The contract for Dai Mengyan's rented storefront in Paris New District expired on May 8. The lessee encountered some troubles during the relocation process and delayed it for a few days. Dai Mengyan did not take back the house until June 5th. On the fourth day of taking back the store,
In the afternoon, she went to the store with an appointed decoration company to see the structure of the house and discuss decoration matters for the clothing store. She took a nap at noon. Just after two o'clock, she packed up her clothes and got ready to go out. At this time, the phone rang.
Pick up the phone.
There was a familiar voice on the phone: "Meng Yan? This is Brother Liang."
Dai Mengyan hadn't contacted Liang Shiqiao for a long time, and said happily: "Brother Liang, it's you."
Liang Shiqiao said: "I have arrived in Paris. I have just settled in and I am going to find you. There are many people here this time. I have other things to do except to see you, so I didn't say hello to you. The embassy sent a car to pick you up.
I also brought you some guests."
Dai Mengyan asked: "Who is the guest?"
Liang Shiqiao said: "We all know each other. You will know when we meet each other."
Dai Mengyan said: "I made an appointment with a decoration company to view the house in the afternoon. The store has been taken back. They have to take a look at it before designing the decoration plan. Maybe they have already come out and it is too late to cancel at the last minute."
Liang Shiqiao said: "Then go to the store."
Dai Mengyan said: "The store is empty, and there is not even a glass of water. How can we entertain the guests? Do you remember that there is a cafe on that street? I have arranged for people from the decoration company to view the house, and then wait for you at the door of the cafe.
, it’s better there.”
Liang Shiqiao said: "Let's meet first and then talk after we meet."
Dai Mengyan said: "Okay."
Dai Mengyan put down the phone, packed up his clothes and hurried out, driving to the front room.
As expected, the people from the decoration company had arrived in advance. There were three people, two men and one woman, all French. The project leader was a beautiful lady who spoke fluent English. The other two were a designer and the other was a designer assistant.
, the designer assistant is holding a camera and a brown leather work bag on his shoulder.
Dai Mengyan opened the store door and led them into the store to inspect, take photos, and measure.
The front house has a structure of one living room and three rooms. The previous lessee also ran a clothing business. The larger of the three rooms was used as a warehouse, and one of the two small rooms was used as a fitting room and the other as an office. The house was empty and belonged to the lessee.
Everything had been moved away, except for a table and a few chairs in the office, which she bought when she bought the house. They were now old and damaged. Dai Mengyan thought about the coming of Liang Shiqiao and several guests, and went to the office room alone to check
, the space was very small, she didn't know exactly how many guests Liang Shiqiao was talking about, the space was too small even to sit temporarily.
She walked over and said to the female manager in English: "Do me a favor and ask them to move the desk to the office.
The female person in charge ordered the two men to move the desk into the hall.
Dai Mengyan moved the chairs to the business hall one by one, all with soft seats and armrests, and then stood near the glass door, observing the outside through the glass, ready to come out to greet Liang Shiqiao and several guests at any time.
Soon, a car with an embassy license plate drove past the store door, and four people got out of the car. As expected, she knew them all. One was the famous Chinese film director Li Zhongxu, the other was the general manager of the China Film Production Company, Zhang Qun, and the other two
They are all well-known figures in the Chinese film industry. There is also Xu Zhengxun, a diplomat from the Chinese Embassy in France. Dai Mengyan has no contact with this person, but they have met and exchanged greetings on some occasions before, and they have an impression of each other.
Dai Mengyan came out to welcome Liang Shiqiao who was walking in front, called Brother Liang, and then shook hands with the guests behind him, calling director Li Zhongxu "Director Li", general manager Zhang Qun as "Mr. Zhang", and diplomat Xu Zhengxun as "Mr. Xu"
", exchange greetings one by one.
The car was driven by Xu Zhengxun, who was also the last one to get out of the car. When Xu Zhengxun shook hands with Dai Mengyan, he deliberately extended his other hand and said solemnly: "Miss Dai, you have been wronged."
Of course Dai Mengyan noticed that this was a sentence with a qualitative meaning uttered by a diplomat. The thing happened so suddenly that she didn't know how to respond, so she didn't say anything.
When everyone walked into the house, the people from the decoration company were about to leave after viewing the house. Dai Mengyan sent the people from the decoration company out first, and then came back to greet the guests.
5 people, one chair. Seeing everyone standing, Dai Mengyan said: "You guys sit down, Brother Liang and I will just stand."
Xu Zhengxun smiled kindly and said: "After I tell you that sentence, my task is completed. Director Li and Mr. Zhang have something to talk to you about. You sit down and I will stand with Mr. Liang for a while."
Zhang Qun sat down and said to Dai Mengyan: "You sit down. Director Li, you sit down too." Then he said, "Ms. Dai, it's like this. Our company plans to make a historical-themed film. The title of the film is "Forerunners of the Revolution", reflecting the
Mr. Sun Yat-sen wanted to ask you to play Soong Ching Ling in the history from the Revolution of 1911 to the Northern Expedition. Firstly, you have played Soong Chingling. Secondly, considering the box office, you are the most suitable. There are many rumors about you in the society, and we have contacted the relevant departments.
After a while, they were very supportive and hoped to promote this cooperation, so we knew for sure. The contract and script have been given to Mr. Liang, please read the script first, and then give an answer after considering it."
Dai Mengyan said: "Okay, thank you."
Li Zhongxu said: "Ms. Dai, everyone knows that the Taiwan issue is China's core concern. On the basis of one China, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have shelved their disputes, actively expanded the space for consensus, promoted economic cooperation and cultural exchanges, and sought cross-Strait peace, stability and economic development.
, will be the development trend of cross-Strait relations. "Revolutionary Pioneer" is a major theme in the consensus space between the two sides of the Strait. The party and government leaders attach great importance to it and provide strong support from all aspects. At the same time, this book also has a strong story and appreciation. It is expected that
There will be a wide audience. I think this book needs you, and you also need this book. I hope you can seriously consider the role of Soong Ching Ling. I believe that after the tempering of those events since the beginning of the year, it will be more conducive for you to understand and master this role."
Dai Mengyan said: "Thank you."
Xu Zhengxun waited for Director Li to finish speaking, then interrupted at the right moment, and said in an easy-going and polite manner: "Ms. Dai, you and Mr. Liang haven't seen each other for a long time. Please have a chat. We have other things to do, so we'll leave first."
Dai Mengyan stood up and said, "Okay, you guys have something to do, so go ahead and do it first."
Dai Mengyan saw off the guests, stood on the roadside and watched the car drive away, and returned to the store with Liang Shiqiao.
Liang Shiqiao sat down and took out a script and a contract from his bag, one of which was the contract to star in "Forerunner of the Revolution". He said: "Your worth has increased. Companies in Hong Kong, Mainland, and those who have a way to sniff out the inside story will increase it for you."
Already."
Dai Mengyan was silent about this sentence.
Liang Shiqiao said: "The crew is scheduled to hold a press conference for the filming of "Forerunners of the Revolution" in Beijing on September 5. At that time, leaders of the Radio, Film and Television Administration Department of the State Council will attend the press conference. When the main actors come on stage, the leaders will shake hands with you and will
Say it in public: You have been wronged. September 11th is the Mid-Autumn Festival. The department of the State Council responsible for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan affairs will hold a Mid-Autumn Tea Party. National leaders will participate. You will receive an invitation when you arrive in Beijing. The tea party will be held by all major media
You can be seen in reports, news footage and pictures."
Dai Mengyan asked: "Who told you these?"
Liang Shiqiao said: "It was the staff of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office who came to talk to me, and it must be what I meant above. The background of Yizinong's case is complicated, and it is appropriate for the official to handle it this way. You are either a traitor, or you have cleared Mr. Ye's name."
Dai Mengyan said: "I understand."
Liang Shiqiao was silent for a while and said: "I don't agree with Mr. Ye's lifting of protection. Fortunately, nothing has happened yet. You are facing an important turning point now. Before anything happens, can you consider doing something?"
Dai Mengyan said: "What to do? It's nothing more than sending him back to Beijing or locking him up again. I would have done it if I could. I don't understand politics, but if I can make Zinong see something more important than life, I believe it must be important. If
If he must die, I would rather let him die in Paris than die with dignity as a traitor."
Liang Shiqiao said: "If something unexpected happens to Mr. Ye, you really can't afford it."
Dai Mengyan said: "If you can't bear it, don't bear it."
Liang Shiqiao was silent for a long time this time and said: "In such a big China, there is no shortage of your pointless expression."
Dai Mengyan said: "At first I thought it was an expression, but later I realized that it was an attitude, purely a personal attitude. You don't need to express your own affairs to anyone."
Liang Shiqiao looked around the empty house, changed the subject, and said: "Fortunately, the construction has not started. If the construction has not started, there will be no loss. Let's rent it out. I will handle these things. You concentrate on reading the book. Needless to say, "Forerunners of the Revolution"
, I hope the other two books will also be signed. These are two Hong Kong companies that have cooperated with you. They will come to me as soon as they get wind of it. As soon as the traitor woman’s matter becomes clear, you will be the box office.
You may not like these two books, but they are good enough to be picked out. You also know that in the entertainment industry, everyone has to look after each other."
Dai Mengyan said: "Brother Liang, all I can think about is clothes. Suddenly someone comes to me and tells me this. I understand it all, but it's none of my business and I don't feel it. Give me some time, I'm not in the right mood right now."
Liang Shiqiao said: "Of course, I want to give you a break first, so as not to make it too difficult for Brother Liang."
Dai Mengyan said: "Long time no see. I'll treat Brother Liang to dinner tonight."
Liang Shiqiao said: "It won't work tonight, let's do it another day. There will be a dinner tonight at the Sino-French Cultural Association to discuss the Chinese Film Week in Paris. This was decided before coming to Paris. Two representatives from Hong Kong came, and I didn't
I got invited because I know why. If you’re not busy, you can take me back to the hotel. We have agreed to meet at the hotel and pick up and drop off together."
Dai Mengyan put the contract and script into his bag and said, "Okay, I'll take you back to the hotel."
Dai Mengyan locked the door of the store, drove Liang Shiqiao back to the hotel, and the car drove towards the center of Paris.
On the way, Liang Shiqiao said: "Meng Yan, I am your agent and you are my friend. Tell me, is it possible for you and Mr. Ye?"
Dai Mengyan calmly replied: "No."
Liang Shiqiao asked: "Why?"
Dai Mengyan said: "You said so."
Liang Shiqiao said: "That's my opinion."
Dai Mengyan said: "It's like that. I am a human and he is a cat."
Liang Shiqiao said: "Mr. Ye did a very good job, you did a very good job, both are good."
Speaking of this, Dai Mengyan looked a little sad and said: "In the past six months, I feel like I have lived half a lifetime. O'Brien really opened my eyes. It turns out that the public can be manipulated in this way. I used to be most annoyed by entertainment reporters, but now
I feel that their gossip tricks are as pure as angels. In peaceful times, everyone is busy making money, but some people still have to live with their heads high. It is said that everyone has his own ambitions. To be honest, I didn’t really understand until I met Zinong.
What does it mean that everyone has his own ambitions?"
Liang Shiqiao said: "Yes, different circles have different ways of living."
Dai Mengyan said: "Brother Liang, if someone said to you: Look how poor you are, would you be angry?"
Liang Shiqiao said: "Yes, people can't be so rude."
Dai Mengyan said: "I really told Zinong that, I did it on purpose. How do you think Zinong will react?"
Liang Shiqiao thought for a while and said, "I can't imagine it."
Dai Mengyan said: "He was not angry and said thank you. I don't understand, why should you thank me? He said: It can give you a sense of superiority, which makes me feel that my poverty has value. I always remember this sentence
It made me think a lot, such as enduring hardships to become a better person, such as getting ahead. It turns out that our pleasure, satisfaction, and superiority come from being better than others. It turns out that this is how we live.
I suddenly didn’t know who I was. Thinking about the love and kindness I often talked about, I suddenly felt that it was so fake. Zinong really made me see what it means that people have their own ambitions. Suddenly you see that people are not interested in wealth.
Dead, the bird dies without food, you are dumbfounded, you don’t know why you are alive.”
Liang Shiqiao smiled and asked: "How does Mr. Ye live?"
Dai Mengyan smiled and said: "Zinong is neither looking for death nor work, and lives a normal life. I don't have that normal heart. I live day by day, no matter where I go."
Liang Shiqiao was silent for a long time and said: "This time, you can play Song Qingling well."
Dai Mengyan said: "I am really scared to play Soong Ching Ling this time."
Liang Shiqiao said: "You are no longer a star, you have matured."
After sending Liang Shiqiao back to the hotel, Dai Mengyan drove to a place on the Seine River where she often went.
Everything happened so suddenly, as she told Liang Shiqiao, she knew everything, but it was none of her business. She needed to calm down and sort out her thoughts. Returning to the film industry would mean a major change in her life pattern.
Changes have occurred, and the focus of her activities has returned to Hong Kong and the Mainland. If Paris is no longer her normal place of life, the current relationship between her and Zi Nong will also be affected. She cannot leave Zi Nong alone in Paris.
When Zi Nong is no longer a traitor, Beijing is undoubtedly the safest for Zi Nong, and this also means that both she and Zi Nong will return to their original lives.
There was a staircase to the Seine River. It was long and wide. It was a place she liked. She parked the car nearby, walked over, and sat down on the stone platform on the third floor from the water. The river was gushing under her feet.
The water is moving, the water waves hit the steps gently, a few pigeons are playing next to it, yachts come from time to time on the iron bridge not far away, and the sunset casts a golden afterglow on the river.
If she couldn't see it clearly before, now she can see it clearly. Her relationship with Zi Nong was originally an unsolvable problem. If Zi Nong wanted her money and fame, she would despise him, so she wouldn't
What's next? If her money and fame are ineffective to him, then with her values and thinking, it is impossible to achieve a tacit understanding with Ye Zi Nong, and Ye Zi Nong is not a person who can live a life as long as a woman goes to bed.
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If there is a chance, the first thing to solve is the safety of leaf farmers, and then everything else.
She just sat quietly like this, thinking...
As night fell and the lights came on along the river bank, she left the Seine to meet the leaf farmer.
Since Zi Zi Nong regained her freedom, she no longer uses a key to open the door when she comes to Zi Nong's place. Every time she comes, she presses the doorbell first. When the door opens, Zi Zi Nong has obviously just had dinner.
You can see the oil on your mouth after wiping it.
When Dai Mengyan came at this time, Ye Zi Nong thought he was here to have dinner with him, so he said, "I just had dinner. If I knew you were coming, I wouldn't have eaten. You should have called first."
Dai Mengyan said: "I'm not here to eat with you."
The large dining table in the restaurant was still covered with a piece of fashion magazines. Dai Mengyan walked to the dining table and put down his bag. Without saying a word, he started to pack up the magazines. He quickly organized them into three large piles and pushed them to one end of the dining table. A large space was suddenly freed up on the dining table.
Ye Zi Nong couldn't understand and asked: "Don't you need to read the magazine?"
Dai Mengyan said: "Sit down."
Just leave the leaves.
Dai Mengyan also sat down and asked, "Am I still the chief?"
Ye Zi Nong said: "Of course."
Dai Mengyan asked again: "Can you give me instructions?"
Ye Zi Nong replied: "Yes."
Dai Mengyan said: "Okay." He took the bag and took out the contract and script.
Ye Zi Nong watched quietly, not understanding what was happening.
Dai Mengyan took out a script and a contract and put them in front of Ye Zi Nong, and said: "The chief has instructed us to read this first."
Zhi Nong looked at it and asked, "Is someone coming?"
Dai Mengyan recounted what happened in the afternoon.
Ye Zi Nong said: "This is a matter of time." Then he pointed at the pile of magazines and said, "Aren't you just fooling around?"
Dai Mengyan said: "Opening a store is something that happens sooner or later. It doesn't hurt to make more preparations. You can help me read the script first. After reading the script, you have to read the magazine. I want to save the clothing information for future use."
Ye Zi Nong said: "I don't understand the script even more. Aren't you making things difficult for me?"
Dai Mengyan said: "I didn't let you understand, you are the reader, the audience, just make your views clear after reading it." Ye Zi Nong said: "Every project has its motivation, which cannot be judged casually by outsiders. Brandi
The purpose of setting up a political commentary project is to make money. If it is really untrue, it is none of his business. If you are really reasonable, he will stop doing it. It is none of my business to build a factory in Budapest. Whether there is a market for instant noodles in Eastern Europe is none of my business. If you really build a factory, I will.
I quit. How do I make money from my book? Whose money does it make? Is it even for making money? People have their own considerations. I don’t understand acting. There are specialized agencies for review. What do you want me to see?"
Dai Mengyan said: "The problem is, whether the book is good or not is none of my business. I'm not short of money, so I don't have to take pictures that shouldn't be taken. Your opinions are only useful to me and will not interfere with others."
Ye Zi Nong said: "If you refuse to sign, you must have a reason. The reason also has characteristics, angle, radius. These characteristics sold me. Why should I pretend that it is not something? They are provoking me?"
You have been making movies for so many years and you have never seen any books. Do you really lack this kind of judgment?"
Dai Mengyan said: "I haven't read the book. Brother Liang said that there are two books that I may not like. Those two Hong Kong companies have relationships with Brother Liang. Brother Liang will go back in the next few days. If necessary, reject them.
I hope to talk to Brother Liang face to face."
Dai Mengyanling put on her bag and left. Zi Nong followed quickly.
Dai Mengyan opened the door and said before leaving: "I want to enjoy your help, that's all."
In the afternoon of the next day, Dai Mengyan drove to the supermarket alone. She planned to replenish the daily necessities of Ye Zi Nong. She purchased such items as toothpaste, batteries, toilet paper, gasoline, cigarettes, coffee powder, sugar, bread, drinks, and sausages.
...Two big bags of stuff, and then went to Param Apartment.
After parking the car, as soon as she took out two large bags from the car, a security guard came forward to help her carry the bags and deliver them to the door. Dai Mengyan thanked the security guard, pressed the doorbell and waited for a while. When there was no movement, he took the key and opened the door himself.
The curtains in the living room were all drawn and the lights were not turned on. The light in the room was very dark, which meant that Ye Zi Nong was still sleeping. Dai Mengyan closed the door lightly, walked to the dining room, put two large bags on the dining table, and left
When I went to the master bedroom, I saw that Zi Nong was still sleeping in the bed. He closed the door gently, and then returned to the dining room and turned on the light. The light would not affect Zi Nong's rest. There was still a pile of magazines, scripts, and contracts on the dining table.
There is another piece of 84 printing paper next to it, with printed text on it.
She sat down, picked up the file and looked at it. The file had no title, just the content.
First, "Storm in Mong Kok Street" is a conventional commercial film, involving feuds and grievances, and there is no big principled judgment.
Second, "Crying Blood Spring and Autumn" is a book that attempts to interpret the way of an emperor with the historical background of the Warring States Period. The way of an emperor in the play is to kill people. The son cannot become the king if he does not kill people. The father is anxious and uses tricks to anger his son.
The father was killed, and the son who learned how to kill became qualified to be king by killing people, and the royal power of his family could be hereditary or lost.
In today's world, even the once advanced European and American systems are showing signs of backwardness. This drama also uses bloodlust to interpret the laws of emperors. Not to mention the purpose of serving the people, even the most basic common values of the world have deviated. The most basic of civilization.
The value of this book is that it is not only about the law of the jungle, but even terrorism knows how to use a national brand, and even cults know how to wrap it up with kindness. This book so nakedly promotes bloodthirsty, which is unacceptable to the basic values of civilization and the order of human existence.
of.
The book is very literary, with a lot of vocabulary to exaggerate emotions, but I can't see a few reasonable sentences. It's bloody for the blood, and it's exciting for the excitement. I just have to live my addiction to the surging heart. From the standpoint and intention, I don't intend to be responsible to anyone.
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When accepting a book like this, one must carefully consider social perceptions.
Third, "Forerunners of the Revolution" is a book that has been carefully worked on. It has a major theme and a major theme. It has positive significance in opposing terrorism, safeguarding one China, promoting cross-strait communication, and promoting patriotism.
The Revolution of 1911, led by Sun Yat-sen and with a broad social foundation, ended the feudal system that had existed for thousands of years. Its significance is revolutionary, historic, and great. The Chinese people, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and all political parties in society have
It is a consensus to give Sun Yat-sen a very high evaluation and respect, and it is a consensus among various values on this issue.
The three major policies of the first cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, alliance with Russia, alliance with the Communist Party, and support for agriculture and industry, all exist as history. They not only reflect the historical achievements of the Kuomintang, but also reflect the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal consistency of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
It reflects the Kuomintang’s recognition and support for the Communist Party’s ideas during that historical period.
"Forerunners of the Revolution" reproduces the historical progressive role and great achievements of the Kuomintang in the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal struggle. One China is already in it, and the legal basis for the existence of the Chinese Communist Party is already in it. The most valuable thing about this drama is that it deviates from the cross-strait thinking
,based on historical facts and axioms in the consensus space.
The historical space of this subject itself is magnificent, with strong story-telling and ornamental value, and a wide audience will have a wide impact, and it is a platform that is rare for any actor. If you shoot this book
Well, it may become a landmark work in your acting career.
Dai Mengyan read it twice in a row and was very satisfied. The script was given to Zi Nong yesterday afternoon, which means that Zi Nong took less than a day to read the script and he really paid attention to it.
After reading the comments on the script, she began to distribute the two large bags of things she bought, and placed various food and daily necessities in their respective places. Time passed like this little by little. After finishing the housework, she made a cup of coffee.
Read the script comments again. At this time, Ye Zi Nong came out of the bedroom, first turned on the light in the living room, then walked to the dining room and sat down.
Ye Zi Nong said: "I'll call you as soon as I finish sorting out my opinions. You're not at home."
Dai Mengyan said: "I went to the supermarket."
Ye Zi Nong said: "When I heard the doorbell, I couldn't get up. I was too sleepy."
Dai Mengyan said: "Then you can sleep a little longer."
Ye Zi Nong said: "I won't sleep anymore, and I won't be able to fall asleep again at night."
Dai Mengyan said: "Then let me pour you a cup of coffee to refresh you." After that, he poured a cup of coffee and put it in front of Ye Zi Nong, then picked up the script of "Weeping Blood Spring and Autumn" and said, "This company is the one that Brother Liang least wants to offend.
Ye Zinong said: "If you want to insert a knife at both ends, let's talk about it separately. Besides, the insert is still Hong Kong dollars."
Dai Mengyan said: "It's not a problem for this book to be staged in Hong Kong... Doesn't the mainland also say that a hundred flowers can bloom?"
The leaf farmer said: "Let a hundred flowers bloom means that there are all kinds of flowers. The question is what kind of flower you are."
Dai Mengyan said: "Can I sign it?"
Ye Zinong said: "The decision is yours, not yours. If it were you, I wouldn't sign."
Dai Mengyan said: "That's right. What you think carefully is that you are afraid of taking responsibility. Can you be a little more responsible?" Then she picked up the script of "Forerunner of the Revolution" and said, "How do you think I can play Soong Ching Ling well?"
Ye Zi Nong said: "I don't know. Once I know, I will eat the director's job."
Dai Mengyan picked up the script and said, "Your opinion is quite professional."
Yizinong said: "Judging the theme and idea is a political category, while performance is an artistic category, which are two different things."
Dai Mengyan said: "You look at it from the audience's perspective."
Zizinong smiled and said: "Is there any other angle I can use to move around?"
Dai Mengyan said: "Then just say whatever you want."
Ye Zi Nong thought for a while and said: "I have seen your films, most of which are commercial films. The performances are more Hong Kong-style, not Hong Kong-style in Hong Kong dialect, but Hong Kong-style in performance. I don't know how to describe it. It's just a kind of Hong Kong-style.
I feel like it’s okay to act in a commercial film, maybe you should have that level of energy, but maybe it’s not necessarily appropriate to play Soong Ching Ling. Maybe, I mean maybe, if you overcome the Hong Kong flavor when you play Soong Ching Ling, maybe you’ll have won half the battle.”
Dai Mengyan said: "You don't have to say maybe, you are right. And there's more."
Ye Zi Nong said: "In the script, Soong Ching Ling's lines appear about 4 times in the form of "right" or "oh, right" leading to the following. This slightly market-like style may not be suitable for Soong Ching Ling's language, her location and environment.
There should be requirements for her behavior and speech. Of course, this is just a flaw and does not subvert the overall character."
Dai Mengyan thought for a moment, put the script, contract, and opinions into his bag, and said, "Get ready, come out with me."
Ye ZiNong asked: "Where to go?"
Dai Mengyan said: "Let's go, you will know where you are."
Zizinong put on his coat, took his cigarettes, put on his shoes, and went out with Dai Mengyan.
It was already dusk, and a world of lights appeared outside. After leaving the apartment and getting in the car, Dai Mengyan opened the sunroof and pulled out the ashtray, which meant that Zi Nong could smoke. Then he fastened his seat belt and drove. Zi Nong didn't know what to do.
I didn’t bother to ask where I was taking him, so I just smoked alone.
Dai Mengyan asked as he drove: "You don't want to die, you don't want to live. That's what you said, right?"
Ye Zi Nong said: "Yes. What's wrong?"
Dai Mengyan said: "You come back to Hong Kong with me at the end of August, and then from Hong Kong to Beijing, you have to show off all the way. My mother-in-law is still of some use. Only if I am a mother-in-law and not a traitorous mother-in-law can I clear your name. When I get to Beijing, I
I was busy filming, it happened naturally, I didn’t do anything deliberately, it was just normal life.”
Zi Nong said: "Yes. If you go back to Paris, you will be courting death. None of us have to live with it." Dai Mengyan said: "Your house in Beijing has been demolished, right? You can't live there even if it hasn't been demolished. You can live there."
Broken house, my mother-in-law is a fake, so you are just making me look embarrassed, and there is no need to talk about the role of clearing my name. Even if I released you, you were released by Dai Mengyan. It is too shabby. People laugh at Sister Meng." Ye Zi.
Nong smiled and said: "Okay, with the cordial care of the chief, I will strive to be well-off when I arrive in Beijing."
Dai Mengyan said: "Is it still too late? Tomorrow I will discuss the book with Brother Liang and let the company help you run." Zizinong said: "Then please take it easy, Brother Liang. The table number is too high and I can't reach it. Don't let me
Picking up vegetables while standing on tiptoes."
Dai Mengyan said: "It doesn't cost you money, you just need to agree. It's none of your business how high the station code is." Ye Zi Nong said: "If you want to do this, I can't accept it."
Dai Mengyan said: "Whether you accept it or not, let's wait until you arrive in Beijing alive. Regardless of whether you can arrive in Beijing alive or not, I have to make arrangements in advance. Whether you are lucky enough to live there or not is your business. It depends on your fate. If you arrive alive,
Beijing, everything is easy to talk about. If you lose it, you can’t take it with me even if I buy you a palace. It’s still mine. This is a false name. You’re not willing to give me even this false name, are you? I’m not as old as you
Du, I care about those people’s mouths, I want them to shut their mouths.”
Ye Zi Nong had considered these issues while reading the script and knew what Dai Mengyan's attitude would probably be. However, when Dai Mengyan needed him to formally express his stance, he still went through his mind again and examined the nature of the matter, the appropriateness of it, and what he should do.
He survived to Beijing, and his ability to handle the matter later. The demolition of the house in Beijing was a matter of time, and shelter was not a problem. After the house in Berlin was dealt with, plus the money from George in New York, even if Dai Mengyan bought it for him, it would be better.
It is an expensive house, and the absolute loss in the subsequent processing of the house is also within control. What he has to do now is to deal with the immediate matters, and hope that Dai Mengyan will have a smooth transition in both his relationship and career. As for the further things, as Dai Mengyan said
He said: Let’s wait until we get to Beijing alive.
He pondered for a while and said, "If you don't mind the trouble, it's up to you."
The car turned a few streets, walked along the Seine River for a while, and stopped in front of a Japanese restaurant. More than a dozen red lanterns hung in front of the restaurant lit up the door. The Sapporo Ramen signboard was particularly eye-catching.
Dai Mengyan turned off the car, took out the key, and said, "You see, I have made a contribution in this book, and I want to reward you."
Ye Zi Nong said: "Xibu Xingxing took a look at it, what kind of credit is this? Even if it is a reward, you should reward it politely."
Dai Mengyan was about to get out of the car when he looked back at Zizinong and asked, "Are you polite?"
Ye Zi Nong said: "I have to pretend that I am not polite, I am afraid that you will be tortured."
Dai Mengyan said: "You are allowed to eat noodles and make noise. Is this a reward?"
Only then did Ye Zi Nong understand. He smiled and said, "It's not just nothing, this reward is huge!"
This is a high-end Japanese restaurant. The main restaurant has multiple tables for sit-down dining. There is a corridor in the depth, and there are several private rooms on both sides of the corridor. The waitress wearing clogs and kimono led them to an empty private room and opened the Japanese-style sliding door.
, the room is a traditional Japanese kneeling tatami dining table, with guests sitting on the floor, which is very suitable for couples to meet or close friends to have a drink. We served small towels and tea, Dai Mengyan ordered dishes, salmon in spicy sauce, beef fillet sushi, Japanese hot pot...
After ordering everything, the main dish was naturally Sapporo ramen for Ye Zi Nong, and she ordered chawanmushi and chazuke rice for herself.
Wine and food were served one after another, and the two of them chatted while tasting the food.
Dai Mengyan said: "You don't seem to have many friends."
Ye Zi Nong said: "I have a bad mouth and I am not popular with others."
Dai Mengyan said: "The investigation said that you used to organize gang fights, and there were quite a few people who joined the gang." Ye Zinong said: "At that time, you were living on the streets, and if you didn't join a gang, you would starve to death. Times have changed. In the past, people who fought in groups were
Those who have made it to the upper class, those who haven’t made it are also working hard to climb up, and I, the lazy one, have fallen behind.”
Dai Mengyan shook his head gently and asked, "Are you really just messing around?"
Ye Zi Nong said: "You have seen it, whether you are a fool or not is like that."
Dai Mengyan said: "Your mind is not on your life. Of course you can say that is your life. You didn't come to Berlin just to see the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, right? I think you have more important things, but you just don't talk about it.
Or it’s not convenient to say.”
Ye Zi Nong said: "How can we see it?"
Dai Mengyan said: "After being exposed to it for a long time, I felt something inadvertently. There is a sentence in your comments on the script: In today's world, even the once advanced European and American systems have become backward."
Ye Zi Nong said: "Re-print, this sentence needs to be deleted. After reading the notebook for a while, my brain is a little bit out of control. This sentence is an out-of-mind mistake."
Dai Mengyan said: "It is true if you have no brain."
Ye Zinong said: "It's true even if you think about it. There are things that should be said and things that should not be said. I don't want to comment on the rights and wrongs of Western democracy. Good or bad is everyone's business, and it doesn't fall from the sky."
Dai Mengyan said: "But you still exposed it accidentally."
Ye Zi Nong said: "That's why we have to take him back."
Dai Mengyan smiled and said, "You don't want me to see your face clearly."
There was no change in Zizinong's expression. He continued to drink and eat, but did not pick up the topic. Dai Mengyan said: "After we have met, you should let me know who you are."
Ye Zinong said: "Some things can be said but not said. If you say it, it is evil. It is elitism and contempt for the masses. It is an enemy of the people. There are a lot of crimes. There are some things that can be said but not thought. Democracy, freedom,
"Human rights, if you say it's okay, let it be spread all over the world without getting scolded, but a lot of question marks pop up when you think about it, and you can't hold them back." Dai Mengyan said: "Take out a few and take a look. I don't understand, so I just want to take a look."
Ye Zinong said: "What is democracy? What are the standards for judging democracy? Does will necessarily reflect interests? Is the word people abused? There are also freedom, human rights, etc., etc., which are all question marks." Dai Mengyan said: "
You want to defend the Communist Party”
Ye Zinong said: "Does the Communist Party need me to defend it? They are practitioners, and I am just an audience. Whether I listen to those who believe in the Communist Party or those who attack the Communist Party, as long as I listen to the party, there will be no question marks." Dai Mengyan nodded and said: "Yes.
reason."
Ye ZiNong drank the beer, put down the cup and said: "What is democracy? Maybe this question is very simple, how simple can it be? It is a people's country, and the people must have a way to manage the country. The situation in each country is different.
It is impossible for a method to appear everywhere, and God will not agree to it, so is it still the law of cause and effect? From the world of family to the world of people, democracy is the nature of the transfer of national ownership. What is the basis for judging whether it is the master or not? It is interest, it depends on ownership
Who is the beneficiary of the interests? This allows people to see the truth more clearly than determining which form is democracy. If you count heads for a long time, the people are not the beneficiaries of ownership interests, and no matter how you count heads, it is still fake democracy. According to Buddhism
See the appearance but not the reality. Marxism talks about seeing the essence through the phenomenon. This is the truth. As a method of solving problems, counting heads can only be used to judge whether it is appropriate or not, and there is no judgment of good or bad. Treat a method as democracy.
To equate it with the interests of the people, and it is the only way, and this only way has to be universally applicable, this puzzles me."
Dai Mengyan said: "I have never thought that China is a democratic country. If you don't believe me, you can ask Brother Jiu. He must have the same opinion as me. Whether I go to the mainland to film or Brother Jiu goes to Beijing to open a store, it is all business and politics.
It doesn't matter. But no matter what, we are all Chinese and hope China will be good." Ye Zinong said: "It's not just you people from Hong Kong and New York, there are also people in the mainland who hold this view. When it comes to the development of the motherland, they are full of pride.
When it comes to democracy, I don’t have enough confidence, and I seem to be half as low as someone else.”
Dai Mengyan said: "Well, that's it."
Ye Zinong said: "What can your will reflect? It is your likes, dislikes and cognitive abilities. Whatever is in line with your likes, dislikes and cognitive abilities, you agree with it, otherwise you oppose it."
Dai Mengyan said: "Of course, it's the same for everyone."
Ye Ye Nong said: "If the will must reflect interests, then there will only be businesses that open, and there will be no closures. No one opens for the sake of bankruptcy. If the will does not necessarily reflect interests, are you willing to believe in your will or science in the face of major interests?
Argument? If someone blindly caters to your likes, dislikes and cognitive abilities at this time, would you be afraid?"
Dai Mengyan said: "Little things don't happen, but big things happen."
Ye Zinong said: "That's why Buddhism tells you to follow the law rather than people, and Marxism tells you that the laws of things are not subject to human will. So, is a mechanism that seeks truth from facts more likely to be closer to science than blindly catering to will?"
Dai Mengyan remained silent.
Ye Zinong said: "The people are made up of every specific person. Each of us has advantages and disadvantages of one kind or another. How can the people be flawless once they are put together? Who will throw away the shortcomings?"
If shortcomings cannot be thrown away, then does the people’s decision-making need to have a scientific filtering mechanism? There is also freedom. Anyone with a little common sense knows that freedom and restraint are the same thing. The word freedom itself is a side opinion.
If there is any leakage, it is convenient to say that it always pushes people into the pit of relative and absolute, and they are dizzy and knocked down. If this word must be used, should there be a definition? Should it be defined as: freedom is the people
fundamental interests and basic rights allowed by the order of existence?”
Dai Mengyan remained silent, just looking at him, quietly, for a long time.
Ye Zi Nong felt a little uncomfortable, thinking that his remarks triggered Dai Mengyan's disgust or contempt, so he shook his head helplessly and mocked himself: "Well, I have a dark mentality and cannot see the freedom of the people's will."
Dai Mengyan also shook his head and said: "I didn't mean that. I was thinking: What's the use of thinking about this?"
Ye Zi Nong said: "The world is a big market, and competition in this market is first and foremost a competition based on countries. Without a country's competitive advantage, it is impossible to talk about a good life for the people of the country. China has a large land and a lot of people. If it is done well, it will be It can carry the great advantages of large industries and large markets. If not, it will lead to civil strife, desolation and a huge burden for more than one billion people to clothe and feed. This truth is not complicated, and every Chinese person understands it." Dai Mengyan nodded: " Um."
Ye Zi Nong said: "I have a hunch that if China continues to pursue the path of seeking truth from facts, China will become more and more advantageous in international market competition. It may only be a matter of time before China surprises some countries and makes them uncomfortable. "
Dai Mengyan said: "That's a good thing."
Ye Zi Nong drank a beer and said calmly: "The biggest threat to China is not other people's aircraft carrier missiles, but the various kinds of democracy that my family can't see clearly. Those who count heads should be placed in democracy, and those who don't count heads should be placed in democracy. Putting it in the imperial power, this kind of thinking is nothing but imperial power in addition to Western democracy. If you don’t know that will does not necessarily reflect interests, and if you don’t know what to do if you don’t know how to go, you can do whatever you want. A society without contradictions does not exist. Use , amplify social contradictions, and use so-called democracy to mess up China. This is the lowest-cost and most deterrent struggle for interests. No matter how ruthless I am, I am not so ruthless as to have trouble with the people. I have thought through it myself, and I am really in trouble. As for making a fuss and making noise."
Dai Mengyan said: "People are different, so it's difficult to think of them all together."
Ye Zinong said: "Politics is a matter of one hundred people taking one step forward. If every person in the Chinese nation takes a step forward, when they gather together, the nation will take a step forward, which is a historical step."
Dai Mengyan smiled and said, "I believe you, so I've taken a step forward."
Ye Zinong said: "Don't believe me, just think about it for a while. If I say: Western people are concerned about the welfare of the Chinese people day and night and are fighting for the interests of the Chinese people wholeheartedly, will God throw me into a lunatic asylum?" ?If the Chinese people put aside their own interests and fight for Western values, will God throw all the Chinese people into a lunatic asylum?"
Dai Mengyan laughed heartily.
Ye Zinong said: "Some people say that democracy is not simply about counting heads, but about respect. It seems that talking about counting heads detracts from the light of democracy. It's fucking nonsense. Then you can just respect it. Why do you want to have a democratic compromise? ?Things that are beyond the reach of eight poles can be gilded. Okay, just think of it as respect. Then look around the world. A sovereign country can still use state machinery to restrict the law of the jungle. What can the United Nations do to restrict the jungle of international relations? Law? As long as you don’t give me benefits, I will give you democracy. Which kind of democracy is this? If the system is different today, I will eliminate you, but what about tomorrow? If the system is the same, there will be no other contradictions? Races are different, If people have different religious beliefs and cultural backgrounds, should they all be eliminated? If they are all eliminated, there will be no difference, and there is no fucking respect. Let me put it bluntly, if counting heads is universal, then it should be Let’s start with the United Nations. China has the largest number of people. Does that mean that everything in the world must be decided by the Chinese people?”
This "things all over the world must be decided by the Chinese people" made Dai Mengyan laugh again, and then said: "I seem to understand better. Do you mean that China's democracy is more scientific and more scientific than Western democracy?"
advanced"
Ye Zi Nong said: "You can't say that. One prescription can cure all diseases. It must be nonsense. The soil is different, and maybe it won't bloom in other people's fields. Buddhism cannot teach one method, Marxism does.
Everything depends on time, place and conditions. This is the truth. It can only be said that will does not necessarily reflect interests. Human beings as a society as a whole may still have a long way to go to realize this."
While talking, the waiter brought the ramen over. It was a big black bowl, spacious and filled with a bowl of noodles.
Zizinong said: "Now that I've seen my face, can I receive the reward?"
Daimengyantou.
Ye Zi Nong first put a small spoonful of chili pepper into the bowl, then held the big bowl and ate it. When the long noodles were sucked into his mouth, there was a slurping sound, and when he chewed the noodles, he made a squeaking sound. It was very delicious and satisfying.
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Dai Mengyan watched quietly for a while and said, "Aren't you tired of using your brain like this? Some people say that it's better for people to be a little confused. If you understand too much, you will be very tired."
Ye Zi Nong said: "God man."
Dai Mengyan asked: "What's wrong?"
Ye Zi Nong said: "He must have understood it once. When he saw that he was very tired from life, he went back to being confused. Otherwise, how would he know?"
Dai Mengyan smiled and said, "Well, let's eat."
Dai Mengyan watched quietly for a while and then said: "Today, it's just you and me. I want to see you eating noodles. If you eat like this in front of a table of friends, I admit, I will feel very embarrassed."
Zizinong chuckled and said, "Of course, it's too embarrassing for Sister Meng."
After dinner, Dai Mengyan settled the bill and sent Yizinong back.
Since Dai Mengyan met Ye Zi Nong, this was the second time they had an in-depth talk. The first time was about the issue of "rat holes". As she got to know the depths of Ye Zi Nong's heart, the Ye Zi Nong from the "Berlin Conference" seemed more and more...
Beyond the surface, an inner leaf farmer and an external leaf farmer are very different from people's habits. The car is driving through the night in Paris, dreamy, fashionable, romantic... all the things that people should have to describe Paris at night are there.
, where Dai Mengyan’s expectations for future life are entrusted, and Zi Zi Nong is too far away from fashion and romance, and her heart is also too far away from Zi Zi Nong. The half-open car window dilutes the smell of Zi Zi Nong’s alcohol and also blows away
with her thoughts.
Dai Mengyan asked: "You think about so many problems, have you ever thought about your future?"
Ye Zinong replied: "No, just fool around. I don't know what the future will be like, just like I don't know whether I will go to New York or Paris. I can only do what I know and want to do now."
Dai Mengyan said: "In the past few years, there has been a popular saying in the mainland called sugar daddy. Do you know what it means?"
Ye Zi Nong replied: "I know."
Dai Mengyan said: "A female reporter interviewed me and asked me if I was a sugar daddy. I told her that I was a rich man."
Ye Zi Nong said: "I understand. Because there is a need, there is a need. You are not in need."
After these words, Dai Mengyan didn't speak again.
The car drove to Param Apartment, Dai Mengyan parked the car and got off.
Yizinong got out of the car and said, "Then I'll go up."
Dai Mengyan stood by the car and nodded. When Zi Nong had just taken a few steps, he called out softly: "Zinong." Zi Nong stopped.
Dai Mengyan stared at Ye Zi Nong for a while in the night and asked, "Can I hug you?"
Ye Zi Nong was stunned for a moment and said: "Of course, this is a lady's prerogative."
Dai Mengyan stepped forward and hugged Yizinong, buried his head in his chest, and whispered for a long time: "Give me a reason. Except don't say it's good for me, you can say anything."
Ye Zi Nong paused for a moment in embarrassment and said apologetically: "I'm used to being wild. It's really hard for me to integrate into that class."
Dai Mengyan buried his head and said, "If one day I release you, it won't be because I don't have any shortage."
Ye Ye Nong said: "Understand. Compassion for wild animals."
Dai Mengyan said: "Thank you for taking care of a woman's dignity." (To be continued)