Chapter 23 What does it mean?

The last scene happened to be at dusk, the weather was fine, and the sunset and afterglow appeared from the clouds.

The setting sun shone from the front side onto Xu Hongdou who was sitting in the back seat. Xu Hongdou's eyes were slightly sad and touching, and her profile had a kind of broken beauty.

Chen Mo, who was sitting in the front seat, was in the shadow because of the roadside sign. His face was also blocked by the brim of his hat, so his expression could not be seen clearly.

The last scene is frozen here.

Ten years later, we are friends
You can also say hello, just that kind of gentleness

No more reason to hug
Lovers will inevitably become friends in the end.

Jiang Congwen sat next to director Bi Shiqun and watched the scene together. He couldn't help but hum the lyrics of "Ten Years" in a low voice.

Bi Shiqun also felt that the narration at this time was very appropriate.

Yes, the song, which was created for promotional purposes, now seemed to him to be a supporting role.

In the eyes of director Bi Shiqun, this picture and this shot were just to promote a song, which is tantamount to making dumplings just to express jealousy.

"Okay, click!" Bi Shiqun shouted.

“The last shot was shot so well.” Bi Shiqun said to Chen Mo and Xu Hongdou who were walking over.

"Yeah, let me take a look."

"It's really beautiful." Chen Mo exclaimed after seeing the last scene.

The look of Xu Hongdou in the picture is so beautiful that one can’t help but want to pity and love her.

"What do you think?" Chen Mo asked Xu Hongdou beside him.

"Well, it's really good." Xu Hongdou said softly.

"Why don't you two shoot a few more short clips and intersperse them into the story as memories." Bi Shiqun couldn't help but suggest. It seemed a pity that the two of them only shot such a short clip.

In fact, the final edited video would not be more than four minutes long. What took the longest time today was actually the fact that the two of them would unconsciously look at the camera while filming, so they spent a lot of time adapting in the morning.

"???" Jiang Congwen next to him had a question mark on his face.

A few days ago, when Jiang Congwen got a thin piece of paper, he told Bi Shiqun whether he should add some more plot, as it seemed a bit thin.

Jiang Congwen still remembers that Bi Shiqun looked him up and down seriously, and then said that it was the time for a song, and the plot should be simple and clear. There was no need to use too many shots to elaborate, as too much would be cumbersome. Your fans come mainly to listen to the songs, so don't make them aesthetically fatigued.

And now you tell me that the shots of these two people are not redundant and will not cause aesthetic fatigue?

If we only watch these two people, who will listen to the music? Can we prioritize them?

When Chen Mo saw that Xu Hongdou looked tired, he shook his head and refused.

"It's getting dark, forget it, it's fine as long as there are enough shots, the main thing is to promote the song."

Bi Shiqun felt it was a pity, but didn't say anything else.

“Then I’ll have to trouble Director Bi with the post-production.” Chen Mo said.

"Don't worry, it will be done soon." Bi Shiqun nodded.

Because the plot is simple, the filming is very smooth, the soundtrack is ready-made, and there is no need for dubbing of any character lines. Except for the last two lines of dialogue between the two people, the rest can be done with narration. After all, it is still to promote the song "Ten Years", and it is impossible to really reverse the priorities, so it can be done in two days at most.

Finally, Chen Mo treated the filming crew to a meal. The small crew of six or seven people, plus Chen Mo and his two companions, just made up one table.

After dinner, Chen Mo and the other two said goodbye to the others and prepared to go home.

"I'd better sit in the back. The seat belt feels a bit tight on my small belly." Jiang Congwen said, and got on the back seat.

Xu Hongdou didn't say anything after hearing what Jiang Congwen said and got on the passenger seat.

on the way back.

"So the line in your song, 'If those two words weren't shaking', do those two words refer to 'hello'?"

Xu Hongdou asked curiously as she looked at Chen Mo driving.

"Hmm," Chen Mo said after thinking for a while.

"Actually, I was initially inspired by the word 'goodbye', but based on the plot we are filming today, the word 'hello' seems to be appropriate as well."

"Inspiration?" Xu Hongdou asked.

"Cough~~" A cough came from the back seat. Jiang Congwen was afraid that Chen Mo would tell others about his miserable appearance that night, so he quickly interrupted.

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows and glanced at Jiang Congwen in the rearview mirror.

"As the singer of this song, I have the most say on this point," Jiang Congwen said.

"Hey! Then tell me about it." Chen Mo raised his eyebrows. You, a singer, know more than me, a songwriter?
"Actually, everyone has different feelings after hearing a song."

"That's what happened." Chen Mo nodded.

“Once a song is finished, it basically has nothing to do with the creator.”

"Wow! I've never heard of that."

“Shouldn’t the interpretation be left to the audience?”

"Yes, that's right."

"So you don't have to care too much about the creator's personal opinion, right, brother?" Jiang Congwen said flatteringly.

"Now that you put it, that's true." Chen Mo finally didn't expose his brother's shortcomings in front of Xu Hongdou.

Xu Hongdou was amused by the crosstalk-like dialogue between the two.

However, Xu Hongdou remembered that Jiang Congwen had just broken up, and she also knew that the inspiration probably came from Jiang Congwen, so she didn't ask any more questions.

“So your inspiration for writing songs comes from people around you?”

“Most of them come from people around me, and I can’t write much about my own experiences.”

“Have you ever written about your feelings?”

"There's a song that was just recorded yesterday and will be online tomorrow night."

"Huh? When did you write it? How come I don't know about it?" Jiang Congwen asked in surprise.

"I wrote it the night before yesterday after I went back home."

"The day before yesterday? The day we had dinner together for the first time?" Jiang Congwen thought for a moment.

Hearing that they got the inspiration after dinner that day, Xu Hongdou looked at Chen Mo with some curiosity.

"Uh" Chen Mo then remembered, would the creation time and the lyrics of this poem cause Xu Hongdou to misunderstand?
"That day, I saw Hongdou's face turn red from eating spicy food, and I suddenly had the idea to write a song."

"Huh? Because of me?!" Xu Hongdou said with some surprise.

"Well, don't get me wrong. This artistic creation will inevitably have some artistic descriptions and embellishments when you listen to it. Well, anyway, you just need to know that I didn't mean that." Chen Mo explained hesitantly.

"What are you talking about? What do you mean by that?" Xu Hongdou was amused when she heard Chen Mo stuttering.

"Yes, you're afraid that Hongdou will misunderstand what you wrote." Jiang Congwen said with a smirk on his face in the back seat.

Being stared at by Xu Hongdou and cheered by Jiang Congwen behind him, Chen Mo's ears turned red.

"Well...it's hard to explain. If you're interested, just listen to it yourself tomorrow night." Chen Mo felt that he couldn't explain it, so he simply gave up.

"Then I want to listen carefully."

"Hongdou, you should also remember to show your support." Jiang Congwen said to himself, and did not forget to remind Xu Hongdou.

"Of course." Xu Hongdou nodded affirmatively. Seeing Chen Mo was so embarrassed to speak, she also wanted to know what was written.

"There's no need to listen to this specifically. You can listen to it when you have time and remember it." Chen Mo was still trying to delay the embarrassment.

"The more you say that, the more I want to listen." Xu Hongdou said deliberately, with a playful tone.

After a day of filming, the two seemed to have become closer without realizing it, and they were no longer as polite and courteous as before.

"That's right, we know there are tigers in the mountain, but we still go there!" Jiang Congwen said passionately.

"What a crappy description." Chen Mo complained helplessly.

"Anyway, that's what I mean. We're going to listen to this song."

Time quickly came to the next evening, and "Her Eyelashes" was released at 8 o'clock in the evening.

Queen Lin Nanxi's social media account posted a recommendation:

"Valentine's Day is coming soon. On this sweet day, I would like to recommend a song that is so sweet and passionate: "Her Eyelashes."

The king Su Lixing followed closely behind:

"Of course we have to listen to sweet love songs on Valentine's Day. Here I recommend a song with amazing arrangement and full of sincerity: "Her Eyelashes."

There is also Jiang Congwen who just started broadcasting.

"Good evening everyone, welcome to my live broadcast room."

"I believe everyone has heard too many sad love songs these days, right?"

"In fact, Valentine's Day, as the name suggests, is a holiday for couples to commemorate their love."

"So everyone should listen to a sweet song." [You're so mean to say that three of the songs on the charts are yours! ]

【Who do you think caused this? 】

【The thief cries "Stop thief."】

[I have never seen such a shameless person! ]

[Wouldn't it hurt if you touched your conscience when you said this? ]

[Single dogs don’t need sweetness! ]

[As the initiator of the singles uprising, how can you say this! ]

[First depression, then cure, forming a closed loop. ]

[Good fellow, if there is no demand, then create demand, right? ]

[Host, are they getting back together? ]

"Ahem, I think life is already so bitter, so it needs a little sweetness."

“Therefore, I would like to recommend a song that is extremely sweet to everyone.”

“Her Eyelashes.”

“This song has the same songwriter as the first four songs on the charts.”

"That's right, he gave me the bitterness of love, but secretly kept the sweetness of love for himself."

Jiang Congwen said with pretended anger.

"But he is my good brother after all."

"Now let's listen to how sweet this song is in the live studio."

As he spoke, Jiang Congwen played "Her Eyelashes" in the live broadcast room.

At the same time, after the two pillars of Fuyun Entertainment sent the news.

Other artists under Fuyun Entertainment also reacted a little later and spontaneously helped promote the young master's new song.

“Her Eyelashes smells like love.”

"After listening to 'Her Eyelashes', today's sweetness has exceeded the limit."

“Of course I have to listen to Her Eyelashes for Valentine’s Day.”

[What's going on? Why are so many people recommending this song all of a sudden?]

[I looked at the singer's name and I've never heard of him. He seems to be a newcomer.]

[A newcomer can get the king of pop Su Lixing and the queen of pop Lin Nanxi to promote him. ]

[Doesn't this name look familiar? The first four songs on the new song list were written by him. ]

[Is this still a singer-songwriter? ]

[I just listened to it, and I have to say this arrangement has something to it. ]

[Hasn't anyone noticed that the artists being promoted are all from Fuyun Entertainment? ]

When there was a lot of discussion on the Internet.

A group chat called "Food Squad".

Ginger is still spicy with age: two beauties, remember to listen to the song @Don't take bean buns as dry food @Tian Nanxing

The Old and the New: Her Eyelashes

That’s right, Jiang Congwen was afraid that Xu Hongdou would forget, so he sent a message in the group to remind her during the live broadcast.

Arisaema: ???

Arisaema: Whose song is this?
Don’t take bean buns as dry food: OK.

Don’t take bean buns as dry food: Chen Mo’s new song.

Arisaema: From handsome Chen?
Arisaema: Then I must support you.

Chen Mo quietly lurked around and read the messages in the group, pretending to be dead so that he wouldn't have to explain the origin of the song later.

"Her Eyelashes, is that me?"

Xu Hongdou remembered that Chen Mo said yesterday that he got the inspiration when he saw her during the last meal together, so she clicked on "Her Eyelashes" with curiosity.

[Her eyelashes, curved mouth corners
Smiled at me without warning

No sign, no surprise
He actually showed kindness to me first.]

When hearing this, Xu Hongdou raised her eyebrows and thought about it, did she smile at him that day?

It seemed that he smiled when he showed himself the photos on his phone.

But how did it become that I was showing my affection to him? !
Obviously, I was being amused.

I can't get rid of her smile

Filled with the taste of happiness】

Why does this sound like a confession?
Xu Hongdou has a strange look in his eyes. Is he in love with me?

[Her pink and delicate appearance

Like a juicy peach that everyone wants to bite.

Xu Hongdou didn't feel shy when she heard this, but just found it a little funny. It felt like a love letter written by an elementary school student.

No wonder Chen Mo looked like that yesterday, he was stammering and his ears were red.

But Chen Mo said yesterday that he didn’t mean that?
Am I overthinking it?
Is this just his artistic processing?

Xu Hongdou shook her head and buried her face in the pillow.

At this moment, Xu Hongdou recalled the moment when Chen Mo stood there and watched her leave during the filming in the daytime. It felt like she was really his girlfriend.

Xu Hongdou stopped her wild thoughts. When it came to love, she was no longer a little girl in school. There was nothing to be shy about.

She could feel that Chen Mo might have a good impression of her, but it was probably just a good impression.

Xu Hongdou shook her head. After all, they had only been together for too short a time and knew each other too little. So she just let things take their course.

The screen of Xu Hongdou's phone lit up. She took a look and found that it was Chen Nanxing who sent the message in the group.

Arisaema: I’ve finished listening to it, it sounds great!

Arisaema: 5 points. @陈皮不皮
Arisaema: I thought handsome Chen could only write sad love songs.

Arisaema: I didn’t expect it could be so sweet!

Old ginger is still spicy: this is all thanks to red beans.

Jiang Congwen never missed any opportunity to add fuel to the brotherly love.

Tiannanxing: What, what did I miss? !

Tiannanxing: Are you together? @Don't take bean buns as dry food
Don’t treat bean buns as dry food:.
Tiannanxing: What’s your situation?
Arisaema: Why do I feel like I’m the only outsider in the group?
Don’t treat bean buns as dry food: don’t make blind guesses unless there is a situation.

Arisaema: I don’t believe it!
Tiannanxing: Is there something going on between them? @姜还是老的辣

Don’t treat bean buns as dry food:.
Xu Hongdou looked at her best friend who didn't believe her and ran to ask someone else, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

The older you get, the wiser you get: I don’t know much about their situation either.

Ginger is still wise with age: I only know that this song was inspired by Hongdou to Chen Mo.

Arisaema: This is not the case yet!
Chenpibupi: This is not actually my intention when I wrote this song.

Seeing that the situation was out of control, Chen Mo could no longer pretend to be dead.

Arisaema: What does that mean?
Old ginger is still spicy: Yes, what does that mean?
Xu Hongdou looked at the messages in the group, and she was also very curious about what Chen Mo meant.

And now Chen Mo just wants to kick Jiang Congwen. What is he doing making trouble all day long?

Chen Mo really doesn’t know how to explain it now. It’s not right, and it’s not right either.

Chenpibupi: If I really meant that, I would have said it to your face. It is impossible for me to express it like this.

Arisaema: Looking forward to performance.

Ginger still has the spiciest taste with age: looking forward to hearing from you.

Chen Mo: “.”

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