Chasing Tides

In the mountains in May there is no hustle and bustle of the city.

This mountain range in the Midwest has not yet been developed into a tourist destination, and it has completely preserved the simple and elegant natural scenery.Awakened by the chirping of birds in the morning, falling asleep with the chirping of insects at night, opening the window to see the greenery as far as the eye can see, it is really refreshing to be able to visit the mountain springs in your spare time while shooting.

Such an environment did not make Ning Lan feel relaxed.

It was the first time for him to go out on location, playing the role of a young warrior. Horseback riding and archery were completely unfamiliar to him, and it took him a lot of effort to learn it.

Secondly, the closer this land is to his hometown and the farther he is from the capital, the more anxious he becomes. He can't feel the so-called "closer to the hometown and more timid" in other people's mouths. People face each other day and night, and the heavy emotions in the heart will fade or even disappear.After a full half a month, he realized that this was not a "mediocrity", and he could forget about it when he figured it out. He also had a taste of the word "love" for the first time, and it was really as hard to let go as sung in those songs.

He misses Sui Yi.

I think of his warm hands, of his arms that are as hot as a stove, of his occasional smile on the corners of his lips, and of his deep voice leaning against his ears.

So I shouldn't accept his kindness in the first place, and I shouldn't rely on it.In the past, at least he could find all kinds of excuses to contact him. Now he hates himself so much, and he is deliberately restraining his behavior, but the more he can't meet him, the more he will think of him unexpectedly. When drinking water, eating When you are sleeping, when you are watching the scenery, anytime.

He was even regretting that he didn't take the initiative to ask for sex again before leaving, maybe it would be the last time?

Ning Lan shook her head lightly, trying her best to get rid of the negative content in her mind.

He tried his best to think optimistically, how could it be so easy to remove the poison from the body, with enough time and deep enough wounds, the toxicity would diminish by itself.

Thinking of this, Ning Lan couldn't help but laugh again. Such blows didn't make him completely surrender, and he could only wait for time to polish and weather.

It was an early day to finish work, and after dinner, the sky was still covered with a soft and warm glow.

The filming location of "Covering River and Mountain" on the mountain is remote, there are no hotels nearby, and the residence is a few rows of private houses rented by the crew.There was a shortage of rooms, so Ning Lan shared a room with two other male actors. The two loved to play and be lively. After work, they recruited a few people to squat in the room and play cards. At first they asked Ning Lan to join them. Ning Lan pushed a few times. They pretended that he didn't exist and turned the room into a chess and card room, often causing a mess of smoke.

So Ning Lan didn't sleep well in the past few days. He blamed these energetic gamblers for the reason. He was already tired from filming during the day, but he still couldn't get a rest at night, which made him physically and mentally exhausted.

Yesterday, my assistant Mi Jie went down the mountain and bought him medicine to calm the nerves and help sleep. After taking the medicine, he could only sleep until midnight. Before dawn, he woke up for no reason, only the snoring of his roommate and the rustling outside were in his ears. the wind.

He also shifted half of the reason to his enthusiasm and impetuosity in recent days. In short, it has nothing to do with other people or other things.

At this time, another five or six people gathered in the room to play cards. Ning Lan listened to Mi Jiezhi's advice and went out to hang out to consume excess energy in order to have a good night's sleep.

In fact, he didn't have any extra energy. During the day, he had to cheer up to shoot, and he also had to deal with the crew. Because he was afraid that others would see the clues, it was already very difficult to pretend to be enthusiastic about that person.

Pretending is an extremely tiring thing, and what is even more tiring is that he has to continue to pretend.

Ning Lan heard footsteps approaching, raised her head, and saw Ji Zhinan walking towards him in the corridor.Ning Lan didn't dodge, and ran straight towards him. Their shoulders met, and their eyes suddenly met.

In private, Ning Lan could finally throw off her mask, look at Ji Zhinan, who was thinking about something and was knocked into a daze, with playful eyes, and try her best to make herself look neither humble nor overbearing, and not lose the wind.

There was no one around, such a good opportunity should have been used to apologize to Ji Zhinan.Before Ning Lan could speak, Ji Zhinan gave him a cold look, probably not thinking that he would say anything pleasant, so he turned sideways and walked past him.

"Hello." Ning Lan stopped him in a strange manner, but what he said had nothing to do with apologizing, "Are you afraid of me?"

Ji Zhinan stopped, but didn't look back: "I think you know who is afraid of whom."

Ning Lan took this as a provocation, and was restless all night, and the tranquilizer didn't work anymore.

Just like a bad-tempered puppy sees a big dog stronger than itself, it will always raise its neck and bark loudly.In fact, it is afraid and guilty, and it can only use this method to cover up its nervousness.

Even though he knew that Ji Zhinan had no interest in Sui Yi, Ning Lan still regarded him as an imaginary enemy invisibly.Incompetent people like to shirk responsibility the most. He can't blame Sui Yi. He has no possessions and no confidence, so he can't sleep and blames the weather on his roommate. If Sui Yi doesn't love him, he can only blame Ji Zhinan.

The next day, the signal on the set was good. He posted Ji Zhinan on Weibo and reposted the Weibo post when he first arrived at the shooting location. The mask of innocence and hypocrisy, hoping that he will fight back, so as to confirm some of his dirty conjectures.

It's like a villain.

Ning Lan suddenly felt that he was that dog. Not only was he cheap, but he also used his master's power to poke other people's bottom line again and again. When they jumped up to fight back, he slipped away with his tail between his legs, not daring to show his anger.

The days in the crew can't be said to be like years, but it always gives people the illusion that time is stretched and slowed down.

In late May, the rainy season came as promised, and the mountains were cloudy and rainy. The rest of the crew had nothing to do and built a canopy under the mobile base station to play cards and mobile phones inside. Ning Lan didn't go to join in the fun. Looking at him, he waved his hand and let her play by herself.

Ning Lan sat in the rest area and watched the continuous rain. She watched it for several days, but she couldn't get enough of it.

The rain can always remind him of many things, the motorcycle rushing towards him from the other side of the path, the failed college entrance examination six years ago, the damp and moldy basement, the magnificent hotel, and he was preparing to run away with hundreds of dollars At that time, a tall figure appeared in front of him.

In retrospect, none of this was a good thing.

Recently, when his mind is empty, he often makes some unrealistic assumptions - if he didn't go out that day, if he gave up this road that day, if he ran fast enough that day... Would his current situation be different?

He closed his eyes, and the rain in front of his eyes turned into a straight line. At one end of the line was a hand, and at the other end was a person tied up. The hand tried to pull the person back to a safe place, but the person went desperately. Run in the opposite direction, facing the wind and rain, fearless.

Ning Lan raised her hand to cover her eyes, and plunged herself into complete darkness.

It's useless, it's just the same goal by different routes.

People say "Three years old are old", but it took him more than 20 years to see himself clearly.Paranoia and stupidity, either one alone is not a big problem, but both are fatal.

When the rain cleared and the clouds dispersed and the weather turned fine, Ning Lan received a message from Sui Yi.

Sui Yi used to be concise and to the point, without greeting or caring, straight to the point and said that there was a snack commercial at the end of June, and asked three members of AOW to shoot it, and asked Ning Lan if he was interested.

After reading it, Ning Lan understood that she must not have been selected by the manufacturer, otherwise Zhang Fan or An Lin should have contacted him, and now it was Sui Yi who contacted him, which meant that he intended to give this opportunity to himself.

It was true that Ning Lan was short of money, but such an opportunity was meaningless, and he owed him everything, so he politely declined.

Today we are going to shoot an archery circus.Ning Lan arrived at the filming site moved to the foot of the mountain early and helped the staff do some preparatory work. Not long after, his good brothers Ji Zhinan and Guo Hao from the play came together.

Ning Lan waved at them: "Brother and Brother, I won't let you guys today!"

Guo Hao had a bold personality, so he joked with him immediately, while Ji Zhinan walked away without looking sideways, and went into the temporary canopy behind to change clothes and put on makeup.

Ning Lan smiled, thinking that Teacher Ji was indeed younger than herself, and most of the time she still couldn't hide things on her face.

Of course, only those who are unconditionally protected dare to show their true nature like this.He is a common man, he has lost face, but he still needs face, at least he can't be seen to be at odds with Ji Zhinan, let alone Ji Zhinan can't see how much he envies him.

Today, the production team did not know which side was guilty of Tai Sui, and the filming was not smooth, everyone’s bow almost broke once, and the horses were also restless, stamping their hooves and wandering around in place, snorting from time to time, If it weren't for being led by the rope, it seemed that it would rush to migrate north with the flocks of birds in the sky.

All cast and crew suspended their work and looked up at the sky.Ning Lan also felt strange, the sky was clear in the morning, but now it was gloomy, with layers of dark clouds gathering here.Not long after, a few muffled thunders sounded in the sky, and some startled horses raised their front hooves and neighed mournfully.

The rainstorm came as soon as it was said, and the crew was in a hurry. They split up to pack the props and equipment. Ning Lan and other actors returned to the plastic canopy. The space inside is limited, and everyone is busy removing makeup and changing clothes. It can accommodate so many people at once. Really crowded.

Ning Lan first took off his outer robe and stretched it out as a barrier, allowing the two actresses to change clothes under the cover. When it was his turn, as soon as he took off the hood, he heard the plastic film of the canopy being blown by the strong wind outside clattering.

Immediately afterwards there was another muffled thunder, accompanied by a flash of lightning piercing the sky, Ning Lan's eyelids twitched suddenly, and finally realized something.

"There's an earthquake, everyone get out!"

He heard someone shouting.

No one would believe this at a time like this, and no one would know that they would die in the next second before the accident happened.

Ning Lan's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, he didn't help shout, but just urged a few familiar girls around him to go out quickly, the reason was that the place was small and he couldn't use it well.

A few girls even teased him before they left, saying: "I'm sorry to change clothes in front of people, so you can just say it straight."

Ning Lan didn't want them to be afraid, so she smiled without showing any uneasiness.As soon as he sent the person away, he felt a wave of ups and downs under his feet.

Sure enough, it was an earthquake.

Ning Lan's house is in the central mountainous area, close to the earthquake zone. He has some experience in dealing with this kind of situation. While putting on his coat, he pushed the people around who hadn't sensed the danger, and brought them to the door. Another burst was more violent than before. The shaking hit.

Someone finally realized the seriousness of the situation and asked in horror, "What's wrong? Why is the ground moving?"

"It's okay, a small earthquake. There are frequent earthquakes in the mountains. Just stay in the open space for a while." Ning Lan remained calm and urged them to move forward.

In fact, he has no idea. If it is a small earthquake, he will be fine if he hides there. If it is a major earthquake, it may cause mountain collapse and mudslides, so he can only resign himself to fate.In the face of natural disasters, human beings have always been powerless.

It was raining heavily outside, and the wind was roaring like it was about to tear the ground. Ning Lan took off the coat she had just put on, and was going to protect Mi Jie from the rain. Before taking off the things stuffed into his pockets, his heart sank, he threw the coat to Mi Jie, turned around and got into the awning.

There was no one inside, and as soon as he entered, there was a continuous wave of ground shaking, accompanied by the sound of various objects ping-pong falling to the ground, mixed with the rumbling outside, Ning Lan squatted halfway in the open space before barely holding his ground balance.

Most of the tables and chairs in the canopy had fallen down. After a few seconds of delay, Ning Lan stood up vigorously and ran to the southwest corner of the canopy. He put on makeup there today, and his things probably fell there.

The make-up table fell sideways on the ground. It was too dark to see clearly. Ning Lan knelt on the ground and groped around. His hand was scratched by something sharp and he didn't have time to take care of it. He only knew that time waited for no one and had to be done as soon as possible Find it, get out as soon as possible.

I was so anxious and dizzy, I touched it a few times before I realized that I had a mobile phone.He took it out and turned on the screen to illuminate it, and at a glance, he saw the shiny reflective thing in the innermost part of the dressing table standing next to him. He crawled over, lowered his head and reached for the string of cold beads, feeling relieved Raising the corners of his mouth.

He held the bracelet tightly and tried to get up with his arms. At this moment, the ground shook again, and the only dressing table that stood up could not withstand the five or three tests, and fell to the ground. Ning Lan couldn't dodge in time. Pressing tightly, the piercing pain made him cry out, but there was no one around, and the only response to him was the noisy sound of wind and rain.

He gritted his teeth and tried several times, but failed to pull out the crushed leg.In order to keep stable on the uneven ground, all the makeup tables of the crew were made of solid wood and marble tops. It was difficult for two people to move them, not to mention that he couldn't exert force on one leg, and the whole person was pressed down in a prone position.

Ning Lan held the bracelet in his left hand, and stretched out his right hand to get the mobile phone that he threw half a meter away.He has an impression of this kind of pain. A fracture is not scary, nor is a bone crack. If the tissue is pressed to necrosis, it is unknown whether he can stand up.

He was panting like a cow, sweating like rain, he seemed to be in severe pain, there was no trace of blood on his face, the veins in his hands were bursting due to exertion, and he was still crawling forward desperately, the free leg was stepping on the makeup. The table pushed his body forward, his left leg was so painful under the heavy pressure that his eyes turned black, and he finally touched the phone.

He was actually very scared, terribly scared, never missed Sui Yi more than now, and was about to cry.

I didn't pay attention when I turned on the screen just now, but now I see a message on it.

Sui Yi: [Whatever you want]

Ning Lan's eyes widened in the darkness, and she stared at the words for a moment, holding her breath, then let out a long breath, and collapsed on the ground as if at the end of a crossbow.

Perhaps because of the lack of oxygen, his mind started to become chaotic like those nights when he couldn't sleep. Different time and space intertwined and paralleled together again, and he couldn't even figure out where he was now and what he was doing.

up to you.

Wherever I am, whether I live or die, it has nothing to do with him.

Ning Lan slowly buried his head in the crook of his arm, and spread his other hand weakly. As the temperature from the bead finally disappeared, he bit his arm to keep himself from whimpering.