After Rebirth, I Become Popular in the Entertainment Industry

01 Goodbye, Gu Jiuci. I don’t love you anymore.

On September 15th, 2019, the weather was fine.

Tang Ziyou sat on the bed, looking at the date on the phone, he felt dazed.

Unbelievably, he clicked on the calendar on his phone. It was still the same date, the same year 2019.

This is, reborn?

Tang Ziyou sat blankly for a long time but laughed, and then slowly pressed the corner of his mouth, got out of bed, washed briefly, and started packing.

He found out the suitcase he had brought when he moved into this house.

At that time, he was full of joy. The two suitcases were full of things and also full of his expectations for the future.

But now, when he was born again, the expectations of Gu Jiuci in his previous life disappeared at the moment of his accidental death.

He still remembered that he was hit by a car. Someone took out his mobile phone from his clothes and unlocked it with his fingerprints, anxiously wanting to inform Gu Jiuchi, who was at the top of his address book, about him.

He was dying at that time, and between life and death, he heard Gu Jiuci’s impatient voice, “I have something to do now. I have no time to answer your call. Don’t bother me.” 

Immediately after that, the phone hung up.

As every time before.

That was the last word Tang Ziyou heard. At that moment, he was extremely chilled.

He could not go out, but Gu Jiuci’s favourite singer came to X City for a concert that day.

Gu Jiuci once said that if he had time, the one thing he most wanted to do was to listen to the concert of his favourite singer at home.

He was too busy to hear, so Tang Ziyou wanted to grant his wish, he wanted to call him at the concert to let him listen to the voice of his favourite singer.

But he hadn’t yet arrived at the concert, but the accident had arrived first.

What did he pursue? Tang Ziyou thought.

In his whole life, he had waited for Gu Jiuci for so long in his entire life and liked Gu Jiuci for so long, but in the end, he could not hear a gentle word from the other party when he died.

What did he pursue?

It was better to let go of this relationship at the beginning and lived an easy life.

He thought so as he closed his eyes and greeted death peacefully.

However, when he opened his eyes again, he saw a familiar bedroom.

It was not until he saw the date on the phone that he finally realized that it was not a dream, but he was born again and returned to the third month of his engagement with Gu Jiuci in the fall of 2019.

Tang Ziyou calmly packed his clothes. Suddenly, his eyes stopped and looked at the platinum ring between his fingers.

The ring was a very simple ring, a pure white ring, only the side, engraved with a small candy-shaped pattern.

If you took off this ring and observed carefully, you would see a “G” letter inside.

This was the precept between him and Gu Jiuci.

It was just a pair of rings, which was not very accurate. The pair of rings must be worn by two people together. But this pair of rings was only worn by him, and Gu Jiuci had never worn it.

When they decided to get engaged, Grandma Gu asked them to choose a pair of rings.

Gu Jiuci was unwilling, and just said, “Let’s watch and buy.”

Tang Ziyou looked carefully at the counters of the shopping malls one after another. Taking into account Gu Jiuci’s identity as the actor, he designed such a pair of low-key, simple yet unique ring pairs.

His one was engraved with candy and the G inside the ring. The one with Gu Jiuci was engraved with the wine jar and “T” letter inside the ring.

It could be said that it was a private order to the outside, but it was a hidden mystery inside.

He liked it very much, but Gu Jiuci dismissed it. After completing the exchange of rings in front of his grandfather, he couldn’t wait to take off the ring in his hand and threw it into the drawer.

Tang Ziyou quarrelled with him about this matter once or twice, and Gu Jiuci had a calm expression, “I don’t like wearing rings. I want to film. Do you think it is appropriate to wear this kind of ring in costume play?”

Slowly, Tang Ziyou stopped arguing. He knew that Gu Jiuci didn’t like him, so he thought, waiting for Gu Jiuci to like him before wearing it. It was all the same.

But now, there was no need anymore.

Tang Ziyou took off the ring on his hand. Although he had only worn it for three months, there was still a faint white mark on the root of the ring finger.

He opened the drawer and threw the ring in, just like Gu Jiuci did at the time. He didn’t care to cherish it anymore. It didn’t matter.

Tang Ziyou stood up and finally took a last look at the home where he had lived for several months.

He smiled and said into the air, “Goodbye.”

Goodbye, I draw love as a prison.

He turned around and walked out of the room. When he left, he left the key in the house.

This house originally belonged to Gu Jiuci, and the key was also his. He never got the key in Gu Jiuci’s heart, so the key to the house was unnecessary.

He only needed to take away his own things. He didn’t need it anymore.

Tang Ziyou called a car and waited, he sent a WeChat message to Gu Jiuci.

Tang Ziyou: [I want to make it clear, thank you for your willingness to be engaged with me before my grandfather’s death so that he could leave with peace in mind. But emotional matters, you can’t force it. You don’t like me, I know, so I left. I didn’t take the key, nor did I move the things that belonged to you. About Grandma, when the time is right, I will explain to her. Thank you, goodbye.]

After he finished sending it, he held his phone and waited for Gu Jiuci’s reply.

I don’t know if Gu Jiuci will be surprised, or not…

Tang Zi shook his head and laughed at himself, “What are you thinking about.”

He stood in the courtyard and looked up at the sky outside. It was probably because he hadn’t gone out for a long time. He almost forgot. In their city, the autumn sky was always exceptionally blue.

Tang Ziyou looked up, and his mood slowly became more comfortable.

Until the taxi stopped at the courtyard gate, his cell phone didn’t ring—Gu Jiuci didn’t reply to him.

It’s normal, Tang Ziyou thought, if Gu Jiuci replied to him so quickly, then the sun had come out from the west.

After all, this man didn’t even have him in his heart.

He smiled and shook his head, and dropped the courtyard lock.

Goodbye Gu Jiuci, I loved you, but I regret it.

Tang Ziyou got in the car and cancelled the WeChat top feature set specifically for Gu Jiuci.

The [Husband] name he had saved before became [Mr. Gu].

He clicked on the address book, replaced the [Husband] in the address book with [Mr. Gu], and removed the front “A” letter.

In this way, Gu Jiuci would be the same as everyone else in the future, just a man he knew.

The car drove very quickly, and within an hour, Tang Ziyou returned to his home.

This was the house where they lived together when his grandfather was still there.

Later, Grandpa left, and Tang Ziyou also moved into Gu Jiuci’s house.

At that time, he looked at Gu Jiuci, his heart was full of longing. He thought, this was the only relative he had left, and the only person he could rely on.

In this situation, he longed to be closer to Gu Jiuci, longed for him to be hugged, ate, watched TV and chatted with him.

But Gu Jiuci was unwilling. He had a lot of announcements. He had to be busy with work. Finally when took a break, he was busy gathering with friends.

He was never in a hurry to go home, much less to go back to the home where Tang Ziyou was there.

Tang Ziyou said to him, “Can you come back soon? Or, I can go with you to meet your friends.”

But Gu Jiuci refused. He said, “It’s not necessary.”

Tang Ziyou in his previous life was willing to wait for him. He firmly believes that sincerity was the best way to go. As long as he always liked Gu Jiuci, Gu Jiuci would like him.

But Tang Ziyou in this life felt it was really unnecessary.

You never knew which came first, the loved one or the accident, so instead of spending your time on fruitless love, you should spend your time on your own business.

He had no worries and no family, so he was suitable for a career.

In his last life, he chose Gu Jiuci between Gu Jiuci and his career, because he loved Gu Jiuci and he wanted a ‘home’.

But in this life, he wanted to choose a career.

Tang Ziyou sat on the sofa and called his agent, Liu Xu.

Liu Xu was busy at this time. She picked up the phone but saw the name on the caller ID and said in disbelief: “Xiao You?”

“It’s me, Sister Liu. I have a good rest and can start filming again.”

Liu Xu heard the words but was silent for a moment. After a few seconds, she sighed and whispered, “Xiao You, I am no longer in the company. Just last month, I moved to Nanxing.”

Tang Zi took a leisurely meal.

Liu Xu continued, “You wanted to get out of the circle before, and you refused to come back no matter how I persuaded. When I quit, I thought that you would never go back to this circle, so I didn’t even think about bringing you to Nanxing or handing over you to other brokers in the company.”

“Now if you want to make a movie, of course, you can, but I can’t take you. You have to change the agent.”

Tang Ziyou nodded, “That’s fine too.”

“Don’t worry,” Liu Xu comforted him, “I will help you contact other agents in the company, and try to find someone with good ability and personality. Don’t worry, wait for me to help you ask.”

“Then I will trouble you, Sister Liu.”

“We still talk about this between the two of us.”

Liu Xu laughed, hung up the phone and started contacting her former colleague.

Sun Qi was talking to her artist about shooting magazines for two days when she suddenly received a call from Liu Xu and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Tang Ziyou wants to come back, but I’m leaving now, so do you think you can take him for me?”

Sun Qi was surprised, “Tang Ziyou? The Tang Ziyou you brought before?”

“Yes.” Liu Xu said, “I know it may be troublesome, but you know Xiao Qi, Tang Ziyou’s potential, you can take him away.”

Sun Qi certainly knew the potential of Tang Ziyou, he was the most potential artist she had seen for so many years.

Young and good-looking. He was less than 20 years old when he entered the circle. His eyes were like the first snow of the twelfth lunar month, clear and agile.

His appearance was undoubtedly good. The bones were superior and the skin was more superior. When he lifted and closed his eyes, it looked like a painting.

So, the first play that Liu Xu gave him back then was a costume idol drama.

That time was also fate, Tang Ziyou was probably fateful. When the drama was broadcast, the time and place were favourable and the people all caught up with it, and it was a big hit.

Tang Ziyou also became famous in one fell swoop with this play, and he soared to the second line when he debuted and pointed straight to the first line.

At that time, everyone was paying attention to the dynamics of his next play, and everyone was guessing what kind of team his next play would be.

Fans hoped that he could explode another one, soar to the top, and become the top class. Haters hoped that he would rush to the street immediately. It was best to rush all the way and became a masher.

But beyond everyone’s expectations, Tang Ziyou disappeared. Within two and a half years, there would be no more legends about him.

Later, some marketing accounts said that he was disobedient and was hidden in the snow. Someone anonymously broke the news that he had offended people and was hidden in the snow. Others vowed to say that he had blocked the other’s way, so he was hidden by the company.

Anyway, the last place to stay was hidden in the snow. The insiders couldn’t wait to put on a vest and tell them what kind of hidden in the snow was! Their company was not stupid, it just went viral when it became popular, was it crazy?!

It was Tang Ziyou who wanted to quit the circle and didn’t want to act.

But now, Tang Ziyou was finally coming back, but…

At that time, Tang Ziyou refused to film three times and wanted to get out of the circle. For this reason, President Chen was furious, and said angrily, “It will be impossible for you to make a film in the future.”

Thinking about this, Sun Qi sighed helplessly.

“Sister Liu, it’s not that I don’t want to take him. It’s just that he and President Chen got into trouble back then. President Chen’s words are there. Even if I have the intention, there is nothing I can do. You should change to someone with a higher status in the company.”

Liu Xu deliberately persuaded her, but Sun Qi repeatedly refused. Liu Xu couldn’t help but hang up the phone and call other agents.

This thing was really difficult. Tang Ziyou’s agent appointment was still in Yaori (耀日), which she couldn’t take away. So, unless Tang Ziyou and Yaori cancelled the contract, she could only find another agent in Yaori.

(Yaori (耀日) is the company name)

By the way, Tang Ziyou offended Yaori’s boss, so that the less experienced agent did not dare to take it. The more experienced did not want to take this trip into the muddy water.

After a while, the internal broker circle of the company spread, saying that Tang Ziyou wanted to come back, and Liu Xu was helping him find a new broker.

“This is hard to find. Who doesn’t know that Tang Ziyou quarrelled with President Chen back then that was so fierce? President Chen said that he would never want him to act in this life, so who would dare to take him.”

“Yes, hot potato (烫手的山芋, problem that give you headache), who likes it.”

“Especially after a few years, Tang Ziyou fans are almost lost, who knows if he can get up again.”

“Liu Xu is really good to him. Tang Ziyou said that he was going to leave the circle, but President Chen disagreed. Liu Xu guarded him like an old mother, she just kept him well. Now she is gone, she is still worried about his comeback.”

“It’s a pity that Tang Ziyou has a bad fate, and Liu Xu is gone. Who would dare to take him? If I say, it’s better not to come back at all.”

“Yes.” The others echoed.

As they were talking, they suddenly heard a low male voice, “Who said no one would dare to want him, I want him.”

The several agents who were talking were startled and turned their heads instantly, all of them were shocked.

At this time, Gu Jiuci finally finished his work and saw the WeChat message sent by Tang Ziyou on his mobile phone.

He snorted and exited the WeChat interface without reply.

Was this the new trick he came up with? Wanted to catch up? Gu Jiuci found it ridiculous. If Tang Ziyou could really move out, it would be a ghost. Even if he did move out, it didn’t take a week, and within three days, he would send a WeChat message to his husband to say that he wanted to move back.

He knew Tang Ziyou too well.

The author has something to say:

Gu Jiuci now: I know him too well. He can’t dislike what he likes.

Gu Jiuci afterwards: Fuck! This is different from what I thought! Say good love to me?!

Xiao You: Oh, I don’t love you anymore, thank you.

Gu Jiuci: ? ? ? ! ! !

Gu Jiuci: Baby, love me again!