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With the 100 million borrowed from Shen Xingze, Lu Li boarded the flight home.

Three hours later, carrying simple luggage, he walked into the middle-aged community near Hailing Film and Television City.

In March and April of this year, the exterior facade of the community was renovated.The surface of the old unit building has been repainted, and the flower ponds and balconies have also been transformed.But the big iron gate on the first floor has been broken since the New Year, and only two of the sensor lights on the upper and lower floors of the corridor are still working normally.

Stepping on the scattered walls all over the floor to go up to the top floor, the door of my house is still the same peeled-off security door, deserted and deserted, even the word "Xi" can't be seen.

Lu Li took out his key and pushed the door in. The poorly lit room was dark and gloomy.Although there was no obvious change, Lu Li always felt that the smell in the air was mixed with the smell of strangers.

No, in a sense the real stranger should be himself.

Lu Li quickly dismissed the unnecessary thoughts.He planned to return to Beijing in a week at most, so things had to be done quickly.

Although it is backed by the Hailing film and television base known as "China's Hollywood", a small city is a small city after all.It takes only half an hour to ride a bicycle from the south of the city to the north of the city, and there are naturally only a handful of properties that can be ranked high.The 100 million that Shen Xingze lent him, plus the rest of the film salary of "Longevity", this money is not a big amount in Beijing, but it is enough to buy more than a hundred square meters here.

Before returning home, Lu Li had already done his homework, and the next morning he went straight to the sales office he was looking for.As soon as the sales lady saw a celebrity born in the church, she naturally didn't dare to neglect her.So the sales manager personally led the team, and several beautiful big sisters busy around him, revealed all the news that should be disclosed and should not be disclosed, and offered him a pretty good discounted price.

Lu Li was also very straightforward, and directly decided to buy the well-decorated existing house with full payment.That night I took the keys and went home.

Mother will be back in two days, and according to her temper, I'm afraid there will be a lot of excuses.Besides, there are many embarrassments between the son and the stepfather.After thinking about it all night, Lu Li decided to adopt the ostrich policy.

Early the next morning, he tidied up the old house a little, left the keys to the new house, and dragged his luggage out the door.However, before returning to Beijing, he decided to visit the provincial capital.

Calculated, he, Old Tang and Xiao Huamei haven't seen each other for two years.Although there are WeChat exchanges on weekdays, it still lacks a sense of reality after all.

Just a few months ago, Xiao Huamei had a happy event, and now she is waiting for childbirth.Lu Li just happened to go over to visit, and by the way, talk to Old Tang about what he couldn't say anywhere else.

The art test training class is still the same as in memory.It's just that light boxes were decorated outside the building, and Lu Li's life-sized human-shaped stand was erected in the corridor.Old Tang, who was in class, ran out of the classroom to hug Lu Li, dragged him to show off in front of the students, and then handed over the class to a new teacher hired this year.

"What wind brought you back?"

After leaving the training class, the two walked through the bustling vegetable market to the main road.Old Tang teased that Lu Li is now a celebrity who has to wear sunglasses to go out.Lu Li smiled, held up the big and small bags in his hands, and said that celebrities also came to wish you an early baby, wouldn't it be embarrassing.

Although there are still three months before the due date of delivery, Xiao Huamei's belly has grown bigger like a balloon.Old Tang couldn't bear his wife's burden, so he dismissed her from work early in the morning and stayed at home to protect the baby.But the woman couldn't stay idle, and took over a job as a screenwriter based on the relationship between her classmates in the film industry in the past, which can be regarded as giving full play to her self-worth.

Seeing their husband and wife showing their affection in front of him, Lu Li was naturally very envious, but today he came to find this couple with another purpose.

"I want to set up my own studio. I don't know if you are interested in joining."

He threw out this long-awaited idea to Lao Tang and his wife, and asked them if they still remembered the artistic dreams they had planted on the China Film Academy back then—maybe all the mistakes and coincidences in the past made them different from their original intentions. Drifting away, but if there is a chance to make a comeback now, are they willing to give it a go and go out with him for a while.

Lu Li originally thought that this question should be resounding.At least it can pry a certain fragile corner of the old Tang couple's heart.

But in fact, Old Tang's silence is like a deep pool of water, swallowing up all the impassionedness, leaving only a few ripples that are nothing.

At the end of the silence, Lu Li heard a sigh from the deep pool.

"If time goes back five years, I think we will nod and agree without hesitation. Then we will leave everything behind and roll up our sleeves to start a business with you."

Old Tang said these words for Lu Li.But he looked down at Xiao Huamei, his wife and children.

"But now five years later, I am 30 years old. I have a fairly stable job with a high income, a wife who needs to take care of her childbirth, and a warm and happy family that is not rich. I am no longer That young man who was empty-handed and arrogant at the same time. If I want to trade all of this for a chance that may or may not be possible...I'm afraid I can't do it."

The midday summer sun shone through the windows.This small home with baby cribs, baby hanging bells and baby wall charts is plated with a layer of bright warm gold.

Although the light from the sun will become stronger and weaker with the alternation of cold and heat, but for ordinary people, this natural light is sometimes even brighter, warmer, and warmer than the artificial lights on the stage. more attractive.

Unknowingly thinking of this step, Lu Li felt a little sad; but he didn't feel regretful in his heart - after all, everyone has their own ray of light in their hearts, but not every ray of light is static.

As long as you follow the light, your life will not be swallowed by darkness.

Without disturbing the pregnant woman's rest, Lu Li sat for a while before getting up to leave.Old Tang came out to see him off again, and bought pig's trotters for soup for his wife.

The two men walked together on the noisy boulevard.One is about to become a father, and the other may never have biological children in this life.Their future life trajectories may gradually drift away, but at least they are still close friends at the moment.

Old Tang took out a crumpled cigarette from his pocket, held it in his mouth but did not light it, and the smoke he exhaled was naturally not smoke.

"There is only one life in this world. Any choice is irreversible. Sometimes the difference between one thought and the difference is a lifetime."

"Who said it wasn't."

Lu Li looked up at the deep blue sky, which was the north, the direction of Beijing.

"So I have to cherish it even more. Cherish every choice, cherish every person who can walk along the way."

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After saying goodbye to Old Tang, Lu Li planned to stay overnight in the provincial capital and fly back to Beijing early the next morning.

On that night, Shen Xing chose to send a piece of bad news - as a result of internal discussions, most people didn't like Li Haowen's TV series.

And Shen Xingze told Lu Li more bluntly: According to the statistics of the China Film Industry Research Center, which has a cooperative relationship with Juxing, the profits of the films that Li Haowen participated in these years have increased steadily; but considering the popularity of IP dramas in recent years And the pace of inflation, still cannot be considered a success.

In other words, Li Haowen's transformation failed.He was abandoned by the industry, perhaps it was only a matter of time.

The people who supported him in the past have bad luck now, of course Lu Li felt very uncomfortable.For the first time in these years after his rebirth, he felt the helplessness of being powerless.

Whether it is borrowing money from Shen Xingze to buy a house, or being unable to lend a helping hand to Li Haowen, two seemingly unrelated things have also proved a problem-An Huawen is right, there is no such thing as a person who has no desires and no desires. There are also actors who are completely out of business.

From another perspective, utilitarianism is something that exists objectively, and it is not ugly in itself.Only the utility obtained in an unjust way is ugly.

This is the reality of the entertainment industry and the epitome of this society.

Human beings cannot exist apart from society.

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Besides Li Haowen's incident, Shen Xingxuan also told Lu Li an unexpected news - he fell in love with a TV series and hoped that Lu Li could play the leading role.

But this is not a suggestion, but a requirement.Shen Xing chose to ask Lu Li to repay the borrowed 100 million as soon as possible, and filming is obviously the fastest way.

Of course, Lu Li understood that this was Shen Xingcho looking for opportunities for him in disguise.It would be a little too ignorant to live up to this good intention at this moment.

What's more, seeing that he will be graduating in July next year, his daily life will undergo great changes, and the rent alone will be a huge expense - he can't really live in Shen Xingze's house.

Thinking about it this way, Lu Li nodded, saying that if the script is okay, he will take over the play.Shen Xingxuan also took the opportunity to make an agreement with Lu Li that after returning to Beijing tomorrow, he would come to his house first and have a brief chat before meeting with the director and producer.

After explaining all the serious matters, the two had a sticky chat for a while before closing the line.

It was getting late, so Lu Li got up to wash up and rest.After washing his face, he looked at himself at this moment again through the mirror of the sink.

Young and handsome, high-spirited, with a sweet breath immersed in love in the corners of his eyes and brows.

However, a confusion suddenly popped up—what does he look like in the eyes of others?

Is it Ziwei Xing who has a strong fortune and falls from the sky; or is it a little fresh meat with a confusing background who easily obtains the leading actor position with financial aid?

If it's the latter, then what's the difference with Miss Nana who was taken care of by Wang Dong?

No, this kind of thinking is wrong and dangerous-if you don't want to be regarded as a relationship, then the best countermeasure is not to feel sorry for yourself, but to try to prove yourself.

Only by working hard to prove yourself can the canary become a thousand-mile horse; the gold master become a bole.

If you succeed, you will be a king, if you lose, you will be a bandit.But that's all.

Here, Lu Li finally settled down and tried to embrace the upcoming changes.But he never expected that there would be another reason why Shen Xing chose to recommend him to act in this movie, which would give him a headache...