Chapter 4 Landing Point

  "Hey, He Mu, over here!" A young man, not very tall and with a rounded build, waved at He Mu who had just walked off the plane.

  He Mu quickly walked over and the two old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time warmly hugged each other.

  "How's it going, getting along well in Hengdian?" Li Wenhua asked casually as he walked out with He Mu.

  "It's just running through the motions, it's too hard to stand out," He Muren said frankly, "This time I'm relying on you."

  He Mu said that it was natural to introduce the director to discuss the performance, and Li Wenhua took it for granted: "No problem, I'll take care of it. Why don't we meet the director tonight? That guy is also in a hurry."

  He Mu thought for a moment: "Okay, let's make it tonight, but first you have to help me find a place to stay, I haven't settled down yet."

  "What's the point of looking for a place to live? You can just live with me." Li Wenhua said casually.

  Li Wen had previously stayed at his classmate Zuo Jun's home for a few days before finding it inconvenient and renting a place outside.

  Under Li's lead, they took a ride to a residential building, but instead of going up the stairs, they went down. Although it was daytime and there were lights on, it still gave people a gloomy feeling.

  "Basement?" He Mu couldn't quite believe that the pampered and spoiled Li Da would live in a place like this, even when he was preparing for film school his living conditions were much better than this.

  "Hey, don't look down on the basement, there are hidden dragons and tigers here. I just think it's interesting to live with people who choose to stay here." Li Wen Hua looked at He Mu with disdain.

  "What kind of dragon and tiger can be in a place like this?" He Mu muttered to himself, at this time they had already arrived at the underground first floor, a stock of indescribable scent that could ruin one's soul came rushing up, He Mu stood for a good while before getting used to it.

  The space on the first floor underground is very large, with many doors and gates densely packed, making it look crowded. From time to time, one or two people come out of the gate, either disheveled or listless, some even greet Li Wenhua, seemingly having a bit of a relationship.

  Li Wenhua opened a door and said with a smile: "Come in and take a look at how my doghouse is."

  He Mu glanced at him and said, "Don't insult dogs."

  The room was not very large, with no extra furniture except for a table and a chair. There were two sets of bunk beds, totaling four beds, but only one bed had someone sleeping in it. The other beds were cluttered with all sorts of things. What was most unbearable was that on the bottom bunk, there were all sorts of instant noodle containers filled with stale soup, and several flies flying happily above them. He Mu also saw a bottle of yellowish mineral water in the corner, which he guaranteed was not soda.

  "Old Li has been a bit irritable lately." He Muyou sighed softly.

  He Mian thought that his life in Hengdian was already barely scraping by, but he didn't expect Li Wenhua to be even more able to make do. In this environment, he could still survive, and He Mian really admired his perseverance. The smell of leftover food mixed with the stench of feces and urine made people almost suffocate, and He Mian took two deep breaths in the corridor before feeling a bit better.

  "Big brother, can't you just clean up a bit!" He Mu put down his backpack and rolled up his sleeves to start cleaning. Even if he didn't care about Li Wen's feelings, he should think of himself, after all, this was also his temporary base, making it a bit cleaner would make him feel more comfortable living here.

  Li Wenhua plopped down on the chair with a fart, saying carelessly: "Everyone who lives here is like this. If you make it too clean and tidy, it will be out of place."

  "What kind of people are you all living with?" He Mu asked casually, and from Li Wen Hua's tone, it seemed that the people living here were not ordinary people.

  "What kind of people? They are all..." Li Wenhua lay on the bed, puzzled.

  There are more than 50 rooms of various sizes here, with nearly 200 people living in them. Most of them are poets, painters, actors, rock musicians and performance artists. In general, this is a community of bohemians, some genuine, some fake. They have gathered here due to their shared ideals and low rent. Oh, and being close to the 798 Art Zone is also one of the main reasons they chose to live here.

  "You should be considered fake, right?" He Mu looked at Li Wen Hua and had already cleaned up a bed in the process of speaking.

  "Frankly speaking, I'm actually a pure literary youth, and these years have been hiding it, didn't you notice? Hehe." Li Wenhua said with a pleased smile.

  It's actually not too far-fetched to categorize Li Culture as a literary youth, first of all the name itself is very artistic and easy to remember, which has to be attributed to his culturally-challenged old man. Moreover, Li Culture indeed has some talent in literature, which also has to do with his old man's influence, during his six years with He Mu classmate, he often wrote humorous short articles or played word games to win girls' hearts, and surprisingly succeeded many times, when he got to college, it became unstoppable, frequently publishing articles on the internet and newspapers, earning him the title of "prodigy" in his own academy, surrounded by a large group of admiring "female fans", speaking of which, Li Culture is also a big shot in Communication University.

  They packed all the useless things in the house into large plastic bags, filling up three bags. He Mu carelessly piled them up next to the toilet. Looking at the newly tidied room, he felt extremely pleased. Li Wen Hua lamented: "This doesn't look like a literary youth's room anymore!"

  The time pointed to five o'clock, He Mu urged: "Can we gather together now?"

  Li Wen Hua made an appointment, and called Director Tao Qu Duo, then another call to his classmate Zuo Jun. They fixed the time and place, Zuo Jun and his girlfriend, as well as her BFF, would also attend the gathering that night, so there would be more people and it would be more lively.

  The agreed location was a bar not far from Zuo Jun's home, Li Wen Hua He Mu made a call and hoped to arrive as soon as possible.

  At the same time, Zuo Jun also took action. He was not alone in his family. His girlfriend, Beth, and her best friend, Wang Mingfei, were also there. After receiving Li Wen's summons, the three of them set out on foot.

  Tao Qudu and his girlfriend, who lived in a rented house near the Film Academy, also rushed downstairs and took the bus. It's not worth taking a taxi during special times, it's too expensive.

  Three groups of people set out at the same time, converging on a bar called "Long Gun Short Cannon" from different directions. The first to arrive was Left Jun's group of three, who had the advantage of distance. They casually found a spacious place to sit down, and soon Left Jun spotted Li Wen Hua, who was chubby, accompanied by an exceptionally well-built peer of similar age; as for his appearance, it wasn't clear yet, at this point the bar had become somewhat dimly lit with a hint of ambiguity.

  "Here." Zuo Jun beckoned to the two of them, Li Wen Hua came over and gave Zuo Jun a hug, then with a thick face wanted to continue hugging Bei Si Han and Wang Ming Fei, but the two girls turned their faces away, pretending not to see him.

  Li Cultural and two women were already quite familiar with each other, and they had also gotten used to it. He didn't take it seriously either, pulling He Mu Dao: "Come on, I'll introduce you..."

  The Buddha said: Next chapter, around 7 points ~)

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