The silver-white low-profile coupe parked steadily in the vacant parking space between the two cars. As soon as Lin Xi opened the door, he felt the howling cold wind in the underground parking lot. Facing the bitingly cold air, the two quickly entered the elevator in the underground parking lot.
Just as Lin Xi raised his hand and pressed the button on the "16th floor", he immediately turned around and asked casually, "I remember you were on the 17th floor, right?"
"..." Hearing these words suddenly, Uno's tall body froze suddenly. After a long time, he nodded slightly and said, "Yes." His tone was low, as if there was a kind of mourning.
But Lin Xi didn't notice the weirdness in the other party's tone, he pressed the button on the "17th floor", and the elevator door slowly closed. The floor under his feet began to accelerate upwards, Lin Xi turned his head and asked, "How long will you stay in China this time?"
Hearing the young Qingyue's voice suddenly, Uno looked away from the lit "16" and "17" buttons. The handsome face is always indifferent, but the eyes are a little gentle and helpless, saying: "Maybe only stay for a few days."
"So fast?"
"Yeah." After a pause, Uno said again: "Is there any announcement recently?"
Lin Xi was only slightly surprised when he heard the words, and then replied: "No. I don't need to participate in the later activities of "Dark War". Before that, Ji Chengshu also hoped that I would cool down and rest for a while. But wait for "Ying Ge Jue 2" to be released. In the future, you may have to be busy."
Uno nodded thoughtfully, and asked again: "The filming of "Ying Ge Jue 2" has just been finished, and the production of martial arts special effects should take at least two months of post-processing."
Hearing this, Lin Xi smiled and shook his head: "If it's Director Wu, then it may not be two months, maybe one and a half months at most."
The post-production team of "Ying Ge Jue 2" has been cooperating with Wu Zhen for more than ten years. From lyrical films to martial arts action films, the cooperation between the two has become more and more tacit. These excellent professionals have gradually become director Wu's Exclusive team. Wu Zhen mentioned it at the wrap-up banquet before, this year the old man plans to use the two films "Dark War" and "Yin Ge Jue 2" to compete for the Star Award and the Golden Bull Award.
The Golden Bull Award does not require the release status of the film, but the Tian X Dynasty All-Star Award requires that the participating films must be released nationwide before the application. But now, there are only less than three months left before the annual Tian X Chao Star Awards, Wu Zhen will naturally handle this time relationship well.
Uno just thought about it for a while and understood: "Hurrying to release it before April?"
Lin Xi nodded.
The Tian X Chao Stars Awards is held on April 2 every year.
The elevator slowed down slowly, and after a slight sense of weightlessness ended, it stopped steadily on the 16th floor. With a "ding—", the reflective metal elevator door opened to both sides. Lin Xi stepped out of the door, then turned around and said with a smile, "I'll go back first."
The black woolen coat made Uno look taller and thinner. The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he said, "I may have something to call on you tomorrow."
Lin Xi was taken aback when he heard the words, and asked, "What's the matter?"
But Uno shook his head slightly, his three-dimensional and stern features softened a bit by the bright overhead light of the elevator. "It's not confirmed yet, tomorrow... I will know."
Seeing the other party's mysterious appearance, Lin Xi didn't ask any more questions. It wasn't until he returned to the apartment to wash up, turned on the computer and read the news about "Dark War" published by many film critics and the media immediately, that he began to think about... Uno, he will find something for himself What's the matter
The metal European-style bedside lamp emitted a soft yellow light. Lin Xi thought for a while but couldn't get an answer.
After a thin snowfall, the sky seemed to be completely washed, and the bright moon hung high in the sky, the moonlight was cold and lulled people into dreams.
Fortunately, Lin Xi didn't think about it any more, reached out and pressed the switch, and the room suddenly returned to the original darkness and tranquility. But for a long time, only the sound of steady breathing and the slight to almost inaudible sound of heating remained.
The clock on the wall was ticking. As the moon gradually set in the west, a round of gentle red sun slowly rose from the eastern horizon. The first ray of light shone into the sleeping city and awakened the earth.
A night without dreams.
Pulling up the warm duvet again, in a trance, Lin Xi seemed to hear a few loud doorbells. Slowly waking up from sleep, casually pulling on a pair of beige slippers, Lin Xi saw the person coming through the cat's eyes, was only surprised for a moment, and opened the door.
Uno: "..."
Seeing the other party's helpless expression, Lin Xi consciously lowered his head and looked at himself. Looking quickly across the light blue cotton pajamas, Lin Xi raised his head and asked with a smile, "Why are you here so early?"
Ignoring the "9:30" cruelly displayed on the high hanging clock on the wall behind the young man, Uno nodded calmly and said, "I came early."
After entering the house, he put the breakfast in his hand on the glass dining table. Onuo pulled up the chair and waited for a long time. When Lin Xi came out of the bathroom after washing, he saw this scene——
He probably took a small white porcelain bowl from a kitchen that hadn't been used for a hundred years, and Uno poured the glutinous rice porridge he brought into it, and stirred it gently with a porcelain spoon. Following his movements, puffs of hot white air rolled out of the rice porridge, taking away the excess heat.
Seeing Lin Xi coming out, Uno raised his head to look at him, his dark eyes were as deep as the sea, and he couldn't see any special emotions. He nodded slightly and said, "Let's have some breakfast first."
Lin Xi stepped forward, pulled out the chair and sat down. As soon as I lowered my head, I saw three small dishes on the table, from the braised mushrooms in oil on the far left to the shrimp skin with sharp peppers on the far right, the color is bright and the plate is exquisite. However, what caught Lin Xi's attention the most was the bowl of fragrant borscht, without any ketchup, just smelling it made his index finger move.
He couldn't help looking up at Uno in surprise, and asked, "When will Yongshengju be willing to make borscht?"
Not at all surprised why the other party knew that this table was created by Yongshengju, Uno's lips curled into an imperceptible arc, and he said softly: "I went to Yongshengju on purpose this morning." The implication is, This is to urge people in person.
Lin Xi was stunned for a while when he heard this, and then burst out laughing.
He could already imagine Uno's expression when he walked to Yongsheng Residence and said, "I want a bowl of borscht". Before the smile stopped, a pair of slender and beautiful hands appeared in Lin Xi's sight, holding a bowl of calm and delicious glutinous rice porridge.
"The temperature should be about the same, you can try it first."
A deep and magnetic voice suddenly sounded across a dining table, Lin Xi's heart trembled suddenly, and a warm current spread from the heart to the whole body. He was stunned for a while, then reached out to take the small porcelain bowl, shook his head helplessly, and said, "You don't have to do this for me."
But Uno took out a piece of tissue paper from the paper box on the dining table as if he hadn't heard of it, and wiped the rice soup that accidentally got on his fingers. After a long while, he seemed to have finally found the reason. He looked up at Lin Xi seriously, and said, "I didn't do it on purpose, I just happened to be walking by."
Lin Xi was speechless: "..."
Not to mention how I walked from the East Fourth Ring Road to the West Fourth Ring Road, who said just now that I went to Yongshengju on purpose...
Shaking his head helplessly, Lin Xi took a mouthful of glutinous rice porridge with a spoon and tasted it. It happened to be a slightly hot temperature. After drinking it in this weather, I felt a wave of heat warming my whole body. Accompanied by appetizers, Lin Xi raised his head and saw Uno taking a bowl of red borscht with a small bowl. A large piece of beef suddenly fell into the bowl, splashing some red soup juice.
"... Do you want paper?" Lin Xi hurriedly pulled out a tissue and handed it to the silent man opposite.
Uno casually wiped the soup splashed on his sleeves, then stretched out his hand and gently placed the small bowl in front of Lin Xi.
Seeing this, Lin Xi couldn't help but sighed, and said, "Since you're not used to this kind of thing, you don't have to change it for me. I'm not a woman, and I don't need your special concern." He paused, as if he was worried that the other party would misunderstand him. Lin Xi hurriedly added: "Although this is a bit strange to say, if you behave like this, I really don't feel comfortable with it. Actually..."
The voice stopped abruptly, Lin Xi stared blankly at Uno who was opposite, suddenly felt that the words that had already reached his throat, but now he couldn't say anything.
"I didn't do it on purpose." There was a hint of blue in the deep pupils, the eyes were serious, and the expression was serious, but there was a trace of inexplicable worry and fear in the tone. Ono paused for a moment, and then said: "If you don't like it, I will... slowly improve it in the future."
Just listening, Lin Xi felt his heart twitch, and the words of rejection could not appear in his mind at all. He sighed slightly, licked the corners of his lips, and changed the subject: "By the way, how do you know that I like borscht? Well... I still don't add tomato sauce."
Seeing the young man's relaxed expression, Uno just breathed a sigh of relief, but his stiff body hadn't relaxed yet, and he was shocked again when he heard these words.
"You mentioned it before when you were filming "Ying Ge Jue 2"."
Lin Xi frowned suspiciously: "Did I mention that?"
"Well, you mentioned it." The tone was firm and decisive, without hesitation at all.
Lin Xi raised his eyes and thought about it. Before he recalled the first day to the second day, Uno suddenly said, "I came to you today because I actually want to talk to you about something."
His thoughts were suddenly interrupted. Hearing the other party's suddenly serious tone, Lin Xi also corrected his posture, put the spoon in his hand into the bowl, and asked, "What's the matter?"
"You know... Steven Beal?"
Suddenly hearing this familiar name, Lin Xiqing's phoenix eyes couldn't help but slightly widen. He asked subconsciously: "The director of "Sudden Change" and "Abyss of Despair" Steven Beal?"
Uno nodded lightly: "Yes."
"Although he has only won the Golden Edge Award for Best Director once, Mr. Steven is indeed one of the well-deserved famous directors in the history of Hollywood." After a pause, Lin Xi's tone was excited again because he mentioned his favorite topic He continued: "I like Steven's "Sudden Change" and "Abyss of Despair" very much, especially "Sudden Change", which combines humanity and..."
Lin Xi's voice faltered suddenly. Looking at Uno's deep eyes with a smile, he suddenly chuckled and said, "I forgot, the hero of "Sudden Change" is sitting in front of me."
"There are a thousand Hamlets in the hearts of a thousand people. Your "Sudden Change" is not necessarily my "Sudden Change". Even if I am Alfred, it is only mine, not yours." The forehead All the broken hair was pulled back, revealing a full and beautiful forehead. Uno smiled and said, "However, as Alfred, I'm very glad you like it."
Alfred is the protagonist of "Sudden Change".
Five years ago, Uno won the Golden Edge Award for Best Actor in one fell swoop with this role, becoming the youngest Golden Edge Award winner and the first Chinese actor in history.
At first, Lin Xi just planned to take a look casually with the mentality of scrutiny and jealousy: just one year later, how did Uno win the Golden Ridge Award for Best Actor. But he didn't expect that when he saw it... he was really attracted.
Whether it's the arrogant and domineering son of heaven, or the little guy in the slums who is suddenly thrown into the quagmire after a sudden change, Uno perfectly portrays every shot and fully embodies the characters. For two full hours, it was the first time that Lin Xi felt that time passed so quickly, so fast that before people could react from the despair and hesitation, they had already seen the darker and bottomless abyss at the end.
It was also this movie that made him realize the gap between himself and Uno more clearly, so he had an eternal goal in the next few years and worked hard.
"Although it was not mentioned in the major film critics and award presentations, I actually like the scene of El snatching a hamburger in the mud in the slums the most. He hasn't adapted to the sudden change of identity, so the kind of food that he wants to eat but dare not eat The performance was really impressive."
"..."
Lin Xi was puzzled: "What's wrong?"
After hesitating for a moment, Uno said, "I have a cleanliness."
Lin Xi was speechless: "... that's why you want to eat but dare not?"
"… Um."
Lin Xi was silent for a while, then suddenly said coldly: "The image of you in my heart has collapsed in half."
"… I lied to you."
"You think I'll believe it?"
An indescribable awkwardness appeared on Ono's handsome face. After a long time, he changed the subject stiffly: "Steven and I collaborated on another movie this year called "X Storm". It was released in a month, but... there was a little accident."
Steven Beal usually likes to announce the relevant information of the movie one to two months before the premiere of the movie. Lin Xi has never heard any news about this "X Storm" before. .
Frowning slightly, Lin Xi asked, "What accident?"
"At the end of last month, there was a very vile case of massacre and rape in the United States. Because the identity of the suspect is quite special, it has not been announced to the public yet. However, because the public's voice is too loud, it should be made public in the next few days gone."
After getting an unexpected answer, Lin Xi said in surprise, "The suspect...is related to "X Storm"?"
Uno sighed softly: "You may know him, it's Roberts Geer."
Lin Xi was shocked all over, and a tall and handsome man suddenly appeared in his mind.
"His reputation in the United States was not very good before. This time, this kind of thing happened again. The death penalty is not necessarily, but it is very likely to be imprisoned for life." After briefly summarizing the matter, Uno did not say any more , he looked at Lin Xi solemnly, and said: "Although the crime was committed because of excessive drug use, but... this incident may have something to do with "X Storm"."
Lin Xi was taken aback, and subconsciously asked, "Is it related?"
Uno shook his head resignedly: "Ger is of mixed Chinese and Rice, and he plays a Chinese killer in "X Storm". However, even if his character is very decent, "X Storm" must not talk to him at this time relationship."
Lin Xi nodded clearly: "Yes. The consequences of this matter are very serious, and it is normal to separate the relationship."
"So last month, Steven specially called me back to the US, planning to change the script, delete the role of Geer, and rush to shoot some plots again. But..." Uno raised his eyes, looked at Lin Xi seriously, Said: "The deleted script was rejected by me."
The light amber eyes widened slightly, and after thinking for a moment, Lin Xi asked, "Is it because the revised script is much worse than the original?"
Hearing that the young man grasped his inner thoughts all of a sudden, Uno's cold eyes couldn't help being gentle, and his thin lips curled up slightly: "Yes. Although Geer's role doesn't have many roles, it played a turning point. It works, it's important."
As soon as these words came out, the already quiet restaurant became a little quieter. Lin Xi frowned and did not speak, and Uno also looked at him with lowered eyes, waiting for the other party's answer.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Xi sighed and asked, "Must it be a Chinese killer?"
Uno nodded solemnly: "It has something to do with the script, and it cannot be changed. At least...if the appearance is like Geer's, it can't be worse than him."
"Zhu Qing has no schedule?"
With a charming and handsome face of mixed blood, even though he is good at taking drugs and racing cars, and even went to prison several times, Roberts Geer has always been loved by many girls in the United States. There are quite a few male stars in the Tian X Dynasty with outstanding looks, but most of them are decent niche images with tough outlines, and there are not many who can be loved by Westerners.
Uno shook his head: "There is no schedule."
After getting this answer, Lin Xiqingjun showed a teasing smile on his face, and said, "Are you so confident in me?"
As soon as the words fell, Uno suddenly bent his sharp phoenix eyes, and said with a low smile: "I am not confident in you, but I understand you." Before Lin Xi understood what the other party meant, he heard Uno continue to say : "Last night, Director Wu and I asked for the footage you shot in "Dark War" and passed it on to Steven. He replied to me this morning, hoping that you will go to the United States to audition immediately."
"That's what you asked Mr. Wu for yesterday?!" Lin Xi suddenly realized.
Uno smiled lightly and nodded: "Yes. I also want to thank Director Wu, your image in "Dark War" is a bit like the Chinese killer in "X Storm". After watching "Dark War", Steven was very eager I hope you can leave immediately. There is not much time until the release of "X-Storm"."
"good."
Even though it was almost noon, the winter sun in City B was still hanging in the sky with little power. The warm sunlight shines in from the large floor-to-ceiling windows next to the restaurant, illuminating Lin Xi's delicate and beautiful face, making her look even more beautiful and handsome.
"Uno, have I told you thank you?"
Hearing this, the handsome man was startled suddenly, and asked subconsciously, "What?"
The young man slowly bent the corners of his lips, drawing a beautiful arc. He shook his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "It's nothing, I just thought of it suddenly..." His voice became smaller and smaller, gradually drowning in his throat. Lin Xi raised his head slowly, staring at the imposing man opposite him seriously, and said with a smile, "Thank you."
Thank you.
From "Falling Stars" to "Yin Ge Jue 2", and now.
thank you too.
Let me see a new life that is different from pure revenge.
Uno was at a loss, and didn't understand what the other party meant. But when his eyes touched the faint smile on the young man's lips, he suddenly felt relieved, and even the glaring soup on his sleeves was not so disgusting.
After an unknown amount of time, when Lin Xi scooped up the last spoonful of light and delicious glutinous rice porridge, he suddenly heard a barely audible deep male voice with a suppressed smile:
"You're welcome."