Cao Ye was hiding from himself. After the awards ceremony, Liang Sizhe realized this fact clearly.
After the celebration banquet, he returned to the hotel, sitting on the windowsill with his back to the brightly lit night scene, recalling the two times he saw Cao Ye. Now he has completely come out of the play. Although he drank some wine at night, his brain is very clear and he can clearly sort out the changes in Cao Ye's attitude towards him.
It should have been when Cao Ye came to the crew last summer, right? He went to hold Cao Ye's wrist, but Cao Ye ducked back.
Then tonight, they looked at each other across the crowd, and Cao Ye quickly looked away.
And when he held his wrist and pulled him to the celebration banquet, Cao Ye ducked again, and pulled Lin Yan over as if he had seen a savior, saying that he would have a party with friends at night.
An idea gradually took shape in Liang Sizhe's mind—
So... Cao Ye noticed that he liked Cao Ye
Yes, he has realized that he likes Cao Ye.
He will be 20 years old in just three months. He experienced a secret crush as Xiaoman in the movie, and he had a brief love affair with Hu Yusi off-screen. He knows what liking is, and he can accept that he likes a boy.
There are so many people in this circle who like the same sex, and everyone is used to it.
So Liang Sizhe, who was lying on the narrow bed on Yinsi Street and didn't dare to think deeply about his feelings, gradually accepted the fact that he liked Cao Ye.
- "Lin Yan likes men."
"If you also like men, I won't sleep with you."
- "You don't want to strike me, I got goosebumps from you."
The conversation between them lying on the same bed more than a year ago flashed in Liang Sizhe's mind.
He still remembers the moment when Cao Ye grabbed his hand and touched his arm, the smooth and warm touch of his fingertips.
So the young master is hiding from himself because of this
Yes, more than a year is enough for him to figure out the fact that he likes Cao Ye, and enough for Cao Ye to realize this fact.
Originally thought it was well hidden, Liang Sizhe sighed, but how can you hide it when you like someone
This is a real problem.
He likes Cao Ye, but Cao Ye doesn't like him.
Not only that, the more he likes Cao Ye, the more Cao Ye avoids him and resents him.
Liang Sizhe raised his chin, resting his head against the floor-to-ceiling window, stared blankly at the incandescent light for a while, and then jumped off the windowsill.
He was lying on the bed and forced himself to clear his brain and fall asleep. This was the trick he mastered after the accident. Although he might not sleep well, he could fall asleep anyway.
The dark dreamland was a little swaying, and there was the sound of wind whistling in my ears, like driving on the highway.
At first, I couldn't hear what the person beside my ear was saying, but the voice sounded a little far away, and I could only vaguely recognize that the emotion was a little excited, and then gradually drew closer, and Liang Sizhe could hear it clearly, it was a quarrel.
"...Liang Zhangze, I told you to go the same way, but you won't listen. Look where you are now?!"
"It's all the same, can you get there? Don't talk nonsense, or you can come and drive."
"Then you stop the car and I'll drive."
"You can't park on the highway, miss."
"Then turn around at the intersection ahead!"
"You can get there too."
"Si Zhe is about to miss the plane, do you know that? How many detours do you want to go around if you keep driving?!"
"If you had known that you would be late for the plane, you shouldn't have been so dawdling when you just went out... What are you doing?! Don't grab the steering wheel!"
"Turn around at the intersection! Turn around! How far will you go if you don't turn around?!"
"I fucking knew it was going to be a U-turn - I was doing it!"
"Can you stop arguing!" When Liang Sizhe heard his own voice, he suppressed his impatience, "Otherwise, you can turn around and go directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce—"
—Bam! The harsh braking sound and a strong sense of impact came together.
Liang Sizhe suddenly opened his eyes, bounced off the bed and sat up, his chest heaving violently, he closed his eyes forcefully, then raised his hand to turn on the bedside lamp, took a deep breath, and then exhaled.
I actually dreamed of this nightmarish scene again. It's been a long time since I had a dream.
He leaned against the pillow to calm his undulating chest, and couldn't help but start to think again, how could it be so coincidental? Just when he said the phrase "you divorced, forget it" that he had endured for several years, everything came to an abrupt end.
Since when did you want to say that divorce? junior high school? Or elementary school? It was too early to remember.
When he was in kindergarten, their family of three still had a good relationship. They often went to the playground together on weekends, and the three of them rode the roller coaster. When my mother was afraid, my father would lean over to cover her eyes.
"Liang Zhangze, sit down soon, don't fall off!" He remembered his mother saying in fear at the time.
Later, inexplicably, my parents often began to fall into the cold war. Occasionally speaking with each other, it would quickly develop into a quarrel. When a quarrel broke out, looking at each other was like looking at the enemy.
- Why don't you get divorced if you can't live? Liang Sizhe often came up with this idea when they quarreled.
But he endured and endured, but still didn't say it.
But since then he knew that love, like milk and bread, has a shelf life, it will gradually deteriorate and gradually rot. This is an irreversible and hopeless process.
So it's not a big deal not to be with the person you like. Rather than the last two turning against each other, it's better not to start at all, to prevent any possibility of deterioration.
Liang Sizhe calmed down, turned off the bedside lamp, lay down, cleared his mind, closed his eyes and forced himself to continue sleeping.
Since then, they haven't contacted each other for more than half a year.
Cao Ye deliberately didn't pay attention to Liang Sizhe's news. He went to school abroad, and it was easy to avoid such news. Liang Sizhe had not yet gone abroad.
The escape from ordinary people became impatient on him, and he was impatient to ignore Liang Sizhe.
He ignored Liang Sizhe, and Liang Sizhe didn't have time to rush to coax him. He is different now from before. He is the young actor Liang Sizhe. Tens of millions of fans hold it at the top of their hearts, and if he makes a mistake, ten million mouths will refute him.
The day before the premiere of "Thirteen Days" in theaters nationwide, Liang Sizhe's relationship with Hu Yusi was suddenly fully disclosed by the media. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a premeditated exposure. After all, the angle and clarity of the candid photography does not look like it came from an amateur passerby.
Liang Sizhe had already signed a brokerage company at that time. The broker Xu Yunchu was well-known in the industry. She inquired about the news from the side of Hu Yusi, who took the initiative to break the news to the media, and was in love with a nineteen-year-old new actor. This is big news, and it can bring quite a wave of attention.
Xu Yunchu gave Liang Sizhe advice and said that since the other party is not kind, then we don't have to be too benevolent and righteous. If the media asks about your relationship at the premiere tomorrow, you can just say it's a friend relationship, you are not photographed holding hands and hugging, no one There is no way to say that you have been in love with these photos.
At the premiere the next day, Hu Yusi did not attend the premiere for an excuse, and all the entertainment reporters held up their microphones and tried to make a cliché from Liang Sizhe's mouth.
Liang Sizhe was asked dozens of questions about love in one day. The other main creators of the crew all became foils. No one cared about the movie and no one cared about Xiaoman. All the reporters' questions focused on Liang Sizhe's relationship with Hu Yusi.
At first, Liang Sizhe patiently said, "Only answering questions related to the movie", but later he became impatient with it. He felt that there was no need to keep a secret when it came to a relationship. .
A reporter happened to ask: "Liang Sizhe, if you knew in advance that you would win the best actor, would you still fall in love with Hu Yusi?"
Liang Sizhe looked up at Yuji and asked, "What does it have to do with being an actor?"
When the reporter saw him taking the bait, he secretly said, "So you admit that you were in a relationship with Hu Yusi?"
Unexpectedly, Liang Sizhe said bluntly: "Admit it."
As soon as these words came out, there was a click of the shutter at the interview site.
The reporter continued to be aggressive: "You are only nineteen, have you ever thought that falling in love will have a bad impact on your future career as an actor?"
Liang Sizhe politely went back: "Is there any scientific basis to show that falling in love will affect acting?"
This video was quickly spread by the media. The 19-year-old young actor fell in love with a 26-year-old charming actress. This gossip caused an uproar and became a topic of conversation after dinner in the streets.
Liang Sizhe's reputation has been polarized since then.
People who like him say that a genius should go his own way and don't have to take into account worldly opinions. People who don't like him predict that Liang Sizhe will not be a long-term actor. He is too arrogant. , most likely will not end well.
As if to refute his remarks about Yu Yuji, the news that he used a violinist in the movie immediately spread.
The two enlarged hands were repeatedly compared, and various details were used as evidence. Finally, a firm conclusion was reached that Liang Sizhe did use hand replacement in the movie.
"Xiaoman's violin level was mentioned in the movie, and it's only level 4. Even if you have zero foundation, you can practice it before shooting."
"If you talk less about love, you will have time to practice the piano. It turns out that falling in love does affect your acting skills."
"The Golden Statue now knows that Liang Sizhe has used his hands instead. Can you take back his Best Actor trophy?"
"Liang Sizhe himself said in the interview that he was taught by Cao Xiuyuan in "Thirteen Days", and this actor should be awarded to Cao Xiuyuan."
"What is the youngest actor in the Academy Awards, I think it should be the most watery actor."
Questions and insults came like a tide. Xu Yunchu contacted his alma mater's music high school and asked for a clip of his sixteen-year-old solo violin, which contained everything that the audience could not expect - dazzling performance techniques, abundant performance emotions , The warm applause broke out in the audience after the solo, which was no less dazzling than the night when he was awarded the Best Actor at the awards ceremony.
Xu Yunchu has the winning ticket and believes that they will definitely be able to pull back a game. Once this video is released, Liang Sizhe will immediately shorten the distance from the public. A young actor with a hard and arrogant outer shell, but wrapped in a scarred past - how attractive this character is, the public's abuse and accusations against him will soon change the wind and turn into sympathy and love.
But this good PR strategy got stuck in Liang Sizhe himself. When he learned that Xu Yunchu was going to release this solo video, he immediately frowned and objected: "No."
Xu Yunchu ran out of words to persuade him, but Liang Sizhe soon became impatient, stood up and said coldly, "Do you want me to be pitied by those who scold me?"
During that time, he changed back to Liang Sizhe after the accident. He was irritable and irritable, and the good temper of Yinsijie that was assimilated by Cao Ye was all returned to the prototype. He even wanted to have a fight with someone to vent his anger, but his every move was watched, and a sneeze under the camera could make the headlines the next day and be judged by others.
Probably because this world is too boring, all the love and artillery fire was aimed at the nineteen-year-old Liang Sizhe.
Liang Sizhe gradually stopped paying attention to the media and the public's controversy over him. "Thirteen Days" is a thing of the past. He is now an actor and is about to start taking new films.
The process of selecting resources is also difficult, and there are not many opportunities for a 19-year-old boy to use his fists in the film market.
He won the best actor, but the industry and the audience are not familiar with him, and they are not sure what he can do without Cao Xiuyuan.
He is not old enough to play the male protagonist of most films, and his temperament is too unique to arrange a supporting role for him at will. Most of the resources that come to the door are romance dramas, and they want him to play the male protagonist of a sister-in-law romance. Liang Sizhe pushed it all, he thought the script was boring.
Half a month later, he received a new film, which is not a good resource. The new director is paired with new actors, but the script is very interesting. It is a story about the outbreak of zombies, called "Quarantine Zone", in which he plays the captain of the escape team.
It was only after entering the crew that I discovered that the crew was really unreliable.
The director's control over the budget is too poor, and he often spends a lot of money on an unimportant shot, which causes the producer to go out to pull investment every now and then.
Liang Sizhe has become more and more aware that when he encounters a director like Cao Xiuyuan who can train actors and has a clear idea, he encounters a reliable team and team like the Thirteen Days crew, and he encounters a producer with super execution like Zheng Yin. Buddha can only meet the luck.
This luck was brought to him by Cao Ye, he couldn't have good luck every time.
Fortunately, because of Liang Sizhe's starring, the crew can get investment most of the time.
Capital has high hopes for Liang Sizhe, they expect Liang Sizhe's next movie to make them a lot of money, but they are not sure how much Liang Sizhe can get them back, so most investors are willing to pay but not willing to pay too much money.
The crew also pinned all their hopes on Liang Sizhe. As long as Liang Sizhe is still on the crew, the producer will always pull more or less funds to allow the film to continue.
Two months later, the climax of the film was shot, and it was time to spend money again, and this time it was not a small amount.
If the main scene is not done well, then the film will be completely ruined, and everyone in the crew knows this well.
The filming ended very early that day. The crew said they would have a dinner party. After arriving, Liang Sizhe discovered that the dinner party could not be called a fake, but it was true that the whole team went to the battle to attract investment.
Coincidentally, when entering the hotel lobby, Liang Sizhe saw Lin Yan. There were several people standing beside him. Liang Sizhe glanced at him, but did not see Cao Ye.
Lin Yan also saw him, raised his arms to say hello to him, saw a group of people following him, and asked, "The crew is coming to dinner?"
Liang Sizhe responded and said hello to him, and then followed the crew into the private room without saying anything.
In fact, Cao Ye also went that night. He was stuck in traffic on the road and went a bit late.
Pushing the door and entering, Lin Yan took the lead in shouting, "Oh, the birthday star is here!" A few loud bangs exploded in his ears, startling Cao Ye, and colorful ribbons fell from the sky in front of his eyes.
"You guys are having a wedding? This is it?" Cao Ye's face was smeared, he raised his hand and fiddled with the color strips on his head, looking at the dozen or so people around the table, "Where did the fireworks come from?"
"I bought it on purpose, it's elegant, how is it?" Lin Yan waved to him, "Come here Yezi, sit here, the throne reserved for you."
"You've got my head covered!" Cao Ye didn't rush to go over, he turned his face and touched the color film on his shoulders.
A girl came over to help him remove the color film on his head and tiptoed: "You bow your head, I can't reach it!"
"Why did you come up with a bad move..." Cao Ye bowed his body, making it easier for the girl to reach.
"Yi Fang Yixiang," Da Bai interjected, "I've never seen you treat us so well before?"
The girl named Fang Yixiang turned her head and glared at him.
Everyone at the table laughed tacitly.
Fang Yixiang ignored them and helped Cao Ye pick the last color film on his head. He couldn't help but started to touch his head and said with a smile, "Cao Ye, your hair..."
Halfway through the sentence, Cao Ye straightened up, raised his hand and held the girl's wrist to stop him: "Hey, ai, don't take the opportunity to touch my head."
"Okay," said the girl with a smile, "it looks good in the hand."
"Is it all gone?" Cao Ye pulled his hair twice.
"No more." The girl threw the color film in her hand into the trash can beside her, and sat down. She was right next to Cao Ye.
Lin Yan was afraid that the world would not be in chaos and said to her: "Xiao Fang, if you want to start, hurry up, Ye Zi is popular now, do you know that? You can't count the number of girls chasing after him."
Fang Yixiang glared at him again, blushing a little.
Lin Yan went on to say, "Hey, I'm serious, don't think we couldn't see that you just wanted to be next to Ye Zi."
Cao Ye took off a pair of chopsticks and placed them in front of Lin Yan with a slap: "Eat your meal, Brother Yan."
Fang Yixiang liked him, and he could see that the girl's favor was manifested in blush and initiative. Fang Yixiang is a down-to-earth person, usually not timid when joking, but when he sees him, he always blushes.
Cao Ye doesn't have any special feelings for her, but seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys are liked by girls, so it's not really disgusting.
Fang Yixiang pulled him to chat, and he chatted with her. Occasionally, when he made a joke or two, Fang Yixiang would blush again, and it was funny to watch.
He didn't drink at the beginning. Everyone at the table knew that Cao Ye would get drunk when he drank. He was the birthday star tonight, but he couldn't get drunk so early.
Someone left the table and secretly asked the chef to prepare the cake. When he came back, he lowered his voice and looked mysterious: "Guess who I saw?"
"Who?" another asked.
"Liang Sizhe!"
"Hey, who am I, I saw him when I came," Lin Yan didn't take it seriously, "he will come to dinner with the crew."
"What kind of dinner," the man said seriously, "come to accompany the wine!"
There were two or three people on the table at the same time, "Huh?"
"Isn't he an actor?" Fang Yixiang asked with a smile, "What kind of wine does the actor accompany? You read it wrong."
"It's absolutely true, you can't accompany the crew when you invest in it? Xiaofang, your father is a senior executive of an entertainment company. You don't understand this unspoken rule?"
"Oh, pull investment," Fang Yixiang nodded clearly, "I believe it, it's normal."
"I just went to the bathroom and saw that the producer and director of the crew were holding him to talk. It seemed that he was still drinking with a man. Liang Sizhe probably didn't want to. His face looked very bad, and he looked like he was about to fight... Hey, want me It's a bit too miserable to say that he is the actor, the crew is simply sucking blood..."
This eloquent talk has not yet been published, and Cao Ye stood up abruptly when he heard a high-pitched sound from the chair legs rubbing against the marble floor. The person who spoke was stunned for a while, and looked at Cao Ye, who had a very bad face: "What's wrong, Yezi?"
Cao Ye didn't speak, walked to the door without saying a word, opened it and walked out, then slammed the door.
The man didn't know why, so he turned back and asked in a daze: "What's wrong with him?"
The private room, which was still lively just now, was silent for a while.
Lin Yan picked up the cup and took a sip of wine, then waved his hand: "Let the hero save the beauty, it's okay, eat and eat."