My girlfriend is from the future!

The closer they got to the busy road, the slower the motorcycle went. However, when Wen Liang easily passed a car and stopped at the traffic light, He Tianran still found time to say:
"You are very brave when driving."

The woman, with her two long legs supporting the car body easily, said comfortably while waiting for the red light:

"We're just getting there. How's that? Not slower than when you fly a plane, right? How about I make a deal with you? You teach me how to fly a helicopter, and I'll teach you how to ride a motorcycle in the mountains."

"Hey, let's forget about this kind of "Shuke and Beta" configuration~"

"No, I'm serious! You should think about it carefully!"

He Tianran remained noncommittal. What he said about Wen Liang being courageous was not just a compliment. The girl's driving style was as vigorous as her personality. Of course, this confidence came from her skilled driving skills. She was able to drive up the mountain and down the track with ease. However, in a busy city with heavy traffic, her pursuit of speed became a little frivolous.

"This is a very obvious flaw in Wen Liang. If I want to take revenge on her, maybe I can start from this point."

Such an evil thought popped up in He Tianran's heart, and then he was stunned silently. Sitting behind the girl, he smiled confusedly.

The destination this time is a performance pub called "Riverside Balcony". As the name suggests, the pub is located in a prime area on the bund of Tuomo River. The venue is divided into two parts, indoor and outdoor. In such a place where every inch of land is valuable, the floor area is destined to be not too large, so the indoor area of ​​the pub is less than 100 square meters. Perhaps the operator is aware of this, so the interior decoration adopts a modern and simple style. When you enter the store, you will see a wall of craft beer, a wine cabinet and a bar, and there is nothing else except a few tables and chairs.

The place where guests drink is mainly located outdoors. The public area in front of the store can accommodate about a hundred people. Due to its excellent location, you can see the night view of Tuomo River at a glance. In the evening, cruise ships occasionally blow their whistles across the river, and the colorful prosperity on the opposite side is reflected on the sparkling water. The cool night breeze blows across your cheeks. If you raise your glass and drink a glass of smooth and refreshing fresh beer at this moment, it is indeed an excellent choice to put an end to a tiring day.

Of course, these are secondary. Since it is a performance pub, there are naturally resident singers and bands. The only difference is that the performance venue is very special, which is a balcony of more than ten square meters outside the second-floor wall of the pub. This is also the performance style that has been very popular on Surfing Line and a certain red book recently. For this reason, many customers come here to visit, and it has become one of the latest check-in spots in Hong Kong.

However, the operator should be a smart man, knowing that the internet celebrity economy can only bring temporary traffic, not to mention that most people just take a photo outside the venue and leave. Besides, there will be no shortage of people in the Bund, so he targets high-income people such as white-collar workers and executives working in the surrounding CBD. For example, the minimum consumption during prime time is set at 800, and the opening price is 200. The main hit is a petty-bourgeois style, and the songs chosen by the resident singers are mostly soothing foreign songs and nostalgic Cantonese golden songs, which really creates a Hong Kong style of decadence and debauchery in this intoxicated night.

Wen Liang parked the car and led He Tianran into the outdoor venue. Since someone was looking for her, there was no need to worry about where to sit. The girl's star effect was revealed at this moment. As soon as she arrived, she attracted the attention of many drinkers. But it might be the convenience brought by the venue. At this moment, no one came forward to chat with her or ask for her autograph or take a photo. Most of them just took a look, took photos from a distance, and then started chatting with their friends at the same table.

It was He Tianran. When Wen Liang was looking around for his friends, two young people, a man and a woman, passed by them. The man recognized He Tianran behind Wen Liang at a glance, and directly extended his hand, saying with surprise:

"Hey, Mr. He! Long time no see! Where are you sitting? I'll meet you for a drink later."

He Tianran looked at the other person's hand hovering in the air and shook it politely. Just as he was about to speak, Wen Liang in front of him pointed in a direction:
"Come on, over there."

After that, she left first. He Tianran smiled apologetically at the man in front of him. The other party was very tactful and just said:
"I'll come find you later."

"it is good."

He Tianran pulled his collar with both hands, turned around and followed Wen Liang.

"friend?"

"do not know."

As mentioned at today's meeting, He Tianran's current fame is no less than that of some celebrities, and in the circle of his class, he is even more special and important.

The person who made the appointment with Wen and He was a man of the same age. He stood up and waved when he saw them coming. He Tianran saw that he was tall and thin, dressed fashionably and appropriately, with a gentle temperament and a warm face. The words "in the prime of life" were almost written on his face. However, with He Tianran's current personality memory, he could not remember who this man was.

Fortunately, Wen Liang shouted out the answer the next second after he hesitated:
"Li Wang!"

"Aliang, Director He!"

Li Wang, although he couldn't remember his face, He Tianran had a deep impression of this name, because on the whiteboard in his office, this name was circled in red. He had recently invested 12 million yuan in a film project written and directed by this person, in which Wen Liang starred as the only protagonist. It was one of her very important film and television projects this year, which was why He Tianran was so impressed by the name Li Wang.

The three of them sat down. He Tianran sorted out his thoughts secretly, silently observing the expressions revealed in the two people's conversation.

"Director He, I originally wanted to meet with Aliang today to discuss the next shooting plan. I was going to tell you after summarizing it, but I didn't expect you to come along today."

Sure enough, Wen Liang was just talking casually when she said someone was looking for her. Since the person calling her, Wen Liang, how could they be specifically looking for him, He Tianran?

"…Then I'll leave?"

He Tianran was half serious and half joking. The smile on Li Wang's face suddenly froze. He couldn't figure out where the stiffness in the other party's words came from. He thought to himself that there was nothing wrong with what he said just now. Was Director He being too sensitive today?
Fortunately, Wen Liang, who was standing by, hit He Tianran's shoulder hard, as a small punishment for embarrassing Li Wang, and then complained to Li Wang:
"Don't worry about him, Wangzi. Director He has always been a bit neurotic. Let's talk about our own things."

In response to this, He Tianran smiled faintly, and the following conversation involved some specific work matters and plot modifications of "Universe Backstreet North". He Tianran currently has an incomplete memory of this, but he also understood some of it. From time to time, he gave one or two simple suggestions, and he didn't see any flaws.

"By the way, Director He, what do you think of my proposal last time?"

Li Wang suddenly said something that made He Tianran stunned.

"What proposal?"

The former touched his nose and smiled bitterly:

"Well, I don't know if you are deliberately fooling me or if you are really forgetful. I just want you to play the role of 'the disappeared lead singer'."

Even though he doesn't have many scenes, He Tianran knows that this lead singer role is the main axis that connects all of Wen Liang's motives in this movie, and is also a symbolic role that runs through the entire film.

"The person you admire and love disappears inexplicably. No one has any memory of this person, except you. Do you remember this experience..." He Tianran thought about the general plot of the movie. Compared with the main character's simple appreciation of Li Wang's talent, his current personality seems to be able to empathize with such a plot. Although he doesn't know where this empathy comes from, the contemplation on his face and the solemnity in his eyes all express that he may really be considering this proposal. After thinking for a while, he asked seriously:
"I think it's meaningless for me to guest star in the role of the lead singer simply because of the celebrity effect. If you want, Director Li, I can even find you someone with a bigger name. However, what I want to know more is, regarding this missing lead singer, does she want him to appear?"

"what?"

This "she" naturally refers to Wen Liang, who has been looking for the lead singer in the play for many years.

Li Wang didn't react for a moment, He Tianran had already glanced at Wen Liang, and the other party immediately understood that the man wanted to know the answer to this question from the characters in the play, but the woman did not answer immediately, but reminded:
"You can't ask me back."

“It’s work.”

“Not even work!”

He Tianran was helpless and turned to the confused Li Wang and said:
"...Director Li, do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand... I understand. You want to ask what Aliang, as the protagonist, thinks about this, right? But what's wrong with you? What... can't you ask back?"

Li Wang's gaze kept wandering between the two of them. They were having a good discussion, why did they suddenly start arguing?

"It's just a game..."

Wen Liang stared at He Tianran who was pretending to be relaxed. As soon as the latter finished speaking, the former continued:

"He couldn't ask me any questions in return, and could only use declarative sentences when talking to me."

It's another weird game like this...

How should I put it, when these two are together, they always give others an inexplicable...crazy feeling?
Li Wang was speechless, silently complaining in his heart. He remembered the weird "acquaintance game" they played at the dinner last time. Now it was this kind of communication method that ordinary people couldn't understand. Suddenly, Li Wang had a flash of inspiration in his mind, as if he had grasped some important inspiration. He said with joy:

"Hey, Director Aliang He, you guys said I made the reason for the lead singer's disappearance a 'game', what do you think?"

The ending of "Backstreet North of the Universe" is still uncertain, which is one of the reasons why the filming of this drama was slow and it took several years without restarting after half of the filming. In Li Wang's words, there is no problem with the main body of the plot, and the ending can be either open-ended or fixed. Now he has the corresponding records on hand, but he always feels that these are not the "finishing touch". To a large extent, he is competing with himself, hoping to find a better way of expression.

In response to this suggestion, the man and woman looked at the director who had caught the inspiration at the same time, and immediately gave two completely opposite but very personal answers.

He Tianran: "I don't care. I care more about the significance of the lead singer's disappearance and why the film needs him to disappear. If Director Li can use this "joking" approach to express and solve these two problems, then I can accept it."

Wen Liang: "I don't think it's a good idea to explain all this in a 'joke' way, because it would make me feel stupid for all the actions I took to find that person in the play."

He Tianran raised his eyebrows: "I've already said that the reason for the lead singer's disappearance can be attributed to a 'joke' or a 'soft science fiction' explanation. These are all external expressions. As a character in the play and the leading actor, you should think about the deeper things under the plot!"

Wen Liang retorted, "I'm sorry, these so-called 'deeper' things are not reflected in the script. I'm just an actor, and precisely because I'm a character in the play, I don't like to think about these things that I, as a character, don't know. What I need most is to make my own reaction, the character's reaction, the human instinctive reaction, instead of being like you directors, like the audience, like a god, starting with an omniscient perspective, watching the character's life from a high position, and then giving the character a meaning of life. These are all later... Besides, if the protagonist can really run out of the text and see someone commenting on her like this, I think she will definitely curse..."

"What are you scolding?"

Li Wang was obviously very interested in the argument between the two and he couldn't wait to ask more questions.

After Wen Liang glanced at the two outstanding young directors in front of her, her gaze stopped at He Tianran's face. Her eyes were bright and her face was full of wildness:
"This is meaningless, that is meaningless, but it is meaningful to point fingers at other people's lives? What meaning do I need from you, a person who disappears at the slightest disagreement, to give my life?"

Wen Liang played the part of blaming someone else very well. Based on the character's standpoint, He Tianran couldn't make any counterattack at this moment. After all, the lead singer in the play did disappear after a disagreement, and what did his reappearance mean to Wen Liang... or the characters in the play?

This question does require careful consideration, so the discussion seems to have returned to the starting point, just as He Tianran asked at the beginning.

Does Wen Liang hope that the character she plays will eventually find the “missing lead singer”?

Unfortunately, He Tianran couldn't ask back.

They are still in the game.

So, after thinking about it, the man shrugged and took the opportunity to politely reject Li Wang's proposal:

“You don’t have to put yourself in my shoes. It’s normal for everyone to have different opinions on the characters from different positions. I also forgot that I was the last person to join this project, so my understanding of the plot is definitely not as profound as your two main creators…

So Director Li, please allow me to decline your invitation to guest star. I don’t think I have the ability to play a role that has been sought after by someone and has been sought after, and I definitely can’t be someone’s spiritual sustenance. I… can’t play such a person.”

Facing He Tianran's rejection, Li Wang suddenly felt embarrassed, while Wen Liang observed the calm man in front of her. After a flash of disappointment in her eyes, she seemed to wake up in an instant and slowly asked a question:
"He Tianran... you can't become such a person... is that... a regret for you?"

"..."

The man was silent.

He couldn't ask back, and didn't know how to explain. (End of this chapter)