Boiling noise, scorching gazes, scalding touches... and the endless siege, the Toronto Film Festival is like throwing a ton of glass marbles into a cloth bag. , the feeling of suffocation is like drowning, and it tightly wraps people in it everywhere.
In fact, Renly does not exclude crowds. On the contrary, he enjoys the lively atmosphere of the film festival. Movie lovers gather together, discuss and express their opinions without sleep; ordinary moviegoers spend all night in the cinema Sitting on the floor at the door, just waiting to buy your favorite movie tickets; every corner of the city is full of "movie" elements, and the crazy atmosphere makes people lost.
This was something Renly had longed for. He had always wanted to attend such a grand event in his last life, and now he had finally got his wish, which made him very excited.
However, when he became the center of attention, things began to sour. The ubiquitous and pervasive reporters surrounded him, not to mention watching movies in peace, and even eating in peace became a luxury, in one fell swoop. Every move was put under the spotlight, every detail was stained with commercial flavor, every move was given publicity significance, and a little peace could not be found.
Every night when I go to bed, there seems to be a buzzing noise in my ears.
Compared with the high-profile daily life, Renly prefers to participate as an audience and truly enjoy the original happiness of the movie. Before he knew it, Renly also began to taste the troubles of "living in the spotlight".
After the Toronto Film Festival closes, the Telluride Film Festival will kick off. Before heading to Telluride, though, Renly had a brief three-day break, earning valuable respite before returning to the limelight again. So he flew straight back to New York from Toronto.
After arriving at the airport, Renly pulled on his baseball cap, mixed in with the crowd, did not attract any attention, called a taxi, and returned to Manhattan in a low-key manner. However, when he arrived at the apartment, Renly realized that he was habitually returning to his original home again. He had completed the move before the Toronto Film Festival. In a daze, he completely forgot about it.
Helplessly smiled and shook his head, then called for another taxi and returned to the new apartment.
The new apartment is actually not far away. It is still located in Greenwich Village, but it is closer to the Little Italy area. The surrounding buildings have a strong European style, with quaint brick walls, old-fashioned fireplaces, green creepers, tall maples. Trees, carved railings... Walking between the streets is like walking through a time tunnel of history.
The apartment that Andy leased for Renly was in a third-floor bachelor pad in a three-hundred-year-old building. It is said that it is a single apartment, but in fact the entire floor is Renly's, about 2,000 square feet, which is really rare on the island of Manhattan, where the rent is relatively cheap, and the monthly rent here is not high. reached five thousand six hundred dollars.
For those rich people, of course, it was nothing, but for Renly, it was indeed a heavy burden - after being "buried alive", he has yet to find his next job.
Pushing open the reddish-brown carved iron door, the typical post-modern retro-style decoration is in front of you, just like an old garage. The dark gray leather sofa, the smoky gray short-haired carpet and the pure black glass coffee table are placed on the right side of the door. On the top of the head is the exposed aluminum water pipe, you can clearly see the house structure; the left side of the door is the kitchen and dining room, the style is mainly black and navy blue with the exposed metal pipe design, and there is a lacquered Super tall dining table, simple and generous.
In front of it is a wooden screen wall, and the wardrobe is hidden in the wall by pushing and pulling; bypassing the screen, there is a completely open bedroom in front of the right, two steps up is a super-sized double bed, in the middle. There is a frosted glass space, and the semi-open bathroom is on the left.
The space of the whole house is deliberately released, it feels a little tight, but it is not crowded, and every corner can be used freely.
However, at this time, there were two suitcases stacked in the space, as well as a lot of cardboard boxes. These were all the luggage that Renly moved. After the move, they flew to Toronto before they had time to organize them.
Looking at the pile of luggage, Renly couldn't help feeling a little headache. He knew that sooner or later it would have to be sorted out, even if it wasn't today, it would have to be sorted out tomorrow, otherwise, after returning from Telluride, the place would remain the same, and it would have to start from scratch.
Rubbing his aching temples, Renly felt that the tidying work should be put aside. What he needs now is relaxation, so he stayed in the apartment for less than five minutes, and after leaving the luggage, he turned and left again. .
"Eternal God Emperor"
When I arrived at Mount Sinai Hospital, it was only early eleven o’clock. It was still peaceful here, as if the outside world had no impact on the place. The world’s myriad changes were strictly blocked from the red brick wall. , that familiar and repelling breath made Renly's irritability and tiredness seem to ease a little.
In the distance, Renly saw Anne Silliman squatting at the door of the ward again. The little girl supported her cheeks with her hands, like a sunflower in full bloom. You can hang up the oil bottle and seem to be sulking with yourself. That cute appearance really makes people laugh.
Renly crouched down three paces from Annie. "So, no bowel movement today?"
"Yeah." Annie wrinkled her nose and nodded gloomily, but after answering, she felt a little abnormal. She raised her head and glanced, her eyebrows furrowed, and she looked disgusted, "Who are you?"
It was only now that Renly realized that he was still armed, so he took off his baseball cap, raised his hand to flip through his hair, and gave Annie a bright smile, "Why, I haven't seen you for a few weeks, and it's already gone. know me?"
"Oh! Renly!" Annie's smiling face immediately bloomed, as if the flower bones were opening, the whole eyebrows stretched out, the world became clear, and even the corners of Renly's mouth rose together. But then, Annie put away her smile, put her hands on her chest angrily, and pouted, "Humph! I had a smooth bowel movement last week, but you didn't come to praise me." Then the little girl just stayed away. With a face that looked like "I despise you", he raised his chin angrily.
Looking at Annie's appearance, Renly couldn't help but chuckle, a dull laughter echoing in his chest. He liked moments like this, he was still Renly, an ordinary volunteer carer, nothing special, no halo, before and now.
"You've done well, and have always done well, haven't you?" Renly softened his voice and said softly, "So, I'm sure you'll do well today as well." Seeing that the corners of Annie's mouth were loose, but she still didn't turn her head, Renly laughed dumbly, "You know, I would never lie to you, would I?"
Annie finally couldn't keep her face straight any longer, her smile overflowed lightly, and then bloomed, her beautiful almond eyes curved into two crescent crescents, "Really? Will everything go well for me today? "
Renly didn't answer directly, but clenched his fist and waved it lightly, and then Annie followed suit, waving her fist excitedly, cheering herself up, "I'll try it now!"
After speaking, Annie showed a decisive expression like a hero going to the battlefield, stood up, and the fleshy fist revealed a cuteness, but Renly didn't smile, but followed Annie's movements and nodded vigorously, " Hmm!" He closed his fists, and then watched Annie resolutely walk to the toilet.
Yesterday, I was in the face of the media's siege at the Toronto Film Festival, and today I feel an unprecedented calm at Mount Sinai Hospital. It seems that there are two parallel spaces in the same world, when people there are in a certain scandal. While gossiping and cheering, the people here are struggling with life and death.
Without the meaning of criticism, the contradiction between pain and happiness, disaster and happiness, etc. coexist, this is the essence of the world. However, such a huge gap made Renly feel a real, down-to-earth reality.
I greeted familiar and unfamiliar faces along the way, and my tired body seemed to regain its strength without knowing it. When I came to Heather Cross's room again, it was so empty that no one could be seen, but the bed next door. A new friend came, and looking at Heather's neatly made bed, like a brand new hotel room, Renly's heart suddenly paused - could it be
"Hey, Renly!" Kelly Barton's voice came from behind, which startled Renly and turned her head abruptly. Kelly was also startled by this violent action, and she took a small step back, panicking. "Long time no see!"
"Where's Heather?" Renly asked eagerly.
Kelly pointed to the other end of the hallway, "In the recreation room." Then she could clearly feel Renly's breath of relief, and she said thoughtfully, "Heather has been doing well lately and has recovered well. I don't know the specific situation, but I heard that her condition has not continued to deteriorate."
Ren Li closed his eyes tightly, the corners of his mouth lifted up in relief, "This is good news, isn't it?" Kelly nodded ignorantly, unable to respond, Ren Li laughed happily, "Recreation room? I'll go over and say hello." Nodding to Kelly, Renly picked up his pace, heading towards the recreation room.
In the distance, he heard the familiar guitar melody flowing from the entertainment room, which made his footsteps slow down. After passing through the glass wall of the entertainment room, he saw Heather holding the guitar. , is playing with his head down. The footsteps just stayed where they were.