There was no expression on He Yiming's face, he just watched intently, flipping the paper at a constant speed. It seems that he did not intend to say a word before reading it.
Su Pei's mood gradually calmed down, no matter what kind of comment He Yiming gave, he would accept it.
He believed He Yiming's judgment.
When "The Other Side of Time" was just written, He Yiming was also the first reader.
At that time, his enthusiasm was devoted to the drama club, changing the script for the drama club, and also writing some short plays, and a few plays were released every semester.
In addition to being a screenwriter for the drama club, he will also make cameos on stage. As for other things, designing costumes, making promotional posters, stage props, everyone in the theater club has to share more or less.
He Yiming never took the stage in the drama club. He said that he didn't like to memorize his lines, and he didn't like to express his emotions in public. This is rare in drama clubs, but He Yiming writes scripts with Su Pei, and sometimes does some backstage work. In addition, He Yiming seems to be very difficult to mess with, so over time, He Yiming got involved in the drama club and gradually became an indispensable member.
Su Pei didn't tell anyone when he started writing "The Other Side of Time". He has written several short stories before, two of which were accepted by the magazine, and some were rejected. So he didn't have much confidence in writing long novels at first.
One night, after the drama club's activities, everyone went to have supper together, Su Pei and He Yiming sat together.
Su Pei told He Yiming that when he became a senior next year, he probably wouldn't have so much time in the drama club.
He Yiming asked him if he planned to find a job.
Su Pei said: "It should be. I may find a job in an advertising company, or I may take the civil service exam."
Su Pei still remembered He Yiming sighing.
"What's wrong?" he asked He Yiming.
"I just don't think you will like these jobs." He Yiming looked him in the eyes and said.
Su Pei was acting like a ghost, and said, "Actually, I'm writing a novel now."
He Yiming's eyes lit up.
Three months later, Su Pei wrote the first draft of "The Other Side of Time", and He Yiming became his first reader.
Su Pei still remembered his mood at that time, and he was anxiously waiting for He Yiming's feedback. Because he believed in He Yiming's taste and vision. He Yiming thinks bad is not necessarily bad, He Yiming thinks good must be very good.
After so many years, it turns out that some things have not changed.
Su Pei thought that compared with the past, his mood seems to be the same now. What he expects is He Yiming's pure appreciation.
He Yiming was still reading the new novel, but it was already halfway through.
Su Pei gently brewed tea and brought it over, quietly waiting for He Yiming to finish it.
About eleven o'clock, He Yiming turned to the last page and put down the stack of manuscripts.
Su Pei handed him the tea: "How is it?"
He Yiming said, "I don't like it."
Su Pei didn't expect the blow to be so direct. He was a little flustered, and like self-defense, he immediately grabbed his manuscript and rolled it up, and said, "I said, I'm only halfway through. I haven't finished it yet, and there is still a lot to do. the place need to change."
He Yiming said: "I don't like the half of what I saw."
Su Pei took a sip of tea, and he calmed down a bit. This novel was very difficult to write, so he had some hunch in his heart, and now he can only try his best to make up for it.
"Then what exactly do you dislike? The premise is too long?"
He Yiming said without hesitation, "I don't like the heroine."
"How come?" Su Pei felt a little guilty.
"Is it Shen Lan?" He Yiming pierced him mercilessly, "Is this heroine still according to Shen Lan's writing?"
He didn't expect that Shen Lan had already divorced Su Pei, and he could still be so haunted. As soon as he saw the heroine appearing, he recognized it was Shen Lan, how could he not recognize it.
Su Pei said: "It's just a part of the reference."
He Yiming just wanted to lift Su Pei up and shake him awake.
"There are so many women in this world, why do you always use this type of woman as your heroine? Can't you change it... "
He Yiming suddenly became suspicious: "You wouldn't want to use this book to save Shen Lan, would you?"
Su Pei shook his head: "No. She and I are already exhausted. We did have good times before, but we all know that it's better to be separated. Maybe I was habitual when I wrote this book, so I just wrote it... "
He laughed at himself and said, "I know you and Shen Lan are a little bit at odds with each other. But don't you think that a woman like Shen Lan... Her face, her character, are destined to have a story, and they are bloody?"
He Yiming finally couldn't help but say, "I only know that she is crazy."
Su Pei laughed, and he shook his head again. He may be a little sleepy, and the sitting position on the sofa slowly becomes semi-lying.
"She was a little crazy... but she also gave me a lot of inspiration. But it seems that one day, there is only quarrel and anxiety in our lives, no happiness and no inspiration. I was certain at that moment, and I no longer want to keep her. "
He smiled at He Yiming: "You may be right not to get married. It's much harder to maintain a marriage than to fall in love. It's too difficult."
He Yiming asked, "What's your plan next?"
What he asked was Su Pei's plans for love and marriage.
Su Pei patted the manuscript: "Revise this novel and see if I can try to write another type of heroine. Like you said, I should try to challenge my boundaries."
He Yiming said, "I have an intuition, you would still write like this, right?"
Su Pei said, "You know me too well. What should I do? I can only do my best and show you when I'm done writing it."
He murmured and complained in a low voice, "It would have been a shame to show a half-finished product."
Su Pei looked at the time and said, "It's almost twelve o'clock... I should let you stay, but the room at home has not been cleaned up, so I can only sleep on the sofa. You should go back."
He Yiming saw that he really had no intention of keeping guests, so he could only call the driver to come pick him up.
When the driver came, Su Pei asked again, "Do you remember my first novel? It was also your first trial reading."
"Remember. Although the heroine is also..." He made a "you know I know" expression, "but that book is really beautiful, my favorite novel, the first edition signed by the author will always be in my bookcase."
Su Pei recalled: "We seemed to have only known each other not long at that time..."
He Yiming corrected him: "Why not so long? We should have known each other for almost half a year at that time."
He asked Su Pei, "Do you remember when and where we first met?"
Su Pei thought for a while and said, "I remember that one day we were rehearsing... Luo Xiaoxian brought you here, right? He said that a classmate wanted to come and see. Then you sat in the corner without saying a word. I still thought, This boy is really cold and has the potential to play the villain. After we finished rehearsing, you came over and said a few words to me. At first you really didn't talk much... "
He said and laughed.
He Yiming didn't say a word, Su Pei asked, "This is our first time meeting, right? I remember correctly?"
He Yiming said, "You remember correctly."
The driver came soon, Su Pei opened the door, and a gust of cold wind poured in. He Yiming put on his coat and went out, saying, "Don't send it away. Let's meet again when you have time."
"He Yiming!" Su Pei suddenly stopped him.
He Yiming turned around immediately, and he looked at Su Pei. Su Pei also looked at him, and they looked at each other.
Su Pei stood by the door, and he finally said what he had been wanting to say tonight: "Xiaohe, thank you."
He Yiming asked, "Thank me for what? Make dinner for you?"
Su Pei laughed, and he said, "This is also considered. Make dinner, give me advice, it's all. Over the years, we have changed a lot, and sometimes I even wonder if you don't want to be friends with me anymore. But it's really fun to get together like this today... I know some things won't change."
friend. Some things won't change.
He Yiming said, "Don't say such nauseous words."
Su Pei smiled: "Then say the last sentence."
He paused for a few seconds and said, "You're right... That crew is a fucking rubbish crew."
He Yiming and Su Pei burst into laughter together, he smiled and waved to Su Pei and left.
He Yiming got into the car and gradually drove away from Su Pei's house, the smile on his face disappeared.
Su Pei remembered correctly. For Su Pei, it was indeed the first time they met. But not for him.
The first time He Yiming saw Su Pei was at the entrance of the school auditorium. He still remembered the weather, the temperature, and the shape of the two rows of trees in front of the auditorium.
There was a movie in the auditorium that day, and he stood there waiting for his first girlfriend. Suddenly there was a commotion at the door of the auditorium. He saw a few people walking by holding a large poster board. It turned out that the drama club was recruiting people for the promotion of the new drama.
He was not interested in anything in school at that time, he often skipped classes and did not participate in any clubs. To him, the drama club is a group of narcissistic men and women.
He didn't come along like the others, and he didn't want to understand why the crowd was so excited.
Then the group of people and Da Zhai slowly moved closer, and He Yiming finally saw the person in the crowd.
A tall "beauty", dressed in the attire of a rich family daughter in the Republic of China, a long skirt, a hat, a very white face, a pair of eyes and lips are the most eye-catching, there is no other word to describe it except beautiful.
However, there is still a trace of unusualness in the beauty. He Yiming has not yet carefully identified what is wrong, the "beautiful" has already smiled and handed him a flyer: "Classmate, do you want to join the drama club? Come see our new drama, shall we?"
As soon as the "beauty" opened his mouth, He Yiming knew that this was a man's counter-attack.
Someone next to him shouted loudly: "Su Pei! Su Pei!" There were many boys' crazy voices in that voice.
Only later did He Yiming find out that Su Pei came up with such an idea in order to boost the box office of the drama club. He put on women's clothes and walked around the school.
"Mr. He." The driver stopped the car and reminded He Yiming.
He Yiming woke up suddenly, he actually took a nap in the car. He saw Su Pei at that time in a dream again, with smiles on his brows, standing in front of him in women's clothes.
It was at that moment that He Yiming doubted his sexuality for the first time.
The author has something to say: The story of the first encounter
In fact, Xiao He has not really pursued Su Pei, and there are some reasons for him that will be written later.