Play bone

Four men, three women, and a group of seven walked towards the subway station.Wang Ruoqiu held Wei Zi in one arm, and wrapped around Lu Li at the same time, as if she couldn't finish talking.Luckily, Lu Li took care of his brothers, not to neglect Ye Mengdie, and the atmosphere was harmonious along the way.

After entering the subway station, I bought a ticket, waited for a while and got on the train.

Just after the evening rush hour, the car was still a bit crowded.Seven people boarded from both sides of the same compartment, and were automatically separated by the crowd immediately.Lu Li saw a snow blue women's hat from a distance, so he tried his best to squeeze past it, and he found Ye Mengdie.

Wearing hats, scarves and masks, girls in full armor stood by the metal pillar in the middle of the carriage, but did not grab the handrail—a middle-aged office worker leaned on the pillar, occupying this scarce public resource with his bloated back.

Lu Li thought for a while, then observed the expressions of the surrounding passengers, and then winked at Ye Mengdie.

Ye Mengdie didn't know the meaning of this wink, but she saw that Lu Li had squeezed into the office worker's side, facing the man at a very close distance, and then reached out and grabbed the metal pillar above the man's head.

This is obviously an ambiguous and weird gesture.

One after another, wandering sights from all directions kept coming together.Of course, the middle-aged office worker also raised his head. When he saw clearly that in front of him was a handsome young man who was taller and younger than himself, the expression on his face changed in an instant, and finally turned into a strange disgust, and then turned around silently. , squeezed elsewhere.

The crowd who watched the excitement seemed to have woken up, and there seemed to be the sound of snickering.Lu Li didn't care what they thought, and immediately called Ye Mengdie to help him.

Ye Mengdie remained silent, as if Lu Li was just meddling in a business.Fortunately, after a while, she seemed to have figured something out, reached out to support the pillar, and thanked softly at the same time.

"We are all classmates, why are you being so polite?" Lu Li shook his head, and asked, "Do you not take the subway often?" Before Ye Mengdie could answer, he pointed with his chin: "The zipper of your bag is open. .”

Ye Mengdie hurriedly checked the contents of the bag, making sure that nothing was missing, and then zipped it up.

"Be more careful when you come out in the future."

Knowing that she didn't talk much, Lu Li simply sang a one-man show: "There are all kinds of people in the subway, and it's actually quite suitable for observation. I like to spy on people on the subway and then make up their stories."

As he spoke, he casually pointed to the middle-aged office worker who was scared away by him just now.

"Around 40 years old, the clothes and shoes are of average quality, and it's an ordinary working class. The hair is out of shape, and the stubble on the cheeks is not clean, which shows that this person is not trim, and he is not engaged in any facade job. But there are actually some on his ears. Ear piercing, maybe when young..."

Lu Li spoke intermittently, but Ye Mengdie remained silent.It wasn't until he felt his mouth was parched that he saw Ye Mengdie slowly raise his head.

"Is that what Mr. Zhao meant? Let you, the class monitor, take me out."

Her only pair of big eyes that were exposed outside were filled with distrust.

"You don't have to talk to me on purpose, and you don't have to find me out on purpose. I know that people in this class don't like me, and I don't care."

Lu Li was a little disappointed by her reaction, but he didn't give up because of it.

"It's not that they hate you, it's that they don't have a chance to understand you."

"What about you? Do you understand?" The girl became a little aggressive.

Emotion is a good thing, at least out of the stage of insensitivity.

Lu Li's eyebrows were curved, and his white front teeth were grinning. This was his unique smile that no one could refuse.

"You may not remember. We were in the same examination room for the re-examination of body and vocal music. Your performance was very good, and you were energetic, as if you were going to compete with the judges. I was very impressed."

This time it was Ye Mengdie's turn to be silent. Her long eyelashes fluttered twice, and they were replaced by other girls. This might be interpreted as a sign of "shyness".

"You don't understand me at all." She almost sighed, "We are not the same species."

Lu Li felt that her "you" had already excluded him from the tone.So he boldly stated his point of view: "We don't need to understand you; but as an actor, you must let others understand your role. How can a person with a closed heart perform a convincing role?"

Ye Mengdie's eyelashes trembled slightly again, but this time she did not speak again.

The train passed the transfer station, and most of the people in the carriage walked away with a huff.Wang Ruoqiu and Wei Zi took an empty seat and waved for Lu Li to pass.Lu Li offered Ye Mengdie the seat, but he was afraid that it would be awkward for the three girls to sit silently, so he politely declined.

Before Wang Ruoqiu could be disappointed, Ma Meng sat down and blocked her view by the way.

After a while, we arrived at the zoo station.After leaving the station and returning to the ground, the outside was as lively as Shichahai.The noisy streets are full of people coming and going, the traffic jams form a few solidified light strips, and even the faint smog is colorfully rendered by neon lights, making it magical.

After seven o'clock in the evening, the zoo was closed.The open space at the gate has become a playground for the whole people to exercise.Amidst the lively rhythm of the square dance, Lu Li announced the focus of tonight: a night visit to the zoo.

This proposal is of course absurd, but it is really interesting when you think about it carefully—since China Film Group incorporated the liberating nature into the content of acting classes, "animal and plant simulation" has become an indispensable training item.But even a student who studies hard, if he stays in the zoo for a day, he will see nothing more than a group of lazy animals, listlessly dozing off in their cages.

Night is the time when many animals are really active, not to mention that without the onlookers and booing of humans, the behavior of animals may be closer to their natural nature.

The girls hesitated at first, but their strong curiosity eventually overcame their concerns.The way to sneak into the zoo was already figured out by Lu Li on the Internet - at the end of the lawn on the edge of Monkey Mountain, there is a gap in a section of the fence hidden in the coral bushes.They sneaked in smoothly from there, stooped across the soft lawn, and soon stood on the clean concrete road in the park.

Tonight is a full moon, and the blurred optical pollution of the metropolis rises in the sky not far away, so the surroundings are not completely dark.Although the park is closed at night, street lights are even on the main road to facilitate the entry and exit of night watchmen and staff.

The seven young men walked forward following the road signs while being wary of the night watchmen, and soon arrived at the Monkey Mountain.After nightfall, the monkeys became more stable.The big monkey hugged the little one, nestled in a pile in a shelter from the wind, and took a nap.But in the darkness, the crisp sound of metal clashing from the mountain could still be heard. It was a half-sized monkey crossing the chain bridge over and over again at night.The Bird Garden on the edge of Monkey Mountain is also very peaceful. There are no raptors here, and the waterfowls stand on one foot with peace of mind, hiding their heads in their wings.

It seems nothing.Wang Ruoqiu couldn't help complaining softly.But the first surprise soon appeared in the herbivore area.

The zebras and sika deer here are very lively.Especially the zebras—they chased and fought in the moonlight, head to head, kicking and even biting each other's necks.Luo Cheng said that they are practicing their courtship skills so that En can win the priority of breeding in the future breeding season, and in exchange for Wang Ruoqiu's scolding.

The raccoon dogs, red pandas and raccoons in the small animal area are also very active, circling in their respective cages, and staring at the group of uninvited guests of the night with their reflective green eyes.

The security level of Lion Tiger Mountain and Wolf Mountain next door is relatively high, and there are surveillance cameras installed. Lu Li suggested that everyone should not enter.But those who know how to play will still think of crooked ideas - standing outside Wolf Mountain, Bai Jiaen first motioned for everyone to be quiet.Then he raised his head and took a deep breath, and let out a vivid wolf howl.

A wonderful thing happened immediately: wolf howls began to be heard from the other side of the wolf mountain, one after another.

This was also the first time Lu Li heard wolves howling at the scene.Rationally speaking, it seems to be no different from the dog conch blown by a domestic dog.But at the moment when the howling of the wolf sounded, he was still chilled by the untamed wild sound.

Inexplicably, he remembered that person.

Perhaps the howling of wolves also alarmed the administrator. The sharp-eyed Wei Zi was the first to notice a flickering flashlight approaching.The seven people hurried to the lawn beside them, got into the woods and ran forward.

They ran until they could no longer hear the howling of wolves, and then they stopped to catch their breath. By the way, they teased Bai Jiaen, saying that his wolf language was much more standard than his Mandarin.

Ye Mengdie also supported a small tree to rest.Lu Li took out a box of drinks from his backpack and gave her, taking the opportunity to ask, "Have you been to the zoo for a long time?"

Ye Mengdie took the drink and shook her head: "Never."

Lu Li was really surprised by the answer.He couldn't see Ye Mengdie's face clearly, so he could only remind himself repeatedly in his heart: This is not a drop-out child who just walked out of the deep mountains and has never seen the world.It's a child star who has lived in the spotlight since he was a child, singing and dancing in costumes.

But putting aside all kinds of material appearances, the spiritual world of the latter may be more barren than that of the former.

At the end of the woods is the reptile house.This newly-built venue in recent years has a bit of Wang Shu's style.It's just that those large and small windows that seem to be used for lighting are actually display windows for reptiles.

It was a small magical and scary world—in a constant temperature glass box disguised as a natural environment, all kinds of snakes and lizards were enjoying their nightlife.Lu Li didn't like these cold, squishy alien monsters, but he had to admit that these strange creatures with brightly colored scales had a bewitching beauty that made him unable to take his eyes off for a while.

Several other people in the same group were obviously also bewitched by these transparent glass boxes.Bai Jiaen and Luo Cheng whispered about the specific species of the lizard in front of them; while Wang Ruoqiu and Wei Zi supported Ma Meng from left to right, using him as a tool to strengthen his courage.

Lu Li looked around these people and found Ye Mengdie a little further away.She was standing in front of a huge glass window that was two stories high, staring up at it in ecstasy.

When Lu Li walked to her side, he realized that there was still a layer of barbed wire inside the glass window.The cage is so big that there are actually two big trees growing inside it.And the treasure of the town hall of this reptile museum is entrenched on the bare tree trunk at this moment.

It was a giant python with the thickness of a bowl, and it seemed motionless at first glance.But if you distinguish it carefully, it seems that there is another white "boa constrictor" beside it - hazy, quiet, and like a ghost of a snake.

"It's peeling."

This was the first sentence Ye Mengdie voluntarily said last night.

The giant python was wriggling slowly, allowing the old skin to crack and fall off little by little, and the brand new body was bathed in the watery moonlight for the first time.

Unknowingly, everyone gathered in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, silently watching this extremely rare scene.No one spoke, and even the whole group held their breath.

Perhaps even Lu Li didn't realize that the reason why he was deeply attracted by this scene was because since ancient times, "snake shedding its skin" has been a metaphor.And this kind of metaphor fits so well with the aspirations of their group——

Transformation and rebirth, eternal youth.

They will witness each other's transformation and growth time and time again during the four years they have lived together in China Film, and even in the longer years to come.They will use their flexible bodies like snakes to create completely different characters.

When they looked at the boa constrictor, they were actually looking at each other and themselves.

There is a snake hidden in everyone's heart.