Rebirth of the Aspirations of Choucheng

Lu Xiaoyan's "Take care of him" was considered to be a negative answer. Ling Xi didn't say anything after hearing this, but still lowered his head and continued to help wipe the stains dutifully, with no change in his expression.

Because he had just taken a shower, Lu Xiaoyan only wore a cotton casual dress, which was a pullover, but there was a decorative button under the collar on both sides.Ling Xi's hand slid back and forth, and the zipper on the edge of the cuff was accidentally caught by the button, but he didn't pay attention, and directly tore off the button.

Holding the accidentally detached button, Ling Xi stared at it for a long time like studying a cultural relic, and then lifted it to the remaining stitches and fiddled with it carefully. It seemed that she wanted to put it back in place, but of course it failed. .During the whole process, Lu Xiaoyan didn't say a word to stop him, he just enjoyed admiring Ling Xi's foolishness -- there's no way, a beautiful person can always act beautifully even when he's foolish.

Originally, the positions of the two buttons were symmetrical, but now one is missing, which is a kind of torture for Ling Xi who pursues rules and tidiness in everything.Of course, he couldn't do the manual work of sewing buttons, and it was not realistic to stick them with adhesive tape. Ling Xi wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked left and right, and finally made a decisive decision, stretched out his hand and directly The button on the other side was also torn off, and then, under Lu Xiaoyan's puzzled eyes, he went straight into the bathroom, threw the two buttons into the toilet, and pressed the flush button, wow... this is finally comfortable too much.

Coming out of the bathroom, Ling Xi walked out, raising her hand and waving behind her while walking: "I'm leaving." Then she really pushed open the door and walked out without looking back.

The door was closed with a "bang", and the room suddenly became quiet. Lu Xiaoyan touched his damp skirt, and suddenly felt a bit of melancholy, feeling empty in his heart.It seems that he needs Ling Xi more than he thinks, wishing to be surrounded by Ling Xi's breath all the time, he doesn't even need Ling Xi to do anything for him, it doesn't matter if there are hugs, kisses, bedtime or not, As long as Ling Xi can always exist within his sight, that's enough.

More than half an hour later, Jin Shi called: "Mr. Lu, I have delivered you home safely."

Lu Xiaoyan nodded in satisfaction: "It's been hard work, then you should go back and rest early."

"It's all what I should do." Jin Shi smiled politely, paused for a moment, and then asked curiously, "By the way, Mr. Lu, Ling Xi...is there nothing wrong?"

Lu Xiaoyan was taken aback: "What happened to him? What happened? Did he tell you something?"

Jin Shi also had a puzzled tone: "It's not a big deal, but it's a bit weird. He rubbed his face there all the way."

"Ah?" Lu Xiaoyan didn't understand for a while, "Rub your face? What kind of face?"

Jin Shi tried to find a more accurate word to describe it: "It's just... I just put my face against the back of the front seat and rubbed it back and forth, asking him what he was doing and not answering, so I felt strange..."

Lu Xiaoyan raised half of his eyebrows, imagining that scene in his mind, and couldn't help laughing out loud when he thought about it, contacting the previous question about "do you want to kiss him", it is not difficult to guess that Ling Xi will do this The reason - that kid is simply shy!It's just that even the shy way is so awkward.

In an instant, Lu Xiaoyan's mood improved. He felt the comfort of empathy and the pleasure of gloating. At the same time, he didn't forget to tell Jinshi: "Next time when cleaning, ask people to pay attention to disinfection, especially the seat..." If you love it, give it to him Just rub it off, as long as you don't rub the acne out.

But then again, why is Ling Xi shy?Why do you play around when you meet in a buyer's store during the day?Lu Xiaoyan finally started to come to terms with it, maybe... Ling Xi fell in love with him a little bit, right?But why?This is something that Lu Xiaoyan has been thinking about for two lifetimes and still can't figure it out - what is it about him that Ling Xi likes?And what is it that makes Ling Xi stick to life and death together?

Lu Xiaoyan is very clear about his feelings for Ling Xi. Regardless of the outcome of the first rebirth, if he really had to choose someone, it could only be Ling Xi, and only Ling Xi.But he was very annoyed, he didn't know how to treat Ling Xi, should he protect Ling Xi silently?It seems impossible now.Express your heart openly and honestly?There is no guarantee that Ling Xi will be involved in the complicated fight.Is it cruel to alienate Ling Xi?Then he really can't...

Grandma Lin's birthday was very lively. Lin Guangle specially booked the observation hall on the third floor at the top of the Universal Hotel for the birthday banquet. The dishes are divided into Chinese, Western, Japanese, and vegetarian. It includes all walks of life from all walks of life, from business tycoons to market hawkers, from island ministers to decoration workers, from radio anchors to underground boxers, and even a temple wisher who came all the way from the temple.What was even more surprising was that Feng An also came.

Feng An and Lin Guangle only drank together a few times at the dinner party where Lu Xiaoyan was the host, and talked about some movie-related topics, so they can only be regarded as nodding friends.But Lin Guangle has this kind of ability, he can quickly become friends with all kinds of people, even if he can't become friends, he will unilaterally regard himself as a close friend of other people, in short, he is an acquaintance.Feng An is a leader in the film industry in Lidao, and he can be regarded as one of the few great directors. His appearance will definitely add to the icing on the cake for this banquet, so from the day when he started preparing for the birthday banquet, Lin Guangle made phone calls from time to time. In the past, he kindly invited Feng An. Although Feng An said that he had a high-minded artistic personality, he was thin-skinned. He refused again and again. sit.

Now not only is Lin Guangle honorable as the host, but Ling Xi is also secretly happy. He has been thinking about calling Feng An for a few days, but he has been hesitating about how to speak. Since he has the opportunity to talk to Feng An Feng An's face-to-face communication, of course, couldn't be better.

But a great director is a great director after all, and everywhere he goes, there are stars all over the place. As soon as Feng An arrived, he was surrounded by chattering and toasting people before he even took his seat.On this point, Feng An handled it well, neither showing much enthusiasm nor being overly indifferent. If he encountered laziness in dealing with it, he would hand it over to his assistant for help.

Ling Xibai sat in the corner bored, trying to catch a free time before going to say hello to Feng An, but Feng An was surrounded by three layers of people, and he couldn't get in. He was annoyed by waiting. He hid alone on the secluded landscape terrace, his upper body lazily leaning on the railing, staring at the cars coming and going downstairs in a daze, while lighting a cigarette and smoking silently.

Unexpectedly, after a while, Feng An also came in. Ling Xi turned around when she heard the footsteps, and was surprised for a moment. She paused before realizing: "Hello, Director Feng."

In fact, another very important reason why Ling Xi didn't muster up the courage to call Feng An was that he was not sure whether Feng An still remembered him as a number one person, and he felt somewhat uneasy.Fortunately, Feng An not only called out his name immediately, but also acted very kindly: "Long time no see, kid Ling Xi, I watched your competition a while ago, it's great to win the prize, congratulations."

Ling Xi didn't want to mention the match that didn't come true but had no regrets. After politely thanking him, he took out the cigarette case from his pocket and motioned to Feng An: "Would you like one?"

Feng An waved his hand: "No, I just want to be quiet here." As he spoke, he raised his chin through the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked into the noisy room, "You know, sometimes you can't bear too much entertainment. Why, you also came in to hide For entertainment?"

Ling Xili shook her head: "I don't need to hide, because no one wants to entertain me at all."

Feng An was taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing: "It's the same as when we first met, you are still so frank and straightforward. I thought you would change after the competition."

The corner of Ling Xi's mouth was slightly pursed: "Can I take this as a compliment?"

"Of course it's a compliment!" Feng An was obviously much warmer to him than those who approached him before, "To be honest, I've met a lot of actors, singers, and everyone in the same circle. If you want to be popular, you should say you want to be popular. Don’t make excuses about being ‘involuntary’. If you are not popular, you should honestly admit that you are not. attitude, but I guess most people may not like it."

Now that the word "appreciation" was mentioned, Ling Xi took advantage of the situation and asked: "When we first met, you asked me if I wanted to be an actor, and said that I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate. Is it because of these?"

Feng An replied seriously: "Not only because of these, but also because you have a clean and pure quality, which I like very much. In fact, I always think that your image is very suitable for the male lead of my new film from the inside out, Unfortunately, you didn't show the slightest interest."

After pondering for a moment, Ling Xi tried to ask: "Then... have you found a candidate now?"

When asking questions, he kept staring at Feng An, feeling very nervous, for fear of hearing a positive answer from Feng An.

"I haven't found it yet, and I don't know when I will find it." Feng An sighed with regret, "Speaking of which, it is also your responsibility..."

Ling Xi's eyes widened in confusion: "My responsibility?"

Feng An smiled kindly and honestly: "Do you know that choosing an actor is like falling in love, it's about fate, sometimes when you meet someone, you can't tell what's good about her, but you can judge by intuition that it's her. Because she is the first one, after breaking up, you will unconsciously regard her as the standard, and look for the second and third according to her appearance. Unfortunately, there are no two identical eggs in the world, let alone two. The same person, everyone after her is destined to be incomparable to her, so you will live with regret and nostalgia every day... Can you understand what I mean?"

Ling Xi thought for a while: "I can understand one thing, your first love ended in failure."

Feng An smiled and shook his head: "It's not just me, every man is like this. They are doomed to experience a failed first love. And the first love is more beautiful and precious because it is not perfect. You can't escape even if you think about it."

Ling Xi was very disapproving: "As long as you don't set goals for yourself, there is no so-called failure. If I like someone, it is only my own business, and has nothing to do with that person."

Feng An looked Ling Xi up and down meaningfully: "Little friend, do you have someone you like?"

Ling Xi didn't answer right away, he glanced at the decorative fountain in the corner, stared at it for a moment, suddenly the corners of his lips curled up, and he gave a shy and playful smile, a big dimple appeared at the corner of his mouth.Soon, he suppressed his smile and abruptly changed the subject: "Director Feng, there is actually one thing I can't figure out all the time. Why do you always like to find some non-professional actors when there are so many professional actors? For example, people like me A guy who has never acted before and can't even walk smoothly."

When it comes to career-related matters, Feng An suddenly became energetic: "Professional actors are really easy to use and convenient. They have mastered a lot of skills after systematic training. You set a plot, and they can give dozens or even dozens of them. For example, the theme of "I found 1000 yuan on the side of the road", people with different personalities reacted differently, shy people, people who hate society, drunkards, etc., even shy drunkards who hate society Such a complex character design. As long as they ask for it, they can basically complete it, and the audience will exclaim after watching it, ah, the acting is really good, the acting skills are superb... But these are not what I want..."

Emotionally speaking, he directly took the cigarette case from Ling Xi's hand, picked up a cigarette between two fingers, but forgot to light it: "What do I want? It's the truth, yes, but it's not the reality of the show. Let's take "I found 1000 yuan on the side of the road" as an example. The rich family who grew up with no worries about food and clothing and the poor beggar who begged for sanitation have completely different emotions, and this emotion has nothing to do with personality. , It’s completely instinctive. The so-called good performance is that the audience can’t see that you are acting, and the better performance is that you are not acting at all. The former will lead the audience into the plot, and the latter will make the audience become him, blending in In the plot. So what I look for when looking for an actor is not acting skills, experience, etc., but his own characteristics, to see if he fits the image and positioning of the role in my mind. I know that this kind of pursuit may seem unreasonable and nitpicking , but the movie is my work, it will be marked with my label, I hope every detail is as desired, perfect."

Ling Xi listened obediently to the side, seeing Feng An's cigarette held for a long time, it was rare for him to wink at him, and picked up the lighter to help light it.

Feng An couldn't wait to take two puffs of cigarettes, and continued to pour out his helplessness: "From the audience's point of view, a movie can only be divided into good-looking and bad-looking. What the audience sees is just a story. In fact, to become a good movie requires Combining many factors, first of all, there must be a good script, a good main creator, a good publicity and scheduling, and of course, a good actor. Every director has a different creative style. For example, I am more emotional. Humanoid, let me make a plan and shoot step by step every day. It may not bring much surprise. I need to constantly emerge fresh "points" to inspire inspiration. It's a pity, just like I compared choosing an actor to choosing a lover before. , good actors are like good wives, they are always hard to come by. After I was rejected by you last time, I have been looking for a long time, and there are quite a few of them who are not satisfactory, but after in-depth contact...you should have guessed the result .”

"Actually, Director Feng... If I change my mind now and want to try acting... are you still willing to give me a chance?" Ling Xi didn't like this kind of inconsistency of her own behavior, so her voice became smaller and smaller. Have a little confidence.

Feng An was very surprised when he heard this: "Are you serious? Have you thought it through? This is not a casual talk, after all, you are different from before." He carefully chose his words so as not to embarrass Ling Xi, "At that time, you were with Ah Wu, and you were just... um... just helping with some professional work, but now you are considered a serious singer, and you have a little foundation. It takes a few months for a movie to be shot. There is no exposure on the set, maybe your little fans will run away."

The corners of Ling Xi's mouth curled up, revealing a row of neat and kind little white teeth: "I believe in the director's ability, hard work will definitely pay off."

Feng An is quite satisfied with his answer, but he still has doubts in his heart: "I made my debut in Lidao more than 20 years ago, and then went to Hollywood for a long time to develop, and there were some bad news when I was young, which is a comparison. A controversial person. If you work with me, you may also be affected, judged or even deliberately smeared, can you bear it?"

Ling Xi tilted her head, with a relaxed expression: "The mouth grows on other people. I can't control how they say it, but I can choose not to listen or to pay attention."

Feng An said with a relieved smile: "That's great, I didn't expect to get unexpected rewards from attending this banquet."

"But Director Feng," Ling Xi blinked her big eyes, "I also have a condition..."

"Ah?" Feng An couldn't help being stunned for a moment, "Oh, tell me, what are the requirements for the remuneration?"

Ling Xi smiled and shook her head: "It has nothing to do with the pay, I am not qualified to ask for a pay now, if I don't have a contract with the company, I don't mind acting with zero pay."

Feng An was even more puzzled: "Then what are the conditions you mentioned?"

Ling Xi took a deep breath and said boldly: "I hope that the production and distribution of this film can be entrusted to Tianxing. It would be even better if you can sign all the next few films to Tianxing."

"Hey! Good guy, I have a big appetite!" Feng An shook his head again and again, and couldn't believe his ears, "Little friend, do you know how many links are involved in this? Do you know how much consideration has to be done? Know how to agree to your request How many related people will I offend if I say it?"

Ling Xi looked at Feng An sincerely, but did not speak.

"Oh! I see," Feng An suddenly realized, "Before you asked me so many thoughts about casting actors, you couldn't be secretly estimating your own weight and preparing for the conditions, right?"

Ling Xi frowned slightly: "No, I want to see if you have the confidence and ability to use an inexperienced non-professional actor. I am responsible for you and the work."

Feng An couldn't help sighing: "Good boy, your tone is bigger than your appetite."

Ling Xi doesn't mind that Feng An's evaluation contains several meanings: "If I have the opportunity to participate in the filming, then no matter whether the result is good or bad, I will also bear part of the responsibility. I am not only responsible for myself, but also for others. "

Feng An looked at Ling Xi with a smile: "I can use four words to evaluate your attitude..."

Ling Xi tried to guess: "Speaking out loud?"

Feng An lightly flicked away the soot that fell on his clothes, and stretched out his hand to pat Ling Xi's shoulder twice: "It's 'frightening young people'! Everything is most afraid of the word serious, if you do it seriously, go all out Go work on it, and it might end up being 'your work'."

Ling Xi pulled the corner of her mouth and smiled politely: "Then about my conditions?"

Feng An thought for a while in embarrassment, and finally nodded: "Give me a few days to think about it..."

While the old and the young were hiding on the terrace and discussing movie-related issues enthusiastically, Baomei had already put on an expensive high-waisted gown to salute Grandma Lin.The seven aunts and eight aunts of the Lin family played a few tables of mahjong on the top floor, and they were buzzing. When Baomei appeared, they all stopped and looked at Baomei like watching a cherished animal. It was the first time I experienced the feeling of "eye focus", and I was a little shy about it for a while.

Grandma Lin, the old birthday star, saw Baomei grinning from ear to ear; "Come on, come on, what is that... called? I'll give you a red envelope, be obedient, eat more and sleep more, you must be white and fat!"

Immediately afterwards, the eldest aunt called Baomei to her: "Turn back and leave the address, and I'll ask the buddy to send you two dozen top-quality blood swallows. Stew a cup every night. It's very nourishing. Look at you with a round waist and a big butt. We look at it and love it."

Before Baomei had time to thank her, she was pulled over by her little aunt again: "Okay, a round face is the most blessed face. I was also confused, and I forgot to prepare a gift. You can take this jade bracelet and wear it casually." Let's play." As he spoke, he took off the bracelet and put it on Baomei's arm involuntarily.

Baomei didn't dare to accept such a valuable thing casually. She politely declined and tried to take off the bracelet, but her wrists were so fleshy that she couldn't take the bracelet off, which made herself very embarrassed.

Sister Lin was straightforward, and immediately comforted her: "You can keep it if you give it to you. There is no need to be embarrassed. Our Lin family is very open-minded and will definitely support you. Speaking of it, it was forced by the situation. At first, the whole family hoped that Ale could find someone who was smart. Beautiful and well-born, then I gradually realized that it doesn’t matter if the family is right or not, as long as the character is good, as for now, come on, as long as she is a woman, she is Amitabha..."

Seeing that her words were getting more and more outrageous, Lin Xiaomei quickly took over the conversation: "By the way, Miss Abao, I don't know what kind of work your father is doing in the hall?"

Baomei took a careful look at Lin Guangle, and seeing that Lin Guangle didn't have any special reminders, she simply replied truthfully: "My dad runs a newsstand by the roadside, and my mom delivers food in a tea restaurant."

The female family members of the Lin family were silent for half a minute, and then chattered together: "The newsstand is good, the newsstand is good, this... is the media industry, right? It has high gold content and has cultural connotations... Tea restaurants are also good. Now tea Restaurants are also trying a variety of business models, and there are quite a few who take the high-end route... There are two sales channels, delivery and dine-in, that complement each other, so that we can better expand the customer base... Ah ha ha ha..."

Now Baomei was dumbfounded, she could understand every word he said, but she couldn't understand it together, so amidst everyone's flattery, she hiccupped gorgeously: " Well……"

Ling Xi finished her conversation with Feng An and came out of the balcony, just in time to see Baomei bouncing down the stairs with a long skirt in her hand. Baomei was like a Cinderella in a silly hat who was wearing a crystal slipper and went to the palace to attend a ball, with a sleepwalking smile on her face. She has a pure and stupid smile, and she is humming "Yi Yi Ya Ya Ya" in her mouth, and she doesn't know what song she is humming, anyway, it is completely out of tune.

Ling Xi was almost stunned when he glanced over. He saw that Baomei had a few new bracelets on her wrists, a few new necklaces on her neck, and she was holding the latest brand-name handbag. He looked at it in silence for a while. , Youyou asked: "Did you rob a bank just now?"

Baomei herself couldn't understand what happened just now, so she took it as news and gossiped with Ling Xi: "You can't even imagine it, do you know, do you know, they are all satisfied with my fake girlfriend! It's as if I'm afraid that if I don't greet well, I will throw off the handsome president!"

Ling Xi looked Baomei from head to toe in surprise: "Satisfied with you... Are you satisfied? What's the reason?"

Baomei rolled her eyelids and thought for a while: "Probably because I'm plump... My face is round and fleshy, my waist is thick and my butt is big, hehehe..." She said while pinching the swimming ring on her belly, "You know Yes, each generation has a different aesthetic vision, the elders like to be fatter, fatter is more blessed, and too thin is a poor look, which is not pleasing at all!"

Ling Xi was skeptical when he heard this, and unconsciously lowered his head to look at his thin figure, then raised his hand to pinch his cheek, and made a weird expression with his mouth crooked.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this for now," Baomei finally came out of the silly Cinderella dream and returned to the real identity of "Assistant Ling Xi", "I'm so hungry, what do you want to eat? Go over there and get it for you, how about seafood? I know you like to eat..."

"No seafood," Ling Xi patted her narrow and flat buttocks intentionally or unintentionally, "I want barbecue, fat bacon is the best! And cake, I want it to be coated with a thick layer of creamy chocolate!"