"Obviously, community service, we need to fill in the community service column of our college application form with this item. Brother Wei, what do you think?"
The sky was clear at around five o'clock in the afternoon, and the Santa Monica beach was particularly lively on Saturday, with tourists everywhere. On the east side near Venice Beach, Ye Wei found five old friends, Lev, Bader, Chen Nuo, Li Ming, and Kerwin.
Kerwin is holding a camera, Li Ming is holding a white plastic bag for garbage, and Bud is holding garbage tongs. At first glance, they are picking up garbage.
Hearing what Lev said, Ye Wei was startled, "Beach environmental protection? A bit ordinary, right?"
"Hahaha!" Except for Kerwin, the four of them laughed happily. Lev said happily: "This is a big plan. Look at this guy." He pointed to the expressionless Kerwin and said : "Our goal is to hold a photography exhibition with the theme of garbage and no garbage, and we will give it an artistic name at that time. What we exhibit are comparative photos before and after environmental protection, of beaches, parks, residential areas, schools, city streets ¡everywhere.¡±
Everyone nodded excitedly, and Kerwin took a selfie of the sea. Ye Wei listened and asked: "Then?"
"Then comes the highlight." Lev's big nose turned red with excitement, "This is not an ordinary photography exhibition, this is a charity fundraising photography exhibition, and all donations will be donated to environmental charities. The goal of the fundraising amount is!"
The four people shouted in unison: "$500,000, haha!"
"So this is a project organized by you." Ye Wei thought thoughtfully.
"But that's not the coolest thing." Lev looked at the people on the left and right and said happily: "We have created a new charity service organization 'Through the Lens' in the school and will continue this project from generation to generation! Use the lens to go "Recording the environmental changes in this city." After he said this, everyone high-fived, and Kerwin reached out to give it a high-five.
Ye Wei also stretched out his right hand, "So this is not a project of the Dream Chaser Alliance."
"" Lev's palm stopped, struck him, and explained: "Brother Wei, the Dream Chaser Alliance is too big and represents you too. Of course we will crowdfund the movie "Little Miss Sunshine" Fill in the accomplishments, but we need a club and community service that better highlights the abilities of the five of us.¡±
Bard also said: "Yes! You are not here, Master Gia is not here, and Lily is not here. None of us have the ability to run a project that can benefit everyone. The Dream Chaser Alliance cannot do it now"
Everyone¡¯s eyes were turned to Bud, which made his big mouth feel inappropriate.
"What's wrong?" Ye Wei frowned and asked, "Is there anything you can't say?"
Kerwin was the first to speak: "Everyone has to fight for their resume and highlight their own uniqueness." Lev continued: "The Dream League is like the cafe in "Friends". We will go there when we have time. Sit and chat, but have different jobs.¡±
¡°It¡¯s like the breakup of the European Union,¡± Bader said. Lev told him to shut up: "The EU is still fine." Bud said: "It will happen sooner or later." Chen Nuo wanted to speak: "From a mathematical point of view"
Ye Wei looked around them and couldn't help but smile, "Coolwhy did I just hear about it today? This project?"
"Brother Wei, you are so busy! You are busy with big business, how can you not have time to take care of our little things." Lev's face was full of envy, and everyone was more or less envious.
"I don't think so, brothers." Ye Wei shrugged and smiled, "And let me reiterate, Scarlett Johansson and I have nothing to do with each other."
"I understand, I understand." Lev pointed his palm towards Ye Wei, "Did you see, this is the prodigal in love! Scarlett Johansson? So what! Brother Wei, you are so handsome!"
Everyone was laughing and chatting as they walked towards the Venice Beach boardwalk. There were more tourists around, and there were many sun umbrellas and beach chairs.
More tourists means more garbage. There are scattered mineral water bottles, plastic bags and other objects everywhere on the beach. The five people continued their previous work, taking photos, picking up garbage, and taking photos again. Some were just scenes, and some were framed. , and also designed a sign of "Refuse to not be environmentally friendly", with his hands put together in a gesture of love to make a lens shape.
After working for a while, everyone picked up another bag of garbage and laughed and celebrated.
Ye Wei was also laughing and suggested: "Let's go out to play tonight? Play basketball? Play game consoles?"
"" No one responded, Lev said: "Brother Wei, we have to go back to school to participate in activities at night."
"Oh, please, social?" Ye Weixiao asked.
Chen Nuo pushed up his black-rimmed glasses and answered first this time: "Mine is a study party. Brother Wei, as you know, I want to enter an Ivy League school, and my goal is Harvard University. I have to fight for it"?The competition for the senior guided research project next academic year is very fierce. I really don¡¯t have much time to play, sorry. "
Li Ming also said: "I am seeking an overseas academic year for the next grade. I want to go to France."
¡°I really don¡¯t know what¡¯s so good about France, I won¡¯t even go back.¡± Lev said. Ye Weixiao said: "There are many beauties in France and they are enthusiastic, right." Li Ming smiled dryly. Bud yelled: "I don't have such high requirements, but I'm going crazy. I'm going to see a psychiatrist to treat me with ADHD"
"Hey!" Ye Wei interrupted, "Bud, that's not cool."
"Not cool? Brother Wei, it's not cool if you fail the exam." Bud was unconvinced. Lev whispered: "Guys, I know a few people who don't have ADHD but are taking Ritalin, and they told me what it feels like"
Everyone looked at him, Ye Wei frowned, and Chen Nuo's glasses seemed to be shining brightly. Lev continued: "Maybe that's why! There are no distracting thoughts, high concentration, and the effect of reading and reviewing is obviously better and faster, like When a bicycle becomes a sports car, it seems like it has become a genius.¡±
"Wow." Chen Nuo sighed.
"If you don't have ADHD but take Ritalin, you are taking stimulants!" Ye Wei was a little serious, "This kind of trend will cause a lot of harm to real ADHD patients."
??Everyone looked at each other, the truth is this, but
"Brother Wei, you don't understand." Lev patted Ye Wei on the shoulder and said seriously: "Public school students smoke marijuana, private school students take Ritalin, it's like this across the United States. We are not geniuses, everyone around us is working hard. If you don¡¯t follow it, it will fall to nowhere. But we just want to think about it, I didn¡¯t eat it!¡±
Kerwin said: "Not including me, I support Wei."
"This is despicable" Lev was still saying.
"Brother Wei! Do you think I've lost weight?" Bud asked loudly. Everyone stopped and Ye Wei looked at him a few times, "You seem to have lost some weight. What's going on?"
Bud's words were dull: "Going to bed at 1 a.m., getting up at 6 a.m., and being busy until now, that's what it's all about. Coffee, tea, Red Bull, Ritalin next, that's what's going on. I've lost 10% weight this year. Jin, this is what happened!¡±
Chen Nuo sighed with the same feeling: "I haven't slept well for a month." Ye Wei was surprised: "Didn't we just go on spring break?" Chen Nuo was also surprised: "Brother Wei, I am in the 11th grade. Being a nerd, I spent spring break at math camp.¡±
"Alas! Sometimes I wonder." Lev looked speechless, paused for a few seconds and then said: "Why are my parents from the middle class? If they are rich people, I will be fine; if they are poor, I will be fine too, Playing in public school. Why throw me into Harvard-Westlake"
"The admission rate of the Ivy League + MIT + Stanford, the top 30 best high schools in the United States last year, averaged 28%, and our school's was 32%." Chen Nuo told the accurate data, "The principal said, your seniors have paid Thanks to their efforts, what about you?¡±
"We can do it too." Everyone said one after another, a slogan.
Lev looked at the silent Ye Wei and said with relief: "Brother Wei, you have landed ashore. You have worked harder than all of us combined in the past two years and have lived a very cool life, haha!" Everyone also laughed. , Lev said hehey: "Tell us about those beauties? Never reveal it to us! Scarlett Johansson!"
Ye Wei sighed with a self-deprecating smile, "That's not the case I don't want to talk about women, let's talk about boys."
Although it was a bit disappointing, everyone did not force it and talked about the school's sports events. The football team still failed to win the championship this year, but the baseball and basketball teams did very well.
Bud has become a member of the "Harvard-Westlake Fever" and is also wearing a red hw T-shirt. In the high school, fanatics attend various sports competitions, wearing uniform red T-shirts, shouting uniform cheers, and cheering for the Wolverines! Bud said proudly: "No one in the audience can shout better than me!"
"No, that day in the basketball game, Bud provoked the people at Agoura High School to the point where they almost beat him!", "Hahaha!"
Everyone was talking and laughing, talking about the competitions, the film festival this month, and the recruitment of top students next month. Chen Nuo was selected into the Top Students Association. It was the same with Ye Wei before, but now he has been removed from the list.
Ye Wei listened to them with a smile. He wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't want to say them and couldn't say anything.
Looking at their faces that are busy but full of enthusiasm, their eyes full of hard work and longing, they actually enjoy it despite many complaints and great pressure.
They are doing meaningful things and chasing their dreams.
What they recorded through the lens was their youth.
Where is my youth?
Is this the case now?
Interesting?
Maybe.
Suddenly, Ye Wei felt out of place, like he was not in the same world as his old friends, like he was a pervert, defeated by both good and bad.
After walking for a while, he took out his mobile phone and acted as if there was an incoming call. He walked away and answered the channel: "Hello. Oh, okay, I'll be there right away." He put down his mobile phone, looked at everyone, and said: "Guys, I have to go, something happened."
"Women's affairs?" Lev's big nose glowed red.
"Yes, it's about women." Ye Wei nodded.
"Hahaha!" Everyone burst into laughter, and Bud shouted: "Brother Wei, which one?" Li Ming asked: "Scarlett Johansson?"
"No." Ye Wei shrugged, "Amber Heard."
"Oh!!! I like her." Lev screamed, "She's so sexy." Idiots like Chen Nuo also agreed: "Yeah." Bud was surprised: "What happened to Doutzen-Klos? Yours Among my girlfriends, I like her the most.¡±
"They are not my girlfriendsjust, just friends." Ye Wei raised his hands helplessly, not knowing what to say, so he said no more and went to high-five them with both hands, "Then I'm leaving, brothers, come on. Goodbye."
Amid everyone¡¯s farewells, he turned and walked towards the parking lot by the beach, his expression calm due to his chaotic thoughts.
Soon, Ye Wei got into his Porsche sports car alone and drove away.
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"Hello? Emma?"
"Wei, I called you to apologize. Last night I'm sorry, I went a little too far."
"It's nothing, I don't want to talk to you first."
"WellI understand, you have no feelings for me. I'm fine! We are still friends."
¡°My pleasure, that¡¯s cool.¡±
"So, thenthat's it, I wish you a happy weekend."
¡°I also wish you a happy weekend.¡±
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"When will brother come back?"
In Brentwood at night, the front yard of Ye's house was bustling with activity. As soon as he returned home, Toto rushed towards the backyard wagging his tail crazily. This made Gu Qiao very confused, but he couldn't see anything suspicious. vehicle.
The three of them entered the house and saw that the coffee table in the living room was filled with colorful gift boxes. Ye Haogen said to his daughter, "That was sent back by Wei." Duoduo picked up a small pink gift box to open, feeling happy and missing her brother, and asked her parents.
Ye Haogen couldn't answer and looked at his wife. Gu Qiao already knew: "Today."
"Brother is at home!" At this time, a pleasant male voice came.
When Duoduo heard this, she immediately screamed in surprise, threw away the gift box in her hand, and ran to the house shouting: "Brother!!!!!!"
Ye Haogen also smiled in surprise, Gu Qiao smiled helplessly and relieved, and they both walked away.
"Hahaha!" A tall figure rushed to the living room, Toto followed happily, and rushed towards him with a bright little face. Ye Wei hugged her with his hands wearing black half-finger gloves and laughed loudly: "This is an April Fool's joke! Do you miss my brother?"
"I want to!" Duoduo smiled and hugged his shoulder.
"Where is your car parked?" Gu Qiao asked.
"A little further down the street." Ye Wei said.
¡°Has my brother¡¯s movie been finished?¡± Duoduo asked with a smile.
Ye Wei laughed a few times before replying: "It's pretty much done How is your piano learning going?"
"Okay!" Duoduo shouted, "I got a panda sticker."
"What is that?" Ye Wei asked.
"Grade, A+." Gu Qiao said. Ye Haogen said happily: "Duoduo has musical talent." Ye Wei wowed: "It seems that you all saved it for Duoduo?" Ye Haogen said with a smile: "We have given you a lot. Come and hug one, handsome boy. "
Ye Wei put down Duo Duo, stepped forward and hugged his father, "Doctor Ye." Ye Haogen patted his son on the shoulder and back, "Just come back." Ye Wei smiled and walked towards his mother, "Mr. Gu." Duo Duo jumped happily. He ran to hug his mother first, as if he noticed something, "Mom, don't scold my brother."
Gu Qiao looked at his son and asked, "Have you thought clearly?"
"Not yet, but I will think about it" Ye Wei whispered, shrugged, glared, and grinned, "Give me some time, I will think about it."
"It's good if you think about it." Gu Qiao finally smiled and pressed his shoulder, with tears in his eyes, "If you think about it, your mother will support you, and your mother will be afraid that you won't think about it. If you think about it,?You decide what life you want. We may not support you, but you are right, this will always be your home, you will always be our son, and Duoduo's brother. Welcome home. "
"Family." Ye Wei smiled sheepishly, not wanting to see her mother's tears, and laughed loudly: "I understand, this is your plan, this really hit me! Hahaha."
Gu Qiao laughed angrily, Ye Haogen also laughed, and Duoduo, who didn't know what was going on, laughed even more happily, and shouted again: "Brother, brother!"
"What's wrong?" Ye Wei squatted down.
Duoduo leaned close to his ear and whispered: "The school sent some holiday candies a few days ago. One of them is delicious. I left one for you."
"Wow!" Ye Wei laughed, already sweet to his heart even without eating candy, "Where is it?" Duoduo giggled and took his hand towards the back garden, with Toto leading the way.
Ye Haogen and Gu Qiaoxiao followed, looking at each other, both filled with relief. Great, they saw the dawn, the dawn of their son's true return.
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That night, Ye Wei did not stay at home. He laughed and played with his family until Duoduo fell asleep, then said goodbye and went back to his residence in Santa Monica. When Duoduo was away, he felt a little unnatural when facing his parents. Yes, he felt guilty in his heart.
When he returned to his residence, it was already early in the morning and he hadn't even gotten off the car yet. As soon as he saw the lights on in the living room of the house, Ye Wei knew that Amy was there, and only he and Amy had the keys.
"Amy Gray, you crazy person." Ye Wei parked the car, opened the door and walked into the house. As expected, he saw Amy coming up to him with a smiling face.
She is tall and tall, wearing a short-sleeved white T-shirt and blue cropped trousers. Her long hair is tied into a ponytail. She is homely and elegant. Her big eyes are bright and bright, like a wife waiting for her husband to come home.
They haven¡¯t seen each other for a month and a half, but because of their daily contact, there is no sense of strangeness between the two, and there is a subtle excitement.
"I know what you said." Amy said with a toothy smile.
"What?" Ye Weiyi was stunned.
"'There's no hypocrisy in those potatoes, and there's no deceit in the broccoli. This is a completely honest meal!'" Amy imitated his irritable tone at the time, but it looked very playful. She paused and then said: "That's a line from 'the-heartbreak-kid.'"
Ye Wei raised his head in amusement, "Okay, you know, so what?"
"You are not that difficult to understand, as long as you spend time and effort to understand." Amy followed him to the sofa and asked with a smile: "Heartbroken bad boy, have you had enough fun in Hawaii?"
"Oh my God." Ye Wei sat down on the sofa and closed his eyes tiredly: "I thought that after this period of time, you would have enough of this game"
"I'm not playing anymore, I'm going to be serious." Amy didn't sit down, looked at him condescendingly, and said decisively: "Give me a month, just this month, you can date me properly."
Ye Wei didn't open his eyes, and didn't know what he was thinking. He asked in a lazy tone, as if he was about to fall asleep: "Why don't you give up?"
"Because I like you, because I'm not a casual girl!" Amy was a little excited. How could she not feel aggrieved during this period of time, "Do you think I sleep with casual people? I slept with you on the first date, then I You can¡¯t give up easily! You owe me one month!¡±
"I don't owe you anything." Ye Wei murmured.
"You just owe me!" Amy pinched his cheek and asked him to open his eyes, "Just one month!"
Ye Wei laughed, was silent for a while, opened his eyes and looked around, looked at Amy, stopped talking several times, and finally sighed: "I will be very busy this month anyway, and I won't have time to pick up girls " Amy's face was immediately overjoyed, and Ye Wei said lazily: "I'll give you my weekends for a month, and I won't owe you anything."
Amy suddenly sang in bel canto: "Say you love me every waking moment, make me forget my fears with the beauty of summer, say you need me with you, now and forever, promise that your words come from the heart." , that¡¯s all I ask of you.¡±
"Uh" Ye Wei watched her sing "Phantom of the Opera" petrified, and smiled in a complicated way, "Do you want our neighbor to call the police again?"