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Luck is a mysterious thing, it wanders in a dazzling darkness, of course it needs luck to catch it, you need to pray to gods and Buddha, and you need wisps of green smoke from ancestral graves.Luck is far away in the sky, but it seems to be right in front of you, wandering and flying around you, if you don't catch it, maybe it will bump into it by itself.We often say that luck can't be pushed away when it comes, and that's what we mean. Back at Zuo Puxuan, I was still living an ordinary and boring life. I didn't call Kang Bing, and he didn't call me. I really don't want to associate with that kind of overly scheming person anymore.

After I calmed down, I gradually figured out a lot of things: from being involved in "Taobao Strange Stories" to the end of the whole so-called "story", this was originally an extremely absurd show.Thinking about it carefully, I actually don’t have to participate in it and make people play like a monkey, but I can’t blame others. I always think that I am a passer-by, and I want to live a free and easy life, but if I encounter temptation, it is easy to fall into it and cannot extricate myself. In the end, I just don't want to live a mediocre life. Before that, no one recognized me within a 100-meter radius. Unexpectedly, after more than two months, a distant luck would befall me.Qi Xiaojie and I were still running the gallery business in a miserable manner. Suddenly one day, Kang Bing walked into Zuo Puxuan.

Qi Xiaojie rolled his eyes at him resentfully, and still lowered his head to trace the "Avalokitesvara of Thousand Hands".Kang Bing wandered around the gallery with his stomach behind his back, and he was still talking nonsense, so that Qi Xiaojie almost crushed the pen holder. "I really admire your face, you really have the face." Qi Xiaojie couldn't hold it back anymore, lowered his head and muttered, "I advise you not to arouse public anger, and leave as soon as possible... Oops!" When he got angry, his hands He didn't pay attention, and even painted a beard on Guanyin, but it's nothing, Qi Xiaojie's skill is enough to change Guanyin into Zhong Kui.

"Master Ma, come with me!" Kang Bingxi approached me with a serious face, "The car is outside, it's time for us to get on the road!" No matter how tolerant I was, I couldn't help but say loudly at this moment: "I said Kang Bing, you're endless, Zuo Puxuan is my territory, if you don't want to bleed, give it to me quickly..." Before he could say the word "Get out", Kang Bing took out a pink and well-made envelope from his suit pocket very elegantly.Qi Xiaojie also put down his pen, staring straight at the beautiful envelope swinging in the air.

"What do you mean?" I looked at Kang Bing warily. He put the envelope flat on the painting case, looked at me provocatively, and then looked at the envelope again. He was signaling for me to open it myself. Could it be a bonus from the TV station?I'm not a money-grubbing person, but when people send money, at least I have to give them a good face.I opened the envelope, and what fell out was not a check, but an invitation. What do you mean?I opened the invitation and saw that the content on it was more attractive than banknotes! It turns out that the outside world has undergone many changes during the more than two months of isolation in Zuo Puxuan.The film I participated in was edited by the director and sent to the exhibition. I never expected to win an international award.

Although I haven't seen the edited sample, it is enough to predict that it will be a fragmented film, but the main theme these days is that few people pursue it. People are very impressive, just like the ancient painting "Skeleton Illusion", so when I learned the news of winning the award, I was not too surprised. My name is written on the invitation card, and I want to invite me to attend an award ceremony in Beijing. Although I participated passively, I have also shown my face in the film a few times. It cannot be said to overwhelm the "groups", but it is also unique. , so, as a creator, I have to be present.

If a person wants to succeed, in addition to the necessary knowledge, experience and desperate efforts, he also needs luck far beyond the stars.Could this be belated luck? Qi Xiaojie took the invitation from me and thought it over again. He was indeed calmer than me, and said to me without any scruples: "Ruoshui, do you dare to go? Maybe it's another conspiracy!" There was a malicious smile on Kang Bing's face, but my heart was overwhelmed at the moment. No one wants to live a life of nothing. I looked at the invitation carefully and felt that everything was not fake.Kang Bing started pacing around the room with his hands behind his back again. He walked in a leisurely manner, as if he was waiting for my reply, or he had read my mind.

Beijing, the place that all those who love art yearn for, I am sitting in the dressing room of the party film crew, looking at my watch anxiously while making a phone call, because attending this kind of event requires formal attire, but I am used to being undisciplined I don’t know who wears a suit, so I gave Qi Xiaojie 5,000 yuan and asked him to help me go to the clothing store to buy a suit. Before that, I wasn't worried about Qi Xiaojie's ability to handle affairs, but it wasn't until he lifted his clothes and pushed open the door of the dressing room out of breath, that I felt that I really overestimated him before.

"What do you mean?" I shouted at Qi Xiaojie with a pair of white sneakers, "You won't let me wear a suit with sneakers!" "What kind of sneakers!" Qi Xiaojie stared at his eyes and retorted, "Sports and leisure shoes, the brand, the original price is more than 1,000 yuan, but now it is discounted, you can give me 5,000 yuan, and the suit is 4,900 yuan. It took a long time to get someone to sell me a pair of shoes at a reduced price, not to mention that the shoes are good, and you are not a big star, what are you going to do!" Several beauties in cheongsams who were putting on makeup looked at us one after another. At this moment, Kang Bing hurried in. He was well dressed and wore a bow tie, just like a character in a certain cartoon. Famous brand watch, said loudly to me: "There are still five minutes, Ma Ye, hurry up!"

Well, it seems that I really want to "stun the audience". I put on my clothes hastily and ran out with Kang Bing. I didn't expect to come to the lobby to see that my attire is definitely not the most "stunning". I saw a buddy in the corner, and he came out with a bird cage on his head. He has a small head and a pointed mouth, and he really looks like a crow. Looking at his attire, I just relaxed Take a breath. Sitting behind the VIP seats, I saw many people who used to shine brightly on the big screen, but now they looked like ordinary people.After the VIPs were seated, the lights went out, and the purple-red curtain on the stage slowly opened, revealing a white movie curtain. I guessed that this must be to watch the movie I participated in shooting. Perhaps, that movie was still the first one. Meet the people of the country once.

A mysterious piece of zither mixed with modern electronic music sounded, and five blood-red official script characters appeared on the big screen——"Skeleton Illusion". As the list of cast and crew rolled, a slightly hoarse voice read A thought-provoking monologue: "Life is like a huge testing ground. Everyone is a small test product of God. They either live in an ordinary way, or live magnificently, with ups and downs, or hide in the deep darkness... In short, they repeat the past. People's lives, they repeat helplessly... Although, the times are slowly advancing and developing..." The makeup will fade sooner or later, and the scenery will also be removed sooner or later. When you are acting, you will perform vigorously. Just don’t forget to live the addiction of being an audience. Let another "I" walk off the stage and sit in the auditorium at any time. Sip a sip of fragrant tea, look at "I" and "them" on the stage, applaud a few times, and shed a few tears. When you understand this, you are close to an epiphany. "Diamond Sutra" says: "All appearances are illusory. If you see that all appearances are not appearances, you will see the Tathagata." After the film was finished, I realized that more than two hours had passed. During the viewing process, I didn’t seem to see a single person leaving the seat. A good film always attracts the audience, and the time slows down before you know it. Slowly slip away. To be honest, this is the most novel film I have ever seen. Except for some shortcomings in the quality of the picture, all other parts are full of originality. No wonder it won unanimous praise from foreign judges. Although the narrative seems a bit messy, the theme of the story is also unobtrusively revealed. The biggest selling point of the story is-arbitrary.This is very similar to traditional Chinese freehand brushwork. Each stroke seems to be unscrupulous, but each subsequent stroke is gradually perfected in a seemingly random manner. In the end, a wonderful masterpiece is displayed in front of the audience, but if you are blunt It would not belong to any art to take out and compare each stroke in the painting independently. The film still starts from the discovery of the secret room in the small building, to the Yin building, and the unimaginable events encountered in the hotel. When the light is bright, you can see me foolishly being played around by people. After turning off the lights, except The sound and picture are carefully matched with animation and music, which I did not expect before. In this way, the film is more novel and full of artistic flavor. There are two scenes in the film that I am personally interested in. One is the bloody handprints on the wall; the other is Lao Jiang who fell out of the freezer. According to the handsome man, the bloody handprint was just an accident. The original story goes like this: a director who is good at making suspense and reasoning films originally wanted to carefully create a murder scene, and let Jasmine play the female corpse again, in order to test us who are completely unaware of it. What kind of panic can a person show in a specific secret room. In reality, Jasmine is not mentally ill. She is naturally beautiful, and she never expected to play this kind of role many times.Jasmine was not willing to do this, she had selfishness, she thought to herself, it would be too worthless to be eliminated before getting enough of acting, so she made up her own mind and used the blood of animals in the blood bag , Pressed a bloody handprint on the wall, and then hid in the room behind the mirror, hoping that the director in the background could add drama to himself.Seeing this move, the director panicked. Since Jasmine didn't obey the command, they couldn't do anything. They had to ask Fan Caicai to find a chance to drop the blood on the ground and lead it to the next room. This was also the reason why Fan Caicai was the last one to go downstairs. Later, it was not what Jasmine had imagined. The director hated her for going her own way, so he was not willing to add scenes to her.Jasmine is really obsessed with acting. Some people say that actors are crazy, so Jasmine once again made her own way. In order to make her face familiar on the screen, she decided to add drama to herself.She found Fan Caicai in secret, and because the two had a good relationship, Fan Caicai made an exception and made her a horrible face. Then, Jasmine took out a pajamas and deliberately made the clothes dirty and mottled. A "ghost". Jasmine's lack of organization and discipline caused headaches for all the staff, but no one could do anything to her, because she dug out a knife from the kitchen, and she would chop anyone who dared to prevent her from becoming famous, "Doctor Huo "It was because he stepped forward to dissuade him that he was hacked by the dazed Jasmine. Therefore, a terrible "ghost" pretending to be a living person really appeared in the whole hotel.All the cast and crew are there to make a living, so they can only let Jasmine run amok. As for Lao Jiang in the freezer, it was a coincidence.Lao Jiang originally planned to come out of the freezer, but I happened to come to the storage room unexpectedly. Lao Jiang had no choice but to hide in it and stiffen. Although the freezer was remodeled, the refrigeration equipment was not damaged. Later, Lao Jiang said that if I If he didn't open the door of the freezer, or if he didn't leave for a long time, Lao Jiang might really turn into frozen pork. Since there is an accidental plot, it cannot be ignored, so there is a series of stories fabricated later. If I hadn't found Lao Jiang's "corpse" at that time, it is very likely that what is presented to everyone now will be another story. One kind of plot and style, but after all, chance can bring unexpected results. The film ended with a burst of applause. Most of the audience stood up and applauded excitedly. I also followed the crowd and stood up and clapped my hands vigorously.At this time, Kang Bing pulled me out of the seat. He said that all the cast and crew would have to go on stage to meet the audience in a while. He gave me a pack of tissues and asked me to wipe off the oil on my face before going on stage. , otherwise the face will be covered with highlights. How could I have such an experience, walking on the stage like a cloud and fog, standing on the stage, I felt that half of my face began to convulse, and soon, one leg also trembled, and after that, I felt very hot. A bunch of lights are facing me, so it's no wonder the temperature is not high.Five well-known directors walked onto the stage very freely, and a big fat man stood right in front of me, not only blocking my trembling leg, but also blocking a lot of gazes and lights. It's not easy being a celebrity. At this time, the host invited one of the most temperamental directors to talk about the spirit of the film, and only heard him talk eloquently: "Life is a huge stage. Everyone is constantly performing tragedies and comedies in life. Desire and scheming, money and opportunities, even if you finally succeed, you will inevitably lose yourself. This film is not limited to general Curiousness, in fact, it is just a framework for creation. The creator or manipulator can start from his own life thinking, and integrate his own philosophical thinking, criticism, and life confusion into the story, so that the whole film enriched." "As an attempt at avant-garde art, this film breaks the boundaries between life and art, challenges traditional artistic concepts and lifestyles with novel and often shocking behaviors, and also reflects the creator's personality and unique vision .The film reveals intriguing philosophy of life with troublesome stories at the same time as being innovative. Don't easily believe anyone or something you think you can believe. Isn't it said that 'seeing is believing'? But in performance art In the avant-garde art, the boundary between the so-called "real" and the fake "show" has been blurred. In this way, the film has a philosophical meaning..." When I was not prepared, I wiped the sweat from my forehead, and Kang Bing, who was standing next to me, said in a low voice, "Master Ma, pay attention to your image!" I nodded, and he said with a slight sarcasm, "No way, Master Ma, your psychological quality is too poor, when the background is so tense, let alone stand in front and speak in public!" After his injury, not only did my face turn red, but my sweat flowed endlessly, and I was embarrassed to wipe it off, so I had to turn my neck to let the sweat change direction automatically.I tilted my eyes, and suddenly met a gaze, because that gaze had been sneaking at me all the time.The person who peeked at me was none other than the charming "Sage of Love" - ​​Jasmine!I felt my face start to have a fever, I swallowed my saliva, my hair was wet with sweat, Jasmine was indeed very attractive, looking over with her big flickering eyes, I could only feel my ears buzzing, in front of the stage What did the famous director say again, but he didn't listen to it anymore. The dinner party finally started. Qi Xiaojie seemed to come out of the ground, and somehow he stood beside me. I saw him wearing a suit and leather shoes, and he was quite formally dressed, so I knew it all at once.Presumably this kid must have hacked my five thousand yuan to prepare this outfit for himself. My clothes must have been bought with the remaining change. In the end, I really ran out of money, so I barely matched a pair of them. sneakers. Qi Xiaojie held his goblet arrogantly, shuttled through the crowd, and raised his glass to a certain star from time to time. I felt a little ashamed for him.Not long after, Qi Xiaojie pulled a man towards me, I put down my wine glass and reached out, unexpectedly it was him!This person is really mysterious. After a few days of filming, the roles have changed so much that I really don't know who he is. "It's you!" I shook hands with him, "Should I call you Huo Sanshen, Dr. Huo, or..." The man laughed for a while, and then said: "I haven't seen you for more than ten years, and you don't recognize me anymore." "Ruoshui, take a closer look." Qi Xiaojie sipped the red wine and said, "Isn't he the same Jing Baibai who used to learn painting in the cram school?" "Jing Baibai!" I looked at the familiar stranger in front of me again, my memory is really bad, "Are you really the legendary art freak who performed "The Guest from Space?" Jing Baibai shrugged, smiled wryly and said: "It doesn't matter if it's true or not, I don't want to be a 'freak' anymore, I just want to go to the Academy of Fine Arts to paint quietly for a few years, maybe in the near future, we will Meet at a regular art exhibition." "Okay, I'm looking forward to it." I shook hands with Jing Baibai again. Sultry music sounded on the dance floor, and men and women stepped onto the dance floor to dance. No one asked me out, and I didn't have the skills, so I took a fruit plate and found a dark corner to steal some fruit. The intoxicating music made my thinking clearer, which reminded me of the once-popular card game-"Killing Game", you can't believe the seemingly true words that come out of every player's mouth.Therefore, the film "Skeleton Illusion" is more like a game. It tests our observation ability, logic ability, imagination, judgment, eloquence, expression ability, psychological quality and performance ability. games, then I don't need to explore the so-called truth at all. Jing Baibai is not Jing Baibai, Lao Jiang is not Lao Jiang, and Jasmine is not Lao Jiang's sister, nor is she suffering from mental illness. They are all actors, maybe I am not me, I am also an actor.I suddenly remembered that the last porcelain bowl wrote the ending of "Dream of Drama". Maybe the story has developed to this point, and the game is really over. Isn't it said that a game is a dream? When the game is over, the dream should wake up up. Just as I was thinking about it, suddenly there was a strange smell coming from my side. Before I could react, there was a small object on the white tablecloth—what? He didn't dare to act rashly, because the fiery red silk object was still slowly expanding, like a rose about to bloom.I raised my head subconsciously, as if I saw a pair of eyes staring at me fiercely. Sure enough, I saw Jasmine leaning on a pillar not far away, tilting her head and smiling provocatively.When I looked at the ball of silk object again, my whole head seemed to be squeezed by the door. In a panic, Jasmine had disappeared in the same place. There was no way, for the sake of my reputation, I had to secretly put the object on the table into my pocket inside. It was already one in the morning when I got back to the hotel room, I took off my sneakers tiredly, and just sat on the bed when I remembered what was in my pocket, now that no one is present, I can take it out—it was a pair of lace panties , so thin that it was almost transparent, my ears were warming and my heart was beating. I didn’t expect a note to fall out of it. I unfolded it and wrote it——room 2064, waiting for you! I have never been directly tempted like this before, and now my whole body is hot, and my heart is beating wildly, as if it will soon jump out of my throat!To go or not to go? Confused, I took out a coin and tossed it into the air vigorously, but before the coin fell, someone knocked on the door suddenly, and I was almost scared out of my wits.I immediately put Molly's panties under the pillow, wiped the sweat off my brow with the sheet, and went to open the door.When I opened the door, it was not Jasmine but Fan Caicai. She was dressed very purely today, with a pair of slender legs exposed in a plain white skirt. Before I could react, Fan Caicai brushed her hair and said, "Brother , the night is long, are you lonely?"