The scene transitions softly, and a long table covered with tablecloth replaces the glass coffee table in the cafe.
Father Liao, mother Liao, and the youngest son of the Liao family, Liao Jingchen, the dinner scene of the family of three can almost be called a happy one.
"Well, you still need to pay attention to rest." Mother's voice was soft, "You too, both of you."
Liao Hongjing and Liao Jingchen nodded at the same time, as if they were obedient as their wives/mothers said, and they looked like they were poured out of the same mold. Anyone who met them would say "father and son."
Mother Liao glared at them, smiled and said:
"What have you been busy with lately? What's going on at school?"
"Fortunately, I'm busy."
Liao Jingchen replied with a smile. After telling one or two interesting things, he casually turned to the topic, "A junior student I helped before came to me today and said that he hopes I can run for the drama club's leading actor of the year instead of him."
He easily confused right and wrong, using Luo Mingxin as an excuse to squeeze out the last bit of value from this good junior.
"Replace?" Liao Hongjing said slowly.
"Haha, yes." Liao Jingchen shook his head slightly, "That junior is still young, almost the same as me back then. The more seriously he prepares for something, the more likely he is to become anxious and nervous, which is counterproductive... However, he can do it when he can't hold on anymore. He took the initiative to ask me for help, which is embarrassing to say, but I feel quite happy."
He said, turning to look at Liao Hongjing.
"Father, shouldn't I have such thoughts? I should sympathize with him and care about him..."
Start by diverting attention with an irrelevant question.
Liao Hongjing smiled.
"It doesn't matter. It's not a bad thing to enjoy the trust and dependence of others."
As usual, his elders taught him earnestly, "It is human nature to be secretly happy, but be careful not to be complacent, let alone get carried away."
"Understood." Liao Jingchen nodded.
He then said in a roundabout way: "Speaking of which, Qi Wan asked me not long ago if I wanted a farewell party. Hehe, he has always had this temperament. He was too embarrassed to say goodbye or miss him, so he borrowed it every time. I vented my inner emotions during the lively party, and everything was done without saying anything.”
"It's a good idea to have some fun, so that you don't get so exhausted from all the busy work. Just relax when you need to." Mother Liao cast a loving look.
Liao Jingchen smiled and nodded: "Yes, a balance between work and rest."
He quickly brought the topic back cleverly, hiding his purpose in a vague hint, "That guy Qi Wan, ever since he knew I was going abroad for exchange, he has been joking with me from time to time, saying... When I come back, the school will definitely have changed. Oh my god, the student union has also changed its dynasty and become a new generation of the world... Haha, it’s true.”
He lowered his eyes and chuckled, looking like he was helpless. He cut the steak slowly and said:
"It sounds like if I don't make some new and impressive achievements before I leave, everyone at Jingyue University will forget about Liao Jingchen."
"No way, don't listen to Qi Wan teasing you." Mother smiled and narrowed her eyes.
"There is a sense of crisis." Liao Jingchen smiled sweetly and sweetly, like a cat lying in the sun, with a lazy look and a soft voice, "Principal Wu and the older leadership teachers are okay and affectionate. Keep things in mind. My juniors and juniors are not like that. Each one is more fond of the new and dislikes the old. Maybe, after not seeing me in front of them for a week, 'Liao Jingchen' has become a historical figure in their hearts and mouths. No matter how powerful he was in the past, Totally living in memories.”
His tone was relaxed, and his few jokes made his mother smile, paving the way for what he would say next:
"So I thought, or I should listen to Qi Wan and have a good time with everyone before going abroad. Well, the size of the party is too small, and there are not many people participating. In this case, one event, one dinner, Or a grand show—"
Liao Jingchen's last words drifted to the end of the long table. The atmosphere of this family dinner was extremely harmonious. It seemed that no one had any evil intentions, and no one regarded it as a social event with excessive family affection, a well-planned trial, and an undercurrent. Surge game.
Outside the screen, Shen Ziqiong shivered and suddenly realized that she was holding her breath unconsciously.
"Haah, so tired!"
She took two big breaths of air, then frowned and muttered, "I'm so exhausted from watching this... How can it be so depressing..."
Whose family eats like this?
Both luxurious and false, the father is taciturn and maintains dignity, the mother looks doting and smiles lovingly, and the son is even more outrageous, looking extremely relaxed and sharing emotional anecdotes with his parents very affectionately. , as a result, every sentence has subtext, all kinds of insinuations, one mouth can make eighty turns, and the obscurity and twists are taken to the extreme, making the audience more and more tired as they watch, and by the end they are simply out of breath.
Shen Ziqiong shook his head.
"No, I need to take it slow." She muttered, picked up her phone and scrolled through her circle of friends for a while before continuing to play the fifth episode again.
Long Guo's film and television works are always obsessed with "high quality" when it comes to family-related scenes. They are either so real that people's blood pressure rises at the speed of light, or they are fairy tales that make people shout "It's fake", or they are like "Heart". "Movie Link" is currently like this, highlighting a hypocritical attitude and putting a mask of pain on the audience from a distance. What they feel is not anger but depression.
Seeing the lush scenery of Jingyue University appear on the screen, Shen Ziqiong let out a sigh of relief. He had never felt that this lush campus was so free and energetic. It was countless times better than the splendid mansion of the Liao family.
Gan Xiaoyu's recognizable voice is cut in the form of voice-over, and the narrative perspective shifts to Jiang Rong, talking about the progress of the interaction between her and the second male lead Wu Xingyang.
Shen Ziqiong looked at it, frowning unconsciously, and his attention gradually drifted.
This plot is old-fashioned and logically confusing. First, Wu Xingyang and his buddies "conspired". Seeing that it was not convenient for Jiang Rong to stay in school during the summer vacation, Wu Xingyang felt that Jiang Rong should not be forced to join the drama club, but his buddies, who claimed to be dog-headed strategists, did not Agreeing, he felt that Wu Xingyang could not back down, so he should use hard work and persuasion to persuade Jiang Rong to compete for the heroine in the drama club's annual stage play.
"Think about it, only in this way can you and Jiang Rong naturally develop a relationship during the rehearsal process, right? What if you fall in love because of the play? What if you fall in love over time?" Wu Xingyang's buddy said confidently, " What if Jiang Rong is slow but then many people watch the stage play and boo the two of you, so she is gradually affected and is so shaken?"
"Hey, you-"
"Don't believe me! Really, what a perfect opportunity!" Brother said sadly, "Let's take a step back and think about it. The two of you work together to complete this large-scale stage play. What is this? What is this? What a comradeship! If the performance is successful, both of you will be surrounded by a sense of accomplishment. See how the other person feels, 'Wow, it's not easy for me and him/her to go all the way'; if the performance fails, you will both be hit, and you can comfort each other. "
"So no matter what, as long as Jiang Rong runs for the heroine, as long as she is chosen, the relationship between you and Jiang Rong will develop smoothly and naturally!"
Wu Xingyang's buddy waved his hand boldly.
"How can you say it is so exaggerated..." Wu Xingyang sighed.
"Otherwise, look at you, you have been guarding me silently from the beginning to the end. You are exactly the template of a cannon fodder male lead."
The buddy complained unceremoniously, "What did you say before? Ah, Jiang Rong's mother is very close to you and treats you as Jiang Rong's brother... The more this happens, the more hopeless it becomes, isn't it? You My goal is to become Jiang’s mother’s son-in-law, not to become Jiang Rong’s unrelated brother—”
"Hey, okay, okay, okay." Wu Xingyang shook his head and said in a long voice, "I know - then... shall I try harder?"
"Well! Come on!" The buddy clenched his fist hard and cheered him up.
Then there was a simple and crude cut to the scene. Gan Xiaoyu and Jiang Youhe sneaked into the drama club's information room, and actually passed Jiang Rong and signed up for her on their own initiative.
Gan Xiaoyu even said very proudly that she and Jiang Rong were so familiar that imitating handwriting was a piece of cake.
Later, Jiang Rong, who knew nothing about it, was pestered by a new unreasonable female supporting actor. This time, the female supporting actor who came to trouble her had a crush on Wu Xingyang instead of Liao Jingchen. She scolded Jiang Rong for being shameless and even stepping on both of her feet. Boat, eating from the bowl and looking into the pot... In short, the main theme is inexplicable, including Jiang Rong's cool and domineering reply later, which made Shen Ziqiong confused, and questions could not help but arise in his heart:
Who on earth would enjoy watching such a plot?
"And why is Xiaoyu's role as a best friend so lovable in the first place so weird in this episode?"
Shen Ziqiong looked puzzled, "Jiang Rong has already explained it to her, but she still insists on her own idea and insists on letting Jiang Rong run for the heroine of the stage play and give her a slap in the face... Isn't this completely OOC? Where is it?" It's Gan Xiaoyu, he's obviously a tool to promote the plot..."
She curled her lips and felt sincerely that Qingqing at home was right. Except for the scenes where Qin Jue appeared, there was no warranty in this drama. Whether it was chocolate or poop depended on opening the blind box.
Alas, after finally watching the fourth episode, I felt that the overall quality was getting better. I didn’t expect that the fifth episode would be a rollercoaster again.
Speaking of which, what about the cool fighting scenes in the highlight preview? Haven't you arrived yet?
Thinking of this, Shen Ziqiong lowered his head and glanced at the progress bar, and immediately realized that the messy development just now was actually not that long. It was only because the content was ridiculous and boring that it felt quite long to him.
"Okay, let's restrain our enthusiasm first and lower our expectations first. Then I will be super happy when Teacher Qin appears."
Shen Ziqiong comforted herself without laughing or crying, and then watched the fifth episode.
After looking at it, I realized that the short plot where Jiang Rong was so stunned that the female partner was speechless was not over yet. The camera zoomed out later, and Liao Jingchen happened to see all this. Jiang Rong raised her head and looked at him deeply. s eyes.
Shen Ziqiong's hand that was about to take out snacks stopped in mid-air.
Hmm...well, the official match is quite sweet.
Although Jiang Rong is actually pretending to be strong, every time Liao Jingchen looks at the strong Jiang Rong and feels envious and inferior, people can't help but want to laugh like an aunt.
When I think of the arrogant and violent "Jing Chen" and the little crybaby "Rong Rong" in online games, the corners of my mouth suddenly rise even more.
Hey, A on the outside and O on the inside and O on the outside and A on the inside, it smells so good.
Shen Ziqiong's mood improved and she became interested.
As if the director knew it and was deliberately playing with the audience's excitement, the scene quickly transitioned to Qi Wan and Chen Yina, who were planning Liao Jingchen's birthday party.
Liao Jingchen's 20th birthday party had been held before. It was impossible for Liao Hongjing not to pay attention to it in his first year. Many celebrities, relatives and friends were solemnly invited that day, and Liao Jingchen almost drowned in social hell. So Qi Wan thought that when it was his birthday on the lunar calendar, he would like to have some fun at home. He would only invite some of his cronies, friends and acquaintances from school, and then they would symbolically cut the cake, sing, and play board games to relax. Okay, don’t engage in those cumbersome processes.
"Um...Jiang Rong, do you want to invite her?"
Qi Wan is writing plans next to him, while Chen Yina is thinking about the list.
"Uh." Qi Wan hesitated, "What do you think?"
"I didn't think about it." Chen Yina sighed, "It's been so long, but the matter of the two of them dancing is still making a fuss in the school -"
"Let's write it down first. Anyway, the final list will be given to Liao Shen for review. At worst, he will make his own decision." Qi Wan said.
"Same." Chen Yina nodded and entered Jiang Rong's name into the spreadsheet.
"The venue is set at Liao's house. With Uncle Liao's personality, he will definitely pick him up and drop him off. Okay, mark this on the invitation letter. Then the dress code is very relaxed, just a little more formal, don't be too restrictive..."
Qi Wan muttered while typing, "By the way, do you want to include the parents' speeches?"
"Do you still need us?" Chen Yina came over with a smile, "Uncle Liao must have made arrangements."
"It makes sense." Qi Wan put his chin in his hand and thought, "And..."
The discussion between the two gradually weakened, and new scenes gradually came in. In the blink of an eye, it was Liao Jingchen's private birthday party.
"Alas--!"
Amidst the dynamic music, Qi Wan opened the fireworks tube and colorful ribbons spurted out. Liao Jingchen applauded and laughed in front of the huge birthday cake tower.
In this moment, at least for this moment, his smile was genuine, filled with pure joy.
The noise of young people mixed with the strong pop music was faintly transmitted through the walls and ceiling into the closed study on the first floor.
Liao Hongjing, who was flipping through a physical book, smiled when he heard the sound. This was a smile that contained tolerance and doting.
The phone screen lit up, and Chen Yina's message popped up in the chat window of the collection and payment software.
[Ena Chen]: Hello uncle, I'm sorry to disturb you. I would like to ask when do you plan to show up tonight? We juniors all want to admire your heroic appearance #凯奇#rose
Liao Hongjing smiled again. This time the smile was more of the satisfaction of someone in a high position than warmth.
He replied: [No need, you can play and have fun. 】
Chen Yina immediately responded: [Okay, I understand! Thank you uncle for your consideration and concern! #日#bow】
After a pause, he asked again: [I'm really sorry to waste your time a little more. Do I need to report the president's movements tonight to you in a timely manner? 】
Liao Hongjing pondered briefly.
A stack of books on the table blocks his mobile phone and his index finger from writing on the screen. The audience’s reply to the father is unknown. They can only read some unwarranted and creepy kindness from his expression.
Liao Hongjing put the phone with the screen off on the table. The lens seemed to be sucked in by the dark screen. Then the screen lit up. Qi Wan opened the lens cover of the camera in his hand and saw the figures of everyone in the viewfinder.
Jiang Rong was not in the group photo, so she declined the invitation.
The shutter sounds of "click, click, click" sounded one after another, freezing the smiling faces of young people. Then the close-up shots passed one by one. Chen Yina was singing with a microphone in front of the large-screen TV. Zhang Yan and others were sitting around the coffee table playing card games. On the sofa, she was playing with a goblet and chatting with others. Qi Wan... Liao Jingchen in the corner looked at them quietly, the smile on his face was a little mature and a little conniving, and for a moment he looked like a young Liao Hongjing standing there.
The protagonist of the birthday party thoughtfully left space for his friends. He left quietly and hurried to a long-awaited appointment with a rare and light step.
