Although Zhuang Ni couldn't get through to the class leader's phone, she still recorded my voice to threaten me so I couldn't continue slandering her in front of everyone.
Right when I was wondering what to do with Zhuang Ni, two girls in the crowd started to discuss:
"Huh? Don't you think that guy looks familiar? I think I've seen him somewhere before … that's right! Isn't it the movie 'Substitute Hero' that just came out? He wore a mask most of the time in the movie, so I didn't recognize him right away! "
"That's right, that's him! He's probably filming a new movie with that woman, right? The cameraman must be hiding nearby! "
Their conversation left me scratching my head. What made me even more confused was that the two girls actually walked over to me with sparkling eyes and asked for my autograph.
"You've got the wrong person." I frowned, "I've never heard of that movie!"
"There's no way I'm mistaken!" The more courageous girl raised her autograph book and said to me, "'Substitute Hero' has been very popular during the summer break! If we were to compare it to a pop song, it would be 'Small Apple' by the Chopsticks Brothers! I saw your name in the credits, you're called Wu Sheng, right? "
Huh? Didn't the depressed Wu Sheng go to Switzerland to recuperate? Why did he return to his old career? If it was a movie starring Wu Sheng, then it wouldn't be strange for the audience to confuse us.
"Um …" The other girl didn't seem to be very interested in asking for my autograph. Instead, she asked me in a roundabout way if I could help her get the contact information of the second male lead in 'Substitute Hero'.
Hehe, 'Substitute Hero' must be the legendary 'second male lead is more famous than the first male lead' type of movie.
Fortunately, it was a Tuesday and not a weekend, so the crowd either had to go to work or had other things to do. So after the subway stopped, they all started to get on the train. The two girls who asked for my autograph were also easily dismissed by me after I made an evil face.
"What's there to be arrogant about! The movie's popular, but you're not! " After the two of them walked away, they complained loudly to me, "The one that's popular is the second male lead, Young Master Xu, not you. If it wasn't for our sharp eyes, who would have recognized you!"
"Do you want to know what that movie is about?" Right when I was full of questions, Zhuang Ni looked up at me, "If you walk out of the subway station to a place with signal, give the class leader a call and tell her to pick me up, then I'll tell you what you want to know."
I agreed without hesitation. Since I've teased Zhuang Ni enough, even if I didn't help her up, the subway workers would help her up.
For Zhuang Ni, spraining her ankle wasn't the main issue. The main issue was that the watermelon juice on her clothes made her feel uncomfortable. In order to get out of this difficult situation as soon as possible, she made an exception and let me hold her hand. I pulled her up from the ground and helped her limp to a metal bench nearby.
Of course, she didn't give me a chance to touch her skin. She was wearing gloves, and judging from her disgusted expression, she was definitely going to throw them away.
"There's no need to call the class monitor, right?" I suddenly thought, "Wouldn't it be the same if I helped you out of the subway station and then called a taxi to take us to school?"
"That won't work." Zhuang Ni used a handkerchief to wipe the watermelon juice on her clothes while refusing, "I'm already disgusted enough that you helped me to the bench. I definitely can't let you walk with me for the rest of the journey. Leave the subway station first, call the class leader and tell her the situation here, then come back to find me and I'll tell you the specifics of 'Substitute Man'. "
After a long battle with the causality program, Zhuang Ni seems to have accepted the concept of 'information is power'. She also secretly collected a lot of information on her enemies.
I followed her instructions and walked up the subway station, but my phone had a signal before I reached the stairs. It seems like the entire subway station wasn't completely blocked off.
I dialed the class leader's number when I was about ten meters away from Zhuang Ni. When the class leader heard Zhuang Ni was injured and refused to accept help from a man, she promised to come over immediately. I waved at Zhuang Ni after I hung up the phone. She probably heard my conversation with the class leader and nodded to confirm I completed the transaction.
After we sat down on the bench, Zhuang Ni and I waited for the class leader to come over. At the same time, Zhuang Ni told me about the 'Substitute Man' that caused a lot of discussion.
It turns out that ever since the unidentified 'Diary Hero' started doing good deeds in Dong Shan city, there were more and more imitators (such as the 'Subway Civilization Hero' we met today). So Director Cao felt he could take advantage of this opportunity. He hurriedly pulled funding from sponsors and used Dong Shan city as the backdrop to shoot a low-budget fake wuxia movie called 'Substitute Man'.
Director Cao, who had stayed in Japan for a long time, had already thought of a Japanese name for "The Substitute Mask," even before the actors for "The Substitute Man" had been found. He had even sold the rights to the AV adaptation.
The main plot of the movie was about a martial arts expert who couldn't realize his dream of becoming an actor because he didn't have an outstanding appearance and had a scar on his face. He could only act as a substitute for a celebrity.
The TV series they acted in was very similar to the Japanese series' Kamen Rider '. The martial arts scenes were performed while wearing a helmet, so the martial arts expert would put on his armor and willingly act as the hero behind the scenes.
However, as a stunt double who did not get any spotlight, he happened to encounter a robbery in real life, so he saw injustice, wore the mask in the costume to punish the criminal, became a hot news, and from then on embarked on the road to uphold justice.
When Director Cao was filming the movie, he felt I was a good candidate for the male lead. But I was already in a coma for ten months at the time, so even if I participated in the filming, I would only be able to act as a corpse.
Wu Sheng, who was far away in Switzerland, still had some contact with Director Cao. He heard that Director Cao was preparing to film this movie and that I, who looked extremely similar to him, was in a coma, so he suddenly felt a sense of mission. He felt like he should 'act' as me in real life and help me film this movie as encouragement.
As for leaving our real names in the credits, that was what we always did. I would also leave the name 'Wu Sheng' in the movies I participated in. This name had already become our stage name to a certain extent, just like how Fujimoto Hiro and Yasuo Suo used to use the pen name 'Fujiko Fujio'.
After the movie finished filming, Wu Sheng immediately left Dong Shan city and returned to Switzerland to recuperate. He also cut off all contact with the outside world. Even if I wanted to say thank you to Wu Sheng, I wouldn't be able to find him.
That's why I was mistaken for the male lead of the movie 'Substitute Man'. Speaking of which, those two girls had really sharp eyes. Wu Sheng clearly drew a huge scar on his face in the movie. Without the ability to see through appearances, it's impossible to recognize me.
After telling me the information, Zhuang Ni didn't say anything else. She expressionlessly stared in front of her, and the class leader finally arrived.
"How did this happen?" After seeing the wet Zhuang Ni, the class leader sniffed, "Is it a watermelon?"
I nodded, "It's a watermelon. Zhuang Ni tried to throw a watermelon at someone, but she ended up hitting herself. I was planning on treating everyone to watermelon."
The class leader sighed and shook her head, "It's a pity, but you didn't have to bring watermelons from so far away. There are a lot of watermelon fields in Jiangbei. Also, why didn't you tell me you were coming to the dorms? I found out from Xiao Zhe that you were in the same dorm as him … "
For the rest of the journey, the class leader helped Zhuang Ni onto the escalator. Then, I called a taxi for them and we arrived at the entrance of Qing Zi High School in 5 minutes.
The busiest area of Dong Shan city is the Huxin business district, which includes the Monarch Building and the central pedestrian street near the Monarch Building.
Qing Zi High School is located north of Da Ning River, on the border between Bei Cheng District and Happiness Village. It's located in the outskirts of the city. The specific address is: Jiangbei School District 70 Pingxing Road. The decision to build the school in the outskirts was welcomed by many parents. It's said that the desolate environment helps students focus on their studies.
In fact, in the past two years, Ren Hongde had intentionally corrected everyone's stereotypical impression of Qing Zi Academy. He did his best to dilute the label of "private" and "aristocratic". Taking in top students like Shu Sha and her brother with preferential conditions was one of his initiatives.
Under these guidelines, the entrance of Jiangbei School District's Qing Zi High School was less luxurious and more elegant compared to Qing Zi Academy (now Qing Zi Middle School) in Xicheng District.
The ancient wooden structure gave people the feeling of a 'study'. As I looked around, the campus was covered with trees, mountains, and rivers. The light-toned school buildings were hidden in the natural scenery as if they were a natural creation that attracted people to explore.
However, directly opposite of QingZi High School, I saw a large school that exuded the aura of a nouveau riche. It was built against a mountain like QingZi High School, and the words "Zhong Hai Civil and Military School" were written on the door. From the size of the school, it seemed like it was purposely going against QingZi High School.
"What is this Zhong Hai Civil and Military School?" I followed the class leader into Qing Zi High School. I asked curiously as I sent Zhuang Ni to the infirmary.
"It was built during the two years you were in a coma." The class leader replied, "It's even more expensive than the previous Qing Zi Academy. Just the tuition alone is over 50k a year. The students there think they are well-versed in both literature and martial arts and are very proud. A few days ago, their principal even said that Qing Zi High School has lowered their tuition and no longer has the qualifications to stay in the noble school system. Their Zhong Hai Civil and Military School is the only noble school in Dong Shan city."
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