Cao Aiqing is gone.

Just like that time when she got rid of He Tianran in the lead washing pool, she walked resolutely.

A woman who can say that "there has never been a failure in her youth" is destined to move forward.

He Tianran knew this for a long time, so he gave an evaluation like "Ah Liang is fake and free, Ai Qing, you are really open-minded".

However, what about the men themselves now?

Leaving the tailor's shop, he sat in the car for half an hour before stepping on the accelerator.

In the middle of the huge city, he drove aimlessly through this jungle watered by steel and concrete, and the next intersection was either to turn left, go straight, or go on an elevated road......

A journey without a purpose, he can run all the way and go anywhere.

Only in the end, the car stopped in front of a convenience store, and the man bought a pack of cigarettes.

He Tianran hardly smokes now, and usually only makes exceptions when his mood is particularly complicated, but as long as he smokes, he will smoke one cigarette after another, so a pack of twenty cigarettes on him can either smoke for three or four months, or he can only smoke for half a day.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

When the cigarette was inhaled continuously to the third cigarette, He Tianran coughed, a nausea feeling surged in his chest, this sudden discomfort in the middle of thinking, made him realize a very sad fact-

Smoking is bad for your health, but there will always be people who put on various emotional symbols and let nicotine imprison the mind.

Whether it's a beep or a lonely one, no matter how bad it is, it can be a name for relieving stress.

And once this kind of emotional sustenance is formed, even if you know that there is no harm and no benefit, it is difficult to rely on willpower to control your behavior.

Some people say that smoking is enjoyment, but in fact, this kind of enjoyment is nothing more than a temporary and complete feeling of comfort for the body that has been mutilated by cigarettes......

But everyone understands the truth, but when seriously faced with the temptation of some choices, it should hesitate or hesitate.

Cigarettes are like this, and now the string of Buddhist beads in He Tianran's hand is also like this.

This is the power of this kind of "sustenance".

Perhaps, in this impetuous society, people want too much to obtain a kind of spiritual integrity and peace.

Even if it's only temporary.

After several reincarnations, He Tianran knew very well how much impact the change in timeline would have, but he was indeed longing for the world that Cao Aiqing had just described......

"I don't know it suddenly, and I can't tell you about it, maybe I have already said it thoroughly in the poem that Ai Qing gave him......

A man sitting in front of a convenience store smoking a cigarette muttered to himself.

He Tianran, who doesn't need to save Cao Aiqing, is now free.

Putting the string of Bodhi seeds that symbolized "perfection" but represented the hundred and eight "troubles" on his wrist again, He Tianran extinguished the cigarette and got back into the car.

What has he learned over the years?

The world outside the car window is dazzling, and occasionally passing by is gray and silent, between this alternation of sunlight and black and white, He Tianran thought a lot.

Cao Aiqing's youth has not failed, but he can't do it, or rather, this is not the way He Tianran wants.

Every punctuation mark in this article on life is clear, and the cautious character of not having typos is not suitable for him after all.

It doesn't matter if the words are written messily, it doesn't matter if you don't get a high score on the paper, be loyal to your feelings, do everything seriously, don't bother, don't perfunctory, don't give up, do it to the end, the important thing is still those four words-

Consistent.

This is the creed of He Tianran's current approach to life.

He doesn't plan to go back to the past and redraft an autobiography of his life, if the writing is crooked, if the punctuation is wrong, if the punctuation is wrong, whether the article is splendid, whether his life is complete, how to measure it?

Only after writing, after the end.

Rather than turning around and pondering the first sentence of the article from the beginning at this turning point in life, it is better to ......

Put it down well.

Therefore, when He Tianran stood in front of the commercial street that had been silent for a long time and had lost its color, there was no longer a trace of fear.

The beads on the wrist emit a faint light, as if you can feel the heart of the wearer.

You don't have to go back to the past to change, and you don't have to go to the future to witness.

What does a person want to do firmly......

Now, there's it!

He Tianran stepped forward and stepped into the black and white world that had forgotten him for a long time.

……

……

"Director Li, the actor teacher just called, I guess I won't be able to come."

"Huh? Why?! ”

He said he ...... There was something urgent in his family, and I didn't elaborate on it......"

"Hey, what's the hurry...... This kind of special actor has too much work, it's just that he feels that the salary is small, and he shoots in a college town on a hot day, and he is still a student work, and he doesn't want to work. ”

"That'...... What now? ”

"Let's look for it, let's see if you can contact some students from the acting department to help, fortunately, there are not many cameras......"

At the gate of the film academy, a group of people who looked like a student crew got together, led by a man named Li Wang, a senior in the directing department, and now he is worried about his graduation short film.

"Oh, how can there be such trouble, according to me, Li Dao'er can just go on it by herself."

At this time, the person who was talking with the camera was called Cai Cassia Ming, a senior in the Department of Photography, and he was also the photographer of this short film.

Li Wang hurriedly shook his head, "I don't appear on camera, this is a matter of principle!" ”

Many directors treat their works with the feeling of hiding behind the scenes, and it is more difficult to get them to appear than to reach the sky.

"Then what do you think of Hu Xiucai?"

Cai Cianming grinned and quipped at the other man next to him.

The person he called Hu Xiucai, his real name is Hu Yue, majoring in drama, film and television literature, and the screenwriter of this work.

Several of the main creators of this small crew are at the same level, and there are a few juniors and sisters who come to help with field work, so it can be seen that the structure of this crew is really simple.

As soon as he heard his nickname, Hu Yue immediately became a funny standing, and it seemed that he was looking forward to making a cameo appearance in the characters in his script.

"Hmmm......"

It's just that Li Wang stared at him for a few seconds and shook his head:

"I ...... Well...... This role should still be ...... How to say...... Zhou Zheng, right, Hu Biao? ”

"Hey, hey, Li Dao'er, do you mean that I look crooked? Do you believe that I will change the script for you right now, on the spot? ”

Hu Yue protested, and a group of people burst into laughter.

"Dao'er Li, look at that person, he's been watching us."

Gu Ling, the heroine of the short film, leaned her elbow against Li Wang, who was still laughing, between the jokes of everyone, and he raised his eyes to see that not far from their group of people, there was a man who looked almost the same age.

The man's long hair was tied up at will, it should have been specially designed, so some of the hair strands were dyed gray, and a fitting suit made his figure look extraordinarily tall and straight.

"Isn't it hot for that buddy to wear a suit?"

Cai Cianming complained, but was immediately scolded back by his ex-girlfriend Gu Ling:

"You can get it, you can't learn this if you want to learn this one, and maybe someone else is still a senior or something, it's needed to go out to work!"

Cai Cianming laughed dryly: "Heh~ Yes, yes, yes." ”

Unlike his friends, Li Wang looked at the man silently, and the other party also felt the sight here, probably knowing that his eyes had been staring at them just now It was not polite, he nodded politely slightly, and then showed a slightly tangled expression, as if he wanted to come over to say hello, but he thought that everyone was not familiar with him, so he was ready to turn around and leave.

"Classmate, stay!"

What was unexpected was Li Wang's reaction, he quickly left his friends and walked to the man in three or two steps.

"Huh? What's wrong? ”

The man stopped.

"That...... Ahem, what do you call your classmates? ”

“…… Just call me Xiao Jia. ”

The man hesitated for a moment, then smiled.

"Ah, Brother A, right, uh, what's that...... Brother A, do you have time in the afternoon? ”

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"It's just that our crew temporarily sends a supporting role, which is quite important, can you do us a favor and make a cameo?"

Li Wang also happened suddenly, and he was forced to look at a suitable one in desperation, so he personally stepped forward to arrest someone.

The man named Xiao Jia was stunned for a moment, and then asked:

"What character?"

"A director!"

(End of chapter)