Mid-February is the peak of the Spring Festival, and the Capital International Airport is the busiest day of the year. The airport's departure halls are so crowded with people that water can't get in, and the radio is releasing information about flight delays over and over again.

In the VIP waiting room, the main creator of the crew of "One Person's Lights" was also helplessly waiting for the notice of boarding. The flight was already an hour late, but everyone was not in a hurry, everyone was going to the film festival, it was not a hurry, and it didn't matter much if it was a few hours late. Everyone sat in their chairs, and you and I chatted one by one.

This time I went to the Berlin Film Festival to compete, and the topic was naturally inseparable from the film festival, and everyone quickly talked about Polanski. In the last two weeks, Polanski has been the most talked-about topic of the entire Berlin Film Festival, and it is difficult to say whether Polanski will be able to attend the festival because he is under house arrest by the Swiss government.

In 1977, Polanski was arrested and tried in the United States on suspicion of a 13-year-old girl. While awaiting trial, Polanski fled from Los Angeles to France. On September 26 last year, at the request of the United States, the Swiss government arrested Polanski, who had arrived in Switzerland to attend the Zurich International Film Festival.

More than 100 directors, movie stars and artists from all over the world signed a joint petition to protest the Swiss arrest of Polanski and demand his immediate release. Since Polanski has dual French and Polish citizenship, the incident caused a diplomatic storm, and the two governments joined forces to urge Switzerland to release him. Eventually, Polanski was released on bail in November through the mediation of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, although the court ordered Polanski to be placed under house arrest at his villa in the Swiss Alps.

Zhang Ran and the others had different views on Polanski's case: Hu Jun was a man with children and believed that Lolicon should be burned to death; Cao Bingkun believed that the woman who was raped had already forgiven Polanski and repeatedly asked the US court to drop the charges against Polanski, so he should not be pursued further; Zhao Fei believed that since he had committed a crime, he should be punished accordingly.

Zhang Jingchu, as a woman, instinctively disgusted with this matter, did not participate in the discussion, and slowly flipped through a copy of American "Vogue"; Zhang Jingchu was a careful girl, and quickly noticed this and asked, "Brother Yuanzheng, what's wrong with you?"

Feng Yuan came back to his senses and smiled at Zhang Jingchu: "No, I just remembered some things from the past." ”

Zhang Jingchu didn't think much about it, let out an "oh", and continued to turn over the "Vogue" in her hand.

After waiting for nearly an hour, Zhang Ran and the others finally waited for the notice to board the plane. The group got up one after another, dragging their luggage to board the plane from the VIP channel.

Zhang Ran and his entourage entered the cabin, followed the stewardess's prompts to their own position, put the salute in the salute rack on the seat, and then sat in their own seat, reading books and chatting.

After a few minutes, other passengers also boarded the plane one after another.

A bald man in his forties, with a beard and a big belly, boarded the airliner and walked down the aisle. Just when he passed by Zhang Ran, he turned his head to take a look, recognized Zhang Ran, was slightly stunned, and then greeted with a smile: "Zhang Ran, I didn't expect you to be on this plane." ”

Zhang Ran, who was talking to Zhang Jingchu, heard someone calling him, and when he looked up, it turned out to be Wang Quanan, the director of "Tuya's Marriage". This year is the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Film Festival, and the theme of this year's film festival is the troupe, so "Reunion" was also selected as the opening film, which can be described as infinitely beautiful.

Zhang Ran quickly stood up and nodded at Wang Quanan with a smile: "It turned out to be Director Wang, I didn't expect you to take this plane too, what a coincidence!"

Wang Quanan looked at Zhang Ran, then at the crew members, and wondered: "Didn't your movie be released on the 15th, and you set off so early?"

Zhang Ran went to Berlin this time, in addition to participating in the film festival, he also had a purpose, that is, to take the Lin'an Fantasy Film Festival delegation to Berlin for investigation and learn the advanced experience of the Berlin Film Festival. The delegation departed from Lin'an yesterday and is now already in Berlin. Although Zhang Ran told Dieter Koslick, the president of the Berlin Film Festival, about the inspection, and the other party welcomed him, he felt that it would be better to keep an eye on it himself.

There is no need for Zhang Ran to say these things, he said simply: "After a busy year, I am really tired, just take this opportunity to go to Berlin for a few days to relax and relax!"

Wang Quanan said boldly: "Berlin, I know each other well, if there is anything you need help with, just say hello!"

This is a bit loud, but Wang Quanan is indeed qualified to say so. From the International Youth Forum unit of "Lunar Eclipse", to the panorama unit of "Shocking", to "Tuya's Marriage", which was shortlisted for the main competition unit and finally won the Golden Bear Award, Wang Quanan was cultivated step by step by the Berlin Film Festival and is the descendant of the Berlin Film Festival. As the darling of the Berlin Film Festival, he still has the ability to do a little favor in Berlin.

Zhang Ran laughed and said: "Then we have made up our minds, I will come to you when the time comes, don't pay the bill!"

Wang Quanan also smiled: "I don't dare to rely on anyone's account!"

The passengers on the plane came and went, and it was inconvenient to talk more, Wang Quanan quickly said goodbye and went to his place, while Zhang Ran continued to talk to Zhang Jingchu.

After chatting for a while, Zhang Jingchu noticed that Feng Yuanyi was in a daze again, and her curiosity came up, and she asked, "Brother Yuanzheng, what's wrong with you?"

Zhang Ran also noticed that Feng Yuan's situation was a little abnormal, and asked, "Yuanzheng, do you have something on your mind?"

Hearing this, Hu Jun and Cao Bingkun also got up and looked over with concern.

Feng Yuan was stunned to see that everyone was looking at him with concern, his heart warmed, and he smiled at everyone: "I just remembered a lot of the past, remembered how I went to Germany in the first place, how I came back, and remembered my teacher Mersin. This time, our film was selected for the main competition of the Berlin Film Festival, and the German press will definitely cover it greatly after its release. If Mersin is still alive, he should be able to see it!" He sighed slightly, "I don't know if she's still alive, I really hope she's still alive!"

Zhang Ran suddenly remembered that Feng Yuanyi told him that he had studied Grotowski in Germany, and the teacher valued him very much and hoped that he would inherit the mantle, but it was too difficult for the Chinese to be an actor in Germany, and he wanted to be an actor, and finally he chose to return to China; Zhang Ran somewhat understood what was going on.

Zhang Jingchu rarely saw Feng Yuan so sentimental, and asked, "Do you have a bad relationship with the teacher?"

Feng Yuan smiled at her and said: "After I arrived in Germany, I lived in Mersin's house for a year, almost all Chinese students are busy working, only I don't have to work, because Mersin gives me 800 marks of living expenses every month, she hopes that I don't work, and she hopes that I will concentrate on studying." In my heart she is my other mother, and I always call her mother. ”

Zhang Jingchu was very surprised: "Then why did you cut off contact with her?"

Feng Yuan sighed slightly, his eyes revealed a faint sadness, and said: "I want to be an actor, it is really too difficult for a Chinese to be an actor in Germany." If I want to be an actor, I have to go back to my country. But Mersin wanted me to stay in Germany, to inherit the Grotowski school, to be her successor, and she always persuaded me to stay. I thought about it for a long time and finally decided to go home. I told Mersin that I had decided that I would go back to China to see if I could still be an actor. She was very angry, okay, Zheng is a great actor in China! Okay, you go, let's go! The day before I returned to China, I went to Mersin's house again and told her that I would leave tomorrow, and if the situation in China was not good, I would come back. She was very cold and said, you are whatever. At this, he sighed deeply and said, "I know I really made her sad. ”

Zhang Ran also sighed slightly when he heard this, he especially understood Feng Yuanyi, Mary Hill also regarded Zhang Ran as the heir to the mantle, and his change to director also broke Mary Hill's heart.

At that time, Zhang Ran didn't particularly understand Mary Hill, but after becoming a teacher, he understood thoroughly. Among the 01 students he led, there was a girl who changed her career to something else after graduation. In 08, this girl got married and invited Zhang Ran to attend the wedding. He just gave a gift, and the person didn't go at all. It's not that he's not available, it's that he's angry with this student. He felt that he had worked hard to teach for four years, and he gave up without trying, and felt that his hard work was in vain.

This is still a particularly mediocre one among Zhang Ran's students, if he is the most valued student, he doesn't know what he will be angry about.

Feng Yuanyi continued to tell his story: "I went to find Mersin's mother, who was 93 years old that year. During the year I lived at Mersin's house, it was often just me and her in the house, and we always chatted in her little room. The old lady was very kind to me and drew me many small pictures with colored pens. I told the old lady that I was going back to China. The old lady asked me, "What are you going back to China for?" I can only make up a lie that I want to go back to China to change my passport. She asked me, are you coming back? I said, come back. She said, you must come back, I am alive and waiting for you. ”

Feng Yuan's tears flowed out of his eyes, he reached out and rubbed his face vigorously, took a deep breath, and continued: "She kissed my face. But I knew I would never see her again. Outside the door as I left, I hugged Mersin, who was still cold. I said, Mom, goodbye, all the best. I started crying when I walked out of the house, and I was really sad. ”

Zhang Jingchu also burst into tears when she heard it: "Didn't you contact her later?"

Feng Yuan sighed in amazement, and said with red eyes: "After returning to China, I wrote her several letters, but she never replied. I really broke her heart, and she will never forgive me in her life!"

Zhang Ran heard Feng Yuan say this, and hurriedly comforted: "My teacher also wanted to inherit her mantle at the beginning, but after I changed to director, he was also very angry and ignored me at all. I went to see her on National Day in '01 and told her that I am also a teacher now, and I am passing on everything you taught me to my students, so that she is not angry with me. Your teacher is angry because you gave up her mantle, but you didn't give up being an actor, you didn't give up the skills she taught, and if she knew that you became one of the best actors in China with the skills she taught, she would be happy for you. ”

This question has plagued Feng Yuanyi for nearly twenty years, and it is a piece of his heart, how could he dispel his doubts because of Zhang Ran's words, he didn't speak, just shook his head gently.

Zhang Ran patted his shoulder and said, "Tomorrow we will visit your teacher together, no, I have arrangements tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, we will visit your teacher the day after tomorrow, let her know that you have lived up to her cultivation, and invite her to attend the premiere of "One Person's Lights" as an important guest and participate in our celebration reception. You don't have to worry about the other promotional activities of the movie, just accompany your teacher!"

Feng Yuanyi felt that this idea was very good, and let his teacher show his face in a beautiful manner, and said gratefully: "Zhang Ran, thank you!"

Zhang Ran smiled and waved his hand: "Don't be so polite, we are friends, and I am also a teacher!"