Virtual Superstar Breeding Diary

Chapter 73

The crew rented a single-family villa as the filming location of "The Demon".

The male protagonist of this play was once an optimistic and cheerful young man, but while his acting career was flourishing, he fell into a state of demons and was unable to extricate himself from the play. He regarded "drama" as life and life as " acting".

The master bedroom is on the second floor, with a bay window hung with white gauze curtains.The male protagonist often sits in the bay window, staring blankly at the world of singing birds and fragrant flowers.

The sun was high and the sun was high. Just after filming an exterior scene, the director took Xiao Chi to talk to him about the scene. A thin layer of sweat dripped from his forehead. Qin Huai hastily mixed a glass of watermelon juice from the portable refrigerator and handed it over.

The surrounding staff were busy adjusting the furnishings and equipment in the bedroom, and no one expressed dissatisfaction with the extra treatment of the leading actor.

The assistant director took a child actor to pose on the lawn, playing the leading actor in childhood.Xiao Chi looked through the bay window until he stared at him in a daze.

"...The tone of the lines in this place should be a little more innocent. It is completely opposite to the gloom in the previous scene. Do you understand? Xiao Chen? Xiao Chen?"

The director called twice before Xiao Chi came back to his senses, subconsciously nodded: "Got it."

"What are you thinking about?" the director joked, "The way you looked just now has a bit of the charm of a character in the play. If I had known earlier, I should have turned the phone on and filmed it for you."

Xiao Chi smiled embarrassedly: "Sorry, I was distracted."

The director patted him on the shoulder: "I think you've been in particularly good shape recently in the part of childhood personality, why don't you strike while the iron is hot and finish filming this part ahead of time."

Xiao Chi naturally had no objection: "Okay."

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It was already evening when I left the film crew, and today is the day to make an appointment for consultation with Professor Xiao Rui.Xiao Chi asked Qin Huai to park the car, and he went up to the second floor of the apartment by himself.

Talking about consultation, in fact, after reading many related books, it is more than enough to deal with filming, but there always seems to be a voice in his mind, urging him to go to the consultation room when he dreams back at midnight or occasionally in a daze.

Passing by the waiting area, the registrar led him in without saying a word, Xiao Chi was a little strange, he came several times, and never saw other patients.

As usual, Xiao Chi set up a new personality to be played, and experienced the realistic helmet again.

Xiao Rui stood aside with a calm expression, watching the various data displayed on the instrument, one of which was called "Matching Degree", and as time went by, the progress had reached 95%.

Professor Xiao Rui glanced at it and covered the instrument with a soft copy.

Ten minutes passed quickly, Xiao Chi took off his helmet, and shook his swollen head.

"How's your condition today?" Xiao Rui waited for him quietly. Today is still a cup of scented tea with a faint fragrance of jasmine.

Xiao Chi sat down on the single leather recliner, took a deep sniff of scented tea: "Today the director has performed me, it seems that your bio-realistic helmet is quite useful."

Xiao Rui smiled, and looked at him with gentle eyes: "Is there any discomfort? For example, affecting memory or something?"

Xiao Chi was startled suddenly, and nodded vigorously: "Yeah, my memory seems to have deteriorated recently, and my mind keeps wandering. It's the same when I'm filming... Is there any problem?"

Xiao Rui showed an expected expression: "Don't worry, this is a normal phenomenon, and it will recover after a while. But since it affects your work, we will not continue."

Xiao Chi should have nodded in agreement, but suddenly an inexplicable reluctance gushed out from the depths of his heart. This feeling came suddenly and intensely, and when Xiao Chi noticed and thought about its source, it quickly disappeared without a trace.

"Mr. Xiao? Mr. Xiao?"

Xiao Chi was stunned for a moment, and looked away from nothingness: "Sorry, I'm distracted again."

Xiao Rui walked around to the desk and wrote something salsa on the paper: "Maybe you've been working too hard recently, I'll prescribe you some medicine to soothe the nerves and help you sleep, just make tea and drink."

Xiao Chi nodded indifferently, and asked again: "Then...do I not need to come here again?"

The pen in Xiao Rui's hand paused, as if remembering something again, and said: "Yes, if you don't need consultation, but there is something, I want to ask Mr. Xiao."

"What's the matter? You said."

Xiao Rui thought about the wording for a while: "It's like this. I have recently conducted a study on improving the virtual helmet, but I have not been able to find a suitable person to do the experiment. You know that I often contact patients, and rarely There are ordinary people willing to try it, wondering if you would do me a favor?"

He specifically added: "This is just a personal request. If Mr. Xiao doesn't have time, it doesn't matter..."

"No problem, it's just a trivial matter. What's more, you also helped me, and you didn't charge a consulting fee..." Xiao Chi did not doubt that he was there, "I'm free on weekends."

"Besides, it's very comfortable and happy to talk to you, as if we've known each other for a long time." He smiled at the man, with trust and admiration for his close elders in his eyes.

Xiao Rui was a little surprised, his eyes flickered behind the lens: "Thank you."

Before leaving, Xiao Chi took a last look at this unique cold-colored consultation room, and suddenly asked: "I feel familiar here, have I been here?"

Xiao Rui raised his eyebrows unexpectedly: "Probably not, in fact, this place used to be a laboratory, and I rented it because the rent was cheap."

"...Oh, that's right." Xiao Chi instantly thought of the laboratory when the AI ​​company woke up, but after thinking about it, this place is thousands of miles away from that, how could it be the same place?

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The time of the week is hurriedly spent in the busy work, and the weekend is coming in a blink of an eye.

Ji Chenxuan left the company and didn't go home directly. The black flying car stretched its wings and lifted off from the parking lot on the roof to the most prosperous luxury area on North Street.

The Baiming Film Festival is about to open, and countless big names and superstars gather in Beidu New District. Among the works with the highest calls this time, "Chaoyang" is undoubtedly the most anticipated one.

Among the candidates for the Best Newcomer Award, Xiao Chi's qualifications are the shortest. Lu Sheng was nominated last year, but missed out on the award. suspense.

But before that, Ji Chenxuan had one more important thing to do, which needed to be prepared in advance.

North Street luxury business district.

After Ji Chenxuan parked his car, he found the largest private custom counter in Jewelry Street.

In the display cabinets in the store, there is a dazzling array of jewels of various colors, shining brightly under the colored lights.

As soon as the salesperson saw him, he recognized the big-spending patron and led him to the counter with a professional and friendly smile.

"The pair of rings I ordered, is it ready?"

"Yes, Mr. Ji, the words have been engraved according to your requirements."

Two silver-white velvet ring boxes were opened in front of him, and a pair of platinum and diamond rings of the same style were quietly embedded in them. Gloss of different colors.

The one belonging to Xiao Chi has a light pink brilliance faintly flowing through the diamond body, which is extremely magnificent.

The inner ring of the ring is engraved with a pair of letters "C · C".

Ji Chenxuan held it between his fingers and imagined Xiao Chi's expression when he saw it and put it on.

Are you jumping forward in surprise, or can't hide your joy in your shyness?

He smiled slightly, looking forward to the Baiming Film Festival day more and more.

When I got home, the lights were already on.

Ji Chenxuan hid the pairing ring in his pocket, not intending to let Xiao Chi discover it for the time being.

The gaze habitually catches Xiao Chi's figure, and turns around, except for Anna weeding dutifully and the rumbling noise in the garden, the other rooms are quiet, and Xiao Chi is not at home.

Only then did Ji Chenxuan remember that he said that he would go to a psychological consultant to help with an experiment today.

"When did this guy start working as a volunteer part-time?" Ji Chenxuan muttered straight away, took off his suit jacket and hung it on the coat rack, and the rest of the clothes were squeezed and shook the hem.

A piece of golden card suddenly fell down and landed on the floor in Ji Chenxuan's peripheral vision.

He picked up the card, and the cold metal felt against his palm. Ji Chenxuan frowned slightly: "Professor Xiao Rui? Is this the room Xiao Chi went to today?"

He wanted to put the card back into Xiao Chi's pocket, but somehow he raised a hidden worry.

After Ji Chenlang's lessons learned, Ji Chenxuan was wary and skeptical of anyone who approached Xiao Chi, after thinking about it, he took the card and called Zhou Tong.

"Have you received the video I sent you? Yes... Help me check this psychiatric clinic... Also, have you prepared all the flowers I asked you to prepare on the day of the film festival? Well, as long as there is no problem. "

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Clinic on the second floor of the apartment.

The waiting area is still deserted, but today is a good day, even the artificial intelligence registrar is gone.

"Professor Xiao Rui, here I come."

Xiao Chi pushed the door open and walked in. Behind the desk, Xiao Rui, who was wearing glasses, raised his head and showed him a meaningful smile: "Come on, sit down first. We will start right away, we won't delay you for long."

The windows were still covered by curtains, and the incandescent lights in the ceiling seemed to be dimmed, giving the illusion of drowsiness from the falling light.

Professor Xiao Rui changed into a white coat today, with an electronic pen pinned to the pocket of his coat, and the buttons on his neckline were buttoned up meticulously, with a gentle appearance like an old pedant.

As usual, he made a cup of scented tea for Xiao Chi.

Xiao Chi circled around the room: "What do I need to do?"

"You don't need to do anything, just try on the bio-realistic helmet as before." Xiao Rui pointed to a brand new helmet in the box, and then pointed to the black recliner, "It will be more comfortable to lie on."

Xiao Chi lay down according to his instructions. This helmet is different from the previous ones, it only has half, which just covers the eyes and half of the head, and the back of the head will not be scratched when lying down.

As the indicator light of the instrument turned on, Xiao Chi's eyes suddenly fell into darkness.

He subconsciously sensed that something was wrong, and wanted to get up, but suddenly there was a sharp pain in the back of his neck!

A weak electric current stimulated the back of his neck like a needle, before he could touch it, the muscles of Xiao Chi's whole body relaxed, and he completely lost consciousness...

After he lost consciousness, Xiao Rui went to the window and opened the curtains, there was a hidden metal door!

The door slid open to both sides, revealing a miniature laboratory with hidden caves inside. The built-in filing cabinets on the entire wall are full of data and databases of virtual idols that have disappeared from the AI ​​company!

Xiao Rui pushed the recliner rollers and gently placed the person on the central test bench.

In the cold gray consultation room, the voice of the artificial intelligence of the tablet sounded again: "The matching degree between the test subject and the target has reached 99%, do you want to start transmitting data?"

Xiao Rui looked down at the unconscious Xiao Chi from a high position, with some kind of expectant and fanatical eyes, but his tone was extremely indifferent: "Start."

"During data transmission, is the existing memory sealed?"

"Yes."

As soon as Xiao Rui's order was given, the mechanical arm on the left side of the test bench slowly stood up, aimed at the back of Xiao Chi's neck, and gently cut a slit that was almost invisible to the naked eye——

There is an extremely small smart chip exposed in Xiao Rui's field of vision behind the lens...

A burst of blurred brilliance exploded in Xiao Chi's mind like fireworks, and the sea of ​​consciousness seemed to set off a violent wind and waves, rushing from all directions!

Xiao Chi's self-awareness is like a solitary boat, sinking helplessly in the stormy waves, he is at a loss and can't find the other shore, and he can't find the lighthouse.

who I am?It's...Xiao Chi...

Xiao Chi... who is it?

In the depths of his consciousness, there seemed to be a voice calling his name over and over again, anxious and full of love, but that voice got farther and farther away from him, until it completely disappeared into the dark abyss, and could not be heard anymore... …

"season……"