The Eye of the Storm

At this time Zeng Ran walked over with the computer in his arms, Xu Anqiao asked the studio assistant to vacate a lounge, and several of them walked towards the lounge together.The lounge is not too big, with a row of multi-person sofas in the middle and a single sofa on both sides.

Xu Anqiao let Cao Ye and Liang Sizhe sit on the sofa in the middle, and sat on both sides with Zeng Ran.Cao Yuning sat down next to Cao Ye, and couldn't help but glance at Liang Sizhe. Sometimes his sight was blocked by Cao Ye, and he would lean forward and stretch his neck to look over.

Cao Ye chatted with Zeng Ran about the recent filming for a while, and during the chat, he felt that something was wrong with Cao Yuning—the eyes seemed to be glued to Liang Sizhe and could not be torn off.

Liang Sizhe sat next to Cao Ye, took Xu Anqiao's planning book on the table and looked through it. The distance between the two was not close, and the bodies were not touching, but there was no room for a third person.

Cao Ye glanced at Cao Yuning, but said nothing.When he himself was as old as Cao Yuning, he couldn't help but go to see Liang Sizhe. At that time, he thought Liang Sizhe was really pretty.Both parents are from the literary circle. Cao Ye has seen countless good-looking people since he was a child, but Liang Sizhe looked very special. He still remembers the scene when Zheng Yin introduced them for the first time. Liang Sizhe walked slowly from the dim hall to In Guangli, walking in front of him, the outline gradually became clear. At that moment, Cao Ye was stunned. Later, thinking about that feeling, it seemed to be amazing.

Zeng Ran took the computer to the coffee table in front of them: "Let's watch Si Zhe too. The scheduling of this scene is relatively complicated, and it is the climax of the whole film."

Cao Ye leaned forward, holding the edge of the laptop screen, moved the computer forward, and then pushed it towards Liang Sizhe.Liang Sizhe also leaned over and watched the modeling on the screen with him.

Zeng Ran followed the screen to explain the camera position and reshoots. Cao Ye asked a few questions while listening. Liang Sizhe didn't speak much the whole time, listening to their chat.He felt that Cao Ye had really matured a lot over the years, and he asked a few questions quite professionally. It seemed that he was interested in this project.Zeng Ran also seemed to be convinced by him. After a few chats, he felt that he couldn't explain the idea. He went to the coffee table and squatted down, holding the mouse and dragging the progress bar of the modeling video forward.

"You sit here." Cao Ye moved towards Liang Sizhe to make room for Zeng Ran.Zeng Ran turned his head and took a look, seeing that there was an empty seat, he didn't refuse, got up and sat between him and Cao Yuning.

As soon as Zeng Ran sat down, the space on the sofa seemed a bit crowded. Cao Ye had no choice but to move towards Liang Sizhe. There was still some space between the two of them, but now they were completely close together, arms next to arms, legs next to each other. next to the legs.

For a moment Cao Ye thought it was weird, he didn't feel anything on the side next to Zeng Ran, but he seemed a little uncomfortable next to Liang Sizhe.Thinking about it, it's been a long time since they sat next to each other. They obviously didn't think there was anything wrong with sleeping together on the same bed before, but now it seems a bit strange to even simply sit together like this.

Sometimes I think about why the little conflict in the past came to this, but it seems that from a certain moment, although no one officially announced the break with anyone, they just became estranged suddenly, and the estrangement was so thorough.

After Zeng Ran finished explaining, he brought up the additional investment with some embarrassment. He talked eloquently when talking about filming, but now he seemed a little embarrassed, and he hesitated for a while before pointing to the topic.

Xu Anqiao saw that he didn't get to the point after going around for a long time, and was a little anxious for him, and was about to ask to help him out, when Cao Ye reached out and closed the computer, smiled at Zeng Ran and said, "I understand, this film needs more attention. The additional investment may be more than expected, right?"

Zeng Ran smiled a little forcedly: "Yes." He has not escaped from the production mode of independent films, and he is not used to the mode of directly asking for money from the management.

"No problem," Cao Ye said, "I understand the shooting situation, let Xu Anqiao communicate with me about the funds later."

Zeng Ran nodded in relief.

Liang Sizhe smiled from the side: "It's the first time I've seen an investor so talkative."

Zeng Ran said something rare for Cao Ye: "Luomeng is different from other investors."

Liang Sizhe still smiled: "Sounds like a good thing for the film, but every film is so generous, will the company really not lose money?"

Cao Ye turned his face to look at him: "Who said every movie is like this?"

"Ok?"

After talking about the matter, the place was really crowded, so Cao Ye got up from the sofa, "If it wasn't for Actor Liang, you came to the rescue, I wouldn't have acted so generously."

Liang Sizhe looked up at him and smiled, "Oh, that's my honor."

After talking about the reshoots, Cao Ye got up and left the conference room. Cao Yuning was so bored that he was about to fall asleep. Seeing Cao Ye get up, he quickly followed.

Cao Ye heard Cao Yuning calling him "Brother" in a low voice behind him, he turned his head to look at him, Cao Yuning mouthed to him: "Eat——rice!"

Cao Ye knew that he wanted to have a dinner with him at night, so he called Liang Sizhe out to have a meal together, so that it would be convenient for him to chase stars up close.This matter is not difficult to say, he is very familiar with Xu Anqiao and Zeng Ran, and he would occasionally go out for dinner when he came to the crew to talk about things, but...

Cao Yuning called "Brother" a few more times behind him, and added a soft "Please", Cao Ye wondered why he had never seen him love Liang Sizhe so deeply before.Cao Yuning kept urging him behind him, calling "Brother" one after another, without stopping for a second, which made his brain ache.

Zeng Ran and Xu Anqiao stayed behind and continued talking about the reshoot plan, Liang Sizhe also walked out of the lounge at this time, Cao Ye slowed down, and when Liang Sizhe followed, he turned his head and asked him: "Is there any night show arrangement for tonight? "

"Yes," Liang Sizhe looked at him and smiled, "Why, do you plan to treat me to dinner?"

Cao Ye also smiled: "If there is, then forget it."

Cao Yuning, who was next to him, was unhappy, and stretched out his hand to tug on Cao Ye's sleeve to express his dissatisfaction. Cao Ye turned his face to glance at him, and gave him a look of "you are enough".Seeing that Cao Ye didn't intend to make a joke, Cao Yuning gave up and walked forward disappointedly, without saying "Brother".

He stopped completely, and Cao Ye felt something was wrong again.When he was young, he hated others pouring cold water on him, but just now he seemed to pour cold water on Cao Yuning firmly.It's not too much to chase stars... Besides, it's Liang Sizhe who is chasing after him. At least it shows that Cao Yuning's taste has not changed, right?This idea appeared in Cao Ye's mind, and then he felt that this idea was really absurd.

Sitting in the car, Cao Yuning was gloomy, bowed his head and played with his mobile phone without speaking.

Cao Ye closed the car door, pulled on the seat belt and put it on, took a look at him, and comforted him softly for a moment: "You also saw that Liang Sizhe has a night show tonight, so we must not delay the filming progress of the crew, wait for the next opportunity Come on, ah."

"But I'm going back soon." Cao Yuning looked away angrily from the car window.

"Where are you going?"

"School, Manchester City!"

"So soon? Is it too early for the summer vacation to end?"

"I have something to do when I go back." Cao Yuning didn't want to say more.

"Then what's the matter?" Cao Ye started the car, but didn't drive away in a hurry, tapped the steering wheel with his fingers, coaxing him calmly, "We'll just wait here, wait for him to finish filming the night scene, and then treat him to supper night?"

Hearing the teasing in his tone, Cao Yuning was even more unhappy.Cao Ye is unreliable, so he can only rely on himself.He stretched out his hand to push the car door, said "wait for me a while", then jumped out of the car and ran away.

Cao Ye turned his head to look out of the car window, Cao Yuning raised his legs and ran towards Liang Sizhe, stopped in front of him and talked to him.The distance was a bit far, Cao Ye couldn't see the expression on Liang Sizhe's face clearly, he could only see Liang Sizhe looking down at Cao Yuning standing in front of him, who was half a head shorter than him.

The few people who came out to see off Cao Ye were standing in place discussing the shooting plan for the night scene. When they saw Cao Yuning suddenly get out of the car and run over, and stopped in front of Liang Sizhe, they were stunned for a moment, and unconsciously stopped the conversation just now.

Cao Yu Ningchu stood in front of Liang Sizhe, stared at him blankly and asked, "Brother Sizhe, can I add you on WeChat?"

The others present were all sweating for Liang Sizhe, the boy's bewildered way of asking was really embarrassing.However, he is different from other ordinary fans of star chasing. He is Cao Ye's related cousin, so it is not easy for Liang Sizhe to refuse directly.

But there was no embarrassing expression on Liang Sizhe's face. He looked at his face for a few seconds, and then said, "Ask your cousin, I didn't bring my mobile phone out."

Cao Yuning felt that he was the bravest person in the world at this moment, and he continued to ask: "Then will you add me?"

"Yes." Liang Sizhe smiled, "Say you are his cousin."

"Okay." Cao Yuning finished his work, and ran back to Cao Ye's car with all his might.

"Can we go this time?" Cao Ye turned to look at the radiant Cao Yuning, and asked absently, "What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to ask Liang Sizhe for WeChat!" Cao Yuning consciously put on his seat belt, with an excited expression on his face, he was a different person from before he ran out.

"Oh, yes, you..." Cao Ye drove on the road and chatted with him casually, "So happy, did he give it?"

"He said just ask you, and he will agree!" Cao Yuning couldn't wait to take out his phone, "Brother, give me Liang Sizhe's WeChat."

Cao Ye paused, then said with a smile, "...But I don't have his WeChat account."

Cao Yuning suddenly turned his head to look at him, and Cao Ye could feel the disbelief in his eyes as he looked ahead.

Cao Ye thinks Liang Sizhe's move is quite funny, what does it mean? This is... The fact that the two of them didn't add WeChat to each other, no one should know better than him, Liang Sizhe, right?

You are being teased, kid.Cao Ye said to Cao Yuning in his heart, but he never exposed Liang Sizhe in the open.

Unexpectedly, Cao Yuning vented his grievances on him in the next second, turned his head away from him, but launched a fierce attack on him, and said in a low voice: "What's the matter with you, are you the CEO of Luomeng?" ..."

Hey, don't you blame Liang Sizhe for being on your own?Liang Sizhe really killed two birds with one stone.

Cao Ye smiled and said, "No one stipulates that the CEO of Luo Meng must have Liang Sizhe's WeChat account?"

"He's your partner!" Cao Yuning didn't give up, turned his head and begged him, "Then you don't have it, Xu Anqiao always has one, right? Zeng Ran is the director, so he must have it too? Brother, go and ask me... ..."

"He asked you to ask me, but he didn't ask me to ask someone else..." Cao Ye dismissed him carelessly.He has a hundred ways to get Liang Sizhe's WeChat, which is easy for him, but Liang Sizhe has not been added until now, and even he himself can't explain why.

Maybe there is no need to add it, and there may not be anything to talk about if you add it. It may be quite an eyesore to put it in the contact list, and it should be the same for each other.

"You are so mean!" Cao Yuning yelled at him.

Cao Ye smiled and said innocently, "But I really don't have his WeChat account... I won't lie to you."

Cao Yuning ignored him and sulked out the window.

It was past eight o'clock in the evening when we returned to the city, and when there were too many people and vehicles, the traffic jam was so annoying that Cao Ye began to regret not calling the driver out in the afternoon.

There were still two streets away from the company, Cao Yuning kept silent all the way, and suddenly said: "Brother, I want to get off."

"Now?"

"Well, there is a class reunion tonight."

"If you eat with Liang Sizhe, there will be no class reunion, right?" Cao Ye glanced at him, but didn't intend to bother him, "Just here?"

"Well, bro..." Cao Yuning hesitated to speak.

"No money?" Cao Ye pulled the car over to the side of the road, knowing what he wanted to say without even opening his mouth, when his cell phone rang.

"How do you know?" Cao Yuning's tone was exaggerated, "You are too amazing, brother!"

Because I have already played the trick of pretending to be good... Cao Ye took out the wallet and threw it to him, while answering the phone.

The call was from Cao Xiuyan, asking him how Cao Yuning was doing in the company recently.Cao Yuning took out a card from Cao Ye's wallet, and was about to push the door to get out of the car, when Cao Ye held his arm and dragged him back.

"Your father!" He mouthed to Cao Yuning, and Cao Yuning really sat down obediently.

"I just took him to the set this afternoon to talk about additional investment in supplementary filming. Well, I also met Liang Sizhe. He is sitting next to me. I'll let him tell you..." After finishing speaking, he stuffed his phone into Cao Yu Ning hand, let him deal with Cao Xiuyan himself.

Cao Yuning said "yes" to the phone, and finally made another promise. After hanging up the phone, he returned the phone and wallet to Cao Ye, pushed the door and got out of the car: "Brother, I'm leaving, I'm leaving." If Dad calls again, please take care of me!"

He moved in a hurry, for fear that Cao Ye would drag him back again. Cao Ye felt that something was wrong, so he lowered his head to open his wallet and saw that Cao Yuning took away his credit card with the largest limit, you little bastard!Looking up, Cao Yuning walked to the side of the road, ran a few steps quickly, waved the card in his hand at him, and smiled flatteringly.

Forget it, just take it away... Cao Ye let go of the brakes and drove to catch up with him. Seeing him catching up, Cao Yuning ran away in fright, making Cao Ye laugh a few times.

"Hey, look at the car." He poked his head out of the window and shouted to Cao Yuning with a smile, then stepped up the accelerator and merged into the traffic.

Back to the company clubhouse for dinner, Cheng Duan happened to be there too, saw him coming, raised his hand to greet him, Cao Ye walked over and sat opposite him: "No entertainment tonight?"

"No, if you want to have a drink or two, I can accompany you." Cheng Duan said to him while eating.

"Oh, it turns out that drinking with me is social entertainment." Cao Ye joked at him.

"Ha, it doesn't count, drinking with you is just drinking," Cheng Duan smiled and made amends to himself, "Do you want to drink?"

"Have a drink." Cao Ye said.

Cheng Duan beckoned over for a bottle of red wine, and poured Cao Ye a small glass: "Is this okay? You can't drink... The group said that you went to the crew to discuss the reshoots in the afternoon? I'll trouble you personally for such a trivial matter." Great drive."

"By the way, let's visit a class..." Cao Ye picked up his glass and took a sip.Thinking about the trip in the afternoon, it was really a fuss. It was good enough to send the modeling video by e-mail. There was no need to waste a few hours going back and forth to the crew to talk, and I would be so responsive to Cao Yuning... Cao Ye looked back and thought it was a bit unbelievable.

"So how is the reshoot going? Is Liang Sizhe getting along well with the crew?"

"Look at Xu Anqiao posting photos in the group every day, and Zeng Ran would even cheer him on. The two of them just said they love Liang Sizhe to death. Will they get along well?"

Cheng Duan laughed loudly: "I saw the news in the group, but if you go to the crew, you must bring back some first-hand news!"

First-hand news... The red wine is a bit high, and the strength of the wine is slowly taking effect, Cao Ye thought a little drunkenly, there is also first-hand news, but it seems that it is not suitable to share with others.

For example, they stood in the corner of the studio and made dirty jokes. At one point, he almost mistakenly thought that they were back on Yinsi Street. Afraid of being heard by others.

After so many years, the relationship has obviously become cold and unfamiliar, but in the short few minutes of chatting in the afternoon, the familiar feeling seems to have returned.Cao Xiuyuan and Zheng Yin used to say that he had countless friends. In fact, he did have many friends, but they had to admit that chatting with Liang Sizhe was the best feeling.

How should I put it... They seem to be born on the same wave band, and they just happen to be able to receive each other's signals. This feeling is probably too rare, so after so many years, Cao Ye still misses the time when they chatted together on Yinsi Street a feeling of.