Because the Spring Festival is coming, the next release of the film school's results will probably not be until the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. The Yanjiao Lane bar where he originally worked has also closed down, so He Tianran has nowhere to go for the time being.
On New Year's Eve, the streets were bustling with activity, and various messages of New Year greetings were pouring in. The boy replied carefully to each one, cleaned himself up, and then went to the RT-Mart supermarket downstairs to buy a lot of New Year's goods.
When he entered the community carrying several plastic bags alone, he found that the property downstairs had set up a stall and was writing Spring Festival couplets for the owners. He squeezed into the crowd.
"Little brother, what do you need us to write for you?"
The property guy who helped with the writing was not very young, and he happily said to He Tianran with a brush.
"No need to trouble you, I can just write it myself."
He Tianran smiled and asked for two long and one short pieces of red paper with the word "福".
After entering the house, he took off his neatly dressed coat, put his things away, took out a can of Coke, took a sip, found a marker, then spread out a blank couplet on the table and thought for a few minutes, finally Write down——
First line: KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON (keep calm and move on)
Second line: KEEP REAL AND NEVER DOWN (Keep it real, never feel down)
Horizontal batch: PEACE&LOVE (peace and love)
Finally, he still wrote two small "Skr, Skr~" on the left and right sides of the word "福"
He Tianran, who was impressed by his own humor, was happy for a while. He was very satisfied with the first couplet in his life. He took it and went out and posted it several times. It happened that a white-collar couple next door was also posting couplets.
The man came over to take a look and joked: "Hey, foreign language?"
He Tianran took two steps back and made sure the two sides were even and parallel, "I have to do some new work in the New Year."
The man put a six on his hand and sang a few not-so-authentic rap lines: "You and I, let's go, 6~"
He Tianran laughed awkwardly at this sudden action, "Brother, your playlist needs to be updated."
The man asked, "What are you born after 2000 listening to now?"
He Tianran said seriously, "We are still children, so of course we listen to children's songs."
The young couple outside the door were amused by him.
He Tianran said Happy New Year, and after receiving the same response, he closed the door.
Turning on the TV, turning up the volume and making some noise, he started cooking.
Five dishes and one soup, including fish and meat, very rich.
The sky outside the window was getting dark. He Tianran sat at the table, poured himself a glass of juice, looked at the table full of food, and sighed in his heart, he had learned a lot in the past year.
The whole house will be cleaned every now and then, dirty clothes will be washed as soon as possible, dishes and chopsticks will be rinsed as soon as possible, and the quilt will always be folded neatly after getting up. Even during the winter holidays when there is no school, he will do it every day. Wake up at five o'clock on time.
Insist on morning exercises, boxing regularly, study hard, and occasionally practice piano.
This is his entire life trajectory now.
"Buzz~"
Just as He Tianran was about to enjoy a New Year's Eve dinner alone, he received a long-awaited phone call. The housekeeper, Wang Ma, asked him to go home for a new year. It didn't take much to know that this call must have been with He Panshan's tacit approval. Otherwise, no one, whether it was the driver, Uncle Hu or Mother Wang, would dare to contact He Tianran privately.
This is an opportunity to ease the conflict between father and son, but the ending will most likely not be happy.
He Tianran, who could already imagine the scene, sighed and decided to go home on New Year's Eve.
Arriving at the first place in Nanshan, the courtyard of the He family was decorated with lights and the servants were busy and happy. He Tianran walked all the way to the main hall and saw He Yuanchong chatting and drinking tea with several senior executives from the company who came to pay New Year's greetings. .
Several people were stunned when they saw He Tianran. The prince of Shanhai Group had not shown up for a long time. There were rumors in the company that he went overseas to live with his mother; there were also rumors that he had a complete falling out with the boss, and the father and son The relationship is very tense, so we rarely show up.
But no matter what, the man in front of him is He Panshan's biological son.
"Hey, isn't this natural? We haven't seen each other for a few years, and we have changed so much! This image really has the coolness of Lao He when he was young!"
"What a resemblance! He looks exactly like his father when he was young!"
"Uncle Zhao, Aunt Chen, Uncle Liu, happy New Year."
Facing the attentive greetings, He Tianran said hello with a smile. He Yuanchong walked over at this time and said naturally:
"Brother, dad asked you to go directly to the study to find him when you come back. He has something to tell you."
"Oh, I see."
He Tianran nodded, exchanged greetings with a few people, and then left.
He Panshan's study room is said to be a study room, but it can be used as a small library. It has a height of eight meters and is divided into two floors. It covers an area of nearly 200 square meters. Let alone study here. It's more than enough to open a studio here.
On weekdays, the owner of Shanhai Technology, who has many things to do, can work directly from here remotely.
He Panshan sat on the chair and looked at his son standing opposite.
The study room is large, but He Tianran feels very depressed. Although he often came here to do homework when he was a child and is familiar with all the layout here, now, the single apartment he lives in feels more like his own home.
"A few days ago, I called a friend I met at the film school and asked you why you were still taking exams."
He Panshan spoke slowly.
"Return?" He Tianran frowned.
"Yes, Mother Wang told me what... what major did you apply for? She is probably old and she didn't check it very clearly. However, it may take some effort to send you to film school. But it’s still easy to get you out.”
The father seemed to be chatting about family matters, while the son's eyes were full of disbelief. He was calm and controlled his emotions.
"When I found out that my play failed, I wondered if it might be because of your intervention, but I didn't expect it to be true."
He Panshan took out a cigar from the wooden cigarette box on the side, and then skillfully cut off the cap.
"Well, you can think of it as progress."
The white smoke spewing from the mouth floated between the father and son, as if a high transparent wall had been built.
Not angry or frustrated, He Tianran smoothed out his thoughts. It was really unwise to have an attack now, and it was the "childish" situation that He Panshan didn't want to see the least, but was the most accustomed to.
He Panshan's power is not something that He Tianran can contend with now. If he doesn't speak up, then He Tianran's attempt to go his own way is bound to end in failure.
If it were the former He Tianran, faced with this situation, he would most likely only choose one approach - break the pot and smash it.
This is a way to exchange failure for disappointment. Anyway, he has never satisfied his father once since he was a child. As long as He Panshan completely gives up on himself, he will be free.
It is very simple to hurt each other, which is also the most direct, strongest and lowest means of resistance.
But this kind of freedom is not what He Tianran wants now.
After a long time, the young man said in a deep voice: "Dad, do you still remember what you said to me when you came to see me in September? This time my son is rarely serious, and you are 'helping' me like this?"
He Panshan's eyes flashed: "There is nothing wrong with working seriously. It's just a major project and there is a problem with the direction. As the boss, do you want to make adjustments?"
Do you treat my life as a project?
This was what He Tianran really wanted to say, but at this moment, he tried for the first time to use He Panshan's thinking to communicate with him.
"The maximum range of losses you can bear is the maximum limit of your investment. It is too early to adjust the direction. Besides, you are not optimistic about me at all. So even if you change the direction, do you think it will be more suitable for me?"
He Panshan leaned forward, obviously interested: "Are you talking to me about investment? If that's the case, you don't seem to have any attraction to me. Your only advantage is that you are my son, so That’s all.”
"So, if I succeed in taking the film school exam this time, you will see something in me that you have always wanted to see. If I fail, I will come back to you and honestly follow the route you planned for me. , so, I’m just one chance away, and I really can’t think of a reason for you to stop me!”
He Tianran ignored his father's question and came up with a conclusion concisely. After he finished speaking, both father and son fell silent.
He Panshan moved his eyes to the photo frame on the desk. Inside, there were photos of a family of three. The little He Tianran held the hands of his mother and father, his smile full of sunshine.
The son noticed his father's gaze and said softly: "It seems like... I've never been impressed by you once."
He Panshan picked up the photo frame, his eyes full of memories: "Yeah, I remember that your personality was always tepid before. When you encountered difficulties, you would only cry to your mother. It's really not cute."
"Then I will try to appear in front of you as little as possible in the future."
He Panshan took a deep breath, "Everyone can say nice things, but I only look at the results. I can let you take the exam normally."
"real?"
"It depends on whether what you said is true."
The father and son have reached a tacit understanding in their hearts. In this directing examination, He Tianran must get a good score, and he must also do well in the exam to satisfy He Panshan, so that he can continue on his future path consistently. .
"I will."
After receiving the promise, He Tianran turned around and walked out of the study without a trace of nostalgia.
He Panshan didn't say a word to persuade him to stay.
Both men were strong, and He Panshan didn't put the photo frame back on the table until his son left the house.
The reason why He Tianran couldn't think of He Panshan's reason for stopping him was actually just because of his age.
They have an father and a son.
Of the three people in the photo now, the only one standing next to this successful and famous man is He Panshan himself.
A business tycoon, a lonely man.
If I change next time, it will be the other two people.
"He seems to have grown taller again."
He Panshan, who was sitting in the center of the huge study, was like an emperor, but his relatives were leaving him one by one.
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On the sixth day of the lunar new year, the film academy released its results.
A total of twenty-eight people will enter the final examination stage of the directing department this time, and twelve people will eventually be selected for admission.
The four exams are ranked based on the results of the previous exams. The first place is still Li Wang. Due to his performance in the previous rounds, it should be a certainty that he will be admitted to the directing department.
When Li Wang was happy, he saw He Tianran beside him.
He remembered He Tianran's number, and seeing the uncertainty on the other person's face, Li Wang suppressed the smile on his face, gave up the idea of going up to ask, and looked at the list again.
After reading it from beginning to end, I finally found his number.
Twenty-eight?
For a person who came second in the second test, this ranking...is equivalent to only getting half of the points in the third test!
what is going on?
At this time, only He Tianran knew that this was the last bit of tolerance his father left for him.
"If you want to fly, fly higher. Don't let dad catch you again."
He thought silently in his mind.
