The Eye of the Storm

The projector was turned on, and the start-up screen appeared on the curtain. Cao Ye sat on the sofa, and the faint blue light cast on his face.

Liang Sizhe adjusted the projector, walked over and sat next to him.

"What's the video about?" Cao Ye couldn't help asking curiously.

"You'll know after reading it." Liang Sizhe said, picked up the remote control and pressed the play button.

A picture jumped out of the curtain, the background was a huge band rehearsal room, there were many musical instrument boxes placed on the wall, a man's voice sounded familiar: "You came here specially for Xiaoye? I said, I was really surprised when I saw you," the man walked into the screen, sat on a chair, and raised his finger to the camera, "Are you going to record the screen?"

Cao Ye was slightly stunned. The man on the screen was Li You's ex-boyfriend, the uncle of the band conductor.After Li You passed away, they lived in different countries and were very busy with each other. They only met a few times briefly when Cao Ye was on a business trip abroad.

"It's for Xiaoye," Liang Sizhe said outside the camera, "Don't worry, the video won't be spread."

"Oh...well, I heard Li You mentioned you and Xiaoye, saying that you are very good friends....You just said you wanted to ask Li You if he was married? Actually, I don't know very well, we don't know each other very well. We talked about this. But Li You has an old friend for many years, who is her classmate in college, and now lives in Japan, I think she will probably know the truth..."

"Do you have her contact information?"

"I really don't have this. Xiaoye has Li You's cell phone, and there should be a number stored in it."

"Is there any other way to get her contact information? I want to wait until everything is clear before telling him."

"That's it..." The man seemed to be in deep thought, and he laughed again, "Are you trying to surprise him? I know a few friends who are college classmates with Li You, maybe they have it there, I can ask for it for you. "

The video cuts to the airport screen, and the destination shows that it is leading to Japan.

There was a voice outside the conversation, it was the voice of "Didi" waiting for the call to be connected, and a few seconds later, a woman's voice rang on the phone: "Yes, I am Li You's friend, her marriage to Director Cao... Are you a reporter?"

The plane breaks through the clouds, and the title of the film becomes clear as the gradually blurred voice over - "Weleto the World".

Only then did Cao Ye realize that Liang Sizhe had made a documentary for him.

And this documentary should be related to Li You and Cao Xiuyuan's marriage, as well as his birth.

Liang Sizhe visited three of Li You's former friends in this documentary, and gradually pieced together the truth about Li You and Cao Xiuyuan's marriage as the conversation progressed:

"Li You and Cao Xiuyuan...they met at a film festival, maybe over twenty years ago. At that time, Li You's band was invited to perform at the opening ceremony of the film festival, and Cao Xiuyuan brought his debut work to the exhibition. It was through this opportunity that we got to know each other.”

"Li You and Cao Xiuyuan met backstage, and they quickly chatted about Cao Xiuyuan's movies and Li You's violin music. Li You called me that night and said that she had never met someone who hit it off so quickly. It's like fate...I still remember her tone on the phone, she is the kind of girl who is in a crazy love..."

"They got better that time, right? I remember that the film festival lasted for a week, and the band went back to school after the performance, but Li You skipped class and stayed with Cao Xiuyuan until the end of the film festival. After returning to school, she told us Cao Xiuyuan, said he was a genius, how handsome he was, and how talented he was... God, she was almost fascinated by Cao Xiuyuan. Cao Xiuyuan was not well-known at the time, and the few of us who didn’t know him were shocked. , agree that Li You is crazy."

"They broke up after that, no, no, it's not a breakup, it's just that they were only 20 years old at that time, Li You was going to stay in school to study, and Cao Xiuyuan was going to go to other places to make movies, so they could only temporarily separate... and then Later, after another two months, Li You suddenly told me that she was pregnant. I asked Li You what she was going to do, and she firmly said that she was going to give birth to the child, and then she divorced because of it. She almost cut ties with her family... She looks very easy-going, but once she makes a decision, no one can persuade her.

"Cao Xiuyuan...communication was not that developed at that time, and Cao Xiuyuan was filming in a remote place, so they should have contacted each other by writing letters. But I remember, Li You showed me a reply letter from Cao Xiuyuan, the details of the letter I forgot the wording, but it probably means that although he doesn't particularly like children, if Li You wants to give birth so much, he is also very happy to see their love union."

"Ask Cao Xiuyuan if he loves Li You...I think it should be love, otherwise he is so busy making movies, how could he bother to write letters to Li You? But, to be honest, I think that compared to Li You , Cao Xiuyuan may love movies more. After all, during Li You's pregnancy, he only visited her a few times, and each time he stayed for a short time, but Li You was still very happy. The number of times they stayed together is very small, but she was in a state of love during that year, and at that time, she just drank enough water..."

"Why did you break up...Actually, Li You told me very abstractly at the time. My own conclusion is...a few months after the child was born, Cao Xiuyuan's movie was finally finished. They lived together. I thought they would get back quickly. During the week of the film festival, I fell into a sweet love, but Li You suddenly discovered that the love that lasted for more than a year was beautified by her fantasy. The real Cao Xiuyuan is indeed handsome and talented, but at the same time he is also paranoid and conceited , can barely take care of my own life, let alone take care of children..."

"After Li You came back, she told me that she and Cao Xiuyuan were only suitable for love, not for life. I think this short life together should have exhausted her love for Cao Xiuyuan... Well, how should I put it, their love It's like fireworks, burning briefly and hotly, but after burning, it turns into ashes. ... They are still too young and too impulsive. They were only 20 years old when they met, and they didn't know what life was at all."

"They were married. On the last day of the week of the film festival, they went to the church to have their marriage notarized without telling everyone. After Cao Xiuyuan became famous, the most widely circulated wedding photo with Li You was that It was taken at the time. Yes... It’s crazy to get married so soon, but both of them are artistic and emotional, so it’s understandable. I think Li You was like this at that time. It's when a child matures."

"Son, of course Li You was very happy when the child was born. I remember that Cao Xiuyuan was also very happy at that time. He came back by plane to see him. After all, their love was still there at that time, and the child was also very beautiful, very attractive. like."

"After they broke up, they didn't have much contact. They became exes who met occasionally. Who would have too much involvement with the ex? But even if they broke up, Li You still admired Cao Xiuyuan very much. After all, they really got along very well that week. , The breakup was also very straightforward, probably both of them realized that they are not suitable for living together, and Cao Xiuyuan is indeed a genius, it is normal for Li You to appreciate him."

"Shouldn't have regretted it. I don't remember that she ever said regret. As long as she made her own decision, she would never say regret. But it was true that she was very worried at the time, after all, she was such a small girl. Life, she didn't know how to hold it up at the beginning, she was at a loss for such a small child, it was so pitiful and funny...Because I was very nervous at that time, so she asked me if I made the decision to give birth to the child? It was too impulsive, and I said you only know impulsive, but I remember she said at the time that she would definitely raise the baby well and make him the happiest child in the world."

"After she broke up with Cao Xiuyuan, she never said that she regretted having a child. She has always been very good to the child. How can I put it...I always think it is too good, and even sacrificed some opportunities for self-development. Don't look at Li You Later, she gained some international fame, but in my opinion, with her talent, she can even stand shoulder to shoulder with the top violinists if there are no children to distract her energy."

"Besides, she never mentioned her father's matter to her child. Do you know why? The reason is hard to imagine...Because she was afraid that if she told the truth, the child would lose expectations of love. Isn't it absurd? She would Thinking so far... But it's understandable, Li You told me at that time that although her relationship with Cao Xiuyuan ended without a problem, in retrospect, she still felt that it was the most beautiful and passionate seven days in her life, So she hopes that when the child grows up, he can understand this, and then talk about this past with him."

"Before she died, she said she regretted giving birth to Xiaoye? No way, I don't remember her saying that... Let me think about it, it seems that she said that on the phone, but it didn't mean what you understood. At that time, Li When You returned to China, she did not go to Cao Xiuyuan to talk about divorce as the media reported. They had separated long ago. She insisted on returning to China because she was so sick. In fact, she wanted to ask Cao Xiuyuan to take care of Cao Ye in the future. After all, her parents are also very old. She was afraid that after she left, no one would take care of and protect Xiaoye. But she did not expect that Cao Xiuyuan would be involved in an obscenity incident at that time, and after talking with Cao Xiuyuan, she only knew that Xiaoye had witnessed him with another man a few years ago about the bed."

"That's why the media took a picture of Li You's breakdown, saying it was because of property disputes, but it wasn't at all. It was because they had a serious disagreement at the time. Cao Xiuyuan said that Li You should have told Xiaoye the truth from the beginning, but It’s not about letting him live in a vacuum and be vulnerable.”

"At that time, Li You also realized that there was something wrong with the environment she created for Xiao Ye. She called me and said that she had to think about how to talk to Xiao Ye about this matter so that he could accept it peacefully. But After that, her physical condition suddenly became very bad. It should be related to her emotions. It should also be related to the two long-distance flights. After that, she was in a coma almost every day. When I went to see her, she almost I have no strength to speak, and my memory has become very bad, so I don't know if she talked to Xiaoye about this..."

"You're welcome. In fact, when Li You passed away, some reporters came to ask me these things, but I didn't agree to be interviewed. After all, the person concerned didn't talk about it publicly... By the way, my daughter and I are both fans of your movie. Could you please take a photo with me?"

This is the end of the conversation with Li You's friend. In the video, Liang Sizhe shakes hands with Li You's friend, saying that he will definitely visit with Cao Ye if he has the opportunity in the future.