become famous

After the film festival ended, a communication company invited Zuo Ran to shoot an advertisement for it.The customer said that now everyone is sending voice or typing, and few people make calls, but the phone business department still wants to die.When Zuo Ran was still in Xingkong, he was the spokesperson of the mobile phone, so he didn't say much.

The ad is unconventional and tells a story.During World War II, the heroine's hometown was destroyed by the war, and she was forced to move westward with the school.His boyfriend has already joined the army, fighting everywhere, and he doesn't know the safety of his lover.The man and the woman looked for the phone whenever they had time, but they couldn't get in touch with each other.The advertisement is in black and white, and it tells a love in the flames of war tenderly and wearily. The thoughts flow slowly, like a stream, but it makes people unconsciously plunge into the world in the advertisement.At the end of the credits, the name and logo of the communication company appear.Zuo Ran didn't mention "to keep in touch with family members, lovers, and friends" in the whole article, but everyone has the urge to make a phone call.

He Xiuyi felt that Zuo Ran had a complex of "tragic beauty".

……

Not long after that, Zuo Ran told He Xiuyi that the new script had been written.

"Huh?!" He Xiuyi rolled over from behind the sofa and leaned against Zuo Ran, "Show me."

Zuo Ran didn't say much, and put the script, character biography, and director's explanation on He Xiuyi's lap.

He Xiuyi opened the cover of the script with his fingers, and found that the new movie had a strange name: "Meet Yu Meili Again".

"...?" Yu Meili?This is the main character's name?How could such an "elite" like Zuo Ran have such a silly name?

He Xiuyi continued to read and realized that the whole movie was actually narrated by No.1."I" appears at the beginning of the story, but this "I" is not the protagonist in the story, but a narrator. The real protagonist, that is, the role I will play, is a lunatic named Yu Meili.

At the beginning of the story, as a freelance writer and also a gay "I", because I felt that my future as a "comrade" and boyfriend was bleak, I was very depressed and went back to my hometown to relax.On the main square, he saw an old man in a pink dress, high socks, and high heels, who seemed to be in his 70s or [-]s.Although the people around were already used to it, they still sneered: "Oh, Yu Meili is here again!" Yu Meili acted as if she had never heard of it, and continued walking with her head held high.The people around me told "me" that this man in the skirt was the talk and joke of the whole town, and that Yu Meili was not called Yu Meili, but had a normal name called Yu Jiujia, but he always looked like this, so everyone felt sorry for him. He took a more appropriate name, Yu Meili.As long as these three words are mentioned, everyone will know-it's that lunatic in pink clothes!

"I" also looked at that lunatic, feeling really crazy.But then "I" remembered that he knew Yu Jiujia before he left home to go to school.At that time, the young "I" thought that Yu Jiujia was a nice person, because the other party would take him to the night market to buy glass balls, but after two visits, his parents forcibly banned him from communicating with Yu Jiujia.His parents told him to stay away from that guy because he had been to prison and was a "big bad guy."

Seeing Yu Meili again, the time is very short, and the matter should have ended here.But "I" really had nothing to do in the small town, and the manuscripts were just useless. I suddenly became interested in Yu Meili's past when I was bored, and decided to investigate—why did Yu Meili go crazy?And why go to jail?Is madness preceded or followed by imprisonment?

With the investigation of "I", Yu Meili's life slowly unfolds before her eyes.

In 1983, Yu Meili was arrested in a bathhouse.That was the "strike hard" period, and the public security needed "criminals."At that time in the bathhouse, a young man showed affection for him.Yu Meili, who had been single for a long time, foolishly fell into the trap.Unexpectedly, the other party was a policeman, so he jumped up and yelled, "Wow, you really can't hide it!" '" After 1979, the "Criminal Law" stipulated that homosexuality was considered a crime of hooliganism, and could even be sentenced to death during the crackdown. Yu Meili was sentenced to seven years of labor reform and carried cement in the fireworks field. A bag of one hundred catties was carried back and forth. , couldn’t rest all day long, and got sick all over. Yu Meili carried it for seven years, and was released in 1990. She was also deprived of her urban household registration, and she has been insane every day since then.

And further forward, it was during the Cultural Revolution.During the ten-year Cultural Revolution, comrades walked on thin ice.For them, 1966 was the beginning of the end.Everyone was terrified, everyone was in danger, and no one dared to reveal the slightest mistake—that "sodomy criminal" was going to be shot.On the big-character posters all over the street, the "current sodomite" is at the top, and there are some "murderers" behind, and there will always be one or two "sodomites" at the end.In this context, everyone would obey the arrangement to marry a wife and have children, including Yu Meili's "boyfriend" at the time.And Yu Meili started to do it again.At that time, Yu Meili's leader introduced him to a marriage partner, and Yu Meili, facing the old leader who had always been kind and caring for him, said cautiously, no, he likes a man.As can be imagined, Yu Meili was exposed, and he was paraded through the streets wearing rabbit ears and a rabbit tail. The "Red Guards" forcefully ordered him to learn how to behave like a rabbit and jump across the street with sticks.They also stuck sticks into his mouth, stripped him down to his underwear and tied him up in the window of the barber shop for three days and three nights.But at this time, it was his old leader who sent him to run around calling for orders and pleading for orders on his behalf.It turned out that the old leader wanted his subordinates to return to normal during the transformation, but he didn't expect that he almost pushed them into hell in the end.During this process, Yu Meili's former "boyfriend" resolutely drew a clear line with him, as if afraid of being reported by the other party, he just left a sentence: "Yu Jiujia, are you mentally ill or mentally ill."

Going forward is the beginning of Yu Meili and that "boyfriend".The two were classmates in junior high school, and later they got to know each other in the public toilet.Yu Meili was a primary school teacher at the time, and because she couldn't hide it, the school found out about her love affair and expelled him from the teaching staff.Fortunately, before the Cultural Revolution, it was not so harsh. The school only issued a "Notice on the Handling of Sodomy Yu Jiujia" and expelled him.Yu Jiujia's mother beat him up and never forgave him until she died. She also said, "How much face I won, how much face you lost."

"..." He Xiuyi was depressed, but continued to read.

In the script, "I" inquired about Yu Meili curiously, while telling the story to her boyfriend and friends.In the process, her boyfriend and friends laughed at Yu Meili's stupidity.In such a background, saying that he is gay, not waiting for the tragedy to happen?If you don't punish him, who will you punish?

Once, "I" was extremely depressed, so I asked my boyfriend, "What are you going to do in the future? Will you come out to your parents?" But the boyfriend seemed to be looking at a monster: "How is that possible?! Parents' generation is not They will understand gay. They care about face, they only like 'obedient sons and daughters'. Don't make trouble, I have a friend who came out of the closet, ouch, it's so pitiful...the dog and dog are restless all day long. Hey, Chinese society is like this , It’s hopeless. Everyone is like ants, they can only move forward on the established route. Those who try to cross other routes will pay a high price.” After “I” questioned, my boyfriend laughed: “There was no I found out... my baby is quite rebellious. Can we talk about marrying a wife and having children later?"

"..." In an instant, He Xiuyi thought of many things.

I don't know if it's because of the discrimination that most comrades are sensitive and vulnerable.And maybe born "weak", everyone is pessimistic about the future, and there are some men who still look forward to inheriting the family.In short, the report shows that even in mainland China today, 80%-90% of people conceal their orientation to marry and have children, and only 10%-20% of people will confess their identities to their parents.No one among celebrities comes out, whether in politics, business, show business, or whatever.A peculiar phenomenon is that those leaders who openly advocate for LGBT rights and ask others to submit same-sex marriage proposals at the two sessions every year are almost all heterosexual.He Xiuyi is gay himself, and has many gay friends, sometimes he is very strange: why do you obey?Most people want to hide from the results of Western protests and wait for same-sex marriage to be legal.But one question is: Even if it is legal, do you dare to get married?Probably still the same. Is "marriage allowed by law" the end result?No, it's an "achievement" and a "reward", otherwise... it's useless if you get it.

He Xiuyi understood exactly what the script was talking about—a group of people succumbing to the environment, ridiculing the contenders, disdain for the free, and feeling lucky and joyful about their own "safety".It's kind of like a continuation of "The Family" - 100 years later, the "Family" tragedy continues.Yu Meili in the film resisted from beginning to end, until she was in her 60s, and never gave in.

He turned the script to the last page.

The ending seemed...with hope.

At the end of the film, before "I" left my hometown, I walked into the square and asked Yu Meili: "Um... are you happy?" The sentence was very inexplicable, but the crazy Yu Meili touched her hair: "Yes, I am happy. "

"I" boarded the coach and returned to Beijing.On the road, the driver is not allowed to turn on the air conditioner in order to save money.It was extremely hot and stuffy in the car, and everyone was sweating profusely.All the people were angry, cursed, complained, complained, and cursed the driver's ancestors for eighteen generations in a low voice.So "I" asked the people next to me: "Why don't you insist on asking the driver to turn on the air conditioner?" mobile phone, sent a breakup text message to her boyfriend, and then suddenly yelled at the driver: "It's suffocating! Ventilate!" The people around were silent for a while, and they all joined the camp, and the voices were noisy for a while.After listening, the driver lowered his head and turned on the air conditioner.

The movie ends here.

Beside, Zuo Ran said again: "Is it boring?"

"No," He Xiuyi said, "I like it very much."

——Even if you hide in the dark and remain silent in the silence, at least don't laugh at those who are willing to shine and speak out.

"Hey," He Xiuyi said, "Zuo Ran, you think too much about love."

"Otherwise there's no use for time." Zuo Ran didn't like socializing with people, so he thought too much, although recently, he also started chatting frequently.Zuo Ran always believes that the communication between people is a serious matter, and if you can't come up with any valuable thoughts, it's just wasting the other party's time.One person just can't get along with many people.However, after interacting with He Xiuyi, Zuo Ran felt that...he seemed to have feelings worth sharing.

"Okay," He Xiuyi said, I took this notebook. "

Zuo Ran blew a small breath into He Xiuyi's ear with a "huh", "This time I'm playing a couple again."

"……Oh."

"And sex scenes."

"...Oh." He Xiuyi's ears started to turn red, so he had no choice but to change the subject, "This film... may be controversial."

"Yes."

"It's really like... the continuation of "Family"."

"Ah."

……

Thus, Zuo Ran's studio officially announced the launch of the project.

The other actors have to look again.

At the beginning, He Xiuyi's huge fan base was very happy, full of "anticipation".

However, it seemed that overnight, the direction of the wind... changed.