Chapter 693: If life is just like the first time we met
There are many film critics like Liu Bo.
After all, Hong Kong films have been so glorious in the past. While countless great films have been produced that are highly talked about, there are also many fans and critics of Hong Kong films.
At around 11pm on April 29th, all the theaters on Hong Kong Island were full.
Before this, because "Infernal Affairs" did not have a zero-point screening, it was not such a grand occasion.
But "Dark War" did it.
Many Hong Kong entertainment reporters squatted outside the theater and couldn't help but lament that Hong Kong Island hasn't seen such a grand event in I don't know how many years.
And "Dark War" did not disappoint.
On both sides of the Taiwan Strait and in three places, the zero-point screening of "Dark War" was a hit.
As Liu Bo said, "Dark War" is different from other Hong Kong police and gangster films in many ways. There is one aspect, and that is love, which is particularly outstanding in "Dark War".
Generally speaking, police movies have limited appeal to female audiences.
And police and gangster movies usually have less love scenes that take up a lot of space, and more of them are just trivial embellishments.
Many police and gangster movies even have no so-called love at all.
Except for a small number of female police-themed movies such as "Bawanghua" and "Female Special Police", otherwise, they rarely attract female audiences.
This is almost universally known. Data once showed that women accounted for less than 20% of the audience for police movies!
And this small part is because of the celebrities and idols starring, not because they like to watch it.
But "Dark War" is different.
After watching "Dark War", Su Tao, a famous lover and emotional writer, wrote a review on her personal Weibo specifically about the love in "Dark War" and the role of Liang Wanting.
"A romantic fairy tale-like encounter that all girls will long for!"
"I have never been a fan of crime-fighting police movies, so my friend forced me to watch "Dark War"! Chen Weijie has all the qualities that attract young girls. He is mature, handsome, free and easy, and mysterious!
There was a time when you also felt confused? Did you also like taking the bus?
Are you also looking forward to meeting a perfect lover here?
Tao Zi also liked to take the bus at a specific time, riding it over and over again according to her temper, aimlessly, from the bus stop to the final stop.
We live in this city, but we have never seen this city well.
Everyone came and went in a hurry, and the sound of sirens, cars and the friction of the crowds surrounded us tightly.
We are obviously in the same city, but for some reason it is so boring and suffocating.
Have you ever thought about shouting loudly and hysterically to shout out all the unsatisfactory things?
But those hoarse shouts coming from the body were soon drowned in the noisy dullness, leaving no echo.
Even if he hides his face and cries, there are still those indifferent faces around him, turning their heads calmly, and then turning away quietly.
Maybe we just expect a greeting, "Miss, how are you doing?"
But the surroundings were as silent as death.
So I stopped shouting
So I stopped crying
Like the people around me, I started to keep a straight face, put on my headphones, immersed myself in my own world, and looked at the city indifferently.
Time suddenly stopped at the next moment, followed by a harsh sound of brakes and a siren blaring.
I suddenly felt a warmth around me, and suddenly turned my head. It was a handsome and breathtaking face.
There was an elegant smile on his face, and his eyes were filled with indifference and determination. At that moment, I was stunned.
His smile seemed to make the whole world change, becoming less cold and warmer.
I saw the gun in his arms, but I wasn't afraid, I just didn't know how to express it.
"If you don't say anything, it'll be fine!"
"Come closer!"
The short words were powerful, and the voice seemed to control me like an invisible hand. At that moment, I fell.
Although he was carrying a cold gun, I really didn't feel scared at all.
I slowly leaned on his shoulder and felt a touch that I hadn't experienced in a long time.
This is what I have been looking for. When I am tired, I have a shoulder to lean on. It is so warm.
There is no need to have too many words;
There is no need to have a skilled relationship either;
Perhaps what I am looking for is this momentary heartbeat feeling, a long-lost tacit understanding.
Maybe I know him, but I just don’t know where. Otherwise, how could I be so familiar with him?
I panicked and wanted to raise my head to look at him. He seemed to sense my uneasiness, so he took off the earphone from my left ear and put it on his own ear.
I also used sunglasses to cover my eyes that were looking around. To outsiders, we must look like a couple.
Time is constant in the flowing music. I don’t even remember what song I was listening to, but that doesn’t matter anymore.
The noise outside the car and the police searching inside the car seemed to have nothing to do with us.
Maybe it was because of the sunglasses, but I mustered up the courage to look up at him. There was no panic on his face...
The same tacit understanding that I am intoxicated with at this moment flows through her still indifferent eyes.
But the bus still arrived at the stop. Maybe it was fate, maybe it was fate, but he got off at the same stop as me.
He forgot to take away his sunglasses, but the moment I gave them back to him, I felt reluctant to part with them.
That night I tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. I don't know when it started, but his calm eyes and elegant smile would always appear. I don't know when he fell asleep, but even when he fell asleep, he kept repeating a fragmented sentence.
Dream, the man in the dream also has a pair of indifferent eyes...
It seems like I want to grab something, but I feel like I can't grab anything.
When I read the newspaper the next day, I understood everything and what he had done.
The strange thing is that I didn't feel scared, but instead felt a little worried.
I kept telling myself in my mind, who he is has anything to do with me?
He is just a passerby in the vast sea of people.
Goodbye, never see you again!
But sometimes fate is so magical, it's still the same minibus, the same time, and the same person.
I saw him, and I knew he saw me.
But that's all.
The second time I saw him, he didn't seem to have changed much. What about me?
I don't know, the siren sounded again and the minibus stopped again.
I picked up my handbag and he sat over.
There must be a reason why God arranged for two people to look back at each other for the second time.
So, I took the initiative to lean on his shoulder, which was really a nostalgic warmth.
However, it turned out to be a false alarm, and I laughed awkwardly.
He knew it clearly, but why did he sit over? Why?
I am addicted to this tacit understanding. We still have no words, but I hope to leave something behind.
In the quiet cafe, I mustered up the courage and thought that I should introduce myself formally. Not just two people in the world have such a tacit understanding.
He said: It's a pity that I don't have time.
But I ignored his pale face and constant coughing. I just wanted to know, so what if I have time?
Until he coughed up the blood into the cup, the transparent liquid was dyed suddenly, and the bright red suddenly appeared in my eyes.
"I'm sorry." He wiped the traces from the corner of his mouth, turned and left.
Why am I sitting here?
Why didn't I chase him out?
Several years later, I kept asking myself,
Years later, when I think about everything today, I can't help crying!
Time flies, the lights are on, in this chaotic yet comfortable city...
I'm still sitting here
Just this time, I don't need anyone to comfort me
Just this time, please let me cry loudly.
I don’t know how many times I asked myself: Why do I have to wait for time to run out before I can meet you?
Why do you have to wait until your heart becomes ashen before the sun will turn on?
Later, I saw him once, and the last time was on the minibus.
He gave me a sapphire necklace, still without any words, only his smile and gentleness as I put on the necklace.
There was still indifference in his eyes, but there was more of a relaxed mood.
The moment he turned around and left, I tried to speak to persuade him to stay, but in the end I didn't speak and just watched him go away.
Maybe this is also the tacit understanding between us.
I understand that he wants to leave, and he understands that I will not keep him.
In the days that followed, I still rode the same bus around the city, but no longer to see the city, but to look forward to the miracles God would bring to me.
The seat next to me was still empty, and police sirens were sometimes heard, but he did not appear again.
Maybe he has been busy recently and has forgotten me in the corner.
I still encourage myself, we have such a tacit understanding, he knows that I want to see him, so maybe he will show up again.
Stars were everywhere in the vast night sky. Someone suddenly turned his head and said, "Miss, the chain is so beautiful. Was it a gift from your boyfriend?"
"I haven't seen him in a long time!"
Boyfriend? I don’t know if that counts.
"Maybe one day he will suddenly appear, hehe, he will scare you!"
