Chapter 5 The 22nd Year of the Republic of China·Summer·Shanghai

Although Huaiyu didn't believe that he had nowhere to go, in fact, Ling Xiao was still performing on the big stage, he was still with Hong's gang, and everyone was doing the same, but "Li Bao" published an inconspicuous report, saying that Martial arts student Tang Huaiyu strained his leg one day due to practicing kung fu, so he had to stop performing temporarily, and will answer the fans' enthusiasm later. Another popular martial artist, Xiao Qingyun from Tianjin, took up his post and made a cameo appearance to help out. Mr. Jin deliberately snubbed him, but he didn't know how long he would be snubbed.Since the team leader has signed the contract, he must not stop the pier.The play still has to be played.

Huaiyu was bored in every possible way, and someone in the alley told him to listen to the phone. It's been a whole month.The crown is full of Jinghua, and the Sri Lankan is alone and haggard.I don't know which day I will have to wait until I am born again.Mr. Jin didn't drive the dog into the poor alley, nothing happened, he just ignored Huaiyu and asked him to wait, what will happen in the end? "In the future" to repay the enthusiasm of movie fans?It made Huaiyu feel dull even when he was practicing. Li Shengtian urged, don't be wasteful, don't be short of breath, just treat it as a practice: "My heart is like a surging river, and my face is like a quiet lake."——just like a fish drinking water, knowing whether it is warm or not.The sadness in the heart, falling from the sky into the abyss, is not experienced by the body, so how can you know it?Master can't do anything.

Really, a whole month. There is only one phone in the alley house.Shared with other theater troupes who also live in the dormitory. The person who called him was a Sanxian player in the Pingtan team. He had lived there for more than half a year and was also a pillar of Le Shijie. Head rat: "Boss Tang, it's Miss." He looked a little watching the excitement, probably because Huaiyu's crimes were sung out. Huaiyu put his back on his back and said: "Hello, who?" The man was embarrassed to stay, and reluctantly turned his head back, so he had to leave.Huaiyu felt very annoyed.

"Who?" "Don. It's me." "It's you?——" How could you not recognize this familiar voice after a long time?And, after all, he only knew one lady, and he called him "Don", like a foreigner's name: Tom. "Miss Duan, please let me go! I was wronged and lost because of you, and now I am hanging in the air, life would be better than death." As soon as Huaiyu said "life is better than death", Huaiyu was startled. Could it be that this is her destiny?It was really unexpected, I blurted it out, but I felt that it was so. "—I'm the one who's going to die. I'm insane all day long. I still have insomnia, and I have to take medicine to sleep for a few hours." The other party said.

"It's nothing for us. It's a waste of fame." "What did you say?" "You—let me go." Huaiyu couldn't bear it, and finally said so. The other party was silent for a while. Huaiyu didn't know what to do, and just said: "Hey, hello..." "I'm having a hard time too. I won't be filming for a few days, so I'll take you somewhere tomorrow?" Huaiyu didn't answer. Duan Pingting was suddenly very irritable, her mood was sad, she just fell in love with him first!To be so wronged.She has always been selfish and proud, and she has always existed aloof in this diverse world. How could she be careless, provoke hatred, and suffer from his anger?

"You said, what are your benefits? You are not even a hero, if you are, you will be in trouble." As he spoke, he threw the receiver vigorously. Huaiyu could only hear the sound of "Hu—hu—" for a while. Like a muffled whimper. Take you somewhere? Where? His heart couldn't help it, couldn't help it, couldn't help it.How can you stand such torture?Everyone's heart is made of flesh and blood, not necessarily his own is made of iron and stone. Why didn't he also imagine: Did she take the blame for this? Suddenly, the phone rang again and again, Huaiyu was taken aback and hurriedly grabbed the receiver.

The other party stopped for a long while and refused to make a sound. Then just ask: "Come or not?" After another pause, it hung up. How could he stand such torture? At the corner of Sanma Road, there is a Gothic-style building with red brick windows and a towering bell tower. It was built in the 29th year of Daoguang, and it has been more than 80 years since it was completed.This is Holy Trinity Church.A quiet corner of the colorful world. "We call it the 'Red Church'." Duan Pingting led Huaiyu to sit in the corner seat.She first closed her eyes and bowed her head, praying devoutly.I don't know what she's going to say.It's just that Huaiyu looked at her carefully, and her makeup was lighter than before.The lipstick has faded, and the clothes have faded, as if deliberately washing off the lead.

"Don, did you know?" She laughed, "Jesus is the man who loves me the most in the world!" "Jesus?" Huaiyu looked up at the statue, "This foreign god's statue is really weird." "They don't call him 'God', but 'God'." Duan Pingting explained. "Jesus is God?" "No," Duan Pingting smiled lightly, "Jesus is the Son of God." "What a fool." After thinking about it, Huaiyu asked her again: "Is the man who loves you a father or a son?" "—" she thought of a good answer, "the young one."

"Do you love him?" Huaiyu was a little uneasy, "I mean Jesus. There is no such thing in the world. You only have to believe in him. I don't believe in him, so I might not tell a foreigner about my depression." There was a soft and warm bell ringing from the red church belonging to the Rules Society, because of it, everyone seemed innocent. "Don, have you ever heard a Western fairy tale?" "No. I don't know English." "Hey, someone translated it." Duan Pingting rolled his eyes at him, "It's called 'Frog Prince'."

She told the story of the Frog Prince in twenty-seven sentences. In the end, she concluded that: "However, it's hard to say. You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you can become a prince." Huaiyu hadn't had time to take the blame, and saw the woman in front of her, pursing her self-deprecating and naive lips, and said: "I don't know how many wronged kisses will be spent." At this moment, she is like a little girl who has agreed to many conditions from adults: to be obedient, to be good, to do her homework, to go to bed early, to call her uncle, to laugh...all done, and the candy has not yet arrived. .

Huaiyu looked at her, couldn't help it, and smiled sympathetically.He asked: "How did the frog become a prince? Did it change with a bang, or did it shed a layer of skin?" "Yes - take off your clothes and it will change." Duan Pingting giggled.Huaiyu's heart was beating wildly, her eyes could only be directed towards the flower window.His ignorant feelings were frightened and troubled, his whole body was intoxicated and fell into a kind of confusion, he just tried to resist, saying: "Unfortunately, it seems to be raining outside." As soon as he came out, it was only afternoon, and the surroundings were dark, and the sky and the earth melted together, just like his bleak future.Dense clouds surround the world and affairs, and everyone can't struggle, dull and dull, full of energy, drowsy, sleepy, and unable to breathe smoothly. In the late spring and early summer, it rains like a hair, and everyone finds it troublesome and refuses to hold an umbrella. Anyway, it is a burst of warmth and humidity, and they are still reluctant to speak—and the sun always hides on purpose, allowing them to complain. "Where should we go?" Duan Pingting suddenly became helpless.There is no way forward. She looked directly at him.He's a little younger than her and a lot taller than her. Even if he was in trouble, she still couldn't stand the temptation.She is finished!I thought to myself, all my previous efforts were in vain.But said: "Mr. Jin's place, I don't want to pay." Huaiyu immediately took her hand, hey, Koudan is still there, her body is light, and there are bright Koudan on her nails, like a hundred dense ones.She noticed it, and was a little panicked, she raised her head and asked: "Do not believe?" He is very stubborn: "I'm on a poor road now, and I don't believe in myself, let alone who it is. You can't afford this somersault." However, his emptiness was filled in an instant. Maybe it's just an invisible cloud that's been pressed down.Then, among the layers, stretched out a hand painted with Kodan, flicked it there, and shook off the drizzle, and then the drizzle washed his melancholy a little.Still no sun. Continuously.lingering. He also has a self-satisfaction that is difficult to express: "I can only afford the tram, shall I take the tram?" Just insisted not to ride in her car. She indulged and said: "Wear like this, to squeeze the tram? I didn't bring out my sunglasses. How do I sit? Everyone recognizes me." He just held her hand tightly and squeezed into the tram, he was a fierce fighter who was in sight of victory. Take the trolley bus, go north, go through Luban Road to Xiafei Road.The people in the car were crowded, but they didn't recognize the female star.She laughs: "When we were young, our mother told us not to take the tram, for fear of electric shock." After entering Duan Pingting's room, she shuddered: "It's not an electric shock, it's a cold." I ignored Huaiyu, and just said to myself in the room: "Where is my bathrobe? There is no shadow flower." Not long after, she said again: "Don. I'm going to shower. Have a hot bath. Pour yourself a glass of wine to keep out the cold." When she came out, she saw Huaiyu's half cup of amber liquid still swaying.She came out without makeup, more like a baby. It's really unexpected that once she left the hustle and bustle, she dared to turn back into an ordinary person, as if she hadn't grown up, her face was very pale, and she looked smaller and smaller. He handed her the wine, but she didn't take it, she just pulled his hand, and the wine immediately splashed all over her body, turning into enchanting streams—it was all because of the soft and shiny bathrobe material that refused to absorb even a drop of water, Only trickled to the end, her body softened again, taking advantage of the momentum, she rubbed the wine and people on his body, and asked: "If I kiss you, will you become a prince?" Huaiyu struggled and said, "I'm sorry." Duan Pingting covered him with her smoke-like eyes, a little bit hazy, and when she glanced casually, Huaiyu lost her mind and didn't dare to turn around.She watched him flee. Fleeing to the bathroom, it was light pink tiles, and he turned on the faucet to wash away the wine and people.Couldn't help rubbing it too, as if she was still there. Inadvertently glanced at the edge of the bathtub, there were traces of her after the bath: one or two lightly curly short and thin body hairs, secretly attached to the off-white color.When he came into view, he was terrified, he had a throbbing that he had never felt before, his heart flew out, his eyes slipped away, but his body was fixed. Not enough time to escape, she hugged him from behind his strong body - one hand was put where it shouldn't be.With a secretive smile on the corner of his mouth, let's see how he steps down?She felt his throbbing... How could he hold back when she pressed her so hard? Drunk and full of anger.Now he is an angry frog. Duan Pingting naturally felt Huaiyu's aggression and haste. He lost to her like a bridegroom. In the end Huaiyu just blushed. But Tang Huaiyu was done. Duan Pingting didn't allow him to leave, and murmured in his ear: "That's it...that's it..." Duan Pingting entangled him tightly with her limbs, as if she had spent her whole life - like a greedy baby, desperately sucking the milk that her mother had provided, not because of hunger, but because of thirst. She comforts him: "It doesn't matter, come again. Let's do it ten times, a hundred times, we still have a lifetime!" Huaiyu didn't expect him to give in. In his past years, his scenes on the stage were all martial arts, and martial arts, there is no female role, there has never been one, and there is one, for the sake of friendship, and finally there is no more.In his life now, Duan Pingting, she is willing to treat him like this, when he is most desperate and helpless. He was not unimpressed. No one understands this kind of predicament, and the road ahead is boundless, only she understands—however, when it comes to investigation, it is all because of evil fate, if it was not in the distorting mirror of Le World that day, it would be indistinctly met... I don't know if it is Whose arrangement.Oh, I, Tang Huaiyu, have degenerated into this appearance. How to go back and face the folks and elders? Duan Pingting's hand lay across his heart, pressing him down, making it difficult for him to breathe. In this small world filled with the fragrance of women, which made people forget all their sorrows, a hungry heart stretched out. The sharp claws of thirst and lust, tore open the flesh and blood of her chest, and took advantage of the momentum to grab her chest—a comeback. The second round was much more ferocious than the first. She laughs: "Double-gun Lu Wenlong?" There is still a little pity in my heart. "Bring you down." "I'm inherently bad." "I want you worse, worse..." He can no longer completely say: "You... are meaner than I imagined!" His actions speak for themselves. Mixed feelings, all locked in the middle of lust.She is his first female role.He is her number one friend.The two fell into each other's siege, and they deliberately exerted their strength to seize the day and night. later. She looked at him: "You call my name——" He asked again, "Do you remember my real name?" "Qiuping." Ah, she was amazed that he actually remembered.It seems that he has a heart.She was very happy again. After all, he had a heart, not because of her seduction.Originally worried, a big hole in my heart was filled like love and hatred, bit by bit. Immediately he became naive and pious, and all the intrigue and deceitful moves were left behind, and he planned not to use them again in this life. When he stared at her, her heart began to beat and her bowels turned a thousand times.Thinking of the past few years, there are some qualified men by her side, giving her what she wants, fame, status, and praise and flattery, none of them is like Huaiyu-no conditions, but it is rare.When she wants him, he will be rare.She doesn't want Jesus anymore. Seriously said: "Tang, I know that you may not love me in the future, but there is nothing we can do. We each rely on our conscience... Don't lie. Really, if you don't love me, there is nothing I can do about it." Taking retreat as an advance, the young and arrogant general on the bed didn't know the depths of the situation, so he hurriedly defended himself: "No, I love it." "Then, you stay in Shanghai." "——you know that I'm going to take things one step at a time. I can't take another place, and I can't sing in the church. Now it seems that Mr. Jin is determined not to let me die." Duan Pingting pondered for a while. "I'm also determined not to wrong myself to join a woman. It's just that my skills are only on stage. Maybe I'll just go back to Peking." Duan Pingting began to have a little butterfly flying in her heart, is this good?Is that good?They are all happy plans, and they are all in succession.All of a sudden, she returned to her shrewdness and elf.How strange that a baby grows hastily again.She knew it. "I'll see you, Squad Leader Hong." Huaiyu didn't know where to go, so he refused. She coaxed him: "We joined hands to betray Mr. Jin, didn't we?" After one night, the next day, Huaiyu led Duan Pingting to the house under the alley on Baoshan Street. They were not there, but there was a small carry-on luggage. The good-for-nothing guy who played the sanxian sprinted over like a mouse, looking at Huaiyu and Duan Pingting: "Boss Tang, you said that you have relatives who came from Beiping. Now Mr. Hong is asking everywhere where you have been." relative? is dad?he came?Just now there is a letter saying that he is well in Bei'an, don't read it, why did he come here? Huaiyu hurried in, and saw a long braid like thunder, he suspected that his eyes were blurred, he fell his head, and looked again, she was engrossed in the photo of his costume, and heard a slight Sound, turn around immediately.Those small sounds: the soft creaking of the door, the shallow stepping of the foot, or the click of the eyes. Although she is in this different place, she has no home and no hometown everywhere, and the different place has become a new dream just around the corner, and here she is.Desperately, blurted out: "Brother Huaiyu!" Huaiyu was very surprised, he couldn't hear her calling him, he just felt that the world had changed, beyond his expectation - everything was an accident, everything was out of season, he murmured helplessly: "Dandan?" If it's not true... Dandan suddenly saw Duan Pingting.She is such a person, why didn't she see it?You can't even tolerate a grain of sand in your eyes, how can you tolerate others? Huaiyu delayed her in, so he had to introduce: "This is Miss Duan. This is Dandan." Duan Pingting smiled and dealt with the little girl: "Miss, what's your name?" She insisted not to call her by her nickname, and she insisted not to be intimate with her. Dandan?Hmph, it's Huaiyu's fault that Huaiyu called me like that. Huaiyu was startled, what is her surname?Really, she didn't even know it herself. Immediately made a rescue: "We all call her Dandan." "What's your surname?" Duan Pingting asked resolutely with a smile like a flower. Huaiyu seemed to calm down and said: "My surname is Song. Song Mudan." "Miss Song, hello!" Dandan was tongue-tied and twitched internally. Huaiyu forced her to be named Song?Did he betroth himself to Zhigao in private?I never asked her. Fortunately, at this time, seeing Hong Sheng hurried back, seeing Huaiyu, he asked: "Boss Tang, where did you go yesterday? Today, as soon as Miss Dandan came, I searched everywhere." Huaiyu was very sensitive, and heard that the class leader no longer called you "you", but now it was "you" - it can be seen that it really brought him infinite worries, not to mention that he couldn't get a name anymore, and his identity had to be reduced from "you" to "you". you".Straight snobbery.My family is like this. His face was flushed, not necessarily because of "where did he go yesterday", but because he was "not as good as before" in front of the two women.He gritted his teeth, as if Duan Pingting is the only one who can guide his way out and regain his glory, otherwise how can he bear being "you you you" all the time from now on?Eating popsicles in December made me feel colder.Didn't he earn money for the class leader in the past few months?Haven't you been popular?I couldn't bear it and collapsed. Alright, the white cloth fell into the blue vat, so I turned my heart and said to Banzhu Hong: "Let's go out and talk about things." Seeing that Dandan came from a long distance, and he was in invisible shackles, his cleanliness was extremely limited, and he knew his own suffering, so he didn't know where to start.Forced by the situation, he pushed and pulled aside, saying a few words: "Dandan, stay here and don't run around, I will settle you down when you come back at night." Dandan's eyes turned red for no reason. Huaiyu is also in a bad mood, she can't protect herself, how can she protect her?Not very careful to spout: "Cry as soon as you come!" Dandan was so frightened that her tears did not dare to roll freely.Dandan is also a naughty person, very aggrieved, and feels that this is the most unforgivable thing in his life, so he goes straight to it: "When I got off the train, my foot flickered and I sprained it." A trouser leg was rolled, and it was bruised, but fortunately she still managed to find it here.Huaiyu felt distressed for a while, but finally restrained herself: "We have something to do, really, you must not run around." After saying that, he added another sentence, very considerate, as if no one could hear him: "Buy some snacks for you. ,wait for me." Dandan watched the three of them leave.Of the three of them, Miss Duan was closer to him. —he left as soon as she came.He actually ignored her because of "something". Dandan looked around, the alley house was a dormitory for artists, in this afternoon, maybe everyone went out, and some were ready to go.Everyone has something to do, even the only person she is looking for has something to do, only she is very useless, coming to seek refuge is like a load—she is estimating what she can do?Cooking and laundry?Just because of some selfish thoughts and desires that she couldn't control, she drove herself to become an unclear sticky person on this trip. She's made up her mind, she can afford it. As long as Huaiyu settles her down. As long as she is sincere, she will defeat the beautiful female star who picked up the ready-made.Oh, female stars, are there still few people who meet female stars?It might be Huaiyu, and she doesn't mind too much, to be honest, that young lady is probably in her twenties.Dandan is relieved that she is much, much older than herself.Look, it's not like that.Dandan forced himself to relax. After leaving Huaiyu's house, I also wander around the area.Try to take a step first, then go up a few steps, and then look back and forth, like a cat coming to an unfamiliar place.Even the footsteps are light, for fear that some urchin will kick it.Not all because of injuries. There are small hotels in this area, and there is a "package meal shop", who is preparing to cook dinner and send someone to deliver it to the door.There is a printing office, and there are also various signboards, saying "lawyer", "doctor", mixed with "little peach red girl Su Tan", "Zhu Lao Er magic, special reception hall"... There are also lead signboards, which are " Shanghai Celebrity Film and Drama School", there was a lot of noise nearby. Dandan hurriedly stepped forward to watch for a while curiously, but all he heard was complaints. "What, is it closed?" "Moved? Where did you move?" "We haven't got the remuneration for filming yet? We agreed to pay three festivals a year. I knew that one hundred on credit would not be as good as seventy on cash." "Oh, the tuition fee has been collected, and the internship has passed. Now I'm gone, what should I do?" One girl was crying too hard: "I was scammed of all my money!" Crying wah-wah is definitely not "acting". After finding out, it turned out that it was a group of young people who were cheated of registration fees, tuition fees, and extras' remuneration-all of them created star dreams.Dandan handed the girl a handkerchief, and she wiped away her tears and said, "I don't believe that Shen Lifang can't be a star!" Because they were grateful for Dandan's handkerchief, the two chatted.It is known that Shen Lifang is one year older than Dandan, she is nineteen years old.Indignantly said: "I can sing and dance again, I don't believe I won't be popular!" "The film and drama school is closed, what will you do next?" Dandan asked curiously. "Someone mentioned to me an 'actor training center'. I'll sign up tomorrow, and I'll be an extra in no time. Big stars start out as actors when they're young. I don't believe I can't be a big star!" I kept saying "I don't believe it", and I was so unconfident that I had to shout it so loudly. When she learned that Dandan was from Peiping, she also asked curiously, and whispered in her ear very affectionately: "The person you're looking for is your boyfriend?" "What 'boyfriend'." "How are you treating him?" Dandan easily nodded in front of a stranger—of course, don't worry, they will go their separate ways soon, and they will never meet each other in this life.So, very privately, I nodded. "How is he treating you?" Dandan didn't hesitate at all, even if he doubted, he nodded again without hesitation. "Stay here?" "—There is another team member. His master is also here." Once Dandan thought about it, he asked back: "Shen Lifang, do you have a boyfriend?" "There used to be. Later, when he saw that I was going to be a star, he scolded me for being vain, so he ran away and beat me before leaving." "Does the family know?" "They don't care about me. They don't have time. My mother's helper comes back once a week. My father pulls a rickshaw, which is very hard. The police often come to 'pry notes'. He pulls every day. With the money, he can't buy a few catties of firewood. I have to donate another one to the Ministry of Industry, otherwise I won’t even be able to pull the car. How can he control me?” After chatting for a long time, Fang realized that it wasn't "greedy for vanity", but how could a girl's family gain a foothold in Shanghai? Shen Lifang hit her off quite well, and wrote her the address, and finally said: "Your teeth are yellow, I will give you Shuangmei brand super-grade tooth powder another day, and I also use this. Goodbye, come and see me filming later!" Dandan smiled and waved. At night, everyone in the class came back, and everyone knew about Dandan. Seeing that she was going all out like this, she was also a quack girl with no parents, no mothers, and no one to rely on, so she took good care of her. The reception had a meal. Huaiyu was just embarrassed, everyone gave him face, but he was poor forever.Moreover, maybe he was too worried, the leader's face was not very good-looking. Dandan never expected that the person she would turn to wholeheartedly was the mud bodhisattva crossing the river.It was never expected that Wu Sheng, who was so popular, fell in a somersault because of a woman.No one told her, but with her cleverness, she vaguely guessed five points——it really wasn't the right time! Huaiyu tidied up her room, gave it to Dandan, and then moved to Li Shengtian's room for a squeeze. Vaguely, I could also hear the conversation between the master and the apprentice, there was not a word: "What did the boss say?" "When he heard that the contract was redeemed tenfold, he didn't have any objections at the moment. In fact, he couldn't hide his joy." "You left on purpose?" "I just don't want to be dragged down." "Is it difficult?" "It's not difficult. Miss Duan will pave the way for me." "she?" "—she said she introduced me to a movie." "You are an opera singer, why did you become attached to an actor again? You have to think about it carefully. At worst, go back to Beiping and start all over again. Don't get carried away." "No, it's not that I can't stand it, I have to admit it. And Ms. Duan has already contacted me. Recently, the boss of a company was very active in making a 'special' movie. As long as she said something, I would- —” "What about Dandan?" "I had no idea she was coming." "Are you not going to the pier with us anymore? How will Dandan arrange for you to stay in Shanghai?" "I'm just getting annoyed. Either she will go south with you. Or, I will send her back to Peiping. I promised Zhigao." At this juncture, it's really not because Zhigao promised.Li Shengtian said sincerely: "Shanghai is a 'sea', Huaiyu, don't be buried in the sea." "No, I've decided!" Huaiyu has changed. This can't escape Li Shengtian's eyes, he is no longer a rookie in Guanghe Building.Those who have eaten meat will not be vegetarians.Who knows his friendship with that Shanghai lady?But the master felt that he brought him here, and he didn't bring him back, he was really sorry for his father. Huaiyu didn't wait for Master to worry, and said: "I'll write a letter to Dad, and I'll send some money over." Add another sentence: "Master, don't worry, my own affairs will also make you unhappy, but I will never forget you." He said solemnly: "If I don't follow you, I can make a good fortune, and in the end it will be Master The glory of - I am carried by you alone." Huaiyu has changed. It is impossible for a person to stay by his side for a long time, and it is impossible for him to grow up immediately without taking risks.Like every artist, how many youthful days do you have in your life? He was not reconciled to letting Huaiyu return to Peiping and live in Peiping. Because he has seen it. It's not that Dandan doesn't understand, but she doesn't want the only major event in her life, the ending is so funny.In this kind of weather, in this place, it always seems that there is an inexplicable cold wind blowing, it seems that I don't have enough clothes, and I feel even more lonely. "Play for a few days, I'll take you back." Huaiyu said cruelly again. Dandan recalled that one night, in the end, he also accompanied her for a night walk and sent her home.The same desperation, she got his soul; she couldn't get his people. He didn't want her anymore, she obviously tried her best and thought, she didn't care about anything, but he always let her a little primitive infatuation, turn into dust with water. In desperation, Huaiyu took out a small bag of snacks, opened it, Dandan took a look, ah, it was jujube! It is a pack of candied dates purchased from Yunfangzhai. Like small egg balls, golden yellow, fragrant and bright, Dandan forgave everything after taking a sip.The jujube is thick and sweet, and when you bite it open, there are strands of gold. Huaiyu smiled: "I haven't forgotten, didn't I owe you dates? It wasn't stolen, it was bought. I used the money I earned myself." Who in the world asks how a candied date is made?Each green jujube requires more than one hundred and thirty knives on it, and the lines are as thin as a hair. If the knife is cut too deeply, the jujube noodles will be easily broken; if the knife is cut too shallow, the sugar juice will not easily penetrate.Usually green jujubes are added with honey, boiled in a pan, then picked up and dried, kneaded into flat circles, then put into a baking cage, baked twice on charcoal fire, it takes two days and nights - this is the result. A candied date. Didn't Dandan spend all this effort?Unexpectedly, after two days and nights on the train, she finally got this candied date.Compared with that time, Huaiyu secretly picked it for her in the alley, the situation is different.After chewing and spitting out the green jujube, Huaiyu said: "The jujube is not red now, but it will be very red in the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, and it will be sweet and crisp at that time."... "Is it sweet?" Huaiyu asked in front of him. "It is too sweet." "Hey, it's delicious after eating. I'll give you a big bag, and you can take it home and share it with Zhigao. I miss him very much! This person is the most greedy, he can die, or he can't eat." Dandan said nothing. Someone outside called Huaiyu to go, Huaiyu simply said good night: "Go to sleep." As soon as he went out, he turned around again: "Does the sprained leg still hurt?" After Huaiyu left, Dandan stared at the small bag of candied dates in a daze, feeling very lost and helpless. Impossible. There is no longer a simple intimacy: it doesn't matter, it's just that she is with him.She is willing to do anything for him.However, he refused because he was not simple anymore.If he goes out at night, who will look for him?Isn't he going to answer the phone?Who is he talking to?something?He was too busy, fighting the world, worrying about himself. Everything is pompous.She really loves him, and when he was there, she already missed him, so he turned and ran away, all she could do was pick up the candied dates on the table that he ate, and bit down on the place where he ate, taking a light bite , One bite, I ate for a while, but I haven't finished eating. Mouth full of sweetness, strands of gold. Suddenly Dandan was startled, ah, aren't her teeth more yellow?Even Shen Lifang, a stranger, noticed it.Yes, by comparison, that lady's teeth are white.Dandan slumped, just swallowed the jujube whole. The reason Duan Pingting wanted to see Huaiyu was simply to get a word from him. Thinking of that day, it was just yesterday, but it seemed to have happened for a long time. "Ji Garden" is open.Mr. Ji is the most wealthy man in Shanghai. He runs a foreign firm and is one of the gentry and businessmen. He built a garden near the horse racing hall on Jing'an Temple Road. One water, one stone, one pavilion and one pavilion were all adjusted according to the terrain. There are eight pavilions, planted with bananas, willows, plums and chrysanthemums. It is simply a small grand view garden. On the opening day, a reception was held, and all walks of life were invited to visit the garden. Holding a glass of wine in one hand, talking to anyone she meets, Ms. Duan is naturally the first person invited by a movie star. In this kind of scene, when she arrives, she will see new acquaintances and old rain. It just so happens—maybe she knows it well. , met Jin Xiaofeng. Mr. Jin swayed a glass of wine and said hello: "How are you?" Duan Pingting smiled sweetly: "Hello. I didn't eat the birthday wine last time. I fell ill. I didn't dare to come because I was afraid of spoiling the atmosphere. Are you angry?" He just raised his mouth and said coldly: "Last time? Oh? Yes, I didn't even care." She kind of resented him for saying that.It doesn't matter at all, you can't prove your status.She said: "Hey, I'm very busy filming, I made three movies." He said, "Yes, each has his own business." Huh?He punished Tang Huaiyu for her, didn't he?But he summoned Shi Zhongming: "Zhongming, what time did I have an appointment with Mr. Wales?" Then the two chatted a few more words, not paying attention to Duan Pingting. She couldn't get off the stage, so she said: "Mr. Jin, don't waste your time." He just smiled: "When I'm free in a while, I'll go to Miss Duan's racecourse to watch the jumping. I recently bought a horse. It's a good horse. I don't want to turn around." Duan Pingting gritted her teeth, he treated her well, but didn't want her much.It can be seen that it is a game, and no one can win.He has never been sincere to her all this time, could it be that he is even stingy with falsehood?Duan Pingting seemed to have been hollowed out with one hand. Of course she understands, it's just a matter of how long the day is, whether it's falling or being thrown - it's definitely worth grabbing the other one. So she must listen to his personal promise before she is willing to invest her body and mind. She wants him, but if it's not done well, what's the difference between a relationship with a man and a woman who have sex?She wants no temptations, tests, intrigues, no mood and no time.At this juncture, identify the target and hit it. "Tang, I just want you to be with me. I don't plan to find out who Miss Song is, and I don't care about your past. I just want the future. If you don't want to, we will break up. We have a saying: good muff Eat back grass." While saying these words, Huaiyu was only obsessed with his first woman, he was too busy, he was not familiar with her body yet, he couldn't refuse any word from her - he couldn't leave her day by day Let her go, fiery and hopeful days are to come.Like an opium addict, the mud feet are deep. She is very nice to him. She also peeled and removed the tendons of the orange, put it into his mouth naked, and asked, "Is it sweet?" Huaiyu smiled: "It's too sweet." Forgot that Dandan answered him like this. When Duan Pingting did this, she was also naked. In Fangfei's world, there are all kinds of shower gels and perfumes from Europe and the United States. She loves taking a bath the most.Or, with a beloved man to wash her away the dirt of the past, day by day, she will return to the original truth.To live and go back—it is a kind of longing. While she supported him, she backed down, and finally the two of them matched each other. When Li Shengtian found out about Huaiyu, he was furious: "Being like this, mixing together in an indistinct manner, isn't this the 'cohabitation' that Shanghainese love to stir up?" "No, master," Huaiyu argued, "just good friends. I can't even make friends?" "A female star is still a good person? I don't understand at four or six, and I still want to mix it up. You don't even know if you are killed. You still have the energy to go on stage?" "I won't be on stage anymore. I now understand that the road is made by people. I have this step: die first and then live. I will not go back." "You're not going back! Did you know that Jin Bao isn't going back either, each of you has your own ghosts!" "What? Jinbao isn't going back either?" Wei Jinbao saw that Shanghai was different from Beiping. It was an open place where men and women shared the same stage. Son, put your mind to one side, and also socialize and socialize. The one who deals with is a man who appoints him as a "man". He himself has something to say: "When I arrived in Shanghai, I was really happy. No officials came to force me, it was all voluntary. There was a man who came to hook me up yesterday, so ignore him. Ah, I asked, it turned out to be Mr. Li San." The mood was settled, and there was an indescribable coquettish look on his face, even more enchanting than picking up jade bracelets on the stage. 隔两三天便说要歇中觉，不肯上乐世界的日场，班子开始有溃不成军之危机。 看来也只有李盛天把持得住了——不因为艺高，而是一切诱惑绮念，没招摇到他身边。那些雏儿，一个一个，却各怀鬼胎了。 李盛天叱责着怀玉： “怀玉，我也不打算这样子下去，像个无底潭，你及早给我回头吧！” 劝说了半晚，怀玉也听不进。 师父不了解他。真的，他决非往下堕，只抓紧另一个机会往上爬。无论如何要赢一次，斗志昂扬——虽然他的首本戏“火烧裴元庆”告诉他：年少气盛的闯将裴元庆，阅世不深，缺乏谋略，即使在瓦岗寨击败辛文礼，不过辛预先埋好火药于坠庆山，诱裴孤军深入，裴自恃，被敌四面纵火，死无葬身之地…… 那不过是一个戏。 现实不是如此。 现实是“骑驴看唱本，走着瞧”，你活着我活着。怀玉想：我才不过廿一——每个人都有自恃之处，只青春，没有就是没有。 李盛天软硬兼施的，半点水也泼不进。自从这回之后，怀玉跟师父有点生疏了。他只聚精会神，对付一个人。 然而这位金先生，岂有工夫把他放在眼内？金先生今日在风满楼接见一个非常麻烦的外国青年威尔士。 金啸风自那补药“人造自来血”用上了英文作广告后，果然生意大好，因此他俨然成为新兴的制药公司巨擘。跟风的人虽多，但他是创新牌子，别出心裁。他在药瓶上贴有的DR. WHALES的字样，还弄来一个外国人的头像印在商标纸上，说明是美国医药博士的补血秘方。这记噱头，吸引了大量顾客，而且金啸风又把这药广送海上文人，每人一瓶，附了两百元的红包，他们明白了，一时之间，不免隔不久便有文人的称颂，什么“还我灵感”、“补我血气”、“名人名药”……的间接广告，便出现在报上了。 金啸风发了一票财。 谁知有一天，接了德律风，有个操美国口音的男人，自称是威尔士博士之子，到了上海，要拜访他，代“先父”收取专利费。 金啸风听史仲明一说，马上明白了：“按理说，这外国瘪三可以送官究办，告发他讹骗。只是如此一来，等于公开自己在卖'野人头'。” 史仲明也很为难： “要真承认了他，便名正言顺地敲我们竹杠了。” “有了，仲明，你替我约见他。” 待这外国青年小威尔士一到，金啸风便先发制人： “令尊生前是好友，他在上海多年，我这秘方是他坚要送我的，我不肯白要，便送他一万美金。” 史仲明马上把收据拿出来了，除了签名，下款还有“此款一次收清，别无枝节”。金发的小威尔士还没说半句话，已凉了半截，进退两难，金啸风见状，忙关切道：“上海地方不错，我会关照手下照应你到处玩去。这里区区五百元，小意思，只供零花。” 他无奈只得接过支票。also good. 金啸风得势不饶人，又补充： “你何时准备回国？请告诉我一声，回程的船票当命人送上，不过是此番来了，正好给我作个证明。” 史仲明出示一篇访问记，是关于小威尔士拜访金先生，并证实了秘方确由金先生依法购得制造特许权。稿子早已写就，只待他签个名。小威尔士既收了五百元，也就用自来水笔签上名字。史仲明“嗒”地打了榧子，有人捧个照相机进来，对准金先生和小威尔士先生拍了三张相片。 未几，报上又出现了这访问稿，威尔士牌更加名噪一时了。 只是他自己从来也不喝这东西。当他又收作了一个人时，真快乐，两眼都会得光芒四射，满足了征服欲。但下回来的是什么，面临的挑战有多少？他已经拥有太多，在万籁俱寂的夜晚，只有自己一个人，他就显老了。他总跟自己保证：要活到一百岁。 没有人知道他有一套奇怪的长寿秘诀，在公馆中，他养了一头蜥蜴、一条响尾蛇、一只据说来自云南的毒蜘蛛——他在晚上便跟它们交谈，告诉它们自己白天的手段和心得，心里好不舒畅。没有女人的时候，他的宠物聆听他一切。段娉婷？他跟它们说：“她一点都比不上小满，但她也不是没好处的。” 当他想念这骚货时，她那雪白的凝脂般的肌肤便在眼前掩映了——怎么可以这样白？几乎看透了底下细网似的血管。 他无端地，有点激动，一个一个小女孩，让他玩了，他却不是她们的男人。 她们全都另外找一个“自己”的男人——他金啸风哪有立足之处？她们用他的钱，去扶植一个自己的男人，心爱的。自小满开始…… 唐怀玉，这小子不知凭了啥能耐？ 才过了几天，报上就有这段消息了。《立报》自是抽起的，不过市面沸沸扬扬地： “中国第一部有声电影——'人面桃花'即将开拍，无声片迈向有声片的新纪元。” 报上的宣传用语是： “一个是载誉于南洋、蜚声于关外的首席女星段娉婷，一个是轰动了平津，颠倒了京沪的当红武生唐怀玉。一个百忙之中抽出空档；一个轻伤之后养精蓄锐，破天荒的电影与国粹大结合，戏中戏，情中情，蜡盘发音，有声有色……” 戏还没开拍，先声已夺人。 大伙都奇怪了，无声片转为有声片？中国人自己搅？ 自几年前在百新大戏院首次上映美国特福莱那有声短片，引起了轰动后，很多国产电影公司也想急起直追，不过蜡盘发音实际上和灌唱片差不多，但声音要与动作同步，制作过程远较复杂，一个不好，要双方从头再来。 段娉婷是如何地当上了这戏的女主角，自不必细表了，反而是那投资十二万元的大老板，对唐怀玉并没投信任的一票。 只是段小姐道： “我要这个男主角。我要这个戏是一个歌女跟一个武生的恋爱。我要中间加插几出京戏的片段——如果演出失败了，愿意包赔经济上的损失！” 她这样地包庇，黄老板看在她票房份上，也就好好地捧他了。而且见了唐怀玉，也觉得他跟一贯油头粉面的小生不同，俊朗倨傲不群，便也大胆地起用了。 怀玉只觉这才是他的“新纪元”。 在见报的同时，洪班主的班子散了。 唐怀玉留上海，魏金宝留上海，李盛天回北平，来这一趟，经了风浪，真相大白，各奔前程。 怀玉一早送丹丹。 He said: “你不要留上海——上海不是好地方。”说这话时，不是不真心的。 “为什么？”丹丹问。明知狂澜已倒。 “你会学坏的。我不许你学坏。我是为你好，你回头，还有志高。” 怀玉一顿，又道，“志高给你路费，实在是想你回头。” "And you?" 怀玉摇头。 丹丹很坚决地道： “你抱我一下吧。” 怀玉不动。丹丹又道： “你亲我一下。” 怀玉像一根黑缨银枪，竖在兵器架上，屹然不动分毫，即使微风过处，那缨须也是隐忍自持，他不肯——他实在是不忍，最好什么都别做，要铁石心肠。 他已经冰镇在那儿了，他心里头尽是些悲凄但又激昂的往事，发酵了填满了，令他容不得任何人或物——何况他已这样地坏。 “不。”他平淡地道：“我是为你好——而且，我有人了。” 他不是为我好，他是有人！丹丹最后一点愿望也硬化了，心肠也铁石起来，比死还要冷硬：“算了。我走了。” 然后她携愁带恨头也不回，上了火车。李盛天到了，还有一伙班上的，预备照应着。李师父跟怀玉没什么好说了，只道： “上海是个'海'——” 怀玉忙接：“我不会葬身海上。三年之后就回来，我跟志高有个约。” 李盛天只觉自己苍老了很多，完全是意想不到的，他很萎靡，如果不来这一趟，他仍是一个德高望重的师父。一下子，就老了十年了！原来已是年青人的世界。搀不上一手。火车要开了。 先是整装待发，发出呜咽的声音，良久，也还没打算动身，好像等待乘客们作个决定，虽有心地拖延着，但回头是岸。 这列车，沪京两边走，来得千万遍了，久历风尘，早已参透世情，火车哪有不舍？总是倚老卖老，要桀骜不驯的年青人来忍让，等它开动，等它前进，由它带着，无法自主。 心事重重，开不开？走不走？ 一大团乌烟待要迸发，煤屑也蓄势飞闪，就在火车要开的当儿，丹丹一弹而起，长辫子有种炫耀的放恣的以身相殉的飕动，车不动，人动了。一扭身，她便也留在上海不走了！ 留在上海，其实又能怎么样？丹丹只凭一时意气，哀莫大于心死，就不肯回头了。 “死不如生？当真应了。”她想。 对，既是心死，不若另闯一番局面，也比面目无光地回北平强。须知自己也是无处扎根的了，说不定在上海…… 然而女子在上海所谋职位，报上连连刊登的聘请启事，不外是“女教员，须师范程度。教上海话、英语。每月二十元。麦特赫司脱路。”或“饮冰室招待员，中西文通顺，招待顾客，调理冰食。”再是“书记”、“家庭教师”……一一非丹丹所能耐。 要租个小房子，住下谋生，金神父路或莫利爱路的斗室，租金也很贵。身边的钱，未免坐食山崩。 在外滩呆坐了半天，惟一的朋友只有沈莉芳了，她还没来。不知家里人有告诉没有。也许她又到别处考明星去了。 黄浦江两岸，往来摆渡，大都仗着舢舨，这种小船，尾梢翘起，在浪潮中出没，看去似乎有随时翻覆的可能，不过因摇舢舨的，技巧熟练，才没出乱子，从来也没出过乱子。有它立足之处，就有它的路向。 It doesn't matter.丹丹麻木地把怀玉送她的戏装相片掏出来，一下一下地撕，一角一角地上了彩色的相片，讶然飘忽落在黄浦上，黏在江面，不聚也不散，硬是不去。丹丹终于把一个荷包也扔掉了。针步细密紧凑，到底也是缝不住她要的。荷包一沾了水，随机应变，变得又湿又重，颜色赫然地深沉了，未几即往下迷失，即便如今她后悔了，却是再也捞不上来的。由它去。魂的离别。心中也一片空白，仿佛连自己也给扔进滔滔江水去。失去一切。这已是一个漫长途程的终站。今后非得靠自己。不要凋谢不要凋谢。只有这样地坚持，险险凋谢的花儿反而开得更好。 沈莉芳匆匆赶至。丹丹和盘托出，只是怀玉的名字，便冤沉江底，绝口不提了。难道像戏中弃妇的可怜么？No. 沈莉芳是个直性子，一拍心口：“我考上了丽丽女校，带你去，看成不成。那不收学费，又有住宿的。” 丽丽女校其实不是学校。 ——不过它也像一般的学校，设了校务主任，有教师。每天上六节课，四节“艺术”、两节“文化”，教师会教这群小女孩一些时事概要、外语会话、练练字。 不过主要的，便是歌舞训练了。 它不收学费，提供膳宿。 丹丹如同十五个十多二十岁的女孩，她们来自不同的家庭，倒是为了一个相同的原因：要找一个立足之处。彼时，谁也没想过什么前途、什么人生道路。只因此处有吃有住，生活快乐写意便了。青春是付得起的。 也许最深谋远虑的，只丹丹一个——她是置诸死地而后生。 这丽丽，在中国地界小东门，是一幢三层楼的老式房子，楼梯又狭又陡，两个人同时上下楼，便得侧着身子了。 楼下是办公室，二楼是排练教室，三楼挤满了床，一张挨一张，夜里躺着的，尽是无家可归的少艾，没有一个女孩说得出自己的明天——会是一个红星，抑或一生只当红星背后的歌舞女郎陪衬品。谁会排众而出，脱颖而出？一切言之过早。 每个女孩上了半天的课，领了饭菜，便窝到“宿舍”中吃了。今天吃的是米饭，外加一个红烧狮子头，小狮子。外加很多褐色的汁。沈莉芳一边吃，一边憧憬： “排练得差不多，我们就可以演出了。我要改个名字，叫沈莉莉，好不好？女明星唤作'莉莉'的，准红！” 日后，她便老以“沈莉莉”自居了。 她们学习排练的是什么？ 是“蝴蝶舞”，红、黄、白三只蝴蝶飞进菊花丛中避雨，而红、黄、白三种菊花又只肯接纳同色的蝴蝶，三只蝴蝶不忍分离，和狂风暴雨作顽强斗争……“游花园”，七个女子穿了新衣到花园中赏花、唱歌……“桃李争春”、“神仙姐妹”、“牧羊姑娘”、“桃花江”…… 当然，怎么可以漏掉最具代表性的“毛毛雨”？丹丹还是“毛毛雨”的女主角呢。 丹丹之所以在丽丽女校中被凌剑飞看中了，当然因为她的神秘——她是无家的，她是无姓的，她为了某个说不出来的目的，只身在异乡闯荡。没有什么人知悉这个大眼睛小姑娘的心事，她永远表现得不甘示弱。 最大的能耐是身手不凡。即使是难度最高的后弯腰、劈叉……那些女孩，能把头后仰到腰，能把腿劈成一字，已算是佼佼者，不过丹丹，她的四肢全凭己意，柔若无骨，弹跳力和胆色都比其他人突出。至于她的吊辫子高艺，却是无人可及了。 辫子在正式登台演出的两天前，她把心一横，便去绞掉。 绞掉。隆重而又悲壮地。 她也曾说过：“永远也不剪，就更长了，不知会长到什么地步。” 从来也没曾动过刀剪的，不知应为谁而留了，一下子便给绞断。 还烫了发。 在理发厅里，他们把铁钳在火上烤热，火热如地狱，然后往她发上一钳，一撮一撮地，给烫成波浪，刚烫好的短发，是冒着白烟的，因为焦了，本来又黑又浓，不免变了色，变得黄了。像一张药水上不足的黑白相片，一张缓缓褪色的相片。 凌剑飞这“丽丽少女歌舞团”在训练三个月之后，正式成立，谋得乐世界一个场子，登台演出。他是一个三十多岁的音乐家，这个年纪，已是半头白发，原本打算在音乐界出人头地，然而十里洋场，谁来听他把西洋乐器如喇叭、小提琴等引进，谱以新曲？ 他也是把心一横，灵机一触，便把西乐伴奏歌舞，另辟蹊径，成为始创先驱，手底下最登样的牡丹，宋牡丹，第一次上场——能在乐世界，定必打开名声了。 然而丹丹拎着一柄鲜黄的雨伞，在台边，窘得要死。 平素排练，全是女孩子，也不觉得怎么样。短衣短裙，无拘无束，小鸟一般又唱又跳——不过今天，他们给她穿上正式的舞衣，每个女孩，不管演出哪个项目，一律是肉色的丝袜，穿了等于没穿。然后是不同颜色的紧身衣，缀满了闪亮的珠片和金银丝线。一双手臂，也就裸裎人前，化上浓妆的少女们，亮着大腿，面面相觑。真要在满池座的男人眼前卖大腿，也就怵阵了。 丹丹挺身而出，终也上场。 手中一柄鲜黄的雨伞，旋呀旋，身体若隐若现，她明白了，这些日常的舞蹈动作，上了台，是这样的。颈项凉悄悄，保护着自己的一头长发早已灰飞烟灭，她也就整个地暴露了。 她是个一无所有的新人。心也没有了。 毛毛雨在心中下着： 在这些思春难熬的靡靡之音唱和伴奏下，丹丹只觉世上的男人尽往她的大腿瞪，而她又毫无廉耻地卖着，真委屈。 脚上的舞鞋，原很简单，是白色橡皮底方圆口布鞋，再钉上两根白丝带，缠绕在足踝上，防止蹦跳转动时脱落。这冒牌的芭蕾舞鞋，非常不争气，也十分羞赧，蝴蝶结一松，白丝带便魄散魂离心不在焉地往下坠，一坠到底，尸横台上如一条小白蛇。 丹丹一壁跳舞，原已忙于遮身蔽体，此刻顾得雨伞顾不了舞鞋，看到台下黑鸦鸦的观众，心头发慌，把歌词都忘了，直咽口涎，台下哄然大笑，带点纵容。丹丹羞得伸伸舌头，满脸通红。 台下偏走进一个人来。 金啸风。 金先生闻得丽丽少女歌舞团的预告一出，马上吸引了大批的观众，早早满了。一看，原来卖的是“