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At the second round of recording of "The Actor's Flower Road", Jiang Ruoxuan's competition theme was "Silent Love".

The script was written by a specially invited screenwriter of the program group. It describes the reaction of a young man who was congenitally deaf and dumb when he faced his sweetheart—the liking that was suppressed but could not be concealed in those details.

This is a performance without lines, because Jiang Ruo has rehearsed countless times before going on stage, whether it is the envious and lonely eyes when watching the girl talking and laughing with other boys, or the jerky reaction of comforting her when she sees the girl crying bitterly when she is broken in love , Jiang Ruo has done it quite well.

In the end, after getting high marks from four of the five judges, Jiang Ruo's heart that had been hanging for a long time fell back to the original place.

One of the director-turned-judges asked, "Do you know sign language?"

Jiang Ruo shook his head: "No, I learned it now."

"I see your performance experience, you used to be a dancer?"

"Yes, so the mastery of body movements is faster."

The judges nodded: "The play is not bad, it's more natural than the last round. I look forward to your wonderful performance in the next round."

Jiang Ruo thanked him, bowed deeply to the audience, and exited amid applause.

Backstage, Zhou Xinyao greeted her with a beaming eyebrow and said, "Director Xu has praised you, if you behave better, he might ask you to play the male lead in his next play."

Just as Jiang Ruo came down from the stage, he felt a sense of exhaustion after an emotional outburst: "No way, Director Xu's movies prefer tough guys and handsome men, and my image and temperament don't match."

"I heard that director Xu wants to switch to making literary and artistic films recently. Doesn't he need your pictorial face?" Zhou Xinyao calculated, "If you need a vase female partner at that time, remember to find me. I like it the most. A few lines just need to stand there beautifully."

"If you want to shoot this kind of role, you can ask your director Liu to tailor it for you."

"That's so boring, and he likes to make those suspenseful suspense films all day long. This kind of film does not reflect the value of the vase at all."

"..."

"By the way, your performance on stage just now was quite natural." Zhou Xinyao changed the subject, "I thought that after seeing that profile picture, you would..."

Jiang Ruo's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously changed the topic: "Actually, I'm still full of distracting thoughts on stage."

"What distractions?"

"Thinking about a friend of mine."

"I warn you, don't make friends out of nothing."

"I'm serious, his life experience is too bizarre, and I'm still shocked after digesting it for more than a month."

"What kind of life experience? Tell me about it."

"No, this is his privacy."

"Then don't say it out to whet your appetite, hey!"

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After watching the performances of the next few groups in the backstage, Chen Muxin, who is a member of the judging panel for this season, had time to come to Jiang Ruo's lounge before finishing work, and commented: "The performance is very good, and the average score of the jury is also very high. Getting to the third round is no problem."

Jiang Ruo was very happy when he heard it: "Thanks to your good vision, this script is delicate and unconventional, and anyone who plays it will be brilliant."

Wei Chulin, who was acting as the sweetheart of the deaf-mute young man, scoffed, "There's no camera here, you two are almost done, don't brag about your business."

I don't know if the program team of "The Actor's Flower Road" is intentional. After deciding on the jury and participating guests, another jury was added, a new scoring standard was proposed, and Chen Muxin was invited to be the head of the jury.

In an outdoor variety show at the beginning of the year, Jiang Ruo, as a friend of Chen Muxin's circle, participated in the recording of two episodes of the show. Since then, the two people who are similar in age and have a good interaction with each other have been formed as CP.Due to the high degree of discussion, CP Chaohua once rushed to the top three, and now the "Actor's Flower Road" program team has invited them, and it can be said that they have successfully mastered the traffic code.

In order to help Jiang Ruo, Chen Muxin also invited his cousin - Wei Chulin, the heroine of "Sun Moon Jingshan" - to play with Jiang Ruo.

Probably due to prejudice against Jiang Ruo, Wei Chulin's reluctance could be clearly seen at the beginning of the rehearsal.Later, Xu heard Chen Muxin say a lot of good things, and maybe he was moved by Jiang Ruo's desperate efforts. Gradually, Wei Chulin put away the disdain of "I want to see what you can do" and began to actively cooperate. .

Including the most brilliant scene, the girl fell down and the boy helped her up, she also volunteered to add it, even if just rehearsing was enough for her knees to be bruised.

Therefore, Jiang Ruo was also very grateful to Wei Chulin. After thanking Chen Muxin, he hurriedly said, "I'm not professional enough. If it wasn't for Sister Wei, I wouldn't be able to enter the role."

Wei Chulin was very helpful after hearing this, but her mouth was as poisonous as ever: "If you know that you are not a professional, you should put in more effort to learn. There will always be someone who needs you to bring them into the play."

"Hey." Jiang Ruo responded with a smile, "Thank you, Sister Wei, for your guidance."

The four of us had dinner together in the evening.

Zhou Xinyao and Wei Chulin, two florets in the entertainment industry, used to only know each other by their first names. During the chat, they found that their personalities were similar.

Jiang Ruo and Chen Muxin were left at the two ends of the table, worrying about a table of dishes.

Later, Chen Muxin came up with a solution: "It's okay, if you can't finish eating, you can take it away."

Jiang Ruogang wanted to ask who to pack for, but Chen Muxin continued, "We are half of each other. It happens that I live in Fengcheng recently, and I am too lazy to cook alone."

Although the two are not close in private, they have never broken contact. In addition, they often have overlapping schedules in the same circle. Once they come and go, they really become friends in the circle.

Jiang Ruo smiled and asked, "You won't be the kind of person who orders takeout and stays at home all day, right?"

"How do you know?" Chen Muxin also laughed, "But I will still go out and go to the gym every day."

"Takeaways are rich in oil, so it is really time to increase exercise and consume excess fat."

"I heard that a restaurant specializing in light vegetarian food opened recently in the city center, and it has a good reputation." Chen Muxin looked at Jiang Ruo, "I'm just about to try it. I heard that the two-person set menu over there has a complete range of dishes, but I'm afraid of wasting, I wonder if you are interested in joining me?"

Jiang Ruo gave a hand holding the chopsticks.

There may be many reasons for inviting someone to dinner alone, but the purpose is to bring them closer together.

Jiang Ruo has avoided such invitations many times, and even formed a conditioned reflex of refusing.

However, at this moment, the wechat avatar that he forcibly left behind before going on stage flashed in front of his eyes for no reason.

Jiang Ruo lowered his head and poked the sliced ​​meat in the bowl, raised his head and said with a smile, "Okay."

The movie "The Cliff" directed by Liu Rui will land in major theaters in early August, and the pre-screening preview will be arranged in mid-July at a small theater in Fengcheng.

It is said that the theater was built in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. At that time, in addition to screening movies, it would also host some small-scale drama performances.

After several upgrades and repairs, while retaining the simple and simple facilities, the audio-visual equipment of the theater has also kept up with the development of the times.Rows of wooden seats in the hall are full of traces of years of carving, and a scarlet curtain is placed on both sides of the stage in front of the screen, exuding the timeless retro atmosphere from that era.

As soon as Jiang Ruo entered the hall, he understood the reason why Director Liu chose this location for the screening.

This old, small, humid atmosphere with a bit of rottenness fits almost perfectly with "The Cliff". Once you step in, you feel as if you have come to the drizzle of the south and drilled into the quiet and deep old alley. .

The place is small and there are not many seats. The first row is reserved for major investors, and the second row is reserved for actors.

According to the number on the electronic ticket, Jiang Ruo found a seat on the side of the second row. Not long after he sat down, Zhou Xinyao in a slim dress also came, and the seat was on his left.

When asked why the director's family could only sit on the sidelines, Zhou Xinyao shrugged: "Our family's old Mr. Liu is selfless. After all, I am just a family guest, and the role is not half of your role as the fourth male."

Jiang Ruoting laughed: "What about Director Liu, why didn't you see him?"

Zhou Xinyao pointed to the back: "He insisted on guarding in the screening room."

Jiang Ruo nodded: "Understood, the director's feelings."

When the seats were almost full, Director Liu walked onto the stage. In order not to spoil the atmosphere, after a brief exchange of greetings, he only said, "Everything I want to express is in the movie", and announced the official start of the trial screening.

All the lights went out instantly, and the screen in front of me lit up.

The film-like picture is accompanied by the piano accompaniment that rises and falls, and when the two hazy words "cliff" appear in the center, Jiang Ruo realizes that his heart is restless because of certain things that may happen, and slowly calms down.

Especially when Wang Xiaoyu, who grew up as an abandoned "wild child", appeared on the stage, Jiang Ruo was finally able to separate himself as a bystander and watch another story that happened in parallel time and space.

The immersion is always unconscious, Jiang Ruo concentrates all his senses in the movie, and he doesn't even know when Zhou Xinyao next to him left, or when someone changed to fill the vacancy.

However, the development of the story is inseparable from twists and turns, just like sudden rain and lightning outside.

Everything happened so suddenly, Jiang Ruo only heard something like thunder, and then the screen in front of him suddenly went dark, and with the disappearance of the only light source, the entire theater was pitch black.

Parallel to the cries from the frightened people was a hand grabbing Jiang Ruo's wrist.

Warm and dry.

So fast, so accurate.

Jiang Ruo was not afraid of the dark, but he would rather believe that the flustered moment was because of fear.

In the noisy voices around, he can also accurately capture the deep voice.

"Sit down first," Xi Yufeng said, "Don't rush away."

Facts have proved that Xi Yufeng's judgment is correct.

The sight was blocked in the dark, and several people who stood up to see what was going on, either tripped over the steps before taking two steps, or they tripped over each other by pushing and shoving each other.If the staff hadn't used the loudspeaker in time to tell everyone to sit down calmly, the stampede might have already occurred.

Later, another staff member shouted that the theater’s lines were aging and could not withstand the bad weather. Currently, it is rushing to repair it. It is expected that the show will resume in 10 minutes. Everyone calmed down and went back to everyone.

Out of the absolute secrecy of the content of the film, everyone’s mobile phones and other electronic devices were handed over to the staff for safekeeping before entering the venue. Right now, there is a power outage, and only a newly brought charging lamp is stuck in the corner, and the pale light passes through the gaps in the crowd. However, what fell to Jiang Ruo's side was only a small wisp of chatter than nothing.

But it made him feel at ease, at least he couldn't see anything clearly.

At this time, Director Liu snatched the loudspeaker, and he joked, "If you have any ideas, do it right now, this is the only chance."

Laughter was everywhere, but Jiang Ruo seemed to finally come to his senses, moved his wrist lightly, pulled his left hand out of Xi Yufeng's hand, and subconsciously turned his body to the right.

In this case, maybe something should be said.

But it has been a long time since Xi Yufeng spoke just now, and it seems deliberate and strange to answer the words now.

If you ask him why he uses his own photo as his avatar, it will inevitably lead to more conversations.

And Jiang Ruo asked himself, what kind of answer would he like to hear?

It seems that they don't want to.

It seemed that no matter what the answer was, he was not ready to accept it.

Fortunately, the speed of repair was fast enough. Within a quarter of an hour, the screen was turned on and the movie continued to play.

Jiang Ruo focused on the plot, and didn't give any peripheral vision to the people around him.

At the end of the film, upon receiving the news that the hero fell off a cliff and died while being hunted down, Wang Xiaoyu returned to the land where he was born and raised, stood in the wet alley after the rain, raised his head slowly, and looked beyond the dripping water. The blue-gray tiles looked up, looking for the sky in the cracks.

At the same time, the male protagonist's voice sounded in the narration - did you see that broken building?That is our fate, crumbling, I don't know if there is a tomorrow.It's like standing on the edge of a cliff and falling down without paying attention, leaving nothing left.

So go back, go back, you won't be afraid anymore.

The sound and the picture disappeared together. After a brief silence, applause rang out, and the announcement began to roll on the black curtain.

Seeing "Jiang Ruo playing the role of Wang Xiaoyu", Jiang Ruo completely broke free from this dream, stood up, and walked out along the crowd.

All the way outside, he didn't look back.

I can't go far because it's raining.The torrential rain that is common in Fengcheng in summer comes unexpectedly and traps people in place.

Xiao Shen told Jiang Ruo by phone that the driver had already moved the car from the parking lot to the entrance of the theater, but there were too many people at the moment, so we had to wait for a while.

Jiang Ruo said he got it, put the phone back in his trouser pocket, and found a non-obtrusive corner under the porch to stand and wait.

There were plenty of lights outside the theater, so he could clearly sense when that person stood beside him this time.

After all, that person is the most eye-catching existence no matter where he goes, and the star-studded male protagonist is in front of him, and the light is also dimmed a bit.

What's more, he still has Jiang Ruo's most familiar smell. After the transpiration of summer rain, the cold cedar is also mixed with a warm smell that is easy to approach.

Jiang Ruo subconsciously held his breath, and his mind went blank for a moment.

Later, Zhou Xinyao's timely appearance saved the difficult situation.

She came with Director Liu, and first handed Xi Yufeng a long-handled umbrella, and then saw that Jiang Ruo was empty-handed, and asked, "Why didn't you bring an umbrella?"

Jiang Ruo said, "There is a car to pick me up."

After exchanging pleasantries, Jiang Ruo noticed that the eyes of the surroundings were gathering here.

It's rare to see this kind of scene where the ex-lover brings her current husband, chatting with the benefactor and the ex-lover.

Fortunately, what they talked about was investment-related, and if Jiang couldn't get in the way, he just stood aside and acted as a transparent person.

Seeing the nanny's car approaching from a distance, Jiang Ruo bid farewell to everyone as if he had been pardoned, then turned around and walked down the steps, breaking into the rain.

The strange thing is that there were not a few drops of rain.Sensing the blackness pressing down on the top of his head, Jiang Ruo turned his head and saw Xi Yufeng walking behind him, holding a black umbrella, which tilted forward, covering his whole body.

After a pause, Jiang Ruo said, "No need."

Perhaps the two words were too short, or maybe the voice was not loud enough, but Xi Yufeng did not leave because of his refusal, but followed closely, escorting Jiang Ruo all the way to the nanny's car.

The car door was open, Jiang Ruo lifted his foot up, and Xiao Shen said, "Mr. Jiang came here by himself, didn't he tell you to wait for me to pick him up with an umbrella..."

The voice stopped at the moment he saw the person behind Jiang Ruo.

The sky was dark, Xiao Shen leaned out to look uncertainly, and then called out: "Mr. Xi."

Xi Yufeng gave a low "hmm".

It was also at this time that Jiang Ruo had to raise his eyes to look at the person standing outside the car.

In the rain, Xi Yufeng was still wearing white clothes and black trousers, with his coat draped over his arms, as if he had just stepped off the conference table.

He held an umbrella in his left hand, the back of his shoulders and even the outside of his arms were already drenched by the rain, his shirt became translucent, and the water vapor seemed to spread to the tips of his hair, eyebrows and eyes, diluting his overly deep facial features, revealing a kind of restrained elegance.

Her pursed lips parted slightly, as if she wanted to say something.

Jiang Ruo said "thank you" ahead of him, and then looked away.

He wasn't even sure if Xi Yufeng heard it, so he patted the back of the driver's seat and signaled the driver to drive.

After a brief hesitation, Xi Yufeng took a step back, watched the car door close before his eyes, and watched the car drive away in the torrential rain.

Back at the residence, when he entered the door and saw the calendar on the wall, Jiang Ruo's first reaction after regaining consciousness was that half a year had passed.

He put on slippers, went to the room to get pajamas, went to the bathroom to take a shower, took water from the refrigerator after washing, and used his mobile phone to look at the itinerary after drinking.

It seems that today is an ordinary day.

Later, Zhou Xinyao sent a message, saying that she left the meeting in the afternoon to find Director Liu in the screening room. Jiang Ruo replied "Yes", and she asked again: Did he sit next to you?

Jiang Ruo thought for a while and replied: He should be in the first row, maybe he went wrong.

Zhou Xinyao sent a "slightly slightly slightly" emoji: Do you believe it?

Before Jiang Ruo could answer, she said to herself: Anyway, I don't believe it.

Jiang Ruo replied with an emoji of rolling his eyes.

After fighting back and forth a few times, Zhou Xinyao didn't hold back: You two really didn't say anything?

Jiang Ruo said no, Zhou Xinyao asked: What about doing it?The power went out for 15 minutes, and you two didn't secretly order something?

After staring at the words "Dark Chencang" for a while, Jiang Ruo didn't know how to reply, so he simply sent a "good night" emoji and threw the phone aside.

Then, the right hand involuntarily moves to the left, and the palm covers the wrist.

But in this case, the circle of skin that was held seemed to become hotter.

After all, protection has temperature, but confinement does not.