A Strong Mother' was set, and Qiao Zixin's acting skill was the subject of several days of hot searches. It really didn't matter whether she won the award or not. The audience's approval was the real approval, but she was still the most popular candidate for the award.
The host turned to Xu Zifan and asked, "may I ask, did Director Xu play a very important role in your first film because you liked acting?"
Xu Zifan said faintly, "No, because I want to win the Best Supporting Actor Award."
The host laughed: "Director Xu is joking. I heard that Director Xu also played the most important male role in the new play."
"Yes, to save time."
The people around them all gave out good-natured laughter. Only thinking Xu Zifan was joking and seemed to have found his cute side. Only Qiao Zixin knew that he was serious. He was filming all the scenes. Wouldn't it be a waste of time to change to someone else? The movie is still on schedule for the Spring Film Festival. He is really a super confident person.
The host exchanged pleasantries before letting them go. The two were sitting in a row with the first-line stars. They all smiled and greeted each other. No one could see who really had a good relationship and who actually wanted to kill each other. Lin Yan was separated from them by two people. Liu Jie did not have enough status and sat in the back row. From the moment he sat down, Lin Yan glanced at Qiao Zixin from time to time, out of the corner of his eye, regretting both the regret and the blame. Why did he leave such a great beauty behind and marry Liu Jie, that bland woman? He blames Qiao Zixin for not being sincere to him too. Liu Jie could never forget him after a few years after breaking up. How can Qiao Zixin treat him like an enemy after breaking up? He couldn't find a chance to get back together.8
Xu Zifan raised his arm and placed it on the armrest, blocking his sight and glancing at him warningly. Lin Yan immediately withdrew his sight and did not dare to look again. He felt a dull pain in his wrist that had been grabbed last time. Then he became angry from embarrassment. What was he afraid of? Xu Zifan? Isn't he only a Director? Where did he get such a strong aura? But he didn't dare to look at him again. He doesn't know why, he always had a hunch that Xu Zifan would make him regret it for life, and it would be better to stay away from them.
The awards ceremony officially began, and 'A Strong Mother' won the Best Editing Award, which Xu Zifan directed several editors to edit together. 'Double Agent' won the Best Action Coordination Award, and several other behind-the-scenes awards were won by other films. Soon the Best Supporting Actor Award would be won by him. Lin Yan immediately straightened his back. This is the award he and Xingchen Entertainment are looking forward to, and is also his ultimate goal in filming 'Double Agent'. This award is very important to him. Once recognized, any Director will invite him to take the leading role, which will greatly enhance his social status. He smiled and believed that he will definitely win this award after his two years of professional training.
The honored guest MC opened the card and said with a smile: "The winner of the Best Supporting Actor Award is… Xu Zifan from 'A Strong Mother'! Congratulations to Xu Zifan!"
Lin Yan's frozen expression was faithfully displayed on the big screen. The other finalists all smiled with a gentlemanly smile. Xu Zifan adjusted his suit, got up and hugged the excited Qiao Zixin, shook hands with the people around him one by one, and walked leisurely onto the podium.
He took the trophy, glanced at Lin Yan, and said meaningfully: "What I said just now on the red carpet is true. I played this role to win the Best Supporting Actor Award. Tonight, I got it. Thank you for this recognition, and I will continue to work hard."
Xu Zifan stepped down after saying a few words. The host was dumbfounded. Fortunately, she was experienced and invited the next honored guest MC.
Xu Zifan returned to his seat, showed the cup to Qiao Zixin and asked, "Are you happy?"
Qiao Zixin nodded and looked at him with a smile: "Congratulations!"
"If you are happy, I won't let him get any prizes in the future too." Xu Zifan whispered to her ear.1
Qiao Zixin was dazed. She was happy that Xu Zifan had won such a prestigious award for the first time. As for Lin Yan … Her eyes moved a little to the side and she just saw Lin Yan with his head down trying to relieve his ugly expression. However, she felt nothing in her heart. She didn't care about Lin Yan any more. Even her memory about him was completely colorless. Now her heart was filled with another person.
The presenters presented the Best Actor Award to the actor of a literary film, and then presented the Best Actress Award. Qiao Zixin looked back at the big screen with a smile and listened to the presenters say: "the winner of this Best Actress Award is … Qiao Zixin! In 'A Strong Mother'! Please welcome Qiao Zixin!"
Qiao Zixin's smile remained unchanged. She hugged Xu Zifan tightly and hugged others one by one. Only then did she walk gracefully onto the stage to receive the award. She didn't see any waves of emotion, just like she had already won the award and was happy and couldn't get excited any more. She was completely the model of a powerful Movie Queen. She exchanged a few common courtesies with the honored guests MC and looked at the audience with a smile to say her acceptance speech. "I am very grateful to the organizers for their recognition of me and to everyone for their love of this film. As we all know, I was at the lowest point of my life before this movie was made. I was at a loss at that time and didn't know what to do. Then one day Zifan said, "Let's make a movie. He found the script, sold his house, and gathered many of my fans to form a team. So, we started shooting."
"Fortunately, we succeeded! This award is not my honor, but the honor of our team," Qiao Zixin held up the trophy in the direction of the team, "it belongs to you, my dearest fans! I love you!" She was still smiling, but everyone could see from the big screen that her eyes were wet. At this time, she finally showed a little emotional fluctuation.
Two little girls in the team couldn't help but shedding tears, and several men couldn't help blushing. They really like Qiao Zixin, this sincere and kind idol. Seeing her back on the podium, all their efforts were worth it!
(TN: genuinely feel like I wanna cry… so touching! QAQ)13
The camera also gave the team a close-up, and everyone clapped their hands, whether familiar or unfamiliar with Qiao Zixin, praising her for her beautiful turnaround, especially admiring her fan team. In their opinion, it doesn't matter how long she will be popular in the future. Once there were such a group of fans who fought for her sincerely, her career was worth it, which will paint a strong color in the history of the entertainment circle!
Before leaving the podium, Qiao Zixin looked at Xu Zifan with a smile and said: "Finally, I would like to thank my agent, my boss, and the director and supporting actor of this film. Thank you for being with me."
Fans immediately screamed when they heard the words. Qiao Zixin smiled and bowed slightly to step down. Before she could return to her seat, the guests on the stage said, "in such an exciting atmosphere, I want to give you another surprise. This year's Best Director Award— from 'A Strong Mother'! Xu Zifan! Xu Zifan is only 25 years old and a self-taught person. His first movie showed such a perfect scene. He never lost to an experienced Director. A perfect score from all the audience. He deserves this award! Let's welcome Xu Zifan!"
The screams of fans were even louder. Xu Zifan hugged Qiao Zixin halfway and the camera followed him there. The big smile and tears on Qiao Zixin's face were caught. It was obvious that she was more excited than Xu Zifan who won the prize. Fans kept taking photos and could not wait for the award ceremony to end before sharing the photos, saying it was the sweetest candy ever sent by the idol.
Of course, Xu Zifan didn't say much when he came to the podium. He just said, "The new movie 'Life is Beautiful' will be released during the Spring Film Festival. Everyone is welcome to see it."8
This is the first time for such a fresh and refined advertisement to be presented at the award ceremony. Everyone was amused by him and then other awards were presented. The winners also joked with each other on the stage to make the award ceremony end with laughter.
On the same day, the words 'A Strong Mother', Xu Zifan, Qiao Zixin, fan team and Gemini couple were all blasted. The internet was talking about them, and they once again packed a cruise ship to celebrate for three days and three nights!
After netizens learned this, they all joked that they must go to Xu Zifan's company to apply for a job. The benefits are so good that even the examination of employment is difficult, it's worth it! These days, they agreed they aren't a good fan without proficient skills. The fans of Xu Zifan and Qiao Zixin are the most interesting. They all vowed on the Internet that they would study hard to get into the team next time the company recruits new people. They will also become members of the fan team!
This award ceremony has made Xu Zifan and Qiao Zixin successful, and also let Zifan Entertainment Company officially enter everyone's eyes. Qiao Zixin's sentence 'He is my boss' made everyone realize clearly for the first time that Xu Zifan is not only a Director and agent now, but also the boss of entertainment company. He is entering the entertainment circle with a strong attitude. He is really a president!
Public figures like Xu Zifan who has few words and is full of unusual confidence. However, Xu Zifan is tall and handsome, with a figure comparable to that of a model. He brings his own aura, acting and talent, and he is still a real CEO. Everything he shows will be said to have 'personality'. On the contrary, he attracts a large number of fans that frantically leaves messages under his microblog, wanting to 'give birth to his children'.
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In contrast, 'Double Agent' suffered a disastrous defeat. Several important awards were cut off by others. Lin Yan was also photographed with an ugly expression and was questioned about his bad character. After a series of gossip, Xingchen's investment in the film was completely wasted, and several other investors were also dissatisfied with them. They had to reconsider the amount of investment in the next film.
Xingchen's Lady Boss was angry and scolded Lin Yan in a snarky way. Lin Yan smiled at her in the company and did not dare to say any more. When he got home, he took out all his anger on Liu Jie. Liu Jie is not a good-tempered person either. She has been keeping a low profile to please him for more than half a year. She has not gained any benefits. She also has a ruined reputation. Naturally, wouldn't let him off too. The two fought at home, throwing ashtrays and vases at each other, scolding each other for what they said. At the end of the night, they did not dare to go to the hospital. They had to use ice on the bruises on their faces and the relationship between husband and wife dropped to freezing point.
Liu Jie was born again but led a life like this. She was even more unwilling than anyone. She has seen Lin Yan's decline and finally discovered what she had neglected before. She separated from Lin Yan early in her previous life. She didn't know how Lin Yan became popular. She only regretted the news that Lin Yan became the best actor and loved his wife. As soon as she was reborn, she immediately hooked up with Lin Yan. She also played some dirty tricks to expose that they were lovers and tied down Lin Yan.
But after marrying Lin Yan for so long, she discovered that Qiao Zixin's support was indispensable to Lin Yan's success in her previous life. Lin Yan's acting skill weren't even that good. If he can be the best actor in his last life, it must be because Qiao Zixin helped him sharpen his acting skills or found an acting teacher for him to study under. Even though, after several years as a Movie Queen and quitting the entertainment circle, Qiao Zixin still had contacts even after getting married, and still had a good relationship with the company, giving Lin Yan the green light. Qiao Zixin paid so much for Lin Yan. Lin Yan naturally wants to be a good man who dotes on his wife in public. Who knows how he was in private?
She hates that she was cheated by the superficial news and plunged into Lin Yan's lies. Now she feels regret. Without Qiao Zixin, Lin Yan is nothing. Now he even goes home and loses his temper at her. What does he take her for?!2
Liu Jie was lying on the bed in the guest room, and she felt that he shouldn't waste any more time on Lin Yan. It is not clear whether Xu Zifan is a reborn person. Lin Yan's popularity has fallen sharply again. She is now hidden by the company and cannot see any way out. Her quality of life has plummeted. She must not continue like this. However, if she wants to get a divorce, she can't just leave. Her reputation is already very bad and she can't bear any stains. If she wants to remarry well, she can't have a black history. Divorce, if it works well, she can turn this over, but Lin Yan must be the party at fault.
Liu Jie didn't have anything to win against Xu Zifan, but she lived a lifetime longer, and it was easy to deal with Lin Yan. Every time Lin Yan went out, she calls a private detective to take photos. No matter whether there is an affair or not, as long as there is a woman at the scene, Lin Yan and the woman's 'ambiguous' photos will be taken. At the same time, she quietly transferred all her family's property. The property has changed owners, and the deposit was transferred to her foreign account, leaving only tens of thousands of yuan in Lin Yan's card, which he did not notice at all.
Lin Yan always thought Liu Jie loved himself very much, and did not take her seriously, and never protected himself against her. Liu Jie took advantage of many loopholes. However, he himself is not an idiot. He hid his small safe-deposit box behind Liu Jie's back and got tangled with a D-list wild model outside. Liu Jie didn't have to scheme against him. The ready-made photos were stacked one by one! Liu Jie, holding his cheating photo in her hand, was naturally not afraid of anything and began to attend various parties frequently, playing a woman who was hurt and looking for a next home.
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Xu Zifan has been sending people to monitor them and look at their situation every once in a while. This time it's just routine. He didn't expect to find such interesting things. He looked at the evidence and photos of the two betraying each other in the e-mail, touched his chin and laughed. Playing alone is not as enjoyable as playing together. He simply acted as the driving force behind the scenes and let them have a good time. Don't they always want to make headlines? This time it would be even more popular than when Qiao Zixin was wronged by them.
Trivia: Did you know that the name of the little screenwriter fan that Zifan dug out was actualy the name of the real author of this book? Haha, the self-insert was pretty cute.
[Shock! The First-Love couple have different feelings and are suspected to be separated from each other.]
Early in the morning at the weekend, everyone saw the news broke online. Although it's known that the 'First-Love couple' are not as loving and sweet as they say, it is somewhat curious to see the two separated after all.
The Weibo post is attached to two photos, one is of Lin Yan holding a glass of wine and whispering in a beautiful woman's ear, the other is Liu Jie standing in front of a handsome boy with her head bowed and smiling, looking very ambiguous, at least not in conformity with their PR design. Fans on both sides have been complaining for a long time, and when the photos were taken, they immediately grabbed it. They are basically fans who are young and immature and have no sense when quarrelling with each other. They have not only failed to gain more fans for their idols, but also recruited a lot of anti-fans.
Lin Yan and Liu Jie's phones were flooded again by their agents calls while they were quarrelling at home. Liu Jie threw a stack of photos directly into his face and said angrily, "What have I done?! I just go to parties with Lena and go home on time every day. What about you? How many women do you know? You have the face to scold me after kissing this slutty model?"
Lin Yan looked at the photos in shock. There were at least ten different women in these photos. The key was that he had nothing with the others except the model. He glared at Liu Jie severely, "did you find someone to follow me? What are you planning?!"
"Divorce!" Liu Jie sat down on the sofa and took the divorce agreement out of her bag with a cold face. "I'll take it as if I really wasted my youth these past few years, sign it! In the future, we should never entangle with each other anymore."
Lin Yan glanced at the contents of the agreement and was relieved to see that each had their own property and they had no common property. His income is much higher than Liu Jie's. If Liu Jie wants to divide his property, he will have to consider it. However, it doesn't matter if Liu Jie leaves like this. His affectionate persona has collapsed a long time ago, so he might as well get divorced and stay single for the rest of his life. Some people like it better than having your hands tied behind your back. The company also agreed, and he readily signed the divorce papers.
But when Liu Jie took her suitcase and left, he found that his card was useless! He called Liu Jie, and Liu Jie only said that if he dared to investigate the matter, she would release his photos. One cheat is not the same as several ambiguous photos. If he was beaten into a scum man title, his career would be ruined and he cannot wash it white. Lin Yan had no choice but to bite his teeth and admit it.1
Liu Jie wanted to wait for the heat to go down a bit before revealing Lin Yan's affair. Then Lin Yan will have no grounds even if he wanted to say that the property has been transferred by her. Then she can stay popular all the time, becoming the victim of this divorce, and maybe get a good chance or two.
But Xu Zifan didn't give her the chance to control public opinion at all, and directly tell people to reveal the intimate photos of Lin Yan and the model. The wild model's face is covered with a mosaic, but according to skin color and figure, it wasn't Liu Jie. People who originally only lamented the separation of the First-Love couple immediately changed their tune and called Lin Yan an unfaithful scum.
Lin Yan immediately got angry and got even with Liu Jie, but Liu Jie didn't send it at all. Liu Jie was even more uneasy than he was, because she didn't know what else was in the hands of the person behind the scenes. What had been a shoo-in was completely out of control, Liu Jie did not dare to show up any more.
Xingchen finally couldn't stand Lin Yan's bad film and allocated all the good resources to others, leaving him with minor roles in movies or small IP TV dramas that weren't popular. Lin Yan was unwilling, he hired a water army to attack Liu Jie. Saying Liu Jie had been kept, had been with many men, and was still restlessly hooking up with other people after getting married. She secretly transferred all Lin Yan's property, and had taken those photos with premeditation. Liu Jie waited for several days to see if anyone had exploded any real material on her. She thought that the people behind the scene were only targeting Lin Yan. So finally, she put down her heart and stood up crying about her innocence, starting a wave of sympathy.
But at this moment, Xu Zifan released the recording of her and the private detective. Liu Jie said in the recording: 'As long as he gets close to a woman, you can skew the camera angle. Like I taught you the last time with Qiao Zixin. You took it very well, just like that, this time make it more ambiguous. "
This recording was bought by Xu Zifan with a lot of money and effort. It was recorded by the private detective himself in order to hold Liu Jie's weak point, just in case the woman turned on him. Xu Zifan paid ten times as much as Liu Jie. Naturally, he did not hesitate to sell Liu Jie.
As soon as this recording was uploaded, Qiao Zixin, who was originally accused by the whole network of having a chaotic private life, photos came back up. After a careful analysis by a technical expert; Aren't all of these just playing with the angle? With some magnification you can see Qiao Zixin didn't look at the opposite man at all, just watching the TV behind him, it can be mistaken as two people looking at each other deeply. In other pictures Qiao Zixin was photographed kissing a man next to her just by tilting her head and smoothing her hair. This technique is simply terrible. It was really the brainchild of a deep-scheming b***h!
Under these circumstance, Qiao Zixin's fans couldn't sit still and started tearing at Liu Jie one after another. Under the management of Xu Zifan, they are especially organized and disciplined. They don't quarrel with others. They list things out to you one by one and let everyone see how many disgusting things Liu Jie has done. There are also many learned fans who swear without dirty words and leave messages like prose or poetry. However, if you carefully examine them, you will find that they have directly demoted Liu Jie to mud.2
Then Xu Zifan released Liu Jie's process of transferring property. Although it is not enough for legal evidence, as long as a person with a little sense knows, Liu Jie has completely rolled up Lin Yan's family property, he is now poor! However, Lin Yan's infidelity was real. Liu Jie is no good but no one sympathized with him. On the contrary, it's a pity that they are divorced. Obviously, this scum man and cheap woman deserve each other.
After that, Xu Zifan released all the black materials such as meeting rich second generations, seducing a new actor, dropping names for privilege on the set, beating and scolding assistants, etc. He bought two small companies that had previously reported those viral fake news. Now, all these materials were sent out by them. No one thought it was him or knows that he is the big boss behind the scenes. On the contrary, because these viral news were fully real, they were said to have changed their evil ways and finally stopped spreading rumors. Instead, people had a little more confidence in these viral media posts.
Lin Yan and Liu Jie had a mountain of black material on them, and neither was better than the other. Lin Yan's plan to set up a new person to rush to the summit has come to naught, and Liu Jie's plan to find a rich man to remarry had also become a daydream. The two started a lawsuit over their property, but at this time no one was paying attention to who won or who lost. They were both told to get out of the entertainment circle.
[Butterfly Orchid: Lin Yan and Liu Jie get out of the entertainment industry! What First-Love couple? Don't insult such a beautiful word as 'first love', just call them the Fu Yanjie couple!]
(TNote: Fu Yan Jie = two letters could be taken from their names. it could mean two things. 1. A brand of female underwear. or 2. Feminine inflammation lotion.)
[Xiaoqiao: The Fu Yanjie couple were born for each other. I will never watch anything they act in in the future!]
[Baby Is Unhappy: My son Xin was wronged by this Fu Yanjie couple at the beginning, but now he's finally out of that trance!]
[Tj kikyo: The Fu Yanjie couple should be banned. What kind of star would have such bad influence on people?!]
Xingchen's Lady Boss didn't expect that Lin Yan, the cash cow, to be destroyed in this way. She cancelled the contract with him directly and asked him to compensate for the huge liquidated damage just like she did to Qiao Zixin. Although Qiao Zixin's turnover was unexpected, she knew Lin Yan was unable to turn over, and she did not hesitate to cancel his appointment.
Many people ridiculed Xingchen's Lady Boss as snobbish. Who gets close to each other because of popularity? Typical, they would only share wealth and not share difficulties. They step on an artist when he is at the most difficult situation. In the future, don't call Xingchen Entertainment, they would cheat people and make a laughing stock out of you.
Lin Yan just won the case and took back half of his property from Liu Jie. He lost it to the company, including the house he was living in. He is now walking in the streets and people scolded him as a scum man. He is homeless, just like Qiao Zixin's situation at the beginning. However, he does not have any fans who could really help him. He can only rent a small house with the little money left, to stay temporarily and call everyone he knows one by one, hoping they can help introduce a new company and some jobs to him.1
As a result, he found that he had been blacked out by many people. Even if someone answered his call, they would still refuse to help. For the first time, he knew that his popularity was all fake, just like a bubble. He knew it would burst one day. How many people please him when he was popular? How many fans said they would never leave? Now when he had an accident, they all ran away, and none of them is willing to stretch out and give him a hand. Liu Jie did all this! He ran to get even with Liu Jie, only to find that the building was empty and he could not find Liu Jie at all. He had to go back to the rented house in a gloomy mood and drink muddy water every day.3
Liu Jie also hid in her new home and did not dare to leave the house. She was afraid of online abuse, especially abuse from her fans. She used to be a pure white flower. Now she is found to be completely opposite to her persona. Fans reaction were the most terrible. Her fans are inherently unreasonable, and at this time, what they said to scold her was naturally the most vicious things. She didn't want to see what they said, but she couldn't control her hands. She was suffering from something like an obsessive-compulsive disorder. She had to refresh every few minutes to see if anyone on the Internet said anything about her.
She regretted that she had never been popular in her last life and she had never been scolded like this. How could one life be worse than the last? She opened Xu Zifan's profile and saw many introductions and achievements. Although they were few, they were highly praised. Why doesn't she have a fan like Xu Zifan? She checked Xu Zifan for several months and found nothing unusual. She finally believed that Xu Zifan was a genius in this field. It was because Qiao Zixin was down and out that he entered the entertainment circle to help Qiao Zixin.
The more information she found, the more she felt that Xu Zifan was thousands of times better than Lin Yan. Lin Yan had to rely on Qiao Zixin to catch popularity, while Xu Zifan was able to take the blackened Qiao Zixin back to the top! Xu Zifan is handsomer and more talented than Lin Yan. He runs his own company without any restrictions. He is worth more than a billion yuan and has no scandals. This is a really good man. Why is she so blind that she didn't find Xu Zifan earlier? Otherwise, if she shared weal and woes with Xu Zifan when he was unknown. Wouldn't she be the one with the infinite future now?7
Liu Jie got a bottle of sleeping pills and shook them tightly in her hand. If she died and started over again, would she be able to marry Xu Zifan as the most popular actress? But can she do it again after her death? Liu Jie hesitated for a long time, her hand unclenched, letting sleeping pills spill all over the floor, and she cried on the bed. Why did she choose the wrong person? How did she come to this? What's the point of her once-over life?
Approaching the Spring Festival, there are many festive topics on the Internet, no one wants to mention the scandals of Lin Yan and Liu Jie, they just disappeared from sight.
'Life is Beautiful' is being promoted, and Xu Zifan and Qiao Zixin have also appeared on several well-known variety shows. Showing their faces with other new male and female actors, form the movie.
The Qiao family of three sat on the sofa watching TV on weekends. As soon as the program was broadcast, the young man sitting in the middle exclaimed, "isn't that Qiao Zixin? She is as beautiful as she used to be. When will she come back?"
Mother Qiao glanced at Father Qiao's face and said, "your sister doesn't always come back for the Spring Festival, but the gift will definitely be sent back. " She handed over the peeled orange and spoke with a smile, "this orange is very sweet, more than ten yuan per jin, very expensive, Xiao Peng, you should eat some more. "
Qiao Zhipeng glanced at the oranges worth more than ten yuan a jin, then skimmed his lips at the bright Qiao Zixin on TV and said, "Auntie Yu, you are too stingy. Doesn't Qiao Zixin transfer money to you every month? Are oranges that expensive?"
"That's not what I meant. I used the money to buy a house. I want to keep the rest in reserve."
"Well, if you want to watch TV, you can watch TV. Why is there so much nonsense!?" Father Qiao frowned. "Sun Yu, please call Zixin and ask her if she will come back for the Spring Festival. What's going on with that girl, staying outside all the time. As if I couldn't support her life. Remember to ask her clearly what's going on with that Director Xu? We can't have a bad reputation in our family, what would other people will think of me?"
"Yes, the child is just disobedient. I'll tell her well. " Mother Qiao put down the orange, picked up her phone and went back to her room to make a phone call.
Qiao Zixin was having dinner with Xu Zifan at home. She was stupefied when she saw her mother's call and answered, "Mom? Are you looking for me?"
"If I don't look for you, would you care about coming home? Raising you so big was so bitter. I knew you were only fooling around outside, your dad told me to ask you whether you will come back for the New Year. I think you have to come back, you made such a big deal, you also have to come back to explain to relatives. It's good for them to see you now, otherwise I can't lift my head in front of them. "
Qiao Zixin frowned. "Mom, I'm not a criminal. Why can't you lift your head? You have to compete with them? Their children can't study or work. Am I not enough to give you some pride?"
"What pride? It's more like losing face! Do you look like a good girl when you make movies where you cuddle with men? By the way, who's that surname Xu again? What's the matter with you two, isn't he director who is still filming with you? Why did I hear your brother say that you two are a couple on the Internet? After a loss, you still don't know how to repent. Now you are involved with a director. Your brother said that the director had an unclear relationship with a beautiful female star … "
Xu Zifan picked up the soup bowl on the table and went to the kitchen to fill the soup. Qiao Zixin bowed her head awkwardly and felt that all these words were heard by him. She spoke angrily, "Mom, what are you talking about? Are you so suspicious of me? You believe everything Qiao Zhipeng says. Is he your own son? Did he ever call you mom all these years? When can you have respect for your own daughter and stop letting that old man and son talk nonsense!"
"What old man and son? That's your father and your brother!" Mother Qiao's brows knit tightly, "you are really becoming more and more disobedient, just like your father said, the temper of someone mixing with wild people outside. You're teaching your mother, you think I'm senile, don't you? You never thought that, when you father was gone, how a woman like me could raise you? If your father hadn't taken us in, I think you would have starved to death. You should know how to be grateful and respect him. "
Qiao Zixin said helplessly: "I don't disrespect him, but it doesn't mean I have to let him arrange my life? He asked me to be a small clerk. I can't get a promotion without an education. Should I be a small clerk all my life? What's wrong with me now? I gave you a house expenses every month, a big house and a car for Qiao Zhipeng. If I were a small clerk, could I afford these? It won't be enough to feed myself. "
"You saying this again! Aren't you just giving the family some money? You have not been with us all these years and Xiao Peng has taken care of us. Shouldn't you give more subsidies to your family? Besides, you are a sister, not your father's own, if you don't do much, can these people in the family accept you? All right, all right, just tell me, what's your relationship with that director?"
"Friend, you can rest assured that I don't have a boyfriend. "Qiao Zixin doesn't want to say anything anymore, it is impossible to say anything that has been debated countless times.
Mother Qiao thought for a moment and said, "You must come back for the New Year. Relatives will definitely mention you at the gathering. If you are not at home, you have no family in your heart, which would embarrass me."
(TNote: nice guilt trip lady~ 凸('△´＃) )
"Mom, I have a new movie coming out at Spring Festival. I have a job …"
"Don't look for excuses, final word, you must come bac. You find the time, let me know when it's settled, that's it, long distance is very expensive. "
Hearing the cut off tone on the phone, Qiao Zixin rubbed her forehead and dropped her mobile phone on the table. This has always been the case. Mother Qiao hung up when she had said what she wanted to say. She did not care about her or listen to what she was saying. In short, it's reasonable to say that the family had three members, and she is the only one who did not belong. Just because she is a girl and her mother's 'tag-along', she is not the old man's own child.
Xu Zifan brought out the soup, filled her small bowl, smiled and said, "Drink the soup, I made it myself, you should drink more. I have just tasted a few mouthfuls, it's delicious. "
Qiao Zixin looked at him and whispered: "I'm sorry, my mother has that kind of character. She thinks that there are no good people in the entertainment circle, it's not against you. "
Xu Zifan smiled. "It doesn't matter. Since when do I care what other people think? It's hard for you, isn't it? Do you want to talk about it?"
Qiao Zixin was stunned, she lowered her head, picked up the spoon and stirred the soup in the bowl in a daze. After a while she spoke, "actually, this kind of thing is very common, and I'm all right, My home is a small town, the folk customs are close-minded, when I was five years old, my father died of illness, the family had no money, my mother raised me alone. Later, someone introduced her to my present father, who was also a widower, and there was a four-year-old boy at home. After they got married, I changed my last name to Qiao and lived with them. But the Qiao family favors sons over daughters and treats me as a tag along burden, and all my relatives are lukewarm to me. My mother was twice as kind to Qiao Zhipeng and wanted to raise him into her own son because she was physically injured and could not give birth anymore. So, every year, only Qiao Zhipeng had new clothes and toys to play with. I can only wear and play what the rest of my relatives and Qiao Zhipeng didn't want. "
"It just so happens that I am poor at study, and no matter how hard I try, I can only wait in the exam room. They think that I am stupid and that going to school is a waste of time, so I might as well find a job to help my family. I worked as a clerk for almost a year. When I saw that Qiao Zhipeng had taken an examination of a general college, and they held a banquet for him to celebrate, I felt they were bias. I didn't want to live like that again. I came to Yanjing alone. Unexpectedly, I was lucky. When I was seen by a talent scout, the first movie became a hit. I thought I could finally raise my head, but they were very opposed to it. My father said that it was too humiliating for me to play romance movies. "1
Qiao Zixin laughed. "In fact, I have figured it out now. I am very grateful to them for raising me, so I am willing to give them a comfortable old age. If Qiao Zhipeng's requests aren't too much, I would meet them. After all, I have made a lot of money in filming, so if I give them those, it's nothing. I would take it as spending money to buy peace and quiet. But I don't want to go home. The relatives of the Qiao family will preach as soon as they see me. They firmly think that the entertainment industry is a big scandalous vat and there are no good people there, as if I was a star in some improper industry. We have different ideas, and we are not happy with each other when we get together. I don't know why my mother wants me to go back this time. Maybe my relatives have whispered too much in her ear. "
Xu Zifan opened the itinerary in his phone and looked at it. "Do you want to go back?" There are a total of three days before and after the Spring Festival. You can go back on the 29th day of the twelfth month and come back on the first day, okay?"
Qiao Zixin nodded. "Just for these three days. I'll go back early and come back late. "
Xu Zifan thought that Qiao Zixin died alone in the original world, and she had no relatives around her when she was suffering from depression, her mother must not have much feelings for her. He was a little worried letting Qiao Zixin go back alone, he said: "I will go back with you, and I'll stay in a hotel, so will go together. If you have anything, come to me directly. Don't let yourself be wronged. "
Qiao Zixin looked at him and couldn't help smiling and said, "I'm so big, how can I let myself be wronged? But you are celebrating the Spring Festival by yourself here, so come to my house and see where I grew up. When they get together and play mahjong, I'll go out with you. "
"Okay."
When the two agreed on the itinerary, Qiao Zixin told Mother Qiao, that she only said she would go back and didn't mention Xu Zifan, so that Mother Qiao wouldn't scold her again.
The related work for 'Life is beautiful' was busy until the 27th day of the twelfth month, after which Xu Zifan gave a proper account to the company and went to Qiao Zixin's hometown with her. There was no airport in that small town, so they could only fly to a nearby third-tier city and take the train home.
After getting out of the train car, Qiao Zixin took him to their best hotel and asked Xu Zifan to settle down. The room is not spacious, but it is a big bed room. Fortunately, it is very clean, and there was an independent bathroom, a computer and a television. They came by chance, and there was just one room left, so they would have to go to other small hotels later.
When Xu Zifan saw Qiao Zixin checking the facilities in the room, he smiled and said, "I'll just stay here for two days, as long as it's not damp. You go home quickly, they may be looking at the time. "
Qiao Zixin nodded, put on her hat, scarf and glasses. She wrapped himself up and told him, "Don't go to a remote place, you are a stranger here. Let me know where you are going. "
"Okay, I won't go out, don't worry. You're the one that needs to call me if you need anything. I'll be open 24 hours a day. "
"Hmm. " Qiao Zixin smiled and waved out of the door. Every time she went home, she felt depressed, but this time because of the company of Xu Zifan, she felt very relaxed and seemed less repulsive about going home and listening to people talking about her.