The Eye of the Storm

Cao Ye was hiding from himself.After the awards ceremony, Liang Sizhe couldn't be more aware of this fact.

After the celebration banquet, he went back to the hotel, sat on the window sill with his back facing the brightly lit night scene, and recalled the two times he met Cao Ye.Now he has completely come out of the play. Although he drank some wine at night, his brain is still clear, and he can clearly sort out the change in Cao Ye's attitude towards him.

The earliest should be the time when Cao Ye came to the crew last summer, right?He went to grab Cao Ye's wrist, but Cao Ye ducked back.

And tonight, they looked at each other across the crowd, and Cao Ye quickly looked away.

And when he held his wrist and pulled him to the celebration banquet, Cao Ye hid again, and pulled Lin Yan over as if he saw a savior, saying that he would have a party with friends at night.

An idea gradually formed in Liang Sizhe's mind——

So... Cao Ye noticed that he liked Cao Ye?

Yes, he has realized that he likes Cao Ye.

He will be 20 years old in just three months. He experienced a secret crush as Xiaoman in the movie, and had a brief relationship with Hu Yusi outside the movie.He knows what it is to like, and he can accept that he likes a boy.

There are countless people in this circle who like the same sex, and everyone is familiar with it.

So Liang Sizhe, who was lying on the narrow bed on Yinsi Street, who didn't dare to think deeply about his feelings, gradually accepted the fact that he liked Cao Ye.

——"Lin Yan likes men."

——"If you also like men, I won't sleep with you."

——"Don't piss me off, you've made my goosebumps come out."

The conversation they had lying on the same bed more than a year ago flashed in Liang Sizhe's mind.

He still remembers the smooth and warm touch of his fingertips at the moment when Cao Ye grabbed his hand and touched his arm.

So the young master is hiding from himself because of this?

Yes, more than a year was enough for him to think clearly about his liking for Cao Ye, and enough for Cao Ye to realize this fact.

Originally thinking that he had hidden it well, Liang Sizhe sighed, but how can he hide it if he likes someone?

This is a real problem.

He likes Cao Ye, but Cao Ye doesn't like him.

Not only that, the more he liked Cao Ye, the more Cao Ye would avoid him and dislike him.

Liang Sizhe raised his chin, put his head against the floor-to-ceiling window, stared at the incandescent light in a daze for a while, and then jumped off the window sill.

He lay on the bed and forced himself to clear his brain and go to sleep. This is a trick he mastered after encountering an accident. Although he may not sleep well, he can sleep at least.

The dark dream, a little swaying, with the sound of wind whizzing past, like driving on a highway.

At first, I couldn't hear what the person next to my ear was saying, but the voice sounded a little far away, and I could only vaguely recognize some agitation, and then gradually drew closer, and Liang Sizhe could hear clearly that it was a quarrel.

"...Liang Zhangze, I told you to take the road just now and you didn't listen. Look where you are now?!"

"It's all the same, it's fine if you can get there? Don't talk nonsense, or you can drive."

"Then you park the car and I'll drive."

"You can't park casually on the highway, miss."

"Then make a U-turn at the intersection in front of you!"

"This way can also be reached."

"Sizhe is going to be late for the plane, do you know? How many detours do you want to keep driving?!"

"If I knew I would be late for the plane, you shouldn't have dawdled like that when you just left... What are you doing?! Don't grab the steering wheel!"

"U-turn at the intersection! U-turn! How far do you have to go if you don't make a U-turn?!"

"I fucking know to turn around—I'm doing it!"

"Can you stop arguing!" Liang Sizhe suppressed his impatient tone when he heard his own voice, "Otherwise, you can just turn around and go directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau for a divorce—"

- Boom!The piercing brake sound and the strong impact came together.

Liang Sizhe suddenly opened his eyes, sat up from the bed, his chest heaved violently, he closed his eyes forcefully, then raised his hand to turn on the bedside lamp, took a deep breath, and then exhaled.

Actually dreamed of this nightmare scene again.Obviously, it has been a long time since I dreamed of it.

He leaned on the pillow to calm his heaving chest, and couldn't help thinking again, how could it be such a coincidence?Just when he uttered the phrase "Forget about getting a divorce" that he had endured for several years, everything came to an abrupt end.

Since when did you want to say that divorce?junior high school?Or elementary school?It's too early, I can't remember clearly.

When Mingming was in his kindergarten, the relationship between the three of them was still very good. They often went to the playground together on weekends, and the three of them rode the roller coaster. When Mom was scared, Dad would lean over and cover her eyes.

"Liang Zhangze, sit down soon, don't fall!" He remembered his mother saying in fear.

Later, the parents inexplicably began to often fall into cold wars. Occasionally, they would quickly develop into quarrels when they said a word to each other. When they quarreled, looking at each other was like looking at an enemy.

——Why don’t you get a divorce when you can’t get on?Liang Sizhe often had this idea when they quarreled.

But he endured and endured, and still didn't say it out of his mouth.

But since then he has known that love, like milk and bread, has a shelf life and will slowly deteriorate and rot. This is an irreversible and hopeless process.

So it's not a big deal not to be with the person you like. Instead of the last two people turning against each other, it's better not to start at all, to prevent all possible deterioration.

Liang Sizhe calmed down, turned off the bedside lamp, lay down, cleared his mind, closed his eyes and forced himself to continue falling asleep.

After that, they did not contact each other for more than half a year.

Cao Ye deliberately didn't pay attention to Liang Sizhe's news. He was studying abroad, and it was easy to avoid such news. Liang Sizhe hadn't become popular abroad yet.

The avoidance of ordinary people became impatient on him, and he was impatient to talk to Liang Sizhe.

He ignored Liang Sizhe, and Liang Sizhe didn't have much time to rush to coax him.He is different now from before, he is the young actor Liang Sizhe, tens of thousands of fans hold him in high regard, and if he makes a mistake, there are tens of millions of mouths to defend him.

The day before the premiere of "Thirteen Days" in theaters across the country, the relationship between Liang Sizhe and Hu Yusi was suddenly fully exposed by the media.Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a premeditated exposure. After all, the angle and clarity of the candid shots really don't look like they were taken by amateur passers-by.

Liang Sizhe had already signed with a brokerage company at that time. The broker Xu Yunchu was well-known in the industry. She found out by insinuating that the news was from Hu Yusi who took the initiative to break the news to the media. But a big piece of news can bring a lot of attention.

Xu Yunchu advised Liang Sizhe, saying that since the other party is not kind, then we don't have to be too kind. If the media asks about your relationship at tomorrow's premiere, you can just say it's a friend relationship. If you haven't been photographed holding hands and hugging, no one will There is no way to rely on these photos to say that you have been in love.

At the premiere the next day, Hu Yusi excused himself from not being present, and all the entertainment journalists held up their microphones and tried to get the words out of Liang Sizhe's mouth.

Liang Sizhe was asked questions about love dozens of times a day, and the other main creators of the film crew all became foils. No one cared about the movie or Xiaoman. All the reporters' questions focused on Liang Sizhe's relationship with Hu Yusi.

Liang Sizhe said patiently at the beginning, "Only answering questions related to the movie", but later he got impatient and felt that there is no need to cover up a relationship. .

A reporter just happened to ask, "Liang Sizhe, if you knew in advance that you would win Best Actor, would you still fall in love with Hu Yusi?"

Liang Sizhe raised his eyes to look at Yuji, and asked back: "What does taking the best actor have to do with love?"

Seeing him hooked, the reporter chuckled and said, "So you admit that you have been in love with Hu Yusi?"

Unexpectedly, Liang Sizhe said bluntly: "Admit it."

As soon as this sentence came out, there was a sound of shutter clicking at the interview site.

The reporter continued to be aggressive: "You are only nineteen, have you ever thought that falling in love will have a bad impact on your future career as an actor?"

Liang Sizhe responded politely: "Is there any scientific basis to show that falling in love will affect acting skills?"

This video was quickly disseminated by the media. The 19-year-old boy film star fell in love with the 26-year-old flirtatious actress.

Liang Sizhe's reputation has been polarized since then.

Those who like him say that a genius should do his own thing, without regard to worldly opinions. Those who don't like him predict that Liang Sizhe will not go on the road of actor for a long time. He is too arrogant. , most likely will not end well.

As if to refute what he said against Yuji, the news that he used a violinist in the movie followed and spread.

The two magnified hands were repeatedly compared, and various details were used as evidence, and finally a definite conclusion was drawn that Liang Sizhe did use hand substitutes in the movie.

"Xiaoman's violin level is mentioned in the movie, and it is only level [-]. Even if he has zero foundation, he can practice before shooting."

"If you spend less time in love, you will have time to practice the piano. Facts have proved that being in love will indeed affect your acting skills."

"The Golden Statue Awards now know that Liang Sizhe used his hands, can he take back his best actor trophy?"

"Liang Sizhe himself said in the interview that he was taught by Cao Xiuyuan to act in "Thirteen Days". The best actor should be awarded to Cao Xiuyuan."

"The youngest actor at the Academy Awards, I think it should be the youngest actor."

Doubts and insults flooded in like a tide. Xu Yunchu contacted his alma mater, the High School of Music, and asked for a clip of him playing the violin solo at the age of 16. It contained everything that the audience could not have expected--stunning playing techniques and full of emotion. , the audience erupted in warm applause after the solo, the dazzling level was not much inferior to the night when he was named best actor at the awards ceremony.

Xu Yunchu had the chance to win, and he believed that they would definitely win the round. Once this video was released, Liang Sizhe would immediately close the distance with the public.A young actor with a hard and arrogant shell, but a scarred past wrapped inside - how attractive this character is, the public's abuse and accusations against him will soon turn into sympathy and love.

But this good public relations strategy got stuck with Liang Sizhe himself. When he learned that Xu Yunchu was going to release this solo video, he immediately frowned and objected: "No."

Xu Yunchu tried his best to persuade him, but Liang Sizhe soon became impatient, stood up and said coldly: "Do you want me to be pitied by those who scold me?"

During that time, he changed back to the Liang Sizhe after the accident, irritable and irritable, and the good temper assimilated by Cao Ye in Yinsi Street was all returned to the original.He even wanted to find someone to fight to vent his anger, but his every move was watched by people, even a sneeze under the camera could make the headlines of the newspaper the next day, and let others criticize him.

Probably because this world is too boring, all the love and cannonballs are aimed at the 19-year-old Liang Sizhe for a while.

Liang Sizhe gradually stopped paying attention to the controversies of the media and the public. When "Thirteen Days" is over, he is now an actor and is about to start a new film.

The process of selecting resources is also difficult. There are not many opportunities for a 19-year-old boy to make a big splash in the film market.

He won the Best Actor, but the people in the industry and the audience are not familiar with him, and they are not sure what he can do without Cao Xiuyuan.

He is not old enough to play the male lead in most movies, and his temperament is too unique to arrange a supporting role for him at will.Most of the resources that came to him were romance dramas, and he was asked to play the leading role in the drama of a sister-brother romance.Liang Sizhe rejected them all, he thought the script was boring.

Half a month later, he took on a new film, which was not a good resource. The new director was paired with new actors, but the script was very interesting. It was a story about the outbreak of zombies. It was called "Quarantine Zone", in which he played the captain of the escape team.

It was only after joining the crew that I realized that the crew of this crew was really unreliable.

The director's control over the budget is too poor, and he often spends a lot of money on an unimportant shot, causing the producer to go out every now and then to solicit investment. When the investment is obtained, he will continue to shoot, and if the investment is not obtained, he will stop working for a few days.

Liang Sizhe has become more and more aware that meeting a director like Cao Xiuyuan who can train actors and has clear ideas, meeting a reliable crew and team like Thirteen Days Crew, and a producer like Zheng Yin with strong executive ability is a great way to burn incense and ask for help. Buddha can only meet the luck.

This luck was brought to him by Cao Ye, it is impossible for him to have good luck every time.

Fortunately, because of Liang Sizhe's starring role, the crew can get investment most of the time.

Capital has high hopes for Liang Sizhe. They expect Liang Sizhe's next movie to make them a lot of money, but they are not sure how much Liang Sizhe can make them get back, so most investors are willing to pay but not too much money.

The crew also pinned all their hopes on Liang Sizhe. As long as Liang Sizhe was still on the crew, the producers would always get more or less money to continue filming the film.

Two months later, when the climax of the film was shot, it was time to spend money again, and this time the need was not a small amount.

If this important scene is not shot well, then the film will be completely ruined, and everyone in the crew knows this well.

The filming ended very early that day, and the crew said they would have a dinner party. After arriving, Liang Sizhe discovered that the dinner party could not be said to be fake, but it was true that the whole crew went to the battle to attract investment.

Coincidentally, when entering the hotel lobby, Liang Sizhe saw Lin Yan, and there were several people standing beside him. Liang Sizhe glanced at him, but he didn't see Cao Ye.

Lin Yan also saw him, and raised his arms to greet him. Seeing a group of people beside him, he asked, "The crew is here for dinner?"

Liang Sizhe responded, and also greeted him, and then followed the crew into the private room without saying anything.

In fact, Cao Ye also went there that night. He was stuck in traffic, so he went a little late.

Pushing the door open, Lin Yan took the lead and shouted: "Oh, the birthday star is here!" Then several loud bangs exploded in his ears, startling Cao Ye, and colorful ribbons fell from the sky in front of his eyes.

"You guys are having a wedding?" Cao Ye was confused, and raised his hand to flick the color strips on his head, looking at the dozen or so people around the table, "Where did you get the fireworks?"

"I bought it on purpose. It's elegant and elegant. How about it?" Lin Yan waved at him, "Come here, Ye Zi, sit here, the throne reserved for you."

"You messed with my head and body!" Cao Ye didn't rush over, turning his face to the side and picking the colored film on his shoulder.

A girl came over to help him remove the colored film on his head, and tiptoed: "You lower your head, I can't reach it!"

"Why did you come up with such a bad move..." Cao Ye bowed down, making it easier for the girl.

"Hey Fang Yixiang," Dabai interjected, "I've never seen you treat us so well?"

The girl named Fang Yixiang turned her head and gave him a look.

Everyone at the table laughed tacitly.

Fang Yixiang ignored them, and helped Cao Ye pick off the last colored photo on his head. He couldn't help touching his head, and said with a smile, "Cao Ye, your hair quality..."

In the middle of speaking, Cao Ye straightened up, raised his hand to hold the girl's wrist to stop him: "Hey, hey, don't take this opportunity to touch my head."

"Okay," the girl said with a smile, "it looks pretty good."

"Have you picked them all?" Cao Ye stroked his hair twice.

"It's gone." The girl threw the color film in her hand into the trash can beside her, and then sat down. Her seat happened to be next to Cao Ye.

Lin Yan was afraid that the world would be chaotic and said to her: "Xiao Fang, hurry up if you want to do it, Yezi is very popular now, do you know that? There are too many girls chasing after him."

Fang Yixiang glared at him again, blushing a little.

Lin Yan went on to say: "Hey, I'm serious, don't think we can't see that you purposely wanted to be next to Yezi just now."

Cao Ye took apart a pair of chopsticks and "slapped" them in front of Lin Yan: "Eat your meal, Brother Yan."

Fang Yixiang likes him, and he can tell that the girl's affection is shown in her blushing and initiative.Fang Yixiang is a generous person, and he is not timid when joking, but he always blush when he sees him.

Cao Ye didn't have any special feelings for her, but it's not disgusting for a boy of seventeen or eighteen to be liked by a girl.

Fang Yixiang pulled him to chat, and he chatted with her. Occasionally, he would make a joke or two, and Fang Yixiang would blush again. It was quite amusing.

He didn't drink at first, and everyone at the table knew that Cao Ye would get drunk when he drank. He was the birthday star tonight, so they couldn't get him drunk so early. Everyone was gearing up to wait until the birthday cake was finished before getting drunk.

Someone left the table in the middle and asked the kitchen chef to prepare the cake secretly. When he came back, he lowered his voice and looked mysterious: "Guess who I saw?"

"Who is it?" asked another.

"Liang Sizhe!"

"Hey, who am I? I saw him when he came here." Lin Yan didn't take it seriously, "He should have dinner with the crew."

"What kind of dinner party?" The man said seriously, "I'm here to accompany you for a drink!"

There were two or three people on the table saying "Ah?" in surprise at the same time.

"Isn't he the movie king?" Fang Yixiang asked with a smile, "What kind of wine does the movie king accompany you, you read it wrong."

"It's true, you don't get to drink with the film crew when you invest in it? Xiaofang, your father is a high-level executive in an entertainment company. You don't understand the unspoken rules?"

"Oh, attracting investment," Fang Yixiang nodded knowingly, "Then I believe it, it's normal."

"I just went to the bathroom, and saw the producer and director of the film crew pulling him into a conversation. It seemed that he was still drinking with a man. Liang Sizhe probably didn't want to. His face looked very bad, and he was about to fight... Hey, what? I said that he is too miserable to be an actor, this crew is really sucking blood..."

This high-spirited talk hadn't finished yet, only to hear the chair legs rub against the marble floor and there was a sharp and piercing sound, and Cao Ye stood up abruptly.The person who spoke was stunned, and looked at Cao Ye who had a very bad face: "What's the matter, Yezi?"

Cao Ye didn't say a word, walked to the door without saying a word, opened the door and walked out, then slammed the door hard.

The man didn't know why, so he turned around and asked in a daze, "What's the matter, is he this?"

The private room that was bustling just now was silent for a while.

Lin Yan picked up the glass and took a sip of the wine, then waved his hand: "The hero has saved the beauty, it's okay, let's eat and eat."