Drowning Reborn

"I feel that my position in the main palace is facing challenges and is in danger." This is the first sentence in Li Zhou's first phone call to Jiang Zechen after watching "Immortal Rebellion".

Holding the phone, Jiang Zechen was suddenly speechless.

"Look, at first Xipi between us was expected by everyone, but later my brother Xipi ran over and intervened, and now there are many voices saying that you and Ye Chengchen are a good match..." Li Zhou's voice was very disappointed, Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, "By the way, nothing happened between you and Ye Chengchen, right? Is he really interested in you?"

"...Well, I've already promised him that he won't talk nonsense." Jiang Zechen raised the corners of his mouth, although he kept secret on the surface, but in fact he understood.

"He took advantage of you?!" Li Zhou immediately became nervous.

"No." Jiang Zechen black line.

"That's good." Li Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, "Let me just say, what's wrong with Ye Chengchen? An old man who is more than ten years older than you is not as good as me!" He boasted for a long time, but the other side did not Li Zhou was a little apprehensive about the movement, and said "Hello" in doubt, "Chenchen? Are you still there?"

"...You usually call my brother to talk about these things?" Jiang Zehan's deep voice replaced Jiang Zechen's jumping, and slowly flowed out, which immediately made Li Zhou's scalp tighten, and his hair stood on end.

"Big, big brother!"

"I'm not your big brother."

"Misunderstanding! In fact, we usually call in a very serious way!"

Jiang Zehan hung up the phone neatly, and then silently looked at his younger brother lying on the other side of the bed, who seemed to be extremely interested in the script that he had read countless times and was already familiar with it. Jiang Zechen felt his gaze, He coughed solemnly, turned his head and covered his face.

——I'm sorry, Brother Li Zhou, it's not that our side is incapable, but that the enemy is too strong!

The screening of "The Immortal Rebellion" was a big success as expected. Ye Chengchen played the protagonist who experienced setbacks but never gave up, and even climbed from the grassroots to the top, and Jiang Zechen played the protagonist who fell from the cloud into the mud and finally regained his strength. The male partners who should be responsible complement each other and together form the two main lines of the play, expressing a common theme-struggle, responsibility and not giving up.

Compared with Ye Chengchen, who has already had too many praises and is an old target of praise by film critics, most people are more inclined to pay attention to Jiang Zechen, a newer face.Through this movie, Jiang Zechen's reputation has finally risen to the level of first-class actors like Ye Chengchen and the others. A considerable achievement.

Film critics believe that in this movie, Jiang Zechen's success is mainly based on two points. The first point is that he seized the opportunity to make a blockbuster at the very beginning, and captured the audience's attention at the first sight with his arrogance. Attention—whether this kind of attention is positive or negative, at least it is noticed, which is success; the second point is that in the later stage of the film, he deduces the pain, struggle and recovery of the characters through delicate performances, making the characters The image is fuller, has depth, and is no longer just a spoiled child.

For a while, the younger brother became a favorite signature picture of many netizens. Even if the ultimate purpose of this image is to explain the meaning of growth, there are still many fans who say that after watching the movie, they will think back to the younger brother who just appeared on the stage , the former dissatisfaction and disgust have turned into envy and pity, I hope he can always be so bright and flamboyant, innocent and innocent, and don't know the suffering, and don't have to experience subsequent setbacks, and don't have to grow up in pain - only to be destroyed , it looks more beautiful.

Because it is a summer movie, "Fairy Rebellion" missed the chance to be nominated for this year's Golden Flower Awards, but everyone is not too worried. After all, judging from the box office and audience response, being nominated for the next year is a matter of ironclad , while the male and female protagonists, male and female supporting actors have the opportunity to compete for various heavyweight awards.

Leveraging the wind of "Xian Ni", Jiang Zechen's solo album was also released as scheduled, which immediately caused a wave of enthusiasm. Their results are incomparable, but this result has made Jiang Zechen, a non-professional singer, extremely satisfied.

However, Jiang Zechen didn't have much time to reflect on the success of "Xianni" and the album and his own progress in his career. He and Li Zhou and others were taken to N City by the crew of "Weiye" to complete their own That part is not too much drama.

This time, Jiang Zechen and Li Zhou were arranged to be partners again, playing the role of a pair of Fa Xiao who grew up together and had the same ambition. It's just a drop in the ocean among the victims of this film, but at any rate, he lived a great life and died a glorious death.

Because they are supporting roles, there are not many colorings in the script. Jiang Zehan and Li Zhou discussed with each other and positioned the two roles as young, passionate and ideal but still immature youths. One is a little impulsive, and the other relatively calm.The script requires the two to show a certain tacit understanding, and the tacit understanding between Jiang Zechen and Li Zhou is naturally indispensable.

In short, these two small roles are not difficult for the two people who have been "on the battlefield" for a long time, but the filming conditions are not good, the sun and the wind blow, and they often shoot some war scenes. Covered in dust, every time after filming, I need to get into the bathroom to take a shower before I dare to sit down and lie down.

First, he was thrown to the military camp, and then went to N City to go out on location. Jiang Zechen was frequently released to participate in the filming of "Weiye". Such a situation of gathering less and leaving more made Jiang Zehan's tone of voice sullen every time he called , obviously resentment is not small.

"Brother, an actor is such a career that flies around like this. I can't help it..." Jiang Zechen lay on the bed, listening to the movement in the bathroom with his ears up, while comforting him in a low voice, "When I continue to develop, maybe I can't help it..." Need to go abroad..."

"When are you going to take a break from filming? I heard that actors eat their youth, and once they get old, they won't be liked." Jiang Zehan changed the subject, making the corner of Jiang Zechen's mouth twitch, thinking that the other party was...cursing Him?

"Although there is indeed such a saying, but if you transform from an idol group to a powerful group, you can even act with silver hair, right? After all, from children to old people, they are all indispensable characters in movies." Jiang Zechen retorted dissatisfiedly, "I The target is the powerful faction!"

"...So, if you want me to be seventy and eighty, I still need to endure the current life?" Jiang Zehan slightly raised his voice, frightened Jiang Zechen's heart aroused, and turned his head to look at the bathroom reflexively, but then remembered that it was on the phone Li Zhou must not hear it.

"I won't be in my 50s or [-]s. At that time, if I were asked to act, I would definitely not be able to act..." Jiang Zechen hurriedly comforted, "Oh, what are you thinking about after such a long time? What happened after more than [-] years, who knows? What will it be like in time..." Jiang Zechen lowered his voice.

Jiang Zehan was also silent for a moment, and then said firmly, "We will be together, as long as death does not separate us, we will always be together."

"...Yeah." Jiang Zechen responded softly, showing a smile, "Okay, why are you talking so heavy? Change the topic, change the topic!"

"Change the subject..." Jiang Zehan also laughed, "I was thinking, I plan to retire at the age of 60, no, 50 years old, or 40 years old..."

"Brother, what are you talking about?" Jiang Zechen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You're only in your 20s, and you're in your prime, Jiang's depends on you! Why are you planning to retire now?!"

"Because I suddenly feel a little bored." Jiang Zehan's voice was very calm, as if he had been thinking for a long time, "When you are not around, I tend to think wildly. Every time I go home, there is only one person, and the house is empty, so I feel very tired. I always I was thinking about why I worked so hard and fought hard since I was a child? At the beginning, I was probably angry, wanting to prove myself, wanting to take back what belongs to me, and wanting to punish those who have wronged me, but now I think The person to be punished is already dead, and Mrs. Jiang is in my hands, and suddenly... I have no motivation..."

Jiang Zechen listened quietly. He didn't understand Jiang Zehan's thoughts, and he couldn't empathize with them. At this moment, all he could do was listen.

Maybe Jiang Zehan is not an ambitious person, but his sense of territory is too strong and his self-esteem is too high. Jiang's father's actions touched his bottom line, and the existence of Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Zechen also violated his original position, so He couldn't bear to stand up and resist, but now the people and things that obstructed his eyes have disappeared, or died, or were driven away, or accepted by him, Jiang Zehan won the final victory, followed by emptiness and bewilderment.

"Xiaochen, give me a goal to keep going." Jiang Zehan's voice was low and empty.

"... Carry forward the Jiang family?" Jiang Zechen thought for a while, testing.

"..." Jiang Zehan was silent.

"...Okay, um...Let me think about it again...Financial empire? Making money every day? Forbes ranking?"

"..." Jiang Zehan remained silent, wondering if he had already hung up the black thread all over his head at this moment.

"...The last one, you have to make money to support me, so that I can live comfortably, and no one dares to bully me." Jiang Zechen was helpless.

"Hehe..." Jiang Zehan finally laughed, "That's a good reason, I think I'm finally motivated."

Jiang Zechen rolled his eyes.

"Wait until you earn enough money...you can achieve this goal when you are in your 40s, then I will hand over Mrs. Jiang to someone else, and you will leave the shadows. When you fade out of everyone's sight and no one pays attention to us anymore, then we will go on a trip together. Right——haven’t you suddenly become interested in pyramid mummies in Egypt recently? There’s also the Colosseum in Rome, the Bastille in France, the Running of the Bulls in Spain, the giant stone statues in Easter Island… cough, and The transvestites in Thailand... We have traveled all over the world together, only the two of us, no one will bother you, and you don’t have to care about other people’s eyes." Jiang Zehan said softly, with longing in his tone, "Finally, we can Go to a country or state that allows same-sex marriage to immigrate for retirement, even spend some money trying to change the status of brother, and then get married..."

"...It sounds good, but when the time comes, maybe I haven't acted enough yet." Jiang Zechen raised the corners of his mouth with a hint of arrogance.

"Then let's make a tentative decision like this first." Jiang Zehan made a final decision.

Just as Jiang Zechen was about to refute something, he heard the sound of the shower water in the bathroom stop. He immediately said goodbye and hung up the phone.Just turning over and putting the phone aside, Li Zhou pushed open the bathroom door and walked out.

Seeing Jiang Zechen's actions, Li Zhou immediately understood, wiped his hair and sat down on another bed in the room, "Did you call your brother again?"

Jiang Zechen nodded. Anyway, there is nothing to hide.

"...I'm really done with you two brothers. It's just an outside scene. Do you need to call me once a day? If you don't know, you think it's your girlfriend!" Li Zhou complained with a look of contempt, "He still Are you afraid that you will be kidnapped and sold by the crew?"

"You don't understand." Jiang Zechen looked unpredictable.

"Well, I really don't understand." Li Zhou shrugged his shoulders. Although his parents did care about him, they were also very busy due to their occupations. Since he was a child, Li Zhou has long been used to counting when his parents are busy. I can't see each other every day, and even live without home for several months when I go out on location.With a long sigh, Li Zhou couldn't help feeling a little envious, "Actually, it's a good feeling, right? There's someone who's been thinking about you all the time, and he's worried and anxious if he doesn't call every day..."

"Well, it's really good..." Jiang Zechen raised his eyebrows and chuckled.

"It seems that I have to wait until I find a girlfriend to experience this feeling..." Li Zhou relaxed and lay on the bed, yawning.

Jiang Zechen immediately understood and turned off the bedside lamp.

After returning to City B after finishing the location in City N, the summer vacation has passed, and B Film University started school again.Jiang Zechen, who was promoted to a sophomore, had to take part in the military training with the freshmen, because he missed the military training in his freshman year because of the filming schedule, so he was moved to the second year by the school.

——Of course, to Jiang Zechen's relief, Li Zhou also enjoyed the same treatment.

There are less than a hundred male and female students in the Acting Department of B Film University. As sophomores and well-known hot new stars, Jiang Zechen and Li Zhou are still attracting attention even if they are standing in the queue wearing uniform uniforms. , was thoroughly admired by the juniors.

During the military training, Jiang Zechen naturally met Xin Ruotong, who had finally got his wish and was admitted to the acting department of B Film University, and hooked up with her.