light and shadow [entertainment circle]

half year later

During the lunch break, Du Ming pressed his phone on the dinner plate in the school cafeteria, then threw the phone aside angrily.

Sitting across from her, Zhou Tunan was already used to this, he put the last mouthful of salad into his mouth unhurriedly, and asked casually, "Is there any news about the summer solstice yet?"

Du Ming shook his head weakly, and picked up the sandwich in front of him without Zhou Tunan's urging.After taking a bite without taste, she said sadly: "Human beings are forgetful..."

Looking at his friend's reddish eyes, Zhou Tunan sighed softly and did not speak.At this time, she knew that any words of comfort were pale and futile.

Although Du Ming has been in the United States for the past six months, but he has been in China, his life has been full of ups and downs.Half a year ago, Du Ming's male god Xia Zhi was subjected to cyber violence and formally posted on Weibo to announce his retirement.The press conference of Light and Shadow will be broadcast live on the whole network, and many media who have a role in guiding public opinion will scold them bloody.Du Ming, who felt that he was also deeply wronged by Xia Zhi, had not had time to relieve his hatred. Not long after the press conference, news broke out on the Internet that Xia Zhi had accidentally fallen and was admitted to the hospital.Three days later, Guangying's big boss Guan Shan, with a plaster cast on his leg, appeared on TV in person and confessed to the public: Xia Zhi has been severely depressed and disappeared, and offered a reward of 50 to the public for clues about his whereabouts.

It was a nightmare! ——For all Summer Solstice fans.

It was a total orgy! ——for all paparazzi.

When Guan Shan, the president of Guangying Films, who was exhausted and at his wit's end, associated the words "serious depression", "suicidal tendencies" and "disappearance" with Xia Zhi, a big brother in the Chinese film industry, everyone smelled this super big headline. breath.

Zhou Tunan is still fresh in his memory. When Guan Shan uttered the news in front of the camera, it was as if a nuclear explosion had occurred in the press release center of Guangying.All the entertainment reporters present stood up with a "boom", loudly calling, asking about the situation, asking the work unit to allocate more resources immediately, etc.Everyone's faces were filled with urgent and excited smiles, as if what they heard was not a worrying news of disappearance, but the happy news that Xia Zhi announced that he was going to get married.

The next thing that exploded was Xia Zhi's official support site and Weibo.With tears in their eyes, fans kept uploading photos of Xia Zhi without makeup, cheering each other to have hope, asking friends on the Internet and around them to accept the photos, and paying attention to the passers-by when walking on the road.But soon, these heart-warming and strong actions were replaced by various rumors and abuse.

Someone said: "Xia Zhi hasn't disappeared at all, he just doesn't want to quit the circle to make big news."

Someone said: "Who is not accused of right and wrong when you are a celebrity? Xia Zhi is the most vulnerable. He wants to quit the circle, get depressed, and commit suicide! What kind of star is this kind of person? If you want to die, hurry up, it's useless if you don't die!"

Someone said: "Now people say they are depressed, and depression is the gold medal for murderers to avoid death."

Someone said: "If he really dares to die for Zeng Yijing, I will respect him as a man!"

Someone said: "It's been so long and there's no news, I'm afraid it's already cold? Let's go and investigate the unknown corpse."

During those days, Du Ming was trembling with anger almost every day. "Why are they so boring? So mean? They like looking for a sense of presence so much? Don't they have relatives and friends? Can they guarantee that nothing will happen to them for the rest of their lives? Why are they still making irresponsible remarks at this time? They all Isn't it human?"

Zhou Tunan couldn't answer a word.

But gradually, a week passed, a month passed, and half a year passed, and even the rumors and abuse disappeared.

Does a big star matter?important.When Xia Zhi announced his retirement, even the media in the United States had rumors, and as usual, used the topic on TV to smear China.Many people lament on the Internet that there will be no good movies to watch in the future, and it seems that something is missing during the holidays.

Doesn't a big star matter?unimportant.After all, the fame of a star is his own. As an ordinary person, he must be busy with his own future when he wakes up. It is really difficult to share weal and woe with that star.What's more, there are so many information updates on the Internet every day, who has the patience to pay attention to the whereabouts of a star who has retired every day?

Noticing that Du Ming quickly took care of the sandwich in his hand, Zhou Tunan immediately stood up and helped her carry her schoolbag. "Class is about to start!" Since the phrase "no news is good news" has been said badly, then I have to find a way to distract my friends. "I'm going to replenish some daily necessities after class, come with me?"

Du Ming, who was in a bad mood, hesitated for a while, but in order to appease her friend, she still nodded and said, "Okay."

After class, Du Ming quickly took Zhou Tunan's car to a large supermarket in the suburbs of Apple City.Zhou Tunan put Du Ming at the entrance of the supermarket, and drove around to the parking lot.And when Du Ming was wandering in front of the supermarket boredly, she noticed the Asian man who looked like a homeless man.

It is not accurate to say that people are homeless.The other party just looked a bit tattered in his clothes, he was too thin, and his hair was too long.But other than that, there is no problem with personal hygiene, and there are no homeless iconic paper cups or boxes in front of him, waiting for passers-by to give them alms.When Du Ming saw him, he was sitting on the open space in the shade of the supermarket, with his back against the wall of the supermarket, slowly unpacking the paper bag of the cheeseburger in his hand.It's late fall, but he's still wearing a black vest, a dark khaki short-sleeved jacket, and a pair of ripped jeans.This amount of clothing was obviously not enough to keep warm. In fact, he was shivering slightly all the time, not sure if it was because of the cold wind in the evening or because of hunger.

Du Ming noticed that there was a row of empty benches on the left side of the entrance of the supermarket, apparently for customers to rest.Now that the sun was setting on the empty bench, it looked very warm, but the homeless man didn't sit on it, probably because he was worried that his clothes would stain the chair.He had already taken a bite of the hamburger in his hand, it might not be to his liking, so he didn't continue, but was slightly dazed while holding the hamburger.

The United States is not China, where violent crimes occur from time to time.More often than not, the cause is not that the victim has done anything wrong, but simply because the victim was unlucky, went that way, or offered a little help to a stranger, and then they became the target of would-be criminals who had nothing.After coming to the United States for nearly two years, Du Ming is already well versed in the rules of life here.As a single girl, she should stay away from that bum.But when she realized it, she had already walked up to the homeless man and asked, "Can I help you?"

As soon as the voice fell, before the tramp could react, Du Ming was already wailing in his heart: God!Du Ming, are you trying to die?Even if the way he's shaking, the way he's dazed, or even the way he's numbly chewing his burger makes you uncomfortable, it's not a reason for you to casually strike up a stranger!do you know who he iswhat will he do to you !

Du Ming almost forgot about his question and ran away.But the homeless man shrank obviously at this moment, obviously he was more afraid of being disturbed than Du Ming. ——This reassured Du Ming a lot, at least it made her stand firmly in place.

The tramp didn't look up, but buried his head deeper in the ground. "No... I don't need anything..." After a long time, he muttered in a low voice, speaking in Chinese. ——But the sentence Du Ming asked just now was in English, obviously he didn't want to be disturbed very much.

It's a pity that Du Ming didn't understand the subtext of the other party who clearly understood the question but had to answer in a different language. Instead, he asked enthusiastically, "Huaxia people?...Me too!" This time, Du Ming also changed to Huaxia.

The other party did not answer, full of resistance.

However, Du Ming had keenly noticed that the hamburger held by the other party was cold, and the cheese that was supposed to be as soft as honey was now a hard piece of wood. "Is it because the hamburger is not good? ... How about I buy you a new one?"

"No, it's not bad...it's me...I know I should eat some..." The homeless man argued in a low voice, then stood up suddenly and tried to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Du Ming felt uneasy at the bewilderment in the homeless man's words, and she stretched out her hand to grab the other man's wrist.

The homeless man whose movements were restricted turned his head to look at Du Ming suspiciously, and the two finally met their eyes.

"Oh my god! Xia Zhi!" Du Ming exclaimed instantly.Even though the other party's eyes were covered by the overly long bangs, and the thick beard covered most of his face, as a senior fan, Du Ming recognized him immediately. "My God! My God!" Tears welled up in her eyes instantly. "Where have you been? Everyone is looking for you! We've been worried about you! Do you know that?!"

"I...I'm not...you've got the wrong person!" Xia Zhi was extremely flustered, and kept twisting her arms trying to break away from Du Ming.

"Don't go! Don't go!" Unexpectedly, Du Ming didn't understand the difference between men and women at all, so he threw himself into Xia Zhi's arms, his arms tightly wrapped around his vest, and wept bitterly. "Xia Zhi, don't go! Come back with me! Go home! No matter what happens, we can solve it together! Don't go!"

Xia Zhi was at a loss and looked at the girl in his arms with a strange expression. After a while, he suddenly sighed and slowed down his tone. "I won't leave, so don't you cry, okay?" Du Ming choked up and looked up, but Xia Zhi looked at her tenderly, and said softly, "The floor is dirty, can we go and sit there?" He stretched out his finger and pointed The row of benches in front of the supermarket.

"En!" Du Ming nodded vigorously, wiping away his tears.To reassure Xia Zhi, she tried her best to smile, but her hand held Xia Zhi's tightly.As soon as the two sat down, Du Ming couldn't wait to ask: "Where have you been all this time? Do you know that after you disappeared, everyone in our support station will go crazy..."

"I'm not missing, I'm just...just, I don't want to stay in the country for the time being....I'll go back when I get better." Xia Zhi hastily denied, "I'm sorry for making you worry." Then, he apologized, his tone was Such tenderness.

Du Ming felt his heart was about to melt. "Don't...don't apologize, Xia Zhi. It's us who should say sorry...when something happened, we should have found out earlier, we should have fought for you to the end, we should have protected you..."

"I'm such a big man..." Hearing these words, Xia Zhi's heart was both warm and bitter, and even more deeply... self-blame.

Du Ming didn't think there was anything wrong with a 25-year-old her protecting a 28-year-old man. She stared at Xia Zhi without blinking, eyes full of pity and love. "Xia Zhi, you've lost so much weight..."

Xia Zhi looked away uncomfortably, and was about to say something when her stomach grumbled uncontrollably.

Du Ming didn't smile, but her eyes were red.But after half a year, Xia Zhi starved herself into a piece of paper. "Cheeseburgers really don't suit your Huaxia taste," after a while, she tried her best to raise a bright smile, deliberately not asking about Xia Zhi's current economic situation, and only said enthusiastically. "May I treat you to a big meal? Chinese cuisine! The most authentic! I promise!" Before Xia Zhi hesitated to refuse, Du Ming climbed onto his arm and kept shaking. "Come on! Come on! Just give me a chance, let me treat you to dinner, I can brag about this for the rest of my life!"

Xia Zhi smiled shyly, and made a request in a low voice: "If possible, I would like to have a cup of hot milk before eating a big meal. If there is no hot milk, latte is also acceptable."

"It's available in the supermarket, I'll buy it right now!" How could Du Ming refuse his male god's request?

"Thank you!" Xia Zhi didn't refuse, but looked at Du Ming to express his sincere thanks. "Fortunately, I met you!"

Every fan would never doubt their idol, including Du Ming of course.Du Ming only felt that his heart was floating upwards, continuously, continuously, straight to the clouds.Until she stepped into the gate of the supermarket, she finally woke up and turned around suddenly.

How can there be Xia Zhi on the bench?

"Xia Zhi!" Du Ming screamed and chased after him, and soon found Xia Zhi's figure appearing beside the driveway.He was trying to cross the busy expressway and run to the opposite side of the road so as to get rid of Du Ming. "Xiazhi! Xiazhi!" Du Ming yelled desperately, and chased after him.At this moment, her mind was extremely clear.She knew that if she let Xia Zhi escape, she might never find him again.

"Mingming! What are you doing? Are you dying?" But just a second before Du Ming also rushed into the driveway, Zhou Tunan, who was going to park his car, finally came back.Seeing Du Ming rushing into the driveway like crazy, she hurriedly stepped forward and carried Du Ming back to save her from being hit by a speeding car on the driveway.

"Xia Zhi! Xia Zhi! Ah...be careful! Stop! Hurry up, stop..." Du Ming ignored Zhou Tunan at all, her eyes followed Xia Zhi closely, screaming and desperately Struggling like hell.

Zhou Tunan followed Du Ming's gaze, and saw a thin and thin strange man who rolled over under the wheel dangerously, jumped over a speeding car, turned over and jumped to the other side of the road one head.If he had seen this scene in a movie theater, Zhou Tunan would have been at peace already.But when she saw someone show such a stunt of crossing the road in reality, she also screamed. "Is he crazy? Obviously, who is he?"

"Let go of me! Let me go! He's leaving! He's going to leave!" Du Ming turned a deaf ear to it, and only kept screaming and struggling, almost hysterical.

Across the driveway, the strange man had already stood up.Then, he turned to look at Du Ming, and moved his lips lightly.

I am sorry.

Even if he couldn't hear what Xia Zhi was saying, Du Ming knew he was apologizing.His eyes were filled with sadness, which he could not comfort himself. "Xia Zhi..." Seeing Xia Zhi turn around and leave, Du Ming finally lost his strength and fell to his knees, crying loudly.

"Obviously, he is Xia Zhi?! Did you recognize the wrong person?" Zhou Tunan asked in disbelief.

Du Ming still didn't have time to answer. She cried for a while, then suddenly took out her mobile phone and pressed "999" firmly, and said fiercely, "Hey! The police station? I want to call the police! My husband ran away !He has depression and if he is not found in time, he will commit suicide!"

The author has something to say:

Director: Jiangnan Leather Factory, Jiangnan Leather Factory closed down!The bastard boss Xia Zhi ate, drank, prostituted and gambled, owed 3.5 million, and ran away with his sister-in-law!

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