In the bar late at night, it is eerily quiet, there are no singers singing on the small stage, and there are no customers at the tables.

Only the film crew was busy setting up the scene, and Chen Li'an leaned on the bar counter of the bar and drank a bottle of beer in his hand.

Huo Jianqi was talking to He Qing on the side, and he didn't say anything when he saw Chen Li'an drinking, and he was not worried that drinking would affect the filming later.

Chen Li'an put the beer bottle on the table, stood up and stretched, picked up the guitar and played with it and hummed quietly.

He is about to sing on stage when he will be filmed, Chen Li'an does not have much confidence in singing, although he has studied with the princess for a few days, he doesn't know whether he sings well or not.

After a while, Huo Jianqi finished talking to He Qing, walked up to Chen Li'an's side and said, "Do you want to adjust your state again?" ”

Chen Li'an put down the guitar, shook his head and said, "No, the current state is very good." ”

"Then let's get started." Huo Jianqi trusted Chen Li'an very much, and immediately beckoned the film crew to start preparations.

Chen Li'an put the guitar in his bag and carried it on his back, took a deep breath, and then turned around and walked to the door of the bar.

A singer with a dream, but who was hit by reality, was officially launched.

He Qing was also ready at this time, one sat at the bar to adjust her state, and the role she played this time was too different from the past.

She is not very sure that she can play well, a naïve romantic, an idealist who lives a good life and does not understand the difficulties of survival for marginal people, and a "winner" who was born in Rome.

Chen Li'an's role is more like a combination of Kong Yiji and Xiangzi, wearing a short coat but a tattered robe in his heart.

"Live radio!" Huo Jianqi held the bullhorn and shouted loudly: "One minute! All departments are ready! ”

A minute passed quickly, Chen Li'an seemed to be able to hear the sound of the pointer ticking, and the quiet bar began to become noisy, the extras sat together in twos and threes to drink and chat, and the band on the bar stage was also ready.

Huo Jianqi glanced at Chen Li'an and He Qing, and then shouted with a loudspeaker: "Everyone prepare, 3!" 2！ 1！ Begin! ”

The originally quiet bar immediately became lively, with the sound of wine glasses clashing, the sound of loud chatting, and the sound of bands singing on stage.

The closed bar door slammed open, and a dejected singer with a guitar on his back barged in, his eyes shining brightly under his long hair.

There were a lot of people in the bar, and the light was not bright, only a few colored balls were constantly flickering, but Chen Li'an saw the back in the crowd at a glance.

The shiny back in a white dress is so eye-catching and special in the dark crowd.

Chen Li'an didn't expect that when he decided to leave the city, he would meet such a heart-pounding girl.

But he didn't dare to get close, he only dared to stand in the corner and watch from afar, just like he looked at this prosperous city full of dreams, he could only look up with longing eyes, this city has no place for him.

Chen Li'an stood not far away, took out the crumpled banknote from his pocket and ordered a cup of cheapest beer, his eyes kept falling on He Qing, looking at her lying on the bar with a hesitant expression, looking at the band singing on the stage with black jewel-like eyes on her beautiful face, with a glass of beer in her hand that had not been moved, and the delicate foamy pale golden beer looked very expensive.

Chen Li'an took a sip of the cheapest beer in his cup, he was afraid that he would drink too quickly and there would be no excuse to stay here, so he would leave the city and return to the town where the sky was always gray.

"Can you sing a song about the Norwegian forest?" He Qing propped himself up and shouted as he looked at the band on the stage.

It's a pity that the band has finished today's performance at this time, packed up and prepared to leave the stage.

Chen Li'an looked at He Qing's face, and had a bold idea in his heart, I'll sing it to her!

Chen Li'an's eyes fell on Xu Qing, a female guitarist with a ponytail and a cigarette in her mouth on the stage, Chen Li'an looked at the beer with only half a glass left, hesitated, picked it up and drank it in one gulp.

Chen Li'an's figure with a guitar on his back passed by He Qing in a white dress, the shabby black jacket, the crumpled jeans and the white skirt formed the strongest contrast, like people from two worlds.

When Chen Li'an passed by He Qing, his steps subconsciously slowed down, his breathing became cautious, and cowardice and hypocrisy seemed to be engraved on the soles of his feet, making him dare not be down-to-earth.

When Chen Li'an's figure appeared on the edge of the stage, the guitarist who was about to go down saw her at a glance, and happily ran over and shouted, "Aren't you leaving?" Regretted again? That's great! ”

Chen Li'an was silent and didn't know how to explain, Yu Guang saw that He Qing, who was originally disappointed, was looking at this side at this time, and he mustered up the courage to say, "I want to go up and sing a song." ”

"Okay!" Xu Qing jumped up and ran up to the stage to stop his teammates who wanted to go down, begging them to be an accompaniment for his friends.

Although the people in the band were very tired, they still gave face, and Xu Qing immediately looked back at Chen Li'an happily and said, "Come on!" What song do you want to sing? ”

"Norwegian forests." Chen Li'an took a deep breath, took off his guitar and walked onto the stage.

He Qing, who had been paying attention to this side in front of the bar, immediately showed a smile, sat up and looked at this side, his eyes full of expectation.

Chen Li'an stood on the stage, seeing the clear light and expectation in her eyes, her eyes subconsciously dodged, lowered her head and plucked her guitar, although the pick in her hand was old, it could still make a good sound.

Xu Qing stood next to Chen Li'an with a guitar and said with a smile: "We are ready, and we can listen to you sing again." ”

Chen Li'an hummed, played the guitar gently, and the beautiful music suddenly sounded in the bar.

"Let me take it off and try to melt it slowly to see if I'm still perfect in your heart."

"Are you still worried about me, still love me and can't extricate yourself, is there a place in my heart that I haven't been to, where the lake is always clear, where the air is full of tranquility, and the snow-white moon shines on the earth"

Chen Li'an sings this song better than ever, it seems that the "you" in the lyrics is the city, he has been here for two years, and has been wandering at the bottom and the edge, never seen the pure land of the city, never smelled whether the air above the city is sweet, whether there is a shining stage of his own.

Chen Li'an's voice was hoarse, his eyes were closed, and all his memories of the city were flooding in his heart.

"It's just a shackle in my heart, how can I get rid of it."

When he opened his eyes after singing the last line, there was a sparse applause in the bar, and no one cared whether he sang or not, only that his singing did not match the lively atmosphere.

Chen Li'an subconsciously looked at the bar, but the figure had disappeared, and when he was lost in his heart, he saw that figure being pulled out of the bar by a man wearing a suit and a gold watch with a serious face.

"It's so good to sing!" Xu Qing's voice suddenly sounded in Chen Li'an's ears.

Chen Li'an came back to his senses and looked at her, opened his mouth to say thank you, and then took off his guitar and prepared to leave.

"Click!"

An abrupt shout suddenly appeared, Chen Li'an turned his head in a trance, and came back to his senses when he saw the camera and Huo Jianqi holding the horn.

Chen Li'an couldn't help but want to smoke at this time, turned his head to look at Xu Qing and said, "Give me a cigarette." ”

Xu Qing took out a pack from his pocket and handed it to him, feeling that he was still immersed in the role, he asked curiously: "Why do you feel so deeply, I remember that you succeeded when you first debuted, and you still have this experience?" ”

Chen Li'an shook his head, lit a cigarette and took a puff before saying, "No, it's because I didn't find out how lucky I was." ”

Huo Jianqi walked over at this time and said with a smile: "Li'an, tonight is simply amazing, I didn't expect you to sing quite well, I finished work today and continued tomorrow." ”

Chen Li'an nodded, and just wanted to clean up, he saw He Qing and Hu Jun walking in from outside, and the two of them gave Chen Li'an a thumbs up and praised him for singing well.

Chen Li'an raised his eyebrows, he didn't feel how good he was singing, most of them were just compliments.

After chatting with them for a few words, Chen Li'an packed up his things and left, and Liu Tao, who had been waiting outside the bar for a long time, saw Chen Li'an come out and immediately handed over a cup, and in the cup was warm wolfberry tea.

Chen Li'an waved his hand and didn't answer, and after getting into the car with Liu Tao, he leaned on the back seat and said to the driver a little tiredly: "Go home." ”

has been a driver for Chen Li'an for a few months, and she has long known that Chen Li'an said that she would go back to Chen Li'an's own home, not Gong Li or Chen Meiren.

When the car arrived home, Chen Li'an opened his eyes and looked at Liu Tao and said, "You don't have to follow me tomorrow, go to the company to help me keep an eye on the progress of returning the pearls." ”

Chen Li'an also has a concern, that is, when he is filming on the scene, as long as he rests, Liu Tao will come over to ask for warmth, which affects his state very much, if it is not for a better rest, Chen Li'an doesn't even want to sit in the car.

Liu Tao didn't know what Chen Li'an thought, nodded seriously and agreed, and then watched Chen Li'an go home, before he took out his mobile phone and was about to call, but seeing that there was a driver next to him, Liu Tao put it away again and prepared to go home at night and call again.

The driver next to him glanced at it and didn't speak, started the car and left, and sent Liu Tao to the place before saying, "You are Teacher Chen's assistant, you know, right?" ”

Liu Tao was stunned for a moment and didn't understand what she meant, the driver shook his head and said to her: "You are from the art troupe, you should understand a truth, don't play smart, Teacher Chen is much smarter than you think." ”

Liu Tao frowned, didn't quite understand what she said, just replied lightly I don't know what you're talking about and got out of the car and left.

Looking at the back of Liu Tao leaving, the driver sighed, silly girl, forget it, let's drive your own car honestly, who can control the thoughts of these little girls.

Chen Li'an, who was on the other side, didn't take off his clothes at this time, lying on the sofa and looking at the room without the lights on, in a daze, and fell asleep unconsciously.

The muted mobile phone on the coffee table lit up several times, but Chen Li'an, who was asleep, didn't notice it.

The next morning, when Chen Li'an was washing, he turned his mobile phone to ring, and the mobile phone rang just after breakfast, it was Li Dabai who called, Chen Li'an picked it up and hung up after chatting for a few words.

After a while, Chen Meiren also called and asked Chen Li'an why he didn't go back last night, but no one answered the phone.

Chen Li'an was still perfunctory, and after hanging up the phone, he turned off his mobile phone and left it at home, and went to the set to film by himself.

After coming to the set, Chen Li'an became the singer who had nowhere to live, and he still had the same set of clothes that looked cool but dirty.

Today's filming scene is not in the bar, but in his cramped, dim and damp small single room, in a tube building about to be demolished in the second ring road, a small single room with no windows of only five or six square meters.

There were only Chen Li'an and the photographer in the room, and the rest of the crew were outside, Huo Jianqi looked at Chen Li'an in the picture through the monitor, and only shouted after seeing him adjust his state.

In the dimly lit small room, there was only a bed and a table, and there was a second-hand rice cooker on the table, and the lid of the rice cooker was pitted.

Chen Li'an sat on the bed and turned out half a pack of noodles and threw it into the rice cooker, watching the heat continue to steam, and the room seemed to become more humid.

A bowl of clear water with a few drops of soy sauce is his breakfast, the noodle soup is bland and tasteless, the noodles are also boiled, and the chopsticks can't pick it up, so he can only hold the bowl and keep pulling.

Bang dang

The stainless steel bowl that had been eaten cleanly was thrown on the table by Chen Li'an, and he turned his head to look at the guitar at the bedside and the backpack that had been packed.

With only a few clothes in his backpack, he was about to leave the city, but he couldn't take anything with him.

"Hey! You just eat this? Xu Qing suddenly appeared at the door with a bag of steamed buns, looking at the white noodle soup in the rice cooker, she didn't dislike it and leaned over to smell it and said, "I didn't put any seasonings, you eat steamed buns, I just bought them at the intersection." ”

Chen Li'an looked at the bun handed over by Xu Qing, swallowed his saliva, and his stomach, which he had just felt full, seemed to be empty again.

Xu Qing directly stuffed the bun into Chen Li'an's arms, sat on the edge of the bed with him, looked at the backpack at his bedside, and couldn't help asking, "Do you still want to go?" You can stay even if you don't sing. ”

Chen Li'an's hand holding the bun paused for a moment and didn't make a sound, Xu Qing seemed to be talking to himself, propped his chin and said: "Actually, I can do anything, I just want my family not to worry about me, I now work in the supermarket during the day, and I feel that life is very beautiful if I can sing at night." ”

After Xu Qing babbled a lot, he glanced at the time before he hurriedly stood up and said, "I'm going to be late for work, I'll go first!" ”

Xu Qing ran to the door and turned to look at Chen Li'an and said, "I'm waiting for you at the bar tonight!" ”

Xu Qing, who had his back to the light, the gray sky behind him, and he couldn't see his face clearly, Chen Li'an could only hear her voice and watch her disappear into the narrow doorway.

The early spring morning was very cold, but the buns in Chen Li'an's hand were very hot, as if they had just come out of the pot, and they could warm their hearts when they were eaten.

(It's a bit slow to write an original script, and I don't know if you like to read it like this, so try to finish it in two days!) ）

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