Su Pei and Dr. Xu met again later, and Dr. Xu chatted with him a lot. Dr. Xu advised Su Pei not to be too entangled, because an adult's psychological problems will never be caused overnight.
Su Pei said, "Maybe I just need an exact answer."
"Everyone has their own pain points," said Dr. Xu. "Unless you can get him to be completely honest with you, we all have to learn to accept our pain."
Su Pei thought that Dr. Xu was a very interesting person, but it was impossible for him to take Dr. Xu to see He Yiming.
Dr. Xu was very busy with work, and Su Pei himself was busy with the script, so they didn't see each other again for a while, but occasionally chatted on the phone.
In late November, the script was finally completed and named "We Go North". When shooting starts next month, they will go to Harbin to film for a week.
Su Pei originally said to go to Harbin with them, but Zhou Ze refused, he was worried that Su Pei's body would not be able to bear it.
Su Pei didn't insist too much. The doctor had instructed him to keep warm in winter and not get tired. If he goes to work in Harbin, the doctor will definitely not approve.
"Well, I won't go to Harbin anymore. If there is anything in the script that needs to be changed, you can contact me at any time. We can contact us online." Su Pei said.
Zhou Ze touched his nose and whispered, "Speaking of this... Mr. Su, there is something I want to discuss with you."
He gave Su Pei a look and motioned Su Pei to follow him into the office. He closed the door and closed the curtains.
Seeing his mysterious appearance, Su Pei thought it wouldn't be a good thing.
"What happened?" he asked.
Zhou Ze's voice added an apology, "Xingyong's funds are not in place, they want to withdraw. The producer called me last night, and he couldn't convince Xingyong."
This kind of thing often happens in movie investment. Su Pei is not very surprised, but he is inevitably disappointed. Because Xing Yong seemed to be very interested in this project before, and planned to use it as a representative project for cultivating new directors.
Su Pei asked, "Why? Why did they decide to withdraw? Obviously everything is well prepared."
Zhou Ze said, "They don't want to use Li Yunsheng. They think it's too risky to use a newcomer selected by audition to play the leading role. They have mentioned before that they want to replace Li Yunsheng and recommended a few artists, but I don't think it's suitable."
He couldn't help complaining, "If a famous director chooses a newcomer, these companies can't wait to package him up as a new star overnight. At the same time, he shouts that there are not enough newcomers, where are the new stars, and where are the beauties. Now I want to use a newcomer, but they are not Oiled the soles of the feet to withdraw funds, what a fucking coward."
Su Pei didn't have the strength to scold others, and now he just wanted to solve this problem.
"Isn't Xing Yong the biggest investment? How long can we shoot if they withdraw?" he asked.
Zhou Ze said, "Our current funds are almost used up after the Harbing part, which is only enough to support a week. What's worse, if the news of Xingyong's withdrawal of capital spreads, I am worried that other people will follow suit. , I can still hold things off for a while now, and have to find new investments during this time. Otherwise…”
Su Pei knew very well, otherwise it would be another aborted movie.
"Mr. Su," Zhou Ze finally got to the point, "you and He Yiming are friends, right? You are his senior, and when you were in the drama club, you often wrote scripts together. I was in the drama club's activity room on the school day. I see you."
Su Pei understood what he meant and said, "He Yiming doesn't invest in film and television. He doesn't do this."
Zhou Ze said, "But recently there are rumors that he is going to acquire Mimi Video. Do you want to do streaming? If we can get the investment of Mimi Video, it will be stronger than Xing Yong."
He almost begged Su Pei, "I know I told you before, senior, that you only need to be at ease and responsible for writing the script, and leave the rest to me. But now we really need to give He Yiming a try."
Su Pei asked, "What should I do if He Yiming is not willing to invest?"
Zhou Ze replied, "Then I can only replace Li Yunsheng and agree to Xing Yong's casting."
Su Pei was silent for a moment and said, "I will try to contact He Yiming, but he may not hear back."
Zhou Ze immediately said, "Mr. Su, as long as you are willing to give it a try, you will be of great help."
Su Pei knew that He Yiming would definitely hear back, but he just didn't want to be too sure and let Zhou Ze have too much hope. Not to mention the fact that he took the initiative to find He Yiming, or to attract investment, was enough for him to struggle.
After coming out of Zhou Ze's office, Li Yunsheng happened to be here. He was wearing an oversized down jacket and a woolen hat, and he still looked tall and thin, like he came out of a poster.
He carried a bag, carried a bag, and said hello to the staff at will. When the staff saw him, they all smiled and doted on their faces, "Is Yun Sheng here?"
Although Li Yunsheng is not yet popular, he was discovered by Zhou Ze's studio after all, so everyone loves it as if he were a single seedling in his own field.
Zhou Ze recently introduced him to some jobs, modelling, and making short videos. Li Yunsheng runs his own social account, and he has also started to gain popularity and fans. Although he is still unknown, his fans have grown very fast, and the most important thing is that he is financially better off.
Li Yunsheng brought a bag of sandwiches and distributed them to everyone for afternoon tea.
Seeing Su Pei and the director, Li Yunsheng immediately strode towards them with a smile.
"Mr. Su," he handed Su Pei a sandwich, "I remember last time you said his sandwich was delicious."
Su Pei took the sandwich and joked, "You are such a good book fan."
Zhou Ze also took a sandwich and said to Su Pei, "Mr. Su, that will trouble you." After he finished speaking, he turned around and went to work.
Li Yunsheng asked Su Pei, "Director Zhou, what's the matter with you?"
Su Pei turned around to make himself a tea bag and said, "It's nothing."
This matter is related to whether Li Yunsheng can play the leading role smoothly.
Li Yunsheng said in a low voice, "Mr. Su, I want to take you to a fun place tonight."
Su Pei asked, "Bar? No. I'm past the age of clubbing."
When he and He Yiming were clubbing, Li Yunsheng was probably still reciting the ninety-nine multiplication table.
Li Yunsheng said, "Today is my twenty-first birthday."
Su Pei had some doubts, "Really?"
Li Yunsheng said with a smile, "And we're not going to an ordinary bar. Don't you want to go and have a look?"
Su Pei understood, Li Yunsheng was talking about gay.
His face was a little hot, he really had never been gay.
He hesitated, but refused. Li Yunsheng was a little disappointed, he said, "Mr. Su, you are always rejecting me."
Su Pei said, "I have to help Director Zhou tonight and do something troublesome."
Li Yunsheng grabbed his hand and stuffed a few candies into his hand.
He smiled and said, "Then I'm not going either. Let's go with you when you are free."
Su Pei immediately said, "Since it's your birthday, you can go and have fun with others. Don't wait for me."
Li Yunsheng shook his head and said, "I want you to go with me. I don't want you to play with me, but to show you off. I think you can make others envious by standing next to me."
Su Pei didn't expect young people to be so fierce now. He froze for a while, and casually responded, "Next time."
Li Yunsheng smiled and said, "Okay, next time, you can promise me."
That night Su Pei came home and did a long time of psychological construction. Su Pei can fully imagine how many people will contact him after He Yiming's company grows, asking him to invest in this and that. He Yiming had also complained to him before.
So Su Pei didn't want to be the kind of person who relied on relationships to make investments unless it was a last resort. But now he has written the script himself, persuaded by Director Zhou Ze, he can only try it.
He called He Yiming.
This is the first time since the summer that he has contacted He Yiming actively.
He didn't wait long, He Yiming answered the phone right away.
"Su Pei?" He Yiming's voice sounded a little surprised.
Su Pei took a deep breath and said, "There is something I am entrusted by others and want to ask you."
He summed things up.
"Now Zhou Ze is very worried about the follow-up funds. If you are willing to recommend it to Mr. Cao of Mimi Video, it will be of great help to the crew." Su Pei said.
He even had a little hope in his heart that He Yiming would simply refuse.
But He Yiming opened his mouth and said, "In a few days, I can arrange a video meeting between Mimi and Zhou Ze, and let Zhou Ze talk to them at that time. Is that okay?"
Su Pei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yes! Of course! Thank you!"
He Yiming paused on the other end of the phone and said, "I'm still in a meeting."
Su Pei immediately said "goodbye."
He Yiming said, "You rest early, don't worry about the crew. It's not worth it, nothing is as important as your body."
He hung up when he finished.
For a moment, Su Pei felt that he and He Yiming were still the same as before. He Yiming is still that caring and reliable old friend. They are so comfortable with each other.
But as long as he thought about those hidden thoughts, he knew that he and He Yiming would never be able to return to the calmness of the past. No matter how hard He Yiming tried, he couldn't go back.
A week later, He Yiming did what he said and arranged a meeting for Zhou Ze - he really wanted to acquire Mimi Video, and an agreement had been reached. In order to celebrate, we held a reception in the hotel, and we will go to many people in the industry. He Yiming asked his secretary to send Zhou Ze some invitations to the reception.
Zhou Ze and Su Pei went to the celebration reception together.
Zhou Ze also brought Li Yunsheng with him. He specially asked the stylist to make a very handsome look for Li Yunsheng, and borrowed a big-name suit for him. Li Yunsheng packed up like this, as if he could go to the stage for a concert soon - at least his appearance is convincing enough.
At the reception, Zhou Ze has been investing with Mimi Video. Because of He Yiming's recommendation, things seemed to go smoothly.
Su Pei couldn't drink. After chatting with people for a while, he sat in the corner with a glass of juice. Here he could see that He Yiming had been chatting with others and couldn't get away. After a while, Li Yunsheng slipped over quietly and sat beside him.
"Mr. Su," Li Yunsheng said in a low, hoarse voice, "This is the first time I have come to such an occasion to drink and eat with these big men."
Su Pei said softly, "You will get used to it later."
"Really?" he asked.
Su Pei nodded.
"Are you used to it?" Li Yunsheng asked again.
Su Pei smiled and said, "I don't need it. I write novels. It's funny. It was only after I became a screenwriter that I really understood how exaggerated the entertainment industry is."
Li Yunsheng leaned against him, and he gently rubbed Su Pei's hand with the back of his hand. Su Pei immediately withdrew his hands.
"Mr. Su, I don't think I'll ever get used to this kind of boredom..." he said, "do you really want to try it with me? I want to get out of here now, you and me, let's go anywhere room…”
He was seducing Su Pei with a strange desire.
Su Pei said, "You never asked me if I was gay."
Li Yunsheng's eyes were smiling, and he said, "Mr. Su, I don't care about gender, I assume everyone is pansexual."
"The point is, do you want to?" he asked again.
Su Pei said, "I don't want to."
Li Yunsheng is of course a very lovely person. But the uninhibited nature of the young man no longer suits him.
"It's a pity," Li Yunsheng said with a smile, "don't you think this is missing a very precious life experience?"
Su Pei smiled, "But I'm not a fan."
Li Yunsheng also laughed.
"What are you talking about, you look very happy." A familiar voice sounded above Su Pei's head.
Su Pei raised his head and met He Yiming's gaze.
He Yiming looked at Su Pei, and then slowly turned to the young man beside him.
Both Su Pei and Li Yunsheng stood up, and Su Pei introduced, "This is Li Yunsheng, our hero."
He Yiming said with a smile, "No wonder Zhou Ze is full of praise for him, he has great potential."
He drank his drink in one gulp.
Before the reception was over, He Yiming left early. Zhou Ze was very happy, he walked with the people from Mimi Video. Li Yunsheng said that he took a taxi and went back with Su Pei, and Su Pei told him to go first.
He Yiming's secretary handed Su Pei a note, which He Yiming wrote to him, and told him to find him in a suite upstairs in the hotel. Su Pei sent Li Yunsheng away and went to the suite.
He Yiming opened the door of the room, and Su Pei saw that he had taken off his coat, only wearing a shirt, with a wine glass in his hand.
"I thought you had enough." Su Pei said.
He Yiming said, "I drink much better than you."
He kicked off his slippers and walked barefoot on the carpet.
Su Pei said, "I thought you wanted to talk to me about something."
He sat down on the sofa.
He Yiming fell down on the sofa opposite him and said, "Almost. Mimi should invest for you, so Zhou Ze doesn't need to replace that Li Yunsheng."
Su Pei said, "That's great!"
He Yiming stopped talking and poured himself another glass of wine. He sighed deeply and said, "I thought you would be happier."
Su Pei said, "I'm very happy."
He Yiming stared at him, "But you haven't smiled happily when you were with Li Yunsheng just now." His eyes were flushed with blood.
"He happened to tell a joke, so I laughed." Su Pei said.
"What joke?" He Yiming asked.
He immediately said, "Don't talk about it, it doesn't matter."
Su Pei was silent for a moment and said, "Congratulations on your successful acquisition of Mimi. I thought you would be happier today."
He Yiming nodded, "I think so too. I'm really happy when I can solve your money troubles for you... Really, as long as you smile like that to me... Like Li Yunsheng... You should be right today. I laugh like that."
Su Pei said, "You drink too much."
His heart was a little sour. He didn't know what He Yiming was thinking and who he was torturing.
He Yiming said, "I drank a lot..."
Su Pei said slowly, "Don't say such things to me again. If you really just want to be friends with me, don't say such things again. I will be very troubled."
He Yiming was silent.
His hair was a little messy, he didn't have the confidence he had at the reception just now, and he looked a little decadent.
Su Pei tentatively asked, "Do you still want to be friends with me? In fact, I have thought about it a lot since summer. I know that when people are young, they will have a period of confusion, and we were really close at that time. I If you want to talk about it, I don't think you need to worry about this matter in the future, we are still friends."
He Yiming said, "Yes."
He spread out on the sofa and stopped looking at Su Pei.
Su Pei said, "I know that your ambiguity with me is in the past tense. But I really think it's better for you to face a problem directly. It doesn't matter if you don't tell others, but you can always trust me. You can tell me, you I like men…”
He Yiming looked at him, "Don't talk nonsense."
Su Pei continued, "Then you can treat me as nonsense, just listen to it. I know your upbringing environment, your parents, and everything about your college days. So I know You want to be the most perfect kind of man, the most masculine kind of man. You behave like this, and even make me feel guilty, because when I get along with you, I often admire your kind of masculinity... But Liking a man is just a sexual orientation, it doesn't mean denying any of your qualities..."
He Yiming laughed, "Save these hypocritical words in your script."
Su Pei said, "You can at least be honest with your good friend. I remember you said to me before that if I can't make it any longer, I must call for help. As long as you are here, I will definitely save me. But... I I don't know if you're calling for help."
He Yiming said, "I didn't."
The alcohol was working, and he was hot. He didn't know why he could hold on. It was like rock climbing without protection when he was doing extreme sports. He knew that he was sticking to the edge of the cliff, but he was still trying his best.
"Didn't you ask Li Yunsheng what jokes he told me?" Su Pei said, "He is at least more candid than you... Maybe it's too frank, but it's interesting. He advised me to try and be of the same sex... "
He Yiming suddenly had trouble breathing, "Then what?"
Su Pei said, "So it's really not a big deal. I just don't want to see you so tense."
He Yiming's heart was beating like thunder.
He regretted drinking too much, which made his reaction a little slow. He didn't understand why Su Pei said a minute ago that they would continue to be friends, but then began to persuade him to be honest, and now he said he wanted to experience...
He doesn't understand.
Su Pei said, "If it wasn't for Little Cookie being too young, I might really give him a try."
"He?" He Yiming said.
"Li Yunsheng," Su Pei said, "he is really interesting."
He Yiming suddenly laughed, "You said you wanted to have sex with Li Yun?"
Su Pei thought that he was no longer afraid of He Yiming's mockery of him. He said, "Yeah. I think you inspired me. It's less scary with a guy."
This is half the truth. He won't be with Li Yunsheng, and he won't even try. But that doesn't stop him from imagining this possibility. He didn't find it disgusting, he even found it a little funny.
This half is a lie. He just wanted to persuade He Yiming to face his sexuality. Or maybe he still had a little hope, hoping that he was still special to He Yiming.
"Go away. I don't want to hear such disgusting things." He Yiming said.
He stood up, walked to the door and opened it.
"Go," he said firmly.
Su Pei didn't speak, he didn't expect that he would be so stupid, and sent him to He Yiming to be humiliated a second time.
Su Pei walked to the door, and He Yiming suddenly slammed the door.
Before Su Pei could react, he had already been pushed against the wall by He Yiming.
"You mean, if you wanted to try it with a man, you would choose Li Yunsheng instead of me?" He Yiming said.