please don't believe me

Dan Bailey: "Ready to go in (smiley face) (picture)."

After the 10-minute morning meeting was abruptly dragged into two hours, Stuttgart finally breathed a sigh of relief with a gloomy face, and swiped his phone in the conference room alone.

"This guy is going to attack..."

Stuttgart looked at the message that came nearly an hour ago, and slid his thumb across the smiley face.Below the message is a photo of a publicity board for a space art exhibition.Although there are only small pictures interspersed in the text introduction, but if you zoom in slightly, you can still see some clues.

For example, thousands of red pendulum balls are hung from the ceiling, and the high and low arcs are constantly changing, giving people a feeling of depression or openness; another example is a long corridor surrounded by various screens and projection equipment , the scenery will change constantly during the walking process, even including the deep sea and underground caves; of course, there is also a redesigned "mirror room" that everyone is familiar with.

"Space" is the key point to handle Ivan, presumably he will accept the challenge here.

Stuttgart really wanted Ivan to be cured, but that was not the most important thing.

The Weiss family... No, it should be said that the people under Stuttgart had an "inner ghost". He had to find out the "inner ghost" and stabilize the Weiss family by the way.

The reason why he came here was because the members who made the most noise after the secret "inner ghost" provoked the incident were all here.These people belonged to several uncles of Stuttgart. Stuttgart would not believe it if they united to overthrow Stuttgart's control.

Or... Is it because I don't quite believe that they can unite?

The members of the Weiss family are all born "arbitrary" and "full of blood", and Stuttgart really doesn't think these uncles will obey each other.If they really want to unite, they will inevitably need to recommend a joint support candidate.

Who can "righteously" be the head of the Weiss family, but be a puppet at the mercy of others?

There is no doubt that it is the illegitimate son of the previous head of the family, Stuttgart's "pro" younger brother - Ivan.

Ivan was shrouded in the shadow of Stuttgart, coupled with his "unspeakable" status in the Weiss family, he developed a sensitive and defensive character.However, he was indeed smart enough to choose a path that would not threaten Stuttgart.His "claustrophobia" may be a "shortcoming" that can be used as an excuse in his eyes, so as to shield all those who want to drag him into the muddy water.

From this perspective, Stuttgart was indeed the reason why Ivan didn't want to be cured, and Dai Bowen's estimation was not wrong.

However, Stuttgart chose to use "let him hold an art exhibition" to stimulate his enthusiasm, not only to force him with closed spaces such as "cars" and "elevators", but also to express an attitude of "will not be unfamiliar and continue to support you" .

Generally speaking, it is to treat Ivan with peace of mind.

For Stuttgart, curing Ivan's claustrophobia is icing on the cake; but for Director Bandele, it is imperative.

"Thanks to him as a film director, he dared to come to my place..."

Stuttgart squinted and smiled, and blocked an address in the mailbox.This address belonged to the blond guy that Director Bandele had met in Stuttgart's office before. He was a young postdoctoral fellow with a lot of achievements in psychology, and he always wanted Stuttgart to adopt his treatment plan.Even though Stuttgart has expressed his disinterest, he still sends emails from time to time to explain his ideas.

Stuttgart originally thought that this person might also be... But now, there is no need to keep him.

The man's eyes fell back to the phone interface, unconsciously focusing on the smiley face of the system.

This is... a test?

You know, Director Bandele hasn't actually gotten to know Stuttgart that well.

Then, use "exploration" to reply to the past yourself!

Stuttgart: "Tell me the Tivis family and me, and tell me his attitude."

"Are you OK?"

Dai Bowen pressed two bottles of drinks from the vending machine, and handed one of them to Ivan: "Sorry, I didn't expect the lights in that corridor to suddenly go out... But you seem to be in good shape?"

"I'm fine." Ivan's face was a little stiff, but at least his movements of receiving water and speaking were smooth, "It was just when it was suddenly dark..."

"and many more!"

Dai Bowen took out his mobile phone and said: "I think your feelings this time are of great reference value, let me record them?"

The latest text was displayed on the information interface. Dai Bowen glanced at it without any trace, swiped it open, and clicked the recording: "Okay. When it was suddenly dark, what happened to you?"

Ivan smiled helplessly: "Actually, I touched a 'Romantin' in the dark and took it..."

"What?" Dai Bowen asked in surprise, "By the way... I felt that you stopped for a while, and thought you were... So, is it because you are taking medicine?"

Ivan replied: "I have to say that at the moment when the darkness came, I really felt oppressed and out of breath. But I know that it is actually a big space - after all, there are so many projections hanging in it screens and instruments..."

"Have you noticed this? Then maybe the darkness doesn't affect you so much..." Dai Bowen replied, "I heard that you don't turn off all the lights when you are at home. The doctor told me that maybe this is the darkness." What makes you feel cramped."

Ivan heard these words from several psychiatrists, and he didn't shy away from them: "Yes, I hate darkness."

"But now you can rationally recognize the size of the actual environment in the dark, can't you?" Dai Bowen smiled, "It seems that 'Romantin' is indeed working, and I was almost given to it by your previous descriptions. 'Blinded'..."

"Perhaps." Ivan shrugged and took a sip of water, "I can't tell whether 'Romantin' is useful or not, but at that moment, I did choose to take one."

"How do you feel after taking it?"

"I don't feel anything... If I have to say it, I probably suddenly feel 'no problem'."

"...So you walked through that period of darkness peacefully. It was a great experience." Dai Bowen turned off the recording and said with a smile, "Your situation will get better and better, but there is no chance to face it."

Ivan smiled: "I would like to borrow your good words."

"Let's go, continue?" Dai Bowen put away his mobile phone and chatted with Ivan while walking, "I think that if the people around you are not so careful, you may notice the changes in yourself earlier. By the way, you are at home How did your brother or anyone else handle the situation when..."

Day by day, Ivan took "Romantin" for nearly a month.

Because he often stays at home all day, and most of the time in the studio, Dai Bowen had to play the game of making friends with him in order to "test"—in fact, strengthen—the efficacy of "Romantin", Sometimes he was asked to go out to "practice courage".

At the same time, with the consent of Stuttgart, Ivan will also go to the office center where "Sirriga Pharmaceuticals" is located regularly to undergo a series of inspections and tests.Of course, the electric shock test is meant to bluff people, so he won't be given it; the dark closed test is his culprit, and he can't participate for the time being.Ivan is more involved in checking and asking questions about taking records, and communicating with other volunteers.When he went to "Siriga Pharmaceutical", sometimes Dai Bowen would accompany him, but sometimes he would knock on the researcher's door alone.

Of course, it's not that Dai Bowen really doesn't have time to accompany him, it's just that he can't seem so free.

Ivan: "The inspection is over."

Dan Bailey: "Really? Have you visited my office? What would you say would be a good picture to hang?"

Ivan: "I'm not sure, I'll let you know after I go home and check."

Dan Bailey: "By the way, I heard great news—you're going to have an art exhibition in two months, congratulations!"

Ivan: "Thank you, I am looking forward to it too! Please come and visit my art exhibition then, okay?"

Dan Bailey: "Of course!"

Ivan: "But everything is still under preparation, there are some difficulties, maybe I need the help of 'Romantin'..."

When Dai Bowen saw the news, he raised his eyebrows, and then showed a happy expression of "I caught it".He tapped his toes, and the swivel chair slowly turned around.After stopping, he already thought of how to reply.

Dan Bailey: "Combined with your clinical performance, I think that 'Romainting' must be able to help you defeat 'fear'."

After replying, Dai Bowen clicked the mouse and continued to play the video of the volunteers' feelings.These volunteers were all affected by "Romainting", and most of them improved their performance more obviously than Ivan.Judging from the content of the video description, some people even began to recommend this miraculous drug to their relatives and friends.

Looking at it, Dai Bowen couldn't help but gradually began to laugh.Viewers who are familiar with him—like Lin Tong—will know that this kind of smile will often appear in his shows, especially when his plan is about to succeed.

All goes well, and there's no better mood for it than "Joy."

A reminder to receive emails suddenly popped up in the lower right corner of the computer screen, and before Dai Bowen could take a closer look, a message came from his phone.

Dai Bowen opened it and saw that it was not Ivan's reply.

Stuttgart: "Sent you a few videos to determine which ones are problematic."

Dai Bowen squinted his eyes, opened the email, and saw a total of eight video files sent by Stuttgart's email.After all are downloaded, open the folder again, and you can see eight files with random screenshots as the cover.

Each of eight people appears in these screenshots, all sitting in front of a table with their entire bodies captured by the camera.Looking at it this way, it looks a bit like an interrogation video.

"This... is obviously not about the shooting method." Dai Bowen stared at the videos.His body is a director, and it's his job to watch the video and pick the questions.But when Stuttgart sent these things, it was obviously not to ask whether the filming was good or not.

"Should I find the... person in question?"

Dai Bowen plugged in the earphones, moved the mouse to the video, and double-clicked.

Is this a test... or is it a quest that you just leaked to me?