The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 354: Stupid and Tang

"The body of the second young master of the Gong family disappeared at the funeral. Where is the body one year later?"

"The body of a famous young writer disappeared for more than a year after his death. The inside story may involve a feud between wealthy families!"

"The body disappeared at the funeral? It was actually a play directed and performed by the Gong family just to divert the company's financial loopholes!"

Shanghai's famous fashion magazine One year after the death of columnist Zhou Chongguang, he appeared in gay bars many times this year! 》

"..."

……

Starting from early March, many media outlets in Shanghai suddenly began to re-hype the incident of Zhou Chongguang's funeral a year ago, and it soon became a hot topic.

In fact, normally it is difficult for such things to cause a big stir. After all, there are so many companies in the world. Today either this one has problems, and tomorrow that one has problems. It is normal to stir up heat in a small area and then quickly disappear without a trace under the onslaught of information.

But unfortunately, the protagonist of the incident, Zhou Chongguang, is indeed very famous and has many fans of his books. He usually has to wear sunglasses and a mask when going out, otherwise he will easily be recognized by fans of his books.

Moreover, the fashion magazine company "ME" is also quite famous. It is a temple in the hearts of art students in Shanghai. After all, every issue of the magazine is tied to some celebrities. It is a must-read for star-chasers. Since they are considered a member of the entertainment industry, it is hard not to be noticed when something happens.

In addition, this incident is quite dramatic, with death, funeral, disappearance of body, and family struggles involving the rich. Coupled with the protagonist's reputation, all these elements make it more eye-catching than a movie.

Oh, by the way, the most attractive thing in this story is not these, but the fact that the well-known young writer Zhou Chongguang may be a homosexual... This gimmick is even more explosive than the previous ones combined.

Because many fans of the book have said that from the clues in Zhou Chongguang's past works, they can tell that he is very likely to be a homosexual.

2016 was the year when writers collectively promoted homosexuality, or we can say that writers have been promoting homosexuality in recent years. The popularity of BL novels in later generations is inseparable from the hype of writers during this period.

It is normal to have gay plots in works, some of which are openly gay, while others are subtle. The writer can turn the passionate brotherhood of the characters in the book into gay love with just a few strokes, which directly makes some book fans excited.

However, simply reviewing the works of books cannot satisfy book fans, so they start to review the writers.

After all, it is hard for an author who can write about such emotions not to arouse other people's imagination.

The popularity of gay literature is growing rapidly, and it can quickly increase the traffic of works and writers. Therefore, writers who have tasted the sweetness will personally sell gay literature.

Oh, here I specifically refer to male writers, because female writers don’t need to hide their homosexuality and can directly use BL works to make it known.

More restrained male writers simply use their characters to deliberately show gay love, and then interact with fans with ambiguous words.

As for some male writers who are determined to make money by selling gay content, they don’t need to use characters in their works. They can just express their “love” to like-minded colleagues on social platforms!
Here someone says "Brothers in this life, husband and wife in the next", and there someone says "I will marry you in a grand sedan", and here someone says "I am willing to marry you"...

In short, writers being gay is considered a symbol of "fashion" these days.

What? Your favorite writer doesn't sell gay stories? That must be because he wasn't popular enough, at least not at that time.

So when the "deceased" Zhou Chongguang was revealed to be a homosexual, those fans who liked this kind of thing came over immediately, and it was hard not to be very enthusiastic about it.

They even made up a reason that Zhou Chongguang faked his death in order to better pursue love.

For a moment, it seemed as if everyone conceded that Zhou Chongguang was not dead. As to whether it was for the pursuit of love, the struggle among wealthy families, or to cover up the financial problems of the Gong family, different groups naturally had different focuses.

But the common point is that "ME" and the Palace family are both at the center of the storm, and even the Constanly Group is not immune to the push from some interested parties.

……

Monday, March 21st.

The atmosphere in the editor-in-chief's office of "ME" was very depressing.

Gong Ming was extremely nervous when he saw his father who was calling him via video on the computer.

"You said you would eliminate the impact of this incident as soon as possible, why is it getting more and more popular after so many days?"

Listening to his father's angry questioning, Gong Ming felt scared but also a little aggrieved.

"Father, I have contacted the media that have cooperated with ME and asked them to stop hyping this matter. I have also removed the trending searches on many platforms. However, the discussion about Zhou Chongguang is not limited to the mainstream media. Many emerging online platforms are talking about this matter. It is really impossible to suppress it."

He had started spending money to suppress the incident not long after it became popular, but he was never able to do so. Whenever he suppressed one media outlet, another would pop up, dragging more media outlets into the fray.

When he was holding his birthday party, there were so many guns and cannons gathered in front of the gate of the Gong family manor, and the people who came to the party were like walking on the red carpet. Now that such an explosive thing has happened again, it would be strange if it could be easily suppressed.

In just a few days, ME has spent almost as much on public relations as it did in the past few years.

He remembered that when he held a meeting with the company's management at the end of last month, he gave them a strict order that "ME" must appear on the hot searches within the next month. He never expected that his dream would come true, and the popularity far exceeded his original expectations.

Not only was the popularity higher, but he also saved money on hype and it lasted much longer than before, which was simply beyond the goals he had set. Looking at it this way, he should even give everyone at least double the quarterly bonus!

But it is just that good news doesn’t travel far, but bad news travels far and wide. The money for hype is saved, but the money for hot searches is directly lost, and it hasn’t played much of a role.

A lot of magazines were indeed sold, but it was just a drop in the bucket, and it could easily put himself and the Gong family in an irretrievable situation.

As a person who has a crazy hobby of collecting cups, he has broken countless glasses in the past few days because of this matter.

"Then have you found out who is behind this?" Gong Xun asked again, unable to suppress his anger.

Gong Ming's expression changed. He shook his head, then nodded, and finally whispered, "It came too violently. We didn't have time to identify the suspect."

"The Ye family." Gong Xun said coldly, "The Ye family must be involved. I know Ye Chuanping, she will definitely not let go of this opportunity."

Gong Ming frowned and said subconsciously: "Gu Yuan is also in ME, he..."

"What role can Ye Chuanping's son play? He is not much better than Gu Yansheng's stupid daughter."

"..."

Gong Ming stopped talking. He had been very optimistic about Gu Li in the beginning, although it was more because of the other party's Shenggu Group, but in his heart he was more or less optimistic about Gu Li. Now in his father's eyes, the other party was a stupid character. Then he...

However, Gong Ming was still somewhat confused at this moment. How could the Ye family cause such a big commotion?
"Ye Chuanping's methods are definitely not limited to these. She will definitely have subsequent actions..." Gong Xun analyzed his old rival to Gong Ming with a serious face, but at this moment, Haodaer was thinking about another thing in his mind.

"Father!" As a Chinese-foreign mixed-race child, and because his father always held a high position in his heart, Gong Ming had never been able to say the word "Dad" to his father. After calling him, he hesitated and continued, "Chongguang...is he with you?"

"..."

The father and son fell silent. Although Gong Ming seldom returned to Sheshan Manor, and except for that birthday party, he lived in the glass mansion in the city center most of the time, but this did not mean that he really knew nothing about what was going on at home.

Gong Xun looked at him, and after a few seconds of silence, he nodded and said, "It is because of his willfulness that the current situation has come to this. Now is an extraordinary period, and he is the best person for me."

“He didn’t expose himself intentionally…” “Then tell me how the video of him in the gay bar came about?”

As soon as Gong Xun's words came out, Gong Ming was unable to respond. That video was indeed extremely deadly. Even though Zhou Chongguang was different after plastic surgery, people who were familiar with him could still tell the difference at a glance.

His original plan was that the best way to make a person disappear was to completely transform him into another person, so he held a fake funeral for his brother and then transformed his brother into Lu Shao. According to the plan, not long after Zhou Chongguang's "death", he would sign Lu Shao to "ME" as a model. In this way, everyone would only think that he created a substitute literature because he missed his brother so much.

But all this was ruined by the coffin lid sliding down at that funeral!

The core point of the plan is to prove that Zhou Chongguang is dead, burned to ashes and buried in the ground. No normal person would doubt that he faked his death. After all, reality is not a novel, and Zhou Chongguang's lung cancer is no secret.

But the coffin lid has been opened. Unless I really give my brother a new head, he will never be able to appear in the public eye again.

And the current situation is that that worry has become a reality.

"Father, I have already made arrangements. The news that Chongguang's body has been found and buried has also been released." Gong Ming spoke with difficulty. He knew very well why he had to say such words first.

It is not just to eliminate outside public opinion.

Gong Xun on the other end of the video also understood what he meant. He stared at Haodaer expressionlessly without saying a word, and the atmosphere in the office became increasingly depressing.

……

"Gu Yuan, are the rumors about the company true?"

In the tea room of "ME", Lin Xiao secretly found Gu Yuan who was making coffee and asked in a low voice.

Due to external influences, the company has inevitably become a little restless these days, but due to pressure from higher-ups, everyone can only discuss things quietly in private.

Lin Xiao took a few days off because of Gu Li's matter. After she came back, she didn't want to talk about those things in front of Kitty and Gong Ming. Originally, she really just thought those were just rumors, but seeing that they were spread with details, she couldn't sit still anymore.

Gu Yuantou, who was still affected by the breakup, did not change the subject and asked, "Which rumor are you talking about?"

"It's about Zhou Chongguang!" Lin Xiao acted like a thief, "Is he really not dead and is he back alive?"

Hearing this, Gu Yuan looked dazed for a moment, and stopped stirring the coffee with the spoon in his hand. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why? Do you hope that he is really dead, or do you hope that he is not dead and you want to continue your relationship?"

"..."

Lin Xiao, who had just taken a bag of biscuits from the snack area and tore it open, froze in his tracks. He then immediately said angrily, "Did the coffee beans get into your brain?! You can drink whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"

Gu Yuan, who was now in a state of ecstasy, was completely immune to Lin Xiao's words. He blew away the hot steam from his coffee slowly before saying, "Then why are you paying attention to this? And why are you doing it so secretly?"

"Nonsense, this matter has become such a big deal, who in the company doesn't want to gossip about it?"

"Hmph." Gu Yuan snorted twice in disdain, and his meaning was obvious.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao frowned and asked, "So do you know or not?"

"I don't know, and I don't care."

"Then you..." Lin Xiao looked at him and changed the subject, "Are you really planning to end it with Gu Li like this?"

Gu Yuan's expression slightly changed. He had asked himself this question many times during this period. As for the answer...

"Is it not possible? Am I, Gu Yuan, still worried that I can't find a girlfriend?"

After hearing his words, Lin Xiao suddenly became anxious: "How could you do this?"

"Why can't I do this?" Gu Yuan said sarcastically, "Gu Li can find another man, but I can't find another woman? We are done with each other now!"

"No, Gu Li...she must have her own reasons!"

"What's the reason?"

"..."

Lin Xiao was silent. She was actually having an easier time with Gu Li now. She stayed there purely because she was thick-skinned because she really felt that Gu Li was hiding something from everyone.

It's nothing, it's just the intuition after being best friends for so many years.

But she didn't know what it was yet.

But seeing Gu Yuan's disappointed look in front of her, she thought for a moment and hurriedly asked, "Do you really think Gu Li is that kind of person? Do you really think she would give up the relationship you've had for so many years just for Xi Cheng?"

When Lin Xiao's earnest words entered Gu Yuan's ears, he just laughed: "The facts are here. Do you really want me to see her and Xi Cheng lying in the same bed with my own eyes before giving up?"

At the end, perhaps because that scene appeared in his mind, Gu Yuan couldn't help but cover his chest, feeling a pang of pain in his heart.

"Shouldn't we catch them in bed together?" Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows and said with approval.

"..."

Gu Yuan suddenly felt his heart ache even more. He looked at Lin Xiao in disbelief. He took a deep breath for a long time before he managed to speak: "Lin Xiao, I finally understand why Jian Xi once told me that you are very Tang."

"Sugar?" Lin Xiao thought for a moment and chuckled, "Does it mean sweet? That girl is really sweet."

"..."

If he had not known Lin Xiao for many years and she was his good friend's girlfriend, he would never say a word to Lin Xiao. If he did not have Lin Quan as his brother's wife, he really thought that Jian Xi would be infected by Lin Xiao.

Well... maybe it was just to neutralize Lin Xiao's stupidity that the good brother asked Lin Quan to come over.

"Why are not you talking?"

"I..." Gu Yuan curled the corners of his mouth, speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

However, at this moment, a group of people suddenly passed by the tea room. Just as the two of them were attracted, an employee hurried into the tea room and said anxiously:

"Director Gu, Assistant Lin, this is bad, the auditors are coming again!"

"Audit?" Hearing this, Lin Xiao and Gu Yuan looked at each other in bewilderment, and then she asked in confusion, "But Gu Li has been suspended from work and is not in the company recently!"

"I'm not looking for Manager Gu this time. I'm looking for...Mr. Gong."

(End of this chapter)