Eat this toad [Entertainment]

At noon, Su Jinjiang invited Yao Jing to have dinner together.

He originally wanted to eat with Wei Tan, but changed his mind after hearing Yao Jing's words.The story Yao Jing told accidentally touched a certain nerve in him.A very strange idea was vaguely inspired by that story, but he couldn't grasp it for a while.Therefore, he wanted to talk to Yao Jing more, so as to confirm what the vague idea in his heart was.

Wei Tan has no dissatisfaction with Yao Jing, a fan friend who suddenly appeared.This week is already a working period, so it is impossible to have too much time to enjoy the world of two people.Yao Jing was not surprised to see Wei Tan present.Wei Tan and Su Jinjiang belong to the same brokerage company, so it is normal to have a meal together.

None of the three likes to drink, so Yao Jing ordered a large drink.He seems to have a sweet tooth, and all the dishes he ordered are sweet and glutinous.

"This is the screenwriter who is cooperating with Cheng Dao." Su Jinjiang introduced to Wei Tan, "I just heard him talk about a script outline, it's amazing."

Not for flattery, he really admires Yao Jing's ability to tell stories.A summary in just 30 seconds already has all the elements that attract attention, and people can't help but look forward to seeing the whole story.

"It's great that you like this approach." Yao Jing smiled, showing a canine tooth, "The scripts I wrote are almost all in this tone. Tell me, I will give you the script of "Song of White Snow" as soon as possible."

"Are you going to take on a new play?" Wei Tan asked Su Jinjiang, his tone as flat as a colleague chatting.

"I definitely want to pick it up, but nothing has been decided yet." Su Jinjiang said.

"I'm still building the set and the studio, and it will probably take a few months. The set of this play is relatively large, and an ancient city was specially built at the film and television base." Yao Jing added for Su Jinjiang, "Director Cheng said, the wait is over. Go try out a play in the future, and you will basically be able to settle down."

Wei Tan nodded.Su Jinjiang saw the subtext in his eyes: You didn't tell me such a big thing, you can do it.

Su Jinjiang hurried to survive daily: "There must be a lot of people auditioning for Cheng Dao's play, so I don't have a chance to talk about it."

"No, it's you and Bai Pu who are going to play the leading role at the moment." Yao Jing took a sip of her drink, "I can't guarantee you, but I think you must be the leading role. A supporting role is actually very suitable for Bai Pu The way to play, but he didn't agree."

"You should be quite busy now, how can you find time to write a new script?" Su Jinjiang asked him.

"Oh, you said that." Yao Jing laughed again, as if he was very happy when he mentioned the topic related to the script, "I finished that book first, and I have been working on it for several years. It can’t be sold. This type of film that takes the innovative route is quite extreme. If it’s done well, it’s a dark horse. I think the style of the film that won the Best Film Award is very close to what I imagined. I heard that the director also came to participate in our film and television festival, and I was so happy that I followed Director Cheng to sneak in."

When saying this, Yao Jing had a kind of brilliance on her face, as if nothing else in the world could replace his happiness at this moment.

This should be a person who regards writing stories as his life.Su Jinjiang thought silently.Those who have enthusiasm from the heart are quite enviable.

"I talk a lot about the script, don't mind it." Yao Jing found herself chattering, a little embarrassed, and stopped to drink a drink.

"It's okay, I just love to talk to you about this." Su Jinjiang said, "It's very interesting to listen to your stories."

"Then just think of me as a storyteller." Yao Jing smiled again, "It's boring to just eat, what should I say?"

"Those two stories, the castle and the restaurant, I've read them before, but I forgot them now. Can you tell me more?"

"That's too complicated." Yao Jing was embarrassed, "I can't remember a lot of short stories."

"I know, I know." Su Jinjiang said, "I'm either asking about each specific little story in it, or I want to ask about the overall structure of the story."

"Oh, then I can tell." Yao Jing took a toothpick and put it on the table, "It's like this: At the beginning of the story, a group of strangers gathered together by chance. They were all frightened and speechless , with only a deck of tarot cards at hand. One man arranged a set of tarot cards, and used the patterns on them to represent his own experience."

He took another toothpick and crossed it with the first one, "Then, the other person saw the part related to his own experience from this set of cards, and started from this place, and put out Another set of cards. Everyone does this. In the end, the cards put out by everyone intersect each other to form a complex pattern. And this pattern is like the Chinese Xuanji map, which can be interpreted in different orders to reveal different s story."

Yao Jing put away the toothpicks, "From the point of view of the novel, this structure is quite strange. There is no beginning and no end, it seems to be just a collection of many fragmented events. But I think this kind of idea is the most meaningful It doesn’t lie in the story itself. As the translator’s preface of that book said, ‘Rather than exploring the literary structure of novels, it is better to explore the structure of real life’.”

Su Jinjiang didn't speak.The vague idea in his mind surfaced again, but it was still not clear.

Crossover, experiences, real life, cards.

Something in these few words repeatedly beat him, as if reminding him of a very unpleasant thing.He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't even notice that his phone vibrated.

"Phone." Wei Tan pushed him beside him, "What's wrong with you?"

"Oh, no, I was thinking about that novel." Su Jinjiang recovered and smiled at Wei Tan.

He took out his phone and looked at the screen, it was Wanjin.Su Jinjiang quickly picked it up.

"Ah Jin? I just heard your message." As soon as Wan Jin opened his mouth, he sighed first.

"Brother Wan, how are you doing now?" With Yao Jing around, it was inconvenient for Su Jinjiang to ask too bluntly.

Yao Jing's expression changed slightly for a moment, then she lowered her head and took small bites to eat.

"Have you read all those things on the Internet? I didn't post the post scolding Wu Xin." Wan Jin said, "I feel a little uncomfortable, but I can't treat him like this no matter what."

"I know." Su Jinjiang said, "It doesn't look like the tone."

"But what's said in it is true. Not all of it is true. Seven sentences are true and three are false. It was posted by someone who knew the inside story. The XX's were intended to punish me." Wan Jin burst out with foul language.

Wan Jin didn't say it clearly, but Su Jinjiang could guess seven or eight points.Knowing so clearly about Wu Xin's situation before and after signing the contract, it is likely to be someone inside the company.

"Wu Xin is not a bad person, but he is too simple-minded. I also got used to him, and I deserve it." Wan Jin blamed himself and blamed others, "His single didn't make the list, and the new The sales of the album were not good, and he was annoyed, thinking that I didn't try my best."

"Why?" Su Jinjiang was taken aback, "Shouldn't his new album be very popular?" He remembered that before his rebirth, Wu Xin's album reached the top ten in a short period of time. Let Wu Xin's popularity skyrocket.

Wan Jin didn't understand the true meaning of Su Jinjiang's words, and cursed angrily: "The promotion was very good in the early stage, but I don't know what happened. × His uncle’s brain was kicked by a donkey.”

After cursing, he sighed again, "Wu Xin originally had high expectations for this album, but now he is confused, and he is so angry. He doesn't believe me no matter how I tell him that it's a problem with the distribution company, and he insists that it's because I didn't promote it properly. The company Someone wanted to drive me away, so I seized this opportunity to encourage him, and it ended up like this. You don’t know, he called fans crowdfunding, bought a large LED screen advertisement in the square in front of the company, and put up slogans asking me to resign. "

Su Jinjiang didn't expect things to come to this point.After such a commotion, Wan Jin's life will not be too easy no matter whether he develops in Yaofeng or changes jobs to other brokerage companies.

"Brother Wan, if you need any help from me, just ask." Su Jinjiang said.

"No, it's all over. You've helped me a lot by listening to me babbling so much." Wan Jin probably poured out the bitterness in his stomach, and his tone became much calmer, "Maybe I'm really not suitable for this job." That's fine. Although I have worked in Yaofeng for so many years, I don't have much friendship at the top, so no one will protect me."

"Don't say that, haven't you reached that point yet?" Su Jinjiang comforted Wan Jin.

"Sooner or later. It's nothing. If I don't become an agent, I'll go do something else." Wan Jin said, "Ah Jin, I have quite a few artists under my belt, so you are the most worry-free. But it doesn't matter if you worry too much. If there is any good thing, people won’t think of you. When it’s time to fight, you have to fight, and when it’s time to stand out, you have to get the limelight. If you don’t fight yourself, the company will not value you. Whenever you have good resources, you will give them to others. It’s also me You have no skills, let you be wronged with me. In the future, work hard with the new manager, and you will be famous, ah."

After saying a few more words and closing the line, Yao Jing asked, "Your manager? What's the matter? It sounds serious."

"It's nothing, just explain something." Su Jinjiang picked up the chopsticks, "Let's eat."

After dinner, Yao Jing left first.Wei Tan has a magazine interview in the afternoon, so he goes back to his room to make preparations, and will come back in the evening.

Su Jinjiang looked at his watch, and went out to buy a deck of playing cards before the appointed time with Mr. Bianco.After unpacking, he dumped all the cards on the bed, wiped them away with his hands, and took out a few cards and placed them in front of him like a fortune teller.After looking at it for a while, I put it back and took out a few more.

Of course, he didn't want to use these cards for fortune-telling, but tried to use this method to help himself sort out some thoughts.

What Yao Jing said gave him a strange idea: every event a person has experienced can be regarded as a card.In a lifetime, those big or small, good or bad events, arranged in the order of their occurrence, constitute a deck of fate.

Before rebirth, he had eaten countless "toads", in other words, he had drawn a bad hand of cards.

After rebirth, he learned to be smart and knew to grab a good card.As a result, those bad cards that he had once drawn went into the hands of other people, changed their appearance, and arranged them into a new deck.

To a normal person, this idea must be ridiculous.But for someone who has been inexplicably reborn and thrown back three years ago, nothing can easily be labeled as ridiculous.

Before his rebirth, he was not valued by the company, and he was depressed.Now, why is he not being valued by the company, and he is depressed.

Before his rebirth, the works he starred in were always blurred or died due to various reasons.Now, Wu Xin's albums and singles are always blurred or aborted due to various reasons.

Before his rebirth, he was stepped on by his best friend He Ruxu in the company.Now, Wan Jin was stepped on by Wu Xin, the artist he valued the most.

All these changes seem to indicate that those "toads" that were once eaten by Su Jinjiang did not disappear, but were eaten by others in a different posture.

This made Su Jinjiang have a very unpleasant guess.Very very unpleasant.

Before rebirth, the worst card he drew was "death".

If his conjecture is correct, then, before his twenty-fourth birthday comes again, one of himself and all those who have intersected with him will draw the death card.

But now he is completely unable to predict who that person will be.