The Eye of the Storm

The sneak shot shows the backs of Liang Sizhe and Cao Ye. The two got out of the car and walked side by side towards the cemetery.

The speed of the spread of the photos was astonishing, and there was another upsurge of discussions about the relationship between Liang Sizhe and Cao Ye. The topic of "Liang Sizhe and Cao Ye" also quickly climbed to the hot search list.

"It's just lovers... go to visit each other's parents or something together."

"After the tie-wearing incident, I didn't avoid suspicion. It's very Actor Liang's consistent love style."

"Wearing a tie + recording + watching Li You, these three things combined are enough."

"What's the point of this? Liang Sizhe may also be visiting his teacher... Isn't it normal to go with Cao Xiuyuan's son? I can only say that the two of them really have a good relationship."

"I didn't get any pictures of holding hands and kissing... just good buddies and good friends, don't you guys know how good the relationship between straight men can be?"

The next day Song Qingyan came to deliver the project book and script, but before leaving, Cao Ye stopped him: "Did Liang Sizhe always read Weibo before?"

"He doesn't watch it," Song Qingyan said. "I asked him before, and he said that watching the good ones swells up, and watching the bad ones sucks, so he seldom watches them. However, he seems to read movie reviews occasionally."

"Really?" Cao Ye said thoughtfully, "He's been watching it a lot lately."

Song Qingyan lowered his voice: "Brother Sizhe specifically told me yesterday about removing trending searches."

After Song Qingyan left, Cao Ye touched the phone from the table.

Liang Sizhe told him not to pay attention to those irrelevant comments, so Cao Ye seldom paid attention to public opinion these two days, but why did Liang Sizhe read it frequently?

Cao Ye opened Weibo, and the focus of public opinion had spread from his relationship with Liang Sizhe to Cao Xiuyuan and Li You's marriage, and dug up Zhang Minghan's accusation of molesting Cao Xiuyuan back then.

Someone posted Zhang Minghan's latest work, which is the leading role of a major online movie. The movie poster looks very poor quality.

That incident made Zhang Minghan stand on the cusp of the storm, but later the police issued an announcement saying that there was insufficient evidence to prove Cao Xiuyuan's obscene behavior. After that, Zhang Minghan took on a few supporting roles in movies, and then gradually disappeared in the circle. Few people focus on.

Cao Ye briefly scanned the page, and now seeing that incident back then, he only felt that his heart was calm and far away from him. In comparison, he was more concerned about why Liang Sizhe always paid attention to public opinion recently.

As far as Cao Ye is concerned, he is worried that once the love affair is exposed, it will affect Liang Sizhe's career as an actor, but he always feels that Liang Sizhe is not worried about this—otherwise, how could he have risked everything back then and made a move under the watchful eyes of the public? Hit the reporter?

Back then, Liang Sizhe beat the reporter because he wanted to protect him, but now that Liang Sizhe frequently pays attention to public opinion, and specially told Song Qingyan to withdraw from the trending search, he should also want to protect him and...protect their relationship.

Luo Meng needs to invest in a new movie recently. Cao Ye and the director of the project department went on a business trip to other provinces to inspect the scene. Before leaving, the producer mentioned that Cao Xiuyuan and Zheng Yin's movie is not far away. Scene shooting.

Cao Ye asked the director of the project department to go back to the hotel first, and drove around by himself.He wanted to apologize to Zheng Yin.

In his memory, when he was six years old, Cao Xiuyuan carried him to the filming crew, Li You sent him off, and the four of them ate at the same table.So he never thought that Li You and Cao Xiuyuan had been separated for a long time before he was six years old.

Only now did I realize that in the whole matter, Zheng Yin was the most innocent person.But when he was young, because he knew nothing, he hated Zheng Yin for a long time.

The area around the studio was cordoned off, so Cao Ye parked his car nearby and walked over.

The crew was filming in the distance, and he came over to try his luck, not wanting to disturb Zheng Yin's work.

But he didn't expect this luck to happen to him. When he turned to leave, he saw Zheng Yin coming out of a nearby small shop.

The two looked at each other, both slightly taken aback.

Cao Ye walked over and said in a natural tone, "I see it's being filmed over there, why do you have time to come out?"

"It's been filmed many times, but it's nothing." Zheng Yin's expression quickly returned to normal, and he said with a smile, "I don't have anything to do for the time being. Come out for a walk to get some fresh air, and buy a pack of cigarettes by the way. Are you here for something? "

"The film I voted for is set up nearby. Let's take a look this afternoon." After meeting Zheng Yin, Cao Ye realized that it was not so easy to say an apology. Many years had passed, so it seemed a bit abrupt to mention it rashly.

"The film you and Si Zhe collaborated with has already finished, right?" Zheng Yin asked, seeing Cao Ye nod, and then said, "Your father's crew has always been like this. The films that started shooting at the same time have been finished for a long time, and he only shot less than half of them."

Cao Ye followed his words: "Is it less than half of the filming now?"

"This time it's faster than before," Zheng Yin said, "More than half of the filming has already been done."

After walking a few more steps, the two fell silent. Cao Ye thought for a while and said, "Speak out, or... I'll drive you around the neighborhood a few times?" He likes the atmosphere of driving. When both of them are silent, there is Car music can ease embarrassment.

Zheng Yin nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, I haven't been in your car yet."

When the car is driving, there are few buildings around and the road is wide, which is very suitable for driving.

They chatted about the filming for a while, and the topic came to Cao Xiuyuan. Cao Ye paused, holding the steering wheel and looking forward: "You and my dad... how are you doing now?"

"It's all good," Zheng Yin said, "Your father is still the same, he doesn't care about anything when he starts filming..."

"Uncle Yin," said Cao Ye, "you know that's not what I'm asking."

He called Uncle Yin, and the atmosphere suddenly fell silent. After a while, Zheng Yin sighed inaudibly, smiled and said: "The relationship between the director and the producer is still the same, there is nothing to say, but You and Sizhe...?"

"We are together." Cao Ye said truthfully.

"I said." Zheng Yin shook his head and smiled, "It's been so many years, it's really not easy."

"You already knew?" Cao Ye was taken aback.

"I guessed it, Sizhe is a person who has never cared about others. By the way, we moved the studio a while ago and found the video record of you and Sizhe auditioning for "Thirteen Days" ten years ago , I’ll bring it to you when I get back to Beijing, and you can keep it as a souvenir.”

He brought the topic to Cao Ye and Liang Sizhe, and Cao Ye heard that he didn't want to talk about the matter with Cao Xiuyuan, so he didn't ask any more questions.

When the car drove back to the set, Cao Ye asked, "Do you still remember the address of Liang Sizhe's home?"

"The address of his home? It's been so many years, and I really can't remember it. But even if I remember, the surroundings should have changed a lot." Zheng Yin recalled, "But I remember...it seems to be the seventh floor, We took the elevator up, because there are not many residential buildings with elevators in the area, so we said at the time that the child’s family background should be good, and we wondered if we could act out Xiaoman’s feeling.”

"Residential buildings should have names, right? Can you remember them?"

"It's called Liu... I can't remember what Liu came from. I'll check it out on the local navigation map later."

The car door was pushed open, and Zheng Yin was about to get out of the car, when Cao Ye stopped him: "Uncle Yin."

Zheng Yin looked back at him: "What's wrong?"

"I just want to say sorry to you..." Cao Ye finally said what he hesitated all the way, "I was ignorant and misunderstood you back then. If you are with my dad in the future, I...I would like to Send my best wishes."

Zheng Yin was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and said, "Xiaoye, you have really grown up...be good with Sizhe, you are both good boys."

After all, he didn't want to mention the matter between himself and Cao Xiuyuan. On the way back, Cao Ye also sighed. He really wanted to repair the relationship with Zheng Yin, but it seemed that he couldn't go back anyway.People are all about fate, sometimes when the relationship is broken, no matter how hard you try to go back to the past, there will be an invisible gap between them.People stand at the two ends of the barrier and feel powerless.

That night Cao Ye finished the video chat with Liang Sizhe, and received a push message on his phone.In the video, the reporter ran into Liang Sizhe and asked him whether his recent relationship was true or not. Liang Sizhe laughed and said, "Guess."

I really started to guess in the comments, some people said it was true, otherwise it would be involved in the same-sex rumors, why didn't Liang Sizhe just deny it if he was a straight man?Some people also said it was fake, because Liang Sizhe's expression was obviously teasing the reporter.

There are different guesses, and the truth is unpredictable. Liang Sizhe has this ability to confuse the public.

Before returning to Beijing, Cao Ye went to Yancheng.

He found the door of Liang Sizhe's house according to the community name and floor that Zheng Yin sent.He knocked on the door of the resident opposite, first said sorry, then asked Liang Sizhe if he was still living here, and said to the resident, "He hasn't lived here for a long time, and he hasn't been back in these years. We also want to see the big star now." What is it like?"

Cao Ye stood at the door of Liang Sizhe's house. He was sure he touched the right door this time, but he didn't have the key. How could he get in successfully?

...climbing the window or picking the lock?

-

When Cao Ye returned to Beijing, it was already spring.

Liang Sizhe took over as the producer of a movie, starring Chi Mingyao's boyfriend Li Yangxiao, called "Rhapsody on Stranger Roads".

The script of this film is good, and Liang Sizhe liked it very much, so when director Jiang Lang came to invite him to be the producer, he thought about it for two days, and soon agreed.

Liang Sizhe has made three films in the past year and a half. He wants to pause for a while. Being an actor is a process of digging himself out. If he keeps filming uninterruptedly, he will empty himself out one day, resulting in empty roles in the performance. content.

After that, Cao Ye himself was secretly photographed again. He came out of Lomon, and Yuji was standing nearby, and his face was photographed.

Liang Sizhe watched the video, and Yuji held a microphone at the door of Luomeng to interview Cao Ye, but Cao Ye refused.

Cao Ye always had a smile on his face and looked easy to get along with, but in the video, he walked in a hurry and frowned slightly, looking a little impatient.

Liang Sizhe asked about the process. Recently, there are not only paparazzi occasionally squatting, but also many unemployed young people squatting near Lomon. They want to take a picture of Cao Ye's face, or a picture of Cao Ye and Liang Sizhe entering and exiting together , so that a good price can be sold to the media.

Liang Sizhe thought that he could intentionally guide the direction of public opinion speculation. As long as they didn't admit it, no one could be sure of his partnership with Cao Ye, but he couldn't avoid all these harms to Cao Ye. Cao Ye undoubtedly liked freedom, but If he was with him, Cao Ye's free space would be greatly reduced, and he would have to endure constant harassment.This is simply incomprehensible.

After they finished that night, Liang Sizhe hugged Cao Ye and whispered sorry in his ear.

"Why do you say sorry?" Cao Ye asked.

"It's annoying to be photographed all the time."

"Then when you first became famous, would it be annoying to be photographed all the time?"

"Don't say you just became famous, it's annoying to be photographed now." Liang Sizhe said with a smile, "But this is my job, and I have no reason not to accept it."

Cao Ye could hear that Liang Sizhe was saying that if Cao Ye chose to be with others, then he wouldn't have to suffer from these unnecessary sneak shots and harassment.He looked at Liang Sizhe: "Okay, Liang Sizhe, what you mean is that you are suggesting that I change boyfriends, right?"

Liang Sizhe was amused by him: "Then have you considered changing?"

"You don't love me anymore, do you?" Cao Ye slapped him upside down, and then said after laughing, "I can't change my boyfriend, so I have no reason not to accept it..."

The next night, they went to Wutuo to watch "Thirteen Days", which was suggested by Cao Ye.

Although I said early in the morning that I would watch "Thirteen Days" together, I couldn't spare the time.

Huang Ying opened Wutuo's door, and they walked to the small theater and sat down.

The picture changed from thick to light, and on the screen, the curtains were pulled open with a "swish".

Tick, tick, tick, the water leaking from the ceiling dripped drop by drop into the enamel washbasin on the floor.

The woman's loud voice rang out: "Xiao Man—Hurry up and heat the water for No. 17."

"Understood." A somewhat reluctant voice came from the back room, and then the camera slowly turned to Xiao Man, played by Liang Sizhe, with his back slightly bowed, doing his homework on the old wooden table.He raised his hand and "snapped" the recorder off, got up and walked out with his slippers on.

Cao Ye had never seen this film before, but every scene in this film made him feel very familiar. Suddenly he found that he seemed to have described the scene of Liang Sizhe playing Xiao Man many times in his mind.

There are shadows of them getting along everywhere in this film, and Cao Ye even remembers what they were doing when discussing the plot.

Xiaoman followed Peng Yan, he walked backwards on Yinsi Street, Liang Sizhe followed Xiaobai.

When Peng Yan taught Xiaoman to smoke, he was a little sleepy. Lying on Liang Sizhe's bed, he asked Liang Sizhe in a daze if he had ever smoked. He was going to buy a pack of cigarettes to smoke, but Liang Sizhe bent his finger and tapped him on the forehead.

There is also the scene where Xiaoman kills people, they are sitting on the roof, Liang Sizhe said that the reason why Xiaoman suddenly exploded is because his beautiful fantasy about life was shattered.

Memories are everywhere.

At the end of the movie, the subtitles began to roll. They sat in their seats and waited for the names of the ending staff to roll over. Liang Sizhe took his coat and was about to get up when a sentence suddenly sounded in the small theater: "Then...do you want to?" Me? I miss you very much, Brother Sizhe."

Liang Sizhe was very familiar with the crisp, youthful voice—it was the still young Cao Ye on Yinsi Street ten years ago.