Teddy's Counterattack Guide [Rebirth]

A week later, the opening ceremony of "Origin" was held on the outskirts of the city.

The investor has booked a resort near the film and television base to entertain the crew and invited media reporters, and because the leading actors and executives from both parties are all present, this can also ensure maximum safety.

In the early morning of that day, the main entrance of the resort was surrounded by fans who heard the news, and the local police station even dispatched a lot of police to help maintain order.

Lu Yan's special car was stuck in the periphery for nearly an hour, and then was taken to the north gate by the security guards who came to meet him, and finally drove into the resort.

Different from the noise outside, the interior of the resort is very quiet. The relevant staff of the crew have arrived here as early as a week ago and started to prepare for the opening ceremony. The actors will also check in two days in advance to get familiar with the environment and the next few days Months require partners who cooperate with each other.

The black Lincoln walked around the fountain in the vestibule and stopped in front of the main entrance of the main building.

The doorman stepped forward to open the car door, Lu Yan got out of the car, Wang Yuanyuan hurried over to put a coat on him, and then hurriedly instructed the doorman to take down the luggage from the trunk.

In late September, it was already very cold in a rainy city like City B, and the temperature in the suburbs was even lower.

This resort is built along the lake, with a very wide view and plenty of water vapor in the air. Lu Yan was a little motion sick along the way. He was groggy at first, but now he wakes up when the cold wind blows, and his symptoms are relieved a lot.

Lu Yunhuan got out of the back car and walked to Lu Yan's side. Seeing his complexion, he couldn't help but frowned, and asked concerned: "Didn't you rest?"

Lu Yan shook his head to indicate that it was okay, and said casually, "The air quality here is not very good. My respiratory tract is already sensitive. In addition, the smog has been severe recently, and I am a little asthmatic."

"Why is there still such a problem?" Lu Yunhuan looked serious, took Lu Yan's shoulders, and led him into the hotel, "If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't have let you come. You should stay at home and have a good rest."

"Don't worry, it's just a minor problem, not serious." Lu Yan said casually, while sending a text message to Gu Jinglin to tell him that he was here, he said lightly, "Besides, Mr. Zhang invites me, and I can't justify it if I don't come, right? ?”

Hearing this, Lu Yunhuan was slightly taken aback, noncommittal, and didn't answer any more.

Soon a staff member came out to meet them, seeing the two bosses standing alone in the hall, they hurried over and led them to the corresponding suite very attentively.

Lu Yunhuan ordered his assistant to take the luggage in and tidy it up, and he went into his room with Lu Yan, and then he personally asked the waiter to bring warm water, watched him take the medicine, and asked worriedly: "When did you discover asthma? Why didn't I hear you mention it?"

The drug contains sleeping ingredients, and it is easy to feel drowsy after taking it. Lu Yan leaned softly on the back of the sofa, holding a cup of warm water, and patiently explained: "I am not allergic to many things, but the respiratory system is relatively fragile. It is normal to have some problems when the air is not good, and there is really nothing to worry about.”

"If you have time, you still have to go to the hospital for a thorough check-up. You can't delay." Lu Yunhuan glanced at his phone, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Well, I'll make an appointment with a doctor for you, and I'll go see a doctor when I get back, so that you don't worry about it." .”

Lu Yan tilted his head to look at him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "It's useless, it's a physical problem, and if there are allergens, there will be problems, and it is impossible to cure them."

"Then prescribe some good medicine." Lu Yunhuan dialed the phone and put it next to his ear, waiting for the other party to connect, and said, "I know that this kind of medicine is easy to cause dependence due to its ingredients, so you can't take it randomly."

Lu Yan couldn't hold him back, so he had no choice but to stop talking and let him make an appointment.After a while, Lu Yunhuan made an appointment for a doctor's visit, and sent the doctor's information and contact information to Lu Yan.

At this time, Wang Yuanyuan led the luggage delivery attendant into the door, and the two stopped talking for a while. After they left, Lu Yunhuan said, "Have you read today's itinerary?"

"Yuanyuan sent it to me a long time ago." Lu Yan said, "Has Zhang Tianqi mentioned anything about me? Since he invited me this time, it stands to reason that he should be preparing to do something, and it is impossible to get any news." nothing."

Lu Yunhuan got up to heat water in Lu Yan's cup, sat down again, and said, "I also found it strange. At first, I guessed that he wanted to create a chance to meet you. After all, there are only you and me left in the Lu family. He thought If I want to target you, I will at least see what kind of person you are. But when I met him last time, I took the initiative to mention it about you——" At this point, Lu Yunhuan paused slightly, and looked up at Lu Yan.

Lu Yan didn't respond on the surface, but he was actually very surprised in his heart—these words sounded nothing special at first glance, but after careful thought, you will find that Lu Yunhuan should have the right to speak in front of Zhang Tianqi, not as simple as he said. aspects are dominated.

Lu Yan felt very strange, the relationship between the two seemed to be more complicated than he imagined.

"What did he say?" Lu Yan answered symbolically.

"I think he admires you very much," Lu Yunhuan said, "He rarely praises anyone, but he thinks highly of you."

Lu Yan didn't take it seriously, and wrote lightly: "Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"

Lu Yunhuan was silent for a moment, and said: "I don't know, I can feel that he doesn't trust me, so he hides something from me. After talking about you with him that day, I suddenly felt that he didn't want to see you this time, but rather Might be planning to do something."

Lu Yan stared down at the water in the glass, without speaking.Lu Yunhuan said again: "Anyway, if you have a chance to be alone, you must remember to be careful when you talk. You can say it, but you can't say it all, let alone say it."

"I understand." Lu Yan recalled the two previous meetings with Zhang Tianqi, his thoughts drifted, and he said lightly, "Second brother, don't worry."

Afterwards, the two briefly chatted about the current situation of the handover of the group. On the way, the assistant came to inform that there was a small dinner party at noon. Lu Yunhuan rejected it for him on the grounds that Lu Yan was unwell, and ordered to bring some food over. After everything was settled, he went to the banquet hall for the banquet.

Lu Yan sat in the car for too long, and now he has no appetite. After drinking some porridge, he asked the waiter to pack up his things.After the suite became quiet, the medicine he had taken earlier came back. Lu Yan was very sleepy, so he went to the bed in the inner room to catch up on sleep when he saw that he still had time.

At 02:30 p.m., Wang Yuanyuan knocked on the door to wake Lu Yan up, reminding him to go to the opening ceremony.

I don't know when it started, but there was a drizzle outside, the sky was very dark, and it seemed that the rain was going to increase.The weather in the suburbs is unpredictable, and the wind started to blow again before the rain fell. The lake not far away was blown up, and several cruise ships docked along the coast were shaken.Because the executives of both parties are not members of the crew, there is no need to offer incense and give speeches, so the hotel specially arranged a terrace on the second floor, so that the management can see the scene of the ceremony clearly without being exposed to rain.

When Lu Yan and Lu Yunhuan arrived at the terrace, there were already people waiting there. Lu Yan had met the person in charge of the subsidiary and several directors, and they were not impressed but familiar.The other party was also very polite. Although he was much older, he respectfully called "President Lu" when Lu Yan came over, and then took the initiative to introduce Xingqi's executives.

In fact, people at their level will not pay attention to the opening ceremony below. Relationship building is the most important thing. Chatting on the movie that they collaborated with.Lu Yunhuan is obviously better at socializing, and he also knows that Lu Yan doesn't like dealing with outsiders, so he consciously took the right to speak and deal with it for him in a few words.

Lu Yan finally pulled out and looked around subconsciously. When he didn't see Zhang Tianqi, he secretly felt that something was wrong.He walked to the fence of the terrace and looked down—this is a small square surrounded by resort buildings. The tribute table, incense burner, and tribute have been set up by the crew. Because of the rain, the scene was densely propped up. A black umbrella.

According to the procedure, the chief director should give a speech at the beginning of the ceremony, and then representatives from various departments would come forward to offer incense. The procedure is not cumbersome.Lu Yan didn't understand the reason for doing this, and more or less felt that this kind of behavior had some superstitious elements in it, but every industry had corresponding rules, he didn't believe it or not, but he still knew how to respect other people's habits.

Among the crowd, Luo Shaoze, who was standing at the back, touched Gu Jinglin's arm and motioned him to look at the balcony.Gu Jinglin understood, but didn't look up, but took out her phone and quickly edited a text message and sent it out.Behind the two of them were entertainment reporters waiting to take pictures, and any tiny detail might be recorded.

On the terrace, the mobile phone in Lu Yan's pocket vibrated suddenly. He took out the mobile phone to check, and found that it was an unread text message. The push content displayed on the screen was——

Gu Jinglin: [I heard that you are not feeling well, it has only been two days since I saw you, why did you make yourself sick? ] Lu Yan smiled so much that his eyes curled up, and he looked down at the square. He didn’t find Gu Jinglin, so he went back: [Second brother wanted to avoid trouble, so he didn’t let me go out to eat. OK 】Gu Jinglin: 【It's very humid outside, you should go back early, before it's over. ] Lu Yan: [I have nothing to do when I go back, so I might as well watch you here. ] Gu Jinglin: [Everyone is holding an umbrella, can you see me? 】

Lu Yan: [Of course, they all wear umbrellas, but brother Jinglin's umbrella posture is the most beautiful~] Gu Jinglin stared at the last text message on his phone, couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and replied [little villain] past.

Beside him, Luo Shaoze, who was peeking at him all the time, seemed to have seen a ghost. His first reaction was how could his cold-hearted friend use such words?Immediately afterwards, he was bewildered by the content of the chat and suffered critical damage, and the whole person suddenly became ill.

Half an hour later, it was the protagonists' turn to offer incense during the ceremony.Lu Yan stopped sending text messages to Gu Jinglin, put away his phone, and walked to Lu Yunhuan's side.When he came over, Lu Yunhuan was chatting with the person in charge of Xingqi. The content was probably a strategic concept for long-term cooperation, mainly discussing the possible market effects of the "Origin" series and the expected development of related products.

Seeing Lu Yan coming over, Lu Yunhuan temporarily stopped talking and said, "What's the matter with Mr. Lu?"

The person in charge of the other party was also very polite, and nodded to Lu Yan.

Lu Yan smiled and said, "I heard that Mr. Zhang is here today, why didn't he see anyone?"

"That's right," Lu Yunhuan answered the words in a natural tone, and then gave the other person a questioning look.

The person in charge smiled knowingly, and then explained with a little apology: "That's right, Mr. Zhang did come today, but he just answered a phone call and said that the company has a batch of important documents that he needs to sign in person. , so I didn’t have time to participate in the launch and the later press conference, so I went back early. I didn’t have time to tell you two, I’m very sorry.”

After he finished speaking, Lu Yan looked up at Lu Yunhuan, and the two quickly exchanged a look.

Lu Yunhuan could see that he had doubts in his heart, but in fact, he thought this matter was also very strange.

Zhang Tianqi has never been a person who will be swayed by work, and there are very few emergencies in his schedule, so the so-called "important documents" must be an excuse, but... since he took the initiative to invite Lu Yan Come here, why did you leave early without even showing your face?

Lu Yunhuan couldn't think of the reason, but out of politeness, he expressed to the person in charge that they didn't mind.

At the same time, the following opening ceremony came to an end. The leading actors and creators stepped forward together for the long-awaited reporters to take pictures, and then the hostesses guided everyone to the conference hall where the press conference was held on the first floor of the hotel.

Lu Yan's thoughts were all about Zhang Tianqi's absence. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was being led by the nose from the beginning to the end this time, and he couldn't see the other party's purpose at all.

too weird!

Lu Yan frowned slightly, feeling puzzled in his heart.

Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, Wang Yuanyuan, who was waiting beside him, couldn't help reminding: "Mr. Lu, the press conference is about to start. Are you still going to the scene?"

Lu Yan came back to his senses, thought for a while, and said, "No need, I'll go back to my room and watch the live broadcast."

"That's fine too," Lu Yunhuan said, "I'll accompany you back."

Lu Yan nodded in acquiescence, turned and left the terrace.

In the hotel suite, Wang Yuanyuan turned on the TV for the two of them, and then made tea in a disposable paper cup alone.

After doing this, Lu Yan asked her to go back to her room to rest, and told her that she would call her if something happened.

In the picture displayed on the TV, the director and deputy director of the film, the heads of the two companies, and several leading actors all entered and sat down. The conference hall that can accommodate hundreds of people is full of seats.The on-site flashes were frequently turned on, and the host announced the start of the press conference, and clicked on the No.1 reporter to ask questions to the director.

In addition to the TV broadcast of this press conference, Weibo is also carrying out simultaneous interpretation of images and text, and within a few minutes of the start, it has already been on the hot search list by enthusiastic fans.

Lu Yan flipped through the comments on several popular posts casually, and felt that the overall wind direction was normal, and there was nothing wrong with it.

"What are you worried about?" Lu Yunhuan asked.

Lu Yan put down his mobile phone, and his eyes fell on the TV screen, sitting on Gu Jinglin who was sitting on the left hand side of the director.

"I feel that something will happen." Lu Yan said uncertainly, "Zhang Tianqi will leave with an excuse, I can only think that he has already made arrangements, and the result may have a bad impact, so he will leave. To keep yourself out of trouble?"

Lu Yunhuan said: "There is indeed such a possibility, but he is very cautious in his actions and will never touch things that may threaten him. Yanyan, under this premise, what do you think he arranged?"

"Apart from the opening ceremony, there is only this press conference today, but to put it bluntly, these two things have nothing to do with me directly." Lu Yan felt even more uneasy, and subconsciously clenched his fingers slightly, pinching the edge of the paper cup until it deformed.Suddenly, as if he suddenly realized something, he put the disposable paper cup on the coffee table with a "snap", and said in a deep voice, "Second brother, did he mention the results of my investigation?"

Because of the excessive force, the water in the paper cup splashed out a lot.Looking at the spreading water, Lu Yunhuan instantly understood what Lu Yan meant, and said, "You mean that photo taken secretly. You suspect that he found Gu Jinglin and wanted to use him to—"

Before he finished speaking, another reporter in the live TV broadcast got a chance to ask questions. He took the microphone handed over by the previous colleague and said bluntly: "My question is for Gu Jinglin, one of the leading actors, Mr. Gu. Two days ago I got a piece of news by chance, which is about the reason why you have been able to get good film contracts at Donghuang Entertainment."

As soon as these words came out, the two people in front of the TV fell silent at the same time, and the press conference was completely silent. The main creator and several other artists on the main stage could hear that there was something in this person's words, and their expressions sank in unison.

The reporter continued: "The anonymous email said that you are gay, and the person you are dating is the third young master of the Lu family, who is the current president of the Lu Group, Mr. Lu Yan."

"Everyone here knows that Lu Yan, as the president of the group, has not officially taken over the job since he took office, and even rarely appears on important occasions, but today he made an exception and came to the opening ceremony of "Origin". I wonder if it is also because of this reason?"

"Although Mr. Gu has had a lot of scandals with his co-artists since his debut, he has never had a public relationship. There have long been rumors of doubting your sexual orientation. I think that besides me, there should be other colleagues here today. Many people who received the email wonder how Mr. Gu plans to explain it?"

Having said that, there was an uproar at the scene.

The chief director was the first to react, and urgently stopped the live broadcast of the press conference, and the TV screen hastily cut into the advertisement.It seemed that it had been arranged long ago. The reporter's question was like a blockbuster, and all kinds of revelations on social platforms broke out one after another.

After being shocked, Lu Yan was sober-minded. He quickly took out his mobile phone and glanced at the situation on Weibo. He noticed that several famous gossip bloggers posted blog posts at the same time, with millions of likes in a few minutes. There is a navy operating in it.Lu Yan's fingers trembled slightly, and his mind was full of possible chaos at the press conference.

"He's forcing me," Lu Yan frowned, and suddenly realized, "He didn't intend to see me at all, but asked me to take the initiative to find him!"

Seeing that his expression was different, Lu Yunhuan hurriedly said: "Yanyan, don't worry, we—"

"How can I not be in a hurry?!" Lu Yan interrupted him, trembling, "In order to threaten me, he wants to destroy Jing Lin!"

"I know." Lu Yunhuan said, "But no matter what his purpose is, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise the speed of public opinion will be out of our control."

Lu Yan took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and said, "I don't know how to deal with such malicious rumors, second brother, is there a precedent?"

"Yes." Lu Yunhuan pondered for a while, and said: "The best way is to ask the artist to come forward to clarify, but the public opinion will not believe it immediately. This is a long-term process of desalination. In the future, we must create some emotional information that is conducive to clarification. It is best You can also arrange a girlfriend."

Lu Yan was stunned.

Lu Yunhuan added: "Besides, if you allow the rumors to spread without responding positively, or present convincing evidence, research and research, you know the domestic situation, Gu Jinglin will definitely be banned. At that time, he can only withdraw from the circle and gradually fade out of the public eye."

"I can only think of these things for the time being. You should think about it yourself." Lu Yunhuan stood up, walked around the coffee table, contacted the assistant with his mobile phone to inquire about the situation of the venue, and told him, "Don't delay, make a decision as soon as possible." After speaking, Lu Yunhuan walked quickly out.

Lu Yan was in a state of confusion, and looked at his phone twice. He really wanted to call Gu Jinglin, but he also knew that there was nothing he could do to avoid suspicion.He understood that the first method Lu Yunhuan said was the least loss method, but considering Jing Lin's personality, he probably had no possibility of accepting it.

Zhang Tianqi set up this bureau quietly, he was sure that he would not refuse this invitation because of his thoughts, it was like being pinched to death by someone who knew you very well!

Lu Yan put his elbows on the armrest of the sofa and rubbed his forehead vigorously with his thumb.

In fact, there is a third option.

He thought calmly, since Zhang Tianqi was waiting for him to come to him, it meant that the other party had already prepared a deal, and as long as he could meet all the requirements, the scandal would naturally subside.

Lu Yan thought over and over again, and finally dialed Xi Chen's number.

The other party connected quickly, and the background sound was noisy.

Xi Chen didn't speak immediately, but walked quickly into a single room, closed the door and locked it, and said in a low voice, "You shouldn't be calling, what's the matter?"

"Where is Jing Lin?" Lu Yan asked.

Xi Chen: "There are too many entertainment journalists waiting to find news, I arranged for someone to pick them up, and let Young Master Gu go back to his apartment in the city center first."

Lu Yan: "Is he okay?"

Xi Chen sneered, and said: "It is impossible for people who hang out in this circle not to experience scandals, but this time it happens to be something he cares more about, so..."

"I understand." Lu Yan said, "I want to see him."

Xi Chen was silent for a few seconds, and said frankly: "It's best not to, I will have a lot of entertainment news with you and him during this time, and any photos leaking out will not be good for you."

Lu Yan was noncommittal and did not speak.

The two sides were silent for more than a minute. In the end, Xi Chen spoke first, and he said, "Who is the one leading the spread of this scandal?"

Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and replied: "The boss of Xingqi Media, Zhang Tianqi, should be him."

"Because of you?" Xi Chen asked.

Lu Yan gave a soft "um" and said, "Because of me."

"Understood." Xi Chen said, "Don't worry, we can handle it."