After leaving the film school, the three of them walked towards Wenhuiqiao subway station.
It is now close to eight o'clock in the evening. Compared with the daytime, the rush hour of the subway station has long passed. However, there are still many people walking along the way. The crowds are crowded. Sometimes it is difficult to tell whether others are planning to take the subway or saying they want to attend. Flash mob event.
However, whenever you catch a glimpse of a stranger with a butterfly pattern on the back of his hand in the crowd, and the other person happens to see yours, after exchanging a knowing look, both parties will smile silently.
This kind of game of finding "people of the same mind" is being played every minute near the subway station. He Tianran rarely participated in such activities after entering college, but this long-lost game, with a little bit of middle school and middle school, The exciting ritualistic behavior reminded him of his time as an otaku who was crazy about the second dimension before graduating from high school.
In the past, when he went to comic conventions and met fellow fans on the subway, he heard them chatting about ACG, which always made him feel a little warmer, even if he didn't know the other person's name.
With the growth of age and the accumulation of experience, He Tianran now certainly understands that this feeling is just a psychological effect and social behavior of "people flock together", but this does not prevent him from being ready to rekindle again.
So, he followed such a small group of like-minded people, separated from the large flow of people in the subway transfer channel, and formed a unique small tributary. In the doubtful eyes of others, he walked towards an unknown road that had not yet been opened. A new road to the end.
In the morning, the no-entry signs at the entrance of the passage had been moved to both sides. People slowly went down the escalator that was not yet in operation but had been laid. Perhaps the event had been reported in advance, so the lights of this section of the subway were different from what was going on outside. There is no difference in the running lighting system, and it is not cut off because the workers leave work.
As He Tianran continued to descend, he glanced forward and back. People were coming in one after another at the entrance of the passage, and many people in front had their mobile phones raised high, ready to record the scene.
Slowly, guitars accompanied by singing came from the platform below, followed by a burst of cheers, and the people still descending also began to commotion. He Tianran listened carefully, and the lyrics and melody should be about running away. "Ten Thousand Sorrows" planned.
And coincidentally, when the singer sang "Ten thousand times of sorrow, there will still be a dream, I have been waiting for you in the last place", He Tianran and his group finally arrived at this underground platform that is free from the north-south separation line. .
On the huge platform, large butterfly flags were hung to cover the LED screens that would play commercial advertisements in the future. Some portable charging equipment, trolley speakers, and various musical instruments were placed in the corners. People were either talking or surrounding them. The band sang along, or wandered around the subway station taking photos...
When this subway was originally designed, it may have been that University City was considered a hub station, so the platform was very spacious. Even though there are many people arriving now, there is still a large space for activities, and there are no safety risks.
At this moment, everyone arriving here is full of curiosity and freshness. Everyone’s face is full of smiles and liveliness. They probably can’t fill this space, but -
Music can.
Infected by this atmosphere, He Tianran's heart was already surging. Cai Jueming beside him had already turned on the camera and started recording this moment. Hu Yue on the side was even more excited, saying that this time Uncle Alan was really generosity.
After getting off the escalator, He Tianran took a few steps forward and suddenly merged into this ocean filled with youth and music.
He stopped and remained motionless until someone behind him tapped his right shoulder.
He turned his head to the right, but there was nothing behind him. He looked in the opposite direction, and finally saw a pair of playful smiling eyes that curved into crescents.
That was when he had put on a mask, covering the warmth of his face.
The girl raised her wrist, shook the mobile phone in her hand, and said angrily:
"I couldn't get through when I called your cell phone just now. I was so anxious. I thought you were gone! How did you know this place?"
"Ah... I guess there were too many people coming down just now. I didn't notice. I came here with Hu Bian and Cai She."
Wen Liang looked around and asked, "Really? Where are they?"
Only then did He Tianran realize that while he was dazed, the two of them had already walked some distance apart. He turned around and looked around, pointing at the backs of the two of them not far away.
"It's over there."
"Ah... Oh, ignore them for now. Let's not stand in the middle of the road. Find a place to avoid people."
Before He Tianran could react, Wen Liang grabbed his palm and pulled him to a secluded corner against the wall.
And when the soft little hand let go, the man was in a trance for a while.
Wen Liang tightened the black mask on his face, looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to him, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
As a public figure, she naturally had to pay great attention to concealment when she came to such an occasion. When He Tianran saw this, he couldn't help but joked:
"You are so cautious, are you going to sing later?"
Wen Liang said "Huh", thought for a while and said:
"Not necessarily. Alan Lu is a bit busy today, and there are too many people. I may not be able to leave after singing. It's a bit dangerous..."
Speaking of this, she glanced at He Tianran, pretended to feel sorry for herself and said:
"After all, the position is too small, so the company doesn't take it seriously, and there's no mention of how many bodyguards there are."
"This is easy to handle..." He Tianran smiled and saw the trick, took out his mobile phone and said: "I'll call your dad and ask him to protect you. You can sing as long as you want today, and you can sing until any time. , as long as he sticks his head next to you, no one will dare to touch you! How safe!"
Wen Liang raised his pink fist, hit He Tianran on the shoulder with a bang, and said angrily:
"He Tianran, what are you thinking? If you call my dad here, then I can still play? And why are you the boss? You don't even bother to ensure the safety of the company's artists~!"
You didn't even notify me in advance, you just love to play, and you like to engage in these dangerous activities without saying a word, okay?
He Tianran smiled to himself. Although he was complaining in his heart, he was not unhappy at all. Some hobbies are normal for people, but Wen Liang's temperament is too timely to enjoy himself. It will be too late to correct it later. What's more, He Tianran himself likes this kind of activity.
Wen Liang looked at He Tianran's movements of rubbing her shoulders without saying anything. She felt a little weak for no reason. She also knew that she had done this first, so she said silently:
"Hit... did it hurt you?"
He Tianran grinned and said unceremoniously:
"This punch of yours is quite like a father-in-law. You are worthy of being a general and a tiger girl."
"De Xing! You are a tough guy. You are a grown man. I just gave you a gentle slap and you just left it there and rubbed it for a long time."
Wen Liang smiled as she spoke. She paused for a while, raised her chin, and said tentatively:
"...You are used to being rude to me, and you don't want to think about the hypocritical look you showed to Teacher Long at noon."
He Tianran did not think deeply and said casually:
"What kind of hypocrisy? Others are teachers, okay? Of course you have to be careful with what you say. During the holidays, when your three aunts and eight aunts ask you questions, you treat others as brothers and sisters, and you will say all nonsense. Huh? Then you must have a correct attitude and deal with it if you choose the right one."
A glimmer of light flashed in the girl's eyes as she listened. She continued to raise her head and continued speaking as if casually:
"Then...you are just dealing with my sister Long. Fortunately, I have been helping you put in good words this afternoon and let her come to the set to guide the actors' performances."
When He Tianran heard this, he quickly said:
"Oh, everything else can be just a matter of coping, but this is not the case. I sincerely invited Teacher Long to be my performance coach. What did she say afterwards?"
When Wen Liang heard what he said, there seemed to be some kind of watery light reflected in her eyes, and even the twin ponytails on the back of her head were swaying slightly.
She folded her hands on her chest and said proudly:
"Then her favorite disciple will take action in person. She must be willing. Don't forget, I said a lot of good things about you!"
Hearing the news, He Tianran's eyes widened with surprise. Coupled with the joyful atmosphere and music around him, he almost couldn't help but hug the girl who had helped him a lot and spin several times to the melody.
In fact, what He Tianran is most worried about is the acting skills of the two leading actors in "Into the Wild" this time. Now that Teacher Long has joined, when he is on the set, he can focus more on the scheduling and presentation of the overall plot, instead of A compromise was made because of the acting skills of the two idols.
Certain concessions may be unavoidable, but if you want to control them within the acceptable range, with Teacher Long here to take your pulse, it really won’t be a big problem.
Fortunately, He Tianran was not carried away by the surprise and did not do anything out of the ordinary. However, he was so excited that he put his hands on Wen Liang's shoulders and shook the other person's delicate breasts twice excitedly. body, and praised continuously:
"Sister Liang, my dear Sister Liang, why are you so reliable? What about this inappropriate general? Why don't we get to know each other earlier? Huh?"
Wen Liang was almost confused by his shaking, and her heart was swayed by this sudden movement. She, who had always been strong, seemed to have suddenly become fragile, and she just gently pushed He Tianran with both hands. Her chest, but she didn't push it away until the man noticed his abruptness, and then he withdrew his hand.
"What are you calling me sister? You are older than me and you are calling me old~!"
Although there was anger in Wen Liang's words, there was no trace of dissatisfaction on his face, and there was a smile that couldn't be hidden in the corners of his eyes and brows.
"My fault, my fault~wrong, wrong, wrong."
He Tianran laughed a few words, and suddenly his hand was pulled up by Wen Liang again. He Tianran wanted to pull away, but he didn't expect to be held tightly by the other person's hands.
Maybe he noticed something when he was shaking her. Wen Liang lowered his head and looked at the back of his white hands, then raised his head and asked:
"Didn't you get the sticker with the butterfly pattern?"
"Ah... I got it, I got it, what Hu Yue just gave me, I just didn't rush to post it."
He Tianran put his other hand into his trouser pocket, took out the sticker he had just folded and put it in half and handed it to Wen Liang. Unexpectedly, the other party took a look and complained:
"Oh, why are you folding it? Then you will have lines on it!"
"I-I've never posted this before, so I don't know..."
One hand was grabbed by the girl, and He Tianran answered a little panicked.
Wen Liang held the sticker in one hand and raised He Tianran's paw with the other. He rolled his eyes, tore off the film of the sticker, and applied it from the fold of the pattern to the base of the thumb on the back of He Tianran's hand. He pressed it twice, and finally With a gentle tear, the girl let go of his hand.
He Tianran raised his hand full of doubts, looked at the half butterfly on the back of his hand, and asked:
"This half of the butterfly is... weird. Can't we use the other half?"
"It works, it's at my place!"
Wen Liang answered in a cute voice, and as soon as she finished speaking, she put the other half of the sticker on her hand, in the same position, with the same half.
"Na~!"
She raised her hand as if to show off, indicating that He Tianran also put her hand over, and put the two hands together.
"Isn't this right? You posted it wrong. You posted my right hand, and you posted your left hand, with the backs of our hands in between. They can't fit together..."
"Oh...that's it, idiot~!"
In mid-air, the two of them raised their palms and turned their wrists with a gentle movement. The girl took the initiative to clasp the gap between the man's five fingers. Her thumbs connected with each other, like a butterfly, just like this, their wrists intertwined and their fingers interlocked to become complete. …
"..."
In an instant, looking at the complete patterns on each other's hands, He Tianran suddenly had countless pictures rushing through his mind. He seemed to have some kind of illusion. The blue butterfly on his hand seemed to have come to life, and there were singing and joy in his ears. Gradually it stopped, and was replaced by a series of murmurs of unknown meaning, which seemed to come from the horizon, as if they were right beside me...
"Make a name for yourself!"
"Encounter happiness."
"Good luck!"
"Love and harmony."
"Bright future!"
"Naivety."
"Lucky stars shine!"
"...I forgive you."
What do these conversations mean?
Before He Tianran could figure it out, the walls in front of him seemed to have changed. They gradually became transparent. In the distance were the endless snow-capped mountains. The sun was slowly rising, and the sunlight was shining on the top of the sacred mountain, making it golden and brilliant.
And the butterfly, which seemed to come alive, began to vibrate its wings and broke free from the back of their hands...
It flew gracefully and straight up. He Tianran followed this little guy with his eyes, watching it fly into the distance, towards the snow-capped mountains...
...What does this mean?
"Come on, let's go cheer for the band!"
With the warm words beside him, He Tianran was brought back from his wandering consciousness again.
The two of them kept holding hands without letting go. The girl just wanted to find an excuse to get rid of the embarrassment and let this intimate behavior continue.
He Tianran followed Wen Liang in a daze, letting her lead him like this.
The two broke into the crowd surrounding the band, cheering and jumping with everyone. The person singing now was their friend Alan Lu.
This old man played the drums and sang the admiring "Highway Song".
"Wherever the dream is, it is always so desirable. I walk on the road regardless of everything, just to be by your side..."
The band performing at this time should all be some of Alan's old friends. He Tianran even saw a familiar bassist among them, with his plump body and jiggling fat on his face, as well as his skilled hand skills. This made He Tianran confused for a while, and then he remembered that the other person seemed to be a guitar store owner whom he met through a game in high school.
At that time, I would go to his store every two days.
What's his name...
It seems to be...Park Zhikun.
Yes, that's the name.
At that time, he also helped him cover up. When he was short of money, he also took away his game console and a bunch of figurines...
……etc.
What cover? Why are you short of money?
Obviously, He Tianran had not completely withdrawn from the speculation just now. At this moment, he was in a state of confusion, with all kinds of disorganized thoughts and all kinds of entangled and fuzzy emotions filling his head. The crowd around him seemed to be singing along with the chorus. It had nothing to do with him, until I heard this sentence again——
"I'll give you a guitar later, and you can go up and sing a song. This time I'll be your audience."
"How do you know I can play the piano?"
This suggestion almost made He Tianran blurt out a question.
"Of course I know~"
Wen Liang beside him blinked.
"It's just that you forgot..."
(End of chapter)
