The Eye of the Storm

Chapter 70

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Cao Ye teased Xiao Xiaobai for a while, then got up and walked around the room.

The three bedrooms on the first floor seem to be unused, neat and simple like a hotel room, with little to go around. The study room looked quite full. The floor was covered with a warm gray long-haired carpet. Cao Ye took off his shoes and walked in. Xiao Xiaobai had been following him step by step. At this time, he also stepped in with his legs raised.

Cao Ye stood in front of the bookshelf and looked at the books on it. The various books are arranged in different categories with great care. The books about acting take up one layer, and the books about directors and screenwriters take up another layer.

Cao Ye thought of Liang Sizhe's only director of "Liang Sheng Zhu Meng". Although the box office and public reputation at the time were not very good, but looking at this situation, it should not be a movie of the nature of playing tickets.

The categories of books on the upper two floors are more diverse, such as psychology, sociology, and essay collections. They have everything. In a flash, Cao Ye also saw a series of collector's editions of "Jin Ping Mei"... Tsk, it's quite mixed.

Liang Sizhe's life should be quite simple. This kind of thought popped up in Cao Ye's mind. If it is true as the media said, Liang Sizhe is a nightclub coffee, he should not have time to read so many books between filming. Thinking about it, the violin boy of the year knew nothing about acting, and even looked directly at the camera was a little frightened, but it took only a few short years to reach a height that his peers could not reach. How could it be just talent and luck behind this? effect

Cao Ye's eyes fell on the two glass cabinets in the lower left corner of the bookshelf, which contained the trophies and certificates that Liang Sizhe had won over the years. In the innermost part, the age-old Golden Image Award trophy won by Xiaoman was placed in the outer position.

Cao Ye stared at the Palme d'Or, the youngest Cannes actor in China. No matter how much the media hyped it up, it would not be as shocking as seeing this trophy with his own eyes.

Although they parted ways with Liang Sizhe because of "The River of Wangchuan", now Cao Ye has to admit that Liang Sizhe's decision at that time was indeed beyond reproach. Twenty-three-year-old Liang Sizhe should have cooperated with Cao Xiuyuan to reach the peak moment of his life in a short time, instead of taking his anger and standing side by side with a young boy who was insignificant in his life.

Forget it, why do you remember this again

Cao Ye retracted his gaze, bowed down and touched Xiao Xiaobai's head: "I'm going to make a note, and I'll come to see you next time."

Tsk, talking to the dog again. When one person and one dog are alone, it's really hard to avoid this kind of thing... He didn't believe that Liang Sizhe hadn't spoken to the dog.

Walking out of the study, Cao Ye looked up at the second floor, the bedroom door was left open, and Liang Sizhe should have fallen asleep.

You too, come to see you next time. Cao Ye thought to himself, then withdrew his gaze and took his car key from the coffee table.

When he pushed open the door and went out, Xiao Xiaobai also followed. Cao Ye bent down to look at him: "Can't bear to be with me? Then come with me."

Xiaoxiaobai seemed to understand, and shrank his head back.

Quite loyal, Cao Ye smiled and closed the door with his hand.

Sitting in the car, Cao Ye took his mobile phone and swiped Weibo for a while.

In the past, he seldom read public opinion by himself. He thought the efficiency was too low, so Cheng Duan always found someone to sort it out for him to see, but today he couldn't help but check it every once in a while.

Because Liang Sizhe showed up to pick up Xiaoxiaobai, the public opinion on the Internet has calmed down a lot. Although the discussion on this matter is still hot, the direction of public opinion is not as one-sided as before. Become diverse:

"Where are the people who said Liang Sizhe took drugs? Come out and slap his face."

"Liang Sizhe's state doesn't look like he's taking drugs. The average person hasn't slept all night, and his face can't be seen for a long time. Liang Sizhe's candid camera angle is so handsome, how could he possibly take drugs..."

"Actually, the 28-year-old Liang Yingdi has a sense of youth... I remember that after "Thirteen Days" won the award, he was photographed walking with a dog. It seems that this dog is the same. Liang Yingdi is a bit affectionate..."

"It's a pity that Liang Sizhe only has affection for dogs, but he didn't have such affection when he changed women."

"This drug use is actually a hype by Liang Sizhe and the filmmakers? How many hot searches have Liang Sizhe and the movie had in such a short time since they were filmed and clarified? This wave is really a steady profit."

"Appearing now can only mean that Liang Sizhe didn't take drugs last night, but he was taken away by the police car for investigation and the nightclub coffee didn't wash, right? Anyway, I don't think Liang Sizhe can completely clear the suspicion of drug abuse. If you don't believe me, just wait and see."

Cao Ye felt a little bored, pressed the screen off, and threw the phone on the passenger seat.

After going to the police station to make a record, Cao Ye drove back to Lomon. He didn't come to the company for two days, and the contracts to be signed were piled high.

Cheng Duan went to his office, pulled out his chair and sat down opposite the desk: "Have you seen Liang Sizhe?"

Cao Ye flipped through the contract signature without raising his head: "I read it."

"Didn't you say you don't have an address?"

"Isn't there your military division Cheng to make suggestions, I asked him on WeChat."

"You really can't stand your temper," Cheng Duan said with a smile, "how is Liang Sizhe?"

"Fortunately, it wasn't affected. He was already asleep when I left." While speaking, he swept a budget sheet and signed it.

"You left after he slept?" Cheng Duan was amazed. "There should be a lot of business secrets in his family, but you can be assured of leaving you there alone. I can't believe the relationship between this old lover."

"You made a special trip to me to gossip, didn't you?" Cao Ye looked up at him after signing the contract.

"That's not true," Cheng Duan pushed a casting list in front of him, "this is the real business, the casting of "Try Again" has only two main characters left to decide, the little boy Several candidate actors will come to the company's studio to audition tomorrow, who do you think is suitable for you, Appeng?"

Cao Ye took over the casting list, looked at the role candidates from start to finish, and then stared at the word male protagonist and pondered for a moment.

Appeng is a very special character. He is a desperado, ruffian, and gangster in the underground boxing ring. In short, he is not a good person. One day, a seven-year-old boy, Xiaomeng, came to the door and called him "Dad", saying that he stayed seven years ago. species below.

Appeng is addicted to alcohol, tobacco, and gambling. He owes a lot of debt and doesn't even have money for a paternity test, but Xiaomeng is attached to him. He doesn't care.

Appeng made a hard boxing fight, won thousands of dollars, and dragged Xiaomeng to the hospital for a paternity test. The identification results came out, Xiaomeng was not his son, but at the same time it was found that Xiaomeng had lymphatic leukemia.

Appeng was so poor that he had no money to treat Xiaomeng. He told the truth with a heart. After a meal, Xiaomeng left him at the door of the hospital, but Xiaomeng didn't catch up. Appeng walked a few hundred meters and turned back. Seeing Xiaomeng squatting on the ground sobbing and crying, Appeng beat him again, saying that you are stupid, can't you see what I just lied to you

Appeng has taken in Xiaomeng since then, took him to see a doctor, sent him to school, and taught him boxing. When he was working hard to make money in the boxing ring, Xiaomeng cried desperately below, he was afraid that Appeng would be beaten to death.

Xiaomeng finally left. Before leaving, he cried and said sorry to him, saying that he knew from the beginning that A Peng was not his father. But before his mother abandoned him, he told him that good-looking people are soft-hearted. He felt that Appeng was the best looking in the entire underground boxing ring, so he made up his mind to rely on him.

The main line of the script is not particularly novel, but it has a high degree of completion. It is funny when it should be funny, and sensational when it should be sensational. The rhythm is tight and the lines are natural. In the current movie market, such a script is considered to be of high quality.

The role of Appeng is even more brilliant. A young father, a romantic prodigal son, and a life-threatening underground boxer are fierce and soft-hearted at the same time. The level is very rich. You can see how high this role will be once played well. degree of discussion.

So until now, several actors have taken the initiative to fight for the role of Appeng.

Who is Appendine suitable for? He must be young, capable of fighting, good-looking, and capable of that kind of ruthlessness and arrogance...

Cao Ye sketched the appearance of Appeng in his mind, with a short piece of hair tied behind his head, wearing a black vest, showing his smooth arms, and walking in a dilapidated alley with a swaying figure after being drunk - fuck, Liang Sizhe.

And it is the coincidence of the eighteen-year-old and twenty-eight-year-old Liang Sizhe.

Once this character is formed in my mind, thinking about other people makes me feel a little less interesting.

Thinking about Liang Sizhe again, it is suitable no matter from which angle.

Twenty-eight years old, playing the father of a seven-year-old boy, you can feel the novel chemical reaction when you make up your mind.

The fight scene is also very suitable, the fight scene in "The Darkest Choice" can see the ruthlessness.

Good-looking, a little fierce, and occasionally a little gentle.

Cao Ye shifted his gaze to Cheng Duan's face: "Print out the project book and script for me."

Cheng Duan responded quickly: "You wouldn't want to ask Liang Sizhe, would you?"

"He's a good fit, don't you think?"

"It's very suitable, but do you know that he has a lot of films in his hands? Song Kai, Yue Keqi, Fan Zequn, Lin Min... These big directors all want to ask him for next year's films, just from what I've heard, that's all. Maybe there are some films with not too famous directors but very good scripts..."

"Try it, the director's film may not be so good. You forgot the project that Lin Min talked to us last time? The script is very boring... Besides, if you don't ask Liang Sizhe, can you tell me something suitable?"

"I didn't want to stop you from making an appointment. I can't ask for your appointment." Cheng Duan laughed.

Cao Ye took the printed project book and script and drove to Liang Sizhe's residence. When driving into the community, he thought, should he ring the doorbell or just swipe his fingerprints to enter? Just swipe your fingerprints directly. What if Liang Sizhe hasn't woken up yet

When the car stopped in front of the villa, Cao Ye unbuckled his seat belt and took his cell phone before getting out of the car. Just as he was about to open the car door, the cell phone in his hand vibrated.

He looked down, and a push message popped up on the screen - "Cao Xiuyuan's new film is preparing for the male lead or Liang Sizhe will be appointed".

Just as he was about to push the door open, Cao Ye was stunned at the screen.

Cao Xiuyuan was coming back. He stared at the screen and thought subconsciously, five years have passed by so quickly.

He touched the screen with his finger and clicked on the push:

"At seven o'clock tonight, someone ran into director Cao Xiuyuan and producer Zheng Yin at the airport. When asked if he was planning a new film, Zheng Yin said with a smile, 'I came back this time for this matter', and when asked if he was planning a new film When asked whether he would cooperate with Liang Sizhe again, Zheng Yin said that the new film is still in the preparation process, and nothing has been decided yet. According to an insider, Cao Xiuyuan returned to China this time to interview Liang Sizhe for the new film... "

Yes, go for a run. Cao Ye leaned on the back of the chair and smiled self-deprecatingly. Since Cao Xiuyuan was looking for Liang Sizhe, he had nothing to do with him at all.

Cao Ye stretched out his hand, threw the phone to the passenger seat, started the car, and headed home.

This push came at an untimely time, it popped up an hour earlier, and I didn't have to make this trip in vain.

This person Liang Sizhe is also... Cao Xiuyuan and Zheng Yin returned to China, it is impossible not to say hello to him in advance, they have stayed together for the past two days, and they refused to disclose any news to him.

When the car was about to drive home, the caller ID "Zheng Yin" popped up on the car screen.

According to the news, he got off the plane at seven o'clock in the evening, and now it is more than nine o'clock in the evening. Zheng Yin has always done things properly, and it is estimated that he has been phrasing for two hours.

Cao Ye didn't answer the call. He had expected this call to come, and he had long planned not to answer.

The call lasted for more than a minute before disconnecting, and Zheng Yin didn't call again. He probably knew he wasn't going to take it.

I may not be able to sleep tonight, go to Yinsi.

Cao Ye parked his car at the entrance of Yinsi. "Buy" was closed recently, and the whole street seemed deserted.

Utuo closed the door, the bar was closed, Huang Ying should not be there.

Cao Ye walked over and tried to pat the rolling shutter door, but the door rang twice. There was someone inside, the students who cut the film, and the boy who opened the door was not surprised to see him: "Brother Ye came to sleep so early today?"

"How's the cut going?"

"Ding Mao has re-edited the third edition, and it's finally smooth. This time it should be almost the same. Would you like to come and have a look?"

"I'll take a look at the rough cut, don't disturb him."

He walked towards the small theater inside, and the boy behind him said glibly, "Then you have a good night, there is no trace of spring dreams."

"Thanks." Cao Ye said, raising his hand with his back to him.

He found a random place to sit down, the back of the chair fell down, he leaned up, and couldn't help but swiped a comment on his mobile phone.

Regarding the possibility of Liang Sizhe and Cao Xiuyuan working together again, there is anticipation on the Internet, and the previous discussion of drug use has been brushed down:

"As soon as Cao Xiuyuan came back, he asked Liang Sizhe to discuss cooperation. It really was true love."

"In the past few years, there have been too few good films in the mainland. It is still worth seeing the cooperation between Cao Xiuyuan and Liang Sizhe."

"Suddenly I found out that Cao Xiuyuan has never used newcomers since he collaborated with Liang Sizhe on "Thirteen Days"... You must know that Cao Xiuyuan has never used newcomers twice before."

"At that time, "Red Boy and Red Girl" Cao Xiuyuan wanted to choose a newcomer. There were reports, but I don't know if it was not selected or what happened. In the end, Liang Sizhe was used."

"Liang Sizhe is also amazing. He hasn't received a bad movie in ten years since his debut, and no one has the vision to pick a movie."

"Liang Sizhe took over a bad movie. Wasn't the "Quarantine Zone" so bad that everyone was angry, but he broke the contract in the middle and stopped acting. At that time, he was drowned in saliva because of this incident. Now thinking about that movie, it is simply absurd. The smartest decision he ever made..."

"If Liang Sizhe played "Quarantine Zone", it might not be so bad. It should be said that Liang Sizhe gave up and ruined the film at that time, and the protagonist who carried the beam was gone. Later, the crew had no choice but to forcibly increase the role of the heroine, so it was changed to Afterwards, the bad movie. Liang Yingdi's acting skills are indeed not controversial, but it is not interesting to wash these black spots."

Cao Ye stared at the comment about "Quarantine Zone" for a while, then closed his eyes.

It has been so many years, and Liang Sizhe was still carrying the trouble for him back then.

It's really strange, after clearly leaving Yin 4th Street, there is no connection between them, but when I look back, I can still think of innumerable connections.

Why bothered Liang Sizhe in the first place? Thinking about it, it has been many years. When he bothered Liang Sizhe, Liang Sizhe didn't know anything about it.

I have many thoughts. It was as if he was back in front of the hidden door.

He heard Zheng Yin's "Brother Yuan", and his voice trembled, as if it was mixed with some pain, but it was a little different from pain.

In an instant he reacted.

He walked to the door, raised his foot and kicked it fiercely, standing at the door and staring coldly at the two overlapping bodies.

Cao Xiuyuan pulled the quilt to block their naked bodies, then raised his hand and threw a belt over: "Get out!"

At that moment, Cao Ye turned his back, and through a thin layer of fabric, the belt was pulled on the boy's thin back, and there was a crisp "pop" sound.

Afterwards, Cao Ye thought that he didn't really want to hide the belt. Just seeing the two overlapping bodies, he instinctively wanted to vomit and felt sick.

The belt fell to the ground, and he rushed to the bathroom in a few steps, retching against the toilet.

Cao Ye opened his eyes suddenly.

I dreamed of that scene again. The feeling of bloating in the chest and the urge to vomit is still very real.

Those two people were like two dogs in heat everywhere. The thought popped into his mind.