At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 9 Daily Communication
Shen Xudong is very low-key...

After he entered school, he studied hard and seldom went to other places except the library...

How should I put it, in many cases, it's not that he wants to work hard, but after he reaches the Chinese opera, he finds that he has nothing but hard work!
There are too many people around him who are better than him regardless of talent or family background!
And Shen Xudong spoke with some hometown accent...

In his hometown before, he was considered a child of other people's family.

It's not that his academic performance is great, but...he is very good at writing and has won many awards!
After entering university, under the same roof, some people around you can play guitar, some can take pictures, but you can’t do anything...

When people speak, they casually use famous quotes from Kant and David Hume, how about you?
The sense of gap is very strong!
In this case, either work hard to improve yourself, or give up on yourself!

So a lot of small places admitted to big cities will be addicted to games or something...

To sum it up, Shen Xudong first read the script assigned by the teacher, but later found it boring, so he found the script to read by himself.

Traditional Soviet plays by Gogol, Chekhov, including Vambilov;
American dramatist, European theater...

Watch all kinds of dramas!
The teacher actually gave advice: study one or two screenwriters you like, start from his/her debut when he/she was young, thoroughly study the works and the growth process of people, and basically know where your upper limit and lower limit are.

In addition to scripts, the teacher also said to read more history and philosophy.

So I read a lot of philosophy books unsystematically.

If you want to be a good screenwriter, it is definitely beneficial to understand philosophy.

In addition, he also read books related to economics and finance—without understanding of modern economics, his observations of modern society can only stay on the basis of feelings, not on the ground.

Not to say that you must be an all-rounder, but at least you have to understand!
The worst thing he can do is to study characters and understand the ways of the world...

This requires more observation, writing an observation diary or something...

Don't worry, he plans to spend more time on it in the second semester of his freshman year!

In short, he has no idea about dating or anything...

As for whether there are any women who take the initiative to talk to him?

Not really, after all, we are in the capital, and everyone is well-informed...

And the most indispensable thing in Chinese opera is handsome men and beautiful women, and Shen Xudong is not so handsome as to be utterly miserable!
But... those who care more or less know that there is a handsome guy named Shen Xudong in the Department of Drama and Literature...

Mao Junjie should have heard someone mention him, so he showed off: "Why, do you like a handsome guy?"

Cao Xiwen didn't deny it: "...does he have a girlfriend?"

"Probably not. Listen to what they said, he goes to the library every day... he's a nerd!"

"Good nerd!"

"What's so good about a nerd?"

"It's easy to manage, let me tell you, the nerds in the university are all future elites!"

Tong Yao said: "But we are an art school..."

Cao Xiwen froze for a moment...

Although this group of people are only freshmen, they have already initially felt the cruelty of the entertainment industry - red people have the right to speak!
In the acting class of level 02, some people have already gone out to film - Tong Yao filmed "Lin Hai Xue Yuan"...

"Get to know each other, let's make friends!" Cao Xiwen looked at Mao Junjie: "You go..."

"...Isn't it good? Just call him one of the four?"

"They're all classmates...what's the matter? I'll go by myself!"

Cao Xiwen walked over with a cup...

……

Shen Xudong was talking about the joke that if Qiu Chuji hadn't passed by Niujia Village...

Didn't this mention Jin Yong!
"...Look, if Qiu Chuji didn't pass by Niujia Village, the six monsters in the south of the Yangtze River wouldn't have to go to the desert to toss around, and Temujin might have missed his Khan throne without the help of Guo Jing and these six little old men, and died in In this way, the Mongolian tribes may not achieve great unification, let alone go to the west to do things, but still guard their cattle and sheep, quietly dreaming of their dreams."

"...if Mongolia fails to unify..."

"In short, because of Qiu Chuji, China's grand cause has been interrupted!"

The three of them were stunned...

After a while, Liao Gaoxiang said: ""Shooting the Condors" is just a martial arts novel, and the Niujia Village is also fictional!"

"No, the entire book "Shooting the Condors" is fictional. There is no such thing as Guo Jing and Yang Kang in history!"

"...What's on your mind?"

"Haha...Second brother, can this joke be published?"

Liao Gaoxiang nodded: "Sure, you can sort it out after you go back, it's best to write a few more similar ones...I'll give it to my aunt..."

Shen Xudong nodded: "Yes... I will try to write as many as possible..."

While talking, a girl who looks like Liu Tao walked over...

A slap on Liao Gaoxiang's back: "Daxiang, why, you didn't say hello when you saw us, afraid that we would make you pay?"

"No... a few people from our dormitory came out for dinner, am I afraid that they will be embarrassed..." Liao Gaoxiang stood up quickly, Zhao Linhai and Zhao Xin followed suit, and dragged Shen Xudong who was picking up vegetables by the way, Liao Gaoxiang said: "This beautiful woman is Cao Xiwen from our acting class. These guys are all buddies from my dormitory, from the drama department..."

and then?
Liao Gaoxiang introduced one by one: "Zhao Linhai, Zhao Xin, Shen Xudong...we are all from the first class!"

"They are all great screenwriters in the future! I respect one!"

"... "

This chatter is too social...

But the beauty toasted first, the brothers could only accompany them, and Shen Xudong was not an idiot, so he drank it down...

Cao Xiwen looked at Shen Xudong, then discussed with Liao Gaoxiang: "Let's get together..."

……

Fortunately, only eight people...

Zhao Linhai ordered three more hot dishes and a case of beer...

Shen Xudong whispered: "Boss, let's have a bottle of soda..."

"Soda? You stopped drinking?"

"...I have two beers at most..."

"Cheng..." Zhao Linhai looked at the girls: "Which one of you wants soda?"

Mao Junjie raised his hand: "Me!"

Cao Xiwen gave her a blank look: "You can drink, what kind of soda!"

"Then I don't want it..."

After tossing for a while, they were finally full, and a group of people stood up again. Cao Xiwen said with a smile: "We are all in the same class, and there is no distinction between drama and performance. I am very happy to meet you... Come on, let's do one first." !"

There is nothing wrong with what I said, so I drank it all...

After sitting down, Cao Xiwen glanced at Shen Xudong, and then asked Liao Gaoxiang pointedly: "I feel that there is something wrong with you, are you so low-key?"

"The main thing is that I'm only in the freshman year, and a group of senior brothers and sisters are suppressing us...We don't want to be too high-profile!"

Am I asking you this?
After chatting a few more words, I saw that Mao Junjie on the side had already chatted with Shen Xudong...

Mao Junjie belongs to the typical big chest school...

I don't have any memorable characters, oh, the secretary in "Ugly Invincible" is a masterpiece!
She took the initiative to ask some questions, such as age, place of origin and so on...

Then there is no interest!

Handsome but can't be eaten!
Just in time, Cao Xiwen glanced at her, so she took the initiative to change positions. Cao Xiwen smiled and asked, "Is your name Shen Xudong?"

Shen Xudong: "...Yes...Cao classmate..."

"Don't call me classmate, just call me Xiwen..."

Shen Xudong nodded: "...um."

"You...are you afraid of me?"

"Why should I be afraid of you?"

"Then shall we have a drink?"

(End of this chapter)