For the favor of Mr. Nie

Fiona's departure was more swift than her arrival. A few days later, a new replacement came, next to Tong Yan's ear, no one mentioned her again.

The day after the woman left, the city ushered in the first typhoon after winter. This typhoon was so fierce that it lasted only one day.The day passed, and Nie Zheng's villa returned to its usual tranquility.

However, in the calm morning, Tong Yan glanced at the courtyard, which was full of broken branches and leaves.After all, it wasn't Feng Guo Wuhen.

He only came back to his senses when he heard Nie Zheng cough lightly, and immediately drew his attention back.

Behind the large writing desk, Nie Zheng still looked down at the desk, "Continue."

right!Go on.

Tong Yan continued to tell Nie Zheng the story of his new play, which is called "Canglongjiao".

He simply put the novel aside and talked about his own character, "Shi Liujin is a second-generation thief. Gentlemen, looking at the face of the former head of the family, you can still listen to him, but it always makes him so unhappy."

Nie Zheng was a good listener. Hearing his trickery, although he didn't speak, he raised his eyelids to signal him to continue.

Tong Yan laughed, "It's not because of anything else. Shi Liujin, the leader of the horse bandit, has a prettier appearance than a girl. People say behind his back that he is a flower on Baiyangtan. And don't be afraid The dead man dared to make up his mind, and he took off a man's arm as soon as he got angry."

The young leader of the horse bandit is handsome, handsome and irritable at the same time.

Nie Zheng lowered his brows, but there was a faint smile in his eyes, "This role is very suitable for you."

Isn't it?Unlike the bandit leader, Tong Yan liked people to praise him for his good looks, but it was very different when he was praised by Nie Zheng.

But today, if Tong Yan's focus on the characters is still on this superficial layer, it would be really superficial.

Therefore, he didn't talk much about Shi Liujin's beauty, and then said in depth: "So, at the beginning of the story, Shi Liujin's life direction was quite unclear. Killed everyone, and then tried to do things to make himself look like a man. He often went out to do work, and ran at the forefront on horseback with a knife. This is not over. , there are his concubines everywhere, from kiln sisters to little widows, everything."

Okay, the young, handsome and irascible leader of the horse bandit is still a libertine.

Nie Zheng didn't want to let his attention stop on the word wandering, "What's the twist?"

Tong Yan organized his words in his mind, "At first he robbed and drank flower wine, but he led a group of brothers to live a smooth life until he met an orphan girl who wandered from outside."

"Baiyangtan is very windy and sandy. There is a nearby post town. When it gets dark, there are only those who make a living at night outside. They are either thieves or prostitutes. Shi Liujin drank too much wine and regarded the orphan girl walking on the road as a kiln sister." Son fell asleep."

Nie Zheng understood, "Rape?"

Tong Yan said: "He drank in a daze, and regarded the orphan girl as a prostitute who knew him well and loved to play but refused. He didn't know that he was sleeping with a girl from a good family. It was still in 1938. The woman was originally a young lady from a small household, her family was ruined, and she escaped there after going through a lot of hardships. After being slept by him like this, she even wanted to die with him. It is true that Shi Liujin killed someone before, but he made a woman To die or to live is another matter, I have to take the person back, and if there is a meal of wine that day, it is considered a marriage."

"The girl must have escaped from the war. In times of war, ordinary people are not considered human beings. It is fundamental to live on. The orphan girl was killed by the bandit leader, but once she gets married, she can be regarded as a gift. I found a way to live, so it didn't take long before I lived with Shi Liujin with peace of mind."

The movie "Canglongjiao" is mainly about treasure hunting. The title of the movie is exactly the place where the legendary treasure is buried.

Nie Zheng only read the beginning of this novel, but he didn't know the plot of Shi Liujin's supporting role, so he asked directly: "Then why did he take the risk to go to Canglongjiao?"

Tong Yan immediately replied, "His wife felt uneasy again after a few days of her birthday. She was originally a lady from a scholarly family, but she was used to Shi Liujin's business of murdering people and stealing goods, and she wholeheartedly persuaded horse bandits to be good. After more than a year of husband and wife, how soft Shi Liujin's ears are to his wife, he really wants to wash his hands in a golden basin, but his brothers have to settle down, so he went to hunt for treasure."

This paragraph, as the background of the supporting role, is carried over in one or two lines in the movie, but in the book, it is written in considerable detail.When Nie Zheng heard it, he thought about the core of the book's preface, and roughly guessed the whole plot. The handsome horse bandit leader was aimless at first, and then gradually found his direction in life.

During the treasure hunt, the leader of the horse bandit was shamelessly used and persecuted by Japanese spies and traitors. While sacrificing his life with a pen to save the country's wealth, he also sublimated his personality.

The idea was good, Nie Zheng said: "Act well."

Tong Yan opened his eyes wide: "Of course."

The seemingly superfluous sentence is actually the conclusion of the conversation. Near the end of the year, there are countless things that are sent to Nie Zheng every day waiting for him to review and comment. The two of them are sitting in the same room, busy with their own things. It's a pleasant thing.

Nie Zheng smiled slightly, and his eyes returned to the computer screen again.

Tong Yan's eyes fell on the script, but his smile gradually stopped.

The page I turned to was the scene where the brothers under the leader of the horse bandit parted ways with him.

He stared at the line: "The head of the family, we are bandits. How can there be bandits who don't rob? With this woman here, I, Wang Lao Scar, can't keep up with you. After drinking this glass of wine today, we will The road faces the sky on each side."

Tong Yan's eyes were scalded, he turned the page quickly, don't ask him why, he thought of when Fiona left.

In the entire movie "Canglongjiao", there are seven or eight main characters. If you want to say who he hates the most, it must be the orphaned wife of the leader of the horse bandit.Although objectively speaking, this woman played a positive role in Shi Liujin's search for the direction of life, but it was more than a failure.

A bandit leader, all his brothers were tormented by her, hey... pulled him down, don't even think about it.

He turned his eyes to the window, under the trees and on the lawn, there was still a lot of rotten branches and rotten leaves that hadn't had time to clean up.

Nie Zheng didn't leave the house until 08:30, and the room was very quiet.This silence was said to last for more than 40 minutes, but after a few minutes, a bell rang suddenly.

Tong Yan subconsciously followed the direction of the voice, and Nie Zheng had already picked up the phone.The man stared at the phone screen for a moment, then glanced at him again, got up, pressed answer, followed the call, and walked to another window.

Tong Yan could sense that Nie Zheng's face was cold and serious, the call must be about something very important.

In fact, this call is not only important, but also urgent.

The caller was someone close to his grandfather. After confirming that it was convenient for Nie Zheng to speak, the person there confessed: "Yesterday was an unlucky day. The young master has good ears and eyesight."

Nie Zheng's eyes quickly darkened.

Yesterday was the day for Mr. Zhao's routine physical examination.Unlucky, this means that the old man does have something wrong with his body.In Mr. Zhao's position, illness is not just a family matter. If the news is not handled well, the stock price will see the truth in a few hours.His son is unworthy, and Mr. Zhao is now on the defensive, so even if Nie Zheng paid attention, he didn't hear the truth yesterday, but he didn't know where this airtight iron bucket was torn open by his uncle. mouth.

Since his uncle pays attention to this matter deliberately, it is entirely possible to take advantage of the situation. Neither of his two uncles are people who care about the overall situation. They are both blinded by the Zhao family's property, and they will do anything to fight for power.

This is not the point. The point is that the people around Mr. Zhao have given him the news, which means that he can solve the crisis in the most calm way when he goes back.It doesn't matter whether this is what Mr. Zhao meant, Nie Zheng said, "I see."

In terms of love, Mr. Zhao raised him, and doing something for the elderly is his due filial piety and his responsibility; in terms of interests, his root is still related to the Zhao family.

It was only natural for him to make this trip.

Nie Zheng hung up the phone, called the female secretary, and quickly made arrangements.The female secretary confirmed, "Leave in two hours?"

Nie Zheng said, "Yes."

Tong Yan witnessed everything on the side, and his heartbeat was racing because of the sudden fast pace. Waiting for the female secretary to go out, he asked, "What happened, are you going there now?"

It took an hour to talk about interests ranging from major to trivial, and it also involved secrets that cannot be disclosed. Ordinary people know that secrets may not be a good thing, so Nie Zheng only explained briefly, "Something serious happened. I'll go there in the morning and come back tomorrow at the earliest, and I won't be able to see you off later."

The filming of "Canglongjiao" started half a month later, but Tong Yan had to go to the west half a month earlier to experience life with Gutou, and he set off this afternoon.

Tong Yan was taken aback. When Nie Zheng said that the matter was serious, it must be serious. In comparison, his little matter was nothing.

He quickly replied: "I'm fine, you..."

how are you here

Tong Yan suddenly realized that not only could he not intervene in Nie Zheng's affairs, because he didn't understand, he couldn't even find the right direction to say an auspicious word, and he turned his head in circles before finishing the sentence: "...you Busy you."

In the winter of this year, Nie Zheng went to Mr. Zhao's place twice, going the day before and returning the next day.

However, this matter did not have much impact on Tong Yan. He and Nie Zheng always get together less and stay away more. Even if Nie Zheng stays at home and does not go out, the two of them cannot see each other in the west.

In a blink of an eye, the Spring Festival is just around the corner, and "Canglongjiao" has already started.

As an actor, filming New Year's Eve is a common thing. This year's New Year's Eve, it is said that Tong Yan should spend it on location, but I think that there is a person in a distant southern city who doesn't love his mother or father. Before signing the performance contract, he specifically begged Director Zheng to spare him his [-]th and [-]st year of junior high school.

That is to say, according to the coordinator's arrangement, the production crew did not have any announcements from him in the past two days.

In the early morning of thirty, Tong Yan packed his things and rushed from the location to the provincial capital twenty kilometers away, as a surprise for Nie Zheng. He, together with Director Zheng and Xiao Tian, ​​didn't let Nie Zheng know about it in advance.

When the car entered the provincial city, it was not yet dawn, but it was already the time for men to wake up in the morning, so he gave Nie Zheng a call.

The phone was connected, and Nie Zheng was very quiet. Looking at his watch, Tong Yan guessed that the man was still in the room, and said with a smile, "I guess you are going to go swimming."

This is Nie Zheng's long-standing habit, there is no need to guess, he is just making fun of it.

But Nie Zheng said: "You guessed wrong, I'm going to the old man's place today, the plane will take off in an hour, and I'm getting ready to go out now."

Unexpectedly, Tong Yan's smile froze immediately.

I heard Nie Zheng ask: "You got up early, and today's announcement is still so tight?"

It has been dry and dry for several days. His throat is a little sore, but he still laughed, "Isn't it? They are setting the scene. I just want to say to you first, Happy New Year's Eve."

When he hung up the phone, Xiaotian turned his head to look at his expression carefully, "Brother Tong, the airport is here."

At this time, the car had already parked at the gate of the terminal building, and Xiao Tian was reminding him to be fully armed.

Tong Yan decisively put the phone in his pocket and said, "Go back by yourself, I will go back to the location with the car later."

With Nie Zheng not here, he doesn't have to make this trip, he'll be on orders when he goes back, and at least a few people from the production team can stay with him to watch the new year.Not to mention Tong Yanyan, Tong Yanyan followed her husband to the north where Lao Zhang's son lived.

He stayed on the set, so the assistant can't really leave, and Xiaotian's situation is similar to him, "No, then let's go to the set to celebrate the New Year together. My parents have both gone to Sanya, so I'll just play tricks when I go back."

So, the only ones who really got off the bus were the little assistant, Tong Yan and Odawara, who turned back.

It was New Year's Eve, and the western provincial capital was not considered a bustling city. All the shops on the street were closed, and the pedestrians on the side of the road were in a hurry.

The car drove out of the city, and looking around, under the sky covered with dense clouds, the bare yellow land spread all the way to the horizon, what's more, it didn't feel desolate.

Oda said, "It's going to snow."

There is little precipitation in the west in winter, but the weather forecast really announced that there will be snow this day. Tong Yan hummed, and it may not be convenient to come out for a few days when the snow falls.

Maybe it was because of being bored in the car for too long, Tong Yan felt dizzy and began to lean on the back of the chair to rest his mind.Suddenly, the charming scenery of the tropical island country in South Asia that he had seen on TV suddenly flashed in his mind. It was the place where Nie Zheng grew up. Will such a charming land and sea keep Nie Zheng in the end?

Not long after, when we arrived at the location, the crew was chattering and preparing to start today's shooting.

Even if it is freezing cold and dripping water turns into ice, Tong Yan usually wears a military overcoat and retreats to the shelter in the shed, but this day, he is really chilling from the cracks in his bones, and his whole body is frozen. trembling.Without his announcement, he watched people filming and managed to stay up until noon.

According to the weather forecast, at noon, snowflakes were wrapped in the north wind and whizzed down.Tong Yan had a splitting headache and couldn't hold it any longer, so he greeted someone and took Xiaotian back to his residence.

The condition of the small hotel in the location is also very simple, but it has heating, at least it is warmer than the outside.Tong Yan sent Xiaotian away, took a cold medicine, and shrank himself into the quilt.

He slept in the dark, and when he was awakened by the phone, it was already dark, and the sound of firecrackers outside sounded very lively.

I heard Xiaotian say: "Brother Tong, it's time to get up and eat. It's snowing heavily, and today's night show has stopped. The crew will have dinner together to watch the New Year."

Tong Yan's hands and feet were so soft that he couldn't use his strength, and he knew he was sick.But in this desolate town, on a snowy day, or on New Year’s Eve, it’s hard to go out to see a doctor, so he simply didn’t bother anyone, and said with all his energy, “Go by yourself, I just made a bucket of noodles to fill my stomach. Right now I just want to rest."

After hanging up the phone call, his mind became more confused, his whole body ached, and he lay on the bed, half asleep and half awake, in a daze.

He didn't know how many dreams he had, but when he heard someone talking beside the bed, he still thought he was dreaming.Then, a piece of ice fell on his forehead, "So hot? Didn't you notice that he had a fever earlier?"

The voice sounded familiar, and Tong Yanqiang opened his eyelids.

The picture in front of him was very blurry, maybe it was another dream: the man who should have been far away from the cape was standing leaning over beside his bed, with a tired look on his face.

It was strange, he was obviously in a trance, but he could see the details clearly, the man's hair was still covered with drops of snow.

Then, he was forcibly lifted up by the man, and in an instant, the sweater was put on his head.

The man's low voice echoed in his ears, and it sounded warm, "Come on, let's go to the hospital."