"Happy New Year."
Wen Liang responded, but the two women had no intention of lifting the wine glasses they were holding in the air.
As an actor, Gu Qiaoman helped the director to hold back his drink. Although his behavior was unexpected and reasonable, in such a situation, He Tianran, who knew too much about the inside story, broke out in a cold sweat...
Even after the crew closed training and started filming, He Tianran has been trying to ease the relationship between Wen Liang and these old classmates, but the matter of "reunion" itself cannot be achieved through the will of an individual, let alone on the crew. In such an environment where classes are clearly defined and interests are highlighted.
The apparent harmony between the individual members of the crew is entirely due to Aruga's natural suppression, and why Wen Liang was originally cast in the same drama, but was changed to Gu Qiaoman in the end; when facing an old love, they treated each other as nothing on the set. , and now they are trying to protect the director from drinking in each other's presence. These old grievances still exist during the holidays, but it doesn't mean that everyone is working together. These things have passed.
After all, it is interests and opportunities that drive this group of people together, not reconciliation.
The atmosphere between the two women was slightly tense.
He Tianran first looked at Cai Jueming, who had just toasted and was standing aside. The other person looked at Gu Qiaoman with a hint of complexity and strangeness in his eyes, and remained silent.
After a few seconds of pause for thought, He Tianran put aside Gu Qiaoman's wine glass, pretended to be drunk, smiled at her and said:
"Oh, Xiaoman, where are you now? You've underestimated me! It's not the time for your director to avoid drinking."
As he said that, as if he wanted to prove his drinking ability, he couldn't wait to have a drink with Wen Liang. Before the other party could react, he raised his head and drank the wine.
That was not the end, he was in high spirits, turned around and said boldly to the entire venue:
"If any of the groups haven't had a drink with me yet, come here quickly. Why didn't you pretend to be dead when I received the red envelope? It's Chinese New Year today, so everyone must drink and have fun--!"
"Come on, come on, Director He is beeping~!"
"Director, I've been waiting for your words!"
"Come on, come on, brothers, stand up and serve Director He today!"
…
As soon as these "bold words" came out, everyone in the venue immediately responded. Everyone was excited after watching the trailer, but seeing He Tianran sitting at the main table with investors, they didn't have time to toast and thank them for a while. Now this The young directors are beginning to urge them. How can people who have such intentions in the first place, especially the bosses of each group, still be able to sit down?
Suddenly, more than ten people crowded in front of He Tianran, and people kept coming over. Even the old guys who often hung out in such occasions praised the young director's good drinking capacity.
Fortunately, the director team led by He Tianran also had about twenty people helping to block the scene. Everyone stood and pushed glasses to each other, talking about New Year blessings and each other's performance at work, and the banquet hall was bustling for a while.
"This guy really thinks he is Linghu Chong..."
Wen Liang looked at He Tianran who was surrounded by everyone, frowned and complained softly.
Then, she drank her own glass of wine.
Gu Qiaoman, who had originally stood up, was forced to sit down again by the gradually crowded crowd. She couldn't stop this fight even if she wanted to...
In the crowd, a line of sight made Gu Qiaoman feel like a light on her back. She turned her head slightly and saw Cai Jueming standing in the crowd staring at her with some disappointment...
She subconsciously looked away and looked back, but the other person's gaze made her feel like a light on her back.
After a while, she said something to the manager who was accompanying the drink with a normal expression, and then Shi Shiran left the table and walked out the door. When Cai Jueming saw this, he followed him at a distance. go.
Wen Liang, who was outside the crowd, looked sideways at the scene between the two of them, sighed slightly, and returned to his seat.
The atmosphere of the New Year's party reached its climax under the leadership of He Tianran. Unknowingly, it was past 10 o'clock. The crew was waiting for the arrival of the New Year in the early morning. It happened that the prescribed fireworks setting place in Hengdian was in the square outside the hotel. Go up, just in time to catch a fireworks show.
Wen Liang, who was full of wine and food, saw many people occasionally taking out their mobile phones to look at them while drinking and chatting. Then he realized that he hadn't had time to pay New Year's greetings to his family in the evening, so he just chatted with the family for a while during the day. , it’s really a sin on such an important day as New Year’s Eve.
So she also took out her mobile phone. The banquet hall was too noisy, so she called her father's video call and walked outside.
Because she has been living at home when she didn't announce, and she went out to film a movie for half a year. In addition, she didn't announce much before meeting He Tianran, so she has been staying at home for a long time in the past few years. Mom doesn’t seem to think of herself that much either…
A few months ago, the atmosphere in Wen Liang's family was tense for a while because he wanted to terminate the contract. However, since He Tianran purchased Wen Liang's agency, the crisis has been resolved. During this time, Wen Ruian also took Wen's mother with him. Honeymooned in Hainan and haven’t returned to Hong Kong yet...
"Hey baby, Mom and I are visiting the night market. You see, we will go to the hotel beach in a while. There will be a New Year's bonfire party in the evening."
In the video, a tall and thick man is holding a coconut with a straw in one hand and spinning around with a mobile phone in the other. The night market opposite is crowded with people. Due to Wen Ruian's height, the camera only captures the tops of other people's heads. He Next to him, a middle-aged woman who was also holding a coconut looked at him with disgust...
"Mom, Happy New Year..."
These two people actually left themselves and went out to play together!
Wen Liang finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.
"Happy happy, do you want to say a word to your daughter?"
Wen Ruian turned to ask his wife, and Wen Liang only heard his mother say from outside the camera:
"No more, you can just say a few words. You've had a great time shopping, so I'll probably just hang up."
"mom--!"
Wen Liang couldn't help but shout into the phone.
The girl finally took over the phone, and her serious face appeared in the video. After taking a look at her daughter, she asked:
"Wen Liang, are you alone?"
"if not!"
"Where's Director He?"
"Mom, I'm on the video call with you, okay!"
"I saw it. Oh, just answer whatever I ask you. Why is it so troublesome to talk to this girl like you? I ask you, where is Director He?"
"...Drinking with someone in a hotel!"
"Then you didn't go to propose a toast. Others took such good care of you and you sneaked out alone."
Really unable to bear the warmth, she said angrily: "Tang Mianyue, just care about your daughter..."
"What did you call me?"
"……mom."
"If I hadn't been through the phone, I would have slapped you away. Believe it or not... You are a grown man... Oh, I know what you are thinking. Your father and your mother are getting along well. You have to be nice on the set." Work... People should know how to be grateful... Look how much Director He values you, don't let people down... Well, Happy New Year, Mom and Dad miss you too... No, no, no, we won't take you with us next time we go out. , you have grown up, it’s time for your boyfriend to take you out to play... If there is no one around, try asking Director He out, maybe... OK, OK, you can make up your own mind, we are not urging you... ...Have you brought enough things to the set? Do you want me to send you some when I get back...Well, come on, hang up."
Mother Wen, who hurriedly hung up the phone at first, continued to say a lot after answering the phone. The video call finally settled on the scene of her parents in the same frame. Wen Liang felt infinitely warm after hanging up the phone.
Ever since the last time He Tianran sent him home with a drink, his parents had a pretty good impression of him, especially his mother, who would ask about him every now and then. But I think this is normal, after all, it happened again later. So many things happened, and in terms of career, I started to take off because of it...
Thinking of He Tianran's funny and embarrassing appearance at her home that time, Wen Liang couldn't help but put a smile on her lips and laughed "Hey".
"I said, it's over between us. You don't have to worry about what I have become now. I know this better than you! We have been out for a long time. You can go back. I want to be alone for a while. Thank you. "
A woman's cold voice brought Wen Liang's thoughts back.
She came to her senses and realized that while she was on the phone, she had unknowingly walked outside the hotel.
The foundation of this hotel is very high. There are ten or twenty steps in front of the door and there are fences on both sides. The road in front of the door seems a bit cold because there are no vehicles or pedestrians on New Year's Eve. But not far from here is a square.
Wen Liang looked around and saw a woman standing on the railing. There was a figure behind her who paused for a few seconds, then turned and walked away.
It's Cai Jueming and Gu Qiaoman.
Who would have thought that this pair, who had been together since college, would end up like this?
Wen Liang looked at Cai Jueming's soulless figure leaving, and could only let out a silent sigh...
After thinking about it, she slowly went up and walked to Gu Qiaoman's side. The other person's expression was slightly moved when he noticed her arrival, but in the cold night wind, the two girls leaned on the railing and looked at each other. There was silence for a while.
After a while, Gu Qiaoman still lowered his head and whispered softly:
"I did use some tricks to squeeze you out, but you have no right to laugh at me..."
"..."
Wen Liang looked sideways at Gu Qiaoman. She said nothing, but the sympathy on her face said everything.
"Do you still remember the days when we were at the film school and we performed morning exercises together?"
"……Remember."
"You wake us up every day, and then the girls in the dormitory are always dawdling. We are still joking, calling you 'husband' at all times, making the male classmates in the class envious... …”
Wen Liang smiled slightly, and Gu Qiaoman continued with a look of recollection:
"In my impression, you did a great job in hosting morning exercises every time. You were also the only class monitor who insisted on doing morning exercises from freshman to senior year. That means I not only regard you as a friend, but also as a role model... …”
"Ling'er, we can always be friends..."
The girl whose real name is Gu Ling shook her head, "If we had always been friends, I wouldn't be here today."
"..."
"I remember that when Teacher Long was recommending plays for us, he always liked to find people when we were doing morning exercises, so I never dared to be absent once, but those casting directors and producers walked past me, Whenever I stop in front of you, I will think, why can't it be me? Why is it like this every time?
It's like a play. At that time, you were the starring role, and God would light you up. But we stood beside you, like a group of supporting actors without makeup, serving as foils. "
"Ling'er, there are no so-called protagonists and supporting roles in life..."
"So I don't want to be friends with you anymore..." Gu Qiaoman raised her head, looked directly at Wen Liang and said, "So I don't want to stand by your side either."
After saying these two sentences, she seemed to reveal the long-standing resentment in her heart, with a relaxed smile on her face, "Fortunately, that childish period has passed. After leaving school, I have more opportunities... "
Wen Liang frowned, "The opportunities you are talking about are those shameful tricks?"
"I told you you have no right to laugh at me, Wen Liang!"
Gu Qiaoman was suddenly angry, but immediately regained her relaxed expression and said slowly:
"These are some rules in this circle. Haven't you experienced enough in the past few years? Wen Liang, not everyone will revolve around you. After entering the society, we all rely on our own abilities. Look at the class with you at the beginning. How many of your good classmates are still in contact with you?
By the way, Sui Chulang liked you so much when he was in college. Have you seen him help you in recent years? Now that we are on the same crew, apart from filming, has he ever spoken to you?
To be honest, I didn’t believe the scandal you made in the past few years, because I know your character too well. If you had this kind of awareness, then I wouldn’t be the protagonist of that drama...
However, it is not too late for you to realize it now. "
Wen Liang heard the meaning in the other person's words, "Do you think we are the same person now?"
Gu Qiaoman said arrogantly:
"Isn't it? What kind of relationship do you have with Director He? Do you think so many people on the crew can't see it? Given your previous situation, why did you appear in this drama and why did you get such an important role? , you should know better than me.
But the only thing I don't understand is that Wen Liang, you are really lucky. You can always meet people who prefer you at different times. This was the case for Teacher Long in the university, and the same is true for He Tianran now. "
Faced with these sarcastic words, which came from the mouth of a former friend, Wen Liang closed his eyes, suppressed his emotions, and let out a breath...
"Ling'er... It's not because I'm lucky. You once had someone who favored you..."
Gu Ling was stunned.
"It's just that you gave up."
Wen Liang opened his eyes again and said something that made Gu Qiaoman feel like he was facing a nightmare:
"Gu Ling, I don't care what you think of me now, but I still want to advise you. Since you also know that we all have our own paths to go in life, you can't classify me as a fellow traveler like you. , because you thought that road was impassable when I was around you before, but now you have pulled me onto the same road again, do you think... do you still have a way to go? "
(End of chapter)
