Debuted in the C position of the thriller variety show

Where Xie Xiaozhou could see, everything began to collapse.

The first is the disappearance of color.

The blue sky and white clouds, the colorful buildings and the green grass all turned into black and white.

Then there is the transition from three-dimensional to flat.

The entire City of Lies has been crushed into a thin sheet of paper, with traces like spider webs cracked on it.

[I'm sorry, is all this entry a lie of a fraudster? 】

[We were deceived, and the program team was also deceived, so the program team is really trash! 】

[Trash +1, so Zhouzhou is going to enter the inner city now? 】

Xie Xiaozhou stretched out a finger and pushed it gently.

wow-

The moment the finger touched it, the crack burst open and exploded into countless diamond-shaped fragments.

The City of Lies no longer exists, only a void of darkness remains, and only the square inch where Xie Xiaozhou stands is still intact.

Around him, pieces of diamond-shaped fragments flipped and floated, exuding radiance.

While the debris was floating, Xie Xiaozhou saw the contents above.

That was a fragment of what once happened in the city of lies.

The fraudster smiled and bowed, and countless white pigeons soared from behind him; the guests looked horrified and touched the animal features that appeared on their bodies; a young and fluffy puppet cat lay beside the fountain, stretching out its paws to hold it curiously. There was a bouquet of water flowers...

Xie Xiaozhou stepped forward, wanting to see more.But before he got close, a beam of bright light burst out.

After adapting to the darkness, the light was particularly dazzling.

Xie Xiaozhou closed his eyes reflexively, but even with a layer of eyelids covering them, the eyeballs were still stimulated by the white light, and physiological tears burst out continuously.

In this day, the concept of time and space disappeared.

A gust of wind blew, and Xie Xiaozhou felt that he was in a weightless environment and fell down uncontrollably.

I don't know how long this situation lasted before the light gradually faded.

Before Xie Xiaozhou could open his eyes, he heard a piercing sound in his ears.

This is the ringtone set by Xie Xiaozhou.

However, in this underworld program, all electronic products are invalid, and the only thing that can be listed is the website of the horror variety show.

Who will call him?

Xie Xiaozhou opened his eyelids, the first thing he saw was the snow-white walls and the soft orange light.

He was stunned by the familiar decoration and furnishings.

That's right, this is... his room.

Xie Xiaozhou lifted the quilt, stood up and touched the top of his head, the cat ears were gone, then wiped behind him, the tail was gone too.

After confirming these, he went around the room and found that all the details of the furnishings were exactly the same as in memory.

Wearing a coat that was thrown on the sofa once, half-drinking Coke on the coffee table, and browsing pages on the computer...

It's all about what it was before he went into filming.

Xie Xiaozhou's thoughts were a little confused.

He thought that after seeing through the fraudster's lies, he would come to the inner city and get the real customs clearance conditions.

It's just that he never expected that when he opened his eyes, he returned to his room.

Not the temporary shelter in the show of the underworld.

It was... his home.

Xie Xiaozhou's fingers inserted into the hair, scratching the messy hair.He wanted to think and analyze, but the ringtone of the phone kept ringing like a reminder, and the other party wanted to keep calling if he didn't answer.

Xie Xiaozhou had no choice but to turn back and pick up the phone from the bedside table.Without even looking at it, he picked up the phone.

Maybe this call is from the program team, or the fraudster's smiling voice will tell him that it's another new challenge.

But as soon as the phone was connected, a strange voice sounded from the other end: "Hey, my brother Zhou! You have answered the phone. If you don't answer the phone, I will die of panic."

"You..." Xie Xiaozhou thought about two possibilities, but what he faced was the third result. He thought about it and asked, "Who are you?"

"..." After a moment of silence, there was a burst of dry laughter from the other end of the phone, "Haha, Brother Zhou, stop teasing me, I'm your manager Xiao Zhang!"

Xie Xiaozhou held the phone in front of him.

The screen displayed "Calling in progress", and the call note was the manager Xiao Zhang.

Since when did he have an agent?

Xie Xiaozhou was a little confused, so he gave a vague "hmm".

Xiao Zhang didn't think much, and then asked, "Brother Zhou, where are you?"

Xie Xiaozhou didn't know what the situation was. After hesitating for a while, he still answered: "At home."

Xiao Zhang responded: "Then wait for me for a while, I will come to pick you up right away, please don't run around."

As soon as the voice fell, the phone hung up.

Xie Xiaozhou looked at the phone screen, a little dazed.

He has been in this underworld show for long enough, and has filmed so many episodes of the show, and has never encountered such a thing.

Does this count as the end of filming?

But there is no broadcast of the program group.

Thinking of this, Xie Xiaozhou stretched out his finger and tapped the screen, skillfully entered the website of Thriller Variety Show in the browser.Then, he hit the jump button.

The network was a little stuck, and the page stopped for a while.

For some reason, Xie Xiaozhou's fingers trembled a little, and he even held his breath.

He is waiting for a result.

After a while, the browser did not jump to the familiar page, but a sentence appeared——Sorry, the website you searched for does not exist.

Xie Xiaozhou stared at the line of words and didn't move for a long time.

He didn't know how to describe his current mood.

The underworld show "Thriller Variety Show" disappeared, and he should be cheering in his heart, but now, he only has a feeling of unreality.

It's like stepping on cotton, empty, ready to fall into the endless abyss at any time.

Xie Xiaozhou closed his eyes and strode to the window.He stood still, reached out and grabbed the curtains and pulled them aside.

The window was pushed open, and the cool wind blew on his face.

Xie Xiaozhou calmed down a little, carefully recalling what happened before, hoping to find all the flaws.

Just no flaws.

All this is too real.

The warm sun shines on the skin, bringing a unique warmth; on the grass not far away, toddlers are grinning; the residents upstairs are preparing lunch, and the smell of oily smoke has been wafting over ...

Xie Xiaozhou stretched out his hand and grasped it in vain, but he didn't hold anything.

All of this was so true that it made him suspect that it was another lie of the fraudster.

However, the fraudster's lies come from his knowledge of the rules, and can only construct a world that is diametrically opposed to reality.

Are these really just lies?

Xie Xiaozhou raised his hand and rubbed his temples, feeling a little irritable.

jingle-

There was a knock at the door.

Xie Xiaozhou pulled on his slippers and walked over.

Looking out from the cat's eyes, there is a young man wearing a peaked cap standing at the door. Judging from his appearance and facial features, he should be smart and capable.

Xie Xiaozhou felt that this young man looked familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

The young man outside the door rang the doorbell again, and a bluffing voice came through the door: "Brother Zhou, open the door!"

Xie Xiaozhou matched the voice with his agent Xiao Zhang, twisted the door lock, and opened the door.

As soon as Xiao Zhang came in, he pulled Xie Xiaozhou and said: "Brother Zhou, hurry up, let's do a styling, and there will be an announcement in the afternoon!"

Xie Xiaozhou was a little confused.

This is the only point that does not match reality.

In reality, he has no agent.

In the circle of actors, there are distinct levels. With his level, no agency company has taken him seriously, let alone arranged for an agent.

A drifter like him always fights alone, squatting in various crews and waiting for roles to be assigned.

Now hearing what Xiao Zhang said, Xie Xiaozhou asked subconsciously: "What announcement?"

Xiao Zhang was a little speechless: "Promote your new play, forgot, didn't the "Gospel Orphanage" you starred in just wrap up?"

"Gospel Orphanage" is indeed a program that Xie Xiaozhou just finished filming.

But isn't that produced by the underworld crew?

Xie Xiaozhou blurted out: "Gospel Orphanage?"

Xiao Zhang glanced at him strangely: "Yeah, I think you are sleepy, right? You even forgot about this."

Xie Xiaozhou felt that all this was too absurd and bizarre, so he decided to go and see it with Xiao Zhang first.

Before he could go out, he was stopped by Xiao Zhang.

Xiao Zhang's eyes were full of helplessness: "You just go out like this?"

Xie Xiaozhou looked down.

White T plus jeans, nothing special.

Xiao Zhang pulled a mask and hat from the side and stuffed them into Xie Xiaozhou's arms: "Take it, you just go out like this, I don't know how the paparazzi will take pictures of you!"

Xie Xiaozhou: "..."

He has never been photographed by paparazzi.

But Xiao Zhang said so, so he had no choice but to go out fully armed.

Coming to the first floor, under the leadership of Xiao Zhang, Xie Xiaozhou came to a black nanny car.

When he got in the car, he glanced at the car logo - he didn't recognize it, but he definitely couldn't afford it.

After getting into the car, Xie Xiaozhou couldn't stop looking at Xiao Zhang.

As shown on his face, Xiao Zhang is indeed shrewd and capable. Even in the car, he would call from time to time to communicate with various parties and arrange time.

Looking at it, a piece of fragmentary memory emerged from my mind.

By the way, Xie Xiaozhou remembered who Xiao Zhang was.He once met Xiao Zhang when he was playing tricks in a certain crew.

At that time, Xiao Zhang should be the manager of a popular niche, with strong working ability and both sides, and the resources and announcements for the selection of artists were very well arranged.

When Xie Xiaozhou saw him, he briefly fantasized that it would be great if he could have such a manager.

As a result, he really became his agent now.

Is this a dream, or... another lie?

Xie Xiaozhou tentatively said, "Who else will promote with me?"

Xiao Zhang clutched his phone and said in a low voice, "Who else? Isn't it the godfather?" He had an ambiguous face that everyone knew, "I have already made arrangements with the other party's economic company. When the time comes, you and the godfather will Fire up the CP and increase the popularity of the show. Understand?"

Xie Xiaozhou said to himself: "Godfather..."

Will the Godfather really appear here?

Xiao Zhang was busy communicating with media friends on the other end of the phone.

Xie Xiaozhou turned his head and looked out the window.

The scenery outside receded quickly, with green plants, street lights and billboards.

Xie Xiaozhou saw a familiar figure on the billboard: "This is——"

The intersection ahead happened to be a red light, and the car stopped.

Xiao Zhang hung up the phone, and when he heard Xie Xiaozhou's surprised tone, he poked his head and followed his gaze.

The billboard was erected next to the bus station.

It was a boy in a school uniform, his face was as delicate as a sculpture, and his gray eyes could see through everything.Next to him is an advertising slogan that is out of place - to improve your score, come to ×× cram school.

Xiao Zhang: "Isn't this Qin Yuan? Why, you don't know him?"

Of course Xie Xiaozhou knew him.

But the Qin Yuan he knew was a ghost trapped in the teaching building, gloomy and dull, he couldn't even speak well.

Xiao Zhang said to himself: "You forgot, this is a genius boy. He went to Qingbei at the age of ten. I heard that he just won an international science award this year, which is amazing." Zhang "Tsk", "But, smart is smart, it is said that he has some flaws, and he never talks to others."

The red light ends and the green light turns on.

The car continued to drive forward, and the billboard gradually left Xie Xiaozhou's sight.

Xie Xiaozhou sat in his seat with a thoughtful expression on his face.

This world is false.

But from the details, it is too real.Every thing, every point can find the corresponding logic to explain.

Xie Xiaozhou lowered his eyelids, and said to himself firmly in his heart: This is fake.

Shila-

The car brakes.

According to inertia, Xie Xiaozhou rushed forward.He stretched out his hands to support it, and opened his eyes to see, this scene still appeared in front of him.

Xiao Zhang opened the car door and urged: "It's here, Brother Zhou, come out quickly, the stylist is waiting."

Xie Xiaozhou got out of the car and followed Xiao Zhang to do styling.

According to past experience, supporting actors like Xie Xiaozhou share the dressing room with other people, and their clothes and styles are similar.

But now, in the spacious dressing room, there are seven or eight people surrounding him.

This group of people includes makeup, styling, and choosing clothes, and there is even a little girl who serves him tea and water.

Xie Xiaozhou: "..."

This treatment was a little too good, a new enjoyment he had never experienced before.

After finally swinging, the stylist controlled Xie Xiaozhou to come to the mirror.

A figure appeared in the mirror.

Xie Xiaozhou originally had the same appearance as the boy next door, with a pair of innocent and pure black and white eyes. When he was watched, no one would doubt what he said.

But now the stylist magnified this advantage, the black hair fell on the forehead, and the light makeup set off the facial features, and in a blink of an eye, the water was shining.

The stylist fiddled with his forehead hair and said, "Okay." Then he pushed Xie Xiaozhou out.

Xie Xiaozhou stepped into a corridor unprepared.

The corridor was completely dark, only a little light appeared in the front, and faint human voices could be heard from it.

Xie Xiaozhou walked in that direction.

There is a door deep in the corridor, which is closed in vain, and there is only one light.

Xie Xiaozhou was at the door and saw through a gap that there was a semi-circular stage outside, with dazzling spotlights above and below.

Off the stage, the seats were full of people, both men and women, their faces full of excitement and joy.

Looking from where Xie Xiaozhou is, you can see various lights in their hands, as well as Q version characters, and even his support club.

There was an inexplicable emotion in Xie Xiaozhou's heart.

In fact... this is what he has always wanted.

He wants to stand in the spotlight, act in any film he wants, wants to have many fans, and wants to be liked by many people.

More simply - he wants red.

Xie Xiaozhou stretched out his hand as if confused.He clearly knew that as long as he opened this door, he could have all of this.

Just when his finger touched the door, Xie Xiaozhou stopped again.

All this is fake.

not real.

Don't know what will happen if this door is opened.

Xie Xiaozhou is a sensible person.He has been tempted so much in those programs, as long as he stays in a certain program, he will not have to experience the danger and death later.But he didn't, his goal was clear, which was to leave this underworld show.

Now, that won't change at all.

His fingers trembled, and just as he was about to withdraw them, the door opened naturally.

Xiao Zhang stood behind the door, against the light, unable to see the expression on his face: "Come here quickly, everyone is waiting for you."

Xie Xiaozhou glanced out of the corner of his eye, and there was darkness behind him, making it impossible to tell if there was a way out.

Now that you know that these are false, it doesn't matter if you go in.Just to see how the world is going.

He settled down and stepped onto the stage.

As soon as he came under the spotlight, the host raised his voice: "Welcome our super popular actor—Xie Xiaozhou!"

Before the words fell, there was thunderous applause from below the stage.

"Zhouzhou! Zhouzhou!"

With the shouting, the light sticks and the support signs shook together, looking from the top down, they were as bright as stars.

Xie Xiaozhou had already prepared that all of this was an illusion, but under the exaggeration of the atmosphere, he still unconsciously raised a smile and waved to the bottom.

Then, amidst excited cheers, he sat down on the sofa in the middle of the stage.

The host sat next to him, holding a reminder card and said: "First of all, I regret to announce that the godfather will not be able to come to the scene temporarily due to schedule issues. However, the godfather specially recorded a short video, please watch the big screen— —”

As the host spoke, he pointed to the screen behind the stage.

A grim ascetic face appeared on the screen.

He was probably in his early thirties, exuding a mature charm all over his body, and a pair of monocles on his left eye covered his sharp eyes.

The thin lips opened and closed, and the godfather's always steady and deep voice came out: "Hello everyone..."

Xie Xiaozhou stared at the screen without moving.

Because the godfather did not send him a token, he never thought that he would see the godfather again—whether it was a real person or an image.

It wasn't until the video was over that the host handed the microphone in front of him, and he came back to his senses: "Sorry, can you repeat the question just now?"

The host smiled decently, and asked again: "It is said that in "The Gospel Orphanage", Zhou Zhou has a lot of emotional entanglements with the godfather, so here, is there anything Zhou Zhou wants to say to the godfather?"

Xie Xiaozhou seemed to feel something, held the microphone, and said slowly: "I'm sorry, I couldn't take you out of that world."

***

After finishing the interview, Xie Xiaozhou returned to the backstage.

After leaving the spotlight, he looked a little tired, leaning back in his chair and letting his mind go.

He tried many times to no avail.

Whether I told myself it was a false lie, or reconstructed another lie to decipher it all, nothing happened.

Everything in front of him told him that this was the real world.

"Brother Zhou!" Xiao Zhang came in with a bag of food and put it in front of Xie Xiaozhou, "You should eat something to fill your stomach first."

As soon as Xie Xiaozhou opened the paper bag, he saw a box of salad and some hamburger fries inside.He was about to reach for the burger when Xiao Zhang stopped him.

"Brother Zhou, this is yours." Xiao Zhang took the hamburger from Xie Xiaozhou's hand and gave him the box of salad.

Xie Xiaozhou: "?"

This is too much to say that it is a salad, it is broccoli with cherry tomatoes, and it is not full.

Xiao Zhang took a bite of the hamburger and said vaguely: "Don't look at me like that, you're about to join a new group, keep fit, the director of "City of Lies" is very demanding, not to mention... "

Xie Xiaozhou opened the salad box, and suddenly heard what Xiao Zhang said, making the plastic cover creak: "My next play is "City of Lies"?"

Xiao Zhang nodded: "Yeah, what's the matter? Brother Zhou, are you confused?"

Xie Xiaozhou put down the salad: "Show me the script."

Xiao Zhang's eyes fluttered: "The script...isn't finished yet."

Xie Xiaozhou: "Why didn't you finish writing?"

Xiao Zhang lowered his voice: "Who doesn't know that the director of the film crew—the one called the fraudster, is well-known in the circle, he often makes script flyers ①, and changes while filming, and no one I know what's going on in his head."

Xie Xiaozhou murmured: "He is just a lunatic."

Xiao Zhang clapped his hands: "Yes, he is a lunatic!" After he finished speaking, he said mysteriously, "You can talk about it here, but don't talk about it outside."

Xie Xiaozhou didn't take these words to heart, and stood up: "I want to see the fraudster."

Xiao Zhang: "Eh? But I just joined the group a week later, are you a little anxious now?"

Xie Xiaozhou felt that this was the most critical part of the world: "I want to see you now."

Xiao Zhang couldn't persuade him, so he had to say: "OK, let me make an appointment, Brother Zhou, wait a moment."

Fortunately, with Xie Xiaozhou's current status, he can still join a team to make an appointment with this director known as a fraudster.

Xiao Zhang made a phone call and said to Xie Xiaozhou: "An appointment is made, at eight o'clock tonight, in the Sky Garden."

***

eight pm.

Xie Xiaozhou arrived as scheduled.

The meeting place is at the Hanging Garden, which is on the tallest building in the city.Through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, you can overlook a whole piece of bright neon lights.

Under the guidance of the waiter, Xie Xiaozhou walked in.

After stepping into the hanging garden, he saw the young man sitting by the window for the first time.

The young man has fiery red hair, warm and charming, holding a goblet in his hand, toasting to Xie Xiaozhou.

The author has something to say:

① Feiye: There is no specific script when filming TV series or movies, but during the shooting process, the script is written while shooting.