Before and After Divorce

Xia Tingwan called Su Yan dozens of times a day, but he never got through.

When the phone couldn't be connected, he also sent Su Yan a message.

The tone of the text changed from excitement at the beginning, to anger--in the end, it turned into a powerless pleading.

"Su Yan, please, please reply to me, okay?"

"Su Yan... I'm really scared."

The interface of WeChat has been stuck on the words "I'm really scared".

Su Yan never responded.

I listened to the busy tone over and over again, and in the end it even turned into a notification tone for shutting down the phone.

In the end, Xia Tingwan could only lean back against the bedpost and sit slumped on the wool carpet in the master bedroom.

He felt empty and helpless like never before, as if he was isolated in a small vacuum grid in vain, and lost the medium of contact with the outside world.

Everything is distorted.

It's just that the night before, he was still lingering fiercely with Su Yan on this bed.

He still remembered the sweetness when he hugged Su Yan—the skin was rubbing against each other tightly, and he could hear each other's heartbeats.

He said "I love you" so many times seriously.Back then he thought they were close.

It turned out to be a complete illusion.

Obviously, Su Yan understood his condition.

He knew it when he was on a business trip abroad, and he carried emergency medicine with him, and then went back further. When Xia Tingwan injured his foot, Su Yan was out of breath when he carried him downstairs. I said that I had a cold and a fever before, but when I thought about it carefully, did I really have a fever that time?

even……

Even, Xia Tingwan almost felt that relying on his intuition, he was gradually touching the vague truth.

Perhaps earlier, even before the official divorce, Su Yan knew about his illness.

His car accident may not be the only reason that destroyed Su Yan's confidence in marriage.

Whenever he thought of this, Xia Tingwan felt a chill all over his body, and he didn't even dare to think about it.

……

Xia Ting stayed up all night and just lay on the bed smoking until dawn.

The cigarette ash was piled lifelessly in the ashtray, and it looked very lonely in the dim light of dawn.

He looked at his phone over and over again, and sometimes his nerves were too tense, and he would even have the illusion that there was a message on WeChat out of thin air, so that when Zhou Yang called, he didn't even think about connecting, only to realize that the caller was disappointed. It's not Su Yan.

"what happened to you?"

As soon as Zhou Yang heard his almost hoarse voice, he immediately asked sharply.

Xia Tingwan was silent for a while, and finally explained exhaustively what happened from yesterday to now.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yang was incomparably surprised when he heard that Su Yan had disappeared: "But the program team blackmailed you. Su Yan's public relations team has clearly been out of business since last night? If the situation really involves you It is so bad and urgent, does he still have time to deploy these?"

"What?" Xia Tingwan gripped the phone tightly in astonishment.

"I sent you a few links, you open and have a look."

Xia Tingwan sat in front of the computer, kept talking with Zhou Yang and began to watch.

"My team just pulled the original footage of "Whale Talk", as well as short clips that slander you for using your divorce to hype yourself, as well as the camera. I found a fan and wrote a detailed article for comparison. Go out, there are already other forces that have come to manipulate public opinion yesterday. You can see these articles, there are WeChat public accounts, popular Weibo spontaneously sent by movie fans, and answers from Zhihu big V. It can be said that the penetration is very comprehensive .”

Xia Tingwan let out a "huh" and clicked on a gossip news official account that has always been praised in the industry for its unique perspective and insight.

When Zhou Yang said this, he thought it was an article that would vigorously speak for him, but he didn't expect to see the title, it turned out to be "Rational and More Pictures Discussing Xia Tingwan's Appearance: Is It Really Disfigured After the Car Accident?" "

Xia Tingwan was stunned for a moment, maybe he was on the cusp of scolding him, the article from this angle was really too strange, he couldn't help but continued to read it curiously.

At the beginning of the official account, there was absolutely no intention to whitewash him. Instead, it mocked the fact that his film career has been muddled to the core of the earth in recent years, not to mention clearly criticizing the absolute black spots.

But then the topic changed, and there were already enough scolding people, I didn't want to repeat it, I wanted to write something unusual, so I started to discuss the issue of appearance in a serious way.

This angle is wonderful.

Because after Xia Tingwan's drunk driving before, the media wrote about the actor's disfigurement, it was actually quite shocking at that time.

After all, when he was born, the public opinion on the public accounts of major industry magazines praised his appearance. Coupled with the award-winning blessing of "Whale Language", for a long time, he was an undoubted handsome male star in the entertainment industry .Even if his career didn't improve afterwards, no one questioned his appearance.

As a result, he was suddenly disfigured in a car accident. Such dramatic ups and downs were originally an absolute hot spot, but in the end, when he came back, he was hacked by the program group a series of times, which caused the public to follow suit. place of attention.

Xia Tingwan quickly browsed down. As usual, this article will first boast about his appearance five years ago. The two or three photos that are sent out are also carefully selected pictures, including magazine covers and "Whale Language". screenshot of .

Anyway, in fact, every star has many such classic photos that have been circulated for a long time. It is estimated that fans also have a series in their hands, but Xia Tingwan has not seen these old photos for a long time, and at first glance, he finds them quite amazing.

Going further, the official account began to carefully intercept close-up screenshots of the "On the Road" program group tidbits, and analyze the appearance after the car accident.

It was also from this stage that this official account began to reflect his keenness and professionalism. When he featured the scars on his right cheek from the forehead to the corner of the eye, he even praised Xia Tingwan's makeup artist accurately.

"The makeup artist is too witty, okay? I admire it. I don't know how much Xia Tingwan's team has invested in this. In fact, if it's a movie, it's not impossible to use a thick concealer to cover it, because when you make a movie The lighting and shooting angles can be adjusted through communication, and it can be really clean so that it is hard to notice. But reality shows are different. No MC knows what angle he can be caught when he is playing games or going up the mountain and down the sea. It was photographed, and most of the situations were under natural light. It is impossible to cover up this kind of scars, so the makeup artist simply adopted another strategy. Instead of covering the scars, they just repaired the scars neatly and neatly. This strategy is very powerful. Oh, it's much better than ordinary makeup artists. Look carefully, do you still think that Xia Tingwan's face is very clean, and a simple scar doesn't affect the appearance or facial features? In fact, it doesn't at all. So it affects perception."

In order to prove his point of view, the author of the official account also comprehensively intercepted close-ups of him making various expressions, some laughing, some crying during the performance, and some confused.This includes not only his frontal and side views, but also various angles of shooting from above and above, and then searched for him to compare with these similar angles.

While discussing, he analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of each of his facial features, humorous and serious.

But he didn't show an attitude of being too partial to him. There were a few sentences in it, and I even felt that the gold content in the ridicule was very high.

"Although I actually love Xia Tingwan's upturned nose, but I have to say sadly, his mountain root is really not straight compared to other niches, okay? Every time I see fans blowing the most beautiful nose, I want to jump Come out and say, you don’t understand at all. Look at the eyebrows and eyes of XX and XXX, because the outline is deep, the nose is high, and the impact is so strong, so people think wow, this is too handsome. Xia Tingwan is not like this at all Guess what, his beauty comes from the fluency of the maxillofacial surface and the clean appearance, coupled with the beauty of the eyes, it can hold a lot of emotions. When you see him, the first reaction is that you are handsome, yes I think... eh? There is something inside. What exactly is this thing? It doesn’t mean anything, and it’s very malleable, so that’s why the great director Xu Zhe took such a fancy to it.”

"The scars are actually still obvious. Has it affected the appearance? I think it has indeed affected. The face that used to be as clean as a white paper now has a six to seven centimeter scar. It is impossible to ignore it. But I personally feel that it is too different from disfigurement. In fact, Xia Tingwan's appearance is still very good, but there are two lucky reasons for this. First, the scar avoids the eyes and is not It affects the expressiveness of his eyes. Second, temperament takes too much advantage. Imagine if a young male star with a particularly sunny and straightforward style, a smile showing a mouthful of neat white teeth, has such a scar, the direct appearance and personality It’s all avalanche. But Xia Tingwan has never been that kind of temperament. When you think of him, you feel that he seems to be very suitable to appear in black and white movies. Everyone felt that he had been injured, so when the camera closes up, oh, such a beautiful face has a scar, and the audience is even more excited—sure enough, there is a story.”

Even Xia Tingwan hadn't thought that the official account could analyze the appearance so well.

At the end of the article are a few freeze-frames of him in the tidbits. Those photos were carefully selected, and each one is the most beautiful angle.

For a while, he even felt that he was convinced by the person who wrote the article.

Pulling to the comment area, I saw that Gao Zan's two comments did not criticize him, but praised him like a passerby, "After seeing so many pictures, I suddenly admire Xu Dao's vision of casting roles." There is "Actually, let's not mention those messy things, let's quietly sigh, Xia Tingwan's appearance is really impressive. Those people who painted disfigured faces before can be said to be very boring."

"Did you see that?" Zhou Yang analyzed calmly: "This article is very cleverly written, with a special angle. In fact, your current appearance has always attracted a lot of attention before you were hacked, but the hot topic later Overshadowed the previous ones, but at this point in time when he posted, in fact, the most violent upsurge of hacking you has passed, and everyone has actually reached the period of slack and tired of reading, and the articles that scold you can’t scold you after a few days What kind of tricks, scolding you for not having much traffic, so he suddenly picked up the previous hot spot analysis, which was very eye-catching. But the conclusion he finally came to was actually bypassing your black spots. You are extremely beneficial."

Xia Tingwan subconsciously responded, he really felt that the article was well written, from the perspective of a spectator, it was unbiased and very interesting to read.

"Look at the others."

Before Zhou Yang could say anything, Xia Tingwan had already opened the links one by one and looked at them.

This series of speeches and articles from all over the world actually have a variety of arguments. It seems that they are not supporting him, but they are all very tricky.

Some were provocative from a personal point of view, lamenting that a generation of literary and artistic film gods suddenly rushed to the street, and then nostalgicly posted a series of classic screenshots of "Whale Language".

There are also those who are talking about the "On the Road" program group in a particularly black-bellied tone, which is very stupid and cute. They think that what they post are all good things, but in fact they confuse their own MC, and finally make a funny joke like a dog. Let's talk about conspiracy theories. Could it be that the show crew really wanted to kill Xia Tingwan?

Some insiders who don't know the truth or falsehood spit out some half-concealed news, saying that the internal struggle of the program group is serious, several MCs form cliques, and the conspiracy theory that the program group gives to one platform makes the public and fans wanton. Divergent.

The more Xia Tingwan looked at it, the more surprised he became. Although he is not that professional, he has been in the circle for so long after all.

Looking at it all the way, he did have a faint feeling that there is a very professional and powerful force operating behind it.

"Did you see it? The wind direction of these public opinions seems to be very chaotic, there is no fixed direction at all, it is a mess, there are all kinds of things, but this is the cleverness."

Zhou Yang said with a little admiration: "If the direction is the same, outsiders can also feel that there are talents controlling the field, but the current situation is more like an original ecology of wanton discussion. But it looks chaotic on the outside, but in fact there is a tight Organizational, they are in the preparation stage, they are stirring up the muddy water, now they have everything to say, and the people who scold you can no longer unite the front, then other speeches can rise up, and those who support you can also open their mouths to say something that is not so clear-cut , and will not be ridiculed by the crowd. The next stage is to have something conclusive to realize the counterattack of public opinion."

Zhou Yang was obviously a little excited at the end of his speech. He took a deep breath and continued: "I think this conclusive thing can be included in the comparison video on our side."

"Do you think... Su Yan did these?"

Xia Tingwan's tongue became dry when he heard it, and he asked in a daze.

"Absolutely." Zhou Yang said resolutely: "Actually, I can do many of the operations here, and I am preparing for them, but the difficulty is to make extremely precise arrangements with such amazing efficiency. The people behind it are not only experienced masters in this field, but also must have a huge amount of capital to manage up and down. To be honest, this kind of strength and qualifications, I am afraid that only the team hired by Su Yan can do it."

Xia Tingwan stood up a little irritably, and walked around the room a few times.

He lit another cigarette, then suddenly raised his head and said, "Zhou Yang, I don't think Su Yan is so weak that he has lost consciousness. He just doesn't want to contact me."

He thought about it as he spoke.

When Su Yan found out that he was hacked online, he rushed back to the plane immediately. Maybe he could have roughly prepared to find a team to deal with it before boarding the plane, but after arriving in City H, he spent the whole night with him and had no time to do anything else.

Actions of this scope should definitely require Su Yan's approval no matter what, and then distribute them layer by layer before releasing them on a large scale.

As Zhou Yang said, the subsequent series of operations all took place last night.

It happened to be the night when Su Yan left Xiangshan.

After Su Yan left him, he might still have the energy to deal with his affairs, which somewhat reassured Xia Tingwan a little.

But at the same time as relieved, he felt a faint anger suppressed in his chest.

He took a deep puff of the cigarette, forced to suppress the anxiety and boredom in his heart, and asked in a low voice: "What are you going to do next?"

"I plan to observe the situation of public opinion. When I see that it is about the same, I will ask the old movie fans to post the comparison article to question it. After that, I will do normal operation and find an influential big V to forward it. According to the current progress and sensitivity of Su Yan's side , will definitely cooperate with us, and there will definitely be an explosive effect after the release. But I still want to make it more stable, Xia Tingwan, the staff you know when recording the program, or the MC is the best, can you Trustworthy, if necessary, I want people who know the inside story to make some noise."

"It's trustworthy..." Xia Tingwan subconsciously said, "Ji Zhan."

But then he added a little uncertainly: "Actually, it's not particularly iron."

"Oh," he hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed: "I, I will try, but I don't want to force this."

After the tidbits were played, Ji Zhan quickly called him twice to ask if he needed help.

But on the one hand, Ji Zhan himself is busy preparing for the concert, and his voice is a little hoarse, and on the other hand, Xia Tingwan himself is in a state of desperation, and at the same time, he feels that it is really difficult for Ji Zhan to get involved, so he can only let Ji Zhan briefly. Don't worry, Zhan will deal with it himself.

Of course, he didn't distrust Ji Zhan, but no matter what, he also understood that it was a bit too much to ask Ji Zhan.

Making friends in the entertainment industry often requires a degree of handling.

Everyone has their own interests, and the money and fame involved are not a joke. Once you touch sensitive areas, you should not make things difficult for the other party.

Ji Zhan is the MC of "On the Road", and participating in the show also has its own promotional purpose, and it probably won't be of any benefit to Ji Zhan if it gets involved with the show.

"You can ask him, but you don't have to put too much psychological pressure on yourself."

Zhou Yang said calmly: "If the result is satisfactory, the program team will definitely apologize if they can't handle it, then if Ji Zhan takes your side before the situation is clear, it will not cause any negative impact on him, and may even be beneficial. But no matter what, it requires him to trust you and be willing to take the risk of speaking out for you, and in this circle, this really cannot be forced."

"I know."

……

After talking on the phone with Zhou Yang, Xia Tingwan first called Ji Zhan, and the other party probably had something to do, so he sent a quick reply that was inconvenient to answer, so he left a message for Ji Zhan on WeChat.

After sending that message, he just sat there for a long time.

He didn't know what kind of illness Su Yan had, so he could only guess and piece together a few clues.

From Zhou Yang's words, he can vaguely infer that Su Yan still has the energy to pay attention to his career, and he probably hasn't reached the worst stage yet.

He loosened the tension a little bit.

But with just such a slight breath of relief, I felt fine and dense pain taking advantage of the void, stabbing my heart.

Su Yan was still sober, but he also soberly refused to communicate with him.

He has never been disappointed with Su Yan.

Even if it's about the divorce and Wen Zichen's affairs, in fact, he is still more self-pitying.

Although he also felt sad, he still had a clear understanding in his heart. He knew that he had done a lot of mistakes and that he had hurt Su Yan, so everything could be considered and understood in the end.

This was the first time he was really disappointed with Su Yan.

Su Yan was doing something totally inappropriate.

She isolated him arbitrarily and refused to let him take on anything. Even though she knew his love, she refused to let him be by her side when she was most vulnerable.

This is not protection.

This is a cruel stripping of him, stripping his love that could have been thick into pieces.

Going around and around, his husband still regards him as a delicate rose, a naive little boy who cannot withstand a little wind and rain.

This is the real contempt for him.

This kind of contempt hit him far more than the embarrassment of being hacked by the whole network before.

How could this not disappoint him.

But the disappointment really made him feel too sad.

Su Yan was everything he imagined about a perfect man.

Admitting that Su Yan did something wrong, it was like his whole world was collapsing.

Even for a moment, the whole body lost strength.He thought disheartenedly, Su Yan can't be wrong, he should just do what Su Yan said——

give up.Sit here and wait, waiting for Su Yan to come back.

Xia Tingwan covered his face helplessly, hid under his palm, and couldn't help sobbing in the empty room.

I don't know if it's because I didn't sleep all night, the pain became very specific.

The internal organs and the six internal organs seemed to be mingled with pain, and then gradually spread to the limbs, and finally, even the fingers holding the cigarette trembled violently and nervously involuntarily.

Just when he almost felt that he could not bear the pain, Su Yan appeared in front of his eyes again. When he was blushing and almost out of breath, he tried hard to wrap him into the warm bed because he was afraid that he would freeze. look like.

Su Yan, who is so weak, still loves Su Yan with his instinct.

When he thought of this, tears suddenly flowed down uncontrollably.

But at the same time, he stood up from the chair unsteadily.

His heart was beating faster and faster, he picked up the phone and hurriedly swipe the address book with his fingers from top to bottom, and finally found the name that he hadn't thought of for a long time: Wen Zichen.

Those who received their salaries from Su Yan refused to speak.

He just went to someone else, if Wen Zichen couldn't do it, he went to Yin Ning, and he would never miss anyone who might know about Su Yan's physical condition.

When right and wrong become blurred, when reason can no longer make a decision, perhaps he should also rely on his instinct.

His instinct told him—

Don't give up looking.

Su Yan needs him.