Perfection

When Wen Jianing was standing outside the Lei Xing building waiting for Lu Jinlang, he noticed that someone across the street was secretly taking pictures of him. Since becoming Ke Xinhang, he has spent some time adapting to the life of not being noticed or chased by others, but now he has to adapt himself again to the life of standing on the street and being photographed.

       He called Lu Jinlang and walked toward the building, and asked Lu Jinlang to drive the car directly to the underground parking lot to avoid being photographed by interested people.

       When he got in Lu Jinlang’s car, Wen Jianing heard Lu Jinlang ask him: “What do you want to eat?”

       Wen Jianing said: “I don’t want to eat anything. I want to go home.”

       Lu Jinlang burst into laughter when he heard the words, and stepped on the brake. “Do you think of me as a taxi driver?” Since last night’s incident, Lu Jinlang felt as if Wen Jianing had simply torn off his mask in front of him. He didn’t even bother to pretend to show his basic politeness.

       Wen Jianing looked at Lu Jinlang and asked, “How much is the fare?”

       Lu Jinlang smiled and said, “I’m afraid you can’t afford it.”

       Having said that, Wen Jianing did not ask to go home again after all.

       Lu Jinlang asked him as he drove, “Are you in a bad mood?”

       Wen Jianing propped his head with one hand and said nothing.

       Lu Jinlang said, “I heard that you quarrelled with Yi Nan?”

       Wen Jianing casually said, “I didn’t know Mr. Lu cares so much about me?”

       Lu Jinlang said with a gentle smile, “I try to restrain myself from asking news about you.”

       Wen Jianing couldn’t help looking at him and found it difficult to tell whether Lu Jinlang was telling a lie or not. The other party’s acting skills were so perfect that he could say every word as if it’s the most beautiful love words.

       But then, Wen Jianing remembered one thing. He asked, “Who knows about what happened last night?”

       Lu Jinlang seemed surprised. “Who do you think I will let know? Of course, I’m the only one who knows.”

       “It’s not that,” Wen Jianing found that his words were ambiguous, so he corrected, “I was asking something about you taking me away last night.”

       Lu Jinlang said, “Your agent, I think his last name is He?”

       “He Chaoshu,” Wen Jianing said, frowning slightly. Since only He Chaoshu knows about it, then he must be the one to say it on Yi Nan.

       Lu Jinlang drove the car all the way, and instead of stopping to find a place to eat, he drove directly back home.

       Wen Jianing knows that he is a little grumpy today, but now his mood is gradually recovering, and he is also seriously considering how to deal with his relationship with Lu Jinlang in the future. Compared with the panic last night and the anger when he woke up in the morning, he no longer gets angry with Lu Jinlang about this matter.

       After parking the car, Lu Jinlang said to him, “Go inside first, and then consider to eat something when you are hungry.”

       In the living room on the first floor of Lu Jinlang’s house, Wen Jianing found a stack of DVD discs stored under the TV cabinet. He flipped through them. They were all films starring Lu Jinlang, and the second one was made by the two of them. “Duel”.

       Lu Jinlang went to the kitchen to pour him a glass of warm water. He came back and handed him the glass. He sat down on the floor beside him, and asked, “Are you interested?”

       Wen Jianing held the glass in one hand, and drew the disc out with the other. “Duel,” he said.

       Lu Jinlang said, “Yeah, I co-produced with your idol. Haven’t you seen it?”

       Wen Jianing didn’t answer the question directly, but said to him, “Let’s have a look.”

       Lu Jinlang readily agreed, “Okay.”

       Lu Jinlang put the disc in the DVD player, turned off the overhead light in the living room, and sat on the sofa with Wen Jianing and watched the only movie they co-starred in. It’s just a pity that Lu Jinlang didn’t know that the person beside him was Wen Jianing.

       However, Wen Jianing had some unspeakable excitement for no reason.

       The movie “Duel” is about a confrontation between a young policeman who has just entered the police station and a terrible prisoner. Wen Jianing plays the policeman in the play, and the suspect is played by Lu Jinlang.

       At the beginning of this drama, Wen Jianing’s agent advised him not to take it, because the one who plays the bad guy is always more likely to shine than the one who plays the good guy, and especially since the other party is Lu Jinlang. However, it was precisely because the other party was Lu Jinlang, Wen Jianing resolutely took over the role regardless of opposition. Whether it is a policeman or a suspect, he is confident that he can play this role well.

       He still remembers that after filming this movie, Wen Jianing did not dare to look back at this movie for a long time, especially when he learned that both of them were nominated for the Academy Award. He had no reason to be unsure about competing with Lu Jinlang.

       But now, he is in a completely different state of mind. He is willing to sit down and watch this movie with Lu Jinlang. He knows that he is better than Lu Jinlang here, and he hopes to hear comments about him from Lu Jinlang.

       The large LCD TV and sound system of Lu Jinlang’s home are very good, as if they are in a private theater.

       When he saw his own name appear on the LCD screen, Wen Jianing still felt a bit sentimental. It was too painful to stop at the peak of his life and lose all his ambition.

       The film began with a bizarre shopping mall theft. Xie An, a fledgling policeman, followed the senior policeman to see the scene. The close-up shot was focused on Wen Jianing’s face. He slowly turned his head and looked at every detail of the scene carefully.

       But they didn’t find any clues. They finished work and went out to eat noodles at a roadside stall. They met the suspect Yu Fenglin played by Lu Jinlang. He looked very ordinary wearing glasses and an old-style jacket.

       That night, Xie An received a text message from the senior policeman saying a clue was discovered and the details will be discussed tomorrow. As a consequence, Xie An heard the news that the senior policeman was killed when he went to work the next day. Through investigation, Xie Yu found that there’s a person who had been in contact with the old policeman before his death. He wanted to find that person, but that person was missing. After that, there were a series of cases. As soon as the clues are found, someone will be one step ahead of him to destroy the clues.

       After a repeated confrontation between Xie An and Yu Fenglin, Xie An sets up a trap and makes all the clues pointed at himself, luring Yu Fenglin to kill him. But Xie An did not expect Yu Fenglin to find his pregnant girlfriend. The story ends with Xie An shooting Yu Fenglin and killing him, but Yu Fenglin also killed Xie An’s girlfriend and his unborn child.

       A duel that cause loss for both sides.

       In fact, this is a suspense thriller movie. There are many exquisite outlines in the middle, coupled with the acting skills of Wen Jianing and Lu Jinlang, the movie is very interesting to watch.

       However, when Wen Jianing re-watched the movie, the focus was naturally on the performance of him and Lu Jinlang. The most impressive scene in the whole play was the scene in which Yu Fenglin killed Xie An’s girlfriend at the end. Lu Jinlang looked very cold at that time, but his expression also showed some morbid pleasure. Wen Jianing’s assistant who was watching them on the site told him that his goose bumps were all up, and he was really frightened by Lu Jinlang.

       At this moment, he turned his head and asked Lu Jinlang: “Which is the most impressive scene of the whole movie for you?”

       Lu Jinlang rubbed his lips with his right thumb and said, “The part where Xie An looked at the scene where his woman was killed.”

       This scene is actually very classic. At the Academy Awards ceremony, the big screen when Wen Jianing was announced to win the award also repeatedly played this scene. In the end, he still used his own strength to bring the character alive, perfectly performing this originally infamous role.

       Hearing Lu Jinlang’s words, Wen Jianing couldn’t help but ask: “Do you also acknowledge Wen Jianing’s performance?”

       Lu Jinlang said: “Wen Jianing is a very good actor, but it’s a pity.”

       This sentence sounds very much like an official phrase used externally, but Wen Jianing feels that Lu Jinlang should be sincere in what he says at this time.

       Lu Jinlang suddenly reached out and placed his hand on the back of Wen Jiaying’s neck as he said, “Is my acknowledgment of Wen Jiaying important to you?”

       Instead of answering him, Wen Jianing changed the subject and said, “I’m hungry.”

       Lu Jinlang then got up from the sofa and said, “Let’s eat, go see what you want to eat.”

       Wen Jianing followed Lu Jinlang and opened the refrigerator in his house. Seeing that it was full of food, he couldn’t help saying, “There is so much food, can you eat it all by yourself?”

       Lu Jinlang said, “Aren’t you going to accompany me to eat? See what you want to eat. But it’s so late, you’d better eat a light meal.”

       Finally, Lu Jinlang took bread, ham and lettuce to make sandwiches.

       Wen Jianing stood by the kitchen door watching him while he was preparing food.

       Lu Jinlang said while cutting the ham, “I was actually quite worried about you this morning, but you recovered faster than I thought.”

       Wen Jianing leaned his head against the door frame and said, “Or else? Should I die? Or kill you and shut you up forever?”

       Lu Jinlang smiled upon hearing this.

       Wen Jianing said, “It’s no big deal, you saw it too, it’s just that way.”

       “Actually, I think it’s fine,” Lu Jinlang said.

       Wen Jianing gave a soft “Um”.

       “I’m serious,” Lu jinlang said. “You see, you’re still standing here healthily. You can perform on the stage and have many fans who like you. You still can enjoy happiness like all men.”

       Finally, Wen Jianing reacted a little after understanding what he meant. Although he was more or less angry thinking about what happened last night, Lu Jinlang was right. Wen Jianing found that he could still respond, which made him less desperate.

       If he doesn’t have such high expectations for himself, he can live a happier life.

       Lu Jinlang walked out of the door with a plate. When passing by Wen Jianing, he pinched a piece of ham with his fingers and brought it to his mouth, saying, “Open your mouth.”

       Wen Jianing opened his mouth obediently, but instead of delivering the ham, Lu Jinlang kissed his lips.

       His body was pressed against the door. After the fierce kiss ended, Lu Jinlang put the ham into his mouth and said, “Hold it.”

       Wen Jianing bit off a small piece and reached out to take the remaining half away from his mouth.

       Lu Jinlang smiled and stroked his face with his fingers, and said, “Good boy.”

The author has something to say:
I suddenly found Jinjiang* will swallow comments. I couldn’t find the comments I saw in the afternoon, but I remember it have some greetings. Thank you very much. I also hope that everyone can have a happy life, read stories to relax and just watch anything you like.
I’m not sure if I can add more during the holidays, but I will work hard to save the manuscript, and prepare for the third change on the day of entering V