After same-sex marriage was legal, we left [entertainment circle]

After the audition, the instructors will take time to shoot the promotional video for the second stage.Cheng Lin set the time on Friday morning, and Bai Zhe arrived at the TV station with his assistant early in the morning.

Shooting a promotional video is boring and tiring. Even though it only takes a minute or two to air, it may take a whole day to shoot.Rao Bai Zhe has such a good sense of camera, from putting on makeup to formally entering the studio for shooting, it took a full toss until nearly three o'clock in the afternoon before announcing the end of work.

Bai Zhe's assistant had prepared cold drinks and snacks for everyone early in the day, and she immediately delivered them as soon as the call was over.Everyone eats people with short mouths and eats snacks one by one to thank Teacher Bai.Bai Zhe waved his hand to signal everyone not to be polite. He pulled off his tie and walked out of the studio.

The lighting in the studio was strong, and the air-conditioning was turned on to the lowest level and it was still hot, which made his forehead sweat.He tore off his tie, wiped his forehead in a ball, and glanced out of the corner of his eyes, only to find someone following him.

He turned around and said with a smile, "Beibei, what do you need from me?"

"Beibei" is called Liu Bei, one of the directors of the program group, named Liu Bei, and is in charge of the contestants in the Bai Zhe group.With a sad face on her face, she stood in front of Bai Zhe and said straight to the point, "Teacher Bai, do you know that Frank is going to retire?"

Bai Zhe was dumbfounded by her question.

"I don't know." Bai Zhe was puzzled, "What does Frank mean by retiring?"

Liu Bei showed an expression of "Sure enough, you don't know".

"Frank called me last night and said that an American record company wanted to sign him and release his film in the United States. He is now withdrawing from the competition, and the liquidated damages will be called in three days." Liu Bei said, "After he finished speaking, he Hang up, I called, he turned off. This morning, I found out that his withdrawal request was faxed to my fax machine. He said he was sorry for making such a decision and hoped we could understand."

"American Record Company?" Bai Zhe frowned, "Which record company?"

"I don't know, he didn't say anything." Liu Bei gritted her teeth and said anxiously, "Mr. Bai, have you received any news beforehand? Is there any record company contacting Frank in private? Even if he wants to sign with another company, we You can talk about it slowly, it’s a bit too irresponsible for him to walk away like this. How do we explain to the audience? Popular players leave midway due to contract issues? Isn’t he..."

"Don't be in a hurry," Bai Zhe saw that she was about to cry, and quickly comforted her, "Have you told the chief director about this?"

"Not yet," Liu Bei blinked, tried to hold back her tears, and said calmly, "It happened suddenly, and I haven't told the chief director yet. Teacher Bai, you know the chief director's temper. If this incident makes him I know, Frank can’t come back even if he wants to. He is the player I have been responsible for, so I want to talk to him first to see if there is any room for communication. But from last night to now, his phone is turned off, and there is no one at home. Man, I've searched every possible place..."

When Liu Bei said this, tears could no longer be held back, and fell in clusters.

Just at this time, the people in the studio dispersed, walking towards the two of them in twos and threes.Liu Bei couldn't dodge in time, and couldn't hold back her tears, so she turned her head sideways in embarrassment.Bai Zhe felt sore, grabbed her hand, casually opened a door next to her and pushed her in.

"Beibei, don't worry, Frank is not such an irresponsible person." Bai Zhe took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to her, "Suppress the news first, don't tell anyone, I'll help you with this matter How are you?"

Liu Bei cried out her eyeliner, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said, "Thank you, Teacher Bai."

Bai Zhe drove the car, made countless phone calls to Luo Pinfang, circled the city for countless weeks, and finally found him by the moat.

The moat in the evening is quiet and serene, and the setting sun dyes the river bank with a layer of warm golden yellow.From time to time, old people walking together slowly walked by the river, and when they were tired, they would sit on the benches on the bank.

Bai Zhe parked the car on the side of the road, walked along the artificially laid stone slabs to the shore.There was a familiar figure sitting on the bench in front of him, Bai Zhe smiled lightly, and sat beside him.

"That's the same with the sun that day." Looking at the setting sun in the distance, which was so low that it was about to disappear between the floors, he said with a smile, "It's bright yellow, you said it looked like an egg yolk."

Luo Pinfang couldn't help laughing: "You're talking about ten years ago, the day I left."

"We sat here all afternoon until the sun went down. I personally sent you to the airport." Bai Zhe said slowly.

"Before entering the security check, I told you that I will become a superstar and return home." Luo Pinfang turned to look at him, "Did you know at that time that I would not succeed?"

Bai Zhe looked down at his palm: "I don't know. Whether it's you or me, what the future will be like, it's impossible for you and me now to know."

"No, I know what my future will be." Luo Pinfang interrupted Bai Zhe.He laughed self-deprecatingly, and retracted the sentence the moment he blurted it out, and changed it into another sentence with the opposite meaning, "I will succeed, this time I will definitely succeed, I will become a superstar, and return home."

"Did that record company promise you this?" Bai Zhe asked.

"It doesn't matter how they promised me. The important thing is that I saw an opportunity again." Luo Pinfang took a deep breath, "Bai Zhe, you should know that my dream is the United States. The songs we repeat over and over again, we are for it Most of the shouting superstars come from there, which is the paradise that musicians all over the world yearn for! Ten years ago, I was very ignorant and missed many opportunities in vain. Now the opportunity comes again, and I must seize it!"

"It's not that I don't support you going to the United States, but can you finish the competition first? You are very popular now, and quitting the competition halfway will cause serious consequences." Bai Zhe persuaded.

"Bai Zhe, what's wrong with you? The previous you would never say such discouraging words!" Luo Pinfang got angry out of nowhere, and as he spoke, he straightened up and glared at Bai Zhe, "The previous you would unconditionally support me to realize my dream. dream!"

"Dreams are important, and responsibilities are also important. It's too irresponsible for you to go now!" Bai Zhe forced himself to calm down and discuss with him, "Frank, every staff member in the program group has paid a lot for you, you should wait until the competition Don’t leave until it’s over. Is it because the record company disagrees? It’s okay, I can talk to them for you.”

"It's not necessary!" As soon as Bai Zhe finished speaking, Luo Pinfang flatly rejected him, so fast that he didn't think about it at all.He took a quick breath, obviously Bai Zhe's words made him restless, he seemed to want to get angry, but he was so relentless that he couldn't get angry at all.

"I've already made a deal with that record company. Even if you meet them, the ending won't change at all." As he spoke, he gradually adjusted his breathing to normal, and his hands that he didn't know how to place became calmer Come down, "Bai Zhe, you are my best and only friend. I don't want to argue with you about this kind of thing. Leave me alone, okay? Don't stop me, let me go."

He smiled with difficulty, got up, his fingers twitched slightly, and made a farewell gesture to Bai Zhe.

Then he turned around, staggered a bit, and walked in the direction he came from.

Bai Zhe looked at Frank's back quietly. His back was stooped and flinched, not like a person full of hope for the future, but full of despair.

Frank has been in high spirits since returning to China, and he plans to make up for the ten years he lost.He wants to release a new album, hold a solo concert, and wants to sing his songs to every place where there are music fans.Perhaps ten years ago, 20-year-old Frank’s dream was to become a superstar and return home, but now, for 30-year-old Frank, singing down-to-earth is his dream.

Bai Zhe stood up suddenly.

"Frank, are you lying to me?" Bai Zhe called to stop him, "Is there really that record company? Will they really make a record for you? Are you leaving to realize your dream? "

Luo Pinfang stopped, didn't look back, and stood straight on the spot.

"I don't believe a word you say." Bai Zhe said, "Did you encounter any difficulties? There are financial problems, or..."

"Not at all." Luo Pinfang turned his head and paused every word, "I said, don't, never mind, me!"

"It's impossible for me to ignore you. As you said, we are best friends." Bai Zhe took two steps closer to him, "If you have any financial problems, I can help you solve them. I can also find a way to help you settle. Even if you don't want to compete, it doesn't matter, but you can't just walk away..."

Bai Zhe closed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Don't you want to sing?"

I can't sing anymore.

Luo Pinfang responded desperately in his heart.

Bai Zhe, I thought, but I couldn't sing anymore.

"Bai Zhe, do you know what I hate most about you?" Luo Pinfang raised his head and sneered, "What I hate the most is that you are different from me."

"Obviously the two of us debuted at about the same time, but you will always be on top of me. You will always get more resources than me, and you will receive more praise. When you release an album, I will write on the cover that it is your royal lyrics. Only when someone buys it; for an autograph concert, you must be invited as a guest to attract more fans; even when I go to commercial performances, people are thinking about whether they can rely on my relationship and invite you together. Bai Zhe, when I Why did you leave? Because I was so crushed by you that I couldn't breathe!"

Luo Pinfang gritted his teeth, as if over the years, the jealousy and hatred hidden under the friendship could no longer be concealed: "Bai Zhe, do you know that you, if you stand there, you are telling everyone that you are with them? It's different. When we were struggling to make ends meet, you were born with a golden spoon in your mouth as the only son of the Bai family; when we wrote songs all night and sent demos to the record company with the cheek to hope to be appreciated, you casually Just write a melody, and it will be on the top of the golden song list. Bai Zhe, you are so talented, no matter how hard we ordinary people work, as long as we stand by your side, we will never be able to make it to the top, unless... we leave you. "

Bai Zhe's eyes suddenly burst into an extremely painful expression.

Luo Pinfang didn't bother to delve into the meaning of this expression, maybe he poked Bai Zhe's sore spot, or maybe he made Bai Zhe suddenly understand something that he hadn't figured out before, who cares?He just yelled at Bai Zhe hysterically: "So do you know how much I hate you? I broke my boat and went to the United States. I didn't look like a human being at all. Ten years later, I still want to use your momentum to make a comeback! Do you know that I The more red I hate myself, the more I hate myself for ten years. Bai Zhe, do you know what my real dream is? My real dream has nothing to do with music. My real dream I hope that my name will never appear in the same news as yours!"

"Frank," Bai Zhe opened his mouth, his voice was so small that only he could hear it, "what you said was just angry, right?"

"It's my truth." Luo Pinfang looked at him coldly, "Bai Zhe, I've had enough, I will never continue to participate in this damn competition. From now on, you are you, I am me, we each Go all the way, never see each other again!"