I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

Unconsciously, everyone fixed their eyes on the screen, not wanting to miss even the slightest detail, hoping to know how the plot would develop later.

On the screen, Saria and Kristen took a lot of effort and finally entered John's childhood memories. Obviously, this is the part where John's character took a large amount of blockers, resulting in memory gaps.

This seemingly peaceful town really makes everyone confused. What happened here that made John need to take blockers to block his memory?

When everyone was thinking that, a figure resembling John as a child appeared on the screen, playing football on the side of the road and passing by his home.

However, at this moment, the small family car was slowly moving backwards...

"boom!"

Almost at the same time, as the screen went black, everyone knew what the final result would be. And coincidentally, Christen and Saria, who had rushed over, also witnessed this tragedy.

With the heartbeat sound gradually becoming clearer as the background music, everyone saw that the person who got out of the car was none other than the mother who had appeared once at John and Xiaoxi's wedding in the previous plot and called John by the nickname "Joey".

"Mom... hit her own son?"

When Frost Star witnessed this scene, she subconsciously opened her mouth wide. Frost Star obviously understood how much of an impact this would have on a child and a mother.

"But... Chen Qi, no, John should still be alive, right? If he died because of this, then there would be no follow-up story..."

"…I don't think this is John, Froststar."

However, Tallulah, who was more observant, told Froststar her guess at this moment. Facing the slightly confused gazes around her, Tallulah sighed slowly and said:

"I think Chen Qi had already planned the foreshadowing from the beginning. Miss Xi drew this house based on his ideas. I remember Chen Qi said at the time that John's room must have bunk beds."

"I found it strange at the time, but now it seems... Chen Qi had been laying the groundwork with all kinds of small details from the beginning. The creator Chen Qi's mind is more meticulous than any of us... He used all the hidden foreshadowing, regardless of whether we discovered it or not."

Tallulah's words were also verified in the conversation between Tallulah and Kristen on the screen. Soon, everyone saw that the child John played by Chen Qi in the memory did appear on the screen.

And he also witnessed the scene where his mother hit and killed his own brother. As a child, he ran panicked to the place where his brother fell. Chen Qi was in tears. Even though his body had shrunk by Xi's power, he still showed his master-level acting skills.

He did not make a scene like John in the game. Although he was crying, he looked up at "his mother" blankly after crying. There was no complaint or resentment in his tone, only incomprehension of everything in front of him. He murmured:

"Mom...why did you hit Joey?"

"Why did you hit him?"

"Joey...Joey, wake up, Joey..."

Chen Qi's confused questioning, his incomprehension of why his mother did such a thing, and the fact that he still did not think his mother had deliberately killed his brother even though everything in front of him had become a fact, at this moment, penetrated the screen and stung the softest part of everyone's heart.

"For a mother who has made a mistake...it is really..."

Even though none of the women present were mothers, they could all empathize and feel how much harm such words would cause to a mother.

This also solved their previous question of why John took a large amount of blockers.

At this time, Christen's words revealed the truth. She looked at John's mother, who seemed to be frightened at the moment, and slowly expressed her judgment:

"She looks a little unhinged."

"And... at least, I don't think she used 'Joey' as a nickname for John."

"…You mean, his mother, through her own fault, gave John a large amount of blockers, and from then on, raised John as 'Joey'?"

And Saria also understood what Christen meant and said this explanation lightly. Such a cruel explanation made everyone feel heavy-hearted and speechless for a long time.

"But what if she thinks John is Joey, then what should John do?" Saria was feeling a little depressed, and her tone became heavy.

"…I don't like this memory. Let's keep going."

And Christen obviously didn't want to stay in this memory any longer. She took the initiative to walk slowly forward, and Saria also followed Christen silently.

After the two girls left the scene through Xi's painting, Chen Qi, who was still in the painting, quickly stopped acting. After a while, he heard Xi's whisper, saying:

"Chen Qi, what should we do now? According to your script, after this part is performed, this part of the script is over, right?"

"Although I have completed all the subsequent sets, Kristen has no lines at all. As we enter the final stage of the script...should we call a halt?"

"- Don't stop at this time. Perhaps, Christen doesn't know the subsequent plot, and it won't have any impact." At this moment, Chen Qi, whose body had shrunk a lot, did not let Xi shout "cut", because he knew very well that there was Saria who had read the script beside Christen.

"Perhaps Miss Saria is also curious whether Christen will make the same choice as the female doctor in the play. If Christen really does this, her goal may be achieved."

Of course, what Chen Qi is most optimistic about is Christen's current condition. She has been filming with Saria for half a day in a row. During this half day, she has almost devoted herself to acting... no, or rather, she has forgotten that she is acting.

She is really experiencing a journey through memory. With the company of Saria and now on the journey of exploring "to the moon", she has obviously forgotten her identity and wants to know the truth of it all.

This is the best performance state and what Chen Qi wants most, so he will never call for a stop.

"Xi, let Alina and everyone else get ready. Today... we may have to shoot for the entire day."

Chen Qi knew that he and Alina were about to contribute the first tear-jerking plot of To the Moon, and after that, almost all the audience would remain in this state and watch the next plot...

"I hope Tallulah and the others have prepared tissues... and by the way, let me pray that they won't beat me after the performance." Chen Qi couldn't help but sigh. This time, it was as if he was making a movie for them. Everyone present would become the first audience of "To the Moon".

Chapter 190: Everything echoes each other, the tearful scene of "To the Moon"

Just as Chen Qi said, although the movie "To the Moon" is currently being filmed, except for the filming members of the art troupe, everyone in the picture now has quietly become the first audience of "To the Moon".

Today, the work of these five main characters, Chen Qi, Alina, Kristen, Saria, and Xi, who operates everything, is supporting the continued performance of this film, so that everyone can enjoy the film for the first time.

"A mother accidentally killed her favorite child, and then raised another child as a part of her favorite child..."

Patriot, who is already a father, was deeply moved by the death of his wife and children. Although he did not approve of John's mother's behavior in the movie, he could understand it.

In the next plot, Kristen and Saria came to John's earlier childhood memories, where they also met John's brother "Joey".

Obviously, the two brothers had a good relationship, but their mother preferred Joey. At a carnival, John and Joey both won a game, but there was only one prize, a train, which they both loved. Their mother "awarded" the train to Joey, while John only got a platypus doll and the sandbag he used to win the doll.

"So the platypus that has always been by the creek, and the sandbag, were both won at this carnival?"

However, this detail alone only lets everyone know the origin of these important props, but everyone still doesn't know what the meaning behind these props is.

And from the memory of this carnival, everyone also learned a lot of things... For example, the pickled olives that John had always liked in the previous plot turned out to be Joey's favorite food.

"It seems that after Joey's death, this mother even imposed her child's hobbies on John, who later suffered from memory loss due to taking a large amount of blockers, through a method similar to suggestion."

"It turns out that Director Chen Qi has laid so many foreshadowings without us noticing... He really deserves to be called that."

As everyone watched, they found that the subsequent plot indeed solved the previous fragmented memories and many problems that they did not understand. They gradually understood what had happened in the life of the character John.

But...what about the stream? Didn't the most important stream appear in this memory?

Such a thought flashed through Muirseth's mind, and as the plot progressed, little John, played by Chen Qi, walked out of the carnival unknowingly. He did not abide by the agreement with his mother to "only play within this range", but instead climbed up the small hill where the carnival was leaning against.

Here, John, played by Chen Qi, was attracted by the starry sky and the two moons. He looked up unconsciously and watched everything. Saria and Christen, who followed him all the way, couldn't help but look up.

"…You know, when I was a child, my father often took me to see the stars."

At this moment, Christen looked at the starry sky. Standing next to Saria, she couldn't help but open her heart and said to Saria:

"There was a small hill where we lived at the time, and we would go there every year to stargaze... until dawn."

“Most of the time, I stuck with it, and my dad always brought me a telescope.”

"...I remember that your parents both longed for the starry sky." Saria seemed to have forgotten that she was acting unconsciously. When Kristen talked about the starry sky, she took over the topic this time.

And Kristen nodded and couldn't help but say, "Yeah...but even so, my mother won't let me stay up late."

"So every time my father and I came home in the morning, I had to pretend that I had a good sleep - that's how I fell in love with coffee."

“…Very interesting story.”

This time, Saria did not interrupt Christen's long-lost good mood, but smiled and echoed her. The two girls seemed to have forgotten the past for a short time, and smiled at each other as before.

"...If I take a video of this scene and show it to the masters of other departments, I'm afraid they won't believe that the General and Saria can laugh so happily, right?"

However, as one of the earliest members to join Rhine Life, Muirseth obviously knew a lot about the friendship among the early partners of Rhine Life. But it was obvious that the relationship between Saria and Christen was special. Even Muirseth, who joined the company at the earliest, knew this but was not clear about the details.

Muirseth was still marveling at the fact that he could witness such a magical scene. Saria and Christen were also immersed in the beauty of the starry sky when a rustling sound suddenly brought everyone back to their senses.

Almost at the same time, Saria, Christen, and little Chen Qi who was sitting alone on a log, all looked in the same direction.

And there, with the sound of light footsteps, everyone saw the figure not far away becoming clearer and more familiar... At that moment, everyone's eyes were suddenly filled with anticipation, and they vaguely guessed who the person was.

"It can't be... such a coincidence, such a romantic thing..."

Muirseth's somewhat unbelievable words had just fallen, and at this moment, under the expectant gaze of everyone, the childhood Xiaoxi played by Alina appeared on the screen in front of everyone as expected.

It was really Xiaoxi! It turned out that she had met John when she was a child!

Christen was silent. She had not expected... or rather, except for Chen Qi and Saria who knew the plot, no one could have imagined that Alina would appear at this time, and that the two of them had known each other so early, much earlier than they thought.

"Hello!" John, played by Chen Qi, also saw Xiaoxi for the first time in the plot. He was immediately attracted by this quiet girl and greeted her immediately.

However, Xiaoxi, who is played by Alina and suffers from functional autism, chose to leave immediately after hearing Chen Qi's call. Seeing this, Chen Qi immediately chased after her and shouted, "Wait! Don't go!"

"I'm Johnny, what's your name?"

And Chen Qi's shouting seemed to really work, Alina really stopped, but he did not respond to Chen Qi's greeting, but only after a long time, he was very unaccustomed to communication and said softly: "...You took my place."

"Your place?—Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to monopolize it!"

"Um... would you like to sit with me?"

Facing the boy's sincere invitation, Alina's expression changed significantly. It seemed that this was the first time she met someone who took the initiative to communicate with her. She did not refuse, but just asked softly: "Are you here to see the stars too?"

"You too?" Chen Qi answered without any hesitation, and slowly, Alina turned around again. She approached the boy carefully, and Chen Qi kept waiting for her to walk towards him.

Slowly, the distance between the two became closer and closer, and before they knew it, they were sitting on the broken log together, admiring the starry sky.

On the screen, everyone can see the backs of the two children. Under the beautiful starry sky, the backs of the two children appear so clear.

The night was so scary, but the starry sky and the bright moonlight illuminated the figures of the two children.

As the music and accompaniment slowly started to sound, many people had already cried for joy without knowing it - it was just a picture of two children sitting together, but it had moved them to tears.

But everyone, even their cries were deliberately suppressed. They could not bear to break this scene. They all knew... how precious the meeting between these two children was. This meeting made them stay together for the rest of their lives.

"You know what? There are countless lights in the sky." Chen Qi started the conversation, but got a simple answer from Alina.

Chen Qi seemed a little uncomfortable. He didn't know why the girl next to him answered so blandly, but he still happily looked for topics to talk about:

"You just said this is your place, right?"

"...I only come during the carnival." Alina's answer was still so calm.

"Don't you like crowded places? I don't like it either." Chen Qi tried every means to strike up a conversation with the quiet girl next to him, and continued, "Look, you haven't told me your name yet!"

"...I won't tell you." However, Alina kept looking at the starry sky and replied calmly: "Everyone in school makes fun of me because of it."

"Why?" Chen Qi was a little confused, and Alina just answered truthfully: "They said my name made them want to go to the bathroom."

"Oh... okay, but I guess it can't be any worse than 'John'?"

"I mean, there's someone named John almost anywhere in the world!"

"…Even in Sargon?"

"Totally possible!"

Under the starry sky, the distance between the boy and the girl is getting closer step by step. The childlike conversation sounds meaningless, but the boy is indeed unconsciously knocking down the girl's defenses step by step.

Such a conversation has now immersed everyone in it, with smiles on everyone's face. Even though many of them had just shed tears, they are now smiling happily.

"Have you ever tried to make an Easter bunny out of stars? Like finding connected constellations in the sky?"

“I’ve tried others, but not rabbit.”

"...Do you want to try?" Alina gave a clear response. The two children agreed to look for the rabbit constellation among the stars in the sky, which made many people's hearts tremble.

"So... this is why Xiaoxi has been making origami rabbits all this time..."

"She wanted John to recall the words from his childhood, but John lost his memory due to the blockers...so he never remembered."

Slowly, everyone's previous doubts were solved. Why did Xiaoxi keep making origami rabbits and keep asking John what the meaning of these paper rabbits was... It turned out that what she had always wanted John to remember was these...

"Wait, I found it!" Chen Qi, who was a step slower than Alina, was unwilling to admit defeat, and pointed at the starry sky.

Alina seemed to see through his thoughts. She smiled faintly and continued to ask: "Tell me what you saw?"

"There, right? There are two ears and a head!" Chen Qi also pointed to a place at random. The sky was full of stars. Who knew where he was pointing?

But Alina still didn't expose it and continued to ask: "What else?"

"And there...those are two feet!"

"Exactly. Anything else?"

"And... there's also the moon!" Chen Qi was almost at his wit's end, but he still insisted, "The moon is its round belly!"

Familiar questions, but completely different answers. Alina's repeated questions reminded everyone of the hopeful questions she had asked John when she handed him the folded two-color paper rabbits.

I understand. Everyone understands... Everything that was not understood before has been solved.