Chapter 255 Li Ye: Unspeakable Unspeakable (Two chapters in one)

The wind in mid-May, bringing with it a hint of summer, blew across the capital, as if telling everyone that summer in the north was approaching.

However, several oversized parcels from Hong Kong Island traveled thousands of miles to reach the Lone Army Literary Society of Peking University, allowing the Peking University students here to feel the heat of the dog days of summer in advance.

"Wow, there are so many good things. This tape is in English. Ah Qiang is really a good friend. It's worth it that we took him to eat so many delicious foods."

"Look, here is Mayumi's photo, it's so big and so clear, Aqiang still remembers the promise he made to us."

"But... Where's Takakura Ken? Where's the Takakura Ken I like?"

Li Ye looked at the group of delighted classmates and hesitated whether he should remind them that as elites and bigwigs in various industries in the future, they should not thank A Qiang to such a high degree for such a small thing.

But when I think about how Aqiang was alone and trembling when he went to Beijing, and how he was so timid when he saw the students from Peking University, as if he was facing a giant dinosaur, but later on, he got along well with his classmates and felt that they were worthy of this friendship.

Ah Qiang is also a poor child. He has been struggling to survive at the bottom of Hong Kong Island since he was a child. His difficult experiences and repressed past have made his character somewhat reckless and somewhat extreme.

A Qiang longs for people's recognition and the warmth of society, but children who have such experiences are often the most likely to become arrogant and forget their behavior after gaining power.

Li Ye still remembers the astonishment and arrogance on Aqiang's face when the Beijing University students discussed "how much salary" with Aqiang.

As A Qiang had been reminded by Li Ye in advance, he did not tell Li Ye that his monthly salary was 3,000 Hong Kong dollars. He just said it was "privacy" to get away with it.

The monthly salary is 3,000 Hong Kong dollars. Although the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar is lower than that of the RMB, it is actually higher than the RMB on the black market, so the real value is more than 3,000 RMB.

In other words, Aqiang's monthly salary is equivalent to the salary of dozens of mainland workers.

But Aqiang was only arrogant for a few minutes, and then he became friends with the students of Peking University. He didn't think of himself as being great at all, nor did he put on any "big boss airs".

Just think about it, in a dozen years, those uncles in Pengcheng's "mistress village" will only earn a salary of tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars a month, but their moral character will be much worse than Aqiang's.

During the time that Aqiang stayed in Beijing, he not only did his best to teach others what he knew, but also humbly accepted other people's opinions. Li Ye still agreed with this.

In the package sent this time, A Qiang basically packed everything that could pass the review. On the contrary, the first drafts of the comics that needed to be reviewed and finalized by Li Ye and others only accounted for a very small part.

"Okay, everyone, divide the gifts first, hurry up and don't waste time!"

"Well, the president is wise and generous."

"Go away! I just see that you guys won't work hard unless you get enough benefits."

"Old Li, what you said is absolutely right. I'll leave you a picture of Mayumi and hang it above your bed to admire it at night."

"Get lost! You're trying to trap me so that I can't sleep well."

“Hahahahaha~”

Li Huaisheng shouted, and everyone immediately laughed and joked happily, while distributing gifts humbly.

Li Ye followed the crowd and took a small gift, then picked up the first draft of the comic and started reading it.

Li Huaisheng walked over to Li Ye and waited quietly for him to finish reading a book. Then he asked nervously, "How is it? Any questions?"

Li Huaisheng will "pass on" the literary club to Li Ye in a few months, so this book "The Lone Soldier Looking Back at Hometown" is his final answer sheet and it really concerns his future.

"I think it's basically ready," Li Ye said, "but the style of painting in places 11, 17, and 21 needs to be changed. The gentleness of the Tang soldiers must be removed. The soldiers who have fought in the Western Regions for many years must be rough and masculine."

Li Ye pointed out several places, attracting everyone's attention.

However, after watching it, everyone felt that there was nothing wrong with it, and many people even said it was "quite good-looking".

A few girls in particular looked at Li Ye strangely, and bit each other's ears and whispered while laughing.

Li Huaisheng immediately shouted with a fierce face: "If you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't talk about others behind their backs."

Li Ye is the next head of the Lone Army Literary Society. Li Huaisheng has been protecting Li Ye's position since a few months ago. Anyone who speaks ill of Li Ye behind his back will be severely reprimanded by him.

But a few girls burst into laughter, with their mouths wide open, which left Li Ye puzzled.

Finally, Bian Jingjing, who was very familiar with Li Ye, said: "Li Ye, you always say that Aqiang's paintings are gentle, but we think he is imitating you!"

“Hahahahaha~”

Several girls were laughing so hard that they couldn't stop, causing others to laugh too.

Gentle?

Fuck you, you actually said that I, the future boss of the literature club, am gentle and charming. Is this rebellious of you?

Li Ye wanted to laugh at first, but looking at the playful looks in everyone's eyes, he felt that he should do something, otherwise it would be difficult to lead this team in the future!

"Who's being gentle?"

"Bang~"

Li Ye was "furious" and raised his leg to sweep across, "crack" the table next to him was swept into three pieces.

There was total silence. Really total silence.

Everyone stared blankly at the table with a broken leg, and then looked at Li Ye with even stranger eyes.

Li Huaisheng was also stunned for a long time before he quickly grabbed Li Ye's leg to check.

"Does it hurt? Does it hurt? How could you be so reckless? You might break some bones. We have to go to the hospital."

Li Huaisheng's face was full of anxiety. He had just laughed a few times, but now he was extremely worried when he thought that there might be problems with Li Ye's foot bones.

"I know which hospital to go to."

"Are you really alright?"

"It's all right."

Li Ye felt a little sorry when he saw how anxious Li Huaisheng was.

He was actually taking advantage of the situation to "intimidate" these guys, otherwise with the label of "gentle and charming" stuck on his head, how would he be able to keep his composure in the future?

"Cream boy" was not a good word in the 1980s, and "gentle and coquettish" was even worse.

If you go to a company and the boss hears in advance that a boy is actually "feminine", he will definitely not have a good impression.

An example is Zhao Mengsheng in "The Garland on the Mountain", who made countless viewers angry before he transformed into a real warrior.

Bian Jingjing came over very embarrassedly, and after making sure that he was not injured, she said awkwardly: "Li Ye, we really didn't mean it, we were just joking, you are definitely not gentle, you are handsome"

"Yes, yes, handsome. Li Ye is handsome but gentle. Didn't Li Ye say this himself?"

“.”

“Hahahaha~”

"Li Ye, your kung fu is pretty good! Have you practiced it from the movies?"

"No, he's just a country boy who liked to fight when he was a kid."

"I never knew you liked fighting!"

"Of course, of course. I have long since turned over a new leaf."

"Eh~~"

The atmosphere became lively again, but there was a subtle change in everyone's attitude towards Li Ye.

Li Ye is relatively young, and many people used to look at him as a "younger brother", but now he is still a younger brother, but it is obviously different.

"Okay, let me explain to you why this needs to be modified."

Li Ye took the draft of the cartoon and said seriously, "Although we have metaphors like Pan An and Song Yu in ancient times, it is absolutely inappropriate to use them on soldiers.

Don’t think that this kind of detail is insignificant, but there may be some malicious influence of Western consciousness. Hong Kong comics are deeply connected with Japan, and Japan is infiltrated by the Lighthouse.”

What Li Ye said was actually something that was not confirmed until decades later.

In 1959 and 1960, a large-scale rebellion known as the "Anbo Struggle" took place in Fuso, which won some equality between Fuso and the Lighthouse.

After the incident, Dengta discovered that the "Showa men" on the Fuso side still had some blood left, so they began to infiltrate the country in a boiling-frog-style ideological manner.

Eventually, the boys in Japan found out what a "flower boy" was and even developed all sorts of interesting things about it.

Later, this consciousness spread to Korea and was thoroughly developed and promoted by them. The Korean Wave hit the mainland hard and created a new term - X-cannon.

Later, when some people thought about that period of history, they found that 60 years ago, the red influence in Japan was very strong. Many young students had anthology books in their school bags, and they had many admirers.

But after the 1960s and 1970s, this situation no longer existed.

After those young men who were full of vigor and vitality had gained limited benefits for Fuso, they were very cleverly castrated by Dengta.

In fact, they don’t even think about why there aren’t so many hotties in Hollywood?

So during the one month that Aqiang was in Beijing, Li Ye instilled a lot of ideas in him and corrected many of his habitual incorrect painting styles.

It seems to be working well now. There are just a few minor deviations in the first draft, which can be corrected.

"So we still have to face these problems in the future and promote the correct image of men who grow flowers. They can be masculine and handsome, but they must not be effeminate."

Li Ye did not explain the matter in too much detail to the members of the literature club, but some people still felt that he was exaggerating. However, Li Ye had already shown his strength, so no one objected.

But a few classmates looked at Li Ye with some concern and asked, "Li Ye, you sound so serious, what about Aqiang?"

Li Ye immediately said: "This has nothing to do with Ah Qiang, he was just influenced by Fusang, and you have been in contact with him for those days, how could you not know what kind of personality he has?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Aqiang is pretty good. He listens to advice and loves to study."

"Well, I don't know when I can see Ah Qiang again, but since we accepted a gift from someone, we should give something in return, right?"

"You're right. Let's discuss it later and decide what gift to give him in return."

. . . . . .

"Ring~"

The sound of a bicycle bell suddenly rang outside the literature club's activity room, and then Sun Xianjin hurried in.

Several members of the club immediately teased him, "Sun Xianjin, where have you been? If it weren't for your Jingjing's quick action, the gift that Aqiang gave you would have been snatched away by someone else."

"ah?"

Sun Xianjin was stunned for a moment, then he said excitedly: "I just went to see people quarreling. Those who always came to scold in the past two days went to scold Lu Gang today."

"Oh, I was wondering why no one came to cause trouble today! Maybe they found a new target?"

Because Li Ye picked out a poet and made some "outrageous remarks" at the debate, there have been some people coming to debate and argue with him these days.

Of course, the people of the Lone Army Literary Society united in their attack against the outside world. They had scolded and driven away several waves of opponents in the past few days. They seemed to be getting more and more courageous, and were all expecting someone to come and spit at them.

But no one came today, and everyone thought that the other party had surrendered, but unexpectedly he went to find Lu Gang.

"This is going to be a big deal. I never thought Lu Gang was that kind of person. But I heard that there was another woman who had an affair with him, but Lu Gang was stubborn and didn't admit it."

"What's the point of being stubborn? Sooner or later, the truth will come out. I heard that Lu Gang is pursuing a girl from the sociology department."

"Duoduoduo~"

Li Ye knocked on the table lightly and said seriously: "Please be quiet and listen to me for a few words."

When everyone saw Li Ye's serious expression, they immediately stopped discussing gossip and listened obediently to Li Ye's "instructions".

The new boss gets aggressive when he disagrees with something. There are only a few tables in the literature club, he can't cripple all of them!

Li Ye said: "My fellow seniors, you all entered school earlier than me and have experienced a lot. So can you guess what kind of pain the girl in the rumor is going through if she really exists?"

"Lu Gang brought this upon himself, so he should be punished, but is that girl really at fault?"

"The fact that the school has not held that girl accountable actually shows the truth. That girl is a victim and she needs our tolerance and love."

"I think, can we stop discussing that girl, or even Lu Gang, and let time wash away everything?"

“.”

Yang Yumin said: "What Li Ye said makes sense. I heard from someone that when the joint defense teammates caught Lu Gang, a girl just left crying, so that girl is the victim. We can't let him be humiliated and hurt again."

Li Huaisheng also said: "No one is allowed to say such things in the future! When a man makes a mistake, don't involve a woman. We can't have this kind of atmosphere in our literature club."

"Yeah, yeah, the president is right."

Everyone nodded in agreement, but many people looked at Li Ye strangely again, as if Li Ye was getting rid of the image of "little brother" and showing the demeanor of a "big brother" today.

While waiting for the other girls quietly, they looked at Li Ye and praised him: "A few days ago, Lu Gang had such a big fight with you, Li Ye, but now you are so tolerant and generous. We really admire you."

Li Ye: “.”

[How can I feel good when you say that? ]

[Actually, I did all this on my own, okay? ]

In fact, Li Ye was not magnanimous at all. This time, he just didn't want to hurt the innocent and harm the girl named Xiaoxiang, so he didn't kill Lu Gang all at once.

Although Lu Gang was very stubborn, the school also wanted to downplay the matter, so they did not expel Lu Gang for the time being.

But is it useful to be stubborn?

Lu Gang's future must be bleak.

In this life, let alone going to the lighthouse to kill the mainland student, even in the mainland, his life was miserable.

. . . . . . .

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is already June.

Li Ye was on a roll and reaped small rewards one after another.

The first achievement was that in the debate selection competition that lasted for half a month, Li Ye finally stood out and became the only freshman from the class of 1982 in the school team, and also the main debater.

However, Zhu Yonghe, who had always been full of confidence, was unexpectedly eliminated and his success was short-lived.

The second achievement was that the first issue of the comic book "Homeward Bound" was simultaneously released in more than a dozen countries and regions, and received enthusiastic attention.

After this news reached the capital, it caused an even stronger response in several colleges and universities.

It turns out that writing novels and painting can also be exported to earn foreign exchange?

As a result, not only literature lovers at Peking University, but throughout the capital, began to focus their interest on the history of flower planting, which actually triggered a wave of ancient style creation, overshadowing the most popular poetry.

So for a while, Seven Inch Blade's reputation was mixed with both good and bad. More and more people liked him, but those who hated him hated him to death.

The third gain came from Sun Xianjin.

"Brother, brother, we are going to be on TV~"

Sun Xianjin rushed into the literature club excitedly, waving his arms, his face flushed with excitement.

Li Ye was reading some works by his classmates in the literature club. Seeing Sun Xianjin's expression, he couldn't help but smile and said, "It's just a TV appearance, not a wedding. Why are you so excited?"

Sun Xianjin's expression froze, and he remained silent for a few seconds. He said embarrassedly, "Brother, Bian Jingjing is going to be on TV too, come with me."

“.”

“Hahahaha~”

The classmates around laughed in a good-natured way.

Although Sun Xianjin and Bian Jingjing have not established a relationship yet, they stay together all day and often joke with each other, which in disguise promotes their development progress.

Li Ye thought for a moment and said, "You mean, your comedy skit is going to be on TV?"

Sun Xianjin nodded happily and said, "Yes, our performance in the May Day Gala was recognized. We will perform in front of people from all walks of life at the Great Hall next month, and then we will be on TV."

"Sure, brother! This is going to be the peak."

Li Ye patted Sun Xianjin on the shoulder and felt happy for his younger brother.

During the May Day holiday, Sun Xianjin and others rehearsed a skit called "The Wanderer Returns Home", the creative material of which was the various interesting things that happened to Aqiang when he came to the mainland from Hong Kong Island.

At that time, Li Ye gave Sun Xianjin a lot of creative help and knew that the sketch would be a success, but he did not expect it to be performed in the Great Hall.

Sun Xianjin was patted on the shoulder by Li Ye, but he asked in confusion: "Brother, what does it mean to reach the top?"

Li Ye thought for a moment and said, "In everyone's life, there are always a few most brilliant moments. It's like climbing a mountain. When you reach the top,

It’s just that some people climb mountains many times in their lifetime, while some people only reach the top once in their lifetime.”

"Brother, you are wrong," Sun Xianjin said immediately, "I am on the road of comedy creation, and I want to climb higher mountains. The Great Hall is definitely not the end of this mountain."

Damn, are you getting carried away?

. . . . . .

Don't be too arrogant. If you are, you will get hurt.

The next day, Li Huaisheng called Li Ye to attend a meeting at the Literature Society.

When he arrived at the Gujun Literary Society, Li Ye found that there were not only teachers from the school, but also some students from other societies.

Seeing Sun Xianjin sitting in the corner looking somewhat lonely, Li Ye walked over and sat next to him.

"You look so sad, what's the matter?"

Sun Xianjin said nothing, but just looked at Li Ye with grievance, his lips pouted so much that you could hang an oil bottle on them.

Bian Jingjing, who was standing next to him, whispered to Li Ye, "Li Ye, look over there. They are all students from the drama club. They think it's more appropriate for them to go to the Great Hall than us."

Li Ye was stunned for a moment, feeling that it was not right.

He had seen the May Day performance by Sun Xianjin and others, and it was a very good performance. How could he possibly replace them?

“That’s not what they said.”

Yang Yumin leaned over and said, "We are just discussing how to perform this show to the best of our ability. After all, this is a very important matter."

Li Ye leaned over and whispered, "What do you think?"

Yang Yumin twisted his mouth and lowered his voice, "You are asking unnecessary questions. Of course, I will help my relatives instead of the others."

Li Ye nodded: "That's pretty good."

Because Sun Xianjin was a member of the Gujun Literature Society, and his sketch creation was deeply connected with the Gujun Literature Society, Li Huaisheng and others also treated this matter as their own business.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, I'll briefly explain the situation."

"So let's discuss today whether it is better to use the original cast or students with more performance experience. I hope everyone will speak generously."

After listening to the teacher's words, Li Ye felt that this matter was not as Bian Jingjing said, that the students from the drama club came to grab the peaches, but it seemed like a normal discussion.

Now the negotiations between China and Great Britain regarding Hong Kong Island are at the most critical moment. Although the Iron Lady fell on the steps in front of the City Hall, Great Britain is still very powerful!

So now this skit story based on Aqiang is given some special colors.

“We in the drama club have more experience, but we also admire Sun and Bian.”

As soon as the teacher finished speaking, people from the drama club started talking.

Students from Kyoto University are not too modest in such situations. They will objectively point out their own strengths. They don't claim to be the master of their own business, but they are neither humble nor overbearing.

But for Sun Xianjin, Bian Jingjing and others, this just felt very unfair.

Li Ye was not angry, because there were many such things in the 1980s. If you encountered them, you just had to find a way to fight against them. There was no point in getting angry.

When everyone had finished speaking, Li Ye raised his hand to speak.

"Teachers and students, in what aspects do you think the former students' performances were not good enough? Or in other words, in what aspects do you want to perform better?"

Everyone was quiet for a moment and began to communicate with each other in low voices.

Li Ye actually pointed out a situation.

Everyone only talks about their own strengths but not others' weaknesses. Although this does not offend anyone, isn't it a waste of time?

Improvements are only needed when there are deficiencies. If there are no deficiencies, why would you make random changes like plucking feathers on a chicken?

Finally, someone stood up and offended others.

"Let me say a few words first! The original students actually performed quite successfully, but the Cantonese spoken by the actor who played Ah Qiang was not authentic. People in Guangdong province also have unique accents when speaking Mandarin, so I think..."

"Another point is that the actor who played Ah Qiang was very nervous. During the May Day performance, he was obviously a little nervous. So when he was in a place like the Great Hall, he was not relaxed."

Sun Xianjin's face fell. He could not imagine that this "rising comedian" was actually his biggest shortcoming.

Li Ye listened to what they said calmly, and then began to explain one by one.

"I think everyone misunderstood, or everyone didn't understand what this skit was about."

Li Ye also began to offend people.

"The reason why the actor who plays Ah Qiang doesn't speak authentic Cantonese is because this skit is a comedy, and an exaggerated accent can create the greatest joyous effect. We need to use a joyful way to weaken the political nature of this skit.

In today's environment, if we perform a rigorous, professional drama, will it cause misunderstandings? What are we trying to express? "

Li Ye ignored everyone's surprise and continued, "As for the fact that the actor who plays Ah Qiang is nervous and reserved, that's even more fitting, because when Ah Qiang first came to us from Hong Kong Island, he was nervous and reserved!"

Li Ye said seriously: "I was the first person to receive Aqiang. When he first came, I thought everyone around him was a red warrior."

"If you don't believe me, ask the relevant classmates and teachers. It took Aqiang at least a week to gradually adapt to our enthusiasm and change his wrong ideas."

“.”

As soon as Li Ye finished speaking, a teacher said, "Now that you put it that way, it's true. At the time, I felt that the child seemed to be afraid. When I asked him what he was afraid of, he didn't say. But when he returned to Hong Kong Island, he was a completely different person."

"Yes, yes. He was very timid when he first came. He was very cautious when talking to us and was extremely nervous."

"That's true. Isn't it a process of Aqiang's change from fear at the beginning to enthusiasm at the end that he fully recognizes us? This is of great significance."

“.”

Sun Xianjin was stunned.

Just before Li Ye arrived, he felt that he was definitely going to be replaced. Every time he went on stage, he was slow to warm up and would always be nervous for a minute or two.

But now I think, am I not the perfect choice to play A Qiang?

"Brother, when you first started helping me write the script, did you think of these?"

"Ahem, I can't say that."

(End of this chapter)