Before and After Divorce

The next day Xia Tingwan found a Cantonese-style private restaurant and made an appointment with Zhou Yang, wanting to know about "On the Road".

He and Zhou Yang hadn't seen each other for a long time. Zhou Yang visited him a few times just after the car accident, and basically kept in touch with him through WeChat after that.

He also hid from Zhou Yang for more than a month because he didn't want to talk about work because of the divorce.

Zhou Yang is still the same, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, with a gentle face, but he is obsessed with fitness, and his tight muscles can be seen through his shirt.

When Zhou Yang came to Xiangshan to find Xia Tingwan, he and Su Yan had a lot in common.Su Yan built a huge gym at home, and he would go in for an hour or two whenever he had free time, but he was not as obsessed with training big muscles as Zhou Yang was, he just paid special attention to lines.

Xia Tingwan was very dismissive of this, he was born with long and slender limbs, and he didn't want muscles, so he was happy to be a slacker, as long as Su Yan usually caught him to go for a run, he would like to pretend to be dead.

Thinking about it now, he is really a star who is not self-controlled.

Not only does he smoke and drink, he often stays up late, and he doesn't eat fried, spicy, or carbonated junk food. But if it weren't for this car accident, his appearance and figure could still be maintained steadily, which may also be called It can be regarded as a kind of God rewarding food to some extent.

"Come on, let me see."

As soon as Zhou Yang sat down, he directly straightened Xia Tingwan's head, squinted his eyes and carefully observed the scar on his right face: "The last few repairs have been done, right?"

"Go." Xia Tingwan is obediently following Zhou Yang's orders during this period of time to carry out repairs. The first course of laser repair has come to an end, and his scars have indeed faded a lot visible to the naked eye. It's as hideous and glaring as it was at the beginning.

"Well, it looks like you're recovering pretty well," Zhou Yang finally nodded, "I'll ask a makeup artist to apply makeup and concealer for you in a few days, and then we'll see the effect. It shouldn't be too bad."

Xia Tingwan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Zhou Yang's eyes were critical, since he said so, he should be passable.

"Then let's talk about the program. This "On the Road" is TBN's blockbuster program this year. It's a travel reality show. There are five MCs in residence. There are ten episodes in one season, and one travel location for two episodes. The specific itinerary is entirely up to the MCs. Coordinating together will involve foreign locations, but will not be equipped with assistants or translators. Emergencies must also be adhered to the principle of letting the MCs solve themselves as much as possible. Posture and appearance, in fact, to a certain extent, is also a record of the life of a star."

Zhou Yang spoke very fast, and he seemed to realize that Xia Tingwan could not write down all the details so quickly, and said, "I will pass on all the information to you later, and I will pick the key points to tell you today."

Xia Tingwan actually became a little nervous when he heard this.

After being with Su Yan, his travel experience is actually quite rich.

Although Su Yan has several assistants, when he travels with him, he always wants to plan the itinerary with him, book tickets and choose hotels with relish.

It's a pity that he is too lazy, and Su Yan is too considerate. As time goes by, he doesn't bother planning anything at all. Su Yan can always arrange for him comfortably what he wants, what he wants to play, what he wants to eat.Su Yan has studied in Europe for many years and speaks a fluent English accent. When he is abroad, he does not need to speak English to communicate.

At this time, after hearing what Zhou Yang said about the program, Xia Tingwan realized that he didn't know anything about it, and he could already imagine the embarrassing situation he might face.

"Before, TBN made more intense and challenging competition reality shows. This time, I want to change the way of slow variety shows. Even the shooting cycle is different from the previous shows. The previous shows were filmed for a whole season, and then cut After the good movie is finished, TBN plans to innovate this time - even the filming and broadcasting cycle also wants to get closer to the taste of slow variety show and slow life, so in addition to filming four episodes in a row at the beginning, and then traveling every two weeks, It is a shooting job, which is completed within two weeks, and then broadcast once a week. It can be said that this is a novel form of broadcasting at the same time. The reason for shooting this way is to exaggerate the characteristics of the real life records of stars. MCs The real life trajectory will be intertwined with the recording of the travel program. During the travel, you can talk about the parallel life, and you can also discuss the public opinion after the program was broadcast before. Ting Wan——are you listening? "

Zhou Yang noticed that Xia Tingwan was distracted, so he paused and asked.

"I'm listening." Xia Tingwan was still immersed in a somewhat anxious mood, although he was in a daze, he still nodded subconsciously.

"As you know, everyone wants a relatively complete filming schedule, which is better to arrange time. The fragmented filming method of "On the Road" made many ideal candidates unable to adjust the time, so, There was only one position vacant, but the program team is very strict on the shooting schedule. The ten episodes of the filming must be well-recorded. You can’t say that there are other schedules and things interspersed in the middle, and you have to ask for leave. It's absolutely not allowed. Do you think it's okay?"

"This shouldn't be a problem."

Xia Tingwan thought about it for a while, other celebrity artists may have relatively tight work schedules, but he really doesn't have one at the moment, besides taking care of Yin Ning, he can't think of anything else that he can conflict with the shooting.

"Okay, but there is one more thing, I think I have to let you know in advance before making a decision." Zhou Yang touched his chin, pondered for a while before he said: "Do you know the other two MCs in this show?" I know—Xing Le and Li Kaiwen."

Xia Tingwan was still drinking tea with his head down, trying to calm down his anxiety, but when he heard these two names, he almost spit out a mouthful of tea.

Forget about Xing Le, but Li Kaiwen...

Li Kaiwen is the mixed-race male model whom he was photographed drinking and kissing two years ago.

-

"What are you doing--" Xia Tingwan confiscated it for a while, and his face was a little bad: "Is TBN intentional?"

Let him and Li Kaiwen appear on the same variety show, which is to make things clear.

He was photographed kissing Li Kaiwen in a bar by a reporter, and the headlines were all over the next day.

Su Yan was still on a business trip at that time, and he was not in City H.When Xia Ting woke up late and saw the news, he found that there were all kinds of articles - some teased out the love letter written by Su Yan, some made rumors that he and Li Kaiwen had a long-standing affair, and some predicted that he and Su Yan Those who said they wanted to negotiate a divorce were more likely to accuse him of indiscretion in marriage.

In fact, he and Li Kaiwen had nothing, but they were too drunk to play truth or dare at the party, but they didn't know what to do, and they really kissed, and they were photographed by someone who cared.

But I can't blame people for writing scribbles. He is indeed playing crazy. Before, he was always photographed coming out of nightclubs late at night. Either Zhao Nanshu picked him up, or Su Yan's driver picked him up. Nature has its own logic.

At that time, when he encountered a bottleneck at work, he was so annoyed that he simply broke the pot, and Zhao Nanshu and Zhou Yang couldn't control him.

Of course Su Yan also said to him, but he was not tough.As soon as his arrogant temper came up, he directly told Su Yan not to take care of everything and force him to do everything.When Su Yan heard the word force, he didn't say anything more.

He had done nothing wrong then, after all.

When he didn't make a mistake, he was always arrogant and domineering, and then waited until he really made a mistake before counsing him. To sum it up, it was just a word.

He knew something was wrong after drinking too much, so he called Su Yan dozens of times and Su Yan didn't answer. He called Secretary Lu, but Secretary Lu didn't dare to say anything, only told him that Su Yan was very upset.

When he was waiting for Su Yan to come back at Xiangshan's home, he thought about a question——

What if Su Yan was so angry that he divorced him.

Just thinking of that possibility made him feel paralyzed with fear at that time.

It was the first time in their marriage that Su Yan was really angry with him.

In any case, this matter has always been his scandal, and he and Li Kaiwen have not been in touch since then.

But now TBN obviously intends to take advantage of the aftermath of his divorce to bring that matter back to the public's attention. At that time, no matter whether it is ugly or good, it is good if someone talks about it.

He is really not happy to toss about his personal affairs for the sake of heat.

Zhou Yang seemed to have expected Xia Tingwan's reaction, he shrugged and said calmly: "Actually, think about it, you haven't had any works in the past few years, and the old book of "Whale Language" is a bit boring." It’s been a long time, and with the drunk driving and divorce, although all of them are hot spots, they can’t be said to be positive, right? To be honest, TBN will give you the MC position without hesitation, and then you can see the price. , Of course, they want to take advantage of the gossip hype around you. This practice is too normal in the circle, and there is nothing to make a fuss about. And if someone talks about you, it means that no matter what, you are still a big star in the eyes of the public. Your life Your private affairs deserve attention, and there's nothing wrong with—"

When Zhou Yang said this, seeing that Xia Tingwan was still silent, he couldn't help but sighed.

He pushed his glasses and looked over with a serious expression: "Ting Wan, your position is quite embarrassing now, you know that?"

"Say you are a powerful faction. Apart from "Whale Language", you don't have any other works that can help you carry the flag. Although "Struggle" three years ago was a big production, it had a poor reputation. You said it yourself. It's like sleepwalking, and the response is not good. It's been a long time since you've appeared in a work that can be discussed repeatedly by film critics, magazines and regular media. Now you go to search your name and it's all drunk kisses Suspected derailment, drunk driving disfigurement, divorce, these keywords—I really want to pack you up like before, hold you in the clouds, but there is no work, and then I will build the actor's character, which is to build a hollow high-rise building, which is very empty .”

"The times make people. When the wind is smooth and the water is smooth, work hard. The road to the top is actually quite easy, but after that momentum, if you want to get up again, it is impossible to maintain a good posture. You say you need to make money, then you You have to trade something, if you don’t have the opportunity to show your strength, at least you must have the determination to be willing to use yourself as a talking point in exchange for exposure, making money itself is not easy, if you don’t want to accept it, the reality is like this.”

Xia Tingwan's chest was almost congested and he couldn't breathe. He was irritable, but he couldn't refute Zhou Yang. He took a cigarette from the cigarette case and didn't even think about lighting it.

Every word Zhou Yang said stuck in his heart.

"Think about it, I will send the details of the program to Nan Shu, and you can ask him for it then."

Seeing this, Zhou Yang stopped persuading Xia Tingwan, and the two of them walked out of the clubhouse in silence and said goodbye.

Xia Tingwan stood under the sun wearing sunglasses, his forehead dripped a few drops of sweat, but he didn't want to go away, he just wanted to stand in the sun for a while longer.

After the news of the drunken kiss came out, Su Yan didn't return to Xiangshan until three days later.

At first, he thought that he could be frank and lenient, and wanted to explain to Su Yan that he was playing the truth after drinking.

But Su Yan's face was cold, and he just blocked back with one sentence: "Did you kiss?"

He didn't dare to answer, and Su Yan didn't say a word, just took off his pants and pushed him on the bed.

Su Yan's thin lips were tightened, and his long and narrow eyes were also narrowed, showing the fierceness and coldness of a feline.

He had never seen Su Yan look so angry, and he immediately became afraid. He was afraid of other people's anger, because he always felt that it would be followed by beatings and pain, so he was so frightened that he instinctively confessed his mistake in a crying voice: " Sir, I was wrong, I knew I was wrong. Don't hit me—"

Su Yan looked down at him, his eyes couldn't tell whether it was anger or heartache.

Then Su Yan broke his legs and fucked him hard.

He was in so much pain that he kept whimpering and calling "Sir" to beg for mercy, but Su Yan ignored him, and after a while turned him over and let him kneel down.

When he came in from behind, Su Yan spanked his ass.

He was hurt and ashamed of being spanked as an adult, but it was very different from how he felt when he was a child.

That's not beating, that's sex.

The strange pleasure made him ejaculate under Su Yan.

Su Yan turned his face away and asked him, "Do you dare to do it again in the future?"

He shook his head vigorously, thinking that the punishment was over, and tearfully wanted to get close to Su Yan to kiss him, but Su Yan turned his head away and said coldly, "I won't kiss you this month."

The declaration like "I don't care about you anymore" said by the kindergarten children actually lasted for a month.

During the period, Su Yan would still have sex with him, but no matter how much he hugged Su Yan and begged for mercy, and whispered in Su Yan's ear to admit his mistakes over and over again, Su Yan still wouldn't kiss him.

Su Yan, who was usually gentle and peaceful, became serious when he became serious.

But that kind of earnestness is vaguely cute.

Xia Tingwan thought about it, and suddenly felt a sense of loneliness rising from his stomach.

Su Yan would never fuck him again for this kind of thing, and would not angrily punish him for not kissing him.

But he suddenly wanted to have sex with Su Yan.

"damn it."

Xia Tingwan cursed between his teeth, this sudden desire made him a little angry.

The joy of making love is gone.Su Yan was also lost by him, he has nothing else to lose in his life.

Zhou Yang is right, it is impossible to get up from the mire and still take care of face.

When he doesn't have the luck of a winner, he at least has the courage to afford to lose.

-

A few days later, Xia Ting asked Zhou Yang to go with him to TBN to sign an agreement with the program group.

Zhou Yang was driving the car and suddenly said, "I didn't expect you to make a decision so quickly."

Xia Tingwan was about to speak when Zhou Yang continued: "There is something I didn't have time to tell you last time, Xu Zhe is coming back soon."

"Really? When will the teacher come back?"

Xia Tingwan sat up straight when he heard this, his eyes lit up a little.

In fact, after entering the entertainment circle, the person he is most grateful to and trusts the most is Xu Zhe.

It's different from Su Yan.To him, Xu Zhe is not only a friend, but also a teacher, even mixed with some respect for his parents.

Xu Zhe and the long-lost Lu Xiangnan went on vacation together on a cruise ship in the Caribbean Sea. They played together for half a year. During Xia Tingwan's car accident and divorce, Xu Zhe called to ask about the situation. In fact, Xia Tingwan had many things on his mind. Talk to Xu Zhe, but over the phone, I feel that I can't explain everything thoroughly.

Now Xu Zhe is coming back, of course he is very happy.

"It should only be a week or two, but he may have to deal with some real estate in the United States, so there may be a delay."

Zhou Yang paused at this point, then turned his head and glanced at Xia Tingwan: "Actually, I originally wanted to let him find another agent for you when he comes back."

Xia Tingwan originally had a smile on his face, but when he heard Zhou Yang say that, he couldn't help froze.

"You have always been a rather unprofessional person. You used to be self-willed, but after you married Su Yan, you made the film "Struggle". Because of the poor response, you simply let it go. I don't know if Su Yan treats you like that. Your way made you completely lose the anxiety and pressure that a normal person should have for survival. All in all, for a while, I felt that you were useless, and I wanted to mention changing the agent, and then you went out I also delayed the car accident."

Xia Tingwan's heart couldn't help but keep sinking. He has cooperated with Zhou Yang for five years. Although his personal relationship is average, his trust in Zhou Yang is unshakable.

If Zhou Yang decides to leave him at this time, it will be too heavy a blow.

Zhou Yang was still driving the car, his expression didn't change, and the side profile looked very cold: "But recently, I think you have changed a bit - I can't see much now, but I I still changed my mind. Personally, I don’t like you that much. You know it, but you still seem to have a magical power that makes it hard for people to abandon you. I know about the divorce. You are very sad, but after From my point of view, this is actually your opportunity."

"Su Yan loves you like loving a little boy who will live forever. But in fact, you may have the ability to grow into a man, but you don't know it yet."

Xia Tingwan opened his lips, but he couldn't speak for a moment, after a long time, he said softly: "Zhou Yang, in fact, you also know that I bumped into someone, right?"

"Did you discover it yourself, or did Su Yan tell you?" Zhou Yang drove the car into the parking lot of the TBN building, and asked while looking for a parking space.

"I discovered it myself, and then I went to Su Yan, and he told me the truth."

"Of course I know—" Zhou Yang raised his eyebrows coldly: "It's just that Su Yan didn't want me to tell you, and he directly took action to settle the media. He's done everything, so I don't have anything to say Meaning, and I'm just a small entertainment manager, so I can't offend Su Yan."

Zhou Yang turned off the car, and walked towards the elevator with Xia Tingwan, and said while walking, "Actually, this is the logic of Su Yan's actions. It may hurt you, or even if you hurt others, it's just Feeling guilty will make you sad. He will solve it directly and never discuss it with you. Do you think it is gentle? In fact, this is domineering, and it is more terrifying than the superficial domineering. If you are not married to Su Yan, you may not be This is how it looks now."

Xia Tingwan could feel Zhou Yang's strong dissatisfaction with Su Yan. The love between the two always had different appearances and interpretations in the eyes of others.

He felt that what Zhou Yang said was right, but there was something wrong. He liked Su Yan to spoil him. If Su Yan didn't, he would torment Su Yan. But Su Yan loved him too much, and he became what Zhou Yang said. "This way".

If he didn't marry Su Yan, he couldn't imagine what he would be like.

He may not have the pain and despair of losing Su Yan like he is now, but he probably won't have the little bit of hot happiness in those five years.

The elevator stopped at the [-]th floor. As soon as Xia Tingwan and Zhou Yang got out of the elevator, they saw a man walking towards them.

The man was nearly 1.9 meters tall, with brown hair with a bit of natural curls, a tall nose and complexion obviously of Caucasian descent, but his shallow double eyelids and slender eyebrows had a kind of oriental delicacy.

When he saw Zhou Yang and Xia Tingwan, his steps stopped stiffly.

It's Kevin Lee.

Li Kaiwen's good looks are the kind of obvious handsomeness that "as long as you are not blind, you will understand it".

You can't find fault with his facial features, nor can you find fault with his figure.

But apart from praising him for being so handsome, it seemed like he couldn't say anything else.

Because he doesn't hide anything, he just puts on his face as much as he has.

"Hi, long time no see, Ting Wan. I just heard that you joined the program "On the Road" today, what a coincidence—"

Li Kaiwen still raised his hand to say hello to Xia Tingwan. He smiled, but the smile was obviously a little awkward, and when the corners of his mouth were pulled together, a shallow groove appeared in the middle of his chin.