Absinthe

The leaves on the trees outside the window are getting greener and denser, and some people in the classroom have changed into short-sleeved clothes that are suitable for summer. In a blink of an eye, May has come to an end.

"Hao Ai, someone is looking for you outside." Someone came back from outside the classroom and shouted.

"Here we come." Hao Ai quickly got up from his seat and walked out as if he had expected it.

Zhong Xiu stopped the pen in his hand and looked up, and found that standing outside the classroom was a girl he had never seen before.

After the two confirmed their relationship, Zhong Xiu began to worry about gains and losses instead, turning from a jar of jealousy to a vat of jealousy.Especially when I saw a girl coming to Hao Ai, I was always worried that he would go straight back.It's not that he doesn't believe in Hao Ai, but he doesn't believe in himself.

"Hi, I'm Xu Yiran who I've contacted with you on WeChat." Seeing Hao Ai coming out, the girl smiled and reported her family name.

"Well, I know," Hao Ai said, and then added: "Hello."

Xu Yiran, who asked Hao Ai to go out, was a senior high school senior. I had contacted him on WeChat before. The senior high school student would leave school soon, and Xu Yiran wanted him to help shoot a graduation MV.The reason why I asked Hao Ai to shoot was because he was the main planner of the school's enrollment promotional video shooting last year.

When the two communicated online, Hao Ai had already agreed, and now Xu Yiran came to him to reconfirm and prevent any changes after all the shooting matters were arranged.

"Is your equipment ready?" Xu Yiran asked.

"Okay, you can shoot anytime."

Xu Yiran said: "I also contacted another boy in the second year of high school. He is in charge of new media promotion in the school and can also take pictures."

"It's better to have someone to help." Hao Ai said.

"Then if you have time these few days, go to our building to shoot some material, and wait until the day of the graduation ceremony to shoot other things," Xu Yiran confessed: "If you need any equipment, you can tell me, I see if I can borrow it." arrive."

"Probably not anymore." Hao Ai's shooting tools are quite complete for non-professionals. He has SLR, tripod, fill light, slide rail, and gopro.

As early as in junior high school, he followed Qu Yihang to shoot skateboarding videos. The sports brand company that Qu Yihang signed had a dedicated photographer. Hao Ai learned a lot of shooting and editing skills from him, and then slowly groped. Shooting and editing skateboarding videos, I gradually became more comfortable, not particularly professional, but I was able to play well.

"Do you need logistics?" Xu Yiran asked again.

Shooting and obtaining materials is very troublesome and takes a long time. The photographer usually needs one or two logistics to follow the whole process.

Hao Ai thought for a while and said, "No need, I should bring my family."

Xu Yiran was stunned and asked, "Girlfriend?"

"En." Hao Ai nodded without much hesitation.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you." Xu Yiran said to him with a smile.

As soon as Hao Ai walked into the class, Zhong Xiu gave him a questioning look, so Hao Ai briefly talked to him.

"It sounds very powerful." Zhong Xiu said.

"Don't you know?" Lu Fayan, who was playing with his mobile phone, was speechless: "Last year, he planned the enrollment promotion video of No. [-] Middle School. Why don't you even know about this?"

Zhong Xiu had never heard of anyone mentioning that Hao Ai had this skill. "No one told me." He looked at Hao Ai innocently.

Hao Ai was also very helpless: "It's very early, I did it last year, before school started at that time."

Lu Fayan opened the interface of the school's official website with his mobile phone: "Come on, it's on the homepage of the school's official website, I'll look for it for you! You don't even know this!"

This admissions promotional video was made during the summer vacation last year. It took more than a month to plan, shoot, and edit it. After it was done, it was uploaded to the homepage of the school’s official website. At that time, it did not attract much attention.

Later, some students accidentally clicked in. In the scrolling subtitles at the end, they saw the name of Hao Ai written in the column of general planning and later stage, so they forwarded it to the class group and expressed their shock. The students also forwarded it to Moments, making fun of it. It is said that Hao Ai hides his secrets.

Zhong Xiu watched the video from beginning to end. This promotional video is very rich in content. The panoramic view of the campus in front was shot with a drone, and there is a small plot interspersed in it. Like a movie, the picture and editing are not bad, and it can be seen that the production team has put in a lot of effort.

At the end of the video, Hao Ai's name really appeared on the scrolling subtitles.

When Zhong Xiu transferred here at the beginning of the new semester, the enrollment publicity period had passed, and the enthusiasm for reposting in the circle of friends had long since dissipated.

Although Hao Ai wanted to share everything in the circle of friends, he was quite low-key about this matter. He didn't mention any details related to this matter in the circle of friends, and he didn't mean to show off. Of course, Zhong Xiu had no way Know.

"How about it, isn't it good?" Lu Fayan took the phone back from Zhong Xiu's hand.

"It's pretty good." Zhong Xiu said.

"Low-key, low-key." Lu Fayan waved his hands triumphantly.

Except that the drone panorama in the front was taken by someone else, the latter shooting was basically contracted by Hao Ai, who was also responsible for planning and post-production.

Zhong Xiu thought that Hao Ai was good enough, but he always brought him more surprises.

He shines everywhere.

"What date is this year's graduation ceremony?" Hao Ai asked.

"Number three." Lu Fayan said.

In the next few days, Hao Ai would occasionally sneak out of the classroom during the self-study class to record materials on the third floor of the high school opposite.

Hao Ai went directly to the second floor, he was too lazy to climb up with the camera on his shoulder.Both sides of the closed corridor on the third floor were covered with red inspirational slogan banners, and the atmosphere was heavy and depressing.

At the back door of the classroom, he recorded a few videos of the students seriously reviewing in the classroom. Everyone was immersed in the review. Hao Ai didn't move much, and no one noticed his existence.If the desks in the sophomore classroom were piled up with walls of books, then their desks were piled up with mountains of books. Seeing everything in front of them, Hao Ai felt conflicted about the upcoming senior year.

Hao Ai went to the club's activity venue to collect materials, as well as the playground, cafeteria, classrooms, and dormitories. He recorded almost every corner of the school where high school seniors haunted.

The graduation ceremony was held on Friday afternoon. The senior high school students went to the playground early to wait after lunch. They could leave school after attending the graduation ceremony. The college entrance examination next week, No. [-] Middle School is the examination room, and the school closed for four consecutive days. Set up the test room in advance.

After the lunch time, the whole campus was full of restlessness, and the students in the first and second grades were not in the mood for self-study, and were going to watch the graduation ceremony on the playground to join in the fun.

The graduation ceremony started at three o'clock in the afternoon, and Hao Ai was going to go to the playground with the other short boy who was in charge of filming at two o'clock.

"Is the connecting material you shot a few days ago enough?" Xu Yiran ran over to him in advance and asked him.

She was wearing a pink dress, with thick orange sequined eyeshadow on her eyelids, the tails of her eyes were slightly raised, and her black eyeliner was flying.

"Enough, don't worry." Hao Ai said.

"I'll help you." Seeing Hao Ai holding a tripod in one hand and a camera bag in the other, Xu Yiran wanted to help him carry the tripod.

Hao Ai glanced at the white stiletto high heels on her feet, "No, I can take it."

"I'll do it." At some point, Zhong Xiu came out of the classroom and took the tripod in his hand naturally.

"You, aren't you in the class?" Hao Ai looked at the class again, and there were still many people sitting in the class who were not disturbed by the outside world and studied hard.

"Not bad for these two classes." Zhong Xiu said.

So the three of them walked to the playground together.

A large red inflatable arch was placed at the main entrance of the playground, with three characters written on it: Arc de Triomphe.

Hao Ai took the camera out of the bag, ready to start shooting.The camera bag was originally on his shoulder, but was also taken off by Zhong Xiu later.

"Stretch your arms." Zhong Xiu said.

"Oh." Hao Ai obediently straightened his arms to let Zhong Xiu take off the camera bag.

No. [-] Middle School will shoot a graduation promotional video every year during the graduation season. There is a special camera at the graduation ceremony to record the speeches of the school leaders on stage, student representatives and parent representatives, while Hao Ai is responsible for filming the scenes off the stage and recording the moment.

The lawn was full of graduates in costumes, each with a different expression, either sad and reluctance, or joy and laughter.

The last procedure before leaving school is a tradition of No. [-] Middle School over the years, and it is also something that many school graduates are keen on—throwing books and papers downstairs.Of course, after throwing away and then go down to clean up by yourself, you can't increase the burden on the students on duty.

This is also an excellent material for graduation videos. The two took different perspectives. The short boy climbed to the top floor to record, while Hao Ai went downstairs to record.

When the camera shot up, Hao Ai saw someone secretly throwing papers downstairs in their teaching building.

A heavy snowfall in summer, the sky is full of white.

The graduates shouted happy graduation and held up the bubble machine to sprinkle bubble rain downstairs. The white test papers flew and fell together with the bubble rain.

"They even bought a bubble machine! They really know how to play!" Hao Ai said in surprise.

"You will play like this next year." Zhong Xiu said.

Hao Ai smiled and said, "Maybe there will be more interesting new tricks next year."

After the carnival, the graduates went down to clean up one after another. Hao Ai's filming came to an end today, and only the last part of the plot was left to be filmed the next morning.

The school was closed on Saturday afternoon, and they began to clean up the classrooms and arrange the examination room. They had to finish the filming in the morning.The school was already empty, and there were more than a dozen actors, narrators, props, and more.

Under the bright sun, the actors are rehearsing for the last time, and the shooting will start after the rehearsal.

Xu Yiran is the director. She didn't wear her hair loose like before, but tied it in double ponytails, looking quite energetic.

"Do you know Chen Rao?" Xu Yiran asked.

"Ah," Hao Ai was taken aback when he heard the familiar name, but did not deny it, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay, I wanted to invite her to act before, but she didn't have time, she said she knew you very well." Xu Yiran said.

"Yes, quite familiar." Hao Ai said.

Xu Yiran smiled: "Hahaha, I heard about you a long time ago, and I always thought you were a very cold person. I was a little timid when chatting with you on WeChat. I didn't expect it to be so easy to get along with."

"Fortunately."

Hao Ai covered his eyes with his hands. The sun was very glaring today. He didn't wear a sun hat. He thought it would affect his vision when recording.

"Do you want to wear sunscreen?" Xu Yiran asked, and then said: "I didn't expect the sun to be so poisonous today."

She held a small orange jar in her hand.

"No, no, thank you." Hao Ai waved his hands hurriedly.

Zhong Xiu secretly made a note at the side, and will buy a bottle of sunscreen in the future.

"Drink water?" Xu Yiran asked again.

Zhong Xiu thinks this girl who always hangs around Hao Ai is a bit annoying.

"I have, thank you." Hao Ai pointed to the water in Zhong Xiu's hand.

"Oh." Xu Yiran stuck out her tongue.

It was only then that Xu Yiran noticed Zhong Xiu, turned her head and saw his face, her eyes were amazed for a moment, and then she smiled brightly at him.

Zhong Xiu nodded calmly, with no expression on his face, he raised his legs and walked to stand under the shade of a tree not far away.

Xu Yiran got very close to Hao Ai when looking at the picture recorded in the camera.

"Take it and see for yourself." Hao Ai handed her the camera in his hand, and deliberately distanced himself a little.

Seeing this scene, Zhong Xiu finally let go of his slightly frowning brows.

The video was cut halfway through, some people forgot their lines, and some people's lines were blunt, Xu Yiran walked over to explain the details to them.

Zhong Xiu handed Hao Ai a bottle of water, and then went to stand under the shade of the tree.

"At first I thought you and Xu Yiran were a couple." said the short photographer on another camera.

"Cough... No, no!" Hao Ai almost choked on his saliva, why does everyone like to make random matches for him? "But I'm not single." Hao Ai said very tactfully.

"Is that boy your boyfriend?"

Hao Ai almost lost his grip on the camera, he said in surprise, "How do you know?"

"For friends, there's no need to treat you so well, it's like taking care of your girlfriend, buying water and carrying bags." He said with experience.

"Yes, boyfriend." Hao Ai admitted happily.

The last shooting was over and over, and finally finished shooting the last video. When Hao Ai put away the camera, it was raining lightly in the sky. It was raining from the sun, and the air was still hot.

Taking advantage of the rain, Hao Ai took out the camera and took a few more shots. The images in the rain on the camera were extraordinarily beautiful, as if a layer of blurred water mist had been added.

Several girls begged Hao Ai to take a group photo for them, and Hao Ai agreed.

Gradually, the rain became heavier and the drizzle turned into moderate rain.Originally, Xu Yiran planned to invite them to dinner after filming, but because of the heavier rain, they had to make another appointment, and they parted at the school gate.

There is a huge old banyan tree at the gate of the school, and there is a circle of stone benches under the banyan tree, which is always full of people every time after school.When the two passed by, there was a couple kissing under the tree.

"I'm looking forward to next year." Hao Ai glanced at it, then took his gaze back.

"You want to do the same?" Zhong Xiu also looked at the unscrupulous couple in the distance.

"I don't want to!!" Hao Ai turned Zhong Xiu's head with his hands, facing him.

"It's not impossible, it's better to buy a few more bubble machines." Zhong Xiu approached his face and said with a smile.

Hao Ai always felt that he would kiss him in the next second.There is already a picture in my mind, two people kissing, surrounded by a rain of colorful bubbles.

Pretty cool.he thought.

The road near the school gate had stagnant water on the ground, and the two walked on the road in deep and shallow puddles.

Hao Ai was worried that the rain would get heavier and the camera would get wet, so he wanted to find a place to shelter from the rain, so he went to Lijinghua Mansion, the house where Zhong Xiu lived.

"You go take a shower first." Zhong Xiu drove Hao Ai to the bathroom as soon as he entered the door, and then went to get clothes from the bedroom closet. There were not many clothes in the closet, only two or three sets for changing.The most are Hao Ai's T-shirts, which he stuffed into a backpack and carried here.

Now Zhong Xiu also fell in love with Hao Ai's T-shirt, which is wide enough for both of them to wear, and the fabric is friendly, making it very comfortable to wear.

When Hao Ai came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel, he found Zhong Xiu sneezing.

He had a stuffy nose when he got home, and now it's getting worse and he can't stop sneezing.

"Have a cold?" Hao Ai casually put on a T-shirt and no pants, and his two slender legs just dangled in front of Zhong Xiu.

Zhong Xiu sniffed and said, "It seems to be."

Hao Ai laughed: "Your immunity is so poor."

He stretched out his hand and touched his forehead again, "There should be no fever."

"I'll go buy some cold medicine." Hao Ai said again.

"No need." Zhong Xiu said.

It was still raining outside, of course he couldn't let Hao Ai go out.

Hao Ai opened the refrigerator and saw that there were two bottles of Coke in it, as well as the unused ginger slices from the last shrimp stew.

"What are you doing?" Zhong Xiu asked.

"I'll make you a bowl of Love Ginger Coke," Hao Ai said, "Go take a shower now!"

After Zhong Xiu took a shower, Ginger Coca-Cola was already cooked in the pot.

Seeing him come out, Hao Ai jumped up from the sofa to fill two bowls, which happened to be full.

Hao Ai took out the memory card in the camera and imported it to the computer, ready to cut the video, Zhong Xiu sat beside him and watched him cut the video.

This is a big project. There are a lot of things on the complex interface of the editing software, which is a headache to look at, but Hao Ai can use it with ease.

"You are amazing." Zhong Xiu boasted sincerely.

Hao Ai narrowed his eyes, "I'm almost blind."

"This time next year, you may also appear in this video." Hao Ai said.

There is a clip in the imported video that is a speech from recommended students and outstanding graduates.

"This person looks good, but he doesn't look good on camera," Hao Ai complained while cutting, "It should be because he was too nervous, and his face was frozen when facing the camera."

"Actually, I am also like this. I am very afraid of the camera. When someone took a skateboard video for me before, I was expressionless the whole time, as if I was kidnapped. I don't know why, but I get nervous when I face the camera," Hao Aixu babbled. Said: "Qu Yihang and the others also have a dedicated video studio, which is dedicated to recording videos and posting them online, and the number of hits is quite high."

"Will you still shoot next year?" Zhong Xiu asked.

"This is so troublesome. I have to edit the video in the later stage. How can I have the energy to do this when I have to take the college entrance examination next year?" Hao Ai paused and said, "But if you participate, I will shoot it."

"it is good."

"My boyfriend must look very good in my camera." Hao Ai said with a smile.

He found the most comfortable position, lazily resting his legs on Zhong Xiu's thighs, with his two calves dangling in the air.Zhong Xiu covered Hao Ai's cloud blanket and read a book on the sofa.The room is very quiet, only the click of the mouse and the occasional flipping of the pages can be heard.

"This acting is not bad," Hao Ai said, "Come and see."

So Zhong Xiu put down the book and came over to read it, and found that this person's acting skills are really good, his facial expressions and lines are just right, and he won't make people feel out of play and embarrassed after watching, "I'm learning to act."

"It should be. I heard that several of the people who participated in the performance have learned acting." Hao Ai laughed again, and a beautiful dimple appeared on the side of his face.

Zhong Xiu suddenly leaned forward and kissed Hao Ai on the cheek.

Pear vortex is sweet.

Ginger Coke is also sweet.

Hao Ai blushed, and opened the music library to find a suitable soundtrack. Different styles of music echoed in the empty but warm room.

Good days are like the fast-forward button being pressed. No matter how much happiness there is at the moment, it is just a short moment that flashes in the memory later.Even after many years, many scenes at that time have faded, but this is still the most colorful summer in Zhong Xiu's memory.

The author says:

This is also the best summer in Zhong Xiu’s memory, all the beautiful moments seem to be fast forwarded QAQ