24 Lies

After returning home, Zheng Guanyu was very busy for a long time.

He kept himself so busy on purpose.Originally agreed to take a one-year break, he was not idle at all, going to film festivals, filming commercials, appearing in variety shows, going to be the producer of a friend's film... he was so energetic that he was a little abnormal.

He looks happy every day, and looks like he loves life very much.But Ah Mai knew that he was afraid of that kind of idle state. Zheng Guanyu didn't like variety shows in the past, but this time he was willing to be a flying guest, playing wilderness survival on a small island with a group of small stars...

Based on Ah Mai's understanding of him, although Zheng Guanyu seems to have nothing to do, he must be sad in his heart, otherwise he would not take so many jobs that he would not normally take.

And Ah Mai felt that Zheng Guanyu was still a little bit wicked.

Everyone rejected him, but he still enthusiastically called Director Liu Yongzhou to help Mingzheng introduce the role.

He was eager to be a favor, but he didn't appreciate it at all.

The director personally called Mingzheng, but at first he couldn't get through the phone, but after finally getting in touch, Mingzheng's answer was just two sentences:

This film is not for me.

No thanks.

At that time, Director Liu called to tell Zheng Guanyu what to do, and the speaker was turned on, and others were changing clothes in the room, trying on the autumn and winter haute couture sent by the brand, and Zheng Guanyu wanted to choose an outfit to walk on the red carpet next week.

Ah Mai held up his mobile phone, and his jaw almost dropped after hearing the two sentences repeated by Director Liu... This was the first time he had heard of a newcomer who rejected Liu Yongzhou.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Guanyu opened the door of the locker room, took the phone and said, "Let's forget it if he doesn't want to take pictures. Director Liu, I'm really sorry to invite you to dinner another day."

After talking on the phone, Zheng Guanyu dug out a contact in the phone and hesitated for a while, but finally didn't dial it.

I thought the introduction would be enough, but it didn't take long before Zheng Guanyu started planning to introduce the character to Mingzheng.

It is also a good role and director, a suspenseful crime film.The director likes to hire newcomers, and Mingzheng's conditions are good, so if he goes to chat... it shouldn't be a problem.

One day, Zheng Guanyu heard about the play at a dinner party and became interested. He went back and took the time to find the director for a meal and talked about Mingzheng's situation.

The director thought it sounded good, so he called Mingzheng to try it out, but he refused again, saying that there was no schedule.

This time Zheng Guanyu was very careful. He told the director not to mention that he had something to do with him. He didn't reveal that he was the one who made the connection. Why didn't he answer?

Zheng Guanyu was confused.I don't like this one, I don't like that one, what exactly does Mingzheng want to shoot?

Ah Mai was also very puzzled by his thankless behavior. He couldn't bear it that day and asked, "Why do you still help him? People don't appreciate it."

Zheng Guanyu's answer to him at the time was: "It's just a pity, I want him to have the opportunity to make more scenes."

Be an actor, let's become a Bodhisattva, Ah Mai thought angrily.

A year has passed in the blink of an eye, and the "Transit" in which Zheng Guanyu played a guest role was finally released after the publicity.

The film crew had invited Zheng Guanyu to do promotion, but in order to avoid embarrassing him when he met Ming Zheng, Zheng Guanyu directly refused, saying that he had something to do and couldn't go.

I didn't lie, Zheng Guanyu did have something to do. His beloved mother, Ms. Zhang Wan, had her [-]th birthday, so she had to go back and visit her.

When I got home, I found that the house was very lively, and there were quite a few people who came to celebrate the birthday. Except for a few relatives, most of them were students of his parents.Sitting in the restaurant for a while, Zheng Guanyu found himself very redundant.

During the meeting, Zheng Guanyu couldn't understand a word of the professional-related things they talked about, and he started to show love with crab legs out of boredom.

It's fine to be bored, but he still has to be watched by his parents' students, take photos with them and sign for autographs...

After sending everyone away, Zheng Guanyu consciously went to help the aunt at home clean up the dishes.His parents went to see off the guests, and when they went out, the two elders were still smiling, and when they came back, they said to Zheng Guanyu: "Come here."

Zheng Guanyu immediately put down the plate obediently, and followed his parents to the living room strangely.

His status at home has always been very low, and his parents don't like him as an actor, so it's pretty good that he didn't sneer at him when he met.

After sitting down, Ms. Zhang Wan said to him coldly: "Zheng Guanyu, you are very capable."

"..." Zheng Guanyu glanced at her carefully, "What's wrong with me! Can't I come back to celebrate your birthday?"

He hasn't been on any gossip recently, has he?Didn't do anything immoral?

"I'm very happy that you came back to celebrate my birthday." Zhang Wan said in a deep voice, "But! Have we taught you not to get into the bad habits of extravagance and lust when you enter the entertainment industry? Why did you buy me this thing? What do you mean, showing off that you are rich??"

After finishing speaking, she pointed to the exquisitely packaged box on the table, her face full of displeasure.

Zheng Guanyu was very puzzled, he hasn't brought out his gift yet, what's going on?

When I leaned over to open it, it was a frighteningly emerald bracelet.Zheng Guanyu didn't know much about jade, so he took a look at it strangely, and said, "What's wrong with this bracelet?"

Zhang Wan thought he was pretending to be stupid, so she stood up angrily and said, "My friend said, this thing can be considered an antique! Why did you buy this thing for me? Are you waiting for your mother to wear it and be robbed by others?!"

Zheng Guanyu: "...I haven't bought it! I really didn't buy it!"

In order to prove his innocence, he quickly showed Zhang Wan the gift he bought. It was a set of brushes he asked a friend to customize, because he found that Ms. Gifts should match what they like!There is also a sapphire necklace. After all, it is my fiftieth birthday, so I should buy some jewelry.

But these things are really shabby compared to that bracelet...

Zheng Guanyu and his parents explained for a long time that they didn't give it to them by themselves, but they didn't believe it anyway, saying that no one among their relatives and friends had the financial resources to give that kind of jadeite.

Zheng Guanyu asked them who sent it, and they said it was a courier, and the sender wrote Zheng Guanyu's name...

Now I really can't speak clearly.

That night, Zheng Guanyu was educated by his parents for a long time, the main idea was to let him do his duty and act honestly, and don’t have to spend money if he has a little money... He must take that bracelet away before leaving, and he doesn’t want to keep it so expensive stuff at home.

Zheng Guanyu then asked the people around him insinuatingly, but he felt bored when he asked, so he simply gave up. This bracelet is not something that can be bought with money.

No matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find out where it came from, so he could only keep the bracelet at home, as a safekeeping for others.

The box office of "Transit" was lukewarm, just as Zheng Guanyu expected, it made a small profit, but overall it was useless.

The only one out of the circle in this drama is the "Eagle" played by Ming Zheng.

Zheng Guanyu has acted in dramas for so many years, and he knows too well who can be popular, some people can be brilliant even if they are only supporting roles, not to mention Ming Zheng's appearance and aura... He can steal the show when he stands with the leading actor, can't the audience see it what?

For a long time, footage of Eagle in "Transit" was widely circulated on the Internet.Zheng Guanyu didn't know if there was a team working behind it, but the name Mingzheng was really popular.

Later, the crew organized a celebration banquet.Zheng Guanyu thought for a long time, but went anyway.

I went there with a little bit of expectation.He thought about meeting Mingzheng in person, congratulating him, and then asking why he didn't try the characters he introduced.

But when I went there, I realized that Ming Zheng was not there.After cooperating with the film promotion, he didn't show up again. It is said that he didn't have time to come because of something at home.

Newcomers should follow the crew for the whole journey, strike while the iron is hot, show your face and meet some insiders, what are you doing at home!Is there any incredible opportunity waiting in his hometown?Why such an axis!

No matter how Zheng Guanyu thought about it, he felt that this Mingzheng was too outrageous, and he hated that iron could not be made into steel.

Annoyed to death, Zheng Guanyu didn't refuse anyone who came that night, everyone drank a toast, and successfully got himself drunk.

The hotel is booked in advance.After drinking a little too much, Zheng Guanyu was already a little numb when he was sent back. When he swiped his room card and walked in, he turned around and saw a figure jumping towards him.

He raised his hand to block it, and the conditioned reflex pushed the person away - when he took a closer look, he found that it was a boy.He was wearing a see-through white shirt and a collar around his neck. He had a pure-looking face with big eyes.

"..." Zheng Guanyu asked him while holding his forehead, "Who told you to come?"

Not many people know about his sexual orientation, and there are close people and a few good friends around him. People around him also know his temper, and they will not make people who are unclear about him.

... In this situation, he was really confused.

The boy blinked his eyes and answered in a low voice, "Brother Guan Yu, I came here voluntarily... My name is Qi Xing, and I especially admire you."

Zheng Guanyu and him looked at each other for a few seconds, then heaved a deep sigh.

"Get dressed." He took a step back, "Go out and open another room to sleep, I'm going to rest."

The boy didn't go away, but leaned over to hug him again.Zheng Guanyu quickly opened the distance, pushed the person onto the bed and sat down, took a step back, thought for a moment, put his hands behind his back and began to check the household registration.

"Where are they from?"

"How old?"

"What school did you graduate from?"

"Huh? Graduated from high school...didn't go to college?"

"Why don't you go to college?"

"Poor performance?"

"Are you an actor?"

"Huh? Have you taken lines lessons, why can't you speak clearly?"

……

After Mr. Zheng's one-hour baptism of ideological education, the boy named Qi Xing changed a lot in his sitting posture, as if he was listening to the teacher in charge, listening to Zheng Guanyu earnestly admonishing him to return to school, work hard on filming, and be a good person...

Before Qi Xing came, he didn't expect Zheng Guanyu to be so upright, so he buttoned up the buttons embarrassingly after hearing what he heard.He would have been impatient if another person said this, but Zheng Guanyu's tone was soft and gentle when he spoke, and he listened unconsciously.

Seeing his regret, Zheng Guanyu sighed and gave him the last advice: "You should cherish your body and take care of it. Sex in bed is not a transaction. Only when two people are happy can they be happy. I don't like you , I won’t have any idea if you’re like this... Do you understand?”

Qi Xing nodded, got up and put on his clothes, poured him a glass of water, and said sincerely: "Mr. Zheng, I understand that you don't like these things, you are a real gentleman."

Zheng Guanyu patted him on the shoulder: "I'm not a gentleman, I just don't like to indulge myself, I just want to do it with the person I like."

Qi Xing was a child with a temper. Hearing this, he smiled and asked him innocently: "Mr. Zheng, what do you think you like? I think I like you very much too. No one told me what you told me said."

What counts as liking?

Zheng Guanyu frowned and thought about it.

"Anyway, you don't like me like this." He said slowly, "Like...is a feeling."

Qi Xing asked him strangely: "Feel?"

Zheng Guanyu nodded: "It's a very strange feeling."

He took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a slow drag.

The remaining drunkenness made him feel a little tired and emotional.

never mind.Zheng Guanyu thought, whatever, tell it to someone.

"A year ago I met a man in a very hot city... It was a sunny day, but he suddenly said that it would rain at 6 o'clock. I didn't believe it. I stayed with him and waited for the rain. Then it really It's raining, it's the sun... I actually have an umbrella in my bag, but I didn't take it out, I want to be stuck there with him."

"I have acted in so many movies, those are so sad and joyous... Those stories are like hallucinations to me. After the performance, I will withdraw and let myself return to the normal world. I thought I would forget him, I thought that would It's an illusion, just like any movie I've ever made, I'll leave immediately after shooting."

"But I couldn't get out, and I'm still trapped in that sun rain to this day."

"I like it, it's the feeling of being trapped."