"Teacher... I met a strange person today. Well, his symptoms are very strange. He is immune to general hypnosis. At the same time, I think he has mastered some hypnosis. The specific manifestations are..."
"What? There is still such a person? By the way, are there any details about his performance? You said he learns quickly, what specifically do you mean?"
"The tone of voice, and that subtle aspect of control..."
"Hmm? Who is this person? I'm somewhat interested."
"This person's name is Lu Yuan..."
"Um?"
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The most tragic thing in the world is not a nightmare.
But the person that the nightmare least wanted to see was now standing in front of him.
Quietly.
Shen Lianjie woke up again.
After waking up, he looked blankly at the white ceiling, and then looked around.
When he didn't see Lu Yuan's figure, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Dream.
Dream!
right!
It's all a dream!
Everything is a nightmare, all hallucinations, all the sequelae of Dr. Shen's hypnosis.
People are like this. When they encounter the most helpless things, they will subconsciously comfort themselves.
but……
"Doctor Shen, I think Director Shen's illness is probably because his nerves have been too tense for the past few days. It is necessary for him to relax..."
"Mr. Lu, what do you mean?"
"Dr. Shen, why don't you let me try it? You just told me a lot about hypnosis, and I think I benefited a lot... How about you let me try one-on-one therapy with him? He may be a little unfamiliar with you. , so I can’t relax..."
"Mr. Lu...is this really the case? How do I feel..."
"What does it feel like?"
"without……"
"..."
"..."
in the house.
Shen Lianjie's heart twitched again, and a feeling of suffocation spread throughout his body again. The originally warm room suddenly became very cold.
That voice was too familiar to him.
As familiar as encountering the evil spirits of hell.
His nightmare...
his shadow.
he……
This bastard, why is he everywhere?
Shen Lianjie clenched his fists and felt that the blood in his body was flowing backward slightly. At the same time...
He felt a coldness coming from the depths of his soul, which instantly froze his whole body.
Then……
He watched the door ring, and then Lu Yuan, wearing glasses, walked in with a naive, friendly, harmless smile.
His smile was exactly the same as in the nightmare.
"Director Shen...are you awake? By the way, Director Shen, actually I think..."
"roll!"
"???"
Lu Yuan's friendly smile suddenly became very solid, then gradually dulled, and gradually became awkward again.
"Director Shen... I don't have any ill intentions. I know that you have been exhausted mentally and physically for the movie recently. In fact, you don't have to be too nervous. I think a person should be open-minded and happy every day. Only such a life can be achieved. Isn't it meaningful? Director Shen..." Lu Yuan continued to smile.
He analyzed Shen Lianjie's facial expression and the look in his pupils.
He came to a conclusion.
That is, at this moment, Shen Lianjie is in a state of mania, fear, anxiety, and at the same time keenness.
"Mr. Lu..." Shen Lianjie took a deep breath and subconsciously looked elsewhere.
"What's wrong?"
"I'm fine. I need to rest now. Could you please go out for a while?" Shen Lianjie tried his best to say this in a calm tone.
"Ah? This... Director Shen, I always thought we were..."
"go out!"
"Oh, Director Shen, then you have a good rest and come out when you are well rested. I will study some psychological things with Dr. Shen at the door. You can come to me when you come out. We can talk about many things..." Lu Yuan felt I was asking for trouble. After thinking about it for a long time, I still didn't feel that I had offended Shen Lianjie in any way.
That’s not right!
Wasn't it the same person who instigated Fatty Wei to throw firecrackers into Shen Lianjie's car?
It's been so long and you still hold a grudge?
This shouldn't be the case...
"..." Shen Lianjie's expression changed, and then he immediately got off the bed, walked around Lu Yuan, and left the room without saying a word.
He looked as if he was trying to avoid the plague god.
"Director Shen, you are not in a good state of mind right now. You..."
"Dr. Shen, I'll pay the medical expenses to your card later. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Let's talk next time..."
"..."
Shen Fangfang took the medicine and watched strangely as Shen Lianjie slammed the door and left. Then she looked at Lu Yuan, whose smile gradually disappeared and he became confused.
"Mr. Lu, you...what did you do to Director Shen? Why do you look so stimulated?"
"I don't know, my conscience, I didn't do anything. I just wanted to have a good chat with Director Shen. In fact, I always felt that there was a misunderstanding between us. I just wanted to apologize to him, but I didn't know Why..." Lu Yuan watched helplessly as Shen Lianjie's back gradually faded away, gradually got into the car, and then disappeared from his sight.
He was puzzled.
Why does he hate me so much?
"Mr. Lu...are you sure you didn't irritate him? He is a little mentally weak now and can't stand the stimulation..."
"..." After Lu Yuan thought about it carefully, he finally shook his head, "Nothing!"
"Mr. Lu...I suddenly understand!" Shen Fangfang suddenly looked at Lu Yuan after wondering for a while and pondering for a while.
"What's going on?"
"The person that Director Shen hates the most is you. You are his nightmare. Maybe you are the key to his insomnia. Otherwise, why did he faint at the first sight of you..."
"..."
After hearing these words, Lu Yuan felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
He really couldn't react for a moment.
Then, he began to reflect on all the things that happened when he met Shen Lianjie, but he still couldn't figure it out.
"Mr. Lu... you are a fan of the authorities. Shen Lianjie is a proud man. Your emergence has torn his pride bit by bit. You always give him a heads-up when he is most proud. This time The same is true for "Dream Traveler". He now has a very serious psychological shadow on you. To use an analogy, this feeling is like meeting a palm-beating teacher when you are studying..."
"So I'm the teacher who slapped his palm?"
"What do you think?"
"Is there any way?"
"There's no way... unless I let him beat you once... However, it's obvious that he can't beat you. "Dream Traveler" has such a huge investment and such spectacular results that it can't beat your "Westward Journey". This can already explain it better. Something..." Shen Fangfang shook her head.
"What are the consequences of this?"
"If the situation is good, I will slowly come out of it. If the situation is not good, I will probably withdraw from the circle. It depends on people's psychology."
"..."
Lu Yuan suddenly felt very guilty. He had never thought that he would become a figure like the devil in other people's minds.
"Forget it... Mr. Lu, don't think about these things. Mr. Lu, these are my research results over the years. You can take them back and study them carefully. Maybe they will be useful to you. Oh, by the way, Mr. Lu, if
If you are interested in hypnosis, you can take the International Junior Hypnotherapist Qualification Certificate... If necessary, I can contact you."
"Ah? International? Does China have one?"
"Although there are many hypnotists in China, China currently does not have this qualification certificate..."
"What's the use of taking these exams?"
"It's not that useful... Well, maybe it can be used as a psychiatrist. Regarding your situation, I just had a phone call with my master Lawrence. He is quite interested in you... He thinks there may be someone else in your body.
Well, a talent that has not yet been discovered."
"Lawrence? Talent?"
"right!"
"So I am qualified to be a psychiatrist?"
"Yes. What you analyzed about me before was 60% correct."
"Ah? The wrong thing is..."
"Haha, you don't need to know."
"All right."
"By the way, it's getting late now, I think it's time for you to go."
"ah?"
"Do you still want to have lunch with me?"
"Ah, no, no..."
"Here are these books for you. I hope they will be useful to you."
"Um."
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Back at the Joaquin headquarters, Shen Lianjie received good news.
After receiving the good news, his exhausted spirit finally breathed a sigh of relief.
even……
He felt that his long-standing pressure was finally gone.
"Dream Traveler" had a slight hit at the international box office, with the total box office finally exceeding 20 million US dollars.
This result is not good, but it is not bad either.
The key is that the international box office of "Westward Journey" is only 10 million.
Exactly half of myself.
In fact, he was also extremely nervous when he heard the news.
He was afraid that the fake box office tickets would appear before, but after repeatedly confirming that the international box office numbers were real, he finally laughed.
Smiling like a fool.
The long-standing gloom was swept away.
He does not expect to beat "Westward Journey" in total box office. However, as long as "Westward Journey" defeats Lu Yuan in one place, this will be his victory!
At this moment, he really needed this hard-won victory.
However, the happy time is always short-lived.
Later, when the assistant excitedly came up with the data that the real total investment of "Westward Journey" was less than 50 million yuan, the investment of 200 million yuan in "Westward Journey" was a deception of the masses. If this was exposed, it would definitely be explosive.
After that, he immediately sat down on the chair and didn't want to do anything anymore.
Then……
He was in a trance.
Win!
I won, no matter what, I still won, right?
but……
Why are you unhappy?
"Director Shen...do you want to be exposed?"
"Expose it, shit! Are you going to help promote "Westward Journey" again? Do you think that exposure will make those investors angry? Do you think Lu Yuan deceived their investment? You have to understand that this is advertising sponsorship.
Advertising fees are not investments! Sponsorship and investment sharing are two different concepts! If this money is lost, it will be lost to Chen Cong and his gang.
The profit belongs entirely to Lu Yuan! Lu Yuan is such a jerk. Even if the movie "Westward Journey" completely loses money at the box office, it still makes more than 50 million. Damn it! No wonder they didn't advertise much before, even for the movie.
There is no publicity, and there is no intention to play a win-win game with us! This guy is... a complete scumbag who makes a fortune in silence!"
"..." The assistant was frightened by Shen Lianjie's sudden outburst.
"Go down, don't say anything, you don't know anything... you know? Otherwise, there will be a disgusting fever on the Internet, and there will be no end to it!"
"Oh, I understand."
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"Director Zhang... Lu Yuan deceived all of us. His total investment was only over 40 million yuan... but he claimed that he had invested 200 million yuan..."
"real?"
"Look...this is the data I got from the relevant departments. His real investment is 43 million and a half thousand yuan..."
"What a waste of time I've been worrying about him for so long, only to end up completely silent?"
"..."
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"Mr. Chen, there is some dirty information about the investment in "Westward Journey"... I think we can hire a navy to find a conflict between Lu Yuan and the investors, saying that Lu Yuan is greedy for investment?"
"Are you stupid? More than 40 million? Do you really think this movie has so little investment?"
"This is real data, I..."
"How much is Lu Yuan's salary alone? Have you calculated it? Have Lu Yihong calculated it? Fatty Wei, have you calculated it? And have you calculated An Xiao's appearance fee? Of course, there are also songs and several pieces in it Have you calculated the cost?"
"These are not Lu Yuan alone..."
"Don't they count it as money? Is Lu Yuan's salary of 30 million excessive for one person? As a director, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter, is it excessive for him to receive 10 million in total?"
"this……"
"Don't even think about going to the Black Continent. Don't mention him at this time. It's better if you ignore him, the God of Plague. If you ignore him, this guy will stamp his nose and his face will be hotter than anyone else, and he might even get worse. It made me look sexy..."
"I suddenly understand!"
"As long as you understand... remember from now on, other people can be insulted and scolded, but Lu Yuan, the god of plague, should be more careful, you know?"
"Yes...I understand!"
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One night.
The entertainment industry suddenly became very quiet.
seem……
No one is willing to discuss the investment in "Westward Journey" or discuss Lu Yuan's dirty information.
seem……
Lu Yuan has really turned into a stinking piece of shit that everyone avoids...
As for Lu Yuan, he stayed in the recording studio and continued to record his "A Bite of China"...
This time it went much more smoothly.
Lu Yuan finally gave up the good habit of learning English and switched to studying psychology every night...