Returning from the abyss

Chapter 769
It was a little late for Lu Ning to notice the change, and this was because she kept the habit of looking at the tasks every night.She didn't understand why the second stage suddenly opened, but if there were no other tourists involved, it would be Tang Ling who did it.

But what can you do if you know it?The task of the second stage is even more confusing to her, even the serious task of herself is just a little clueless, the sudden appearance of the "murder of fifteen teenagers" and "Red Snow Ball" is even more confusing. None of the intelligence.

However, although Lu Ning finds it rather annoying, she has always been a temperament that comes and goes. She didn't ask for anything to control the overall situation, and now she is just adding a few things that need to be paid attention to.

The next day, she visited the studio.

It was the female assistant who received her, and she took care of external communication, sending and receiving emails and other official duties.The space in the apartment is actually not small. After a slight modification, it has become a half-studio and half-living place.

"Miss Lu Ning, Teacher Mao will meet you in 10 minutes. Of course, if it is convenient, we can discuss some basic matters here, and it will be convenient for you to communicate with the teacher." The assistant brought Lu Ning into a meeting The customer's room, and then directly talked about the business, "What you told me on the phone is that you want to ask the teacher for a draft? I don't know what the purpose is, and what is the standard?"

"I need two manuscripts." Lu Ning replied with a smile, "One of them is for personal use only, and it doesn't need to be as detailed as the commercial one, but there are some special requirements. The other is for public promotion, similar to poster requirements, semi-commercial Yes, this is the first time I have asked a painter for a draft, I don't know the specific situation, can you tell me?"

"Well... Generally speaking, our prices will fluctuate according to the degree of detail and special requirements. Of course, the size of the painting, whether it needs an electronic version or a drawing is also different. Let me tell you..."

When the assistant was talking, Lu Ning was observing the other party.There was no abnormality in expression, demeanor or even spirit. After an explanation was over, Lu Ning took the opportunity to continue asking questions.

"I learned about Mr. Mao from the recommendation of Mr. Cui Fu. Can you tell me how much you need to pay for a painting like the cover of "Mo Zhong"?"

The assistant smiled: "It's a purely commercial cooperation. If it's a similar situation, the price will be much higher. Presumably you have also seen the exquisiteness of the cover, which is different from your requirements."

"Oh fine."

At this time, the assistant's cell phone vibrated, she took out the cell phone and looked at it, then got up and said, "Ms. Mao is ready to see you, please come with me."

The largest bedroom in the house was converted into a dedicated studio. When Lu Ning walked in, she saw a man in a gray gown sitting in front of the desk. His appearance was the same as what he saw online.The assistant didn't come in, but just signaled Lu Ning to sit on the chair next to him at the door.

After Lu Ning sat down, Mao Yizheng said: "Miss Lu Ning, I already knew part of your request before this, but you insisted on coming to talk to me, presumably there are some... more details Need to explain?"

"That's right, Mr. Mao. Because I want to use the same font as you used on the cover of Mr. Cui Fu's book, I would like to consult in detail-according to my observation, those characters are not existing, are they invented by you?" ?”

Mao Yizheng smiled: "I'm just a painter, but I don't have the ability to invent words. I got a sample of those words from a friend, and made them into the cover of the book after a little artisticization. I think These words have a unique sense of beauty, which at least makes me feel that it fits well with the content of Cui Fu’s book. Of course, if you need to use it, there’s nothing wrong with it. To be precise, they are just pictures, beautiful pictures, and do not involve any copyright question."

"I'm a little curious, how many such characters do you have?"

"It's not a lot, about [-] characters. This is all I got. If the painting is not big, it should be enough. Of course, I can also imitate the design myself, but it may not be as good as those characters. Just as natural."

"Excuse me... can I have a look at the original text? I can also choose it." Lu Ning asked.

"No problem, I have printed photos here." Mao Yizheng got up and went to the side drawer to take out a bound thin booklet, and handed it to Lu Ning.

Lu Ning opened it and found that it was a whole book of printed photos, and each photo was like a copybook.

"Can I ask the origin of these words? If it's inconvenient, forget it."

"Interested in calligraphy and painting?" Mao Yizheng smiled.

"I'm good at playing chess, and I'm interested in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. As the teacher said, these characters have been processed by your art, but forgive me, the original font is more interesting. If it really has the exact meaning in it , that’s even more interesting.”

Mao Yizheng was not angry: "Indeed, text should be the carrier of information, but there are more than [-] words in these copybooks, none of which are repeated, which increases the difficulty of deduction."

"This kind of ancient prose that does not repeat characters also existed in ancient my country. That's why I want to know a little bit about it. If it is feasible, I can use this research as the content of my graduation project. If I don't meet the teacher, I'm afraid I haven't had a chance to see the original appearance what."

"Hahaha, it's not my credit, I'm just a handler. But I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to find my friend."

"Could it be... that friend is difficult to contact?"

"No, no, my friend is not a difficult person to contact. It can even be said that everyone can contact him, but it is difficult to say whether he will answer."

"Oh?"

"The one who gave me these copybooks was the famous movie star Li Xilou. Our relationship is very good, so we often give each other gifts. It's just that if you don't have any conditions, you want to see each other alone. Li Xilou may be difficult." Mao Yizheng said with a smile, "Although you can meet him at places like fan meetings, it's not easy to ask such things on such occasions, and they are all busy in private. , I have no intention of discussing this at all."

"The teacher said it straight, how can I know?"

"Miss Lu Ning, since you want the original version so much, I can also ask for it for you, but it seems that you are not really asking for the painting, but the writing." Mao Yizheng nodded, "If you talk about Painting, that’s business, and we’re talking about price. But asking for words, it’s human feelings, and we need to pay attention to reason.”

"...What does Teacher Mao want to say?"

"I'm also very curious. Why does Miss Lu Ning want this word so much? From the cover of a work to me, I want to continue. I want to hear the reason."

This Mao Yizheng is actually a person with a strong curiosity-seeking mentality, but unlike Cui Fu's visits everywhere, Mao Yizheng probably uses this method to learn some new things from other people.Perhaps Lu Ning had already thought about this when he made the request before.

Originally, Lu Ning wanted to think about how to make up some clichés, but at this moment, she suddenly remembered the reminder from the waiter.She didn't need to worry so much at all, the distribution center didn't have many restrictions on tourists.

"Teacher Mao, do you want to hear a story? After listening to it, you may sigh how amazing this world is." Lu Ning lightly snapped her fingers, releasing a cluster of condensed lightning from her fingers.

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"Xilou, your mood today is a bit wrong."

In the north, in a luxury apartment in the outer suburbs of the capital, a woman in a bathrobe came out of the bathroom.She loosened her black hair like a waterfall, and looked at the person sitting on the sofa with some concern.

"...Isn't it right?"

The man on the sofa was 35 years old, with a fit body and a masculine appearance. He looked at the woman with a relieved smile.

"I've also been an actor. You can't deceive me with your little pretense. Tell me, what's bothering you?"

The woman sat next to the man with a smile and asked with concern.

Li Xilou gently embraced her and laughed: "I had a nightmare."

"Nightmare? Why is Li Daxing tormented by a nightmare?" The woman laughed.

"Because it was so real that I thought I had even returned to the beginning and started over again." Li Xilou said softly, "Huanyu, do you think our current happy life is short-lived?"

"Short? Your career is in full swing. Once this year's film awards come out, you may become the Best Actor Li. Everything is developing as we planned, isn't it? Except that we haven't had a chance to have a child yet. They are all perfect...we are already happier than the vast majority of people in the world." The woman smiled and leaned on Li Xilou, "Xilou, if you are worried about that dream, please tell me, there is someone to help you It's better to chat with one another than to be bored in one's heart."

"Well, go and dry your hair. I've ordered a seafood feast, and I'll talk about it later while eating." Li Xilou caressed the woman's hair and said solemnly.

"it is good."

The woman jumped up lightly and walked into her room.Li Xilou wiped his face with his hands, and then carefully looked at his fingers.

"It's... Moshang Guanhua, I chose ability, but I'm back... when everything hasn't started yet."

His voice is so small that no one can hear him at all.

"Is this salvation, or a favor? I don't remember that I have passed the test of the distribution center, but... I have returned to reality. Huanyu is not dead, everything has not happened, and everything can be redeemed." He murmured, "With this ability, of course I can easily prevent everything that is about to happen. I should feel completely safe, but... I am still uneasy. Why?"

Small branches slowly began to appear on the fingers, and those branches twisted and coiled, forming a glove-like thing on the hand.

"There are...some unclean things in this house." Li Xilou stood up from the sofa, "Maybe it's because of these? I didn't know at all at the time... Maybe this conspiracy was earlier than I thought."

He waved his hand lightly, and a wave of energy spread out from his hand. In an instant, the world in his field of vision zoomed in and out, and everything was far away from him in a form beyond space, shrinking, thus turning the world into The dissected "plane".

Allowing oneself to temporarily transcend dimensions is part of the effect that this ability can produce.Li Xilou raised his hand, tapped it a few times, and then pinched it again, and his world returned to its original state.

Those things have all been broken, and even if they look fine on the outside, the inside has already been completely destroyed.Li Xilou squinted his eyes and glanced around, nodded. At this moment, he suddenly saw a row of neatly stacked papers inside a damaged box. Due to his actions just now, the characters on the paper were broken into powder. But the paper itself hadn't been destroyed.

"...What is this?" He frowned, as if he had never collected such things in his memory.

At this time, the woman had already changed into her home clothes and came out. When she saw Li Xilou looking at the broken box, she was a little surprised: "Why is this box broken? When you brought it back, you said it was very strong." It's coming."

"Huh? Who knows why it suddenly broke down. By the way, I forgot the date. When did I get it back?" Li Xilou asked.

"October, I remember... the ninth, yes, you received a script from Director Zhu that day, I remember it."

Li Xilou smiled: "Yeah, I'm too busy to remember. Speaking of Huanyu, why don't you just be my assistant? Let Xiao Wang and Xiao Liu run your two clothing stores and also exercise. exercise."

"Being your assistant? Isn't that becoming your meal?"

"Haha, do we still share this between husband and wife? Besides, no one in the world can reassure me more than you. With you by my side, I can save a lot of worry."

"What about the brokerage company?"

"If the manager doesn't change, it's easy to be an assistant, and the life assistant is still my wife, so they can't say anything."

The woman smiled slyly: "I think you actually want to take me with you?"

"Isn't it taking too long to make a movie, and I don't see you and miss you?" Li Xilou walked over to the woman and hugged the woman, "Promise me? I promise it won't affect my work."

As long as he is by his side, no one can hurt Liu Huanyu, Li Xilou can only guarantee this.He didn't dare to let her leave his side for another second, until he could find out everything and completely strangle the possibility of the future.

"Xilou, you have changed a bit. It seems that in your nightmare, something happened to me?"

"You... are still so smart."

"I'll be fine."

"Do you know that no matter whether it's a movie or a TV series, after saying this, something happened afterwards?"

"I know, but you are so anxious to keep me by your side, so I'll do it for you. Anyway, I'm really bored at home. It's good to help you arrange the arrangements and let me use my brain." Liu Huanyu scratched Li Xilou's cheek, "You said, don't affect your work."

"Haha, as long as you agree." Li Xilou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Give me your schedule, starting today, the new life assistant is going to work!"

Li Xilou took out his mobile phone, pulled out the schedule and passed it to Liu Huanyu.Liu Huanyu looked at it seriously, but after 5 minutes, she asked: "This... What is the invitation to the Red Snow Ball on December 31? I have never heard of it."

(End of this chapter)