Chapter 160 Gong Xue's Dilemma (asking for monthly ticket)
"Is there any need to consider this?"

"Let her choose for herself. If she likes it, she can act. If she doesn't like it, she can not act."

"But I tell you, this girl has probably already decided to act, and she's only asking you to get some psychological approval."

"If she didn't want to act, she wouldn't have told you at all!"

At this time, Li Changhe was pedaling his bicycle while talking to Zhu Lin.

According to his later experience, whenever friends or others ask you whether you should do something, you have actually already decided in your heart that you should do it.

Asking you is just a search for psychological recognition.

Of course, there are indeed people who are hesitant, but these people are generally weak in character and hesitant in doing things.

Although Gong Xue looks like a delicate and weak southern girl, she actually has her own ideas in mind.

Just like when she was practicing acting with Zhu Lin, they were practicing very seriously and methodically.

This shows that this girl is serious about acting.

So when the opportunity arises, even if the girl doesn't agree, she must be tempted.

"Then I'll persuade her to continue?"

Zhu Lin thought about it and said thoughtfully.

"As for this matter, let her think it over carefully. One is whether she wants to accept it, and the other is the attitude of their drama troupe."

"She is a cultural soldier. She needs the consent of her original unit to make a movie. After all, a movie shoot doesn't take three or five days to finish."

"It's easy if the company agrees. If they don't agree, it will be difficult for her to stay in the drama troupe in the future!"

At this time, Li Changhe said to Zhu Lin with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Lin couldn't help but pinch Li Changhe's waist.

"Why do you sound like you're gloating?"

After all, he is her apprentice. Li Changhe's position is a bit crooked.

"I'm not gloating. I just think that something bad is going to happen to her."

"The crew that can cast in Shanghai is definitely not the crew of Beijing Film Studio."

"If you are from the Beijing Film Studio, you can still talk to the General Political Department. They are both in Beijing. You can contact each other and give them some face. Then they will lend you the female soldiers."

"For a crew like this, they contacted Gong Xue before they even submitted their report. Some leaders think this is a lack of respect for the General Political Department Art Troupe."

"I don't know if this silly girl asked her boss for leave."

"How do you say that?"

After hearing what Li Changhe said, Zhu Lin asked in confusion.

"Is there something else going on here?"

Li Changhe smiled and said, "To be honest, no, but there is definitely a difference between being active and being passive."

"To put it bluntly, if Gong Xue had kept quiet about this matter and let the film and television crew raise the issue with the General Political Department Repertory Theatre first, then there wouldn't be a big problem. She was passively chosen to be an actress."

"The crew thinks your actress is suitable and wants to borrow her to play the female lead. This is normal, right?"

"The reaction of the General Political Department Repertory Theatre is usually to consult the opinions of the parties involved and then see whether they are willing to second her. But no matter what, Gong Xue cannot be blamed for this."

"But if this girl takes the initiative to tell her boss about this, the nature of the matter will be different."

"You are a female soldier in service. Instead of honing your acting skills and being loyal to your job, you just want to go out and make movies. What do you want to do?"

"If she does this, her image in the eyes of the drama troupe leaders might be bad."

"If your image in the eyes of your boss becomes bad, you will definitely not be able to do things smoothly in the future."

"Then you must tell her about this. I'll write to her when I get home."

After listening to Li Changhe's analysis, Zhu Lin felt a little anxious.

You said making a movie, why is there so much going on?

"Actually, the best way is to call her. If you have a phone, call her. If you write a letter, you probably won't have enough time."

In this day and age, it takes at least several days to send a letter from the capital to Shanghai. By the time it arrives, the letter will probably be cold.

"Call her. Yes, I have a phone. She left me a public phone in their alley and told me I could contact her through this number."

"Come on, let's go call her."

In this era, every community in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai has a public telephone.

Generally, there is a dedicated family member to manage this paging public telephone, and then be responsible for telephone notifications to a certain number of households in the surrounding streets.

As long as someone’s home is within their jurisdiction, they will notify that individual if a phone call comes in.

"Okay then, there's a post office right in front, let's go there!"

There is a post office on the way home from Xiaoxitian where you can make phone calls and send things.

"Well, hurry up, or I'll be off work soon."

The two men parked their bikes and walked in, just in time for each other to get off work.

The phone was empty, so Zhu Lin walked over and took out a small notebook from a small cloth bag. It was Zhu Lin's phone book.

The notebook contains the phone numbers of various people in her interpersonal relationship.

These days, phone records have to be kept in a phone book. Write down the landline number to avoid losing it.

Zhu Lin stood there waiting for the operator to help her make the call. Yes, at that time, long-distance calls had to be made by an operator. The switchboard would go through several turns and you would have to be lucky to get through. If you were unlucky and one of the lines was busy, you would not be able to get through.

Another point is that long-distance calls are very expensive nowadays, and long-distance calls are charged in yuan per minute.

But Zhu Lin doesn't care.

After a while, seeing Zhu Lin picked up the phone, Li Changhe knew that he was lucky and the call went through. At this moment, Li Changhe was chatting with the postal staff with a smile.

If you delay people from getting off work, workers these days will never give you a good look.

So Li Changhe decisively brought out his identity as a writer and then made up a little lie.

As expected, once the writer’s identity was revealed, the people at the post office looked better and their tone became kinder.

The writers of this era will become the stars of later generations and are particularly respected.

Especially after the attitude of the upper class changed in the past few years, the halo of glory for writers has slowly returned.

Now that they knew Li Changhe was actually a writer and a member of the Writers Association, several staff members lost their temper and enthusiastically chatted with Li Changhe about literature.

As luck would have it, the main topic of conversation was still Ling Jue's novels.

Because Li Changhe only said that he was a writer, and the alias that was exposed was Qin Chuan, not Ling Jue, because he had so many aliases.

"Brother, I'm not saying anything, but Ling Jue wrote this, and it's obvious that he's not a serious educated youth. I guess he's from Beijing, so he's not pure."

"When we Beijing guys go to the countryside, there's no way we can have the same love and affection as he wrote. When we go to the countryside, we have to fight with the locals first to establish our authority!"

Well, the chat about Ling Jue was good, but it was not praise, but complaints.

But Li Changhe didn't care and continued chatting with the other party happily until Zhu Lin hung up the phone.

The call lasted nearly ten minutes and cost fifteen yuan, which is about 1.5 yuan per minute.

Because the distance from Beijing to Shanghai is more than 1,200 kilometers, the price is calculated in the middle section.

Li Changhe didn't understand the details, but long-distance calls are divided into different distances. There is a price per minute for calls within 800 kilometers, and another price for calls between 800 and 1,500 kilometers.

Li Changhe paid the money happily, waved to a few Kanyes, got on his bike and left.

After Li Changhe left, the operator next to the phone came over.

"You guys seemed to be having a good chat with Li Changhe just now. What did you talk about?"

"Li Changhe? Who Li Changhe?"

Kanye just asked in surprise.

"The man you were chatting with just now, Li Changhe, don't you know him? Why did you two chat for so long if you didn't know him?"

The lady operator asked in confusion at this time.

"I don't know him. I just scolded Li Changhe to him. Wait, Sister Wang, you said he is Li Changhe, how do you know him?"

"Nonsense, I was in the Haidian General Administration before, and he has been to the post office several times. I thought you recognized him? So you scolded him in front of him?"

"Lao Kan, you are such a talent!"

The female operator couldn't help but give a thumbs up to this Kanye, who is indeed a funny guy in the bureau.

On the other side, Li Changhe and Zhu Lin continued walking home.

"So, did you tell her?"

"Well, luckily, she is still hesitating at home and hasn't made a decision yet. I told her your analysis and she said she was very grateful to you for letting her know what to do next."

"She also said that when she returns to the capital, she will treat you to a meal to thank you."

"I need her for a little bit of money!"

With Gong Xue's salary, it's better to forget about treating her.

Li Changhe is now very picky about food. He often eats at Jingcheng Hotel, Cuihualou, Lao Mo and Donglaishun. He is not really interested in ordinary state-owned restaurants.

"You are so arrogant now that you don't even look down upon people inviting you to dinner."

"By the way, what were you talking about with the staff over there? You two seemed to be having such a good time."

When Zhu Lin was on the phone, he also saw Li Changhe chatting with the staff member, and they were having a very happy chat.

"This is quite an interesting conversation."

"We were both scolding me there!"

Li Changhe thought of Kanye West just now and said with a smile.

"scold you?"

"Yes, I said I was a writer, but I didn't say I was Ling Jue. He just cursed Ling Jue with me, and I thought it was quite interesting, so I joined him in cursing!"

"You are so free."

Zhu Lin was speechless when she heard what Li Changhe said. Her husband was sometimes really funny.

"It's fun. Besides, he was scolding Ling Jue. It has nothing to do with me, Li Changhe. It doesn't matter!"

"You know what, that buddy was quite interesting to talk about, what a pity!"

When Li Changhe said this, he felt quite emotional.

If this happened in later generations, he would definitely be a comedian. If he wrote a piece that played with memes, he would probably become a very popular writer.

Unfortunately, in this era, his ruffian-like jokes are still considered improper by most people.

But this guy is a typical Beijing man, and there is really no difference between him and the Beijing men described in some novels.

Not only can he talk, but he can also criticize. The world is in his hands with just his words.

These are actually all life materials!
As the two were talking, they just arrived at the door of their house when a strong wind suddenly blew out.

The sky quickly turned gloomy, covered with dark clouds, and then heavy rain poured down.

Heavy rain!

(That’s all for today. I’ve only slept for three hours from last night to now. I accompanied my family to the hospital in the morning and didn’t get home until three in the afternoon. I also forced myself to finish this chapter, which was a good opportunity to adjust my work and rest schedule! Finally, I’d like to ask for monthly tickets. Our new book is ranked seventh on the monthly ticket list, and it’s not far from sixth. I’ll continue to update tomorrow!)
　Thanks to A'ui Wushen Zhao Yunhz_eternityXiuxiu Yanyan Haohao book friend 20200330190120045 book friend 20211109201457525 for the reward. I bow in gratitude!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)