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When he woke up the next morning, Xie Lansheng felt something was wrong.

He's in Xinye's shoulder!

At this moment, Xinye's arms were crossed, and he himself was lying on top of it, with one hand resting on Xinye's chest, and the other hand straddling Xinye's eight-pack abs, embracing him.What made Xie Lansheng speechless the most was that his hands were still quite sloppy. At some point, he lifted Xin Ye's shirt off, and hugged Xin Ye flesh-to-blood.

Xie Lansheng: "..." What's going on... What did he do last night?

At this time, Xinye's voice that seemed to be a smile but not a smile sounded above his head: "Are you awake?"

Xie Lansheng quickly withdrew his hand, sat up with a "swish", and looked back at Xinye.

Xin Ye got up a little lazy, propped himself up with one arm, he turned his eyes half sideways, and there was ink pad on his face: "Director Xie, you drank too much last night, use the red ink pad on the bedside to rub the corner of my mouth While drawing two lumps, he said, "This time it looks like half, it's not completely different, and I can accept it", then dragged me down, and said to sleep."

Xie Lansheng immediately thought of the size "dimpled girl", and was a little taken aback.

Yeah?Did he overlap Xin Ye with her when he was drunk last night?Give up looking for the "dimple girl" and are willing to be with Xin Ye?But having said that, since he was disturbed four years ago, he hasn't imagined himself as a "dimpled girl" for a long time.

Xie Lansheng glanced at Xin Ye and was stunned.

Xinye is still in the same body as yesterday.The upper body is a bright white shirt, the lower body is black trousers, and the belt has beautiful lines.But at this moment, Xin Ye's shirt was lifted up, and it was half-wrinkled, because the eight-pack abdominal muscles were tense in the half-up position, and the neckline was all messed up, one side of the collar was crooked, and the right collarbone was completely exposed. It is also because of this posture that the collarbone is particularly prominent, and the shoulders are slightly shrugged.Xinye was looking at him at this time, the other side of his neck was stretched out, very tough.The light came in from the gap in the curtains, and fell on him all over, shining brightly, like a golden chain.

Like a goblin seducing Tang Seng.

Maybe because he was too thirsty in the morning, Xie Lansheng let out a "goo" and his Adam's apple moved.

Xinye didn't speak, but the corners of his mouth were obviously darkened, and he still smiled.

Xie Lansheng hugged the quilt again, and said softly, "I'm too thirsty. Where's the water?"

Xinye turned around and took the cup, then sat up too.Just as Xie Lansheng was about to reach out to pick it up, Xin Ye gently grabbed the back of his head and said, "I'll do it."

"..." Before Xie Lansheng could speak, a sip of water stuck to his lips, and Xie Lansheng had no choice but to drink it, and then, the second and third sips.If he insisted on taking the cup away, he would touch Xin Ye's hand, so Xie Lansheng obediently drank it.

After feeding Xie Lansheng a lot, Xin Ye put away the cup and said, "You can deal with it yourself, it's easier like this. Your lips are chapped, I already said it yesterday."

"...Ah, I see." He thinks that Beijing is cold and dry in winter, and it is still moist like Xinye.

After saying this sentence, Xin Ye saw a drop of water dripping down on the other party's lips, so he wiped it with his fingertips quite naturally.Xie Lansheng only felt a strong electric current rushing down again, and hurriedly lifted the quilt to get up, saying: "Get up, Xiaohong and Xiaolu said to go to the temple last night!" Last night only one or two people left the group due to prior Well, today is the time for the big troops to bid farewell to each other. After researching, Xiaohong and Xiaolu decided to burn incense together during the day.

"No hurry," Xin Ye finally got out of bed, "Qi Yong went to dance again after the wrap-up banquet yesterday, he hasn't woken up yet, it's only eight o'clock."

Xie Lansheng also vaguely heard Qi Yong talking about going to "JJ Disco" - the first disco in Beijing that just opened in December last year, disco or disco, he thought for a while and said: "Come on, it's not too late , Little Red and Little Green are old Beijingers themselves, it doesn’t matter, but you are flying to Sydney in the afternoon, so you’d better prepare early.”

"Okay," Xin Ye said, "Then I'll go back and tidy up."

"Ah."

Xin Ye straightened his shirt, but it was still crumpled, so he ignored it and opened the door to go out.

Unexpectedly, Qi Da Cinematography had already woken up and even had breakfast. He was shocked when he saw Xin Da Film King walking out in disheveled clothes, and left in a hurry.

Xinye: "..."

…………

The official departure is at nine o'clock.

Before leaving, Liu Yao gave everyone a parting gift, which was paper-cutting.

She actually cut out 12 gifts in one night and gave them to the main creators respectively.Because the Year of the Rabbit is coming soon, there are two rabbits on the paper-cut, with the word "福" in the middle and the word "Consummation" written on it, and the rest are patterned, very beautiful.

"Wow!!!" Xiaohong called again, "Sister Liu Yao, you are so amazing!!!"

Liu Yao smiled softly again.

Xie Lansheng asked: "Liu Yao, let me ask, what are your future plans?"

Liu Yao replied with a smile: "I should go back to Renyi. Wait for "Consummation" to win awards in Europe and the United States before taking on other roles."

"It's not guaranteed to win the award." Xie Lansheng looked seriously, "But as long as you continue like this, you will definitely develop a lot."

"Thank you, Director." Liu Yao said, "I'm so happy, really happy."

"Well." Xie Lansheng said again, "Then we will reunite after we part today at a celebration banquet, if we can celebrate."

"Okay."

Because she had seen Liu Yao cry bitterly, Xie Lan was afraid that the other party would feel very lonely again, so she found an opportunity to say to Xiao Hong, "Xiao Hong, you and Liu Yao are good friends, and I will often ask her to go out for dinner, shopping, whatever. "

Xiaohong: "Okay!"

"Ah."

Xie Lansheng thought, since he is a man himself, it is impossible for him to ask Liu Yao out, but Xiaohong is close to him, so it is okay to have more fun.He can also organize activities to let everyone relax.

They took two "Dafa" vehicles to Jietai Temple in Mentougou.

There are not many people in Jietai Temple, quiet and solemn.As soon as you step in, you will see the Shanmen Hall, with two large stone lions on both sides, and behind it are the second floor of the Bell and Drum, the Hall of Heavenly Kings, and the Hall of Daxiong.Xie Lansheng didn't really believe it, but he was in awe. He led everyone to worship one by one, praying for a good result of "Consummation".He didn't seek fame and fortune, but said that he hoped his film could be seen and thought about.

Xiaohong said, this place is very spiritual.Xie Lansheng also heard people say that when the Eight-Power Allied Forces entered Beijing, it was a place of refuge. Therefore, many people believed that the gods and Buddhas in Jietai Temple were powerful and could protect people from disasters.

The most important scene of Jietai Temple is the Jietai Hall. In the back, the Ming Dynasty altar in the main hall is known as "the first altar in the world".The precept altar is very high, made of white marble, engraved with 113 precept gods around it, very exquisite and luxurious, and the top of the altar is a statue of Buddha, which looks majestic and solemn.

Xie Lansheng was quite moved after walking around the platform.Although he doesn't believe in gods and Buddhas, some of his ideas have something in common with here.He also feels that he has come here for more than a hundred years, not for money or fame, but for continuous practice, continuous growth, and thorough pursuit.

Another landscape of Jietai Temple is the pine trees in the courtyard.These pine trees have different shapes, and the breeze blows the pine waves. There are dragon pine, phoenix pine, and even a long avenue of strange pine trees in front of the Thousand Buddha Pavilion. There are five strange pine trees on it.

Xiaohong took a map and took everyone to the "Wishing Tree", saying: "Super clever!"

Xie Lansheng was very fond of him again, and said, "Okay, okay, super spirit, super spirit."

On the way to the wishing tree, they were stopped by two blondes.The other couple babbled a lot of English, Xinye frowned slightly, and said to Xie Lansheng: "They have a wheelchair. You guys go there first, I will help them to ask the temple how to get there."

Xie Lansheng said: "Well, good." After speaking, he waved his hand back and led the others to continue walking.

The wishing tree is covered with red stripes, each with a sincere heart.

The old man selling red ribbons under the wishing tree said to them: "Buy a red ribbon first, write your wish on it and hang it on the branch, so that your wish can be remembered."

"Huh?" Xiaohong was obviously very tempted, "Then, come on!"

"It's very spiritual." The old man said again, "I have all kinds of things. Some pray for good health, some pray for a happy marriage, some pray for academic success, some pray for a smooth career, and some pray for a safe home. There are those who pray for harmony between husband and wife..."

Xiaohong asked for a "marriage match", and asked everyone in the crew to come and pick one.Xie Lansheng saw that Liu Yao didn't move, and was still sticking at the end, so he pushed her and asked, "Don't you believe this?"

"No." Liu Yao smiled, "I just don't know what to ask for."

"Then choose the one without words." Xie Lansheng asked for the root for her, looked at it very sincerely and said, "You can just write something more general like 'Everything goes well'." Xie Lansheng also knew that she wanted marriage, But I dare not ask for marriage.

"Well, that's good, thank you, Director Xie." Sure enough, Liu Yao picked up a fountain pen, wrote "Everything is going well" on it, followed Xiao Hong to the wishing tree and hung it.

After a few conversations, the others hung up, and Xie Lansheng was still buying red ribbons at the table. He asked casually, "Can I buy two?"

"No, no, choose carefully." The old man who sold red ribbons said, "Immortals don't like those who are too greedy. The first wish is the most spiritual!"

"Oh……"

Does the first wish come true?

In such a place, Xie Lansheng unconsciously became in awe of the legend.

Xie Lansheng just saw that Yu Qianzi and Hua Guoguang both wrote "I beg "Consummation" to get the Golden Bear", and felt that it would be repetitive and unnecessary to write again, so he was hesitant to hold the money.

Don't waste it?

And, to be honest, what is a "Consummation"?

He suddenly remembered what happened last night.

He didn't know what was going on, but he still vaguely remembered the feeling.

When he bid farewell to the "dimple girl", he felt relieved, at ease, and...sweet when he slept on Xinye's shoulder.Yes, sweet, crispy, numb.At that time, my heart was full of thoughts, but it was the most exciting moment in the past 26 years.He was finally able to kiss him, hug him, and touch him justifiably, as if a tiger had come out of the gate in his heart.

Maybe give it a try.

The arrows that Xinye shot at him were venomous.Ambush on all sides.Perhaps, he had already been unable to get out.

Everyone had already left, and Xiaohong and Xiaolu shouted loudly: "Thank you, thank you! Be quicker!" They saw that they hadn't even taken off the cap of their pens.

Lan Sheng turned around and responded, a little anxious and anxious.In the end, before he could figure out how to say "I will not regret it", Xie Lansheng inexplicably wrote the four black characters "A hundred years together" and signed the names "Lansheng" and "Xinye" on the lower part of the ribbon.

After finishing writing, he felt that something was wrong, he felt that he was too sure, but Xiaohong had just urged him, and it was too late to change it at this time, so he simply broke the pot and went to the wishing tree to hang a red strip.

Well, to be materialistic, not idealistic, Xie Lansheng thought: It’s just a note, let’s exaggerate it.

But even though he said so, he chose a good position high in the sky, stood on tiptoe, and carefully wrapped the ribbon around the branches of the tree, tied a knot, thought about it and tied it again, He also tugged, making sure that the ribbon would never be blown off anyway, and instinctively hoped that his wishes would be blessed.

After making the wish, the crew members walked to the main road one by one. Xiaohong and Xiaolu looked at their watches and said, "It took 20 minutes to make a wish! We should go back to the hotel. But... the film king of Xinda hasn't come yet! We're going to the airport! We just forgot that Best Actor Xin is not here!"

"Hmm..." Xie Lansheng was just thinking about the strategy when he saw Xinye come out.

Xinye looked at them and asked, "Is everything done? Can we go?"

"Correct!"

Of course, a person like the film king of Xinda would not let 11 people wait for him to make a wish, then turned around and said, "That's the time."

Little Red and Little Green said, "It's very clever. Why don't you go and come back quickly?"

"Farewell, it's late. I don't have enough time." Xinye then said to them, "This place can come anytime."

"Too."

"No need to come again." Quite suddenly, Xie Lansheng was pushed and shoved by a natural impulse, and said, "I made his wish, it is the same, there is no need to repeat it."

Little Red and Little Green: "Huh?"

Hearing this, Xin Ye's ten fingers clenched tightly.He stopped and looked at Xie Lansheng's back in disbelief as he walked further and further away, exhaling ferocious mist in Beijing's cold winter months.

"Thank you!" Xinye asked Xie Lansheng with a raised voice, "The same wish...is it true?"

"..." Xie Lansheng turned sideways, turned his head, looked at Xinye on the seven or eight steps, and said, "...ah."

In the warm winter sun of Beijing, the two of them stood on the steps, one at the bottom of the steps, looking at each other from a distance. ancient temple.

After a while, Xie Lansheng turned around and continued to sway.

Xinye watched for a while before following.

He thought: Did he really wait for it?

Or is it just another dream?

Some are not real.

If it is true, then why?

…………

Back at the hotel, Xinye took the suitcase and went to the airport with Xie Lansheng, and Xiaohong and Xiaolu also went to deliver it.

In the car, Xie Lansheng confessed to the famous film star Xianglin: "We still edit by Nathan, ABCLAB has not sent newcomers." Except the last three films, so send them as soon as possible.”

"Ah."

Xie Lansheng kept telling him to go to the security check before finally shutting his mouth: "Let's talk about the rest of the phone call."

Xinye sneered: "Okay."

"Ah."

"Director Xie," Xinye said suddenly, "A hug? Will you succeed soon?"

"...OK." Xie Lansheng opened his arms.

Xin Ye hugged him in his arms.

He slid his two hands in from both sides of Xie Lansheng's waist, tightly wrapped his arms around Xie Lansheng's back, and tightly strangled Xie Lansheng's ribs with a few fingers. He raised his neck and looked up, feeling it with all his heart.Hands were released and retracted, released and retracted, Lan Sheng felt that his waist was about to break.

After a while, Xin Ye relaxed, and returned his hands to the spine. Then, one hand went up and the other down. The up one reached his tattoo on the back of his neck, and the down one reached his belt. Looking at him, through the shirt, up and down on his back, repeatedly.

Xie Lansheng: "..." He was trembling all over.

How can there be such a hug before leaving.

He thought for a while and said, "Xinye, when you return to Beijing, I have something to tell you."

Xinye knew what it was, with gentle eyes, said: "Okay, I will wait and look forward to it."

"Well, go in and see you in a few weeks."

"See you in a few weeks."

…………

As soon as Xinye arrived in Australia, he called back to China.

Without mentioning himself, he reported to Xie Lansheng: "Director Xie, ABCLAB's Nathan just said that he wanted us to copy the negatives. He hoped to use sample cuts, and after cutting, he also wanted to use the traditional screening method to check first. "

"...Why do you want to copy the negatives?"

There are computers in this era, and ABCLAB gave him computer materials to edit and send back. ABCLAB scanned the film over there, and Xie Lansheng went to the "computer room" to edit the material, and then Xin Ye brought it back to Australia to guide ABCLAB in the final conformation.Only the last week's filming has not been finished—Xin Ye has already brought it over, and he is waiting to collect the computer materials.

The so-called backing is to formally use the film to cut.

"Well," Xin Ye said, "I consulted many directors, and they all said that there is no need for dailies. On the computer, the director has already finished editing with the scanned film, and the ABCLAB editor just cut it again on the negative, and there will be no mistakes. , thinking that Nathan is cheating money. Moreover, several other clips of ABCLAB also said that there is no need to copy them.”

"..."

"If you choose to copy the sample, the cost will increase significantly. Only Nathan said that the computer technology is not yet mature, and various problems may occur. Once the negative is cut, it is difficult to make up for it."

"Okay." Xie Lansheng said while holding the phone, "If others don't copy it, let's copy it. You don't need to listen to what others say."

"Ah."

Xie Lansheng added: "I trust Nathan. He will not try to cheat me of money."