The rain was still falling.

Summer is passing, although the temperature on the paradise island has not dropped significantly, but a rain that has been falling for several days seems to have opened the dividing line of the season, and in the misty rain and fog where the sky and the earth are connected, there is finally a trace of coolness, especially in the morning and evening.

Mulberry was on his way to the rehearsal site in a special car sent by the celebration performance team. Sitting next to her is the former big star Gao Yang, who has probably experienced battles and life and death, Gao Yang's original traffic star has a lot less fat powder on his body, and his whole temperament is also a lot more resolute.

Although Mulberry has never been Gao Yang's fan, at this moment, she feels that Gao Yang is getting more tired now, the more he has the temperament that a superstar should have.

"Gao Yang...... Mr. This is the first time that Sang Quinoa has taken the initiative to talk to Gao Yang, and although they have been rehearsing together for a while, she has not spoken to Gao Yang much.

"It's okay to call Gao Yang." Gao Yang turned his head to look at the little girl sitting next to him, with his vision that has been popular in the entertainment industry for so many years, he still feels that this little girl's appearance is really impeccable, although she is relatively immature now, but if she is willing, there is a big director to shape her...... Of course, that's in the past.

Humanity needs entertainment again, it needs stars, maybe it will be a long time later, maybe, it will never be needed again.

"You're so much older than me, it's rude to call you by your name." Sang Quinoa muttered, however, this was not the point she wanted to say, so she quickly ignored it and said directly: "I want to say, seeing the way you look today, I suddenly feel that you can really bring hope to everyone." ”

"I'm a little flattered by that." Gao Yang said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "I feel like I'm a waste in your eyes." ”

Mulberry smiled and said, "No, right...... It's just that my classmate asked you for an autograph that time, and you laughed at her, which was a little uneven. ”

"Actually, I was exactly like that...... The kind of traffic star you think of is very wasteful, very brainless, and very self-righteous. Gao Yang didn't care at all and made an evaluation of himself, his eyes looked at the rain curtain outside the window, looked at the hastily built buildings and simple streets in the fortress in the rain curtain, was silent for a while, and said: "This disaster has changed everything. ”

Sang Quinoa was also silent for a moment and said, "I was disgusted with this celebration at first, but it was only because the teacher said that it was also a battle, so I reluctantly accepted it. But now I feel that even if it's just to try to make a lot of faith and hope, this celebration has its place. ”

Gao Yang turned his head to look at the girl's beautiful side face, and said with a half-smile: "It's so old-fashioned, I read the information, you are only 15 years old!" ”

Mulberry smiled and said, "This disaster changed everything, you said. ”

Gao Yang nodded and said, "That's right, we all have nothing to lose, and the rest is hope." I don't know if you've noticed, in recent days, the frequency of troop sorties has decreased a lot, and the teams that went out have come back safely, even the detection radar on the defensive wall has also found that there are many fewer zombies moving outside the fortress. Perhaps, everything is going in a good direction, and at this time, if our performance can give people even a small hint of excitement, I think such a performance is very valuable. It's more than before......" He shook his head and said no more.

Soon, their jeep drove from the barracks on the hill to the living quarters at the foot of the mountain, the so-called "civilian quarters", where the inauguration of the fortress's defensive walls was to be held in the square in the middle of the living quarters.

The stage was originally scheduled to be open-air, but it had been raining for several days, and the staff had temporarily erected a canopy above the stage. If the rain continues, the canopy will continue and the show will be indoor. Anyway, this kind of engineering structure is really not difficult for the infrastructure power of the fortress.

As soon as Gao Yang and Sang Quinoa got out of the car in front of the stage, a familiar voice floated over Gao Yang: "My big star, you are finally here, just waiting for you to come to the final joint practice!" Gao Yang and Sang Quinoa, as male and female hosts, basically separated the previous rehearsals, and every time they came, Gao Yang staggered with the chief director Kang Xingjian.

Seeing the great director Kang Xingjian again, Gao Yang felt like he was in a different world, and that voice suddenly made his thoughts go back to the afternoon when he was still NG by Director Kang more than a dozen times on the set. The sun was very big that day, and they were making a movie about the end of the world and zombies, and that day Director Kang said, big star, can there be something called despair in your eyes?

At that time, Gao Yang really didn't know how to express something called despair.

Now, he knows.

"Kang Dao." Gao Yang walked over, didn't say much, and gave Kang Xingjian a hug first.

Kang Xingjian now has a full beard, as if he has lost half of his face, his eyes are red, his hair is a little gray, and he looks haggard. In contrast, Gao Yang, who was originally taller than him and was wearing a military uniform, felt even taller than him, and this hug made Kang Xingjian look thinner and thinner, and even a little rickety.

For Gao Yang's hug, Kang Xingjian was obviously uncomfortable, Sang Quinoa happened to stand next to him and saw Kang Xingjian's expression, in fact, she felt that Kang Xingjian's expression seemed to have a kind of disgust in addition to Gao Yang's enthusiasm, but he found that after Sang Quinoa saw him, the expression on his face immediately changed into a smile.

Everything was just a moment, when Gao Yang let go of Kang Xingjian, Kang Xingjian didn't care about the past, but said very anxiously: "The official performance will be tomorrow, you haven't come to practice together, I'm going crazy!" Hurry up, you two have changed your costumes, hurry up and walk on the stage, step on it, we still have a lot of things to dock. ”

However, Gao Yang is easy to adapt to this kind of rush rehearsal scene, after all, such an experience was common for him in the past. He even has the spare energy to guide Mulberry how to be a live host, after all, although Mulberry is outstanding in all aspects, he is still very immature, and he has not said anything about professional training.

The rehearsal lasted until 3 a.m., and there were not many programs at the celebration, but the highlight was, of course, Gao Yang's solo singing of a song of his own composition, and the mulberry had a solo dance, a few musical instruments, and a few group dances. Gao Yang and Mulberry not only have to perform, but also be responsible for hosting, there are interactive links, speeches by the leadership of the fortress, and two commendation meetings, which can be said to be very tight. In addition, there is a rehearsal here, and the roof outside is building the site, which also affects each other, and the roar of Director Kang shouting cards can be heard throughout the venue.

When the rehearsal is over, it stands to reason that it will be three o'clock in the morning, and it will be impossible for Gao Yang and Mulberry to return to the barracks, but Mulberry will not.

"Hey, my eldest lady, you will just take a moment, the ceremony will start at two o'clock in the afternoon, you have to go back to the mountain now, the road is not easy to walk, you have to toss for two hours on the way to and fro, in case it is delayed, it will be too late then."

Ye Xiang, who served as the director's first assistant, looked at Gao Yang standing on the side for help, to be honest, he had dealt with similar things on Gao Yang before, but at that time, he was Gao Yang's assistant to face those who came to beg him on the set and the person in charge of the scene, at that time, he looked at each other with disdain and said that our Gao Yang was under pressure and couldn't sleep well, especially picking the environment, our Gao Yang has a habit, there is nothing around, and his mood is unstable......

Now, the situation is reversed.

"No, I don't know the bed, I can't sleep well outside, it's not that I can't sleep well, I may not be able to sleep at all, if I can't sleep, not only is my mental state bad during the performance, but I may faint at any time. Really, I was not in good health when I was a child, and I have a medical certificate. ”

Mulberry's reason sounded a little ridiculous, but her attitude was resolute. Recognize the bed? This is still wartime, not ordinary wartime, but the wartime of the doomsday war between humans and zombies! Although the inside of the fortress is relatively safe, this is not the time to pick the environment, right?

Ye Xiang looked at Gao Yang again, Gao Yang shrugged his shoulders, and he was also helpless. In the past, he had used more outrageous reasons than this, but he felt that Mulberry should not be such a girl, he heard that she was about to pass the assessment of the sniper unit, and a sniper was sometimes a day and a night, and he would faint if he didn't sleep well? She did it on purpose. He didn't know much about mulberry, but his intuition told him that mulberry couldn't be such a wayward girl.

"That's it," Gao Yang said, "I'll drive the mulberry back to rest, there is nothing wrong with the road, as long as there is quality, two or three hours of sleep is enough." ”

Gao Yang said so, and Ye Xiang couldn't insist anymore. Like mulberry, he is not a horn in itself, so he played a big name for him, to be honest, Ye Xiang was very disdainful. But tomorrow, no, it's already today, there are still more than ten hours to celebrate, and it is impossible to find a more suitable person to replace her now, even if he is dissatisfied in his heart, he can only endure it.

However, when Gao Yang and Sang Quinoa walked to the parking lot and were about to drive to the barracks, Kang Xingjian and a middle-aged man in a lieutenant colonel's uniform stood there.

"It's less than 12 hours before the ceremony starts, so don't go anywhere now." Kang Xingjian said coldly. The night was very deep, and Kang Xingjian, who was standing in the shadow of the light, looked thinner and thinner, and even gave people the feeling that the clothes on his body would fall off at any time because they couldn't support it.

Sang Quinoa had a very crazy expression on his face and said, "Director, I can't sleep in an unfamiliar environment, and you don't want me to make mistakes in the performance because of my poor rest, right?" ”

"That's not a reason." The lieutenant colonel next to Kang Xingjian said: "You are also a soldier, stay here until the end of the celebration, this is an order." ”

"I'm sorry," Sang Quinoa looked at the strange lieutenant colonel and said, "I haven't seen you, and I don't know which department you belong to, although you are a lieutenant colonel, you can't order me directly!" ”

The lieutenant colonel said calmly: "It doesn't matter if you see me or not, stay here and prepare for the performance seriously, this is an order." If you need an order from your immediate superior, tell me who he is and in which department, no problem, I'll let him give you orders. ”