The Pu Songling Award ceremony was held at the Chinese Museum of Modern Literature. The hotel Xu Yang booked for them was opposite the Chinese Museum of Modern Literature, no more than five minutes' walk away.
After finally coming to Yanjing, I naturally wanted to get together with Zhuang Yu and the others.
Originally, Zhang Zhong wanted to visit Wang Meng, but Wang Kewang told Zhang Zhong that the old man had been ill recently and it was not suitable to see guests, so Zhang Zhong did not go and planned to wait until the old man got better.
It is not a trivial matter for an old man over a hundred years old to get sick. When he first heard Wang Kewang talk about this matter, Zhang Zhong was quite worried, but Wang Kewang told him that the doctor said it was nothing serious and he would just take care of himself for a while.
Zhuang Yu chose the place to eat, but it was Zhang Zhong who paid the bill. This had been agreed before, and Zhuang Yu was not polite, saying that Zhang Zhong would treat him to dinner, but he really had no intention of paying for it.
None of the people eating together were poor. Except for Zhang Zhong, the richest person was probably Yu Dongyu, followed by Wang Kewang, and the poorest person was probably Wang Yi.
However, Wang Yi's poverty was only relative to that of Zhang Zhong and others. After all, in this world, no well-known literati would be that poor.
Zhao Re had already been so mixed up that no one knew about it. If he hadn't spent money randomly, the money he had earned from one book would have been enough for him to live a lifetime.
But even so, he writes articles for newspapers and websites every day, which is better than ordinary people.
Because he had something to do tomorrow, Zhang Zhong didn't drink much. He mainly watched a few other people drinking. After finishing their meal and talking, Zhang Zhong and Chen Qing were ready to go back to the hotel.
But when I was leaving, I happened to meet an acquaintance.
"Zhang Zhong, are you eating here too?"
Zhang Zhong turned around following the voice and saw Shen Jian squeezed two intricate crow's feet and said with a smile.
"Brother Shen, what a coincidence, I just finished eating here with my friends, and you haven't eaten yet?" Zhang Chong said with a smile.
Shen Jian said: "Yeah, I just finished recording the show here, so I went out to have a meal with a few friends."
Zhang Zhong glanced at the people behind Shen Jian, two men and two women. He only recognized one of them, a female anchor from CCTV named Yang Wen. He was not very familiar with the others.
The program Shen Jian was talking about should be the "Scholar" he told himself before.
"Let me introduce to you..."
Shen Jian was about to introduce Zhang Zhong when Yang Wen took the initiative to come up, stretched out her hand to Zhang Zhong and said, "Teacher Zhang, I am Yang Wen, the host of CCTV. I have admired your name for a long time."
Zhang Chongxu shook Yang Wen's hand and said with a smile, "Hello, Anchor Yang, I don't dare to be famous. Compared to a well-known beauty anchor like you, what does my name mean? I heard Brother Shen say that CCTV
I want to create a reading program. I originally thought this program had great potential, but now that I see you as the host, I feel even more confident."
"Mr. Zhang, you are overly praised. Let me introduce to you. This is Mr. Xu Huohai. Mr. Xu is a real veteran actor. This time, as a guest, he will record the first episode of the program with Teacher Shen."
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Yang Wen suddenly took over the scene and introduced Zhang Zhong one by one. Zhang Zhong listened to her mention a long list of titles and just smiled and nodded to them.
"Teacher Zhang is here today probably for the Pu Songling Award Ceremony tomorrow." After the introduction, Yang Wen said with a smile.
Zhang nodded and said, "Exactly."
"I don't know if you know that I have another program called "Art Journey". In previous years, we have invited outstanding figures in the literary world like the Pu Songling Award winner. I don't know if I am lucky enough to be able to invite them this year. Are you a guest on "Art Journey"?"
Yang Wen is a person who knows how to get things done. As soon as they met, they barely exchanged a few words before she started inviting Zhang Zhong to appear on her show.
Facing Yang Wen's invitation, before Zhang Zhong could speak, Shen Jian said, "Anchor Yang, you don't know something. I know Zhang Zhong. He doesn't have much free time except writing every day. This time he came to the Pu Songling Award It was also time that I finally managed to squeeze out. Before, I went over my shoulder and invited him to appear on "The Scholar". He also wanted to go, but I really didn't have enough time. I still have a chance to talk about the show. It's not too early now. , if we don’t go in to eat, the meal will last until midnight."
Zhang Zhong walked down the steps and said, "I will definitely think about the show when I get back. I think you are quite tired, so I won't delay your meal. I'll excuse you now."
After finishing speaking, he nodded to several people and left with Chen Qing.
After seeing Zhang Zhong leave, Yang Wen sighed slightly. She knew that she had acted too hastily, but she also knew that it was not easy to interview Zhang Zhong. Meeting Zhang Zhong in this restaurant was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but it turned out that Still disappointing.
Veteran actor Xu Huohai said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang is a very busy man, so we guys probably can't reach him."
Shen Jian glanced at Xu Huohai. This guy had a smile on his face, but his words were hidden in his words. This was to give Yang Wen some serious eye drops.
Shen Jian knew the reason why Xu Huohai was like this.
During the previous casting selection for "Ten Little Indian Boys", Xu Huohai went to audition, but later the role was taken by Li Xuenian. There were rumors that Zhang Zhong screened him out before choosing Li Xuenian.
Probably because of this incident, Xu Huohai hated Zhang Zhong in his heart.
If Zhang Zhong knew why Xu Huohai hated him, he would probably cry out for injustice, because Xu Huohai was not on the list of role candidates Wen Jinjiang gave him at that time. In other words, it was not Zhang Zhong who eliminated him, but Zhang Zhong Wen Jinjiang didn't like him at all.
However, the explanation of this thing is not clear, Xu Huohai and Zhang Zhong's Liangzi are considered to have formed a relationship.
Of course, even if Zhang Zhong knew that Xu Huohai hated him, it probably wouldn't matter. After all, the two of them were not in the same circle, and Xu Huohai would not affect him.
Besides, people like Li Siqi, Kong Zhou, and Schubert are not afraid of Zhang Zhong, let alone an actor.
Not to mention that Zhang Zhong was not afraid of Xu Huohai, even Shen Jian didn't take him seriously. After Xu Huohai said this, Shen Jian said directly, "Zhang Zhong is open-minded and has always been honest when getting along with others. Don't judge by appearance or status, always keep people in mind. Teacher Xu, I'd better try not to say these words in the future."
Xu Huohai was stunned. Shen Jian usually smiled like a harmless mascot, but he didn't expect that he would speak so tit-for-tat.
But he couldn't say anything. He and Shen Jian were in the same circle, and they never looked up or down. Shen Jian had become so popular in recent years, how could he dare to offend him.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, I just feel that Mr. Zhang is so extraordinary and unmatched, Mr. Shen, don't be surprised." Xu Huohai said hurriedly.