Chapter 403 Yu Mo, take me to see Cheng Xuyuan
If Lan Tianye and others came to Donghai for a performance, then Cheng Xuyuan himself came here to relax.
Walking in the slightly humid sea breeze of the East China Sea, strolling through the old houses on Nanjing Road and the winding and narrow paths in the alleys, you can appreciate this city that is blooming with infinite vitality.
He basically spent the week playing, after all, he had both money and free time at that time.
As for Shanghai Literature and Art, Cheng Xuyuan went there once and never went there again.
On this day, Cheng Xuyuan had just returned to his residence from Fudan University when Lan Tianye found him.
"Xuyuan, how was your trip?" Lan Tianye asked with a smile.
Although Cheng Xuyuan knew that Lan Tianye would not come to visit him for no reason, he still smiled and said, "That's good. My previous memories of the East China Sea were all in writing."
Cheng Xuyuan secretly added in his heart, there is also future generations.
"Now, I finally see the real East China Sea."
Lan Tianye smiled and said, "That's good. Seeing more and walking more will be very beneficial for your future creations."
"By the way, a few friends from the Donghai People's Art Theatre are treating us tonight. Let's go have a meal together."
As if afraid that Cheng Xuyuan would not agree, Lan Tianye continued, "We are staying at the People's Art Theatre's guesthouse. We can't hide the fact that you are here too."
"I think they invited you this time."
Although Cheng Xuyuan felt that Lan Tianye's words were a bit exaggerated, it seemed inappropriate not to go to someone's place for a meal when living there.
So Cheng Xuyuan said, "Someone is inviting me to dinner. How can I not participate in such a good thing?"
Seeing that Cheng Xuyuan agreed, Lan Tianye breathed a sigh of relief.
Cheng Xuyuan gave him the impression of being calm on the surface, and was very willing to listen to other people's opinions on many things.
But he also knew that someone like Cheng Xuyuan couldn't be without his own temper.
If he gets angry and doesn't give face, most people really can't persuade him.
After all, although this person is young, he is famous enough.
This time, the dinner party hosted by Donghai People's Art Theatre was held at a time-honored restaurant that specializes in local cuisine. When Cheng Xuyuan and his friends arrived, there were already several people waiting there.
As the names were introduced one by one, Cheng Xuyuan felt that he had heard of all of them.
After all, his memory contains everything he has seen in later generations.
Most of these people have been introduced in the book.
For example, Wang Xiaoping is not only a famous screenwriter and director, but also has two people in his family who are more famous than him.
Because Cheng Xuyuan could basically mention one or two of the other person's masterpieces when greeting them, the dinner was a great occasion for both the host and the guests, and the atmosphere was very good.
After everyone was seated, Lan Tianye found that there was an empty seat, so he smiled and said, "Old Wang, is there another distinguished guest who hasn't arrived yet?"
Wang Xiaoping smiled and said, "Yes, there is a distinguished guest. He has something urgent to do and will be a few minutes late."
Just as Wang Xiaoping was speaking, the door of the private room opened and Xie Jin, with a tired look on his face, walked in happily.
"Xuyuan, you are such a mean guy!"
"I told you, you must tell me when you come to the East China Sea."
"But you just came here without saying anything. If I hadn't known you were coming from Lao Wang and the others, you would have never been prepared to see me."
When Cheng Xuyuan saw Xie Jin, he felt a little helpless.
This time he came here just to come quietly and leave quietly, so he did not look for his friends in the East China Sea.
Of course, he doesn't have too many friends in the East China Sea.
Xie Jin is one of them, and there are also several Donghai authors whom I met when I won the short story award.
However, he didn't expect that even though he didn't contact the other party, the other party came to him on their own initiative.
Especially Xie Jin, who blocked him at the banquet with incredible precision.
At this time, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Old Xie, I came here this time just to take advantage of the performance of Old Lan and the others to hang out."
"Have you ever seen anyone taking advantage of someone and showing off so loudly?"
Cheng Xuyuan's explanation did not satisfy Xie Jin, but in front of so many people, he could only say: "Xuyuan, no matter what your purpose is, I will do my best to be a good host."
"I'll take you for a nice stroll tomorrow."
After some small talk, we started drinking and chatting.
Since most of the people present were drama practitioners, most of the topics they talked about were drama.
During the chat, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties said, "Mr. Cheng, I met an old relative who came back from New York to visit relatives a few days ago."
"He said that the play you edited, The Pursuit of Happyness, has been very popular since it was staged in New York."
"And they said that you have a good chance of winning the Drama Critics Award as a screenwriter."
"Is it true?"
As more and more people came back, the news began to become more accessible.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "I heard that I was nominated, but I don't know whether I can win the award or not."
Everyone present is engaged in the drama industry and is familiar with the U.S. Drama Critics Award.
But in most people's impressions, this award is basically just for viewing.
Not to mention winning a prize, even participating is out of my reach.
But now, the man in front of him not only participated, but also had the possibility of winning the prize. For a moment, many people looked at Cheng Xuyuan with envy.
At a time when many people are trying their best to study abroad, winning awards abroad is something worth writing about.
"Xuyuan, I don't care too much about whether your film "The Pursuit of Happiness" can win an award." Xie Jin said solemnly: "I watched your films "Soldier Assault" and "Garland on the Mountain" these two days."
“I think if these two novels can be filmed, they will definitely become classics.”
"If you don't have anything to do recently, don't run around."
"You'd better be honest and write them into a script."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Director Xie, I will definitely consider your request carefully."
"I'm in the East China Sea these two days, so please let me have fun for two days."
Xie Jin could drink quite well, Lan Tianye could drink even more, and since they were all drinking with close friends, they all drank a little too much.
Cheng Xuyuan had a feeling that he was being silently targeted when he was drinking.
The reason for this feeling is that many people, when drinking, would take the initiative to pull him to drink with them and make him drunk as well.
So much so that in the end, after being sent to his residence, Cheng Xuyuan fell asleep immediately.
Cheng Xuyuan, Lan Tianye and others stayed in a guesthouse after getting drunk, while Xie Jin, Wang Xiaoping and others went home after drinking.
It was already ten o'clock in the evening when Wang Xiaoping returned home.
The wife was watching TV while the daughter was flipping through a magazine under the desk lamp.
Seeing the drunk Wang Xiaoping walk in, his wife hadn't finished talking when his daughter Wang Yian frowned and asked, "Dad, why are you drinking again?"
"Didn't you promise my mom that you would stop drinking for the next three months?"
Hearing this, Wang Xiaoping acted helpless and said, "Yian, Dad didn't want to drink this time."
"But when it comes to drinking, you have no choice but to drink. Once you are in the world, you have no choice!"
Wang Yian snorted and said, "Dad, I don't believe it. If you really don't want to drink, is there anyone who will pinch your nose and force the wine into your mouth?"
Wang Yian's words received absolute support from her mother.
"That's right! When it comes to drinking, unless you want to drink or are half-hearted, no one will force you to drink."
Facing the joint attack from his two closest people, Wang Xiaoping felt helpless and had to wave his hands and said, "Okay, okay, you are both right."
"I ran into an old friend today, and I had no choice but to drink a couple of extra glasses."
"Haha, it won't happen again, it won't happen again!"
Seeing his father so happy, Wang Yian smiled and asked, "Dad, who did you have dinner with today that makes you so happy?"
"Lan Tianye is here, so of course we have to drink. And Xie Jin is here too." Wang Xiaoping said with a smile, "By the way, there's another person you might know."
Wang Yian immediately became interested. After all, there was very little overlap between her friends and her father's circle of friends.
Hearing his father's words, he asked curiously, "Who is the person I might know?"
"Cheng Xuyuan!"
Wang Yian was stunned for a moment. She was just reading "Soldier Assault", although she had read this novel several times.
But today, she couldn't help but take it out and look at it again.
"Dad, you are not kidding, is it really Cheng Xuyuan?" Wang Yian confirmed again.
Wang Xiaoping smiled and said, "Of course this is correct!"
"He came to Donghai to play with Lan Tianye."
"This young man is truly a formidable talent."
"I heard today that his work may win the New York Drama Critics Award."
Wang Yian seemed to have not heard what Wang Xiaoping said next, and immediately said excitedly: "Dad, can you take me to see him?"
"I particularly like his "Soldier Assault"!"
Wang Xiaoping looked at his obsessed daughter and felt a little worried for no reason.
In his opinion, his daughter's attention to Cheng Xuyuan was not a good thing.
After all, Cheng Xuyuan was just passing by here, and he spent most of his time in Yanjing.
He smiled and said, "Yian, they are just here to have fun, it would be bad for us to disturb them."
"Besides, Cheng Xuyuan and I are not very familiar with each other."
Seeing that his father did not agree, Wang Yian snorted and said, "Dad, if you don't take me with you, I still have a way to find Cheng Xuyuan."
As she spoke, she walked towards her room angrily.
Looking at her daughter leaving, the daughter-in-law complained: "My daughter has never asked you for anything before. Why don't you agree to such a small matter?"
Wang Xiaoping snorted and said, "Cheng Xuyuan is about the same age as my daughter, and he's very handsome. I don't want to let a wolf into the house."
"You, I think, just think too much!"
Wang Yian did not hear the conversation between her father and mother, but after returning home, her desire to meet Cheng Xuyuan became stronger and stronger.
So much so that as soon as she got to work the next day, she couldn't wait to go to the office of Shanghai Literature and Art and found Shen Yumo fetching water.
"Yu Mo, you said you know Cheng Xuyuan?" Wang Yian asked solemnly.
Although Shen Yumo didn't know why Wang Yian asked this, it was a bit abnormal for her as an editor of "Yenching Literature and Art" not to know Cheng Xuyuan, so she nodded slightly.
"Come on, take me to see him. He is in the East China Sea!"
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