The lights in the theater gradually dimmed.
Ji Li's breathing became tense and he suddenly became nervous.
Perhaps it was because he invested unprecedented emotion in the role of "Long Island Iced Tea", or perhaps it was because the relationship between Lu Yao and Wen Qiong touched him too deeply.
When the moment of the movie being released came, his body and mind returned to that little world.
Suddenly, Qin Li's warm palm touched him, and secretly interlocked his fingers, and a strong force came from his palm.
Ji Li subconsciously glanced sideways.
In the darkness, Qin Li's eyes were as deep and affectionate as ever, but there was no longer any trace of Wen Qiong in them.
“…”
Ji Li came back to his senses and slowly smiled, "I know, I am Ji Li."
The corners of Qin Li's mouth rose silently.
The smile on Ji Li's face became more obvious. He gently scratched Qin Li's palm, then let go and whispered, "Mr. Qin, please enjoy our works."
"good."
As soon as he finished speaking, the brief opening credits on the big screen ended.
The movie begins in a bar, where a bartender stands on the inside of the bar table. He stands in front of the bar, shaking the cocktail bottle with his nimble hands.
The new apprentice approached the bar and said, "Teacher, there are no customers at this time in the afternoon. Who are you serving?"
The bartender glanced at the closed door, his hands still moving, "There is a customer who comes here every year to order drinks on this day. He should be here soon."
The apprentice asked curiously, "Oh? Then what kind of wine did he order?"
As the echo of the voice faded, a slight creaking sound came from the shabby wooden door of the bar.
The camera was aimed at a good-looking back, and followed the figure as it slowly moved to the bar.
The bartender looked at the visitor in silence and poured the prepared liquor into a transparent retro wine glass. The ice cubes at the bottom of the glass swirled up and made pleasant bubbling sounds.
《Long Island Iced Tea》
After a brief opening, the simple movie title finally appeared along with the black screen and then disappeared.
The big screen lit up again, and the movie officially began.
In the warm and bright hotel lobby, a figure in a bright purple suit stood by the bar. "Excuse me, is there a bar nearby?"
The spoken language is standard and fluent, with the ending tone rising slightly like a small hook, which is both sweet and charming.
Just as the audience was beginning to feel a little intoxicated, the camera turned to them.
Lu Yao, played by Ji Li, supported himself with his hands on the bar, with a bright and moving smile in his eyes, which made people happy and moved just by looking at him.
Under the detailed magnification of the big screen, Ji Li's skin is white and delicate, as if it had been specially soaked in milk, and is impeccable with a faint luster.
You should know that foreign movies rarely use filters to smooth the skin, at most they do post-production color adjustment on the pictures.
Under the real lens illumination, the skin condition of each actor can be seen clearly. Due to geographical reasons, Americans generally have drier and poorer skin, which is often difficult to conceal even with makeup.
Ji Li's skin condition is enough to arouse the admiration of most people.
Sure enough, some women at the scene already sighed.
They couldn't help but stare at Ji Li's delicate face, showing admiration and obsession, and at the same time they felt very surprised -
Cameron has made it clear in the interview just now that the entire film will use the actors' original voices.
When they first heard the questioning voice in the video, they thought that the person speaking standard English would be a foreign actor. They didn’t expect that it was actually Ji Li, one of the main actors?
It was all because the reporter was not serious during the interview and asked perfunctory questions that were unnecessary. The actor answered them properly and they almost ignored Ji Li's charming voice.
The smooth conversation between Lu Yao and the hotel receptionist in the film, without any awkward accent, is enough to impress many viewers.
If you want to gain recognition from a foreigner, language communication is absolutely the most basic.
Not only foreign audiences, but even domestic fans like Fang Yue are fascinated by Ji Li's English.
"Jili speaks English so well!"
"Yeah! Watching movies on a big screen and listening to sound effects on large equipment are indeed different!"
Even more charming than in the trailer!
In the movie, Lu Yao, played by Ji Li, got the address of the bar from the front desk and then walked out without any worries.
On an October night in Iceland, the cold wind can penetrate directly through clothes, flesh and bones. Lu Yao wrapped his clothes tightly and finally found the bar before his patience ran out.
Push the door open and enter.
Hot dancing, alcohol, cigarettes, cheering, the excitement rushes in. In this country of decadence and extravagance, the illusion created by carnival seems to be able to easily drive away loneliness.
The loneliness in Lu Yao's eyes flashed by, although it was subtle, it was easy to catch and make people feel distressed.
What's going on?
Many viewers had questions in their minds, but they continued to watch patiently.
In response to the waiter's greeting, Lu Yao glanced casually and then his eyes froze on the bar.
The camera shifts, and Wen Qiong, played by Qin Li, finally appears. His shabby clothes cannot hide his innate nobility, allowing people to spot him from the crowd at a glance.
The eyes scanning the wine list, the slightly rolling Adam's apple, the straight and slender legs... Every time a close-up shot is taken, the male hormone called sexiness increases a little.
Such Wen Qiong not only touched Lu Yao's aesthetic point, but also touched the hearts of all the audience present.
"Qin, I love him so much!"
"He is my favorite Chinese actor, no doubt about it."
"Qin is so charming, she is totally my ideal type for sex."
Foreigners never hide their enthusiasm, and amidst the gentle discussions, Lu Yao in front of the camera took the initiative to walk forward.
"A cup of Long Island iced tea for this gentleman." Lu Yao looked at Wen Qiong with a look that was quite explicit.
Wen Qiong asked back, "You want to? Treat me to a drink?"
Lu Yao tilted his head, with a tentative glimmer in his eyes, "No? "
Someone in the audience whistled, "Come on, honey, this is your future husband."
The audience knew very well that this was a gay film, and the teasing immediately caused a burst of laughter. Everyone's eyes showed amusement and they began to look forward to what would happen next.
Lu Yao, played by Ji Li, really echoed the viewer's thoughts.
He persistently invited Wen Qiong to drink the eight-dollar Long Island iced tea, using the most innocent look and the most provocative hints.
Wen Qiong, played by Qin Li, is unwilling to accept such conditions and always refuses coldly.
The two of them pulled each other back and forth, and their blended auras formed a barrier that outsiders could not enter. Alternating between cold and hot, retreat and advance, it makes people smile unconsciously.
Seeing that words were not enough to seduce him, Lu Yao began to use his body. His fingertips landed on Wen Qiong's lips and hooked her Adam's apple.
Perhaps the teasing was too passionate, Wen Qiong changed her previous calmness and pulled his restless hand.
In an instant, the man's cold eyes burst with a hint of strength, as if hinting at this disobedient little wild cat.
——If you touch me again, you will be in danger.
As expected, this time it was Lu Yao's turn to be confused.
"It's my birthday today, I just want to invite a stranger to have a drink and chat. If you don't think it's okay, I'll find someone else."
Lu Yao retreated in a panic, with a hint of submission, as if he had become the "victim" after drinking this glass of wine, and his performance was incredibly cute.
The two were very close.
One person has a look of helplessness and stubbornness, while the other person has a look of smile but not smile. This contrast brings about a sexual tension that seems to be about to break, which makes people's heart beat faster.
"Oh my god, are these two flirting?"
"This is the best time to kiss."
"I love Lu Yao, this cute little cat, so much. Baby, you come over? Buy me a drink. I'd love to."
"I've kind of fallen in love with the pairing of these two, it feels great."
The audience couldn't help but discuss it in low voices with their companions while the plot continued to develop.
After the tug of war, Wen Qiong finally accepted the drink, and Lu Yao also restrained his teasing.
As the night progressed, the bar was still bustling, and under the intoxication of alcohol, the two began to expose themselves to each other again.
It was not until then that the audience got to know these two protagonists for the first time and understood why Lu Yao fell into such a state of misery in the beginning.
With his father cheating on his wife and his mother committing suicide, Lu Yao's childhood was shrouded in a huge shadow. Years of lonely life taught him how to disguise himself, with a smile on his face but a pain in his heart.
He is a scarred little beast, living forever in the cold and darkness without anyone's care or love. So, at this moment on his birthday today, he longed for the illusory warmth created by this bar.
When Lu Yao, played by Ji Li, talked about how he was bullied because of his Chinese identity, all the foreign audiences looked serious because they were clearly aware that -
Such prejudice not only occurs in movies, but also in real life.
When the official poster was announced, Ji Li was maliciously mocked by many netizens with racial prejudice; during the premiere interview, Ji Li was ignored by entertainment reporters as if he was a child actor and was left out.
If they hadn't come to watch the movie, how would they have known that Ji Li portrayed Lu Yao as so charming and lovable? It is absolutely wrong to judge and hurt someone based on preconceived impressions just because you don't understand them!
"Really? I say, these entertainment reporters should apologize to Ji Li and shouldn't treat actors with such arrogance!"
"When I was a kid, I was also ridiculed and looked down upon because of my body shape. People like this should pay the price! Whether it's Ji Li or Lu Yao, their experiences really resonate with me and make me angry."
"I hope Ji Li won't hate our country because of some scumbags."
"Is it too late to apologize now? I criticized this casting online before, and I was wrong. So far, Ji Li has played Lu Yao very well! Really!"
Yes? The audience members blushed with shame and looked at Ji Li in the first row with apologetic eyes.
It’s a pity that the other party was obviously unaware of his confession.
Many people watched this movie more seriously with this kind of self-blame and reflection mood——
In addition to Lu Yao, who lacks love, Wen Qiong is also under heavy pressure. He has seen through the warmth and coldness of this world and has boxed himself in.
In this way, the two remaining souls met on this foreign night because of a cup of Long Island iced tea.
After getting drunk, Lu Yao broke down and cried on the cold street, causing many viewers to feel distressed. Fortunately, the seemingly indifferent Wen Qiong tolerated him and took him back to her shabby accommodation.
As soon as Fang Yue, who was watching the movie, came out of the small attic where Wen Qiong lived, she almost wanted to scream!
Aaaaaaaaahhh!
Look what she found? The environment of this movie attic is so similar to the accommodation environment of the Iceland station in "The Poor Travels".
No wonder that in the competition in the hot spring, Brother Li, who had always been victorious, suddenly lost the accommodation competition. Didn’t he realize it now?
"I didn't expect that I could get some real-life sweet moments while watching a movie." Fang Yue mumbled something and unconsciously observed the two sisters who were her only fan on both sides.
Well, the expression is very complicated.
They came from far away to watch the movie premiere. They are all die-hard fans and naturally remember clearly every aspect of their idols in "The Backpacker".
As soon as this movie scene came out, fans of both groups were dumbfounded——
what to do?
They seemed to have really discovered something was wrong!
Fang Yue suppressed her laughter and continued watching the movie, but the scenes that followed made the villain in her heart jump out of control.
After sobering up, Lu Yao and Wen Qiong hugged each other on the small wooden bed.
In the last second before midnight, Wen Qiong's words "Happy Birthday" not only touched Lu Yao deeply, but also made the audience feel warm.
In the end, it was Lu Yao who fell in love first.
He hooked Wen Qiong's little finger, rubbed it tentatively across her tall nose, and kissed her thin lips with the sound of her warm breath.
There was no urgency or tricks; his trembling eyelashes betrayed his inner nervousness, just like a stray kitten taken home by its owner, trying to please in the most clumsy way possible.
The shyness that bubbled up from Lu Yao's body formed a strong contrast with the teasing at the beginning.
I thought he was a playboy? No? I thought she was an innocent little cutie.
"Oh my god, he's so wonderful! I think I've completely fallen in love with Lu Yao! No, it should be Ji."
"Excuse me, where can I find such a cute little thing?"
"Qin, Wen Qiong, you must not let him go."
Everyone is attracted by Ji Li's Lu Yao, including Wen Qiong on the screen, of course, who forcefully grabs the back of Lu Yao's head and kisses him back.
The kiss became more and more passionate. There were no explicit scenes, only strong and ambiguous breathing sounds, which were amplified by the sound effects in the theater and hit everyone's eardrums.
There were gasps one after another at the scene, and many women stared at the scene with excitement.
"I apologize for my ignorance before the show started. They look so pleasing to the eyes and so well matched!"
"Oh my god, how did they make the air so hot here? I can't breathe!"
"I just came here to support director Cameron, but Qin and Ji also acted so well. I declare that I am their fan."
"Kiss longer! Longer! No, you should just make love right away!"
Within the first half hour, everyone was drawn into the movie and felt unprecedented joy at the kiss between the two protagonists.
After all, beautiful love is always sweet and touching.
Sure enough, the following plot did not disappoint everyone.
Ever since that drunken kiss, Lu Yao has been completely attached to Wen Qiong. Together they visited every corner of Iceland, and their long-lonely souls came closer through such daily interactions.
Under the sky full of bright stars, the two expressed their feelings to each other and officially started dating.
That kind of real and sweet heat poured out of the screen, immersing everyone in it, and the sex scene that followed made the entire theater boil.
Lu Yao, played by Ji Li, wears a coat that is barely revealing, and occasionally one can catch a glimpse of his collarbone, which is glowing with alluring red.
Wen Qiong, played by Qin Li, opened his shirt, and his strong abdominal muscles made people's heart beat faster.
From forced wrist grip to clasped fingers.
From the gradually turning pink ear tips to the instantly tense insteps.
From fingertips running through hair, to uncontrolled scratching of the back.
All the scenes are partial close-ups, without a single explicit shot. It can even be regarded as the smallest work ever made by Director Cameron. However, it is this hazy beauty that carries an unprecedented heat wave, shocking the entire audience to the point of being in place.
too! hot! it’s done!
Fang Yue's eyes were shining, and she no longer cared whether she would expose her identity as a CP fan.
nonsense!
The two protagonists are both performing intense scenes on the screen, how can she remain indifferent?
Woo woo woo.
After waiting for a long time, finally today, after waiting for a long time, CP finally got married!
Fang Yue found that she was definitely the happiest CP fan among the Yue Ji couple. From then on, all the midnight shows of the Yue Ji couple in her writings had scenes.
Not only Fang Yue, but also the foreign audience at the scene went crazy——
"Qin and Ji are a couple, right? I'm about to fall in love with both of them."
"Wen Qiong and Lu Yao are happily together, please hope Qin and Ji can also be happily together!"
"If Qin and Ji become a couple in real life, I will definitely bless them greatly!"
The attitude towards CP shipping abroad has always been tolerant and open. The movie is only halfway through, but some audiences couldn't help but start shipping the real couple in advance.
However, a small number of viewers felt uneasy while enjoying the movie. “There’s only half of the movie left? Will something go wrong?”
"No, don't scare me."
"I think there's a problem too. How could the protagonist of a Cameron movie be so logical? This is totally unlike his style."
What are you afraid of? What.
Just when everyone thought that Wen Qiong and Lu Yao were going to leave Iceland and start a beautiful and progressive new life, the car accident unexpectedly brought tragedy to their eyes.
From this point on, the movie seemed to become Lu Yao's one-man show.
Lu's father who came to the scene loudly criticized Lu Yao who had just woken up from the car accident, saying that he was embarrassing and shameless. The nurse couldn't bear to see Lu Yao being kept in the dark, so she told him the truth about Wen Qiong taking away his money and cruelly abandoning him.
Wen Qiong, who said she would take good care of Lu Yao for the rest of her life, became a complete liar in the eyes of outsiders?
The audience didn’t believe it, and Lu Yao in the film didn’t believe it even more.
In the coldest winter in Iceland, Lu Yao dragged his injured leg and searched the streets for Wen Qiong like an abandoned fool.
Ji Li acted very well, the light in his eyes dimmed little by little.
When the audience saw these scenes, their hearts felt as if they were cut by a knife.
Some women with low tear points cried out loud, wishing they could rush into the movie to take good care of Lu Yao, while some men put themselves in Lu Yao's perspective and couldn't help but scold Wen Qiong for being a scumbag.
But their heartache, grief and anger off the court could not affect Lu Yao's feelings for Wen Qiong after all.
"I had a beautiful dream during the polar night in Reykjavik. As soon as the sun rose, I woke up from the dream and the person disappeared with it."
"Every year I go back to that little attic room, the heater is still broken, the light bulbs are still flickering, nothing has changed, but nothing can be found again."
Ji Li's slow narration made the entire audience feel unprecedentedly sad.
Wen Qiong took away everything from Lu Yao, leaving him with a glimmer of hope to live in this world.
Lu Yao would return to Iceland every year and live in that shabby little attic. He learned Wen Qiong's hobby of painting and fell in love with participating in art exhibitions of all sizes.
Qin Li frowned when he saw these details that he had never known.
He felt sorry for Lu Yao, but he felt even more sorry for Ji Li who had devoted his whole heart to the filming. How much pressure did this lover who loved and empathized with the character suffer at the time?
The passage of time in the film slowed down, and finally Lu Yao, wearing Wen Qiong's coat, came to a newly opened art exhibition.
"Will you? Will you? Meet Wen Qiong here?"
"Please! Give them a happy ending!"
The audience smelled something unusual, and their eager gazes almost penetrated the big screen, but they didn't expect that what followed was another critical hit!
Lu Yao saw a painting in the corner of the exhibition.
The young man in the painting is standing under the aurora sky, wearing clothes that are almost the same as he wore back then, and the smile on his face is brighter than thousands of stars.
To my love.
These three simple words are an extremely romantic confession. They come across the long years of longing and warm up Lu Yao's long-cold heart again.
This is not the beginning of a reunion, but a foreshadowing of an eternal farewell.
——Wen Qiong is dead.
These four words encompassed all the complex explanations, just like a sharp blade that pierced Lu Yao's heart and killed all the audience members on the scene.
It was not until the end that everyone understood the true meaning of the four words "Long Island Iced Tea".
That year, Lu Yao treated Wen Qiong to a cup of Long Island iced tea, which cost eight dollars.
Now, Wen Qiong returned Lu Yao's love for him with a painting he created before his death.
This pair of lovers, who were treated cruelly by fate, made a huge gamble with their lifelong love.
Fortunately, they all bet right.
The camera slowly zooms out.
In real life, Lu Yao squatted on the ground and cried loudly, but in Wen Qiong's paintings, he always had a bright smile on his face.
The screen fades to black.
Ji Li was finally moved by the movie and lowered his head somewhat uncomfortably.
Qin Li couldn't care about other factors at this moment. He held his lover's hand in the dark again, "Ji Li, I'm here."
These four simple words seriously pulled Ji Li out of the film. This time, Ji Li did not let go, but held it a little tighter unconsciously.
Suddenly, Lu Yao's voice sounded again.
"Wen Qiong, I dreamed that you drew a picture for me and said that I was your muse."
Before everyone's crying stopped, they were pulled back into the movie, and the darkened big screen lit up again?——
The small rental house was filled with discarded paint.
In front of the huge canvas, the sick Wen Qiong stood with the support of a cane. With his weak eyesight, he depicted the lover in his memory bit by bit.
Sometimes, he would stare at the paintings for a whole day. Sometimes, he would be so tired that he would fall asleep on the ground. But more often than not, he was tortured by illness and could hardly get up.
Qin Li expressed the character's terminal illness and increasingly exhausted state very subtly. When Wen Qiong put the last stroke on the canvas, her hands were almost exhausted.
"Wen Qiong, do you love me?" This is what the two said when they were hugging each other tenderly in the past. Lu Yao, who lacks love, always wants to verify this relationship.
On the hospital bed, Wen Qiong, in her last moments, used all her strength to say a word of deep affection that no one could hear.
"Lu Yao."
"I have always loved you very much."
…
The film ends here completely.
Cameron seemed to understand the audience's psychology very well, and specifically asked the theater to delay turning on the lights for five minutes.
I don't know where it started from, but the crying sound suddenly broke out, and the dim theater soon turned into a sea of tears.
Touching feelings never know national boundaries.
Fang Yue had used up all the tissues she brought with her, and her sleeves were covered with traces of tears.
Before the film started, she had prayed specifically that Jilizizi could play a good role, or at least not die in the ending again. But now, it's Li Ge's turn to be no longer alive?
Director Cameron is so cruel!
The first half is so sweet, and the second half is so sad! Woo woo woo! how so?
…
The lights in the cinema finally came on?
At this moment, the audiences were crying in a more miserable way, but they all got the same understanding from the sadness of the movie -
Who said there was something wrong with director Cameron's casting this time? Who said that Chinese actors can’t play scripted roles well?
Get out of here with all these rubbish and biased reviews!
I really hope these bug sprayers can go to the cinema and watch "Long Island Iced Tea". What an excellent and touching work it is!
In less than two hours, they cried and laughed over Lu Yao and Wen Qiong's love story, and were completely impressed by Ji Li and Qin Li's acting skills.
Especially Lu Yao played by Ji Li, he is absolutely the most eye-catching presence in the whole movie!
The movie is over, but the audience's love for Lu Yao has all shifted to Ji Li.
1. When the audience thought about the cold reception Ji Li received before the movie was shown, they felt extremely regretful. Why didn't they stand up and say something to Ji Li at that time?
After all, he is the protagonist of this movie! Coming here from afar to attend the premiere, only to suffer such prejudice, it's so heartbreaking!
A fat black lady couldn't help but stood up and cried, "Ji, you performed very well, I like you very much!"
This affirmation immediately triggered a strong response. The audience stood up from their seats and shouted the names of Ji Li and Qin Li one after another.
Not to mention ordinary audiences, even the entertainment reporters didn't have time to wipe away their tears at this moment.
Hearing the cheers from the audience, they finally realized that they had made a huge mistake.
During the interview session before the movie was released, they actually ignored Ji Li, such an outstanding Chinese actor? Oh my god! What a stupid thing to do!
Is it too late to apologize now?
Can Ji Li still give them an interview opportunity?
The author has something to say: #Jili who always conquers the audience with his works~ (Jili will fly in the next chapter!)
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