Literary Master 1983

Chapter 148 Chen Xiaoxu Breaks Up (Revised)
The main reason is the competition for the role of Xue Baochai.

The TV series "Dream of Red Mansions" was originally led by three people: director Wang Fulin, assistant director and casting director Pan Xinxin (later replaced by Wang Gui'e), and editor Zhou Ling.

The drama started recruiting people in early 83, but when people heard that it would take four to five years to shoot, no one wanted to come.

No matter how this beautiful thing was brought about and who joined, the people who had the most say in the crew were still the original three founding members.

"Who should we choose to play Xue Baochai?" Wang Fulin asked everyone, "To be honest, I originally personally preferred Zhu Biyun. Her personal image is better, her acting skills are more exquisite, and she is not studying abroad now... But Zhang Li is also very good and very hardworking. I really don't know who is more suitable."

Zhou Ling said: "Let's choose Zhang Li. Zhang Li is Yu Qie's choice. If Zhang Li loses the election... there are so many Redologists here who are also writers. Wouldn't that offend Yu Qie?"

Wang Gui'e receives and sends letters from actors all over the country all day long, and she also pays attention to the relationships between the actors. She also suggested that Zhang Li play the role because "Chen Xiaoxu obviously only has feelings for Zhang Li, they are about the same age, and they are together every day."

"Chen Xiaoxu has a very twisted personality and is very clear about what he likes and hates. If Zhang Li is not chosen, does Chen Xiaoxu have to be replaced as well?"

This is a marathon.

Wang Fulin was inclined to let Zhang Li play the role. In fact, he wanted Zhang Li to play the role in the first place, and he asked about it just to see if others supported him.

Soon, a new thing happened and made Wang Fulin make a final decision.

The beautiful Le Yun, who had been selected to play several roles including "Wang Xifeng" and "You Sanjie", finally chose to go abroad immediately, leaving several roles vacant.

Wang Fulin was so angry that he became sick: "Why do they have to go abroad? Haven't they seen "Big Scatter"? Going abroad is not an easy thing, not everyone can do it."

Zhou Ling comforted him: "Yu Qie talked to me about his novel. He said that the craze for going abroad is the trend of our generation. It cannot be changed by writing one or two articles or a few people saying a few ugly words... So will Zhu Biyun go abroad to study in the end? She is not going abroad now, but we have to shoot for several years. If she changes her mind after one or two years, everything will be over."

"We can't afford this consequence! If loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyalty - this is what Yu Qie said."

"Yu Qie is indeed a writer, what a wonderful thing to say!"

Zhang Li's efforts over the past year paid off, and she got the role. Because Yu Qie had just joined the crew, Zhang Li got the role, and the crew said that it was Yu Qi who used his connections behind the scenes.

It is also believed that the reason why Yu Qie wrote "Big Scatter" was because he foresaw that such a thing would happen in the crew. The story became more and more mysterious, and even Zhang Li began to believe it.

Yu Qie, Zhang Li and Chen Xiaoxu were discussing merits and preparing food and drinks at home. Zhang Li asked Yu Qie, "Did you say something for me?"

Yu Qi honestly admitted: "I submitted all the members of your advisory group, but the one who made the final decision was Wang Fulin. He chose you, which means he recognized you."

Zhang Li didn't care about all these. She was so excited that she drank a little wine and wanted to hug him.

Chen Xiaoxu said: "Hey! I'm still here, please be careful of the impact."

There are many interesting things in the Dream of Red Mansions crew. The three chatted about the gossip in the crew and the schedule for the future. In the future, not only Yu Qie, but these two will also travel around the country.

In order to restore the scenes described in the book, Wang Fulin plans to take the crew to shoot all over the country, including the Western Hills in Yanjing, the Grand View Garden in Shanghai, and the Slender West Lake in Yangzhou... quite a lot of places.

After three rounds of drinking, the two girls were a little drunk. Yu Qie helped them both to rest.

When people are drunk, their skin becomes particularly sensitive and they always feel hot. Moreover, it is July and Yu Qie's family has not installed air conditioning yet. After they lay down on the bed, they pulled out their clothes a little, revealing their snow-white necks and white arms. They still feel hot, but fortunately they still have some consciousness and know not to do anything rash.

"Who are you?" Zhang Li opened her eyes. "Oh, you are Brother Yu... When are you going abroad? I want to leave too."

"This month, an art troupe is going to Bangkok, and I'm going with them."

"This month, this month... Oh, it would be nice if we were all locked up for ten or eight years, and no one would bother us."

Chen Xiaoxu also looked at Yu Qie: "Yu Qie, why do you always hit me?"

"I'm not trying to hit you. Even if you're drunk, don't talk nonsense." "Yu Qie, why did you let me fill in your address on the letter? My boyfriend saw it and didn't care about the rape case at all. He wrote a letter to scold me, asking why I lived somewhere else? He didn't ask any reason. I was so disappointed in him and I felt wronged."

Chen Xiaoxu couldn't help crying. "Why am I so unlucky? I'm someone else's bodyguard, but I can't make any decisions on my own."

Yu Qie was dumbfounded: Is this my problem?
I meant well. The post office is too far from where we are, so we might as well send it locally. But I didn't know your partner has such a bad temper.

"So you broke up with your partner?" Yu Qi asked.

"No! But soon, as soon as I sober up, I will write to him and tell him. Fortunately, I didn't spend much time with him, so I got to know him well."

Historically, this man had many flaws, but he was once a warm-hearted man. However, now that he had just been admitted to the Shanghai Theatre Academy, he was entangled in mundane affairs and his mentality was unbalanced for a while. He wrote some words that should not be written, which made Chen Xiaoxu completely disappointed in him.

However, Yu Qie did not feel any guilt because this thing was going to happen anyway.

There is a full ten-year age difference between the couple. The girl will be more famous and richer in the future, but the man can't control her and is not willing to lower himself to take care of her. It would be strange if they can grow up together.

Unexpectedly, Yu Qie didn't feel anything, but Chen Xiaoxu did. She was from the Northeast, and although she only had about 80 pounds left, she could still drink more than Zhang Li. When she saw Yu Qie leave, she got up and followed Yu Qi slowly into the main room...

Yu Qi was lying on the bed reading a book and was startled: "Chen Xiaoxu, what are you doing?"

"Yu Qie, are you really going abroad? You won't come back here?" Chen Xiaoxu lay at the door and walked to Yu Qie.

"Come back, I'll come back next time."

Chen Xiaoxu twisted her braids, her palms sweating: "Oh, then you...be careful when you are outside. You are going to Thailand, there may be places that specifically harm men."

She paused for a second or two, then continued, "Zhang Li is pretty good. You must treat others well."

"I know, I know, Chen Xiaoxu, you should go and rest." Yu Qie sensed something was not right. Chen Xiaoxu might be in a state of mental struggle, and when the alcohol took effect, he didn't know what to say.

Moreover, Chen Xiaoxu was drunk, with part of her arms and slender waist exposed. She was not conscious at all, but Yu Qie was sober, and he should not let her stay like this.

"Go back, lest you catch a cold. I'll help you over."

Chen Xiaoxu leaned on Yu Qie and said "oh", being quite obedient.

When she got to the door, she thanked Yu Qie instead: "Thanks to your care during this period, Yu Qie, you are a good person...By being with you, I know what masculinity is, what it means to be supported from behind, and what love is all about."

"So why did I break up with my partner?"

She reeked of alcohol, but her eyes were clear: "We don't have the same interests or personalities. We shouldn't continue like this."

Yu Qi suddenly remembered that although Chen Xiaoxu looked difficult to deal with, she was actually a love-brained person. She had broken up with her boyfriend after a few years. There were many different opinions about the reason at the time, but the person involved only said "incompatibility of personalities".

However, bystanders have a completely different explanation. In different interviews, old friends from the original Dream of the Red Chamber crew and neighbors where he lives all revealed that the man may have violent tendencies and his emotions were out of control.

No matter what the truth is, the fact that Chen Xiaoxu does not have close contact with this person now may be a good thing in the long run.

Yu Qie thought so, but Chen Xiaoxu was thinking in his heart: Well, I have only met Yu Qie for a few days, and he is actually quite interesting.

The two women lay down together again. Chen Xiaoxu pulled the quilt over her head and said, "Don't bother me and Zhang Li anymore."

After a while, I lifted the quilt. Is he gone?
Gone, really gone.

Yu Qie takes care of me, I take care of Zhang Li, and Zhang Li takes care of Yu Qie, but unfortunately, this life is limited to a few days.

(End of this chapter)