Top Ruffian?we pack
Chapter 41
What is the concept of being choked on mung bean cakes in front of the person you like? It is no different from blowing snot bubbles on the stage and being projected on the big screen, and it is even worse than blowing snot bubbles.
Five minutes later, Zhong Xingran's face was still blushing.
Half of it is because of choking, and the other half is because of shame.
Wen Ji Nian almost used the Heimlich first aid just now, rushed over and slapped him on the back, but the piece of pastry was stuck tightly, fortunately he swallowed it after softening it with his saliva.
The atmosphere in the room was once extremely awkward, it seemed that even breathing would make people unable to lift their heads.
Wen Ji Nian took a step forward, and accidentally stepped on the bag of potato chips, which creaked a few times.
Zhong Xingran quickly jumped up, "I, I, I... I will clean up, you stand still."
Only then did he realize that the room was in a mess, two pieces of clothes were covered on the bed, the stool at the end of the bed had become a drying rack, and all of them were the coats he dug out yesterday to wear, the pillow fell on the carpet, and a piece of clothing was thrown under the bed. Stack snack bags.
It's called a kennel.
Zhong Xingran wanted to cry while tidying up.
It's over, it's really over, Wen Jinian is a very clean person, and his place is neatly tidied up.Seeing such a messy room now, the impression of him must have fallen to the bottom.
He sure felt like a slob.
Just as he was picking up garbage with his head down, wanting to cry without tears, he picked up an unopened bag of mung bean cakes from beside him with one hand.
Zhong Xingran raised his head and stared blankly at Wen Jinian, who peeled off the packaging bag with his slender fingers, held the mung bean cake and handed it to his mouth, "Are you still hungry, eat some more?"
Zhong Xingran was dumbfounded.
He subconsciously opened his mouth and bit the piece of mung bean cake, and he didn't care if he was choked just now and left a shadow in his heart. The delicate and sweet taste made him confused immediately.
Wen Jinian stared at him and said, "Eat slowly, drink some water, don't choke anymore."
Zhong Xingran was so moved that he stretched his neck to swallow the pastry, and asked cautiously, "Why did you come here? What about your play?"
"I'm asking for leave." Wen Jinian's tone was understated, and Zhong Xingran almost choked on his next sentence, "I'm here to accompany you out of the closet."
Zhong Xingran said incoherently: "Ahem! You, you don't need to make a special trip...I didn't want to use this matter to ask you to do something, no, I mean, you can come..."
Wen Ji Nian interrupted him in a gentle tone: "You don't need to explain, I don't think about you that much. I know it's the best way for you to do that. Since you choose to disclose this matter to your family, you shouldn't be alone Bear. As one of the parties, I should be with you."
He analyzed rationally: "The current situation is that Mr. Zhong can't accept this matter. You don't have to make trouble with your family because of me. If you don't object, I will go and explain our relationship to Mr. Zhong."
So he thought so.
The light in Zhong Xingran's eyes faded little by little.
After waking up, he felt that his thoughts were a bit ridiculous. How could he think that Wen Ji Nian really came out with him? In his eyes, they have always been a cooperative relationship.
Zhong Xingran was silent for a while, and asked unwillingly: "If, I mean, if we are really together, would you be willing to come out to the world for me?"
The last question was whispered and naive, as if he was stubbornly waiting for an answer he wanted.
Wen Jinian felt a little strange in his heart. In fact, from the occurrence of this series of events until now, he has been trying his best to suppress his emotions, telling himself over and over again not to think too much.
If the things that Zhong Xingran did to him in the past can be explained by the word "friend", but this matter can't be explained absolutely - because no straight man will tell the public "I like men". It's almost completely contradictory to his sexuality.
The answer to the guess in my heart is ready to come out, but Wen Ji Nian is a little bit hesitant.
Does this count as liking?
Does Zhong Xingran really like him?
If this conjecture was made a few months ago, he would definitely
Turning around and leaving without hesitation, he never thought he was qualified to touch such things as love.But now he hesitated, his mood seemed not as bad as expected, and even... there was a small, imperceptible expectation.
Wen Ji Nian avoided the scorching stare in front of his eyes, and asked him instead: "What about you, don't you dislike men, why do you have to assume such a question?"
Zhong Xingran didn't expect that he would turn against the general, and stammered: "I, I don't like men, why don't I just ask?"
"Oh." Wen Jinian lowered his eyes, thinking silently, he really doesn't like men, maybe he's just pretending to be affectionate.
The atmosphere in the room was a bit ambiguous. There seemed to be a thin layer of sugar paper between the two of them. As long as either party poked open the layer of sugar paper, the honey inside would be seen gushing out, but neither of them moved.
Zhong Xingran watched him lower his head slightly, his long eyelashes fell on his lower eyelids, and suddenly felt itchy in his heart, wanting to do something.
Before he could think about it, Chang Xiaoru's voice came from outside the door.
"Ji Nian, Ran Ran, have you finished chatting? That old thing is back." She was very anxious, fearing that Zhong Xing Ran's misdeeds would be revealed to Zhong Jiantao, so she accidentally called her by the usual address.
The two looked at each other, their faces a little embarrassed.
Zhong Xingran hurriedly said: "I will go down with you."
He walked over and opened the door, but was stopped by Chang Xiaoru.
"You stay on it, and I'll take Ji Nian down to meet your dad. That old thing will get angry when he sees you now. If you dangle in front of him, you may be whipped by him with a fishing rod. You'd better stay on it and be peerless. "
"That's no good, I can't let him go down alone." Zhong Xingran immediately refused.
Chang Xiaoru rolled his eyes at him, "Aren't I a human being, isn't your brother a human being? We won't let him be bullied. Besides, your dad just saw him and didn't intend to do anything to him. Don't be so obstinate. "
"Are you kidding, then I have to accompany him."
Seeing that Zhong Xingran was still deadlocked, Wen Jinian said to him: "I'll come as soon as I go, Auntie is right, it's just a meeting, don't worry."
He himself said so, Zhong Xingran couldn't say anything more.
Reluctantly said: "In case he makes things difficult for you, you can call me... No, I don't have a mobile phone now. You can just yell down below, I will listen by the door anytime, I heard Immediately rush down to save you."
Chang Xiaoru smiled stiffly at Wen Jinian, with "Look, this is my stupid son, I don't know which of your eyes is not good enough to fall in love with him" all over her face.
Wen Jinian nodded to him dumbfounded, and Zhong Xingran let them go downstairs.
Chang Xiaoru walked and said: "Ji Nian, don't be nervous, his father is not as scary as he said, he has always been very polite to outsiders. Sorry to use this word to describe you, but that old thing is different from me , It's hard for him to accept this matter... Hey, that's the kind of person he is, so let me apologize to you for him. "
"You don't need to do this, Auntie." Wen Ji Nian said hastily.
It was originally Zhong Xingran who made such a fuss to help him, and now he has to come out in front of his family, and they should not apologize anyway.
After reaching the first floor, Zhong Jiantao was sitting next to the chessboard, playing chess with Zhong Yunqi.
It was really the man who was fishing just now.
His clothes are completely different from Chang Xiaoru's flamboyant and flamboyant ones. He is wearing a simple loose cotton and linen short-sleeved sleeves, white shorts and a pair of sandals and slippers that look old. Next to him is the woven straw hat that he wore just now when he was fishing. .
What a simple capitalist...
Zhong Yunqi made a wrong move, stretched out his hand to regret the move, but was slapped on the back of his hand mercilessly.
Zhong Jiantao said angrily: "Can I go down? If you can't go down, don't take that house."
Wen Jinian had never heard of people betting on a house, the last time he remembered it was the ancient rich man who lost the Humble Administrator's Garden overnight.
Chang Xiaoru cleared her throat and reminded: "Old Zhong, don't get off, come and meet the guests."
Zhong Jiantao turned around, and after seeing Wen Ji Nian, he put away his annoyed expression for a second, and looked at him slightly seriously, "You are Wen Ji Nian
? ”
In all fairness, Zhong Xingran doesn't look alike to him, but his dislike for Zhong Yunqi is [-]% similar.
"Hello, Mr. Zhong." Wen Jinian nodded to him.
"En." Zhong Jiantao didn't say anything, and his eyes didn't stay on him too much.
Chang Xiaoru greeted her: "You guys must be hungry after you came back from such a long distance. Let's chat while eating. Ji Nian, this is my first time as a guest at home. I don't know what you like to eat. If there is something you don't like, don't be shy. , just tell me."
"Thank you, Auntie." Wen Ji Nian said politely.
A few people moved to the dining room to have dinner, and the table was as unfamiliar as a departmental party, or the kind of leader/director.
During this period, Chang Xiaoru kept introducing Wen Jinian's identity.
"He was in the same class as Ran Ran in high school. If you don't go to parent meetings often, you might not know, but his grades are very good."
"He's working under Yun Qi now, and he won a gold award last year as Best Actor, and the management's comments on him are also very good..."
Zhong Jiantao wiped the corner of his mouth and said, "You've said it several times, and I know it, and I will recite it."
Chang Xiaoru unhappily took a chopstick of food, "You think I'm annoying again."
"I did not mean that."
Wen Ji Nian slowly realized that the relationship between the two was a bit like an old couple and a young wife.Chang Xiaoru likes young and fashionable things, while Zhong Jiantao's taste is a bit more refined, and the conversation between the two is really not passionate.
Under Chang Xiaoru's instigation, Zhong Jiantao also asked him a few questions out of politeness, but Wen Ji Nian could feel that he didn't care much about the affairs in the circle, and could even be said to be a bit repulsive.
After dinner, Zhong Jiantao invited him to take a walk in the garden.
This is for a private conversation.
Chang Xiaoru gave him an encouraging look, and whispered: "Don't be afraid of him, what to say, don't worry about offending him, I will support you."
Before going downstairs, she was still laughing at her silly son, but now it seems that Zhong Xingran's temper resembles her the most.
Wen Jinian smiled at her, and followed Zhong Jiantao to the garden.
The Zhong family's garden alone covers an area of several acres, including an artificial lake, a lush grove, and a colorful flower garden. It is estimated that several gardeners will be hired.
They walked to a gazebo and sat down. There was freshly brewed tea on the stone table, and the cup was still warm.
The gorgeous sunset rose from the sky, the summer insects hid in the grass and chirped, the smoky wind blew across the cheeks, and the air was filled with the mixed scent of various flowers.
If it weren't for the unsmiling elder sitting in front of him, this would have been a very comfortable evening.
Zhong Jiantao pushed the teacup to him, and went straight to the point: "Does your family know about you and Xing Ran?"
He didn't make many detours, which was different from what Wen Ji Nian thought.
Wen Jinian took the cup and said honestly, "I don't have parents."
Zhong Jiantao was startled, then said "Sorry".
He changed the question: "How long have you been together?"
Wen Ji Nian thought for a while, judging from the anniversary date on the mobile phone calendar, they seemed to have been together only a year before the certificate was obtained, and it didn't look like it was a long time.
"About two years," he replied.
Zhong Jiantao nodded, with a meaningful expression, "That is to say, you got the certificate not long after you got together, and after getting the certificate, you feel regretful and want to divorce, right?"
His tone has always been very polite, but the subconscious is almost saying "flash marriage and divorce" directly, and there is calm reproach in his eyes looking at Wen Jinian.
Before Wen Ji Nian could speak, he continued: "I'm sorry about your parents, maybe it's because you lack some advice from elders around you, that's why you treat marriage sloppily like Xing Ran. What about Xing Ran, His temper has always been twisted, so our suggestion is almost nothing to him."
He paused, "I can see that you are a steady child, and you won't be completely incapable of listening to other people's words. I hope you can think about it again. Whether it's marriage or divorce, you shouldn't make a conclusion lightly. You grew up The environment is different, the personality is different
It is also a matter of common sense. After all, few couples can overcome various obstacles and grow old forever. It may be a good thing to find out in time. "
Zhong Jiantao is very good at judging people. He can tell at a glance that when dealing with people like Wen Jinian, you can't attack by force but outsmart them. Playing the emotional card is the best choice, so he decisively grasps this point and outputs one pass.
As expected of an entrepreneur, it's not polite to say something on the table.
After he finished his rhetoric, Wen Jinian nodded to express his agreement with him.
"Thank you Mr. Zhong for telling me this, I will persuade him well." He said sincerely.
Zhong Jiantao heaved a sigh of satisfaction, thinking that this education was at the textbook level.These young people were just children playing house and playing around, and as expected, they were easily swayed.
Wen Jinian looked at him and continued: "Mr. Zhong, after you have finished speaking, I also want to talk to you about my thoughts."
Zhong Jiantao thought to himself, hmph, here we come, and we are about to ask for money.
After all, the money was not enough, so how much should I give him?[-] million?Five hundred million?No, there are too many, for a starlet like him...
Wen Jinian turned on the phone, "Before that, I want to show you something."
Seeing him open the photo album, Zhong Jiantao's face immediately sank.
No way, this young man looks dignified and dignified, he won't engage in nude/photo videos and other threatening things, right?
He immediately became alert and pressed the intercom in his pocket, ready to contact the bodyguard at any time.
Wen Jinian handed over the phone, and he looked down. He didn't see the unsightly picture he imagined, but saw a video of the stage.
This is not a complete stage, but the highlights of Zhong Xingran's solo concert last year.Above, he is wearing a large sequined suit, his hair is dyed haze blue, and his whole body looks sparkling and energetic.
"Why are you showing me this?" Zhong Jiantao frowned, his tone obviously displeased.
Because he guessed wrong about the other party's purpose, and seeing Zhong Xing's flamboyant appearance, his face was a little annoyed.
Wen Jinian said gently: "Mr. Zhong has nothing to deal with right now, so he shouldn't be in a hurry. This video is not long, only 10 minutes. You might as well take a look and you'll know why I showed it to you."
Zhong Xingran's big smiling face appeared on the screen, and he blew a kiss to the camera, as if he was throwing a kiss at Zhong Jiantao.
Zhong Jiantao had never seen him at work, and was a little lost for a while, forgetting to look away, and continued to watch.
"Ran Ran, I'm going to visit Taiwan soon, how do you feel now?" the voice-over staff asked.
The excitement visible to the naked eye was on Zhong Xingran's face, "I'm so happy, I'm going to meet the fans soon! Of course, there's also my wife. Hey, are you sure he's in the first row? I'm going to go down to find him later." Yes, don't get the location wrong."
Wen Ji Nian blushed slightly. He downloaded this tidbit on the plane, and it is currently the most played concert tidbit.Although I've seen it once, I'm still a little embarrassed to see these details.
The staff said: "Yes, yes, everything is arranged. Get ready to go on stage, my big star, I wish you a smooth concert!"
Out of sight of the camera, a group of staff shouted in unison: "Come on, Xiao Ran! Everything is going well!"
Zhong Xing smiled and adjusted the headset, gave them high fives one by one, and walked to the stage.
Even if you are not at the scene, you still feel like you are there, and the atmosphere of the concert is up.
As soon as the screen changed, it switched to a noisy practice room.
The hour hand points to three o'clock in the morning, and the practice room is still brightly lit.
Zhong Xingran practiced dance moves in front of the mirror over and over again, his hair and clothes were soaked with sweat, and a bandage was tied around his calf.He repeated the same movement tirelessly, which the teacher emphasized was problematic.He did it no less than ten times in the shot alone, but it can be seen from the clock that this part has been edited.In fact, he practiced from three to five in the morning.
Zhong Jiantao also noticed the clock, and gradually frowned more tightly.
until six o'clock
At that time, several teachers entered the practice room one after another, and Li Mingming brought Zhong Xingran breakfast.
After eating a few buns, Zhong Xingran lay down on the yoga mat and fell asleep.At eight o'clock in the morning, the vocal teacher came in and woke him up, and they moved to another classroom to start vocal practice.
Zhong Xingran was still wearing yesterday's suit, followed the vocal teacher to play the same song over and over again, and had to practice many times from the details down to the breath of every word.
Wen Jinian had never seen him in real practice before, and in the only two collaborations, he performed with ease.But it wasn’t until I watched this video that I realized that he would also show a frustrated expression, that he also had a high pitch that he couldn’t control, and that he would also be disappointed because he couldn’t sing well...
The sounds of nature heard by fans are honed after countless failures. It is the vocal cords that are so congested that they almost need surgery, they are staying up late until the whole person collapses, they are the breath of every exercise training, and they are accumulated over and over again. and sanding.
However, Zhong Xingran will never bring this side to the public. On the stage, he is always full of aura and always controls the audience.
When that beam of light appeared, he was their idol, their unique love.
In the tidbit, due to lack of sleep, Zhong Xingran dozed off wherever he went. The staff kept teasing him to play with him. Even though he looked tired, he still smiled from time to time and kicked the staff's ass with a smile .
On the day of the concert, the backstage was busy.
Band teacher, lighting teacher, sound teacher, countless members behind contributed to this sensational concert.
Zhong Xingran sang one after another on the stage. The atmosphere on the scene was extremely enthusiastic. There were huge crowds of people in the venue, and all the fans cheered and applauded for him.
In the end, he took a break sweating profusely, took a guitar and sat on a high stool, smiled into the microphone and said: "The song at the end is my favorite one, and of course it must be given to me the most. the person I like."
There were bursts of screams coming from below, and the big screen landed on the face of Wen Jinian who was sitting in the first row, and the screams from below became louder.
This was the first time Wen Ji Nian saw himself smiling so happily, it could even be said to be sweet.He was sitting in a sea of crimson lights, and he could only see the glowing person on the stage.
The guitar prelude sounded, it was the song "Xian Xia".
"Walk till evening and meet summer
Thunder and rain
You put out the cigarette in my hand outside the car window
The rain falls between your eyebrows and eyes
Dissipate in a blink of an eye
Looking forward to seeing you again in sunny days
The clouds are like a rainbow
I've wandered through the windows and shops several times
sit in front of you with bear
collect smiles
You are the shooting star that was thrown into my arms
Drive away the loneliness of the entire isolated island
Mybabebabe you make the sky clear again
Your voice is like a wind chime that drives away the damp
There is not only one cherry blossom under the tree
I also have agitated mood
Mysweetysweety it is my pleasure to meet you
Your eyes drive away all lightning and thunder
if i can get your response
Let me call you Qingqing again"
Zhong Xingran raised his eyes, and saw Wen Jinian among the thousands of auditoriums.
At that moment, it seemed that the world was quiet.
He was the only heartthrob in the crowd.
……
This is the end of the tidbit, and Wen Jinian cut off the part where he went to the auditorium with the guitar, and he quietly took back his phone.
Zhong Jiantao was a little silent, as if he hadn't reacted yet.
Wen Jinian took the initiative to say: "Mr. Zhong, you should seldom see Zhong Xingran at work. I came to visit you today. First, I came to meet the elders. Second, I wanted you to know that the real entertainment circle What's the job like."
Seeing Zhong Jiantao's hesitant eyes, he knew that he had probably guessed right. In Zhong Jiantao's eyes, a celebrity is probably serving people with sex, drinking and eating with him every day, and never doing serious things
, But in fact, in this circle, there are also many people who are working normally for their dreams.
"This tidbit is very short, and what you see is only a part of him. His love for music, dedication to singing, and the sweat he put in behind the scenes, these are not things that can be wiped out by saying 'If you don't become famous, come back and inherit the family business'. "Wen Jinian said, "Do you know how the Internet evaluates him? It is said that he is popular in the background, that he is not good enough to work hard, and when he goes home to seek some encouragement and comfort, you said the same thing as the Internet. "
Zhong Jiantao was shocked.
Didn't he say the same thing as on the Internet, five years is a contract, if you don't become popular, you will quit the circle.Why didn't he... One sentence wiped out all Zhong Xingran's persistence.
He looked at Wen Jinian with a complicated expression, "You showed me this just to say these things? You don't want me to agree to your business?"
Wen Ji Nian said lightly: "Compared to your consent, I hope you know him better. You are his father. Even if he is stubborn and unwilling to come back, he still hopes to get your approval in his career. .”
Zhong Jiantao stared blankly at the person on the screen for a while, and finally sighed deeply.
He shook his head and laughed at himself: "I didn't expect that you, an outsider, could see it more clearly than me. When I was young, I spoiled him too much and gave him whatever he wanted. Later, when he went to college, I began to think whether it was me and his mother. Spoiled him. I just wanted the best for him, but he became more and more recalcitrant."
Wen Jinian never knew why he hated the entertainment industry so much, but it was not easy to ask at this time.
He said calmly: "Maybe you think it's the best, but it's not for him. He also has what he thinks is the best."
Zhong Jiantao was quiet for a long time, nodded and said: "You're right, people often can't see it through when they are in the middle of the game, thank you for showing me this."
Wen Jinian was a little surprised, he didn't expect him to admit his mistake so generously.Among the middle-aged people he came into contact with, there are very few Zhong Jiantao who can let go of their burdens.
He couldn't help but think, maybe Zhong Xingran didn't know his father that well either. The father and son were very open-minded to other people, but they had a barrier to each other.
"You're being serious," he said.
Zhong Jiantao waved his hand, "I'm not being polite to you, you can stay tonight and accompany Xing Ran. That kid has a temper like his mother, he is as stubborn as hell, you persuade him to eat something, after your business Speak slowly."
His tone was a little loose, but he still left a tone, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Before leaving, he thought for a while and said, "Can you send me the video just now?"
Wen Jinian smiled slightly: "Of course."
Seeing Zhong Jiantao slowly leave with his hands behind his back, he felt a burst of emotion in his heart.No matter how deep his prejudice against this profession is, at least he is willing to understand his son. Zhong Xingran is considered lucky to meet such a father.
At night, in the chess and card room on the first floor of Zhong's house.
Everyone was present except Zhong Jiantao.
Wen Jinian was sitting on the far right of the mahjong table, and when Zhong Yunqi came in, he sat down next to him.He was called down by Chang Xiaoru just after taking a shower. He put on a dark blue bathrobe loosely on his body, shook his wet hair, and smiled ambiguously at Wen Ji Nian.
"How was your conversation with my dad?" he asked in a low voice.
Zhong Xingran glanced over there, and immediately reached out to grab Wen Jinian's chair back, and directly dragged him and the chair to his side, and the chair rubbed against the ground making a harsh sound.
Wen Ji Nian didn't have time to answer: "?"
Zhong Yunqi: "..."
He looked at his younger brother with black lines all over his face, "Are you serious? I'm just talking to him, why are you so narrow-minded. I fell in love with him, and that happened 800 years ago. Do you still hold grudges? "
It's okay if he doesn't mention it, but Zhong Xingran immediately glared at him when he mentioned it, "Is it an honor to covet your younger siblings? Believe it or not, let me tell mom, you'll be done if she smokes or not."
Wen Ji Nian: "..."
Zhong Yunqi kept getting angry all day long, and suddenly became angry, "Damn, you little bastard, I'm Qian Xin!"
Wan Ku brought your daughter-in-law back, but you still..."
Chang Xiaoru walked in, with a golden mask on her face, the two brothers' quarrel stopped abruptly, and they looked at the ceiling as if nothing had happened.
Wen Jinian sat in the middle, and began to really feel sorry for Chang Xiaoru, what a life she lived every day.
Chang Xiaoru took off the mask and said brightly: "All family members are here, now let's have a brief meeting."
"Mom, you are born to be the boss, you are more frequent in meetings than me." Zhong Yunqi couldn't help but said, "Where is Dad, why didn't he come down?"
Chang Xiaoru raised her index finger and made a "shh" motion, "This secret meeting was kept from your father, and I tricked him into taking a sleeping pill for this purpose, and he is sleeping soundly now."
Zhong Xingran whispered to Wen Jinian, "It's too scary, it really is the most poisonous woman's heart."
Chang Xiaoru gave him a gouging look, and he immediately shut up and sat up obediently.
Chang Xiaoru said sternly: "The content of this meeting is divided into two parts. First, we have to solve the problem of Lao Dong and your father's opposition to burning and dating. This problem is difficult and requires brainstorming, so I called you all coming."
Wen Ji Nian was taken aback when he heard this, is there still a brainstorm about coming out?Do you have to vote for the best employee after you're done?
He felt that his distress just now seemed a bit redundant.
Chang Xiaoru covered her chest with her hands, and continued, "Secondly, we need to discuss the wedding. Since you have even obtained your marriage certificate, how can you not have a wedding of the century?"
Wen Ji Nian: "..."
This is really unnecessary.
Five minutes later, Zhong Xingran's face was still blushing.
Half of it is because of choking, and the other half is because of shame.
Wen Ji Nian almost used the Heimlich first aid just now, rushed over and slapped him on the back, but the piece of pastry was stuck tightly, fortunately he swallowed it after softening it with his saliva.
The atmosphere in the room was once extremely awkward, it seemed that even breathing would make people unable to lift their heads.
Wen Ji Nian took a step forward, and accidentally stepped on the bag of potato chips, which creaked a few times.
Zhong Xingran quickly jumped up, "I, I, I... I will clean up, you stand still."
Only then did he realize that the room was in a mess, two pieces of clothes were covered on the bed, the stool at the end of the bed had become a drying rack, and all of them were the coats he dug out yesterday to wear, the pillow fell on the carpet, and a piece of clothing was thrown under the bed. Stack snack bags.
It's called a kennel.
Zhong Xingran wanted to cry while tidying up.
It's over, it's really over, Wen Jinian is a very clean person, and his place is neatly tidied up.Seeing such a messy room now, the impression of him must have fallen to the bottom.
He sure felt like a slob.
Just as he was picking up garbage with his head down, wanting to cry without tears, he picked up an unopened bag of mung bean cakes from beside him with one hand.
Zhong Xingran raised his head and stared blankly at Wen Jinian, who peeled off the packaging bag with his slender fingers, held the mung bean cake and handed it to his mouth, "Are you still hungry, eat some more?"
Zhong Xingran was dumbfounded.
He subconsciously opened his mouth and bit the piece of mung bean cake, and he didn't care if he was choked just now and left a shadow in his heart. The delicate and sweet taste made him confused immediately.
Wen Jinian stared at him and said, "Eat slowly, drink some water, don't choke anymore."
Zhong Xingran was so moved that he stretched his neck to swallow the pastry, and asked cautiously, "Why did you come here? What about your play?"
"I'm asking for leave." Wen Jinian's tone was understated, and Zhong Xingran almost choked on his next sentence, "I'm here to accompany you out of the closet."
Zhong Xingran said incoherently: "Ahem! You, you don't need to make a special trip...I didn't want to use this matter to ask you to do something, no, I mean, you can come..."
Wen Ji Nian interrupted him in a gentle tone: "You don't need to explain, I don't think about you that much. I know it's the best way for you to do that. Since you choose to disclose this matter to your family, you shouldn't be alone Bear. As one of the parties, I should be with you."
He analyzed rationally: "The current situation is that Mr. Zhong can't accept this matter. You don't have to make trouble with your family because of me. If you don't object, I will go and explain our relationship to Mr. Zhong."
So he thought so.
The light in Zhong Xingran's eyes faded little by little.
After waking up, he felt that his thoughts were a bit ridiculous. How could he think that Wen Ji Nian really came out with him? In his eyes, they have always been a cooperative relationship.
Zhong Xingran was silent for a while, and asked unwillingly: "If, I mean, if we are really together, would you be willing to come out to the world for me?"
The last question was whispered and naive, as if he was stubbornly waiting for an answer he wanted.
Wen Jinian felt a little strange in his heart. In fact, from the occurrence of this series of events until now, he has been trying his best to suppress his emotions, telling himself over and over again not to think too much.
If the things that Zhong Xingran did to him in the past can be explained by the word "friend", but this matter can't be explained absolutely - because no straight man will tell the public "I like men". It's almost completely contradictory to his sexuality.
The answer to the guess in my heart is ready to come out, but Wen Ji Nian is a little bit hesitant.
Does this count as liking?
Does Zhong Xingran really like him?
If this conjecture was made a few months ago, he would definitely
Turning around and leaving without hesitation, he never thought he was qualified to touch such things as love.But now he hesitated, his mood seemed not as bad as expected, and even... there was a small, imperceptible expectation.
Wen Ji Nian avoided the scorching stare in front of his eyes, and asked him instead: "What about you, don't you dislike men, why do you have to assume such a question?"
Zhong Xingran didn't expect that he would turn against the general, and stammered: "I, I don't like men, why don't I just ask?"
"Oh." Wen Jinian lowered his eyes, thinking silently, he really doesn't like men, maybe he's just pretending to be affectionate.
The atmosphere in the room was a bit ambiguous. There seemed to be a thin layer of sugar paper between the two of them. As long as either party poked open the layer of sugar paper, the honey inside would be seen gushing out, but neither of them moved.
Zhong Xingran watched him lower his head slightly, his long eyelashes fell on his lower eyelids, and suddenly felt itchy in his heart, wanting to do something.
Before he could think about it, Chang Xiaoru's voice came from outside the door.
"Ji Nian, Ran Ran, have you finished chatting? That old thing is back." She was very anxious, fearing that Zhong Xing Ran's misdeeds would be revealed to Zhong Jiantao, so she accidentally called her by the usual address.
The two looked at each other, their faces a little embarrassed.
Zhong Xingran hurriedly said: "I will go down with you."
He walked over and opened the door, but was stopped by Chang Xiaoru.
"You stay on it, and I'll take Ji Nian down to meet your dad. That old thing will get angry when he sees you now. If you dangle in front of him, you may be whipped by him with a fishing rod. You'd better stay on it and be peerless. "
"That's no good, I can't let him go down alone." Zhong Xingran immediately refused.
Chang Xiaoru rolled his eyes at him, "Aren't I a human being, isn't your brother a human being? We won't let him be bullied. Besides, your dad just saw him and didn't intend to do anything to him. Don't be so obstinate. "
"Are you kidding, then I have to accompany him."
Seeing that Zhong Xingran was still deadlocked, Wen Jinian said to him: "I'll come as soon as I go, Auntie is right, it's just a meeting, don't worry."
He himself said so, Zhong Xingran couldn't say anything more.
Reluctantly said: "In case he makes things difficult for you, you can call me... No, I don't have a mobile phone now. You can just yell down below, I will listen by the door anytime, I heard Immediately rush down to save you."
Chang Xiaoru smiled stiffly at Wen Jinian, with "Look, this is my stupid son, I don't know which of your eyes is not good enough to fall in love with him" all over her face.
Wen Jinian nodded to him dumbfounded, and Zhong Xingran let them go downstairs.
Chang Xiaoru walked and said: "Ji Nian, don't be nervous, his father is not as scary as he said, he has always been very polite to outsiders. Sorry to use this word to describe you, but that old thing is different from me , It's hard for him to accept this matter... Hey, that's the kind of person he is, so let me apologize to you for him. "
"You don't need to do this, Auntie." Wen Ji Nian said hastily.
It was originally Zhong Xingran who made such a fuss to help him, and now he has to come out in front of his family, and they should not apologize anyway.
After reaching the first floor, Zhong Jiantao was sitting next to the chessboard, playing chess with Zhong Yunqi.
It was really the man who was fishing just now.
His clothes are completely different from Chang Xiaoru's flamboyant and flamboyant ones. He is wearing a simple loose cotton and linen short-sleeved sleeves, white shorts and a pair of sandals and slippers that look old. Next to him is the woven straw hat that he wore just now when he was fishing. .
What a simple capitalist...
Zhong Yunqi made a wrong move, stretched out his hand to regret the move, but was slapped on the back of his hand mercilessly.
Zhong Jiantao said angrily: "Can I go down? If you can't go down, don't take that house."
Wen Jinian had never heard of people betting on a house, the last time he remembered it was the ancient rich man who lost the Humble Administrator's Garden overnight.
Chang Xiaoru cleared her throat and reminded: "Old Zhong, don't get off, come and meet the guests."
Zhong Jiantao turned around, and after seeing Wen Ji Nian, he put away his annoyed expression for a second, and looked at him slightly seriously, "You are Wen Ji Nian
? ”
In all fairness, Zhong Xingran doesn't look alike to him, but his dislike for Zhong Yunqi is [-]% similar.
"Hello, Mr. Zhong." Wen Jinian nodded to him.
"En." Zhong Jiantao didn't say anything, and his eyes didn't stay on him too much.
Chang Xiaoru greeted her: "You guys must be hungry after you came back from such a long distance. Let's chat while eating. Ji Nian, this is my first time as a guest at home. I don't know what you like to eat. If there is something you don't like, don't be shy. , just tell me."
"Thank you, Auntie." Wen Ji Nian said politely.
A few people moved to the dining room to have dinner, and the table was as unfamiliar as a departmental party, or the kind of leader/director.
During this period, Chang Xiaoru kept introducing Wen Jinian's identity.
"He was in the same class as Ran Ran in high school. If you don't go to parent meetings often, you might not know, but his grades are very good."
"He's working under Yun Qi now, and he won a gold award last year as Best Actor, and the management's comments on him are also very good..."
Zhong Jiantao wiped the corner of his mouth and said, "You've said it several times, and I know it, and I will recite it."
Chang Xiaoru unhappily took a chopstick of food, "You think I'm annoying again."
"I did not mean that."
Wen Ji Nian slowly realized that the relationship between the two was a bit like an old couple and a young wife.Chang Xiaoru likes young and fashionable things, while Zhong Jiantao's taste is a bit more refined, and the conversation between the two is really not passionate.
Under Chang Xiaoru's instigation, Zhong Jiantao also asked him a few questions out of politeness, but Wen Ji Nian could feel that he didn't care much about the affairs in the circle, and could even be said to be a bit repulsive.
After dinner, Zhong Jiantao invited him to take a walk in the garden.
This is for a private conversation.
Chang Xiaoru gave him an encouraging look, and whispered: "Don't be afraid of him, what to say, don't worry about offending him, I will support you."
Before going downstairs, she was still laughing at her silly son, but now it seems that Zhong Xingran's temper resembles her the most.
Wen Jinian smiled at her, and followed Zhong Jiantao to the garden.
The Zhong family's garden alone covers an area of several acres, including an artificial lake, a lush grove, and a colorful flower garden. It is estimated that several gardeners will be hired.
They walked to a gazebo and sat down. There was freshly brewed tea on the stone table, and the cup was still warm.
The gorgeous sunset rose from the sky, the summer insects hid in the grass and chirped, the smoky wind blew across the cheeks, and the air was filled with the mixed scent of various flowers.
If it weren't for the unsmiling elder sitting in front of him, this would have been a very comfortable evening.
Zhong Jiantao pushed the teacup to him, and went straight to the point: "Does your family know about you and Xing Ran?"
He didn't make many detours, which was different from what Wen Ji Nian thought.
Wen Jinian took the cup and said honestly, "I don't have parents."
Zhong Jiantao was startled, then said "Sorry".
He changed the question: "How long have you been together?"
Wen Ji Nian thought for a while, judging from the anniversary date on the mobile phone calendar, they seemed to have been together only a year before the certificate was obtained, and it didn't look like it was a long time.
"About two years," he replied.
Zhong Jiantao nodded, with a meaningful expression, "That is to say, you got the certificate not long after you got together, and after getting the certificate, you feel regretful and want to divorce, right?"
His tone has always been very polite, but the subconscious is almost saying "flash marriage and divorce" directly, and there is calm reproach in his eyes looking at Wen Jinian.
Before Wen Ji Nian could speak, he continued: "I'm sorry about your parents, maybe it's because you lack some advice from elders around you, that's why you treat marriage sloppily like Xing Ran. What about Xing Ran, His temper has always been twisted, so our suggestion is almost nothing to him."
He paused, "I can see that you are a steady child, and you won't be completely incapable of listening to other people's words. I hope you can think about it again. Whether it's marriage or divorce, you shouldn't make a conclusion lightly. You grew up The environment is different, the personality is different
It is also a matter of common sense. After all, few couples can overcome various obstacles and grow old forever. It may be a good thing to find out in time. "
Zhong Jiantao is very good at judging people. He can tell at a glance that when dealing with people like Wen Jinian, you can't attack by force but outsmart them. Playing the emotional card is the best choice, so he decisively grasps this point and outputs one pass.
As expected of an entrepreneur, it's not polite to say something on the table.
After he finished his rhetoric, Wen Jinian nodded to express his agreement with him.
"Thank you Mr. Zhong for telling me this, I will persuade him well." He said sincerely.
Zhong Jiantao heaved a sigh of satisfaction, thinking that this education was at the textbook level.These young people were just children playing house and playing around, and as expected, they were easily swayed.
Wen Jinian looked at him and continued: "Mr. Zhong, after you have finished speaking, I also want to talk to you about my thoughts."
Zhong Jiantao thought to himself, hmph, here we come, and we are about to ask for money.
After all, the money was not enough, so how much should I give him?[-] million?Five hundred million?No, there are too many, for a starlet like him...
Wen Jinian turned on the phone, "Before that, I want to show you something."
Seeing him open the photo album, Zhong Jiantao's face immediately sank.
No way, this young man looks dignified and dignified, he won't engage in nude/photo videos and other threatening things, right?
He immediately became alert and pressed the intercom in his pocket, ready to contact the bodyguard at any time.
Wen Jinian handed over the phone, and he looked down. He didn't see the unsightly picture he imagined, but saw a video of the stage.
This is not a complete stage, but the highlights of Zhong Xingran's solo concert last year.Above, he is wearing a large sequined suit, his hair is dyed haze blue, and his whole body looks sparkling and energetic.
"Why are you showing me this?" Zhong Jiantao frowned, his tone obviously displeased.
Because he guessed wrong about the other party's purpose, and seeing Zhong Xing's flamboyant appearance, his face was a little annoyed.
Wen Jinian said gently: "Mr. Zhong has nothing to deal with right now, so he shouldn't be in a hurry. This video is not long, only 10 minutes. You might as well take a look and you'll know why I showed it to you."
Zhong Xingran's big smiling face appeared on the screen, and he blew a kiss to the camera, as if he was throwing a kiss at Zhong Jiantao.
Zhong Jiantao had never seen him at work, and was a little lost for a while, forgetting to look away, and continued to watch.
"Ran Ran, I'm going to visit Taiwan soon, how do you feel now?" the voice-over staff asked.
The excitement visible to the naked eye was on Zhong Xingran's face, "I'm so happy, I'm going to meet the fans soon! Of course, there's also my wife. Hey, are you sure he's in the first row? I'm going to go down to find him later." Yes, don't get the location wrong."
Wen Ji Nian blushed slightly. He downloaded this tidbit on the plane, and it is currently the most played concert tidbit.Although I've seen it once, I'm still a little embarrassed to see these details.
The staff said: "Yes, yes, everything is arranged. Get ready to go on stage, my big star, I wish you a smooth concert!"
Out of sight of the camera, a group of staff shouted in unison: "Come on, Xiao Ran! Everything is going well!"
Zhong Xing smiled and adjusted the headset, gave them high fives one by one, and walked to the stage.
Even if you are not at the scene, you still feel like you are there, and the atmosphere of the concert is up.
As soon as the screen changed, it switched to a noisy practice room.
The hour hand points to three o'clock in the morning, and the practice room is still brightly lit.
Zhong Xingran practiced dance moves in front of the mirror over and over again, his hair and clothes were soaked with sweat, and a bandage was tied around his calf.He repeated the same movement tirelessly, which the teacher emphasized was problematic.He did it no less than ten times in the shot alone, but it can be seen from the clock that this part has been edited.In fact, he practiced from three to five in the morning.
Zhong Jiantao also noticed the clock, and gradually frowned more tightly.
until six o'clock
At that time, several teachers entered the practice room one after another, and Li Mingming brought Zhong Xingran breakfast.
After eating a few buns, Zhong Xingran lay down on the yoga mat and fell asleep.At eight o'clock in the morning, the vocal teacher came in and woke him up, and they moved to another classroom to start vocal practice.
Zhong Xingran was still wearing yesterday's suit, followed the vocal teacher to play the same song over and over again, and had to practice many times from the details down to the breath of every word.
Wen Jinian had never seen him in real practice before, and in the only two collaborations, he performed with ease.But it wasn’t until I watched this video that I realized that he would also show a frustrated expression, that he also had a high pitch that he couldn’t control, and that he would also be disappointed because he couldn’t sing well...
The sounds of nature heard by fans are honed after countless failures. It is the vocal cords that are so congested that they almost need surgery, they are staying up late until the whole person collapses, they are the breath of every exercise training, and they are accumulated over and over again. and sanding.
However, Zhong Xingran will never bring this side to the public. On the stage, he is always full of aura and always controls the audience.
When that beam of light appeared, he was their idol, their unique love.
In the tidbit, due to lack of sleep, Zhong Xingran dozed off wherever he went. The staff kept teasing him to play with him. Even though he looked tired, he still smiled from time to time and kicked the staff's ass with a smile .
On the day of the concert, the backstage was busy.
Band teacher, lighting teacher, sound teacher, countless members behind contributed to this sensational concert.
Zhong Xingran sang one after another on the stage. The atmosphere on the scene was extremely enthusiastic. There were huge crowds of people in the venue, and all the fans cheered and applauded for him.
In the end, he took a break sweating profusely, took a guitar and sat on a high stool, smiled into the microphone and said: "The song at the end is my favorite one, and of course it must be given to me the most. the person I like."
There were bursts of screams coming from below, and the big screen landed on the face of Wen Jinian who was sitting in the first row, and the screams from below became louder.
This was the first time Wen Ji Nian saw himself smiling so happily, it could even be said to be sweet.He was sitting in a sea of crimson lights, and he could only see the glowing person on the stage.
The guitar prelude sounded, it was the song "Xian Xia".
"Walk till evening and meet summer
Thunder and rain
You put out the cigarette in my hand outside the car window
The rain falls between your eyebrows and eyes
Dissipate in a blink of an eye
Looking forward to seeing you again in sunny days
The clouds are like a rainbow
I've wandered through the windows and shops several times
sit in front of you with bear
collect smiles
You are the shooting star that was thrown into my arms
Drive away the loneliness of the entire isolated island
Mybabebabe you make the sky clear again
Your voice is like a wind chime that drives away the damp
There is not only one cherry blossom under the tree
I also have agitated mood
Mysweetysweety it is my pleasure to meet you
Your eyes drive away all lightning and thunder
if i can get your response
Let me call you Qingqing again"
Zhong Xingran raised his eyes, and saw Wen Jinian among the thousands of auditoriums.
At that moment, it seemed that the world was quiet.
He was the only heartthrob in the crowd.
……
This is the end of the tidbit, and Wen Jinian cut off the part where he went to the auditorium with the guitar, and he quietly took back his phone.
Zhong Jiantao was a little silent, as if he hadn't reacted yet.
Wen Jinian took the initiative to say: "Mr. Zhong, you should seldom see Zhong Xingran at work. I came to visit you today. First, I came to meet the elders. Second, I wanted you to know that the real entertainment circle What's the job like."
Seeing Zhong Jiantao's hesitant eyes, he knew that he had probably guessed right. In Zhong Jiantao's eyes, a celebrity is probably serving people with sex, drinking and eating with him every day, and never doing serious things
, But in fact, in this circle, there are also many people who are working normally for their dreams.
"This tidbit is very short, and what you see is only a part of him. His love for music, dedication to singing, and the sweat he put in behind the scenes, these are not things that can be wiped out by saying 'If you don't become famous, come back and inherit the family business'. "Wen Jinian said, "Do you know how the Internet evaluates him? It is said that he is popular in the background, that he is not good enough to work hard, and when he goes home to seek some encouragement and comfort, you said the same thing as the Internet. "
Zhong Jiantao was shocked.
Didn't he say the same thing as on the Internet, five years is a contract, if you don't become popular, you will quit the circle.Why didn't he... One sentence wiped out all Zhong Xingran's persistence.
He looked at Wen Jinian with a complicated expression, "You showed me this just to say these things? You don't want me to agree to your business?"
Wen Ji Nian said lightly: "Compared to your consent, I hope you know him better. You are his father. Even if he is stubborn and unwilling to come back, he still hopes to get your approval in his career. .”
Zhong Jiantao stared blankly at the person on the screen for a while, and finally sighed deeply.
He shook his head and laughed at himself: "I didn't expect that you, an outsider, could see it more clearly than me. When I was young, I spoiled him too much and gave him whatever he wanted. Later, when he went to college, I began to think whether it was me and his mother. Spoiled him. I just wanted the best for him, but he became more and more recalcitrant."
Wen Jinian never knew why he hated the entertainment industry so much, but it was not easy to ask at this time.
He said calmly: "Maybe you think it's the best, but it's not for him. He also has what he thinks is the best."
Zhong Jiantao was quiet for a long time, nodded and said: "You're right, people often can't see it through when they are in the middle of the game, thank you for showing me this."
Wen Jinian was a little surprised, he didn't expect him to admit his mistake so generously.Among the middle-aged people he came into contact with, there are very few Zhong Jiantao who can let go of their burdens.
He couldn't help but think, maybe Zhong Xingran didn't know his father that well either. The father and son were very open-minded to other people, but they had a barrier to each other.
"You're being serious," he said.
Zhong Jiantao waved his hand, "I'm not being polite to you, you can stay tonight and accompany Xing Ran. That kid has a temper like his mother, he is as stubborn as hell, you persuade him to eat something, after your business Speak slowly."
His tone was a little loose, but he still left a tone, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Before leaving, he thought for a while and said, "Can you send me the video just now?"
Wen Jinian smiled slightly: "Of course."
Seeing Zhong Jiantao slowly leave with his hands behind his back, he felt a burst of emotion in his heart.No matter how deep his prejudice against this profession is, at least he is willing to understand his son. Zhong Xingran is considered lucky to meet such a father.
At night, in the chess and card room on the first floor of Zhong's house.
Everyone was present except Zhong Jiantao.
Wen Jinian was sitting on the far right of the mahjong table, and when Zhong Yunqi came in, he sat down next to him.He was called down by Chang Xiaoru just after taking a shower. He put on a dark blue bathrobe loosely on his body, shook his wet hair, and smiled ambiguously at Wen Ji Nian.
"How was your conversation with my dad?" he asked in a low voice.
Zhong Xingran glanced over there, and immediately reached out to grab Wen Jinian's chair back, and directly dragged him and the chair to his side, and the chair rubbed against the ground making a harsh sound.
Wen Ji Nian didn't have time to answer: "?"
Zhong Yunqi: "..."
He looked at his younger brother with black lines all over his face, "Are you serious? I'm just talking to him, why are you so narrow-minded. I fell in love with him, and that happened 800 years ago. Do you still hold grudges? "
It's okay if he doesn't mention it, but Zhong Xingran immediately glared at him when he mentioned it, "Is it an honor to covet your younger siblings? Believe it or not, let me tell mom, you'll be done if she smokes or not."
Wen Ji Nian: "..."
Zhong Yunqi kept getting angry all day long, and suddenly became angry, "Damn, you little bastard, I'm Qian Xin!"
Wan Ku brought your daughter-in-law back, but you still..."
Chang Xiaoru walked in, with a golden mask on her face, the two brothers' quarrel stopped abruptly, and they looked at the ceiling as if nothing had happened.
Wen Jinian sat in the middle, and began to really feel sorry for Chang Xiaoru, what a life she lived every day.
Chang Xiaoru took off the mask and said brightly: "All family members are here, now let's have a brief meeting."
"Mom, you are born to be the boss, you are more frequent in meetings than me." Zhong Yunqi couldn't help but said, "Where is Dad, why didn't he come down?"
Chang Xiaoru raised her index finger and made a "shh" motion, "This secret meeting was kept from your father, and I tricked him into taking a sleeping pill for this purpose, and he is sleeping soundly now."
Zhong Xingran whispered to Wen Jinian, "It's too scary, it really is the most poisonous woman's heart."
Chang Xiaoru gave him a gouging look, and he immediately shut up and sat up obediently.
Chang Xiaoru said sternly: "The content of this meeting is divided into two parts. First, we have to solve the problem of Lao Dong and your father's opposition to burning and dating. This problem is difficult and requires brainstorming, so I called you all coming."
Wen Ji Nian was taken aback when he heard this, is there still a brainstorm about coming out?Do you have to vote for the best employee after you're done?
He felt that his distress just now seemed a bit redundant.
Chang Xiaoru covered her chest with her hands, and continued, "Secondly, we need to discuss the wedding. Since you have even obtained your marriage certificate, how can you not have a wedding of the century?"
Wen Ji Nian: "..."
This is really unnecessary.
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