Signed for simplified Chinese publication. Updates on Weibo: Jinjiang Jiang Jing
*Female lead has a secret crush; devoted fan x big star
*Sweet, sensitive girl x cool, distant man
[From Yingchao Building to Zhongming Building, from Luochuan to Hengdian, from being your little fan to working alongside you, I came step by step through the vast sea of people to stand before you. You probably never knew,
this road was so long. It took me a full thirteen years.]
1
When Meng Xun was 17, the closest she ever got to Li Zong was through a cracked phone screen.
On the other side was a sweltering summer in Hengdian, in a cramped, dim hotel room. He was a fledgling actor, and she was the lucky fan chosen for a live call.
The man's breathing came through her earphones so clearly. The girl's heart seemed to stop, and she stammered for ages without managing to say, "I like you."
As time ran out, she hurriedly blurted out, "Keep going. I believe you'll become a huge star."
In the few years that followed, Li Zong really did grow more and more famous, winning award after award until he became a household name.
Countless times, amid the surging crowds, Meng Xun would quietly stop and gaze from afar at his spirited figure on the LED screens covering the sides of towering buildings.
No one would ever know that this dazzling star had once brushed past an ordinary, insignificant girl like her on the Z-shaped staircase of a school building.
2
At 27, Meng Xun was making a name for herself as a screenwriter.
But Li Zong had lost his shine and become mired in scandal.
She calmly shut her computer in the face of the online abuse, no longer rushing to his defense as she had when she was young.
Yet when she passed through a mall, she still couldn't help turning back to pick up the advertising poster of him that someone had torn down.
On a snowy winter night, her eyes red from alcohol,
she dialed the number she had memorized long ago for the first time, and invited him:
"Li Zong."
"There's a role only you can play."
"Will you take it?"
3
Halfway through filming, Li Zong was finally exonerated. His name cleared, he stood beneath the spotlights once again, surrounded by cameras and microphones.
A reporter asked curiously: He had already won so many awards, so why had he agreed to star in a low-budget film?
"Yeah, why did you agree back then?" Meng Xun asked him later.
The man gently kissed her forehead. "You invited me. Of course I had to come."
A silly girl had given him her entire youth.
How could he bear to let her lose?
---Please add my next book, "Fireworks Shine Bright Tonight," to your reading list
Timid, delicate flower x roguish, devoted lover
Ten-year age gap
1
The next time Feng Ni saw Huo Zhongyan, it was in a dimly lit, suggestive club.
White smoke swirled around them, and the pungent smell of nicotine made the corners of Feng Ni's eyes turn red. Her boyfriend's friends egged her on, demanding she get up and sing a song.
Under their scrutinizing and mocking gazes, her face deathly pale, her nails digging into her palm, she slowly stood up.
At the same time, a metallic lighter clicked in the darkness. Hearing someone gasp, Feng Ni instinctively looked over.
In the flicker of the flame, her eyes unexpectedly met a pair of shadowed eyes.
Her boyfriend's face changed drastically. He stood up and respectfully called out, "Brother Yan."
They never got around to singing that night. Feng Ni was distracted the whole time.
When the gathering ended, rain pattered outside. By chance, she felt a lighter, still warm from the man's body, on the sofa beneath her. As if possessed, she chased after him.
The rain poured down. The empty road was pitch-black, and no one was in sight. Feng Ni froze for a moment, then turned away in disappointment, the cold metal clenched in her palm.
But the next second, headlights suddenly flared in the distance and drew closer.
The window rolled down in front of her. The man cast her a cool glance. "Get in."
2
After Huo Zhongyan rescued her from trouble several times, Feng Ni did a good job of hiding her feelings. Naturally, she assumed he was only looking after her for her boyfriend's sake.
Then, through a twist of fate, the two of them spent one chaotic night together, and everything gradually spiraled out of control.
"What are you hiding from?"
People came and went in the living room downstairs, and her boyfriend was chatting and laughing with the guests. In the shadows by the stairs, the man wrapped his arms around her slender waist from behind. Pinching the back of her neck, he breathed a mocking laugh against the red mark behind her ear. "Let him see."
The day he deliberately made Feng Ni catch her boyfriend cheating, he saw her eyes redden. The smile on Huo Zhongyan's lips slowly disappeared. He gripped her chin, lowered his head, and kissed the tears at the corner of her eye. "Sweetheart, did you forget something again?"
"You're mine."
"Only I get to see your tears."
3
Much later, she asked him, "Why did you turn back that night?"
"At the time, there were two little people arguing in my head."
"?"
"One said, 'Turn back and take her with you.'"
"And the other one?"
His voice was low. "The other one said, 'Yeah, yeah!'"
There was no twist of fate involved. From the first moment he saw her, he'd already fallen hopelessly in love.
*The female lead and the second male lead are only nominally dating
*Her secret crush comes true from her perspective; from the male lead's perspective, he's stealing his younger brother's girl
Theme: Those who never forget will eventually be answered
I rewatched "Dreamland" today and found that the first line of the copy said "Signed for Simplified Chinese Publishing"... Really? Really! Jiang, why are you so powerful! The feeling of brushing back is not as "extreme" as when catching up. Going back to read the comments, I wonder if I was possessed at the time? I also wonder, if you were in a "turbulent" period both physically and mentally at that time, would you be even more depressed when you read the comments? If Jiang has ever been too harsh on himself because of my comments before, then I apologize to you, I'm sorry. If not, then you'd better be a little more harsh, otherwise I'll feel even worse... This is a story about redemption from a crush in the entertainment industry. A girl who grew up in love also has her persistence in love and her stubborn possessiveness. A boy who lost his limbs forever because he wanted to prove the difference between himself and his brother and was trapped in repentance. Love makes girls radical and makes boys habitually escape. Li Zong is a butterfly and Xiao Meng is a catching net. He pounces on her but is always released for him. Xiao Meng uninstalled the software, went to study in Norway, fell in love, and never mentioned China again, but in fact, her heart was secretly bent for him, and Li Zong later quietly smoothed the folded corners in her heart with his own actions. [How can I be worthy of your cherishment? Why do you always respond to my requests/Every time I see you, I feel grateful. Now I can face myself calmly] The moment Li Zong's life experience was revealed, and Xiao Meng's all-out efforts to save Li Zong, I thought of these two lyrics of "Butterfly". He thought he was a sinner, unworthy of love and understanding, but there was a girl who stayed with him after listening to his story, enlightening him, not giving up on him, letting him have sunshine on his face, and the years of gloominess were swept away, and he felt relieved and warm. Jiang must have had some intention in using this title. Xiao Meng couldn't bear to let go of Li Zong. She usually had too little contact with him. If she had a second alone, it would be precious. So when Li Zong left school, she was the only one who appeared on the road where they had passed each other. Under the ginkgo tree, the drink he often drank was hidden in the drawer. These things left behind were like the warm-colored street lights that lit up in the dark night, tender and sad, but it was not clear to her standing in the beam of light. Looking back frequently, all those things she loved and hated would be put into the dream to continue, but she could only stay in the dream. Listening to "Time Machine" reminds me of Xiao Meng. I have been listening to this song for almost three years, and finally I have a matching story. The translated lyrics are probably: I hope the stars and the moon will guide me to you one day I always see you in my dreams It's like sitting in a time machine and going back in time But I know that this world, including us, can't actually build a time machine. But to be honest, I still long to see you in my dreams In fact, such a story is very childish. The childishness lies in the fact that when you were young, who didn't make up a story for yourself before going to bed to coax yourself to sleep, and who didn't give yourself a super status in the story. The unwilling person gets what he wants in the dream, the lively and extroverted person is a martial arts master in the dream, and the introverted person lives in seclusion in the bamboo forest and lives the retirement life of a little fairy. Then I hope we can have a peaceful sleep and have good dreams in the future.
I feel like there are too few effective clips 🤔
Can the plot that follows for less than 89,000 yuan really be concluded? It still feels a little confusing. I mentioned before that Li Liang has two sides to his character. Let's talk about Xiao Meng here. First of all, as mentioned in the previous chapter, I still don't quite understand why a little girl who grew up in an environment with strong parental love + family harmony + cherishment + encouragement and support, can have so many contrasts, contradictions, and instability in her personality later on? At the beginning, the perspective of a secret admirer turned her into a bitch and resentful woman, with a dastardly quality. Secondly, during the time when she was chasing stars in China, her mentality experienced major turmoil. She went to study abroad to see more people, fell in love with Liang, and broke up. Her emotions, thoughts, and mentality were all like the fast pace of Westerners, but her identity and relationship were always unclear and not taken seriously. Does it mean that she has been in a state of depression since these things were not arranged and dealt with in China? After returning to China, she said that she wanted to adjust her mentality. She was actually deceiving herself. When she saw negative news about Li Zong and knew that he might have no future, it was her selfishness to give him help in the snow. Or maybe she could take advantage of it. Even if her schoolmate identity was announced, she would take advantage of her acquaintances? If according to my knowledge and understanding of this story, and if she studies psychology, it is possible for her to study human nature and use people's hearts to achieve her own goals. In the early stage, she was repressed at home, but in the later period, she was indulgent abroad. She is an Oriental and has a reserved personality. However, because she studied abroad and had Western impulses, when reading, you will feel that the core of Xiao Meng's character is crumbling. The separation between the front and back makes her look like a balloon that is inflating rapidly but is about to burst.
If I only read the previous chapter and this chapter, based on my reading preferences, I would prefer Liang's setting. You can get a glimpse of a playboy wandering around the flowers. One day, he found that he was used as a substitute and broke up with him. He still misses his ex-girlfriend. After returning to China, he pretends to be a public servant at a dinner party. Reunion, the plot points include the return of the prodigal son + forbidden literature for men + all resources and connections given to the heroine + love but not having it + robbery + self-training, the main character's conflicting emotional expression, class recognition, and finally the major discussion point of "is love hurtful" or "love is honest". Although Liang is just a supporting character, unclean, and his appearance is not detailed, and there are not many details about his "love" with Xiao Meng, but just a few sentences of plot description can make me have the prototype of the character and personality in my mind, as well as the subsequent logic of actions to retain Xiao Meng, and the tit-for-tat confrontation between adult men in the confrontation between Li Zong, a civilian player who works hard in the entertainment industry, and the rich young master trained by money, etc. Li Zong, I still have a very vague image of this character until now. He doesn't have many characteristics other than gentleness and tolerance. Although the previous article has thrown out the smoke that it may be a bit miserable to be a native, I was attacked and humiliated by my rivals when I entered the entertainment industry. I seemed to have no background and no connections. However, I collaborated with a famous director in my first film after entering the entertainment industry. I became famous very quickly and then sank again. After a long period of being on the bench, I had the opportunity to rise to the top. I was ups and downs, and I had no choice in scripts. If there are too many emotional scenes with actresses (think of it as a golden finger given to him by the author), for the agency, a good-looking newcomer will ask him to take on scripts with many emotional scenes to capture more female consumers, so as to increase the commercial value of his reputation or appear in variety shows to gain face. This is the cruel law of survival in the entertainment industry and a lesson for him to cultivate his heart. Personality is actually two sides of the same coin. If Li Zong's gentleness allows him to show emotional stability at work and handle things in an orderly manner, it will give him a kind of humble gentleman in appearance. Gentleness in social situations is politeness, but in terms of emotional "gentleness", for the possessive Xiao Meng, Li Zong's characteristics are unlikely to show exclusivity in relationships (because he is gentle and gentle to everyone). Liang Chongchun loves to play, but it cannot be said that he was broken up and then asked to get back together with Xiao Meng in Norway during the period of correction and love for Xiao Meng. It's just that human nature is a gray area, and you have to accept the advantages and seek common ground with the shortcomings. In Xiao Meng's case, you have set many skills for her. So far, you only see writing to tailor scripts for Li Zong. However, she has also studied psychology and will use her professional knowledge to measure Li Zong's thoughts and dialogue behaviors instead of letting her dream about it like a dream girl. Chatting with friends is just a reference point. When chasing stars, she made handmade peripherals and so on. Then she can actually make something that is exclusive to her and can be carried, and then be discovered by Li Zong, curious, given as a gift, and emotionally boosted. Although it was arranged that she would trip and hit his back while walking, and that he would fasten her seat belt while riding in the car, this kind of heated emotional scene would feel a bit like an assembly line. Now the story is over 180,000 words long, the relationship has not yet entered into the main topic, and the character's story line has not paved the way to another character's state of mind.
Chasing celebrities to meet Li Zong was almost her only heroism as a girl. Then because of Li Zong's scandal, she quit her group, uninstalled her software, and went to study abroad. During this period, she experienced a relationship that started out as fun and ended hastily. After returning to China, she adjusted her mentality and focused on Li Zong again. Now she returns as a working person as a screenwriter, and participates in film and television production with Li Zong and other actors and actresses. The passion and impulse of her youth have faded away, and she has been replaced by a coat of sedimentation and maturity. However, because she deals with words, she is full of emotions, loves fantasy, and is somewhat idealistic, and she retains innocence in this part. I also question the following content, her professional ability and as a secret admirer, how should she negotiate with Li Zong when facing him, and whether she has the ability to handle the problem properly after experiencing so many emotional shocks. Li Zong is an actor. He can have ideas for the role he plays and suggestions for modifying the script. There are other female characters in the play and the interactions between male and female actors during filming. Can Xiao Meng provide objective and professional opinions based on professionalism and creative standards? Xiao Meng's family is very happy, and her parents love her. She skipped school for the first time to pursue offline pursuits. After her parents found her, they did not lose their temper with her and encouraged her to go again during the holidays. From what I have seen, family members love each other and trust each other. Girls who grow up in such a family atmosphere are more independent and proactive. But why does she become so coward in pursuing the people and things she wants? Forgive me for using the word "coward" to describe Xiao Meng. This is beyond my understanding. We say that the first contact with love comes from parents. Parents give their children enough love to let them know what love is. Children learn how their parents love to reciprocate love, and understand that those who love love love back. The correct love education method will also have an impact on her growth process or determine her future interpersonal relationships and personality. She will be positive, bright, like the little sun, and she will also be depressed even if she is rejected because she has the support of her family behind her. This is an expression of emotion, but she will not be decadent because she is not only about love. The current setting is very weak for Xiao Meng. If her parents always quarrel, there will always be too many disharmonious factors in the family, making her timid and afraid of arguing with others, or she will become very unconfident due to being suppressed and emotionally neglected by her parents for a long time. The embarrassment of her first menstrual period was seen by a boy, and he helped her, which became the first act of the girl's love. Perhaps later, her efforts, her excellence, her emotions, these logics can also be justified. We say that suffering is the hotbed of literature, but this does not apply. Xiao Meng is to be released to Li Zong. He is tragic. He carries what netizens call a "murderer", throws dirty water, and is targeted. His growth is full of thorns, and his acting career is often unfair and mishandled by the crew and company. His background is a thirst for love. Qiushi has learned helplessness but will have some avoidance, but he still has a "healthy" outlook on life with so much "dirty information", and Xiao Meng, who comes from a healthy family, studied writing abroad and now becomes a screenwriter. Her growth is actually quite smooth, without any major turbulence or bad things happening. It is strange that she becomes deformed in Li Zong's case.
So pretty! Secret love comes true! A Heng and Xiao Xun both deserve to be loved! I hope they can be happy forever in parallel time and space 🌈🌈
Thinking about it, I might as well add a paragraph from Li Zong here, without following the previous comments on the final chapter (the latter part may be ooc with the main text, so I apologize in advance): Li Zong and Li Heng are twins who seem to be reluctant to intersect with each other, but each lineage has an intersection that is as twisted and entwined as genes and cannot be erased. The ending of the twins always seems to be one withered and one with prosperity. In my opinion, Li Zong was actually "sick" for a long time. When parents can't put a bowl of water on the table and only focus their attention and love on the best person, the remaining lively and rebellious person will serve as a "negative teaching material" and "an uneasy child" in their mouths. When my brother left, everything in school and classroom seemed to revolve around him. The rebellious child was forced to grow up overnight. And when he gets used to wearing masks, he will get lost and stay in front of every Mirror of Erised. He is actually tortured: Am I Li Zong or Li Heng? He has collected too many "debts" for himself that belong to him but do not belong to him. He entered the entertainment industry with these "debts". Wouldn't he know how this industry eats people without spitting out their bones? He must know something about it. This is a flaming mountain that cannot be turned back. He still has to bake himself on the shelf of deep water. No matter how strong his business ability is, how malleable his performance is, how high his commercial value is, and no matter how many scripts he submits for cooperation, he always imitates Li Heng's characteristics in dealing with others. A gentleman's restrained face rises up when unfairness arises. The person who "rises up" is the most authentic one who has been hidden - Li Zong. He divided himself, leaving half of his good reputation to Li Heng and half of his resentment to himself. He had to endure the so-called "moral judgment" issued to him by those who "have a sense of justice". In fact, Li Zong hadn't slept peacefully for a long time. After his brother left, he probably refused to sleep. Although the text did not mention too much about the process of physical and mental suffering, people with an overweight sense of responsibility are actually the ones who treat themselves the most harshly, especially when blood relatives leave, and the twin siblings who look the same as him, he will hide In dreams, his image may be gentle, ghostly, painful, or comforting. These are existences that Li Zong accepts and resists. Sleeping means that he may dream, and may replay what he has experienced before in his dreams. Too many times, he will go crazy and tear his spirit. When entering the entertainment industry, the work intensity is much higher, the filming tasks are heavy, and it is common to stay up late, so I avoid sleeping and sleep less, so that nothing in my dreams will happen.
The familiar formula and the familiar taste made me cry inexplicably when I first started reading the first few chapters. After all these years, Xiaojiang still has the magical power to make me cry. The ending is "Spreading Flowers" [Spreading Flowers]
""What do you know!! "Catch a big bug for the author~ Two paragraphs are repeated
If he keeps being an actor, he will always be in the spotlight to be watched, criticized, criticized, and found fault with. But when he goes behind the scenes, the public will no longer follow and stare at his private life and make random comments. Xiao Meng writes scripts, and he directs and shoots the stories she writes, and he gives her a sense of security.