self-awareness

A private party in a mansion in the suburbs of Beijing, full of wealth and alcohol, a scene of luxury and luxury.

Li Mingchuan drank several rounds of wine, but his brows did not relax.

"Brother Li, why do you seem unhappy?" A peripheral girl climbed up to Li Mingchuan from behind and took the initiative to talk.

Li Mingchuan turned his face to the side and glanced at the peripheral girl. He was stupefied and had no choice but to walk away resentfully.

Liao Zhan, who was sitting on the side, giggled twice, "Brother Li is very angry today, who is so short-sighted that he provoked you?"

Tan Chen smoked a cigar and said in a breathless voice: "Who else? It's not that Ye Tang!"

Liao Zhan raised his eyebrows. Tan Chen is the host of this party. He knows that Tan Chen and Li Mingchuan have an unusual relationship. The Tan family is also a prominent figure in the capital. He hangs around with Li Mingchuan for a long time before he recognizes Tan Chen. The faces are familiar, why does Ye Tang sound like he is quite familiar with these people?

Liao Zhan asked half-jokingly: "What happened? Why did Brother Ye offend Brother Li?"

Tan Chen said with a smile on his face, "It's hard to offend me!" Tan Chen pointed to Li Mingchuan, "When did this guy run into trouble with others? Ye Tang is the only one, dare to show him face!"

Liao Zhan rolled his eyes, which pot was not opened and which pot was lifted: "Brother Ye has been getting very close to Mr. Feng Lunfeng recently, is there a new cooperation?"

There was an actress sitting beside Liao Zhan, who was in the same company as Liao Zhan, and continued: "Teacher Feng is the target of everyone's curry favor now, and his book is the guarantee of ratings. Saying that Teacher Feng is planning the next play, I think Brother Ye might also want to be in Teacher Feng's new play."

Liao Zhan: "I haven't seen any interaction between the two of them in "Wuhuang". I don't know when they became acquainted?"

The actress smiled, and said mysteriously: "It's not surprising, some people are willing to let go in order to get a good role, and they have a good relationship with Teacher Feng. How about customizing a character, so worry about whether it will be popular or not?"

Liao Zhan: "Why do you hear this posture, are you ready to move?"

The actress said regretfully: "Ms. Feng's dislike of women has long been an open secret in the circle, otherwise I would have made a move."

Liao Zhan: "What do you mean?"

"You still don't understand this? Brother Ye made it clear that he wants to use Mr. Feng to take over the position!" After the actress finished speaking, she felt a sharp gaze on her. She looked at Li Mingchuan who was sitting opposite her, Noticing that the other party's eyes were dark and scary, he fell silent.

Liao Zhan stopped the scene, pulled the actress up, and said, "I saw a friend, let's go say hello."

The actress got up with Liao Zhan and left together.

Tan Chen poured another glass of wine for Li Mingchuan, "Why are you so angry? Are you really serious with that kid Ye Tang?"

Li Mingchuan glared at Tan Chen.

"How come you can't handle Ye Tang? Isn't that kid always devoted to you?"

Li Mingchuan looked at the liquid in the glass, took out a mobile phone, and threw it to Tan Chen.

Tan Chen took the phone, and after the phone without the lock screen was activated, it stayed on a photo. Tan Chen glanced at the screen, and the photo showed nothing but Ye Tang and a man pulling away. The picture near the hotel.Although the photo was taken from a distance, it happened that Ye Tang's face was captured very clearly.

Tan Chen was amused, "Yo, this kid has grown courageous, the man next to Ye Tang is the teacher Feng they mentioned?"

Li Mingchuan nodded.

Tan Chen asked again: "Who took this photo?"

"The owner of this phone, this batch of photos is not only this one, there are many more."

Tan Chen swipe the phone, there are really many photos of Ye Tang, except for the photos of Ye Tang and Feng Younian entering the hotel together, there are two people getting into the car together, eating together, and going in and out of the apartment together. Excuse me, there are quite a few photos that look very intimate, "There are so many things, this is a big move, someone is eyeing Ye Tang? What does the other party want? Blackmail?"

Li Mingchuan shook his head, "He intends to break the news to the media."

Tan Chen was no stranger to tricks in the entertainment industry, so he slapped his lips, "It seems that it's not just about asking for money, but also about ruining Ye Tang's reputation?

Li Mingchuan's face was extremely gloomy.

Tan Chen asked again: "Wait, this phone is in your hands, you didn't do anything to him, did you?"

According to Tan Chen's understanding of Li Mingchuan, he was able to confirm that Li Mingchuan had detained him, and it was necessary to teach him a lesson, but it's hard to say whether the lesson is serious or not.

Li Mingchuan did not answer, and it will be a matter of time before this person is tracked down.

Ever since the video of Ye Tang participating in "Scattering" and "fighting" with Chen Xiang was leaked on the Internet, he has noticed that the negative/negative/news/news lingering on Ye Tang may be deliberately done by someone, including After he was injured, the direction of public opinion was deliberately guided, pointing the finger at Ye Tang, saying that he was deliberately retaliating, and the news that Ye Tang and Xingyu were besieged immediately after the termination of the contract, and the news of breaking up with Ye Shuhai and his son was dug up again. It is not a coincidence that these seemingly ordinary entertainment news are connected in series.

Li Mingchuan was determined to win this man behind the scenes, but he didn't expect that after he was caught, he discovered that he was planning to reveal to the media that Ye Tang was gay and had a rough private life, and released the "indecent" private photos he secretly took with ulterior motives , just suffering from the fact that the photos collected so far are not strong enough, so I haven't taken the last step yet.

Li Mingchuan has been in the entertainment industry for so long, so he naturally knows the seriousness of this matter. Even if the social atmosphere is more open now, there are still very few male stars who are willing to come out publicly, especially for male actors, even if they are not accepted after coming out. With the ban, the way of acting will be greatly restricted. If the acting career is not severely damaged, it will be difficult to make great progress.That person was determined that Ye Tang would not be able to survive this test, and wanted to personally ruin Ye Tang's future.

What surprised Li Mingchuan even more was probably the photos themselves—Ye Tang and Feng Younian really seemed to have a close relationship, and the photos that were secretly taken were all made by Ye Tang and Feng Younian. It's hard to think too much.

Tan Chen saw that Li Mingchuan was silent, but his expression was rarely bored, thinking that the young master had really encountered a problem, "Well, forget about my talk, it's your business how people like to deal with it! You can also deal with Ye Tang. Don't be annoying, at worst, tell him to go, and it's not up to him!"

A rippling appeared in Li Mingchuan's eyes, but soon returned to a deep pool.

"Don't be depressed! Buddy, let's have some fun for you!" Tan Chen took out a white pill out of nowhere, threw it into Li Mingchuan's wine glass, and winked at Li Mingchuan, "New product, try it!" try!"

Li Mingchuan mostly turned a blind eye to Tan Chen's unrealistic business activities, and neither encouraged nor supported him, but this day he took a sip of the glass of wine mixed with ecstacy And do, quickly forget the troubles of the moment.

Ever since Li Mingchuan and Feng Younian fought at Ye Tang's house, Ye Tang hadn't seen Li Mingchuan for a long time.

Two months later, Feng Younian retreated again to create his next masterpiece. The filming of "The Emperor of Wu" has ended, and Li Mingchuan will still appear in various print media. Life seems to have returned to a normal track, but Li Mingchuan is the only one Ye Tang has never been contacted.

Ye Tang tried to call Li Mingchuan, but Li Mingchuan never answered.Ye Tang was not surprised by this, and later on, he no longer tried to call Li Mingchuan, so as not to be annoying.

Ye Tang has never quite figured out how the last dispute between him and Li Mingchuan turned into a fight, like a farce that almost got out of hand. In his opinion, it was just a trivial matter that can be endured However, in Li Mingchuan's place, it seemed like he was a dead body, and it exploded at once.

But it doesn't seem to make much sense to pursue these, the reason is very simple, because he misses Li Mingchuan so much.

The idea of ​​meeting that person has surpassed the mood of right and wrong. In front of Li Mingchuan, all the competitive spirit, self-esteem, and principle are like physiological functions that can no longer be used, and have degenerated early.

It is he himself who degrades himself and cannot blame others.

Sometimes he also thinks that he just fell in love with someone, how could he elevate himself to such a level, without ego, without dignity, blindly giving in and patience, maybe it is because he still has deep feelings for Li Mingchuan in his heart. with hope?I hope that person suddenly realizes his conscience one day, suddenly realizes that he is his destiny, and then turns his head to confess to him?

But he should know that life is not a fairy tale, human nature is hard to change, and stories like the prodigal son's return only exist in people's hopes for a happy ending.So what is the reason for his persistence?

Ye Tang thought, maybe he is really crazy, or he has a tendency to self-torture, so he will not cry when he sees the coffin.

But what is the use of knowing these principles?He still couldn't control his restless heart.If emotions can also be controlled through rational thinking, like considering the return rate of an investment, only when the output matches the input and the profit expectation is met before starting, then it is probably not emotion.

But it was useless for him to see Li Mingchuan, the only thing he could do now was to wait.

He had conflicts with Li Mingchuan before, and he would be cut off from contact by Li Mingchuan suddenly. For a long or short time, he could not get any news from that person. will come to him.

Near the end of the year, "Fire Cloud" starring Li Mingchuan and Jiang Yan was screened in major theaters. The two attended various promotional activities in pairs to create momentum for the movie. I don't know if it was a promotional strategy. The photos of traveling together will be exposed by the paparazzi from time to time, and the news of "Li Mingchuan and Jiang Yan are passionately in love" is flooding the streets and alleys.

Ye Tang would also look at the photos taken by the paparazzi. Li Mingchuan usually wears dark colors in private, which is low-key enough, but his height of 195 can easily reveal his whereabouts, and Jiang Yan was born in the Miss World beauty pageant. The height is close to 180, and the two of them walk together, just like a pictorial walking figure, so eye-catching that it is difficult for people not to notice, no wonder they are often followed by paparazzi.

The comments on the Internet are mixed. Some people praise them as a couple of golden boys and girls; some people think that Jiang Yan is just playing for fun, and will eventually follow the path of female stars and marry wealthy businessmen and local tyrants; the most exaggerated words are Li Mingchuan's fans , some blessed with tears, and some cried and scolded Jiang Yan for taking their husband away... In short, this topic is popularized by netizens almost every day, and the attention of "Fire Cloud" has soared all the way. Seated the top spot at the box office for the same period.

Ye Tang looked at the photos of Li Mingchuan and Jiang Yan attending the event, and felt that the two were quite a good match. Li Mingchuan is such a strong taster, he really can't imagine that such a person is accompanied by a girlfriend who is a little bird. what it looks like.

In fact, although Li Mingchuan's rumored girlfriends can't be counted with one hand since his debut, it seems that there is only one real relationship, and it is not counted before his debut.At that time, Li Mingchuan was still in Xingyu, and Ye Tang had just joined Xingyu's banner. Although he had not yet become Li Mingchuan's assistant, he had heard rumors in the company for a long time. It's time to talk about marriage.

Actress Lai Zhen, who is ten years older than Li Mingchuan, met 19-year-old Li Mingchuan through a play--it was the first play of Li Mingchuan's debut. After that, the two fell in love and began a 6-year-old relationship. After years of long-distance love running, the paparazzi even took pictures of Li Mingchuan picking out a wedding ring for Lai Zhen.But what is embarrassing is that in the end Lai Zhen married a wealthy businessman in Singapore, and then retired and moved to Singapore.

The news of this relationship was quite big at the beginning. When Ye Tang became Li Mingchuan's assistant, the two had already broken up. Since then, Ye Tang has never seen Li Mingchuan and talked about their relationship for more than half a year. A regular partner, and men and women are not taboo, and he has become one of Li Mingchuan's many bed partners in a daze.

So Ye Tang has always known about Li Mingchuan's heavy taste. For women, Li Mingchuan seems to prefer Yujie Fan, and Ye Tang summed it up like this.

After a while, Ye Tang received a USB flash drive from Li's family. After opening it on the computer, it turned out to be a confession of someone who had been tortured.

The person who made the accusation was a reporter. Ye Tang had temporarily changed his mind and withdrew it because of an exclusive report, which made the magazine almost open the skylight. As a result, he was fired and has always held a grudge against Ye Tang.

At that time, Ye Tang was still gaining popularity and hit the Film Newcomer Award. Although he failed to win the trophy in the end, almost everyone at the time believed that Ye Tang would be a rising star of the generation.

And after that reporter was fired, his life was very miserable. His fiancée ran away with others, and he lost all his stock market investments. Later, he attributed all his grievances to Ye Tang, thinking that if it wasn't for Ye Tang's harm He's out of a job, and his life isn't going to take a sharp turn and turn upside down.

Then he used his work skills in Yuji to keep collecting Ye Tang's negative news materials. At first, he posted them on the Internet. Later, he found that there were gradually online platforms willing to spend money to buy his materials, and he felt that he had found a new way out.

His goal was always Ye Tang. The news that Ye Tang and Ye Shuhai severed their father-son relationship was single-handedly promoted by him; the video of Ye Tang participating in "Let's Run" and the suspected fight with Chen Xiang was also edited by him through special techniques. , broke the news to the Internet media; after that, Ye Tang was almost overwhelmed by everyone, and was terminated by Xingyu. What's even more shocking is that the people from the Li family found out through the surveillance video at the entrance of the TV station that it was also this reporter who took advantage of the chaos and threw eggs on Ye Tang's body.

In the confession video, the reporter’s face was bruised and swollen. In the last section, a basket of raw eggs was placed in front of the camera, and the person behind the camera smashed them on the reporter’s head one by one. Very miserable.

The people from the Li family said: "The young master wanted to take you there that day, saying that the box of eggs was for you to take revenge."

Ye Tang had mixed feelings in his heart, such childish words really seemed to be spoken by Li Mingchuan.

Only now did he know that Li Mingchuan had been investigating the perpetrator of his mess behind his back.

Li Mingchuan is such a character, he bared his teeth and never let go of what he decided was not going to achieve his goal, and he would even do whatever it takes.

Although Li Mingchuan's use of violence like this is not good, but the moving effect has been achieved. Ye Tang asked about Li Mingchuan's recent situation with this kind of not-so-pure emotion, hoping to get some information about that person from the side.

The members of the Li family finally took the USB drive away and said: "When the reporter was caught that day, the young master only had one afternoon, but he still insisted on flying back, just to deal with this matter, and took the earliest one the next morning. The plane flew back to the south for work, and then I became tired and sick immediately, and I had a fever for several days, and I started working sick again when I didn’t recover completely.”

Ye Tang sent off the Li family members, thinking of the previous conflict between him and Li Mingchuan, he felt that it was really inappropriate, and when he heard that Li Mingchuan had suffered a serious illness, he couldn't help but blame himself.

The two of them lost their composure that day. He knew Li Mingchuan well. When that person was irritated, he never spoke unscrupulously. He should have gotten used to it long ago and shouldn't take it seriously. It's just that he couldn't control Li Mingchuan that day. Controlling his emotions, he kicked him out in the end without understanding the whole situation and the reason for Li Mingchuan's appearance.Thinking about it this way, Ye Tang felt that he was also responsible for the last conflict.

This is also the habit that Ye Tang has developed in the past 17 years. He always tries hard to think about problems from Li Mingchuan's perspective. He feels that only in this way can the huge gap between the two be less destructive and destroy basis of their relationship.After all, they are two very different types of people. Logical thinking, handling methods, environment, life experience...there is nowhere to remind them of their differences. If Ye Tang does not try hard to understand Li Mingchuan and resolve them The contradictions brought about by the distance between the two will only go further and further apart.

Ye Tang picked up the phone and called up Li Mingchuan's number, but he didn't press the dial button for a long time.

He didn't know what Li Mingchuan's attitude was towards him now. Li Mingchuan kept refusing to answer his calls. Whether he was angry or didn't want to contact him at all, he was suddenly a little uncertain.Sometimes, the more you think about it, the more you worry about gains and losses, and you don't know what to do.

The fight between Li Mingchuan and Feng Younian also made him puzzled. Li Mingchuan seemed to have been hostile to Feng Younian from the moment they met that day. He overestimated his position in Li Mingchuan's heart, Ye Tang only considered this possibility, and then quickly dismissed the idea.

Ye Tang rubbed the corners of his eyes, and finally put down the phone.

He just heard the news of Li Mingchuan's illness just now, and subconsciously wanted to make a phone call, but he thought it was two months ago, and it was too late to say hello.

Do you want to thank Li Mingchuan for helping him track down the reporter who broke the news?But people like Li Mingchuan probably don't need his gratitude.

Ye Tang leaned back on the sofa and sighed.What's the use of thinking so much?Anyway, Li Mingchuan would not answer his call.

It was also at this time that his cell phone vibrated suddenly.

Ye Tang glanced at the screen and found that the caller displayed Chai Bing's name.