Zero-sum game

"...Well, I know, use the one in your hand first..."

"It's okay, I have a way..."

Waking up in the morning, Zhou Xingchuan found that Shen Yan was standing on the balcony and making a phone call. A faint voice came from outside, but he couldn't quite hear what he was talking about.

Not long after, Shen Yan came in and saw Zhou Xingchuan sitting on the bed looking at him, so he said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Zhou Xingchuan stretched, stood up, strode across the quilt and walked over, grabbed Shen Yan and kissed him hard on the face.

"What?" Shen Yan smiled and pushed him away with disgust, and Zhou Xingchuan then turned and went to the bathroom to wash up.

It's just that the smile on Shen Yan's face disappeared in a short while, and the screen of his mobile phone, which was still on, showed that the person he just called was "Mom".

She just finished her third chemotherapy session yesterday, and it's time to go home from the hospital this morning.Fortunately, it seems that the condition is still stable at present. As long as the follow-up treatment can keep up smoothly, there is no big problem for a complete cure.

Shen Yan turned around and opened the window, the sky outside was already very bright, and there was plenty of sunshine, but the temperature in the morning was inevitably still a bit low, he took a deep breath of the cold air, the coolness made him more conscious.

Today is the first time to go to the theater to rehearse, so I have to cheer up.

Now that the theater tour is confirmed, the configuration of the troupe is no longer the level of the students' final exam. Except for the two protagonists, the rest of the roles are deleted and replaced with professional drama actors as much as possible. The B corners of the two protagonists are also played by professional actors.In two days, there will be a professional team to help with makeup and costumes, and large props such as background boards and other small props will also be in place one after another.

To be honest, after all this battle, it would be false not to be nervous.

Even Tian Xin, who was standing aside to observe, was very excited, and pulled Shen Yan and Zhou Xingchuan to talk for a while.It can be seen that she tidied herself up well today, which shows how much she attaches importance to today's occasion, not to mention how she actually performed on stage, even the night before she formally met with the actors, she was so excited that she fell asleep don't feel it.

The rehearsal time in the theater is limited. Before the rehearsal, everyone simply introduced themselves, and the first rehearsal in the morning will begin.Fortunately, everyone seemed very polite, and did not show any unnecessary emotions to the few students who performed together, and their professionalism was still there.

Shen Yan hurried to the backstage to change clothes, but saw a tall and thin young man standing in front of the hanger on which his clothes were hung, looking at him with arms folded.

Although he noticed the difference in the eyes of the other party, Shen Yan didn't know the reason for his visit and didn't intend to waste his time talking. He was about to start rehearsing, "I'm sorry, you blocked me from getting my clothes."

The other party stood still, looked him up and down a few times, and asked in a very rude tone: "Are you playing Shen Yi?"

"That's right," Shen Yan asked, "May I ask who you are?"

"Liang Zhe," the other party took a step back to make room for him, then sighed and said, "Your B corner."

When they introduced themselves to each other just now, they said that the actor playing his B role hadn't arrived yet, so they were waiting for him here. It seemed that he was not easy to mess with, so Shen Yan had no choice but to say to him: "Hello."

But Liang Zhe didn't continue to say anything, but patted Shen Yan on the shoulder and said, "I'm watching from the auditorium, you play well."

After finishing speaking, he walked out, so straightforward made Shen Yan feel a little strange.

Rehearsals started quickly, and the effect of the theater was much better than the school's small theater.And there are more seats off the court. Standing on the stage surrounded by lights, there is a feeling of standing in the center of the world.If the seats below were full of spectators, it would be even more unimaginable how much attention it would be.Thinking of this, Shen Yan's heart beat uncontrollably.

Before lying on the prop bed, Shen Yan stood on the spot and took a deep breath. Zhou Xingchuan, who was going to wait on the other side, passed by him and gently squeezed his palm.

The two looked at each other, Zhou Xingchuan made a cheering gesture, Shen Yan took a deep breath and nodded.

Watching the interaction between the two of them, the actress playing the prison doctor couldn't help laughing and said, "Don't be nervous, it's just a rehearsal."

However, after the official start of the performance, Tian Xin was a little surprised to find that Shen Yan and Zhou Xingchuan were in a much better state than before, their emotions were in place, and they didn't have the feeling of acting in a parallel world like before.

"These two are amazing." After the first round, Tian Xin applauded and said to himself.

"No," a person next to him sang out, his voice was very loud, "You guys can't act well."

This voice seemed extremely discordant amidst all the praise, but before the protagonist could say anything, someone from the actors on the side said, "Liang Zhe, when will we hire you as an acting director again, why can't we?"

Liang Zhe ignored the man's words, stepped forward, put his hands on the stage, and walked in front of Zhou Xingchuan and Shen Yan, "You two are playing the sympathy between two lonely souls in a prison? I think you two are like Acting as a sweet and greasy happy family, you two can't really be a couple, right?"

"Don't say that." Seeing his aggressive appearance and his unrelenting words, he went out to smooth things over with the actors from his troupe, "You don't mind, Liang Zhe always talks like this."

On the one hand, he said to Liang Zhe: "They are all still students, it's already pretty good to act like this."

"No." Liang Zhe turned to Shen Yan, "Especially you, you are not Shen Yi, you are much calmer than him, you didn't show the tragedy of this character, the sense of despair that sees through everything, and the layering of the character. "

This is interesting.

As a screenwriter, Tian Xin stood in the audience without saying a word, waiting for the development of the matter.

Zhou Xingchuan stood in front of Shen Yan calmly, "This brother is right, our acting skills really need to be further polished..."

"Why is he tragic?" Shen Yan said suddenly, which shocked Zhou Xingchuan.

Shen Yan stepped forward, stared at Liang Zhe and said, "Why is he tragic? He met bad people and had a bad life, so he must be judged as a 'tragedy'?

Brother Liang Zhe, do you think that migrant workers who do dirty and tiring physical work should feel that they have a low status and live at the bottom of society?Do you think that Shen has been gay all his life, and he has encountered those rubbish things, so he should feel that he is a tragic figure?

I think your point of view is to define and criticize it from the perspective of a third party. "

Liang Zhe obviously didn't expect that Shen Yan could refute so much to him, but he just hesitated for a moment, "Then why did Shen Yi commit suicide at the end? Since, as you said, he still has doubts about his own life." If he wants to, he should live well, right?"

In the last scene of "Daydream", Zhou Tuo has also been released from prison after serving his sentence, but he still brings big bags and small bags to the prison to visit Shen Yi every month, but Shen Yi gets weaker and weaker every time.One morning in the last winter, Zhou Tuo also learned of Shen Yi's death.

Zhou Tuo could only help Shen Yi die as a friend. No one noticed that the medicine bottle that Shen Yi often took fell on the ground, and he quietly put it in his pocket.

Later, he stopped being a gangster and started working down-to-earth, and his life became better and better.The family introduced him to a girl who worked as a nurse. The two of them recognized each other very much, and they were already discussing marriage.

One time, a girl accidentally saw Shen Yi's medicine bottle at his house, and asked him why he had this.

Zhou Tuo also only replied that a friend forgot here.

The girl said: "That's it, it's just that people with stomach problems should not take this medicine frequently, otherwise it will be no different from poison."

Zhou Tuo also seemed to think of something in his heart, he remembered that Shen Yi had a stomach problem——

At this time, Zhou Tuo also learned the truth. Shen Yiming knew the nature of the medicine and took the medicine for a long time when he had stomach problems. This was chronic suicide, and he was always begging for death.

Hearing what Liang Zhe said, Shen Yan tilted his head slightly, showing disapproval, and said, "Brother, I don't think I'm tragic, but it doesn't mean that I have hope in life. These are not two opposites that are taken for granted. ah."

"Okay, okay," Tian Xin came up from the stage at this time, "Stop arguing, I'm the screenwriter and I'll say it."

"That's right, right, for the screenwriter..." Someone echoed, otherwise the argument between the two would have been endless.

"But what I mean is," Tian Xin said, "Both of you are right. Once a character is born, it no longer belongs to me. It's normal for everyone to have their own understanding."

"Doesn't that mean you didn't say anything..."

"It's normal to have different understandings of roles, but this is different from acting skills," Zhou Xingchuan interjected at this time, "We really want to continue to polish our acting skills. There is still a gap, and we need to learn more from everyone.”

No one would be offended by what he said, and the atmosphere eased at this time.

At this time, a voice came from the door and said: "There is a controversy about the role, which is a good thing. It's been a long time since I saw such a serious and thorough discussion about the role."

Zhou Xingchuan looked up and saw that it was none other than Cai Ying who had invited him to audition before.I don't know how long I have been standing at the door, but no one has noticed.

"Teacher Cai, why are you here?" Apparently, there was no one in the circle who didn't know Cai Ying, the leading figure in the industry, and they all went up to say hello, trying to get acquainted, maybe next time he would be in a play.

"Liang Zhe, you're still the same, otherwise I wouldn't have arrested you to play this student's B role." Cai Ying patted Liang Zhe on the shoulder.

"This role is probably not suitable for me." Liang Zhe said at this time, his eyes were still looking at Shen Yan who was standing with Zhou Xingchuan not far away.

He had a feeling that Shen Yan's understanding was correct.

After all, he was indeed hit by Shen Yan's words just now.

He took it for granted to sympathize with Shen Yi from the perspective of a third party, but forgot that he should empathize with Shen Yi, the person who should understand the behavior of this character the most.

"Whether it fits or not," Cai Ying said, "It doesn't matter what anyone says, but that kid's understanding of the role is really good."

Zhou Xingchuan came up to meet him at this moment and asked, "Mr. Cai, why are you here?"

"I'll come over to watch your rehearsal." Cai Ying said with a smile.

Tian Xin came over and said, "By the way, I forgot to tell everyone that one of the major sponsors of this tour is Mr. Cai Ying."

This surprised Zhou Xingchuan, "I've never heard of you acting in a movie before."

"No, no, I just invested a small part, and the bulk is from our investment company."

At this time, Cai Ying saw Shen Yan beside him, and asked, "Why don't you speak now? Didn't you have a very insightful argument just now?"

Shen Yan shook his head and said, "No, no."

Cai Ying laughed loudly, "Your words have also inspired me, just act according to your understanding. As for the acting part, ask Liang Zhe more, he will be willing to teach you, right?"

Liang Zhe nodded reluctantly.

On the way back, Shen Yan checked this senior brother Liang Zhe, only to find that he had acted in many dramas under Cai Ying's subordinates, and they were all important roles. It was indeed a shame to be cast as the B role for him this time.

"I didn't expect you to argue with others like that. You're not like the usual you." Zhou Xingchuan said while driving.

"Because I don't think he understands correctly. No one understands the role of Shen Yi better than me." Shen Yan was looking out of the window intently again.

"Well, I also think you're right," Zhou Xingchuan asked, "What do you want to eat tonight?"

"that."

It happened to be a traffic light at this time, and the direction Shen Yan was pointing at was the billboard of a cafe, on which the wording of the autumn new gingerbread man latte was particularly eye-catching.

"Coffee for dinner?" Zhou Xingchuan asked suspiciously.

"Ah."

"You won't sleep tonight?"

"Anyway, I will have a day off tomorrow without rehearsal." Shen Yan said.

Zhou Xingchuan didn't know what his plan was, and said again: "I still had a stomachache last time, and if I don't eat dinner well, what should I do if my body breaks down?"

"But I really want to drink it right now," Shen Yan urged Zhou Xingchuan to park the car on the side of the road, and then instructed him to buy coffee, "Go quickly."

"Okay." Zhou Xingchuan had no choice but to drive forward for a while and then pull over, seeing that there were other small restaurants nearby, he planned to buy something else along the way.

It's just that this cafe seems to be a new store opening, and there is already a queue at the door for some activities. By the time Zhou Xingchuan bought it, it was almost dark.

When I got back to the car, I found that Shen Yan was looking at him with a smile. I felt a little strange in my heart, but I still brought the coffee obediently, "My Lady Queen, your coffee is here."

Shen Yan took a sip after taking it back, then frowned and said, "It's so bitter."

Zhou Xingchuan laughed, "Isn't that the coffee you asked for? Why does it seem like it's my fault that it's so bitter?"

Shen Yan was still smiling, and said, "Go home, go home."

Zhou Xingchuan felt that he was playing tricks, but he couldn't guess what he was going to do for a while.