Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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When he arrived at the destination, Gu Wuji couldn’t help but be surprised by the crowds around him, “There are too many people today.”
According to the information he had heard, this award ceremony was actually just that, not very famous, so seeing so many people was really shocking.
A handsome young man who looked a little shy said, “Because today’s event has invited the recently popular Cheng Liangmiao. He is the most popular person recently, and the movie he made even won a major award abroad. If it weren’t for the flow limit, his fans would have squeezed the place out of space.”
The young man’s name was Xiao Zhong. He was a life assistant that Cheng Jia got for Gu Wuji. In fact, he did the work of a real assistant. He just took office in the last few days.
Cheng Jia’s face immediately turned ugly and he felt unhappy sincerely, “What kind of looks are these people giving? No matter how you look at it, our Master Gu deserves this kind of treatment!”
Then Cheng Jia looked at Xiao Zhong coldly, “It’s okay for outsiders, but you have to know that Master Gu is much better than those messy people!”
“Of course.” Xiao Zhong quickly replied, he was used to it a long time ago. Mr. Cheng’s filter for Gu Wuji was no exaggeration, he could be said to be the number one Gu Wuji fan on the entire Internet… In fact, when he was free, Cheng Jia would go online to spray those Gu Wuji haters at home. Not only that, he even asked his bodyguards and others to spray them together.
Fortunately, Cheng Jia still had the common sense to not use his main account, otherwise he would have attracted even more criticism.
This also made Xiao Zhong feel very confused. Although it seemed that Gu Wuji had good professional ability, excellent acting skills and good character, was he really that good? How did he get to have such a good relationship with the Cheng family, or was Mr. Cheng just a simple fan of a celebrity…
Gu Wuji did remember this Cheng Liangmiao. He was indeed a person who had risen to fame recently. His acting skills were also excellent, and he had not been involved in any scandals. The biggest black spot seemed to be that he was said to have a bad temper… Overall, he was a very reliable person in the entertainment industry.
“It seems that the decision to come to this award ceremony this time was indeed the right one.”
Gu Wuji immediately took a liking to him, and he felt that he should learn the spirit of such an outstanding predecessor.
However, what Gu Wuji had no idea was that this award ceremony was aimed at him from the very beginning.
After all, Gu Wuji was becoming more and more famous, but his eccentric behavior naturally caused dissatisfaction among many people. Of course, compared to these, the possibility that Gu Wuji might snatch away their resources makes people feel more threatened.
But Gu Wuji had the Cheng family behind him, which made things more troublesome. But they believed that the relationship between the Cheng family and Gu Wuji was definitely based on interests. If Gu Wuji’s reputation was ruined, the Cheng family probably would not invest so many resources in him.
Of course, no one else had ever considered whether Gu Wuji had any other dealings with the Cheng family… After all, who would have thought that Gu Wuji actually worked part-time as an exorcist.
….
“Is it okay to arrange Gu Wuji’s seat here? Next to him is Cheng Liangmiao.” The staff member couldn’t help but worry when looking at the arrangement of the chairs in front of him.
Cheng Liangmiao was a person without any black spots, but he hated the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry and especially hated those who relied on connections to get to the top without any real ability.
Although the matter between Gu Wuji and Cheng Jia had been clarified, for people who didn’t know much about it, it seemed that there were some unspoken rules involved.
“Don’t say so much, this is the arrangement from above.” Another staff member said quickly: “Besides, Gu Wuji has a very good relationship with Mr. Cheng. If he sits in the back, Mr. Cheng might not be happy.”
In the eyes of outsiders, Gu Wuji was the kind of person who would definitely act like a big shot. After all, he never attended any activities, and Cheng Jia had always carried the image of a playboy.
Even before the award ceremony started, there was already a sense that a storm was about to come.
“But do you feel it’s a bit cold tonight?”
“It’s probably because the air conditioner is turned on too high.” Another person looked up at the top of the hall, “Anyway, it’s none of our business.”
“No, wasn’t there news about a celebrity committing suicide in this venue because of unspoken rules? Although it was later suppressed, there seemed to be rumors of ghosts afterwards…”
“You think too much, how could there be ghosts in this world?” The staff member said, “Hasn’t anyone died all this time? Hurry up and finish the work before we start.”
The two men didn’t notice at all that while they were talking, there was a faint black fog filling the venue behind them.
….
When Gu Wuji got out of the car, countless flashes sounded around him and photographers pressed their shutters one after another.
After all, Gu Wuji was so low-key and it was rare for him to appear at such an awards ceremony, so of course he attracted a lot of people’s attention.
The fans of other stars who were gathered outside were all slightly surprised when their eyes fell on Gu Wuji.
Although everyone was aware of Gu Wuji’s appearance before, after all, not everyone had seen that movie, and everyone’s impression of him was only from the stills released before.
That photo could have been photoshopped anyway. Who knew what Gu Wuji really looked like? Maybe he had had plastic surgery?
But when they really saw Gu Wuji, they were all stunned for a moment, and their eyes subconsciously followed Gu Wuji’s figure. It took them a long time to react.
“Wait, who was that person just now? Is there anyone else who is as good-looking among the people who came this time?”
“Oh my God, I was stunned. He seemed to glance in my direction, and I didn’t even react!”
“This should be Gu Wuji. I heard that he would also come to this award ceremony.”
Everyone fell silent immediately. Of course they knew Gu Wuji. Some of them even laughed at him before, thinking that Gu Wuji must have relied on his backstage to get to the top… Who would have thought that he actually had such good looks!
So much so that when Lu Hao, a handsome male idol who was very popular with many female fans, came over, the people below were still immersed in Gu Wuji’s good looks and did not even realize that their idol was also there, making the scene a little awkward.
After asking his assistant what was going on, Lu Hao suddenly felt angry and also took his anger out on Gu Wuji.
Of course, he was also the kind of person who had always been unhappy with Gu Wuji, thinking that Gu Wuji was just lucky as he had the Cheng family behind him. If he had the resources that Gu Wuji had, he would have been extremely famous by now. What’s more, Gu Wuji had just become famous, but he was so arrogant and wanton, which made him feel very unhappy.
….
The moment Gu Wuji entered the door, Cheng Jia received the news.
He didn’t want to leave in the first place. Who knew if some blind creature would do something to Master Gu while he was away.
But the news was very urgent and it also concerned Master Gu’s career in the entertainment industry. So Cheng Jia had no choice but to give Gu Wuji a few worried instructions and ask his assistant Xiao Zhong to follow Gu Wuji closely. He also gave a lot of instructions to the staff nearby, asking him not to let any accidents happen, and then he left reluctantly.
The staff member took Gu Wuji inside but couldn’t help complaining in his heart. He felt that Gu Wuji was already such a grown-up, could he possibly get lost? Mr. Cheng’s performance was really so mysterious.
As for the hidden rules of keeping a mistress, the staff didn’t see it from the way the two people get along. If they had to say it, Xiao Cheng should be more appropriately described as an old mother…
However, Gu Wuji was not such a big shot as he thought. On the contrary, he was quite easy-going and easy to get along with. But maybe he was too nice, and that was why he could suffer a loss in such a situation.
In fact, this award ceremony was really targeting Gu Wuji. The staff couldn’t help but feel sympathetic and wondered whether they should remind the other party.
But at this moment, Gu Wuji suddenly stopped.
Not long after he walked in, he felt a thick and dark energy approaching from all around him. The density of this dark energy was far beyond that of the outside world, and it made people feel uneasy… That’s right…
“Is it coming again?” Gu Wuji couldn’t help but sigh, and his assistant Xiao Zhong who followed behind him was confused.
As a person who was prone to encountering ghosts, Gu Wuji usually encountered ghosts when he went out! He even suspected that he was the one who attracted these ghosts… Of course, he didn’t care much about it, but it would be bad if innocent passers-by were harmed. This was also because Gu Wuji seldom went out.
“Mr. Gu, what’s wrong?” The staff saw Gu Wuji suddenly stop and looked at him strangely.
“Don’t you think this road is too long?” Gu Wuji said.
“It seems so. According to past experience, we should be there soon after turning the corner…” The staff member couldn’t help but frown, and then seemed to suddenly realize something, “Wait, we clearly turned the corner a long time ago!”
But the dim passage in front of them was still so long, and at the end was a pitch-black corner with an unsettling atmosphere. No one knew what was hidden in there.
“How could this happen?” The staff member took a few steps back in fear, his face was extremely pale, “What the hell is this?”
Assistant Xiao Zhong was also dumbfounded, he just came to accompany Gu Wuji to attend an awards ceremony, why did he suddenly encounter such a horror movie-like plot, he forced a smile, “This should be the easter egg activity at the awards ceremony, deliberately creating such an atmosphere, but it’s all fake, there must be a camera watching from behind! I didn’t expect the staff’s acting skills to be so good…”
But he couldn’t say anything more, after all, the staff’s trembling appearance didn’t look like acting at all. If the staff’s acting skills were really so strong, then Xiao Zhong would doubt his life.
“Don’t think too much.” Gu Wuji said, “It’s just haunted.”
The other two: “!” What do you mean it’s just haunted? What’s with such a calm reaction?
….
On the other side, the idol Lu Hao, who felt embarrassed because Gu Wuji was walking in front, also walked into the passage angrily.
The agent next to him comforted him quickly: “Don’t worry about this kind of thing. Gu Wuji was just luckier. He is definitely not as strong as you. The Cheng family behind him is not easy to mess with. Don’t get excited.”
Of course, the agent felt that Gu Wuji was much more reliable than Lu Hao. Apart from anything else, his temper was definitely better than Lu Hao’s, not to mention his acting skills. But she certainly wouldn’t say that in front of Lu Hao.
“Of course I know.” Lu Hao gritted his teeth and said, “I just can’t swallow this.”
He was already famous before, and at that time, Gu Wuji didn’t even know which crappy web drama he was filming.
As a result, Gu Wuji only got the upper hand over the Cheng family because of luck, but now he had to swallow his anger. How could Lu Hao, who thought he was the most promising among the younger generation, bear this?
The two followed the staff forward, but suddenly felt something was wrong.
“Is this venue so big? We’ve been walking for too long.” Lu Hao couldn’t help but speak impatiently.
The staff in front continued walking without looking back and seemed to be walking faster.
Lu Hao was upset. He felt that Gu Wuji had embarrassed him, but who was this staff member? Why was he so arrogant? He immediately rushed over and pressed the other person’s shoulder. “Did you hear what I said?”
The staff member paused, turned his head slowly, and revealed a rotten face. “What did you say?”
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