Xiaoting came back suddenly, she got out of the taxi, and her face was full of joy that she couldn't hide. Xiao Ting was carrying her small red suitcase in her hand, a small bag on her chest, and a bulging backpack on her back. Xiaoting reached out and twisted the handle of the security door, the door was locked, she felt a little strange, a "ominous" premonition came to her mind, and she muttered "No".

Xiaoting struggled to put the suitcase flat on the ground, opened it, took out the key from the pocket inside, and then opened the door.

Xiaoting opened the door and came in, walked to the small living room, stood at the door of the room and looked in, the room was a little messy, and the sofa bed was also folded up. Xiao Ting walked into the room and walked to the desk, Tao Ye's computer and camera were not there on the desk, and the power switches in the row of power strips were also turned off, and Xiao Ting pressed the switches one by one.

It seemed that Tao Ye had left Beijing, Xiaoting sat on the sofa with a disappointed face and sighed helplessly.

"It's so annoying."

After sitting for a while, Xiaoting suddenly got up, opened her suitcase, took out a brand-new mobile phone packaging box from under her clothes, opened it, and took out a new mobile phone.

Xiaoting put on her small bag and hurried out.

The ticket was checked, and in the crowded waiting hall, the crowd of people checking the tickets was moving forward slowly, and Tao Ye and a group of people from the crew were queuing up to check the tickets.

Xiaoting walked out of the mobile business hall and hurriedly dialed the phone, and it seemed that she had already refilled the mobile phone card.

Tao Ye got on the train and found his bunk, when suddenly his mobile phone rang and a call came in. He put the suitcase away, took out his mobile phone, and saw that it was Xiaoting calling, showing the original mobile phone number, he felt a little strange and quickly picked it up.

Xiaoting asked anxiously on the phone: "Hey, where are you?" ”

"On the train, you found your phone?"

"Nope! Didn't you leave tomorrow? ”

"I don't have a ticket tomorrow, but I changed it to today."

"Why are you so annoying! I am back... ”

Tao Ye asked in surprise: "No, why did you come back suddenly." ”

Xiaoting said angrily: "I want to surprise you, today is New Year's Day!" Can't you change your ticket and leave tomorrow? Otherwise, why would I come back alone! ”

Xiaoting said that her eyes were red.

The train had started slowly and left the platform.

Tao Ye said helplessly: "The car is open." ”

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Xiaoting returned home, sat listlessly on the sofa in a daze, in a very bad mood, the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she became, as if she couldn't help crying immediately. Suddenly someone knocked on the door, Xiaoting was surprised, she thought Tao Ye had lied to her, and came back secretly, happily shouted "coming", and rushed over to open the door.

Xiaoting opened the door, but there was a strange middle-aged man standing outside the door, in his fifties, with gray hair, but neatly trimmed and combed, wearing a half-cut tweed coat, his body shape was also well maintained, and the whole person looked elegant and graceful.

Xiao Ting paused for a moment and asked, "Who are you looking for?" ”

The middle-aged man looked at Xiao Ting and asked hesitantly, "Does Tao Ye still live here?" ”

"Stay... Xiao Ting felt that the middle-aged man's gaze at her was a little strange.

The middle-aged man wanted to come in, but Xiaoting stepped back a little, but still blocked the man from the door.

"He's not here now."

The middle-aged man stood and looked at Xiao Ting, who gestured to close the door.

"If you want to find him, call him."

The middle-aged man suddenly said, "I'm his dad!" ”

There was some anger in the man's tone, Xiao Ting froze suddenly, but immediately thought quickly, looked at the man who called himself Tao Ye's father suspiciously, and quickly made a judgment.

"Impossible! He told me that he was an orphan, with no father and no mother! ”

The middle-aged man's mood suddenly became a little depressed, and he breathed a sigh of hatred, and asked: Who are you?

"Don't care who I am, you might as well call him."

"I don't have his phone number." The middle-aged man said indignantly.

"I'm sorry then, I can't let you in."

Saying that, Xiaoting decisively closed the door and shut the man out, and the man knocked on the door unwillingly outside, Xiaoting began to feel a little nervous and scared.

After a while, the man stopped knocking on the door, and Xiaoting thought that the person was gone, and let out a sigh of relief. Suddenly, there was the sound of the key opening the door, and then the door was opened by a middle-aged man from the outside, and under Xiao Ting's surprised gaze, the man known as Tao Ye's father walked in with confidence.

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The train continued to run, Tao Ye and they took this train is a K-shaped express train, in fact, it is the slowest kind of train now, it takes a day and a half to Chengdu, and then they have to reverse the long-distance train to Luzhou, the location of the location. The bosses of all departments of the crew are the main creators of this movie, and in order to be able to rush to the location as soon as possible to start the final preparations before the start-up, they enjoy the same treatment as the director by plane. The assistants and field workers of various departments, including Tao Ye, are all ordinary staff, and they can only take this kind of slow train to save the crew's expenses, but fortunately, they are all sleepers.

The long journey began, and the crew was basically young people, many of whom were still half-grown children from the countryside, and time and difficult material conditions were not a problem for them. For them, making a movie is more like participating in a party full of happiness and passion, and now they are on the way to the party, and they have a longing and excitement for their dreams.

In those years, filming movies and TV series was still a job that was the envy of ordinary people outside the circle, and working in an atmosphere of attention and envy from others made these young people who devoted themselves to the film and television industry feel proud and full of strength. Youth is the capital, even if those big stars, big directors, big photography, big art lights, who doesn't start from the unknown, the biggest strength in the film and television industry is dreams, dreams support these young people to be proud of the current barrenness and deprivation, to overcome all difficulties and obstacles.

Several people from the production crew sat around the two lower bunks, eating and playing cards, talking and laughing happily, and even making some loud noises, as if they were deliberately telling the surrounding passengers that we were making movies. Tao ambition was absent-minded and forgot to play his cards, and the on-site producer Qiangzi reminded him, "Brother Tao, it's your turn." ”

At this time, there was a radio report from the station: Zhuozhou in front of the station, the train stopped for three minutes, please bring your belongings and don't forget it.

One of the reasons why slow trains are slow is that there are many stations, and many small stations stop. Tao Ye looked out of the car, the train slowed down and entered the station, Tao Ye hesitated, suddenly put down the playing cards in his hand, stood up, and took the camera bag from his bunk.

"Qiangzi, I have something to do to go back to Beijing, and I have trouble bringing my suitcase to me."

Several people looked at Tao Ye in surprise, and Qiangzi asked, "What's wrong, Brother Tao." ”

"It's okay, I forgot something, I'll fly over by plane when I get back."

Tao Ye walked quickly to the door of the car under the puzzled gazes of several people.

Tao Ye got off the train, waved goodbye to a few buddies in the carriage on the platform, and the train slowly drove away.

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A taxi drove downstairs, Tao Ye got out of the car, and walked towards the building, his steps eager.

Tao Ye climbed the stairs in three steps and two steps, walked quickly to the door of his house, saw the security door open, knew that Xiaoting was at home, showed a smug smile on his face, and knocked on the door a few times.

Xiaoting asked in the room, "Who?" ”

Tao Ye deliberately lowered his voice, making his pronunciation low and muddy: "The neighborhood committee's." ”

Xiaoting's lazy voice: "It's here." ”

Xiao Ting opened the door, but she didn't expect that it was Tao Ye standing outside the door, Xiao Ting was stunned for a moment, and then screamed in surprise, and suddenly jumped on Tao Ye, Tao Ye hurriedly hugged Xiao Ting.

In broad daylight, the curtains were drawn, the room was dark, and the clothes and shoes of two people were thrown on the floor and everywhere on the sofa. On the messy bed, Tao Ye and Xiaoting lay in the quilt, hugging each other. Xiao Ting supported her arms and looked down at Tao Ye with her head in her hands, Tao Ye was still sleeping quietly, Xiao Ting's expression was complicated, and there was some sadness in her eyes.

Tao Ye, who was sleeping lightly, seemed to feel Xiao Ting's gaze, woke up, and was startled when he opened his eyes and saw Xiao Ting leaning over and staring at him.

"Ah, what, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, look at you."

"What's there to see." Tao Ye moved and closed his eyes again.

Xiaoting was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Will you break up with me in the future?" ”

Tao Ye opened his eyes, "What do you mean, it's headless and brainless." ”

Xiaoting asked again: "Do you say that we will break up in the future?" ”

Tao Ye replied affirmatively: "No, what are you thinking!" ”

"If we really break up, can we still be friends?" Xiaoting raises a philosophical question with a universal character.

Tao Ye hesitated for a while, nodded his head, and said vaguely: "Well, yes"

"You dare!" Xiaoting suddenly turned her face, "If you dare to break up with me, I will hate you, take revenge on you, and make you regret it for the rest of your life, we are enemies!" ”

Tao Ye imitated the Northeast accent, "Oh mom, I'm scared to death"

At this time, the mobile phone rang suddenly, a call came in, Tao Ye's clothes were thrown on the ground, he leaned over and took out the mobile phone from the pocket of his clothes, looked at it, and showed that it was Wen Hao calling. Tao Ye half sat up and leaned against the head of the bed, cleared his throat, and deliberately pretended to say, "Hey"

Wen Hao sternly questioned him on the phone: "What's wrong with you, I heard from Qiangzi that you got out of the car suddenly?" ”

"Suddenly it's a little urgent, I'll buy a ticket the day after tomorrow and fly straight over."

"You're rich, don't you, do you know how much a plane ticket costs! Did the accountant send you the first money?

"Well, it's not about money."

Wen Hao was rushing to Luzhou, where the crew was stationed, in a business car, and the car was full of people, who were the bosses of various departments who arrived with him, the photographer Lao Fan, the orange of the service group, the old plate of the art group and the props team leader Jiezi, the production director Wang Junsheng, and the coordinator Zhou Jing.

The highway winds between the mountains and mountains, which is the southeast corner of Sichuan, close to Guizhou, and already belongs to the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.

"What the hell is wrong with you, mysterious, are you okay?" Wen Hao asked very worriedly.

"It's okay... I forgot to turn off the gas at home. ”

"Nonsense, you're making up nonsense."

"Really, really, if you come back one step later, the house will blow up." Tao Ye was joking incorrectly.

Xiao Ting leaned on Tao Ye's arm and listened to the conversation between the two people, listening to Tao Ye's nonsense, she couldn't hold back her laughter, and quickly covered her mouth.

"Running a train with a mouth, you're a little serious! You signed a contract with the crew, the crew bought you a ticket, and you got on the train, if something happens to you, the crew will be responsible, you know! Wen Hao's tone was righteous and stern.

"What could I have done, I was joking with you just now." Tao Ye continued to talk nonsense, "I just forgot to burn incense, I think I still have to go to the temple to burn incense before filming, otherwise I will not be sure, so I will jump out of the car quickly." ”

"Really, when did you become so superstitious?" Wen Hao actually believed it a little.

"This is not superstition! It's just to ask for peace, it's a long way to go to the mountains, our play is jumping into the river and killing people and setting fires, and there are all kinds of poisonous snakes and pests infested by demons and monsters, so you have to be careful, don't have anything wrong. ”

Wen Hao hurriedly took a few sips, "Don't be a crow's mouth!" I'm telling you, the producer will be here the afternoon the day after tomorrow, you can't be later than others, you know? ”

"Okay, don't worry, I'll buy a plane ticket early the day after tomorrow, and you've arrived in Luzhou?"

"Well, just arrived, just came out of the airport."

"Okay, we'll see you the day after tomorrow."

Tao Ye hung up the phone, Xiao Ting looked at Tao Ye with some disappointment, "You came back to burn incense in the temple, I thought it was for me, and you wanted to surprise me!" ”

"Oh, I'm playing with this, I don't believe in this, I never enter the temple."

Xiaoting was happy again, and then hurriedly told Tao Ye: "That's not good, since you said that you want to burn incense, you must go, otherwise it's really not good." ”

"I didn't do anything bad, I'm afraid of anything."

"Then why didn't you just say that you came back to accompany your girlfriend, for fear that others would know about it and feel down? You're still a bit machismo. ”

"It's too late for others to envy me, I just don't want to sprinkle dog food, Wen Hao is still a single dog, be kind."

"What kind of movie are you making, it's so scary to hear what you say."

"It's a horror movie."

"Do you have a makeup photo, show me and see what the ghost looks like."

"Tomorrow, the photo is too bloody, it will get dark soon, I'm afraid it will scare you."

It was evening, the sky was getting dark, there was no light in the room, and the curtains were drawn, which was even darker, Tao Ye deliberately scared Xiaoting.

"I'm not afraid, I like to watch horror movies."

"It's a big holiday, don't look at this bloody thing, it's unlucky."

"Oh, show me."

Tao Ye had to take out the camera, and find out the makeup photos saved in the camera to show Xiao Ting, Xiao Ting looked at it casually at first, and after reading a few photos, she couldn't stand it, and shouted to turn on the light, it would be completely dark outside.