Chapter 87 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Part 2)

Zhuang Long could endure loneliness, but Su Yun certainly wouldn't let him stand alone and watch the warmth of the world from afar.

After sending Wang Jiaju off to eat cake, Su Yun took advantage of the rare free time to quickly walk over to Zhuang Long and greet him: "Thank you for taking the time to come and celebrate my birthday."

"In fact, the filming of Memoirs of a Geisha is almost complete. According to the director's plan, it will probably be released at the end of this year." Zhuang Long explained in a low voice.

Su Yun nodded: Next year, Kurosawa Akira will be invited by the Soviet Union to shoot "Desu Uzala", so he will definitely try his best to separate the release time of "Memoirs of a Geisha" from the new films he will shoot in the future, so as to avoid competing against himself when it comes to awards.

Coincidentally, Su Yun and Spielberg were in such a hurry to shoot "The Sixth Sense" to secure this year's Christmas schedule, also to avoid clashing with "Jaws" which was postponed to next year's summer vacation schedule.

Because Su Yun was busy on both sides, Zhuang Long came this time not only to celebrate Su Yun's birthday, but also to ask Kurosawa Akira when she would be free to fly to Japan again to help promote "Memoirs of a Geisha".

After all, she is one of the leading actors and also the singer of the movie's theme song, so it is unreasonable for her to not show up throughout the entire film.

"After New Year's Day, I will stay in Japan until two days before New Year's Eve, and then fly directly to Hong Kong to go home for the New Year." Su Yun thought for a while and said.

"Okay, I understand." Zhuang Long nodded, looking down at Su Yun who was looking up with her head down and looking very well-behaved. Then he thought of how she had left her other two friends and came to talk to him, so he couldn't help but ruffle her hair again.

"Don't always treat me like a child." Su Yun frowned, but did not resist his touch.

"If you don't want to be treated as a child, you have to grow up quickly." Zhuang Long's smile, which was originally watching the lively scene from a distance, became even more cheerful. "Why do you look so disgusted?"

"When a smart cat sees a silly poop scooper trying so hard to please itself, it can't bear it, so it has no choice but to let them touch it." Su Yun shrugged.

Zhuang Long was really amused this time. He sighed and shook his head gently while helping her comb her messed up hair: "You..."

"Sometimes, it's freeing to stick to one's own ways, but it's also nice to enjoy the world." Su Yun put on a stern face and taught him in a mature manner, "Don't think that just because you have a last name like 'Lone', which means loneliness, you really consider yourself a loner."

"At your age, you still don't understand." Zhuang Long smiled and shook his head.

During the days when he was alone in a foreign land, he had no home and no family. When he was in good times, there was no one to share his happiness with, and when he was lonely, no one was willing to listen to him.

Unlike Su Yun, who always had her closest relatives keeping the lights on at home that represented waiting, the softest and most worldly side of his life, as well as those things that made people cry and feel at peace, such as fallen leaves returning to their roots and tired birds returning to their nests, were all out of his reach.

Because he was a lonely man who was abandoned by his blood relatives, abandoned by his adoptive mother, and finally had no choice but to leave his hometown.

"I never thought that age is a limitation of cognition." Su Yun replied unconvinced, "I think that being a human is like looking in a mirror - what you let it see, it will let you see in return."

Zhuang Long's heart moved.

Thinking of Su Yun, she always had a smile on her face and spent every day happily, so her life, which seemed like a miracle, was always smooth sailing and she always turned bad things into good fortune... Perhaps, this is the reward for people who always have a pure heart?

Compared to the majority of people who believe that human nature is evil, Su Yun seems to have always believed that human nature is good.

No wonder she has become what she is today.

Seeing Zhuang Long lost in thought, Su Yun felt happy: Did he finally understand what she meant?

In this world, how can we accurately distinguish between good and bad?

It all changes with the stance you take - when we have the same stance or similar goals, then we are friends; when we have different stances or opposite goals, I'm sorry, I will never hold back!

Compared to the innocent heart that Zhuang Long imagined, Su Yun's heart is actually closer to that of an opportunistic politician.

What she believes in is not entirely that human nature is inherently good, but more about whether she wants to do something and how to maximize the benefits after doing it.

The two men had conflicting thoughts in their minds, but on the surface they appeared to be very harmonious. After chatting for a few more sentences, they blended into the crowd and added to the final excitement.

After this birthday party, Grandma Su, who kept her word, really took her Filipino maid Jennifer, who had flown over with her after arranging household affairs, and stayed temporarily in a nearby serviced apartment.

On weekdays, Grandma Su, who has fully recovered from her illness and is in very good health, would come to visit the set from time to time with cooked soup, sweet soup and other food. If it weren't for the fact that everyone in the crew was watching and the golden finger of the system was blessing her, Su Yun would definitely be fed a lot of weight...

Seeing that Su Yun's diet was restricted due to work, Grandma Su, who was keen on feeding her younger generation, set her sights on Athena who came with Bill - look how thin this child is!

I must not be full at ordinary times!

So, except for giving some to the crew members as snacks during work, all the stew and sweet soup that Su Yun couldn't finish were fed to Athena. Even Bill, who came to discuss the details of the comics and the evidence collection with Su Yun, began to be stuffed by Grandma Su, with bowls and plates in his hands.

In fact, if it weren't for the language barrier, Su Yun would have thought it would be a good idea to let Granny Su teach Bill this trick - if Bill could learn 30% of Granny Su's courage, then when he really had to go to court to fight Bob, that liar, he wouldn't look so easy to deal with and would not be so easy to deal with in reality.

However, when Su Yun occasionally took a break during filming, he could always see them in a corner that would not affect the filming work: you spoke American Chinese "Nihao" and I spoke Chinglish "Hei Lao", they spoke their own language, used body language with their hands and feet, and basically relied on guessing and guessing to communicate... and then they could still eat and drink very confidently and harmoniously.

It turns out that eating and drinking are the universal language!

After working so bustlingly for more than a month, at the end of December when the snow was falling, Su Yun was in the United States with her relatives and friends watching the premiere of "The Sixth Sense"; and Kamachi Houko was also in Japan, taking her family to the cinema to watch "Memoirs of a Geisha".

"Look! This is me, and this is Mary!" The story begins with the scene where Xiao Chiyo, played by Su Yun, is taken away from her home by the owner of the geisha house, Mrs. Nita, and led into the geisha house. Naturally, Little Pumpkin, who is Xiao Chiyo's senior sister, also appears.

The story of childhood gradually unfolds in the dim picture with a hint of memories. The two little girls who are being trained to be the next generation of geisha have to study while taking on various chores in the geisha house. The figures of them supporting and encouraging each other are the original beauty of the story.

But soon, this peaceful and warm beauty was broken by the sudden coldness.

In the geisha house, Hatsumomo, a popular geisha played by Tanaka Yuko, gradually realizes that Chiyoko's appearance and talent are better than her own. She also learns that Mrs. Nitta plans to pass the position of heir to Chiyo instead of her. Burning with jealousy and resentment, she begins to bully Chiyo with others.

The bullying and oppression from all sides made Xiao Qianyo miserable. Even the secret comfort and care from her senior sister Xiao Nangua at night seemed unable to save her from giving up her self-destructive mentality of continuing her studies.

Therefore, while Little Pumpkin continued to study, Chiyo, who did not want to become a geisha and gave up studying, took on more chores. After a day's work, she was so tired that she could not help but lie on the railing by the bridge, looking sad and confused.

When Su Yun was filming "Artificial Intelligence", she was already an extremely outstanding humanoid self-propelled tear-jerking device.

To play a little robot at that time was to get infinitely close to the inorganic and transparent beauty of artificial intelligence life forms. He maintained a smiling or melancholy expression throughout the whole process, and without shedding a single tear, he still controlled the audience's tear glands hand in hand with the plot.

Now when she plays a little girl, her eyes are filled with tears that seem about to fall. Her pitiful and delicate appearance with all the mundane aspects of life always touches the softest string in the audience's heart.

Seeing Chiyo lying on the railing beside the bridge with a wronged and sad look on her face, many spectators' hearts melted.

Perhaps in this world, it is often when we are most desperate and painful that we encounter the most moving ray of light.

Seichiro, an aspiring young man who was passing by with the geisha to watch the Spring Festival, saw her crying pitifully and couldn't help but comfort her with words.

In order to make her happy, Seiichiro even went to the side and bought some ice cream for her.

Compared to his old look in "Artificial Intelligence" where he deliberately used makeup to make his features deeper and more charming and shocking, in "Memoirs of a Geisha", which is more subtle in both story and image, Zhuang Long has fully met the needs of the plot and restrained all the charm and domineering, replacing them with the gentle and elegant aura of a noble son.

This look is the perfect fantasy in the dreams of the young girl Douya.

However, no matter how perfect the fantasy is, it is ultimately just a temporary stunning embellishment; this story, this movie, from beginning to end, is about the achievement of only one person.

As the interlude "Take me hand" was sung softly, the most beautiful smile in the world slowly blossomed in the winter night. For a moment, it seemed to make people forget the cold snow and ice, and dream of the warmth of spring and blooming flowers.

The praises of beauty in Japan always make people blush, but after seeing it with their own eyes, most people think it is exaggerated. The only two people who are truly worthy of the title are the one who was once known as the "world's most beautiful boy" and the girl in front of them who is known as the "world's most beautiful girl" and became the white moonlight in the hearts of countless people in the Showa era.

The brisk and melodious interlude has come to an end. The sound of the shrine bell is distant and ethereal, and the passage formed by hundreds of scarlet bird nests under the afterglow of the setting sun is like a magnificent fantasy in mythology.

The mottled light and shadows of the passing people passed by the curtains, and Chiyo's small figure will eventually disappear with time and turn into the graceful fan dance of the future geisha.

However, along with the blooming spring cherry blossoms and hazy twilight in the story, the vast and brilliant starry sky reflected in those eyes has been engraved in the hearts and dreams of a generation.