In autumn, the sunset is getting early, and at five o'clock in the evening, it has begun to turn from light to dark, and slowly, the raindrops fall, suppressing the willow leaves that were blown to the sky by the wind that came early.

Under the lights of thousands of homes, the rain curtain is getting bigger, there are gradually car horns on the road, the silver line behind the orange uniform of the sanitation is a little dazzling by the light, the rain flows down the body, passes through the arms, reaches the fingers, condenses into larger droplets of water, attaches countless dust, and unites into a piece of sand.

He stood in front of the window, watching the people running wildly in the rain, one autumn rain and one cold, and he could guess that these people must be shivering. The record player was playing "Piano Music of the Night", with the outside environment at this time, he pushed open the door and called for sanitation, I wanted him to come in to rest, and drink a cup of hot water by the way, but he was shirked by the sanitation on the grounds that he had been off work, and he didn't seem to recognize who Lu Ze was.

As soon as the wind blew, he instantly got goosebumps, and when he saw that the sanitation refused, he no longer invited, closed the door, turned around and turned off the drip coffee on the bar, and poured a cup of coffee to warm himself.

"Boss, is it raining?"

"Hmm. ”

At the table in the corner, she leaned against the glass, listening to music, when Lu Ze opened the door, the rain suddenly rose, she could naturally hear it clearly, and she was a little worried about how she would go back without an umbrella, and the reason for the inquiry was just to hear Lu Ze deny her conjecture, and gave an answer that it was just a sprinkler truck in the past, but she was disappointed.

Lowering her head, she sighed secretly, her expression became a little sad, now she can only hope that this rain can stop soon, so that she will not go back too late, she didn't think about asking for help Lu Ze, there is no such option in her mind, her white and slender fingers are crossed, and she is holding a glass of water with residual warmth between her hands, she puts her ears close to the glass, and begins to pay attention to the sound of this rain.

She faced Lu Ze sideways, Lu Ze didn't pay attention to her facial expressions, returned to his seat, opened the documents with the scent of ink, analyzed them one by one, and finally signed his name on the documents.

The document is in duplicate, it is the signing contract of the male lead actor of "Atonement", and when he returns to the UK and hands over the documents to Fatini, the contract will officially take effect, and Lu Ze will officially join the crew of "Atonement".

The script of "Atonement" adapted by Mickey was sent to Lu Ze's mailbox a few days ago, and I took the time to read it in the past few days, and the script is probably still the same way of thinking, a lonely and widowed elderly killer, Lu Ze has never denied the creativity of this script, but the plot of the first version is really a bit cliché.

But now, after Mickey's adaptation, the creativity of this movie began to exude the charm it should have, integrating some things worth thinking about, not to mention, but also adapting the killer more neurotic and cold-blooded, the characters are very plump and three-dimensional, and the story is extremely controversial, overall, Lu Ze is very optimistic about the potential of the second version of "Atonement".

But this work is different from Mickey's own works, it is more commercial, and it has a stronger ability to attract passers-by and audiences, and the connotation and thinking are not as memorable as every small paragraph like Mickey's works, if you let Lu Ze evaluate it, it can only be said that "Atonement" is a very interesting popcorn movie.

The only thing that makes Lu Ze a little suspicious is the method of assassination, which is also the key factor that distinguishes "Atonement" from other killer movies, it ...... It's too fantasy, to put it bluntly, it's ridiculous, beyond the most conventional assassination methods of killer movies such as guns and cold weapons, and more similar to the weird and seemingly coincidental killing methods of "The Grim Reaper".

In this way, it is difficult for this movie to make the audience's blood rush and be so excited that they can't extricate themselves because of common forms such as large-scale shootouts, on the contrary, its sense of suspense will be stronger, which will make the audience more nervous, and even Lu Ze will temporarily forget how to breathe when watching certain passages.

If it is paired with a slow-paced, slightly terrifying tune, the effect will definitely be even more outstanding, and Lu Ze can foresee how much shadow area the combination of picture and sound will cause in the audience's heart.

If "Atonement" is filmed well, it will definitely be a high-reputation movie, and if there are no big IP competitors, the box office can also be expected.

This is indeed not low for an actor like Lu Ze who only earns word-of-mouth but does not make money, after all, he can make more money with a high reputation, and no one will mind.

And the treatment given to Lu Ze in the contract is also very superior, with a salary of 2 million euros, plus an 8% share, note that it is not a box office share, but a share of omni-channel revenue.

Including box office, peripherals, streaming media and a series of a series of eight percent of the revenue generated by "Atonement", this price, according to Lu Ze's popularity in Europe, is indeed high.

Even though Lu Ze now has a certain fan base in Europe, and in Europe, the largest box office for literary films, a large number of literary film lovers have a positive attitude towards Lu Ze, but looking at the entire market, he is still labeled as an Asian actor in a niche market, and he is in a more awkward position.

If you really give a guaranteed price that is in line with Lu Ze's worth, 600,000 euros to 1 million euros is appropriate, and if the box office is divided as the leading actor, 8% is quite reasonable, not too much, not too little.

Surely not, but as the assistant director of "Exile", he participated in the filming of "Exile" and made a choice with confidence in the upcoming film. He believed that "Exile" would be popular, so he took the initiative to advance Lu Ze's worth after the release of "Exile".

A popular movie may make the value of the leading actor skyrocket several times, and it is not impossible to even add a zero to the original salary, and "Exile" is expected to increase the value of the 1.8 million yuan, although it is unlikely to increase the zero, but it should not be a problem to increase by 1.8 million.

And now it will not be more than five months before the release of "Exile" at most, so it is better to put your attitude right and directly raise the price to two million, one is to show his thirsty attitude, and the other is to express his respect for Lu Ze's strength, lest Lu Ze feel that his salary can be doubled after five months, there is no need to sign now, delay until five months have passed, and then ask for the salary at that time, what if it will increase more than twice by then?

Lu Ze doesn't mind Fatini doing this, friends are friends, business is business, Italians' attitude towards business Lu Ze also understands very well, it is best to treat business with friends, it is best to do business, in order to make private affairs, and this is actually a gamble by Fatini, once "Exile" is rotten, then he also has the possibility of losing money, so the contract is placed here, with a great sincerity attitude, it is not impossible to sign it.

After the contract was signed, Lu Ze put it in a brown paper bag, locked the safe, and the CD playing in the record player was about to play to the end, Lu Ze got up, took a CD off the bookshelf and opened it, just wanted to put it in the record player, but was suddenly interrupted by her.

"Boss, I actually brought a CD with me...... It's the rare kind, so I want you to listen to it, don't you mind......"

She came with a CD in the spirit of pure sharing, so she was afraid that Lu Ze would think that it was because she felt that Lu Ze's collection of music was not good, so she seemed a little nervous, in fact, this is normal, and it is also a very pleasant thing to take out some good niche works to enjoy.

She handed over the CD, it was full of Russian, Lu Ze couldn't recognize a few words, took it and looked at it carefully, the CD seemed to be some years old, the outer packaging was full of scratches, turned over and glanced at the production date under the barcode, it was produced in 1988, it didn't look like a pirated CD, it was probably a pocket.

The mouth tape is a genuine disc that cannot be sold out of the country and is processed in a unified manner, and the outer packaging is cut to ensure that it will not flow into the market for a second time, and then transported to Huaxia, which was not developed at that time, for unified destruction.

Although these CDs were not resold abroad, they were picked up by some Chinese waste pickers or hawkers who specialized in this on the way to destruction, and flowed into the Chinese market, becoming the first batch of low-cost genuine music CDs to appear on the market, and until today, they can still be found in the thrift market.

In foreign countries, these things are unsalable, but at the beginning of the entertainment industry was not developed in China, but it became a fragrant bait, and was bought back by young people who pursued fashion to enjoy it in turn.

And Lu Hua also did Su Lian's garbage disposal decades ago, so that in the Lu Hua market at that time, this kind of disc was not uncommon in Lu Hua, what Beatles, ACDC, Queen, etc.

"Hey, Anton Rubinstein, he's not going to be able to find his CD. ”

"Boss, do you know ......?"

If it weren't for the fact that this disc was suppressed by a Dutch studio, if it weren't for the yellowed English note posted on the back of the CD case, Lu Ze really wouldn't be able to tell whose work this is from the cover, this thing is really rare, and Lu Ze didn't have the fate to come across it, but she didn't expect to have a copy in her hand.

And although Anton Rubinstein is not famous, in the eyes of today's piano lovers, he really cannot stand in the echelon of first-line pianists in the history of piano in the world.

There are many reasons for this, such as his light has been overshadowed by Liszt, and because his compositional philosophy is not in line with the collective of the time, which leads to constant criticism, in short, his life was not smooth, no one reached out to help him when he was poor, and since his death, it has rarely been mentioned, and it seems that people have forgotten about him, his family, and the contributions of his students.

His mouthband, very rare and precious, at least here in Lu Ze, so he couldn't help it, covered his palm on the CD case, and gently wiped it for a while, but it didn't have any effect, it was still covered with scratches, and the cover was still faded, but fortunately, when the box was opened, the disc inside was still as clean as new.

"Do you want to hear it?"

He didn't answer her words, and even asked just to deal with it, and in the second before she answered, he had already sent the CD into the record player, waiting for a moment of operation, the top speaker would perfectly restore the sound quality, without the slightest taste of time, even Lu Ze knew that this CD could not have been recorded by Anton Rubinstein, but this is the most precious, it brings people, just like ...... A divine friendship separated by a hundred years.

Romance

At this time, you need a glass of whiskey, and you should also have a glass of whiskey, not too strong, but it needs to be sweet enough for a long time, so Lu Ze chose a cup of ringing for 21 years.

Square whiskey glasses swiped across the bar table and rested in the palm of his hand, where a few ice cubes were picked up and tossed into the glass, clanging and crunching.

The bottle was opened, the aroma of the wine had not yet wafted out, poured into the glass to a third of the height, he picked it up, sniffed it gently, felt the aroma that was different from Scotch whisky, took a sip, first it was cold, and then it felt the taste of the wine itself, which was very good to drink, not so spicy.

"This CD is rare, so keep it as a good collector. ”

He took the glass, pulled out the stool across from her and sat down, the light was dim, shining on the diamond-cut glass, very beautiful, and the body was dyed a deeper brownish gold.

"Good ......"

She began to worry, Lu Ze obviously liked this CD, her brain supplement skills began to work, and she had already thought for a while that if Lu Ze snatched love, should she give it to him for free.

She couldn't see it, naturally she didn't know how to hide her face, what she was thinking was already clearly written on her face, Lu Ze didn't interrupt her train of thought, holding the cup with both hands, trying to make the ice cubes melt faster, so as to feel what flavor the diluted wine would have, looking out the window, the rain had not stopped.

"If you like it, boss, you can take it...... I've been causing you a lot of trouble, and I don't have much to thank you for, this CD ...... I'll give it to you. ”

From her words, you could feel how reluctant she was, but she still gritted her teeth, endured the throbbing pain like blood in her heart, and pushed the CD case in front of Lu Ze.

"No, it shouldn't be traded, it should be left as an heirloom, it's a rare thing, it's traded, but it's not so pure, if necessary, I'll borrow it from you." ”

Lu Ze pushed the CD case back, and the two stopped arguing a few times, and she obediently put it away, not because she pretended not to want to send it, but because Lu Ze really didn't want to accept it.

"That'...... Boss if you need it, just take it. ”

"I'll talk about it when I need to. ”

The two were silent for a while before she spoke again: "I didn't expect you to know Anton Rubinstein, boss." ”

"Well, he's not an unpopular, he's not a niche, it's just that it's hard to find his tunes on the Internet. ”

"Really...... It's the first time I've heard someone talk about him, and I thought few people knew about it. ”

She is not the kind of person who likes to collect her favorite songs, never share them with others, and treat them as treasures, but unfortunately, among the people she knows, very few know music, and even fewer know Anton Rubinstein.

"There should be a lot to know about the Russian side, after all, it's Russian, the Moscow Conservatory was founded by his younger brother, and it won't be mentioned in China, of course, there are many people who don't have a good impression of him, after all, he does not stick to details, which will make many stubborn people dislike him, but there are always people who like it, such as me......"

Gradually, the conversation box was opened, and the two chatted around the piano giant with great interest, but unfortunately, she didn't know much about Anton, and the amount of knowledge really couldn't be compared with Lu Ze, until the end, she could only listen to him alone, just nodding her head from time to time, indicating that she was listening very seriously.

"Boss, you know a lot ......"

Time passed little by little, she gradually admired Lu Ze, she is a girl who does not have too much knowledge reserves, and she can't reserve too much knowledge, and Lu Ze is like a huge treasure trove of knowledge, which not only contains music knowledge, but also includes a lot of literature, philosophy, and life insights.

In fact, she is not wrong to understand it this way, after all, if he really opens the conversation, the eighty-year-old man can be confused by him, and learn from him how to spend his old age well.

The name of his friend of the elderly women is not only because of the appearance of the elderly, but also because he can get along with the old man and the old lady, let a group of old people look forward to him, and everything can only be achieved by him with his ideas.

In other words, if he really doesn't want an old face, he can attack any old rich woman in three days, and within three days, he can play any old lady in the world with a secret promise, make a will on the spot, and give him the inheritance.

After all, in addition to being able to read people's hearts, he is also an actor, an actor who is extremely perverted......

Then again, an old lady can be coaxed by him, let alone a little girl who has never seen the world? There is no need to act at all, just inadvertently show some erudition, coupled with the low tobacco and alcohol subwoofer he has cultivated over many years of studying scripts, it is enough to make countless girls excited.

Her face was a little ruddy, but she was not noticed by Lu Ze in the dim light, she cared about the sound very much, because she couldn't pay attention to her appearance, so a good voice could attract her attention more, plus she liked to listen to the content, gradually, she began to get confused without drinking.

Maybe it had something to do with the time that the two didn't notice, her head gradually lowered, slowly, nestled in her arms, and unconsciously closed her eyes.

"So...... Woke up, it was nine o'clock. ”

"Huh, excuse me, boss...... I was a little sleepy, so I fell asleep...... Nine...... No, I have to go back quickly, the school is going to be locked. ”

She packed up her things in a bit of a panic, in fact, there was nothing to clean up, Lu Ze didn't answer, just opened the blinds and glanced outside, under the street lamp, the rain was especially obvious.

"The rain hasn't stopped yet, I'll send you. ”

"No need boss, I've already caused you a lot of trouble, can you lend me an umbrella? I'll give you back tomorrow ......"

"It's raining so hard, it's not safe for you to go back as a girl......"

"It's okay, I often ...... when it's raining"

"Don't refuse, pack your things, I'll send you. ”

His words were very resolute, she couldn't hear a perfunctory tone, she could only lower her head, put the phone back in her bag, take her crutches, walk to the door, and walk to Lu Ze, who was waiting for her at the door.

Lock the door and open the umbrella, the rain outside is not big, but the wind is cool, blowing a little cold, but the body keeps a safe distance, Lu Ze only then discovered her special function, she can bypass the puddles on the road without him reminding her, although it is not accurate enough to tread water at all, but she will never get her shoes wet, even if there are some puddles that Lu Ze is there, she can jump directly over them.

It's just that she can remember the distance on the ground, but she doesn't know if there is garbage on the ground, and it is another puddle, she crossed it, just stepped on the garbage bag, and when her feet slipped, she was about to lean back.

It's just that...... It was the first time she had been put on the shoulder.

The face was red, it was indeed quite red, so red that I forgot to say thank you, and just walked forward, not hoping that the road would not end, but hoping that the next step would be the school gate.

Things also went as she wished, a few hundred meters away, she arrived, in the guard room, the security guard stuck out his head, wanting to see the man's face, but he pressed the umbrella very low, and did not let the gossip security guard succeed.

"I'm leaving. ”

"That'...... Goodbye boss. ”

He didn't hear the security guard's teasing and teasing of her, and he didn't want to hear any scandals about her and himself, she was a very clean girl, so in Lu Ze's opinion, in addition to being friends, the two should have nothing to do with other feelings, this is not the first time he has sent a girl back to school, but he doesn't want to send it again after that, it has nothing to do with whether she can see it or not.

He held a black umbrella, accompanied by a drizzle, strolling on the deserted streets, as soon as the wind blew, the tail of the unbuttoned trench coat was blown up, he put one hand in his pocket, and took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it in his mouth, and the wind blew again, the smoke drifted away as if it had been pulled by someone, and it was pulled into a gradually fading line in the air.

At the door of the store, the roller shutter door was not electric, the street lights were not bright enough, and the key could not be found, the car lights parked on the side of the road kindly turned on the high beam, he lifted the iron door, and the accumulated rain on the umbrella was smashed, he nodded to the man who had been sitting in the car for a long time, but did not ask him why he was not home now.

He just opened the door, walked in, the door was not closed, stood at the door and shook the closed umbrella vigorously, then took a bottle of beer from the cabinet, wrapped it in a plastic bag, put it in the doorway, and then closed the roller shutter door again.

I took off my coat, passed by the table, picked up the whiskey glass I had just drunk, and turned my head, and a CD lay alone on the table, alone...... It doesn't seem appropriate.

"This kid ......"

He took it, looked at it, smiled, and put it on the bar, the lame man was still lying lazily on the bar, he picked up the cripple with difficulty, sniffed at it, and with a look of disgust, he went into the bathroom.

“......”

PS: Suddenly a flash of inspiration (on a whim) wants to make a strategy game, the goal is to soak the old lady, challenge the resolute opposition of her children, how to successfully make her make a will, leave all the property to the player, I think this is a good idea~ Friends who can make galgame games can contact me, I will publish the script!