Chapter 495 "Dark Glory" Starts, and Things Happen in Baitang Town

After the starring lineup was finalized, Ark Culture officially announced the launch time of the new drama "Dark Glory" and released the final makeup photos.

The original Douban score of this drama was 9.1, and Song Hye Kyo won the Baeksang TV show with this drama.

Not only that, this drama won three awards at the Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Work.

There are also nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay.

The show even had two nominations for Best Supporting Actress.

…

After confirming the start time, Fang woke up and went to the company's training room to inspect the training results of the young actors.

Since actors in middle school are almost all newcomers, even newcomers with a major in college still lack acting experience.

Therefore, the company hired two acting teachers to train these young actors.

Especially An Xiaoran, who plays the heroine in middle school, is a complete blank slate.

Fang Xing asked Hao Yilei to give her individual training. She was not required to actually learn how to perform, but was required to make up-to-standard expressions according to the needs of the script.

In fact, a heroine in middle school does not need much acting skills, as long as she can show her weakness and helplessness when being bullied, it is enough.

After two weeks of training, Fang woke up and accepted the training results.

The acting teachers are all professional. After training, the actors' performances are more consistent with the script than during the audition.

It is impossible to expect an actor's acting skills to skyrocket in such a short period of time.

However, you can train them in how to perform to better meet the requirements of the script. This is the most effective way.

Today's acting class is coming to an end.

Song Li also came over.

She almost never accepts commercial roles or roles from other film and television companies. Every time she invests in a drama, she will go all out.

This time, she has great expectations for "Dark Glory".

Therefore, even if the contract stipulates that Li Jingwen cannot intervene in the filming, she will still pay attention to the preparation progress as much as possible.

Especially middle school actors, she would occasionally come over to watch their acting classes.

After all, An Xiaoran played her in middle school.

Therefore, Song Li occasionally comes over to chat with An Xiaoran, which can enhance understanding and give the two people more in common.

Song Li has always believed that "details determine success or failure", so she spends energy on many inconspicuous details.

At first, An Xiaoran was very flattered when she had dinner with Song Li for the first time. She couldn't even imagine the feeling of eating with her idol.

At the beginning, Song Li was not very satisfied with An Xiaoran.

Because An Xiaoran didn't study acting at all, but was a student at a normal university, a complete blank slate.

However, after more contact, Song Li gradually understood why Fang Xing chose An Xiaoran, because this girl's personality and temperament were somewhat similar to Wen Dongen in middle school.

The difference is that the domestic environment is not as cruel as in the play.

An Xiaoran has never suffered such cruel bullying in the play.

…

Just as Ark Culture was busy preparing for the opening ceremony.

Something happened in Baitang Town.

It's ten o'clock this evening.

Zhong Keke came home from school after studying at night and rode a bicycle through the familiar old streets.

This section of the road is an old street in the old city. The street lights are not very bright, but you can still see the road clearly.

There is also a night market street nearby, and you can hear the sound of guessing from time to time.

Since the bullying incident ended, Zhong Keke feels refreshed and full of confidence in the college entrance examination.

on the way.

Suddenly there was the sound of a motorcycle engine in front of me, and it was a bit noisy.

Then, three motorcycles appeared, with colorful lights installed on their bodies, which were very eye-catching at night.

Three motorcycles passed by Zhong Keke, then turned around to catch up and stopped Zhong Keke.

Zhong Keke was shocked when he saw the people in the car clearly.

Three motorcycles, three men and three women.

The three men didn't know each other, but the three women were clearly Qiu Yizhen and Dou Lina.

Qiu Yizhen got off the back seat of the motorcycle, wearing a miniskirt with a pair of big white legs exposed, which was very eye-catching.

Zhong Keke wanted to hide back, but the bicycle he was sitting on didn't obey his orders.

"You...what do you want to do?"

Qiu Yizhen showed a very hostile look and cursed: "Smelly Sanba, isn't your cousin very powerful? Ask him to come and save you!"

The man who was responsible for driving Qiu Yizhen had his hair shaved off, but he had a bunch of bangs on his forehead, which were dyed red.

When he got out of the car, he blew his bangs and asked, "She was the one who transferred you to another school?"

"Who else could it be if she wasn't her?" Qiu Yizhen had a sneer on her face.

The red-haired short-haired man took two steps closer and looked Zhong Keke up and down: "She looks pretty good."

He put his hand on the front of the bicycle, leaned closer and asked, "I heard that your cousin is a star. Is he as handsome as me?"

Zhong Keke had a look of disdain on his face, and cursed in his mind: You're not just rubbish, but you're worthy of competing with my brother?

However, she didn't dare to really say it, so she curled her lips and moved them a few times.

But the red-haired short-haired man understood what she meant from her expression, and he was furious. He pointed at Zhong Keke's nose and cursed: "Smelly Sanba, what did you say!"

"Don't waste your fucking time, drag her over there." Qiu Yizhen pointed to the dark alley next to her.

Hongmao Cuntou grabbed the head of the bicycle and dragged it into the alley: "Come here!"

"I won't go!" Zhong Keke pulled the bicycle hard, trying to take it back, but he was not as strong as the other party.

He was about to be dragged away.

Zhong Keke felt the danger, quickly threw away the bicycle, turned around and ran away.

The other two motorcycles, with their engines roaring, chased after him and circled around Zhong Keke.

Hongmao Cuntou walked up, grabbed Zhong Keke's wrist, and dragged him into the alley.

"What are you doing? Help..." Zhong Keke wanted to shout for help.

Qiu Yizhen pulled out a butterfly knife from Hongmao Cuntou's waist, swung two knife flowers in her hand, put it on Zhong Keke's face, and threatened: "You'd better not scream, or I'll scratch your face first." .”

Zhong Keke was dragged into the alley. She was so frightened that her eyes were full of tears. She asked in a trembling voice: "What do you want to do?"

Anger burst out from Qiu Yizhen's eyes, she pressed the butterfly knife against Zhong Keke's cheek, and cursed: "What are you doing? Of course I'm going to thank you very much. I'll give you a major demerit and you'll have to stay with the file for the rest of your life. I really fucking thank you, you stinky bitch." !”

It was impossible for Zhong Keke to escape from the hands of these three men and three women. He could only threaten: "If you dare to touch me, my cousin will know about it and won't let you go."

"In addition to filming TV series, what else does your cousin do? He also films school bullying. He is a waste!" Qiu Yizhen sneered in her eyes.

She had already found someone to find out clearly. The reason why the three of them were dealt with was because of the orders from the Baitang Town Committee, not Zhong Keke's connections, nor Fang Xing's connections.

Her family was not implicated.

The fame of a star is a strength, but it is also a burden.

Qiu Yizhen sneered: "If you can, call your cousin over. I'll make him stink in ten thousand ways!"

If a celebrity casually exposes a scandal of beating or molesting someone, he will be banned immediately.

Zhong Keke didn't know if what she said was true, and she was already panicking and didn't know what to do.

Qiu Yizhen took out her mobile phone, turned on the camera function, and ordered: "Take off her clothes! You like to post videos online, right? I'll let you do it as much as you can!"

The red-haired guy licked his lips, then went up and started to pull Zhong Keke's clothes.

"Go away! What are you doing! My cousin knows and won't let you go." Zhong Keke struggled hard, but to no avail.

That's when.

A black car stopped on the side of the road. Two employees with professional cameras hanging around their necks got out of the car, rushed into the alley and yelled: "What are you doing? Let her go, or we will call the police!"

The employee running behind was holding a camera and snapping pictures.

Qiu Yizhen quickly covered her face with her hands and cursed: "What bad luck, let's go!"

Three men and three women ran out of the alley with their faces covered and rode away on motorcycles.

"Are you okay?" the employee responsible for filming came forward and asked.

Zhong Keke hugged her legs and sobbed twice. She didn't recognize the two people who suddenly appeared. She quickly got up, ran out of the alley in a panic, picked up her bicycle, and rushed home while wailing.

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That night.

Fang Xing first received a call from Qiao Yinghong: "Boss, something happened in Baitang Town. The person I sent to follow Qiu Yizhen just saw that Qiu Yizhen found three people from society and dragged the boss's cousin into the alley."

"What!"

Fang Xing jumped up in shock: "How are you now?"

"The people I hired stepped forward to stop it, and nothing serious happened. But the boss's cousin must have been frightened." Qiao Yinghong replied.

Fang Xing decided immediately: "I will go back to Baitang Town now."

"But tomorrow is the launch ceremony of the new drama." Qiao Yinghong was a little worried.

"I can't take care of that much anymore. I'll leave the opening ceremony to you. In addition, after the filming starts, Zhang Yigao will be arranged to shoot some long shots and some plots during middle school."

With such a big incident happening to his cousin, Fang Xing no longer cares about filming, and will go back to Baitang Town first.

Moreover, when filming a TV series, the director is not responsible for every shot. There are many shots that can be completed by the assistant director.

If it's a two-director production, you can leave the crew alone for a few days.

Fang Xing put on his shoes and went out directly.

I only called Zhong Keke on the way.

The phone rang for a while before the call was answered.

As soon as I got through, I heard sobbing.

"elder brother……"

"Don't be afraid. I know everything. I'll go back now. Don't be afraid. It's okay." Fang Xing comforted him.

"They... they..." Zhong Keke wanted to complain, but she didn't know what to say.

"I know everything, don't worry. I will handle it." Fang Xing knew that the most important thing now was to calm her down.

Hearing these words, Zhong Keke seemed to have a support in his heart and nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

"Are you at home now?" Fang Xing asked.

"At home." Zhong Keke nodded.

"Where are the second aunt and uncle?" Fang Xing asked again.

"They were outside. I closed the door and stayed by myself." Zhong Keke covered herself with a quilt and hid in the bed.

She ran home crying and hid in her room without opening the door.

Her parents saw her crying and kept asking what was going on outside the door.

Up to now, the second aunt and the second uncle still don’t know what happened.

"Okay, it's okay. I'll call my second aunt. You have a good rest." After Fang Xing hung up the phone, he called his second aunt.

The call was answered quickly.

The second aunt's anxious voice came: "Fang Xing, Keke doesn't know what happened. She ran back crying just now. She closed the door and refused to come out. She didn't say a word when asked."

Fang Xing said: "Don't worry yet. Keke was blocked by a few gangsters led by Qiu Yizhen, but nothing happened. Keke was just frightened. I'm going back now. Don't force her, let her have a good rest."

After the second aunt and uncle understood what was going on, they suddenly became angry.

The second uncle even wanted to take a knife to fight with those people, but the second aunt stopped him: "Where are you going to find those people now? Fang Xing said he would be back soon, we just have to keep an eye on Coco."

"Yeah……"

The second uncle calmed down, came to the door of the daughter's room, and said in a gentle tone: "Don't be afraid, dad is guarding the door, no one can bully you, dad will lay the floor in front of your door tonight, don't be afraid!"

…

It’s half past twelve in the morning.

Fang Xingcai returned to Baitang Town, and instead of going back to his own home, he went to his second aunt's house first.

Zhong Keke didn't open the door until she heard Fang Xing's voice. As soon as she opened the door, she ran into Fang Xing's arms and cried.

"it's okay no problem."

Fang Xing gestured to his second aunt and uncle behind him, telling them not to come in yet, and then closed the door.

Zhong Keke vented her emotions, crying and talking at the same time, telling the story again and again.

"Don't be afraid, I promise, they won't show up again in the future."

A fierce light flashed in Fang Xing's eyes, and it disappeared in an instant.

…

After appeasing his cousin, Fang Xing asked Qiao Yinghong to gather the employees of Baitang Town into a group.

The employees sent to Baitang Town, including a team of lawyers, are responsible for contacting families who have been bullied and collecting evidence.

In addition, there are three groups of employees responsible for following the filming.

These employees are paid to do their jobs, and Fang Xingkai's remuneration is very generous, so the employees work very hard.

It turned out that the three groups of employees responsible for filming were following the bullies, so they stopped what happened tonight in time.

Fang Xing was a little scared. If he hadn't hired someone to follow the bully in advance, the consequences would have been disastrous.

Qiao Yinghong put all the employees into a group.

Fang Xing sent a big red envelope to the group, and then sent an address: "We are all meeting, and we will triple the salary today."

The address is a temporary office rented by the legal team.

The lawyer responsible for the follow-up work on the bullying incident said in a professional tone after looking at the photos of what happened tonight:

"The three female students are not adults yet, and they did not cause serious consequences tonight, so there is no way to hold them accountable.

"The three men are members of the public. If we call the police, they will most likely be charged with causing trouble and detained for fifteen days.

“What happened tonight, if we call the police, it can only go so far.

“As long as it does not constitute minor injuries, it will basically not escalate into a criminal case.

"Of course, with these photographic evidence, if Mr. Fang must escalate the criminal case, he can try in the direction of attempted rape.

"It depends on whether Mr. Fang is willing or not."

After Fang Xing heard this, he felt even more angry.

The law is like this. As long as there are no serious cases, it is difficult to file a criminal case.

However, when it becomes a serious case, who is willing to bear the consequences?

The lawyer then added: "There is another strategy, which is to go in the direction of attempted rape and then ask the other party to pay for the settlement. This is usually how such disputes are mediated."

Fang Xing couldn't possibly agree to this plan if he didn't lack the money.

In fact, even if this plan is agreed to, compensation for a gangster like this will definitely be delayed.

Fang Xing rubbed his temples and ordered: "Everything tonight will be kept secret. After this work is over, I will give you an additional reward of 100,000 yuan. The premise is that tonight's matter is not disclosed outside." A little bit of rumors.”

"Yes, boss." All employees present agreed in unison.

Picking quarrels and provoking trouble, detained for fifteen days.

It was impossible for Fang Xing to accept the result of this treatment.

Since formal means cannot handle it, then extraordinary means should be used.

Fang Xing turned his swivel chair and looked out the window at the dark night sky, a fierce look flashed in his eyes.