The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 564 Depressing Series

Lin Jiayi's fear initially stemmed from excessive "attention".

Most young people today are like her—when dawn breaks, they struggle to get up, eat something quick and go to work, doing a whole day of tedious and repetitive work with a group of people with no desire to connect, forcing themselves to smile and face everything, keeping the idea that it's better to avoid trouble, being kind and gentle to everyone, and then going home when it gets dark, spending time alone, doing something they like until they are exhausted, and finally closing their eyes.

They binge-watch TV series, play games, and watch videos. They raise fish, cats, dogs, and all sorts of small animals they like.

Alternatively, you could grow vegetables or flowers.

I just don't want to be in a relationship and I'm too lazy to make friends.

I enjoy being alone, but I often feel emo because of loneliness, which makes it difficult for me to fall asleep.

Before you know it, you've fallen into a social isolation that's hard to escape.

Young people leave their hometowns for various reasons and work and live in unfamiliar cities. Occasionally they may think about settling down here, but most of the time they feel that just getting by is fine.

They thought they could live like this forever.

This is how I spent my twenties, thirties, forties, and fifties...

He continued living like this until his death.

It was dull, but not as boring as one might imagine, because everyone felt they were good at entertaining themselves.

There was a scene where Lin Jiayi's dream was being filmed.

In her dream, her hair was already gray. Every morning, she would get up and, as usual, bite into a char siu bun from the breakfast stall downstairs. She would then ride her used electric scooter to the factory in a hurry. The soy milk hanging on the handlebars was just like every day before, and it would spill out if she wasn't careful.

The workers are still the same, but everyone has aged several decades.

When the time comes, they head straight to the assembly line like robots, skillfully and mechanically performing the same repetitive tasks day after day.

When it got dark, she returned to her rented room under the dim light of the streetlights. When she got downstairs, the shop owner no longer looked at her with unfamiliar eyes, but greeted her with a smile and called her "Old Lin" like an old friend.

The concrete image of "a life whose end can be seen at a glance" is just like countless "Jiayi" and "Jiayi".

After the scene was filmed, the workers on set were all on edge.

Even though it didn't mention itself, it felt like countless flying knives were aimed straight at its face, each one bringing tears and pain, and it was impossible to explain why.

During those days, screenwriter Shen Yanbin didn't dare to show his face. When communicating with the director, he only dared to make phone calls and didn't dare to make video calls.

He said he was easily hurt.

Indeed, if you want to know what a cultured person is really like at heart, you have to look at their writing, not their appearance.

After reading this crazy and suspenseful script, who would have thought that Shen Yanbin would be a gentle man who is refined, even a little timid and thin-skinned?

Gu Lanxi never hit her law-abiding colleagues, and she almost never spoke ill of anyone.

But she had never made a film that was so understated yet so incredibly depressing.

During those days when her emotions were particularly volatile, she still managed to find time amidst her busy schedule to send sarcastic greetings to Shen Yanbin.

I do it three times a day, morning, noon, and night, always right on time, even more punctual than clocking in.

Shen Yanbin was also under a lot of pressure at that time.

At first, I could manage, but later I simply went to an ancient temple to do volunteer work.

Besides chanting scriptures and worshipping Buddha every day, they work in the fields, with food and lodging provided, and they also receive a subsidy of fifty yuan per day.

Then he started talking to Gu Lanxi about Buddhist scriptures.

One is always sarcastic and sarcastic, the other is always a master—I've figured it out.

Gu Lanxi then gave up and let him off the hook for the time being.

He can avoid it, but director Tang Jiarong can't. He has to stay on set every day, watching the actors break down, grab their hair, and shout to release their stress.

They probably thought the scene was particularly good, so they added this scene, leaving everyone speechless with anger.

The plot is heart-wrenching, and with the help of costumes, props, and sets, it already has the feel of a horror film even before it's been edited into a final cut.

Scene after scene was filmed, and the plot gradually unfolded.

Even after reading the script countless times, the actual performance is still different. Unexplained concern, boundless displays of affection, anticipating everything she does, as if there's always a pair of eyes watching her.

Because of the unknown, imagination becomes a magnifying glass, amplifying fear infinitely!

Lin Jiayi desperately tries to uncover the truth, but she doesn't know where the truth lies.

She was restless day and night, unable to sleep for nights on end, with dark circles under her eyes and clumps of hair falling out.

She tried to tell others about these strange things.

Her family didn't believe her, thinking she was just tired. They took advantage of the National Day holiday to bring her back home for a few days, treated her to delicious food every day, and invited relatives and friends over for a lively celebration. After the holiday, they sent her back home, telling her to understand the family's difficulties and to make sure she went back to work.

Hope slowly rose, but turned into a string of firecrackers in the air. After a long burst of crackling sounds, only a pile of wreckage remained.

It was incredibly painful, but no one could understand, and there was no one to confide in.

The workers didn't believe it either, joking, "Jiayi has her own snail prince too, hahaha!"

Even the police investigation tended to focus on irrational pursuits, which made her more cautious in her daily life and completely avoid thinking about anything strange.

Perhaps the optimism inherent in one's bones is not so easy to erase, and the spirit unique to young people is not so easy to dispel.

Lin Jiayi quickly found a solution.

She began to try to control herself, learning to ignore all the abnormalities and continue living her life as usual.

She chose to remain still and wait for the other party to reveal their true colors.

She firmly believes that everyone has a purpose in doing things; after all, everyone has to make a living, and nobody is so idle as to bother her every day.

However, the other party was very, very patient.

Not only did the truth not emerge, but "it" also developed new methods.

She discovered what appeared to be a hidden camera in the room.

She dared not shower or change clothes at home, and when she slept, she had to pull the blanket over her head to feel safe.

As surveillance intensified, interference from unknown entities also escalated.

After her repeated attempts to win him over, the real-life gestures of goodwill finally returned to normal.

But her social media accounts started acting strangely.

After that, no matter what she posted, she would always receive likes and comments from an anonymous user, the content of which accurately reflected her mood and experience at the time, without ever making a mistake.

At first, "it" only offered comfort and praise, doing its best to provide emotional value. Gradually, "it" began to influence Lin Jiayi's life.

He even wanted to control her life.

"That dress doesn't suit you," "That man has ulterior motives," "You should find a better job," "You should move immediately, the environment here is really terrible"...

This invisible entity, like an omniscient and omnipotent God, plans her life while simultaneously severing her completely from the real world.

All her choices, preferences, and social interactions were scrutinized and judged by this shadow.

All her emotions and spending habits were materialized by an intangible entity.

Ironically, it says its name is "Watchman".

When you think you're invisible in the city, you find yourself being someone else's carefully chosen "prey."

At that moment, Lin Jiayi's breathing became heavy, her pupils contracted, and her whole body trembled, as if she were being tightly bound by invisible threads. Her mind was blank, and she was numb, as if she had been tied into a piece of wood.

As the plot gradually reaches its climax, one day, Lin Jiayi suddenly discovers something terrifying!
Everything this unknown being did was, little by little, to transform her into someone completely different from her!
This change is not merely a change in appearance, but rather a change in values, mindset, and personality...

If this movie were made, wouldn't it be too boring?

I'm racking my brains, I've been agonizing over this for days, and I don't know what to come up with.

Well, that's the only way.

Every parent-teacher conference and parent-child activity for Er Mao includes carrying him on my back while playing games. I've been doing this for four or five years now, and we still have to fill out forms, listen to reports, and watch performances… ┭┮﹏┭┮