GL Eighteen-Line Novelist and Reader's Love Story

After returning from Chicago, I bought two bottles of Pinot Noir and had a chat with my sister.When I drank the third cup, my sister finally agreed in a dazed way, and I postponed my plan to go to graduate school.But when I euphemistically brought the topic to Jiang Nian's offer, it exploded as I wished.

She pushed away the red wine glass, "I have no objection to your delay in graduate school. But why do you want to take a job that has nothing to do with your talent."

With a smile on my face, I said, "It doesn't have anything to do with talent, after all, it's a creative job, and I'm not only good at writing." But my sister is obviously not going to accept this at all, "Eighteen, I don't You need to do some work that is purely for money. I said that I can support you and I can support you."

I gently straightened her head: "Sister, you are going to enter graduate school in September. You should know more about how tense Booth's project is. I don't want to be your burden. And I don't want to go to graduate school or work. What are you going to do? Do you just sit in your apartment all day, waiting for inspiration to come to you?"

"Can…"

"Okay, okay, no more. Ma'am, I didn't know what I wanted to do before, but now that I have you, I can't go on without knowing. Even if you are determined, I will not like myself of."

Seeing that her attitude was a little loose, I said again: "And you know that the most important thing for a writer is to accumulate life, not shut yourself at home every day doing nothing. I know you want to protect my dream, but I also want to protect you. You can't be so selfish that I won't let me pay for you."

In this way, my sister and I rented a new apartment in Chicago.The original house was rented out and prepared as real estate investment.

On the day of the move, I smiled and asked her if she planned to use it as a dowry in the future.Unexpectedly, my sister gave me a blank look, "Joke, my dowry must be an apartment in Chicago or New York, right?" I couldn't help being awed.

Jiang Nian's company is about 8.6mi away from the University of Chicago, which is about the distance from the earth to the moon including Chicago's morning and evening peak hours.So I had to give up the grand plan of picking up my sister sooner or later, and honestly became a member of the subway family.

The company's affairs are not difficult to get started, but the company's structure is loose, basically everyone is a generalist, and the circulation and interleaving between various departments is comparable to a high-speed system.

Fortunately, boys who study computers are not difficult to get along with, except that they are used to 12345 when speaking, and they don't always have to think about it, at least they are not anti-human.

On this day, me as a creative director.I had to replace the marketing department and discuss cooperation with the Chicago branch of Q&L.Of course, they were talking about cooperation, but Jiang Nian himself didn't expect much.

After all, Q&L has deep roots, and the Chicago branch is also a star partner - Song Ze personally sits in charge.Jiang Nian made phone calls in person for three months, but he couldn't make an appointment for a business lunch.In the eyes of others, I am a director who has become a monk halfway, and I am afraid that there is no difference in the level of Teacher Tony at the door.

Unexpectedly, after I had completed the overall psychological construction, I was told by Song Ze's assistant: Song Ze is very interested in cooperation, and asked me to meet at ten o'clock on Saturday morning, and a driver would pick me up at that time , get me ready.

With such a big pie, the whole company was in a trance.My heart is full of doubts,

Why is it Saturday? ? ?

Song Ze's GS450h drove all the way to the suburbs, and then made seven turns and eight turns onto the Panshan Highway.When the car finally came to a stop, apart from green hills and green mountains and shimmering waves in the distance, there was only a single-family villa built with glass and walnut wood as the main tone.

The sharp-edged appearance lines perfectly interpret the personality of the homeowner.The whole body is surrounded by translucent special floor-to-ceiling windows, reflecting the lake and mountains, but you can't see anything inside.This kind of residence, whether in terms of artistry or privacy, is exactly the same as my imagination of Song Ze at the moment.

"Director Gu, Mr. Song is waiting for you inside."

I looked at a thin glass door in front of me.Eight characters emerged in my mind: light can teach people, and it will break when touched.Looking around again, I felt a little strange, "Am I the only one going in?"

"Yes," Assistant Liang nodded politely, "Privately, Mr. Song doesn't like to be disturbed, so he never keeps anyone at home. Even I rarely go in."

Seeming to see through my worries, he added: "The chef and other personnel have another residence, and the security guards will also patrol around." He seemed to casually point to the camera hidden under the eaves in front of the house , "It is inconvenient to explain the other anti-theft measures to you one by one. But please rest assured, you are very safe at the moment."

I gave a dry laugh.It is said that Xiaoyin hides in the mountains.But for a person like Song Ze, if he went to Mars in hiding, he would have to bring a team of bodyguards with him... I don't know if it's very safe or extremely dangerous to be with such a person.

Saying hello to Assistant Liang, I pushed open the shaky glass double doors and walked towards Song Ze's residence.Before I looked around for the doorbell that might not exist at all, Song Ze's gentle voice had already reached my ears along the loudspeaker.

"Director Gu, I've been waiting for a long time. Please come in."

The door opened in response to the sound, and I looked at the surrounding mountains, feeling a sense of heroism and heroism, so I could only grit my teeth and walk in.

I expected that even if Song Ze wasn't high-spirited and domineering, he was more or less a distant person.

After all, I have never really met a person who appears on the business page of China Business News from time to time, but I actually saw it, but I feel... seems like a very kind person?

At this moment, he was waiting in the entrance with a smile, even thinner than in the camera, with handsome features and sharp eyes.Perhaps because of the absence of makeup, he looked younger than in the magazines.

The dark gray top and khaki shorts on the lower body look very shiny and soft.Even if my mind is blank about the famous brand, I can roughly imagine the terrible unit price.

But what should be polite is still to be said, and when dealing with people like Song Ze, neither humble nor overbearing is the best.I thought about it, and praised without hesitation: "Director Song's residence is really an eye-opener. You can have a panoramic view of the lake and mountains. It can be said that it is the Neverland of most creators."

Song Ze laughed, "This house was designed by my friend, and it's a friendly price." He seemed a little regretful and said, "It's good, but it's a bit remote. That's why I don't live here often. If you're interested , I can show you around later. There is nothing else on the mountainside, and the scenery is absolutely top-notch."

His tone was natural and familiar, as if I were his long-lost friend.I couldn't figure out what was going on behind his back anyway, so I simply became more relaxed.If the visitor is not kind, let's see the trick.

In this way, I talked and laughed with this "long-lost old friend" picked up for nothing.compared to the periphery.The interior of the house is much more modern, and the style is also much more rigid.Considering that Song Ze is a businessman after all, being able to have such an aesthetic is already far beyond ordinary businessmen.

When passing by Song Ze's study, due to occupational disease, I subconsciously glanced at the bookcase.There are rows and rows of design books.Most of them are based on Japanese design concepts.Kenya Hara, Masayuki Kurokawa, Yoshio Taniguchi, Ryue Nishizawa...Minimalism, wabi-sabi.Looking at Song Zeyun's calm and breezy appearance, he couldn't help getting a little more familiar with this character.

Along the way, he also asked many questions.I picked what I could answer and answered a few.And when he asked about his relationship in a side-by-side manner, I vaguely took it over.He didn't look annoyed, as if he didn't care much about the answer.

Anyway, I finished shopping around the bottom floor.Song Ze said: "You always have to choose a good place to chat. Director Gu usually likes wine or tea?"

I didn't dare to drink at Song Ze's house, so I said, "I drink wine too, but I still like more tea."

Song Ze nodded, "That's easy. There is a tea room on the top floor of this house. The tea sets are all ready-made. Director Gu doesn't mind doing it yourself?"

I smiled and said, "I don't mind much, as long as you don't dislike my poor craftsmanship."

Song Ze smiled slightly: "I don't drink much tea, Director Gu just needs to improvise."

Thinking of the books on the bookshelf, I can't help looking forward to the tea room.And when Song Ze really opened the door of the tea room, I almost felt like a world away: the tea room was built in the extended space of the villa, and the terrain was vertically elevated: three sides of glass, one side of wood.Looking around, Nuo Da's tea room is only supported by four slender walnut pillars.

Surrounded by greenery in front of you, it is like facing the sea of ​​forest.Looking at the ground again, it is actually paved with dark stones, and the roughness and simplicity can be felt spontaneously, but the feet do not feel cold and bumpy at all.I was amazed in my heart, presumably the floor heating was laid, and the stone was also carefully polished.

In the center of the tea room, there is only a four-meter-long and 1.6-meter-wide rosewood tea table and four tea chairs.The tea set on the table was indistinguishable for a moment, but what was visible to the naked eye was absolutely extraordinary.

On one side of the wooden wall is hung a blue and green ancient painting.I don't know much about calligraphy and painting, but I just feel that the strokes are round and clean, very elegant, which complements the atmosphere in the room.

I thought to myself, with Song Ze's identity, it is not surprising that he has any kind of friends.It's just that he can accept such a style, so he must be very optimistic about this designer.

Looking at the interior furnishings, I inexplicably thought of the story of Sen Rikyu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and couldn't help but lose my mind for a moment.

Sensing Song Ze's probing eyes, I admired, "Director Song, your friend, is really a wonderful person."

Song Ze asked with a smile, "How can you see that?"

"No matter how you use four wooden pillars to support a whole house. Let's talk about the placement."

I stretched out my finger to the wooden pillar, "At first glance, it was stuck at the four corners, but in fact it was intentionally off by a few inches.

"Oh?" Song Ze had doubts in his tone, but his eyes were very flat, "Isn't it just for aesthetic reasons?"

I just read a similar book some time ago, and I said with great interest: "Aesthetics is of course one aspect. One aspect minimizes the sense of visual obstruction, so that tea drinkers can immerse themselves in the forest scene.

The second is from the perspective of landscape design.Director Song's tea room is long and has a wide view.The human eye needs a certain space division, otherwise it will easily feel tired.It also lost the original intention of drinking tea to bring comfort to people's hearts advocated by Sen Rikyu.In this way, a certain block is indispensable. "

Song Ze looked around and said, "Director Gu is worthy of a creative background, and he has learned a wide range of subjects. It seems a bit interesting when you say that."

I smiled at Song Ze: "I'm just learning and selling now, but your friend is not only proud of his skills, but also very caring for you."

"But since it needs to be blocked, wouldn't it be more convenient to put a screen?" He asked with great interest.

I shook my head slightly, pointed to a piece of forest outside the window and said: "No. Since a tea room already has a vast forest, it should not add more eye-catching objects. Otherwise, it will lose its elegance. Instead, it will be put together by greed. .”

Song Ze glanced at me, and said with deep meaning: "I don't think so. The more good things, the better. If there are two, there are three. If you lose fun for the sake of elegance, the gain is not worth the loss.

Director Gu is a person who knows how to restrain himself, but sometimes it's a good thing to be a little greedy. "

He gritted his tone, "What does Director Gu think?"

After saying that, Song Ze sat down in front of the tea table, pretending to be calm.

I secretly pondered the meaning of his words.He seems to be implying that if I am a little greedy, I can get something in return?I can't figure it out... And his rhetorical question is because I made complaints about it.

It's better to appease Director Song's self-esteem first.It's better to wait for him to say his purpose.

After I made up my mind, I smiled lightly and said, "Director Song is smart and capable. And I'm just a writer, and I'm greedy. I can only get involved with me when I'm buying books. I definitely can't be on the same day as you And speak."

Perhaps my self-deprecation played a role.The smile on his face grew stronger, "Director Gu is too modest."

I cast my eyes on the whole tea room again, and when I landed on the four tea chairs, I couldn't help frowning.

"Director Gu doesn't seem to like this chair very much?" Song Ze casually played with an oil-drop open cup, but never took his eyes off my face.

It's really smarter than a fox... I said, "It's not that I don't like it, but I'm a little puzzled."

"What's the matter?" Song Ze seemed a little interested.

"Director Song laughed at me. I just thought that if I were a designer, I probably wouldn't choose chairs, and I might be more inclined to futons or cushions."

Song Ze leaned on the back of the chair and said helplessly: "Director Gu's eyes are really vicious. My friends didn't know how many times they quarreled with me because of this matter. But I really can't accept kneeling , I changed all the chairs."

I don't know if it's my illusion, but I always feel that there is a trace of warmth flowing in Song Ze's tone... I was so scared that I quickly laughed at myself in my heart.With a warm head, this is a fox at all. If he doesn't sell it, he will burn the incense, okay?

Speaking of which... who the hell is this designer?And judging from Song Ze's tone, it seems that he has a good personal relationship with him.After deliberating for a while, I still couldn't help being curious about the designer: "If there is a chance in the future, can you let me meet this designer?"

Unexpectedly, Song Ze agreed very readily, "Of course, I think you will have a common language. When he and I drank tea before, he often complained to me, saying that the circle was too impetuous and he couldn't find a confidant. Director Gu's speech today What he said, based on his personality, I'm afraid he's going to drag you to beg for help right now."

"Then as a reward," he pushed all the tea sets on the table in front of me at the right time, "I wonder if I'm lucky enough to taste the tea made by Director Gu himself? The water is brought up from the mountain every day," he added Pointing to the hidden behind the ancient painting, "There is a built-in small wine cabinet behind this. I put some tea, you can take whatever you like." He shook his head, "Anyway, I don't know how to drink it."

I was so absorbed in looking at the tea set in front of me that I didn't bother to look at his collection.Holding his breath, he raised the six-party purple clay pot on the stage a little.It starts with warm and delicate touch, and the lines are straight and angular.Looking at it, I just feel dizzy for a while,

"Director Song..."

"Ok?"

I said with difficulty: "If I don't shake my hands very much... Do you think I can have this pot lid and be worth it?"

Song Ze was a little confused, looked me up and down, and shook his head.

My heart sank completely...

Thinking about the cruelest torture in the world, it's probably just something you can't ask for.And what is more cruel than wishing for it is to carefully hold in your hands the things that many people can't wish for.Because, I can't afford it!

The prehistoric power in my body gradually calmed down... I settled down and tried a set of tea sets one by one in my hands before I started to warm the pot... The strange thing is that except for the pot, the other tea sets seem to be astonishingly new.It seems that when Song Ze said that he didn't drink tea often, he basically never drank tea.

I gently removed the ancient painting, revealing a wooden box behind the painting.The coin-shaped handle is small and cute.The box was not locked, and inside was an extremely delicate wooden box and a few tea cakes.

It was when the afternoon sun was strong, I looked behind.Floor-to-ceiling windows are good in every way, except for the glare... Worrying about the problem of direct sunlight, I picked some Tieguanyin from the wooden box, quickly closed the wooden box and put it away.

The strange thing is that there seems to be faint light flowing on the wooden box.Curiously, I moved the handle away a little, and found that the light and shadow on the box would change with the movement of my hand.I couldn't help but tried back and forth several times until I could see the pattern completely reflected on the wooden box.

After confirming it a few more times, I couldn't help but sneak a look at Song Ze, full of doubts in my heart.It's impossible for someone to do such a thing.Song Ze didn't look like such a strange person either.

Forget it, curiosity killed the cat.I don't want to spy on Song Ze's life.I put everything back where it was, and walked back to the tea table with the tea.

Song Ze didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, just watching me play with the tea set in an orderly manner.When I saw that I picked up the iron pot, first low and then high...

It wasn't until I brought the second cup of tea in front of him with both hands that he promised to speak:

"Director Gu is very skillful, did you study it before?"

I twirled the teacup in a circle, carefully watching the clear, bright golden tea soup.Satisfied, he said, "I learned from the master in the early days, and I usually brew it for fun. In fact, the most important thing in making tea is the water quality, tea leaves, and the appropriate utensils. It has nothing to do with people. At most, it looks good. Is it more pleasing to the eyes when people make it? But it can’t deceive people when you drink it.”

"Heh." Song Ze smiled lightly, as if he was not in a hurry to drink tea, "Does Director Gu believe that there is such a thing as a blood relationship that leads to the same goal? For example, brothers and sisters who grew up together may fall in love with people with very similar personalities." .”

ah?I drew 180 question marks in my heart.Does Director Song have some kind of brain disease... Why don't we just chat quietly about making tea?

Seeing my confused face, Song Ze said slowly, "Director Gu, don't mind, I just remembered some irrelevant things when I saw you making tea."

He picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and put the teacup back where it was.Seriously said: "Director Gu, I took the liberty to invite you here this time, mainly because of my sister."

Come on, I finally got to the point, I breathed a sigh of relief, and infinite possibilities crossed my mind... Could it be that Song Ze is the elder brother of the beautiful sister?But it doesn't look like half a dime... Eyes, nose, mouth...

It is indeed familiar, but I can't remember it.I randomly searched for clues on Song Ze's face, and I was at a loss.

Maybe his sister is also my reader?The corners of my mouth twitched.I can't even write such a bad story.

I considered my words and said, "Director Song, it seems that Lingmei and I have never met before?"

"No." Song Zeyun said lightly, "My sister is Chu Li."

I felt my pupils shrinking suddenly... Song Ze's words seemed to be hit in the back of my head by a sap.

"It seems Director Gu remembered it." Song Ze smiled, "Then I don't need to introduce any more."

I tried my best to calm down, and asked first: "Are you brothers and sisters with different surnames?"

"Half father." He didn't hide it.

I calmly asked: "So how much does Director Song know about our affairs?"

Song Ze said, "Almost all."

My heart moved: "She told you everything?"

"In addition to some investigation results submitted by private investigators. So you can basically assume that I know everything." Song Ze fiddled with the empty teacup: "Even including, your sister."

If my IQ is over 80, he is threatening me...I clenched my hands under the tea table so painfully, I tried to keep my expression on my face: "Song always intends to show me your achievements and ask me to correct them." ...or are you going to cut to the chase and tell me your purpose?"

Song Ze smiled, "Director Gu is really funny, even at this time, no wonder Xiao Li likes you so much."

If I had been wary of Song Ze before, now I have prepared for the worst.

I took a deep breath, "If you don't want to say, let me guess. Since you know that I have a relationship with someone, you must not want to keep me away from your sister. You have spent a lot of trouble Invited me to a private house, and made indirect remarks, encouraging me to be more ambitious."

I poured out the remaining tea in the cup, poured new tea, and said word by word to Song Ze's eyes: "Then I guess, you probably bought me for Lingmei."

Song Ze nodded, with some appreciation in his eyes: "Tsk tsk, it's easy to talk to smart people. Yes, I have a business plan to talk to you today. Director Gu wants to quote a price himself, or listen to it. An offer from my side?"

I didn't find it funny: "It's up to you to speak, otherwise you would have estimated the price for most of the day in vain,"

Song Ze smiled slightly: "If I say, let you transfer to Q&L from the same level, will it sound too suspicious?"

I shrugged, "Yes, I can almost imagine myself being completely empty, sitting in the office playing with the paper shredder."

"For a five-year contractual strategic alliance, I will issue a public statement to the media. During the contract period, Q&L will share technology with your company. Or you can establish a project, and Q&L will assign a core team to assist you in completing product development. "Song Ze raised his eyebrows, "I don't know what Director Gu thinks of this condition?"

"Hahahaha." I couldn't help laughing out loud, "Mr. Song, it seems that I didn't make a good impression on you today."

Song Ze was not surprised by my ridicule: "Don't Director Gu want the opportunity to cooperate with Q&L? I thought this was an opportunity for many companies to grab their heads. You are really unusual."

I said coldly: "Director Song gave me such a big cake, how dare I want it?"

Song Ze smiled softly, "I have read your company's report, and the overall operation is in good condition. I have also read the information of several major partners, and the background is very clean. Besides, it is the same type of enterprise, and it will be very smooth to cooperate. Even if If there is any mistake in the middle, with the current state of Q&L, there is still room for supporting a small company.”

After finishing speaking, Song Ze took a sip of tea, frowned and said, "This brew is not as good as the last one. It's been a long time."

I poured out the remaining tea in the justice cup and filled it with new water.Close your eyes, put your hands on the tea towel, and count to fifteen silently in your heart.Song Ze didn't rush, watching me slowly pour the newly brewed tea into the justice cup again.

"Director Song, I do have a liberal arts background. But that doesn't mean I don't know anything about business."

Song Ze poured new tea into two cups: "Well...it's not mentioned in the information. Director Gu is still a hard-working student."

I smiled slightly: "I can't talk about hard work, but the one in our family happens to be a genius. I'm afraid I'll be deceived if I read too much, so please give me advice if you have anything to do."

"If I'm not mistaken, a contractual strategic alliance is not a formal business relationship, and it is not legally binding on both parties. And you have no reason to do anything with our company except for a little personal reason. Unilateral technology sharing or assistance. Director Song probably doesn't care about our company's current patents."

Song Ze narrowed his eyes slightly, "Director Gu, at your current stage, it's really hard to understand. But I started a little earlier."

Some... I silently complained in my heart: It should be tens of thousands of light years earlier.

"It's not a hard thing for me to do one or two good things that are all about the mood."

Speaking of this, Song Ze stared at him with a pair of eagle eyes, and the smile on his face did not diminish at all.But the fact that it cannot be refused, really made my heart palpitate.The kind and polite side before was completely put away.But now what is displayed in front of me is the true courage of Song Ze's businessman.

Gu Shiba, Gu Shiba... What did you do to be targeted by this kind of person?