Chapter 135
It’s memories and flashbacks.
Jie Xichao watched the two dramas promoted many times. The first thing that amazes me is the language of the camera, and the second thing that amazes me is the imagination. The only burden is the imaginative narrative.
Now, the show feels like a ball of yarn that has finally been straightened out. After enough preparation, the truth is revealed to everyone.
Like most ordinary people in the fishing village, Tao Yan's parents also went to other places to work and make a living at a young age. Although poor, life is happy. In the second year of being away, Tao Yan was born. His childhood was not glamorous, but it was carefree enough.
The accident happened when Tao Yan was nine years old.
The knife-wielding assailants broke into the house they rented. Blood soaked the old carpet in the living room. The little child curled up in the closet. Through the gap, he saw his parents' eyes that were open to death, and the last words they desperately lip-synced to him:
"Don't come out."
He is a survivor of a family massacre. He is the most unfortunate orphan reported by the media. He witnessed the purest and most unreasonable evil in the world. When he opened his eyes again, he saw the kitten that his parents had promised to buy for him two days ago.
"Why a cat?"
In the dead of night, on the way home from work, Jie Xichao stood on the roadside, watching Xuan Yang teasing a stray cat with a cat strip.
The latter was stunned for a moment, then pushed his glasses nervously, like a student being tested.
Then he said, "Ah... just a sustenance."
He tried to gesture, "You know, the company of animals can actually be therapeutic for some people with mental illnesses."
Xie Xichao looked into his clear and innocent eyes. After half a second, he said, "Yeah."
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Cats can, but imaginary cats are obviously not good helpers in healing. After knowing Tao Yan's situation, An Wen made up his mind to help him get out of the illusion.
He found his cousin Ji Mingxian, who was a psychologist. His cousin also liked Tao Yan and agreed to help him.
However, this process was not smooth.
Tao Yan had been ill for too long and showed an unusual resistance to treatment.
He also liked Ji Mingxian very much, but this liking only lasted until the treatment began. He is introverted and naive, but at certain moments he is exceptionally sharp.
During the fifth meeting, Ji Mingxian tried to take the first step in treatment. And he asked:
"Sister, are you going to take my cat away?"
This was a drama that made Xie Xichao a hot topic for a whole day and night.
Autumn evening. A boy in an old school uniform was running in the streets, and next to him was a warm orange kitten running with his short legs. The setting sun gave them a layer of golden light, like a gentle, caressing hand.
Behind him was his first good friend after moving to the fishing village, but at this moment he seemed to have turned into a hideous monster.
He ran as fast as he could, muttering to himself, "Hurry up, cat... hurry up."
His tears fell down his expressionless face, hitting the ruined ground, and spreading a large dark stain on the dusty cement.
His lips were trembling and his expression was unfocused. He fell down, just like the heavy rain that day, but this time, his cat did not say that this was the opening of an idol drama. An Wen caught up with him and saw his pupils that were out of focus due to pain.
He felt that he was about to be caught, so he said in a very light and desperate voice:
"Anwen, why are you doing this?"
At that moment. The once unruly boy felt as if he had been hit by a blow when he saw the pale, thin, miserable and desperate boy in front of him.
And without him knowing, tears were streaming down his cheeks.
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That day was the day after they adjusted the plot. It is also a rare play that can be performed in one go. Everyone was immersed in emotion. In the script, only Tao Yan was crying, but when Ji Yan shed that tear, Xuan Yang did not call cut.
Ji Yan and Jie Xichao are a pair of friends who have had a lot of interactions during the competition. It caused a heated discussion when it was first broadcast.
CP fans cried and welcomed Bai Yueguang back to the palace, while many show fans said: Oh, these two being together, it feels like they are going to perform on the stage in the next second, will it be very distracting?
Such concerns continued until the show was aired. And until this moment, no one has raised such questions. In other words, at this moment, in the eyes of the audience, they have already truly become Tao Yan and An Wen, and no longer Ji Yan and Jie Xichao.
This scene is the last few minutes of episode six.
After this episode was aired, discussions related to "Tao Yan's Summer" completely exploded.
Originally, from the beginning when the previous plot revealed that Tao Yan was a delusional patient, there were a lot of discussions on both the forum and the super topic. With the previous detail-obsessed analysis as a prelude, many fans of the show were not too surprised by this plot. Of course, this didn't stop them from crying in front of the screen and automatically finding fault with themselves by looking up all kinds of details starting from the first episode.
The drama has a very good beginning, development, turning point and ending. With the previous accumulation of word-of-mouth, the discussion easily reached an unprecedented peak. The scene between Jie Xichao and Ji Yan undoubtedly pushed everyone's emotions to a climax.
Especially Xie Xichao.
This is the second time he has shown his crying scene to the public since his previous MV.
After three years of debut, Xie Xichao has never had an emotional breakdown in front of the camera. This time, the character he played, Tao Yan, was undoubtedly a completely opposite character to his own.
But...he acted very well.
This kind of goodness is not the ordinary "superb acting" kind of goodness, but the kind of extremely contagious goodness that seems to burn all the life in this second. Especially when he was running and talking to the cat, many young fans who loved him very much cried in front of the screen.
His collapse and despair were so perfect that there was no sign of acting at all. Even Hong Wu called and asked him calmly "How are you doing recently?"
At that time, Xie Xichao was eating hot pot at home with TP. The spiciness was so intense that tears came to his eyes and his throat became hoarse. Hong Wu was horrified and almost wanted to find a psychiatrist for him, but he heard the man on the other end of the phone lower his voice: "Can you leave me some meat? Are you bandits?"
Hong Wu: “…”
He asked, "What are you doing?"
Xie Xichao was confused by his question. He said innocently, "Eat hot pot."
As he spoke, Fu Wenzhe scooped several pieces of beef into his bowl. He said "Thank you, brother" in a reserved manner, but he couldn't hide the excitement in his tone at all.
Hong Wu hung up the phone in silence.
Afterwards, when Lu Yong learned about this, he laughed at him, "You said that other people's emotions were not in place, but now you have been fooled too." Hong Wu was speechless. This is a later story.
all in all. That night, Xie Xichao cried almost the entire night on the homepages of major bloggers. Everyone tacitly forgot the countless comments such as "vase" and "traffic-grabbing" when he first started his transformation.
This amazing performance completely transformed Jie Xichao from a popular young actor to a talented young actor in the eyes of the public.
At the same time, the discussion about the plot of "Tao Yan's Summer" itself is becoming more and more heated.
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Why is Tao Yan so resistant to psychotherapy?
Because he had been ill for too long. And the cause of his illness was too cruel. And over the years, as he grew up, he didn't encounter many things that made him happy.
In previous episodes, viewers saw him being bullied by uneducated hooligans. Because of his introverted personality, he was isolated without any fuss. These are the causes that aggravate his illness, and at the same time, his illness itself is also the reason for the formation of his character.
As for why he was sick for so long, the mystery is revealed through a dialogue in the play.
After discovering that Tao Yan had a mental illness, An Wen went to find Tao Yan's grandmother. At that time, he was not in a very good mood. Because he felt that Tao Yan’s problem was “indulged” by the old man.
Even though she knew that her grandson had mental problems, she still agreed with him and even bought all kinds of cat supplies for his imaginary cat. However, when Anwen saw the white-haired old man, he was speechless again.
This old woman, who lost her husband early in life and later her only daughter, has a hunched back and her face is full of traces of time. She looked at the young man in front of her and asked him softly, "Son, tell me, how should I tell Xiaoyan?"
What is reality?
The reality is blood all over the ground and parents who died with their eyes open. And painful memories.
It's the media's interviews that expose scars, the way people say "poor thing" behind your back wherever you go, it's the sympathetic eyes of your teachers when you were in school, and the innocent words of "Why don't your parents come to the parent-teacher meeting?"
Carrying such heavy pain, she looked at the child lying on the sofa, talking seriously to the empty cat, and thought.
"Forget it."
Just a cat.
Her Yanyan is willing to eat and sleep well. Willing to forget his parents who are no longer alive. He just wanted a cat that could talk and keep him company.
That afternoon, Anwen began to doubt his choice for the first time. He thought about Tao Yan, who was introverted but had peaceful and tranquil eyes when they first met. He also thought about the old reports he found, and behind the black and white text were old blood and tears.
If Ji Mingxian hadn't firmly told him, "People can't live in delusion," he would have thought, "Forget it."
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While Ji Mingxian and An Wen continue to have disagreements in the play, outside the play, the discussion about whether Tao Yan should be treated has been ongoing.
Some people think that Tao Yan's constant delusion is a manifestation of pathology. Escaping can solve temporary pain, but it cannot solve the fundamental problem. But Tao Yan now is completely out of touch with reality. But he may not be without the ability to contact the outside world. The fact that he can become good friends with Anwen is a good start. He should use this as a start to get out of the haze and start a new life.
Some people think that Tao Yan and his cat have become good friends. It would be even more cruel to separate them at this time and let them face the cruel reality. Moreover, some of the isolation and bullying he faced did not actually come from his illness. He is just an "outsider child", so why can't he continue to live happily with his own cats?
The two groups were arguing fiercely. And "Tao Yan's Summer" has completely become the most popular hit drama on the entertainment list in recent times.
Countless people are discussing the plot, and countless people are analyzing the details in the play. Even a popular debate variety show used this issue as the topic of the debate and made a program to follow the hot topic.
The result of all this is that in the third week of the broadcast of "Tao Yan's Summer", the website's membership purchase rate reached a new peak.
And the ending that everyone had been waiting for finally arrived as promised.
An Wen finally let Tao Yan go. Ji Mingxian just sighed. When Tao Yan returned home and faced the empty room, he felt a confusion he had never felt before in his eyes.
Then, there was a tug of war that lasted for several days. In the end, Tao Yan's grandmother compromised after persuasion. Tao Yan returned to the small consultation room.
Gentle guidance, stumbling narration, ticking clock, and various pills. Everyone watched in silence as the confusion in the boy's eyes gradually faded away. He made countless meaningless statements: "My name is Tao Yan
, I have a talking cat ""It is orange with white markings" "It is talking to me" "It said..."
Yanyan, don't cry.
Yanyan, don't cry. Be strong. You are the best boy in the whole world. You will be happy, joyful, healthy and brave.
At this moment, the quick cutting stops.
In the silent room, the lazy, orange-white figure no longer appeared. There are no more sudden complaints in my ears. There is no more gentle and serious encouragement.
At the end of summer, the pale-faced boy put on a cotton long-sleeved shirt. He looked at the camera and moved his lips: "My name is Tao Yan."
My name is Tao Yan.
Eighteen years old this year.
I have a secret...
The second half of the sentence suddenly disappeared into the cold and silent air.
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When I saw this, the barrage was already filled with words.
The boy's eyes on the screen were clearer than ever before. Xie Xichao's acting in this drama is almost at his peak in recent years, especially his eye acting, which is almost god-like. But at this moment, no one has the time to comment.
They watched Tao Yan walk out of the consultation room and into this world.
He went to college and studied his favorite subject, astronomy. He made several friends in college. The professor liked him very much because although he was shy, he always sat in the first row in class.
He worked hard and got a scholarship. He often goes home. Because grandma is close to Alzheimer's disease and needs his care. In the eyes of the townspeople, he also changed from a weird child to a reliable adult.
In the last scene, he returned to his room.
The sun was shining and quiet. An Wen sent a message on the phone: "Are you back? Let's get together. My sister just got back from a business trip."
He smiled.
But he lowered his head and was just about to type. But his fingers suddenly paused.
He raised his head. The camera then slowly rose. Just like in the first scene, it landed not far away. The audience in front of the screen was also confused and looked towards a distance along with the camera.
Under the paulownia tree, there is a cat. A little fat. Orange base with creamy white patterns.
Autumn has arrived, and the wind blows up the golden dead leaves, as if breathing in the ears of the camera. Amidst the rustling sound, the camera lens met those brown eyes. The progress bar reaches the end little by little. The picture fell into darkness, and a familiar confession was heard in my ears.
"My name is Tao Yan, this year..."
"Twenty-one."
"I have a secret. I have a ..."
The picture is still.
In the complete silence, only the breathing of the audience could be heard.
Tao Yan’s summer is over.
At almost the same time, Xie Xichao received a call from Lu Yong.
He said, "I'm telling you this, don't tell anyone else."
He paused and said, "Inside information is that you have been nominated for this year's Xingshuo Award."
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