The MV of "What Do You Want From Me" is performed by two unknown actors.
Apple appears in the screen as a bystander, changing attire, makeup, and hairstyle, standing at a certain corner of the street, on the window sill of a Western-style hotel, and among the crowd on the station platform.
Just like she is an aborigine in every city, she has witnessed every scene for a long time, staying out of the way.
From the sweet love and travel of a pair of men and women, to the back view of their separation...
I also saw that later, one of them came back alone, standing at the corner of the long street that he had walked hand in hand, hesitating, not daring to go in.
she sings:
"... At least when we parted, I was generous.
I would choose to bypass that street afterwards,
I wish I could meet you on another street.
The yearning is trying to be strong, and I will not forget... "
Apple and Xu Tingsheng, if there is a settlement between the two, there is really no such a clear separation process, at least, there is no quarrel, no hysteria, no one speaks out and no one responds bravely, this is the best .
There is nothing like the breakup plot that should be there.
However, the two separated, and there was no forceful break. It was just like a sugar figurine artist using a spoon in his hand to pull the sugar thread to a very long, thinner and weaker end. Lost the old connection...and so, sweet, became someone else.
If we really want to say that there was a breakup, the moment when Xiang Ning said his name in the hospital was counted as the final breakup. Indeed, Apple behaved generously at that time.
But the story is often like this. At the end of each couple, the one who broke up and said "I think this is fine, it's okay, don't worry" with a smile is actually more guilty than the one who was full of guilt at the time... I can't forget it, and I can't forget it. It is easier to continue to grieve long days afterward.
Xu Tingsheng, who had been guilty for a while, enjoyed the happiness and sweetness he had been looking forward to for a long time, and the generous Apple was still trapped there.
"What do you want from me, what do you want
... loved you, it was worth it.
I don't want you, nothing.
You can't forget the road I walked with you,
Because that's my happiest time.
…”
In the MV plot, the boy and the girl run together along the embankment, running, running... Only the girl is left alone, running to the sunrise, sunset, spring and autumn, short hair and ponytail... The changing picture .
The synchronized lyrics repeatedly asked, what do you want from me, what do you want
It's like separated lovers, one of them has a stubborn expression and a fierce tone, expressing dissatisfaction and grievance, vaguely blaming the other... But in fact, when this sentence is asked, she has already become the begging party.
"What do you want from me, what do you want?"
"Tell me what I should do... and I'll do it."
The two sentences are actually the same. It's just that the seemingly humble last sentence is actually more hopeful than the pretentious last sentence.
I don’t want you, it’s okay—the one who spoke was still trying to be brave, but at the next moment, although she seemed to be speaking in a commanding tone, in fact, she was still begging...
"You can't forget the road I walked with you. Because that was my happiest time."
"Please, please don't forget the road we walked together, because that was my happiest time."
The two sentences are actually the same. It's just that the previous sentence is like when a person is at the end, when he is no longer loved, he still pretends to be cared about, and still acts like before, making temper, playing tricks, and giving orders, just like... still in the past, when she said no, she wouldn't, Even if it's unreasonable.
In fact, she clearly knew that she no longer had such power.
At the end of the MV plot, the girl stands alone for a long time, facing the waves that are constantly beating and rushing... and in the distance, Apple is sitting on a rock with her knees hugged and staring.
She finally sang: "One night, I had a dream. You were gray-haired and said to take me to wander. I still didn't hesitate, and I went to heaven with you."
…
Dinner was early on Sunday. After eating, Xu Tingsheng packed the schoolbag for Xiang Ning, put the books and the cleaned school uniform in it, then filled it with snacks until it couldn't be full, and hung it on his back on one shoulder.
After taking the car keys and putting them down again, Xu Tingsheng remembered that Xiang Ning said that he would not drive this time.
Fortunately, their home was not far from the old campus of Yanyi Middle School, which was about to be abandoned, and it was only a 20-minute walk away.
The two went downstairs one after the other.
Yanzhou at the end of April has actually started to become a little hot. Fortunately, it is evening, and the sunset that passes through the leaves of the sycamore tree is gentle and beautiful. Occasionally, it gives people the illusion of encountering the Tyndall phenomenon.
Most of the old streets in southern cities should have had a story about it and the French sycamore, but later the old street became a new street, and the sycamore went to nowhere.
The sycamore trees in front of me seem to have been around for some years. The trunks are thick and thick. The white skin on the top and the black spots on the cracks are mixed, like the imprint of the years, but the branches and leaves are still lush.
In Xu Tingsheng's impression, they should be replaced in two years. At least in his previous life, when he came to Yanzhou in 2011, it had already become a bustling new street with a lot of people...
But the phoenix tree is still there, and the sidewalk under the feet is still paved with the oldest gray square bricks. Some bricks have a corner underground, which has been filled with water on rainy days. If you step on it, water and mud can splash all over your body.
Xiang Ning tugged at the corner of Xu Tingsheng's clothes, and the two of them walked towards the school leisurely in the mottled sunset under the plane tree.
This was the first time that Xu Tingsheng sent Xiang Ning to school like this. There were many young couples walking beside him, some of them were holding hands, some were draped over their shoulders. Occasionally, when a teacher passed by by bicycle or car, they would rush away.
Xiang Ning is not afraid, she said, I just pulled the corner of my clothes.
Occasionally, when Xiang Ning's classmates or friends pass by, they will stop the car pretending to be normal, twist the handlebar with both hands and lean out of a corner, then put their feet on the ground, say hello, and say, "Xiang Ning, are you going to school? "
Xiang Ning would respond with a smile: "Well, yes. Are you too?"
Unhealthy conversation.
The classmates and friends actually just wanted to take a few glances at Xu Tingsheng, who was walking beside Xiang Ning, carrying a red schoolbag for her, and after guessing, they blinked at Xiang Ning with an ambiguous smile, and said, "Then I'll go first." Pedal away.
Every time like this, after her classmates left, Xiang Ning would sneak a few glances at Xu Tingsheng's profile, shy and happy.
As for Xu Tingsheng, in fact, every time she secretly turned his head when she was talking to his classmates, he still wanted to do something to hide it.
The 20-minute journey was completed quickly, and it was still early when we reached the school gate. The young lovers were reluctant to leave for a while on the small roads on both sides of the school gate. They kept waving at the door, one said you should go back quickly, and the other said, I will watch you go in before leaving.
Xiang Ning looked at Xu Tingsheng and said, "Give me the schoolbag."
Xu Tingsheng gave her the schoolbag and helped her carry it on her shoulders.
"It's so good," Xiang Ning said, "It would be great if it was like this every week. You will stand here for a while, wait for me to walk in, and I will say goodbye to you later, and then you will act like you are very reluctant." Look, you won't be able to leave until I walk a long distance and wave my hand many times."
Xu Tingsheng said, "Okay."
Finally, Miss Xiang entered the school gate, turned her head and waved her hands, saying goodbye... walked a long way, and waved her hands many times.
On the way home alone, Xu Tingsheng suddenly had a feeling: "Why don't you just stop? In fact, it's already enough. In this life, you won't be able to afford a house or a car, and your life won't be difficult. Then why don't you stop? Enjoy this ordinary happiness that you could not obtain in your previous life, just like this, prolonging the years... "
What Xiang Ning wants is actually very simple.
When Xu Tingsheng got home, she received a text message from her:
The phone is going to be handed over to the teacher for safekeeping. I'm starting to miss you.
…
During the May 17 long holiday, Xiang Ning went to help out her parents' newly opened and extremely popular stewed chicken and rice, and Xu Tingsheng went to the United States according to the scheduled itinerary.
He was accompanied by Fang Yunyao, Fu Cheng, and a small team from Xingchen headed by Hu Chen.
The original purpose of this trip was only one, to take Fang Yunyao to the private clinic where Xu Tingsheng had her scars repaired last time, and to treat her scars. This was a matter that was settled a long time ago.
Neither Fang Yunyao nor Fu Cheng wanted those scars to continue to exist, especially as Nian Nian grew up, her mother had so many shocking scars, no matter what, it would be unpleasant, even frightening, and Hard to explain things.
As for the reason why Hu Chen and the Xingchen team were traveling together, it was because, not long ago, Hu Chen accidentally received an email from the other side of the ocean, in which the other party expressed an intention to purchase copyright.
What the other party wanted to buy was the overseas copyright of the game "Plants vs. Zombies".
The company that wants to buy the copyright from Xingchen is called Facebook, and the person who sent the email is called Mark Zuckerberg.
In fact, when "Plants vs. Zombies" became popular in a short period of time, because the background of the game itself is more westernized, industry insiders can tell at a glance that this game is in the Western market. There are not many copyright purchase intentions from abroad.
However, most of them were not Xu Tingsheng's "fishing" targets, or they were simply intimidated by Xingchen's asking price.
In fact, Xu Tingsheng feels that his asking price is not high at all. This is a super IP in the future, and once a thing involves copyright issues, its profitability in developed European and American countries is that country Z, which has a relatively weak sense of legality, cannot match it anyway. of.
Give cheap and let foreigners take advantage? Xu Tingsheng didn't do it.
Rejecting again and again, the seemingly completely unreasonable lion opened his mouth again and again. Under the circumstances of different cognitive states, the stars, including Hu Chen, formed an illusion that Xu Tingsheng didn't want to sell this copyright at all. Or at least don't want to sell just yet.
Therefore, Hu Chen's interest in conveying to Xu Tingsheng his intention to purchase overseas copyrights has faded a lot.
This purchase intention from Facebook, he just mentioned it at the end of the call after talking about other things... As a result, Xu Tingsheng on the other side of the phone... became excited.
"Who did you say the intention came from this time?" Xu Tingsheng asked, wanting to confirm again.
"Facebook, a social platform in the United States, currently has about 1 million users. It is a relatively promising Internet company. I guess they mainly want to learn from our model this time. While making money through games, the more important thing is The purpose is to use the game as a social platform to quickly attract user groups.”
Hu Chen answered seriously.
In the current state, when it comes to the number of users and the maturity of development, Facebook and Xingchen Weibo are actually not at the same level. Of course, the difference in population base between the two countries is also one of the reasons.
All in all, the possibility that Facebook intends to learn from the development model of Xingchen Weibo does exist. Otherwise, it is a social platform, and it will just wait for it to grow bigger in the future and provide others with a game platform. Why rush to buy copyright
In Xu Tingsheng's original plan, he had the intention of "fishing". He wanted to see if he could use this to strengthen contacts and find opportunities to invest in some overseas companies that had just started and took some shares.
He just didn't expect...the fish was this big!
Facebook, a big gold mine with a market value of 350 billion US dollars in the future, oh no, a diamond mine...
Xu Tingsheng became excited, and the heart that he wanted to calm down suddenly became alive again.
"Did you reply to the other party?"
"not yet."
It was rare for Xu Tingsheng to be so enthusiastic, which made Hu Chen a little confused.
"They... definitely can't afford it." Hu Chen said with some hesitation.
The current Facebook really cannot afford the overseas copyright of "Plants vs. Zombies". , but I have a little suggestion... "
This suggestion is: copyright for shares.
In Xu Tingsheng's two lifetimes, he never had the chance to see such a big steamed stuffed bun... If he didn't take a bite, he couldn't justify it.
"I know they can't afford it, ha!" Xu Tingsheng continued the state of excitement that made Hu Chen more and more confused. This logic is indeed wrong, the other party can't afford it... What are you so excited about? !
"Just tell them that, you can't afford the copyright, but we are willing to consider... talk about the issue of shares. Exchange shares for copyright." Xu Tingsheng said.
Hu Chen was stunned for a while: "Do you want shares in Facebook?"
Xu Tingsheng said, "Yes."
"You want to swallow it? As a social platform abroad, let me tell you, I came back from abroad, and things are actually not that simple..." Hu Chen wanted to persuade.
"Did you swallow it?" Xu Tingsheng said inexplicably, "Why did you swallow it? No. I just want some shares. I don't need too much... Of course, it's better not to have too little. For example, we can consider setting the copyright price Half, or one-third is also fine, to compare the current valuation of the other party, exchange the corresponding shares... In fact, one-fourth, one-fifth... will do."
Xu Tingsheng thought: swallowed it? Where can I find Zuckerberg after swallowing it? Is he the Lord who is willing to work for others? Then he left, and build a similar platform, what should I do, by building Facebook? Where am I that material!
In the end, there was a stalemate between Hu Chen and Xu Tingsheng for a long time. Hu Chen couldn't understand Xu Tingsheng...
However, Xu Tingsheng is the boss, and if he wants to go his own way, Hu Chen can't stop him.
According to Xu Tingsheng's wishes, he made preliminary contact with the other party more skillfully... Soon, the other party replied: We can talk.
Xu Tingsheng woke up laughing several times from his dreams in those few days.