War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 306 Everyone's Thoughts
In the glass house shrouded in the aurora, Sui Sui, with the blessing of wine and packs of snacks, popped up one whimsical plan after another.

As for how feasible these plans are, we can only know after they are actually implemented.But thinking about it, for those hunters in Inta, they might not mind giving it a try.

As the wine bottle was emptied by the two of them, Sui Sui, who didn't hold much alcohol at all, also started talking nonsense, and outside the glass house, the tourists also returned to the camp in a sleigh cart, and went to the campsite. Under the organization of those versatile Maozi tour guides, the carnival started around the bonfire.

When several old hunters who were over fifty years old played the accordion, several Maozi tour guides also danced the Cossack dance together on the snow.Soon, there were more tourists around who said "I want to learn this, coach", and young men and women who fell one after another because of "the brain is good but the feet are not".

And those middle-aged teachers who came to play with the tour group seemed to remember the past when they were young, took over the microphone connected to the speaker, and sang one after another classic old songs from the 90s and [-]s of the last century or Accompanied by singing and music, dance the popular ballroom dancing in their time.

Around them, those young people who used to listen seriously or not seriously in class also applauded or booed the slightly serious teachers in the past with kindness.

"Daria, it seems that we were also like this when we were young, right?" Teacher Anna asked reminiscently while sitting on a wooden box covered with a reindeer skin blanket while holding a glass of red wine.

"Who hasn't been young?"

Teacher Dalia seemed to think of something, and asked with a smile, "Do you still remember the party when we graduated?"

"Remember, of course."

Gorman, who was rubbing the dog's head, couldn't help laughing, "I still remember the street dance that Mr. Nicholas danced at that time."

"I remember too"

Anna gently wiped away the tears that may have slipped from the corners of her eyes because of her smile, "At that time, I also snatched the sunglasses he threw down the stage."

"And that bastard Galkin"

Gorman said with a smile, "I remember that he was also performing Cossack dances at the time, and that was the only time in my life that all the Cossack dancers on the same stage danced with their pants open."

"It's Karp"

Dalia refilled their glasses, and said, "At that time, Karp and Galkin were chasing the blonde girl from the intelligence team, but that bastard Galkin succeeded, and Karp secretly made all their pants hands and feet."

"What's that girl's name?" Gorman looked up at the surging aurora and thought for a long time, and finally shook his head helplessly, "It seems that I'm really old, and I can't even remember her name."

"I just remember her code name is Piano"

Anna took over the conversation, paused and said abruptly, "I met her once in 92. She married after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. She married a Kyiv man."

Teacher Dalia sighed, took a sip of red wine and muttered to herself, "What a lucky girl."

“We were also lucky”

Gorman raised his glass, "Thanks to that little Huaxia guy, if it weren't for him, maybe we would only have the chance to meet when we attended a friend's funeral."

“Really thanks to the young man”

Three poor people who have been forgotten by the times raised their wine glasses and touched them lightly. The scarlet wine in the goblets reflected the burning bonfire in the distance, reflecting the anticipation on the faces of the three no longer young people. smile.

"cheers!"

In the warm glass house, Sui Sui, who was already drunk, held an empty wine bottle in her arms, held the glass and touched Wei Ran again with a helpless face, completely unaware that the wine in her glass had been emptied a long time ago. The person across the street replaced it with soda.

Accompanied by this person who is addicted to food and drank two bottles of soda, until the other person fell asleep leaning against the bed, Wei Ran carried him to the bed and covered him with a quilt, and then closed the thick curtains around .

After closing the door, Wei Ran went back to his own glass house next door, took a bathrobe and towel, walked into the steaming workshop, soaked himself in the hot spring pool, looked up at the water The fog-shrouded ceiling, thinking about the future.

The lesson Anna and Gorman taught him not long ago really sounded the alarm for him.As Gorman said, he can succeed many times, but as long as he makes one mistake, many unpredictable situations will happen.

But the so-called success or mistakes, for him, did not refer to the relatively peaceful and safe environment and time and space around him, but to the battlefields that were written into history one after another that the metal book sent him to.

However, let him give up all that the metal book brought him and turn around and become an ordinary person.This option, which seemed the most sensible and stable, was excluded from all options in the first place.

The unpredictable dangers on the battlefield brought more than just the rising numbers in the bank account, but also fame and fortune, as well as the sense of accomplishment after unraveling the truth of history, and there are also some things that he can't explain clearly.

Perhaps in a short period of time, Wei Ran can return to China to live a stable life, but what about after one month, two months, half a year, or a year?There will always be dull moments in ordinary life, and they will always come sooner than you expect.

When I was fattened by the ordinary life, worn away my courage, and at the same time aroused the urge to take risks.Or when the money in your pocket is spent, do you still have the courage to go to those battlefields?
Or even if I go, can I still survive like before?I'm afraid that what was waiting for me at that time was nothing more than Ma Fang's obese body that could not run at all when Nanshan fought again, and his camera that could not be held steady under artillery fire.

He looked down at the abdominal muscles he developed while studying at the Hongqi Forest Farm, and then at the tattoo on the tiger's mouth on his left hand.Wei Ran raised his head again, squinting his eyes and thinking about the hope that Gorman said he had set up in the abandoned prison called the Bell Tower.

So what is your hope?In other words, what is your ideal?
Wei Ran, who was a little confused, sank his whole body into the hot spring pool, and began to think about the issue of returning to his original heart.

Obviously, the metal book that hides countless secrets is the strongest hope, but it is definitely not his ideal.

Make enough money?

This idea was kicked out of Wei Ran's mind at the very beginning. Although he is not a rich man now, he can at least be considered a rich man.If it's just for making money, even if you don't rely on the metal notebook, what you have learned at Hongqi Forest Farm and the contacts you have accumulated are enough.

But if the goal isn't to make money, what is?Holding his breath, Wei Ran continued to think about this question.

Are you famous?
I am already an honorary consultant of the Maozi Official Museum, and may even become the real historical consultant of that museum. Although the latter does not look as good as the former, it is an affirmation of his professional ability, not just donating a copy Benefits in exchange for photos.

Maybe it would be nice to be a well-known and professional historian.
Inexplicably, he thought of the friends he had met on the battlefield, the little girl who had always been firmly rooted in his heart like a thorn in the Stalingrad battlefield, and the blue color of her being blown to pieces by a grenade. blanket.Then I thought of Li Hexian who was sticking to Teng County, and Li Suian who joined the army under an alias.

"Whoa!"

Wei Ran emerged from the pool, panting violently, he already had a new goal in his heart, and at the same time thought of a new use for the negatives accumulated in the metal notebook.

"It seems that we have to pay attention to the affairs of Time Film Studio in the future." Wei Ran muttered to himself, and covered his face with a towel.

After soaking in the hot springs, he secretly wondered whether he should suggest to Ji Ma or Sui Sui to arrange a scrubbing training for the boys here. After all, it would be a pity not to be a scrubber for these five big and three thick and strong boys.

Wrapped in a thick towel and ran back to his glass house, Wei Ran took a shower again to warm himself up, then closed the curtains and lay down on the big soft bed.

In the early morning of the next day, when he woke up, the tourists had already started their activities under the leadership of the guides and hunters.

And Sui Sui next door pretended to change into an ancient Chinese costume that he didn't know where to get, and spread a thick deerskin blanket on the open space not far away, playing an unknown song with the guqin he brought. song.Near her, besides a DSLR mounted on a gimbal, there were many people watching.

It was not until the end of the song that Wei Ran asked curiously, "What kind of monster are you?"

"You're just a monster!"

Sui Sui put away the DSLR, and said solemnly, "I want to shoot more material and use it as promotional materials, so that I might be able to recruit more people during the next holiday."

Before Wei Ran could say anything, Sui Sui passed the guqin in his hand to Wei Ran, and at the same time said provocatively, "What about you? Have you learned how to fuck a fairy? I have already learned several pieces."

"I don't have as much leisure as you, how can I have time to learn the piano?"

Without even thinking about it, Wei Ran prevaricated that the only song he knew, Guangling San, was enough for his appearance, so naturally he would not waste his time on learning the piano.

Without giving Sui Sui a chance to continue talking, Wei Ran glanced at Mrs. Gorman and Anna who were watching, and changed the subject and said, "But you are too amateur to shoot with a broken SLR, but I can make it for you guys." Order professional people and equipment to take a serious shot."

"Amateur? It's my best lens and camera. Even the pickups are expensive."

Sui Sui glanced at the SLR camera installed on the gimbal, and before she could say anything else, Gorman, who was also watching the fun, walked over with his dog and said with a smile, "It's really amateurish."

"why is it you again."

Sui Sui blatantly muttered something in Chinese, but she remembered clearly who forced Wei Ran to jump off the plane yesterday.Fortunately, nothing happened, and I apologized to Misha and Anna who was flying the plane, and Wei Ran explained with various reasons, but it was inevitable for her to feel uncomfortable.

However, Gorman didn't seem to notice it, and reached out from his pocket to take out a gold-plated business card and handed it to Sui Sui, saying solemnly, "I am Gorman, the director of Time Film Studio. You must know the film studio, right? Victor is still the major shareholder of our studio."

Suisui took the business card handed over by the other party, turned to look at Wei Ran who was standing beside him smiling, and finally nodded politely.

Of course she knew about Time Film Studios. She had heard about it from her mother as early as its establishment.She even asked Wei Ran last night, but unfortunately, this sounded like a high-end studio, but when it came out of Wei Ran's mouth, it turned into a wedding advertising company.

"We have professional shooting equipment and team"

Gorman also glanced at Wei Ran, and then continued with a smile, "I can ask the staff from the studio to come over with professional equipment and re-shoot a promotional video for you, as an apology for what happened yesterday. ?”

"Uh..." Sui Sui subconsciously looked at Wei Ran again, asking a film studio to make a promotional video for herself, isn't that a bit too exaggerated and grand?
Wei Ran also looked astonished. He really wanted people from the studio to come and shoot a promotional video. After all, Hongqi Forest Farm is also the absolute controlling shareholder of these two camps.Even for this, he was ready to be slaughtered by Teacher Dalia.But he didn't expect that the old guy Gorman would apologize to Suisui, which was definitely not his intention.

(End of this chapter)