Rebirth of the Aspirations of Choucheng

As the end of the year approached, Lu Xiaoyan became even busier. Not only was he busy, but he was also so busy that he was so quiet and happy.While leading Mu Xia to ostentatiously walk through the market on various occasions, while implementing the plan to build Century Sky Star step by step, he closely monitored the movements of his elder brother and younger mother.

As the leader of Lidao's entertainment industry, Tenghua International has always been focusing on film and television, music and artist brokerage as its main business, which is the so-called light asset.However, as the business environment changes, such competitiveness will lose its advantage sooner or later, and changes are imminent.After careful consideration, Lu Yuanteng decided to extend his tentacles downstream and invest [-] million in two to three years to establish a five-star theater chain exclusively for Tenghua International.And this most important project finally fell on the eldest brother Lu Xiaocheng as a matter of course.

According to Lu Xiaoyan's vague memory in his previous life, the project seemed to be in constant turmoil during its operation, and it was almost cut in half at one point, but it is not known exactly what went wrong.Only one thing is certain, the participation of Zhou Ting is absolutely indispensable.The elder brother blatantly kicked away my mother's eyeliner first, and then tried every means to get rid of my father's confidants. The purpose could not be more clear, it is nothing more than to recruit his own party members, make achievements as soon as possible, establish prestige in the company, and not give my mother any opportunity .He himself is weak, and he wants to fight a good battle, so how can he lack the support of the Zhou family?

The doorway in the business field, what outsiders can see is always the tip of the iceberg, not to mention that it involves the interests of many parties and is related to all links. It is by no means a simple matter to deal with the government.After all, the Zhou family is not doing charity. What kind of mothers and uncles, what kind of cousins, blood is thicker than water, but not necessarily thicker than benefits. In the end, it doesn't mean that it will fall on the word "money".

The eldest brother and Zhou Ting have different starting points, different ideas, and different goals. Once the benefits are not evenly distributed, conflicts are likely to arise. Conflicts are hidden dangers, and if they accumulate over time, there is no guarantee that they will lead to major disputes.Lu Xiaoyan firmly believed that the reason why the eldest brother wanted to kill Zhou Ting in his previous life was definitely not a momentary impulse. Even if it was a momentary impulse, there must be a huge entanglement behind it.So this cooperation is the best opportunity to differentiate them.

Just as Lu Xiaoyan expected, he took advantage of an opportunity to cooperate with an international director and successfully bought Zhou Rong's "confidantes", and heard a lot of news about Zhou's father and son from the other party.

In short, the current situation for him is that the firewood has been piled up, the gasoline has been poured, the blower has been set up, and he is just waiting for the spark that will burst out at any time...

Too much mental tension and excitement caused Lu Xiaoyan to occasionally suffer from insomnia, and even when he fell asleep, he could not escape the disturbance of nightmares.He often dreams that his real life is actually a dream. He wakes up in his dream and finds himself in a desolate cemetery. Boundless without end.In the dream, he doesn't panic or scream, but every time he wakes up, he will be in a trance for a while, desperately needing to do something to prove his existence, to prove that he is really living in this world.

The most effective magic weapon that can calm Lu Xiaoyan down quickly is Ling Xi. Whether it is hearing Ling Xi's voice, seeing Ling Xi's people, or getting in touch with everything related to Ling Xi, he can quickly calm down his emotions.Correspondingly, if Ling Xi cannot be contacted when he needs Ling Xi, he will become irritable, anxious, unable to concentrate, and unable to do anything.

Regarding the news of Ling Xi's sudden withdrawal from the competition, Lu Xiaoyan heard about it from Sheng Kuang by accident.Sheng Kuang wanted to push Cheng Che to win the championship, so he always had to say hello to Lu Xiaoyan beforehand. When the two talked about the topic of the competition, Sheng Kuang casually mentioned that someone from Huitu had already applied to the program team to withdraw from the competition. Ling Xi is one of the favorites to win the championship. As a veteran in the industry, Sheng Kuang feels both regretful and happy about Ling Xi's withdrawal.

Lu Xiaoyan knew very well how much Ling Xi was obsessed with this competition, so Ling Xi's retirement surprised him. You must know that with Ling Xi's temper, even if he knew that the road ahead was a dead end, he would stick to it without hesitation, even if he was hit with blood. .As for the reason for Ling Xi's retirement, Sheng Kuang knew a little bit about it. There was no secret at all in this business. Everyone was tacitly aware of the various misdeeds of Huitu Shaodong. Combining what Sheng Kuang revealed and what he knew Bit by bit, it is not difficult for Lu Xiaoyan to guess the whole picture of the matter.

He called Ling Xi as soon as he got the news, but unfortunately no one answered, and he didn't refuse to listen, so he let the ringing ring until it was automatically cut off.For about 10 minutes, Lu Xiaoyan repeatedly dialed Ling Xi's number, but got the same result. In the end, I don't know if it was because the battery was exhausted, and the phone turned off.

Rationally, Lu Xiaoyan felt that there was nothing to worry about. Ling Xi was an adult with a strong mental capacity, so he could handle this situation completely. It might just be a small accident that he didn't answer the phone.But the problem is, Lu Xiaoyan found that he couldn't maintain his rationality during all the moments related to Ling Xi. He began to fidget, his mouth was dry, and he couldn't help but want to gnaw his nails...

After smoking three cigarettes in a row, Lu Xiaoyan picked up his coat and went out.He drove to Ling Xi's house first, and after confirming that there was no one in the house, he turned around and went to Huitu Records, but naturally missed again. He called Cheng Che on the way, but Cheng Che said that he hadn't heard anything in the past few days. Met with Ling Xi.

Now Lu Xiaoyan was completely at a loss, so he had to temporarily park the car on the side of the road, thinking about where else Ling Xi could go and who else he could contact.Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he remembered the bar where he first met Ling Xi. After all, it was a place where he worked, and there would always be a few old acquaintances. Even if he didn’t want to chat with people, he could at least listen to music and drink. Serve two glasses.

Lu Xiaoyan wanted to try his luck, but just halfway there, he saw Ling Xi who was sitting alone on the steps of the overpass in a daze. At that moment, he finally realized what it felt like "a big rock fell to the ground".

Before the car came to a complete stop, Lu Xiaoyan eagerly opened the car door and jumped off. He tripped over the floor tiles while walking on the sidewalk, but he didn't care at all.

In late December, the temperature was less than ten degrees Celsius, but Ling Xi was only wearing a thin T-shirt. His hair was a bit disheveled and his face was not very good. Looking at the traffic coming and going on the street, I don't know what I am thinking.It wasn't until Lu Xiaoyan stood in front of him, blocking the light from the street lamp, that he raised his head belatedly, and stared blankly at Lu Xiaoyan with two dark eyes, his eyes looked very much like some abandoned stray animals.

It was only then that Lu Xiaoyan realized that Ling Xi's clothes and hands were covered with dark red stains, and he could smell a faint smell of blood when he breathed, his trouser legs were also dirty, and there was a lot of dust on his knees.

"What's wrong with you? Did you fall? Where did the blood come from?" Lu Xiaoyan squatted down in fright, pulled Ling Xi's arm to check it carefully, and pulled his T-shirt to see where it was damaged.

Ling Xi withdrew his arm from Lu Xiaoyan's hand, moved to the side, lowered his head and refused to speak.

Lu Xiaoyan knew that Ling Xi was in a bad mood, so he didn't mind his attitude: "I've heard about the competition, it's not a big deal, you can slowly figure out a way in the future. Can you tell me what happened to you first? If you get injured I need to take you to the doctor immediately."

Ling Xi shook her head, then moved to the side, still lowering her head and refusing to speak.

"Why are you..." Lu Xiaoyan was about to get angry, but he held back, and said in a soft voice as patiently as possible, "Why are you acting like a child, why are you making troubles, you just find ways to solve problems, what's the use of sulking? Don't make me worry, okay? Tell me first why there is blood? Someone bullied you? Was robbed? Or..."

"No." Ling Xi shook her head again, but said nothing.

"Tsk!" Lu Xiaoyan stood up and took two steps back irritably, feeling powerless while holding his forehead, "Can you say a word? Can you say a few more words! Do you know how much I ran tonight just to find you?" A place? You don’t answer the phone, you don’t answer questions, what do you want? Just sit here, like a statue, and the trouble will disappear by itself? Can you..."

"He's dead." Ling Xi finally raised his head to look at Lu Xiaoyan, but his gaze couldn't stop wandering.

Lu Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment: "Who? Who died?"

Ling Xi stretched out her finger to the side of the street, only to find that the trash can had also been knocked into the air, and there was nothing there: "Just now a truck ran out of control and rushed up, and he was caught under the wheels at once, and when he was rescued, everyone was crushed . . . I thought it was him, but it didn't help . . . "

Lu Xiaoyan looked back, this area was surprisingly clean for some reason, the trash cans were gone, the guardrails were removed, the tattered old blankets and waste cardboard boxes under the overpass were also cleaned up, even the people who wandered around the market The big wild cats with yellow and white flowers were gone.It seems that the "he" in Ling Xi's mouth should be the dirty old beggar who looks beyond his original appearance.Thinking of this, Lu Xiaoyan couldn't help but sigh, it turns out that when a person dies, he will disappear so completely, except for Ling Xi's entanglement, there is no trace of his existence left behind.

Ling Xi buried her head again: "I wanted to treat him to a meal, but I didn't bring my wallet with me...he died without a full meal..."

Lu Xiaoyan took a deep breath, let it out slowly, walked to Ling Xi, pulled him up involuntarily, hugged him into his arms, and gently stroked Ling Xi's back: "It's okay, it's okay...at least he I will never have to live a life of starvation again..."

Lu Xiaoyan hugged him very tightly, his arms were very warm, his arms were long and strong, making people want to lean against them for no reason and reluctant to leave.Ling Xi slowly raised his hand and caressed Lu Xiaoyan's back, but the moment he was about to touch it, he stopped, and after a while, both hands lowered slightly.Some things shouldn't and can't be done, and it's best not to even think about them.

Through the t-shirt, Lu Xiaoyan felt that Ling Xi's back was not warm at all, probably because of freezing, and his whole body was still trembling slightly.He immediately let go, took off his coat and wanted to put it on Ling Xi, but Ling Xi was very uncooperative, twisting his shoulders to avoid it, Lu Xiaoyan frowned and handed the coat over again, but Ling Xi stubbornly Fooled off.

Lu Xiaoyan stared at Ling Xi with a sullen face for two seconds, grabbed his arms and pulled him to the side of the car, opened the car door and stuffed it into the passenger seat, buckled the seat belt, and pushed his coat up rudely, the car door "bang "Falling to the ground, I leaned back on the hood and made a phone call.

The inside of the car was very dark, and the outside sound could not be heard, as if it was a closed and independent world that would not be disturbed.With the movement of shrinking down, Ling Xi sniffed Lu Xiaoyan's jacket secretly. There was a mixture of tobacco and cologne smell on the jacket, which was not too strong, but very comfortable, and inexplicably made people feel at ease and at ease.

After a while, before Lu Xiaoyan finished calling, Ling Xi couldn't help but lowered his head and sniffed again.He is very clear about his own intentions, so he has to keep a distance from Lu Xiaoyan. After all, he is not the one standing next to Lu Xiaoyan, and he can't afford the watch that Lu Xiaoyan likes.

You shouldn't covet something that belongs to others... But it doesn't matter if you just smell it...

Lu Xiaoyan directly drove Ling Xi back to his apartment, and after entering the door, he stuffed him into the bathroom: "Take a hot bath first, and I will ask someone to dry clean the clothes. It will be fine in two hours. I will clean them later." Let my good sister help you get something to eat."

Ling Xi's body was covered in blood, dirty and cold, and he felt uncomfortable, so he didn't politely refuse.When he came out of the shower, Dai Zhiyou and Cai Shimo also came, and they were sitting in the living room with Lu Xiaoyan discussing something in a low voice.Ling Xi didn't want to disturb them, so she walked alone to the large white sofa next to the fish tank and sat down, watching the fish quietly.

Hearing the movement, Lu Xiaoyan got up and walked over: "How is it, is it warmer?"

Ling Xi nodded: "Yes, it's warm." Then he sneezed twice in a row.

"Tsk, there are so many problems." Lu Xiaoyan was disgusted, and took a woolen blanket from the recliner next to him, wrapped Ling Xi tightly, and told his good sister to warm up a glass of milk for Ling Xi.When he lowered his head, he glanced over and saw that Ling Xi was barefoot. Lu Xiaoyan thoughtfully brought a pair of slippers over: "Put on your shoes quickly, and be careful not to catch a cold."

Ling Xi's attention was all attracted by the tropical fish swimming around in the fish tank on the floor, and he didn't go into what Lu Xiaoyan was talking about, but subconsciously raised his feet because of the conditioned reflex of a few words: "Why is there one less fish?" ?”

Lu Xiaoyan looked at Ling Xi, and then at Ling Xi's feet that were raised towards him, feeling that he had encountered serious provocations both physically and mentally.He peeked at the living room not far away, but fortunately Cai Shimo and Dai Zhiyou didn't look this way.

Ling Xi didn't notice Lu Xiaoyan's strangeness, and was still counting the number of tropical fish with his fingers pressed against the wall of the tank: "There is really one missing. Last time I remembered that there was a white one with red patterns, why it disappeared?"

After a moment of stalemate, "spineless" defeated "love of face", Lu Xiaoyan sighed silently, and bent down to help Ling Xi put the slippers on his feet.Ling Xi had no idea that because of his unconscious action, Lu Xiaoyan had fought a fierce battle with himself deep in his heart. He only cared about what he wanted to care about: "This one with the black forehead has grown a lot, but looking at it It doesn't seem lively..."

Facing Ling Xi like this, Lu Xiaoyan somehow remembered a sentence he had seen on a TV show about children with autism, saying that they are not mentally retarded, they are just immersed in their own world - this sentence The words are also suitable for Ling Xi.

Now that some things have started, it's okay to continue, so Lu Xiaoyan simply went to the bathroom to get a hair dryer, and fumbled to help Ling Xi dry his damp hair.But this time Ling Xi came to his senses and didn't give him a chance to practice: "Brother Xiaoyan doesn't need it, just leave it for a while and it will do it by itself."

The emotions that Lu Xiaoyan finally brewed up were not used, and he was inexplicably upset, he threw the blower into Ling Xi's arms angrily: "That's up to you!"

Lu Xiaoyan went back to the living room to continue discussing things with Cai Shimo and Dai Zhiyou, leaving Ling Xi lazily on the sofa alone, watching the fish with relish.

After a while, the old servant Haojie came over with a cup of hot milk and handed it to Ling Xi: "Drink it quickly, be careful not to burn it."

Seeing the milk, Ling Xi really felt thirsty and hungry, he smiled politely at his good sister, took the milk and drank it all in one gulp, and handed the cup back to the good sister: "Thank you. "

The good sister turned around with a smile and left, Ling Xi continued to look at his little fish.After a while, the good sister walked up to Ling Xi with a glass of milk, and handed it to him: "Drink it quickly, be careful not to burn it."

Ling Xi thought about it, probably because my good sister saw that he drank the milk too fast and thought it was not enough, so she sent an extra cup, which was kind anyway, so he took the milk and gulped it down, then Returned the empty cup to the good sister: "Thank you."

The good sister turned around with a smile and left. Ling Xi rubbed her swollen belly, intending to continue looking at the fish, but before he could see which one was which, the good sister came over with the milk for the third time: "Drink quickly!" , be careful it's hot."

Ling Xi looked at the good sister suspiciously: "Auntie, didn't you bring me two glasses just now?"

Haojie was taken aback: "Nonsense, how could you, you want to lie to me? Hehe, I have a very good memory." As she spoke, she forced the milk into Ling Xi's hand, "Drink it quickly, be careful not to burn it."

Ling Xi eagerly looked to Lu Xiaoyan in the living room, trying to ask for help, but Lu Xiaoyan didn't notice his movement at all. In desperation, Ling Xi had to drink the third glass of milk slowly and forcefully.But this time he learned to be smart and didn't return the empty cup to the good sister, so that if the good sister brought milk again, he could directly show the empty cup to prove that he had really drunk the milk.

Hao Jie took two steps, looked down at her hands, they were empty, she couldn't remember what she was going to do for a while.Looking back at Ling Xi who was nestled on the sofa, she walked over and looked up and down: "How old is it?"

Ling Xi vaguely had a bad premonition: "Nineteen."

Sure enough, the good sister immediately asked with a smile, "Are you married?"

Ling Xi blinked her big eyes to look at her good sister, silently pulled up the blanket, covered her head and face, wrapped herself in it like a cicada cocoon, and refused to come out again...

Finally, Lu Xiaoyan and the others finished their conversation and walked over together.Hearing the sound of footsteps, Ling Xi carefully removed the slits in the blanket, secretly confirmed that the good sister was not nearby, and then boldly got out.

Lu Xiaoyan leaned against the fish tank, lit a cigarette and smoked slowly, Cai Shimo stood on the other side with a cup of coffee, and Dai Zhiyou directly dragged a recliner over and sat opposite Ling Xi: "Ling Xi, just now Xiaoyan put your You told us about the matter, we are all friends, you should really tell us about this kind of thing earlier. So what are your plans now? Have you ever thought about leaving Huitu?"

"Leaving Huitu?" Ling Xi repeated softly, "But I really want to sing and release records, and I won't have a chance if I leave."

Dai Zhiyou glanced at Lu Xiaoyan with the intention of seeking advice, and the other party nodded encouragingly, and then he thought about it and said: "That's right, I, Ale, Amo and the others have created an entertainment company called Century Star. Ale is the president. You see, if you want, you can change jobs and come to our company. As for the liquidated damages, the company can help you pay for it. I took a preliminary look at the contract, and there should be no other major problems."

Ling Xi couldn't believe it for a while: "Century Star? It seems... I haven't heard of it."

Dai Zhiyou coughed lightly in embarrassment: "Uh, yes, because it has not been established for a long time, everything is still in its infancy. But we are all very confident and believe that the future must be limitless."

Ling Xi tilted her head and thought for a while: "You are an entertainment company, what kind of works have you produced?"

Dai Zhiyou leaned forward slightly, rubbing his hands constantly: "This, this, not yet, to be precise, not yet."

"Oh..." Ling Xi blinked for a long time, "Which artists have you signed?"

Dai Zhiyou sneered even more embarrassingly: "This, this, there is not yet."

Ling Xi lowered her head when she heard this, and said nothing, not knowing what she was thinking about.

"Although it sounds bad, but everything is difficult at the beginning, and...and..." Dai Zhiyou was really at a loss for words, and looked pitifully at Lu Xiaoyan, who instructed him to lobby Ling Xi, for help, but Lu Xiaoyan was completely dishonest and patronizing Smoking and refusing to look at him.Dai Zhiyou "and" for a long time, and then looked to Cai Shimo, who was famous for his eloquence, for help, but he didn't expect that Cai Shimo was also disrespectful, and he was too busy drinking coffee to look at him.

Just when Dai Zhiyou was about to throw up his sleeves and quit, Ling Xi suddenly smiled foolishly, with a big dimple forming at the corner of his mouth: "Brother Dumb, that means, if I quit Century Star, I will be a member of the company. Bro?"

After a moment of silence, the three of them couldn't hold back their laughter. Cai Shimo sprayed all the coffee on Lu Xiaoyan, extinguishing the cigarette butts in his hand, and Lu Xiaoyan threw the wet cigarette butt on Cai Shimo's face. , in terms of childishness, it's half a catty.

Dai Zhiyou couldn't stop laughing, and stepped forward to ruffle Ling Xi's hair: "Okay, okay, you are the first brother, the stupid brother will make a guarantee for President Lin, no matter who the company signs, No matter how many people you sign, you are a hardcore brother!"