My girlfriend is from the future!

On the first day of work after the National Day holiday, He Tianran received a message from Xue Yong, saying that Wenliang had set aside a day on the weekend next week and asked him if the class reunion could be held on that day.

He Tianran thought for a while, then called Cao Aiqing to communicate, and the high school reunion that had been delayed for a month was finally confirmed.

Not only that, Xue Yong also sent him another piece of news, asking him if he still remembered the last time he had dinner at a hot pot restaurant, and one of them was a man named Li Wang.

He Tianran felt a little confused. After some questioning, Xue Yong explained that it was after he helped He Tianran entertain Wen Liang's group of friends last time, the girl asked him again to tell He Tianran when setting the time, please. He Tianran gave her director friend a chance to communicate and see if there was any possibility of cooperation in the future.

It's better to choose a day than to hit it. After Xue Yong sent Li Wang's contact information and the two communicated for a while, the meeting was scheduled for this afternoon.

Although He Tianran didn't have much interaction with Li Wang, he still had some expectations in his heart. Strangely enough, He Tianran always had a natural affinity for Wen Liang's old friends. Cai Tianran Cassia is like this, Hu Yue is like this, but Li Wang is even more special.

People need some benchmarks, a similar competing product, to promote their growth, especially when they are new to an unfamiliar field, such as playing a competitive game. When people first get started, they like to look for videos from experts to learn from. His style of play and ideas may be to find a friend with strong skills around him to set a goal of catching up. As long as people have a competitive mentality, these behaviors will be avoided no matter what, even if they are not aware of it. No.

Maybe it was because the micro-film competition in his senior year officially launched He Tianran's film career, and Li Wang, who competed with him on the same stage at that time, became He Tianran's pursuit.

Now times have changed, and since we didn't have time to talk in detail at the last gathering, He Tianran really wants to know how the talented Li Wang, who is similar to himself in age, is doing now.

When the time came to two o'clock in the afternoon, Li Wang sent a message saying that someone had arrived downstairs at Shanhai Group. He Tianran called a colleague to go down and take him away. He walked into the office himself and looked at his face in front of the mirror. Then he took off his slightly business-looking jacket, leaving only a slim-fitting vest and a bottoming shirt. When he rolled the cuffs over his forearms, he was suddenly amused by his own actions.

"Meeting a big man, why should I bother so much..."

He Tianran couldn't help but complain about himself, but in fact, he knew better than anyone else that in Li Wang, he felt something similar to himself, and in order for this meeting to make him feel more real, he It's just eliminating some differences between oneself and the other party.

After a while, the office door was carefully pushed open by a colleague, and he poked his head out.

"Brother Tianran, Director Li is here, do you want to come in now?"

He Tianran, who had just finished clearing the table, nodded and ordered:
"Let someone come in. By the way, let Xiao Li wait for a while and bring some tea in."

"Ok."

As soon as He Tianran sat down, there was a gentle knock on the door twice. Then Li Wang pushed the door open and entered. Seeing the other party's dress, He Tianran suddenly burst into laughter.

Different from the casual attire he wore at the last gathering of friends, Li Wang was now wearing a formal outfit, an autumn brown windbreaker paired with a black suit, and a light blue tie tied under the neat shirt collar. He looks like an elite white-collar worker who visits high-end office buildings, rather than an artistic director.

Seeing He Tianran's smile, Li Wang panicked, thinking that he had made a mistake. He opened his hands slightly, twisted his upper body half a circle, and asked:
"Director He, is there something wrong with me?"

He Tianran shook his head and said bluntly:
"No, no, it's just October. Director Li, is it a little hot for you to wear a windbreaker now? Come on, please sit down."

Compared with He Tianran's outfit of having to roll up his shirt sleeves indoors, these two people standing together really seem to be living in two seasons. However, now that Hong Kong City has entered October, the weather has begun to become cloudy and sunny. On the streets, There are people wearing whatever they want, so it’s not surprising that Li Wang is walking outside.

Li Wang Yiyan walked to the opposite side of He Tianran, pulled out a chair and sat down. He felt a little ashamed but also said calmly:
"I'm ashamed to say that my girlfriend helped me put on this outfit today before I went out. She thought that your office is in Shanhai Group, surrounded by white-collar workers in professional attire, and she thought that a few years ago we When I met you while filming, you were also wearing a suit, so she thought it would look better if I dressed like this today, but she didn’t expect it to be a self-defeating thing, and she made a joke. She has the demeanor but loses the warmth."

Li Wang's words made many He Tianran like him better. He Tianran praised:
"It seems that Director Li's girlfriend is really a good wife. By the way, Director Li, we don't want you to talk to us. You are too unfamiliar, and we should be only a few months apart in age, so you can just call me I'm naturally fine, oh, seeing you coming here today, I immediately thought of the first time Hu Yue came to see me, you should know each other, right?"

"We know each other. What happened when he came?"

"It's nothing. I just didn't shave when I came here. I had two big dark circles under my eyes and was carrying a computer bag. It looked like I had just written a script all night. I came here before I had time to pack it up. I didn't even have time to pack it up." What do you think, but when I saw you today, I realized that he was really sloppy that time."

Talking about this past incident between friends, both of them laughed for a while.

Li Wang asked: "I heard that Hu Yue and Cai Jueming stayed in Hengdian after finishing your "The Wild Heart"?"

He Tianran nodded, "Yeah, when we were about to finish filming, we happened to meet a few bosses from Pearl Lane who were also going to film there, so I introduced the two of them there, but I saw them posting on the surfing line. Some recent developments, he should be coming back."

"That's it. I was still confused when I came here. I always thought that your company was naturally located in the cultural and creative park in Zhuguang Lane. I didn't expect it to be on the Shanhai side."

"No, no, it's in Zhuguang Lane. This is a temporary office. My girlfriend is studying architecture. After she returned to China, I asked her to help me redesign and decorate the interior there. I think it will be completed this month. If we can get it done, then all these people outside will have to go back with me."

The smile on Li Wang's face suddenly froze, as if he didn't hear clearly, he confirmed again:
"Female...friend? Director He, you said you have a girlfriend?"

"correct."

"Then last time at the hot pot restaurant... you and Ah Liang..."

He Tianran was silent for two seconds and said in a deep voice:

"That was a game, and now it's just the end of the game. Although Wen Liang and I didn't have the kind of relationship we had in the 'Acquaintance Game', we are still friends."

Li Wang seemed unable to figure out the information contained in this sentence for a moment, but when he looked at He Tianran again, his expression was a little complicated. He Tianran understood the other person's thoughts at the moment and added:
"Don't get me wrong, Wen Liang and I have normal interactions."

Li Wang shook his head and said with a warm smile:

"Director He, you don't need to explain this to me. As an outsider, I have no right to comment on what happened between you two. As a friend of A Liang for many years, I'm just a little surprised. She didn't talk to anyone before. Playing games like this, it seems that in the two years since graduation and working, everyone has changed more or less."

He Tianran nodded and asked curiously: "Wen Liang...or rather, what were you friends like before?"

Li Wang leaned back on the chair, raised his head, looked upward, folded his hands on his chest, and had a look of reminiscence on his face:

"I'm not afraid of you saying I'm pretentious. In my memory, our group of people are very pure, so my impression of them still remains when I first met them.

But now that I think about it, everyone has actually been changing, but we all got along together before, so I don’t think that if we meet again after two or three years apart, some changes will be obvious. Me, my girlfriend and Wen Liang, The three of us met quite early. At that time, we were all students in an art training class. We usually went to our respective schools to take cultural classes, and we got together on weekends or during training camps.

She studied art, and she was young, so she had a very flamboyant personality. At that time, Wen Liang was completely prickly, rebellious, and arrogant. When my girlfriend first met her, we had a quarrel because of a trivial matter.

Later, the three of us were admitted to the film school and met Gu Ling, who was still naive and simple at that time, Cai Jueming, who was smooth and shrewd, and Hu Yue, who seemed wretched but had integrity and talent in his heart. Later, he became warm and cool. We went to play in a band, and our group made friends with the generous Alan brother. He originally studied sculpture, but because of the band experience, he has completely switched to music. Wei Xing also doesn’t appear often, but when he does appear, he always brings something to people Boss Park for comic effect.There is no doubt that our group of people are connected together because of warmth and coolness, and thus have a vivid memory of youth. To be honest, at that time, she seemed to be a girl illuminated by the spotlight of fate. , she can always find the things she likes and make friends with some interesting people. It seems that there are no ups and downs in her life. I used to worry about this because everything that happened around her was too smooth, but with her personality Personality, I feel like I will make some mistakes sooner or later...

But who in this world doesn’t make mistakes?
It is better to come early and learn lessons than to come late and be irreversible.

Later, Wen Liang still went her own way, and fate favored her for the last time after she finished filming her first movie. We were brought together because of her, and we went our separate ways because of her graduation that year.

That year, Wen Liang signed a contract with the company and disbanded the band. Alan never created a band like INTERESTING again. Gu Ling broke up with Cai Jueming and became the current Gu Qiaoman. Hu Yue was in We had a brief relationship in the last year of college, but it ended in nothing. My girlfriend worked as Wen Liang's assistant for a year and a half. Because of some changes in my work at that time, she came back to help me.

You must be very clear about what happened after that, Director He. That memory is a very precious creative treasure for me. I will always think about and ask questions over and over again in the dead of night. How did our group of people live at that time? We lived such a happy life, why do we always feel sad when we think about it now?

This gave me a creative impulse and a desire for expression. I wanted to help Wen Liang, or I wanted to use her as an embodiment to record something and discuss something for our group of people...

However, I seem to have underestimated the power of fate on mortals. When it no longer comes for you, it will not even give you the opportunity to make mistakes. "

He Tianran quietly listened to Li Wang's story. The tea he had just asked his colleagues to bring has not yet arrived, but it may not be needed now. The young boss did not say anything for the time being. He stood up and walked to In front of the thermostatic wine cabinet behind him, he took out two wine glasses and a bottle of Martell Cognac.

"Want some ice?"

He Tianran looked back and asked.

Li Wang was obviously someone who knew a lot about wine. He shook his head and said, "I heard that aged Cognac is best drunk without adding anything."

"It's not that particular. This wine is quite strong. It's good to add some ice cubes to dilute it, but... I also like to drink it directly."

He Tianran came back with the wine. He divided the glasses between the two of them in an orderly manner and poured the wine. His eyes stared at the slowly rising wine in the glass. After a quarter of it was poured, he took back the wine. , then said:
"It was around this time last year. I had just acquired Wen Liang's company. At that time, her agent boss told me that Wen Liang still had a few films that were not aired. Some of them had been filmed but had not been released due to various reasons. Some of them are scheduled to be released, and some of them have been delayed in the later stages. Her popularity has increased rapidly recently. These old films have appeared overnight, and they all want to catch up with the popularity and release them online. In the past, Wenliangfeng had not received good reviews. I have never seen them in such a hurry before. If she is not popular now, I don’t know when these films will be released..."

Li Wang picked up the wine glass and shook it slightly. He understood the meaning of He Tianran's words, but he had not yet decided how to answer.

However, He Tianran's next question was more direct. He took a sip of wine, relaxed his body and mind, and said slowly:
"Tell me about the film you asked Wen Liang to shoot. I'm very curious about what kind of story you will make after you have experienced such a splendid youth."

Li Wang pondered for a moment, and before the story began, he suddenly asked:
"Hey, Director He, you should know that there is a 'Universe Street' over there in the university town, right?"

He Tianran smiled and nodded, "Of course, the real name of that road is 'Yuzhou Back Street North'. It is between the Sports Academy and the Academy of Fine Arts. It is also the only way to go to the Film Academy. The street is full of graffiti, There is a shop and a bar, why do you suddenly mention this?"

"Everyone changed the name of that road just for fun, and then because of the meeting, I changed it into the title of my film, called "Cosmic Backstreet North."

Li Wang raised his glass and took a sip of wine, and slowly told the unfinished story in his heart...

They all say that a good story can be summed up in one sentence. Although this kind of commercial film logic is not so out of place when applied to literary and artistic films, summarizing your own story in simple and popular language is indeed the basic skill of a director and screenwriter. .

Therefore, Li Wang did not talk about any profound issues to be discussed in the film at the beginning. The content of the film "Cosmic Backstreet North" is very simple——

This is a story about a senior girl, Xiao Shui, chasing stars as she faces graduation and is about to enter the society.

On the eve of graduation, Tianle, the lead singer of her favorite band, suddenly disappeared the next day after leaving a sentence at the end of a performance: "The universe is very big, but I want to go home."

Overnight, none of his friends, fans, and relatives seemed to remember him. In this world, it seemed that only Xiao Shui still remembered such a person. For this reason, she had been looking for Tianle, and kept asking for help. Others proved the existence of Tianle, but many people thought that Xiaoshui had a mental problem. Tianle was just her imagination, and this seriously affected Xiaoshui's life, forcing her to give up temporarily. Instead of looking for an idol, he started looking for a job.

Time passed by for three years, until one day, Xiao Shui heard a familiar singing voice in a familiar tavern...

Themes of "pursuit" or "searching" are very common in the field of artistic creation. He Tianran listened to them and felt the shadow of many famous works, such as "Suzhou River" by Lou Ye and "Li Mi's Conjecture" by Cao Baoping. ", but similar themes do not mean anything. Each generation has its own unique mark of the times. The confusion and helplessness, pursuit and fall, pain and numbness of young people are all embedded in the cruel corner of the city. This kind of This situation will definitely be with us for several generations, but fortunately, for this kind of pain caused by the times, young directors at that time will always stand up and use different perspectives to express their voices.

Li Wang then explained in detail some specific contents and metaphors in the script. He Tianran was obviously a good listener. As a colleague, some of his questions and feelings were always to the point, making the topic more in-depth rather than superficial. on the surface.

They chatted about everything. After chatting about scripts, they talked about art, and after chatting about art, they talked about life. This chat continued until dusk. The two of them were still in high spirits, like confidants for many years. When they added new wine again, they were already tipsy.

At this time, Li Wang suddenly asked:
"Of course, have you ever written a script yourself?"

He Tianran was stunned, sighed, shook his head and smiled:

"Of course I have written it, but to say that like Wangzai, after experiencing life, you have a strong creative impulse and you must want to express something, that's not true."

Li Wang was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it was understandable.

Although He Tianran is currently engaged in an industry he likes, his identity is actually more of a producer. Apart from filming days, there is really very little time for him to concentrate on creation. After all, He still has such a big company to manage. Today he will check with several investors to see if this project is worth investing in. Tomorrow he will have a meeting with several publishers to discuss the market announcement. This does not include his acceptance. For some of the film and television projects that will be launched next, if Bai Wenyu hadn't helped him manage the artist's situation, then he would really have been overwhelmed.

But there is nothing he can do about it. If he wants to get He Panshan's financial support, he must bear all these.

So in terms of directing alone, He Tianran is more commercial than Li Wang; and Li Wang is much more pure than He Tianran.

These two men knew each other's situation well.

"Have you ever thought about taking a break or settling in for a while?"

"It's very difficult. Once the machine starts turning, the cost of stopping it is very high..."

"Maybe the 'muse' that can inspire you hasn't appeared yet."

"Hahaha, maybe."

He Tianran took a sip of wine, put down the glass, and asked:
"By the way Wangzi, is the current material of "Universe Street" still there? I want to take a look." (End of Chapter)