ATAMMDO 36

Chapter 36- First Encounter

 

Jiang Liucheng looked at himself in the mirror. With that, the memory in his mind was instantly pulled back more than ten years ago.

 

When he was just born, his parents divorced. The woman left him to his grandfather, saying that his father was gone, and she didn’t want the child. If he wants to keep him, he can take it. If he doesn’t, then he can send him to the orphanage. Then she walked away without looking back.

 

His grandfather never told him these things, he didn’t want him to know that he was not wanted by his parents, but when the woman threw him to his grandfather, the neighbors heard what she said.

 

Once their neighbors were chatting with each other about this incident, Jiang Liucheng eventually overheard it.

 

Therefore, he knew from an early age that he was a child who was not wanted by his parents, and because he was dependent on his grandfather, he matured earlier than others since he was a child.

 

Knowing that his grandpa didn’t want to make him sad, he never mentioned it.

 

At least until he was seven years old.

 

The woman suddenly came over and told her grandfather to stop looking for her. She and her ex-husband had already divorced, and the two had nothing to do with each other. She was no longer the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family.

 

Even if they meet one day, they should not know each other because she will not recognize them again.

 

That year, his grandfather fainted in anger at the town’s clinic.

 

And the woman never showed up again.

 

Jiang Liucheng thought that she would never see that woman again in her life, let alone have any intersection with him.

 

Unexpectedly, that woman went against her own words and suppressed him after he entered the entertainment industry and signed a contract with Zhou Sheng Entertainment

 And now, she even went to him directly.

 

Sometimes he was also upset that his memory was too good because like now, he remembered these things all at once.

 

“You really deserve to be my son. When did you guess that Mo Yi was mine?”

 

When he accidentally fell into memory, the woman had already spoken calmly.

 

Her voice pulled him back to reality in an instant. Jiang Liucheng wiped the water droplets off his face and put the phone by the pool. He didn’t turn it off, but he didn’t turn on the speakerphone either. He simply continued to splash water on his face.

 

The other party said a lot, and it was not until he found that he had himself on mute that he realized something was wrong.

 

Jiang Liucheng just picked up the phone, only to hear the woman laugh. She seemed to know that he had not listened to her just now, but she was not angry.

 

“You’re smarter than I thought. You’re like me. It’s a pity.”

 

Jiang Liucheng could almost guess the woman’s unfinished words because the other party was just a thorough egoist.

 

“Why are you calling me?”

 

After a long time, she heard the young man’s voice on the phone, without any resentment, as if he was simply puzzled.

 

When she learned that Jiang Liucheng knew who she was, the woman thought about why he knew. She even thought that Jiang Liucheng was investigating her because he cared who she was.

 

She has not been by his side since he was a child, and it is normal for him to miss his mother. Especially since growing up, Jiang Liucheng never received the company of his mother, let alone experienced a mother’s love.

 

The young man has always longed for maternal love in his heart; even if he is unwilling to admit it, even if he may hate her for abandoning him, he cannot hide this.

 

Before making the call, the woman imagined the young man’s reaction after knowing her real identity. Would he be hysterical? Would he ask her where she had been sharply? Or would Jiang Liucheng pretend to be calm and say that she made the wrong call? After all of those circumstances, she didn’t imagine that it would be this way…

 

Jiang Liucheng said slowly, “After I answered the phone, you didn’t say anything else. You’ve just mentioned that it was you, which shows that you are very confident and conceited. You think I will recognize you for the first time as soon as I hear your voice. This idea comes from the fact that you think that I have always longed for motherly love in my heart, that I have investigated. Which is why I know who you are, and you feel that you can use this to control me.”

 

The breathing sound from the mobile phone suddenly became a little more disordered. Although the other party’s gaffe was only a short second, it was enough to show that her confidence was pried open in that second.

 

“I know who you are not because I’ve hired someone to investigate you but because I’ve guessed it. After talking with Mo Yi, he will definitely tell you. I’ve already expected you to come to me, but I didn’t expect it to be this soon. You are suppressing me not only because Mo Yi happened to be in the entertainment industry, but also because you are afraid that my background would be revealed after I became famous. Eventually, it will dig you out sooner or later.

 

After a long while, the woman finally let out a low laugh, “I take back my foreword; you are too smart, much smarter than Mo Yi. If you were a child of the Mo family, I would definitely train you vigorously, but unfortunately, you are not.”

 

Before she could finish her words, a beeping sound came from her phone.

 

Jiang Liucheng didn’t want to listen to her, so he hung up before the other party could even finish speaking. He had no intention of having any contact with his mother.

 

Putting away his phone, he walked out of the bathroom. And when he turned around, he saw Qin Lu.

 

“What’s the matter?” Qin Lu was slightly startled when he saw his expression.

 

Jiang Liucheng thought for a while but then shook his head, “It’s nothing. You also came  to go to the toilet?”

 

A smile appeared on Qin Lu’s face.

 

Jiang Liucheng was immediately a little embarrassed. What kind of nonsense was he asking? Of course, he came for the toilet when he appeared here. He quickly turned his body to the side, “Then I’ll go back to the banquet hall first.”

 

Qin Lu snorted and saw his figure leaving quickly, which made his smile deepened. After entering the bathroom, he remembered what he had just heard outside.

 

He really just came here, but he just happened to hear Jiang Liucheng’s last few words and remembered what Zhou Wenbin had said before.

 

After Jiang Liucheng signed a contract with Zhou Sheng Entertainment, the company should’ve focused on training him under his conditions. Instead, Zhou Sheng Entertainment hid him.

 

After coming out, Qin Lu called Zhou Wenbin and asked him whether he had found out who instructed Zhou Sheng Entertainment to hide Jiang Liucheng when he was investigating Jiang Liucheng.

 

Zhou Wenbin replied, a little surprised by the sudden topic, “I just checked it briefly at the beginning, and I didn’t investigate it in depth. I just guessed that someone should be targeting Jiang Liucheng. But it’s a little strange recently.”

 

Qin Lu: “Which point is strange?”

 

Zhou Wenbin: “Jiang Liucheng has been on the hot search recently, so Mo’s Entertainment and Han Dynasty Entertainment have contacted him. But Han Dynasty Entertainment has cultivated many first-line stars, and he is very confident that there is no shortage of artists there. The company just likes him now because of Jiang Liucheng’s sudden popularity, so I didn’t pay much attention to it. On the other hand, this Mo’s Entertainment is different. I received an insider report. I heard that Mo’s Entertainment was originally offering a contract with Jiang Liucheng for the C-level contract but later changed it to B-level. Still, Jiang Liucheng rejected the offer.The most outrageous thing is that they seem to want to offer an A-level contract to him. Although Jiang Liucheng’s Weibo fans have risen to more than 5 million, his popularity is still too short. How will they develop it in the future? It’s hard to say that Mo’s Entertainment has too much confidence in Jiang Liucheng. I think it’s a bit strange that I think Mo’s Entertainment has an ulterior motive behind this. It’s no secret in the entertainment industry that they do anything to achieve their goals. They seem to value Jiang Liucheng too much. It’s a little weird that I have a bad feeling about it.”

 

Qin Lu: “Help me find out who is instructing Zhou Sheng Entertainment to hide Jiang Liucheng and continue looking into Mo’s Entertainment’s situation. The more detailed, the better.”

 

Zhou Wenbin responded in agreement. Although he had doubts in his heart, he was not in a hurry. When he finished checking what Brother Qin explained, he should know why.

 

Back at the banquet hall, the farewell party was almost over.

 

In order not to delay tomorrow’s work, everyone did not dare to get too drunk.

 

When they went back, Jiang Liucheng also told Cheng Qinghua about Li Lei.

 

Cheng Qinghua didn’t care. Not to mention the fact that Li Lei hadn’t signed a labor contract under him. Even if he did, he wouldn’t stop him. There are many migrant workers like Li Lei in the entertainment industry, but it’s not that easy to find a good assistant.

 

The next morning, the hotel was empty, and everyone went to the crew to start working again.

 

Jiang Liucheng and Li Lei packed up and went downstairs, preparing to take a taxi to the airport.

 

“Mr. Jiang, here.” As soon as they got downstairs, they saw Zhang Ning sitting in a car and waving at them.

 

Jiang Liucheng stepped forward in surprise, “Why are you here?”

 

Zhang Ning said, “Brother Qin said that I should take you to the airport so that you won’t be late for your flight.”

 

Jiang Liucheng knew that the other party didn’t give him room to refuse, so he didn’t say anything.

 

After getting in the car, he sent Qin Lu a few messages.

 

Qin Lu asked the makeup artist to help him before. He wanted to thank him, but who knew that before he could even thank him, Qin Lu would send a car to take him to the airport.

 

Jiang Liucheng: [I’ll be waiting for you to come back to Yunshi; I’ll treat you.] 

 

When he was about to arrive at the airport, Jiang Liucheng received a reply from Qin Lu. Qin Lu did not refuse, and replied with the words “Okay”.

 

In the crew, Qin Lu just finished filming a scene and replied to Jiang Liucheng. As if on cue, his phone rang. It was from Zhou Wenbin. He was very efficient. He had just checked the matter in one night, and yet he already had some news.

 

Qin Lu got up and walked outside.

 

“The person who instructed Zhou Sheng Entertainment to hide Jiang Liucheng is Mo’s Entertainment. It’s very strange. I initially didn’t find out that Jiang Liucheng and Mo’s Entertainment had any connections with each other. Jiang Liucheng entered the entertainment circle by accident. Before that, he was just an ordinary student who had just graduated.”

 

When he first found out about this, Zhou Wenbin was surprised even though he had a hunch already. Why does Mo’s Entertainment target Jiang Liucheng so much?

 

“Also, the person who owns the most shares in Mo’s Entertainment is Mrs. Mo, Mo Yi’s mother. She is the one who instructed Zhou Sheng Entertainment to hide Jiang Liucheng.”

 

Qin Lu asked, “Why?”

 

Zhou Wenbin “I haven’t found any connection between them. As a member of the Mo family, Mrs. Mo’s circle of life obviously cannot overlap with Jiang Liucheng’s circle. It stands to reason that they should not know each other, and neither through Mo Yi. Mo Yi studied abroad before, and he even entered the entertainment industry half a year earlier than Jiang Liucheng.”

 

This is also where Zhou Wenbin is confused about. If there is a cause, there must be an effect. But he can’t find out where Jiang Liucheng’s connection is with them, which makes him very puzzled.

 

Qin Lu suddenly remembered that he heard the word “life experience” yesterday, “What else did you find out about this Mrs. Mo?”

 

In order to find out the connection between them, Zhou Wenbin did check a little bit, “This Mrs. Mo, who married the president of the Mo family more than 20 years ago, is said to be a very skilled person who has dealt with many mistresses. The reason for targeting Jiang Liucheng might be because-“

 

Qin Lu interrupted Zhou Wenbin before he finished speaking, “No, don’t guess.”

 

Zhou Wenbin: “Do you want to continue the investigation?”

 

Qin Lu: “No need.”

 

Zhou Wenbin: “Okay.”

 

Three hours later, the plane, in which Jiang Liucheng is in, landed at the airport in Yunshi.

 

Jiang Liucheng and Li Lei walked out of the airport.

 

Jiang Liucheng suddenly stopped, and Li Lei didn’t know why. “What’s the matter?”

 

Jiang Liucheng: “It seems that someone is following us.”

 

Li Lei: “Ah.”

 

He looked back and found that several girls were secretly looking at Jiang Liucheng beside him. He suddenly felt a sense of crying and laughing.

 

Seeing that they were discovered, several girls trotted over immediately.

 

Just as Li Lei thought, they were Jiang Liucheng’s fans, and they ran to the airport to see him from nowhere to learn the news of his return today.

 

Jiang Liu Cheng had been in the crew before, and this was the first time he had been chased as a star in an open and honest way, and only then did he realize that they were not following him.

 

Seeing the idol up close, several little girls were a little excited. The idol looked more beautiful than the photo, “Can you help us sign your name here?”

 

Jiang Liucheng didn’t refuse, “Okay, where should I sign?”

 

One of the girls immediately took out a stack of photos and a marker.

 

Jiang Liucheng saw that the top photo was when he and Qin Lu participated in the opening ceremony, and later went on the hot search together. There were also his personal makeup photos and some snapshots.

 

However, when he signed in at the back, the photo that caught his eye made him stunned for a moment.

 

This photo is also of him and Qin Lu. In the picture, he is sitting on a chair while Qin Lu is half-squatting and helping him with his injured knee. Unexpectedly, someone took this scene.

 

Under the warm yellow light, the man’s eyes were focused and gentle, and he didn’t seem to notice anything wrong with his posture.

 

Several girls saw him staring at this photo and didn’t respond. They looked at each other a little, “Is there anything wrong with this photo?”

 

Jiang Liucheng came back to his senses, “Why do you have this photo?”

 

A girl replied, “Don’t you know? Emperor Qin Lu posted this photo and, it was on the hot search yesterday.”

 

Jiang Liucheng signed the rest of the photos with his name. His signature was not like a symbol like most celebrities. His handwriting was not only beautiful, but anyone could also tell that it was his name.

 

After saying goodbye to the few girls, they walked out of the airport and got into the car that Li Qiu rented to pick them up.

 

After getting in the car, Jiang Liucheng turned on his mobile phone to search for Qin Lu’s Weibo account. And from there, he saw his latest Weibo post. He then understood the situation.

 

Some people said that he was trying to clarify the rumor that he did not kneel, but Jiang Liucheng felt that Qin Lu posted this so that he would not be scolded by his fans.

 

In addition to this photo, he also saw several photos with the same background, one of which was when Qin Lu looked up at him.

 

He remembered that Qin Lu was asking him if it hurt or not.

 

From the perspective of others, Jiang Liucheng knew that Qin Lu was looking at him with such eyes.

 

Just as focused when he massaged his feet.

 

He didn’t save the photo that Qin Lu posted, but he kept it involuntarily and followed Qin Lu’s Weibo.

 

After returning to Yunshi, Jiang Liucheng began to work non-stop.

 

During his filming, Li Qiu helped him discuss several jobs and set time for each and everything.

 

After filming the commercial, he have to go to the previous crew that adapted the novel script to participate in the script reading.

 

……….

 

A week later, the filming of several food advertisements that had been set before was finally completed.

 

Shooting the advertisements is still very fast. It only took two or three days to complete the advertisement, and the official announcement was made quickly.

 

Facts have proved that this company is very prescient. Jiang Liucheng is still very popular among the people. The netizens who follow his Weibo may not have many die-hard fans, but there are definitely many mothers who are willing to spend money.

 

When his die-hard fans didn’t have such a strong organization and appeal, he could easily break tens of millions of sales just by relying on the fans who followed him to buy spontaneously, which was unprecedented in the entertainment industry.

 

It’s not that no one has questioned that this is only his character design. In fact, some people took the things he endorsed to test as they tried to prove that his character design was falsified. But instead, this helped his nickname to be more firmly locked on him.

 

After the official announcement of the new advertisement, Jiang Liucheng also forwarded it on his own Weibo. His Weibo forwarding was not so formulaic in the official language, but the evaluation of the products he had tasted was far more than better. Looking at the official blog of the food company, some new netizens would even think that Jiang Liucheng is a food blogger.

 

[It’s funny, there are still so many people who believe in the character of a star these days. And for a star who has no work can still become popular, the entertainment industry is really hopeless.]

 

There are also disappointing comments like this. At first, fans were quite angry, but later they found out that some people fell into the pits of hell vertically, so they ignored it. They would even bet on it if how long until that happens.

 

Jiang Liucheng didn’t know what happened on the Internet since he was so busy. He and Zhou Beiwang made an appointment to meet in the afternoon, and the latter said that he would take him to a place.

 

He is already on fire now, and Li Qiu was afraid that he would be photographed dating someone else. That is why he bought him a hat and told him to wear it all the time.

 

At the gate of the community downstairs, Zhou Beiwang leaned against his sports car and waited.

 

The next moment, the familiar figure of the young man appeared.

 

He is wearing a pair of glasses and a black cap.

 

He almost thought he saw Qin Lu.