After leaving Makino Technology, Li Mu was a little fascinated.
Li Mu saw himself in Chen Hui. In the elevator, many fragments of his past life appeared in his mind involuntarily.
Li Mu even had the illusion that when he came out of the office building, he might have returned to the hard-working coder Li Mu. After all, he had worked in Zhongguancun for many years in his previous life, and everything here was too Li Mu. Once you are familiar with it, it feels like an overlapping place in space and time has suddenly appeared. If you accidentally step on it, your destiny will be directly switched back.
In his daze, Li Mu even forgot that he should go directly to the underground garage. He walked out of the office building with the flow of people after get off work, and followed the crowd towards the streets of Zhongguancun. Line 10 had not yet opened to traffic. He followed the crowd across the wide overpass and couldn't help but Standing next to the overpass, he suddenly discovered that he was very familiar with this overpass. Time seemed to have returned to 2006. At that time, for a year or two, he seemed to have to cross this overpass every day after work to take the bus on the opposite side. Return to your rental house, which is in a village called Tangjialing outside the North Fifth Ring Road. It is famous for being home to too many migrant workers. The people living there are called ant tribe by the media, and on the Internet in Yanjing Within the industry, it was once known as the cradle of Zhongguancun IT talents.
The life at that time was so difficult both materially and spiritually that Li Mu did not dare to think about it. He had to leave his hometown, had no fixed place to live, and was useless. No amount of similar words could describe it.
Now, that strange mentality pushed Li Mu to the overpass again. Looking at the bus stop not far below, Li Mu seemed to see himself standing among the dense crowd at that bus stop, carrying a heavy computer bag. In the crowd, he tried his best to squeeze into the bus back to Tangjialing. At this moment, Li Mu felt that he was standing in God's perspective, looking at himself in his previous life. He felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.
At this time, behind Li Mu, on the other side of the overpass, a young man with long hair was sitting on the ground, leaning against the railing of the overpass, playing guitar and singing. The song was hoarse and magnetic. The song he sang was very familiar to Li Mu. It’s the song “Nine Edged Memories” by Overload.
"I have seen nine angular memories
I have forgotten yesterday's news
I have clouds full of wind and rain for you
You will understand the fear of death
Passing in front of that unfamiliar high platform
I have forgotten to prove my courage
While flying high in the sky
I have understood the secret of existence..."
The young man completely imitated Gao Qi's voice and singing style. When he sang the first time, he used a normal tune and played the guitar softly and ethereally. But after singing the first time, he suddenly strummed the strings vigorously with a pick, The voice suddenly rose by an octave, and in this crowded street, he sang it hoarsely for the second time as if there was no one around.
The sudden increase in the tone and the sudden change in singing made Li Mu instantly escape from the God's perspective just now. He woke up as if from a dream. He stood motionless and listened to the young man behind him finish singing the song. When he finally Once he sang: "While flying high in the sky, I have understood the secret of existence." At this sentence, Li Mu let out a sigh of relief.
He instinctively reached out and touched his back. After realizing that he was not carrying the heavy backpack in his memory, his heart that was tightly grasped by an invisible force relaxed a little. He took out his mobile phone again and called his mother. On the phone, he tried his best to control his voice from shaking and asked his mother how her family was doing recently.
He was very afraid that his mother would tell him where his father had found such a job, just like in the previous life. He was also afraid that she would tell him which restaurant she worked as a cook in, and he was even more afraid that she would tell him that she and her father were not in need now. Spend the money, let yourself work with confidence in Yanjing, and don't put too much pressure on yourself.
Fortunately, Li's mother smiled and said, "My family is doing well recently. Your dad and I have booked a flight. We will drive to Jinling and then Quanzhou tomorrow. I am packing my things."
Li Mu asked: "Why do we suddenly want to go to Quanzhou? Min Province is quite far away."
Li Ma smiled and said: "When I went to Wencheng to attend the Metersbonwe order fair in March, I heard a local agent say that their Guireniao brand was going to be endorsed by Liu Dehua and vigorously promote the new Guireniao brand. I don’t know if this is reliable, but right now this brand doesn’t have a general agent in Nansu Province. Your dad and I are going to go over and have a look at their situation. If it’s reliable, we’ll try to negotiate and get the provincial agent.”
When Li Mu heard this, he felt a lot relieved. His mother did not say what he was most afraid of hearing subconsciously. But when his mother said lightly that she wanted to win Guirenniao's general agent in Nansu Province, Li Mu suddenly changed from I woke up from the trance just now, yes! Today is indeed different from the past. What was I worrying about just now
Immediately, Li Mu instinctively touched his pocket, took out a Mercedes-Benz key, slapped his forehead, put the key in his pocket, turned around and walked back. At the same time, he said to his mother on the phone: "Mom, I I advise you and dad to just stick to the two stores now, there is no need to worry about too many things and tire you two."
"You're not tired." Li Ma smiled and said: "We have nothing to do now. We don't need to take care of the two stores. Zhao Kang's father is also in charge of the taxi company. We both feel a little idle. Let's find something. Doing things also gives you a sense of accomplishment, otherwise daily life would be too boring. Your dad says all day long that everyone similar to him is working, and those who are not working are a bunch of retired old men. He doesn’t even play when he is free. We don’t have any company, and we may not be able to negotiate this matter. Your dad and I just went there with the mentality of traveling, and we might spend ten and a half days in Min Province before coming back."
When Li Mu heard this, he stopped persuading him. In short, as long as they liked it, if doing business could make them find fun, then he had nothing else to ask for.
So, Li Mu thought about the Guirenniao brand. Although he couldn't remember exactly when it hired Liu Dehua as its spokesperson, it did happen. Guirenniao also relied on Liu Dehua's fame, so he told his mother Said: "I have a friend in Yanjing who is from the entertainment industry. A few days ago, it seemed that Liu Dehua was going to accept the endorsement of a southern clothing brand. It seemed that he was talking about Guirenniao. It should be relatively reliable. If you and If Dad is really interested, just go and get it."
Li Ma asked in surprise: "Really? Then I guess this is probably true. We need to get the agent down quickly before they become famous!"
Li Mu smiled and said, "Okay, then after you go to Quanzhou, share with me any news you have."
"Okay." Ma Li readily agreed and then asked, "Son, how are you doing lately?"
"I'm fine."
"Are you short of money?"
"It's not lacking. I made some money by doing something, but now I don't know where to spend it."
"If you don't know where to spend it, just save it. But don't focus too much on making money. Studying hard is the key."
"Okay, I know..."
After Li Mu hung up the phone, Li Mu turned around. The young man opposite was still playing the guitar as if no one was watching. The song he sang this time was "Give Me a Little Love" by the Faces Band, which Li Mu had not heard for many years.
The young man sang with great devotion, as if he was feeling the same thing. When he lowered his head to play and sing, tears flowed from his eyes and fell on his mottled and worn-out folk guitar.
Li Mu felt sour. Looking at his age, he felt that he should be about the same age as himself; looking at his dress, his long hair was flowing, and his clothes were shabby but had a strong style; the songs he sang were all from the well-established domestic rock bands in the 1990s. Classic song; looking at the guitar bag in front of him, the total amount of cash seemed to be less than ten yuan, but he never cared, all his energy was spent playing guitar and singing.
Li Mu felt that he had guessed the situation of the other party. He must be the guitarist of some underground rock band, and even the lead singer; he must be living in poverty, and most likely he still lives in Shucun, a place where underground rock people gather in Yanjing. He He had to put down his dignity and come out to sing, and even when he was selling, he didn't sing the popular songs that the public liked, he only sang the songs he liked.
Li Mu sighed softly and listened silently to him singing "Give Me a Little Love". He took out his wallet and took out all the hundred-yuan bills in it, which amounted to more than two thousand yuan. Then he walked to the young man He squatted down in front of the person and stuffed the money into the guitar bag in front of him. The young man watched Li Mu stuff a stack of hundred-dollar bills into his guitar bag, and wanted to get up in panic. Li Mu stood up and gently She patted him on the shoulder, said a few words, turned around and left.
What Li Mu said is: "If you must bow your head, why not bow to the market but bow to life?"
Leaving the young man at a loss, Li Mu quickened his pace and walked back.
Thanks to the young man's song "Nine Angular Memories" just now, he has now completely come out of the trance just now, and has left the former slut Li Mu behind. He knows that he is not going to Tangjialing at this moment. Instead, he was going to drive his Mercedes-Benz G55 and find Su Yingxue. Although he made the mistake of liking two people at the same time, Su Yingxue was the one who took deepest root in his heart. As long as Su Yingxue was by his side, Li Mu would not be like him. Having lost himself in two worlds just now, as long as Su Yingxue is by his side, he is firmly certain and certain that he will never go back and live a life without her by his side.
The more Li Mu thought this, the faster his steps became. At the same time, he took out his mobile phone and called Su Yingxue to ask where she was.
Su Yingxue said that she left school early today and went to her aunt's house to accompany her younger sister Wang Xinran.
Li Mu couldn't wait to say, "I want to see you. I'll go pick you up now. Let's have dinner together in the evening."
After hearing this, Su Yingxue said with some embarrassment: "Does it have to be today?"
Li Mu asked her, "Is it inconvenient for you?"
Su Yingxue hesitated for a moment and told Li Mu some bad news.
Her cousin Wang Xinran's art exam results came out. Her professional score was 0.5 points behind her, and she failed as the person with the highest professional score among the eliminated students.
Under normal circumstances, it would not be too difficult for Wang Xinran to accept such a result, but this time it was different. This time, Yanjing Film Academy recruited more than 20 people with connections at once, which was equivalent to directly replacing those who could have been admitted to acting. More than 20 major students were squeezed out. She had been preparing for so long and had poured all her dreams into it. To suddenly be eliminated in this way was hard for her to accept.
Wang Xinran was in a bad mood. She stayed in her room for a whole day without eating or drinking. Su Yingxue's aunt and uncle took leave to stay with her for the whole day, but they could not relieve her mood. They could not even open the door. In the end, there was nothing they could do. , I could only call Su Yingxue for help and ask her to come back and persuade her.
After Su Yingxue heard about it, she came out without even finishing the last class. Now she was almost at her aunt's house.
Li Mu understood what she said, but he really wanted to see Su Yingxue so much, so he said to her: "Then you can persuade Xinran first and ask her if I will treat her to a big dinner tonight." .”
Su Yingxue nodded and said, "Okay, I'll see how she is doing when I get here. If she is willing, I will take her to you."
Li Mu said, "No, you stay with her first, and I'll drive over and wait at the gate of your aunt's community."
Su Yingxue said with some guilt: "If she doesn't want to, I might not be able to have dinner with you at night. I'm afraid that your trip will be in vain."
Li Mu said comfortingly: "It's okay. If she doesn't want to, just take five minutes to go downstairs and let me see her. My trip will be worth it."
Su Yingxue felt warm in her heart and said softly: "Okay, let me know when you get there."
Li Mu returned to the basement of the Makino Technology Office Building, picked up the car, and drove directly to Su Yingxue's aunt's house. Su Yingxue quickly rushed to her aunt's house. As soon as she entered the door, her aunt Su Yuehua whispered to her: "Xinran has always treated her Locked in the room, she refused to open the door no matter what I told your uncle. She didn't eat or drink all day long, and she didn't even go to the toilet. Your uncle and I were anxious to death."
Su Yingxue said: "She may be reluctant to communicate with you at the moment. Your constant urging her to open the door may have the opposite effect. How about you and uncle go back to the room first, and I will go and talk to her."
Su Yuehua nodded and pulled her distressed husband to the bedroom. Before Wang Shaohua entered the bedroom, he said to Su Yingxue piously: "Yingxue, you have to persuade your sister. No matter what, you have to eat first..." "
Su Yingxue said hurriedly: "Uncle, don't worry, I will persuade her to eat."
The couple entered the house, and Su Yingxue walked to the door of her sister Wang Xinran's room, gently knocked on the door, and said, "Xinran, it's me. Please open the door for me. I'll go in and accompany you, okay?"
Wang Xinran's hoarse voice came from the room: "Sister, I want to be alone for a while..."
Su Yingxue smiled slightly and said, "Didn't you stay alone all day? Haven't you had enough?"
Wang Xinran said through the door: "It's so annoying to be here. My parents keep telling me this and that. I almost have a schizophrenia from what they say!"
Su Yingxue laughed: "I'm not here to talk to you. I'm your sister. I came all the way here to accompany you, not to persuade you or lecture you. You said that we have been so good since we were young. Now you How sad would I be if you shut me out instead?"
There was no movement inside the door for a long time. After a while, the door lock clicked open. Wang Xinran, with red and swollen eyes, opened the door. He looked at Su Yingxue with a flat mouth and an aggrieved look on his face. He called out "Sister", and then he couldn't stop crying. Fall down.
Seeing her like this, Su Yingxue smiled softly and without saying a word, she just stepped forward, opened her hands and took her into her arms.
After writing this chapter, I felt inexplicably sad.
(End of chapter)