Chapter 302 Being Used as a Criteria for Choosing a Spouse
"...from December 18 to 22...,...the focus of work should...shift to socialist modernization..."
Sitting in the library and reading today's newspaper, Cheng Xuyuan's expression was full of excitement.
Although his memories from his past life allowed him to recite the above contents by heart, he was still excited when he saw this article at this moment.
"Xuyuan, you are also reading the newspaper!" Xu Simou came over and saw the newspaper in front of Cheng Xuyuan. He excitedly urged: "We are going to Triangle. It seems that some classmates are going to give a speech. Do you want to go?"
Cheng Xuyuan waved his hand and said, "You guys go and listen. I want to read a book for a while."
Seeing that Cheng Xuyuan was not moved at all, Xu Simou felt a little disappointed and could only say, "Okay, you read the book, I'll get busy."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled, looked at Xu Simou who seemed to be hesitant to speak, and said, "Tell me, is there anything else?"
Xu Simou hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Xuyuan, have you heard that someone went downstairs of the girls' dormitory and read a love poem to Li Yufei!"
Hearing this news, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Isn't this normal?"
"A beautiful lady is a good match for a gentleman!"
Xu Simou hesitated for a moment and said, "But...but this time is different."
"What's the difference?" Cheng Xuyuan asked casually.
This was not the first time Cheng Xuyuan had heard about Li Yufei being confessed to.
After all, the average age of these two groups of newly admitted college students is not young, and the life in the countryside has also forged their style of daring to speak and act.
It is perfectly normal for them to confess their feelings when they like someone.
Looking at Cheng Xuyuan who looked like he was just making a fuss, Xu Simou gritted his teeth and said, "This time Li Yufei said that if you want to be her partner, you can do it."
"But I will surpass you in every way."
Surpassing me in every aspect! Isn't this using me as a shield? Cheng Xuyuan thought of what Li Yufei said to him some time ago, and felt a little sweat on his forehead.
This is really an unexpected disaster! Just as Cheng Xuyuan shook his head, the originally quiet library suddenly became chaotic.
Many people began to whisper, which made Cheng Xuyuan a little unhappy.
He raised his head and looked around, and saw that many students who were originally studying at their desks were now staring straight ahead.
Cheng Xuyuan followed the gaze of the crowd and saw a young man in his twenties wearing a blue Zhongshan suit walking towards him.
Because he was wearing a large cotton jacket underneath, the Zhongshan suit looked a little bulgy.
Who is this?
I don't seem to know him.
He probably wasn't looking for me.
Just as Cheng Xuyuan was about to continue reading the newspaper, he heard the young man approach him and said, "Hello, Cheng Xuyuan. I'm Zhao Huaian from the 1978 Literature Department."
Although Cheng Xuyuan didn't know why Zhao Huaian wanted to see him, judging from the reactions around him, it seemed like there was really something going on.
So he smiled and said, "Ah, hello, classmate Zhao Huaian, may I ask if you have anything to do with me?"
"Student Cheng Xuyuan, a member of our poetry club, is planning to hold a poetry reading tomorrow at noon to recite our works to everyone."
Zhao Huaian said in a deep voice: "I would like to invite you to participate in this poetry gathering."
Attending a poetry reading?
Cheng Xuyuan is not interested in this.
I immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, but I have something to do tomorrow, so I really don't have time to attend your poetry reading."
Zhao Huaian looked at Cheng Xuyuan with a hint of anger and said, "Student Cheng Xuyuan, do you think our poems are not good enough and therefore look down on them?"
When Cheng Xuyuan heard this, he was speechless.
I just said I was busy, do you think it's worth it? "No, I really have something to do."
Before Cheng Xuyuan could finish, Zhao Huaian said angrily: "We will wait for you in the activity room tomorrow. Please bring your own poems to participate."
"If you don't come, we will keep waiting."
As he spoke, Zhao Huaian didn't give Cheng Xuyuan time to respond and turned and left.
Cheng Xuyuan was a little confused as he watched Zhao Huaian stride away.
He looked at Xu Simou with a hint of helplessness and said, "Simou, do you know this Zhao Huaian?"
"I don't know him." Xu Simou said, "But I know why he is looking for you."
"Why is he looking for me?" Cheng Xuyuan asked curiously.
"He is the boy who confessed to Li Yufei. He came to find you probably to prove that he is better than you." Xu Simou lowered his voice a little.
What is this?
Cheng Xuyuan was speechless for a while, and waved his hands helplessly and said: "Lao Xu, this time, I am really convinced that I can still encounter such a thing."
"So what are you going to do? Are you going to attend their poetry reading?"
Cheng Xuyuan waved his hand and said, "Why should I go? I'm not going!"
As he spoke, he glanced at the students who were looking at him, then stood up and said, "Let's go, I have something else to do."
Xu Simou nodded and said, "Then let's go."
During lunch in the morning, Cheng Xuyuan waited for Fang Yuqing in front of the cafeteria.
Fang Yuqing, who was holding a lunch bag in her hand, smiled as soon as she saw Cheng Xuyuan, with a feeling of gloating.
Cheng Xuyuan deliberately asked: "What are you laughing at?"
"Of course it's funny. You, for no apparent reason, became someone else's shield."
Fang Yuqing smiled and said, "I heard that Zhao Huaian has prepared a lot of poems, and he plans to ask you to write two as well."
"This boy just wants to prove that he is better than you in this way."
Listening to Fang Yuqing's words, Cheng Xuyuan was speechless.
He smiled and said, "I won't participate in this kind of poetry gathering."
"If they like to play, let them play by themselves."
Hearing Cheng Xuyuan's words, Fang Yuqing said with a smile: "Go ahead, you write such good poems, why don't you join in the fun!"
"Besides, they use you as a standard. If you surrender without a fight and lose willingly, wouldn't that be unfair to them?"
Cheng Xuyuan waved his hand and said, "Whoever wants to go can go, but I'm not going, I..."
Just as Cheng Xuyuan was speaking, someone said, "Xuyuan."
Cheng Xuyuan turned his head and saw Chen Jianxun. He thought that Chen Jianxun was also talking to him about the poetry meeting. Cheng Xuyuan was about to ignore him, but he didn't expect that there was someone standing next to him.
Seeing the energetic Xie Jin, Cheng Xuyuan hurried over and asked, "Director Xie, why are you here?"
"I'm here to see you!" Xie Jin said with a smile.
Cheng Xuyuan said: "A few days ago, I heard from Feng Laoer that our movie has been completed. The reason you came here this time is..."
"I'm here to submit the materials for review." Xie Jin said, "I just sent the materials up, and then I came to find you."
"Xuyuan, you should also go to the film review tomorrow."
"After all, you are the screenwriter of this play, and there are some things that still need you to handle."
As a screenwriter, it is normal to participate in the film review. Because in many cases, the screenwriter needs to come up with feasible modification plans based on the opinions raised during the film review process.
Cheng Xuyuan said: "Okay, when will the trial be held?"
"It was originally planned to be arranged for next month, but I said next month is next year, so the film review will be scheduled for tomorrow morning." Xie Jin said with a hint of complacency in his expression, "They couldn't persuade me, so they had to agree."
Cheng Xuyuan was very clear about Director Xie's status. He smiled and said, "Director Xie, this is only you. If it were someone else, the film review might have been postponed to next year."
"Come on, let's go out to eat."
Xie Jin looked at the students coming and going and said with a smile, "Let's go out and have a good meal."
Cheng Xuyuan said to Fang Yuqing: "Yuqing, let's go together."
Fang Yuqing smiled at Xie Jin, and then said, "You guys go ahead. I have two classes in the afternoon."
As she spoke, she greeted Xie Jin and left with a smile.
Xie Jin waited until Fang Yuqing walked away before he said to Cheng Xuyuan, "Xuyuan, your girlfriend is very suitable for filming."
“Both the image and the conversation are very good.”
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "She likes reading. I think she should focus her main energy on reading."
"Director Xie, let's go eat at Changzheng Restaurant. I want some delicious dishes."
Xie Jin said: "Xuyuan, I'll treat you this time."
"Haha, I came here this time because I was ordered to do so, so don't argue with me."
After ordering four dishes and a bottle of wine at the Changzheng Restaurant, Cheng Xuyuan and Chen Jianxun accompanied Xie Jin while they ate and chatted.
The thing the two talked about the most was "The Pursuit of Happyness".
After talking about the movie, Xie Jin suddenly said, "Xuyuan, I read your American version of the play script of The Pursuit of Happyness yesterday."
"I think this story is more well-written. If it is filmed, it should be more touching than the current one."
"It's a pity that we can't shoot here."
After hearing Xie Jin's evaluation, Cheng Xuyuan felt deeply moved.
He is indeed a well-known director. In many things, he can analyze the pros and cons of the script without having to do it himself.
He smiled and said, "Good things should not be buried. Maybe in a few years, we will be able to see the day when it is made into a movie."
"Besides, some things are not actually that good or bad, it's just that we look at them from different angles."
"Take far and near, for example. That's relative."
"Isn't there a poem that says,
See me later
Watch the clouds for a while
I think
When you look at me, I am far away . When you look at the clouds, I am close.
Listening to the poem recited by Cheng Xuyuan, Chen Jianxun's expression changed.
He could feel the mood of the poem, and he was sure in his memory that he had never seen this poem.
This is a new poem, a new poem by Cheng Xuyuan! Amazing! The three of them drank and chatted, and Chen Jianxun, who was accompanying the guest, gradually became more drunk.
After sending Xie Jin away, Chen Jianxun said to Cheng Xuyuan, "Xuyuan, are you really not going to attend the poetry gathering tomorrow?"
"No, I don't have time to waste on this kind of inexplicable jealousy."
"What's more, I have to attend the film review of The Pursuit of Happyness tomorrow."
Chen Jianxun patted Cheng Xuyuan on the shoulder and said, "You are right to do this. Competing with them is a pure waste of time."
"Everyone knows that you write good poems."
Looking at Chen Jianxun, who looked like he knew me very well, Cheng Xuyuan smiled but said nothing.
He waved his hand towards Chen Jianxun and said, "Let's go, let's find a place to rest first."
At this point, the slightly tipsy Cheng Xuyuan waved his hands and said, "Actually, I'm not very good at writing poetry."
Looking at Cheng Xuyuan's serious look, Chen Jianxun couldn't help but think of the poem that Cheng Xuyuan had just read to Xie Jin while they were having dinner.
You still say that you can't write a good poem like this, that's too arrogant...
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