Chapter 292 Cheng Xuyuan, do you want to study abroad?
Cheng Xuyuan returned to the classroom and the teacher had already started the class.
He tiptoed to his seat and began to pretend to listen to the class.
"What does the vice president want to see you about?" Just as Cheng Xuyuan put down the pen in his hand, a small note was passed to him.
Cheng Xuyuan looked at the contents of the note and wrote casually: "Let me be a coolie."
After writing, Cheng Xuyuan threw the note directly to Xu Simou.
This guy is also awkward, two grown men passing notes to each other.
However, Xu Simou was really curious. In less than a minute, he continued to hand over the note: What kind of hard labor do you want to be?
At this moment, Cheng Xuyuan really didn't want to pay attention to him.
But they had already written it, so Cheng Xuyuan could only say, "Let me give a lecture to the Class of 76."
When Xu Simou took the note from Cheng Xuyuan, he couldn't help but whisper to himself, "This old Cheng is such a boaster."
As he spoke, he casually wrote this line of words.
However, just as he handed the note to Cheng Xuyuan, he saw Dean Fu appear at the door of the classroom.
Professor Jin, who was teaching a class, stopped teaching when he saw the vice dean.
"Mr. Fu, are you here to check on me in class?" Professor Jin is about the same age as the vice president, and the two had a good relationship, so he said jokingly at this time.
Dean Fu smiled bitterly at his old friend and said, "How can I check on your class attendance? It's Cheng Xuyuan. I have something to discuss with him."
"Didn't you look for him just now?" Professor Jin saw everything about Cheng Xuyuan sneaking into the classroom, but even though he saw it clearly, he didn't say anything.
Why is Dean Fu looking for him again now? Didn't they reach an agreement? Listening to his old friend's question, Dean Fu said with a hint of helplessness: "I just received a call from the People's Art Theatre, saying that Mr. Miller, who came to our place for exchanges, is coming to see Cheng Xuyuan."
"I'll come over and ask him to get ready."
Who is Mr. Miller?
Professor Jin is not sure, after all, they are not in the same profession.
"What does Mr. Miller do? Why does he want to meet Cheng Xuyuan? Is he also a history student?" Professor Jin thought of Cheng Xuyuan's "Things about the Ming Dynasty" and asked with a hint of curiosity.
Dean Fu said: "Mr. Miller is a famous playwright in the United States. He came here to promote drama exchanges."
"He studies drama. What does that have to do with Cheng Xuyuan?" When Professor Jin heard that Mr. Miller was a playwright, he immediately lost interest.
After all, the two parties' professions are not too close.
Seeing that Professor Jin didn't look too interested, Dean Fu said, "I heard that the reason he came to Cheng Xuyuan was that he was very interested in a play written by Cheng Xuyuan."
"Okay, stop wasting time with me here, and call Cheng Xuyuan over."
Professor Jin did not refuse. He knew that this was not a trivial matter, so he quickly called Cheng Xuyuan out of the classroom.
After Cheng Xuyuan was called out, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Dean Fu, this is really going too far. I just sat down to attend the class and you come to me again.
I have already agreed to your request, what else do you want me to do?
"Dean, you are delaying my studies like this!" Cheng Xuyuan walked out and said with a hint of resentment.
The vice president smiled and said, "Xiao Cheng, I don't want to delay your studies, but there is nothing I can do!"
"Just after you left my office, I received a call from the People's Art Theatre, saying that a Mr. Miller from the United States wanted to see you."
"So, I can only come to find you."
Cheng Xuyuan was stunned for a moment and said, "I know about this matter. Didn't you ask me to go over there?"
"I was just about to finish Professor Jin's class and go meet Mr. Miller. Why is he here?"
Seeing Cheng Xuyuan looking surprised, Dean Fu hurriedly said, "Xiao Cheng, don't worry about why he came."
"The most important thing for you now is to receive Mr. Miller."
"Let's go. Don't keep the foreign guests waiting for too long."
Before Cheng Xuyuan could say anything, he was pulled out by Dean Fu.
Mr. Miller did not keep Cheng Xuyuan waiting for long. In just over ten minutes, he arrived at Yenching University.
Besides Mr. Wan and Lan Tianye, there were two serious-looking young men who came with him.
After listening to Lan Tianye's introduction, I realized that this was the person responsible for receiving Mr. Miller.
Because Dean Fu had made preparations in advance, everyone sat down in the small conference room of the History Department.
"Miller, this is Cheng Xuyuan, the author of 'The Pursuit of Happyness'." When Mr. Wan introduced Cheng Xuyuan, there was a hint of pride in his expression.
After all, having a student like Cheng Xuyuan is something to be proud of.
Mr. Miller looks to be in his sixties, but he still gives people a feeling of being in good spirits.
He was eager to meet Cheng Xuyuan this time because after reading the American version of "The Pursuit of Happyness" written by Cheng Xuyuan, he had a strong premonition that this work would be a great success if it were staged on Broadway.
Because in this work, he felt an indomitable love for life.
More importantly, he felt that this work resonated with him deeply.
His "Death of a Salesman" can be regarded as his masterpiece.
In Cheng Xuyuan's "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", although the protagonist is also a salesman, he achieved success through unremitting efforts.
And in this success, there is also a kind of warmth of life.
He was so moved by the film that he dragged Mr. Wan to see Cheng Xuyuan early in the morning. He felt that he couldn't wait to meet the author of this work that filled him with amazement.
Before coming, Mr. Wan had already told him that Cheng Xuyuan was a young man.
But he didn't expect that this young man was so young.
"Cheng, let me ask you a question. Did you really write "The Pursuit of Happyness"? " After hesitating for a moment, Mr. Miller asked the question.
He knew that his question was a bit presumptuous, but he asked it anyway.
The reason for this is that he still has doubts in his heart.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Mr. Miller, this play, The Pursuit of Happyness, was indeed written by me. But in it, I also borrowed a bit from your Death of a Salesman."
"Especially some of the life details in it."
After hearing what Cheng Xuyuan said, Mr. Miller paused for a moment and said, "Cheng, I think it is a compliment and affirmation of my work that you can learn from it."
"Although you have learned a lot, you still have some common sense errors about our life over there."
"Of course, these are minor issues."
“Just a few changes will do.”
"I think, I think, that our discussion should focus on the key part of this play, which is..."
In his previous life, Cheng Xuyuan watched a lot of American TV series, and he basically remembered all the books he had read in his previous life, so this kind of shortcoming in common sense should not have occurred.
However, when writing the script, after Cheng Xuyuan finished writing it according to his own ideas, he discovered that there was an error in his script.
That is, I seem to be too familiar with Lao Mi's life.
But my current identity is a person who has only a vague understanding of life in the United States through a few plays and novels.
In this situation, Cheng Xuyuan forced some common sense errors into the script.
The communication with Mr. Miller about the script went smoothly. As an experienced playwright and director, Mr. Miller has a wealth of knowledge in this area.
Cheng Xuyuan has countless scripts from his previous lives in his mind, so some of the creative ideas he inadvertently mentions would surprise Mr. Miller.
So much so that after discussing the script, he excitedly said: "Cheng, I have to admit that you are a genius."
"A genius like you deserves better training."
"If you like, I can help you contact the school over there."
"You should go over there and learn about drama and directing systematically."
"I believe that in a few years, you will become another great director and screenwriter."
"Believe me!"
Study abroad!
This has no appeal to Cheng Xuyuan.
He is living a carefree life now, why would he go abroad to study?
Although I won’t be hungry there, it’s not as comfortable as here.
However, these words sounded different to the ears of everyone present.
Although some people have started to study abroad, they are very rare.
Cases like Cheng Xuyuan's are special cases.
Dean Fu looked at Cheng Xuyuan and thought to himself, if Cheng couldn't handle it and agreed, should he find someone new to substitute for him?
In Dean Fu's opinion, the possibility of Cheng Xuyuan agreeing is very high.
After all, for college students nowadays, studying abroad is simply a dream come true.
They all wanted very much to go out and take a look.
What's more, we are going to the United States!
As for Mr. Wan, he was very pleased to hear that Cheng Xuyuan had received such an invitation.
But while I was relieved, I also felt a little reluctant.
This student gets along very well with him, but once he goes abroad to study, he will not be able to see him for a while.
But for Cheng Xuyuan, studying abroad is an option with great prospects.
As for Lan Tianye and others, they looked at Cheng Xuyuan with envy.
Just when many people thought they had guessed Cheng Xuyuan's answer, they heard Cheng Xuyuan say calmly: "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Miller, but my studies have just begun, so I am not planning to study abroad now."
"However, I am still very grateful for your appreciation of me."
Hearing Cheng Xuyuan's answer, Mr. Miller shrugged, with a hint of regret on his face.
He pondered for a moment and said, "Cheng, I think you should think carefully about this matter and don't make a decision so hastily."
"I'm going to stay for more than ten days this time."
"You can come to me anytime in the next ten days when you make a decision."
"Don't worry, I have some friends who work at Ivy League universities. They will consider my recommendation."
Hearing this, there were even more envious looks towards Cheng Xuyuan.
Lan Tianye felt that if he were 30 years younger and given such conditions, he would not refuse no matter what he said.
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