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The two of them slept until the afternoon before waking up. Although Jian Mingcheng was not sleepy at the beginning, he fell asleep while lying down, but the quality of sleep was not good. After waking up, he felt a little groggy. Gu Enzhong became very energetic, and he dressed and went downstairs with him.

Yue Yang came back early from a business trip, and brought Shi Nan his canvas and painting tools, as well as the suit worn by Jian Mingcheng, so he began to act as a model for Shi Nan again without moving.But this time it was not indoors, but outside on a grassy field.

The artificial lake on the side reflected the setting sun. Jian Mingcheng first lay on the bench, watching the old friends Gu Enzhong and Yueyang talking not far away, and then Gu Enzhong also came and sat down on the bench, while he So he put his head on Gu Enzhong's lap.

To be honest, he actually didn't want to be so still, he couldn't even think of something to pass the time.He wanted to talk to Gu Enzhong, but he didn't know where to start. In the end, Gu Enzhong spoke first and asked him, "How are you doing these days?"

Jian Mingcheng had no way to tell the truth without reservation, so he only picked out what he could say, and said, "It's not good, I had a fight with Xiao Che."

"Oh why?"

"Because of her relationship problem, I can't tell for a while." Jian Mingcheng thought about it and said, "I don't know if I really control her too much, she doesn't like it."

"It's okay, it will be fine." Gu Enzhong said.His tone was so light, there was naturally an outsider factor, but even so, Jian Mingcheng seemed to be able to get some comfort from it.Maybe as Gu Enzhong said, it's no big deal, it will be fine.

The lake breeze was blowing softly, and the sun was also very warm. Jian Mingcheng's mood immediately eased as he lay his pillow on his lover's lap. He felt that now might be a very good time, and Gu Enzhong should also want to have a good talk with him. So I asked him: "What are you doing in Harbin...?"

In fact, the two of them didn't communicate much about each other's work, but sometimes Gu Enzhong didn't mind talking more to satisfy Jian Mingcheng's curiosity.Many times, Jian Mingcheng wanted to know what Gu Enzhong was doing recently, so he had to resort to entertainment news.

"I fancy a novel and want to make it out."

Jian Mingcheng suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Is it "Golden Tide", Mr. Wu Meisen's book?"

Gu En raised his eyebrows again, but he didn't look surprised, and asked, "Did Xiao Chen tell you?"

Jian Mingcheng didn't answer directly, but said: "He recommended me to read this book earlier, I was quite puzzled. But I haven't had time to read it since I bought it, so I don't know what it's about."

The breeze gently lifts up the simple and soft hair that reflects the golden light in the setting sun, and the water surface of the artificial lake also has fine and dense ripples.Now Shi Nan is concentrating on drawing his paintings, and from time to time he raises his chin and frowns, as if he is thinking about how to write next, while Yue Yang sits on the stone beside him with a fishing rod to fish.The fish in the artificial lake here are naturally raised artificially, but it seems that the owner didn't put much effort into it, but just let them breed and grow in the lake.

"Talking about a person's life is a bit like the story of our fathers."

Jian Mingcheng looked up at him and asked, "Are you coming to act?"

At this time, Gu Enzhong fell silent, and he spoke after a while, saying: "Mr. Wu's family believes that a famous actor will solidify the audience's impression of the movie role. We have been talking about it, and finally decided...to use a newcomer."

He said it as if it were an understatement, but Jian Mingcheng could hear his helplessness, "difficult" - that's what he said.Gu Enzhong should really want to play this role in person, otherwise he would not have tried so hard to make the novel into a film and television, but in the end he still had to follow the opinions of the original author's family...

"Is there a suitable candidate? When will the filming start?"

Gu Enzhong shook his head and said: "No. This is just the beginning, and there is still a lot of work to do in the future. It is difficult to choose an actor. I would like to invite Luo Xun to be the director. Have you seen any movies directed by him?"

"Director Luo Xun..." Jian Mingcheng searched in his mind. He has never cared much about the entertainment industry, and even less about directors. If he says the name of the movie, he might be able to remember a little bit.

"The Old City, have you seen it?"

Jian Mingcheng nodded slightly with this gesture, and said, "I've heard of it." That is to say, I haven't read it.

"Hmm..." Gu Enzhong didn't say anything more, just responded softly.Jian Mingcheng thought that he would not continue on this topic, but he suddenly said after a while: "Now there are not many films like "Old City". I hope to use his hands to interpret this story."

His seemingly "unnecessary" words made Jian Mingcheng feel that he could "make progress", so he raised his head slightly and asked him, "Why "Golden Tide"? Is there anything special about this story?"

"Hey - don't move!" At this time, Shi Nan over there suddenly yelled softly, so Jian Mingcheng lowered his head again, waiting for Gu Enzhong's answer.

"It's not the story that attracts me, but the characters. I want to understand something from the people in it."

"Golden Tide" is about the life of a male protagonist named "Kou Zhong", from being born in a commoner family to finally standing at the pinnacle of a business empire, and finally dying alone in the midst of intriguing family disputes.Gu Enzhong said that this was a story of their father's generation, but Jian Mingcheng felt that it was even longer.

The protagonist Kou Zhong portrayed in the novel is firm, powerful, and domineering. Even his opponents admire him for his decisive behavior and vicious business vision, and because of this, he is favored by many women around him. In his eyes, the two words are insignificant compared with "interest".Perhaps because of the background of the times, the female characters in this book only exist as decorative embellishments, and all their words and deeds are just to serve the male characters, especially the image portrayal of the protagonist. Cheng didn't like it very much.This is an absolute man's drama, more precisely, the history of a lonely battle of a powerful man's life.

After reading this book, Jian Mingcheng specially found other plays written by Mr. Wu Meisen during his lifetime, but he did not find any obvious male chauvinism in them, so he reminded himself not to confuse the works with the life of writing. To draw an equal sign, writers can be varied, especially playwrights.

But why Gu Enzhong was interested in this character still puzzled him.Gu Enzhong said that he wanted to "understand something", which meant that Gu Enzhong himself still had doubts. Jian Mingcheng thought that if he directly asked him, he might not be able to get the answer he wanted.

When he was about to finish the book, he unexpectedly received an invitation from a publishing house asking him to translate a Japanese novel about monsters.The original work has been published in English not long ago, but no publishing house in China has started to introduce the Chinese version. This time the translation belongs to a series of Japanese monster culture that the publishing house has planned for a long time. I saw a Japanese short story with a similar style translated by Jian Mingcheng in the weekly magazine, so I turned to the person in charge over there to ask for his contact information, and took the liberty to bother him.

Jian Mingcheng spent a long time recalling when he translated such a novel, and finally remembered that it was probably the time when he was a graduate student studying for a master's degree in translation.He specializes in English. At that time, he translated the short story from the English version, and he himself has a little Japanese foundation, so he can make appropriate corrections according to the original Japanese version.At that time, it was not a well-known publication, and I didn't expect that after so long, it would be favored by others.

After reading the English and Japanese versions of the novel for the first time, he and the publishing house made an appointment to meet in a cafe near Fuji University to discuss specific cooperation matters, and then began to translate that work with half work and half interest.

During this period, Gu Enzhong has been busy filming "Star Stone", until the end of February when Fuji University started school, the two did not have a chance to meet each other.Jian Mingche was still arguing with him, neither of them wanted to lower their faces and admit their mistakes to each other.After school started, Jian Mingcheng ran into Guo Shaoyang on campus. This kid didn't even dare to look at him, and walked around all the way, probably because of a guilty conscience.As a teacher, Jian Mingcheng didn't want to say anything to him directly, but he just wanted to arrange some time for everyone to sit together and have a talk - as the current boyfriend of his brother and sister.But his idea has never been realized - of course, this is a later story.

After that chance encounter at the dinner party, Fang Junqian never came to him again, and he didn't even call him. Jian Mingcheng didn't think it was his style of doing things, but he didn't want to find out why he didn't come. Asking himself why he showed up at the charity dinner that night-a place that had nothing to do with his usually closed and narrow life circle.

One day after that, Shi Nan called to invite him to participate in his art exhibition, which was held at the Qingteng Art Museum.After Jian Mingcheng put down the phone, he thought that this might be a chance to clear up the past with Jian Mingche. After all, they had gone to the same place to see an oil painting exhibition, and at that exhibition, he had successfully helped her get Gu Enzhong signature.

He left a message to Jian Mingche saying that there was an art exhibition at the City Art Museum on weekends, and asked her if she wanted to go see it with him.Jian Mingche's reply was only a simple "good", but he heaved a sigh of relief, and began to look forward to this Saturday.