New York, where the cold wave passed, was rare and quiet at midnight, with damp streets, rich nights, and silent high-rise buildings, such a city was a little strange and a little cold. However, Rooney Mara was a little distracted and couldn't calm down.

"One Man's Concert" ended an hour ago, but when I close my eyes, those fragmented melodic fragments still continue to swirl in my mind, and I will never forget them. Turning his head, in the empty brand new apartment, the moving boxes were neatly arranged, still waiting to be unpacked, but Rooney had no urge to do it at all, pondered for a moment, picked up her coat, and left the house.

After Christmas, Rooney finally made up her mind to leave Los Angeles and come to New York.

Rooney's family has a strong influence on the East Coast of the United States, her grandfather was the owner of the New York Giants, and her maternal grandfather was the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

But after the ups and downs of the past six years, until the rise of "social networks", Rooney has gradually grown tired of Los Angeles.

The art circles in the two cities are actually very similar, in the final analysis, there are all kinds of Vanity Fair rules at work, and compared with New York, Los Angeles is more impetuous, more vain, and more prosperous, and no one is willing to calm down and devote themselves to artistic creation, but New York, which has always been cold and arrogant, still retains a pure land of art.

So, Rooney returned. Three days ago, she officially moved back to New York. However, instead of stopping in a bustling place such as Long Island or the Upper East Side, I chose a vulgar, civilian, chaotic, colorful, close, friendly, and sharp corner of art like Greenwich Village to find an apartment.

Just the day after returning to New York, the "one-man concert" news broke out.

Ranley Hall, the actor who had a good conversation on Telluride's night, the actor who meditated quietly on the side of the streets of Seattle, the actor who was absent from the Oscars for the film and shaved his head, Rooney will not deny it, she is also a little curious, a little critical, a little picky, a little expectant, recalling the memory fragments when the two of them chatted alone, Rooney decided to go to the scene to verify it in person.

It just so happened that on the evening of the 16th, a party was held at home and a group of celebrities were invited. Rooney can use this as an excuse to escape. So, early in the morning, Rooney personally went to Madison Square Garden to line up to buy tickets.

In the process of queuing, Rooney imagined the form, appearance, specifications, etc. of the concert, and even the performance of Lan Li standing on the stage singing and dancing, to be honest, a little funny, but in fact, all her conjectures were wrong, and the actual concert presented an aura and style beyond imagination, those melodies that reverberated deeply in the mind, and the imprints that were deeply imprinted in the soul really turned the moment into eternity.

Bring earbuds, play music, "Don Quixote" album, the first track is "Cleopatra", the cheerful melody comes to mind, naturally, Rooney can think of the audience of 20,000 people applauding collectively, mighty, vigorous, even the spectacular and shocking meteor shower in the sky is not enough to describe the excitement of one ten-thousandth.

Now it's a digital source, and when she gets home tonight, she just bought it on iTunes, but now, she wants to buy a physical album, a real album, and the touch of her fingertips will make a difference.

After walking around a few streets but not finding a 24-hour record store, I saw the supermarket on the corner, and with the mentality of giving it a try, I entered the supermarket and walked straight to the section selling albums and books, and then ...... Got it. She found it.

Everything is the same as imagined, but everything is not the same as imagined. Rooney searched for a long time on the cover, and then found the bulletin board hidden in the background wall, "Blue Rite-Hall", the secret existence seemed to be like a code, only among Don Quixote.

She loves small details like this. As a singer, he is, and as an actor, he is. She felt that this guy was really a strange being, he was only twenty-two years old, how could he have the whole world in his head? It reminded her of the mood when she first read "One Hundred Years of Solitude": always curious, always amazed, always exploring.

The music from the headphones just happened to play "Budapest", and involuntarily, she stood on tiptoe and danced lightly, as if she was shuttling between the castle and the river in Budapest, obviously wearing a white T-shirt with jeans, and a pair of white canvas shoes on her feet, but she felt that her skirt was flying, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was gently and gently raised.

The supermarket in the middle of the night is empty and quiet, but it is not an empty city, and the life atmosphere of tea, rice, oil and salt makes people enjoy it a little. Maybe it's because of the supermarket, maybe it's because of the music, maybe it's a combination of both, Rooney's irritability gradually settles, and she realizes that her apartment is still empty, and she is now wandering around the supermarket, so why not take advantage of the trend?

Toiletries were bought, cleaning supplies were bought, daily necessities were bought...... Before she even had time to buy food, Rooney had already filled the cart with basic supplies alone, and as she passed by the shelves of cleaning supplies, she remembered that she had forgotten to buy laundry detergent.

"Whew", Rooney pushed the cart and ran quickly, sprinting as hard as she could, and then with her feet off the ground, the whole person flew, humming a moving melody in her mouth, and unconsciously, it seemed that she was back on the concert again, swaying to her heart's content. It's a really pleasant night like this. But then, happiness and sorrow.

As she turned into the laundry detergent aisle, in the distance, Rooney saw a man sitting cross-legged on the ground with a cart next to him, clearing most of the aisle space enough for another cart to pass through. The problem was that Rooney was driving at high speed, and the front of the car was slightly out of control, so she quickly jumped off and braked hard with both feet, but even so, it crashed into the other cart.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. ”

Rooney couldn't help but grin, her face full of apologies, and said in a loud voice. Fortunately, the little brother sitting cross-legged not only did not get angry, but also politely moved the cart to the side, and Rooney was even more grateful.

Cautiously came to the shelf and began to choose laundry detergent, but she encountered a problem, looking at the laundry detergent in front of her with different shapes but could not distinguish the difference, Rooney was a little stunned, "Need a little help?" A voice of inquiry came from the diagonal front, Rooney nodded subconsciously, "Oh, that would be great." ”

I took off the earbuds, looked up, and saw the man in front of me.

The eyebrows are sparse, the eyes are like stars, the corners of the mouth are slightly pursed, vigorous but elegant and calm, "boy", this is the first word that pops up in Rooney's mind, and then Rooney caught the surprise and astonishment in the man's eyes, as if he saw his own appearance, both of them were slightly stunned, obviously did not expect such a situation:

In the aisle of a supermarket, in the middle of the night, he and her, two acquaintances, met again.

So, Rooney joked seriously, "I want to know, which laundry detergent doesn't hurt your hands? You know, there's a chemical ingredient that can hurt the skin." Then he nodded and stretched out his hands, "You know, women are always in some trouble, and they need to worry about this and that." ”

Lan Li also responded to the joke seriously, "Thank you for reminding me, otherwise I would have forgotten that you are a woman." ”

The curvature of the corners of the mouths was so similar between the interlaced gazes—a slight pause, then they both lifted up, their eyes lowered, and the surging smile was hidden, as if they were standing in front of a mirror, looking at their projections.

After the laughter, Rooney's eyes fell on the earbuds in her hand, tilting her head and squinting, "Thank you for tonight's performance." You put on a memorable performance. To be honest, I'm starting to get a little confused now, maybe you should be a better singer than an actor. ”

Rooney was joking, but she put on a serious face with a sincere look in her eyes. She was even more curious about how Lan Li would respond, especially after tonight's garden miracle.

Lan Li's eyes flickered up and down, as if he was thinking, "Well, should I understand that tonight's ticket is worth the ticket price?" Or should I understand that you watched my movie before, and now you are regretting your original movie ticket?"

"......" A flock of crows flew by, this was an absolute cold joke, Rooney looked at Lan Li in a daze, pursed the corners of her mouth, lowered her head, and laughed sullenly.

"This kind of humor just now is really terrible, right?" Lan Li's inquiring voice came, and Rooney couldn't hold back her laughter too hard, but she still didn't forget to nod vigorously in agreement, and Lan Li then said, "Can I do it all over again now?"

The sincere inquiry made Rooney laugh even more happily, and he had to use the strength of his hands to avoid laughing, "Very well, then we should change the subject: you watched tonight's concert?"

Rooney covered her cheeks with her hands and chuckled muffled several times before withdrawing her hands, "You should know that the twist on this topic is extremely blunt, right?"

Lan Li's eyebrows raised slightly, "You should also know that I'm not in the best shape today, right?"

Rooney restrained her smile, but there was still a smile in her eyes, "Yes, anyone who has experienced such a wonderful concert should be exhausted at this time. ”

"Oh, no, that's not what I meant. Hearing Rooney's words, Lan Li seemed to suddenly realize, "I mean, today is not the day of a date, I am not ready for a date, and I forgot my sense of humor and gentlemanly demeanor at home." ”

Rooney's gaze fell on the corner of Lan Li's mouth, and Lan Li's eyes fell on Rooney's eyes, and at the same time, a hint of tacit understanding and cunning flashed.