Apologize

After leaving the school gate, crossing two streets, the nanny van was parked on a remote corner.

Qi Xingchen hopped in the car and pulled off the mask and exhaled, "No press or paparazzi or anything, right?"

"No, it's quite safe here." An Ran replied.

"Okay, wait in place for a while."

Almost half an hour later, Qi Jiaze sneaked up and whispered outside the car door, "Brother."

Qi Xingchen: "...... Uncle Qin, open the door for him."

Qi Jiaze continued to sneak into the car, and Qi Xingchen was about to ask him why he was acting like a ghost had entered the village.

As a result, Qi Jiaze opened his arms and hugged him at once, "Holy shit! Brother! It's so cool!"

"...... You let go of me first."

Qi Jiaze shook him twice more, and Qi Xingchen, his head spinning from the shaking, asked, "Did you get the stuff?"

"Well, it's on tape from start to finish!"

"Saying what I taught you?"

"Word for word." Qi Jiaze smiled invitingly and handed the necklace to Qi Xingchen.

Inside the necklace is Qi Xingchen's pinhole camera that he bought this morning, which can be synced to a selected player with the option of local storage.

He exported the video and watched it from start to finish and smiled, "Very good, that should be enough."

"By the way," Qi Xingchen asked, "how did you handle Cui Hao?"

"That grandson, what a man."

Qi Jiaze tongue on the top of the palate, snorted: "He was paralyzed with fear, you know what brother, is really paralyzed. Sitting on the ground holding my legs, begging me not to give the video to the school ...... I thought he'd have to grab the necklace or fight me, punk."

Qi Xingchen smoothed his brother's standing hair, "So are you going to give?"

"...... I haven't thought about it yet."

"Okay, I'll give you a copy of the video tonight, and you can use it after you've thought it through. But remember two points," Qi Xingchen paused, "one, to the point, let him take the punishment he deserves, don't make a vicious 丨incident;2, absolutely can't be like the last time to condone, now he is thieving, defaming classmates, after entering the society may become a habitual thief, swindler. You don't curb him out of kindness, instead you're harming him, is that okay?"

Qi Jiaze thought quietly for a few minutes, then nodded, "I'll take note of that, brother. I didn't believe it last time Yuji-sama said it, but this time I realize that you have indeed changed a lot."

"...... Maybe it's the time I fell on my head two months ago and came to my senses, don't they say that people will see many things clearly between life and death." Qi Xingchen rubs the tip of his nose.

"No matter what, you'll always be my favorite brother," Qi Jiaze hugged him again and sniffled, "Thank you for helping me."

His furry little brain was so close to Qi Xingchen's ear that Qi Xingchen could hear his thick nasal voice.

In fact, when the Tao Xuan thing came out, he had the hardest time, I think.

Framed and misunderstood, no one wants to believe it except his own brother. When he saw the insults under Shang Yuliang's tweets, how aggrieved must he have been?

He's been holding back until now. How upset must he be?

Qi Xingchen lowered the corner of his eyes, rubbed Qi Jiaze's hair, and said to himself: I will definitely return your innocence.

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It was inconvenient to send Qi Jiaze in his present capacity, so the two brothers were dismissed where they were. Qi Xingchen went to the Public Security Bureau, and Qi Jiaze went back to school to continue his lunch break.

Qi Xingchen was a little dizzy after a morning without food or drink. Luckily, An Ran bought some snacks while waiting for him, and after filling his stomach, he went straight to the director's office.

The comprehensive medical report came out yesterday afternoon at five o'clock, in the way of a meal, Qi Xingchen this morning to pick up, and in the process of buying a camera sent to the Public Security Bureau.

He thanked the director and set off back to the set again with the two dossier bags.

Arriving at the Oceanarium, it was just in time for lunch. Qi Xingchen walked to the door of the director's lounge and knocked on the door, "Director Shang, this is Xiao Qi, have you finished eating?"

"Finished eating," Shang Yuliang said, "come in."

Qi Xingchen pushed the door in, and Shang Yuliang was reading the script. He slaps two file folders and a piece of paper on the table, "Director Shang, I'd like to talk to you."

"It's because of the microblogging thing," the business director's heart is clear as a mirror, "I didn't say who did it, netizen speculation doesn't count, we'll talk about it tonight."

In Shang Yuliang's mind, Qi Jiaze is definitely the murderer. The fact that he didn't directly name Qi Jiaze in his tweet already gave Qi Xingchen a lot of face.

No name, the netizens can only guess, can not stone hammer. At most online scolding Qi Jiaze, on the real life can not create any impact, do not go online on the line.

"That's because you don't realize how serious cyber violence is, no worse than what you think school violence is."

Qi Xingchen understood Shang Yuliang's thoughts, it's normal for people in their fifties who don't spend much time on the internet to know very little about cyberstorms, and decisively refused, "I can't wait for the evening, I need to talk to you now."

After stopping work all morning and having a very tight schedule in the afternoon, Shang Yuliang opened his mouth to refuse.

It turned out that the eyes of this person in front of him were as stubborn as they could be, and for fear of not being able to get rid of him, he could only say impatiently, "Fine, fine, you say it you say it."

Qi Xingchen clears her throat and nods at the table.

"These two are Tao Xuan's medical examination report, and the injury certificate issued by the Municipal Public Security Bureau relying on the medical examination report, which establishes that Tao Xuan does not have any external injuries on his body surface."

"Huh?" Shang Yuliang hesitated for a moment and flipped open the report.

"This piece of paper is a certificate from other students who were there to see the whole thing happen."

Shang Yuliang yanked the certificate, which read: "I voluntarily certify that Qi Jiaze did not intentionally use a basketball to injure Tao Xuan on x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x.

Below that is a row of signatures and handprints, Qi Xingchen added: "The video of their signatures was also recorded, so there is no forgery."

These materials really can not be true, Shang Yuliang full of suspicion. After drinking a few mouthfuls of water before saying, "Tao Xuan class of the school board, just that child surnamed Cui, especially sure that your brother smashed Tao Xuan, can it be ......"

Shang Yuliang didn't finish the words after "can it be", but Qi Xingchen could tell that he still had doubts.

After all, the eyewitnesses were very convincing, and Cui Hao is a member of the school board who is trusted by teachers and students, so it is impossible for him to tell lies, and there is nothing to be gained by him by telling lies.

"Then please take another look at this video." Qi Xingchen pushed the video that had just come out freshly to Shang Yuliang.

Open the screen, Cui Hao sneaking into the school uniform lapel to hide the wallet, as well as a great deal of insults Qi Jiaze, the reverse rake behavior, clearly and clearly presented in front of Shang Yuliang.

"This is the second time Jiaze has caught him with his hands and feet dirty ......" Qi Xingchen's face turned cold, "I forgot to mention that the first time, Jiaze didn't want to ruin his self-esteem, so she taught him a lesson and didn't tell the teacher. From that day on, Cui Hao has always hated Jiaze, do you think - such a study committee member can be trusted?"

"With a muffled bang, the tea cup in Shang Yuliang's hand fell onto the table, and the tea dripped all over the table.

Qi Xingchen quickly picks up all the evidence and looks for a paper towel to wipe the table.

"...... Hey, I'm deleting the tweet now, I was too impulsive about this, I'm sorry Xiao Qi."

Shang Yuliang sighed and pulled out his cell phone, "I don't know what happened, but when I saw Tao Tao yanking out the IV needle and running to Jing'an to see Tao Xuan in the morning, I was particularly saddened, indignant, and anxious, and I posted a microblog in a fit of anger. You know I'm not very good at this stuff, and it took me a few times to figure it out."

"Wait," Qi Xingchen stopped, "you don't need to delete the blog."

Shang Yuliang Bewildered: "Not deleting it tends to cause rumors."

"What you need," Qi Xingchen said, word for word, "is a public apology to my brother."

Shang Yuliang froze, as if he hadn't heard what he was saying.

Qi Xingchen continued, "As Lin Xiao's character and an actor working under you, I respect you, I love you, and I am grateful for your guidance and knowledge. But as Qi Jiaze's brother, I am saddened that you have decided that Jiaze is the murderer without any concrete evidence."

"It is true that Jiaze is not a good student, but he is a good person. Now that the evidence is in front of you, please tweet a public apology to him."

Shang Yuliang looked at Qi Xingchen with wide eyes, and Qi Xingchen stared back at him without looking at him, the two of them facing each other in silence.

After a long time, the room resounded with heavy gasps 丨the sound of gasps 丨the sound of gasps 丨heavy breaths.

Shang Yuliang was clearly exasperated, "Xiao Qi, I told you I was wrong, don't go too far!"

"You are the one who has gone too far, if you don't apologize publicly, I will put all the information on the Internet. These materials have legal effect, you should be able to judge whether the netizens believe me or you."

Shang Yuliang: "......"

"Then I will take back Moby Dick and no longer rent it to you as a filming location. You can consider the cost of the time it will take to re-turn the set."

"You, you ......" Shang Yuliang roared, "I signed a contract with my previous boss, this is a breach of contract!"

"It doesn't matter," Qi Xingchen said in a rare moment of generosity, "I can afford to pay for the breach of contract."

"......"

Shang Yuliang has no doubt that if he had a heart condition, he would have died on the spot.

He was in complete disbelief that the seemingly most obedient and youngest actor in the cast was actually the toughest of the tough.

"...... Xiao Qi," he said, his brain aching with anger, "You were part of Heart of the Sea, do you want to see it die? Or don't you want to make it?"

This one already carries some threatening undertones.

Qi Xingchen shrugged, "I don't care, a drama with an attempted rapist 丨how well it airs might be said."

Xu Sheng's case is in the process of gathering evidence, and whether it is decided or not when the time comes, the repercussions of getting the word out will be considerable.

If Xu Sheng goes dark, and Qi Xingchen walks away, and Heart of the Sea is re-cast and re-shot, the actors will only have to pay for breach of contract, and word of mouth.

It's the funders and directors who have the hardest time.

Qi Xingchen is aware that his behavior is a bit aggressive, Shang Yuliang is so old, the status is there, have to ask him to apologize to a small child, it is indeed very difficult.

Capital seeks profit as the norm, Qi Xingchen thought about it and took a step back: "Either way, if you apologize, I will find the industry's TOP3 PR company to dilute Xu Sheng for the impact of the Heart of the Sea. This is good for Tao Tao and you. Let's win together for once, how about it?"

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Shang Yuliang had no reason to reject Qi Xingchen, as Xu Sheng's impact was so bad that a remake would be too costly.

As an actress, it's only natural to protect yourself with legal weapons, but society has always been fond of looking at women through colored glasses, and rumors about Tao Tao are bound to fly in a short time.

Tao Tao's image, and the ratings of "Hearts of the Sea", in which she starred, would surely drop.

The fact that Qi Xingchen was able to issue an injury certificate in just two hours without taking Tao Xuan's ID card is proof that he has the ability to do so.

Finally, Shang Yuliang compromised with a sigh.

In fact, Qi Xingchen didn't want to leave either. Heart of the Sea was his first movie, and it was monumental.

And he doesn't want to give up the TV exposure, he's poorly nationalized and needs to be on TV to brush up.

It's a win-win situation for all three parties.

Shang Yuliang is a straight shooter, as you can tell from the way he usually lectures Xu Sheng and Qi Xingchen. So once the apology was issued and the microblogging was shut down, he went about his business as usual, except for the fact that he looked a bit pale and didn't talk to Qi Xingchen for the whole afternoon, which was quite normal.

Qi Xingchen messaged Qi Jiaze during the costume change: [Jiaze, look at Shang Yuliang's twitter].

Five minutes later, King: [!

King: [Brother, what are you missing these days]

What's wrong with all the Qi's? Qi Xingchen was speechless for a moment: [Don't ever buy me a gift, I'll get angry]

King: [That's fine. Thank you, brother.]

Xingchen: [It's okay, have a good class]

After talking to Qi Jiaze, the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground and he felt much more relieved. After changing his clothes, he remembered that he hadn't contacted Bai Ye today.

After promising to initiate contact last night, he glanced at the date and clicked on Bai Ye's avatar.

Xingchen: [You're finishing filming today, right?]

Bo: [Uh, at the airport now.]

The airport? [Where to?

Bo: [S City, to attend the East Orange Music Festival the day after tomorrow.]

East Orange TV is one of the three major video platforms in China, and the annual East Orange Music Festival is an event that is eagerly awaited by fans all over the country.

I can't believe I forgot about this, Qi Xingchen slapped his head and hated himself for being forgetful.

But Bai Ye seldom attends music festivals and such, why did he suddenly want to go this time?

It's clearly not time to release a new song.

"...... Oh," immediately after that, he remembered that in "Peach of the Night", when the female lead's drama was finalized, the male lead was recording East Orange TV's casting variety show.

If we follow the timeline, Tao Tao will be finalized in a month and a half. So by now Bai Ye would have already made contact with East Orange, so it's only natural that he would be supporting East Orange.

Qi Xingchen is curious: [How many songs do you sing?

Bo: [three songs]

Three songs ..... Xingchen: [Finale?

Bo: [Uh, finale]

Bo: [It's time, I'm boarding]

Xingchen: [Okay, have a safe trip]

Xingchen: [koda duck waving handkerchief.gif]

After sending the message, Qi Xingchen carried his cell phone towards the seal training ground.

Three songs yeah.

Rounded up, it's a mini-concert yay.

Unable to suppress the feeling of stupidity in his heart, he found out the announcement list for the day after tomorrow.

There's no night theater.

He got even more out of control and opened up the ticketing software -

"Xingchen," An Ran jogged all the way over, "the machines are all in place ...... Don't play with your cell phone when you walk, be careful of falling."

"Uh-huh."

An Ran sees him perfunctory and rests her cheeks, "What are you looking at?"

"Swipe tickets for the East Orange Music Festival ......"

"No need to brush it off," An Ran sketches, "Got some unfortunate news for you, the tickets sold out the day before, yo."

Qi Xingchen : "......"

Chest pains.

But he is not a person who can easily give in, the ticket software can not be bought, microblogging may be able to receive a high price. He exited the ticketing software and opened Weibo.

The groundskeeper yells at him, "Come on, Xingchen, you're all that's left!"

"Hey, come on!"

He yells and cuts the "Even the night rose lovesickness" trumpet, and releases it with the speed of a thunderbolt:

[Double price for front row tickets to East Orange Music Festival A, first row negotiable]

After sending it, he tossed his cell phone to An Ran, braced his hand on the railing, and jumped into the seal training field.

In the afternoon, the task was to make up for the unsatisfactory parts of the pre-production, without having to memorize the lines again, Qi Xingchen had a very easy time.

After two hours and six scenes, it was time for an intermission. He asked An Ran to prepare a wet towel for him, as it was hard to sweat on his neck.

An Ran, however, didn't go for it, jumping to his feet and rushing over to him in a hot mess of anxiety, "Xingchen, how can you blatantly beg for tickets?"

Qi Xingchen: "?"

He opened his Twitter client with shaking hands:

-- Qi Xingchen : Double the price for front row tickets to East Orange Music Festival A. First row is negotiable.

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Qi Xingchen black eyes, almost did not pass out.

I guess I was in too much of a hurry just now and didn't pay attention to see if the switch was successful, so I just tweeted.

"There are already thousands of fans helping you to Ait the East Orange official microblog," An Ran had a lifeless look on his face, "There must be quite a few black people hacking your bumper right now."

"Then I'll hurry up and delete the blog."

"Well, delete it first and then explain. Just say ...... Trying to collect tickets in a small number and accidentally cut the wrong number."

Qi Xingchen cried without tears, thinking that this is not a lie.

That's true.

He quickly deleted the tweet and re-posted it as An Ran said. Ten minutes later, it garnered over forty comments.

[@EastOrangeTVOfficialTwitter, quick, someone's missing tickets!

[emmmm Qi's younger brother Sea King's heat just went down, and he's looking for a chance to make a demon again.]

If you want to talk about rubbing the heat and touching the porcelain, this is really yjjc. It's not easy for East Orange to hire Bai Ye, you can't let East Orange off the hook.

So many blacks can pop up in ten minutes, so you can imagine how much shuriken follows.

Most of all, several netizens cued Bai Ye, making him uncomfortable.

Forget about it, why don't you stop reading, Qi Xingchen turned off the microblogging and went back to continue filming. After finishing work, like an ostrich, Qi Xingchen will adopt the policy of not hearing, not asking, and not caring about his own stupid behavior.

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Back to the hotel for dinner, Qi Xingchen copied Cui Hao's video to Qi Jiaze as promised.

After sending it, he put down his cell phone and continued to eat, only to have Qi Jiaze make a phone call, "Brother, I was trying to find you."

"What's up."

"Does your room have a window that faces the Coastal Plaza?"

The pool is facing Baisha Harbor, and the coastal plaza is on the other side, which is considered a small or large tourist attraction, and also one of the places for residents near Baisha Harbor to walk around in the evening to spend their time.

The top suites naturally have double-sided windows, Qi Xingchen said there were, Qi Jiaze happily said: "Then brother, you quickly go to the window."

Not knowing what the young master was up to, Qi Xingchen put down his chopsticks and opened the window facing the coastal plaza.

"Brother, look outward, what do you see?"

Qi Xingchen observes for a moment, "Runners, square dancers, dog walkers."

"You don't look down, you look up."

Look up?

Qi Xingchen raised his head as he was told.

In the next second, only two fiery red hot air balloons were seen slowly floating over from that end of the sky. The hot air balloons were hit with huge spotlights, illuminating the two giant red banners hanging below.

The first banner reads: "Fucking awesome, Qi Xingchen.

The second banner reads: "Take the flower path, Qi Xingchen.

Immediately afterward, the spotlight suddenly erupted in a burst of intense light, and countless rose petals poured down from the hot air balloon!

The people in the coastal plaza were all in awe, taking out their cell phones to take pictures and videos!

Qi Xingchen : "......"

That night, Qi Jiaze was taken away from the Coastal Police Station and verbally admonished for one hour and fined five thousand dollars and three days of public service for violating the city's sanitation ordinance and the city's public order ordinance:)