Debuted in the C position of the thriller variety show

Across the crystal lamp falling from the sky, he and the red-haired youth looked at each other from a distance.

Xie Xiaozhou's footsteps paused.

The red-haired young man was a bit exaggerated in his attire, and the colors of his clothes were bright and eye-catching, but no matter what kind of fancy clothes he wore, he could only be reduced to a supporting role.

With a smile on his face, he seemed to be subtly different from the fraudsters in City of Lies.

Xie Xiaozhou settled down and walked over there.

The waiter took his coat, helped him to open the chair, and made a gesture of please.

Xie Xiaozhou sat down, and when he got closer, he realized where the difference was.

The fraudster in front of him had a frivolous temperament, but he was not dangerous. He looked more like a playboy wandering among the flowers.

Xie Xiaozhou looked at the other party without any trace.

At this time, the waiter came over and asked in a low voice what wine he wanted.

Xie Xiaozhou's thoughts were interrupted, and he gave an answer casually: "Red wine."

When he looked over again, the fraudster had already cast his gaze out of the window.Xie Xiaozhou followed his posture and looked over.

The hanging garden is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows, and the sitting position is right by the window, and one side is over the head, and you can overlook the whole city.

It's eight o'clock in the evening, and it's night time, but there's not a trace of darkness in the city.

Neon lights flowed among the high-rise buildings, and street lights lit up along the road. The lights were as bright as pearls, and even the stars were eclipsed in front of them.

Xie Xiaozhou was a little distracted.

Such a scene seems to be the same as when he looked down on the stage before.

The fluorescent sticks and light boards below are also extremely bright.

In the center of the restaurant, the pianist plays soothing music.

Accompanied by the tune, the fraudster tapped his fingers on the table lightly, and he found that Xie Xiaozhou was staring at the brightly lit scenery outside the window, with a smile in his voice: "Are you still satisfied with what you see now?"

Xie Xiaozhou woke up with a start, and looked at the fraudster suddenly.

A fraudster is full of lies and loves to deceive.So every word he said, Xie Xiaozhou subconsciously thought about the deeper meaning.

Does "what you see" refer to everything in this world, or simply the scenery outside the window?

Xie Xiaozhou was a little uncertain.

The fraudster changed his sitting position, put one hand on the side, and patted the side of his face with his fingers.

The crystal lamp hanging above emitted a soft light, shining around the seat, which allowed the fraudster to clearly see the expression on Xie Xiaozhou's face.

It was an irresistible surprise.

It's like a kitten got a toy, and it's too novel, so it's scared. It wants to get it, but it only dares to hide in the corner and poke its head out cautiously to look around.

The fraudster was amused by this analogy, and was overjoyed: "I mean-do you think the scenery here is okay?"

Xie Xiaozhou met those dark golden eyes, which were full of affection, as if he was really just asking how the night is going to be.

"Not bad." He gave a compromise answer.

The fraudster said inexplicably, "I thought you would like it very much."

Xie Xiaozhou's heart skipped a beat, but it didn't show on his face, he just smiled, the canine teeth looming on his lips: "Why do you say that?"

The fraudster pointed out the window with his finger: "After all, you are fascinated."

At this time, the waiter came over pushing a small cart and quietly poured a glass of wine.

For a moment, the sound of liquid colliding with the wall of the glass echoed on the dining table.

Xie Xiaozhou glanced down.

In the goblet, half a cup of crimson liquid was filled, containing the reflection of the ceiling.He picked it up, and the shadow on the water also shattered.

"The lighting is very beautiful." He replied, "But, these are all artificial, and they are all fake."

The fraudster blinked at Xie Xiaozhou: "Then next time I can ask you to go to the mountains to watch the stars."

Xie Xiaozhou paused.

He felt a little uncertain about the idea of ​​the fraudster.

Originally, the character displayed by the fraudster should be confident and arrogant, wandering between lies and truth.

However, the fraudster who appeared in front of him now behaved completely differently.

Xie Xiaozhou couldn't help thinking.

Everything he knew was analyzed from the fraudster's "performance", so what if the "performance" from the beginning was a lie?

The fraudster waited for a while, but when he didn't get an answer, he turned his head and looked out the window.

A figure was reflected on the floor-to-ceiling glass window. He stretched out his hand, pressed his fingertips on it, and said to himself: "I like to stand on high places." His voice was low and low, "This allows me to see some...interesting things .What do you think?"

Xie Xiaozhou came back to his senses, put the wine glass down, and the glass collided with the table, making a crisp sound.

He decided not to play riddles with the fraudster, but to poke it directly: "I don't like it, because it's all fake, Mr. fraudster."

What does a cat do when it wants to cross a road full of obstacles, jump over it, or crawl through an obstacle?

The cat may choose to directly push down all the obstacles in front of him.

The voice fell, and there was silence around the dining table.

No one spoke, only the music not far away could be heard.

The fraudster propped his cheek with his right hand, and let out a doubtful voice from his throat: "Huh?"

It seems that I don't understand the meaning of this sentence.

Now that it has been exposed, Xie Xiaozhou will stop playing riddles with the fraudster, and directly expose it: "Isn't this world just a lie you created for me?"

"Mr. Fraudster, you just don't want me to go to the inner city..." There was a characteristic cunning in his eyes, "Is it because you are afraid that you will lose to me?"

The world is real, and it's also perfect.

Here, he is a popular actor with millions of fans on Weibo, he can choose various scripts at his discretion, and stars that he could not have imagined before will play supporting roles for him.

These were all fantasies deep in his heart.

In the face of these, his heart also had an unknown shake.But after the wavering, the determination to leave has not changed.

Xie Xiaozhou believes in the exchange of equal value. If you get something, you will lose something.

He didn't know what the price of accepting this perfect world was, and he didn't want to pay such a price.

He is leaving here.

And the key to leaving lies with the fraudster.

After saying these words, Xie Xiaozhou stared at the fraudster closely.

After admiring the lights outside the window, the fraudster turned around slowly.Rubbing his chin with his fingers, he repeated with some doubts: "You said, this world is false?"

Xie Xiaozhou said affirmatively: "A perfect but false world, I clearly know that this is a lie. And this lie is not new, Mr. Fraud Master." He suppressed other emotions in his heart, with a bit of complaint in his tone, "I thought you would prepare a lie that was more interesting and less easy to see through."

The fraud master straightened up: "That's true, it seems that I have to learn from my experience."

Under the cover of the dining table, Xie Xiaozhou clenched his fingers tightly, waiting for his next words.

The fraudster approached, put the elbows of both hands on the table, crossed his slender and clean fingers, and asked curiously, "If you say that this world is fake, then where do you see it?"

Xie Xiaozhou: "Because this world is too perfect, here, all the fantasies in my heart come true, without any flaws."

The fraud master was thoughtful: "It makes sense, but... have you ever thought that a lie is often traceable, but the reality is illogical."

Xie Xiaozhou was stunned for a moment, and continued: "Even if it is not logical, there are other loopholes."

For example, in the original world, there was no such person as Qin Yuan, nor the godfather.

The fraudster seemed to be convinced by these words: "If this is the case, then let this world disappear!"

He raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

The sound from the knuckles is crisp.

For the matter of the collapse of the world, Xie Xiaozhou is already familiar with it once.He sat in his seat, waiting for the world made up of lies to disappear and the real "inner city" to appear.

1 minutes passed.

3 minute has passed...

Xie Xiaozhou's eyelashes trembled, but the picture in front of him remained unchanged.

The fraudster withdrew his hand, clapped his hands, and said appreciatively, "I'm very satisfied. I didn't expect you to really delve into my script."

Xie Xiaozhou was startled, unable to understand the meaning of his words: "...?"

The corners of the fraudster's lips curled up, and a strand of red hair slipped from his forehead: "The "City of Lies" I want to shoot is to describe such a story——if a city is made up of lies, what will happen? How is it? Originally, the investor asked you to be the lead actor, but I refused, but I didn't expect you to be able to convince me personally..."

This series of words made Xie Xiaozhou a little confused: "Wait, wait."

But the fraudster didn't pay attention to his speech. The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and his voice became louder: "What you said gave me a lot of inspiration. I think I can finish my script tonight!"

He stood up suddenly, not even paying attention to the red wine spilled on him.

The wine glass rolled around on the table, and finally fell to the ground. The glass fragments shattered all over the floor, and the sharp edges and corners reflected brilliant light.

Xie Xiaozhou felt a little dazzling, and blinked his eyes uncomfortably.

The fraudster raised his hands and said excitedly: "I should play a little bigger, what's the point of a city? A world made of lies is interesting enough."

He couldn't wait to get out of here and finish his book.

The piano piece came to the climax.

The fraudster's footsteps coincided with the rhythm, and he stepped on the beat with every step. When the last beat fell, he turned around exaggeratedly, put one hand on his chest, and saluted Xie Xiaozhou.

"I will look forward to working with you."

***

Xie Xiaozhou got up and wanted to catch up, but it was too late.

With a "ding", the elevator door closed.

The figure of the fraudster disappeared behind the elevator.

Xie Xiaozhou pressed the down button and watched the numbers change one by one.He propped up the wall with one hand, staring at the advertisement at the elevator entrance in a daze.

Originally, he thought that as long as he met the fraudster, he would be able to expose this world of lies.

But unexpectedly, all these developments were different from what he had imagined.

What is going on with the fraudster and the world?

Xie Xiaozhou glanced at the silver ring on his hand, and gently rubbed the ruby ​​inlaid on it with his other hand.

Nothing happened.

He looked at himself in the mirror again, and stretched out his hand to pinch the star earrings on the lobe of his left ear.

Still no use.

These props all over the body really seem to be just decorations.

Couldn't it be...is this world really real?

The real and the unreal are intertwined, and the boundaries are not clear.

Even Xie Xiaozhou, who has always insisted on his faith, couldn't help hesitating.

He wanted to analyze and think, but the pain in his head prevented him from concentrating.

Ding--

The elevator doors opened again.

Xie Xiaozhou pressed his temple and walked into the elevator.

The elevator went all the way down and finally came to the underground parking lot.

As soon as Xie Xiaozhou walked out, he saw the black nanny car parked not far away.

Xiao Zhang has been waiting in the car. When he saw Xie Xiaozhou coming out, he hurried up to greet him, and asked impatiently, "How is it? How are you chatting with the director?"

Xie Xiaozhou didn't want to talk, so he waved his hand.

Xiao Zhang's ability to detect words and emotions is very strong, so he didn't ask any more questions, opened the door graciously, and walked up with Xie Xiaozhou.

Xie Xiaozhou leaned on the seat.

He obviously only went up for less than half an hour, but he felt a deep exhaustion.

This exhaustion does not come from the body, but from the depths of the heart.

Xie Xiaozhou closed his eyes and rested for a while, then suddenly thought of something, opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Zhang.

Xiao Zhang was checking Weibo with a notebook to follow the popularity. Looking at it, he felt the gaze from the side.He scratched the top of his head and asked, "Brother Zhou, what's the matter?"

Xie Xiaozhou raised his hand weakly, and asked, "If I said that everything in front of me is fake, what would you do?"

Xiao Zhang: "Huh? What do you mean?"

Xie Xiaozhou put it another way: "Xiao Zhang, in your heart, what do you want most?"

Xiao Zhang said without hesitation: "Year-end bonus."

Xie Xiaozhou: "..."

This dream is a bit futile.

"anything else?"

Now Xiao Zhang thought about it for a while: "I want to make a lot of money, first pay off the mortgage, and then find a beautiful girlfriend to marry."

Xie Xiaozhou rubbed his temples: "If now, you can have tens of millions of deposits, live in a three-story villa in the city center, and have a popular female star as your girlfriend. What would you think?"

Xiao Zhang was attracted by the world described by Xie Xiaozhou, and his saliva was about to flow down: "What else can I think? It's so good to dream, and there are everything in the dream."

Xie Xiaozhou frowned: "Although all this is true, you know it's all fake, what should I do?"

Xiao Zhang: "This question is a bit philosophical. Brother Zhou, according to what you say, the tens of millions of deposits, the three-story villa, and the female celebrity are all fake?"

Xie Xiaozhou hesitated for a moment: "It can't be considered fake either. So, if you decide to stay in that world, it's true; but if you want to leave, it's fake."

Xiao Zhang patted his thigh and blurted out: "Is there such a good thing?"

Xie Xiaozhou's lips parted, wanting to say something, but stopped.

Xiao Zhang fantasized happily for a while, and felt that something was wrong, and asked: "Brother Zhou, did the director tell you something? Just ignore him, that director is a lunatic, and now people who are engaged in art must be more or less crazy ,You know."

Xie Xiaozhou gave a "hmm".

Xiao Zhang thought for a while, and then said: "What's the real thing, brother Zhou, you have to seize the moment! You have been playing tricks for so many years, and you finally became popular. You have to seize the opportunity."

Xie Xiaozhou had a strange interest and asked, "How did I become popular?"

Xiao Zhang: "Ah? Have you forgotten this?" He roughly said, "Brother Zhou, weren't you playing a trick? At that time, the third male lead in a crew suddenly stopped acting because of his role. The director felt that I feel uncomfortable, so I directly drag you to play the male number three."

"And then—it's on TV, and you're an instant hit."

Xiao Zhang's face was full of excitement: "I have always thought that you are very talented, brother Zhou, it's just such a chance, if not this time, there will be a next time, you will be popular sooner or later!"

This plot was indeed experienced by Xie Xiaozhou.

But the difference is that he was pulled into "Thriller Variety Show" after he played the male number three.

"Then... what about the original male number three?" he asked.

Xiao Zhang's eyes flickered a little: "It's gone."

Xie Xiaozhou: "Why did it disappear?"

Xiao Zhang didn't want to say it at first, but when he saw Xie Xiaozhou's questioning, he had to say it all at once: "Well, he felt uncomfortable when he saw that you were popular, brother Zhou. Once when he was rushing to make an announcement, he ran over you with a car."

Xie Xiaozhou felt his head hurt more and more, and pressed his temple: "Then what?"

Xiao Zhang: "Then that kid was sentenced and is still sitting in prison. Brother Zhou, you have also been in a coma for a month, but luckily you are fine. Brother Zhou, what's the matter, your head hurts again?"

Xie Xiaozhou said with difficulty: "I have been in a coma for a month?"

Xiao Zhang: "Yeah, fortunately there is no scar on my body, but I was hit on the head. The doctor said that there will be memory confusion. I think it's okay?"

Xie Xiaozhou closed his eyes.

Seeing his appearance, Xiao Zhang dared not speak again.

After being quiet for a while, he said cautiously: "Brother Zhou, is it because you have been under too much pressure recently? Your health is important, and you should not go to the hospital for a checkup."

Xie Xiaozhou put his arms around his shoulders and didn't speak.

When he reached his destination, he said, "Where is the hospital where I was hospitalized?"

Xiao Zhang said: "Private hospitals are very high-end, and ordinary people can't get in. Let me take a look..." He rummaged around and took out a business card from a corner, "Here it is."

Xie Xiaozhou took a look at the business card, and found that the business card had a sense of design. The theme was dark. The name, address and phone number were written in gold-plated fonts on the front, and a crow was about to fly on the back.

doctor……

He squeezed his business card, thoughtful.

***

At first, Xie Xiaozhou firmly believed that this world was fake.

Because this world is too real, and all the details are filled in properly.

But the deeper he looked, the more he couldn't distinguish the dividing line between reality and illusion.

This world perfectly meets all his needs, becoming famous, being popular, having fans and scripts.

But I have to say that if there is no "Thriller Variety Show", 90.00% of his subsequent life trajectory will be like this.

Xie Xiaozhou rested overnight and decided to go to the hospital first.

Perhaps, the doctor can give him an answer.

According to the address on the business card, what appeared in front of him was a hospital in the suburbs.

Beautiful scenery and complete facilities.It's more like a nursing home than a hospital.

As soon as I walked in, a young and beautiful nurse came out to receive her and said softly, "May I help you?"

Xie Xiaozhou pressed the sunglasses in front of him and said, "I want to see your doctor."

The nurse was a little embarrassed: "Doctors are busy with work and their schedules are full, so they need to make an appointment."

Xie Xiaozhou: "I'll see you for a while and ask some questions, can you make it easier?"

The nurse said in embarrassment: "Even if I want to make it easier for you, I can't help it. The doctor has been away for a flying knife operation in the past two days, and he won't be back for a while." She thought of a way, "In this way, you give I'll give you a call, and when the doctor comes back, I'll notify you as soon as possible."

The doctor was not there, Xie Xiaozhou had no other choice, so he had to agree.He left his phone number and left the hospital.

When I got outside, the fresh air dissipated the smell of disinfectant on my body.

Outside the hospital, there are large patches of roses planted in the flowerbeds on both sides. It may be because it is located in the outskirts, many crows stop here.

Xie Xiaozhou walked slowly.

Originally, he was still wavering back and forth between reality and illusion, but now he can be sure.

This must be a false world.

A fraudster can make up a fictional world, but he can't make up bosses in other shows.Therefore, neither Qin Yuan, the godfather nor the doctor could appear in front of him.

But the fraudster can, because he is the BOSS in this show and the master of lies.

As long as you confirm this, you can bite to death that this is a false world.

The next thing to do is to firm up the idea...

Xie Xiaozhou was in a trance, didn't look at the road in front of him, and bumped into a person walking towards him by surprise.

He staggered a bit, and hurriedly said, "Sorry..."

I don't know what the opponent used to make it. When I hit it, my body was like a piece of iron.

Xie Xiaozhou covered his aching forehead, his sight was blocked by the tears in his eyes, and he kept saying, "I'm really sorry, I didn't see it."

Fortunately, the person who was hit didn't care, and his voice was gentle and elegant: "It's okay, but don't be so reckless when you walk next time."

Hearing this voice, Xie Xiaozhou froze.

After the man finished speaking, he had to go around.

Xie Xiaozhou reacted, quickly reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes, looked over: "You..."

That man may be of foreign origin, his stature is taller than ordinary people, and his facial features also have western classical beauty. An ordinary white coat is draped on him, but it is like walking in a high-end fashion show.

He looked at the corner of his clothes that was being pulled, and he was not angry, and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Xie Xiaozhou said uncertainly: "Doctor, doctor?"

A gust of wind came.

The roses planted in the flowerbed sway gently, exuding a charming atmosphere.The crow flapped its wings lightly, landed on the roof not far away, and looked at the two with its head tilted.

The doctor stopped in his tracks, his ruby-like charming eyes reflected the boy's appearance, he nodded very gentlemanly: "Well, I remember you, you are my patient."

Xie Xiaozhou loosened his fingers: "It's just...a patient?"

The doctor asked gently: "Otherwise?"