Hold on, the system and I have never been angry

During the two days of the semi-finals and finals, Lu Jinzhao was recording a variety show and was unable to accompany us.

The first thing he did after get off work was to pick up his phone and receive a photo of the trophy and a group photo sent by Wei Mingyue. In the photo, Zhang Yong and the children were all grinning and giving the camera a thumbs-up.

Lu Jinzhao smiled and shook his head, printed out the photo and hung it in the system space.

Then he began to organize the information that he had asked Chitose to help him review before.

"Here are all the information about young people with moles at the corners of their mouths. It's rare to have moles in this position. There are only about a dozen people in total. Only one person has been to Binxiang, and he died unexpectedly ten years ago, so he can be ruled out as a suspect."

"Yes." Lu Jinzhao agreed and continued to look through the script in his hand: "Check for those with a history of plastic surgery."

Thanks to the friendly recommendation of Director Hu Pai, Ji Fanyin successfully negotiated the second male lead in the crew of "White Clothes" without an audition by bringing the wonderful collection of Lu Jinzhao's acting in the crew of "Moonlight on Tianshan Mountain". After recording the variety show, he joined the crew seamlessly.

Although "White Dress" is also a costume drama, it is different from "Moonlight on Tianshan Mountain". The latter mainly tells the story of the male protagonist who works hard to avenge his mother. The male protagonist is both good and evil, and it is difficult to define him simply. He is a very deep character, which is a great test of the actor's acting skills.

The male protagonist of "White Clothes" is a pure naive and love-brained person in the early stage.

The opening ceremony is imminent. Chitose finished reading the script and rolled his eyes: "With such a plan, the White Organization will be doomed sooner or later."

Lu Jinzhao stroked the script: "This is what a growing male protagonist looks like."

Chitose pulled up the proposed cast list and took a look at it, with a subtle expression: "You will never guess who the male lead is."

"Who?"

"Huo Mian."

Even Lu Jinchao hadn't expected this answer. He put down the script he knew by heart and looked at the screen: "Huozhou's sickly brother?"

"Yeah, I don't know what's wrong with him, he has to run into the entertainment industry. It is said that this script was tailor-made for him by the Huo Group. The female lead and the second female lead are all popular young actresses. It seems that they want to use your popularity to help him rise directly."

"The silly, naive, and love-brained character should be brought to his brother Huozhou." Lu Jinzhao couldn't help laughing.

“Hahahaha I think so too.”

"By the way, have you checked this Huo Mian? Is there anything suspicious?"

"I checked, and there's nothing wrong with my resume. I've lived abroad with my mother since I was a child. I went to school and saw doctors abroad. I've had two relationships that ended in failure. I'm currently 26 and single."

“Do you have any history of mole removal or plastic surgery?”

"I'm sorry, as far as I know, no. I don't quite understand, Brother Chao, why do you only suspect Huo Mian?"

"You and I saw Huo Zhou give the amulet to Ruan Kang, but Huo Zhou said he didn't know Ruan Kang. Assuming he was telling the truth, combined with the information provided by Ji Lianhuai, the mastermind behind this is likely to be a disguise. Then he must know Huo Zhou very well and have a similar body shape to him in order to play the role vividly. Either way, Huo Mian is highly suspected."

"But Ji Lianhuai said before that it was an amulet given to him by an old lady. Could it be some kind of illusion? Or can he customize his body shape like you? Doesn't that mean it could be an outsider?"

"The ones you mentioned are also possible. Then let's assume that Huo Zhou lied, but I don't know how he got past your lie detector. He personally instructed Ruan Kang and pretended not to know him, most likely to cover up for the person behind the scenes. After all, as the heir of a group, there are not many people who can ask him to run errands, and who can make him bother to help cover up. A simple elimination method will come out, except that his family members don't think he is. Although the custom body shape takes a long time to take effect, it can also explain why the old lady disappeared. But the amulet incident and Mr. Huo's banquet were not separated for a long time, which should not support the mastermind behind the scenes to tweak the body shape. Mr. Huo and Huo Bufan are not tall enough, and it is even more impossible that the mistress of the Huo family is petite, so only Huo Mian is suspected. As for illusion, I don't know much about it. Go back and ask those masters that Ji Lianhuai mentioned?"

"Then couldn't Huozhou himself be the mastermind behind this?"

"Have you read his resume carefully? Nine out of ten projects he developed failed. The only time he succeeded was because the project leader was Yu Yao."

"Who is Ji Lianhuai's special assistant now?"

"Yes. If Huozhou can really transfer his luck, even some unfinished projects will surely succeed. How could he fail miserably? That is the luck of the son of luck."

"So that's how it is! Then we can use this new drama to get closer to Huo Mian and find out more about him!"

*

On a sunny morning, the crew of "White Dress".

The main cast was revealed, and this time they were finally not a group of old acquaintances. Everyone greeted each other and prepared to start work.

The gathering place this time was a very private racecourse located in the suburbs, surrounded by lush trees and filled with the fresh scent of grass.

The owner of the stable is a friend of Director Quan Jing, and he is very hospitable. He led the crew members to visit the entire stable and introduced various types of horses. In a corner of the stable, there is a row of neat stables, which are home to various breeds of horses, including elegant Arabian horses, strong Andalusian horses, and gentle Hanoverian horses.

After the tour, Quan Jing asked them to choose their favorite horses and take a rest. She was preparing lunch and then starting today's training course after the meal.

A rest area next to the racecourse.

Huo Mian walked up to Lu Jinzhao with a smile on his face and held out his hand: "Hello, the last time we met was quite rushed and I didn't have time to talk to you properly. Thank you for helping my stupid brother."

Lu Jinzhao nodded slightly and shook hands politely: "You're welcome."

The two brothers don't look alike, the elder brother is more heroic, while the younger brother is more delicate. Lu Jinchao's eyes fell on the corner of Huo Mian's mouth, and he began to imagine what Huo Mian would look like if he had a mole on the corner of his mouth.

Huo Mian seemed to notice that he was distracted, so he took his hand back and touched his face: "Is there something dirty on my face?"

"No." Lu Jinzhao looked away, "You and your brother don't look much alike."

"Yeah, my brother looks like my dad, and I look like my mom."

"I see."

After a sumptuous lunch and a break, the course officially began.

"Assemble!" Director Quan Jing asked the staff at the stable to bring several tall and handsome horses, and said to the leading actors, "There are a lot of horse scenes in this play. Some of you may have ridden horses before, so please help teach those who haven't ridden horses. Today you will practice horsemanship, and tonight we will start filming the most important night chase scene in the whole play."

The leading actors had different expressions.

Quan Jing pointed at the horses and said, "Come over and choose a horse you like. I will ask the equestrian teacher to come over and give you one-on-one instruction later."

The main scenes in "Moonlight on Tianshan Mountain" are fighting scenes and wire scenes. There are not many horse scenes, but there are some. Lu Jinzhao has learned to ride a horse a long time ago, and he is very good at it, so he is not too worried at this time.

Huo Mian came over and said, "Teacher Lu, I just saw that the horse you chose is very handsome. Can I switch with you? My horse is too high, I may not be able to climb up..."

Lu Jinchao didn’t know what Huo Mian was up to, but he didn’t really know how to tell a good horse from a bad one. He just picked the horse at random, not because he liked it very much, so he nodded in agreement.

"Yeah! Thank you!"

Huo Zhou, on the other hand, rushed over to give Huo Mian an equestrian suit, looking worried: "Why didn't you tell me there was a horse riding scene? I know you like this, but your physical condition doesn't allow it, did you know? Have you found a substitute?"

"If I told you, you wouldn't let me out." Huo Mian took the equestrian uniform and smiled at Huo Zhou: "I'm really fine, I can do it, brother, don't be so nervous."

"That won't do! You've been coughing every three steps and gasping every five steps since you were little. You've spent almost your entire life in bed. I've worked so hard to raise you to this age. How can I let you do such a dangerous thing alone?"

Huo Zhou's voice was so loud that everyone looked over. Huo Mian nodded to everyone a little embarrassedly and pulled Huo Zhou aside: "Brother, I'm not made of porcelain. I'm really well now. The doctor said I can move freely like a normal person."

"Then you must ride the horse, and I will follow beside you."

"Okay, it's all up to you."

Qiansui found it funny for no reason: "Why didn't I realize before that Huozhou was a brother-con?"

Lu Jinzhao walked to a recliner nearby and sat there waiting, then he picked up the dagger he carried with him and twirled it between his fingers.

Seeing him like this, Qiansui knew that he was thinking about something, and asked curiously: "Do you still think there is something wrong with Huo Mian?"

"Don't you think his face looks familiar?"

"I don't feel that... How is it familiar?" The thousand-year-old cat was puzzled.JPG

"I can't put my finger on it right away, but I've definitely seen it somewhere."

"Then let's go back and review our memories later?"

"Um."

"Okay, let's start the class!"

The equestrian teacher is a professional. He first demonstrated how to wear equestrian equipment correctly. He explained in detail the functions of equestrian helmets, equestrian boots, equestrian vests and other equipment, as well as the correct way to wear them. He explained it in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and the actors listened carefully.

The leading actors followed his instructions and put on their equipment. The equestrian teacher checked them one by one, corrected a few minor mistakes, and nodded with satisfaction before moving on to the next item.

He began to teach everyone how to mount a horse correctly: "When mounting a horse, keep your body straight, clamp your legs against the horse's belly, and hold the front bridge of the saddle with both hands."

He demonstrated how to use the strength of the legs to help oneself get on the horse, rather than just relying on the strength of the arms. Accompanied by him, several leading actors tried to get on the horse one by one, and all of them successfully climbed onto the horse's back.

After learning the basic riding skills, the equestrian teacher led them to do simple riding exercises and circle the field. They rode slowly along the path in the field and gradually got used to the feeling of riding.

Huozhou was leading the horse rope in front, while Huo Mian sat on the horse's back, swaying slowly, the two of them talking and laughing. Lu Jinzhao rode a black horse past them at a steady speed, and Huozhou curled his lips in disdain: "Why are you pretending?"

Qiansui heard it with sharp ears and wanted to rush over to Huozhou and scold him: "Who told you to walk there by yourselves! This is our normal speed!"

Suddenly, the horse under Huo Mian's crotch became inexplicably restless and began to pace restlessly. Huo Mian noticed its mood swings and carefully bent down to comfort it: "Good boy, are you tired? Let's take a rest, okay?"

He made a move to get off, but the horse broke free from the reins like crazy and ran away wildly.

Huo Mian originally put one foot on the stirrup to get off the horse, but now the horse was moving too fast, and he was so scared that he could only hold the horse's neck tightly and try to climb back on the horse's back tremblingly.

Little did he know that this action stimulated the horse even more. It spread its legs and started running wildly, overtaking Lu Jinzhao in the blink of an eye.

Chitose: "Wow, you learn quickly."

Lu Jinzhao raised his eyes and saw Huo Mian hanging on the horse, frowning: "Something is wrong."

Huo Zhou shouted, "Someone come! Someone come! Something happened!"

No matter how the equestrian teacher and the horse trainer whistled and gave instructions, it was of no use. Huo Mian's horse was still running wildly and was becoming more and more manic.

The other leading actors had never seen such a scene before and were afraid of being bumped into, so they all rode their horses back to a rest area nearby.

Huo Mian looked like he was exhausted and was about to fall but couldn't. Some of the timid onlookers had already started screaming.

Seeing that no one paid attention to him, Huozhou ran after the horse, trying to catch Huo Mian by himself. Of course, his speed could not keep up with the horse's galloping speed, and he was left far behind.

Lu Jinzhao tightened the reins, stopped, dismounted, dialed 120, walked into the crowd and observed quietly.

Qiansui felt that Huozhou was overestimating his own abilities, but then he thought that he was a good brother who could risk his life for his brother. But it didn't want to put its host at risk of getting hurt for an insignificant person, so it said nothing.

Huo Mian finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell off the horse. Huo Zhou rushed forward and pounced, but unfortunately he was still a little short of the target and failed to catch Huo Mian. The two men fell heavily to the ground. Huo Zhou's face turned pale with pain and he struggled to crawl over to see Huo Mian's condition.

"Xiao Mian, don't scare me, wake up!"

Huo Zhou tried to wake Huo Mian up, but was stopped by the equestrian teacher, who told him that the injured should not be shaken at will. Huo Mian had no obvious limb deformation, but he had a lot of scratches and a cut on his head, which was bleeding profusely.

Injuries often occur at the horse farm, and there is a hospital not far away. An ambulance arrived and took Huo Zhou and Huo Mian away.

Now that the protagonist's life and death are uncertain, the play will definitely not be filmed. The stable was reserved by the crew today, and no other guests came. In addition, Quan Jing handled it immediately, so the news has not been leaked for the time being. It is easy to find out who tampered with the horse. Various cameras are installed inside and outside the stable. There are not many customers today, so it is not long before a woman in her early twenties is found among the staff on duty that day.

She readily admitted that she was the one who had tampered with the horse. Her original intention was to take revenge on Lu Jinchao and hoped to teach him a lesson.

Lu Jinchao didn't react, but Qiansui was very angry, raising his two front paws and waving them towards the sky: "What did my brother Chao do to you? Why do you hate him so much? Do you know that if you fall off a horse, you will either die or be crippled, at least disfigured!"

Quan Jing's expression was not very good: "What's the reason?"

The woman looked crazy. She was held down by two security guards but still struggled. She spat in the direction of Lu Jinzhao and cursed, "Ten years... I have liked Jin Bo for ten years! Since his debut, I have built a website for him and I have gone to every concert. In two months, it will be the tenth anniversary of his debut! We fans raised funds to prepare a grand tenth anniversary event for him. Now he has been arrested because of your haters' real-name reports. All of this has been ruined by you! You deserve to die! How can he endure the hardship of prison? Why didn't you go in there!"

One of the leading actors, An Yi, seemed to recall something: "Isn't Jin Bo the male idol who was banned for crimes such as gathering for fornication during the official cleansing of the entertainment industry a while ago?"

Qiansui couldn't understand: "He himself was banned by the authorities for his misconduct, why do you blame my brother Chao? And the hater who reported it with his real name was obviously sent by someone else, okay? They bit each other and sent people to report the other party with their real names. They were brought down because of their misconduct. What does it have to do with us!"

The extreme fan was taken away by the police, and what awaited her was not only legal sanctions but also the wrath of the Huo family.

Quan Jing asked everyone to disperse and go back to their homes. She took Lu Jinzhao with her to the hospital to prepare to deal with the subsequent accountability from the Huo family.

Qiansui was indignant: "What does it have to do with us? Why did you ask us to go?"

Lu Jinzhao smiled indifferently: "After all, it has something to do with me, so I'll just treat it as going to watch a play."