reborn star

A group of people were sitting on the sofa in the cozy living room at home. Li Mingrui in casual clothes was leaning on the sofa with his long legs stretched out. Xiao Yan was sitting beside him with one arm gently embracing him. Liu Yan on their left was careless. Lying lazily on Shen Hui's lap, on their right side were Ji Yabin who was sitting upright, Wei Zifeng who was meditating with his chest folded, and Zhang Jing who was leaning on his arms and looking sad.

The topic they talked about was nothing more than the entertainment news that attracted deep attention in the recent period.

"If you hide it deep enough, you deserve it if you want me to say it." Liu Yan leaned on Shen Hui's thigh and said loudly, "It's really mean of you to keep it from me, Li Mingrui, I don't even know what kind of relationship we have. I only found out from the media that the two of you are dating, and it’s really well hidden!"

Li Mingrui had no choice but to explain again: "I didn't intend to hide it. If it wasn't exposed by the media, I would tell you all sooner or later, not only you, but also my family. After all, Xiao Yan and I are together. How long does it take to come out of the closet? You have to wait until the time is right to make preparations! But... now you don't even have to come out, and you know everything you should know and not know."

"Cut..." Liu Yan still harbored curiosity and gossip in her heart, "What does it feel like to be with a man, tell me."

Li Mingrui involuntarily glanced at Shen Hui who was sitting leisurely, "How do I call this, just try it out if you're curious."

"Try?" Liu Yan seemed to think for a while before saying, "I still don't try, I still like soft women."

Li Mingrui could clearly see that Shen Hui's face had darkened.

"Brother Rui, is it difficult to handle this time?" Zhang Jing asked worriedly.

Zhang Jing manages the daily life of Li Mingrui's acting life with ease, but has no experience in dealing with such difficult problems. He was frightened when the relationship was exposed, but in the end it was Li Mingrui who comforted him, and he was relieved.

Although he came to Li Mingrui on Xiao Yan's order, Zhang Jing was very fortunate to be Li Mingrui's assistant. Li Mingrui has a good temper and good character. The people in this group are generous, and they usually greet them with care, they are simply good entertainers who can't find anywhere with a lantern.

So they got along for a long time, and he wanted to treat Li Mingrui well from the bottom of his heart.

"Don't worry." Li Mingrui said, "If you can't get over this hurdle, you can go abroad for development. At least foreign countries won't exclude homosexuality. If you still want to follow me, go with me!"

When Li Mingrui said this, Zhang Jing felt at ease. Yes, even going abroad is fine. It may be difficult for ordinary people to get through the door when going abroad, but it will be different with Director Xiao. Huatian Entertainment and many foreign companies The company has cooperated before, and it is not difficult to make Li Mingrui popular.

Xiao Yan's heart warmed when he heard these words, his wife really touched him again and again.

Li Mingrui turned to look at Ji Yabin and asked, "Then what are your plans?"

Before Ji Yabin opened his mouth, Wei Zifeng interjected, "In the final analysis, the recent incidents are caused by someone attacking the company, and the most likely person who did this is Huatian's rival Xinghui. The circle is evenly divided, but ever since Huatian brought out Song Jiahui and Lin Yiran, Xinghui has been getting worse day by day. It's completely different when she took office, now that Song Jiahui has withdrawn from the circle, Lin Yiran has been silent for a year, and the most famous person in the company is nothing but Gu Yan, of course, Ji Yabin is also eligible to be watched."

"I've contacted Gu Yan's agent. Gu Yan does have such a father, and it was true that her father knelt down to her that day, but her father has a bad character and is a gambler. Back then, she was It is easy for a gambler to be used, so I think Gu Yan's father should be used, but Ji Yabin should be said to be unlucky. I met the rich businessman’s wife when I was on the scene, so I was stabbed out in a fit of anger.”

Ji Yabin lowered his eyes sadly, "At that time, I didn't think much about it. She and I are fellow villagers. She is indeed my ex-girlfriend, but since she got married, we rarely see each other. Even if we do, it's a teahouse restaurant with more people. That day Something happened to her at night, and I comforted her during dinner, and then I took her to the hotel when she was drunk. We didn't have any in the hotel... Anyway, believe me, since I dare to stand here, I have a clear conscience, although My behavior has indeed crossed the line, and it is wrong to be alone with a married woman."

Ji Yabin couldn't help thinking that when they first came to Songjiang, a big city, everything they saw was new. At that time, they were studying in college, and they were so poor that they could only afford to eat at roadside stalls every time they dated. At that time, scouts discovered him and him. He didn't agree at all. He wanted to be an engineer and was really not interested in acting. Later, she proposed to break up and dated the rich second generation of the school instead.

Later, after she was dumped after pregnancy and abortion, she came back crying and begged him to reconcile. She only said that she was obsessed with ghosts, and she cried very pitifully.

He agreed to reconcile with a soft heart, but the good times didn't last long. Two years after graduation, he couldn't save enough money to buy a house in Songjiang. The two of them could only continue to live in poverty. She cried every day that her friends and husbands around her were very rich. But he couldn't afford a house, so he had no choice but to give up his job as an engineer, turn around and contact the scout who discovered him back then, and entered the entertainment circle.

A few years later, when his career in the entertainment industry improved enough to buy a building not in the city center, she broke up again. At that time, she cried and said that she was already 27 years old and couldn't afford to wait for him. He could only let go and watch her marry that rich businessman.

她嫁人后过得并不好，老公在外面总养小情人，时不时还揍她一顿，想想也是，一个身材发福油光满面足以做她父亲的人娶她，无非是为了她的姿色， He knew in his heart that she was to blame for it, but every time she called him to complain or asked out to cry and confide, he couldn't bear to refuse.

But he has always been innocent with her. Since the day she married, there has been no relationship between them. It's just that he couldn't bear to cut off all ties between the two of them. He never thought that his indulgence would cause today's situation. scandal.

That night she cried at the dinner table and said that the woman her husband raised outside gave birth to a baby. He listened silently and seldom spoke. Going to the hotel, during the two hours in the hotel, she either cried or vomited, and she said regret and the like, and it was indeed two hours after he left the hotel.

He has read all those who scolded him on the Internet. He really should have woken up by the scolding. He deserved to be scolded when he met his married ex-girlfriend.

"If you want to talk about the three of you, it's best for you. No matter how much you deny what happened that night, netizens will definitely think about it, but if you have a girlfriend, then the so-called scandal will naturally disappear. .” Wei Zifeng said.

Ji Yabin was taken aback, "You mean..."

"What I mean is, you have to find a woman to pretend to be your current girlfriend. Only when she supports you can you prove your innocence. It is inevitable that this matter will be discussed for a while. It is normal for a small number of netizens not to believe it, but after this paragraph The time has passed."

Surprise flashed across Li Mingrui's eyes. Wei Zifeng's idea was really good. It was indeed the best way to show his girlfriend to prove his innocence. Wei Zifeng flicked a little, and suddenly he understood.

Ji Yabin's scandal is just a trivial matter in Wei Zifeng's eyes, but Li Mingrui's side is not simple, he thought about it and said, "As the chairman of an entertainment company, it is not uncommon for an artist to be in the hands of unspoken rules, but Li Mingrui is a man, so he must You will be criticized, Xiao Dong, you are the chairman, and netizens can’t influence you, but you should know what Li Mingrui will face. It can be said that Xinghui blocked Li Mingrui’s acting career through your homosexuality, which greatly damaged the company’s image , and the damage to the company is your loss, Director Xiao."

Liu Yan hummed from the side, "It's enough to show Li Mingrui's identity, Li Donghai and Zhou Yuqing's son, do you need to take care of it?"

There was obvious dissatisfaction in those words, obviously he was still thinking about Li Mingrui's concealment of his real life experience. He only found out about Li Mingrui's life experience after asking Shen Hui. Every time he thought of this, he would get angry. Just accepting or explaining, it seems like he is messing around. He can't understand Li Mingrui's nonsense that he doesn't rely on his family and rely on himself. Isn't this stupid?

But in the end, he had nothing to do with Li Mingrui, he could only be one of the insiders who concealed the truth.

"It's not time yet." Wei Zifeng said, "Revealing the identity of the only child of the Li family will indeed break the rumors of nurturing, but the relationship between the two of you is still not accepted, and everyone will think that Mingrui's current reputation is due to At home, after all, he still doesn't have enough confidence to prove himself, and he has to wait to reveal his identity."

Here it comes again... Liu Yan continued to slump on Shen Hui's lap without a word.

Shen Hui brushed off his broken hair beside him, with a doting smile on his gentle face, Liu Yan raised his eyes to meet Shen Hui's, and suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart, the relationship between Li Mingrui and Xiao Yan The incident touched him. It seems that not all friendship between men and men!

Looking sideways at Xiao Yan gently kneading Li Mingrui's fingers, he couldn't help but think of Shen Hui's past when he was with him. I did it, I never thought about it before, but now I can't help but think more and more, and then my heart beats faster and faster, he seems to have touched some corner.

When Shen Hui's hand touched Liu Yan's collarbone as usual, Liu Yan sat up suddenly, because his movements were too large, several people's eyes fell on him at the same time, and even Shen Hui looked at him suspiciously. He, he said stiffly, "I'm thirsty."

Li Mingrui laughed, "I forgot to make tea when I ran out of tea." Then he got up to make tea.

Shen Hui stood up and said, "I'll come!"

Shen Hui rebuilt a pot of hot tea, filled Liu Yan's cup, then moved his lips to Liu Yan's cup, blew a few breaths, and handed it to Liu Yan when it was not hot. The whole process was naturally very familiar Incomparably, it is exactly what the two have experienced countless times.

Liu Yan held the tea and drank it absent-mindedly, his heart was in a mess.

Li Mingrui took out some desserts and put them in front of everyone, then nestled next to Xiao Yan again.

Wei Zifeng continued to analyze the current situation, "The relationship between Chairman Xiao and Li Mingrui is well hidden, at least it shouldn't have been exposed in such a short time, it should be someone who provided information to Xinghui, and that person can't be found for the time being. The most important thing is to solve your news, there are several ways, but if you want to solve this matter fundamentally, I want to start with Li Mingrui's acting career."

Wei Zifeng took out his mobile phone and showed it to Li Mingrui, "This is what netizens have said about you recently."

Xiao Yan stretched out his hand to stop the phone, with a look of disapproval in his eyes, but Wei Zifeng said, "Just avoiding it is not the way, at least he needs to understand what the netizens have said about him so far, and find out his position."

Xiao Yan didn't stop him anymore, Li Mingrui flipped through the phone's page with his fingers, and it was almost the same as he expected, many people scolded him.

"Have you noticed that although there are many people who scold you, they are not all. Netizens can be divided into three parts. One part is holding the mentality of watching the excitement, and they are purely passersby looking at your relationship. They are insignificant. The other part is what they say Although it doesn't sound good, it's about you being adopted. They think that your fame today is the result of being adopted. That is to say, if you can prove that you are not adopted and you have the ability to act, this part of the people In the final analysis, the difficulty lies in the third group of people, who criticize gay men, and in their eyes, as long as you are gay, they can hate you no matter what.”

"You have to know that the times are different now. If it was ten or 20 years ago, exposing gay people would make it difficult for you to turn around, but now people are more and more open, and many people no longer reject homosexuality and spurn you. For those who are adopted, as long as you prove your background, you can break the rumors. What we have to do is to make passers-by with the mentality of watching the excitement fall in love with you, let people who despise you as gay break their concept of you, and make them think of you. It's not 'Mingrui Li is a gay pervert', but 'Mingrui Li is gay? That's great', and at this level, we've won"

"So, my idea is to take on a play and be the leading actor." Wei Zifeng said firmly.

"Take the show?" Li Mingrui didn't think about it.

Indeed, when this kind of thing happens, most people want to fade out of the public eye for a while, and then come out after the limelight dies down, or do some public welfare activities to restore their image. Has anyone thought about continuing to film in this turmoil?

"Yes, accept the film, but it is different from your previous film, it is a gay scene, they are against you, then if you can play the role in the film well, let them feel sorry for you and sympathize with you, let them When you get into your character and want you and your lover to have a happy ending, the purpose is achieved, which is to make them accept that you are gay, whether it is in the film or in reality.”

Li Mingrui was shocked, is it okay?

That's right, why can't those people accept that he is a fellow? Foreign male stars can be accepted, but he can't?

After all, times have changed after all!

"I've already discussed this with Chairman Xiao. He paid a huge amount of money to find the most important director and the most famous actor to accompany you in this movie. There is a chairman of an entertainment company as a boyfriend, so he must make money. Didn’t you pay back your money?” Wei Zifeng’s words were a little teasing.

"It should." Xiao Yan said softly to Li Mingrui, "If you take such a big risk, of course you can't make you lose. I discussed with him that this method is the most feasible. As the chairman of the board, I can't watch my daughter-in-law being wronged, can I? ?”

Li Mingrui nodded, this time he didn't care about Xiao Yan helping him, the exposure of the relationship was a matter for the two of them, so naturally they had to face it together, if taking that film could solve the problem, that would be great.

Wei Zifeng said indifferently: "Preliminary forecast, this movie will cost [-] million yuan, the director is Zheng Yi, this is a science fiction movie with two male protagonists, as for the leading role with you, I will choose it, the most important The one who has won the title of best actor three times is Lin Yiran."

"I've already settled this matter verbally with Lin Yiran. Do you have any comments? If you don't have any comments, you can sign the contract in the next few days. The script is carefully selected. I've read it and it's fine. You Just be responsible for playing the male lead role well.”

Li Mingrui was stunned.

"Any comments?" Wei Zifeng asked.

Xiao Yan also looked at Li Mingrui, and his eyes indicated that he had any other opinions.

Li Mingrui was silent for a long time, and said, "You can figure it out, I... have no objection."

On the second day, the morning news broadcast Yang Kexin's announcement of her love affair, and the Internet was full of excitement.

"Ji Yabin and I have been in private relationship for more than a year. We have been in private relationship when we collaborated on "Summer Flower Language", but due to various reasons, it is inconvenient to announce our relationship, so we have been hiding it from everyone. Some time ago, something like that broke out. I miss you. It is necessary to clarify this misunderstanding. Ji Yabin did meet that female friend that night, but he had informed me in advance that there was really nothing between them, otherwise I would not stand here and explain to him. Thank you for your support these days Concern, we are all fine now, thank you!"

Li Mingrui didn't expect that Yang Kexin would come out to clarify to Ji Yabin. After all, this is not a good thing, and it might be worth his own reputation. He immediately called Ji Yabin, "Congratulations, your matter will be resolved in a short time. I will also let Xiao Yan help you here, but Yang Kexin..."

Ji Yabin seemed to understand what he was going to say, and said bluntly, "I'm looking for Cui Anqi. I didn't expect Cui Anqi to tell her about it. I only found out about it when I watched the news. I didn't discuss it with me at all..."

"This girl is not bad, why don't you make a fake show." Before hanging up the phone, Li Mingrui said such a joke.

Sure enough, within a few days, Ji Yabin's scandal almost dissipated. They did cooperate in idol dramas, and some staff members can prove that Yang Kexin liked Ji Yabin when they were filming. The relationship between the two is normal, so what happened that night is basically Even if he is innocent, even though it is unethical to share a room with a married woman, it is not a scandal either.

People's girlfriends don't mind, so what are they worrying about!Netizens have also gradually lost their minds about gossip.

Since they were pretending to be a couple, they naturally had to put on a show, so they invited a reporter to secretly take pictures of the two of them eating. Yang Kexin’s face was all red at the dinner table, but she really looked like a girl immersed in love. Although Ji Yabin was a little calmer, his demeanor was still gentle .

The reporter only took a few photos and left. They agreed to post the photos on the Internet the next day, and the two continued to eat freely. While eating, Ji Yabin's cell phone rang, and he took it out to check the caller ID. Choose to ignore and let the phone hang up automatically.

After a while, the call came again, Ji Yabin frowned, and hung up with his hands.

This was the first time he hung up on that woman's phone, but he felt a sense of relief in his heart. It turned out that he had wanted to stay away from that woman for a long time, but he hadn't done that all the time. It would be fine if everything started. I don't want to answer that woman's phone again.

He should let him pass what has already passed, and what he should pursue is the bright future.

Soon, the phone rang again, and Yang Kexin, who was sitting opposite him, asked, "Is that person?"

Ji Yabin hesitated and nodded.

"If... If you want to completely cut off contact with that person, I can help you." Yang Kexin paused, then said in a low voice, "If you don't want to, just pretend I didn't say anything, and you can come if you have anything to do in the future Find me."

Ji Yabin stared blankly at Yang Kexin, then handed the ringing mobile phone to Yang Kexin, "Thank you."

Yang Kexin was taken aback, her eye circles were inexplicably red, but she quickly concealed her emotions, pressed the connect button, and only heard the woman on the other end of the phone say, "Yabin, I'm sorry, because I made you on the news, come out now Can I apologize to you when we meet?"

Anger flashed across Yang Kexin's eyes, "The Yabin you mentioned is eating with me, do you need me to pass this on to him? Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I am the Yang Kexin from the recent news in the entertainment circle, I think if you Those who follow Yabin should also know this name, we have already dated, please don't provoke Mr. Ji again, okay?"

"We are just friends."

"He doesn't need you as a friend. I don't care what you have had before, but it's all over. You married someone and he has me. Please don't bother him anymore. If you let me know that you provoke him again, I will bear it." Keep telling your husband."

The person on the other end of the phone froze immediately after hearing the last threat. Yang Kexin hung up the phone resolutely, and the phone didn't ring again.

"You are quite fierce." Ji Yabin smiled.

Yang Kexin blushed, and said in a low voice, "I was very angry just thinking about her. When something happened, I hid and didn't stand up for you. Just after the incident, I ignored the reporter's sneak shot and asked you to meet again. Although I have no position to say anything, but really very angry."

"Thank you." Ji Yabin suppressed his smile and said seriously.

"If you treat me as a friend, don't say thank you." Yang Kexin raised his glass and looked at Ji Yabin with watery eyes.

The wine glasses collided, and the two drank separately.

In a hotel under Huatian, the dark lights in the corridor shroud the people passing by in a blurred halo. Gu Yan was wearing an indigo blue high-leg skirt with a coffee-colored shawl loosely draped over her shoulders, looking glamorous. She wore sunglasses that had not been taken off on her face, and the sunglasses covered most of her face, leaving only her thin lips that were smeared red. Her high heels stepped on the long blanket made of fluff, and landed silently.

Her footsteps were slow, and she turned her head to listen to something from time to time, until the slight trampling sound came from the opposite corner, and she slightly raised the corners of her lips.

The three rooms on the innermost side of this floor of the hotel are Xiao Zhe's private use, and they belong to him alone. Even this entire floor is reserved for Huatian's high-level people. Gu Yan appeared here , for ordinary people should be surprised.

Xiao Zhe knew Gu Yan. After all, he took over Huatian Entertainment for many years. He knew all the big names in the company. They even appeared together on many occasions. However, if it wasn't for Gu Yan's beautiful acting skills and enough luck, an actress with her temperament would have been hidden in the snow long ago. It is a miracle that she has been in Huatian safely until now.

The moment Xiao Zhe appeared from the corner of the corridor, Gu Yan took off her sunglasses and hung them on her chest, revealing her delicately made-up face. When she saw Xiao Zhe, she nodded slightly, "Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Zhe also nodded, and then brushed past him.

The corridor is not spacious, Gu Yan walks in the middle, and Xiao Zhe, who is tall and straight, naturally takes up a lot of space. It stands to reason that Gu Yan should give up a little space to show respect for the chairman , but she walked straight forward without giving way, so that the two of them really rubbed shoulders, and the loose shawl on Gu Yan's shoulders also slipped off.

She bent down calmly to pick it up, and before her fingertips touched the shawl, a broad hand picked it up first, and then spread her arms for her in a very gentlemanly manner, with a slight smile on her face.

Whenever Xiao Zhe is with young and beautiful female artists, he will smile like this. It is a confident smile that plays with everything in the applause, and it is also a playful smile that sees through everything without piercing.

"Thank you." Gu Yan said softly.

This time the two really walked away.

Gu Yan did not leave the hotel directly, but sat in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel, sipping a cup of coffee while sitting on a chair, until more than ten minutes later, an attendant walked by her side.

"Ms. Gu, this is what Mr. Xiao asked me to bring you." The attendant said politely.

Gu Yan took what was in the attendant's hand and signaled him to leave.

It was a thin card with three numbers written on it—701.

That's a room card.