Astray

044

"What did you say, you want to go?"

In the living room, Lu Mengxin and An Yuan were facing each other, and Fade Chen was sitting beside him. When he heard the news, he couldn't help being very surprised.

An Yuan responded with a slight smile, "It's not just me, there is also Xiao Shan." He explained: "When his condition is stable and there is nothing serious, we will leave Jiangcheng and quit the entertainment industry as they wish."

Lu Mengxin was stunned for a few seconds, "But, why is this?"

An Yuan said clearly: "There is no reason. In fact, we have long wanted to quit. This time is also an opportunity." After speaking, he pointed to Fade Chen, "Anyway, I did you a big favor before I left, Fade Chen. Brother Tie Zhu has already replied to me about Fei's job, and I will report to him next week." He smiled, "Why, aren't you happy for me?"

Fade Chen accepted his words and expressed his deep gratitude, "Brother Yuan, thank you."

An Yuan waved his hand, "Don't thank me. If you want to thank me, thank you Brother Meng. He asked me to do it, and it's just a matter of little effort."

On the other side, Lu Mengxin did not respond for a long time.

After a moment of silence, he asked again: "Withdraw from the entertainment industry, where are you going?"

An Yuan had already been prepared for this, and when he saw his question, he responded enthusiastically: "Xiao Shan and I have discussed it, and when everything is stable, we will go back to Ju County together, and with the money we have earned over the years, we will open a I am responsible for attracting customers, and he is responsible for collecting money and doing accounts. Although the life is dull, it is better than now."

Lu Mengxin knew that what he was referring to was an accident in Yan Jiashan's filming before, and bumps and bumps were unavoidable in this line of work, An Yuan felt sorry for him, after such a turmoil, his determination to quit the showbiz became even firmer.

"Ju County." Lu Mengxin whispered.

He remembered that An Yuan and Yan Jiashan came from a mountainous area in a remote county together, but he didn't know whether the two of them knew each other well before that, and whether An Yuan had an unspeakable past for Yan Jiashan's desperation.

These things that he was curious about at first seemed to be worthless now.

He was silent, and replied: "It's good if you have a plan. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely go to Ju County to see you."

An Yuan was very pleased with his words, and couldn't hide the smile on his face, "Okay, you are welcome!"

"And me and me!" Fade Chen also expressed his opinion, "I will go if I have the chance!"

An Yuan squinted his eyes and laughed loudly, "Okay, I will be the host when the time comes, and I will treat you both well!"

The sun was setting outside the window, and it was evening before I knew it.

Lu Mengxin led Fade Chen to leave Anyuan's house, and before going out, he was worried, and couldn't help but said to Anyuan: "You decide when to leave, and I will see you off when the time comes."

An Yuan stood by the gate, with one hand in his pocket and the other hand leaning against the door rail, and briskly rejected his kindness, "Thank you, but it's not necessary, Xiaoshan and I want to keep a low profile."

Lu Meng nodded his head to express his understanding. During this period of time, all the media were watching Anyuan's every move. Since they decided to stay away, it would be best if they could attract less attention without attracting others' attention.

Lu Mengxin and Fade Chen got into the car one after the other. Fade Chen put on his seat belt and turned around to ask him, "Brother Meng, are you going home?"

Lu Mengxin activated the car lock, "No, I still have something to do. Where are you going, I will put you down at the nearest place."

Fade Chen nodded, and reported a place name.

The car galloped out of the community and went farther and farther towards the straight road.

The next evening.

Lu Mengxin's car stopped at the entrance of a certain crew outside Hengyang Film and Television City.

The sky is getting late, and the setting sun in early spring is reflected in front of the glass windows, reflecting the mottled shadows of trees on the sidewalk.

Lu Mengxin was smoking in the car, the car window was rolled down by a distance of a finger, curling tobacco shreds rose out of the window through the glass.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, he finally found Fade Chen among the crowd outside the set.

After working hard all day, Fade Chen finally finished the tasks assigned by Liu Tiezhu and prepared to go home with the machine on his shoulders.

Passing by the street lights outside the sidewalk, a familiar figure caught his attention.

"Brother Meng!" He was a little surprised, and hurried forward, panting: "You, why are you here?"

Seeing him approaching, Lu Mengxin hurriedly threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, stepped on his feet hard, raised his head and said to him: "I happened to pass by Hengyang to do some business, how are you... is your new job going well?".

Chen Fei scratched his head, "Hey, isn't that the case." He was a little embarrassed.

The matchmaker An Yuan introduced to him was named Liu Tiezhu, who was also his former manager.The reason why Chen Fei is willing to follow him is because he thinks that one day he will be able to follow the news of a big star and become famous in one fell swoop.

But this Liu Tiezhu doesn't think so. Maybe he has been in the entertainment industry for many years. For paparazzi like them, he looks down on them from the bottom of his heart. Therefore, even the "friends" introduced by An Yuan, he didn't give Fade Chen a good face. look.

Fade Chen has been running with the crew for two days, and there is no clue.When the crew was busy with work, Liu Tiezhu could not be seen at all. As an unknown paparazzi, Fade Chen was stared at by people in the crew, even the extras and assistants dared to boss him around—they didn’t seem I don't worry about any earth-shattering news that Fade Chen can film and thus pose any threat to them.

Lu Mengxin would not know about these things, and Fade Chen was naturally unwilling to bring them up.

Nowadays, seeing Lu Mengxin appearing, Fade Chen suggested: "Brother Meng, it's rare for you to come, I'll treat you, let's have a meal together!"

Lu Mengxin just wanted to talk to him about something serious, and after hearing what he said, he didn't refuse, and said smoothly: "That's fine, we two brothers haven't sat down to have a good drink for a long time."

Hengyang is a small third-tier town with an underdeveloped economy. Tens of thousands of group performers gather here every year, just for the hope that one day they can realize their star dreams in this land.

Lu Mengxin's car drove through large and small streets in Hengyang County, and finally stopped outside a remote ancient village.

Fade Chen got out of the car with his backpack on his back, turned his head and walked towards the gate of a B&B on the side of the road.

Lu Mengxin parked the car and walked down, stood at the door of the hotel and took a look.

The house is a building of the last century, facing north from south, the exterior wall of the house is mottled with gray moss, and the wooden door that has been in disrepair was gently pushed open, making a harsh creaking sound.

After a while, Fade Chen appeared from behind the door. Seeing Lu Mengxin staring at the house, he explained: "I've been living here for a while now, 40 yuan a night, the price is pretty cheap." Speaking of Here, he blushed, "I should have treated you well, but I didn't expect there was no place to stay."

Lu Mengxin looked away, "Okay, don't sigh, let's go..." After finishing speaking, he lifted his legs and left.

Fade Chen followed behind him, chirping: "Brother Meng, there is a local restaurant nearby. It tastes really good. I'll take you to try it. I'm sure you like it!"

The two walked along the gravel road for more than ten minutes, and soon arrived at the entrance of the restaurant.

Chen Fei walked in familiarly, greeted the boss familiarly, took the menu, and asked Lu Mengxin what he wanted to eat.

Lu Mengxin wasn't hungry, so he smiled now, "Order, I'll do whatever I want."

"Okay!" Fade Chen smiled naively, threw the menu back, and said to the boss: "Super pork kidney, braised pork ribs, stir-fried lettuce, spicy hot pot, old-fashioned drinks!"

Fade Chen is a regular customer, and the boss recognized it at a glance, and yelled back: "Okay, wait a moment, I'll be here soon!"

When the food was served and the two of them sat down, Lu Mengxin began to talk about business.

He took out a gray-black USB flash drive from his pocket and handed it to Fade Chen.

Fade Chen opened the wine bottle, took two gulps, then raised his eyelids to look at Lu Mengxin, put down the bottle, and asked him, "Brother Meng, what is this?"

Lu Mengxin replied mysteriously: "Didn't you always want to become famous in one fell swoop? Here is a big revelation."

"Really?!" When Fade Chen heard the big news, his eyes lit up, staring at the object in a daze, unable to take his eyes off it.

"You keep this thing, no matter who asks you for it... don't give it to me, remember, you must take it well." Lu Mengxin said: "Wait until I leave...you can release it."

Fade Chen took the USB flash drive, held it in his hand and looked at it twice, muttering to himself: "Brother Meng, will you give it to me?"

"Yeah." Lu Mengxin nodded, "I'm no longer a paparazzi, I can only leave it to you, it's kind of useful."

Fade Chen paused, thought about what he said before, frowned and said, "You want to go? Where are you going?" He only reacted in a few seconds, looked at Lu Mengxin and said, "An Yuan is going to go, and you also If you want to go, it's hard to..."

Lu Mengxin raised his hand as a gesture of surrender, "I've convinced you, it has nothing to do with Anyuan, I decided to leave." He explained, "My cousin opened a restaurant in the capital, and right now I need a helper. I also know...it was not my original intention to be Gao Jinyang's assistant, so I also want to take this opportunity to resign."

Fade Chen was puzzled and said, "But you did a good job, why did you leave so suddenly?" He asked Lu Mengxin, "Will Gao Jinyang let you go so easily?"

Lu Mengxin reached for the chopsticks, picked up a piece of braised pork and threw it into his mouth, "I'm about to resign, and he's not my boss anymore, can he still control me?"

Fade Chen was silent for a long time, looked at the things in his hand, then raised his head to look at Lu Mengxin in front of him again, and said anxiously: "Meng, brother Meng, what's inside..."

Lu Mengxin interrupted his doubts, "There are good things in here, Xiaofei... Remember, you must wait until I leave before posting, you know?"

An imperceptible emotion flashed in Fade Chen's heart, he clenched his palms tightly, and gripped the things more tightly.

"Don't worry, Brother Meng... I will definitely put away the things!"