Chapter 426
Let's go back to school.
The classmates of the acting class had a reunion at a restaurant near the school, and the class monitor booked a private room.
The squad leader said that they would not book a hotel this time. Everyone has the experience of eating in high-end hotels. Instead of talking and saying meaningless nonsense in such a magnificent place, it is better to have a small gathering around the school and reminisce about the glorious past together.
This proposal was unanimously approved by everyone. So, on the day of the party, Ling Suisui wore a sweatshirt and jeans, tied her hair into a high ponytail, and didn't even put on any makeup. She came carrying a fluffy little shoulder bag that she bought on Pinxixi for 19.9 yuan with free shipping.
The college student outfit is back for a limited time. This outfit was found out from the pile of clothes that she sent back home from school and put in the closet and hasn't been worn for more than ten years.
"Sui Sui looks so youthful today!" her classmates teased her, "You can walk straight into the school gate dressed like this, and the security guards won't stop you."
Ling Suisui sat down confidently: "This is the effect I want. I am also trying to look younger."
"Someone handed me a script for a youth film a few days ago. Although I didn't take it, my confidence increased dramatically. I felt like I was 15 years younger."
Fifteen years ago, it was when she first entered college.
In the blink of an eye, the old classmates sitting in this box have known each other for fifteen years.
Ling Suisui looked around the room. Most of her classmates were engaged in the film and television industry and maintained good figures. Among the few who changed their careers, the female classmates were still as charming as ever, but the male classmates had shown signs of gaining weight.
She looked at the top of a classmate's head, then looked at Chen Yuening next to her. She was so interested that she asked him quietly, "How is your hair?"
"Very well."
Chen Yuening directly pulled his hair apart to show her, trying to prove that he still had beautiful hair and a safe hairline.
When people reach middle age, they are most afraid of baldness. Although celebrities look glamorous in front of the camera, they care more about hair management than ordinary people in private.
Chen Yuening also inadvertently helped Ling Suisui get a drink, and for some reason he rolled up his sleeves to show off his arm lines.
A classmate was very respectful and asked: "Brother Ning, have you been lifting weights recently?"
"It's OK." Chen Yuening replied very tactfully, "Just practicing casually, just for fun."
Ling Suisui raised an eyebrow and pinched his arm.
"It's really casual," she commented. "It doesn't feel very solid. You could add some weight."
Chen Yuening: …
He first touched his nose, then adjusted his collar and hem, fully demonstrating that people would pretend to be busy when they are embarrassed.
The classmate next to him looked at Ling Suisui first, then at him. He had a lot to say, but in the end he didn't say it.
Chen Yuening was fine, he didn't dare to make jokes about Ling Suisui.
After a while, Ling Sui thought that the incident was over, but Chen Yuening came up to her and asked:
"My arms are really not that strong?"
"...Actually it's okay. I was just teasing you."
Ling Suisui smiled and said, "I just finished filming a superhero movie a while ago. There was an actress who was very strong. Her muscles were amazing. But she had to do it for the role, so she trained to be like that. In real life, you are just the right size."
Chen Yuening was satisfied. He is just right like this, hehe.
The students who arrived earlier were already ordering food. Someone asked what to drink, so a few bottles of wine were arranged.
The class monitor disagreed at first, but could not resist a few classmates who said that a few drinks could cheer one up and that it was not necessary to get drunk at a class reunion - there were many actors in this class who were active in the entertainment industry. Although they were not as famous as Ling Suisui, they were still public figures and they had to have some sense of propriety.
Since they said so, the squad leader just let them go and only reminded them to find a designated driver or have someone pick them up.
"Do you want to drink?" Chen Yuening asked Ling Suisui.
Ling Suisui shook her head, and Chen Yuening took the wine glass in front of her and replaced it with a drink glass.
He was just thinking about asking her about her plans for next year when someone came into the box.
Xia Tian, with a mullet cut, made a stunning appearance. Because she came in holding Wen Jiayan's hand, some classmates thought that Wen Jiayan brought her boyfriend to the class reunion.
Look again, isn't this summer? She was much tanned and looked completely different from what everyone remembered.
"I cut it for the role."
Xia Tian briefly introduced the reason why she had short hair. After greeting her classmates, she walked straight to Ling Suisui.
"Please move aside." She said to Chen Yuening confidently, "The three of us should sit together."
Chen Yuening really wanted to say that you all should just sit to the right of Ling Suisui, and you don’t have to sandwich her in the middle, but in front of Xia Tian with his hands in his pockets...
He swallowed and tactfully left his seat.
In the past, I just couldn't beat her in an argument, but once Xia Tian's image and temperament changed, it gave people a feeling that I couldn't beat her.
Ling Sui touched Xia Tian's hair out of curiosity. It was indeed her real hair.
“It’s so cool,” she said. “It makes me want to play a role with short hair, or take a photo shoot. I’ve never tried this style before.”
Wen Jiayan: "Then your dream girls will definitely be so excited that they will hammer the wall. In their hearts, you are the best A in the domestic entertainment industry."
ah? Is this correct?
Ling Sui was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he felt it was understandable.
"We could never have imagined that when we were in school." A classmate sighed after hearing their conversation, "Qin Xian was very popular at the time, and we said that an actress like you who looks like Bai Yueguang would definitely be able to make it in the entertainment industry, but we didn't expect that you would go the route of a big A-lister later on."
The classmates talked one after another, and almost everyone repeated the word "Da Meng A", which made Ling Suisui a little shy.
Fortunately, another classmate came in at this time, and the topic and attention shifted to the new person, so she escaped.
More than ten years after graduation, this was Ling Sui’s first time attending a class reunion.
First of all, such gatherings are rarely organized, and she is busy with work, so she only invites two or three good friends to get together in her spare time. Although not all members are here today, it is much more complete than when we took graduation photos.
When we were in school, we talked about everything, and the daily topics revolved around performances and group assignments; but now, the dinner table is divided into several small circles.
Actors such as Ling Suisui are in the entertainment industry. Another group of people are also actors, but they are in the drama circle. Some of them are no longer engaged in professional work and have all kinds of professions. They are now chatting about all sorts of things.
Ling Suisui listened casually and found that most of these people were in sales.
Some sold cars, some sold houses, and some became "investment consultants" - although Ling Suisui didn't quite understand what this job was about.
It didn’t matter that she didn’t understand, the other party enthusiastically advised her to invest in a side business. He also said that he had provided entrepreneurial consulting to more than a dozen celebrities, and he was very experienced in both catering and trendy brand cultural and creative industries.
Ling Suisui raised his glass to him and said, "I appreciate your kindness, but I'd rather not start a business. I'm not talented in business, and I don't have enough brains to do business."
“You don’t have to take care of it yourself.” The classmate still insisted: “Register the company, apply for a trademark, and finally promote it on various platforms. The rest can be handled by a professional team.”
Isn't it just putting a label on something and earning the premium from the celebrity halo and cutting off the fans?
Ling Sui refused again, and just smiled and shook his head without even giving a reason.
The other party wanted to say something else, but someone quietly pulled his hand under the table and told him to stop talking.
Although Ling Suisui didn't see their little movements, she could get some clues from their eye contact.
So, how should she face it?
Is she complacent that her status is high enough and that others have to guess her joys and sorrows at dinner parties for fear of upsetting her, or is she lamenting that time flies and the friendship between classmates has long changed and can never be restored?
The latter seems too sad. If I were to post a short video, I would probably have to add some sad background music.
Ling Suisui picked up the food quietly, and occasionally said a few words to Xia Tian and Wen Jiayan.
What they talked about the most was movies, and it was Director Pei's new work which had just finished filming some time ago and would soon be released during the Spring Festival next year. Ying Nian has been in the industry for so long, and Pei Xuehai is finally willing to let him be the leading actor for once.
"I think it's because the character fits the actor's image very well."
Xia Tian described him like this: "A middle-aged man who has accomplished nothing, is frustrated and down and out, but feels that he can still be saved."
As soon as Xia Tian spoke, Ling Sui felt that familiar feeling come back again.
She still spoke up for Ying Nian: "In fact, he also has representative works, otherwise how could I praise Qin Xian?"
You can't just say that the show is a flop and the characters are popular, that would be too shameless of her. No character can exist independently from the plot, otherwise who will shape his flesh and blood?
Moreover, he also starred in "Under the Wave", and Ling Suisui remembered that he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
As for the content of the film, Xia Tianrui commented that it was a "old-fashioned film", while Ling Suisui said that it sounded very much like Director Pei's comfort zone.
——Well, Ling Suisui didn’t let him go either.
The two of them brought Wen Jiayan and whispered to each other, covering their mouths and laughing from time to time. Chen Yuening pricked up his ears to listen, but couldn't hear clearly.
"What is Zhongdeng?" he asked based on the key words he heard.
"You." Xia Tian answered casually, "I'm not scolding you. I think this is a very common and representative adjective. You should understand it as an objective description."
Chen Yuening: …
Isn't this considered insulting? The more I listen to it, the more it sounds like an insult!
Halfway through the meal, everyone started playing various games.
First, grab the numbers, then pass every 7. Ling Sui thought it was too easy to start from 1, so he called out 383, and Xia Tian followed with 384. As the two of them were playing very fast, Chen Yuening didn't even think about what he said, so he called out 385 first and got a glass of penalty wine.
"Sui Sui targeted me." He complained a little aggrievedly, "Xia Tian accepted it without hesitation because she knew you would never cheat her."
As for who is being tricked by shouting out 383? Obviously, it was him.
"No." Ling Suisui spread his hands, "I just called it casually. I thought about Women's Day, but I thought 38 was too simple."
Her expression was truly innocent, but... it was extremely difficult to judge from her expression whether Ling Suisui was telling the truth.
Chen Yuening admitted defeat and drank the glass of wine.
Ling Suisui didn't expect that she just set a trap for Chen Yuening on a whim, but the difficulty of the game would increase sharply afterwards. But these people at the dinner table have a strong desire to win. Once they lose, they won't give up until they win back.
...Well, after opening Pandora's box, everyone drank a lot of wine. Ling Suisui originally only drank beverages, but as the atmosphere became more lively, she also drank a few glasses.
She was not drunk and her consciousness was still clear, but her ears felt a little hot.
Ling Suisui looked at the monitor, originally wanting her to come out and say a few words so that the party could be over, but it turned out that she was not only drinking the most, but also turned into a judge of the game, supervising those who made mistakes to continue drinking...
As the game went on, it somehow turned into truth or dare.
Or would a belated confession many years later be more appropriate? With everyone's encouragement, two classmates who had been secretly in love with each other since college but never said it out loud, who got married and divorced in the meantime, finally expressed their feelings today and got together.
"We even caught up with the live broadcast." Ling Suisui said while eating fruit, "Isn't this just a love movie? It would be even better if we had popcorn now."
Chen Yuening seemed a little drunk, this was Ling Sui's observation, but he refused to admit it.
"I'm not drunk," he said. "You want some popcorn? We don't have any right now, but we can have some braised pork rolls."
Ling Suisui smiled and said, "You are just drunk and you think this is school?"
When she was in college, because there were not many people in the class, she and Chen Yuening were often assigned to the same group. After each rehearsal, she would go buy braised pork rolls from the shop behind the cafeteria to reward herself for her hard work.
Chen Yuening went with her, and he was occasionally tempted by the aroma of fried chicken, hot and sour noodles, and milk tea, but Ling Suisui was very determined.
"You can go back to school."
Chen Yuening slowly raised his head and said to her, "I want to eat braised pork rolls. Let's go back. It shouldn't be closed at this time. The boss is open until eleven."
Ling Suisui said he was really drunk, but after Chen Yuening made this suggestion, everyone else at the table actually agreed unanimously, including Xia Tian and Wen Jiayan.
Now that we are here, this place is not far from the school, just a ten-minute walk. It is better to go back and take a look today.
Ling Suisui was shocked and didn't understand. She could never have imagined that such a thing as "everyone else is drunk but I am the only one sober" would happen to her.
She originally refused, but for some reason, she just walked to the school gate.
Maybe she was drunk too.
It’s not easy to enter the school gate. A group of people will make you look too big. The monitor gave temporary command and arranged for them to enter from different gates, disguising themselves as students who forgot to bring their campus cards.
Security guards have to prevent fans from sneaking into the school every day, but who are these people? They are students from serious acting departments. Even if some of them no longer act, the foundation they laid in college is still there.
The good news is that most of them made it in successfully.
Bad news, the braised meat shop is long gone.
Ling Sui looked at the unfamiliar shop with mixed feelings.
She just stood there for a while and some students who came down for a midnight snack recognized her.
At the beginning, Ling Suisui and others cooperated very well by taking photos and signing autographs. Everyone was still discussing in a relaxed manner where to go next, and were laughing at the few people who didn't get in for their poor acting skills, bringing shame to the experimental class.
But everyone underestimated Ling Sui's popularity - within a few minutes before they could react, the crowd of onlookers had grown larger and larger, and was about to surround them.
Chen Yuening grabbed Ling Suisui's wrist and ran. He ran so suddenly that the screams of these students caused even greater commotion.
Chen Yuening: "...It seems to have the opposite effect. Never mind, let's run first!"
They ran very fast. Although these college students had endless energy, Ling Suisui was faster. The distance from here to the school gate is not far, and such a loud noise must have alarmed the security guards.
Ling Suisui felt that she would definitely be on the hot search tonight, but she couldn't think too much about it now.
When was the last time you ran on campus?
Is it morning exercise, physical examination, or rushing to the airport, going to the crew for filming, or attending an event?
The cold night wind blew across her cheek, and the familiar slight pain seemed to take her through time and space, back to fifteen years ago.
"Ling Suisui! Senior!" Ling Suisui heard someone calling her, "I have a camera here - run towards me!"
What does it mean to have a lens?
Ling Suisui was still confused just now, but the next second she saw someone setting up a fixed camera in front of her, although the filming equipment was a mobile phone.
——Wow, who reacts so quickly? Were you a reporter in Hong Kong before?
Anyway, there was indeed a school gate in front of him, so Ling Sui quickened his pace and ran towards the camera. He estimated that he was almost in the range where his whole body could be in the picture, so he deliberately slowed down his pace.
In the last few steps, she jumped and skipped to the front of the photographer, greeted the camera, turned in a direction no one expected, made a big circle, left the classmates chasing her behind, and ran out of the school gate.
Well, thanks to the security guard for stopping her junior fellow students, otherwise she would not be able to move on the street.
"Bye-Bye!"
Ling Suisui was standing outside the door, shouting to countless cell phone cameras, "I'm glad to be back here. I'm leaving now. You guys should go back and rest early too!"
"I love the film school and I love you all, bye!"
Although the result of tonight would definitely be a scolding from Teacher Tang Bing, and he would also be scolded by his agent for running... Moreover, after being blown by the cold wind, Ling Sui became much more sober, and realized that he really shouldn't have done this tonight, which caused a lot of trouble for the school management.
If you give her another chance, she will definitely not do it again.
But...the rarity and preciousness of time lies in the fact that it can never be repeated.
The author has something to say:
*The campus delicacies mentioned in this chapter are all fictional, after all, the author has never studied at Beijing Film Academy (.
*Ling Suisui solemnly reminds you: Please do not imitate her drunken behavior, as she has already realized her mistakes and corrected them.
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