Literary Master 1983

Chapter 19 Zhang Li
"Alai, are you hot?"

"Are you hot?"

Yu Qie pedaled hard in the front, and he used one free hand to constantly flap his clothes to let the hot air in.

Alai yelled from behind: "Teacher Yu, you pedal so fast! I can't pedal as fast as you even when I stand up!"

"Alai, I just want to ask you if you are hot?"

"I'm really hot, really. I only knew that you had to wear shorts in September and it was terribly hot; I didn't know it was like this in August!"

The performance of the Zhanqi Song and Dance Troupe was held at the Sichuan People's Grand Theater, which is only 1.5 kilometers away from the Provincial Library and less than ten minutes by bike.

A series of units are located in this small area, including Shishi Middle School, Provincial Department of Education, Mechanical and Electrical Building, and Railway Art Troupe.

Actor Zhang Guoli and director Xie Hong of Meishan Film Studio walked out from here. Opposite is the city’s family housing estate - even after forty years, the architectural pattern has remained unchanged, and time seems to have left no trace here.

No, there are, except behind the Sichuan People's Grand Theater...which later became the largest Lamborghini sales center in the southwest.

Alai and Yu Qie, the two of them were riding the domestically produced "Lamborghini" of this era. Alai asked Yu Qie: "I have always wondered why you studied economics when you are a writer."

Yu Qie said: "Writers can study economics, and students from the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering can study politics... People who study history can also become the father of mechanics. This is not surprising. Do you know what Mr. Ma studied?"

"I do not know."

"Chemistry, you wouldn't have guessed it. When he was in his twenties, he was an underground member of the Communist Party, a professor of physiology and anatomy, and he founded a journal..."

Ma Shi Tu has so many identities and aliases. Could it be that he also has a golden left cheek like Da Bing?

Alai was surprised: "I can't believe it! So what are you going to do in the future when you go to Yanda?"

"researcher."

"What are you studying? Latin American literature?"

"Of course I'm studying economics. Alai, haven't you noticed that all of us who write novels can write by ourselves? Anyone who 'learns' to write will never succeed!"

Is that what happened?

Russell, philosopher, mathematician, and logician.

Chekhov, Moscow State University, Faculty of Medicine.

Tolstoy, majoring in Arabic and Turkish.

Alai, Malkang, secondary normal school.

Yes, that's it!
"Then I wish you to become an ordinary researcher at the Academy of Social Sciences and a natural writer in the future!" said Ale.

We’ve arrived!

The two of them parked their bicycles at the entrance of the alley and locked them. They ran straight to the hall with the books to find the librarian, and suddenly saw two women who were asking the librarian for leniency because they didn't bring their library cards:

"We are from the nearby Battle Flag Song and Dance Troupe. We forgot to bring our library card today. We will bring it tomorrow morning..."

The administrator asked: "What book do you want to borrow?"

"A Dream of Red Mansions."

Alai had been listening, and he said, "'Dream of Red Mansions'? I heard that a TV series is going to be made. I heard the news on the radio in February this year. I don't know how many years it will take, but the book has become popular all of a sudden, plus the magical realism... Now some people who are studying the Dream of Red Mansions are following the trend and saying that 'Dream of Red Mansions' is also magical realism... I think it will be difficult to get this book." Sure enough, their plea failed.

If you want to borrow a book, you must first find the administrator with your library card. The administrator will then check the catalog and find the book by number. You may not even be able to find it, let alone borrow it.

The two women are one tall and one short. Strangely, the taller one has a rounder face with a perfectly pointed chin, a very delicate look typical of the southwestern region. Her skin is especially good, making her look young and dignified.

They all wore convenient short-sleeved shirts that exposed their arms. Chengdu's summer was very hot, so their pants were rolled up to their knees, revealing their slender, white and tender calves.

Alai's eyes widened, and he turned to Yu Qie and whispered, "Teacher Yu, where is the place where the soul rests?"

Yu Qie was anxious: "Don't be ridiculous, this is a fart."

When it was Yu Qie and Alai's turn to return the books, the librarian already knew them and asked, "Teacher Yu, what other books do you want to borrow?"

"No need. The seminar is over."

"Then Teacher Yu is leaving? The Writers Association has said hello. Next time you come, you should think of the books in advance and make a list. We will send them to you. We won't delay your creation."

"Who greeted me?"

"Teacher Ma."

Alai said, "You are really Mr. Ma's treasure."

He stood with his hands behind his back, watching the two girls' expressions with great interest, and noticed that they were staring with wide eyes and whispering something. When Yu Qie came back, Alai said, "Stand for a while, they are going to look for you and ask you to help them borrow books."

"I'm leaving, Alai."

"But they are coming towards you."

Sure enough, two girls came. The shorter girl spoke first, "Comrade, please help us borrow a book, it's A Dream of Red Mansions. We are actors from the nearby Battle Flag Song and Dance Troupe. We forgot to bring our library cards. The book might be gone tomorrow, and we are in a hurry to read it. Please help us. We will bring our library cards to exchange it tomorrow morning, so as not to delay you."

Alai took a step back and said, "He is a great writer. Please ask him for help."

The two girls' eyes fell on Yu Qie at the same time. Upon closer inspection, they snorted softly.

This Yu Qie has thick eyebrows and big eyes, which is good-looking.

In the movie "The Shepherd" which was popular all over the country last year, the male protagonist Xu Lingjun played by Zhu Shimao is a handsome guy. Although he has a bad background, he is admired by the rural girl Xiuzhi. The two of them raised chickens, ducks, and pigeons together, became commanders of "sea, land, and air", and gave birth to a big fat boy.

Later, the hero survived the reform and opening up, and because his big capitalist father returned to his hometown to look for his relatives, he was faced with the choice of being a rich second-generation or having a wife and children.

This movie is essentially a cool movie.

However, what many people don’t know is that this movie is based on the novel “The Soul and the Flesh”, and the author Zhang Xianliang is an unlucky guy who has not yet lost his virginity in his thirties - extreme sexual repression prompted him to write this pure love story with a single female protagonist while in a labor reform farm.

His later works, interviews, and his vengeful mate selection, which was so realistic that it was shocking, all proved his sexual repression.

Obviously, in Zhang Xianliang's heart, the reason why he was not liked by others early on was not because of his bad background, but whether he was handsome or not was more important.

The song and dance troupe has access to some male art soldiers, but there are only a few who are as tall as Yu Qie, and they are not as good-looking as Zhu Shimao.

The tall, round-faced girl had almond-shaped eyes. She stood at the back, looking at Yu Qie over the shoulder of the person in front of her, gently stirring her long hair with her fingers.

Yuqie ah?
This name, why does it sound so familiar?
　Sorry, I reviewed it and revised it several times. This is my first time writing a period article, so I don't have enough experience.

　　
　
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