Happy life in the world of film and television

Chapter 1781 Zhao Min, "Inescapable Fate"
Jiang Hongkai!
Jiang Chen turned his head and saw Jiang Hongkai.

An Xin's husband.

Jiang Chen was quite surprised to see Jiang Hongkai.

Because Jiang Hongkai's tone was malicious.

How is this going?

"Jiang Hongkai, what do you mean?" An Xin's voice was slightly cold, and her tone was reprimanding.

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Hongkai pointed at Jiang Chen and said, "Then tell me, is he a fake?"

What's fake?
Jiang Chen looked at An Xin with a puzzled expression.

“He’s just my friend, he is…” An Xin explained.

"The president of Xingchen Group? Ha, do you think I'd believe that?" Jiang Hongkai sneered, glancing at Jiang Chen with disdain. "The president of Xingchen Group? An Xin, if you're going to lie, at least come up with a good reason. Cheating... is cheating."

What?
An Xin cheated on her husband?

With him?

This……

Hearing Jiang Hongkai's words, Jiang Chen was dumbfounded.

He's innocent!

How could he and An Xin possibly be together...?

"Jiang Hongkai, don't talk nonsense." An Xin's eyes grew even colder.

"Hmph, I will definitely find evidence and make you leave with nothing." Jiang Hongkai snorted coldly and turned to leave.

As the owner of Anqing Capital, Jiang Hongkai would naturally not act like an ordinary person and cause a scene in the street.

"This... An Xin, what exactly happened?" Jiang Chen looked at An Xin.

“This has nothing to do with you.” An Xin naturally knew what was going on with Jiang Hongkai.

It's a photograph in Jiang Hongkai's hand.

It's a photo from when Jiang Chen treated her last time.

Jiang Hongkai has clearly misunderstood.

But no matter how she explained, Jiang Hongkai didn't believe her.

"If there's anything I can help you with," Jiang Chen said without asking any further questions.

"Jiang Chen, I'm going back now." An Xin didn't say much, but took her leave.

"Okay." Jiang Chen knew An Xin was in a bad mood, so he didn't say anything more.

After An Xin left, Jiang Chen went to Guangzhou.

Today is the day Hengye Bank holds its annual meeting.

Jiang Chen came to Guangzhou to attend the Hengye Bank annual meeting.

Of course, Jiang Chen also wanted to meet Zhou Nannan.

However, Jiang Chen arrived relatively early, so he started to explore Guangzhou.

As the year draws to a close, Guangzhou is bustling with activity.

Although it was January, the weather in Guangzhou was not cold.

Many elegant women are dressed almost as if it were summer.

For Jiang Chen, this was a kind of... charm.

Around noon, Jiang Chen arrived at a restaurant, intending to have lunch before meeting Zhou Nannan.

However, as soon as Jiang Chen entered the restaurant, he saw a dashing woman walking by in the distance.

"Is this Zhao Min?"

"Zhao Min from the police station?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes.

Almost simultaneously, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received twelve Heavenly Thunder Bamboo seedlings.]

[Congratulations, host! You have checked in with 210 female protagonists consecutively. Rewards include 100 attribute points, an expansion of your spatial ring by 1000 cubic meters, ten Sacred Crossbows, and a third-grade low-level spiritual vein.]

"Twelve Heavenly Thunder Bamboo seedlings?"

This is the fourth time I've checked in.

Thunder Bamboo is one of the three divine trees in the cultivation world of "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality". Thunder Bamboo grows extremely slowly, only growing an inch or so every thousand years, making it extremely difficult to cultivate.

Thunder Bamboo also has a gradation system, with its quality determined entirely by the age of its spiritual essence. Thunder Bamboo under two thousand years old can only release ordinary white lightning; over five thousand years old, the lightning turns blue and becomes significantly more powerful; when Thunder Bamboo reaches ten thousand years of age, the lightning turns into a pale gold color. At this point, the power of the lightning reaches unimaginable levels and has various miraculous effects in restraining all kinds of evil spells and demonic arts, earning it the name "Evil-Repelling Thunder" among cultivators. This is the oldest Thunder Bamboo that has ever been seen in the cultivation world, and it is also the legendary "Golden Thunder Bamboo." It has only appeared once in the Chaotic Star Sea, as the Golden Thunder Bamboo Arrow in Xuan Gu's hands.

Furthermore, the leaves of the Thunder Bamboo have many uses, in two forms. One is to refine a divine thunder called Golden罡 Extinguishing Demon Thunder, which is even more powerful than the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder in dealing with demons. The other use is that these bamboo leaves can be consumed by certain spirit insects, with a high chance of causing them to mutate. Of course, this requires consuming a considerable number of Thunder Bamboo leaves. Han Li spent twenty years ripening six ten-thousand-year-old Thunder Bamboos, and refined a complete set of seventy-two Azure Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords.

The Thunder Bamboo seedlings that you are currently checking in with the system are the same Thunder Bamboo seedlings from the novel "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality".

"This sign-in reward is pretty good."

"Starting with Yan Ying, then Lin Duoyu, Ji Qin, Shi Miao, Lin Xia, Gu Tingting, Jia Yuanyuan, Fang Yun, Fang Xiang, and now Zhao Min, I've unknowingly signed on to ten more leading ladies."

"Attribute points 100, spatial ring space expanded by 1,000 cubic meters."

"This is a basic special reward."

"Ten Saint-Breaking Crossbows?"

This is the ninth time I've checked in.

According to the system introduction, the Saint-Breaking Crossbow, like the King-Breaking Crossbow, Martial-Breaking Crossbow, God-Breaking Crossbow, and Gang-Breaking Crossbow, is a weapon specifically designed to deal with martial artists. It not only has the effect of penetrating armor, but can also pierce through the body of a martial artist.

The difference is that the Saint-Breaking Crossbow is a crossbow specially prepared for martial artists at the Martial God Realm. When it is activated, it requires at least four martial arts masters at the Martial Emperor Realm or above to charge up their power and activate their true essence before they can nock the arrow and release it.

Like the King-Breaking Crossbow, God-Breaking Crossbow, Martial-Breaking Crossbow, and Gang-Breaking Crossbow, the Saint-Breaking Crossbow can deal with martial gods because the internal force, formation, and machinery gradually become perfect under the operation of a special device. The internal force originally transmitted to the Saint-Breaking Crossbow is amplified through the formation and machinery to achieve the power to penetrate martial gods!

A single Sacred Crossbow can kill a martial artist in the early stage of the Martial God Realm!
Even the strongest Martial God Realm expert would perish on the spot if caught off guard by ten Saint-Breaking Crossbows!
"The Saint-Breaking Crossbow, used to deal with Martial God Realm warriors?"

"Previously, the God-Breaking Crossbow could deal with first-class martial artists and innate martial artists, the Martial Crossbow could deal with grandmasters and great grandmasters, the King-Breaking Crossbow could only deal with martial kings, the Gang-Breaking Crossbow could only deal with martial emperors, and now the Saint-Breaking Crossbow can only deal with martial gods."

"This is perfect for Star Riders."

"Although it is not suitable for duels between experts, equipping the Star Riders and even the Eagle Armor Guards with this equipment would be of great benefit to the Jiang family's strength."

"If even the Plum Blossom Guards, the Embroidered Uniform Guards, and the Fox Hunt assassins were equipped with these crossbows, how spectacular it would be."

"Ten Holy-Breaking Crossbows are matched with one thousand Holy-Breaking Arrows."

"The Holy Arrow is made of special materials."

"A low-grade third-tier spiritual vein?"

This is my eighteenth time checking in.

"A first-tier low-grade spiritual vein is the lowest level of spiritual vein. A second-tier low-grade spiritual vein is the next level after a first-tier low-grade spiritual vein, and a third-tier low-grade spiritual vein is the next level after a second-tier low-grade spiritual vein."

"Although the family has many more spiritual veins after advancing to the Immortal Clan, having one more spiritual vein is still a good thing."

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Zhao Min is a character in the TV series "The Long Night".

In the drama, she plays the captain of the police station. Agile and highly capable, she is Zhang Haifeng's colleague. After Zhang Haifeng resigned, she became the captain of the criminal investigation team. Unable to uncover Zhao Binbin's true identity, she investigates Sun Xiaomeng, discovering an unusual relationship between them. She then engages in a battle of wits with Zhao Binbin. Amidst the murky fog of mystery, she searches for the truth, providing Zhang Haifeng with considerable assistance, consistently upholding justice and standing by his side.

"Zhao Min in 'The Long Night'"

"Zhao Min..."

In the drama, Zhao Min is the current captain of the police station. She is capable, swift, agile, and has a resolute and decisive personality. With the occurrence of a series of murders, Zhang Haifeng and his former assistant and friend Zhao Min, who is also a member of the police station, are drawn into this dangerous and turbulent situation.

In the first timeline (2019), Zhao Min arrived at the pre-arranged murder location ahead of time, but the victim, Fu Jiliang, had already been killed by Zhao Binbin. In the second timeline, thanks to her seamless cooperation with Zhang Haifeng, she successfully saved Fu Jiliang, who was supposed to be murdered. In the third timeline (2017), the timeline changed; Zhao Min and Zhang Haifeng were in meetings all day, and Zhang Haifeng's daughter, Duoduo, did not die that day. During the investigation, Zhao Min and Zhang Haifeng searched Zhao Binbin's residence, investigated the Oumo Flower Shop, and went to the former site of the Shifang Chemical Plant to look for clues. From the villagers, they learned about the Shifang Chemical Plant, exposing the plant's pollution and profit chain from back then. Zhao Min's feelings for Zhang Haifeng were a brotherly bond, like that of comrades-in-arms. She grew up alongside Zhang Haifeng, learning from him how to be a criminal investigator. Although Zhao Min didn't understand some of Zhang Haifeng's actions, she still firmly trusted him; this trust was the fulcrum of her emotions. She often carries the thermos cup that Zhang Haifeng gave her as a symbol of her professional conviction.

"The plot of 'The Inescapable' belongs to an infinite time loop mode."

"The time trap in the drama constructs a non-linear time structure. In his confused life after the accidental death of his daughter Duoduo, Zhang Haifeng is drawn into a time loop due to a serial murder case. Each loop starts from a different time point (such as before the crime, during the crime), forming a closed timeline."

"The novel 'The Long Night' does not imply that fate is irreversible, but rather emphasizes the necessity of confronting trauma. Zhang Haifeng gradually accepts the truth about his daughter's death through multiple cycles and discovers that the serial killings are closely related to his own past obsessions. The eventual end of the cycle does not depend on external forces, but rather on Zhang Haifeng breaking free of his psychological shackles through self-redemption, suggesting that the essence of time loops is a projection of psychological predicaments."

"However, in this world where film and television are intertwined, this time loop may be related to the laws of time."

"This time loop should be similar to the time law of Song Yimeng's death and resurrection."

"So, Zhang Haifeng can obtain the power of time?"

Jiang Chen sized up Zhao Min while thinking about the relevant plot.

The Zhao Min of the first world, the Guo Qingyi of the third world, and the direction Jiang Chen encountered yesterday were all played by the same actress from their previous lives.

The difference is that Zhao Min in front of us looks more heroic and valiant.

"If Zhao Min is in Guangzhou, then Zhang Haifeng is probably in Guangzhou as well."

"I don't know if we can get the power of time from Zhang Haifeng, but we have to try no matter what."

With that in mind, Jiang Chen went into the restaurant and began to eat.

Meanwhile, while eating, Jiang Chen took out his laptop from his spatial ring and began searching for Zhang Haifeng's whereabouts.

Although I've never met Zhang Haifeng, knowing Zhao Min makes it easy to find him.

After the meal, Jiang Chen went to find Zhang Haifeng based on the information he had found.

It only took Jiang Chen an hour to find Zhang Haifeng.

In the TV series "The Long Night," Zhang Haifeng was once a capable police captain. His family fell apart after the unexpected death of his only daughter, Duoduo, leading him to become depressed, quit his job, and open a rice noodle shop, living a aimless life. In 2019, a series of murders occurred in the city. The suspect, Zhao Binbin, specifically requested to see Zhang Haifeng, claiming that Duoduo's death was not accidental, thus drawing Zhang Haifeng into the case.

During the rooftop confrontation with Zhao Binbin, Zhang Haifeng and Zhao Binbin died together, triggering a time loop for the first time and returning to the snack shop before the incident.

In the second time loop, after Zhang Haifeng dies in an ambulance explosion, he returns to 2017, the eve of his daughter Duoduo's murder. He tries to prevent the tragedy and investigate the truth behind the case. During the loop, Zhang Haifeng discovers that the case is related to the pollution incident at the Shifang Chemical Plant and gradually reveals the revenge motives of Zhao Binbin and his companion Sun Xiaomeng.

Ultimately, Zhang Haifeng realizes that the root of everything is Sun Xiaomeng's mistaken belief that he is the murderer who killed her father in 2005. With Liu Yuqi's help, Zhang Haifeng travels back to 2004 one last time, attempting to change the fate of Zhao Binbin, Sun Xiaomeng, and Shifang Chemical Plant from the source, hoping to save his wife and daughter.

Jiang Chen didn't know which time loop Zhang Haifeng had experienced, but he only needed to confirm whether Zhang Haifeng possessed the power of time.

However, just as Jiang Chen was trying to figure out how to determine whether Zhang Haifeng possessed any power of time, a wisp of power of time within his own body began to stir.

next moment.

Jiang Chen felt a surge of energy shooting from Zhang Haifeng.

Jiang Chen saw in the attribute panel that one wisp of time power had become two wisps of time power.

"So, Zhang Haifeng really does possess the power of time?"

"Can one's own time power absorb the time power of others?"

"A wisp of time power is one millionth of the laws of time."

"Now, these two strands of time power are two millionths of the laws of time."

"But there aren't many movies or TV shows about time loops, so to truly master the laws of time, you have to rely on comprehension and breakthroughs."

At this moment, Jiang Chen thought about many things.

As someone who enjoyed watching movies and reading novels in my past life, I deeply understand what the laws of time mean.

Time reigns supreme, space is king. Destiny is unparalleled, cause and effect are supreme. Destruction is boundless, creation is unmatched. The five elements are primary, yin and yang are equally powerful. Power is supreme, reincarnation controls the field.

The rules are not so easy to understand.

For Jiang Chen, as long as he comprehends the laws of time, it will definitely benefit the future development of the Jiang family.

"Within the cycle, there should be space, time, and even reincarnation..."

"But what I've come to understand is time itself."

There must be some unknown reason behind this.

Jiang Chen felt that this might involve a glimpse of the truth behind the fusion of film and television worlds, but if that were the case, the reasons behind it were probably beyond his current comprehension.

Soon, Jiang Chen turned and left.

Half an hour later, Jiang Chen arrived at Hengye Bank.

As a shareholder of Hengye Bank, Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't just come during the annual meeting; he also had a board meeting scheduled for this afternoon.

Jiang Chen was very experienced in this kind of thing.

Jiang Chen only needs to receive annual dividends from Hengye Bank. Although these dividends are not much, Jiang Chen doesn't mind. After all, the Jiang family has a large number of members, and they need to use the currency of the First World.

However, there's no need to buy those luxury items now.

Besides the fact that the Jiang family also owns luxury goods companies, the more important thing is that these luxury goods are only luxury goods for people in the First World, but for the Jiang family, they are just ordinary things.

Jiang Chen met Zhou Nannan at the Hengye Bank annual meeting.

Thanks to Jiang Chen's help, Zhou Nannan is now a junior leader.

This was only because Zhou Nannan refused Jiang Chen's offer of promotion.

Even so, Jiang Chen could only nod to Zhou Nannan at the annual meeting.

Although Hengye Bank's annual meeting was not as grand as Xingchen Group's, as a long-established commercial bank, it was still very well organized.

After the annual meeting, Jiang Chencai bid farewell to President Shi and others.

When Jiang Chen arrived at the parking lot, he saw Zhou Nannan.

"I thought you had already left." Jiang Chen smiled and walked over.

"I want to leave too." Zhou Nannan had considered leaving, but she knew that with Jiang Chen in Yangcheng, she couldn't escape him even if she wanted to. So, when she received Jiang Chen's text message asking her to wait for him, she did as he said.

“Now we can leave together.” Jiang Chen led Zhou Nannan to his car and opened the passenger door.

"Take me home," Zhou Nannan said after getting into the car.

"Okay." Jiang Chen started the car.

"?" A hint of doubt flashed in Zhou Nannan's beautiful eyes.

Because Jiang Chen agreed so readily.

This is nothing like the Jiang Chen she remembers.

“I was just thinking of going to see my mother-in-law,” Jiang Chen continued.

"No way." Zhou Nannan refused without even thinking.

"Why not?" Jiang Chen glanced at Zhou Nannan.

“No means no, what else could it be?” Zhou Nannan quickly said, “I can stay home today, but you have to remember what you promised me.”

What Zhou Nannan promised her was, of course, that they wouldn't reveal their relationship.

"You said it yourself." Jiang Chen smiled slightly.

"You did this on purpose." Realizing what had happened, Zhou Nannan looked angrily out the window.

"No, I did it on purpose." Jiang Chen stretched out his right hand.

Today, Zhou Nannan is still wearing her Huanyu Bank business attire.

Below are black... stockings.

Jiang Chen placed his hand on it and felt a strange sensation.

"Drive carefully." Zhou Nannan patted Jiang Chen's hand.

"We'll be at Qiaoxin Huiyue Terrace soon." Jiang Chen didn't retract his hand.

Qiaoxin Huiyue Terrace.

After stopping the car, Jiang Chen took Zhou Nannan upstairs.

However, neither Jiang Chen nor Zhou Nannan expected that there was someone in the large flat of Qiaoxin Huiyue Terrace.