Chapter 137: Butterflies and Spiders (5)
The arrival of He Tianran brought the students scattered in all corners of the museum together again.
Of course, unlike the natural casualness of cheering for Zhang Zhifan and the admiration for Wen Liang as a well-known artist, everyone's attitude towards He Tianran is very subtle now, in addition to the enthusiasm they should have, there is also a little stunned in everyone's eyes.
It's like you and your good friends participating in a drinking party, and suddenly the leader who usually keeps you away from it came over and said that everyone is friends today, and the food and drink are enough, so no matter whether the relationship between these classmates and He Tianran is good or not, they always have to go up to say hello or two at this time, and some of them who are well versed in this way, when they saw He Tianran appear, they had already opened the wine in their hands.
There are some things that really don't need to be said, whether it is a young pianist or a popular female star, no matter how strong they are in the limelight now, in this class reunion, who is the real Ace, from the day of the game, everyone already knows.
And there is no doubt that He Tianran's changes in the past few years can be described as earth-shaking in their impressions, although they can now see the news of the prince of Hong Kong City on major social platforms from time to time, but when he really appeared in front of everyone, there were still many people who were stunned for a while, because it was warm and cool, Cao Aiqing, Zhang Zhifan, the aura of several of them, those foreshadowings of today's success, had traces as early as many years ago when he was a student, but the tall and handsome person in front of him, The elegant man with a comfortable personality and calm personality can't match the image of the "introverted otaku" in their memory anyway......
"I haven't seen you for a long time, I hope this party can make everyone have fun, today Ai Qing specially prepared some souvenirs for the waiter to put at the door of the store, everyone received them when they came, right?"
He Tianran took the wine glass handed by a classmate, took a sip of it, and smiled at the young men and women who gradually surrounded him.
Zhang Zhifan saw Yu Laoqiu, who was standing beside him and looking at him, as soon as the two looked at each other, his face changed, and it was even more difficult to stand in place, so he walked towards He Tianran's side.
"I've received it, I've got it, Young Master He, you're really polite."
"Director He, I'm your fan now, my girlfriend can't believe it after knowing that you and Wen Liang are my classmates, can we take a photo later? I'm going to take the opportunity to prove it this time~"
"Ouch, Brother Nature, you're here, I'm Atai, remember me......"
"Boss He......"
For a while, He Tianran's ears sounded with various salutations, and outside the crowd surrounding him, Zhang Zhifan and Yu Haoqiu, a couple who had been in love for a short time, briefly exchanged two words, this scene did not escape He Tianran's eyes, but he was busy dealing with the surroundings and couldn't hear what the two said, but seeing Zhang Zhifan's embarrassed expression after seeing his girlfriend, he explained something, and the latter looked gloomy and didn't seem to be happy to participate in the party together.
Could it be because Zhang Zhifan didn't receive a call from Yu Naoqiu just now?
Without waiting for He Tianran to think about it, the girl had already walked over with her boyfriend who was dressed as Han Fan'er.
"Natural Brother~"
Yu Haoqiu sorted out her emotions, and when she treated He Tianran, she was always smiling, and in the blink of an eye, she swept away the displeasure she had just seen Zhang Zhifan.
And Zhang Zhifan's performance was the same as everyone else, treating He Tianran with enthusiasm and surprise, he stretched out his hand:
"Naturally, I haven't seen you for a long time, wow~ you...... It's a big change. β
He Tianran's old appearance is still lingering in his mind, seeing the current party, he can't recognize it anyway, the shock brought by this change is no less than the ugly duckling turning into a swan, if he had known He Tianran's true identity and current appearance, he might not have been so positive about Wen Liang back then.
"Ouch, you don't have to be so polite, but you're the old squad leader, the demeanor of the male god on campus is still the same, I called Ai Qing when I came just now, and I knew you were playing the piano as soon as I heard it, this is not a rush to rush back and want to hear you play live, I didn't expect the performance to be over, tsk~"
He Tianran's words gave Zhang Zhifan's face enough, and even the other party forgot to stretch out his hand and froze in mid-air, but the praise in this language made no one care about this moment of rudeness, but Zhang Zhifan's face was red, and he withdrew his hand and said:
"Well, what do you want to hear? I'll have one more. β
"And what about this treatment? That...... Squad leader, can you play a song 'subject three'? Oops, I forgot the specific name of this song, it was very popular a few years ago, and the melody was quite brainwashing, so I'll hum you two sentences......"
ββ¦β¦ Yes? β
As soon as he said this, the surrounding crowd burst into laughter, Zhang Zhifan even smiled on his face, and the whole person was in place, he thought it was just He Tianran making a joke casually, but after waiting for a few seconds, he saw that the other party looked directly at him, the corners of his mouth kept smiling, and he still didn't change his words......
He Tianran is humiliating himself?
For Zhang Zhifan, it's not that he can't let go of his body to play some pop tracks, but as an upstart who started by playing classical music, let him play vulgar Internet celebrity tracks like "Subject 3" for entertainment, and use an appropriate metaphor to let an international supermodel pedal three wheels.
Even if you take a step back, if the group of people in front of you are all brothers who have played since childhood, they will play and play, and it doesn't hurt to have fun, but the question is, does He Tianran really just want to be amused?
When jokes are mixed with ridicule, the humiliation power here is much greater than before, and if you want to tear your face directly, you often have to fall into a "can't make a joke" handle.
Now that everyone is watching, Zhang Zhifan's face has become gloomy a little bit, but it is not good to have a seizure, just when he wanted to say something to shirk, he saw He Tianran's body suddenly shake, and then a female voice sounded:
"How did you pick it, Squad Leader Zhang finally came to visit, and you let others play this? Naturally, your taste is really ...... There are enough words to say. β
The person who came was Cao Aiqing, her eyebrows were gentle and now they were slightly raised, it turned out that she heard the conversation between the two men just now when she came, and when she got closer, she slapped her boyfriend on the back fiercely, stopping He Tiantian's dark belly mixed with this evil taste revenge and Zhang Zhifan's upcoming farce.
"Hey, I'll just kidding, I'm going to turn over the burden in the next second, and you'll come, it's really a slap in the face."
A stalemate for Zhang Zhifan was quietly resolved by the words of the man and woman in front of him, not to mention others, this kind of overly natural transfer he thought that Fang Cai might really be a joke of He Tianran.
Now, everyone's eyes are focused on this pair of golden boys and girls, and it should have been an inevitable joke from friends next, but Cao Aiqing saw Yu Haoqiu beside Zhang Zhifan at a glance, in order not to make strangers other than this classmate feel unfamiliar, she took the initiative to take two steps forward, took the other party's hand and took the initiative to introduce:
"You're here? Let me introduce to you, this is our old squad leader's girlfriend, Yu Haoqiu~ Come on, let me listen to the heartbroken voices of many female classmates at the scene? β
"Wow, just now the squad leader said that there was a new fate around me, I thought it was polite~"
"That's right, sister-in-law is here, this kind of thing, squad leader, don't you take the initiative to report it yourself! She came with Brother Natural just now, and I thought it was his sister. β
"What a talented and beautiful couple."
Subsequently, Yu Haoqiu took the initiative to say hello to the people around him, and Zhang Zhifan's expression was a little cramped, and the eyes of everyone looking at him, especially the girls, became meaningful, thinking that he wanted to renew the old relationship with Wen Liang there just now, and now that his girlfriend really appeared by his side, this scene is really interesting.
But even so, everyone didn't make any trouble, after all, what he said just now was quite clear, it was nothing more than that the old squad leader was a little embarrassed on the scene.
However, Zhang Zhifan's expression fell in He Tianran's eyes, and he came up with a reasonable explanation for the different expressions of the two just now......
Could it be ...... Zhang Zhifan didn't know that Yu Haoqiu was coming to this party?
The invitation to the party was told to Yu Naoqiu at the beginning of the month, if she deliberately concealed it and didn't tell Zhang Zhifan, it would be really interesting to suddenly arrive today......
Why is that?
He Tianran thought in his heart, his eyes couldn't help but look at the sexy figure standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window not far away, Wen Liang was lowering his head at this time, holding a wine glass in one hand and swaying slightly, holding a vinyl record in the other hand and staring, and just as she raised her neck to drink, her eyes were about to collide with He Tianran's arms, the man had already looked away.
"By the way, naturally, since the squad leader wants to play a piano piece for you again, then you can directly show some sincerity and cooperate with the squad leader to play and sing a song~"
ββ¦β¦ Yes? β
It is said that feng shui takes turns, with Cao Aiqing's enthusiastic clapping proposal, He Tianran fell into the embarrassing situation of Zhang Zhifan in an instant, and this proposal has also received an overwhelming warm response from the surroundings, Zhang Zhifan is not surprised to play the piano, and he sings with a warm and cool side, and he has seen it several times in high school, and it is not unusual, but it is really strange to let this piano prince and He Tianran, who has now transformed from a dark otaku to a chaebol director, perform a show in combination with the two men.
Speaking of appetite, Cao Aiqing's words were surprisingly sure of everyone's expectations, and He Tianran's eyes on the side widened, and he didn't know which side his girlfriend would be standing on, in the loud echo and laughter of everyone, he was shocked:
"Cooperation? What to work with? I...... With him? Are we two men talking about cross talk? Greetings to all of you in your early years?! β
As soon as He Tianran said this, the eyes of a group of female classmates around him flashed, and they said "Okay, good", that was so impatient that others almost didn't faint, even Yu Naoqiu smiled and narrowed his eyes, and a pair of small hands slapped together and praised it, but fortunately, Cao Aiqing, who was already laughing, leaned forward and backward together, and said at this time:
"Who asked you to talk about cross talk, the owner of this shop has a guitar, I saw it when I went to have dinner with him just now, I'll borrow it for you, don't you know how to play the guitar, you can cooperate with the squad leader~"
After that, without waiting for He Tianran to agree, Cao Aiqing turned around, shook the ponytail behind his head, and borrowed a musical instrument for him.
He Tianran smiled bitterly, but the matter had come to this, seeing the surrounding crowd feeling high, I was afraid that I couldn't refuse, and then glanced at Zhang Zhifan, this was obviously his comfort zone, and the person got rid of the tension, and the whole person returned to that personable appearance.
"Yo, Director He, do you still play the guitar? When did you learn it? There are many skills that don't pressure you. β
"yes, I didn't know that before."
"I still remember this, I know He Shao can play the guitar, and he sings well, I also swiped the video on the surfing line last year, that's you, He Shao? You also retweeted it. β
"Hahaha, I do know how to play a little guitar, but I can't compare with a big name in the music industry like squad leader Zhang, and my singing is just at the KTV level, so don't look forward to it too much."
A group of people heard that He Tianran was going to play the guitar, and they were curious, but Zhang Zhifan was famous, so they just listened to and revisited the other party's piano skills, and now they saw that He Tianran was modest, so as long as the performance was over, no matter how good or bad, everyone would still cheer.
But after thinking about it, wouldn't it be more interesting if He Tianran made a fool of himself with an axe at his girlfriend's end door?
As soon as some people at the scene had this thought, they suddenly felt that the unfamiliar He Tianran in front of them suddenly became familiar, and the mood of the audience suddenly rose.
These thoughts are actually not good or evil, just human nature, after all, the fastest way to get closer to a person is to find common ground, and the current He Tiantian's position is obviously much higher than them, if he can expose some embarrassment or ordinary side, then the sense of distance he brings to these old classmates will be shortened a lot.
Zhang Zhifan's current impression in the hearts of these old classmates is still good, He Tianran embarrassed him, and some people will only think that He Tianran is bullying others and retaliating; And let He Tianran, who was not popular in the past, but now has become a rich second-generation person, occasionally make a fool of himself, then everyone is more acceptable, and they can release the "goodwill" they are willing to make friends afterwards.
Although, few people in the world are willing to talk about this "good-will" release......
After a while, Cao Aiqing came back with a guitar bag, and she handed it to He Tianran.
The man looked at the piano bag, was silent for two seconds, and then raised his eyes and smiled and asked simply:
"What do you want to hear?"
"Sing a song, just sing what you want to sing~"
"Okay, then...... Squad Leader Zhang, I'll work hard for you to accommodate me today. β
He Tianran took the piano with one hand, turned his head and said a word to Zhang Zhifan, who smiled, and then gave up a position, and the two walked to the floor-to-ceiling window where Wen Liang was.
Seeing Zhang Zhifan sitting down in front of the piano again, Wen Liang walked to Cao Aiqing's side, accompanied her to look at the two people they were preparing, and said softly:
"Actually, I really want to listen to Zhang Zhifan, who is usually serious, play some funny tunes, don't you think this contrast is very interesting?"
With that, she took a sip of wine.
Although it is not clear whether He Tianran already knows the inside story of the prank, but based on what Zhang Zhifan said to himself, Wen Liang felt that he should find an opportunity to make Zhang Zhifan suffer a little.
However, Cao Aiqing on the side turned a deaf ear to this, of course she didn't know what Zhang Zhifan said to Wen Liang just now, she just focused on her lover, and said flatly:
"It's okay, I have no grudges with the squad leader, everyone finally got together once, it's not good to have such a scene, and...... I'm not really interested in seeing other people's jokes. β
Wen Liang was stunned for a moment, then frowned slightly, and said:
"Then you pushed He Tianran up? Zhang Zhifan's piano is now at the first-class level in China, and no matter how powerful He Tianran's guitar is, it is ...... At most, it's a band level, and if you let him compare his hobby with other people's majors, this is a big difference......"
When Cao Aiqing heard this, she turned her head and looked at Wen Liang, and the two women were silent for a moment......
"You're ...... Worried about him? Afraid that he will be foreign? β
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Wen Liang did not answer.
But Cao Aiqing, who seemed to have already received the answer, paused, and continued:
"There will be no comparison, most of us can't tell the difference between Czerny at the third level of piano and Kramer at the tenth level, we just look at a person sitting there playing the piano, others say that he plays well, we listen to it too, so we think he is good, human ability is very important, but in this case, the position is the first priority, because ......"
As she spoke, Cao Aiqing looked away, followed her cool gaze, and returned to a man who had just dragged a chair to sit down and was rolling up his cuffs a little bit, and this sentence also sounded in her ears:
"Nobody cares about an accompaniment."
"Hmm~Zizizi~Laββ!"
What followed was a continuous sound, which covered Cao Aiqing's words, it turned out that this was He Tianran unzipping the piano bag, and the long, one-to-the-end zipper sound attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone looked at He Tianran, at this moment this man had a cynical smile on his face, one leg was casually crossed on the other, after the piano bag was opened, he first took off the watch on his wrist and put it into the bag, and at the same time he said to everyone:
"I'm sorry guys, I only accept my girlfriend's songs here, she asked me to sing casually, then I'll sing what I like, but if you want to make a video to keep a souvenir, then there's no problem, but don't shoot my girlfriend, I don't want the news of us being together to flow out from a third person on the Internet in the future."
Everyone laughed, and they all took out their mobile phones and pointed at this guy, and He Tianran on the mobile phone screen in front of him was so free and easy, three points of ruffian and three points of elegance, as well as the kind of freedom and calmness that came out of his bones.
Next Second......
The man's hand reached into his bag on the floor, he grabbed the neck and pulled the guitar out with one hand.
In an instant, his state is fascinating.
It's like ......
A dashing and uninhibited swordsman, he drew his sword. (End of chapter)