While Dong Qin was busy with the man’s affairs, Fan Jialuo was lying on the sofa in the lounge and sleeping. Song Rui sat next to him, quietly reading a book. Hearing the sound of the door opening, his gaze immediately swept over sharply and he held up his index finger in a shushing motion.
Song Wennuan shrank back and asked quietly, “Why is Teacher Fan still sleeping? The second round of recording is about to begin.”
Although he was very close, Song Rui didn’t say a word. Instead, he took out his cell phone and sent a text message: [You shoot first, he’ll be last.]
Song Wennuan was very worried and replied: [Teacher Fan is in a very bad state today, what’s wrong with him? He usually would never fall asleep during a recording, let alone sleep so deeply.]
[He is fine, everyone gets tired sometimes. You go first and come back when the time is up. Let him rest a little longer.] Song Rui would never spread the news that the young man was injured, even if his cousin was a trustworthy person. In the dark corners where light couldn’t reach, there were countless dangers lurking, and the weaker someone appeared, the more danger would find you. This was the lesson that Song Rui had learned after living for more than 20 years. He would never let his weaknesses be exposed to others, and he would certainly not let the young man fall into such a situation.
[Oh, okay, I’ll leave first.] Song Wennuan left without questioning it.
Song Rui saw that the coat covering the young man was about to slip off, so he gently tucked it in for him. His fingertips accidentally touched the back of his cold hand, and he couldn’t help but let out a quiet, inaudible sigh.
An hour and a half later, Song Wennuan came again, and Fan Jialuo seemed to have sensed it and woke up first. His face was still pale, and the fog in his pupils did not dissipate. Instead, it had become even more blurry. When he stood up, he staggered slightly. It was obvious that his condition was deteriorating.
Song Rui, who was always paying attention to him, immediately approached behind him. His broad chest pressed against his thin back, supporting him heavily.
The familiar warm breath gradually restored the focus of Fan Jialuo’s eyes. He turned around and smiled, then held Dr. Song’s wrist and said almost inaudibly, “I can do it, don’t worry.” He could sense the anxiety and uneasiness emanating from the man without reading his emotions.
“Let’s go and finish the program quickly.” Song Rui put his arm around his shoulders and led him to the door of the recording room.
Two young actors, a man and a woman, had been waiting for a long time, and they now looked over with curious eyes. Song Wennuan had opened an entertainment company, and these two people were the newcomers she had recently focused on cultivating. She let them come to this show firstly to increase their familiarity in front of the audience, and secondly because she sincerely wanted to ask for advice on their future development path.
Fan Jialuo’s name was now spread throughout the entertainment industry. People who didn’t believe in him sneered at him, while people who believed in him were vying to meet and chat with him. As soon as the news about the selection of guests for this episode’s spiritual analysis session was released, many artists signed up enthusiastically, with positions ranging from first-tier to eighteenth-tier. In the end, it was Song Wennuan who opened the back door for her own artists to get this opportunity.
Yuan Zhongzhou and others were not fake psychics, and almost all of the two young actors’ major life experiences were revealed by them, and many of their problems were solved. But even so, who they were most eager to meet was the person who was slowly walking into the recording room now.
Fan Jialuo’s own aura was far more powerful than what was seen on the screen, but it was not aggressive at all, instead quiet and peaceful. As soon as they saw his foggy eyes, the two nervous little actors couldn’t help but relax their bodies.
“Hello, Teacher Fan!” The two of them stood up and greeted the other with both respect and enthusiasm.
“Hello, please sit down.” Fan Jialuo gestured for them to sit, every move showing an indescribable elegance.
The three of them sat down respectively. Fan Jialuo was about to unfold his magnetic field for a reading, but his brows jumped slightly, and then he showed a strange expression. This was because Dr. Song’s voice was coming from his ear, every word very serious. “Just get to the point and don’t talk nonsense to them.”
Before Fan Jialuo had time to react, Song Wennuan’s dissatisfied voice came from the earpiece, “Cousin, why did you grab the director’s walkie-talkie! Psychic analysis is similar to a talk show, which requires a lot of conversation and back-and-forth exchanges. What’s the point of talking about the key points right away! Ah ah ah, I’m so angry, please return the walkie-talkie to me, are you the director or am I the director?”
“Due to the great controversy in the previous episodes, many investors withdrew their capital. I remember that the gaps in funding were all covered by me? How much money did I invest? I can’t remember clearly. Song Wennuan, please bring me the contract so I can take a look,” Song Rui asked in a seemingly puzzled manner.
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Song Wennuan was dumbfounded, and it took a while before she smiled dryly. The director who originally tried to take back the walkie-talkie now timidly retracted her hand.
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Fan Jialuo listened quietly to the voice in his ears, and chuckled softly.
Only then did two staff members come over and remove his earpiece to eliminate the possibility of him colluding with the staff of the program to cheat. The other contestants only wore walkie talkies before recording and had no earpieces, but Fan Jialuo was a special case. This matter was obviously ordered by Song Rui. He wanted to stop the young man from continuing to record the program, but he couldn’t say it directly, so he borrowed the communication tools and used a more roundabout method. This method was also called the tape effect in psychology. Since the commander was invisible, it was easier for the listener to abandon superfluous thoughts and accept the command.
Fan Jialuo held his forehead and smiled helplessly. In order to whisk him home, Dr. Song was doing everything possible.
The two young actors looked at him doubtfully, then lowered their heads to look at themselves, fearing that they had lost their composure.
“Ah, I’m sorry, I suddenly thought of something else just now.” Fan Jialuo raised his eyes to look at the two of them, suppressed his smile and said bluntly, “I can feel that you are confused in your heart. Let’s not talk about anything else, only about the biggest question currently weighing on your mind?” He decided to listen to Dr. Song’s opinion to avoid that person being too worried.
This sentence spoke to the hearts of the two actors. They did come with great confusion, but the psychics in front of them would always chat with them about life, their upbringing, mindset, and so on, ignoring their main problem. And Sister Song had made an agreement with them before the filming started. If the psychic couldn’t sense their question, then they couldn’t say it themselves. If they said it, then it would be equivalent to announcing the answer, and the test would be meaningless.
Only when the medium sensed it themself and took the initiative could they respond. Currently, there were three people who could sense their true hearts. The first was Yuan Zhongzhou, the second was Zhu Xiya, and the third was Ding Puhang. However, the answers given by Yuan Zhongzhou and Zhu Xiya was to let nature take its course, while the answer given by Ding Puhang was to find themselves. The sentences were very mysterious, and they seemed to be quite reasonable, but when you thought about it carefully, they were equivalent to saying nothing, which really made the two young actors tear their hair out.
Therefore, they were most looking forward to Fan Jialuo’s arrival, and the result did not disappoint them. As soon as he sat down, he got straight to the point without any nonsense.
“Please, each of you reach out a hand and think about the confusion in your mind,” Fan Jialuo said in a soft voice.
The two did as they were told.
Fan Jialuo held their hands at the same time and continued, “Please open your hearts and allow me to enter.”
Normally, he would be able to see through a person’s heart with just a glance without any hindrance, but now, he had to request and get permission before he could start reading. This showed how weak he had become. Song Rui stared at the pale young man on the screen, but his mind was recalling the scene of Xiao Yanling vomiting blood while absorbing the life force of the people around her.
The young man and Xiao Yanling should be of the same kind, so if he wanted to recover immediately, there was actually a way to, but he did not do that. In the past, it was difficult for Song Rui to understand his behavior pattern, because from his perspective, the people around him were dispensable, just decorations used to embellish this boring world. Why not swallow up their vitality they’d otherwise waste?
But now, thinking from another angle, Song Rui suddenly understood the young man’s persistence. What would he choose if he was seriously injured and the cost of recovering as quickly as possible was to suck the young man’s life away? To devour or not to devour? The answer was no, he would not do that. Even if he struggled weakly in a dangerous world and fell into a more difficult situation, he would never harm him in the slightest.
This was probably the young man’s current mood. He couldn’t bear to hurt the world, just like Song Rui couldn’t bear to hurt him.
Thinking of this, Song Rui couldn’t help but cover his eyes, and for the first time he felt a scalding heat surging in his heart.
At the same time, Fan Jialuo had closed his eyes, quietly wandering through the inner world of the two young actors, and muttered, “Your problems are both about trade-offs.”
Their eyes lit up together, and then they nodded repeatedly. Teacher Fan was so smart!
“Your problem lies in the trade-off in front of you, and your problem lies in the trade-off in your heart.” Fan Jialuo raised the hands of the actor and actress one after another.
The two of them did not nod this time, but fell deep into thought.
Fan Jialuo tilted his head towards the actor and further explained, “The so-called trade-off at hand is, to put it bluntly, a matter of weighing interests. Now there are two choices in front of you. One choice can bring you huge benefits, but it doesn’t resonate with your heart, while the other choice has little gain for you, but touches you and you’ve thought of it a lot. So you are confused.”
“Yes, yes, it’s really hard for me to make a choice. Teacher Fan, what do you think I should do?” The actor’s heart was full of tangles. He had not slept for several days because of these two scripts.
“Isn’t the answer to this question already in your heart?” Fan Jialuo opened his eyes and looked at him with a smile.
“If I knew the answer, I wouldn’t have come on the show.” The actor shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Fan Jialuo gently shook his hand and said with profound meaning, “No one would hesitate in the face of great benefits, but you hesitated. Isn’t this enough to show your choice? Did you ever play with a coin toss as a child?”
“I’ve done it before.” There was a glimmer of light in the actor’s troubled eyes.
Fan Jialuo looked at him and spoke slowly, “You said to yourself, if the coin lands on tails, then you will eat an extra biscuit today. The coin lands on heads, so you toss it again reluctantly. In fact, at this time, you have already made a choice. You don’t actually want it to be heads or tails, what you really want is just that sweet cookie. Now ask yourself, between these two choices, which one do you prefer? Which do you want? A sweet cookie or generous benefits?”
The actor replied almost without thinking, “The cookie, of course!”
Only then did Fan Jialuo let go of their hands and said with a smile, “Look, you already know the answer. When you can’t make a decision, you should first look for the reason for your hesitation, and that reason is often the advice you need most.”
The actor silently pondered this sentence and immediately smiled relaxedly. “Teacher Fan, to be honest, my confusion is that I don’t know which script to choose. I have two scripts in my hand, one is a big production with a big investment and high pay, while the other is a small-budget production with low pay. When I received the first script, I didn’t hesitate at all, and was ready to sign the contract without even thinking about it. But when the second script came in the mail, I was shaken. I struggled for several days and didn’t know what to choose. Teacher Fan, you are so right. The thing that can make my conviction shake is actually the thing I really want! I don’t even care about making money when I think about how much I like the second script. How could I be so stupid and struggle for so long! Teacher Fan, thank you, you have helped me so much!”
The actor stood up and bowed repeatedly, feeling relaxed and happy.
Song Rui stared at the young man on the screen, smiled, and murmured, “Fan Jialuo, you are too modest. Compared with me, you are unquestionably a spiritual mentor, because what I say is all principles learned from books, and what you talk about is understanding and life.”
Song Wennuan didn’t care about enlightenment or life, she was slapping the table and pretending to be furious. “Teacher Fan, you are really good. From just a few words, my artist rejected a top resource! I don’t agree! Zhao Xiaoxing, did you hear that? I don’t agree with your choice!” After saying that, she couldn’t help but laugh and waved her hands. “Oh, I’m just kidding, our company is actually very open-minded, and everything is based on the artist’s self-development. I won’t interfere too much in their decisions. Artists, please take note. If you think our company’s management system is good, then you can submit your resume and we will recruit people at any time.”
Song Wennuan looked at the camera and advertised, which made everyone in the observation room laugh.
On the other end, the actress was a little anxious and asked quickly, “Teacher Fan, what is my problem?”
“Your confusion comes from a conflict between career and studies.” Fan Jialuo looked into the eyes of the actress.
“Yes, you really sensed it! I actually studied dancing, and just started acting recently. I like both and don’t want to give up on both, but it’s impossible. No one can dance and act at the same time. Because I often went to the crew to film, I missed a lot of classes, and the dance school was ready to persuade me to quit. Teacher Fan, what should I do?” The actress’s eyes turned red at some point. When she saw the camera coming, she quickly lowered her head to wipe her tears.
This was a question that affected the life of an actress. If it were another person, they would definitely deal with it carefully at this moment, trying to say something ambiguous and letting the other party make their own choice, so as not to cause endless trouble. Because if you told her exactly what to do, she would blame you at the slightest hint of trouble for ruining her future.
But precisely at this moment when caution was most needed, Fan Jialuo said firmly, “Maybe I can give you an answer to this question. Just stretch out your hand.” He spread his palm.
The actress understood and quickly set her hand onto his.
Fan Jialuo ordered, “What is your most beautiful dance and the best scene you have acted in? You can recall them carefully in your mind.”
The actress fell into memories. Those fragments must have been so beautiful and precious that she couldn’t help but smile happily.
Fan Jialuo also closed his eyes and danced, turned, and acted with her, experiencing the joy of success and warm applause. After four or five minutes, he slowly said, “When you jump on the stage, your soul emits a radiant light that illuminates the path under your feet. When you perform, your soul is also very happy, but the light is much dimmer. I can tell you for sure that this light represents your talent. You are a talented dancer, but you may not be a good actress.”
The smile on the actress’s face suddenly froze, and she said dryly, “Teacher Fan, can you really see a person’s talent? Is this real or fake?” She grew skeptical and immediately withdrew her hand.
Fan Jialuo glanced at her and his eyes darkened slightly. “I’m just relaying the scene I saw to you. In the end, it’s you who makes the choice.”
“Thank you, Teacher Fan. I understand what to do.” The actress also stood up and bowed, but her attitude was very unnatural and her smile was even more forced. As Fan Jialuo said before, if she really liked dancing, she would keep dancing and would not run off to filming after a talent scout approached her. When she wavered on the path of dance, she had already made a choice.
This was actually not difficult to understand. Dancing was very hard and the income was not high. Acting was easier and the income was very generous. Most people would know which to choose. No matter how talented you were, some will always squander it or let it go to waste, especially faced with the allure of money. It seemed that this actress was destined to say goodbye to dance.
Seeing the actress’s soul gradually lose the last trace of spiritual light, completely returning to normal, Fan Jialuo suddenly grew disinterested. “My channeling is over. I hope my words can help you to some extent.”
“Teacher Fan, you have been a great help. Thank you. My name is Zhao Xiaoxing. When you see me in the future, you can call me Xiaoxing or Xiaoxing,” the actor introduced himself with a cheerful smile.
The actress also adjusted her expression and said sincerely, “Teacher Fan, my name is Wen Siyu, and you can call me Xiaoyu. I hope I will have the opportunity to chat with you in the future. I gained a lot today, thank you.” As she said thank you, the annoyance and resentment in her heart overflowed.
In fact, she came with a purpose today, because the school had decided to expel her, and also had a very unpleasant discussion with her. This was more or less a black history of hers, which would undoubtedly be revealed in the future. She originally wanted to use this show to reveal her love for acting and dancing, and to act like she had a hard time choosing but had to give up one for the sake of her ideals, in order to whitewash herself. The ideal was lofty, and no one could argue against this. Netizens and fans could also understand her “helpless choice.”
But she never expected that Fan Jialuo would affirm her dancing talent, deny her acting talent, and say that she might not be a good actor. This filled her stomach with such sensational words that she could not say anything. When she dropped out of school in the future, others would only say that she gave up her ideals for money, which was very detrimental to her reputation!
When shaking hands with Fan Jialuo and saying goodbye, Wen Siyu cursed in her heart: Damn, are you sick? Can’t you say a few words for the occasion? I’m already an actress, I’m popular, I’m making money, and you still want me to go back to dancing? You’re jealous of me, aren’t you? Can my life be decided by you in just one or two words? Fuck off!
Fan Jialuo suddenly held her hand tightly and said in a cold voice, “Wen Siyu, I think I have one last assertion to make to you—On the road of acting, you will be nothing more than a mediocre imitator throughout your life. You can’t reach the peak. You may be popular, but you’re just a shooting star that will disappear soon, because I see that the light of your talent has already been extinguished.”
“What did you say?” Wen Siyu couldn’t recover for a long time. She never expected that Fan Jialuo, who always had a gentle attitude, would suddenly turn around and say such ugly things in front of the camera! Did he do it on purpose? Why?
Before Wen Siyu could think clearly, Fan Jialuo had already left the recording room.
All the staff, including Zhao Xiaoxing, looked at the actress with subtle eyes at this moment. For people in the entertainment industry, being a shooting star was not a good thing!
As the boss of the two of them, Song Wennuan gently tapped the table and said with great regret, “Teacher Fan’s predictions are never wrong. This Wen Siyu has no talent in acting, so we should not waste resources on her.”
On the other hand, Song Rui was covering half of his face and laughing quietly. Was Fan Jialuo kind? Yes, he was kind. Was Fan Jialuo sharp? Yes, he was sharp, too. Therefore, he was a kind-hearted person with sharp edges. He would use his own principles to cut up the world, peel off the corrupt, and leave behind the good. He was really interesting!
LOL, trying to make FJ help her lofty dreams but failed…
Ty for the chapter!
Fan Jialuo really said: “b*tch, shut up if you don’t like the truth, or I’ll give you more 👹”
Thanks for the chapter!!!