Monday, Hong Kong City Film Academy, rehearsal room.
The students of the new performance class sat in a circle. A middle-aged female teacher with a dignified temperament and humorous language stood in the middle, smiling at her students:
"Last week, the homework given to everyone was to observe life, and then choose an identity to act out in class. However, some students were really lazy and took advantage of it, like pretending to be a busy high school student or a dater. Couples, trainees on talent shows, etc., isn't this your own life? I gave you two days to observe others, but in the end you still acted like yourself?"
The performance teacher who taught the class was amiable, and the surrounding students burst into laughter, each making fun of each other's performances.
"Long Jie, that trainee Sui Chulang's self-introduction is truly genuine and emotional. We can't even observe it even if we want to!"
Sui Chulang, who debuted again as a draft pick, didn't mind the teasing from his classmates, but the feeling of being clearly called on by the teacher made him a little embarrassed.
The female teacher, affectionately called "Long Jie" by her classmates, said seriously:
"Students, now I only regard you as an actor. As actors, you will play different roles in the future. The background of these roles may be very different from your own experience. Your career will be different. You may only play yourself from the beginning to the end, so observing life carefully and integrating into it are lessons that you cannot slack off in your life. This is your first time to hand in homework, so I will laugh with you. If it happens again in the future, don’t blame you for being stupid. My sister cursed."
The surrounding students all said hello, and Teacher Liu put his hands on his hips and smiled again:
"Actually, if you don't understand, or you can't afford to lose face, you can learn from your squad leader. You see a beautiful woman who is so outstanding among others, but she was acting like a vegetable seller who is running around for a living? Then? With such a fussy look on her face, I didn’t even dare to ask her to give me two more green onions when I went to buy her food.”
Everyone laughed again. Wen Liang, who was sitting directly in front of the teacher, was a little distracted. It wasn't until a female classmate next to her touched her that she suddenly came back to reality and said with a cheerful smile: "Yes, you can ask me if there is any If you’re interested, I can even take you on a day trip to the vegetable market.”
"Ah, husband~Why are you so virtuous~~"
"Yes, yes, Brother Liang, do you want to sell tofu? Give me ten pounds!"
"Long Jie, Ah Liang not only went to the vegetable market to observe life, she also experienced the joy of being an Internet celebrity!"
Several girls who were friends with Wen Liang began to chatter and make a fuss. Teacher Liu asked doubtfully: "What internet celebrity?"
"It's that short video of a certain voice, Sister Long. When I checked my phone yesterday, I saw Wenliang singing on the Bund. It had more than two million likes. Now the whole Internet feels sorry for her and wants to know about her. Who is your ex-boyfriend?"
A boy's addition aroused the strong curiosity of a group of people, and they all took out their mobile phones.
"What's wrong? What's wrong with my Liang? Why do you feel so bad for her? No one else has a boyfriend yet, so where did the ex come from!"
"How are you searching? Are you searching for the squad leader's name?"
"If you just search for the song 'Torrent of Time', it should be the first video."
"Hey, why are there still photos taken by passers-by? A big news magazine like 'Hong Kong City Observer' also published it?"
"'The young lady shed tears in Mo Jiang's eyes. After emotionally performing the song, she failed to win over her lover. Netizens denounced the heartbroken person for not knowing how to cherish them, and they all offered their own suggestions and sacrifices.' Pfft, what kind of ghost copywriting is this?"
Wen Liang saw that the whole class was extremely positive. She sighed helplessly and became inexplicably irritable.
After a while, the conversation in the video rang out in the rehearsal hall, and even their teacher Long Jie couldn't help but take a closer look.
"Did the young lady come alone?"
"no."
"What's the relationship between the boy standing over there and the young lady?"
"Ex-boyfriend……"
The version that Wen Liang and her classmates are watching now is all edited together from several videos. As the beautiful song ends, there is even a scene of her stumbling through the crowd, looking for someone, and the comments below , even up to 8W+.
"Young lady has a T0-level face, and she sings so beautifully. Be more confident, and don't be so humble. I feel so sorry for you..."
"I feel sad for her eyes, but I still love him for her singing..."
"What's her name? Someone give her an ID!"
"Have you noticed? The lady has changed the lyrics. The original lyrics were "I know it's hard for me to do it," but she always sang "I know I can do it." What a huge injury. This young lady is so beautiful and strong. When I knew this detail, I felt numb all over."
"This girl's eyes were wet when she sang, and she lowered her hat on purpose. Did she not want her ex in the crowd to see her?"
"She looks familiar. I remember she was a child star, right? I haven't seen her in a long time."
"Who is it?! Who is her ex-boyfriend! I've been searching for a day!! Then I found out, good guy, it's me!! Oh, I'm sorry for her, really, I'm going to get back together with her now, everyone Can you bless us? Please give her a thumbs up. When I marry her, everyone will have wedding candies."
"..."
During the nearly five-minute video, no one spoke except for a few classmates who occasionally looked at Wen Liang cautiously. It was not until the end of the video that Sui Chulang took the lead to break the deadlock and spoke out everyone's first thoughts.
"Wen Liang...you, you sing really well."
"Thanks."
Wen Liang responded depressedly. She glanced around the crowd, smiled resignedly, and said, "If you have anything to ask, just ask. I see you are holding back your discomfort."
"Ah Liang Ah Liang..." The girl who was originally sitting next to Wen Liang ran over after watching the video and hugged her: "Isn't this true? We don't know that you have been in love... and... …How did that happen?"
Several other students also talked about it:
"That's right, Wen Liang... you shouldn't. How could this happen to you? Are you experiencing life situations?"
"Wen Liang, have you signed a contract with the company? Is this a marketing hype for you?"
Faced with these questions, Wen Liang answered neatly: "It's me who sings, and I'm the one in the video. There's no hype, and I'm not signed to a company. My ex-boyfriend is real, and it's real that I ran to find him. What else do you want?" Did you ask?"
The classmates all know that Wen Liang, the class monitor, is usually cheerful and generous, vigorous and resolute in her work, and frank and cordial in her dealings with others. But when her expression becomes serious, she gives off a unique "convincing" aura, such as when she performs , such as she is now.
So even though they still had strong curiosity about Wen Liang's "ex-boyfriend", facing Wen Liang in this state, no one dared to ask any more questions.
These students are all students from the film school, and they don’t pay too much attention to the popularity of short videos. After all, the hot spots of these short videos change every day, not to mention that there are new idols like Sui Chulang in their class, so they can post casually. Blog posts have tens of thousands of shares, so naturally I am more accustomed to this kind of thing than ordinary people.
After class, Wen Liang was about to go to the cafeteria with a few classmates, when her teacher Long Jie suddenly stopped her.
"A Liang, come here."
The girl came to the teacher obediently, and the elder in front of her touched her head lovingly.
"What's wrong? I see that you are not very focused in class today. Is it because of the video?"
The girl whispered stubbornly: "Yes...and no."
Long Jie said softly: "I understand. Ah Liang, although the profession of actor is quite special, it is the same as life. As I said in class, we cannot only play one role in our life, so We must learn to control our emotions instead of being swayed by them, because only in this way can we escape from an old role and use the best state to meet the next role, don't you think?"
Wen Liang lost her previous aura at this time. She nodded vigorously like a child in front of her elders.
"Okay, Sister Long, I believe you can sort out your mood. Also, although I know that you young people nowadays have a strong desire to become famous, I don't recommend that you take the Internet celebrity route, because that is not a The way excellent actors grow, the film school has a lot of resources, believe me, Ah Liang, you will definitely not miss these three or four years."
Long Jie said in a persuasive manner. Although Wen Liang had already understood this truth in her heart, when these familiar teachings appeared in her ears again, she still remained humble and gentle enough.
"Don't worry, Sister Long, I will definitely live up to your teachings. I will complete these four years of study and become a good actor in the future."
The teacher in front of her was very pleased with her beloved disciple’s determination. She said:
"Well, after you said this, I feel relieved. Don't blame Sister Long for nagging. After all, in today's society, the temptation for girls like you is too great. I have seen too many good young people just because they resisted. I couldn't resist the temptation, so I went astray. Alas, let's not talk about this... By the way, there is a school anniversary tonight and there are no classes in the afternoon. How are you preparing? "
Wen Liang smiled brightly and said: "It's a small scene, you still don't believe me?"
"Hmph, you fool, let's go."
Wen Liang's forehead was pushed by the teacher's finger, and he ran out of the classroom with a smile.
After walking out of the classroom, Wen Liang bumped into Sheng Qidong who came to see her. Just as the other party was about to speak, Wen Liang took the lead and intercepted her:
"Don't ask, I'm bothered, come here~"
After saying that, she crooked her arm, and her best friend covered her mouth with one hand and ran over, holding her arm with the other.
"嘤~~Ah Liang~~~~"
Hearing his best friend pretending to be aggrieved and acting coquettishly, Wen Liang looked up speechless.
"Eat, can't you keep your mouth shut while eating?"
Over the weekend, Wen Liang had already been bombarded by Sheng Qidong on WeChat, and had just been publicly executed by her classmates in class. Now she was really in no mood to discuss her gossip anymore.
The two walked out of the teaching building and walked slowly towards the cafeteria, when they heard someone chasing behind them.
"Wen Liang..."
The two girls turned around and saw a handsome boy walking quickly.
"Sui Chulang? What's wrong?" Wen Liang asked in confusion when he saw the person coming.
The usually sunny boy rarely lost his composure, and he said:
"Ah... you are going to the cafeteria, right? How about we go together?"
Wen Liang and Sheng Qidong looked at each other and said with a smile:
"No, we girls will have to talk about some personal matters later. Do you have anything else to do?"
Sui Chulang hesitated for a while and said carefully:
"It's just... you just said it in the rehearsal room. If I have any professional difficulties, I can ask you for help... Well... Sister Long always said that I'm not good at acting, like a piece of wood, so... I want to ask you for help..." Please help me. Next time I hand in my homework and we have a scene together, I might as well ask you to give me some advice."
Wen Liang heard Sheng Qidong's slightly suppressed laughter coming from her nose. She glanced at her best friend and said to Sui Chulang:
"We haven't assigned homework yet, and we are all freshmen. Don't be too anxious. The main thing is that you are acting with me now, and I may not be able to help you. When the opportunity is right, can we work together? late."
Sui Chulang looked troubled, "That's it...then...that's okay, I'll think of a way."
"Well, you go and think about it."
Sui Chulang walked away dejectedly. Not far away, several boys from the performance department saw him coming. They swarmed up and started joking around. You didn't need to think about it to know what they were joking about. Sheng Qidong was there and finally I couldn't help but laugh out loud, but at the same time I couldn't help but said infatuatedly:
"Ah Liang, he is Sui Chulang, why did you reject him..."
Wen Liang said sternly: "I'm doing it for his own good. If he comes to me to play with me now... it's too obvious. Our teacher will definitely scold him if he sees it."
"Really? Are you, Teacher Long, so strict? And...who is more handsome, your ex-boyfriend or Sui Chulang?"
"Haha~" Wen Liang laughed dryly and said, "A dog is more handsome than him."
The two set off again, and Sheng Qidong kept saying:
"Ah... Then it's a pity that you rejected Sui Chulang. I think he must be interested in you. Don't you really think about it?"
"What to consider?"
"Consider finding a new boyfriend!"
Wen Liang's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he said softly: "...you think so too?"
Sheng Qidong said with concern: "Yes, Ah Liang, look at you. When this comes up, you are wrong. I don't want you to be like this. You have such good conditions, you don't have to be someone else, right?"
The two of them were walking on the tree-lined avenue of the campus. The warm autumn sun made people feel particularly lazy. Wen Liang thought for a while. She slowly raised her hands, stretched her slender waist, and said with squinted eyes:
"Then... let him try a few more times?"
"How many more times should I try?" Sheng Qidong didn't understand what he meant.
"It just depends on how long he can take the initiative..."
Wen Liang looked at the sunlight split under the leaves in the shade. The light and shadow hit her face, which was dazzling and fascinating.
"It's time for me to be the one who is loved well..."
(End of chapter)
