Chapter 125(1/2)
Liang Sizhe stood up and stopped and looked up at the screen.
In Lanyan's simple room, the afternoon sun shone all over the room. Liang Sizhe, ten years ago, appeared in the camera. He had just washed his face, his hair on his forehead was stained with water, and water droplets were hanging on his face.
His reaction to the camera was not very natural, he turned his face and deliberately avoided the camera: "What are you doing with a camera?"
"Aren't you going to have a test show later? Get used to the camera in advance... Don't turn your face and say something."
They chatted for a few words, and then Liang Sizhe leaned over and took the camera from Cao Ye's hand.
The camera was aimed at Cao Ye, and water droplets were also hanging on Cao Ye's face. The boy's hair was shining in a fluffy and soft chestnut color by the sun. The face was filled with laughter, and he looked lively and agile. Then he leaned closer and looked at the camera with one eye: "Hey, am I on camera?"
He was smiling as he spoke, his eyes bent in a very beautiful curve, and his amber-like eyeballs glowed with a moist light.
An hour-long video recorded their little things on Yinsi Street.
Liang Sizhe didn't know that Cao Ye had taken so many shots at that time - Caesar, Xiaobai, the fruit shop across the street, the Lao Du Noodle House, and the Xiaoke video hall facing the street, were all captured by him.
Apart from that, it is all Liang Sizhe.
Liang Sizhe came out of the bathroom in the morning, with water droplets on his face without his hair tied.
Liang Sizhe sat opposite the bed, biting the black hair rope to bring his hair together.
Liang Sizhe was holding breakfast in his hand when he pushed the door open.
Liang Sizhe leaned against his legs and leaned against the pillow and looked down at the script.
Liang Sizhe was fiddling with the acoustic guitar with his fingers awkwardly.
Liang Sizhe squatted down to feed the little white ham sausage.
Yin Si, who was together, only Liang Sizhe was installed in the camera, and as for Cao Ye, he has always been a voiceover outside the camera:
"It's so early Liang Sizhe, you woke up earlier than me..."
"Do you want to check the lines today? I'll be Peng Yan... Why can't I be Peng Yan anymore?!"
"Xiaobai's belly has grown a little bigger again. Hey, do you think the baby born will look like Xiaobai or Caesar?"
"Are you still afraid of the camera now?...Don't be afraid, the person you want to take the camera to take you is me."
At the end of the video, Cao Ye finally appeared in the camera. He sat on the sofa and faced the camera, his bent legs looked very long.
Liang Sizhe could tell at a glance that it was not Cao Ye from the Yin Si period. Cao Ye in the picture still looked like a young man, but he was wearing a school uniform and looked obviously growing up.
He faced the camera seriously and waved his hand: "Good morning Liang Sizhe. It's March morning. Uncle Yin said that your movie has been made more than halfway through, so it's so slow... When will I see the movie you starred? Uncle Yin said that you acted very well and are very talented..." When he said this, it seemed like he was stuck in the camera. He was silent for two or three seconds, raised his hands and inserted it into his hair and scratched it a few times, and then became Cao Ye in Yinsishi, "Ah, I forgot the lyrics!!... Forget it, the original lyrics are so awkward to memorize... I just want to say whatever I think of."
"What do I want to say... Happy 19th birthday Liang Sizhe. After I came back from Yinsi, I made a few new friends, but they were not as good as you. I miss you so much, Brother Sizhe... Otherwise, after you act "Thirteen Days", come and accompany me to college, you can just study in the acting department... Well, you should continue acting? Let's do it... Anyway, I think you will definitely win the Best Actor. On the day of the awards ceremony, I called all my friends to support you, okay? Also, can I go to your celebration banquet after the awards ceremony? It's definitely right? You are all the best actors, and you have the final say on who you want to invite the celebration banquet?"
"Hey, what are I talking about... Forget it, let's talk about it when I meet." At this point, Cao Ye's hair was caught by himself. He leaned closer, squatted in front of the camera, and his eyes curled up again, "Brother Sizhe, I wish you good morning, lunch, and good night."
The screen turned dark, and the title of the film jumped out of the way - "Yin Si".
Cao Ye sat next to him, observing Liang Sizhe's expression at first. Liang Sizhe's eyes always fell on the screen, looking focused, and the Adam's apple occasionally rolled up and down. Cao Ye knew that meant that his emotions were fluctuating. Liang Sizhe was used to hiding his emotions, but Cao Ye could still detect his emotional fluctuations exposed to the details from his trembling eyelashes, rolling Adam's apple and the blue blood vessels on the back of his hands.
Later, when Cao Ye faced the camera alone and said that long sentence, Cao Ye felt embarrassed to observe Liang Sizhe. He felt that he was really stupid at that time, and he was silly at every word and action.
He supported his forehead with his hands, not looking at the screen or Liang Sizhe, but he could still hear Liang Sizhe laughing next to him, sometimes with a very light breath and sometimes with a very low nasal sound. When Cao Ye began to speak incoherently, Liang Sizhe laughed out loud.
After the video was played, Cao Ye's embarrassment had not yet subsided. He held his forehead and took a moment.
He could feel Liang Sizhe turning his face and his eyes fell on his face, and his eyes were as focused as if they were just looking at the screen.
"Are you stupid?" Cao Ye put down his hand, "I was..."
Before he could finish speaking, Liang Sizhe looked at him and chuckled, "Cao Ye, why are you so cute?"
He came over to kiss Cao Ye, and his palm fell behind Cao Ye's head, his breath intertwined, wrapped in hot emotions.
Seeing that the gun was about to go off, Cao Ye sobered from his addicted desire: "Wait for Liang Sizhe..."
"Hmm?" Liang Sizhe gently pressed Cao Ye's Adam's apple with his fingers, "There is no surveillance here, right?" He whispered in Cao Ye's ear, "You can..."
"But..." Cao Ye struggled to make a choice, but... he hasn't made up for Liang Sizhe's birthday tonight!
"Oh..." Liang Sizhe reacted quickly and smiled, "You have other plans, don't you?"
"Well," Cao Ye raised his hand and scratched his forehead, "This is just... your 19th birthday. I wanted to come here for you, but it didn't work, Liang Sizhe," he looked into Liang Sizhe's eyes, "Happy 19th birthday."
"Thank you." Liang Sizhe said that he turned back to the 19-year-old Liang Sizhe and looked at the 17-year-old Cao Ye, "What have you been doing this year?"
Cao Ye was slightly stunned for a moment, and then he replied in a very reasonable way: "I learned to cut videos and cut the video of our in Yinsi into a documentary. Brother Sizhe, have you missed me this year?"
"Yes," Liang Sizhe looked at his eyes and smiled, "often."
Cao Ye stood up, tidied up his clothes, and pulled Liang Sizhe to the shooting shed on the third floor of Uto. He stepped up the stairs ten years ago, stepping up the steps several times: "Liang Sizhe, go slowly, I'll go up first."
"Okay." Liang Sizhe raised his jaw and looked at him and replied.
"The slower the better..." Cao Ye ran up quickly and threw a sentence.
Liang Sizhe guessed that he needed some time to prepare. He slowed down and walked to the corner of the second floor. A few heads poked out from the editing room on the second floor. It was people from the crew of "Mandala". They first saw Cao Ye strode up the stairs, and then saw Liang Sizhe appear in Uto. Someone was about to scream, but then another person covered his mouth quickly with his eyes and hands.
Liang Sizhe looked at them and smiled, and continued walking upstairs.
Pushing open the iron door of the recording studio, there were only a few warm yellow wall lamps in the huge and empty space. Cao Ye sat on the high stool, put a violin on his shoulder, holding the bow and placing it lightly on the strings.
Liang Sizhe appeared at the door, Cao Ye began to pull the bow of the piano, and the melodious music of the violin sounded. The song was buried deep in Liang Sizhe's memory. When he thought of the tune, he knew that it was the whistle he blew to Cao Ye on Yinsi many years ago.
Liang Sizhe walked over and a few steps closer to Cao Ye, he saw Cao Ye's forehead shaking gently as Cao Ye played the violin. He stopped in front of Cao Ye and looked at his boy.
After the song was played, Cao Ye put down his hand holding the bow of the piano. He jumped off the stool, as if he was a little embarrassed, but his eyes looked very bright under the light: "I followed the score I dug up by memory, there may be something wrong." He handed the violin to Liang Sizhe, "Liang Sizhe, happy 17th birthday."
Liang Sizhe took the violin and looked down at it. The dark red glaze on the body of the piano had faded slightly, which looked a little different from ten years ago, but he could still recognize it at a glance. This was the violin he used back then.
At that time, he carried it to school and from school every day, participated in rehearsals, performances and competitions.
After the accident, he learned that he could no longer play the violin. When he was desperate, he broke it in anger. He still remembered that the neck of the piano was smashed to the ground with a force and broke it with a bang.
Now Cao Ye has connected it, and if he doesn't look carefully, he can't even see any traces of it.
He didn't expect Cao Ye to make up for his 17th birthday. He no longer remembers what he did on his 17th birthday. At that time, he lost his parents, was alone, and could no longer play the violin. He was experiencing the desperate situation of life at a loss.
"Liang Sizhe, don't be sad," Cao Ye stood in front of him. Liang Sizhe's slightly red eyes made him feel distressed. He whispered, "You will act in movies in the future, you will become the best actor, and you will become very powerful..."
"I will also meet a child named Cao Ye." Liang Sizhe continued his words. He put the violin on his shoulders, held the bow and placed it on the strings. This movement was both familiar and unfamiliar. Ten years ago, he had put the violin on his shoulders countless times, "I haven't played the violin for a long time, and I forgot many songs." Some things always come out.
Liang Sizhe continued: "But someone who has a score still remembers it very clearly."
He pressed the notes one by one with the injured left hand, and pulled the bow with his right hand. The music sounded. He remembered the crisp and clean tone of the boy back then. Then he looked at Cao Ye and sang a low voice:
“upabove the world sohigh, likeadianandinthesky.”
"I taught you." Cao Ye said. He looked at Liang Sizhe, and Liang Sizhe, who was playing the violin with his head slightly tilted, seemed to be glowing, so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes away.
"Yes." Liang Sizhe took the violin off his shoulder and looked at the body of the piano, "How did you get it?"
"I'll admit my mistake first..." Cao Ye didn't want to be disgusted, but he had to say this. He raised his hand and grabbed his hair. "In order to get this violin out, I'll lock your door..." He observed Liang Sizhe's expression, afraid that he would cause trouble, so he quickly added, "But don't worry, after taking it out, I installed the lock..."
"It's demolished," Liang Sizhe was amused by him, looked at him and indulged in a gentle voice, "As long as you are happy, it's okay to demolish the house."
"I won't demolish the house." Cao Ye retorted in a low voice.
Liang Sizhe looked at Cao Ye. He thought that the 17-year-old Liang Sizhe had encountered a great misfortune, but he didn't expect that there was still a great fortune waiting for him later.
"It ran over." Cao Ye suddenly lowered his head and said.
Liang Sizhe also lowered his head and looked down with his eyes. A very small dog was rubbing against his trousers.
He bent down and picked it up carefully. It was a little husky.
"Does it look like Caesar?" Cao Ye gently touched the puppy's head with the back of his hand.
"Like." Liang Sizhe smiled, "So its name is Little Caesar?"
"Why are you so smart!" Cao Ye said, pausing and lowering his voice, "Happy 28th birthday, Liang Sizhe, let's raise him together, okay?"
"Okay." Liang Sizhe responded.
"And there," Cao Ye said, pulling out the hidden contract from behind, with a pen on it, "Mr. Liang Sizhe, Mr. Cao Ye invites you to be the boss lady of Lomon. If you agree, sign your name."
That was the transfer of Lomon's equity, and Cao Ye gave up half of his share to Liang Sizhe. Liang Sizhe knew that this contract meant that he would share everything about Lomon with Cao Ye. Even he himself felt that this contract was too risky for Cao Ye.
"You sign," Cao Ye urged him to see that he was reluctant to write, and he was a little nervous and said inexplicably, "You are not afraid that Lomon will go bankrupt one day, right? Don't worry..."
Liang Sizhe looked up at Cao Ye: "Cao Ye, I was thinking, there is no need for you to do this to give me a sense of security. The road ahead is still long. It may be very tiring to fall in love with me..."
"The road ahead is still long," Cao Ye interrupted him, "So Liang Sizhe, don't you want to go with me? Don't always treat me as a child. I am not Cao Ye from ten years ago, and you don't need to hide behind you and let you protect me. Liang Sizhe, I can stand shoulder to shoulder with you to face everything."
"You will be photographed, you will lose your freedom, and you will be involved in the whirlpool of public opinion. It doesn't matter?"
"I don't care about these things," Cao Ye said, "Are you more risky, okay? But I have also thought about it. If something really happens, we will go abroad to develop. Anyway, you will have to be the best actor in the Cannes movie and can also receive good roles abroad. Moreover, at worst, you can cooperate with Cao Xiuyuan again. He will definitely not care about public opinion. At that time, I will be in front of you every day and anger him to death."
Liang Sizhe was amused by him. He held the contract and looked at Cao Ye standing in front of him.
He thought Cao Ye was right. He subconsciously regarded Cao Ye as the little playboy of the past, but he always ignored the fact that Cao Ye grew up as quickly as he did. He was no longer the little playboy of the past. He did not need Liang Sizhe's excessive protection. They could stand together to face all the turbulent futures.
He turned the contract to the last page and joked: "Lomon's boss's wife... can the boss' father be okay?"
"Hey... Are you rushing to be a father with your benefactor? Is it considered ungrateful?"
"I helped him take his son, it should be considered affectionate and righteous..." Liang Sizhe smiled and wrote, signed his name behind Cao Ye, and handed it to him, "Come to Xiaoye, call him Dad."
"Don't be more greedy!"
To be continued...