Solitary

It's getting hot in Xiamen in May.There is little rain this year, and the bougainvillea on the roadside is very red.

On Datong Road, a film crew was filming, and the entire road was blocked, with traffic police guarding the front and rear.Surrounded by curious people, they put their feet up and looked inside.Someone took out his mobile phone and wanted to take pictures, and immediately a staff member wearing a crew vest stood up and gently reminded: "You can't take pictures!"

A tall, long-haired man wearing sunglasses pushed his way through the crowd to the front.Stopped by the traffic police: "Excuse me sir, the road ahead is closed for filming."

The tall man took off his sunglasses, stared at the traffic policeman with a pair of good-looking eyes and said, "I'm a staff member!"

The young traffic policeman blushed at the sight of him, and looked to the staff beside him for help.

When the staff saw the man, they were surprised: "Let him in, let him in, he is our screenwriter!"

He Jiqing finally entered the arena and was led forward by the staff.

"Screenwriter He Da, you are finally here. We started filming the day before yesterday, and our director has missed you for a long time." The staff said as they walked.

He Jiqing followed his footsteps without saying a word.

Newcomer director Lin Hai was sitting behind the monitor, watching the screen intently with headphones on. Two young actors were behind him, looking back at the performance just now.

The director's assistant saw He Jiqing first and raised his hand at him.

The staff brought the person and turned back.He Jiqing nodded his thanks.

Lin Hai was dissatisfied with the previous one and asked the two actors to do it again.On-site preparations began again.

He Jiqing stepped forward.The director's assistant shouted: "The screenwriter He Da is here!"

Lin Hai turned his head and saw He Jiqing, immediately put away his serious face, stood up and held his hand: "You've come!"

He Jiqing smiled wryly: "Boss Li and Young Master Jiang, I can't do it if I don't come."

The insiders hadn't seen He Jiqing for four months, and he disappeared for four full months.Under Li Dongyao's strong request, Jiang Chang took a lot of effort to find him lying on the roof basking in the sun in a small Spanish island town.

When Jiang Chang saw him, he felt like seeing a slowly withering flower.

Under the lure of Li Dongyao and the coercion of Jiang Shiran, the young son of the Muye Group, He Jiqing had to follow Jiang Chang back to China to wipe his ass.

Lin Hai, a new director, was born in an online drama. He finally had the opportunity to make a movie. He was ready to shoot. The biggest investor suddenly added a character and wanted to change the script.The original screenwriter simply gave up and quit. As a last resort, he asked Jiang Shiran for help, and Jiang Shiran found Li Dongyao and asked a group of screenwriters, but no one dared to take the job.Those who dare to take it have no time.Going around, it finally landed on He Jiqing's head.

He was the only one who was idle, and he had been idle for a long time.

Jiang Chang said to He Jiqing: "If you stay idle any longer, you will be useless!"

He Jiqing smiled nonchalantly, it was just right when he was done.

It's a pity that everyone didn't give him the chance to kill him, especially Jiang Shiran from Muye, who said very terribly, if he didn't come, he would take some extreme measures.

People in the circle have more or less heard of this young man's methods, they are very unclean, the ghost knows what he can do.He Jiqing just wanted to spend the rest of his life in peace and didn't want to hurt others, so he had no choice but to agree.

Lin Hai told him that all the scenes that have been confirmed are being shot now, but there are a few big scenes that need to be slightly changed because of the newly added actors.But this change cannot affect the framework of the entire story.Very difficult.

He Jiqing had already read the script, and it was really difficult, he frowned.

The director's assistant moved him a chair and handed him a bottle of water at the same time, and he sat down with the water.Lin Hai returned to the monitor and began to retake the shot just now.

The sun was shining brightly on the road.The stained glass of a row of old buildings on the opposite side reflects colored light, and a long strip is laid under the feet of many staff members.He Jiqing followed the colored light and looked over, a familiar figure flashed and disappeared into the crowd.

He Jiqing's heart tightened, and he suddenly felt short of breath.Lin Hai was very satisfied when the new one was finished. Looking back at He Jiqing, he found that his face was pale and he was sweating profusely.

"What's wrong with you?" He asked him concerned.

He Jiqing put on his sunglasses and waved his hands: "It's nothing, it's too hot."

He got up, looked around, and paced to a corner.From that corner you can see the whole set clearly.The on-site staff began to prepare for the change in an orderly manner, but the familiar figure never appeared again.

He wiped the sweat from his brow, thinking it might be an illusion.But another voice firmly told him, no.

In the evening, Lin Hai invited me to dinner, and reserved four boxes at Linhai on Huandao Road.The crew created one room, and other staff also had three boxes.A mighty group of people.

In Lin Hai's box, a variety of seafood was placed on the table, both as a welcome and as a thank you to He Jiqing.

After drinking for three rounds, everyone began to discuss the matter of changing the script, which was imminent.

He Jiqing sipped his wine slowly, listening to everyone's speech, the figure he saw in the morning hovered in his mind.That figure has been turned and turned a thousand times in my mind, how can I admit my mistake?

Lin Hai and the others talked about the key points, but found that He Jiqing was staring at the pot of red sturgeon in front of him, in a daze.There is no food in his basin.Seeing this, the director's assistant hurriedly removed the crabs.

He Jiqing stared at the young assistant's skillful crab removal, and asked him, "Where are you from?"

The assistant was slightly stunned, and quickly replied: "From Qingdao."

He Jiqing realized that not only Fujian had seas, but Zhejiang also had seas, and Shandong also had seas. There were seas everywhere, and everyone would eat crabs.What's more, he speaks northern dialect, how could he be a southerner?Really dizzy!

The assistant saw that he was slightly annoyed, looked at Lin Hai, and said, "The director is a local, from Zhangzhou."

He Jiqing was stunned, and Lin Hai smiled and answered, "Well, I'm from Zhangzhou, and I only went to the north for university."

He has no accent and speaks standard northern dialect.It's different from Lin Shu.

"What's wrong?" Lin Hai asked him.

The assistant put the disassembled crab in front of him, and he dismantled it carefully, separating the crab paste and crab leg meat.

He Jiqing looked at the crab meat and smiled embarrassedly: "After all, you are still fellow villagers."

Lin Hai exchanged glances with several main creators, not knowing why.The atmosphere suddenly became sad.

The assistant was clever and urged He Jiqing: "Eat crab meat quickly, it goes well with red wine!"

He Jiqing nodded his thanks, picked up the crab leg meat and put it in his mouth, it was really sweet.Lin Shu once described to him this kind of red sturgeon crab, also known as "sea ginseng". The meat is delicious, and the crab paste and crab roe are rich in nutrition.He still touched the scene and felt sad, Lin Hai and the others saw that he was not in the mood, so they stopped talking and simply drank and ate.

When it was about to end, the door of the box was pushed open, and two people came in.One old and one young, the old has white hair, the young has a delicate face, and a pair of slender eyes. Unfortunately, there is a scar on the chin, which extends from the chin to the inside of the neck. Fortunately, the color is not dark, and the light is dim, so it is not conspicuous.

Seeing the old man, Lin Hai immediately got up and shouted, "Uncle, why are you here?"

The old man looked back at the young man behind him, "My friend and I came here for dinner, and we happened to meet a kid from my friend's house. After asking, I found out that he was filming in your film crew, so I asked him to bring me to see you."

The young man smiled at Lin Hai with a blushing face, and turned to leave.The director's assistant remembered that this young man, the painter of the art group, was found in Xiamen.

"stop!"

He Jiqing standing beside Lin Hai suddenly stood up.

When the young man looked back at him, his expression changed drastically, and he staggered and fled through the door.He Jiqing overturned the food plate and wine glass in front of him, almost knocked down his assistant, and chased him out.

The people who left a box looked at each other.

The old man asked Lin Hai: "What's going on?"

Lin Hai spread his hands: "I don't know either."

The assistant glanced at Lin Hai and said, "I'll go out and have a look."

Lin Hai nodded, and the assistant walked out quickly.

In the hall on the first floor, He Jiqing caught up with the person he was thinking about day and night.He grabbed him tightly and walked out in silence.The person caught by him didn't struggle, but silently resisted vigorously, not wanting to go out.

The director's assistant caught up and shouted from behind: "Director He, Director He."

When He Jiqing turned his head, the assistant was startled by his appearance, which was almost like a devil, he swallowed nervously.

"It's none of your business, don't worry." He Jiqing said.

Although his tone was calm, the assistant was still worried about the young man caught by him.The young man's legs and feet seemed to be inconvenient, and he followed him limping, looking extremely uncomfortable.

The assistant continued to follow all the way to the gate, and wanted to say something more, but He Jiqing turned around and stared back fiercely.He stood at the door, watching He Jiqing force the young man into the taxi.

Where is he taking him?

The assistant did not return to the original box immediately, but went to the box where the art group was, and asked the boss of the art group: "What is the name of the young man with the scar on the chin in your group?"

The boss said, "Lin Shu, his name is Lin Shu."

The assistant asked again: "Do you have his phone number?"

After the boss gave him Lin Shu's phone number, he couldn't help asking curiously: "What's wrong with him?"

The assistant smiled wryly, he didn't know what happened to him.

When the assistant returned to the original box, the people inside all looked at him worriedly.Lin Hai asked him, "Where's He Jiqing?"

The old man also asked him, "Where are the children?"

"Let's go." The assistant didn't know how to answer.

"Where did you go?" Lin Hai continued to ask.

The assistant shook his head, and added: "He Jiqing took people to the taxi and left."

The old man asked Lin Hai worriedly: "Your screenwriter He is not a bad guy, is he?"

Lin Hai couldn't laugh or cry, the first time he saw He Jiqing, he didn't expect to encounter such a thing.

The old man said again: "The child is not in good health, so I can't bear to be scared."

The assistant recalled the scene of the young man being dragged and staggered away, and wanted to confirm: "Is his leg not good?"

The old man nodded: "Well, there was a car accident, and I heard that there are steel nails in the legs!"

The assistant gasped, and whispered: "Oh, mygod!"

Lin Hai held his forehead anxiously.

The assistant reminded him: "Director, why don't you call him?"

Only then did Lin Hai come to his senses, and immediately called He Jiqing, three times in a row, but no one answered.The assistant also called Lin Shu's cell phone, but no one answered.

"I'm afraid something will happen!" The assistant looked at Lin Hai worriedly, the He Jiqing he just saw was really extraordinary.

"How to say?" Lin Hai was puzzled.

The assistant glanced at the old man and said hesitantly, "That young man, that is, Lin Shu, is not in good health. I'm afraid—"

The implication could not be more obvious.The old man was anxious, grabbed Lin Hai and said, "Hurry up and find someone, he is my old friend's nephew!"

Lin Hai was sweating profusely in anxiety, hesitated again and again, and had to ask Jiang Shiran for help again.

Huandao Road is very windy from the sea, pouring in through the car windows, bringing the humidity of the sea and sticky.The lights of the street lights were flickering in the car, He Jiqing looked at the young man beside him, and he turned sideways to avoid his sight.

The scar around the neck is more obvious.

Just now in the private room, He Jiqing raised his head and saw these scars for the first time. Although the color was light, they hung on his face and could not be ignored.

As if aware of his gaze on his neck, the young man shrank his neck and leaned awkwardly against the car window.His right hand was still in He Jiqing's hand, tightly wrapped around his wrist.

He Jiqing held a handful of bones in his hand.From head to toe, he carefully looked at this familiar yet unfamiliar body.Under the white T-shirt, there are sharp and abrupt shoulder blades, overly spacious trousers, white pull-back shoes on the feet, and faintly visible scars on the exposed ankles.

I want to ask too much, but I can't open my mouth.He Jiqing turned his head and looked out the window, there was the sea, the black sea under the night, the sea breeze blowing against his face, and the waves were noisy.

"Lin Shu, do you have anything you want to tell me?" He Jiqing finally asked.