1980 My literary era

The end of April is spring in New York.

When Lin Weimin got up, he first went to the balcony of his bedroom. Central Park in spring seemed to have laid a green carpet on the Big Apple City, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Comrade Lao Mi is really attentive, Lin Weimin sighed in his heart.

The sugar-coated shells of capitalism are indeed sweet.

After a brief wash, Lin Weimin went downstairs. When he passed by the front desk of the lobby, the white girl standing at the front desk gave him a surprised look.

In the Dakota Apartment, there was only one yellow person, John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono. When did another yellow person appear?

Lin Weimin didn't know what the white girl was thinking, so he went straight out of the apartment. Sure enough, he found that the driver Huang Guangsheng was already waiting by the roadside at the entrance of the apartment in his new Mercedes-Benz.

He said hello after getting in the car and asked Huang Guangsheng to find him a street cart stall. Lin Weimin bought a sandwich and a cup of coffee and returned to the car to eat.

Huang Guangsheng looked at Lin Weimin through the rearview mirror and said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, you have integrated into the city of New York."

"Why do you say that?" Lin Weimin chewed the sandwich and took another sip of coffee. It was so bland that it looked like it had been mixed with water, which was waterier than instant coffee.

"Look outside the car!"

Huang Guangsheng said something, and Lin Weimin cast his gaze.

There are so many people on the street that it seems extremely busy just walking on it.

"New Yorkers are so busy that they don't even have time to have breakfast. They can only buy all kinds of cheap and quick food from street cart stalls and eat breakfast on the way to work."

Lin Weimin chewed the sandwich, "That's really pitiful!"

Huang Guangsheng was amused by Lin Weimin's words. Lin Weimin asked at this time: "So, did you decide to become an actor in order to avoid living such a life of a cow and a horse?"

Huang Guangsheng's smile stopped on his face. Just now, he thought Mr. Lin was a gentleman with a sense of humor. Why did he turn around and stab his heart with a knife?

If you don't know how to chat, don't chat.

Huang Guangsheng held it in for a few seconds before saying, "I left the house earlier than them, and the food is the same."

Lin Weimin laughed and said: "It seems that everyone is the same. It's just that they go out at different times."

Huang Guangsheng lamented in his heart that food is not important. For New Yorkers, the time they go out determines their status and achievements in society.

With the joke just now, Huang Guangsheng and Lin Weimin had a pleasant exchange. He came to the United States from his father's generation. His parents now own a laundry in Chinatown. He himself went to high school but did not go to college. Because he had a heart to be an actor, he went to Broadway to become an actor. .

Unfortunately, there are too many young people like him pursuing their dreams on Broadway. Huang Guangsheng has nothing to stand out among them. He even has a disadvantage, which is his skin color.

As he talked, Huang Guangsheng couldn't help but sigh.

"I really admire someone as talented as you!"

Before Huang Guangsheng, he had been working as an oddball on the crew of "The Intouchables". He could not even get a part-time role. He could only stand on the stage every day and look at the actors on the stage with envy.

He had long heard that the original work of "The Intouchables" was written by a Chinese.

He was born in the United States. Since he was a child, he often heard his parents talk about all kinds of evils in the country, so he has no sense of belonging to China.

But when I know that the screenwriter has yellow skin and dark eyes like me, I still feel a little proud in my heart.

Arthur Miller used the conditions of the role to let him be Lin Weimin's driver for two months, which he wanted even more. Although he knew that this role was not big and was only slightly better than a supporting role, it was already a rare opportunity for him.

The two chatted casually while the car drove aimlessly around the Upper West Side.

Manhattan is called Uptown by New Yorkers. It is divided into two parts with Broadway Avenue and Central Park as the central axis. The east side is the Upper East Side and the west side is the Upper West Side.

The Upper East Side is a wealthy area famous throughout the United States, and it often appears in various American TV dramas in later generations.

The Upper West Side is famous as a literary and artistic place. Unlike Hollywood in Los Angeles, which is full of entertainment and entertainment to death, the literary atmosphere of the Upper West Side highlights romance and literature.

This is a paradise for artists and is known as the cultural and intellectual center of Manhattan. Many actors, writers, and painters choose to live here. Cafes and bookstores can be found everywhere on the Upper West Side.

Rejecting Huang Guangsheng's suggestion to continue visiting Manhattan, Lin Weimin asked Huang Guangsheng to put him opposite the Dakota Apartment.

"This is Strawberry Fields. To commemorate John Lennon, New York City built a memorial here, which was opened last year."

The Strawberry Field is a 10,000-square-meter triangular garden located at the entrance to the park on West 72nd Street, directly opposite the Dakota Apartments.

Huang Guangsheng and Lin Weimin sat and chatted in the park. He was very happy with this kind of work.

After lunch, Huang Guangsheng reminded Lin Weimin, "Mr. Lin, there is a dinner party tonight, you should prepare a suit."

Lin Weimin looked at his casual clothes and felt that what Huang Guangsheng said made sense.

It was definitely too late to go to the clothing store now, so Lin Weimin asked Huang Guangsheng to take him to the mall.

Manhattan lacks everything, but it definitely doesn’t lack luxury stores.

After spending more than a thousand yuan to buy a similar outfit, Lin Weimin looked in the mirror and felt good.

Capitalism has the benefits of capitalism, and you can go wherever you have money.

Time flashed to around five o'clock in the afternoon, and Huang Guangsheng drove Lin Weimin to the Sanremo Apartment on 75th Street.

Similar to the location of the Dakota Apartments, it is also located on the west side of Central Park. But the difference is that the balcony in Sanremo not only has a stunning view of Central Park, but the balcony on the other side also sees the Hudson River in Manhattan West.

In a place like New York, where land is at a premium, such apartments are rare and expensive.

Sanremo was built twenty years later than the Dakota, and it actually has an underground garage.

After parking the car in the underground garage, Lin Weimin got out of the car. Seeing Huang Guangsheng still sitting in the car, he subconsciously asked: "Jack, aren't you going?"

Huang Guangsheng smiled bitterly, "Mr. Lin, Mr. Miller didn't invite me."

Lin Weimin nodded. He understood Huang Guangsheng's bitterness and said after pondering, "I think Mr. Arthur Miller doesn't mind if I bring a companion."

When Huang Guangsheng heard this, he was immediately surprised and asked in disbelief: "Is it true? Is it really possible?"

Lin Weimin didn't speak, but knocked on the car window.

Huang Guangsheng couldn't wait to open the car door, got out of the car and was about to leave, but stopped there again, straightened his hair in the rearview mirror of the car, and muttered: "Just bring a bottle of mousse."

Lin Weimin smiled helplessly, waited for him for a few seconds, and then the two got on the elevator together.

Knocking on the door of Arthur Miller's house, the person who opened the door was Arthur Miller's wife, to be precise, his third wife Inge Morath, who was a photographer.

Arthur Miller had a famous ex-wife, Marilyn Monroe, whom he married in 1956 and divorced in 1961.

Inge Moraes was very enthusiastic when he saw Lin Weimin, and Lin Weimin was very uncomfortable with her face. Inge Moraes also greeted into the house: "Arthur, Lin is here!"

Arthur Miller appeared and pulled Lin Weimin affectionately, "Lin, come here, let me introduce you."

Today's dinner is to welcome Lin Weimin. Arthur Miller invited many of his friends.

"This is Kermit Bloomgarden, my old partner, he's the producer on all my shows."

"This is Sean Adam, who has directed two of my plays and is also my old partner!"

Arthur Miller introduced his old partner to Lin Weimin, and Bloomgarden and Adam were also curious about Lin Weimin, a writer from ancient China.

"The Intouchables" was brought to the United States by Arthur Miller. At first, he approached Kermit Bloomgarden and wanted him to help attract investors for investment, but Kermit Bloomgarden After learning that this was a play written by a Chinese, I rejected the proposal. It would be too difficult for a Chinese play to be staged on the American stage.

But Arthur Miller insisted on doing it. In order for "The Intouchables" to be successfully staged, he did not hesitate to spend his own money to produce the play.

In the end, it turned out that Arthur Miller's vision was extraordinary and he succeeded.

Bloomgarden found it incredible.

While several people were chatting, Arthur Miller introduced an Asian woman who was busy in the kitchen with Inge Moras to Lin Weimin.

"Lin, this is Baayork Lee. She is Chinese and a Broadway actress."

"Hello, my name is Li Baoyu."

Li Baoyu is of mixed Indian and Chinese descent. She is very short, maybe less than 1.5 meters tall. She is one of the few Asian actors who can succeed on Broadway, but her major is musical theater.

The reason why Arthur Miller invited her today was entirely because of her bloodline, which could make Lin Weimin feel a little closer to him in the unfamiliar New York.

Li Baoyu understood this truth and deliberately reviewed the Chinese names that had not been called in decades.

Lin Weimin smiled lightly and said: "Ms. Li, there is no need to force yourself. I feel uncomfortable listening to your Chinese, and I think you feel uncomfortable speaking it too."

Li Baoyu burst out laughing. She had lived in the United States since she was a child and had been completely westernized. Her Chinese language could no longer be described as lame, it was a piece of heavenly language.

In the 1980s, Lao Mi knew very little about Chinese people, and many people had strong stereotypes about Chinese people, even if Li Baoyu was half Chinese.

However, in the process of communicating with Lin Weimin, everyone did not feel this stereotype. He was calm, confident, generous, and at the same time humorous, which made people feel good.

In the kitchen, the chef Arthur Miller specially invited to cook the dinner and his wife Inge Moras were busy, while everyone was chatting in the living room.

At this time, the doorbell of Arthur Miller's house was rang again.

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