Chapter 48 Why not continue touching the summer solstice?
Xia Huanming had no idea what Chen Xing was talking about, and he couldn't remember when he had done anything that would cause the other party to have such a misunderstanding.
"When did I ..."
Before the confused Xia Huanming opened his mouth to ask questions, the host spoke first: "Okay, our break is over. Contestants, please return to your seats. The recording is about to begin."
Xia Huanming's words were abruptly interrupted, and he could only clench the milk tea in his hand.
His fingertips unconsciously exerted force, and the plastic cup made a slight "crunching" sound.
No matter what it is, there must be no misunderstanding between them, Xia Huanming thought.
Xia Huanming turned his head and leaned close to Chen Xing's ear, whispering in Chen Xing's ear: "If I do anything that makes you misunderstand, you must tell me."
Chen Xing's ears felt itchy, and he shrank his neck slightly, his voice so soft that it was almost inaudible: "Hmm."
"First up is the first group, the work of the All-Stars Team - 'When an Aspen Boy Returns to Earth.'" After the host finished speaking, the big screen began to play the title of each group.
Only at this time did the names of the behind-the-scenes teams such as directors, producers, screenwriters, etc. begin to appear.
The first group's plot is about two brothers who depend on each other. The younger brother suffers from Asperger's syndrome, which is a type of autism spectrum disorder: he does not understand other people's tone and emotions, and cannot socialize normally with others; he has long been stereotyped and is accompanied by ADHD.
The video begins in a classroom of an ordinary school. The younger brother is once again punished by the teacher for doing something irrelevant during class. After class, the teacher takes him to the office and asks the older brother to take the younger brother home.
The older brother heard someone talking about the mental illness of high school students at work, so he took his younger brother to the hospital for a check-up. It turned out that his younger brother had Asperger's syndrome. Because it was discovered too late and there was no early intervention, he is now suffering from severe depression.
Because of their brother's illness, they transferred to a special education school to repeat high school and moved into a nearby hutong. The story unfolds from here.
Before moving in, my brother had imagined the attitudes of the neighbors towards him, all kinds of ridicule and sarcasm, and all kinds of bad stories. He spent every day in fear and anxiety.
But when he really met those neighbors, they showed goodwill and concern for the two brothers: they took the brothers to walk in the beautiful gardens nearby, and took the younger brother out to eat delicious food when the older brother was busy...
Sometimes my younger brother gets anxious and suddenly stands up and draws circles. The neighbors wait patiently for him to vent his emotions and then teach him what to do in a reasonable way.
This is also Chen Xing’s favorite part of the whole film.
The sun shone warmly on everyone. They spread out a huge picnic blanket and everyone watched the younger brother doing things on his own with tenderness, and no one stopped him.
At the end of the video, the special education teacher made his first home visit. In the past, the teacher always came to complain, so this time the elder brother thought that the teacher was here to complain about his younger brother, and the camera deliberately filmed the elder brother rubbing his hands nervously.
As a result, the teacher gave the older brother a homework book and told him with satisfaction that his younger brother had written a story in class.
My brother opened his homework book and tears slowly flowed down his face.
"Once upon a time, there was a little boy who was taken to the moon by a fairy, but he still missed life on Earth. The fairy asked him: 'What's good there? Here you can find everything you want.' The little boy said: 'Because there are my family and people who care about me, so I want to go back to Earth.'"
The camera finally turns into a 2D animation, showing a little boy wearing a safety helmet made of a fish tank - corresponding to the fact that my younger brother likes to wear a fish tank to look at the sky at night. The little boy slowly flies towards the earth.
At this point, the film "When an Aspen Boy Returns to Earth" is completed.
The whole story lasts exactly 50 minutes. Overall, it is a very heartwarming short story.
After the ending song was played, the quiet theater gradually began to applaud. Chen Xing clapped his hands vigorously and said, "Good, I like this story!"
But in fact, no matter which group came out later, he said he liked it.
The host asked the mentors to evaluate the performance content, Director Tang and Jin Hua evaluated the plot arrangement, while Zhang Jin'an and Gu Yirou evaluated the actors' performances. Finally, the four of them gave two scores: one for the screenwriter and one for the actors.
Before the scores are announced, let the actors and writers speak.
Chen Xing was deeply impressed by what one of the screenwriters said. He said, "Many parents don't care about mental illness. They just treat it as a rebellious teenager, and let their children suffer day and night in ordinary schools. When they do something wrong, they are wrongly beaten and scolded, and ignored. As a result, in the later stage, the children suffer from more serious mental illnesses, such as depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. I hope everyone can pay attention to the mental health of teenagers."
Chen Xing thought about it, opened his phone and sent a text message to someone.
——When I have time, I will take you to see a psychiatrist
The other party came back quickly.
——What did you suddenly say? Are you sick?
Chen Xing continued typing.
——Looking at your tone and your usual manic attitude, I wonder if it’s possible…
——Go away, you have bipolar disorder
——You are slightly mentally retarded
——?
Chen Xing didn't wait for the other party to send a message. He locked the screen and put it back in his pocket, and continued to watch the big screen in a happy mood.
"What's wrong?" He heard Xia Huanming's voice.
Chen Xing shook his head and replied in a low voice: "After hearing what the screenwriter said, I thought of my brother and sent him a text message to express my condolences."
"Oh..." Xia Huanming thought.
It sounds like Chen Xing's brother also has a similar mental illness?
No wonder Chen Xing would frown in such confusion every time he mentioned his family.
Xia Huanming hesitated for a moment, but finally raised his hand and gently stroked Chen Xing's hair.
His movements were gentle, and his fingertips slowly passed through Chen Xing's soft hair, as if he was comforting a little animal that had been wronged.
Chen Xing did not dodge, but lowered his head slightly, allowing Xia Huanming to continue. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, with a sly smile in his eyes, as if he had expected Xia Huanming to do this.
Xia Huanming's hand movement paused slightly, and then he quickly withdrew his hand as if he was burned by something, and turned his gaze to the front.
It's gone now? Why did you let go?
Chen Xing looked at Xia Huanming, and the other party didn't seem to have any intention of touching him again.
He couldn't just grab Xia Huanming's hand and force him to touch it, right? Chen Xing could only feel regret in his heart and continue watching the game.
After the first group finished their comments, it was their turn to the second group.
The host said, "The second group, the work without a box lunch cover - "The Last Moment"."
Chen Xing immediately sat up straight. He was really looking forward to what the final film would look like.
The host left the stage and the big screen went black.
The black curtain faded, and a pair of closed eyes appeared on the big screen. The eye sockets were slightly sunken, and the double eyelids left a shallow mark on the eyelids. The eyelashes were thick and long, and the tails of the eyes were beautifully raised.
Chen Xing recognized it immediately; these were Xia Huanming's eyes.
The light came from the side, dividing Xia Huanming's face into two parts, light and dark. After a few seconds, "Xia Huanming" suddenly opened his eyes.
The viewing experience on the big screen is different. You can catch the slight contraction of Xia Huanming's pupils and every tremor of his eyes, which shows astonishment and despair.
Chen Xing said to the person next to him: "The eye acting is really good."
The person concerned replied softly: "Thank you."
The camera zoomed out to capture the entire body of "Xia Huanming" - he was standing on a withered lawn. The gray sky was hanging low, like a lead block pressing down on the head, with a few pale rays of light occasionally shining through the heavy clouds.
Then a pair of leather shoes appeared on the screen, and "Xia Huanming" looked up. It was "Zhao Xingyu".
"Zhao Xingyu" said: "You are awake."
Xia Huanming looked at him and said, "The six hundred and fifty-first time."
The story begins with this inexplicable conversation and unfolds slowly.
"The Last Moment" is a post-apocalyptic suspense film. At the beginning, it is an ordinary story of killing monsters, hiding from monsters, and making friends. In the later stages, everyone realizes that this is a story about human nature.
When all the monsters are "humans" being experimented on, how should you react?
In the second half of the video, Chen Xing finally saw himself in the video. It was his first time watching himself perform, so he inevitably felt a little strange.
However, he also took this opportunity to reflect on the flaws in his performance in the first episode.
First of all, it's a problem with the lines, and secondly, some of his body language is too exaggerated. Compared with Xia Huanming and Huang Canni, his acting is really that of a newcomer.
When "Chen Xing" died, Chen Xing covered his eyes and dared not look.
How can it be so embarrassing?
Chen Xing was complaining about himself in his heart when he heard Xia Huanming next to him say, "It's already pretty good."
What a kind person, he can be praised even if he performs like this. Chen Xing thought, patting Xia Huanming's thigh: "Thank you, but you don't have to force yourself."
Xia Huanming was stunned: "I reluctantly?"
Chen Xing nodded: "Yes, I have eyes to see how I perform, there is no need to comfort me specially."
Xia Huanming shook his head and stared at Chen Xing seriously: "Don't worry, I won't force myself to praise you. I praise you from my heart. Xingxing, you really deserve praise."
The moment Xia Huanming looked at Chen Xing, his chest seemed to be gently gripped by something, and then a warm flame slowly burned in his heart.
The flame was not blazing, but it had a reassuring warmth that slowly spread throughout the body, and even the fingertips began to feel numb.
Xia Huanming's eyes were beautifully black, like the surface of a lake in the middle of the night, as if they could see through everything and shine straight into his heart.
For the first time, Chen Xing avoided Xia Huanming's sight, turned his face towards the big screen, and whispered, "I know."
Xia Huanming did not give up. He leaned slightly towards Chen Xing and said with a hint of smile in his voice: "Do you still think I am forcing myself?"
I don’t know why Xia Huanming is so obsessed with this matter.
Chen Xing shook his head, his eyes still fixed on the screen. He twisted Xia Huanming's wrist and urged him awkwardly: "Keep watching."
Xia Huanming didn't say anything else, but Chen Xing could hear his gentle laughter.
The laughter was low, as if it came from his chest, with a kind of joyful vibration, and then gradually faded away. Xia Huanming sat up straight again, and his shoulders distanced himself from Chen Xing.
Chen Xing breathed a sigh of relief, his heartbeat gradually calmed down, he cheered himself up and continued to look at the screen.
In general, everyone performed very well in this film. If Chen Xing had to choose, Xia Huanming would definitely be the best.
Whether it was the disbelief after knowing the truth, the forbearance and letting go of the hand during the quarrel, or the final shot——
Thick clouds piled up in the sky, as if countless invisible hands were stirring, forming a vortex-like texture. The color of the clouds was not pure gray, but a mixture of rust-like dark red and scorched earth-like brown and yellow, like the embers of the burning earth thrown into the sky.
"Xia Huanming" stood in front of the ruins of the base, his whole body covered in a blood-colored mist, emitting an ominous dark red light.
The camera switches to a medium shot, capturing the details of Xia Huanming's hands. His fingers tremble slightly, clench and unclench, his chest rises and falls slightly, and his breathing is heavy and slow, as if every breath is consuming his last bit of strength.
Finally, due to exhaustion, he slowly fell down, and dust rose up around him, interweaving with the wind.
Then the scene returns to the beginning of the movie. "Xia Huanming" slowly opened his eyes, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes, as if he suddenly awakened from despair.
When he got up, a pair of leather shoes fell beside him.
Zhao Xingyu's expression remained unchanged: "You're awake."
Xia Huanming pursed his lips and said, "The six hundred and fifty-second time."
The big screen goes black and the film ends here.
The audience was silent because of the final twist.
I thought it was just a happy ending story about saving the world, but it turned out to be an inevitable tragedy of reincarnation?!
Several contestants who watched the video wailed with regret: "Which screenwriter wrote it like this?"
"It makes me so uncomfortable, who are you trying to torture to death?"
It was indeed cruel, but Chen Xing enjoyed watching it very much.
Whether it is the control of each segment after the filming or the rivalry, they are all of high quality. If the time is extended by another 60 minutes, it can really be regarded as a movie.
Chen Xing then spoke loudly, praising Xia Huanming: "You performed really well, our MVP is definitely you."
Xia Huanming smiled modestly: "Not necessarily, the others also performed well."
"It must be you." Chen Xing was still very confident in his vision.
The result was just as Chen Xing said, the best performance in their group was Xia Huanming.
The staff handed him the microphone, and Xia Huanming stood up to say a thank you speech.
Xia Huanming has excellent language organization skills.
If Chen Xing hadn't known that Xia Huanming hadn't made any preparations in advance, he would have really thought that he had written the speech in advance.
Not only did he speak without any stumbling, he also praised the rest of them and ended his speech perfectly.
Xia Huanming returned the microphone to the staff member, sat down again, and felt a fiery gaze coming from the side.
He turned his head slowly.
The light on the stage flickered, like a shimmering lake, reflecting on Chen Xing's face, making the edges of his pupils glow amber.
He looked at Xia Huanming with great admiration: "How amazing! You spoke so well!"
How could Xia Huanming not be moved when being looked at in this way?
Xia Huanming's Adam's apple rolled slightly, and the impulse in his heart surged up again.
He really wanted to hold Chen Xing's face right now, rub it hard, and then find an excuse, such as a "French kiss", to rub his face.
But now he could only sit properly, shake Chen Xing's hand, then let go as if nothing had happened, and replied dignifiedly: "Thank you."
Chen Xing had no idea what was going on in Xia Huanming's heart. He gave Xia Huanming a smile, then turned his head and continued to watch the selection on the stage intently.
The plots and acting of the following few groups are also good, and Chen Xing likes every one of them.
Especially the group of Shen Miao, which tells the story of a feudal dynasty. The queen (played by Shen Miao) looked down on the emperor (played by Zheng Qi) who was extremely licentious and murderous. She joined forces with the concubines trapped in the deep palace to drug the emperor, making him fall into the wine spring with a smile on his face without knowing it. Then, together with the general (played by Xia Huanming) who had been framed, she led an uprising and seized power.
When Xia Huanming's general costume came out, Chen Xing was stunned.
This outfit really suits Xia Huanming, even better than modern clothes - dark-colored general's uniform, the fabric is thick and crisp, with golden badges inlaid on the shoulders, flashing a cold light; the collar is high, and the ribbon on the chest hangs down like flowing water, swaying slightly with Xia Huanming's movements.
It seemed to be silently telling of his majesty and achievements.
Huge pillars with coiled dragon patterns support the high dome, and sunlight shines through the glazed windows, making the hall look bright.
In the center of the hall, there is a brocade carpet embroidered with auspicious clouds and auspicious beasts. At the end are nine jade steps. On the jade steps, the emperor sits on the dragon throne, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a crown on his head, with a majestic and solemn expression.
Xia Huanming knelt on one knee, head bowed, hands clasped, his posture respectful and firm. There was still a little dust on his armor, obviously he had just returned from the border.
The hall was silent with only his heavy breathing echoing in the empty hall, as if even the air had frozen.
"Your Majesty! Urgent news from the border: the northern barbarians have been frequently harassing our border villages in recent days, burning, killing and looting, and the people are suffering. I ask Your Majesty to allow me to lead the troops to fight and wipe out the barbarians to calm the people's hearts!"
"Xia Huanming" had a gaze as sharp as a torch, as if an unquenchable flame was burning in his eyes, firm and blazing, he looked directly at the emperor without fear.
Every word is powerful and inspiring.
"So handsome." Chen Xing praised Xia Huanming again, "When will you wear it for us to see? Oh... you can't go to other classes, what a pity."
Program requirements: Unselected crew members are not allowed to join other crews.
Alas, what a pity. Chen Xing could not help but lower his eyes and sigh with regret.
Unexpectedly, Xia Huanming just smiled and said to him gently: "Then I will give you a video call next time, okay?"
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