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The voice finally came back, and Xie Lansheng also collected himself, and said, "Luo Dajing, let me tell you, all the equipment you took away were borrowed by Guan Beidian, not mine. If you don't want to return it, you can keep it yourself. Nortel will never end with you. Nortel may not choose to call the police, but your old leaders and colleagues at Hunan TV will definitely let you hand in the machine, and will take you as a joke! The school will definitely stand on my side, I said This is a graduation work, and they will say it is a graduation work. It’s not that you say that the underground film police is an underground film. Our Nortel graduates have to shoot graduation works. I am not satisfied with the previous one, and I want to change it to re-exhibit , that's all."

"..." Hearing this, Luo Dajing's arrogance obviously lost a bit, but he still insisted, "You guys are making underground movies and want to sell them to Europe and the United States! Putting such themes without permission Selling to Europe and the United States! You and Nortel are in the same group, and they both want to get the equipment back. I know the truth, and Zhang Jixian also knows the truth. Who the police will look at and how they will look at it is not certain! At that time, there may be more than These devices will also confiscate other props!"

"You..." Xie Lansheng thought, what a shame!

Five seconds later, seeing Xie Lansheng's face flushed, Xin Ye, who was standing aside with his pocket in his pocket, suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "Luo Dajing."

Luo Dajing: "???"

Xin Ye moved slowly, and took out a folded piece of paper from the left breast pocket of the black shirt. With slender fingers, he spread it slowly, "Luo Dajing, listen up. As an actor, Director Xie and I have signed the contract in black and white. - as Wang Fusheng in Dao Xie's graduation work "Growing Roots". If this incident becomes serious in the end, I will submit this contract, and the police will be able to confirm that it existed long ago as long as they check the time. With this thing as evidence, the police, The judge can only admit it. We have the personal evidence of Nortel, the physical evidence of the contract, and assistants Xiaohong Xiaolu, Ouyang Nannan and the village chief, but you only have Zhang Jixian on your side. We are not too worried about causing trouble. You two together If you run away, can you still testify against each other?"

"...a contract?" Luo Dajing's eyes were suffocated, and he realized that it was true.He wanted to reach out to take it, but Xinye lifted it lightly, twitched it, and dodged it.

"Luo Dajing," Xinye said calmly, with a cold voice, "if you think he will give in, you are wrong. He looks at right and wrong, not at pros and cons, so it is impossible for him to give in half a step. Xie Lansheng will never end, Bei The electricity will also be endless. In the end, this device will either return to us or be confiscated by the police. In any case, it will not be your turn. Are you sure you want to spend all your time on this? Lose your face on it ? He even dared to shoot a movie, and he would still be afraid of you? At most, the fish will die and the net will be broken, and everyone will fight together. These equipments are his life, and he can afford them."

Xie Lansheng looked at Xinye again.At the beginning, when the actor agreed to come, he asked to sign a contract, which was quite new. In 1991, Xie Lansheng had heard about the contract, but had never seen it. He hadn’t signed anything when he was assigned to the Xiaoxiang Factory, and neither had the other students who were assigned to public institutions. Just go and report in person.Everyone does things on their own initiative, which is not much different from before the reform.Besides, they are making underground movies, and they can't go to the court to judge.Therefore, when Xinye said to sign the contract, Xie Lansheng was taken aback.

Xin Ye did not write "Underground Movie", but wrote "Play as Wang Fusheng in Director Xie's graduation work "Growing Roots"". After reading the signature, Xie Lansheng said, "This will be useful". Xie Lansheng didn't understand it at the time, but now I understand—people's hearts are unpredictable, he didn't expect that someone would plot against him because he couldn't call the police, but Xin Ye expected it.Xin Ye spent his childhood in shopping malls, and he has seen greed before.

Outside the window, the wind blows over the treetops, shadows flickering.

The fat on Luo Dajing's cheeks trembled and he gritted his teeth. In the end, he didn't go all out, and said bitterly: "Here, here! Got it! Can't I stop talking?!" Those who wear shoes are afraid of bare feet. I am afraid that I will die.Hooligans can win against others, but they can't win against even more hooligans.

After Luo Dajing finished speaking, he turned around, pulled on his shoes, walked into the inner room, put his arms against the door frame, raised his chin towards the high and low cabinet with a gloomy face: "It's all there, take it yourself."

Xie Lansheng walked into the room.

The high side of the high and low cabinet is a wardrobe, and the short side is a display cabinet. There are some books and some gadgets in the glass door, and his most familiar shooting equipment is scattered on the top of the cabinet.

"Okay," Luo Dajing urged, "Hurry up and leave after taking the things, we are going to sleep soon."

Xie Lansheng just took a step, but Xin Ye stretched out his hand to stop him, fixed his eyes on Luo Dajing, and said, "Luo Dajing, you took those equipments, and I want you to send them back with your own hands. We won't do it ourselves." Speaking of this, he smiled, "Otherwise, it won't be the same as you?"

Luo Dajing's face was ugly, and he stood motionless.Xie Lansheng also suddenly realized, thinking that Xinye is really thorough.

The two sides fell into a stalemate again.

However, only a few seconds later, suddenly, in a flash, Xie Lansheng's eyes flashed!

I saw Xinye pinching Luo Dajing's right wrist and pulling it, Luo Dajing was caught off guard and pulled in front of Shenye, and then Xinye kicked Luo Dajing's back spine without hesitation!After hearing a bang, Luo Dajing, which weighed more than 180 kilograms, hit the high and low cabinets firmly!

The two porcelain vases with flowers on the top of the closet struggled, but they still fell over and rolled towards the wall, rolling.

"..." Luo Dajing turned his head and was stunned.

Xie Lansheng was also taken aback: Xin Ye kicked him onto the cabinet!

Why is this man so violent? !

He knew that Xinye had practiced Sangbo.

At this time, Xinye's patience was exhausted, and his voice was cold: "Luo Dajing, you, now, use your hands to present each one without landing."

His momentum was too fierce, filling the air with oppression.Luo Dajing's breathing was short, and he felt as if he was about to be cut by this invisible sharp knife.

Luo Dajing was also a little scared, always feeling that he would be beaten violently at any time, he gave in, picked up the equipment, and turned around slowly.

Xin Ye said: "Two hands." He knew that Luo Dajing would return the equipment, and he was just holding on.

"..." Luo Dajing didn't say anything, he held it obediently with both hands.

Xie Lansheng took the equipment back, tried them one by one, and found that all of them were easy to use. He breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Lansheng found that both he and Xin Ye were very stubborn, and they had to do whatever they wanted to do. However, he never pushed others, while Xin Ye always pushed others. He was very sensitive and could always catch others' weaknesses, and he was not soft-hearted. , people can only bow their heads and cooperate.His own "must do something" is all out of principles and ideals, while Xinye's "must do something" is out of his own character and is domineering.

"Also," Xinye was about to leave, but another thing came to mind, "You asked Xie Lansheng to repay the 2000 yuan before joining the group."

Luo Dajing was stunned for a moment, his tone softened, and he begged: "Xin Film King, Director Xie, you two are generous, the 2000 yuan is really repaying the debt. Give me some time, and I will make it together, okay?"

"I'll give you two months." Xinye finally passed the verdict, obviously exhausted his patience, "I want to see the 2000 yuan when we come back after filming."

"Okay... Let's think of a way as a family." Luo Dajing felt that the most urgent task is to let Xinye leave as soon as possible.

Xin Ye looked at the other party for the last time, and after a few seconds, retracted his eyes, and asked Xie Lansheng to follow him, and finally walked out of the room.Xie Lansheng hung all the big and small bags on his body, and staggered behind.

Luo Dajing locked the door of the house and found that his T-shirt was wet.

After finally sending the two gods away, his breathing was a little short.

…………

Lan Sheng and Xin Ye drove back to Xuyi Village overnight to continue filming.He bought some red medicine and applied it on his wound.

"Xinye," Xie Lansheng asked on the train, "Why did you sign the contract after agreeing to join the team?"

Xin Ye raised his eyes, and tapped the front table a few times with the tip of his right finger: "Because I knew there would be shit." I knew that someone would think that he could do whatever he wanted because he "did not dare to call the police".

Xie Lansheng fell silent.

Xinye asked him about his future plans: "Are you still looking for Zhang Jixian?"

"No." Xie Lansheng shook his head, and he already had a plan in mind, "Although Zhang Jixian left, he didn't steal anything, and he didn't advance his salary. He probably couldn't take it anymore. He bought cigarettes and alcohol when he was filming in a state-owned factory. He can pay the bills, but we can't do it here. The crew only eats and sleeps. He must really feel that the crew of "Growing Roots" treated him harshly. He didn't expect that he could order a cigarette from the factory today and a bottle of wine from the factory tomorrow. It's really abnormal. Since he has this attitude, it doesn't make sense to pull back."

"Yeah." Xin Ye agreed, "Speaking of which, do you still plan to continue filming? It's only been a few days, and they're all gone."

"Shooting, where is this?" Xie Lansheng smiled again, "I knew that there would be a bunch of times when I couldn't make it through. The final conclusion is that if I can't make it through, I will work hard, one year, two years , three or four years, it can always be done in the end.”

Xinye felt incredible: "You..."

"So, let's hold on first, and believe that there is no unparalleled road."

"..."

"Xinye," Xie Lansheng became literary again, "actually, making and watching movies is a process of thinking and growing."

"Yeah." Xinye also agrees.

"You were born and raised in the United States, and you must know the Garden of Eden, where the Bible story is very important."

Xinye frowned.

Xie Lansheng continued: "Adam and Eve were as pure as white paper in the Garden of Eden. God told them that the fruit on the tree of knowledge and life should not be touched. However, they were tempted by the snake and betrayed God. They ate the forbidden fruit. Then they knew good and evil, gained wisdom, and had thoughts. God was furious when he knew it, and exiled them both, and said to Adam: You will work hard all your life."

Xin Ye was a little confused.

Xie Lansheng continued: "Although I don't have any beliefs, I have always felt that some things in religion can best reflect human wisdom, such as the story of the Garden of Eden. It has already been said... The growth of thought is bound to be accompanied by pain. This is the price. .I won’t say the words in Chinese that ‘suffer your mind, work your muscles and bones, starve your skin, and empty your body’.”

Sure enough, when Xin Ye heard the sixteen characters, he looked confused.

He didn't ask what he meant, but went into specific details and asked Xie Lansheng: "Are you looking for a photographer and sound engineer again?"

"Yes." Xie Lansheng nodded, looking at the dark night outside the window and the sporadic light in it, "I have reflected on it. I valued ability too much before, which is wrong. In fact, 'coordination' is the most important thing."

"You've finally realized it." Xin Ye, who studied business at Harvard for four years, chuckled lightly: "Xie Lansheng, you'd better remember that you're not choosing your meal, you're choosing your partner. Together. Values ​​are the most important thing."

Xie Lansheng sighed: "I have already learned my lesson... I don't think it is wrong to choose to believe in Luo Dajing. Since you have recruited people, you should trust them and guard them against thieves all day long. The gains outweigh the losses. , They can feel it, so they won’t be sincere, but at the beginning, they have to keep their eyes open and find the right person.”

Xinye raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.This Xie Lansheng had never studied modern management, and he was able to realize this by himself.

Xie Lansheng shook Xinye's wrist again, and asked, "Xinye, do you know any suitable people over there? Especially photographers?" Where would he find a cameraman and a sound engineer again?

"Photographer?" Xin Ye thought for a while: "I only know one candidate. I have nothing to say about attitude and ability, and I will definitely not give up the pick halfway. He is the photographer of my first film "Railway". LA has been around for decades, and you can’t afford his weekly salary. This photographer is famous for putting money before his life. He never blows his name, but the weekly salary is also very high. And you... as a The new director has nothing to offer, and the finished product will definitely not be very good. There is no money, no name, why should he come? Don’t even think about it.”

"No." Xie Lansheng is a person who never gives up easily, "Can't you give it a try? The crew of "Rooting" is not very good...but it also brought you here?"

Xin Ye was choked by him for a second: "I joined for another reason."

Xie Lan was surprised: "What is the reason?"

Looking at the panda, Xin Ye answered in his heart, but he didn't say it out, he just said: "If you want to try it, then try it, but it's definitely useless."

"Oh——" Xie Lansheng wanted to study the Chinese that Xin Ye mentioned, and if the work was outstanding, he would definitely try it.

If he can be brought in... only the sound engineer is left, one step away from rebuilding the crew, it's okay.

Speaking of this, Xie Lansheng's eyelids began to fight.He didn't sleep much last night because he was anxious, and now he felt a little sleepy when he relaxed. Besides, he pedaled in the rain for four hours yesterday and was injured again. At this time, his body instinctively asked for a rest.

Xie Lansheng wrapped all the ropes of the equipment under his feet around his wrists, and held them tightly again, and said, "Xin Ye, let me squint for a while, if you are sleepy or want to pee, just wake me up. The equipment must be locked .”

"Okay, go to sleep."

"Yeah." Xie Lansheng only felt that his head was groggy and full of paste, so he lay down on the small table, revealing the top of his hairy hair, and fell asleep.His consciousness was instantly blurred, and there seemed to be mountains and seas in front of him, which was very beautiful, not a gloomy scene.

After a while, his shoulders rose and fell, and he had obviously fallen asleep.

Xin Ye sat across from him, with his eyelids slightly lowered, he saw Xie Lansheng's scarred arm.

Fair-skinned and thin, she looked delicate and weak, but at this moment, her entire forearm was scratched, and the potion was applied casually, and there was a mosquito bag on it. It was ugly and horrible.The scratches were from buying medicine for Ouyang Nannan and gifts for Luo Dajing and Zhang Jixian, and the bag was bitten while protecting Ouyang Nannan and himself.

"..." Without realizing it, Xin Ye lightly lifted the other's wrist, thinking it was really light enough.Inadvertently, he rubbed those wounds lightly with his thumb, and then looked up at the other person's sleeping face.Xie Lansheng buried his face, and his soft hair hung down on the table.

Really, it is good for his ideals, good for his art, good for Ouyang Nannan, good for Luo Dajing and Zhang Jixian, but not good for himself.

After a while, Xie Lansheng seemed to feel uncomfortable, so he casually pressed Xinye's hand with his other hand, still holding it in his palm.

Xinye: "..." Warm and hot.

It cannot be denied that Xie Lansheng is talented.

"Rooting" is well written and well directed, but most importantly, he...

What is he?

Xin Ye felt that his heart was constantly swelling.The brightly lit train whizzed by in the dark night, breaking the chaos and the silence. Xin Ye felt hot all over, and suddenly everything revived at the tip of his heart, and the grass grew and warblers flew.

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Xinye's mother translated: "Suddenly everything revives at the tip of my heart, and the grass grows and the warbler flies", which probably means that it is spring.