Chapter 501: Little Red Tassel

After entering June, Li Ye gradually became busy.

He had the script of "Lone Army of the Homeland" in his hand that had just been completed, and the final exam for the second semester of his junior year was about to arrive.

Jin Peng was about to get married and would go north to Russia after the wedding, so the huge sales channel in his hand needed to be handed over to his sister Li Xia Yue. There were many people and things involved, and Hao Hao Jian from Pengcheng had come twice.

Because the burden was too heavy, Li Ye was worried that his sister alone might not be stable enough, so he transferred Zou Zou Zhiguo, who had been supervising discipline in the lower channels for the past two years, to Beijing to coordinate with his sister.

These messy things were squeezed into one month, and every few days there would be an unexpected trivial matter, which made Li Ye, who was used to being idle, experience the feeling of spinning around.

I don't know how many hours people like Lei Jun and Liu Wang Qiangdong in later generations can sleep a day.

Li Ye was woken up by the alarm clock, couldn't help but complain, washed his face messily, and went out to rush to school.

He discussed with his sister Li Xia Yue, Jin Peng, and others until very late last night, so Li Ye slept in Zaojunmiao. He had to rush to the school cafeteria for breakfast.

Zaojunmiao could deal with a meal, but one was trouble, and the other was that Wen Wen Leyu was used to eating with Li Ye. If she couldn't wait for Li Ye at the cafeteria entrance, she said she wouldn't eat breakfast.

It was not easy to raise the little girl to have some concave and convex lines, so he couldn't let the child's stomach suffer again.

Li Ye got on his bicycle, pedaled like a tiger, and just happened to meet Wen Wen Leyu at the cafeteria entrance.

Wen Wen Leyu glanced at Li Ye and helped him tidy up his messy hair with disgust.

"Didn't sleep well last night? If you didn't sleep well, sleep more, why are you in such a hurry!"

"No, I slept for eight hours, slept very well, and even dreamed of you!"

Li Ye made a poor joke and earned a small white eye from Wen Wen Leyu. The two went into the restaurant together to eat.

While eating, Wen Wen Leyu suddenly asked: "The cast for 'Lone Army of the Homeland' hasn't been decided yet, right?"

Li Ye lowered his head to drink porridge and said casually: "It shouldn't be. A few days ago, they said they would come over to discuss it recently! But I've been too busy these past few days, so I didn't plan to ask, anyway, as long as the script isn't changed."

Wen Wen Leyu nodded and said very seriously: "Then you should ask. An uncle introduced a candidate who is very suitable to play Little Red Tassel."

"Oh, then how old is she? Which literary and art group is she from?"

"She is either thirteen or fourteen, but she is not from any literary and art troupe. She hasn't studied acting."

"Ahem..."

Li Ye coughed twice and was almost choked by the millet porridge.

Little Red Tassel is a very important character in "Lone Army of the Homeland." She is young but capable, and at thirteen or fourteen, she is already an "old veteran" among the top few in the Independent Regiment, so the difficulty of playing her is very high.

Such a young child actor is generally a child actor from a literary and art troupe, a drama troupe, or a student from an art school.

But Wen Wen Leyu recommended one who hadn't studied acting. Is this going through the back door?

No, that's not right! Wen Wen Leyu is not that kind of person!

Besides, this was introduced by an uncle. What kind of uncle?

If it were an uncle in the circle, wouldn't it be eight times more powerful than Li Ye to walk the relationship?

Li Ye is just a screenwriter, okay?

However, Wen Wen Leyu continued: "She is a child who grew up in the courtyard, her father doesn't love her and her mother doesn't love her, so her temper is very stubborn. Recently, the elder who loved her most passed away, so she moved the idea of going abroad..."

"Oh, I understand now..."

Li Ye immediately reacted. This is the drama of hanging a bridle on a rebellious child. Stubborn children are hard to manage, so the old guys find her a job, transfer her interest, and coax the child first.

In later generations, this situation is very common. The son of a certain boss likes to spend time and drink, so the boss gets him a job, and he must punch in and attend work from nine to five, so as not to go out and provoke trouble.

Or there is a more ruthless one, throwing him directly into the army for a few years of training, and when he comes back, he is older, sensible, and knows what the beatings of society taste like, so the stubborn donkey temper is naturally repaired.

Li Ye immediately agreed: "That's fine, I'll ask the Beijing Film Studio today when they will decide on the role, and I'll take her over to see it."

And Wen Wen Leyu also followed up: "I'll go see it too."

Li Ye was stunned for a moment and asked: "What do you want to see? Tell me, so I can let them coordinate."

Wen Wen Leyu didn't say, lowered her head, and started eating stuffily again.

After a long while, Wen Wen Leyu whispered: "I want to go see if those actors look like them."

"Look like them?"

Li Ye was enlightened. Wen Wen Leyu might want to go see if the actor playing Shi Cheng looks like her grandfather!

Three days later, early in the morning, Li Ye and Wen Wen Leyu went straight to the Beijing Film Studio gate in the Haidian District. It was empty outside, without a single extra, nor anyone else.

Li Ye said: "The child actor hasn't come yet?"

Wen Wen Leyu said: "Maybe she went in!"

Li Ye: "Fine, then you go register, I'll push the bicycle to the shed."

Li Ye let Wen Wen Leyu go to the gatehouse to register, and he pushed the bicycle inside. As a result, after entering the gate, he saw a lonely half-grown child.

And that child also saw Li Ye, and similarly looked over with straight eyes.

"Hiss..."

Li Ye couldn't help but take half a breath and secretly said in his heart—"If it is this child, then it is really reliable."

Just looking at this child's eyes, they really fit Little Red Tassel in "Lone Army of the Homeland."

Who is Little Red Tassel? She is a martyr's orphan, a child who walked the Long March road. How old is she, and how long has she been a soldier?

Although Little Red Tassel is only thirteen or fourteen years old, she has spent thirteen or fourteen years in the flames of war, a genuine "old veteran oil."

So the cuteness, liveliness, and politeness of ordinary children basically don't exist in her. Her body carries that kind of clever, proud, and worldly temperament.

A young girl of junior high school age looks at the adult soldiers of the entire Independent Regiment without any fear, because except for a few characters like the regimental commander, the rest are all new recruits.

And the indifferent and cold atmosphere in the eyes of this child standing at the film studio gate also has a bit of that.

Li Ye stopped the bicycle and asked with a smile: "Hello, little friend, are you preparing to play Little Red Tassel? I am Li Ye."

That little girl looked up at Li Ye and said coldly: "I know you are Li Ye, but I am not a little friend, please respect me."

Li Ye was stunned. Coming to audition and being so arrogant, wouldn't she be lawless in normal times?

That's right, in "Lone Army of the Homeland," Little Red Tassel is a lawless little girl.

"Then let's go in together! Let's chat on the way. What do you think of Little Red Tassel in the book?"

Li Ye pushed the bicycle and walked into the film studio, intending to use the time on the road to chat with this Zhong little friend about the plot and pull the relationship.

But who knew that the little girl said stiffly: "I haven't read it, I'm just here to go through the motions today. If it works, it works; if not, don't delay me from going abroad."

Li Ye couldn't walk anymore. Even bringing capital into the group wouldn't be this arrogant. Are you entering the play in advance, imagining yourself as Little Red Tassel?

Li Ye was angered into laughter. Yes, reality is reality, but don'

And in the eyes of this child standing at the entrance of the film studio, there was also a trace of indifferent, cold observation.

Li Ye stopped his bicycle, then smiled and asked, "Hello, little friend. Are you here to audition for the role of Little Fu Hongying? I am Li Ye."

The little girl looked up at Li Ye and said coldly, "I know you are Li Ye, but I am not a 'little friend.' Please show some respect."

Li Ye was stunned. If she's this arrogant just coming for an audition, wouldn't she be lawless in daily life?

That makes sense; in *Beacon Deserter*, Little Fu Hongying is a lawless little girl.

"Then let's go in together! We can chat on the way. Do you have any thoughts on the Little Fu Hongying in the story?"

Li Ye pushed his bicycle toward the film studio, intending to use the time on the road to chat with this little friend Zhong about the plot and build a rapport.

But who would have thought the little girl would say stiffly, "I haven't read it. I'm just going through the motions today. If it works, it works; if not, don't delay me from going abroad."

Li Ye couldn't move. Even those who bring their own capital to a production aren't this arrogant. Have you entered the role early, imagining yourself as Little Fu Hongying or something?

Li Ye was so angry he laughed. Yes, reality is reality, but don't drive yourself crazy just to act in a play!

Li Ye was just about to say something, but the little girl preempted him: "Is it the same thing as the script? I haven't even received the script, so what's the use?"

So that's what it was about?

Because Li Ye only found out the day before yesterday that this "connected person" was going to play Little Fu Hongying, and he hadn't had time to copy a script for her, so he just let her go by her own intuition. Anyway, the adaptation from the script wasn't that big.

But looking at it now, it seems she has some misunderstanding?

Just at this moment, Wen Wen Leyu walked over from behind, took two or three steps to the front of the little girl, and coldly spat out two words.

"Stand straight!"

Silence, a silence that lasted for ten seconds.

The two girls, one tall and one short, locked eyes, as if engaged in a silent battle.

Then, a miraculous thing happened.

The little friend Zhong, who had been arrogant to the heavens just a moment ago, actually stood at attention obediently.

She had clearly smelled the scent of her own kind on Wen Wen Leyu.

And Wen Wen Leyu was already twenty-two years old this year; compared to the thirteen or fourteen-year-old children of the compound, she was a "big sister" level figure.

"Do you know who I am?"

"Are you a big sister from the Wen family? I'm sorry, I haven't met you."

"It doesn't matter if you haven't met me, but you must be polite, especially to those who are willing to help you."

The little girl was silent for a moment, then turned to Li Ye and gave a slight bow and nod, which counted as being polite.

Li Ye smiled indifferently, then took a copy of *Beacon Deserter* out of his bag and quickly flipped to the page where Little Fu Hongying makes her entrance.

"Here, start reading from this page. The crew might ask you some questions later. If you can't answer them, then we won't be able to help you much."

Hearing Li Ye's words, the little girl was clearly stunned for a moment.

But Li Ye didn't care about that and said calmly, "Because although you are playing a child, in the crew, you are an actor. You are engaged in a job. Since it's a job, you must bear the same responsibilities as an adult. If you can't bear them, you can only leave."

The little girl looked at Li Ye for several seconds before taking *Beacon Deserter*.

Then she pondered for a few seconds and said to Li Ye, "Thank you for your help. My name is Zhong Zhong Haohao, I am not a little child."

"Hmm, Zhong Hao."

Li Ye was suddenly stunned. He turned his head abruptly to stare at the little girl's face, looked carefully for a long time, and finally found a trace of the shadow from his memory.

"So you are Zhong Zhong Haohao!"

(End of chapter)