For a moment, Fang Juexia felt that they were similar for the first time.
This was very strange, because no matter from the outside or from the inside logic, they were two arrows running in opposite directions, but they also resonated in some subtle way.
In the face of Pei Tingsong's question, Fang Juexia nodded. He knew that he could stop explaining, but he still wanted to say it.
"Yes. Maybe everyone has a different definition of social relationships. Maybe in many people's eyes, a harmonious social relationship is a complete harmony in communication without any arguments or friction. In fact, this kind of social relationship is most likely a facade of harmony created by both parties. People are different. No matter how similar they are or how close they are to each other, there will always be different viewpoints. "
Pei Tingsong was a little surprised. Originally, he only wanted to use his words to resolve the disagreement. He did not expect Fang Juexia to be able to logically explain it so quickly. He could not help but think that maybe Fang Juexia was not as unsociable as everyone thought.
He just made a precise choice and management of his social relationships.
Fang Juexia continued, "To be able to stick to one's point of view and boldly clash ideas with another person, we express our opinions and defend the truth we believe in. But at the end of the debate, we will not be estranged because of the fierce debate. Instead, we will understand each other better. This is what I think of as a healthy social relationship.
"To put it simply, it's like a problem. You have your solution, and I have mine, but we are all pursuing the goal of getting the right answer. Math teachers also encourage everyone to try to solve more problems in class. This world needs all kinds of voices and all kinds of people. I will not obey your solution because I am afraid of destroying our friendship. I will take out my solution and discuss it with you. This confidence shows that we have a deep relationship, doesn't it? "
After that, Fang Juexia laughed. "So this way of getting along doesn't mean that we are not harmonious. We are just sticking to ourselves and respecting each other's self-expression."
As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Tingsong clapped. Fang Juexia turned to look at him and saw Pei Tingsong give him a thumbs up with his right hand holding the doll.
Fang Juexia quickly turned his head, the corners of his mouth raised.
The editor-in-chief nodded as he listened to the interview. The thoughts of these two young boys had already exceeded his concept of idols, but after listening to them, he couldn't help but wonder why he thought that an idol couldn't possibly say such a thing.
Just as Fang Juexia had said, the world needed different solutions, and the problem of idols also needed different solutions.
These young people who shone brightly on the stage had more than one stereotype.
The host nodded repeatedly. If it wasn't for her professional ethics, she would have sighed, but she still held it in. "Well said. I've learned a lot from today's interview. This is also the meaning of my job. "
"Thank you." After answering the question, Fang Juexia took a sip of water from the cup on the table. When he put the cups back, he found that Pei Tingsong's cup was very crooked, so he silently put the two cups on the same level. He seemed to have turned back into the cold little idol again.
Seeing his series of actions, Pei Tingsong found it funny. He rubbed the head of the little dinosaur in his hand. The more he thought about it, the funnier it became. He lowered his head and laughed.
The host flipped over the card in her hand and continued, "The questions just now were very deep. Let's take it easy for the last topic. We used a lot of flowers and plants for today's shoot, and our set is like a botanical garden. Then let's ask a more interesting question. If you were to choose a plant to represent each other, which one would you choose? "
Fang Juexia asked, "Is it the plant that looks the most like him? Not for me to choose? "
"Yes, you think this plant is very similar to him, or can represent him."
He glanced at Pei Tingsong, and Pei Tingsong tilted his head to look at him. Fang Juexia quickly thought of a plant. "Hmm … Although Pei Tingsong has a nickname, the grape tree." Fang Juexia could not help but chuckle.
The host was a little confused. "Grape tree?"
Fang Juexia held back his laughter. "Because Pei Tingsong's first letter in Pinyin is pts, and then the word 'grape tree' appears in the input method. That's what everyone calls him."
Pei Tingsong immediately looked at the camera. "Do you see that? We know what you usually say. Don't say bad things about me. I'll follow the cable to your house. "
His teasing made Fang Juexia want to laugh even more, but he still remembered that he didn't answer the question, so he tried to look serious. "Well, if you want to choose a plant to represent, I think he looks more like a cactus."
Pei Tingsong swung the tail of the little dinosaur pillow at him. Fang Juexia immediately pointed at Pei Tingsong. "Look at it now. It looks very similar, right?"
The host laughed. "So Juexia thinks that Pei Tingsong looks like a cactus with a lot of thorns?"
Fang Juexia ignored Pei Tingsong's tail attack and nodded. "Yes."
"You still say yes?" Pei Tingsong pretended to be fierce, but his voice was soft.
"But," Fang Juexia grabbed the dinosaur's tail, his expression honest and serious. "A cactus looks like it has a lot of hard thorns on the outside, but it's actually very soft on the inside. Can you imagine? It's 85% to 90% water content. Because of the harsh environment it grows in, it constantly absorbs water and stores water. It's a plant that's working very hard to survive. "
Hearing this, Pei Tingsong's hand paused and he forgot to pull the tail back.
"That's very similar too." Fang Juexia let go of his hand and smiled at the camera.
"So there's a deep meaning." The host looked at Pei Tingsong with a smile. "Then what kind of plant does Tingsong think Juexia looks like?"
Pei Tingsong leaned back on the sofa and began to pull the thorns on the dinosaur's back. "I used to think that he looked more like a cherry blossom or something, you know." He turned his head to look at Fang Juexia and put his hands beside his face. "This face is very good-looking, right?"
Fang Juexia was a little embarrassed. He let go of the dinosaur's small tail and tilted his head a little further away.
The host nodded and couldn't hide the smile on his face. "It does feel a little like that."
"But now I don't think so." Pei Tingsong began to play with the dinosaur's tail again. "I think it's white bellflower."
Fang Juexia was curious about the specifics. "Why?"
Pei Tingsong swung his small tail at him one last time and raised his eyebrows. "I'm not telling you."
Fang Juexia nodded and then slowly began to clap. Pei Tingsong found it funny and clapped along. After a while, he changed to clapping. "Okay, last question. Done!"
"Thank you for your hard work." Fang Juexia stood up and bowed to the staff.
After the interview, they changed out of the sponsor's clothes and prepared to leave.
In the changing room, Fang Juexia took off his sweater and sparks flew. He thought of something and reached into the front pocket of his shirt to take out the note with the poem written on it. He hesitated for a moment and didn't look at it a second time. He folded the note and put it in the pocket of his down jacket.
After leaving the filming location, they went straight to the company. Along the way, Cheng Qiang kept praising the two of them. Fang Juexia was so embarrassed that he stopped talking. He listened to Pei Tingsong and Cheng Qiang's conversation in silence, and occasionally joined in the conversation.
"If the sales this time are good, you'll have a lot of fashion resources in the future." Cheng Qiang's face was full of smiles. "Yesterday, Xiaomiao and Ling Yi's variety show ratings also increased. Lu Yuan got a dance variety show that he wanted the most. Ziyan was invited to work with Feat. They're still in talks. Everyone is on the right track. "
"Brother Qiang's mother's heart is finally being rewarded." Pei Tingsong laughed and mocked, "Except for the two of us, everything is going smoothly."
Fang Juexia also laughed. Unexpectedly, Cheng Qiang said, "The two of you? Don't mention it. The resources now are all looking for the two of you. There's a lot of them, and they all want you to work together. "
The two of them looked at each other at the same time. Because of their tacit understanding, they looked away at the same time. They seemed to be much closer when they were shooting the magazine, but if they left that situation, it seemed that they still couldn't interact naturally like ordinary teammates.
Pei Tingsong's childish nature came up again. "If it's not hip-hop, I won't do it."
"There's no hip-hop for the time being." Cheng Qiang turned the steering wheel. "We've gone through it once, and there's nothing particularly good. We can wait. When we go back, you should take a look. If you want to do it, you have to do it with a suitable program and a good team. Otherwise, it'll be a waste if you work hard and don't get an equal return in the end. "
Cheng Qiang was a good manager who worried about his artists. Fang Juexia had known this for a long time. In fact, he didn't have much expectations for variety shows and reality shows. He didn't like them that much. In addition, he had a quiet personality. He wasn't the kind of talent that reality shows needed. Moreover, he didn't like the exaggerated way of attracting attention in reality shows.
However, he also knew that variety shows were indispensable to maintain exposure and increase national popularity.
Cheng Qiang focused on driving and didn't speak anymore. Fang Juexia took out his phone to deal with unread messages. He suddenly thought of the last question in the interview, so he opened the web and searched for Kikyou.
Wasn't this the white flower that Pei Tingsong used during the shooting?
Once he connected the dots, the strange emotions during the shooting surged again.
Pei Tingsong had just put on his headphones when his phone vibrated. He opened it and saw that it was Fang Juexia, who never took the initiative to send him messages.
[Nothing but beauty: Why Kikyou?]
He was quite persistent.
Pei Tingsong couldn't help but smile. He was sitting in the same row as Fang Juexia, but he still had to turn around and type with his back facing him. The 1.8-meter tall man was curled up in the back seat. It looked strange and funny.
Fang Juexia was also puzzled, but he was almost used to Pei Tingsong's confusing behavior. As usual, he looked at the night view outside the window. The little clock in his heart was ticking. After four minutes and fifty seconds, his phone vibrated.
[Kaleido Pei Tingsong: [Cactus Emoji]]
Pfft.
Why did he only send this after holding it in for so long?
However, not long after, another message popped up in the message box.
[Kaleido Pei Tingsong: Kikyou actually has another name, grassland gentian. Its original habitat is limestone. Don't you think it's wonderful? It looks like a delicate and fragile flower, but in fact, it has the courage of a dragon, and it grows among the rocks.]
After that, he sent an emoji of a small dinosaur.
Gentian.
A flower blooming among the rocks.
The top of the dialog box showed that he was typing, but it disappeared after a while, and then he was typing again.
Fang Juexia couldn't help but stare at the line of changing words until new content popped up in the dialog box.
[Kaleido Pei Tingsong: Anyway, it's a little like you.]
[Kaleido Pei Tingsong: If you don't think it's like me, then forget it. I'm just saying it.]
"We're here!" Cheng Qiang reversed the car. "Put on your clothes before you get out. Hurry up." He glanced at the rearview mirror. "Huh? You two didn't sleep? "
Fang Juexia's thoughts were interrupted. He held the phone tightly. "No …"
"Then hurry up and get out of the car. You're waiting for us."
Under Cheng Qiang's urging, Fang Juexia had to quickly put on his coat, open the door, and get out of the car.
Seeing his swift movements, Pei Tingsong felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
He glanced at the message he had sent one last time and threw the phone into his pocket. He closed the car door with a dark face and walked behind the others. He complained to Cheng Qiang, "What's the hurry? Are you in a hurry to throw in the triplets?"
Back at the company, before they could rest for a while, they were called to participate in the first round of screening of the new demo song with the other members. As soon as everyone got together, the atmosphere became noisy in an instant. Ling Yi pulled Fang Juexia to eat the new snacks she bought.
But his feelings were still in the car. He was still holding the phone, looking at the message Pei Tingsong sent him.
Kikyou.
He couldn't tell what kind of mood he was in now. Maybe it was because Pei Tingsong always faced him with a hostile attitude, so he subconsciously avoided him.
But now he was praising him. That's right, it should be considered a compliment.
This made Fang Juexia very uncomfortable. Pei Tingsong was a person who didn't have any rules, so he couldn't find a way to deal with him.
But there was a slight feeling of joy in his heart. Fang Juexia wasn't a person who was eager to be praised. On the contrary, the outside world's evaluation of him didn't affect his judgment of himself. He was very clear about who he was and what he wanted to do. His inner world was stable and self-consistent.
So when his mood was affected by Pei Tingsong's simple words, Fang Juexia felt incredible.
"Is everyone here?" Chen Zhengyun sat down. "Then let's start."
In the first round of songs, in addition to the demo provided by He Ziyan, there were also songs bought by the company. They were first screened together. The selection of a song for an album had to consider many aspects: the match with the concept of the album, the diversity and consistency of the style, the balance between dance music and lyric music, and so on.
Fang Juexia was a little hesitant. He had a lyric song composed by himself, but he wasn't sure if it met the concept of the new album. After all, it was his first time trying to compose a song. Unlike singing and dancing, which were his strengths, he wasn't completely sure. Since the demo came out, he had been carrying a USB flash drive. He wanted to discuss it with the boss or the composer in private and listen to their suggestions, but he didn't expect so many new schedules to be added later. The plan was disrupted, and in the blink of an eye, they had to start selecting songs.
The meeting lasted for three hours. Because the team members had their own schedules, they gathered together. Although it was hard, for the sake of the new album, everyone enjoyed it. This was the first album they had devoted themselves to the production of, and it was of great significance.
Pei Tingsong caught up on sleep during the magazine shoot, so he was still awake during the meeting. He glanced at Fang Juexia, but unexpectedly found that he was absent-minded. This was very unusual. Usually, Fang Juexia should be the most serious.
Strange.
The stranger it was, the more he wanted to observe.
The boss had listened to a few songs. "These songs are good. The second and third demos don't have any highlights in terms of composition, and the arrangement is probably difficult to save. Pass them first. The rest will be put in the second round. This time, even if it's not the main song, we will promote it well. Everyone, don't worry. Little Cheng, is there anything else? "
"There's one more song in the first round."
"What style?"
"R&B lyric," Cheng Qiang said. "This composer is quite good. He wrote a few popular songs."
Pei Tingsong found that Fang Juexia's fingers seemed to be pinching a small square metal product. He leaned forward, which was an obvious signal for action.
"If this album focuses on electronic and dance music, the lyric part has to be limited to one or two songs. There can't be too many. "
Fang Juexia's hand clenched and he withdrew it.
Pei Tingsong keenly captured this movement. He turned the pen in his hand, but his eyes were still on Fang Juexia.
The meeting ended at one o 'clock in the morning. Everyone's energy was at its limit, so they got into the nanny van and went back to the dormitory to rest. Ling Yi, who was usually the most energetic, also fell asleep after asking a few questions about what happened during the magazine shoot. Since Fang Juexia and Pei Tingsong started to be a couple, the two of them even sat next to each other in the nanny van to ensure that they would appear in the daily live broadcast.
When they finally arrived at the dormitory, Cheng Qiang woke up the members who were sleeping soundly one by one, as if he was waking up a litter of puppies. Of course, there was a wolf cub among them.
"… We're here?"
"So fast ~"
"Ah, my neck hurts from sleeping …"
"Where am I? Where is this … "
Everyone got out of the van one after another. Fang Juexia got up first, gathered his coat, and walked out of the van. Pei Tingsong was also about to go out when he inadvertently caught a glimpse of a metal USB flash drive on the seat next to him.
There were only two bathrooms in the group dormitory, so it was not very convenient. Fang Juexia took the time to take a shower. When he came out, he found Pei Tingsong sitting alone in the living room.
Was he going to take a shower?
Fang Juexia thought about it, but in the end, he did not ask. He took a towel to dry his hair and prepared to go back to his room. But just as he put his hand on the door handle, a palm pressed down on his door panel. Fang Juexia turned around and found that Pei Tingsong had circled around him from behind.
"What's wrong?" He said calmly.
Pei Tingsong stretched out his right hand, and a USB flash drive dangled in front of his eyes. "You left something behind."
Fang Juexia's expression changed slightly. He hurriedly thanked him and wanted to grab the USB flash drive, but Pei Tingsong was one step faster. He took the USB flash drive back into his palm and smiled. "You want it? Beg me. "
They had already broken through the safe distance.
Fang Juexia looked up at him with wet hair. The familiar expression appeared again. "I don't want it. You can take it."
Sure enough, Pei Tingsong was still the devil who wanted to see the world in chaos. He thought too much and was confused by his glib words during the interview.
Pei Tingsong suddenly became excited because this was the first time Fang Juexia had shown a side of him that was strong on the outside but weak on the inside. He was putting on a brave front and saying something in anger.
"What are you afraid of?" Pei Tingsong pursed his lips and deliberately lowered his voice. "Isn't it just a song?" As he spoke, the fragrance of the shower gel wafted into his nose. It was a very clean smell.
Fang Juexia frowned. "How did you know?"
"It's not hard to guess. You held on to it during the meeting and hesitated for so long." Pei Tingsong continued to guess. "It's not just a demo. I'm guessing it's a lyrical song."
Fang Juexia felt angry and amused. Every time he was not confident, he would fall into Pei Tingsong's trap. What kind of ill-fated relationship was this? Sure enough, he still could not deal with Pei Tingsong.
While the two of them were confronting each other, Ling Yi's voice came from the main room. "Juexia! I forgot to take my pajama pants. Help me get them from my bed! "
"I wrote them casually. Listen to them if you want. Return them to me when you're done." Fang Juexia turned and opened the door. He did not continue to argue with him. Anyway, Pei Tingsong just wanted to listen to them. He would not lose much if he ridiculed him a little.
There was a loud bang. Pei Tingsong was rejected outside the door. Originally, he thought that as long as Fang Juexia said something nice, he would immediately return them to him. Who knew that things would turn out like this. Staring at the door, Pei Tingsong was puzzled by his sudden failure.
This was really a very hard branch.
This was not bellflower, but a real grassland gentian.
No, a glacier gentian.
After repeatedly hitting a wall, Pei Tingsong still did not give up the confidence to continue fighting. Instead, he wanted to find out more about Fang Juexia's temper.
His curiosity expanded as he gradually got closer to him.
After helping Ling Yi, Fang Juexia sat at his desk and opened the Sudoku book. He did two in a row, but his mood did not calm down as quickly as he expected. Fang Juexia rarely had a time when he could not control his emotions. He did not know what he was angry about and why he could not calm down after so long.
He noticed that he had changed. It was like a stable state that had been broken. The entropy value was constantly increasing and it began to become random. Fang Juexia did not like this. He did not like randomness. He liked himself to be stable.
He thought about the reasons and checked them one by one. There was only one left – he mistakenly thought that his relationship with Pei Tingsong had broken the ice. This was not the case.
Immersed in his thoughts, the tip of the pen penetrated the blank space where the number should have been. The black color continued to stretch along the fiber track until the WeChat notification sounded.
[Kaleido Pei Tingsong: Share the video.]
Fang Juexia felt strange. He clicked on it and saw that it was him who had participated in the outdoor shooting during the day. However, it was obviously recorded by a mobile phone and not from the official perspective.
In the video, he was lying quietly in the snow for a close-up. When Lin Mo shouted OK and took the camera away, he immediately sat up and shook the snow off his head. Snowflakes fell from his fluffy hair. In the video, the tip of his nose was red. He held his hands in front of him to warm himself up and smiled brightly.
Fang Juexia seemed to hear something through the speakers. He was not very clear, so he moved closer to his ear.
"You must be frozen silly."
It was Pei Tingsong's voice. It was very soft. It was him talking to himself when he was secretly recording.
"Smiling like this."
He exited the video and WeChat. He swiped all the apps out of the backend and quickly turned off the desk lamp and went to bed.
After ten minutes, the little clock in his heart told him that it was ten minutes. Fang Juexia turned on his mobile phone again.
A beam of cold white light quietly pried open a gap in the darkness. His chest also opened a small gap, revealing the lively heart inside.
Separated by a wall, Pei Tingsong tossed and turned in bed. He waited and waited until his favorite book became dull and boring. Then, he received a piece of news.
[Nothing but beautiful: Please give me advice after listening.]
He could not help but laugh out loud. He silently read the words sent by this little ice cube.
How could this person be so stiff? He could even imagine Fang Juexia's expression when he typed this sentence.
Just as he was about to reply, another message came in.
[Nothing but beautiful: Don't secretly record me again.]
Pei Tingsong closed the book with a click. He lay on his bed and opened the video sent in the dialog box. He watched it again and replied with a smile.
[Kaleido Pei Tingsong: [Cactus Emoji]]