Literary Master 1983

Chapter 190 Yu Hua is a dentist

After saying that, she stretched out one leg and placed it in front of Yu Qie, "Are you Yu Qie? You must be Yu Qie! You are the one..."

"Yu Qie?"

Another woman, her sister, stuck her head out of another sleeper car. After ten seconds, she was stunned when she saw Yu Qie. She murmured, "Yu Qie? Are you Yu Qie?"

The world was spinning and Gong Xue was extremely excited.

"Hey! Comrade!"

Yu Qie held out his hand and smiled with his big white teeth. "It's been a while since we last met. What are you doing in the South?"

"We two sisters are here to shoot a movie magazine."

It’s really Gong Xue!
The one next to her should be her younger sister Gong Ying. Gong Ying is not as delicate as her sister, nor as famous, but still cute. She has starred in "Bao's Father and Son".

These two are famous sisters in the Chinese film industry, but both chose to retire at the peak of their careers.

Yu Qie kept saying nice things: "I've heard of you for a long time. I heard that you two are very popular in the Chinese film industry. The two sisters look like a pair of lotus flowers - one is as elegant as the ink painting of Jiangnan, and the other is as beautiful as the peach blossoms in March! What should I say? I've heard of you for a long time!"

"Oh, I remember, you seem to have won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress, right? According to what Hong Kong people say, you are the best actress. Congratulations."

Gong Ying pricked up her ears and immediately praised her sister:
"And there's the Hundred Flowers Awards! The Hundred Flowers Awards for Popular Films! They're being held together this year!"

They are both award-winning actresses!

Oh my! It seems that Jiang Wen’s ex-girlfriend Liu Xiaoqing was killed instantly by Gong Xue in this round.

If this happened forty years later, there would be ten press releases issued in a row!

"Sweet, your smile is sweet, like the flowers blooming in the spring breeze~"

The song "Sweet Honey" that had faded away is back now! Wang Meng came over with a tape recorder on her shoulder, like a master of rubbing hands: "Yu Qie, why don't you come to the dining car? Teresa Teng is so popular. I was stopped by someone and asked to play another song. I almost failed to protect your tape recorder!"

He moved his eyes between the two sisters, carefully checking: "Ah, there are two female comrades here, do you know them?"

"She is my comrade (he is my friend)!"

Two mouths spoke two different sentences. Wang Meng stroked his chin, his eyes moving between the people, and suddenly picked up the tape recorder again: "Should I go now? Good things come in pairs, no, in threes?"

"Don't leave!"

Now the two voices are the same, which is quite worrying.

Gong Xue introduced herself: "I am Gong Xue, an actress from Shanghai Film Studio. I have visited the Laoshan front with Yu Qie before. You may not have noticed me..."

Gong Ying continued to add to her sister's praises: "My sister is the Golden Rooster Award's leading actress, the Huabiao Award's leading actress, oh, Yu Qie said, that's called a movie queen!"

"Gong Xue?" Wang Meng was so shocked that he almost dropped the tape recorder. This matter was too bizarre for him to accept for a moment.

How come Yu Qie is involved with that actress Gong Xue?

What did I see?
I really should gouge these eyes out!

He also introduced himself: "I am the editor-in-chief of People's Literature. My name is Wang Meng."

"Editor-in-Chief Wang!" Gong Xue immediately called out crisply.

However, Gong Ying was more mischievous. She pouted and said, "Editor-in-Chief Wang, you don't look like what I imagined an editor-in-chief to be like! What do you mean by good things come in threes? Is that a good thing?"

"Gong Ying! Stop talking nonsense!" Gong Xue was so angry that she called her sister's name and pulled her away.

Wang Meng's face turned from red to blue, and then from blue to white, which made him feel very embarrassed. Finally, he apologized to Gong Ying, but Gong Ying turned her head and said, "You should apologize to my sister!"

"I also apologize to your sister, and I apologize to everyone who heard it!" said Wang Meng.

"You have such a good temper!" Gong Ying continued to tease.

"We are old-fashioned people, thick-skinned and good at compromise."

"Well, then, Yu Qie is not like that." "He is young and doesn't know the beauty of compromise. Comrade Gong Ying, and Gong Xue, I apologize to you. I can continue to apologize. How many times do you want me to apologize? I can keep apologizing."

Wang Meng's tough attitude finally left the two sisters helpless.

"I accept your apology, and Gong Xue..." Gong Ying was twisted by her sister's waist and spun around. She screamed softly, tears welling up in her eyes, "And! Gong Xue, she also accepts your apology!"

With such an awkward start, there was no way to continue the conversation. As the night passed and during the day, Yu Qie and others met the two sisters and only exchanged a few quick greetings.

As the saying goes, the furthest relationship in the world is the one that just got one step closer, but wanted to get one step closer, but was afraid to take a step back. The Gong Xue sisters seemed to be like this. They wanted to talk to Yu Qie about what happened recently, but unfortunately they were ruined by their old comrade Wang Meng.

The two parties returned to their own berths in the carriage and had something to say.

Wang Meng closed the curtain and asked Yu Qie, "Why do I feel like there's something wrong between you and this woman?"

"Which woman are you talking about?"

"Both!"

Yu Qi was speechless. "Leader, I think there's something wrong with you. This is the first time I've met her sister."

"That's my sister?"

"I don't really know my sister that well."

"——What sisters?" The one who asked the question was the dentist on the upper bunk.

This train has an ordinary soft sleeper with four berths in a room. If it is a high-end soft sleeper, it usually has only two berths, a sofa and a separate bathroom.

But despite this, it is not something that ordinary people can buy.

Wang Meng jumped up, wanting to slap the man: "Don't listen to what you shouldn't listen to! Which unit are you from?"

"I am a dentist at a clinic in Hangzhou..."

"Stop talking nonsense. How can a dentist take a sleeper berth? Without a work unit, there is no way to buy a ticket. What unit do you work for?"

"I'm actually from the cultural center of our county. I'm a novelist. I used to be a dentist."

"You write novels?" Wang Meng was surprised. "Since you write novels, it's not surprising that you don't know me. I don't post many photos, so how could you not know Yu Qie? He is famous enough among young people. How could you, who is in this line of work, not know him?"

"I know him, and I know you, and because of this, I've been very nervous. When I'm nervous, I have to eat."

"Oh, that's still my fault! What's your name?"

"Editor-in-Chief Wang, Chairman Wang (of the Writers Association), I want to speak out. Please don't retaliate against me. Writing novels is my dream job. I don't want to pull out people's teeth anymore!"

"Just tell me, I promise you."

"I……"

"You don't believe me, and you don't believe Yu Qie?"

"My name is Yu Hua. I went to Yenching this year and published three articles in Beijing Literature, namely "Stars", "Bamboo Girl" and "The Moon Shines on You, the Moon Shines on Me."

Among them, the most famous is "Stars", although it is not so famous later. "Stars" tells the story of a boy who plays the violin. Because he disturbs his neighbors, his violin is sold by his parents... In the end, he and another good friend, a girl named Yunyun, go abroad to study.

When Yu Hua wrote this novel, he had nothing to do with Yu Qie, and he wrote it completely by himself. This shocked Zhou Yanru, the editor of "Beijing Literature", who asked him to revise the manuscript (the original manuscript had a very gloomy ending). Because he revised the manuscript too quickly, he was praised for his talent for revision, and was given free food and drink to travel in the capital for a month.

Is it really Yu Hua?
Why did Yu Hua go to Guangzhou?
This person should have always stayed in his hometown in the county until 87, when Yu Hua entered the Lu Xun Academy of Literature and began to frequently visit Yenching University. He was also a good friend of Shi Tiesheng.

Yu Qie poked his head out from the lower bunk and looked up: "Yu Hua, show me your face!"

Yu Hua did as he was told and stuck his head out.

His hair is a little messy but he has a sense of humor, his hairstyle is fluffy, his temperament is relaxed, his beard is untidy, and his left and right faces are slightly asymmetrical - it's really Yu Hua!

(End of this chapter)