Bachelor

Chapter 333 My Heart Is Still Beating ([-])

"The story I want to tell today happened on this ship. When people took out the money in their pockets to buy summons and wanted to take this big ship across the ocean to another continent, no one knew that this maiden voyage The boat goes to sea for the last time.

It was on this day that a young man named Jack won a lot of money in the pier casino.In the end, the opponent who had won nothing by him also bet on the ticket in his hand.

It's a pity that the opponent's last fight still failed.

So, holding the ticket, Jack thought, anyway, he has nothing to do now.Why not get on a boat and sail across the ocean to see some new world and get to know some people you didn't know before?
However, Jack never expected that what he was about to sit on was a big ship that was destined to sink. "

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Sun Dan's narration is actually a re-creation of the story in the "Titanic" movie in his own language, which is equivalent to writing a novel.Therefore, he set up a strong suspense at the beginning, which is also a common technique in modern novels.

"So, is this Jie dead?" Sure enough, Zhang Guifei and Xiaohong were attracted by the beginning of the story, and Zhang Guifei couldn't help asking.She leaned forward slightly, and suddenly there was a trace of curiosity on her pale face.

"It doesn't matter." In fact, the theme of this story is love, which has nothing to do with whether the protagonist is alive or not.Sun Dan stood in front of Concubine Zhang and said, "My lady, if I tell you the ending from the beginning, will you continue to listen?"

Xiaohong looked at Sun Dan with malicious intent: "Bold, your mother asked you something, answer it truthfully."

Sun Dan: "Sun Dan was born in the market. When I was young, I often went to bookstores and teahouses. I also heard a lot of jokes from storytellers. This storytelling is about the beginning and the end, shaking the burden, and pulling the trap. If it is what you mean, Miss Xiaohong, just tell the ending directly. I’m afraid that all the storytellers in the world will starve to death. In fact, the stories from ancient times to the present are nothing more than joys and sorrows, joys and sorrows, the result is not important, the key is the process. Xiaohong, you probably haven’t heard of books before, right?”

Xiaohong was stunned for a moment, then unconsciously replied: "I haven't been out since I entered the palace at the age of six, how can I know about things outside?"

"Then you can listen to the story quietly. If Sun Dan's story is really dull and boring, you can just shame me. If you really like my book, I hope you will be more polite when you meet me in the future. No matter what, Mr. Sun should Shall I call?"

Little Red raised her eyebrows again.

Sun Dan ignored her, cleared his throat, and continued with the following story.

To be honest, I am used to copying directly in the database, but now I have to create again, which is really a very difficult task.Just like what he said just now, the stories are all those stories, the key is to tell interesting ones.As far as this movie is concerned, the director has worked more on special effects and pictures, but unlike storytelling, it is impossible to describe the big scenes in Hollywood blockbusters with words alone.Therefore, Sun Dan puts more emphasis on the relationship between the characters and the story itself.

He continued: "Before the age of 16, Ruth didn't feel that her life was meaningful. Like all girls in the upper class, the path of life was doomed the moment she was born. What mother means is to read some books, learn some female celebrities, and learn some skills to manage a big family. All of these are extremely important to her future, and they are also prepared for the rest of her life.

When she grows to 16 years old, she will marry a nobleman of high society according to her mother's arrangement. "

When introducing Ruth's identity, Sun Dan slightly modified the background of the story and replaced it with a world similar to ancient China, so that Zhang Guifei and the others could understand.Otherwise, the bosses, employees, property, laws, and social forms in industrial society can be fully explained without a few words.Sun Dan didn't want to go to this trouble either.

"This woman surnamed Lu should be the heroine of this story?" Zhang Guifei asked.

"En." Sun Dan nodded, secretly calling Concubine Zhang Gui an idiot.If you want to attract the audience, it is natural to directly introduce the hero and heroine.He doesn’t have so much time to mushroom here. Besides, classical literature emphasizes simplicity, directness, and simplicity, but it’s not like later generations of online literature. You can use whatever you want, and readers can scan it in a second without leaving any traces. .

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"Ruth feels that although this kind of life is not troublesome, she always feels that there is something missing. Could it be that life flows forward step by step like flowing water until my hair turns gray and I know that my teeth will loosen and old age will come. God sent me into this world , after all, there is some meaning, even if it is a little bit of insignificance.

It wasn't until she saw her fiancé Carl that Ruth realized that, in fact, she still had expectations in her bones, and she didn't want to just make do with such a person for the rest of her life.So, for her, when confronted with Carl, she felt nothing at all, as if she were with a stranger.

However, the family has been dilapidated.And Karl is so powerful that everyone in the family hopes to improve their situation through this marriage.

Carl is an old man in his fifties, short and wizened, but our Ruth is beautiful, three points more beautiful than Xishi Diaochan. "

Sorry bro Carl, you were a handsome guy in the movie.In order to attract the attention of Concubine Zhang and the others, and to highlight Ruth's misfortune, I can only spoil you a little.

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Xiaohong: "Actually, if it's the main wife, it's okay to marry, as long as you have a baby."

Concubine Zhang Gui also nodded: "Actually, if it's true as you said that the man surnamed Ka is so powerful and has a high-ranking official residence, pretending to be his regular wife is something worthy of honor, and it can also benefit the family, and it is also a happy thing." Why is that woman surnamed Lu dissatisfied?"

"Yeah, the orders of parents, the words of matchmakers, being a woman without talent is virtue, how can you think wildly?"

The master and servant started to talk about each other, which made Sun Dan a little speechless.

It seems that this story was despised by the ancients from the beginning.

It's a pity that Sun Dan is confident that they will be attracted by this story, and he is not discouraged. Love is one of the eternal themes in literature, so he doesn't believe that he can't attract them.

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"Thinking of her upcoming fate, Ruth felt deep despair, but she didn't know what to do.

It wasn't until the second day that the big ship sailed on the ocean, seeing the sea and the sky meet, seeing the line of sky and water, and seeing the big waves rushing in and roaring away, that Ruth felt that life is insignificant compared with the sky and the earth. so small.

Could it be that the meaning of human life is to go on from generation to generation according to what the ancestors have experienced for generations.

Can't you just follow your own ideas?

On the surface, I am a high-class woman living a happy life, but in my heart, I am screaming.

This kind of life is really gloomy.

Why not jump down, melt in that piece of blue, sleep forever, and never have that kind of trouble again.

Thinking of this, Ruth walked to the bow and stepped one foot into the blue void. "

"Ah!" Concubine Zhang Guifei and Xiaohong were already attracted by Sun Dan's story, and when they heard that Ruth was about to commit suicide, they both screamed at the same time.Concubine Zhang Gui suddenly sat up from the kang, grabbed Xiaohong's arm and pinched it vigorously.

Xiao Hong burst into tears in pain, and kept urging: "Tell me quickly, is this woman surnamed Lu dead?"

God bless, Sun Dan, please tell the result quickly, otherwise the bitch in the story is not dead yet, I will be strangled to death first.

Sun Dan saw that tears were rolling in Xiao Hong's eyes, and felt very happy. He deliberately paused, and then said slowly:
"Just as Ruth was about to jump under the boat, a voice came from behind: 'You jump, I will jump'."

"God bless, there is finally a savior." Zhang Guifei let go of her hand and gently stroked her chest.At this time, she realized that a little sweat was already dripping from her forehead due to nervousness.

Xiaohong escaped from Concubine Zhang Guifei's clutches, she breathed a sigh of relief, and asked curiously, "Who is the savior?"

"Yes, hurry up and tell the truth, who is going to save that surname Lu?" Concubine Zhang Guifei put on a haughty face and acted prestige.

Seeing that Concubine Zhang was in such a hurry, Sun Dan felt proud, and said, "Luth turned around and saw that he was a handsome young man. , just like the spring breeze, he is really a handsome man who looks better than Pan An. He is holding a folding fan in his hand, which is inscribed with famous calligraphy and paintings, so he is a refined man." Sun Dan felt a little sweaty in his heart. Foreign things have to be localized before they can be accepted by the working people and love them!If the description is true, the young man surnamed Jack has a high nose and deep eyes, a head of blond hair, and thick hair all over his body. I am afraid that the two female audiences in front of him will not have any sense of substitution.

Sure enough, upon hearing that a handsome man appeared on the stage, little stars appeared in the eyes of the two women at the same time, and their eyes were blurred at the same time, probably because they were imagining the handsome appearance of the male lead.

"It turns out that this person is Jack who won the boat ticket." Sun Dan had no choice but to reveal the mystery.

But the two women looked relieved, as if they had expected such a result.

In fact, the result is really not important, the key is the process.

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Next, Sun Dan will begin to describe the conversation between the two on the deck. At this point, the two young people finally know each other.But there is still a certain distance from falling in love.Sooner or later, love will happen to the hero and heroine, so there is no rush.

Concubine Zhang Guifei and Xiaohong are also happy to hear the hero and heroine chatting on the deck, and are happy to imagine their every word, smile, every look, and every movement.

After listening to this passage, Concubine Zhang Guifei said with certainty: "The person surnamed Jie is a poor scholar who is underappreciated. This is a story similar to "The Romance of the West Chamber". The fiancé, Ka Er, must have been drowned when the ship sank. Then, Jack relied on his fame, and Ming Media was marrying a woman surnamed Lu. This is a happy ending, and I like it very much. Sun Dan, you continue to talk."

Sun Dan was a little speechless. In other words, working people still like to spend the full moon.But this is tragedy, tragedy is to destroy beautiful things for others to see.

Your concubine's nose is pointing to the sky, how can I make you happy?

After getting acquainted, they should fall in love, but before that, Sun Dan asked Karl to give the heart of the ocean to the heroine according to the scene in the movie.It's just that there was no such thing as a diamond in ancient China. In Sun Dan's story, that diamond has also become a string of night pearls.

However, it seems that this treasure did not restore Ruth's heart.

The next day, when Sun Dan mentioned that Ruth and Jack were dating on the deck, Xiaohong suddenly yelled angrily: "This woman surnamed Lu is too shameless, she even agreed to meet her surname Jie. It's watery, smelly and shameless. Ajie is such a good person, but he is confused by such a bastard, so pitiful!" Because he really likes this hero, Jack has also become Ajie in Xiaohong's mouth. Jay.

This reminds Sun Dan of Cantonese’s translation of foreign names. For example, Beckham is translated as Beckham, while Bebeto is translated as Baibitu. Ronaldo is the funniest and is called Ronaldo.

Sun Dan remained speechless.

Xiaohong continued to condemn: "Ajie saved her out of compassion, and had no other intentions at all. This woman is also difficult to deal with. Seeing that she is handsome and handsome, she has a family, so she refuses to let go."

"Well, this kind of woman deserves to die." Concubine Zhang made the verdict.

Sun Dan's eyes widened: "Ma'am, do you want me to continue?"

"Of course I will."

"need."

Concubine Zhang Gui sneered: "I want to see what happens to this bad woman."

"Really?" Sun Dan asked leisurely.

"Hurry up, hurry up." The second daughter couldn't wait any longer.

Sun Dan coughed again, and pointed to the teacup.

Concubine Zhang: "Xiao Hong, pour Sun Dan a cup of tea."

"Your Majesty!" Xiaohong was a little dissatisfied.

"Little Hong!" Concubine Zhang Gui also realized that the news that Sun Dan came over this time was to cause trouble for him, but Sun Dan's story is so attractive, it is very uncomfortable to hang around like this now.Even if you want to deal with Sun Dan, you have to wait for him to finish telling the story.This little red has too little eyesight, Zhang Guifei's tone is a bit stiff.

Seeing that the imperial concubine was really angry, Xiaohong had no choice but to angrily took the teacup and put it heavily on the coffee table in front of Sun Dan.

Sun Dan also became presumptuous, simply pulled up a chair and sat down, and took a sip of tea unhurriedly.

His behavior annoyed the two daughters very much, but it was inconvenient for them to covet his stories.

Then, Sun Dan said that Carl suddenly appeared on the deck and broke the date between Jack and Ruth.

The two girls became nervous at the same time and exchanged glances with each other.According to them, it is an unforgivable thing for their fiancée to meet other men, and a storm is coming.

But to their disappointment, everything that was expected did not happen.Carl politely thanks Jack for saving his fiancée yesterday, and invites Jack to have dinner with him.

"This Ka Er is a gentleman." Concubine Zhang was a little moved.

Xiaohong echoed: "He's a good person." She gritted her teeth, "It's really annoying that a woman surnamed Lu bullies an honest man like Ka Er, why doesn't she die?"

Concubine Zhang Gui also said angrily: "Don't let this kind of woman fall into the hands of this palace, otherwise I'll beat you to death first."

Although this story was replaced by Sun Dan with an oriental background, the core part is the set of ethics in the western world, and the so-called gentlemanly demeanor cannot be understood by the two women in front of me.

The storyline of the dinner part is actually not very interesting, and Sun Dan also put it simply, but Ruth's mother disliked Jack, intentionally or unintentionally reminding that Jack's status is not suitable for Ruth.Unexpectedly, Jack's frank words at the dinner table won applause.From then on, Jack and Rose got acquainted and began to understand each other. Rose confided to Jack her depression: "I think this life is nothing more than this, as if I have already lived a lifetime."Countless banquets, dances, yacht races, and polo matches, all you can get in touch with are narrow-minded people who have no intentions.I felt like I was standing on the edge of a precipice and no one was pulling me back, no one cared, no one even bothered. With Jack's enlightenment and company, Rose regained the long-lost happiness, and a bright smile finally filled her face again.

After dinner, Jack took Lou to play in the fourth-class wreckage.The hero and heroine of this story also became good friends.

The next day, Ruth's mother and Karl both knew what happened last night and blamed Ruth.Ruth was forced to break up with Jack because of family reasons.At sunset, Ruth came to the bow. The beautiful and lively Ruth and the handsome and cheerful Jack fell in love.

The part at the bow is the most romantic part of the movie, especially the flying part.

Sun Dan is also a person with strong language skills.When he said: "When the sunset dyed the sea level red, when the breeze blows. They stood on the bow, hugging each other one after the other. When you lower your head, you can see the sharp bow splitting the blue sea forward. When rushing, it seemed that there was a surging wind coming towards them, and it was about to lift them up to the height of the red clouds. There was a loud sound of wind blowing in the direction of the ribs, as if blowing through an empty and long cave. There was a stabbing pain in my heart , like the moment when a butterfly breaks out of its cocoon..." At that time, the eyes of the two women had crystal light, and they were immersed in that inexplicable atmosphere.

In their hearts, they seemed to have forgiven that bad woman surnamed Lu, and began to care about the fate of the heroine.

At this moment, a voice came: "Empress Empress, why are you still here, please come in, it's cold outside."

At this time, the three people in the room realized that Empress Chen was standing at the door with a pot of chicken soup, her eyes were completely bare, and the chicken soup in her hand was no longer steaming, obviously after listening for a long time.

Concubine Zhang Gui was a little unhappy, she relaxed and lay back, rolled her eyes and looked up at the sky: "Your Majesty, if you want to listen to Sun Dan's story, just come in generously, be sneaky, and not be afraid of losing your identity?"

(End of this chapter)