what is the relationship between us

Meng Xinci is filling the thermos pots of the actors and directors with boiling water. It has been getting colder and colder these two days. When I returned to the apartment last night, there were still some snow particles floating in the sky, so the water in the thermos pots should be kept full at all times. , Don't wait for the actors to be thirsty and find that there is no water to drink, it will be bad.

Teacher Xu wants to drink Pu’er, screenwriter Zhang likes green tea, so we need to put more tea leaves, Sister Shiman likes hot cocoa, maybe it’s too late today, otherwise I have to go to Lawson outside the drama theater to buy her a box of extra thick milk Cash in...

There is no need for others to teach these things. Meng Xinci remembered it just a week after he came to work.In the future, as long as their full-time employees are busy, Meng Xinci will do it silently.

Teacher Xu is taking other screenwriters in the group to a meeting to discuss the collection of scripts.Regarding the next season's stage play, non-staff personnel like Meng Xinci are not qualified to sit with them to judge which story is better, so they can only stand outside the door and wait for the result quietly.

It would be a lie to say that he was not nervous, Meng Xinci was extremely nervous, so nervous that his two hands were behind his back, twisted together at an angle where no one would notice.

When writing the story, he was obviously confident in himself, even if he pressed the send button, he felt that there was nothing wrong with him.

I didn't think about it that much at all, I just thought it would be good to write it down and express what I wanted to express.

Now I don't understand why I am so nervous, is it because I am creating independently for the first time?Or is this equivalent to spreading out one's worries and past for others to read?Or, are you still excited about the 1 yuan?

It seems that there are all of them.

Meng Xinci did not tell Xu Kaici's father that he had participated in the solicitation activity until the manuscript was handed in. On the surface, Mr. Xu just said lightly that it is a good thing to have creative ability, and let Meng Xinci work hard.

But Meng Xinci can feel Teacher Xu's displeasure, and he can't be blamed for being narrow-minded. How long has Meng Xinci been learning?There are so many qualified and talented screenwriting teachers in the drama theater, Meng Xinci is nothing!Don't do a good job of adapting it conscientiously, but spend time and energy doing something original.

If you don't make mistakes in your job, it's a rare experience.If he didn't even do his job well, then Meng Xinci would really lose money.

Besides, even if you want to create something, you should at least ask Xu Kaici's father.

Anyway, he is also the teacher who brought Meng Xinci into the door. Xu Kaici's father, Xu Chunye, is a well-known drama director and screenwriter in Shanghai and even in the whole country.In doing so, he didn't take Xu Chunye seriously in a big way, which is really dishonest.

No wonder Xu Chunye was so indifferent, Meng Xinci thought about it carefully, and almost wanted to raise his hand to give himself two palms.

He could imagine Mr. Xu and other excellent screenwriters carrying Meng Xinci's script on the wall, laughing contemptuously, and telling him to pack up and leave after the meeting.

In this way, not to mention the 1 yuan bonus, even the living expenses for the next semester will soon be lost.

But after thinking too much, Meng Xinci seemed to feel indifferent again.It's like a broken can, they have written everything, and they can't rush in and grab the script in their hands and tear it up as if nothing happened.

What else can I do, I can only resign myself to fate.If you want to say how much you regret participating in this event, Meng Xinci has not regretted it much until now.

If he was asked to do it all over again, he would not participate in this season's solicitation activity. He might wait until his strength is stronger, and then work hard before handing it in. This should be better than it is now.

The door of "fate" opened, and they finally broke up.Meng Xinci, who was leaning against the wall, turned around and stood up straight, as if the student who made a mistake suddenly saw the class teacher and the dean come out, waiting to announce the punishment for him.

The first to come out was screenwriter Zhang, a good-natured Shanghai man who patted Meng Xinci on the shoulder with a slight Shanghai accent and said, "Assistant Xiao Meng is here to eat, come on."

Meng Xinci didn't understand what he meant, but red-faced and shyly bowed back to him.Several screenwriters who followed up either smiled at Meng Xinci or congratulated him.

Meng Xinci's embarrassed expression slowly turned into uncontrollable ecstasy. He didn't dare to reach out to shake their hands because his palms were full of sweat.

Until Xu Chunye came out, he didn't smile like other screenwriters, but remained sullen.Meng Xinci restrained the ecstasy in his eyes, and returned to the nervousness of a person before.

Xu Chunye glanced at the storage basket at Meng Xinci's feet, which was full of thermos pots of actors and staff.He said lightly: "Give them their thermos and I'll come to my office later."

Meng Xinci didn't ask Meng Xinci to pack up his things and leave, Meng Xinci heaved a sigh of relief and responded repeatedly.Bending down to lift up the storage basket, he quickly ran away to deliver the thermos. His mood now became that as long as he was not chased away, it didn't matter whether he chose the script or not.

Holding Xu Chunye's thermos, Meng Xinci came to the door of his office. He took a few deep breaths before knocking on Xu Chunye's office door.

As usual, Xu Chunye was reading today's newspaper with a pair of thin-rimmed glasses.

When Meng Xinci met Xu Chunye for the first time, he couldn't imagine that this was Xu Kaici's father. Xu Chunye was very strict, and he could hardly see him laughing out loud. Even when his plays were sold out, he just nodded and passed.

Xu Kaici, on the other hand, dresses fancy and has a flamboyant personality. He doesn't hide his laughter and scolding, and his eyes can change a lot of expressions.

Meng Xinci put the thermos in front of Xu Chunye and whispered, "Teacher's tea is ready."

Another difference between Xu Chunye and Xu Kaici is that Xu Chunye is very organized, even after finishing the newspapers, he has to organize the newspapers, fold them up and put them in the corner.

Just like now, he was not in a hurry to respond to Meng Xinci, he kept reading the last few lines and sorting out the newspaper before looking up at Meng Xinci.

He picked up the water cup and blew on the tea foam floating on the water, and took a sip of hot tea tentatively. The water temperature was just right and the concentration of the tea was just right.

"Why are you standing, sit down."

Meng Xinci didn't dare to sit down, he clenched his fists for a while before he was able to sit down.He waited for Xu Chunye to speak without saying a word, he didn't know if what would hit him next was a big surprise or the news of death.

Xu Chunye squinted at the nervous child in front of him through his glasses, and asked him slowly, "How long have you been preparing this script?"

"Ah?" Meng Xinci didn't realize it, and soon his brain started to work. He replied: "The idea is before the end of the semester, and the real pen is written at the beginning of the holiday."

Xu Chunye didn't speak again, as if he was deep in thought.

Meng Xinci didn't know what his intention was, and became nervous again, rubbing his two wet palms back and forth.

Xu Chunye stood up and handed the script on the desk to Meng Xinci.Meng Xinci saw the words "Where Are You?", and a five-star sticker was pasted on the footer.

A heart hanging high in his throat finally let go.He knew that a script with this sticker was equivalent to being selected.

Meng Xinci raised his head, his eyes were bright, and he asked excitedly, "Is this really chosen?"

Xu Chunye nodded, and said with a rare smile: "You should have told me earlier, I can still guide you, the idea is good, and the character design is also good. It's just that some interactions are a bit cumbersome. If you start with me It can be better. I have been choosing between you and another little girl for a long time, and I will vote for you later."

He is still a young man, and he is not very good at hiding his emotions. Hearing this, Meng Xinci couldn't help but laugh.Saying thank you repeatedly, the hand holding the script was trembling slightly.

He was so happy, it made him more excited than getting a top ten score in the school in the college entrance examination.He was so happy that he could no longer speak, just looking at the star sticker on the footer was silly.

Seeing him like this, Xu Chunye couldn't help but silently smiled.Xu Chunye couldn't fault this student.He had read the script sent by Meng Xinci a few days ago. Although the writing was still immature, it did not prevent the storyline from being full.

He is about the same age as Xu Kaici, and it is very rare to be able to write such a story in his twenties, and with time and practice, he will definitely achieve something.

Xu Chunye explained to Meng Xinci: "Originally, this solicitation was intended to be staged during the Chinese New Year. We wanted a comedy for family reunion, so that the audience of the theater during the Spring Festival would be better. But your story is somewhat tortuous. After discussing it, it’s better not to put it in the Spring Festival, do you agree?”

How could Meng Xinci disagree, he nodded and said, "No problem, I will obey the regiment's arrangement."

Xu Chunye is very satisfied with his character of not fighting or grabbing. It is not good for those who are engaged in this industry to put too much emphasis on fame and fortune from the beginning, so they can't calm down and think about their profession.

He nodded and said: "Director Xia and screenwriter Zhang will be in charge of your book. If you have time, you can learn from it. Don't be nervous. It's not that you are not good, but you are not experienced enough now. I will definitely change it for you. .”

"I know, I am very surprised to be selected, and I will learn from them with my heart." Meng Xinci replied sensiblely, director Xia and screenwriter Zhang are both excellent seniors in the troupe, let them be responsible for affirming It is good.

After explaining the matter clearly, Meng Xinci stood up and planned to leave Xu Chunye's office.

Xu Chunye looked at the tall young man, his back now looked much more relaxed and brisk.It's completely different from the shrinking look when I first saw him. I think this is growth.

"Meng Xinci, you are a sophomore this year, right?" He suddenly stopped Meng Xinci.

Meng Xinci turned around and nodded blankly, "The second semester of the sophomore year begins."

"Do you like the work in the repertory theater? It's been half a year, are you used to this kind of work intensity?"

The behind-the-scenes work of the drama theater is very heavy. After Meng Xin resigned, he has taken over both the plays that adults like and the plays that are specially arranged for children. When he is busy, he has three scripts in hand.It does not include the chores of serving tea and pouring water. It is a lie to say that you are not tired.

But what Meng Xinci is most afraid of is suffering and suffering. He thinks it is much better than handing out leaflets on the street in thick dolls.Moreover, he prefers such creative things, and he is satisfied to see paragraphs of words moved to the stage.

Meng Xinci thought it over and replied: "I think I am very satisfied that I can exchange my creation for the audience's knowing smile. I can accept this kind of work intensity."

Xu Chunye took a sip of the oolong tea that Meng Xinci had made for him, and nodded with satisfaction.In fact, he was also quite scared. He would vomit to death if he turned back the good seedlings he had brought for more than half a year and said he would quit.

"Then you almost have to think about the career you want to pursue after graduation."

When Xu Chunye came home, his wife had already prepared the meals, and he waited for him to change his shoes and wash his hands before coming over to eat.He has been very busy with work, and he didn't have any spare time for this trip to go with his family.

His wife was serving vegetables, Xu Chunye looked around but did not find Xu Kaici, and asked his wife where his son had gone.

The wife smiled and said, "I went out to play with my friends, and if I don't come back for dinner, it's just the two of us tonight."

Xu Chunye didn't say a word. After finishing the dinner with a gloomy face, he entered the study, and said displeasedly before closing the door: "Let the little bastard come back and find me in the study!"

Xu Kaici's house has access control, and if he doesn't get home before ten o'clock, he doesn't have to enter the house. In the past, he could go to the apartment to make do for the night without rushing back.Meng Xinci lived in the apartment at this time, and it was inconvenient for him to disturb him, so he had to get home at nine o'clock with his tail between his legs.

Just after entering the house, my mother leaned over and whispered, "Why do you drink so much? I wonder if your dad hates you drinking?"

Xu Kaici didn't drink too much, he was just easy to face, he waved his hand and said casually: "It's a holiday, why don't you drink more with your friends? My dad doesn't care about me, he doesn't care about me."

His mother patted him, pushed him to the bathroom, and whispered, "Stop talking. Why do you think I'm waiting for you at the door? It's not because he wants to see you. You can wash your face in a while." Come on, go and change your clothes, he hates you dressed like this the most, don't talk back what your dad said later, you know?"

The cold water hit his face, Xu Kaici became more awake, he lowered his head and let out a "huh".But he didn't take this matter to heart at all, he knew that his father would not be satisfied with what he did.

Xu Chunye wanted a son with short and neat hair, but Xu Kaici liked his big curly hair very much.Xu Chunye wanted a son who was a director and screenwriter just like him, but Xu Chunye liked the unpopular erhu. At the beginning of the school entrance examination and training, he cut it first and played later.Xu Chunye thought happily that his son was going to learn choreography and directing, but when he arrived in Beijing, he called home and said that he was practicing erhu at a music teacher's house.

Xu Kaici didn't even knock on the door, just pushed open the glass door of the study and walked in, followed by and sat on the sofa. His tone was relaxed, and he didn't look nervous at all.

"Don't sleep so late, waiting for me?"

Anyway, he won't be satisfied with whatever he does, so why not just relax and follow his own way.

Xu Chunye glanced at Xu Kaici, suppressed his anger and said, "Tie up your hair for me, what does it look like?"

Xu Kaici just brushed his hair, he said disapprovingly: "Is it okay to talk about business? You won't come to me so late just to check my appearance?"

When Xu Chunye saw Xu Kai's kindness, he didn't make a fuss, he even forgot the business.He didn't want to see Xu Kaici anymore, he just wanted to explain the business clearly and let him go away.

He stood up and threw the script written by Meng Xinci on Xu Kaici, "Do you know that Meng Xinci is gay?"

Xu Kaici didn't understand why Xu Chunye asked this question. He could feel that Meng Xinci had the same sexual orientation as himself, but he had never heard of someone he liked, so it would be difficult to answer.

"Yes or no, is it that important? People just work here for you, and you care so much." After thinking about it, Xu Kaici spoke perfunctorily again.

He felt that his father was ill, so he took too much care.

Of course Xu Chunye didn't care about Meng Xinci, his focus was always on Xu Kaici.This script became more and more wrong the more I read it, the story was too real, and some plots even used local dialect.Meng Xinci thought he could hide it from everyone, but how could Xu Chunye, who had read so many scripts, not see it.

He is 100% sure that although the story is fictitious, the plot and feelings are definitely the story of Meng Xinci.

If so, then Meng Xinci must be gay.

He said: "Of course I don't give a damn about him, I mean, if he is, you'd better stay away from him."

Xu Kaici was even more confused, staring at Xu Chunye in a daze.

Xu Chunye put his hands behind his back, he was very close to Xu Kaici, and said condescendingly: "I agree that you want to learn an instrument, and I will turn a blind eye if you don't look like a normal person, but if you are gay, I will never agree. I also don’t want you to be friends with someone who has such a sexual orientation. If he is you, you’d better draw a line as soon as possible.”

Xu Kaici's heart stopped beating for a moment, and his nonchalantly smiling face at first changed into a deep frown.

Are you kidding me?

What about trouble?

He stood up, thinking that one day his father would recognize him, but he didn't expect that starting from his sexual orientation, he was not what his father expected.

"It's not just Meng Xinci, all the friends around me are gay. Me too, I have someone I like. I have to tell you about this matter sooner or later, why not talk about it today. You have no way to decide what I want Who to be friends with, you can't control who I like."

Before Xu Chunye could react, Xu Kaici turned his head and walked out of the study. Before stepping out, he said: "Whether he is gay or not, I know you like Meng Xinci, take him well. I beg you to be more open-minded, and don't just because of This matter is for others to wear small shoes."

Turning his head, Xu Kaici sneered silently.

Xiao Mengzai, you said that Shanghai is open and accepts everything, but it doesn't seem to be the case.

If you are really gay, are you ready to face these things?

In the past two days, Meng Xinci arrived earlier than before. He first helped the staff connect the hot water, and then wiped the rehearsal field with a mop.

The rehearsal of "Where Are You Settled" has already started, and he came to the rehearsal field early every day with great anticipation. First, he watched the actors match their lines, and then added movements and expressions little by little.

Although it was a little different from what he had imagined, he was already very satisfied.How to say that, in the eyes of a thousand readers, there are a thousand Hamlets.

Perhaps the actors who got the script would have different views on the roles. Meng Xinci felt that he was still a rookie, and there were more professional directors standing there on the stage, so it was inconvenient for him to give any opinions.

Teacher Xu has always been sullen recently, and Meng Xinci will feel scared when he sees it.Presumably because of the heavy work pressure during the Spring Festival, Meng Xinci can only do his best to do his job well, and don't cause any trouble for Mr. Xu.

In his free time, he didn't dare to bother, he could only stay in the rehearsal hall and watch the actors rehearse.

The group decided to schedule this story for an audition the day before Valentine's Day, seeing that the time was getting closer.

Meng Xinci's mood was indescribable, as if his own child was going to participate in a report performance, nervous and joyful.

Sometimes he feels that the audition must be successful, and he can imagine the audience laughing or being moved to tears with the development of the plot.

But turning his head, he began to doubt himself again, can such a story really win favor?

What makes him uneasy is the performance of the actors now.It's not that they are bad, they are already working hard to interpret the story in the script.

At least according to Director Xia's train of thought, he rehearses earnestly and hard every day, and even the awkward dialects are learned by the actors.

But in many plots, Meng Xinci still felt that it was not what he thought.Obviously he has already marked it on the script, but the expressions and movements of the actors are another way of expression, which is quite different from what he expected.

In private, he also told the director with an attitude of learning and discussing that some plots should come from this way.

But the director always said that Meng Xinci was still young and inexperienced. If he rehearsed according to Meng Xinci's ideas, it would definitely not look good when he came back on stage.

Meng Xinci didn't dare to ask Xu Chunye, so he could only suppress his emotions and say perfunctorily that he might have a lot to learn.

The story is arranged like this, and it will become more difficult to change as it gets to the end. We can only wait for the audience to have the final say on the day of the audition.

No matter how much you say or discuss now, it doesn't matter, the audience's likes or dislikes count.

The day before the audition, the staff asked Meng Xinci if he would reserve a ticket for the best seat.Meng Xinci did not want it, and of course the best position must be reserved for the audience.

He was afraid that if there were too many audiences and he still occupied a good seat, the audience would be dissatisfied.And I was afraid that if there were not many people and I still occupied a good position, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing.

The marketing of the theater is good, and there has never been a bad attendance.Coupled with the eve of Valentine's Day, there were hardly any vacancies on the audition day.

But another breakdown of Meng Xinci is that no matter it is a happy and warm plot, or when it is sad and moving, the audience does not have much empathy.Even the final curtain call and applause were sparse.

So many spectators came, but very few applause.It really complied with that sentence, the bigger the stage, the more embarrassing it is.

Meng Xinci stood at the door and watched the audience's reaction blankly, unable to figure out why this happened.

Looking up at the director's expression again, he also looked awkward and embarrassed.

After the show ended, the director and screenwriter were rushed to the conference room by Xu Chunye for a meeting. Director Xia whispered before entering the conference room, "I told you that young people's scripts are not good, and I should have chosen that girl's script."

He had forgotten that he was the first to vote for Meng Xin's resignation when he saw this script.

Originally, Meng Xinci could get off work after the show ended, but now he has no intention of packing up and going home.Like a student who has made a mistake and is waiting to be punished, he leans against the wall outside the meeting room and waits to be dealt with.

Teacher Xu must be mad. Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. The reaction of the audience is so bad. It seems that there is no way to arrange another seat.

The meeting was very short, and the door of the meeting room opened after a while. Meng Xinci wiped the sweat from his hands, stood up straight and watched several leaders come out.

Screenwriter Zhang didn't say anything, just sighed and patted Meng Xinci on the shoulder.Director Xia looked displeased and left without saying a word.

Xu Chunye glanced at Meng Xinci when he went out, and walked straight forward without saying anything.After walking a few steps and seeing Meng Xinci still in a daze, he turned his head and shouted loudly, "Why are you still in a daze!"

Meng Xinci hurriedly followed and walked into Xu Chunye's office.

"All the ostentation on Valentine's Day is cancelled. Take it back to me and change it carefully, or you can tell the group yourself not to participate." Xu Chunye threw the script on Meng Xinci and yelled at him angrily.

Meng Xinci was stunned and didn't know what to do. This was the first time he faced such a thing.Don't look at him still not showing any expression at all, in fact, he has already delayed himself several times in his heart.

Xu Chunye thought that he knew the mistake and did not correct it, and hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem, so he was so angry that he raised his voice and cursed: "Think about it carefully, don't you want to lose face, didn't you hear the applause at the curtain call?"

When choosing the script, it was obviously the vote of the entire director team and screenwriter team, which would be bad, but he was the only one to blame.

Meng Xinci closed his eyes for a second, trying to persuade himself to calm down.

He raised his eyes and said, "Then on Valentine's Day, are there any other plays? It can't be empty."

"Another drama has been urgently arranged. Let's see how many people you have involved." Thinking of this, Xu Chunye became even more angry.

Hearing that there was a substitute, Meng Xinci felt a little more at ease.He nodded and said in a low voice: "It's a good thing to have a substitute, at least it's not too bad. I will revise my script, and I will find a way to consult other screenwriters, and then revise it better, and make it better."

"It's just... can I be the director this time..."

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