There is no hustle and bustle of the city in the mountains in May.
This mountain range in the Midwest has not yet been developed into a tourist destination, and the quaint and elegant natural scenery has been completely preserved. Wake up to the chirping of birds in the morning, fall asleep with insects chirping at night, open the window and see the lush greenery as far as the eye can see, and get close to the mountain stream and spring water in your spare time, which is really refreshing.
Such an environment did not make Ning Lan feel relaxed.
It was his first time out on location, and the role he played was a young samurai. Horseback archery was completely unfamiliar to him, and it took a lot of effort to learn it.
Second, the closer this land was to his hometown and the farther it was from the capital, the more anxious he became. He couldn't feel the so-called "near-nostalgia feeling more timid" in other people's mouths. People face each other day and night, and the stuffy emotions that are pressing on their hearts will fade or even disappear. After a full half a month, he realized that this is not "mediocre self-disturbance", and he can forget about it after he figured it out. The word "love" was also his first taste, and it was really as hard to let go as those songs sang.
He misses Sui Yi.
Thinking of his warm hands, of his embrace that was as hot as a stove, of the occasional smile on his lips, and of his deep voice leaning against his ear.
Therefore, he should not have accepted his goodness in the first place, nor should he rely on him. In the past, at least I could find all kinds of excuses to contact him, but now he hates himself so much, and he is deliberately restraining his behavior, but the more he can't touch him, the more he will think of him unexpectedly, when he drinks water, he eats. When, when sleeping, when watching the scenery, any time.
He even regretted that he didn't take the initiative to ask for joy again before leaving, maybe it was the last time
Ning Lan shook her head lightly, trying her best to get rid of the negative and negative content in her mind.
He tried his best to think optimistically, how could the poison be so easily removed from the body, if the time is long enough and the wound is deep enough, the toxicity will subside.
Thinking of this, Ning Lan burst into laughter again, such a blow could not make him completely disarm and surrender, and he can only expect the polishing and weathering of time.
The day ended early, and after dinner, the sky was still covered with a soft and warm glow.
The filming site of "Covering the River and Mountain" is remote on the mountain. There are no hotels and hotels nearby, and the accommodation is a few rows of private houses rented by the crew. There was a shortage of rooms, so Ning Lan and two other actors were squeezed into one room. Those two liked to play and have fun. After work, they recruited a few people to squat in the room to play cards. At first, they asked Ning Lan to be with him, but Ning Lan pushed it a few times. They pretended he didn't exist and turned the room into a chess and card room, often making a fuss.
It was because Ning Lan had not slept well for the past few days, and he blamed the reasons for these energetic gamblers. He was already very tired from filming during the day, and still could not rest at night, which made him physically and mentally exhausted.
Yesterday, assistant Mi Jie went down the mountain and bought him medicine to calm the nerves and help him sleep. After taking the medicine, he only slept until the middle of the night. Before dawn, he woke up for no reason, only the snoring of his roommate and the rustling outside. wind.
He also passed on half of the reason to the recent enthusiasm and impetuousness. In short, it has nothing to do with other people and other things.
At this time, five or six people gathered in the room to play cards, and Ning Lan listened to Mi Jiezhi's move to go out to hang out and consume excess energy in order to get a good night's sleep.
In fact, he still has some extra energy. He has to work up his nerves to shoot during the day, and he has to deal with the crew, because he is afraid that others will see clues and pretend to be enthusiastic about that person, which is already very difficult.
Pretending is an extremely tiring thing, and what is even more tiring is that he has to continue to pretend.
Ning Lan heard footsteps approaching, raised her head, and saw that Ji Zhinan was also in the corridor, walking opposite him. Ning Lan didn't evade, and went straight to meet him, their shoulders met, and their eyes met suddenly.
In private, Ning Lan could finally throw away her mask and look at Ji Zhinan, who was thinking about her thoughts and was stunned by the bump, and tried her best to look neither humble nor arrogant, and not to be left behind.
No one was around, such a good opportunity should have been used to apologize to Ji Zhinan. Before Ning Lan spoke, Ji Zhinan gave him a cold look, probably not thinking that he would say something nice, so he turned and walked past him.
"Hey." Ning Lan called out to him, but what he said had nothing to do with apology, "Are you afraid of me?"
Ji Zhinan stopped, but didn't look back: "I think you know who is afraid of who."
Ning Lan took this as a provocation, and was restless all night, and the tranquilizers didn't work anymore.
Just like a puppy with a bad temper sees a big dog stronger than himself, he will always raise his neck and bark loudly. In fact, it is afraid and has a guilty conscience, and can only use this method to cover up its nervousness.
Even though she knew that Ji Zhinan was not interested in Sui Yi, Ning Lan still regarded him as an imaginary enemy. Incompetent people like to shirk their responsibilities the most. He can't blame Sui Yi, because he has nothing and no confidence, so he can't sleep, blame the weather, blame his roommate, Sui Yi doesn't love him, he can only blame Ji Zhinan.
The next day, the signal on the set was good. He posted Ji Zhinan on Weibo and reposted the Weibo when he first arrived at the shooting location. Ning Lan couldn't remember his intention at the time. It was probably for provocation, and he wanted to tear Ji Zhinan off. The mask of pure hypocrisy, looking forward to his counterattack, so as to confirm some of his dirty conjectures.
Full of villains to make pie.
Ning Lan suddenly felt that he was the dog. Not only was he cheap, but he also took advantage of his master's power, poking others' bottom lines again and again, and poking others to jump up and fight back.
The days in the crew are not like years, but they always give people the illusion that time is being stretched and slowed down.
In late May, the rainy season came as scheduled, the mountains were cloudy and rainy, and the rest of the crew had nothing to do and built a canopy under the mobile base station, playing cards and mobile phones inside. Looking at him, he waved and let her play by herself.
Ning Lan sat in the rest area and watched the continuous rain curtain. After several days, it seemed that she couldn't see enough.
The rain always reminded him of many things, the motorcycle rushing towards him from the other side of the road, the failed college entrance examination six years ago, the damp and moldy basement, the palatial hotel, and the fact that he was ready to run away with a few hundred dollars in his pockets. At that time, a tall figure appeared in front of him.
In retrospect, nothing was a good thing.
When his mind is empty recently, he often makes some unrealistic assumptions - if he didn't go out that day, if he gave up this road that day, if he ran fast enough that day... Would his current situation be any different
He closed his eyes, and the rain in front of him turned into a straight line. One end of the line was a hand, and the other end was tied to a person. The hand tried to pull the person back to the safety zone, but the person tried his best to Run in the opposite direction, facing the wind and rain, without fear.
Ning Lan raised her hand to cover her eyes, sinking herself into darkness.
It's useless, it's just the same thing.
People say, "You look old at the age of three", but it took him more than 20 years to see himself clearly. Paranoia and stupidity, either of which alone is not a big problem, both are deadly enough.
When the rain cleared and the weather cleared, Ning Lan received a message from Sui Yi.
Sui Yi is accustomed to being brief and concise, without greeting or caring. He said straight to the point that there was a snack advertisement at the end of June, and he wanted to invite three members of AOW to shoot, and asked Ning Lan if he was interested.
Ning Lan understood after reading it once, that there must be no himself in the selection of the manufacturer, otherwise Zhang Fan or An Lin should contact him, and now it is Sui Yi, which means that he intends to give this opportunity to himself.
It's true that Ning Lan was short of money, but such an opportunity was meaningless, and he owed him the same, so he politely declined.
Today's shoot is an archery circus. Ning Lan arrived at the filming site that was moved to the foot of the mountain early, and helped the staff do some preparatory work. Not long after, his good brothers Ji Zhinan and Guo Hao in the play came together.
Ning Lan waved at them: "Big brother, second brother, today, little brother will not let you!"
Guo Hao has a bold personality, and immediately joked with him, Ji Zhinan walked away without squinting, and went into the temporary canopy behind to change clothes and make up.
Ning Lan smiled, thinking that Teacher Ji was indeed younger than her, and most of the time she couldn't hide her face.
Of course, only those who are unconditionally protected by others dare to show their true temperament like this. He is a layman, he has lost his face, and he still needs face. At least he can't let people see that he is at odds with Ji Zhinan, let alone let Ji Zhinan see how much he envy him.
Today, the crew did not know which Fang Tai Sui was wrong. The filming was not smooth. Everyone's bow was almost broken once. The horses were also restless, stomping their hooves around in place, and snorting from time to time. If it weren't for the ropes, it seemed that he would be in a hurry to migrate north with the flocks of birds in the sky.
All the cast and crew suspended work and looked up at the sky. Ning Lan also felt strange. The sky was clear in the morning, but now it was gloomy and dark clouds gathered here. Not long after, a few muffled thunder sounded in the sky, and a few horses raised their front hooves and neighed.
The rainstorm was about to come. The crew was in a hurry and went to clean up the props and equipment. Ning Lan and the other actors returned to the plastic canopy. The space inside was limited. Everyone was busy removing makeup and changing clothes. Really crowded.
Ning Lan first took off her robe and stretched it out as a barrier, allowing the two actresses to change under the cover. When it was his turn, as soon as he took off his hood, he heard the plastic film of the canopy being blown by the strong wind outside. clatter.
It was followed by another dull thunder, accompanied by a flash of lightning that cut through the sky, Ning Lan's eyelids jumped, and finally realized something.
"There's an earthquake, everyone go out!"
He heard someone shouting.
No one will believe this at such a time. No one will know that they will die in the next second before the accident.
Ning Lan's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, he didn't help shout, just urged a few familiar girls around him to go out quickly, because the place was small and he couldn't use it.
A few girls teased him before they left, saying, "I'm sorry to change clothes in front of people, so I can say it straight."
Ning Lan didn't want them to be afraid, she smiled and didn't show any unease. As soon as he sent the person away, he felt a heave under his feet.
Sure enough it was an earthquake.
Ning Lan's family is located in the central mountainous area, near the earthquake zone. He has some experience in dealing with this kind of situation. While putting on his coat, he pushed people around who had not sensed danger and were dawdling, and brought them to the door, which was more violent than before. The shaking hit.
Finally someone noticed the seriousness of the situation and asked in horror, "What's wrong? Why is the ground moving?"
"It's okay, there is a small earthquake, there are frequent earthquakes in the mountains, just go to the open space and stay for a while." Ning Lan's face was still calm, urging them to go forward.
In fact, he didn't have a clue in his heart. If it was a small earthquake, it would be fine if he avoided it. If it was a big earthquake, it might cause mountain collapses and mudslides, so he could only resign. In the face of natural disasters, human beings have always been insignificant.
It was raining heavily outside, and the gust of wind roared like tearing the ground. Ning Lan took off the jacket she just put on, and was about to shield Mi Jie from the rain. Before that, she reached in and touched it, but she didn't touch the filming. He took off the things he put into his pockets before, his heart sank, he threw his jacket to Mi Jie, turned around and got into the canopy.
There was no one inside, and as soon as I entered, there was a continuous wave of earth shaking, accompanied by the sound of various objects falling to the ground, mixed with the rumbling outside, Ning Lan was half squatting in the open space and barely stabilized. balance.
Most of the tables and chairs in the canopy had fallen down. After a few seconds, Ning Lan stood up and ran to the southwest corner of the canopy. He was putting on makeup there today, and the things probably fell there.
The make-up table slanted to the ground. It was so dark that he couldn't see anything clearly. Ning Lan knelt on the ground and groped around. He didn't even care if his hand was scratched by something sharp. Find it and get out as soon as possible.
I was so anxious that I lost my head, and after a few laps, I remembered that I had a mobile phone. He took it out and turned on the screen to illuminate, and at a glance he saw something reflective in Yingying on the inside of the makeup table standing next to him. He raised the corner of his mouth.
He squeezed the bracelet tightly, propped up his arms to get up, when the ground shook again, and the only standing dressing table could not withstand the test five times and three times, and fell to the ground with a bang. Strictly pressing down, the piercing pain made him cry out in pain, but there was no one around, and the only response to him was the loud and noisy sound of wind and rain.
He gritted his teeth and tried several times, but he couldn't pull the pinned leg out. In order to maintain stability on the uneven ground, the makeup tables of the crew were all solid wood and marble countertops. It was difficult for two people to move them, not to mention that he could not exert force on one leg, and the whole person was pressed down in a prone position.
Ning Lan held the bracelet in her left hand and stretched out her right hand to take the phone that he threw half a meter away. He had an impression of this kind of pain. Fractures are not terrible, and bone fractures are not terrible. If the tissue is pressed to the point of necrosis, it is unknown whether he can stand up.
He was panting like a cow, sweating like rain, and it seemed that the pain was terribly painful. There was no blood on his face, and the blue veins on his hands burst out due to the force. The table pushed his body forward, his left leg turned black from the pain under the heavy pressure, and he finally touched the phone.
He was actually very scared, terribly scared, there was no moment when he thought of Sui Yi more than at the moment, and he almost cried.
I didn't pay attention when I turned on the screen just now, and now I see a message on it.
Sui Yi: [whatever you want]
Ning Lan's eyes widened in the darkness, she stared at the words for a while, and then let out a long sigh, and collapsed to the ground like a dead end.
Perhaps because of lack of oxygen, his mind began to be chaotic like those nights when he couldn't sleep. Different time and space were intertwined and paralleled again. He couldn't even figure out where he was now and what he was doing.
up to you.
Wherever I am, whether I live or die, it has nothing to do with him.
Ning Lan slowly buried his head in the crook of his arm, and spread out the other palm weakly. As the temperature on the beads disappeared, he bit his arm to keep himself from whimpering.