When Si Jin said the words "It's me", he suddenly felt the urge to cry.
He didn't know why.
Was it because Zhang Zhong still remembered him that he was moved?
Actually not, he and Zhang Zhong have a good relationship, but they are just good.
When he heard about Zhang Zhong's accident, he felt emotional for a while, but after a while, he forgot about it, and even almost forgot about Zhang Zhong. He was busy with work and life every day.
A few years later, he heard from his classmates that Zhang Zhong was discharged from the hospital. He was surprised and happy, but only for a while, and then continued his life.
After some time, he started to see Zhang Zhong in the news, and then he discovered that Zhang Zhong had become a famous writer.
Later, I saw news about Zhang Zhong one after another. Zhang Zhong's fame became more and more famous, reaching an unimaginable level.
He was surprised, but he never thought of going back to Zhang to renew their old friendship.
The relationship between him and Zhang Zhong was just like that, they were just ordinary roommates who had lived together for four years.
And the reason why he wanted to cry was probably because that winter night eight years ago suddenly appeared in his mind, making the past eight years suddenly become blank.
He even had a hint of fear, fearing that in the blink of an eye, another ten or twenty years would pass, and his whole life would be spent in such a void of time.
But then when he saw his wife and son, he came out of this fear again.
The past eight years were not blank at all. He worked hard to make money, met his wife, gave birth to a son, and had a happy family.
Beautiful memories come to mind one after another, filling in the blanks of these eight years.
Si Jin couldn't help but hugged his wife.
The latter was hugged by her husband and asked strangely, "What's wrong with you?"
Si Jin smiled and shook his head, "It's nothing, I just want to hug you."
"Hey, didn't you do something bad? I gave you 500 yuan to buy groceries the day before yesterday. Did you hide your personal money?" Zhu Wen smiled and interrogated Si Jin.
Si Jin quickly raised his hands, "No, absolutely not. I pay electronically. If you don't believe me, I will show you the screenshot. I spent five hundred and five yuan, and I lost five yuan."
"Oh? Electronic payment? So the five hundred yuan in cash I gave you is still in your pocket?" Zhu Wen said with a smile.
Si Jin's expression was stagnant. Just now he was just thinking about explaining that he had nothing to hide, but he exposed the fact that there was still money in his electronic wallet.
Of course, Zhu Wen didn't really blame him, he was just joking with him.
"Okay, if you don't have enough money, I will give it to you. By the way, why don't you contact Zhang Zhong? Listen to him, you had a good relationship before, why haven't you contacted me?" Zhu Wen said.
Si Jin shook his head, "The relationship is average, and I didn't take the initiative to contact him before. Now that he has become rich, I take the initiative to contact him. It's always a bit uncomfortable."
"You, you are too concerned about face. Didn't people take the initiative to mention you? It's not a big deal to send him a blessing text message for this Chinese New Year. Besides, we are not trying to do anything for him. Just imagine him as a
As an ordinary friend, if you suddenly heard the other person mention you, wouldn't you want to contact him and see?" Zhu Wen said.
…
"Pengpeng, you already owe me seventy-eight cards."
Zhang Zhong held the playing cards in his hand with a victor's expression on his face. Sitting opposite him was Peng Peng with a bitter look on his face, as well as his grandparents and Xu Yuhan who were watching the show.
"Didn't I sweep the floor yesterday? Can't I deduct a card?" Pengpeng said.
Zhang Zhong shook his head, "Sweeping the floor was what you were supposed to do yesterday, so how could you deduct a card? Otherwise, today it's my turn to sweep the floor. If you sweep the floor, I will deduct a card from you."
Pengpeng thought for a while and said, "Okay, today I will sweep the floor. Dad, please give me a card."
"I'll give it to you after you finish sweeping the floor. This is called handing over the task in one hand and handing over the cards in the other." Zhang Zhong said with a smile.
"Well, it's my turn to ask the question this time."
"Yes, it's your turn, come up with the questions."
Pengpeng thought for a while and said, "What did the unicorn become when it reached the North Pole?"
"Are you talking about the mythical beast Qilin?" Xu Yuhan asked.
"Well, it's the mythical beast Qilin." Pengpeng nodded.
Xu Yuhan thought for a while and said, "Is it a polar bear?"
"Hehe, no." Pengpeng said with a proud smile, "Dad, please answer quickly."
"I guess..." Zhang Zhong was about to speak when his phone suddenly rang with a new WeChat message.
Zhang Zhong opened it and raised his eyebrows. He was a little surprised by the person who sent the letter.
Si Jin, a friend I haven’t contacted since graduation.
The message was very ordinary, just a blessing message.
However, seeing this blessing text message, Zhang Zhong guessed that Si Jin had probably seen the news, otherwise he wouldn't have suddenly sent him a text message.
After thinking about it, Zhang Zhong made a voice call directly.
"Wait a moment, I'll make a call."
After a while, the voice was almost cut off before it was connected.
"Hello."
Eight years have passed, and a person's appearance may have changed a lot, but his voice has not changed much.
A familiar voice came from the microphone, Zhang Zhong said with a smile, "Brother Jin, you are fine."
"Did you speak? Is it Zhang Zhong? You answered..."
Instead of hearing Si Jin's voice, Zhang Zhong heard a woman's voice. Although the other party could lower his voice, Zhang Zhong still heard it.
Probably Si Jin's wife, Zhang Chong guessed.
"Ahem, Zhang Zhong, long time no see. Happy New Year." Si Jin finally spoke.
Zhang Chong smiled and said, "Happy New Year, how are you doing recently? I mentioned you to the students last night, but I didn't expect to receive news from you today. I thought you remembered our ten-year agreement, and you must wait until ten
He didn’t contact me until next year.”
"Actually... I just contacted you specifically after reading the news and knowing that you mentioned me. I didn't expect you to still remember the conversation back then."
"Don't you remember?"
"I remember it too."
"Isn't that right? Such things are very unforgettable. I guess I won't be able to forget the chat between the two of us that winter in ten or twenty years. How have you been recently? Last time I met Lin Lin
And Song Xiang accidentally mentioned you when we were chatting, it seems like you are married, right?"
"I have been married a long time ago, and my children are already able to take care of themselves."
Zhang Zhong also looked at Peng Peng and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, my family can also make soy sauce, and it can also make several bottles at a time."
Si Jin also laughed, "I saw you on TV. It seems that you haven't changed much. You are still as fair and handsome as before. Unlike me, you have continued to gain weight after graduation and are now almost 180 pounds.
"
"Hey, after hearing what you said, I really want to see what you look like now."
Zhang Zhong really wanted to see what Si Jin looked like now. In his impression, Si Jin was the kind of boy with a good figure, or a bit thin.
Si Jin is about 1.75 meters tall. He weighed less than 120 kilograms when he was in college. If he is almost 180 kilograms now, he has grown 60 kilograms, which is really unimaginable.
Zhang Zhong thought again of the class reunion organized by Yu Jun after he woke up, where he saw Lu Jun after he gained weight.
Lu Jun was as skinny as a stick and was known as Lu Chai Bang, but he later grew to 1,890 pounds.
Thinking about it this way, Si Jin is probably in a similar situation to Lu Jun.
"I have tried to lose weight several times, but I never persisted. Now I am a little confused as to why I could only eat but not gain weight back then. I remember that I ate more and exercised less at that time, but I was still quite thin.
of."
"Less exercise does not mean less consumption. Moreover, as we get older, our basal metabolism has also declined. It is normal to gain some weight."
"What about you, why haven't you gained weight? I'm two years older than you, but now that we are standing together, no one thinks we are the same age." Si Jin said with a smile.
"You still have self-awareness..."
The female voice just now spoke again.
Zhang Chong smiled and said, "Is sister-in-law here?"
Seeing that Zhang Zhong heard his presence, Zhu Wen simply said to the phone at a normal volume, "Hello, Zhang Zhong, I am Zhu Wen, Si Jin's wife. I never knew that you two were still roommates."
"Didn't I tell you? It's because you don't believe it." Si Jin said.
"I thought you just said it casually, who knows if it's true." Zhu Wen said.
Zhang Chong said with a smile, "We are roommates, and Brother Xian took good care of me in the past. I still remember that he often brought me food and water."
"You were very lazy at that time. For a while, you seemed to be reading some fantasy novel. You didn't leave the dormitory door for two or three days in a row. I brought you food every day." Si Jin said with a smile.
"No wonder people can become great writers and forget to eat and sleep just to read books," Zhu Wen said.
Zhang Zhong felt a little embarrassed when he said this. He had been addicted to fantasy novels for a while, and he also liked to watch videos on unsolved scientific mysteries on the Internet. He forgot to eat after watching them.
But to say that this has anything to do with great writers is pure nonsense.
"Where are you celebrating the New Year now?" Zhang Zhong asked.
"In Nan'an, at my parents' side." Si Jin replied.
"It's not far from Jiangyang. Come back to Jiangyang to come and play with me when you have time. Have you not gone back to school for a long time?"
"Yes, I have been in Yanjing since graduation and have never returned to Jiangyang. Now I am busy celebrating the New Year. I will go back to school when I have time. Congratulations to you too. You are now the principal of a school. I heard that you have
You teach at Jiangyang University, are you taking classes there concurrently?"
"Well, if I still work part-time, I can earn an extra salary."
"Stop joking, do you still lack this salary?"
"Que, how come there is no shortage..."
We chatted with Si Jin for more than ten minutes, and finally it was Si Jin who asked to hang up the phone first.
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Zhong saw Pengpeng still looking at him, "Dad, please finish the call. Answer my question quickly."
"I don't know how to answer this question." Zhang Zhong simply pulled out a card from his hand and gave it to Peng Peng.
Pengpeng took the card with a smile, "Hehe, the unicorn will become ice cream when it reaches the North Pole."
"Oh, it turns out to be ice cream." Zhang Zhong showed an expression of sudden realization.
Zhang Zhong had actually heard of this question, but seeing Pengpeng waiting for more than ten minutes just to get an answer from him, Zhang Zhong decided to pay a card to make her happy.
In fact, Zhang Zhong is no longer good at many of the questions that Peng Peng asks now, because Peng Peng often collects some more unconventional brain teasers for this game.
Ever since they played this game in London, this game has become their family's repertoire. They will play this game whenever the whole family has free time.
…
On New Year's Day this year, Zhang Zhong has two movies to be released, namely "Murder on the Orient Express" and "The Devotion of Suspect X".
Previously, "Murder on the Orient Express" was scheduled to be released during the National Day Golden Week last year. However, because "The Shining" was released during the National Day Golden Week, Wenner Company postponed "Murder on the Orient Express" to the Chinese New Year.
First grade of junior high school.
After all, Wenner Company also wants to make money, and they don't want their two flagship movies to be put in the same schedule to compete for the box office.
But in this case, "Murder on the Orient Express" will have to collide with "The Devotion of Suspect X", which means that Zhang Zhong's company and Wenner Company will change from partners to competitors during this year's Spring Festival.
Both are mystery novels and have homogeneity issues, so they will definitely affect each other's box office.
Because of the type of movie, Zhang Zhong did not take Pengpeng to see it. Instead, he waited until night to buy two movie tickets by himself and watched both movies.
Both movies were made very well. As a leader in the industry, Wenner Company has no problem. The movies are excellent in terms of narrative rhythm, shots, and soundtrack.
And Lin Song, the director of "The Devotion of Suspect X", does have two skills in shooting this type of movie.
The highlight of "The Devotion of Suspect X" is not the reasoning process, because everyone knows who the murderer is from the beginning, but the highlight of the movie is the game between the murderer, the police, and Yukawa.
Lin Song captured the story in a very compact and touching way.
Both movies have their own strengths.
"Murder on the Orient Express" is a masterpiece of the Poirot series. Basically, anyone who is a fan of the Poirot series will definitely watch this movie.
Moreover, this movie is produced by Wenner Company, and the director and actors are all international celebrities.
"The Devotion of Suspect X" is slightly less famous than "Murder on the Orient Express" in terms of the original work and the fame of the creative team, but the film "The Devotion of Suspect X" is richer in elements and the plot is more ups and downs.
ups and downs.
The most attractive thing about "Murder on the Orient Express" is the twist at the end, which will definitely have an impact on the movie's box office.
In order to make the movie more exciting, Lin Song made some changes to the original work of "The Devotion of Suspect X" in order to get more excitement from the plot.
However, the original work of "Murder on the Orient Express" is very difficult to revise, because the novel is built out bit by bit and nothing can be changed.