Chapter 358 An Inexplicable Sense of Absurdity
Xu Yue, who was about to close her eyes, suddenly opened them wide and sat up on the bed as if she had jumped.
Looking at the phone in her hand, and confirming it was indeed Shen Xuewei's number, she asked doubtfully:
"Really? You're not kidding me, are you? I can't take a scare."
Shen Xuewei chuckled lightly, "Why would I lie to you? I'm at a hotel right next to the airport."
Are you free tomorrow? I'll come see you after I'm done with my work.
After receiving the call, Xu Yue couldn't fall asleep.
She turned on the bedside lamp and saw the somewhat messy bedroom. Thinking that Shen Xuewei was going to visit her place tomorrow, she immediately woke up.
She jumped out of bed, turned on the lights, and started packing her things that very night.
Shen Xuewei slept soundly that night and arrived at Xinggui Film Production Company's building a few minutes early the next day.
When she arrived at the front desk, she explained her purpose to the receptionist.
The receptionist asked her to wait a moment, then picked up the phone and called the creative department.
Soon a middle-aged man came out. When he saw Shen Xuewei’s appearance and age, he was surprised for a moment, but then he regained his composure and went up to greet her.
"This must be Ms. Shen Xuewei, right?"
Shen Xuewei nodded slightly. "Hello, Mr. Gu Xu from your company and I have arranged to meet here at this time."
“Okay, Gu Xu already told me that I just need to come with me.”
He led Shen Xuewei from the front desk through various departments, finally stopping in front of an office and knocking on the slightly ajar door.
"Screenwriter Gu Xu, Miss Shen has arrived."
A voice came from inside, "The door isn't closed, just come in."
The middle-aged man opened the door and gestured for Shen Xuewei to come in.
After Shen Xuewei went inside, he left.
Gu Xu stopped what he was doing and looked up at Shen Xuewei, who seemed too young.
One of the reasons the company chose to adapt Shen Xuewei's novel into a film or television series was because of Gu Xu.
He was one of the few readers of "The Turbulent Times of Farming" who wasn't drawn to the book by another of Shen Xuewei's novels.
It was when Shen Xuewei scanned the poem with the cursor that she read "The Farmland Chronicle in Troubled Times," before the pen name had become famous.
Judging from the novel's narrative style and overall writing style, he assumed the other person was someone who had worked for many years and had considerable social and reading experience.
After signing the contract and learning the other party's age, and seeing the young girl with rosy lips and white teeth in front of him, his image of a middle-aged woman was shattered, and an indescribable sense of absurdity arose in his heart.
The author, whose writing style is steady and profound, and whose choice of words and sentence structure is rigorous and meticulous, is the girl in front of him who is not even as old as his daughter.
After the middle-aged man left, Shen Xuewei greeted Gu Xu with a smile, "Hello, screenwriter Gu Xu, I'm Shen Xuewei."
Gu Xu is around fifty years old, probably about the same age as her father.
Facing such a young girl, Gu Xu did not put on airs as a seasoned screenwriter, and said gently:
"sit."
"Don't be shy. This is my office. Let's arrange the script adaptation discussion here."
"Calling me screenwriter Gu Xu... it sounds a bit awkward to me. You look a few years younger than my daughter, so just call me Uncle Gu."
Seeing that the office door was closed, he quickly went over and opened it a little.
He's so old, what if people start gossiping about him sharing a room with such a young girl?
We still need to be careful, lest we be the target of gossip.
Although it was their first meeting, the two had already chatted on WeChat for a while, so they weren't awkward in person.
After a brief exchange in the morning, they discovered that their creative philosophies were quite compatible, and they gradually became more and more familiar with each other.
The producer of Star Tracks issued her a temporary work permit, and she began working with Gu Xu there from then on.
Gu Xu, as one of the senior screenwriters of Star Track Production, has a private office. Now, with Shen Xuewei in the office, the door needs to be kept half-open every day.
I had lunch at Xinggui Productions at noon, and then spent the afternoon discussing the novel adaptation with Gu Xu.
As Shen Xuewei's belly started to swell, the day came to a temporary end.
After spending a day with Shen Xuewei, Gu Xu grew to admire her even more.
"I'm off work now. My daughter is coming over later to have dinner with me. Why don't you come along?"
Why did she go and join in the fun when the father and daughter were having dinner? Besides, it was only her first day here.
Shen Xuewei politely declined, saying, "No, I have a friend in Beijing, and I've already made plans with her tonight. Let's talk about it another time."
"Alright. Let's go downstairs then. That's all for today, we'll talk again tomorrow."
Shen Xuewei went to the front desk and received a temporary access card.
I went downstairs, hailed a taxi, and soon arrived at the restaurant where I had arranged to meet Xu Yue.
Xu Yue only had one scene today. She finished filming in the morning and that was it. She arrived at the restaurant early in the afternoon and kept her eyes fixed on the outside.
Shen Xuewei got out of the car, and she saw her at a glance, so she quickly went out to meet her.
Shen Xuewei had just paid the fare when she turned around and saw Xu Yue standing in front of her with a grin.
She was startled and muttered under her breath, "How come you walk so quietly? You didn't even say a word before suddenly appearing out of nowhere. You almost scared me to death."
Xu Yue took her hand and led her inside, saying, "I'm sorry."
"Alright, alright, you've come all this way, let me treat you to a meal. The food here is delicious."
Shen Xuewei rolled her eyes at her, "Heh, I could actually come here many times throughout the year."
Xu Yue is in the capital. She had asked Xu Yue's address several times before, saying she would come to the capital to see her when she had time on the weekend.
But Xu Yue refused to let Shen Xuewei know her address.
Xu Yue touched the tip of her nose and abruptly changed the subject.
"Ah... well, the food's here. Eat up, it'll get cold if you don't eat it soon."
After dinner, Xu Yue dragged Shen Xuewei shopping again, but didn't mention the matter of letting Shen Xuewei come to her place for a visit.
Shen Xuewei didn't want to be dragged along like this, not knowing how late it would end.
What's the point of just browsing without buying anything?
"Alright, it's getting late. Take me to see where you're staying. After that, I have to go back to the hotel. I need to get up early tomorrow morning; I have work to do."
Xu Yue had no choice but to resign herself to her fate and take her to her residence.
After passing through a narrow alley, we arrived at a dark basement with peeling paint.
Along the way, clotheslines were strung up near the corridor, and occasionally some freshly washed clothes were dripping water.
The basement was divided into a dozen or so small single rooms.
These doors were probably originally white, but over time they have gradually turned apricot.
Xu Yue led Shen Xuewei through the corridor and finally stopped in front of the second-to-last room at the end.
She took the key out of her pocket and slowly opened the door.
"Alright, this is where I live. Feel free to take a look around."
She turned on the switch, and as the light came on, the originally dark room instantly became bright.
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