I heard they all love me

There was an interesting theory in foreign countries called "lipstick effect", which originally meant a special economic phenomenon in which lipsticks were sold out due to economic depression.But as people observe, they will find that lipstick is only one of them. On a larger scale, the economic depression has led to the underdevelopment of the real industry, and the corresponding entertainment industry will flourish.

A few years ago, Jiang Xingjian put forward this theory in the board of directors, and invested in the establishment of Jiang's Entertainment and Universal Film and Television City.Soon, his vision was proved, and the domestic entertainment industry developed rapidly in the next few years, with movies, TV, and reality shows emerging one after another.All kinds of capital hot money rushed in like sharks smelling blood, trying to squeeze the market.

Today, Universal Film and Television City has recovered its investment, and Jiang's Entertainment has even invested in several hit films, firmly occupying a place in the entertainment industry.

When Jiang Xingzhe pursued Qin Mu back then, Jiang Xingzhe relied on Jiang Entertainment.With the help of Jiang's Entertainment's contacts and funds, Qin Mu successfully transformed from an actor in an idol drama to a movie star in just two years, and his net worth has doubled even more.Before Jiang Xingzhe's death, Jiang's Entertainment was planning to make a Republic of China movie based on a novel. When the novel was serialized in Jinjiang, the largest website for women's novels in China, the number of hits exceeded [-] million.In order to show the importance he attaches to this novel, the director invited Zhao Yunsheng, who has won numerous awards at home and abroad, and this film is also going to win awards abroad.Qin Mu liked one of the characters very much, but Zhao Yunsheng had other candidates he was optimistic about, even if Jiang Xingzhe came forward.

In order not to disappoint Qin Mu, Jiang Xingzhe turned to Jiang Xingjian...

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Chu Li spent the night in the basement rented by Zhang Qiguo, and rushed back to the staff dormitory early the next morning.

Pei Kai has already woken up, and is sitting on the sofa in the shape of a chicken nest head, thinking about life.Seeing Chu Li coming back, he rushed over with green eyes, and went straight to the pancake that Chu Li was holding in his hand. "It's a mixture of corn and glutinous rice, two eggs, don't want crispy fried dough sticks?" He asked anxiously, taking a big bite of the steaming pancake in satisfaction.

Chu Li's "yes" was already on his lips, and he didn't bother to say it after seeing that he had eaten it all.

Throwing the two pancakes in his hand to Pei Kai, Chu Li sat comfortably on the sofa and said to Pei Kai, "Give me your salary card number."

"What are you doing?" Pei Kai asked while biting a pancake.

Chu Li avoided answering: "Give it to me first."

Pei Kai handed over the card number in a daze, and 2 minutes later he received a text message from the bank, and Chu Li transferred 3 yuan to him.He got a mouthful of pancake stuck in his throat and was choked. He leaned on the sofa and coughed for a long time before he recovered his breath and asked, "What's going on? Where did you get the money?"

Chu Li didn't expect Pei Kai's reaction to be so strong, and he almost became a "murderer" because of the 3 yuan.He was speechless for a while, then shook his phone: "Do you still remember the fight between Qin Mu and Jiang Xingjian last night? Qin Mu's agent came to me and offered [-] yuan and this phone to exchange for my broken one. It’s for the photos taken inside. I left my mobile phone, and the money should have been split between the two of us, but I need money for something at home, so I can only take advantage of you.”

"No..." Pei Kai looked confused: "You took the photo and it has nothing to do with me. How can I ask for money?"

Chu Li interrupted him: "If you and I were still working behind, how would we have the opportunity to take pictures."

He said it lightly, as if he didn't take [-] in his eyes. Pei Kai was a little embarrassed and wanted to decline, but Chu Li had already waved his hand: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. If you want to thank me, noon Treat me to a good meal, I'm tired of the box lunch downstairs."

The former Jiang Er Shao had never been so wronged, and his three meals a day were either from roadside stalls or instant noodles.Chu Li once thought that he would not be able to persevere, but he underestimated his perseverance.He also sometimes thinks that maybe the failure of the past is not his own reason, but a combination of various factors.Maybe that car accident was a good thing, allowing him to really see himself clearly.

These thoughts flashed by, and Chu Li was dumbfounded when he saw that there were only more than 2000 salary cards left.Last night, he "extorted" [-] yuan from Luo Cheng, left [-] yuan to his cheap uncle, and transferred [-] yuan to Qin Mu. He only had this month's salary left on him.

Although he could survive by saving a little, what Chu Li was thinking about was the debts of his family.He doesn't have the memory of the original body, and he doesn't know the messy things at home.After he woke up under the shell of "Chu Li", everything was settled, he only knew that his family was in debt.At that time, Zhang Qiguo told him that the compensation would be enough if the house was sold, so he was confused because he listened to what the other party said.If Jiang Xingjian hadn't mentioned it last night, he wouldn't have known that the gap in the middle was so big.

Now he is no longer Jiang Er Shao who does not eat fireworks in the world, so he naturally knows that Zhang Qiguo will collect the "huge debt" of 50, and he does not know when it will be collected.Of course, so is he.

Chu Li regretted it a bit. He used to be the Second Young Master Jiang, and he knew how to spend money in his short life, and he had no idea about making money.Anyway, if I ran out of money, I asked my family for it. The Jiang family did not lack the little money he spent.But now?He is Chu Li, and he doesn't have any rich relatives around him, who should I ask for it?

Back to Jiang's house, Chu Li knew it was impossible.Looking for Jiang Xingjian?He hesitated.After sleeping, thinking back to Jiang Xingjian's proposal, Chu Li no longer felt the initial anger, but felt weird.He laughed at himself thinking that there is nothing wrong with agreeing to Jiang Xingjian, anyway, he is acting in his true colors and does not need any acting skills at all.

The sudden ringtone of the mobile phone interrupted Chu Li's thoughts, and he glanced at the caller ID as Zhang Qiguo.

"Hello? Uncle?"

"Xiao Li, something happened to your mother..."

An hour later, Chu Li fought his way through the turbulent work crowd, and joined Zhang Qiguo at Qingshan People's Hospital, which is the famous No. [-] Mental Hospital in Xincheng.

When the two of them arrived, Mother Chu had already been sedated and was lying on the bed and falling asleep.On the white hospital bed, the woman's eyebrows stretched out, her skin was fair, and her appearance was beautiful. She looked only in her early forties.Her appearance is hardly reminiscent of a mental patient suffering from madness, but more like a beauty intoxicated in the old days, making people unable to bear to wake her up from her dreams.

Chu Li stood in front of the bed, his mood agitated slightly.This was the first time he saw the mother in this body, and there was a wave of turmoil in his heart.He was a little dazed, not sure whether it was the remaining feelings of the original body or his own.Strangely, from the first time he saw Chu's mother's face, Chu Li felt very kind, as if he had seen her face somewhere before.

He couldn't help taking a step forward, staring down at Mother Chu, reaching out to touch the woman's pale hand, he suddenly took a step back as if frightened.For a moment, Chu Li almost blurted out "Mom".

In the past, Jiang Xingzhe had never seen his mother. According to the helper at home, his mother came to the palace with her belly up when she was pregnant with him, but was blocked by his father.Seeing that there was no hope of becoming a leader, Jiang Xingzhe's mother made a deal with Jiang's father. She gave birth to a child, and Jiang's father gave her a sum of money. From then on, she had nothing to do with the child.

Because of this money, Jiang Xingzhe always had the illusion that he was sold by his mother.Also because of this disgraceful birth, he could never appear confidently in front of Jiang Xingjian.He had pictured his mother in his mind countless times, but no matter how hard he tried, there was always a blurry face with no clear expression.

However, just at that moment, Mother Chu on the bed suddenly overlapped with the image of his mother in his mind, and that face that was always blurred and whose expression could not be clearly seen became the quiet face of Mother Chu.

Chu Li hesitated for a moment, took advantage of no one around, stepped forward and held Chu's mother's hand again, pretending that the person in front of him was the mother he had depicted countless times, and whispered: "Mom!"

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After seeing Chu's mother, Chu Li and Zhang Qiguo were called to the office by the doctor.The matter of Chu's mother is very simple. She suddenly fell ill while eating this morning, and scratched the nurse who took care of her with a plastic fork.In view of Chu's mother stabbing someone not long ago, the doctor felt that Chu's mother was very unstable, and it was difficult to take care of her properly with the current shift nurses, and she needed a full-time nurse to take care of her.In other words, Mother Chu is no longer suitable for living in the general ward and needs to be transferred to the key ward.

Before Chu Li realized the twists and turns behind these words, Zhang Qiguo had already asked: "How much is the monthly nursing fee for the key wards?"

The doctor probably knew the situation of the Chu family, and his expression was a little sympathetic: "Seven thousand a month, more than 1 including medicines and so on. The hospital stipulates that three months should be paid in advance." A nurse also costs seven or eight thousand, and they only work during the day and don’t stay with them at night, so our charges are actually very reasonable.”

Zhang Qiguo had no objection to the fee, but...he rubbed his hands in embarrassment, he did have some money on hand, it was given to him by Chu Li last night, and he borrowed it himself to make it up, almost [-].He originally planned to pay the money to the neighbor who was stabbed by Chu's mother. After all, the other party was seriously injured and needed money for treatment, and the family was not very rich.In addition, Zhang Qiguo was also afraid of the rogue son of the neighbor's house, so he thought about paying back some money first, so that the other party would not trouble Chu Li again.

He looked at Chu Li hesitantly: "Doctor, let's go out and discuss."

When the two left the office, Zhang Qiguo whispered about the amount of money he had and his original plan, and then asked: "Xiao Li, why don't we take your mother home first, and send it when we have enough money."

He blamed himself in his heart, felt that he was useless, and the more he talked, the lower his head dropped.The heavy pressure of life seemed to form a substance on his shoulders, making his back bent hard.This is different from Chu Li imagining a 50 gap in the bank card in the morning. When this embarrassment faces reality, it brings such depression that Chu Li has never experienced.

Chu Li really wanted to reach out to help Zhang Qiguo. He had never felt so incompetent for a moment.Whether it's Chu's mother's medical expenses or the neighbor's compensation, they are all problems that he can't solve.Jiang Xingjian's proposal from last night came to mind at the right time, like a fishhook with bait, approaching Chu Li's bottom line little by little.Chu Li instinctively knew that the hook was dangerous, but the bait was really attractive, and the balance in his heart gradually tilted.On the one hand, there is everything attached to being "Chu Li", and on the other hand, the past that he wants to abandon completely.The chips on both sides rose one after another, and finally the two big bowls of oden boiled last night were poured in, melting Chu Li's last line of defense.

He heard himself say: "Transfer the ward first, and I will chip in the money. When is the latest to pay the fee?"

"Xiao Li!" Zhang Qiguo was shocked.

Chu Li pretended to be relaxed and explained: "I know a friend who is very rich. I helped him a few days ago. He said that if you have any difficulties, just mention it. I can ask him to borrow some money."

"But……"

Chu Li interrupted him and made a final decision: "Pay the fee first, and leave the rest to me."

Zhang Qiguo was stunned for a while with the attitude of being the master of the house.Leaving Zhang Qiguo to continue talking with the doctor, Chu Li wanted to go outside to breathe.The hospital corridor was very quiet, and he followed the sunlight all the way to the nearest open-air balcony.As the morning sun fell, Chu Li squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky, and let out a long breath.

He used to regard Jiang Xingjian as the biggest villain BOSS in the rebirth game, thinking that probably he would have nothing to do with the Jiang family and Jiang Xingjian in this life.Never imagined that one day he would not think about it and take the initiative to push the BOSS.Whether it is pretending to be Jiang Xingjian's younger brother or himself, there is probably nothing more absurd in this world.

But Chu Li thought, most of the time in life, he just has a hot head, and he can go to Jiang Xingjian for Qin Mu, so what is this time?