If you look at it from the perspective of an onlooker.

Tom might just be the kind of suspicious person who sneaks around and tails others.

It was the third time he had taken the cup full of coffee from the waiter.

Maybe in the eyes of the waiter, Tom is more like a poor ghost who only knows how to rub unlimited cups of coffee.

Tom didn't notice the waiter's strange look, took his coffee, took a sip, and looked in the direction of the hall from time to time.

Located near one of the many ski resorts in the Albers, this Nordic inn has a medieval flair, a brick and wood structure with a rich sense of history, and a fireplace in the lobby that keeps the room warm and unfazed by the cold outside.

Reindeer heads, bear skins and other hunting harvests hang on the walls, and some of the photos in the closet have been yellowed, and it is clear that this inn has been around for a certain age.

Of course, although it looks like a small hotel, the prices here are not low.

The snow of the Albers can be seen from the window of the room, the hotel is only a 10-minute walk to the ski slopes, and the food is also very special, and it is said that the owner was originally the chef of a high-end restaurant in Germany, but he was tired of city life, so he came to this mountain hotel instead.

Tom also inspected a lot of hotels before finally choosing this place.

It was eight o'clock in the morning, and Tom felt that Xu Rui should not go out so early, so he squatted here.

Even if they're going out, they'll probably have breakfast first, Tom thought.

About thirty minutes after eight o'clock, Tom saw a familiar figure.

He couldn't remember Xu Rui's face, but he could still recognize the little Lori.

No, it's a little girl.

The baby's fat little face still looked a little unawake, and the little girl was pulled by her parents and was about to walk to the restaurant.

Tom didn't rush forward, but waited patiently for the three of them to sit down, ordered breakfast, and then walked over slowly.

"Uh, hello, are you Xu Rui?"

Tom also learned Chinese because he wanted to upload videos on the first sound video network, and at this moment, he spoke in Chinese with a thick crooked kernel accent.

It took a moment for the other party to understand what Tom meant, and the expression on his face changed from confused to abrupt.

"Hello, I'm Xu Rui, who are you?"

Since this was in Northern Europe, Xu Rui didn't know which country the other party was from, so he replied in simple English.

"Great."

Tom said something in Chinese, then switched back to English, and he was not sure about Xu Rui's English level, so he slowed down.

"I'm Tom, a video producer at Hatsune Video Network. Granger, here's the video I made. ”

He took out his mobile phone, opened the app of Hatsune Video Network, and showed Xu Rui his personal space.

Xu Rui looked at it carefully and quickly remembered.

"Oh, the one who used to be a guide in England?"

In order to use the theatrical version of "Music Girl" before, Xu Rui took the production team of Phantom Animation to the capital of the English Kingdom. Granger led the way as a local guide.

Xu Rui exchanged a few words with him, but after all, it was a few years ago, and he didn't recognize it at first, until he saw Tom's video, and he recalled the events from those videos of dark cooking.

Seeing Xu Rui mention this, Tom smiled, looking like he still had a bit of weight.

Xu Rui directly invited Tom to sit down and eat together, and of course Tom didn't refuse, he was waiting for such an opportunity.

During breakfast, Xu Rui's daughter was very well-behaved and sensible and ate by herself, and she didn't look out at all.

Unlike many children, they cry and make a fuss when they meet strangers, or deliberately coquettish.

Yi Qianqian was taking care of his daughter while listening to the communication between the two.

Xu Rui's English level is average, so the two men sometimes use English and sometimes communicate in Chinese, forming a picture of Chinese and English people conversing in Chinese and English in a German-owned hotel in the Albers Mountains.

Tom started by talking about Hatsune Video, including his experience of using some websites, his views on danmaku culture, and his preferences for animation.

He soon found that Xu Rui seemed to know him very well, and he could always pick up his own words, and even many of Tom's feelings that were not clear to him, Xu Rui could help Tom express them.

"It's very simple, animation is such a thing, sometimes you don't need to go through language, you don't need a cultural background, you can understand the creator's intention just by looking at the picture, such as "Cat and Mouse", this kind of animation has no dialogue, whether it is a child or an old man, regardless of the country and cultural level, you can understand it, this is really powerful animation."

Faced with Tom's doubts, Xu Rui explained.

"Is Once Upon a Time on Earth also such a work?"

Tom asked subconsciously, and then felt like he was asking a little stupid.

Whether it is from the background or the historical events at the beginning, "Once Upon a Time on Earth" has strong Chinese characteristics, which is obviously not the style of "Cat and Mouse" that is suitable for all ages.

"This work, well, although it looks more like a story about China now, will rise to the story of all mankind in the later stage."

Xu Rui thought about it and replied.

"The reason why it was named "Once Upon a Time on Earth" is also because this animation will tell the fate of the entire earth and even the entire universe at the end."

"The fate of the entire universe?"

Tom was surprised.

Originally, he thought that this animation was also a story about how the protagonist fought against an evil organization that tried to destroy the earth's technology, such stories are the most common in Europe and the United States, but he didn't expect Xu Rui to try to expand the scale of the story to the entire universe?

If it were another person, Tom would definitely feel that the other party was delusional, and many stories couldn't even tell a city well, let alone the universe, but this is Xu Rui, Xu Rui, who once produced "The Country Teacher".

Tom still vividly remembers the excitement he felt when he first watched "The Country Teacher", the grand narrative and the long history, which brought tears to his eyes.

"Mr. Xu Rui, I'm a little curious, uh, of course, you don't have to answer this question, I just want to know, what will be the final outcome of the three-body game in "Once Upon a Time on Earth"? Who is the enemy that the protagonist is facing? ”

Tom saw that the time was not too early, and he was embarrassed to delay the other party's vacation any longer, so he asked what he was most curious about.

He also knew that this kind of topic involving spoilers, generally speaking, Xu Rui would not be able to tell him the answer directly.

But Tom still spoke with a fluke mentality.

Hearing Tom's question, Xu Rui thought for a moment, and then pointed upward.

Tom looked up.

Through the ceiling, he saw the sky.

I saw the stars beyond the sky.

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