Chapter 169 Wen Leyu's Specialty
In the activity room of the Economics Department, a group of students preparing to participate in the New Year's Eve party are rehearsing happily.
In fact, the small party in the class was just for self-entertainment. There was not much pressure and everyone was having fun and laughing. It had nothing to do with what the class committee emphasized: "We must pay attention to it."
Li Ye wrote a skit script, divided it into several parts according to the roles, and gave them to the squad leader Zhen Rongrong and the youngest member Sun Xianjin respectively.
Sun Xianjin got the script early and has now finished reading it completely, but the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. His rather decent face was twisted into a shape of a shoe horn.
"Brother, my best brother, you have portrayed me in an ugly way. You need to change me into a positive character."
"What's so ugly about this character?"
Li Ye said seriously, "We asked you to wear a crooked cotton hat and a cotton jacket because it is required by the program. Why are you still being so conceited?"
"I don't mind the ugly clothes. I wouldn't be afraid if you asked me to go on stage shirtless. But how can I use my intelligence to eat noodles for free from my fellow villagers?"
Sun Xianjin said anxiously, "Look at the lines you wrote. I didn't eat the first bowl of noodles. I exchanged the second bowl for the first one. Why should I pay? Isn't this a treacherous villain?"
The "short scenario" written by Li Ye was actually the famous "Sea Cucumber Fried Noodles" that became famous decades later.
Sun Xianjin, who spoke in a dialect that was very familiar to his hometown, was undisputedly chosen by Li Ye as the "protagonist" eating noodles.
As for the other characters, Li Ye could only let Zhen Rongrong worry about mobilizing them. The other characters in this sketch had been fooled by the protagonist for a long time, and Li Ye was worried that a bunch of arrogant and high-achieving students would be unwilling to perform.
But Li Ye didn't expect that even though he was kind enough to make Sun Xianjin the "protagonist" and arranged such a big role for him, he was not happy about it.
Li Ye held back his laughter and taught earnestly: "Youngest, you have to look at the problem objectively. Although we are just performing a short play in class, it is also art.
Art requires actors to devote themselves to it. You play a comedy role to bring joy to everyone.
Besides, what kind of clown are you? If you say so, then there are no more people playing the villains in the movies, right? "
Sun Xianjin looked aggrieved and frowned for a while, but he still said angrily: "No, brother, this script you wrote is too funny, isn't it?"
"Pah~"
"It's you. You have to do it whether you want to or not."
Hearing Sun Xianjin's words "Let's play", Li Ye immediately slammed the table.
That’s the taste!
Looking at Sun Xianjin's medium height and listening to his resentful tone, Li Ye felt that he had hit the jackpot and found the right person.
However, Li Ye's slapping of the table attracted the attention of everyone around him, and Mu Yuning, the head teacher who had just come in from the door, narrowed his eyes at Li Ye.
"Li Ye, you just joined the class committee, and you're already bullying your classmates? You have to do it whether you want to or not? Do you need me to give you a lesson in ideology and morality?"
"No, Mr. Mu," Li Ye was not overwhelmed by Mu Yuning's severity, and said calmly: "Sun Xianjin has some misunderstandings about his role, I am explaining the reason to him."
"Oh, then I'd like to hear your reasoning."
Mu Yuning sat opposite Li Ye, waiting for Li Ye's explanation.
Li Ye didn't explain anything, but handed the script to Mu Yuning: "Teacher, please take a look at the script first. Sun Xianjin said that the customer eating noodles was too cunning and didn't want to act. I think there is no problem."
Mu Yuning glanced at Li Ye, took the script and read it carefully.
After a moment, she asked Li Ye curiously, "How do you know that some students in our school were defrauded by unscrupulous merchants at the train station when they returned home this year?"
Li Ye certainly didn't know, but at this moment he said calmly: "I just saw that the streets were a bit chaotic, so I wrote a book casually, but it ended with a well-intentioned misunderstanding. There are still many good people in this world."
The environment at the end of 1982 did have some minor flaws. Honest people still made up the majority, but cunning people were not uncommon.
Outsiders don't get the actual price for their meals, and long-distance drivers are often charged ten yuan for repairing a tire.
Everyone around was surprised, and Sun Xianjin felt even more guilty. Li Ye wrote a book that reflected reality and explained so much to him earnestly, but he misunderstood it. He really shouldn't have done that.
Mu Yuning thought for a moment and said, "Then let's rehearse now and see the effect. Who are the actors in this skit?"
Li Ye pushed Sun Xianjin out. Mu Yuning had originally selected a few people, all of whom were "backward elements" who were unwilling to sign up for the program. Together with herself, only five people were made up.
Li Ye was deeply worried about the performance of these people. They were so timid and shy. How could they have the talent to act in comedy?
Sure enough, after the rehearsal began, the five people had all kinds of problems, either forgetting the lines or laughing.
But it was this silly performance that created a "nonsense" effect, making everyone laugh.
Especially Sun Xianjin's "na geda" accent, which was full of humor and won laughter and applause from many classmates.
Mu Yuning was calm and composed and was able to hold back her laughter at first, but later she started laughing uncontrollably, with her body shaking.
Li Ye glanced at several boys in the class and saw unusual expressions on their faces. He wondered if everyone would have any regrets in their hearts many years later.
After Sun Xianjin and others rehearsed hard, Mu Yuning made the final decision.
"This skit is pretty good. You should master it as soon as possible so that you can participate in the selection for the school's New Year's Eve party."
Sun Xianjin and others were stunned for a moment. The school evening party would be performed in the school auditorium. Just thinking about so many audiences made their legs go weak.
But if you think about it carefully, it’s exciting too, isn’t it?
After the rehearsal ended that day, Sun Xianjin followed Li Ye to the cafeteria, reciting his lines as he walked.
"Where's the sea cucumber? Did you eat it?"
"Play?"
Li Ye suddenly patted the little brother on the shoulder and pointed forward.
Sun Xianjin immediately saw Bian Jingjing.
Bian Jingjing is really tall, 1.75 meters tall, taller than most boys at that time, so it is hard for her not to be noticed.
"Youngest! I have created an opportunity for you. Whether you can succeed or not is up to you. As your brother, I can only help you so far."
Sun Xianjin asked in confusion: "What opportunity? Brother, what did you do for me?"
Li Ye asked: "Did I create an opportunity for you to perform at the school party?"
Sun Xianjin nodded and said, "Although it's not certain yet, I feel that our skit is better than those English skits, so it should be selected, right?"
In the early 1980s, English was the undisputed "king of popularity". Many departments and classes at Peking University rehearsed various English plays and held various competitions.
From a later-generation mindset, it may be hard to understand, but if you watch movies from the early 1980s, you might understand.
In today's urban movies, if you want to highlight the excellence of the male protagonist, just let him learn and speak English.
Li Ye once watched an old movie, but he forgot the name. The plot was a standard story of a poor boy chasing after a beautiful, rich girl.
The poor boy just asked to copy a few original English sentences from the book in the professor's hand in the library, and then started chatting, was appreciated, and finally won the heart of the professor's daughter.
This would not be a big deal, but after the male protagonist caught up with the girl, he said something to the sanitation workers and ordinary people on the street that Li Ye did not understand at all - "Look, these people's time is so worthless!"
At the last moment, this poor boy carried a set of radio equipment he assembled himself and climbed to the top of the mountain on a rainy night to "call for strange shadows" (aliens). Li Ye did not feel very good about this.
Given the general environment, English dramas at this time will definitely be popular. Sun Xianjin is not actually fully confident that the Economics Department's "Sea Cucumber Fried Noodles" will be selected.
"Believe me, you will definitely be selected," Li Ye said confidently, "Then you can invite Bian Jingjing to watch your performance and discuss comedy."
Sun Xianjin scratched his head and said, "Brother, is what you said feasible or not? What if people think I am not stable?"
“.”
Li Ye was speechless for a few seconds, so he asked, "Youngest, what kind of boys do you think are most popular with girls?"
Sun Xianjin stared at Li Ye for a long time, his expression looking extremely awkward.
"Brother, I know you are good-looking, and I also know that girls like you, but can you please stop showing off in front of me? I have already admitted it in my heart, but you must let me praise you verbally, right?"
"Am I such a vulgar person?"
Li Ye cursed with a smile, and stopped beating around the bush with Sun Xianjin, saying directly: "Girls prefer interesting boys."
"What a funny boy."
"You were very funny when you were rehearsing just now," Li Ye patiently guided, "If you can make Bian Jingjing laugh twice a day, your success rate will be twice as high as others.
Of course, this kind of thing depends on fate, and there is a lot of chance. Even if you fail, there is nothing to regret. It is just a matter of chance. "
Sun Xianjin was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes changed.
"Brother, I can do it, for sure."
Boys who are in their first love always have one thought in mind: "I have given you my heart, why don't you like me?"
Sun Xianjin is no exception.
. . . .
After entering the cafeteria, Li Ye separated from Sun Xianjin. He was eating with Wen Leyu and didn't like having acquaintances sitting next to him and disturbing him.
In addition, Sun Xianjin was unwilling to sit next to Li Ye because he would be fed dog food at every turn and would feel full before finishing his meal.
After the meal started, Wen Leyu quickly picked out the dishes she didn't like from her own bowl and put them into Li Ye's bowl, while the food she liked from Li Ye's bowl naturally couldn't escape the pair of nimble chopsticks in her hands.
While eating, the two chatted and the conversation turned to the New Year's Eve party.
"Xiaoyu, you still have to go on stage to perform?"
"Well, my class's English chorus was chosen, and I'm the voice-over guitarist."
Li Ye was immediately surprised and asked, "You can also play the guitar?"
Recently, Li Ye has met young artists who play the guitar on the streets and in school, but he didn't know that Wen Leyu could play the guitar.
"Who doesn't have some little special skills?" Wen Leyu nodded twice and said, "One of my mom's classmates was from the Fangdong Dance Troupe. When they were studying Western music in the early 1960s, they studied guitar.
I stopped learning after two years, and my fingering is a little unfamiliar, but it is enough to accompany simple music. "
Li Ye happily said: "Then you can teach me later. I want to learn guitar."
"Okay," the girl agreed straightforwardly, but then she said, "But you have to teach me how to fight with a spear, too."
“.”
Li Ye said reluctantly: "You want to learn stabbing, why don't you learn from Uncle Wen? He is also an expert in stabbing!"
"My mom didn't let my dad teach me, saying she was afraid I would cause trouble," Wen Leyu pouted, "and then my dad stopped teaching me. I was so angry that I argued with my mom twice but it was useless."
"Then I can't teach you. I'm afraid of your mother."
Li Ye made a wise statement.
But Wen Leyu immediately narrowed his eyes, revealing two small teeth.
"You are afraid of my mother, but you are not afraid of me?"
“.”
Being influenced by what you see and hear also has its disadvantages.
Wen Leyu was influenced by Teacher Ke to develop her innate elegance, but at the same time, she also seemed to have learned some bad things inadvertently.
"I was just kidding you. I told you a long time ago not to be afraid of me. You have a really bad memory. If you want to teach me, then teach me. If you don't want to teach me, can I force you to do it?"
Wen Leyu's mood changed rapidly, and she explained a few words with a smile, as if she was afraid that the sudden display of female power just now would affect her image as a virtuous woman in Li Ye's mind.
"I will teach you, I will teach you," Li Ye said lovingly, "but you have to be prepared! Practicing stabbing will cause calluses on your little hands."
Wen Leyu muttered happily, "Calluses are just calluses. It's not like I haven't had them before."
Thanks to book friend HatsuneAkina for the reward.
(End of this chapter)
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