Back to 80: My Literary Life

Liu Xue shook her head.

"Song Tangtang has a cousin named Li Li, who is also in Xijing. She is a sister of Song Tangtang. She comes from an intellectual family and is very beautiful. She was a student at Northwest University and likes poetry and literature. Fang Minghua knew her earlier than Song Tangtang. Back then Fang Minghua and I were both taking correspondence courses at Western University, and we often met that girl, and we got along pretty well. "

"Then why aren't they together?" Liu Xue was a little confused.

"I don't know the specifics. Maybe there was some mistake, or maybe fate didn't come. Not long after, during the Chinese New Year, Fang Minghua met Song Tangtang through me. In the spring of the next year, he happened to go to southern Xinjiang to write and collect stories. At that time, Song Tangtang was still in southern Xinjiang. After staying in the art troupe for a few months, the relationship between the two deepened, and then they became romantically involved. "

"What about Li Li? Where is she now? Is she married?" Liu Xue was like a curious baby.

"Then she went abroad to study. Now she has settled in San Francisco, the United States. She is married and comes back during winter and summer vacations, but she always goes back alone. It is said that she does not have a good relationship with her husband."

"Oh, Li Li went to study abroad. Did she feel uncomfortable when she saw Fang Minghua and her cousin together? Just stay away."

"Isn't it?" Zhao Hongjun glanced at Liu Xue: "Li Li had very good grades when she was in school. It's not surprising that all the good students these days are willing to study abroad."

"No, there must be this reason. Think about it, what if Li Li finds out that she also likes Fang Minghua, but Song Tangtang takes the lead and is her cousin? As you said, Li Li must be a very educated person. Girl, how can you compete with your dear cousin for a man? In this case, it’s better to go far away. It happens to be popular in society to go abroad, so I go out. "

"Well, I heard from Fang Minghua that their family was opposed to Li Li going abroad. After all, she was the only daughter, but Li Li insisted on going out. Later, after graduating with a Ph.D., the whole family asked her to return to China, but she wanted to stay in the United States." Zhao Hongjun said.

"Did you see that? She's hiding from her cousin and Fang Minghua." Liu Xue chuckled.

"Also, if Li Li married a good man and lived a good life, this would be considered a success. But I heard from you that she is unhappy after marriage. Do you think Fang Minghua can let it go? Also, Song Tangtang Do you feel a little guilty? According to you, if it weren't for Song Tangtang, Fang Minghua would have married Li Li. Fang Minghua is a good man, and Li Li would definitely be happy if she married him. "

After hearing Li Xue's tirade, Zhao Hongjun thought for a moment: "You seem to be right, so what do you think of this knot?"

"It's simple. Just like me, let Li Li and Fang Minghua settle down in the United States. All problems will be solved. Of course, the premise is that both Song Tangtang and Li Li are willing to do so."

Damn it!

Zhao Hongjun didn't expect Liu Xue to pay this attention.

"Then, why not ask Fang Minghua if he is willing to do this?" Zhao Hongjun asked again.

Liu Xue listened and glanced at Zhao Hongjun: "Is Fang Minghua still a man?! Which man can refuse such an arrangement, and they are a pair of beautiful sisters!"

Of course Song Tangtang didn't know about the conversation between Zhao Hongjun and Liu Xue. He drove back to the hotel, went to the bathroom to take a shower and put on his pajamas. He originally wanted to make an international long distance call to Fang Minghua in Italy, but the hand that picked up the phone suddenly put it down again.

It's ten o'clock in the evening now. It should be afternoon in Venice, right?

Are the two of them watching a movie?

I heard that there are many good movies from all over the world at the film festival, and they are all literary films, which are their favorites.

Then we won’t bother them, right?

Still there?

Although her husband went to Italy with his cousin to attend the Strega Literary Award Ceremony, she supported it and believed in their character, but she was still a little worried about whether something would happen between them.

But tonight, she suddenly felt.

So what if something happens between the two of them?

Song Tangtang guessed correctly, the two of them were indeed watching a movie.

However, the two of them were not watching a romantic literary film, nor a so-called Italian neorealist film, but a very "alternative" movie.

Directed by Jack director Jerry Munzer, the United Kingdom, Italy, Russia, France, and the Czech Republic jointly produced a comedy, love, and war movie "The Adventures of Ivan."

It tells the story of Ivan, a soldier who was sent to a small isolated village, but was forgotten after the outbreak of World War II.

He moved into his girlfriend's house, causing dissatisfaction among the neighbors and being reported as a spy. The secret police intervene and arrest him, putting him in deep trouble.

The entire film is full of black humor:

Asking blind questions and doing push-ups, watching over the fat girl who crashed, standing on a stool while kissing, and wrapping the phone around your neck.

You have two minutes to choose between the pig and me.

Automatically gather the command without p? What's your name?

si Dalin! No matter which SI Dalin beats, it won't be good for you!

Fang Minghua had watched all kinds of funny and absurd videos on the Internet in later generations, and didn't think anything of it. But Li Li couldn't stand it and kept giggling. She quickly covered her mouth in order not to disturb the people around her watching the movie, and it was so uncomfortable to hold it in.

The point of laughter is really a bit low.

After the movie ended, Li Li couldn't hold back her laughter until she walked out of the cinema and stood at a palm tree on the roadside.

"I didn't expect, I didn't expect that a film like this would be shown at the Venice Film Festival and even get nominated!" Li Li said while laughing.

It's really a bit different.

This film festival is full of niche themes, including three films on gay themes alone.

Seeing Li Li laughing without caring about her image, Fang Minghua took out a roll of tissues and handed it to her.

Don't laugh silly, wipe your tears.

After finally stopping laughing, Li Li looked at her watch: "Oh, it's almost seven o'clock, let's find a place to eat quickly, we still have to watch the award ceremony tonight."

Fang Minghua was not in a hurry:

"Why rush? I've watched all the movies I should watch, and as for the award ceremony, isn't it just a matter of waiting for the results to come out?"

"That's different, I want to go to the scene in person to see if the three films made by us Chinese can win the award in the end!"

"I said that no matter which movie it is, it can win an award."

"That's not necessarily true, brother-in-law, you are not a member of the jury. Come on, let's go!" Li Li said and actually pulled Fang Minghua's hand.

"Okay, okay, I'm going."

The closing ceremony of the 1994 Venice Film Festival is being held at the Film Palace at 8 o'clock, and various awards of the year will be awarded live at that time.

Fang Minghua and Li Li ate something casually and hurried to the venue-the closing ceremony of the film festival is open to the public, and you can enter as long as you buy a ticket.

Just as the two entered the venue, they met Jiang Wen and a few others.

Compared to Fang Minghua's casual outfit of T-shirt and shorts, the five of them were much more formal. The men all wore suits, white shirts and bow ties. The two girls, Ning Jing and Tao Hong, also wore bright evening dresses, looking both excited and nervous.