Literary Master 1983

Chapter 39 Baochai Enters Beijing

"Teacher Yu, nice to meet you again. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have passed the interview."

As soon as she saw Yu Qie, Zhang Li immediately expressed her gratitude.

I haven't seen Teacher Yu for a long time. Why do I feel that he has become more elegant?

Yu Qie picked up Zhang Li at the Beijing Railway Station. Zhang Li came alone and had a lot of luggage, so it was easy for something to get into trouble.

But Zhang Li is single, female, beautiful, and has money...it's impossible for her to be unattended. It's not surprising that she was abducted.

Yu Qie took over the luggage that Zhang Li brought, carrying one bag on his shoulder and one in his hand, and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Zhang Li recalled: "I went to the interview with my friend. She interviewed first and I waited behind. Because it was winter, I wore a lot of clothes and a scarf... As soon as I walked in, someone asked me, guess what he said?"

"What did you say?"

Zhang Li's eyes were full of smiles. "He said the same thing you said, 'You are wearing so many clothes, aren't you hot?' Let me take off my scarf."

"Then once I got my scarf, the teacher told me I looked pretty, and I got selected!"

Yu Qie immediately remembered that the last time he met Zhang Li was in the summer in Chengdu. Zhang Li wore a square scarf when she went out to look good, and Yu Qi couldn't help but complain.

It's summer now, sister, why are you wearing so many clothes?

I didn't expect that what I said would coincide with what others said.

Zhang Li said solemnly, took a step back and bowed gently towards Yu Qie: "I was not nervous at that moment. I believe there is a providence in the universe. I used to be a very nervous person. Thanks to you... Teacher Yu, thank you."

"I gave you the handkerchief last time, and this time I specially brought the red scarf from that day and gave it to you as well, promise."

The heavy snow that had lasted for a week was still falling, and the red scarf was hanging around Zhang Li's neck. As she took off the scarf, her hair also spread out, revealing her small round face.

[Baochai was born with a pretty figure, elegant and graceful, with a round face, big eyes, a straight and wide nose, thick and red lips, and all her teeth showing...]

Yu Qi felt what the interviewer was thinking: Wow, this girl is so beautiful.

The snow was all hanging on Zhang Li's collar, and Yu Qie was very considerate and helped her push the snow away.

After this set of actions, there is a sense of intimacy between lovers.

However, Zhang Li did not refuse. She just said, "Brother Yu..." and that was it. It was unclear whether she was happy or unhappy.

As for the CCTV drama Dream of Red Mansions, which she auditioned for, the process was roughly like this:

There was a production director named Wang Fulin who visited the BBC in the UK and found that they had filmed many classical masterpieces. So he came back and suggested that we could also put the four great classics on television.

There were both good and bad conditions at the time. The bad thing was that there was no money and no actors; the good thing was that there were people willing to take the lead and said they would raise money while filming.

In addition, there were no TV programs or movies on TV at the time - the Film Bureau was afraid that it would affect the box office and did not allow movies to be shown on TV within six months of their release.

So the central bank put out 5 million yuan to cushion the problem in the early stages, and things started to get going.

Yu Qie asked Zhang Li: "Did they arrange accommodation for you when you came to Beijing this time?"

"Yes, it's in the Old Summer Palace, but you have to stay in the guesthouse now."

"The teacher asked us to study the original work, analyze the characters, and learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting at the same time, and finally finalize the roles."

"What role are you playing?" "Xio Baochai." Zhang Li answered in Sichuan dialect.

Yu Qie said: "Then show me the letter of introduction."

The letter of introduction Zhang Li handed over was just a piece of paper, which read: "Actor xx from CCTV's Dream of Red Mansions crew is on a business trip to Beijing. Please receive him at xx Guesthouse..."

Suddenly, Yu Qie had a bad feeling, because these days many people come with letters of introduction but the rooms are full, there are too many people coming to CCTV.

He asked Zhang Li: "Did you call this guesthouse before you came?"

"no."

Hi! Not yet.

Yu Qie picked up Zhang Li in the morning. At noon, they arrived at the designated guesthouse next to CCTV. As expected, they found out that it was full.

As for the residence in the Old Summer Palace, an actor training class is being prepared and it will not open until a week later.

We have to find a place for Zhang Li to rest during this period.

"What should we do then?" Zhang Li was dumbfounded. She had never thought of this situation.

Yu Qie said, "Don't worry, let's eat first. If there is really no place to sleep, I will accompany you to sleep under the bridge."

"Tsk~" Zhang Li yelled, "You are the only one who can talk nonsense."

So, the two of them took a bus, and with the change paid by Yu Qie, they wandered all the way to the guesthouse of the Sichuan Provincial Office in Beijing - they had no way of staying there, and their main purpose was to eat the food in the guesthouse.

The food in this guesthouse is unique and has gained a reputation among the endless stream of guesthouses, even becoming a check-in spot.

Because the direction of guidance was shrouded in mystery at the time, all cities, counties, and factories had guesthouses in Beijing so that they could get the news from the capital as soon as possible and adjust their direction at any time.

How serious is this fog?

In 78, officials from the State Economic Commission and several economists were visiting Japan. A Japanese reporter asked, "Are foreign countries allowed to build factories in China?"

The unfortunate official asked the economist on the left, but he closed his eyes and dared not speak. He looked at another economist on the right, but he also closed his mouth and shook his head. In the end, he could only bite the bullet and speak in official language:
"Mr. Reporter, the issue you raised is very important, but we still need to go back and think about it seriously."

As a result, they transferred to Beijing the next day, and a plenary session was held that day to announce to the world that China would reform and open up.

——The food in this Beijing Office is indeed much better than that in Yanda Canteen.

The two of them ordered four dishes: Li Zhuang pork, twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts, Jiangyou pork intestines, and pork dumplings, all of which were classic dishes.

Especially the Li Zhuang white meat is so delicious. The pork is as thin as paper and paired with special seasoning, it tastes very fresh.

The pigs here should be local black pigs, not Yorkshire pigs imported from the UK. These local things taste authentic.

Yu Qie is a tall and strong man. He has been stuck in school writing a novel for a while. He finally got the chance to come out for a meal and he ate a lot.

Zhang Li ate a few bites and stopped, looking at Yu Qie with her cheeks drooping: "Yu Qie, eat slower."

"You don't want to eat?"

"I can't eat anymore. Besides, I heard that actors have to be very thin. There was an actress who played Lin Daiyu, and the teachers chose her just because she was too thin," said Zhang Li.

(End of this chapter)